Chapter 166 4.26 War Logic

Loki sat in the dim government hall, his fingers gently touching his forehead, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Jerome and Green were both people who knew his living habits. They knew that he was lost in thought at this time, so they didn't say anything. The three of them sat in three corners of the government hall, and Katya led the guards to loyally guard the door.

Hanshui Village returned to silence in the middle of the night.

(Although Bernard, the old guy, was insidious and cunning, he was never a stupid person. When foreign enemies invade, the lips and teeth are cold. He couldn't understand such a simple truth.

Knowing that the neighboring province had been in a mess, he didn't move at all. Could this old guy want to surrender to the enemy?)

In Loki's eyes, Duke Bernard had at least two reasons to surrender to the enemy.

1. There was indeed no army in the valley that could rival Bakambusi.

Most of the Viking warriors in the Wind's End Castle had followed Gustav to the Slavs to plunder. At this time, the troops left in the valley added up to less than 2,000 people. This kind of force is simply not enough to fight against the 20,000 Slavic slaves in the hands of Bakambusi.

Even if the vassals were summoned and all the troops were pulled to the Wind's End Castle to defend the city. As long as Bakambusi launched a round-the-clock war day and night, the Wind's End Castle could only hold out for 10 days at most. Because 2,000 people defending the city means almost no rotation. And 10 days is the limit for ordinary people to stay up all night.

When they are so weak that they can't even lift their weapons, the walls of the Wind's End Castle will inevitably be breached no matter how strong they are.

2. Changing the flag is only good for Duke Bernard at this time, not bad.

The fiefdom token of the Wind's End Castle is in my hands, just like the house I live in, the property rights are in the hands of others. In this case, he will feel like sitting on pins and needles every day living in the Wind's End Castle. And waging war against me will greatly weaken the strength of the river valley.

Bernard, the old guy, urgently needs a new lord to reshape the order of the river valley, so that he can take back the Leaping Horse Hill and completely occupy the Wind's End Castle with a new set of rules. He could even try to take the salt fields of Blood Pigeon Town into his own hands.

His motives were not difficult to figure out. But all this was due to a major premise: the Vikings would lose.

This was not an easy task for Loki either.

At this time, the Vikings' 10,000 troops were looting the land of the Slavs. Once they realized that this was a "home exchange" operation, as long as they boarded the longboat and returned to the Scandinavian Peninsula, the 10,000 Slavic slaves under Bakambusi would melt like bubbles in the sun.

After all, it was okay for the slaves to bully the women and children left behind. But it was not realistic to fight against the brutal Viking pirates.

Unless the Vikings could not come back for a while.

Or Bernard knew that even if the army returned, they could not win!

At this moment, Loki secretly glanced at Green, who was wearing gold and silver. During the time he returned to the village, he had already heard the story of the bloodbath in Mercia in Blood Pigeon Town. A new worry arose in his heart.

(Is it possible that the merchants on the English Isles joined forces with the Slavs?)

The prosperous scenes of Lindy Abbey and Yorkshire are still clearly engraved in his mind. Among the seven countries of England, Northumbria, which has relatively mediocre national strength, can build such a prosperous church and town. There is no doubt that the seven countries on the islands that rely on maritime trade are all very economically powerful.

If they temporarily unite because of the invasion of pirates

Loki can't help but think of the Lighthouse Country in his previous life.

During World War II, the Japanese country might be able to bite off a large piece of meat from the "Lighthouse of Democracy" when it was caught off guard, but once this extremely powerful beast awakens, it will shift its economic focus from developing people's livelihood to waging war, and Japan will not be able to resist the powerful national strength of the "Lighthouse of Democracy".

It has nothing to do with "Odin" and "the Chosen One". The essence of war is always related to "gold coins", and simply discussing "gold coins" and "the ability to produce gold coins"

The seven countries of England are enough to crush the Vikings.

(If there is GDP in this era, the GDP of these 7 countries must be at least 10 times higher than that of the 7 Viking provinces.)

These 7 countries spent decades in the cradle of free trade. Until Loki crossed the sea to the west and made the first pot of gold, Blood Pigeon Town gambled on the country's destiny and plundered again. This cradle was finally broken. The awakened 7 countries of England wanted to counter the Vikings

It seems that contacting their mortal enemy "Slavs" in the east is the most perfect way!

One side pays the money, and the other side provides the people. Once the two sides unite, the huge power of 1+1=11 will burst out.

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In the dark, Loki twisted his fingers and slowly figured out the logic behind this conspiracy. He finally realized that he had inadvertently pushed a seemingly insignificant domino and now caused a series of subsequent butterfly effects!

Since completing the journey, he has always regarded himself as a "wise man" and thought that all these illiterate Viking lords around him were fools.

In fact, they are not stupid.

For a long time, they believed in the most primitive and simplest "robber logic": robbers only rob the poor.

Because the poor will not resist.

Once the robbers make enemies everywhere because of greed, they must bear the consequences of "greed". And now, it is time for the Vikings to pay the price for hundreds of years of looting.

(If I were British, I would be a maritime civilization, I would definitely find a way to destroy the pirates' ships! This is not difficult for a maritime civilization. The pirates guarding the ships are on the shore, and the longships are anchored in the sea. Throwing fuel and torches from the sea can easily burn the longships made of wood.

If the Viking pirates on the east coast of the Baltic Sea can't come back for a while, then the situation will be passive. The cunning British must want to take advantage of the time when Bakambusi and the Viking troops are out of ammunition and food, lead an absolute advantage in troops to land, and grab the biggest victory as much as possible.

If I were British, I would definitely do this!)

This means that in addition to the more than 20,000 Slavic slave rebels, we will face an unknown number of English troops in the near future! This army will float from the other side of the North Sea, and it is very likely to land in the river valley at the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula.

And the landing site is likely to be Hanshui Village!

If Bernard gathers his vassals in Wind's Rest Fortress to resist Bakambusi, they will land quietly in Cold Water Village. At that time, Wind's Rest Fortress will be crushed like an egg under attack from both sides.

Duke Bernard's choice was not wrong!

This war has no chance of winning and cannot be fought at all!