Chapter 282 6.30 Chasing the Tiger and Devouring the Wolf

The big fish in Loki's mouth is not "Prince Lancelot" or "Ecbert", the King of Wessex.

It is the Viking King "Ivar O'Sullivan"!

Since he captured the Holy Mountain and got the Asgard portal last fall, he knew that there would be a battle between him and Ivar.

Because there is only one Asgard portal.

And this thing is the most important strategic resource for the Vikings.

No one else!

How to get rid of Ivar, this question Loki thought about for a long time. In the end, he came to the conclusion that he had to rely on the hands of the English.

Because there is nothing in the world more comfortable than "driving an enemy to attack your other enemy"!

When he took the king and the prince back to the Seawatch Fortress as hostages, he knew that the initiative of this war was back in his hands again.

During this long 14-day wait, he did not start negotiations or take any action. None of the nobles of the seven countries of England knew what he was going to do.

Only he knew it.

He was waiting for Ivar to lead the army!

With a large number of hostages in the Seawatch Fortress, the coalition forces dared not make destructive moves such as polluting the water source or forcibly attacking the city. Loki can survive for a long time relying on the food stored in the city.

The English coalition forces outside the city can also rely on the strong trade capabilities of the seven countries to continue to purchase military rations from the French Duchy across the English Channel and continue to deliver supplies to the army.

However, the supplies carried by the saber-toothed mercenaries who were riding on a long ship and hiding the fleet in a bay at this time were quite limited.

And the matter of transporting grain at sea was simply unrealistic.

O'Sullivan had been waiting for an opportunity to "mantis stalk the cicada, while the oriole was behind". He wanted to wait until Loki went to war with the English, and then he would rush into the battlefield as a reinforcement to harvest.

This idea was indeed good, but at this time Loki had completely seen through his plan.

He and the English coalition forces stared at each other inside and outside the Seawatch Fortress, entering a long consumption.

Now, Ivar on the coast has two choices:

1. After the food is eaten, turn around immediately and return to the Conqueror's Fortress.

Based on Loki's understanding of Ivar, he would most likely not make this decision.

Let's not consider whether the North Sea is safe at this time. If he returns, no matter which side wins this battle, Loki or the English coalition, he will bid farewell to the Asgard portal forever.

And he can't afford to lose the portal key.

2. Attack.

If he wants to attack. Then he must be fast.

The thin Viking longship adopts a design similar to a canoe. This kind of ship does not have a wide enough rush space. When all the crew members are on board, the space left for food is extremely limited.

In this case, the Viking pirates are good at looting on the spot to solve the food problem.

However, it is early spring in the English Isles at this time.

After a long winter, every family has no surplus food. A small amount of food was collected in the Sea Watch Fortress to prepare to attack the Viking Navy on the sea, and the rest was sown in the fields.

Even if they looted on the spot, their gains would be quite limited.

If Ivar's troops want to survive, he must attack the city and open the lord's granary.

What Loki was waiting for was the opportunity for Ivar to launch the first attack.

Just as he predicted the situation before the war: in a three-way melee, the last party to join the battlefield is the most advantageous.

At this time, he was holding on in the Seawatch Fortress, holding a group of English lords and nobles as hostages. As long as he wanted to, he could fight the English coalition to the end of time.

But Ivar couldn't.

He had no food and couldn't launch large-scale looting.

He couldn't afford it at all.

And as long as Ivar took the lead in attacking the English coalition forces, and the English coalition and Ivar took the lead in fighting, Loki would become the "yellow bird behind".

The initiative of this war will greatly tilt into his hands.

"Old man, I said"

"I am an invader, but I am not your enemy!"

"Since we will be neighbors in the future, I must eliminate all potential threats, and now I have created a rare opportunity for our two powerful enemies to consume each other first."

"Catch the tiger and devour the wolf--"

"--This is how a smart person wins a war!"

Ulysses looked at him with a bright look.

"Yeah"

"People often say that people from the turbulence of time and space have some ideas in their minds that are insoluble in this era.

Each of them is like a firework exploding in the night sky, bringing only a moment of prosperity to their own tribe, and then immediately disappearing in the long river of time.

But you, a person, actually makes me feel a little scared!"

Ulysses Elan lived for more than 70 years, and most of the political games in the world were extremely transparent in his eyes. He was able to do someone like Loki who was "watertight".

This is the first time he has seen it in his life.

This man invaded this continent as an invader, but he acted as if he was a vassal to his king.

However, he brought out enough chips to make himself look sideways.

In terms of combat capability and political ability, he is a hundred times stronger than his brother "Prince Lancelot".

Such a general who can fight hard battles is indeed urgently needed by the Kingdom of Mercia.

However, no matter how the word "war" is beautified, the people at the bottom will always suffer.

This Viking warlord also had an explanation for the common people.

After occupying Wanghai Fortress, he opened the door and released all the residents in the city.

The choice then fell into the hands of the people.

If the people choose to continue to obey Prince Lancelot's conquests, they will turn against this "benevolent Viking lord"

They couldn't blame themselves for having to sacrifice their lives on this land.

With this reason, Loki led another hidden danger, "Sabertooth" O'Sullivan to this continent, if he could get rid of the Viking King.

To the lords at the top and to the people at the bottom, the invader had reservations and explanations.

It's like killing three birds with one stone.

(How could there be such a terrifying person in the world)

(Could he really be the god in the Hall of Valor?)

Ellan touched his beard and glanced at his daughter with pity. Finally he said slowly

"The wheel of fate has begun to spin. No one can guess the final outcome of this war. If the war inevitably develops into collapse, I only hope that you can give my daughter a chance to live."

Loki looked at the girl in white.

Since entering the castle, Elizabeth has been treating illnesses and saving lives every day, showing a calmness far beyond her age.

This worried Loki.

You know, this girl is only 17 years old.

She travels among the ferocious Viking pirates all day long, not caring about these vicious guys killing her people.

Where did she get to be so calm?

People are always afraid of things they cannot understand. The answer to this question is unknown to Loki.

We can only take one step at a time.

The three of them clasped their hands together, and after some pre-meal prayers of the Holy Bishop, Elan broke open the baguette.

Just put the bread into Loki's plate.

Suddenly there was a heavy muffled thunder from the horizon.