European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 213 The Battle of Cambridge

"Search, find me this guy Bender." Li Peijun gestured to his soldiers to rush into the church to find someone.

The city of Cambridge has fallen, but the task is still not completed, which makes Li Peijun a little puzzled, and he opens the task panel to confirm the details in detail.

"You can get mission rewards by attacking five mission strongholds. The current progress is 3/5, and Peterborough and St. Nitz still need to be conquered."

Li Peijun rolled his eyes and looked at the two southern towns on the star mark, which were already very close to London. If he didn't act quickly, it would be difficult to deal with the king's troops when they gathered.

"Report, Bender was not found." The knight in charge of the search reported back.

Li Peijun was surprised now. Could it be that there was a problem with the intelligence? Perhaps the other party had already escaped first, but he still asked a few more questions, "Have you searched all the places carefully? The hidden compartments of the room, Don't let the basement or the coffin be spared."

After being touched by the person, the knight seemed to remember something, and replied: "There is indeed a coffin that has not been opened for inspection, and it is in the asylum."

"Take me to have a look." In order to race against time, the soldier led Li Peijun to the morgue to find out what was going on. The mottled cold air diffused in the air was so different from that of the hospital morgue. The gloomy environment made people not want to be here for a second. After waiting a moment longer, the coffin was placed in the middle, occupying the most conspicuous position.

Upon closer inspection, there were several traces of human wiping on the surface covered with fine dust. Li Peijun smiled knowingly and took advantage of the situation to lift the coffin lid.

"I didn't expect it, Lord Bender, the majestic lord of the city would hide among the dead, and he wouldn't be afraid to make people laugh when he said it."

Bender curled up in the coffin and shivered, and never said a word. Li Peijun wanted to end the opponent's life with a sword, but after thinking about it, he turned around and told the soldier: "Find a stronger rope and tie it a few more times. Hold on tight and don't let go."

Relying on the high bonus of 200%, Li Peijun continued to lead the army to advance southward with great force, and captured the remaining two strongholds.

Peterborough is the largest town in Cambridgeshire, located between Cambridge and London. The city guard immediately received a letter of help from the county seat, "Mr. Withers, this is information from Cambridge. According to the messenger who sent the letter Said that the city of Cambridge was attacked by the enemy from the north an hour ago."

Withers first asked someone to send the letter to London on a fast horse, and then asked about the details. "Are the enemies Vikings from Denmark? How many are there? Are they carrying siege weapons? How is the equipment? How long does Cambridge think it will last?"

The messengers who sent the letter answered Withers' doubts one by one, "They just showed that they are Vikings, but judging from their attire, they should be the Danish army. Most of the cavalry were equipped with a full set of cloth armor, and there were a dozen light catapults, and before I left Cambridge, the enemy had launched a fierce attack on one side."

"Sir Withers, the enemy is very powerful. We must wait until the King of England sends a large army to help us, but we still implore you to help Cambridge. On behalf of Bender, I would like to express my gratitude to you." The envoy did not agree. Panicked, he gave a standard salute calmly and calmly, persuading Withers to stand firm and wait for reinforcements.

Withers agreed with the envoy's point of view very much, and ordered the entire army to withdraw from Peterborough and move towards London in a blink of an eye, and did not intend to do any resistance.

"Now we have to avoid their edge, the enemy's momentum is in full swing, and it will take at least two days for the king's reinforcements to arrive in Cambridgeshire. Before that, we must preserve our strength as much as possible." Withers published a long speech to cover up his inadequacy. A cowardly act of fighting and fleeing.

He also said to the accompanying knights: "Meaningless sacrifices cannot move God. Only when you die generously on the road of pursuing glory can you realize your greatest value, and you can be promoted to heaven after your soul returns."

After withdrawing from Cambridgeshire, Withers' Cambridge Knights unexpectedly met with the King's advance troops, and the two sides met head-to-head.

"Your Excellency Albert, I finally saw you, do you know? The enemy's offensive was too fierce. Before we could organize a full-scale resistance, flying arrows and rocks fell on top of our heads, and countless knights passed through The remnant wall rushed towards the city, and I was able to escape with my troops after a fight." Withers unhurriedly 'explained' the previous encounter.

Albert also deeply sympathized with this. As the head of the London Knights, he also suffered a lot in the previous defense battle. Although Lawrence took all the mistakes for himself, Albert still It's about proving yourself.

"Don't worry, the enemy is just some yellow-haired boys. When the King of England's large army is assembled, we will kill them all." Albert patted the other side's shoulder and encouraged: "Everyone will fail. , no one is the God of War who is invincible in all battles, cheer up, we will triumph."

Withers looked at the people behind the opponent and asked, "Why didn't you see Sir Lawrence? I think he is the best candidate for a commander. He has rich combat experience and flexible strategies."

"Hey, Lord Lawrence took the responsibility of losing the city for me. I am ashamed of him. The king's confidants took the opportunity to squeeze him out. Now he can only work in the rear for logistics support." Albert thought of this He couldn't help but sigh. If he hadn't gone his own way and decided to fight the enemy to the death, he might still be able to fight in hand-to-hand combat.

"Let's find a stronghold and settle down. Wait until the follow-up large forces are assembled to launch a general offensive against the enemy. Now recharge your batteries for two days." Albert led Withers and walked towards the frontline battlefield .

"Hey, it's a pity, a general like Lawrence really should be reused." Looking at the gathered troops, although they are still pale in comparison to the enemy, it is not a big problem to protect themselves and retreat when encountering danger , Withers also drove the horse to follow the other party with peace of mind.

Not far away in Peterborough, Li Peijun unexpectedly occupied the entire town without spending a single soldier. The city's garrison had already fled, leaving only an empty city for him. He originally thought he would encounter the same situation as Cambridge. Resistance, I didn't expect victory to come a little faster than imagined.

"The task is completed, all attributes +2, skill points +5."

"Achievements are achieved and princes compete for hegemony."

Since there was no large-scale sweep without blind spots, one day was enough to remove these five town strongholds. Just when Li Peijun was preparing to lead his troops back, the system issued another mission.

"Destroy the King's forces."

(End of this chapter)