European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 217 The Sword of Damocles
"7000 troops have gathered in the southwest direction, and the scouts in the south have also discovered the 1500 troops led by the King of England. Without exception, their targets are all Norwich. Although they have not yet formed a force, according to repeated reports Judging from the rumored dynamics, the two armies should gather in the southern border."

Li Peijun explained the seriousness of the current situation unabashedly, and the group of nobles shuddered after hearing this. Unexpectedly, the number of enemies exceeded their imagination.

"But don't worry, most of the troops in the direction of Cambridgeshire are conscripted peasants. They have no combat effectiveness. I just escaped from the enemy's encirclement. Don't be intimidated by the numbers. Our real target is the troops directly under the King of England. .” Li Peijun gave everyone a reassurance, and the mood of the people present calmed down a little.

Now that Lincoln's army has not all returned to the team, I only have less than [-] troops on hand. Although I have Norwich's city walls, I still have a bit of a guilty conscience. To deal with it, even if you can win, it will be a miserable victory.

"When will there be any news about the rest of the troops?" Li Peijun asked about the location of Bernard's main force, which is related to the future strategic layout.

Cohen was the one who was ordered to come for reinforcements, and he reported back: "If we travel day and night, we may arrive at night, but the army is quite scattered, and I'm afraid we won't be able to return here until tomorrow."

Li Peijun couldn't help scratching his head. If he stayed in Norwich and waited for the reinforcements to return, he probably wouldn't be able to escape the offensive and defensive battle. However, apart from Norwich, there is no decent castle in Norfolk that can accommodate 3000 people. The garrison, unless it is pulled out to fight in the field, Norwich is the best place to defend against the enemy under hypothetical conditions.

The Danish side must not receive a reply these days. The Duke Afia who can rely on can only harass London from the back at most. Li Peijun does not expect the army led by this guy to break through the city of London.

"The position of the King of England is here now, and the position of the Peasant Army is here." Li Peijun gestured the distance between the two troops, and compared them with Norwich.

Suddenly a bold idea popped up in his mind, and it shocked everyone present after blurting it out.

"Are you saying that you want to take the first step and directly confront the King of England's troops? But the enemy's troops are threatening us not far away from the flank. If the battle is stalemate for too long, won't this push us to the point of destruction?"

Doubts came from the field. Although Li Peijun's blitzkrieg could attack the King of England's troops before the two armies converged, there was not enough time. There was only two hours of vacancy, which could be regarded as a dangerous move.

"Even if we don't intend to stick to Norwich, we can spontaneously approach Lincolnshire, so that we can buy time for our reinforcements to arrive." Cohen also came up with a feasible method, abandoning Norfolk and going north directly. Wait until all the troops are assembled before engaging in a decisive battle with the opponent.

But Li Peijun insisted on going his own way. The battle of London left a deep impression on him. Not all the king's subordinates were full of food and drink. Under the leadership of an excellent commander, untrained farmers can also play a huge role.

"I've made a decision. All the staff are ready to set off immediately. They don't need to carry dry rations. They march lightly and make a quick decision." Li Peijun took the case and made the final decision. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is a Damocles. The sword of Sri Lanka, we will pull the defenseless people into the endless abyss."

On the part of the British King's Army, they just passed through the junction of the three counties and headed deep into the hinterland of Norfolk. Everything here is very familiar to them. The former manor was occupied by people a few months ago. After all, it will return to your own hand.

Ethelred II wore a set of shiny white armor, and his bright red shawl made him stand out in the crowd. If it weren't for his majestic and dignified status, no nobleman would be willing to approach this stinky guy .

"According to the previous situation, the enemy broke through our encirclement in Newmarket, and now they should be huddled in Norwich City and waiting for our army to approach the city." Noah made his own judgment, but He habitually classified the fiasco of Newmarket into the scope of the small collapse, and did not attract too much attention. Anyway, these forced peasants would be nothing more than cannon fodder for the siege.

"Where's the Knights of the advance army fighting against the enemy? Is there any news about them?" The King of England took in some defeated cavalry along the way, but he didn't get any news about the Knights of London.

Noah frowned and replied: "It should be defeated, but there is no movement from them so far. Even without these hundreds of people, our army is invincible."

The King of England was a little unhappy. It was this guy's bad idea before. It was called to eliminate dissidents, which caused hundreds of knights to be buried in vain. But he still smiled and said: "Let's chase after the fact. The enemy is still very strong. You can see that after so many battles, the action shows no signs of slowing down."

Before leaving, the King of England learned that Lincolnshire had also been attacked, but it was beyond his reach now, and the enemies in Norfolk had to be wiped out before he could proceed to wipe out the remaining remnants.

Noah flattered at the side: "The enemy is already a battle of besieged beasts, and the supplies are simply not enough to last for a long time. We are sure to win. At that time, we must prevent the enemy from escaping from the sea and exhaust the enemy's strength as much as possible. .”

The nobles of England also summed up a set of experience in dealing with Denmark. The Danish Vikings generally support their wars by fighting, and rarely carry a large amount of supplies to fight. It is very difficult for the enemy to obtain a large amount of strategic reserves as he wanted in the previous autumn.

It's a pity that they still mistakenly thought that their opponent was the Danes. Li Peijun had already stored food for a month to prepare for a short-term endurance battle, and the King of England knew nothing about it.

"At that time, let the peasants charge forward as much as possible to consume the enemy's flying arrows and flying stones. Our troops will seek opportunities in the rear and take Norwich in one go." The crowd tactics make the opponent exhausted and consume limited supplies for defending the city.

Noah nodded and said: "Your Majesty's move is very clever. In less than two hours, an army of ten thousand people will be under your command to deal a severe blow to the tyrannical Danish Vikings. No one can stop you. The best destination for those bandits is to feed the fish in the sea."

"Report, there are a large number of people and horses ahead." The scouts sent information from the surrounding area.

Noah happily answered, "Look, Your Majesty, it seems that these commoners can't wait to sing your praises."

The King of England smiled back, and the entire direct army approached the crowd unsuspectingly.

(End of this chapter)