Chapter 658 The Pink Fuzzy Rabbit

"These are ancient runes, you will learn them in time at Hogwarts. But this is not a toy, it has already started, be careful not to hurt yourself, but although it can't cut people's heads as a dagger, it is still useful It's simple, if your hands and feet are fast enough, you can stab the enemy full of holes." Alan patted the head of the little boy who was his first apprentice in a sense, "Your It takes some materials and time to make the wand, so your first lesson is, remember to stab the enemy with the point of the dagger."

Merlin pointed to the handle of the dagger and asked puzzledly, "Mentor...why is there a pink rabbit on it?"

A lively, lively little rabbit dyed pink was carved on the handle of the dagger. Allen looked at his apprentice with a mischievous look. He thought of Luna's in the process of making the dagger. The original patron saint, and the rabbit that also implied the meaning of madness, was naturally engraved on it-but after it was engraved, Alan didn't want the symbol representing Luna to be used by Merlin, so he added the senior girl Umu Richie's personal color pink joins the mix.

On the surface, Allen introduced calmly and well-founded: "All famous weapons have their own names, and your dagger is called the pink furry rabbit."

As a medieval boy who fantasized about being a heroic knight, Merlin was obviously a little disappointed. He argued weakly, "But teacher, I'm a boy..."

"Think about it, Glenn the Sword of Sorrow or Kasumir the Holy Avenger, these names are all over the street, but absolutely no one can bear the shame of being killed by a pink furry bunny. Think about it, my apprentice , if you have to be killed, would you rather be killed by a soul reaper or by a pink furry bunny?" Thinking about how Merlin's transfiguration can transform himself into a child, an old man, a woman, a dwarf or an animal, immersed in bullying Allen, who was in the pleasure of his apprentice and the child, bit the tip of his tongue or laughed out loud, and then explained solemnly.

Although he felt that his mentor was teasing him, Merlin could only nod without proof, and in the end he could only let his mentor lead him away from his burned hometown after burying the slaughtered villagers .

After landing, Duke William of Normandy consolidated the rear base and seized the land, and King Harold, who was rushing southward, was in trouble.

Throughout his life Harold was almost in the right place at the right time, he was born into the most powerful family in England, he was at the bedside of the dying king, he managed to win the support of the powerful and he moved quickly Defeated his brother and the Viking invasion, but now Harold still has to gallop the two hundred miles to defend his kingdom once again.

After the Battle of York, his troops were severely depleted, and he had to fight to the death under the shortage of major generals. When he marched south to London, he ordered a new army to be recruited. Harold was determined to repeat his battle at Stamford Bridge Succeed, repel the invaders and keep his crown.

Now there are two options before the king of England. The most obvious way is to take his newly recruited army south to fight the illegitimate duke for a decisive battle, but this is not his only choice, because he can stick to London to fight a war of attrition and maintain The huge force of the Normans will quickly run out of food and grass for those fighting far from their hometown.

Winter is approaching, so according to the calculations of Harold's staff, it is only a matter of time before William's supplies run out.

And William learned of the news that Harold had defeated the Norwegian at Stamford Bridge during the "friendly meeting" with Allen before landing. He made various plans before the battle, trying to lure Harold He sent troops to a decisive battle. For this reason, the Duke of Normandy erected his banner around Sussex to provoke Harold, and while Harold was going south and gathering troops, he continued to send his troops from near to far Burn, kill and loot.

He hoped that this series of actions would anger Harold. In fact, just thinking of this made William feel a little overjoyed that he could get the information from Allen in advance.

Obviously, doing so is very effective for Harold who has returned to London. His vassals have been tangling on the road southward whether they should face the Normans immediately or wait until the army is assembled. It was impossible to hand over, but with the continuous transmission of front-line information, King Harold finally made up his mind.

"What should we do?" Harold's younger brother, Earl of East Anglia, Goss Goswinson, asked his brother sitting on the throne after receiving the spies' news about the new brutality of the Normans.

"Fight." Although Harold kept frowning, he answered his thoughts firmly in the face of the question, "He is raging on our land, ravaging our farmers, and we have nothing else to do." choose."

The king's mother, who had always been inclined to stand still, finally couldn't help but interjected: "Although you are a king, I am your mother..."

Harold interrupted his mother before she could finish, "It's not about me, it's about England."

"Well, let me go to a decisive battle with William, and you stay here." Goss couldn't help but propose a compromise plan when he saw his mother and his brother had conflicts.

"Never." Harold flatly rejected his brother's proposal.

"You may die on the battlefield." Goss also immediately expressed his worries and plans, "If we are allowed to lead the battle, you can mobilize reinforcements to support us, and if we fail, you can take advantage of that Beat the bastard when he's weak or stick to London."

"I will do my best." Harold still rejected his younger brother's seemingly more sensible proposal, but under the fury of learning that his core territory had been plundered, Harald, who had just settled the long list of titles, Harold obviously didn't listen to this suggestion.

So after only staying in London for three days, Harold led his army south from London, headed towards Hastings and William, and sent his fleet to the English Channel to try to cut off the Normans' retreat. To prevent the illegitimate Duke from attempting to withdraw to Normandy, and because he had tasted the sweetness at Stamford Bridge, Harold also tried to launch a surprise attack this time to make the Normans fight him without preparation.

On the night of Friday, October 13th, the armies of the two sides were eight miles apart. Under the cover of night, King Harold ordered his army to wipe out the enemy while the guard was changing, hoping to reproduce the glory of Stamford Bridge again, but This night attack made the English people fooled, and finally fell short.

William had the highest-quality cavalry unit in Europe at this time, and as a horse king, he knew the importance of intelligence. He not only sent cavalry for reconnaissance, but also deployed a large number of secret posts around the camp. The help of the wizards - although the illegitimate duke didn't know why the assassination of the British king without the protection of wizards would make the wizards he sent out never to return, but through the divination of the wizards left in the camp, at least they did not The wizards who were in danger of their lives and did not dare to assassinate them had already discovered Harold's somewhat taken-for-granted raid and set up traps in advance, leaving many dead bodies for the Anglo-Saxons in vain.