Chapter 305 6.53 Green Valley and "Stone Helm Fortress"

This is not the first time Loki has heard the word "master".

As early as two years ago, when he first entered Yorkshire and exchanged the "World Map" with the guard of "Izumo Trading Company", he learned from the guard that "the master is coming back soon."

Thinking back, the time he mentioned was almost at this time.

In the obsidian pyramid, he saw 12 lizard statues surrounding the Xuanyuan Sword, and he knew that the master mentioned by the guard must be one of these 12 people.

These 12 faces often appeared in news reports in the 21st century before he crossed over.

Each of these people is a chaebol of a consortium, or a big country's dignitary.

Their faces are familiar to the vast majority of the 7 billion people on Earth. Because in that era, the Illuminati had completely controlled the world in all fields such as politics, economy, and culture.

They no longer need to disguise themselves as others and hide in the corner.

And in this life, they are obviously still on the road to forging ahead. The lords still dare not stand in the open and enjoy the sweetness of power like in the 21st century. They still need to win over helpers and support the pawns in the human world as their left and right arms.

The poor monarchs of the Middle Ages still regarded being pawns as a great honor. Little did they know that they were all cannon fodder pushed into the spotlight.

These lizardmen wearing human skin can be safe forever.

Loki did not answer, and he did not even say any extra nonsense. The Vikings do not keep idle people in their team. With no interest in "riding dragons", he did not want to keep these "dragon language scholars".

This trip into Dragonstone County, captured nearly a hundred young dragons and obtained hundreds of dragon eggs, he had already got everything he wanted.

These lizardmen scholars who learned dragon language can only face the fate of death.

Beheading is not feasible for these extremely tenacious creatures. Therefore, he ordered his men to dig a large pit with a depth of 20 meters. The lizardmen's joints were twisted, tied with dragon tendons, and then thrown into the pit.

Then, a huge stone more than one person tall and a large amount of wet soil were pushed into the cave.

The lizardmen were buried alive.

They might live for a long time under the soil, but no sound could be heard in the 20-meter-deep pit. They were eventually eaten by the earth.

After leaving Dragonstone County, Loki led the army to the next province. When he saw that the neighboring province "Green Valley" was also defenseless.

He couldn't help but stop marching.

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This journey seemed too smooth.

So smooth that he couldn't feel it was real!

After crossing the border between Mercia and Wessex, there were no defensive forces in Stone Forest County. This could be understood as they had come out in full force and followed Ander Evans to be annihilated by himself.

The Flying Dragon Mountains were not guarded by soldiers, perhaps because it was a place to raise dragons and was not suitable for garrisoning. It was barely understandable.

But now, he has conquered 2 of the 5 provinces of Wessex. At this time, he has entered the largest province in the central region, "Green Valley". This is the main transportation route of Wessex, which can lead to any direction. It is reasonable that they will deploy heavy troops here.

However, the Viking army marched straight in and even approached the main city of Green Valley, "Stone Helm Fortress".

Still no one appeared.

This made him stop.

At this time, although the Three Kingdoms era had long passed, Luo Guanzhong would have to wait 500 years before he was born and wrote the story of "Empty City Strategy" into the book.

Ecbert could not understand such a profound tactic at all. What's more, playing the empty city strategy with a group of Li Kui, I'm afraid that this king is not stupid enough to do this.

What exactly does he want to do?

Loki did not pause, but like the Vikings' usual looting methods, he saw the city and immediately prepared to attack the city.

On the one hand, Viking pirates have never been a group of regular troops. They don't know how to arrange formations at all, and use the infantry phalanx and cavalry phalanx to advance.

This group of loose warriors have not received this kind of training, and they don't understand the essence of legionary combat at all. The Vikings' way of attack is to charge like a group of hungry wolves when they see the target, and chop down all moving targets with axes.

However, as the roaring Viking army quickly approached the Stonehelm Fortress, Loki felt more and more that something was wrong.

This fortress is too quiet.

It was close to dawn, and smoke was curling in the city. The suspension bridge hanging over the moat was hanging at a 45-degree angle, as if no war had ever happened on this land.

(That's wrong)

(Stone Forest County and Dragonstone County have been fighting like this, and I have led the army into Wessex for nearly a month.)

No matter how thick-skinned the Duke of England stationed in this fortress is, he should at least strengthen the city gates and add more troops to defend the city walls.

Loki just stopped, but the Vikings beside him had no intention of stopping. He pulled out the short axe stuck in his waist and threw it into the air! The divine power bestowed on him by the "Fire Berserker" turned the spinning short axe into a blazing fire wheel!

It cut the iron chain hanging on the city gate and cut it off instantly.

With a loud bang, the hanging drawbridge was lowered.

The road into the city was unobstructed.

But

There was no screaming or shouting

The Stonehelm Fortress with the gates wide open was as quiet as a tomb

If all the people in the city have been safely evacuated

Where does the smoke from the chimneys of the houses in the city come from? !

"Danger! Evacuate the city first!"

"There must be a trap in the city!"

Realizing that something was wrong, Loki shouted, but the poor Viking pirates had never attacked such a luxurious fortress in their lives. After they rushed into the city, their brains had long lost the ability to think under extreme excitement.

Entering the room, they skillfully searched for money. At the same time, they reached out and grabbed the food on the chopping board and put it directly into their stomachs.

They didn't even consider whether these things were edible.

Loki knew that he was leading an undisciplined army. He stood outside the city with a dead face, feeling that it was a difficult task for the Vikings to integrate into civilized society.

He waited quietly, waiting for a sudden explosion in the city, or a fire in the city.

5 minutes passed

10 minutes passed

A long time passed, and no accidents happened in the city.

Box after box of silver coins were carried to the street, and the jingling copper pennies rolled randomly. The excited Viking pirates would not bend down to pick them up. In the lord's room, exquisite gold ornaments and armor inlaid with gems were left in the room.

Including the Tang silk worn by women, none of them were moved away during the evacuation.

"Green Valley" is the largest province in central Wessex and the transportation hub of the kingdom. All goods shipped from the English Channel to Wessex must be transferred at Stonehelm Fortress in Green Valley.

For shipment to Wessex and Northumbria, go north to Stone Forest County.

For shipment to East Anglia, East Saxony, and Kent, go east to "Dwarf Hill".

So Stonehelm Fortress is a giant city that is richer than "Rainy Heights".

Even in terms of the luxury of the building and the scale of the fortress, it is not to be mentioned that it is comparable to "Conqueror's Fortress", the seat of the Viking king.

What Loki couldn't understand was that the place he entered at this time didn't look like a fortress abandoned by the residents.

First of all, the lord organized the residents to flee. They might not have time to pack their clothes, but they would definitely take away gold and silver. This was the result of their lifelong hard work, and there was no reason to leave it in the air.

But at this time, the gold pounds and silver coins carried to the streets by the Viking warriors had almost covered the entire street.

Secondly, with the Stonehelm Fortress being as strong as the Seawatch Fortress, there was no need for them to abandon such a strong city.

Green Valley Province is the center of Wessex, and the end points of all roads converge at the Stonehelm Fortress. Loki's troops will suffer serious casualties if they send heavy troops to guard this fortress.

There is no doubt about it.

Ecbert is definitely not a fool, otherwise he would not have let the six countries of England rise and fall under his feet. He must have his reasons for doing so.

But what exactly is this reason?