Chapter 294 6.42 Negotiation (2)

From the perspective of a Viking pirate, Ivar's strategy is indeed correct.

For thousands of years, the Viking pirates have been able to maneuver on this continent, and the fundamental reason is their high mobility.

After landing, this group of powerful warriors are like a group of flying locusts, killing everything and looting everything at high speed.

Ivar's tactics formally implement the ancient Viking training to the extreme.

He is not only a successful businessman, but also a powerful warlord who has studied and mastered the "looting method" passed down by his ancestors.

But his goal is not what Loki wants.

Loki's purpose of this trip is only 3.

1. Get a piece of land on the fertile English Islands.

In this way, he can get rid of the rule of the Viking king forever.

2. Kill Ecbert.

In this way, the seven countries of England, which have lost their backbone, will degenerate into a mess.

3. If possible, do everything possible to kill Ivar O'Sullivan.

In this way, he can safely take the "Asgard Portal" into his pocket.

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If you want to obtain land and let your people live in the English Islands forever from generation to generation.

Things cannot be done too radically.

In the previous life, Loki, who was born in the Red Country, deeply understood how powerful the word "people" can play in a war. When a large number of people are forced to have no way out, the power they burst out is simply not comparable to "army" or "mercenaries".

No matter how dark and bloody, life will always find a way to survive.

The looting method like Hummel Blood Pigeon last summer simply left no way for the English. You must know that this country is not like the Vikings who live in barren and cold land.

There are at least 3 million English households living in the fertile English Islands.

The population of Mercia alone exceeds 1 million!

In the face of such a huge population, even if all the 5,000 Viking warriors under Loki are gods, they cannot subdue them by force.

If he wants to live on their land, he must learn to cooperate with the Mercian royal family.

Hearing the Viking king's looting plan, Elizabeth almost couldn't hold the bottle. Loki saw all this. He secretly made a calm gesture to the Mercian princess, and then spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty, shooting the horse first is only half of the sentence. The second half of the sentence is called 'Capture the king first'!"

"The reason why the Vikings can be called 'Vikings' is because of you, the king. Similarly, the seven countries of England can form an alliance, all because of the powerful Wessex."

"We have now landed on their land and successfully won the first battle. With this rare opportunity, we should take Southampton in one go! In this way, the seven countries of England will be leaderless and will inevitably fall into separatism and civil strife again!

This is the fundamental way to achieve long-term stability. Otherwise, simply looting a circle without causing a fatal blow to the bandit leader will only make these scattered English hairs more closely united! At that time, the energy they can burst out is simply not something that the population of the seven Viking provinces can contend with."

Conversations between smart people can never simply think about the superficial meaning.

The reason why Ivar was able to send troops to help was only for one purpose, that is, to take back the key to the "Asgard Portal" in Loki's hands.

But since he entered the Seawatch Fortress, he did not say a word about it, but showed a sincere cooperation.

Every day, they discussed the next military plan.

Loki certainly knew what kind of person this man was under that exquisite skin, so he also had his own plan.

The best way to win this war is to let the enemies kill each other.

Among them, the most ideal choice is to let Ivar and Ecbert fight each other. This allows him to complete goals 2 and 3 of the three goals at the same time.

Kill two birds with one stone.

It’s a pity that Ivar is not a hot-blooded, illiterate fisherman. Growing up in Constantinople, he is familiar with the conspiracies and intrigues between monarchs.

Although Loki quoted classics and persuaded him with reason and emotion, this old fox still had no intention of sending troops. The two had a major disagreement on the next battle plan.

They have been stranded in the ruined Seawatch Fortress for 7 days.

During these seven days, the English coalition suffered heavy losses, and almost all the troops fled back to their own territory. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that now was a good time to pursue the victory.

They could not wait any longer.

After a day of talks that did not produce any substantial results, Loki returned to the top floor suite step by step along the outer wall of the broken castle.

The body of the bloody creator who appeared in the blood mist through time and space had destroyed most of the fortress, and disappeared only when the sea breeze blew away the blood mist. At this time, the western sun shone on a piece of ruins, reflecting the body climbing the fortress was extremely lonely.

In order to prevent the Mercian King "Ulysses Elan" from being slaughtered by the Viking warriors who did not know the situation, he still imprisoned the old man at the top of the castle.

Princess Elizabeth once asked him why he didn't let his old father return to Oxford if he regarded the two as allies. Loki looked at her as if she were a fool. It wasn't until the girl involuntarily hugged her straight chest with her hands that he shook his head and said, "Go and ask your father if he is willing to go back."

The girl really asked and understood the meaning.

If the two of them returned to Oxford at this time, they would definitely be killed by their uncle "Prince Lancelot". After being captured by the enemy for so many days, Lancelot had already negotiated the "price" for supporting him in the major provinces of Mercia in Oxford City.

Now, all he needed was the body of "Ulysses Elam."

As long as he has this body, he has 100 ways to shirk the cause of death to Loki in Wanghai Fortress, and then legitimately inherit the throne.

Many times, it is not the enemy who wants you to die, but happens to be your close comrade-in-arms.

Even relatives.

Growing up in the prosperous and prosperous Constantinople, Ivar certainly understood this truth, so he very cleverly avoided Loki's suggestions and personally implemented the training passed down by his ancestors for thousands of years: We are just a group of bandits.

We always bully the weak.

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(This man must have figured out that I wanted to secure a piece of land in the English Isles. So he deliberately adopted this bandit strategy.)

(Perhaps he also understands that I will not hand over the key to the "Asgard Portal" to him easily.

So he needed time to torture me slowly. )

(As long as I am trapped in Scandinavia, that is his territory, his home court. He can make my life worse than death in ten thousand ways, and finally I will obediently hand over the portal key to him.)

(So ​​his tactic was to massacre the 7 countries first, which completely eliminated the possibility of me staying here.)

In calm solitude, Loki figured out the logic behind "Ivar's proposed alliance."

It has to be said that "Viking King" Ivar O'Sullivan is the one most similar to the military strategists in the textbooks. This person has a clear purpose, quick thinking, and a deep understanding of how to control people.

However, he is another powerful enemy that he must face.

It is completely unrealistic to expect him to fall into his own trap like a stupid pigeon.

This war is far from over.