Chapter 354 7.8 Past Events in England

Born in hardship, the Vikings have unparalleled mobilization capabilities.

After Clint issued the "Blood Hand Order", within two hours, a force of nearly a thousand people had gathered in Clint's farm.

Among them, there were 50 slaves led by "Wolf Eye" Sicord, and 500 "Normandy Border Guards",

70 reserve cavalry officers led by Alfred,

20 apprentices and 80 salt farmers brought by Sanji Marash,

Sea fisherman "Fiss Sea Claw" and his 70 ship slaves,

Wansha Ivanovich and 200 thugs brought by his brothers.

According to the ancient Viking training, bloody fights should not occur within the village, so conflicts between villagers can be handed over to the lord to decide who is right and who is wrong.

But if the villagers are beaten by outsiders, they do not need the consent of the lord at all, and can slaughter outsiders at will.

In the eyes of the Viking lord, outsiders are people.

Clint Fuyuki is an old warrior with a high will to fight in his blood. After he found out that his daughter was beaten, he never thought of relying on the lord to solve his troubles.

This is a soft egg behavior.

If you can do it, don't talk.

If you can solve the trouble yourself, never bother the lord.

All the reinforcements arrived, and Clint didn't say anything more. Everyone present grew up under his watch, so he didn't need to say anything to thank him.

The soldiers walked into the manor in an orderly manner. Everyone took two days of dry food from the kitchen, then silently mounted their horses and rushed out of the farm gate.

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When have the English farmers who have been law-abiding all their lives ever seen such a scene?

Just because his daughter was injured (not even killed), the lord personally took a big axe to kill 20 pursuers, and then summoned an army in an instant.

What's more exaggerated is that this army summoned casually looks even larger than the "Blood Pigeon Clan" invasion that occurred two years ago!

Could it be that they really dare to go to Yun Province to launch a massacre?

What good would it be if we messed with those arrogant Frenchmen?

The old butler watched the murderous warriors walk out of the gate with trepidation. At some points, he wanted to call the old man with white hair and beard to popularize how powerful the French were in this land.

However, he doubted whether the illiterate old warrior could listen to a few words.

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On the vast grasslands of the northern continent, jackals and vultures do not need to hunt.

They only need to follow the strong lions and pick up some of the leftovers of the lions to reproduce. It is precisely because of this peculiar dependence. After thousands of years, the teeth and claws of the jackals became shorter and shorter, and at the same time, they evolved a yellow-brown pattern.

In this way, they can better hide themselves in the yellow grasslands of the northern continent.

"Darwin's Law" tends that they do not need to evolve any hunting ability.

Learning to hide yourself in a low profile in front of the lions is enough to survive.

Taking the initiative to attack, it is easier to lose your life.

The same is true for every small country that depends on a big country for survival.

In terms of area alone, the "Principality of France" is twice as large as the seven countries of the English Isles combined.

As for population, it is more than 10 times the total population of the seven countries.

Whether in terms of population, army, national strength, or wealth, the Duchy of France is enough to crush England.

This is when the seven countries are tied together.

In terms of geographical location, the Duchy of France also has a very obvious geographical advantage.

If all the goods on the English Isles want to be sold to the civilized world, France is an unavoidable behemoth. It is like a huge palm, blocking England's way to the Mediterranean.

If England and France are at odds, the English Channel will be paralyzed, not to mention the disasters brought by the war.

In terms of the import and export of goods on the island alone, English merchants must take a ship to bypass the entire Visigothic Free City-State and enter the Mediterranean from the distant Strait of Gibraltar.

This round trip will take nearly a month more time on the sea.

And ships in the Middle Ages were not synonymous with "safety and reliability". There are too many accidents that can happen on the sea. If you are not careful, the ship will sink to the bottom of the sea, and all the people and goods will be buried in the belly of the fish.

Not to mention the numerous bulk pirates near the Visigothic Free City.

Even as strong as the Tang merchants, they knew that it was no longer safe to cross the East-West Continental Bridge after the An-Shi Rebellion, but the merchants coming from the land were still 10 times more than those on the sea.

What they want is safety.

The French cannot be provoked.

The seven rulers of England are all well aware of this "iron rule".

That's why the French are used to being spoiled in the English Islands.

They can walk with their noses up here, all because of the minor friction 12 years ago.

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12 years ago, when a French nobleman visited the "Canterbury Cathedral" in the "Kingdom of Kent", he looked at the golden apples dedicated to the saints in the church, and secretly took one when no one was watching and looked at it carefully.

The apple is only the size of a palm, but it is not a hollow gold shell, but a heavy solid gold ball! The seemingly small apple is like a heavy lead ball in the palm of your hand.

The poor noble originally just wanted to play with it. When he found out that the thing was probably 10 taels in weight, he was obsessed with money and stuffed the golden apple into his arms.

This was a very stupid act.

Canterbury is the religious core of England, and the Crusaders have been stationed here for a long time. The holy objects dedicated to the saints in the church are all ancient artifacts inherited from the ancient Greek period, with extremely high artistic value.

When the tribute was found to be missing, the Crusaders immediately closed the church and locked everyone in it.

The next day, it was discovered that the French nobles were the thieves of the holy objects.

There is only one fate for those who steal the tribute of the gods in the church, that is, being burned to death on the stake.

The thief confessed in front of the bishop after being caught with the dirty things.

Just as the Crusaders set up the cross and prepared to execute, the servants of the French envoy arrived in time.