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Chapter 87 Do you want to know about high-paying recruitment jobs?
Four months later, autumn.

Scotland, southern border, Northumberland town.

The flames spread like weeds, and the hateful eyes of the Scots were reflected in the blazing fire.

The Englishmen responsible for guarding this place kept pulling their proud longbows.

Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The arrows fired from the hundred-pound bow roared.

Although they were carrying shields, many of the charging Scots were hit and killed, and even those with shields and light armor were penetrated.

They fell to the ground headfirst, shouting loudly with a strange sound that seemed to be beyond the reach of human beings, and continued to crawl forward as if forgetting the pain.

The rest of the Scots moved around them with numb enthusiasm, or simply stepped over them and continued on.

"Ula!"

There are no screams, only unified and fanatical battle cries.

The England captain's eyes widened in shock at this scene: "Are these Scots?!"

"Don't they know fear?!"

Of course no fear!
From behind, Willy looked at the people beside him: "Are you satisfied with the effect of the Hercules Mushroom?"

William Wallace did not respond, but the Scottish Highland knights around him all smiled.

"It is indeed a miracle medicine from the kingdom of berserkers."

A man took out a small box from his clothes. On it was a picture of a sailor with two thick arms raised high.

He smiled and said: "Even if you are a newly enlisted private who is so nervous that you can hardly fight, as long as you take Hercules Mushroom Powder, you will suddenly forget your fear, and your morale and combat effectiveness will be comparable to those of veterans with many years of experience."

They are all experienced veterans.

They know too well that the biggest difference between recruits and veterans is experience.

Mental states ranging from nervousness to fear to numbness will seriously affect judgment, and you will not be able to exert even [-]% to [-]% of your strength.

As long as you are not nervous or fearful, your strength can be displayed beyond your level, and you may even be stronger than the veterans!

Hercules Mushroom is such a magic medicine!
Another person also said: "The most important thing is that the side effects are very mild."

The soldiers tried the effect, and the body didn't seem to have much effect.

Under the promotion of Willy Strong O, these knights also gave it a try.

As long as you take that small pill, you won't be nervous at all. There is an indescribable power that fills your whole body. It feels like you have been blessed by God, as if every blood vessel is surging with divine power, which makes people breathe faster and become excited and enthusiastic. , I can’t wait to have a good fight with someone right away.

call!
At this time the English defenders on the wall pushed down the stones.

Amidst the sound of bones shattering, a bloody arm flew up and hung on the shoulder of a Scotsman.

The Scotsman nonchalantly grabbed a severed arm, used it as a weapon, and threw it at it.

It has no lethality, but has a strong morale impact.

The enemy who knows no fear
Even England's veterans have suffered a major blow at this moment.

Even veterans have never encountered such an enemy!
The progress of the siege advances at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although it was just a poorly defended town, this effect still made the Scottish Highland knights very satisfied.

If William Wallace hadn't been present, they would all have wanted to discuss the follow-up deal with Willy.

Patriot William Wallace has a great name and strength, but his identity and background are his biggest weakness.

The Wallace family first came to Scotland 200 years ago with a Breton family.

At that time, the king of Scotland was eager to expand the influence of the Normans, so he gave subsidies to the southern nobles to attract them to immigrate.

Among them was Walter Fitz Allen, appointed by the King of Scotland to be his steward.

One of the followers of the king's steward was the Wallace family from Wales.

It doesn’t matter if your ancestors are Welsh.

The protagonist of "Braveheart" is still a crown tenant in Ayrshire. He is the youngest son of Alan Wallace, a tenant of the Ayrshire royal family. He is not even a noble!
——By the way, Brave Heart refers to the heart of Robert Bruce, the leader who defeated the English in the last scene. After successfully resisting the English, he became the King of Scotland and left this heart after his death. The heart was a sacred object and was later lost during the Crusades.

With William Wallace's identity and background, he could become a leading general simply because he was so capable!

He was two meters tall and was extremely good at archery. He made many contributions during the Scottish War of Independence and established his prestige.

The most important thing is that as a Welsh ancestry, he also has a relationship with the Welsh side, and has gained the attention of the legendary Welsh Red Dragon, which has helped to contain a lot of pressure. However, because the Scottish army is not large enough in terms of strength, this It's just a little fuss.

But now with help from Io, everything is different!

"Two years have passed since Prince Edward invaded Scotland, bloody occupied our towns, and stole our national treasure, the Coronation Stone!"

Patriot William Wallace, who was as strong and burly as a brown bear, drew an unusually thick longbow.

In the cutting sound of the air, it was his decisive voice: "It's time for the English to pay for their debt with blood!"

The captain of England, who was giving orders, was killed by an arrow.

The other English longbowmen were also quickly suppressed by the Scottish longbowmen due to their absolute numerical disadvantage.

Both sides used longbows, and there was no significant difference in weapon performance. Their morale and status were completely different. The result was that the English defense line fell!
"Ula!"

The slogans taught by Io missionaries are loud and powerful.

Shouting slogans, the Scots rushed into the town and attacked the English arrayed in the streets.

After a few breaths, the first line joined the battle, spears pierced the chests of both sides, and people fell down row after row.

But no matter how much he falls, the Scotsman's impact is not affected in any way!

"Devil! Devil!"

Under the impact of the Scots risking their lives, the English who had never eaten Hercules collapsed.

They turned around and ran away, shouting in terror, and some even chose to surrender.

But at this time, the Scots, who were drugged into their brains, continued to attack. It was not until William Wallace led the missionaries to suppress the field strongly that some prisoners of war were saved.

"Where are the granaries? Where are the nobles sent from England?"

William Wallace captured an English prisoner of war.

The man was so frightened that he couldn't answer a single question. He could only kick and beat the burly man in front of him like a devil crazily.

The Scottish patriot cut his throat with a deadpan expression.

Kacha~
With the crisp sound of bone cracking, the prisoners stopped moving.

William Wallace threw the body aside and stared at the other terrified prisoners of war. Finally, a relatively calm prisoner of war stepped forward to lead the way.

boom!
The heavy and huge Scottish sword easily split open the thick wooden door like piercing butter.

A group of Scots swarmed in, and soon a group of English officials were arrested.

pat~
Willy stepped in and saw the back of William Wallace and the frightened Englishman in front of him.

They are like trembling chickens, without the arrogance of the British officials in the past.

William Wallace said: "These are all used to trade Hercules mushrooms."

Willy nodded: "The next batch of goods will arrive in half a month. In addition to the Hercules Mushroom, the Io Cult can also provide other military services."

"Patriot, you don't want your soldiers to suffer too many losses, right?"

William Wallace agreed.

After filling up as a VIP, I quickly enjoyed the strategic advice from the military advisor: increase the intensity of the guerrilla attack!

Father Raphael, who came from afar to support justice and independence, gave a detailed theoretical basis: "Royal orders require people to execute them, but the transmission of information and materials takes time."

"When all the grassroots officials in an area are killed, if you want to reinstate the rule, you need to spend time looking for alternate officials. Then when the alternate officials arrive in the area, they have to find local officials who are familiar with the situation."

"The time spent traveling back and forth, plus the time to reestablish order, may take more than half a year."

"In the past six months, this area has basically lost its function."

“This is guerrilla vigilante warfare!”

"If you take the initiative, you can attack 360 degrees." "As a defender, the English can only be passively beaten without enough cavalry."

"Even if the navy is stronger, it doesn't help because they don't know where they are."

"What can they do with such a large British island? You can't put a fleet in one area, right?"

"It's the autumn harvest now, and the granaries are full of grain. We can continue to receive supplies, but the English army needs to spend money and grain to send out troops."

"Even if the army really comes, they can return to the high ground."

Raphael started first, and the other Highland knights were already talking excitedly.

"The environment of Ben Nevis is extremely complex. Without a guide, it is difficult to determine the direction."

"There are many side roads and caves that only locals in Scotland know about."

"We are all local snakes anyway, what can we do if we hide in the mountains? If the army does not disperse, with so many people, where will there be enough supplies and water in the mountains for them to consume?"

"If a bunch of stinky Oxford guys from out of town dare to walk up the mountain and disperse to search the mountain, they will be killed by us continuously, and no one will survive in the end!"

This was originally the strategy they used, but the theory was not as clear as Raphael's, and they had only been making small fuss over the years.

They only dared to plunder a few villages, but this was the first time they captured an important border town with complete city defenses like Northumberland Town.

Now with the Io Sect's military advisors and the Ao Sect's arms trade, the power of guerrilla security warfare has been greatly increased!
While leaving, at Willie's suggestion, hang the leading English nobleman.

Anyway, they didn't ask for ransom, and they weren't afraid of things getting serious and irritating the English nobles, which would be more conducive to their guerrilla strategy.

They couldn't wait to see the Oxford man's ugly face.

Many days later, when the news reached London, the entire upper echelon of England was shaken.

Prince Edward made some strong war rhetoric against the Scots.

Scotland was his greatest achievement and the place he regarded as his destiny.

More than a decade ago, Scotland was ruled by its own king and experienced a period of peace and economic stability.

Until the king of Scotland died after falling from his horse.

Since there were no heirs, the heir to the throne could only be inherited by his granddaughter Mary.

Mary was only a two-year-old child.

Edward seized the opportunity and encouraged some nobles to claim the throne. As many as fourteen nobles proposed claims to the title, which directly triggered civil strife in Scotland.

Finally, a Scottish nobleman approached Prince Edward to arbitrate the dispute on the condition that he surrendered to England as the suzerainty.

When the situation was settled, Edward stopped pretending and said directly that the competition could be resolved, but he must be recognized as the king of Scotland.

Later, he invaded Scotland, crushed the resistance of the Scots, deposed several great nobles, took away the Scottish national treasure - the coronation stone, brought it to London, and appointed British people to govern the country. It is an old tradition in England.

This great achievement allowed Edward to become the heir to the throne.

He has been the prince for 20 years, and he can become the king of England just waiting for his father Alfred to ascend to heaven.

In this case, he will not give the Scots a chance to rise again.

Most of the nobles agree, there is only one problem.

"What about military expenses?"

Frequent military operations in recent years have put huge financial pressure on the royal family.

It was just a war between Britain and France. It attracted a large number of allies and formed an anti-French alliance.

Especially the common leader of the Germans, Emperor Otto the Great, was even [-]-[-] equal to Emperor Charlemagne in military terms!

With this strong ally, the financial pressure is greatly reduced, so we can continue to persevere.

But as the Welsh red dragon began to make moves, the pressure gradually reached the threshold.

Now, if we really want to open another Scottish battlefield in preparation for the Northern War, we can only use tariffs, loans, and lay subsidies to raise funds for the war.

"If the military budget is not enough, then look for Jews!"

Edward brought out his ancestral skills.

The Jews of England were the personal property of the crown, and they could be taxed at will.

The Jews had been exploited over the years to the point where they were no longer of much financial use to the Crown, but they could still be exploited.

For in the political bargain, the Jewish ancestral business of usury, an area forbidden to Christians, could bring many people into their debt.

When the people were dissatisfied, the royal family could harvest the wealth of the Jews.

In this way, the public dissatisfaction was subsided, the royal family became rich, and everyone was happy.

But this time things are different.

A lot of military spending is needed, and the Jews alone may not be enough.

When Edward was distressed, a friend introduced him to a business: trading sugar and honey with Scots.

Tasting the sugar and honey, Edward's eyes changed.

The Scots are no longer a nuisance, but money on the move!

The overseas businessman that Willy pretended to be became a wealthy man in his eyes.

After chatting and laughing for a while, Willy pretended to make a suggestion casually: "Why don't we just expel the Jews and confiscate all their property? Wouldn't that be enough military spending?"

"Good idea!"

Edward slapped his thigh.

Originally, I had the idea of ​​an expulsion order, but I was just concerned about saving face.

Now with someone to blame, Edward directly initiated an expulsion of the Jews, officially expelling all Jews from England.

The Jews in England fell into bad luck and were only allowed to bring some living supplies, and all the hard-earned wealth fell into the hands of the powerful.

Just when the Jews were unwilling to give up, a red-haired man came to the door.

"Do you want to know about high-paying recruitment jobs?"

"I lied to you? Look at our big ship, this is our strength!"

"This is our manager Willy. He chatted and laughed with Edward and promoted the triangular trade of agricultural tools in Northern Europe, Britain and the European continent!"

"As long as you're interested, I'll invite you for position two!"

"Wrong direction? Oh, this is a transit station in Norway. It makes sense to take a rest and replenish some fresh water when you get there!"

This is how the Jews came to Norway.

As soon as he landed, he was covered with a sack, and when he came back to his senses, he had already arrived at a construction site.

Through continuous deception, a large amount of labor was imported into the land controlled by the Io Cult, and several major projects were promoted steadily.

While the work of cheating Daye was in full swing, Albert also took action again.

As expected, they bypassed the Jutland Peninsula and, with the help of the Hanseatic Guild, landed in southern Sweden. Based on Stockholm and Kalmar, they started a tug of war with the old king.

Margaret I was not in a hurry to end, and watched the Swedish civil war with Vondorf.

Feng Daofu was not in a hurry.

Whether it is arranged in Northern Europe or the British Isles, it needs time to ferment, so this kind of sawing is the most suitable for him.

Two years have passed since the beginning of the Swedish Civil War.

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　　The transition has been stuck and I have no inspiration, so I just jump in time, and in the next chapter I will grab the English and push the main plot.

　　
　　The ancients generally massacred cities to vent their anger after the siege, and also to let the soldiers indulge and relieve pressure.

　　Those who kill the cities they manage when they have nothing to do have something wrong with their brains, because the population is a constant source of resources, and it is impossible to dig out your own gold mines. This is the basis for guerrilla warfare without fear of retaliation.

　　
　
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