I was beheaded in the Middle Ages for 20 years

Xu Siling was subconsciously alert, but after thinking about it, she couldn't figure out how Philippa could be related to her.

"My cousin is just too busy. He should spend more time with the queen. Why are they quarreling?"

Edward III was so happy that Xu Siling agreed to speak for England that he finally let go of the burden in his heart.

"Hey, a man's horizons can't just focus on women, they have to look further."

It's such a joke coming out of your mouth.

"Then I will speak well of my cousin if I encounter such a situation in the future."

"Thank you for your help!"

After taking a bath.

The two parted ways in the bathhouse.

Edward III returned to the palace, wrote the letter immediately, and called the servants to arrange for it to be sent out.

His eyes were cold and excited.

He wanted to see how John of France could defeat him.

Not only did John ignore Edward, but Edward also didn't take John, who was ten years younger than him, seriously.

The guy who was not seen at the Battle of Crécy.

When I was chasing your father and beating him, John was nowhere to be found.

"Give my mother a message, the plan went well. Fortunately, Knight Raya did not drag it out any further, otherwise we would be the ones who would suffer. And the signs from France clearly show that they are not going to waste any more time, so we should also react!"

"Then your majesty, do you need to issue an official document now to indicate that Knight Raya has rejected the Saint?"

Edward III shook his head silently: "Don't be in a hurry. This document must be issued at the right time. As long as the document is issued at the right time, it will be able to defeat the psychological defenses of some French nobles. Issuing it now is obviously to give them time to react!"

"Yes."

"Gather my troops and be ready to cross the strait at any time!"

Xu Siling no longer hid the truth and began to arrange for people to set up tents outside London in advance.

At Edward III's signal, no one stopped him.

Even the expenses for building tents and purchasing supplies were reimbursed by the royal family.

This sign undoubtedly revealed a message to the British nobles - Knight Raya and the British royal family had reached some kind of cooperative relationship.

In addition, many earls and marquis received Edward's letters, and their eyes lit up. They began to win over the knights and soldiers of their nobles in various places, waiting for Edward III's order to gather at the Channel ports.

Many noble ministers reported to Edward that the camp outside London was not a good thing.

The location where the tent was set up was not particularly far from the city of London.

This kind of thing should be a big taboo.

But Edward III learned from Xu Siling that the number of soldiers he would bring would not exceed five hundred.

When Edward III heard this number, he just laughed it off and never took it seriously again.

What can five hundred people do?
But even so, the nobles and ministers still reminded people to be vigilant.

Because Xu Siling and his wolf cavalry had an extraordinary record, three hundred soldiers captured two cities in ten days. There has never been such a horrific record in history.

Edward knew how powerful Xu Siling was, but no matter how powerful she was, she was still a human being.

Five hundred people are enough to attack the city.

The most important reason why Fei'er was able to capture Tamu Castle with more than 500 soldiers was that it was during the Black Death period and it was impossible to mobilize temporary conscripts.

In addition, the standing army of Tamu Fort had been frightened by Xu Siling and had no intention of resisting at all.

Now that the Black Death is over, the city of London is the capital of England and is no match for a small Tombstone.

To put it bluntly, let alone 500 people, even 1,000 people would not be able to capture London.

Anyway, he knew better than anyone how many Xu Siling's soldiers would come out of the Strait Port.

The only thing that struck him as strange was this.

The armor equipment of the wolf riders was a little strange, he had never seen it before.

Even though it was strange, Edward didn't take it seriously.

Everything is going on tensely.

Xu Siling watched batches of his soldiers arrive in England.

The wolf riders hadn't seen each other for a long time, and their faces were all grim.

Everyone acknowledged the fact that Xu Siling had committed treason.

Along the way, they all realized that it would not be long before Britain and France went to war.

They had no fear of dying in battle, either for England or for France.

In their eyes, they all died for Xu Siling.

Xu Siling is the executioner's legend, Xu Siling is their miracle.

But they were all worried about their families far away in the town of Francelaya.

At present, Xu Siling has not been labeled a traitor, and the matter is still in the stage of discussion and dispute.

Once Xu Siling comes out, he will make it clear where he stands and confirm his treason.

It is certain that their families in Naraya Town will be besieged by the French.

Even the executioner who will carry out the execution will be the Saint Raya.

Xu Siling knew what the soldiers were thinking, but he didn't explain.

His explanation will be left for the day when it comes.

Seeing that all the supplies she had requested in the letter to Ella were delivered without any omissions, she even got extra supplies and equipment in case Xu Siling needed them.

The soldier also brought a letter from Ella.

The letter is very short, just two sentences.

"everything is fine."

Xu Siling knew that the situation of the manor in Raya Town would not be very good. Once his treason was confirmed, the pressure on the manor would only increase.

He felt sorry for his wife who was only fourteen years old.

The second sentence was what Ella once said.

"A boat is safest in harbor, dear husband, but that's not what ships are built for."

The first sentence was to reassure Xu Siling, and the second sentence was to express her trust and support for Xu Siling.

Seeing these familiar words, Xu Siling felt warm inside.

as time flows.

Xu Siling's troops were finally gathered.

The number of wolf knights reached 460.

Based on the original number, there are now one hundred and sixty more people.

These extra people are not all new members of the family.

Ella has worked hard to screen the new executioner family.

But the number of executioners was never particularly large.

Even if you want to move, you have to get permission from the lord.

Before, the Executioner Family coveted Xu Siling and wanted to come and seek refuge with her.

Of course, the noble lords from all over the place did not dare to deliberately stop them. After all, these executioners were going to hunt down Xu Siling, the perfect knight.

However, once public opinion spread that Xu Siling had forced Philip VI to death, coupled with news of his impending treason,

It was extremely difficult for the executioner family to leave the local area and go to Raya Town to take refuge in the manor.

The lord won't let anyone go.

In order to gather the maximum number of people, Ella tried her best to accept new families, and then relaxed the conscription conditions, so that some family men who originally wanted to join the army but were rejected due to certain conditions were able to realize this wish.

For example, only sons, etc. And Ella accepted that the only son of the family could join the army, and the women of the manor family were not fools.

Everyone secretly began to pack their luggage, waiting for Ella's command, and then they left Raya Town together.

However, when Ella found out about this, she immediately suppressed it.

"We will not leave Raya Town. We will stay here and wait for our husbands, our sons, and our fathers to return."

This time, no one was sure what Ella was thinking.

Xu Siling was obviously planning to commit treason, so why didn't they let them go to England together?
But Xu Siling was not in the manor, and Ella, as his wife and the first direct descendant of the Siling family, was the highest direct manager, so they could not refute.

But everyone feels uneasy inside.

And Xu Siling was in England during this time.

While stepping up the training of new recruits, we also strengthened the tactical coordination between teams.

On the other side, Philippa was comforted.

After Xu Siling's repeated invitations, Philippa finally plucked up the courage to walk out of the palace again and look for Xu Siling to chat.

The other noble ministers saw this and reminded Edward to be careful with his hat.

But Edward didn't care at all, and was even happy to watch the situation develop.

Seeing that her husband Edward really ignored her, Philippa became ruthless and decided to take drastic measures. She no longer bothered to pay attention to her husband, the king, and ran to Xu Siling whenever she had time.

There is a certain revengeful mentality.

But Xu Siling didn't take it seriously. He had no idea that Edward had given him Philippa as a gift.

The couple kept their mouths shut and no one said anything.

As they spent more time together, Philippa and Xu Siling's relationship grew better and better.

Philippa had a good impression of Xu Siling before, mostly because she was also French, and Xu Siling was a romantic knight. Any normal female aristocrat would have a good impression of Xu Siling.

It's just that Philippa is more restrained and conservative.

As they spent more time together, Philippa discovered that Xu Siling was not the same as the rumors said.

Everyone said that Xu Siling was lustful, arrogant, and had only strong physical strength.

But after getting to know her, I found that Xu Siling was not as lustful as I imagined.
At least Xu Siling has never thought of finding a woman to vent her emotions, and she is not like her husband, who can't sleep without fucking a woman for a day.

During this period, many female nobles approached Xu Siling for communication through Philippa's relationship.

Xu Siling treated the female nobles with great etiquette. She was not arrogant, but humble and polite.

He has his own style in handling affairs and managing soldiers' tents.

the most important is!

Xu Siling spoke sweetly, and every word she said touched Philippa's heart.

This seems to be a peaceful period.

Finally, one day, a mutation occurred.

Like a powder keg filled with gunpowder, the fuse was finally lit.

1348 4 Month 5 Day.

The succeeding French king, John II, was uncompromising on the terms of reconciliation, which required England to recognize full suzerainty over Aquitaine, Ponthieu and Limousin.

John II tore up the original armistice agreement between England and France. It should be said that there was never any armistice agreement on paper between the two sides.

If the Black Death had not broken out, the war between the two countries would never have stopped.

"I vow to return to the battlefield and wash away the shame brought upon my father, my family, and my country!"

At John II's command, the noble troops that had been prepared long ago began to move.

But just 15 days later, news came that John's Castilian fleet was attacked by Edward III off the coast of Winchelsea.

Historically, the fleet that John had worked so hard to pull together would have been destroyed.

But after Xu Siling's careful guidance, John did not fall into the trap here.

The news of the fleet being sniped did not extinguish his raging fire of revenge, but instead aroused his bellicosity even more.

He took the lead in gathering the forces of the northern nobles and marched towards the Calais Fortress.

England did not do nothing. On the one hand, it sent a fleet across the Channel to attack John's fleet.

Once John loses control of the Channel, the supply line to the Calais fortress will be cut off, and it will be impossible to defend Calais.

On the other hand, Edward III sent people to Avignon to negotiate with Innocent VI.

Historically, negotiations between the British and Innocent VI went smoothly.

Innocent VI was ambitious to begin with and wanted to move the Holy See back to Rome. It was a shame that the Holy See was currently a running dog of France, so he didn't mind if France lost the war.

But history has changed, and no matter how Innocent VI tries to take action, he cannot avoid Fei'er.

Phil asserted the legitimacy of the House of Valois as King of France.

Now, most of the believers of the Holy Church in Western Europe not only believe in God, but also believe in Saint Raya.

Innocent VI, who had just come to power, was no match for Faile.

But Innocent VI gained unexpected benefits from his negotiations with the English!
The English revealed that Saint Raya's exclusive knight would commit treason and stand up to veto Saint Raya.

This news made Innocent VI excited!
Innocent VI immediately made a deal with the English.

Once Xu Siling betrays Saint Raya, Innocent VI says the Holy See will immediately change the tide of the war and support Edward III!

Innocent VI hated John and Edward, but he hated the saint even more!

Saint Raya did nothing, but just sitting there attracted the faith of thousands of believers.

When Clement VI was still alive, this bastard didn't care, but the ambitious Innocent VI couldn't accept it!
As long as there is a chance to overthrow Saint Raya, he must seize it.

The negotiations between the English and the Pope were not particularly smooth, but at least they got a promise.

Britain and France officially began a three-front war.

France's main forces were concentrated on attacking the Calais Fortress and the Channel Fleet.

As for Bordeaux in southwest France?

John simply deployed a few troops for defense.

Historically, after John's fleet was destroyed, he completely lost the opportunity to besiege the Calais fortress, so he had to turn his attention to Bordeaux in the southwest of France.

The nobleman stationed in Bordeaux was Edward III's son, Edward the Black Prince.

Edward, the Black Prince, has always been regarded as a military star who is no less capable than his father, Edward III.

But John's military ability is no less than that of his father Philip VI.

John also wanted to compete with Edward, the Black Prince.

Thus, they assembled their troops and marched southward to intercept the marauding troops sent by Bordeaux.

As for the result?

Naturally, John was captured and taken prisoner.

Following his father Philip VI, John once again defeated the opponent with more troops, creating a good story.

But history has changed.

John's fleet was not destroyed, and he still had the ability to besiege the Calais fortress, especially since the French nobles were on the same page with the royal family at this time! Unlike history, they were not loyal to each other.

John is a very worthy person. Once he listens to someone, it will be difficult for him to change.

Xu Siling talked a lot with him before leaving France.

In Xu Siling's words, if they want to win, the battlefield cannot be on French territory.

Edward the Black Prince was stationed in Bordeaux. Once the war broke out, it was certain that his cavalry would begin to plunder French territory from the southwest.

But there is only a way to catch a thief for a thousand days, but there is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

The real thief is in England! Not the Black Prince. (End of this chapter)