You and me under the world tree

What she wanted to imitate was what the Netherlands had done: use war to completely destroy Denmark, uproot all the internal forces, and then surround the last royal city.

Because in this way, there will be a vacuum of power in the upper echelons of Denmark.

And because of this vacancy, she was able to take all the power into her own hands with peace of mind.

As for the redistribution, that is her own business.

In short, if this battle plan continues, the results will undoubtedly be considerable.

Even, in terms of pure efficiency, it is much faster than the Netherlands, which looks extremely bloated today.

After all, there is an essential difference between her and Siegfried, and that is fame.

Because of strategic needs, Siegfried, the Lord of Armies, and the Netherlands he ruled need a purely positive image that theoretically cannot have any stains.

And in order to take into account this reputation, and to avoid being caught by the gods, the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands seemed a little troublesome to act.

Dietrich herself lived in the Netherlands for a while.

Although during that time, she and the so-called 'Brünnhilde' were basically going around in that manor, enjoying a trouble-free daily life.

But she was able to get some news about the Netherlands from the man who often went out.

She knew his preparations and what he did to achieve the final result of the war.

That was simply a cumbersome process.

Because of the reputation of the Netherlands and Siegfried, he had to create various incidents.

Pretending to kill and detain the princess with poison.

As a result, there was also a little surprise.

Because according to the man's original plan, the old king of Burgundy was either in conflict with the court of the Netherlands, or was about to try to secretly rescue his daughter.

If he just wants to conduct diplomacy through formal channels, then the sage is fully prepared to turn this 'diplomacy' into a 'rescue'.

And at that time, it will be a little bit bigger, and the old king and princess of Burgundy will be killed in the name of 'fleeing'.

In fact, there are other arrangements.

Because in the sage's plan, the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands can be criticized temporarily, but it must be washed clean.

However, it is well known that the scapegoat can only be thrown away, but cannot be washed away, so the man chose a country that was scapegoated: Denmark.

But what I didn't expect was that the King of Burgundy didn't play his cards according to common sense at all. Instead, he directly broke everything in front of the sage, and then committed suicide.

After that, another ambush was planned, and then Denmark was blamed.

After several months of planning, one after another, these people, including Siegfried and Hagen, followed his pace.

He even took advantage of a girl's originally innocent love.

Dietrich herself would not comment on what happened to that girl in Krimhild, but she really felt that this series of plans was too cumbersome.

Fortunately, she doesn't have so many shackles on her body.

After all, today's Gothic princess:

Dietrich Dietermadottir Amerongen has had mixed reputations, and she doesn't care about them.

Not to mention that since that palace coup, the surrounding kingdoms have basically had hatred for her.

So she hit Denmark, which was discussing how to carve up her father's land.

However, the simple and crude battle plan drawn up by her, who hates tediousness, turned out to be variable in the end.

What should I say?

Underestimated the cruelty of human beings in desperate situations?

Or did she just underestimate the Danish king?

You must know that no matter how the old king of Burgundy usually behaves, he still chooses to commit suicide to protect his family, and his son Gunter also evacuated the civilians in advance during the final siege.

"Mistakes are mistakes."

Turning over and riding the flaming-nosed war horse, Dietrich finally took a deep breath.

Immediately afterwards, she pulled the reins and turned the direction of the horse.

Soon, the flame horse came directly in front of the camp, and behind her was the Gothic army!

"Everyone! Ready to go!"

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

At this moment, Wolfhart, who was originally ordered to prepare logistics matters, rushed up immediately.

"Master Hiltebrand's letter has just arrived, so we don't have to worry about food."

"?"

"The Netherlands dumped grain to us at a low price, saying it was to repay the original kindness."

After hearing this news, the corners of Dietrich's mouth under the battle helmet couldn't help but rise.

"Then tell Hiltebrand that we can buy as much as the Netherlands is willing to sell. We really don't lack money..."

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Time passed slowly like this.

Now, nearly one and a half months have passed since the Gothic princess declared war.

Although Elf's strategy of withdrawing food and letting the army retreat is inherently irritating enough, even the army in the kingdom is in turmoil.

However, it has to be said that this strategy is quite effective.

Because Denmark did successfully hold back Gothic progress.

At least Denmark wasn't wiped out in a matter of weeks like stupid Burgundy.

And more importantly, he also received the battle report from the front, knowing that the Gothic army is now in a dilemma.

"Hmph, I didn't expect that woman to be so stupid."

After hearing the battle report from the messenger, Elf on the throne sneered.

From the beginning, the King of Denmark was worried that his tactic might not work.

Because she was facing such a cruel woman.

Of course, what he was worried about was not the lives of those civilians, but what the woman did.

Because once she ordered to attack the city with all her strength, abandon those civilians, or even kill them altogether, then this strategy would have no effect at all.

But it turns out that his approach works surprisingly well.

Because that woman really stopped attacking because of the civilians who had no food to eat.

"Does she really think that those foolish people will buy it? They will only remember that you are the one who started the war."

Buy people's hearts?

It's too late for this kind of thing.

However, before Elf could be proud of himself for a long time, he calmed down himself.

Because he knows that his crisis has not been completely resolved yet.

Stabbing Goth's attack is not his ultimate goal.

In fact, in his overall arrangement, holding back the Gothic army and putting them in a supply and logistical dilemma was just one part of it.

More importantly, he wants to continue to delay the time.

As for delaying until spring or something, Denmark can't afford such a thing.

And what Elf wants to do is to delay the arrival of that foreign aid.

When the chaotic war between Hungary and Goths broke out in the expedition, then this matter will have a turning point.

"You will pay, Dietrich..."

The King of Denmark clenched his fists tightly, but at this moment, his gaze was fixed on the direction of the main entrance.

Vaguely, his memory seemed to return to the time when the woman declared war.

Riding a war horse, she unscrupulously broke into the ancient palace of heroes, and then wantonly trampled on their dignity.

Even, he still remembered the insolent smile on the corner of her mouth.

And now, all this will be completely ended!

"Not good! Not good, Your Majesty!"

Just as Elf was thinking about what to do next, such a heart-piercing roar suddenly came from outside the peaceful palace.

And with a stumbling figure, the messenger directly broke into the palace.

"Your Majesty! Something is wrong! Goth's front line suddenly stretched and began to attack in two directions! Our defense line has fallen!"

"what?!"

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Second afternoon _(:з」∠)_

The fever is a bit recurring, which is very uncomfortable.

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The line of defense fell!

'boom'

When the messenger said that, Elf felt as if something had exploded in his head.

Both ears and mind are buzzing.

His mind was blank, as if thinking was a luxury for him now.

At the same time, the messenger who was kneeling on the ground did not see that the king on the throne didn't look like he was sitting on a chair at all.

He seemed to have lost control of his body, and his whole body was completely paralyzed on the throne.

Lost the majesty of the king.

And after a while, the messenger heard the king's voice.

"How many troops are there..."

Is His Majesty the King asking me a question?

After hearing His Majesty's distraught question, the messenger subconsciously wanted to raise his head.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel some doubts in his heart.

Because the line of defense was discussed and rearranged by the king and the lords in person.

Why are you asking me?

"I'm asking you how many people are there at the border!"

"Have……"

Finally, when the messenger was about to answer, he suddenly felt that his throat seemed to be blocked.

Can't say a word.

Because at this moment, he suddenly realized a terrible fact.

Ever since Dietrich personally led the Gothic army, the Kingdom of Denmark had no borders to speak of.

The border lord on the border with Goth was burned to charcoal by the cruel princess.

But now, the so-called line of defense rearranged by the Kingdom of Denmark actually refers to the territory directly under His Majesty the King himself.

His Majesty the King united the remaining lords together, and persuaded them to garrison and camp around the old city of heroes.