(Long chapter)

Chapter 238 [First Army Command]

Merlin, this name seems to be an iconic figure in Western legends about the profession of magicians.￡∝,

Especially in the legend of King Arthur, Merlin is a legendary figure depicted in thick ink.

He is King Arthur's magician, consultant, prophet, think tank...

Well, yes, it's "him", not "her".

Although in some film and television works, Meilin is portrayed as a woman.

But in fact, in the orthodox Western legend, Merlin is a male.

In the orthodox Western legend, Merlin is a mixed-race descendant of the demons (some say they are elves) and humans. He appears in the forest and can transform his appearance into various images, including men, women, young and old, and even transform into animals, using animals to communicate with animals in language. In addition, he also has some prophets and prophecies.

From these descriptions, it can be seen that in Western legends, Merlin seems to be a standard magician.

Or a...druid?

In the legend of King Arthur, Merlin occupied an important role and was even more important than Lancelot.

For example, after King Arthur's sword in stone broke, Merlin took King Arthur to the lakeside and obtained a sharper sword of victory from the fairy in the lake.

And at this time, Merlin made an interesting prediction:

Merlin warned King Arthur that although the scabbard is sharper than the sword edge, the meaning of the scabbard is more important, because the existence of the scabbard can prevent bleeding, and warned King Arthur to carry the scabbard with him and not forget it.

At the end of the legend, when King Arthur died in battle, he forgot to bring the scabbard by his side.

This is a famous prophecy.

But the problem is...

Merlin, like King Arthur, is a character who only exists in legends!

Although Chen Xiaolian has made his own guess, perhaps William is the prototype of King Arthur.

But the problem is... I didn't expect that there was really Merlin around William!!

This Merlin... is also a magician?!

In history, there are really magicians?!

...

Meilin seemed to notice the surprised expression on Chen Xiaolian's face, but the middle-aged man didn't ask much.

Compared to Chen Xiaolian, the reaction of tire spare tires is much normal. They don’t seem to have read many Western legends and do not seem to know much about the meaning of the name Merlin itself.

"Then... Lord Meilin." Chen Xiaolian breathed: "What can we do for you?"

Mei Lin looked at Chen Xiaolian deeply: "Just just now, I found that you can understand the map, which surprised me very much, or rather, an unexpected surprise. I originally had an arrangement for you, but now it seems that the original plan can be slightly modified."

Merlin came to the map and drew a circle with his fingers on the map.

"The vanguard army sent by Harold has a military strength of about 500 to 1,000 people. This is what we judged based on the intelligence collection and Harold's current mobilization potential. The real data should not be much different from our judgment.

Harold had just fought a war with the Norwegians in the north. The Norwegians were our allies. Although they failed, they successfully consumed part of Harold's army. Most importantly, the noble private troops who were loyal to Harold had lost a lot in the north.

Harold's strongest army should be his King's Guards, and the King's Guards will not leave the King. Therefore, the composition of this vanguard army should be part of the army led by a noble who was loyal to him, and a peasant army composed of some free people.

The advantage we currently have is that Harold has no cavalry, most of his army is infantry, and this vanguard army should be no exception.

Here, this location, is a hill. We can lie here and attack them at night... According to my calculations, they drove from London and calculated their marching speed. They should pass here tomorrow night, the morning after tomorrow. We attack here, and there is a great deal that I can defeat this vanguard."

When Meilin said this, he deliberately paused for a while and looked at Chen Xiaolian.

Chen Xiaolian was very calm. He did not rush to ask any questions, but looked at Meilin quietly and waited for him to continue talking.

This calmness surprised Meilin and he also paid more attention to Chen Xiaolian.

"This is how our army is composed. The king draws one hundred men from the Norman Legion to me. These are the three of you. In addition, the Taylorfu Knight will bring his twenty servants and private troops, plus one hundred mercenaries collected from the mercenary group.

Our Allied Brittany Army is willing to provide eighty soldiers, and what is happy is that these eighty soldiers are all cavalry. With the Taylorfos and his entourage, we can gather a hundred horse-riding forces, which can play an important role in defeating the enemy."

Chen Xiaolian estimated in his mind that there were about 300 soldiers in total...

The number of enemies is about five hundred to one thousand.

Although the troops were at a disadvantage, this was an ambush battle, with intentional calculations or unintentionality. In addition, if the opponent had no cavalry and all were infantry... there were one hundred cavalry on our side.

It seems like a great possibility to win!

What's more, I have my own battle with tire spare tires!

Unfortunately, they have tried it in the tent and cannot even use the hot weapons.

Otherwise, a K47 might solve the problem.

It makes sense that the system does not allow technology to participate.

Otherwise, if that kid Roddy comes in, he will summon the mecha directly without anything else, so there will be no need to fight this battle. One mecha is enough to drive the entire England wheel several times.

“What do we do?”

Chen Xiaolian looked at Mei Lin with bright eyes.

Merlin smiled slightly: "My new vision now is... you three, lead an army, and I plan to hand over those hundred mercenaries to your command."

As he said that, he pointed to the map: "The ambush point is here. You ambush at the front, and then wait for the other party to pass, don't take action first. Then, wait for them to pass by your ambush point. I will take another person to attack first and defeat them head-on. At this time, whether they resist on the spot or turn around and escape... and you will be surrounded by mercenaries from behind!"

Chen Xiaolian thought silently and nodded.

"Once we do it, I will have someone ignite a fire on the hillside. When you see the fire, you will immediately take people to attack them from behind! Remember, once you see the fire, you will immediately take action! And if you don't see the fire, continue to lurk!"

"Okay, this command is very clear and clear." Chen Xiaolian nodded.

"In addition, I need a good player who can break through defense head-on." Merlin's eyes turned to the tire and spare tire, and finally fell on the tire: "I hope he can be by my side. Harold's people are infantry. But their shield defense array is very good. I need a warrior who can drill through the opponent's shield wall head-on at critical moments!"

Chen Xiaolian glanced at the tire, and the tire frowned and said nothing.

Chen Xiaolian understood that the tires handed over the decision-making power to himself.

"Can."

Chen Xiaolian thought about it carefully. Although the tires left his side, everyone had a team channel to use. There would be no problems in communication.

"Then let it be." Merlin smiled, his eyes narrowed. He looked at Chen Xiaolian: "I really hope that in this battle, you can show enough strength and perform. King William is generous. As long as you can contribute, he will reward you without hesitation.

Maybe you don’t have to fight to London, after this battle, you can get the title of Knight.”

...

Soon, Taylorfo also came to Merlin's tent. Merlin asked Taylorfo to take Chen Xiaolian and the spare tire to leave and go to the mercenary team.

In the Mercenary Team, Taylor Fer announced the king's order, instructing Chen Xiaolian and spare tire to become the commander of this 100-man mercenary team.

Of course, this decision was opposed by many mercenaries. After all, the identities of the three of them were just inconspicuous guys in the mercenary team, and the mercenaries were all undisciplined and rebellious people.

However, after taking action on the spare tire, he used only one hand and knocked down seven or eight strong mercenary soldiers in succession, the voices of opposition gradually disappeared.

Strength is the most respected rule in the mercenary world.

...

"How is it? All are arranged"

William was in the tent, and after seeing Merlin walk in, he looked up and asked.

Merlin nodded: "It's ready, I'll say goodbye to you, and now I'll set off."

William stood up, walked to Merlin, and stared at Merlin's eyes tightly; "You... be careful! I'm waiting for your triumphant news! And... you must come back alive! Merlin!"

"His Majesty……"

"I don't trust your ability." William shook his head: "You must understand that your existence is more important to me than the outcome of this small attack! Even if these three hundred people are dead, I will not care if you can come back alive! To me, your wisdom and loyalty are priceless wealth!"

Merlin stared into William's eyes, and a slight excitement seemed to flash in the middle-aged man's eyes, but he quickly disappeared.

"By the way, how about those three new guys?"

Merlin thought for a while: "It's a little beyond my expectations and I've confirmed that among these three people, the youngest guy, the one named Garen, seems to have absolutely obeyed him, he is the leader."

"interesting."

"Maybe, you can think about one thing. After this ambush, if they achieve great results, you can first reward one of them as a knight."

"I will consider it." William made a solemn promise.

...

"Remember your mission."

Taylorfo is one of the few "acquaintances" in this army, including Chen Xiaolian and others.

Although this William's attendant, Knight, is often mocked as a flatterer.

But it seems that this guy is actually quite capable. At least, the twenty entourages he brought were all very energetic, and they were all cavalrymen!!

This is rare even in France, which is famous for its cavalry on the European continent.

This Taylor Fer must be very rich!
To be continued...