Chapter 223：

Shi Lang couldn't help but was taken aback when he saw the young knight.

The Archbishop of Cantreber introduced Shiro: "Arthur, this is Ching Bedwell, the younger brother of Duke Lucan. He is currently one of the court deacons under Sir Ulfez, and he is also the leader of the card. A knight of the Merlot army."

The Archbishop of Cantreber turned and introduced to Bedwell again: "Qing Bedwell, this is Arthur who drew the sword in the stone."

Bedwell looked at Shirou with bright eyes and said, "Your Excellency Arthur? I have heard your rumors!"

"I've heard of you too, Lord Bedwell." Shi Lang said with a smile.

"Have you heard of me--?" Belleville was taken aback, pointed to himself and said, "I don't have any story worthy of poets."

"Don't be presumptuous, Lord Bedwell." Shiro said, "Everyone knows that your spear skills are the best in Britain. Even with one-armed guns, you can win one enemy to nine. He is a very good man. Knight!"

"No... there is no such thing, Lord Arthur." Bedwell said embarrassedly: "I'm just a court deacon, only good at handling some uncomplicated internal affairs."

Archbishop Cantrebe patted Bedwell’s shoulder and said with a smile: “Bedwell, when Arthur becomes the throne, he is your king. Why are you still hiding in front of Arthur? Your spear skills, even Sir Blastis also praised him greatly, otherwise Sir Ulfes would not send you to lead the army."

"So, I have always felt that Sir Ulfez's decision was wrong. I am really not suitable for leading the army." Bedwell showed a sad expression and said: "If it wasn't for my army to be slightly wrong, it would not be possible to let him The mountain giant ran away and caused heavy casualties to the soldiers."

"That's right—" Bedwell raised his head and looked at Shirou, and said: "Since your Lord Arthur is here, the command of the army will be given to your Lord Arthur. Because you are about to become the king, the soldiers will definitely obey you. , And if you are there, our crusade army in the United Kingdom will also have a commander."

"Why do you all let me be the commander? Don't you say that the United Kingdom crusade team does not have a commander?" Shi Lang asked strangely. According to Gawain's meaning, these troops have been assembled in the castle of Karnli a long time ago. After so long, it will not even the commander come out, right?

Archbishop Cantrebe said: “I originally called for this matter. Of course, the commander of the army should be me. However, I don’t know how to command the army, so I let the kingdom’s army elect the commander spontaneously. The strength of this kingdom is almost the same, and the knights leading the team are all outstanding people, and no one can serve anyone, so it has been delayed until now."

"Which kingdoms have come?" Shi Lang asked.

The Archbishop of Cantrebe said: "There is the Kingdom of Ullens, the Kingdom of Berlino, the Kingdom of Marko, the Kingdom of Nantes, and the Kingdom of Roth."

"What about the leader?" Shi Lang asked.

Bedwell replied: "Others are not important, mainly, the leading knight of the army of the Kingdom of Berlin, the son of King Berlino, Lan Marok, known as the'Glory Knight'. The leading knight of the Kingdom of Marko, It is the nephew of King Marko, Tristan, the'Knight of Sorrow'."

Did the four Knights of the Round Table gather all at once... Shirou touched his chin.

Shi Lang was not surprised. Tristan and Lan Mullok are here, no wonder the Archbishop of Cantreber can't directly push Bedwell to the position of commander.

Tristan, Lan Mulok, and Lancelot, these three are the best among the knights of the round table. In the legend of King Arthur, they are called the three major lions of Britain. Each individual is not weak. Yu Gaowen.

Especially Lan Mallok, whose spear skill is the best in Britain, is several points stronger than Altria, and is regarded as the ultimate spear skill that cannot be surpassed by this era.

The opponent's fate was also quite aggrieved. One person head-on overpowered the multiple knights, leading the way, but he was killed by the trusted Mordred backstab. The method of death can be said to be exactly the same as the current minister of the original world line.

It's no wonder that Bedwell can't hold everyone down anymore, because in this era, personal force is more important, and if you want others to convince you, you have to convince them. Bedwell's strength is not weak, spear skills are even more outstanding, but compared to Tristan and Lan Mullok, there is indeed a gap.

Gawain said: "So, I was invited by the Archbishop of Cantrebe to be the leader of this crusade. But since Arthur is here, I think you are more suitable than me."

Shirou did not directly refuse, but thought for a while, looked at Bedwell, and asked: "Bedwell, how many soldiers have come to Camelot?"

"Fifteen hundred people," Bedwell said.

Shirou touched his chin, "What about other kingdoms? Just tell me the total number."

"About two thousand people." Bedwell said after calculating.

"In other words, we have five thousand people on one side, and two thousand people in other kingdoms?" Shi Lang touched his chin.

Bedwell: "???"

"That... Your Excellency Arthur, there are 1,500 people." Bedwell reminded.

"I know. I mean, I brought three thousand and five hundred people, and they were stationed in the forest, so the total number of us is five thousand." Shi Lang said.

"Yes... that's it." Bedwell nodded.

Altria: "???"

Altria looked dumbfounded.

My king, where are we three thousand and five hundred soldiers?

"In short, if someone asks you how many people came to Camelot, you will say five thousand. Because whether it is your army or my army, it is Camelot's army." Shiro patted. Bedwell's shoulder, said with a smile.

"I...I see, Lord Arthur!" Bedwell nodded.

Shirou turned his head, looked at the Archbishop of Cantreber, and said, "Archbishop of Cantreber, can you trouble you to gather the leading knights of other kingdoms outside the city? Since they came for the crusade, continue to do so. , But it's not good. Although I don't have any talent, I am willing to try to command this coalition army."

"Okay, Arthur." Archbishop Cantrebe nodded and left happily. He wanted to unite the army a long time ago, but unfortunately no one can do this. Now that Shirou intends to unite, he is naturally happy. In this way, you can also fight against the mountain giant and the workshop behind it as soon as possible.

"Bedwell, you can move our army out of the city first." Shi Lang said.

Shiro did not directly ask Bedwell for military power. Because this is too much to come. The system of ancient Britain was different from that of the Celestial Dynasty. The Celestial Dynasty wanted soldiers, so it was just by bringing the soldiers talisman directly. However, in ancient Britain, there was no military talisman system. It was an army system under the aristocratic system.

As a king, Shilang can call on the big nobles, while the big nobles can call on the small nobles, and the small nobles can call on the soldiers. This is the system of nobles’ vassalization, one level calls for one level, but this also created the situation where my vassals were not my vassals. This is also the main reason why Western kingdoms are often overthrown by powerful vassals. .

Therefore, if you want to be king in the West and have long-term stability, you must find a way to take back all the power and implement the central government without touching the sensitive nerves of the other party during the period when the aristocratic class is occupying the dominant position. Centralization.

"I see, Lord Arthur!" Bedwell also left.

"Let's go to the outskirts and wait." Shirou said, leaving the church with Altria, Gawain, and Gemmos.

On the way, Altria approached Shirou and asked in a low voice: "My king, where are our three thousand and five hundred soldiers?"

Shi Lang smiled and replied: "As long as no one exposes the truth, I say there is, then there is."

"This...isn't this fraud?" Altria was troubled, "this...isn't this against justice?"

"Justice in lips is not true justice, Al." Shirou said, "Justice is far from enough, it must be implemented by action."

Altria thoughtfully, then took a note from his arms and began to record.

Chapter 44 The White Knight Ji [third more]

Shi Lang and his team came to the suburbs outside the castle, and after a while, Bedwell brought the army.

Without waiting for Bedwell's recommendation, Shi Lang himself stood on a large rock and said loudly: "You righteous men, I am Arthur, the incarnation of the red dragon of Britain, the king of destiny!"

Shiro began to introduce himself in front of the army.

And this time, his speech finally didn't mean that a lot of people stared at him dryly as before. On the contrary, when he said Arthur's name.

The soldiers' morale was shocked, and there was a lot of discussion.

"Is that the rumored Arthur who drew the sword in the stone?"

"According to the rumors, they have set foot in every city in Camelot!"

"I've heard the rumors of Arthur. The poets said that they had fought against terrible beasts, drove away evil magicians, and helped countless civilians recover their land from the nobles!"