The Sage of Einar - Chapter 502: Concerns of the kingdom of Alba

On the island of Britain, things were almost getting out of control, this because the news of the defeat of the army of her Irish coalition was already known in all kingdoms.

So everyone was prepared to face the threat of the Nordic army.

What most frightened all the nobles on the island of Brittany was the fact that King Einar could have killed all of his enemies in just a few months.

They are almost unthinkable for all of them to measure the fact that he would have conquered so many cities and castles in no time.

Because they could not imagine what kind of weaponry, they were using to be able to destroy all the defenses.

That is why absolutely all the rulers of the nations that were on the island of Britain began to invest in the improvement of their castles and their cities.

Not only that, but they also prepared many wooden palisades in all the towns and villages.

They did that with the intention of being able to better defend themselves from any kind of attack that was in those areas.

Although they knew it was completely useless to have defenses prepared in advance, he had to do everything possible to be able to guarantee that by the time the Nordic army will reach the island.

They could delay their advance in order to build defenses against the invaders, unfortunately for all Anglo-Saxon, Welsh and Scottish nations.

They did not have the same unity that the Irish nations had had, so they very easily only worried about the defense of their own lands.

Because none of them were confident enough to ask for help due to the risks that they would be betrayed.

In the north, the Scottish king Causantin of the kingdom of Alba was pacing back and forth while he tried to control the anger that he had.

This is because he was extremely concerned about what the Norse might do with their next conquest.

Well, they had a hunch that they would be the next to be attacked since they were the largest kingdom located in the north.

“We have a big problem on our hands. We not only have to worry about the constant attacks that the Nordics of the Faroe Islands are doing against our coasts.

But we also have a big problem on our hands, since it is very possible that the Nordics are going to attack us at any moment.

That worries me too much because it won’t take long for them to conquer the kingdom, because our walls are mainly made of wood.

Only the strong stone walls are found in the south and they are very small compared to the walls that were in the kingdoms of Ireland.

I am almost certain that we will hardly be able to stop them in the mountains for some time, but in the end, they are going to have victory over us.

Any of you have any idea what we can do to ensure the safety of our kingdom. ”

One of King Causantin’s advisers raised his hand. “I think we could ask Duke Artgal of Strathclyde and Duke Oswulfson of Northumbria for help.

I am sure that they will be able to give us enough troops to prepare us to be able to stop the advance of the Nordics.

Of course, it could be denied, but they would be putting their own nations at risk if they do not support us, because in the end if they manage to break through our defenses in the mountains.

I highly doubt that they can even defend themselves in the flatter areas in the south, where they would have to rely only on their castles that are built in areas where they cannot defend themselves properly.

It is better for them to support us in order to start the construction of the mountainous areas so that they can create enough places to stop the enemy advance, than to simply stay in their kingdoms waiting for the Norse to arrive.

But at the end of the day, everything will depend on the actions that they take and that they are willing to take in order to guarantee the success of all of us.

Although I am a bit worried, I think it is the best option we have, since our population is not large enough to be able to start construction of the forts in the mountains.

However, if they do not want to cooperate with troops, unless they support us financially and with personnel to be able to start the construction of special defensive zones to stop the attacks that might come from the coasts.

For our only hopes is to create enough defenses to stop the Norse in the mountains.

If we cannot stop them in those places, we will be completely doomed to be destroyed.

We should even ask for help from all the kingdoms that are in the south because I plot was we will not be able to build enough defenses to be able to delay the advance of the Norse as much as we can.

However, I am completely sure that all of them will flatly refuse to support us, as they must be more focused on defending their own lands than supporting the only valid line of defense they have against the Nordics.

But as long as we receive the support of the two duchies we have in the south, we can organize enough defenses to delay the Nordic advance for a few months.

That is only if the enemy attacks us from the northern shores, because if they attack us from the south or simply isolate us within the mountains, they will have won.

Well, I am almost completely sure that within the mountains we will barely survive a few months because there is not enough food in that place.

Not to mention that the land that can be used for sowing is very few and the cold is too strong to be able to leave farmland disabled for a long time in the year.

This is undoubtedly a bet that we are making, but everything will depend on God and how lucky we are. ”

King Causantin sat on a chair and closed his eyes while meditating. “Without a doubt, you are absolutely right in everything you have mentioned, but if we are going to put all our defenses in the mountains, it will be better and weigh today.

I am going to decree that all inhabitants of the kingdom must support in the construction of wooden forts and roads in the mountains in order to create a line of defense solid enough to be able to stop the enemies.

That is our only hope we have. “