Chapter 253: Chapter 253 - 44,130 men

Back on the battlements, the two thousand traditional Wessex infantrymen gripped their wooden spears.

When they saw the sheer mass of tens of thousands of men charging at them, their knees began to knock together.

The Wessex soldiers felt their fear slowly melt away, replaced by a deep trust in this strange king from the north. He was a smart, hard-working leader who clearly had a plan to protect them.