At that time, when Egil said such words, the generals, whether they were the Normans or other soldiers of the Allied, were all very surprised. I really couldn't believe that this person, who had always been the first in safety, would choose the job with the highest death rate in such a nearly desperate and tens of thousands of people. As long as he broke through with the large army, he would have free tens of thousands of flesh shields to shelter him from the wind and rain, and even open and hidden arrows could not hurt him! However, he chose the completely opposite option!

"Why—" Hearing Egil's understatement, he put himself in the most dangerous place in the world. Artoria opposite stood up suddenly and asked.

Then, Egil left Artoria with one word: "Because I am the emperor."

Artoria was stunned for a moment, and then said very toughly: "If this is the case, I will go with you-"

"—No." Egil interrupted Artoria directly and said, "Because, if I die, then the empire needs the next emperor to lead them to continue fighting."

Egil said this and turned around and said to the people who participated in the meeting: "Everyone, be a witness. I hereby declare that if I am summoned by the Lord and unfortunately died in battle, then all my power, status and property will belong to Artoria, the queen of the Norman Empire."

Hearing Egil say this, the generals participating in the meeting were all surprised to speak - but something that surprised them even more happened the next moment - Artoria blushed in anger and shouted at Egil: "What do you mean?! Do you think I will care about those things?! If you are gone, the world will have no meaning!"

"This is this..." The generals - both Norman and the Allies, all roared in their hearts: Don't care?! You don't care about a huge empire comparable to Rome?! You don't care about a huge empire with a population of tens of millions?! That's a big empire with three crowns, three crowns! If you give me, I will kill the whole family!!!

Hearing Artolia say this, Egil's face softened. He stepped forward and held Artolia in his arms.

"But I care, Hani. I have worked hard for half my life and spent so much effort to create such a great empire. It is like my child. So I have to find someone I trust most so that my empire can continue to exist. And that person is you."

Hearing Egil say this, Artoria's eyes turned red and tears rolled in her eyes. She forced herself to not flow out - because there were too many people next to her watching. She also hooked Egil's neck and leaned on his shoulder. She hugged him.

"In this world... there is such a thing... I believe in love again..." Next to them, Hungarian King Attila burst into tears. He remembered the tragedy of being fooled by the Roman princess and being infatuated with water. The old king couldn't help but feel emotion and couldn't help but stand up and applaud the Emperor and his wife of Norman.

In this way, under the gaze of a group of generals with their own thoughts, this Europa's most noble couple hugged each other passionately, beautifully interpreted what love is.

But this warm scene did not last long. Although both sides wanted to hug each other for a longer time, after all, it was still a period of combat. So both sides were very restrained.

"So, that's it. Everyone, please prepare quickly. We will break through in an hour. If you are lucky, at this time tomorrow, we can meet at the second line of defense fifty kilometers away." Egil said to the generals with a bright smile.

So the generals also said goodbye. Only Egil, Artoria, and Sonia who followed Egil.

"Let's go back to the room, let's have a good rest and prepare." Since this is the case, Artoria has no reason to stop an emperor's obsession. She said to Egil in a little helpless manner.

"Yeah." Egil followed Artoria out. Before going out, the emperor turned around and said to Sonia: "Prepare hot water for me. I want to take a bath."

"Eh? At this time?" Artoria was a little surprised.

"Indeed, this is the time. After all, it is a very critical battle. I don't want to go to the battlefield in such a state." Egil replied. Then, when Sonia was about to leave, he added: "Also, find me a few armor craftsmen - to have the best one. I want to repair my armor."

"...But, there is nothing to repair this armor?" Artoria continued to ask strangely.

"I want them to clean the armor and then paint the decoration parts well," Egil explained.

"You really..." Artoria didn't understand when he heard Egil say this: "Why do you do this? These meaningless things-"

"—Because, I am the emperor." As he said this, Egil laughed loudly, and then Artoria beat him hard on his back, turning his cheerful laughter into a cough.

In this way, although I didn't understand Egil's mental state, since I could take a bath, Artoria was not polite. After the hot water was ready, she took a bath with Egil. There was also a large Roman-style bathtub in the inner castle. Just heat the copper tube below and you could use it. Egil and Artoria took off all the armor and clothes and handed them to the servants to deal with it. Then they walked in from the stairs next to the bathtub. Lying side by side, lying together, closed their eyes and brought wet towels to relieve fatigue.

"Now, Egil." After a while, Artoria pushed Egil's shoulder: "I'll help you wipe your back."

"No, you are too strong and it will hurt." Egil answered with his eyes closed.

"Tsk, don't, don't." Artoria snorted lightly, withdrew her hand, turned her back to Egil.

After a while, Egil felt something was wrong. He opened his eyes and turned around, hugged Artoria from behind, and found that the body of the always strong Queen Norman twitched slightly. Tears kept sliding down his cheeks. He just held back the crying in front of everyone, but when Egil and her were the only two, he could no longer hold it back.

"Let go!" Artoria's face turned red when she felt Egil hugging her from behind, and she struggled a little embarrassedly. Egil took the opportunity closer and approached Artoria's ear and said, "I will not die."

However, this sentence became the fuse that ignited Artoria, causing Artoria's emotions to burst out suddenly.

"But - but - there is no reason - I just don't want you to go-" Artoria turned around and hugged Egil and cried. If she had taken into account the dignity of the royal family and the obligations of being the queen in the meeting before, then Artoria is just a wife who is worried about her husband. After taking off all the armor, Artoria was as fragile as an ordinary girl.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

"—I said it." Egil's voice was as gentle as ever: "I will not die."

The emperor said this again, causing Artoria to stop struggling. She hugged Egil firmly and did not want to let go at all. It seemed that as soon as she let go, her lover would float away like the wind...

In this way, when the emperor finished bathing and swept away the dirt, bloody smell and fatigue on his body, the armor was cleaned up by the best armor master, and then painted patterns with gold powder on it and painted the patterns and grease for maintenance. An hour later, the new emperor appeared in front of people wearing a new armor. People couldn't help but feel the light in front of them.

"A emperor just enters the battlefield. It doesn't take any more to say anything, so he can boost morale." Many people think so. After abandoning the white fox fur cloak and simply wearing armor, Egil's graceful noble aura was a little less, and his solemn aura was two more. He looked more like a professional soldier. So, as long as Egil became serious, as a real warrior, or even a real knight, there was nothing impossible.

So, at the end, Egil summoned the generals again and conveyed the order: "Today, March 22, 1010 AD. I will share life and death with my like-minded comrades! And I will return to my beloved country alive and gather with you again!!!"

After saying this, the Norman army, from generals to soldiers, cheered together. The sound was shocking. Egil's words spread throughout the Norman team with manpower, which shocked all the soldiers! The morale that had originally declined due to the previous failure immediately rose to the peak again!

So, at this moment, the Norman Domestic Fort and the inner city gates were all opened! The first one to be dispatched was the strongest guard army in the Norman Empire! The remaining 70,000 Norman troops began to break through!
Chapter completed!