09 · 王室谍报活动
Royal Espionage
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Alfred the Great acted as his own spy, visiting Danish camps disguised as a minstrel. In those days wandering minstrels were welcome everywhere. They were not fighting men, and their harp was their passport. Alfred had learned many of their ballads in his youth, and could vary his programme with acrobatic tricks and simple conjuring.
While Alfred's little army slowly began to gather at Athelney, the king himself set out to penetrate the camp of Guthrum, the commander of the Danish invaders. These had settled down for the winter at Chippenham: thither Alfred went. He noticed at once that discipline was slack: the Danes had the self-confidence of conquerors, and their security precautions were casual. They lived well, on the proceeds of raids on neighbouring regions. There they collected women as well as food and drink, and a life of ease had made them soft.
Alfred stayed in the camp a week before he returned to Athelney. The force there assembled was trivial compared with the Danish horde. But Alfred had deduced that the Danes were no longer fit for prolonged battle: and that their commissariat had no organization, but depended on irregular raids.
So, faced with the Danish advance, Alfred did not risk open battle but harried the enemy. He was constantly on the move, drawing the Danes after him. His patrols halted the raiding parties: hunger assailed the Danish army. Now Alfred began a long series of skirmishes—and within a month the Danes had surrendered. The episode could reasonably serve as a unique epic of royal espionage!
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Alfred the Great acted as his own spy, visiting Danish camps disguised as a minstrel. In those days wandering minstrels were welcome everywhere. They were not fighting men, and their harp was their passport. Alfred had learned many of their ballads in his youth, and could vary his programme with acrobatic tricks and simple conjuring.
While Alfred's little army slowly began to gather at Athelney, the king himself set out to penetrate the camp of Guthrum, the commander of the Danish invaders. These had settled down for the winter at Chippenham: thither Alfred went. He noticed at once that discipline was slack: the Danes had the self-confidence of conquerors, and their security precautions were casual. They lived well, on the proceeds of raids on neighbouring regions. There they collected women as well as food and drink, and a life of ease had made them soft.
Alfred stayed in the camp a week before he returned to Athelney. The force there assembled was trivial compared with the Danish horde. But Alfred had deduced that the Danes were no longer fit for prolonged battle: and that their commissariat had no organization, but depended on irregular raids.
So, faced with the Danish advance, Alfred did not risk open battle but harried the enemy. He was constantly on the move, drawing the Danes after him. His patrols halted the raiding parties: hunger assailed the Danish army. Now Alfred began a long series of skirmishes—and within a month the Danes had surrendered. The episode could reasonably serve as a unique epic of royal espionage!
阿尔弗雷德大帝曾亲自充当间谍，装扮成吟游歌手，前往丹麦人的军营。那个年代，流浪的吟游歌手到处都受欢迎。他们不是战士，手中的竖琴就是通行证。阿尔弗雷德年轻时学过许多民谣，还能在节目中穿插杂技和简单的魔术，让表演更丰富。
阿尔弗雷德的小股军队开始在阿塞尔纳慢慢集结时，国王本人已动身潜入丹麦入侵军统帅古什鲁姆的营地。丹麦人已在奇彭纳姆驻扎过冬，阿尔弗雷德便去了那里。他立刻发现，营中纪律松懈：丹麦人自恃征服者，安全防范十分随便。他们靠劫掠周边地区过着优裕的生活，抢来食物、酒水，也掳走妇女。安逸的日子使他们变得懈怠。
阿尔弗雷德在敌营待了一个星期，才返回阿塞尔纳。那里集结的兵力与丹麦大军相比，微不足道。但他已经推断出，丹麦人不再适合打持久战；他们的军需供应也缺乏组织，只能依靠不定期的劫掠。
于是，面对丹麦军队的推进，阿尔弗雷德没有冒险正面交战，而是不断骚扰敌人。 他始终率军四处转移，引着丹麦人跟在身后。他的巡逻队截住敌人的劫掠队伍，丹麦大军便陷入饥饿。此时，阿尔弗雷德才开始接连发动小规模战斗；不到一个月，丹麦人就投降了。这段经历，足以称得上王室谍报活动中一部独特的史诗！
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