Chapter 524: Bamburgh News
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They seem to have hatred for everything. They smashed the wooden chairs of the monastery with a big axe, chopped down the stone walls everywhere, and seemed to be able to find the interlayer and fish for gold.
Those who rushed into the monastery first got some gold and silver, but most of them still haven't hunted what they hoped to be.
Most of the Viking warriors had to search the corpse, taking their boots and belts. Even the priest's black robe and black cape were pulled off, and the corpse was discarded.
More than a hundred people searched everywhere. They touched the southeast of the monastery all the way, and saw some stone monuments standing here. They took it for granted that this was a tomb.
"Brothers, there must be gold and silver in the grave, let's dig it!"
Someone raised their heads, and people from all walks of life began to tear down the stele, using the shovel they found, or even their hands, to start digging.
However, all they found were the rotten wooden coffins and numerous bones.
They found the silver ring and the cross from the phalanx of the bone.
They even destroyed the tomb of St. Cuthbert's bishop, just like the monastery that he chose to build by himself, it was arbitrarily destroyed by the barbarians from the sea.
Even those who did not get enough wealth, looking at the smiling faces of the guys who got the gold and silver, they said hatred against the monastery itself, who were envious and jealous.
Someone finally started arson!
The so-called holy water, it is more appropriate to say that it is holy oil. It is actually an essential oil extracted from roses, so the holy water has a strong floral fragrance, and the floral fragrance is believed to have the power to cleanse filth. Many such rose oils are stored in the monastery, which is also regarded as a kind of medicine, so this monastery also has the nickname "place of healing".
But these holy oils have become arsonists.
In the chaos, Rurik and his people found some sheepskin books other than the "Gospel".
Books, or record books, are actually written in Latinized Ancient Saxon. They are records of monasteries and also contain details of the rules and regulations of the monasteries.
Another batch of letters was also seized.
The chaos in the monastery forced Rurik to evacuate, and all the books and documents he needed were taken outdoors.
He was holding a piece of parchment in both hands and couldn't help shaking his head when he looked at the dense text.
"What's on it? Paul."
"It's a letter from the king, a praise to the monastery, and..."
Suddenly, Paul's eyes widened and hurriedly said, "My lord! It's..."
"what exactly is it?!"
"It's a letter from the King. The King will come to Mass on the 15th of this month."
"Is it a grand festival?" Rurik asked.
"The Assumption of the Virgin is a big festival."
"It's amazing." Rurik hurriedly accepted the letter, looked at the smoking monastery, and shook his head sullenly. "It seems that the king is going to be disappointed. However, I can also attack him."
"Ah! Your lord... you. That's not good."
"What's wrong? Do you think you are a sinner by doing things for me?"
"This..." Paul's hesitation explained everything.
Lurik said bluntly, "In Northumbria, you are just a lowly serf. You and those nobles are not the lamb of the Lord, so how come they are noble? You are lowly? I won't take you away. Faith. Bring these holy books back, but I have to keep them. Don’t you understand your current situation?"
Paul heard enough hints and said silently, "The king will definitely bring the elite army of the kingdom."
"Elite! I play elite. This is really honorable."
Paul really didn't know how to evaluate this young man. He was rational and wise. He knew the value of the holy book, but he was even crazier than those barbarians.
Attack the king? How arrogant this is. He knew that he had no retreat...
Lindisfarne Abbey still has a large number of wooden structures, and the smoke from its wonderful spire is getting worse, and finally, the red flames fill the sky.
With all kinds of things they had robbed, the Viking army hurriedly fled the monastery. As for the dead, naturally they were buried in the monastery.
People walked past the passage that was about to be submerged by the high tide, and they retreated to the coast and to the camp next to the boat berth.
There were only a dozen people in the army who sprained their arms and scratched their skin in the chaos, and they retreated with almost no casualties.
There are people sitting everywhere on the beach, some are happy and some are upset.
After all, this is really a plunder based on ability, and those who seize the opportunity naturally get the most. For example, Geiger of Vashobi, he caught a lot of Frankish silver coins, and because the Froggy brothers also participated in it, according to the agreement, he would distribute it to the chief family and give some to Bijuni.
The heads of the various families gathered together and exchanged ideas with each other.
There are indeed people who complained about showing off. Excited Biyunni claimed to be a great honor. He slapped his chest and claimed to capture and kill a big man. He also ridiculed Rurik's dedication to the sheepskin book.
"My Rurik brothers say that the writing is the most precious! The Ross people are indeed different from us, maybe they are indeed very precious."
After all, everyone laughed.
I laughed and laughed. Those who have not made a fortune continued to yell, "I want to continue fighting! I want to go to the south and continue to explore~www.novelhall.com~Welfare] Follow the public.. No. [Book Friends Base Camp], read books every day and get cash/ Point coins!
Immediately someone agreed, "The prisoner of Lord Rurik doesn't mean that there is Bamburgh to the south? That is a city. We can fight over, and everyone can make a fortune."
Upon hearing the opportunity to make a fortune, everyone ignores that their ships may no longer be able to carry more treasures. People are greedy in their hearts, so who would abandon the treasures they have gotten too much?
People became interested and stared at Rurik.
"You don't laugh at me? You want to listen to my opinion again?" Rurik deliberately criticized.
"I'm sorry, brother." Bijuni asked. "If we attack that Bamburgh, what do you think."
"Not very much. Since you choose war. Everyone! I like war too. Now I have learned of a big event."
"What's the matter?"
Rurik's face squinted: "You are busy grabbing gold and silver, a letter I seized. I learned that the festival is approaching this kingdom and the king himself is coming to the monastery.
"Is it a sacrifice?" Biyuni immediately became vigilant.
"Exactly. So, we can intercept and kill them. We may fight against their strongest army and get a lot of treasure."
Suddenly someone patted his chest: "What are you hesitating? My people haven't grabbed many treasures, and I won't go back if I can't get rich!"
"Then fight! Fight them upright! Odin hopes so, this is our destiny." Bijuni's yelling resonated with everyone, and Rurik didn't say anything when he saw it.
Although he didn't know what would happen to him, Rurik estimated that the Kingdom of Northumbria could be gnawed into the Danfa district abruptly. Coupled with the recent wars, the armaments and national strength of this kingdom must be inferior to Fira.
The strongest army? Is the king's guard?
Then set up a line on this beach and have a decisive battle with the king's army!
Although the people under him are not elite Russ, they are also warriors carefully selected by the Balmerks.
As a result of the seizure of the victory, these people's once very crude personal weapons and equipment have been greatly improved.
King Northumbria will definitely come. Rurik vaguely remembered that it was the legendary king who killed Ragnar and attracted the onslaught of the Viking army. Is that king called Ella?
No, Ella is probably still a young man or even a teenager.
Rurik doesn't care who the king's name is, and the other fighters don't care. Maybe it's not good to be too relaxed, but they are not Rosses, and Rurik knew that he could only mobilize those family chiefs and force ordinary soldiers to do something, which was really inappropriate.
People began to build their own camps, and a sudden rain made the world cold.
The rain extinguished the fire in the monastery, and the messy courtyard was prohibitive. The Vikings had to hide in the old military camps under occupation and squeeze in wooden huts to wait for the weather to clear.
The rain lasted for two days, and the land was still muddy. People just can't eat wheat. They started fishing for fish in boats, and also ran to the woods to hunt with their captured bows and arrows.
The 15th is getting closer and closer, and it seems that the threat of war is approaching.
They don't prepare for battle, and Rurik can slack off.
Because of in-laws and personal relationships, Rurik can mobilize a total of three hundred people from Bijuni and Geiger.
The war should not be a group fight based on personal use of force, because a large number of spearheads were captured, and the gang was trained to form a long-haired team.
The new wooden poles tied the spearhead, and three hundred people formed the spear team. When the team was training, Rurik sent Jeflo to simply train the group of people in two movements, nothing more than walking together with spears, and listening to orders.
He knew that Bruce of Scotland, with a group of barefoot farmers, with a large number of only sharpened oak to form the so-called spears, stabbed the English chain cavalry on the right battlefield.
Compared with those farmers, these Balmerks have a clear sense of teamwork. Moving the shield wall is a good trick, and it is the same as a spear that uses a strong spear to advance.
The difference from emergency training here is that other Vikings are either lazily watching theaters or hunting fish everywhere.
Some people even ran far away trying to find wild boars and gather them to kill them, but they actually encountered Northumbria's riding scouts!
In the forest path, two scouts were besieged, one was killed and the other was captured.
The neatly dressed soldiers immediately stripped off their gear, and after being beaten again, they were taken away by the Vikings with their barefoot shirts like prey.
As for the two rare riding horses, they were taken away.
The captives were escorted to Rurik, which caused the entire camp to fry.
Many people believe that war is about to happen and imagine that a large army is coming. They were not afraid at all, but felt that they were a bunch of idiots who gave gold and silver to their necks.
There is "translator" Paul by Rülik. After a few days of contact, this Paul has been forced to learn some Gnostic vocabulary. This is not difficult, because there are too many similarities between Old Saxon and Gnoss.
After learning that the guys were beheading the food while riding a horse, Rurik felt speechless and didn't want to ask more about it.
He interrogated the prisoners directly surrounded by many family leaders. The shivering person had no integrity at all and directly confessed important news.
The so-called King Ainred of Northumbria must personally come to the monastery to participate in the festival. The king's travel is just about ostentation. In addition to a group of capable guards, he also needs to bring a group of treasures and attendants.
The heads of the family were ecstatic, and Rurik had to be particularly vigilant.
Someone yelled: "Haha, their king has arrived in Bamburgh. We killed this most noble man to show Odin our strength."
"Yes! This is the greatest honor."
"I can't wait. I want to kill a hundred enemies."
Even worse, they called: "We are a waste of energy to stay here, we row and draw Bamburgh. Kill them to gain wealth!"
But there are also leaders who are more prudent, because they don't want to suffer too much. If they can fight with more and less, they naturally have to stick to it.
The head of the family hoped that Biyunni, who had the most troops, would come up with one, and Biyunni and Geiger directly called Rurik to be the masters in this regard.
The captive was dragged down, and his person was deemed to have lost the use value and was directly beheaded.
After all, Rurik has experience in commanding battles, and the Balmerks believe this is not bragging.
He stood up and faced everyone: "You have all heard that they have cavalry! I urge you to be vigilant, but I am also prepared."
However, Rurik's words are like playing the piano to a cow, because those who don't know the power of the cavalry at all.
Of course, Rurik can't say that he has rich experience in this regard. He has not personally played the cavalry, and all the knowledge of the cavalry can be regarded as a paper talk. The spear formation against the infantry is also effective with more cavalry, he hopes so.
Rurik continued yelling, "Let's not talk about the cavalry. Their king has been the report of the previous escapees until we have taken the monastery."
This remark also caused some people to dismissively and sarcastically, "Are we going to be afraid of cowards? Why? Even if they gather people, I will fight them here, and I will chop off a hundred heads."
People talked and laughed again, and optimism permeated the camp.
This is simply a red flag, but what is the enemy's specific strength and armament? Rurik couldn't believe the prisoner's words too much.
After all, as the captive said, there were two thousand people. What kind of force is this kind of force?
The Kingdom of Northumbria quickly assembled a two-thousand-man regular infantry, Rurik didn't believe this. Britain in this era is nothing more than lords and capable servants leading a group of peasants to fight, and the battlefield will be full of sickles, dung and forks. Only a handful of cities will be guarded by well-equipped standing troops. However, these city defenders have proven their weakness with poor combat.
Rurik was only wary of the cavalry. Thinking about it carefully, there must be not many cavalry in the kingdom.
Just deal with the cavalry well, those farmers and the standing soldiers who are better than the farmers, forget it all.
Reason tells Rurik that he shouldn't take it lightly, but the more he thinks, the more he looks down on the enemy.
One thousand strong Viking men who are proud of killing the enemy, against two thousand armed farmers with farm tools, who will win?
They were full of confidence, and Rurik sat down again, "We will wait. There may be two thousand enemies, or even more."
"Then kill them all, we can kill ten alone." One yelled with confidence.
Bijuni nodded, "It's true. We still have some powerful weapons. We may have killed two thousand enemies in Edinburgh and here. We have lost less than a hundred people so far. This time we will prepare again. Kill them two thousand more with less loss."
According to Biyunni, killing the enemy is so easy. Everyone thinks this way, and Rurik can only agree.
Knowing the basic intelligence of the enemy, Rurik and the people he could directly mobilize began to actively arrange the battlefield.
Geiger and Bijuni’s people are the most stable. Rürik persuaded the hundred fishermen in Shetland, saying, “You just want to make a fortune and don’t want to fight head-on. You should stand behind my line with bows and arrows in your hand. It’s necessary. Use arrows to cover from time to time. After the war, I will give you a silver coin and the peace and kindness of our Ross people. You are also qualified to clean the battlefield after the war."
The people of Shetland really cherish their lives. If they really want to be the warriors of Bergen, they will not immigrate to the islands. They are indeed afraid of fighting head-on, and it is a good thing to be archers.
Rurik wanted to reproduce the decisive battle in Gotland~www.novelhall.com~ but the scale of the battle was greatly reduced.
He started stacking platforms with wood on the flat ground near the sea, and then piled them up suddenly to make a ramp. Ten torsion slingshots were densely placed on five platforms with a height of only about one meter. The height of it was just over the head of the soldier in front.
As a flexible weapon, the trebuchet moves at will by pulling a rope.
Ten trebuchets, ten slingshots, and nearly eighty crossbowmen. Three hundred people with spears are the core of the battle. When necessary, they threw their spears and put on the shields behind them. They instantly became classic dimensions. Beijing sword and shield hand.
All family leaders can see clearly that Rurik of Ross does have the means, and the army has been trained to be more organized.
Can this really matter? The approaching enemy is nothing but a farmer who comes to rescue. Killing the farmer can only be the glory of victory. Only by beheading the king's guards and robbing the king's heavy vehicles can he obtain great wealth.
Rurik and those people decided to wait for work with ease, so the other brothers were the first to attack and join the plunder. He always had a hunch that his conquest shouldn't be so smooth forever. Those family chiefs and their subordinates who do not follow the command of their own way may suffer losses in future battles.
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They seem to have hatred for everything. They smashed the wooden chairs of the monastery with a big axe, chopped down the stone walls everywhere, and seemed to be able to find the interlayer and fish for gold.
Those who rushed into the monastery first got some gold and silver, but most of them still haven't hunted what they hoped to be.
Most of the Viking warriors had to search the corpse, taking their boots and belts. Even the priest's black robe and black cape were pulled off, and the corpse was discarded.
More than a hundred people searched everywhere. They touched the southeast of the monastery all the way, and saw some stone monuments standing here. They took it for granted that this was a tomb.
"Brothers, there must be gold and silver in the grave, let's dig it!"
Someone raised their heads, and people from all walks of life began to tear down the stele, using the shovel they found, or even their hands, to start digging.
However, all they found were the rotten wooden coffins and numerous bones.
They found the silver ring and the cross from the phalanx of the bone.
They even destroyed the tomb of St. Cuthbert's bishop, just like the monastery that he chose to build by himself, it was arbitrarily destroyed by the barbarians from the sea.
Even those who did not get enough wealth, looking at the smiling faces of the guys who got the gold and silver, they said hatred against the monastery itself, who were envious and jealous.
Someone finally started arson!
The so-called holy water, it is more appropriate to say that it is holy oil. It is actually an essential oil extracted from roses, so the holy water has a strong floral fragrance, and the floral fragrance is believed to have the power to cleanse filth. Many such rose oils are stored in the monastery, which is also regarded as a kind of medicine, so this monastery also has the nickname "place of healing".
But these holy oils have become arsonists.
In the chaos, Rurik and his people found some sheepskin books other than the "Gospel".
Books, or record books, are actually written in Latinized Ancient Saxon. They are records of monasteries and also contain details of the rules and regulations of the monasteries.
Another batch of letters was also seized.
The chaos in the monastery forced Rurik to evacuate, and all the books and documents he needed were taken outdoors.
He was holding a piece of parchment in both hands and couldn't help shaking his head when he looked at the dense text.
"What's on it? Paul."
"It's a letter from the king, a praise to the monastery, and..."
Suddenly, Paul's eyes widened and hurriedly said, "My lord! It's..."
"what exactly is it?!"
"It's a letter from the King. The King will come to Mass on the 15th of this month."
"Is it a grand festival?" Rurik asked.
"The Assumption of the Virgin is a big festival."
"It's amazing." Rurik hurriedly accepted the letter, looked at the smoking monastery, and shook his head sullenly. "It seems that the king is going to be disappointed. However, I can also attack him."
"Ah! Your lord... you. That's not good."
"What's wrong? Do you think you are a sinner by doing things for me?"
"This..." Paul's hesitation explained everything.
Lurik said bluntly, "In Northumbria, you are just a lowly serf. You and those nobles are not the lamb of the Lord, so how come they are noble? You are lowly? I won't take you away. Faith. Bring these holy books back, but I have to keep them. Don’t you understand your current situation?"
Paul heard enough hints and said silently, "The king will definitely bring the elite army of the kingdom."
"Elite! I play elite. This is really honorable."
Paul really didn't know how to evaluate this young man. He was rational and wise. He knew the value of the holy book, but he was even crazier than those barbarians.
Attack the king? How arrogant this is. He knew that he had no retreat...
Lindisfarne Abbey still has a large number of wooden structures, and the smoke from its wonderful spire is getting worse, and finally, the red flames fill the sky.
With all kinds of things they had robbed, the Viking army hurriedly fled the monastery. As for the dead, naturally they were buried in the monastery.
People walked past the passage that was about to be submerged by the high tide, and they retreated to the coast and to the camp next to the boat berth.
There were only a dozen people in the army who sprained their arms and scratched their skin in the chaos, and they retreated with almost no casualties.
There are people sitting everywhere on the beach, some are happy and some are upset.
After all, this is really a plunder based on ability, and those who seize the opportunity naturally get the most. For example, Geiger of Vashobi, he caught a lot of Frankish silver coins, and because the Froggy brothers also participated in it, according to the agreement, he would distribute it to the chief family and give some to Bijuni.
The heads of the various families gathered together and exchanged ideas with each other.
There are indeed people who complained about showing off. Excited Biyunni claimed to be a great honor. He slapped his chest and claimed to capture and kill a big man. He also ridiculed Rurik's dedication to the sheepskin book.
"My Rurik brothers say that the writing is the most precious! The Ross people are indeed different from us, maybe they are indeed very precious."
After all, everyone laughed.
I laughed and laughed. Those who have not made a fortune continued to yell, "I want to continue fighting! I want to go to the south and continue to explore~www.novelhall.com~Welfare] Follow the public.. No. [Book Friends Base Camp], read books every day and get cash/ Point coins!
Immediately someone agreed, "The prisoner of Lord Rurik doesn't mean that there is Bamburgh to the south? That is a city. We can fight over, and everyone can make a fortune."
Upon hearing the opportunity to make a fortune, everyone ignores that their ships may no longer be able to carry more treasures. People are greedy in their hearts, so who would abandon the treasures they have gotten too much?
People became interested and stared at Rurik.
"You don't laugh at me? You want to listen to my opinion again?" Rurik deliberately criticized.
"I'm sorry, brother." Bijuni asked. "If we attack that Bamburgh, what do you think."
"Not very much. Since you choose war. Everyone! I like war too. Now I have learned of a big event."
"What's the matter?"
Rurik's face squinted: "You are busy grabbing gold and silver, a letter I seized. I learned that the festival is approaching this kingdom and the king himself is coming to the monastery.
"Is it a sacrifice?" Biyuni immediately became vigilant.
"Exactly. So, we can intercept and kill them. We may fight against their strongest army and get a lot of treasure."
Suddenly someone patted his chest: "What are you hesitating? My people haven't grabbed many treasures, and I won't go back if I can't get rich!"
"Then fight! Fight them upright! Odin hopes so, this is our destiny." Bijuni's yelling resonated with everyone, and Rurik didn't say anything when he saw it.
Although he didn't know what would happen to him, Rurik estimated that the Kingdom of Northumbria could be gnawed into the Danfa district abruptly. Coupled with the recent wars, the armaments and national strength of this kingdom must be inferior to Fira.
The strongest army? Is the king's guard?
Then set up a line on this beach and have a decisive battle with the king's army!
Although the people under him are not elite Russ, they are also warriors carefully selected by the Balmerks.
As a result of the seizure of the victory, these people's once very crude personal weapons and equipment have been greatly improved.
King Northumbria will definitely come. Rurik vaguely remembered that it was the legendary king who killed Ragnar and attracted the onslaught of the Viking army. Is that king called Ella?
No, Ella is probably still a young man or even a teenager.
Rurik doesn't care who the king's name is, and the other fighters don't care. Maybe it's not good to be too relaxed, but they are not Rosses, and Rurik knew that he could only mobilize those family chiefs and force ordinary soldiers to do something, which was really inappropriate.
People began to build their own camps, and a sudden rain made the world cold.
The rain extinguished the fire in the monastery, and the messy courtyard was prohibitive. The Vikings had to hide in the old military camps under occupation and squeeze in wooden huts to wait for the weather to clear.
The rain lasted for two days, and the land was still muddy. People just can't eat wheat. They started fishing for fish in boats, and also ran to the woods to hunt with their captured bows and arrows.
The 15th is getting closer and closer, and it seems that the threat of war is approaching.
They don't prepare for battle, and Rurik can slack off.
Because of in-laws and personal relationships, Rurik can mobilize a total of three hundred people from Bijuni and Geiger.
The war should not be a group fight based on personal use of force, because a large number of spearheads were captured, and the gang was trained to form a long-haired team.
The new wooden poles tied the spearhead, and three hundred people formed the spear team. When the team was training, Rurik sent Jeflo to simply train the group of people in two movements, nothing more than walking together with spears, and listening to orders.
He knew that Bruce of Scotland, with a group of barefoot farmers, with a large number of only sharpened oak to form the so-called spears, stabbed the English chain cavalry on the right battlefield.
Compared with those farmers, these Balmerks have a clear sense of teamwork. Moving the shield wall is a good trick, and it is the same as a spear that uses a strong spear to advance.
The difference from emergency training here is that other Vikings are either lazily watching theaters or hunting fish everywhere.
Some people even ran far away trying to find wild boars and gather them to kill them, but they actually encountered Northumbria's riding scouts!
In the forest path, two scouts were besieged, one was killed and the other was captured.
The neatly dressed soldiers immediately stripped off their gear, and after being beaten again, they were taken away by the Vikings with their barefoot shirts like prey.
As for the two rare riding horses, they were taken away.
The captives were escorted to Rurik, which caused the entire camp to fry.
Many people believe that war is about to happen and imagine that a large army is coming. They were not afraid at all, but felt that they were a bunch of idiots who gave gold and silver to their necks.
There is "translator" Paul by Rülik. After a few days of contact, this Paul has been forced to learn some Gnostic vocabulary. This is not difficult, because there are too many similarities between Old Saxon and Gnoss.
After learning that the guys were beheading the food while riding a horse, Rurik felt speechless and didn't want to ask more about it.
He interrogated the prisoners directly surrounded by many family leaders. The shivering person had no integrity at all and directly confessed important news.
The so-called King Ainred of Northumbria must personally come to the monastery to participate in the festival. The king's travel is just about ostentation. In addition to a group of capable guards, he also needs to bring a group of treasures and attendants.
The heads of the family were ecstatic, and Rurik had to be particularly vigilant.
Someone yelled: "Haha, their king has arrived in Bamburgh. We killed this most noble man to show Odin our strength."
"Yes! This is the greatest honor."
"I can't wait. I want to kill a hundred enemies."
Even worse, they called: "We are a waste of energy to stay here, we row and draw Bamburgh. Kill them to gain wealth!"
But there are also leaders who are more prudent, because they don't want to suffer too much. If they can fight with more and less, they naturally have to stick to it.
The head of the family hoped that Biyunni, who had the most troops, would come up with one, and Biyunni and Geiger directly called Rurik to be the masters in this regard.
The captive was dragged down, and his person was deemed to have lost the use value and was directly beheaded.
After all, Rurik has experience in commanding battles, and the Balmerks believe this is not bragging.
He stood up and faced everyone: "You have all heard that they have cavalry! I urge you to be vigilant, but I am also prepared."
However, Rurik's words are like playing the piano to a cow, because those who don't know the power of the cavalry at all.
Of course, Rurik can't say that he has rich experience in this regard. He has not personally played the cavalry, and all the knowledge of the cavalry can be regarded as a paper talk. The spear formation against the infantry is also effective with more cavalry, he hopes so.
Rurik continued yelling, "Let's not talk about the cavalry. Their king has been the report of the previous escapees until we have taken the monastery."
This remark also caused some people to dismissively and sarcastically, "Are we going to be afraid of cowards? Why? Even if they gather people, I will fight them here, and I will chop off a hundred heads."
People talked and laughed again, and optimism permeated the camp.
This is simply a red flag, but what is the enemy's specific strength and armament? Rurik couldn't believe the prisoner's words too much.
After all, as the captive said, there were two thousand people. What kind of force is this kind of force?
The Kingdom of Northumbria quickly assembled a two-thousand-man regular infantry, Rurik didn't believe this. Britain in this era is nothing more than lords and capable servants leading a group of peasants to fight, and the battlefield will be full of sickles, dung and forks. Only a handful of cities will be guarded by well-equipped standing troops. However, these city defenders have proven their weakness with poor combat.
Rurik was only wary of the cavalry. Thinking about it carefully, there must be not many cavalry in the kingdom.
Just deal with the cavalry well, those farmers and the standing soldiers who are better than the farmers, forget it all.
Reason tells Rurik that he shouldn't take it lightly, but the more he thinks, the more he looks down on the enemy.
One thousand strong Viking men who are proud of killing the enemy, against two thousand armed farmers with farm tools, who will win?
They were full of confidence, and Rurik sat down again, "We will wait. There may be two thousand enemies, or even more."
"Then kill them all, we can kill ten alone." One yelled with confidence.
Bijuni nodded, "It's true. We still have some powerful weapons. We may have killed two thousand enemies in Edinburgh and here. We have lost less than a hundred people so far. This time we will prepare again. Kill them two thousand more with less loss."
According to Biyunni, killing the enemy is so easy. Everyone thinks this way, and Rurik can only agree.
Knowing the basic intelligence of the enemy, Rurik and the people he could directly mobilize began to actively arrange the battlefield.
Geiger and Bijuni’s people are the most stable. Rürik persuaded the hundred fishermen in Shetland, saying, “You just want to make a fortune and don’t want to fight head-on. You should stand behind my line with bows and arrows in your hand. It’s necessary. Use arrows to cover from time to time. After the war, I will give you a silver coin and the peace and kindness of our Ross people. You are also qualified to clean the battlefield after the war."
The people of Shetland really cherish their lives. If they really want to be the warriors of Bergen, they will not immigrate to the islands. They are indeed afraid of fighting head-on, and it is a good thing to be archers.
Rurik wanted to reproduce the decisive battle in Gotland~www.novelhall.com~ but the scale of the battle was greatly reduced.
He started stacking platforms with wood on the flat ground near the sea, and then piled them up suddenly to make a ramp. Ten torsion slingshots were densely placed on five platforms with a height of only about one meter. The height of it was just over the head of the soldier in front.
As a flexible weapon, the trebuchet moves at will by pulling a rope.
Ten trebuchets, ten slingshots, and nearly eighty crossbowmen. Three hundred people with spears are the core of the battle. When necessary, they threw their spears and put on the shields behind them. They instantly became classic dimensions. Beijing sword and shield hand.
All family leaders can see clearly that Rurik of Ross does have the means, and the army has been trained to be more organized.
Can this really matter? The approaching enemy is nothing but a farmer who comes to rescue. Killing the farmer can only be the glory of victory. Only by beheading the king's guards and robbing the king's heavy vehicles can he obtain great wealth.
Rurik and those people decided to wait for work with ease, so the other brothers were the first to attack and join the plunder. He always had a hunch that his conquest shouldn't be so smooth forever. Those family chiefs and their subordinates who do not follow the command of their own way may suffer losses in future battles.
, The fastest update to the latest chapter of the Rise of Rurik!They seem to have hatred for everything. They smashed the wooden chairs of the monastery with a big axe, chopped down the stone walls everywhere, and seemed to be able to find the interlayer and fish for gold.Those who rushed into the monastery first got some gold and silver, but most of them still haven't hunted what they hoped to be.Most of the Viking warriors had to search the corpse, taking their boots and belts. Even the priest's black robe and black cape were pulled off, and the corpse was discarded.More than a hundred people searched everywhere. They touched the southeast of the monastery all the way, and saw some stone monuments standing here. They took it for granted that this was a tomb."Brothers, there must be gold and silver in the grave, let's dig it!"Someone raised their heads, and people from all walks of life began to tear down the stele, using the shovel they found, or even their hands, to start digging.However, all they found were the rotten wooden coffins and numerous bones.They found the silver ring and the cross from the phalanx of the bone.They even destroyed the tomb of St. Cuthbert's bishop, just like the monastery that he chose to build by himself, it was arbitrarily destroyed by the barbarians from the sea.Even those who did not get enough wealth, looking at the smiling faces of the guys who got the gold and silver, they said hatred against the monastery itself, who were envious and jealous.Someone finally started arson!The so-called holy water, it is more appropriate to say that it is holy oil. It is actually an essential oil extracted from roses, so the holy water has a strong floral fragrance, and the floral fragrance is believed to have the power to cleanse filth. Many such rose oils are stored in the monastery, which is also regarded as a kind of medicine, so this monastery also has the nickname "place of healing".But these holy oils have become arsonists.In the chaos, Rurik and his people found some sheepskin books other than the "Gospel".Books, or record books, are actually written in Latinized Ancient Saxon. They are records of monasteries and also contain details of the rules and regulations of the monasteries.Another batch of letters was also seized.The chaos in the monastery forced Rurik to evacuate, and all the books and documents he needed were taken outdoors.He was holding a piece of parchment in both hands and couldn't help shaking his head when he looked at the dense text."What's on it? Paul.""It's a letter from the king, a praise to the monastery, and..."Suddenly, Paul's eyes widened and hurriedly said, "My lord! It's...""what exactly is it?!""It's a letter from the King. The King will come to Mass on the 15th of this month.""Is it a grand festival?" Rurik asked."The Assumption of the Virgin is a big festival.""It's amazing." Rurik hurriedly accepted the letter, looked at the smoking monastery, and shook his head sullenly. "It seems that the king is going to be disappointed. However, I can also attack him.""Ah! Your lord... you. That's not good.""What's wrong? Do you think you are a sinner by doing things for me?""This..." Paul's hesitation explained everything.Lurik said bluntly, "In Northumbria, you are just a lowly serf. You and those nobles are not the lamb of the Lord, so how come they are noble? You are lowly? I won't take you away. Faith. Bring these holy books back, but I have to keep them. Don't you understand your current situation?"Paul heard enough hints and said silently, "The king will definitely bring the elite army of the kingdom.""Elite! I play elite. This is really honorable."Paul really didn't know how to evaluate this young man. He was rational and wise. He knew the value of the holy book, but he was even crazier than those barbarians.Attack the king? How arrogant this is. He knew that he had no retreat...Lindisfarne Abbey still has a large number of wooden structures, and the smoke from its wonderful spire is getting worse, and finally, the red flames fill the sky.With all kinds of things they had robbed, the Viking army hurriedly fled the monastery. As for the dead, naturally they were buried in the monastery.People walked past the passage that was about to be submerged by the high tide, and they retreated to the coast and to the camp next to the boat berth.There were only a dozen people in the army who sprained their arms and scratched their skin in the chaos, and they retreated with almost no casualties.There are people sitting everywhere on the beach, some are happy and some are upset.After all, this is really a plunder based on ability, and those who seize the opportunity naturally get the most. For example, Geiger of Vashobi, he caught a lot of Frankish silver coins, and because the Froggy brothers also participated in it, according to the agreement, he would distribute it to the chief family and give some to Bijuni.The heads of the various families gathered together and exchanged ideas with each other.There are indeed people who complained about showing off. Excited Biyunni claimed to be a great honor. He slapped his chest and claimed to capture and kill a big man. He also ridiculed Rurik's dedication to the sheepskin book."My Rurik brothers say that the writing is the most precious! The Ross people are indeed different from us, maybe they are indeed very precious."After all, everyone laughed.I laughed and laughed. Those who have not made a fortune continued to yell, "I want to continue fighting! I want to go to the south and continue to explore~www.novelhall.com~Welfare Follow the public.. No. Book Friends Base Camp, read books every day and get cash/ Point coins!Immediately someone agreed, "The prisoner of Lord Rurik doesn't mean that there is Bamburgh to the south? That is a city. We can fight over, and everyone can make a fortune."Upon hearing the opportunity to make a fortune, everyone ignores that their ships may no longer be able to carry more treasures. People are greedy in their hearts, so who would abandon the treasures they have gotten too much?People became interested and stared at Rurik."You don't laugh at me? You want to listen to my opinion again?" Rurik deliberately criticized."I'm sorry, brother." Bijuni asked. "If we attack that Bamburgh, what do you think.""Not very much. Since you choose war. Everyone! I like war too. Now I have learned of a big event.""What's the matter?"Rurik's face squinted: "You are busy grabbing gold and silver, a letter I seized. I learned that the festival is approaching this kingdom and the king himself is coming to the monastery."Is it a sacrifice?" Biyuni immediately became vigilant."Exactly. So, we can intercept and kill them. We may fight against their strongest army and get a lot of treasure."Suddenly someone patted his chest: "What are you hesitating? My people haven't grabbed many treasures, and I won't go back if I can't get rich!""Then fight! Fight them upright! Odin hopes so, this is our destiny." Bijuni's yelling resonated with everyone, and Rurik didn't say anything when he saw it.Although he didn't know what would happen to him, Rurik estimated that the Kingdom of Northumbria could be gnawed into the Danfa district abruptly. Coupled with the recent wars, the armaments and national strength of this kingdom must be inferior to Fira.The strongest army? Is the king's guard?Then set up a line on this beach and have a decisive battle with the king's army!Although the people under him are not elite Russ, they are also warriors carefully selected by the Balmerks.As a result of the seizure of the victory, these people's once very crude personal weapons and equipment have been greatly improved.King Northumbria will definitely come. Rurik vaguely remembered that it was the legendary king who killed Ragnar and attracted the onslaught of the Viking army. Is that king called Ella?No, Ella is probably still a young man or even a teenager.Rurik doesn't care who the king's name is, and the other fighters don't care. Maybe it's not good to be too relaxed, but they are not Rosses, and Rurik knew that he could only mobilize those family chiefs and force ordinary soldiers to do something, which was really inappropriate.People began to build their own camps, and a sudden rain made the world cold.The rain extinguished the fire in the monastery, and the messy courtyard was prohibitive. The Vikings had to hide in the old military camps under occupation and squeeze in wooden huts to wait for the weather to clear.The rain lasted for two days, and the land was still muddy. People just can't eat wheat. They started fishing for fish in boats, and also ran to the woods to hunt with their captured bows and arrows.The 15th is getting closer and closer, and it seems that the threat of war is approaching.They don't prepare for battle, and Rurik can slack off.Because of in-laws and personal relationships, Rurik can mobilize a total of three hundred people from Bijuni and Geiger.The war should not be a group fight based on personal use of force, because a large number of spearheads were captured, and the gang was trained to form a long-haired team.The new wooden poles tied the spearhead, and three hundred people formed the spear team. When the team was training, Rurik sent Jeflo to simply train the group of people in two movements, nothing more than walking together with spears, and listening to orders.He knew that Bruce of Scotland, with a group of barefoot farmers, with a large number of only sharpened oak to form the so-called spears, stabbed the English chain cavalry on the right battlefield.Compared with those farmers, these Balmerks have a clear sense of teamwork. Moving the shield wall is a good trick, and it is the same as a spear that uses a strong spear to advance.The difference from emergency training here is that other Vikings are either lazily watching theaters or hunting fish everywhere.Some people even ran far away trying to find wild boars and gather them to kill them, but they actually encountered Northumbria's riding scouts!In the forest path, two scouts were besieged, one was killed and the other was captured.The neatly dressed soldiers immediately stripped off their gear, and after being beaten again, they were taken away by the Vikings with their barefoot shirts like prey.As for the two rare riding horses, they were taken away.The captives were escorted to Rurik, which caused the entire camp to fry.Many people believe that war is about to happen and imagine that a large army is coming. They were not afraid at all, but felt that they were a bunch of idiots who gave gold and silver to their necks.There is "translator" Paul by Rlik. After a few days of contact, this Paul has been forced to learn some Gnostic vocabulary. This is not difficult, because there are too many similarities between Old Saxon and Gnoss.After learning that the guys were beheading the food while riding a horse, Rurik felt speechless and didn't want to ask more about it.He interrogated the prisoners directly surrounded by many family leaders. The shivering person had no integrity at all and directly confessed important news.The so-called King Ainred of Northumbria must personally come to the monastery to participate in the festival. The king's travel is just about ostentation. In addition to a group of capable guards, he also needs to bring a group of treasures and attendants.The heads of the family were ecstatic, and Rurik had to be particularly vigilant.Someone yelled: "Haha, their king has arrived in Bamburgh. We killed this most noble man to show Odin our strength.""Yes! This is the greatest honor.""I can't wait. I want to kill a hundred enemies."Even worse, they called: "We are a waste of energy to stay here, we row and draw Bamburgh. Kill them to gain wealth!"But there are also leaders who are more prudent, because they don't want to suffer too much. If they can fight with more and less, they naturally have to stick to it.The head of the family hoped that Biyunni, who had the most troops, would come up with one, and Biyunni and Geiger directly called Rurik to be the masters in this regard.The captive was dragged down, and his person was deemed to have lost the use value and was directly beheaded.After all, Rurik has experience in commanding battles, and the Balmerks believe this is not bragging.He stood up and faced everyone: "You have all heard that they have cavalry! I urge you to be vigilant, but I am also prepared."However, Rurik's words are like playing the piano to a cow, because those who don't know the power of the cavalry at all.Of course, Rurik can't say that he has rich experience in this regard. He has not personally played the cavalry, and all the knowledge of the cavalry can be regarded as a paper talk. The spear formation against the infantry is also effective with more cavalry, he hopes so.Rurik continued yelling, "Let's not talk about the cavalry. Their king has been the report of the previous escapees until we have taken the monastery."This remark also caused some people to dismissively and sarcastically, "Are we going to be afraid of cowards? Why? Even if they gather people, I will fight them here, and I will chop off a hundred heads."People talked and laughed again, and optimism permeated the camp.This is simply a red flag, but what is the enemy's specific strength and armament? Rurik couldn't believe the prisoner's words too much.After all, as the captive said, there were two thousand people. What kind of force is this kind of force?The Kingdom of Northumbria quickly assembled a two-thousand-man regular infantry, Rurik didn't believe this. Britain in this era is nothing more than lords and capable servants leading a group of peasants to fight, and the battlefield will be full of sickles, dung and forks. Only a handful of cities will be guarded by well-equipped standing troops. However, these city defenders have proven their weakness with poor combat.Rurik was only wary of the cavalry. Thinking about it carefully, there must be not many cavalry in the kingdom.Just deal with the cavalry well, those farmers and the standing soldiers who are better than the farmers, forget it all.Reason tells Rurik that he shouldn't take it lightly, but the more he thinks, the more he looks down on the enemy.One thousand strong Viking men who are proud of killing the enemy, against two thousand armed farmers with farm tools, who will win?They were full of confidence, and Rurik sat down again, "We will wait. There may be two thousand enemies, or even more.""Then kill them all, we can kill ten alone." One yelled with confidence.Bijuni nodded, "It's true. We still have some powerful weapons. We may have killed two thousand enemies in Edinburgh and here. We have lost less than a hundred people so far. This time we will prepare again. Kill them two thousand more with less loss."According to Biyunni, killing the enemy is so easy. Everyone thinks this way, and Rurik can only agree.Knowing the basic intelligence of the enemy, Rurik and the people he could directly mobilize began to actively arrange the battlefield.Geiger and Bijuni's people are the most stable. Rrik persuaded the hundred fishermen in Shetland, saying, You just want to make a fortune and don't want to fight head-on. You should stand behind my line with bows and arrows in your hand. It's necessary. Use arrows to cover from time to time. After the war, I will give you a silver coin and the peace and kindness of our Ross people. You are also qualified to clean the battlefield after the war."The people of Shetland really cherish their lives. If they really want to be the warriors of Bergen, they will not immigrate to the islands. They are indeed afraid of fighting head-on, and it is a good thing to be archers.Rurik wanted to reproduce the decisive battle in Gotland~www.novelhall.com~ but the scale of the battle was greatly reduced.He started stacking platforms with wood on the flat ground near the sea, and then piled them up suddenly to make a ramp. Ten torsion slingshots were densely placed on five platforms with a height of only about one meter. The height of it was just over the head of the soldier in front.As a flexible weapon, the trebuchet moves at will by pulling a rope.Ten trebuchets, ten slingshots, and nearly eighty crossbowmen. Three hundred people with spears are the core of the battle. When necessary, they threw their spears and put on the shields behind them. They instantly became classic dimensions. Beijing sword and shield hand.All family leaders can see clearly that Rurik of Ross does have the means, and the army has been trained to be more organized.Can this really matter? The approaching enemy is nothing but a farmer who comes to rescue. Killing the farmer can only be the glory of victory. Only by beheading the king's guards and robbing the king's heavy vehicles can he obtain great wealth.Rurik and those people decided to wait for work with ease, so the other brothers were the first to attack and join the plunder. He always had a hunch that his conquest shouldn't be so smooth forever. Those family chiefs and their subordinates who do not follow the command of their own way may suffer losses in future battles.
