Chapter 937: please don't attack burgers
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The Aleb Fortress, which once squeezed nearly 10,000 people, is now in ruins.
The people who retreated into the fort were almost wiped out, and there were not one hundred people who survived.
The conquistadors did not even estimate that this area was the domain of Denmark since ancient times. They were also Danes and showed no mercy to the dying.
Because all the people in the fortress betrayed Odin.
What will Ragnar's men do? Rurik was completely too lazy to care, and even making irresponsible remarks himself seemed superfluous. Jutland belongs to Denmark. According to the previous agreement, Rus will not occupy and rule here, and the locals do not agree to accept Rus' rule.
How to deal with the people in the fortress is an internal problem of the Danes themselves.
Rurik now cares about two captives - Eskill and Ludov.
Count Ludoff of Westphalia declared his surrender, and he was freed from the ropes that bound him. No one is worried that this guy will run away immediately. This person is injured and weak, and what he needs most is fresh water and food.
Liudov, who had just been bound by contact, was immediately set up by the Ross warriors.
Rurik immediately ordered: "Take this man to the river and let him squeeze the water. You take good care of him, don't let him escape."
That's all, Rurik talked to Ragnar for a few more words, and each made arrangements for cleaning the battlefield. As for the major events after the war, we will leave it for tomorrow!
Regarding this time-consuming war, Ragnar believed that the captured Ludov must have concealed some things. For example, the man might have dug a cellar and buried a lot of gold and silver in it. Otherwise, how could he buy a large amount of artificial labor for him? What about fortification? He once pressed Liudov about the whereabouts of Liudov's gold and silver, and the exhausted person kept insisting that he really had no money. Such a description made Ragnar completely unconvinced.
Regarding this matter, Ragnar was reluctant to tell Rurik, and emphasized that: "I don't care about your affairs in the city to recover the arrows, but don't fight with my people for the spoils." He really wanted to own the gold and silver he found.
If he just robbed gold and silver, wouldn't King Rus live as a rogue?
Rurik agreed with all his might, and the army he sent was indeed only recovering arrows and javelins. He did not believe that the enemy really had a lot of gold and silver.
In the end, the soldiers returned with bundles of arrows and reported to their king the tragedy in the fortress, all of which were for later.
Two important captives fell into Rurik's hands, and the two were worth two chests of gold, even though both were apathetic and wounded.
"Saint of the North," Esquier, underwent surgery while intoxicated. His injured thigh was severely tied with hemp rope to force blood flow, and then the arrow was cut open to take out the arrow. The same amount of alcohol in the blood plasma is off the charts. If the person underwent the operation in a conscious state, the severe pain could also force the old man to faint.
Late into the night, Esquil was awake, and the dull ache in his legs also worked on his mind. His injured leg was sutured, and there was no excellent antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drug. The wound was smeared with a layer of honey to make do, and wrapped around a burlap.
He was drunk with some honey water again. Although he has recovered a lot now, his thighs hurt when he stands up and walks. Fortunately, the arrow on his body was gone, and through the dim light, he noticed that his wound had been healed.
"The Russ did it. I...have been healed by them?"
Esquil's spirits remained poor, and the noise of his awakening attracted the guards outside the battalion commander.
A soldier was ordered to stare at the old guy, picked it up, and went into the battalion commander without saying a word, and threw a few wheat cakes and two glass bottles of honey water to the old man. You said: "Drink it. This is given to you by the king."
He picked up the food and water, and couldn't wait to ask: "Where is your king? Where is Rurik? I want to see him."
The soldier did not answer, turned away and closed the curtain again, and finally shouted rudely from outside the tent: "Old man, the king supports you and grants you immortality. Anything, we will talk about it tomorrow."
Because Eskil was a prominent priest, Rurik didn't really respect this person's identity.
It was necessary to talk about something with him, but now Rurik just wanted to have a good talk with Ludov.
Now there is a major question to be clarified - who is Liudov's ancestor Widukind.
On the battlefield, Rurik didn't have time to research, and now he has enough time to figure it out.
Regarding this name, after some inquiries, it was Rurik's captain of the bodyguard Grund who explained the truth.
Likewise, even Yevlo mentions the man's name.
And because the blue fox traveled anonymously in the Frankish hinterland, he learned a lot of things, including some sayings about Widukind.
They are all subordinates of their own, and they also learned about the people of "Widukind" through various channels.
The man's name meant "son of the forest", it was less like a name and more like a title. Or that the man's name itself is not important, "Vidukind" is not only a name, but also a belief.
Long ago, when Charlemagne launched a war of annexation against the barbarian Saxony duchy, it was Chief Widukind who stepped forward and led the Saxons against the Frankish army. However, he was defeated and surrendered, a large number of Saxons were killed in revenge, and 4,500 prisoners of war were executed in public, just as Caesar executed the slaves of the failed Spartacus uprising. This is what Charlemagne the Conqueror deliberately did.
Some fled to Denmark, and some were forced to renounce their belief in the sacred tree and convert to God. For the conquerors of the Franks, the Saxons could only survive under high pressure, and this was just after Ludov played the banner of "the grandson of Widukind" and "the true Duke of Saxony", which immediately attracted many Saxons to defect.
The key question is this Widukind.
The once defeated Widukind led his Saxon troops to Denmark, where he met the young Danish lord Godfrey. Although it was half a century ago, almost all the nobles at that time have passed away, but the memory of the war is passed down by word of mouth, and it has always been spread among the Danes.
For Ragnar also knew the name of Widukind, and his father, Sigurd, who had died, had met Widukind when he was young.
Sigurd, who was still a child, couldn't help but see the man. After all, when Widukind went to Denmark, he sought military help from the Danish lord as much as possible. The fact is that most of the Danish lords organized coalition forces to really help him counterattack. However, the Danish-Saxon coalition at that time was trampled into minced meat under the iron hooves of the Frankish cavalry, which frightened the Danes to start the construction of the Great Wall of Schleswig.
It is precisely because of word of mouth that historical information is distorted in the dissemination, but the core problem is not distorted.
Because through Widukind, the barbarian Duke of Saxony's widely recognized story, Rurik had a sudden realization after smoothing out the information.
Many of his generals, cronies, and especially those who had dealt with the Danes were sitting around him around the bonfire.
Rurik slapped his thigh: "I understand! The reason why the Danes built the Great Wall! Everything is connected!"
The king's excitement really frightened the blue fox: "Dawang. What are your thoughts?"
"Easy that Ludov! I want to have a good talk with this man.?"
Hearing that, Arik was quite disdainful and casually snorted: "You are talking about Widukind, who is like a legend, and what if Ludov is a descendant of this person? It's just our captive, a lowly person."
Rurik immediately glanced at his elder brother: "He? He is not cheap. If everything is true, he should be the Duke of Saxony. Maybe we can force him to take the Saxons to rebel against the Franks again."
If he really wanted to kill Liudov, Su then called an executioner and killed him with a battle axe.
Capturing Liudov alive was indeed the right choice, and it could even turn against him.
Unless, this man is not a direct descendant of Vidukind, or even a shameless loyalty to the Frankish kingdom.
But this Liudov, when he was pulled to the stream, his tired body suddenly became excited. He stuck his head into the water, and had a tendency to plunge into it.
He drank as greedily as a cow until his belly was hard.
However, this man was already disheartened, and when he was raging, he quickly recovered his spirits, stood up and looked around. The horrific scene made him feel that the world was false.
Check it out! The waters of the West are full of ships, and the ships are too conspicuous, and the flags fluttering are too blinking.
His fortress flies the raven's banner, the symbol of Odin, the barbarian Norman faith. The village of Lindholm has been occupied by barbarians. In fact, the original owners of the village, the Lindholm tribe, have returned, because this is their homeland, and Ludov and his Saxons are the invaders.
The southern beach has a large number of camps, where the tents are densely covered with flags, and there is a huge difference with the naked eye from other Norman camps.
It was the beach barracks of the Rus, and it looked quite similar to Ludwig's Frankish regular army barracks.
It would be better if those flying flags were not "X" but "Ten".
Liudov looked very honest. After drinking the water, he ate the boiled oatmeal with salt provided by the Ross Army without heart. He was confused about the future, the army brought from the fief was wiped out, and the people who followed him either died or fled. Alone and behind bars, this body can only be at the mercy of Rurik, the king of Rus.
At least, the young victor kept to himself the decency of the nobility.
He didn't think much of it until night fell, and he was invited to speak with King Rurik face to face.
Talk face to face? Just a long talk between two men?
He didn't know what Rurik wanted to do. Since it was the victor's request, he just had to obey.
Ludov was disarmed and escorted under close supervision to a seaside tent specially prepared by Rurik.
This tent was guarded by a group of soldiers, and when they saw Liudov in a single coat, they all cast vigilant eyes.
"Let's go! The defeated nobles, go see my king yourself." A soldier gave him a push.
So Ludov approached the tent cautiously, and in the dim oil lamp he saw King Rurik sitting casually.
"You? It is indeed Ludov the defeated." Rurik raised his head and immediately emphasized the attribute of "defeated".
Such humiliation can be said to be punishing, and Liudov had nothing to say and had to sit down.
He was angry, and as soon as he sat down, he stuck his head and bared his teeth and asked: "You don't even give me any comfort! This tent is just you and me, so you're not afraid that I will strangle you with my own hands?"
Rurik chuckled: "Stupid. Is it good for you to assassinate me now? Or, do you really think you can strangle me? Instead of being strangled by me?"
With that said, Rurik rolled up the sleeves of his arms, even the dim oil lamp could not cover up the clear-textured tendon.
Just looking at this, Liudov, who was already a little old, was completely discouraged, and his old face sank: "Young winner, what do you... what do you want to do to me? You won't find a good day and auspicious general. I killed the gods who sacrificed to your savagery."
"Haha. You're not right, but not entirely."
"how do I say this?"
"The sacrifice is already there, it's Horrick."
"Ah?" Liudov was only puzzled.
"Don't be surprised, I have captured Horrick, and all the Robards and subordinate tribes in the north have been defeated. Ludov, I hope you understand your situation. In Jutland, you have no allies. You It's time to come here, you and your Frankish soldiers are all defeated. I heard that you also won over a lot of Saxons, and they all lost too."
"Alas...I admit my defeat. When I see the whole picture of your army, I know my defeat for granted."
"You are very self-aware." Rurik was in a good mood after hearing these words, and immediately asked the key question: "Have you thought about your future?"
"Am I still eligible?"
"I know your true identity."
"Yes! I am a Frankish vassal, and I am the Count of Westphalia."
"It's not just this identity... that's why you." Rurik's words stopped abruptly, and suddenly an idea came to him: "I actually have no ill will towards you, you learned that you are Saxons, not Franks. Ross and Denmark, for you Saxons People have no hatred, we are just against the Franks, and of course our methods of warfare have always been barbaric, and we often slaughter, you have to understand that."
To understand the barbarism of the devil? Of course Liudov couldn't understand that even if he won a certain battle, he would not kill innocent people indiscriminately.
Rurik asked again: "Why don't you tell me first, your intention to come to Denmark. Hopefully, you did not come to Denmark out of a subjective attitude away from your own fief."
The words came to Liudov's heart, and he couldn't express his bitterness, and now he just confided his heart to the enemy: "I am here on the king's order..."
To this day, he has nothing to lose. As a loser, of course he had to find some reasons for his failure to give himself a noble respect, so all the responsibility was pushed to Horrick and Prince Ludwig.
In this way, Rurik finally learned the unknown side of the war through the mouths of the parties involved.
As the so-called cause and effect are interlinked, Liudov did not want to come by himself. If he did not come, the fief would be confiscated, his family would be exiled, and even his status as a noble would not be preserved.
"We didn't have to be enemies, but your master Ludwig asked you to come to the north and work hard. I know this great noble, my shop in Hazelby was destroyed. Although the black hand is Horrick's army, it really is The mastermind behind this is this Ludwig. You..." Rurik suddenly asked in his soul, "Are you still loyal to him today?"
Such a question suddenly confused Liudov. He hesitated for a while, and hesitating was the absence of allegiance to Ludwig.
"Looks like you don't trust him anymore?" Rurik asked immediately.
"This...I'm his vassal, maybe...but..."
Ludov obviously had something in his words, but Rurik revealed a lot of information through this person, and he laughed wildly with joy in his heart, but it was difficult to show it on his face. Because it was necessary to attack Frank to vent his anger, but Frank had three princes who were at odds with each other. These news spread all over the Danish world. Because of the occlusion of news, people did not know how much this contradiction had reached.
Ludoff was the party to the battle between the princes, and such a Frankish vassal of the count had to choose a side at this juncture.
It turns out that Frank's "War of the Three Kings" broke out! Horlick and Ludov, the actions of such figures in recent years, are all directly related to the Frankish Civil War, or even an extension of the Civil War.
Since the biggest enemy of the various Viking forces is the Frankish Prince Ludwig, then beat this man!
Coincidentally, the Earl of Hamburg and the Earl of Bremen are both vassals of Ludwig in line, which is provided by Blue Fox with very solid information.
Rurik patted his thigh: "Now I can tell you a secret."
"what?"
"My army will assist the Danish king Ragnar to recover the entire Jutland and restore the rule of Godfrey's great ally. Then, directly attack the territory of Prince Ludwig, who is the root of all evil, and he will pay A terrible price! Therefore, I will attack Hamburg first and destroy this Earl of Hamburg."
"what?!"
Liudov shivered with his mouth open: "Why? Why a hamburger?"
"What? What are you going to say? Against my attack on Hamburg?"
"No. I dare not, but..."
"Is there any inside story? Let's talk about it."
"There are some personal affairs of mine. However, I cannot stop you Normans from doing anything."
Rurik nodded: "You are just my captive, and you are very self-aware. However, I am willing to listen to your advice. Remember, any advice!"
"Okay. Can you... tell me why you Normans insist on attacking Hamburg? Just because the nobles there are also under Ludwig's orders."
"You actually asked me?" Rurik laughed, and burst into laughter, before staring into his eyes: "You are brave enough to be a ruthless man who fought to the end. To be honest, Ludov, if not You are almost crushed by hunger and thirst, and you will not be captured. Your spirit is worthy of admiration~www.novelhall.com~ Or, I will tell you the truth."
"Speaking."
"This is a coalition, a coalition of Rus, Sweden, Gotaland, Denmark, and the armies of the Far East. You can understand that all the Normans are united to fight against the Franks. My own army is ten thousand. There are 10,000 people, and King Ragnar of Denmark also has 10,000 people. Such a huge army needs a lot of grain, and now the autumn harvest is approaching, I intend to enter Hamburg and scavenge the local grain to meet the needs of our army. "
"Ah! You? Like a swarm of locusts eating Egypt?"
"A good analogy." Rurik shrugged. "This is war. Do you have anything to say? Are you going to stop me?"
"This..." Liudov closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he looked like he was constipated for seven days. After holding it for a long time, he could say something: "I beg you, don't attack Hamburg!"
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The Aleb Fortress, which once squeezed nearly 10,000 people, is now in ruins.
The people who retreated into the fort were almost wiped out, and there were not one hundred people who survived.
The conquistadors did not even estimate that this area was the domain of Denmark since ancient times. They were also Danes and showed no mercy to the dying.
Because all the people in the fortress betrayed Odin.
What will Ragnar's men do? Rurik was completely too lazy to care, and even making irresponsible remarks himself seemed superfluous. Jutland belongs to Denmark. According to the previous agreement, Rus will not occupy and rule here, and the locals do not agree to accept Rus' rule.
How to deal with the people in the fortress is an internal problem of the Danes themselves.
Rurik now cares about two captives - Eskill and Ludov.
Count Ludoff of Westphalia declared his surrender, and he was freed from the ropes that bound him. No one is worried that this guy will run away immediately. This person is injured and weak, and what he needs most is fresh water and food.
Liudov, who had just been bound by contact, was immediately set up by the Ross warriors.
Rurik immediately ordered: "Take this man to the river and let him squeeze the water. You take good care of him, don't let him escape."
That's all, Rurik talked to Ragnar for a few more words, and each made arrangements for cleaning the battlefield. As for the major events after the war, we will leave it for tomorrow!
Regarding this time-consuming war, Ragnar believed that the captured Ludov must have concealed some things. For example, the man might have dug a cellar and buried a lot of gold and silver in it. Otherwise, how could he buy a large amount of artificial labor for him? What about fortification? He once pressed Liudov about the whereabouts of Liudov's gold and silver, and the exhausted person kept insisting that he really had no money. Such a description made Ragnar completely unconvinced.
Regarding this matter, Ragnar was reluctant to tell Rurik, and emphasized that: "I don't care about your affairs in the city to recover the arrows, but don't fight with my people for the spoils." He really wanted to own the gold and silver he found.
If he just robbed gold and silver, wouldn't King Rus live as a rogue?
Rurik agreed with all his might, and the army he sent was indeed only recovering arrows and javelins. He did not believe that the enemy really had a lot of gold and silver.
In the end, the soldiers returned with bundles of arrows and reported to their king the tragedy in the fortress, all of which were for later.
Two important captives fell into Rurik's hands, and the two were worth two chests of gold, even though both were apathetic and wounded.
"Saint of the North," Esquier, underwent surgery while intoxicated. His injured thigh was severely tied with hemp rope to force blood flow, and then the arrow was cut open to take out the arrow. The same amount of alcohol in the blood plasma is off the charts. If the person underwent the operation in a conscious state, the severe pain could also force the old man to faint.
Late into the night, Esquil was awake, and the dull ache in his legs also worked on his mind. His injured leg was sutured, and there was no excellent antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drug. The wound was smeared with a layer of honey to make do, and wrapped around a burlap.
He was drunk with some honey water again. Although he has recovered a lot now, his thighs hurt when he stands up and walks. Fortunately, the arrow on his body was gone, and through the dim light, he noticed that his wound had been healed.
"The Russ did it. I...have been healed by them?"
Esquil's spirits remained poor, and the noise of his awakening attracted the guards outside the battalion commander.
A soldier was ordered to stare at the old guy, picked it up, and went into the battalion commander without saying a word, and threw a few wheat cakes and two glass bottles of honey water to the old man. You said: "Drink it. This is given to you by the king."
He picked up the food and water, and couldn't wait to ask: "Where is your king? Where is Rurik? I want to see him."
The soldier did not answer, turned away and closed the curtain again, and finally shouted rudely from outside the tent: "Old man, the king supports you and grants you immortality. Anything, we will talk about it tomorrow."
Because Eskil was a prominent priest, Rurik didn't really respect this person's identity.
It was necessary to talk about something with him, but now Rurik just wanted to have a good talk with Ludov.
Now there is a major question to be clarified - who is Liudov's ancestor Widukind.
On the battlefield, Rurik didn't have time to research, and now he has enough time to figure it out.
Regarding this name, after some inquiries, it was Rurik's captain of the bodyguard Grund who explained the truth.
Likewise, even Yevlo mentions the man's name.
And because the blue fox traveled anonymously in the Frankish hinterland, he learned a lot of things, including some sayings about Widukind.
They are all subordinates of their own, and they also learned about the people of "Widukind" through various channels.
The man's name meant "son of the forest", it was less like a name and more like a title. Or that the man's name itself is not important, "Vidukind" is not only a name, but also a belief.
Long ago, when Charlemagne launched a war of annexation against the barbarian Saxony duchy, it was Chief Widukind who stepped forward and led the Saxons against the Frankish army. However, he was defeated and surrendered, a large number of Saxons were killed in revenge, and 4,500 prisoners of war were executed in public, just as Caesar executed the slaves of the failed Spartacus uprising. This is what Charlemagne the Conqueror deliberately did.
Some fled to Denmark, and some were forced to renounce their belief in the sacred tree and convert to God. For the conquerors of the Franks, the Saxons could only survive under high pressure, and this was just after Ludov played the banner of "the grandson of Widukind" and "the true Duke of Saxony", which immediately attracted many Saxons to defect.
The key question is this Widukind.
The once defeated Widukind led his Saxon troops to Denmark, where he met the young Danish lord Godfrey. Although it was half a century ago, almost all the nobles at that time have passed away, but the memory of the war is passed down by word of mouth, and it has always been spread among the Danes.
For Ragnar also knew the name of Widukind, and his father, Sigurd, who had died, had met Widukind when he was young.
Sigurd, who was still a child, couldn't help but see the man. After all, when Widukind went to Denmark, he sought military help from the Danish lord as much as possible. The fact is that most of the Danish lords organized coalition forces to really help him counterattack. However, the Danish-Saxon coalition at that time was trampled into minced meat under the iron hooves of the Frankish cavalry, which frightened the Danes to start the construction of the Great Wall of Schleswig.
It is precisely because of word of mouth that historical information is distorted in the dissemination, but the core problem is not distorted.
Because through Widukind, the barbarian Duke of Saxony's widely recognized story, Rurik had a sudden realization after smoothing out the information.
Many of his generals, cronies, and especially those who had dealt with the Danes were sitting around him around the bonfire.
Rurik slapped his thigh: "I understand! The reason why the Danes built the Great Wall! Everything is connected!"
The king's excitement really frightened the blue fox: "Dawang. What are your thoughts?"
"Easy that Ludov! I want to have a good talk with this man.?"
Hearing that, Arik was quite disdainful and casually snorted: "You are talking about Widukind, who is like a legend, and what if Ludov is a descendant of this person? It's just our captive, a lowly person."
Rurik immediately glanced at his elder brother: "He? He is not cheap. If everything is true, he should be the Duke of Saxony. Maybe we can force him to take the Saxons to rebel against the Franks again."
If he really wanted to kill Liudov, Su then called an executioner and killed him with a battle axe.
Capturing Liudov alive was indeed the right choice, and it could even turn against him.
Unless, this man is not a direct descendant of Vidukind, or even a shameless loyalty to the Frankish kingdom.
But this Liudov, when he was pulled to the stream, his tired body suddenly became excited. He stuck his head into the water, and had a tendency to plunge into it.
He drank as greedily as a cow until his belly was hard.
However, this man was already disheartened, and when he was raging, he quickly recovered his spirits, stood up and looked around. The horrific scene made him feel that the world was false.
Check it out! The waters of the West are full of ships, and the ships are too conspicuous, and the flags fluttering are too blinking.
His fortress flies the raven's banner, the symbol of Odin, the barbarian Norman faith. The village of Lindholm has been occupied by barbarians. In fact, the original owners of the village, the Lindholm tribe, have returned, because this is their homeland, and Ludov and his Saxons are the invaders.
The southern beach has a large number of camps, where the tents are densely covered with flags, and there is a huge difference with the naked eye from other Norman camps.
It was the beach barracks of the Rus, and it looked quite similar to Ludwig's Frankish regular army barracks.
It would be better if those flying flags were not "X" but "Ten".
Liudov looked very honest. After drinking the water, he ate the boiled oatmeal with salt provided by the Ross Army without heart. He was confused about the future, the army brought from the fief was wiped out, and the people who followed him either died or fled. Alone and behind bars, this body can only be at the mercy of Rurik, the king of Rus.
At least, the young victor kept to himself the decency of the nobility.
He didn't think much of it until night fell, and he was invited to speak with King Rurik face to face.
Talk face to face? Just a long talk between two men?
He didn't know what Rurik wanted to do. Since it was the victor's request, he just had to obey.
Ludov was disarmed and escorted under close supervision to a seaside tent specially prepared by Rurik.
This tent was guarded by a group of soldiers, and when they saw Liudov in a single coat, they all cast vigilant eyes.
"Let's go! The defeated nobles, go see my king yourself." A soldier gave him a push.
So Ludov approached the tent cautiously, and in the dim oil lamp he saw King Rurik sitting casually.
"You? It is indeed Ludov the defeated." Rurik raised his head and immediately emphasized the attribute of "defeated".
Such humiliation can be said to be punishing, and Liudov had nothing to say and had to sit down.
He was angry, and as soon as he sat down, he stuck his head and bared his teeth and asked: "You don't even give me any comfort! This tent is just you and me, so you're not afraid that I will strangle you with my own hands?"
Rurik chuckled: "Stupid. Is it good for you to assassinate me now? Or, do you really think you can strangle me? Instead of being strangled by me?"
With that said, Rurik rolled up the sleeves of his arms, even the dim oil lamp could not cover up the clear-textured tendon.
Just looking at this, Liudov, who was already a little old, was completely discouraged, and his old face sank: "Young winner, what do you... what do you want to do to me? You won't find a good day and auspicious general. I killed the gods who sacrificed to your savagery."
"Haha. You're not right, but not entirely."
"how do I say this?"
"The sacrifice is already there, it's Horrick."
"Ah?" Liudov was only puzzled.
"Don't be surprised, I have captured Horrick, and all the Robards and subordinate tribes in the north have been defeated. Ludov, I hope you understand your situation. In Jutland, you have no allies. You It's time to come here, you and your Frankish soldiers are all defeated. I heard that you also won over a lot of Saxons, and they all lost too."
"Alas...I admit my defeat. When I see the whole picture of your army, I know my defeat for granted."
"You are very self-aware." Rurik was in a good mood after hearing these words, and immediately asked the key question: "Have you thought about your future?"
"Am I still eligible?"
"I know your true identity."
"Yes! I am a Frankish vassal, and I am the Count of Westphalia."
"It's not just this identity... that's why you." Rurik's words stopped abruptly, and suddenly an idea came to him: "I actually have no ill will towards you, you learned that you are Saxons, not Franks. Ross and Denmark, for you Saxons People have no hatred, we are just against the Franks, and of course our methods of warfare have always been barbaric, and we often slaughter, you have to understand that."
To understand the barbarism of the devil? Of course Liudov couldn't understand that even if he won a certain battle, he would not kill innocent people indiscriminately.
Rurik asked again: "Why don't you tell me first, your intention to come to Denmark. Hopefully, you did not come to Denmark out of a subjective attitude away from your own fief."
The words came to Liudov's heart, and he couldn't express his bitterness, and now he just confided his heart to the enemy: "I am here on the king's order..."
To this day, he has nothing to lose. As a loser, of course he had to find some reasons for his failure to give himself a noble respect, so all the responsibility was pushed to Horrick and Prince Ludwig.
In this way, Rurik finally learned the unknown side of the war through the mouths of the parties involved.
As the so-called cause and effect are interlinked, Liudov did not want to come by himself. If he did not come, the fief would be confiscated, his family would be exiled, and even his status as a noble would not be preserved.
"We didn't have to be enemies, but your master Ludwig asked you to come to the north and work hard. I know this great noble, my shop in Hazelby was destroyed. Although the black hand is Horrick's army, it really is The mastermind behind this is this Ludwig. You..." Rurik suddenly asked in his soul, "Are you still loyal to him today?"
Such a question suddenly confused Liudov. He hesitated for a while, and hesitating was the absence of allegiance to Ludwig.
"Looks like you don't trust him anymore?" Rurik asked immediately.
"This...I'm his vassal, maybe...but..."
Ludov obviously had something in his words, but Rurik revealed a lot of information through this person, and he laughed wildly with joy in his heart, but it was difficult to show it on his face. Because it was necessary to attack Frank to vent his anger, but Frank had three princes who were at odds with each other. These news spread all over the Danish world. Because of the occlusion of news, people did not know how much this contradiction had reached.
Ludoff was the party to the battle between the princes, and such a Frankish vassal of the count had to choose a side at this juncture.
It turns out that Frank's "War of the Three Kings" broke out! Horlick and Ludov, the actions of such figures in recent years, are all directly related to the Frankish Civil War, or even an extension of the Civil War.
Since the biggest enemy of the various Viking forces is the Frankish Prince Ludwig, then beat this man!
Coincidentally, the Earl of Hamburg and the Earl of Bremen are both vassals of Ludwig in line, which is provided by Blue Fox with very solid information.
Rurik patted his thigh: "Now I can tell you a secret."
"what?"
"My army will assist the Danish king Ragnar to recover the entire Jutland and restore the rule of Godfrey's great ally. Then, directly attack the territory of Prince Ludwig, who is the root of all evil, and he will pay A terrible price! Therefore, I will attack Hamburg first and destroy this Earl of Hamburg."
"what?!"
Liudov shivered with his mouth open: "Why? Why a hamburger?"
"What? What are you going to say? Against my attack on Hamburg?"
"No. I dare not, but..."
"Is there any inside story? Let's talk about it."
"There are some personal affairs of mine. However, I cannot stop you Normans from doing anything."
Rurik nodded: "You are just my captive, and you are very self-aware. However, I am willing to listen to your advice. Remember, any advice!"
"Okay. Can you... tell me why you Normans insist on attacking Hamburg? Just because the nobles there are also under Ludwig's orders."
"You actually asked me?" Rurik laughed, and burst into laughter, before staring into his eyes: "You are brave enough to be a ruthless man who fought to the end. To be honest, Ludov, if not You are almost crushed by hunger and thirst, and you will not be captured. Your spirit is worthy of admiration~www.novelhall.com~ Or, I will tell you the truth."
"Speaking."
"This is a coalition, a coalition of Rus, Sweden, Gotaland, Denmark, and the armies of the Far East. You can understand that all the Normans are united to fight against the Franks. My own army is ten thousand. There are 10,000 people, and King Ragnar of Denmark also has 10,000 people. Such a huge army needs a lot of grain, and now the autumn harvest is approaching, I intend to enter Hamburg and scavenge the local grain to meet the needs of our army. "
"Ah! You? Like a swarm of locusts eating Egypt?"
"A good analogy." Rurik shrugged. "This is war. Do you have anything to say? Are you going to stop me?"
"This..." Liudov closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he looked like he was constipated for seven days. After holding it for a long time, he could say something: "I beg you, don't attack Hamburg!"
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The Aleb Fortress, which once squeezed nearly 10,000 people, is now in ruins.The people who retreated into the fort were almost wiped out, and there were not one hundred people who survived.The conquistadors did not even estimate that this area was the domain of Denmark since ancient times. They were also Danes and showed no mercy to the dying.Because all the people in the fortress betrayed Odin.What will Ragnar's men do? Rurik was completely too lazy to care, and even making irresponsible remarks himself seemed superfluous. Jutland belongs to Denmark. According to the previous agreement, Rus will not occupy and rule here, and the locals do not agree to accept Rus' rule.How to deal with the people in the fortress is an internal problem of the Danes themselves.Rurik now cares about two captives - Eskill and Ludov.Count Ludoff of Westphalia declared his surrender, and he was freed from the ropes that bound him. No one is worried that this guy will run away immediately. This person is injured and weak, and what he needs most is fresh water and food.Liudov, who had just been bound by contact, was immediately set up by the Ross warriors.Rurik immediately ordered: "Take this man to the river and let him squeeze the water. You take good care of him, don't let him escape."That's all, Rurik talked to Ragnar for a few more words, and each made arrangements for cleaning the battlefield. As for the major events after the war, we will leave it for tomorrow!Regarding this time-consuming war, Ragnar believed that the captured Ludov must have concealed some things. For example, the man might have dug a cellar and buried a lot of gold and silver in it. Otherwise, how could he buy a large amount of artificial labor for him? What about fortification? He once pressed Liudov about the whereabouts of Liudov's gold and silver, and the exhausted person kept insisting that he really had no money. Such a description made Ragnar completely unconvinced.Regarding this matter, Ragnar was reluctant to tell Rurik, and emphasized that: "I don't care about your affairs in the city to recover the arrows, but don't fight with my people for the spoils." He really wanted to own the gold and silver he found.If he just robbed gold and silver, wouldn't King Rus live as a rogue?Rurik agreed with all his might, and the army he sent was indeed only recovering arrows and javelins. He did not believe that the enemy really had a lot of gold and silver.In the end, the soldiers returned with bundles of arrows and reported to their king the tragedy in the fortress, all of which were for later.Two important captives fell into Rurik's hands, and the two were worth two chests of gold, even though both were apathetic and wounded."Saint of the North," Esquier, underwent surgery while intoxicated. His injured thigh was severely tied with hemp rope to force blood flow, and then the arrow was cut open to take out the arrow. The same amount of alcohol in the blood plasma is off the charts. If the person underwent the operation in a conscious state, the severe pain could also force the old man to faint.Late into the night, Esquil was awake, and the dull ache in his legs also worked on his mind. His injured leg was sutured, and there was no excellent antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drug. The wound was smeared with a layer of honey to make do, and wrapped around a burlap.He was drunk with some honey water again. Although he has recovered a lot now, his thighs hurt when he stands up and walks. Fortunately, the arrow on his body was gone, and through the dim light, he noticed that his wound had been healed."The Russ did it. I...have been healed by them?"Esquil's spirits remained poor, and the noise of his awakening attracted the guards outside the battalion commander.A soldier was ordered to stare at the old guy, picked it up, and went into the battalion commander without saying a word, and threw a few wheat cakes and two glass bottles of honey water to the old man. You said: "Drink it. This is given to you by the king."He picked up the food and water, and couldn't wait to ask: "Where is your king? Where is Rurik? I want to see him."The soldier did not answer, turned away and closed the curtain again, and finally shouted rudely from outside the tent: "Old man, the king supports you and grants you immortality. Anything, we will talk about it tomorrow."Because Eskil was a prominent priest, Rurik didn't really respect this person's identity.It was necessary to talk about something with him, but now Rurik just wanted to have a good talk with Ludov.Now there is a major question to be clarified - who is Liudov's ancestor Widukind.On the battlefield, Rurik didn't have time to research, and now he has enough time to figure it out.Regarding this name, after some inquiries, it was Rurik's captain of the bodyguard Grund who explained the truth.Likewise, even Yevlo mentions the man's name.And because the blue fox traveled anonymously in the Frankish hinterland, he learned a lot of things, including some sayings about Widukind.They are all subordinates of their own, and they also learned about the people of "Widukind" through various channels.The man's name meant "son of the forest", it was less like a name and more like a title. Or that the man's name itself is not important, "Vidukind" is not only a name, but also a belief.Long ago, when Charlemagne launched a war of annexation against the barbarian Saxony duchy, it was Chief Widukind who stepped forward and led the Saxons against the Frankish army. However, he was defeated and surrendered, a large number of Saxons were killed in revenge, and 4,500 prisoners of war were executed in public, just as Caesar executed the slaves of the failed Spartacus uprising. This is what Charlemagne the Conqueror deliberately did.Some fled to Denmark, and some were forced to renounce their belief in the sacred tree and convert to God. For the conquerors of the Franks, the Saxons could only survive under high pressure, and this was just after Ludov played the banner of "the grandson of Widukind" and "the true Duke of Saxony", which immediately attracted many Saxons to defect.The key question is this Widukind.The once defeated Widukind led his Saxon troops to Denmark, where he met the young Danish lord Godfrey. Although it was half a century ago, almost all the nobles at that time have passed away, but the memory of the war is passed down by word of mouth, and it has always been spread among the Danes.For Ragnar also knew the name of Widukind, and his father, Sigurd, who had died, had met Widukind when he was young.Sigurd, who was still a child, couldn't help but see the man. After all, when Widukind went to Denmark, he sought military help from the Danish lord as much as possible. The fact is that most of the Danish lords organized coalition forces to really help him counterattack. However, the Danish-Saxon coalition at that time was trampled into minced meat under the iron hooves of the Frankish cavalry, which frightened the Danes to start the construction of the Great Wall of Schleswig.It is precisely because of word of mouth that historical information is distorted in the dissemination, but the core problem is not distorted.Because through Widukind, the barbarian Duke of Saxony's widely recognized story, Rurik had a sudden realization after smoothing out the information.Many of his generals, cronies, and especially those who had dealt with the Danes were sitting around him around the bonfire.Rurik slapped his thigh: "I understand! The reason why the Danes built the Great Wall! Everything is connected!"The king's excitement really frightened the blue fox: "Dawang. What are your thoughts?""Easy that Ludov! I want to have a good talk with this man.?"Hearing that, Arik was quite disdainful and casually snorted: "You are talking about Widukind, who is like a legend, and what if Ludov is a descendant of this person? It's just our captive, a lowly person."Rurik immediately glanced at his elder brother: "He? He is not cheap. If everything is true, he should be the Duke of Saxony. Maybe we can force him to take the Saxons to rebel against the Franks again."If he really wanted to kill Liudov, Su then called an executioner and killed him with a battle axe.Capturing Liudov alive was indeed the right choice, and it could even turn against him.Unless, this man is not a direct descendant of Vidukind, or even a shameless loyalty to the Frankish kingdom.But this Liudov, when he was pulled to the stream, his tired body suddenly became excited. He stuck his head into the water, and had a tendency to plunge into it.He drank as greedily as a cow until his belly was hard.However, this man was already disheartened, and when he was raging, he quickly recovered his spirits, stood up and looked around. The horrific scene made him feel that the world was false.Check it out! The waters of the West are full of ships, and the ships are too conspicuous, and the flags fluttering are too blinking.His fortress flies the raven's banner, the symbol of Odin, the barbarian Norman faith. The village of Lindholm has been occupied by barbarians. In fact, the original owners of the village, the Lindholm tribe, have returned, because this is their homeland, and Ludov and his Saxons are the invaders.The southern beach has a large number of camps, where the tents are densely covered with flags, and there is a huge difference with the naked eye from other Norman camps.It was the beach barracks of the Rus, and it looked quite similar to Ludwig's Frankish regular army barracks.It would be better if those flying flags were not "X" but "Ten".Liudov looked very honest. After drinking the water, he ate the boiled oatmeal with salt provided by the Ross Army without heart. He was confused about the future, the army brought from the fief was wiped out, and the people who followed him either died or fled. Alone and behind bars, this body can only be at the mercy of Rurik, the king of Rus.At least, the young victor kept to himself the decency of the nobility.He didn't think much of it until night fell, and he was invited to speak with King Rurik face to face.Talk face to face? Just a long talk between two men?He didn't know what Rurik wanted to do. Since it was the victor's request, he just had to obey.Ludov was disarmed and escorted under close supervision to a seaside tent specially prepared by Rurik.This tent was guarded by a group of soldiers, and when they saw Liudov in a single coat, they all cast vigilant eyes."Let's go! The defeated nobles, go see my king yourself." A soldier gave him a push.So Ludov approached the tent cautiously, and in the dim oil lamp he saw King Rurik sitting casually."You? It is indeed Ludov the defeated." Rurik raised his head and immediately emphasized the attribute of "defeated".Such humiliation can be said to be punishing, and Liudov had nothing to say and had to sit down.He was angry, and as soon as he sat down, he stuck his head and bared his teeth and asked: "You don't even give me any comfort! This tent is just you and me, so you're not afraid that I will strangle you with my own hands?"Rurik chuckled: "Stupid. Is it good for you to assassinate me now? Or, do you really think you can strangle me? Instead of being strangled by me?"With that said, Rurik rolled up the sleeves of his arms, even the dim oil lamp could not cover up the clear-textured tendon.Just looking at this, Liudov, who was already a little old, was completely discouraged, and his old face sank: "Young winner, what do you... what do you want to do to me? You won't find a good day and auspicious general. I killed the gods who sacrificed to your savagery.""Haha. You're not right, but not entirely.""how do I say this?""The sacrifice is already there, it's Horrick.""Ah?" Liudov was only puzzled."Don't be surprised, I have captured Horrick, and all the Robards and subordinate tribes in the north have been defeated. Ludov, I hope you understand your situation. In Jutland, you have no allies. You It's time to come here, you and your Frankish soldiers are all defeated. I heard that you also won over a lot of Saxons, and they all lost too.""Alas...I admit my defeat. When I see the whole picture of your army, I know my defeat for granted.""You are very self-aware." Rurik was in a good mood after hearing these words, and immediately asked the key question: "Have you thought about your future?""Am I still eligible?""I know your true identity.""Yes! I am a Frankish vassal, and I am the Count of Westphalia.""It's not just this identity... that's why you." Rurik's words stopped abruptly, and suddenly an idea came to him: "I actually have no ill will towards you, you learned that you are Saxons, not Franks. Ross and Denmark, for you Saxons People have no hatred, we are just against the Franks, and of course our methods of warfare have always been barbaric, and we often slaughter, you have to understand that."To understand the barbarism of the devil? Of course Liudov couldn't understand that even if he won a certain battle, he would not kill innocent people indiscriminately.Rurik asked again: "Why don't you tell me first, your intention to come to Denmark. Hopefully, you did not come to Denmark out of a subjective attitude away from your own fief."The words came to Liudov's heart, and he couldn't express his bitterness, and now he just confided his heart to the enemy: "I am here on the king's order..."To this day, he has nothing to lose. As a loser, of course he had to find some reasons for his failure to give himself a noble respect, so all the responsibility was pushed to Horrick and Prince Ludwig.In this way, Rurik finally learned the unknown side of the war through the mouths of the parties involved.As the so-called cause and effect are interlinked, Liudov did not want to come by himself. If he did not come, the fief would be confiscated, his family would be exiled, and even his status as a noble would not be preserved."We didn't have to be enemies, but your master Ludwig asked you to come to the north and work hard. I know this great noble, my shop in Hazelby was destroyed. Although the black hand is Horrick's army, it really is The mastermind behind this is this Ludwig. You..." Rurik suddenly asked in his soul, "Are you still loyal to him today?"Such a question suddenly confused Liudov. He hesitated for a while, and hesitating was the absence of allegiance to Ludwig."Looks like you don't trust him anymore?" Rurik asked immediately."This...I'm his vassal, maybe...but..."Ludov obviously had something in his words, but Rurik revealed a lot of information through this person, and he laughed wildly with joy in his heart, but it was difficult to show it on his face. Because it was necessary to attack Frank to vent his anger, but Frank had three princes who were at odds with each other. These news spread all over the Danish world. Because of the occlusion of news, people did not know how much this contradiction had reached.Ludoff was the party to the battle between the princes, and such a Frankish vassal of the count had to choose a side at this juncture.It turns out that Frank's "War of the Three Kings" broke out! Horlick and Ludov, the actions of such figures in recent years, are all directly related to the Frankish Civil War, or even an extension of the Civil War.Since the biggest enemy of the various Viking forces is the Frankish Prince Ludwig, then beat this man!Coincidentally, the Earl of Hamburg and the Earl of Bremen are both vassals of Ludwig in line, which is provided by Blue Fox with very solid information.Rurik patted his thigh: "Now I can tell you a secret.""what?""My army will assist the Danish king Ragnar to recover the entire Jutland and restore the rule of Godfrey's great ally. Then, directly attack the territory of Prince Ludwig, who is the root of all evil, and he will pay A terrible price! Therefore, I will attack Hamburg first and destroy this Earl of Hamburg.""what?!"Liudov shivered with his mouth open: "Why? Why a hamburger?""What? What are you going to say? Against my attack on Hamburg?""No. I dare not, but...""Is there any inside story? Let's talk about it.""There are some personal affairs of mine. However, I cannot stop you Normans from doing anything."Rurik nodded: "You are just my captive, and you are very self-aware. However, I am willing to listen to your advice. Remember, any advice!""Okay. Can you... tell me why you Normans insist on attacking Hamburg? Just because the nobles there are also under Ludwig's orders.""You actually asked me?" Rurik laughed, and burst into laughter, before staring into his eyes: "You are brave enough to be a ruthless man who fought to the end. To be honest, Ludov, if not You are almost crushed by hunger and thirst, and you will not be captured. Your spirit is worthy of admiration~www.novelhall.com~ Or, I will tell you the truth.""Speaking.""This is a coalition, a coalition of Rus, Sweden, Gotaland, Denmark, and the armies of the Far East. You can understand that all the Normans are united to fight against the Franks. My own army is ten thousand. There are 10,000 people, and King Ragnar of Denmark also has 10,000 people. Such a huge army needs a lot of grain, and now the autumn harvest is approaching, I intend to enter Hamburg and scavenge the local grain to meet the needs of our army. ""Ah! You? Like a swarm of locusts eating Egypt?""A good analogy." Rurik shrugged. "This is war. Do you have anything to say? Are you going to stop me?""This..." Liudov closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he looked like he was constipated for seven days. After holding it for a long time, he could say something: "I beg you, don't attack Hamburg!"Dear, click in and give a good review. The higher the score, the faster the update. It is said that those who give full marks to the new ones have finally found a beautiful wife!The new revision and upgrade address of the mobile station: https://, data and bookmarks are synchronized with the computer station, no ads and fresh reading!
