Rise of Rurik - Chapter 970

Chapter 970: Ragnar's Sack of the Rhine




Baudouin, Count of Flanders, never thought that he would become a prisoner of war in confusion.

He is now bound by ropes, with a piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth, and his mouth is bound by ropes. His eyes were blindfolded, leaving only two nostrils breathing.

Then he was thrown onto the ship like cargo, full of fear and despair about the future.

Rurik had no desire to negotiate with this "surprise" immediately, and it was not even necessary to sign the alliance under the city now.

The men would be taken all the way to Hamburg, where they would be temporarily imprisoned.

After all, Baudouin is an earl of a huge area. Although it is not a big problem for Ross whether he lives or dies, now that he is captured alive, it is certainly impossible not to extract his strategic value as much as possible.

The Russ-Danish coalition had no intention of staying in Antwerp anymore. As for whether to pursue Ghent in the next victory, Rurik had no intention, and Ragnar's idea of ​​looting was given up.

When they came, everything was peaceful in Antwerp, and the twenty nearby villages were busy stocking up supplies for the winter.

When they left, Antwerp was left in ruins and corpses scattered on the battlefield. The village was still there, but the villagers escaped with their soft livestock.

The economy of a large area has collapsed, the assembled army is scattered, and the death of the Earl is also a political disaster for the entire region.

Bruges, Lille, Dunkirk, and the nobles of Bruther, they will have to wait for a while to learn that the battle of the counties against the Norman army has been defeated and lost.

The corpses of those who died were abandoned outside the ruins of Antwerp. A large number of crows waited for the Norman army to leave. They stared at the corpses. Before Rurik left with his troops, he noticed that crows were pecking at the eyes of the corpse.

They are not ordinary birds, but the eyes of Odin.

They appear in large numbers on the battlefield, and it is Odin that recognizes the battle that takes place.

Ragnar's Danish army was too arrogant, and the soldiers were mostly shirtless. They lost some brothers because they deliberately did not wear armor.

Rurik's Rus army was not killed, but more than 30 brothers were bruised to varying degrees. The armor effectively protected the body, and the bruises usually didn't get in the way, but now Rurik just wanted to leave with a lot of loot.

The rain gradually stopped and the temperature got a little warmer, but the sudden arrival of the north brought everyone back to reality.

The dry north wind was quickly blowing away the dampness, which gave Rurik a sigh of relief. The wet and cold weather is like a blunt knife cutting flesh. Thanks to the tough body and bones that his warriors have cultivated on weekdays, they can resist for a period of time. Everyone's tolerance has a limit. When a person's immunity is finally weakened to a limit, the plague will break out.

At the beginning, the bow drill and the fire nitre ignited the dry wood in the reserve. The moist wood that was searched for gradually burned, and the coalition soldiers took the time to dry their clothes by the increasing number of bonfires.

No one collects corpses for dead enemies, and they cremate their dead on the spot.

After that, aim for a new target.

The bonfire crackled, it was the last night before leaving.

Ragnar's eyes lit up with flames, and he muttered again: "I won't go to Hamburg with you. Just like the previous plan, when we reach the mouth of the Rhine, and when we reach the Rotterstad we set, I will Deep looting along the river. Be sure to tell the people of the north about my temporary departure."

"Everyone has their own aspirations, and I also want to try to loot along the Rhine River. After all, it is you who will open up the situation. I support you." Rurik answered happily.

Before this, no Viking fleet had gone upstream to loot the Rhine, not even the people who once controlled the port of Durist dared to do so.

Ragnar himself is a Danish nobleman, and even if he was once a poor nobleman, he knows some information.

Going up the Rhine, directly facing the core area of ​​Frank.

The more the core area is, the denser the wealth is. There are a lot of gold and silver utensils, delicious and precious jewelry, and even some beautiful women can be kidnapped as wives. Ragnar's group of die-hards are almost not from his original tribe. Thanks to his prestige in the duel of nobles when he was young, and the prestige he has now, this group of fans has gathered.

The brothers who followed him to death were mainly for the opportunity to make money and plunder slaves. Now they are clamoring for a collective vote.

In the past, the Frankish soldiers were strong and strong, but now they are in a civil war. In addition, the coalition forces annihilated a group of Frankish heavy cavalry on the banks of the Elbe River. It is undeniable that the Danish soldiers were direct participants. Ragnar and his men fought high, determined that the opportunity had come to plunder deep into the Frankish core. Even Ross's allies did not participate this fall because of friendship, and deliberately sold everyone's favor.

Rurik patted Brother Ragnar on the shoulder and continued to instigate: "You can loot and destroy as much as you like. I will go back to Hamburg to wait for your good news."

"So, you're not going back to Ross' hometown?" Ragnar asked this key question suddenly with a smile.

"Of course I have to go back. But..." Rurik shrugged. "Arriving at Bornholm is a return to Ross's hometown. Even if you reach the Gyota River, it is also a return to Ross' hometown. You know, your Geran. The north of the German Peninsula is my territory.”

All the plans have been made, and the rest is the division of the fleet.

Of course, until now, Ross and Denmark have not signed a serious written alliance agreement, nor have they made a grand ceremony to swear to Odin about the sanctity of the alliance.

But the two sides have continued to fight side by side this year, and the alliance has been proved by those crows on the battlefield and those corpses of the enemy scattered everywhere.

Ragnar confidently handed over the spoils he grabbed in Antwerp and Utrecht to Rurik to settle down. In the end, these sacks would be thrown into Hamburg first.

He decided to go into battle lightly to start a new loot. Although the action did not have a clear looting target, it did not require a clear target.

Because, his looting army of more than 200 people will appear directly near the Frankish capital of Aachen. As long as he decides to go retrograde along the Rhine, it will be the result.

Finally, the Russ army, who had grabbed a lot of grain and wool, withdrew.

Since the withdrawal of the coalition forces, Rurik and Ragnar have parted ways.

All the wet sails of the Ross fleet were blown dry by the north wind, and the ships raised their jibs and headed north quickly against the north wind. The sail faces the wind at a special angle, forming a positive pressure area and a negative pressure area, just like an airplane wing to obtain "lift", that is, a strong forward force.

This kind of technology is simple, and it requires some complicated operations to do it. If it is a Latin-style jib, it is quite simple to do it.

Against the strong north wind, can you dash forward at sea?

Victor, Baron of Groningen, and more than a dozen fief knights from Utrecht had never seen such a situation. They have already understood that the "white Normans with blue stripes", the so-called big ships of the kingdom of Ross, are not uncommon. Now they feel that the Rus are using some kind of divine power.

The poor Gothic bishop Paul Feder had never been on a boat, and it was the first time he "flyed against the wind" on a Norman ship. Unfortunately, the strong seasickness tossed the little old man down, and he was unable to sigh with emotion.

As for the captured Count Baudouin, he was still bound by ropes like a fragile cargo, and a blindfolded cloth covered everything. He didn't even know that he was on a big ship.

When the fleet rushed back to the mouth of the Amstel River, all the fief knights and their entourage from Utrecht were put down.

They were allowed to walk back to their homes, and before leaving, they were threatened: "You remember! You are already a vassal of the Netherlands. The Country of Flanders has nothing to do with you, go back to your own country. The village continues to live, and soon your true count will return."

Henry Nassau would not have established himself in the city of Utrecht now. He was an outsider, and he would not have come when the Rus and Danes hadn't built a base at the mouth of the great river, when his village of Nassau had not yet drifted down the river to Utrecht.

The fleet arrived in Groningen again. Baron Victor experienced this fantastic experience. The only choice for powerful outsiders was to surrender. He was even glad that he had failed in a confused way, so that he was still a nobleman, and his hometown was not attacked. Even, the situation can be greatly improved.

He confessed to the two kings of the Normans, and he himself admitted that the Netherlands is the monarch, and he also admitted the existence of the Duchy of Saxony.

The bottomless surrender of a small noble can be said to be a betrayal of faith and a betrayal of the Frankish kingdom. However, he has been promised safety. At the very least, Norman pirates will no longer attack the coastline near Groningen, and the locals will be able to do business with the Normans while they are safe. As for the price, their coastline is completely open to Norman merchants, and they have no right to collect any customs duties and port taxes.

In this era, the entire Netherlands will be included in the economic control zone by the Kingdom of Rus, and this is what Rurik wants. Because he really needs the largest wool producing area in Western Europe today.

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Ragnar's fleet had entered the main channel of the Rhine, and soon, the fleet encountered a choice.

"Boss, a smaller river merges into the big river, how should we choose?" a close friend asked.

All warriors are waiting, eager to make a fortune waiting for Ragnar to make a decision.

"Take the big river! We will all follow the big river in the future. Only with the big river can we make a fortune."

The soldiers then had the backbone, and they continued to paddle and sail on the main channel of the Rhine in this dry season with their big oars, eager to loot and make a fortune.

The so-called small river is essentially the Maas River. If Ragnar decides to take the small river, he can directly explore the huge Frankish capital of Aachen in this cold autumn. But it was a risky voyage deep into the hinterland, and secondly, Ragnar had no plans to sack Aachen.

He chose the main river course as a safe move, only because a suitable target appeared in front of his home.

The town of Nijmegen stands unprepared on the banks of the Rhine. A large number of villages are surrounded by a large wooden building. The monastery of the settlement is too much a stand-out building.

In the past history, no Vikings have ever been here.

A small number of people in Nijmegen watched in amazement as the "two-pointed" special large boat appeared on the river.

The Viking dragon head ship is already a big ship for the local people. In addition to farming and domesticating cattle and sheep, the people's daily life is to go to the monastery to worship. The poor life of the local people is no different from that of the people in other places.

A local farmer will probably never leave Nijmegen on the banks of the river in his entire life, and the strange ships he sees today are really novel.

But soon, the spectacle-watchers realized their stupidity.

They are like fools who stand on the beach and admire the strange white line in the distance. When the huge waves of the tsunami come over, it is too late to escape.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Ragnar pulled out his beloved Ross steel sword and led the entire fleet to force the beach.

"Shock! Enter the city! Plunder! Kill them all! Charge the monastery and **** the gold!"

Nijmegen is not the fief of a certain noble. It is a bishopric. The priests manage all local affairs and are directly under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Cologne.

As the so-called fall of Rome, all kinds of Germanic barbarians are rampant in Western Europe. Even if the Frankish tribes have been unified, before the unification of huge profits, the priests held sacred beliefs, and some core areas of the huge land have been promoted to the masters of the ****. When the old Roman administrative system collapsed, not even the warlords and tyrants rose up. Only the priests held on to the last fire in the dark age and struggled to maintain the basic order.

In the middle and lower reaches of the Rhine, with Cologne as the center, most of the settlements along the river have been managed by priests in the past hundred years, the so-called Archdiocese of Cologne. Charlemagne could certainly abolish the Archbishop of Cologne's full control over the area while he was alive, but he didn't. Charlemagne was awarded the title of "Emperor of the All Roman People" by the Pope in Rome, and was anointed and congratulated by the Pope himself, becoming the patron saint, so the Bishop of Cologne obeyed this "saint" in all aspects.

This area is where theocracy is in power. Regarding the Frankish Civil War, the huge Bishopric of Cologne remained neutral, did not support one soldier or one soldier externally, and actively gathered war refugees internally. No one from the three sides of the civil war went to fight against the idea of ​​the Bishop of Cologne. After all, the nobles of the Frankish system who rushed to make trouble here are equivalent to selling their souls to the devil.

But what Ragnar and his Danish scoundrels noticed was the gold and silver that the monasteries had amassed.

No Frankish army dared to disrespect the monastery, in other words Nijmegen was undefended.

The city was not large and not too populated, so Ragnar led his troops to forcibly flush the beach, rushing directly to everyone visible to the naked eye, followed by violent slashing.

The people of Nijmegen never thought that such a thing would happen. They screamed and ran away, and a large number of people were slashed.

The **** Danish army with a round shield, sword and axe has rushed into the city. They killed a few who dared to resist and rushed into the monastery without any loss. They killed indiscriminately, all the priests were killed, the gold and silver utensils of the monastery were collected in cysts.

The thirst of the warriors was satisfied, and everyone grabbed some gold and silver.

And they plundered food and robbed women.

After all, as a city, Nijmegen is essentially a religious center in a region. The people living in the city serve the monastery, and the wooden building was repaired and repaired on the Roman barracks, and now it is used as a granary. The presence.

Ragnar discovered this granary, looking at the massive piles of grain, the desire for destruction came to his heart.

"You will be very happy with how these grains are given to you. Rurik, you should follow me and continue looting. Forget it, these grains are set on fire." He muttered to himself, then took away some of the necessary things for the brothers. The rations were uploaded, and arson was ordered.

Those who escaped did not have to pursue them, and Ragnar's men happily returned to the boat by the sea with the food, gold and silver they had plundered.

The more than 20 young women they also kidnapped were used as slaves, and their skin was violently tattooed. Because of their beliefs, they could not commit suicide, and they endured humiliation. They did not understand why they encountered such misfortune. Perhaps they were punished by God after taking measures on weekdays.

The Danish army, which has tasted the sweetness, is even more arrogant.

Ragnar also captured the five priests. Before he decided to leave, he chopped off the heads of these priests in public, and then roared up to the sky to show his strength to the gods.

As they left, Nijmegen was engulfed in flames behind them. This small town built since Roman times was on fire, the flames illuminated the clouds at night, the sky turned red, and the villagers in the distance did not understand what was going on, thinking that there were monsters flying out of the cracks in the ground. Until Nijmegen escaped and explained the tragedy, causing the villagers to panic.

Ragnar and his brothers don't care about what happens to the locals. He just wants to do everything he can to make a fortune.

Even though he is already recognized by others as the king of Denmark, the Danish world is constantly being ravaged by the Frankish nobles as a toy, and the initiator is the Frankish kingdom. He will kill and loot as a means of revenge, even if there are not many people on hand.

The overall direction of the main channel of the Rhine River has changed from northwest to southeast, the bundled sails have been used, and the fleet has begun to speed up.

There is a settlement ahead, which is even bigger.

"Brothers, work harder! New city, we will make a fortune!"

What happened next was the "Sack of Duisburg".

The Danish army took the undefended Duisburg without mercy and effort, but Ragnar killed two of his brothers in a surprise attack on the wooden fort.

The essence of killing the Danes was the mercenaries hired by the merchants, and the wooden fort was also a resting place for the merchants. It's just that the Danish army has more than 200 people, and they have enough troops and equipment and become more sophisticated because of the constant war. They conquered the wooden fort and immediately killed the resting merchants indiscriminately.

The people living in Duisburg tried their best to escape to the forest to take refuge. Some merchants did not want goods and fled on horseback.

This raid Ragnar gained unexpected wealth, in addition to the merchant's luggage found some real silver, gold and copper coins, and even found precious wine.

The brothers drank happily while playing with the captured women. They have no shortage of meat, and the horses left by the slaughter merchants are roasting meat on the bonfire.

Because Duisburg was a town controlled by a group of priests, it was a trade node, and a Roman route called Hellwag, the "Hellwag," reached through here and extended to the north.

For the ancient Roman Empire, the north was full of unknowns and challenges. The way to the north to the Germanic world was like going to hell. It was also in this old Germania province that they built Rome and took the "road to hell". Very unsightly name, the name is still used today. In fact, this road can extend all the way to Saxony, it passes through the counties of Westphalia, and then connects Bremen, Hamburg, and finally even Denmark.

Overland trade in Northwest Europe relies to a large extent on the main road of the "Hell Road" to connect various branch lines.

After all, Duisburg is a trade node, and it is normal for priests to set up checkpoints here to collect tolls.

As a result, the tax collected has not yet arrived in Cologne, and is now in Ragnar's pocket. The captured priest was pulled out again, and the priest Odin was beheaded. After a simple inquiry, Ragnar also knew the existence of the wealthier Cologne.

It is said that there is even more wealth there. The past two raids have been too smooth, and the confidence of the brothers has inflated.

"Just hit Cologne! Kill their bishop, all the priests sacrificed Odin in blood, and we stole countless gold and silver."

Ragnar's call was answered, and the soldiers opened their mouths with blood. They have already started.

At the beginning, it didn't think that it needed to use a weapon in the face of such an opponent, but at this moment it had to take out the weapon, otherwise, it would have been unable to resist. Rebirth from the ashes will continue to consume, and once the power of one's own bloodline is consumed excessively, it will also damage the source.

"I have to say, you exceeded my expectations. But now I have to use all my strength." Following Cao Yuwei's words, the Phoenix True Flame converged towards it like a sea of ​​rivers, and actually took back the Phoenix True Flame Domain. .

The blazing phoenix real fire condensed and formed around its body, turning into a magnificent golden-red armor covering the whole body. Holding a sword, it stared at Young Master Mei like a demon.

Young Master Mei did not pursue, but stood in the distance, slightly calming down his agitated mood. Although this battle did not last long, her emotions were becoming more and more excited.

Before she really faced the undead phoenix at the level of the great demon king, she didn't know if she could really resist. Her confidence all came from what Tang San gave before. And as the battle continued, when she really began to suppress her opponent, and she also protected herself from being attacked by the Phoenix True Fire with the help of the Seven-Colored Sky Fire Liquid, she knew that she could really do it.

Over the past hundred years, Tang San has instructed her on many fighting skills, all of which are most suitable for her to use. Just like the previous Nether Thorn, Nether Hundred Claws. There is also the sword Xinghan who just stabbed Cao Yuwei's finger for the first time. According to Tang San, these are all real magical skills, and they were taught to Young Master Mei after his slight changes, and they were all the most suitable for her to use.

The more he used these abilities, the more Young Master Mei couldn't help subduing Tang San's heart. When Tang San first told her that these belonged to the category of divine skills, she still had some doubts in her heart. However, at this time, she can continuously traumatize and oppress her opponents. If it is not a magical skill, how can she do it under the gap of cultivation?

At this moment, all the emperors standing above the Emperor Tianzhu were all impressed by this little girl. When the Phoenix True Flame Domain appeared, what they were thinking about was how long Young Master Mei could last in this domain. The White Tiger Demon Emperor and the Jingfeng Demon Emperor were even ready to come to the rescue. However, as the battle continued, they were stunned to see that Young Master Mei had actually suppressed a great demon king of the undead Fire Phoenix clan. He had suppressed it in a real sense, and even forced him to be reborn from the ashes. how incredible

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Just as Cao Yuwei thought in his heart, the great demon king of the first-level bloodline is not the same as the ordinary great demon king! Not to mention the descendants of the top three powerful races in the Tianyu Empire. In terms of profound background, it is not impossible that the undead Huofeng lineage is the strongest in the Tianyu Empire. After all, the Tianhu tribe is not good at fighting.

But that's how it was, he was actually suppressed by the beautiful young master who was one rank lower. The peacock demon clan doesn't even have an emperor now! Young Master Mei was still a ninth-rank existence more than half a year ago, and he was still participating in the Ancestral Court Elite Tournament. And today, after more than half a year, she can actually compete with the Great Demon King, then give her a few more years, how strong will she be? How long does it take for her to become an emperor? The emperors present all felt a little unbelievable at this time, because the strength displayed by the beautiful son was really beyond their expectations!

The Great Demon Emperor Tianhu frowned slightly, his eyes narrowed, not knowing what he was thinking.

From his point of view, everything he wants to do is for the better continuation of the monster clan and the monster clan, and for the fairy land to always exist as the core of the entire plane.

The reason why he targeted this little girl was because when she won the championship, he had felt something unusual in her, and also felt a stronger threat from her companion. Even as an emperor, he can feel this threat, and the threat is not himself, but the one he guards.

That's why he secretly led the Dark Demon King to hunt down Tang San and Young Master Mei.

After the Dark Demon King returned, he said that there was a power similar to the Sea God blocking him, but he had already eliminated him, and that kid named Shura was completely wiped out. The Heavenly Fox Demon Emperor really couldn't feel the luck that belonged to Shura anymore.

So, as long as you kill the little girl in front of her in the cradle, or at least interrupt her luck, then the threat should disappear.

However, even the Heavenly Fox Demon Emperor himself did not expect that Young Master Mei's growth rate could be so fast. In just over half a year, not only has he succeeded in transcending the calamity, he has also been able to compete with the first-level bloodline powerhouses at the level of the Great Demon King. The stronger the ability she shows, the more the Heavenly Fox Demon Emperor will naturally be able to feel the threat from her. And the threat has risen to a new level.

The sword in Cao Yuwei's hand flashed a dazzling golden-red light, and his whole body was murderous. Taking a step forward, the sword was cut out. The sky suddenly twisted violently. The blazing sword intent shrouded Mikoko's body directly.

It's still tricky.

Young Master Mei's expression did not change, he took the initiative to take a step forward, and another mysterious circle of the sky swayed out.

The incomparably powerful blow of the battle knife was once again thrown aside. There are top-level powerhouses present, and they can all see that the skill that Young Master Mei is using now is definitely a divine skill among divine skills. The opponent's strength is obviously much stronger than hers, but it can't break her super defense.

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However, no one doubts the origin of this ability. After all, the talent that the Peacock Monster Clan is best at is to move the stars. Her skills are in the same way as the stars.

After defusing Cao Yuwei's attack this time, Young Master Mei did not rush to attack, but just stood still.

Cao Yuwei frowned slightly, is this little girl's perception so sharp? After he turned his armor into flames, he had other means. If Young Master Mei kept up with the attack, then he would be sure to use this means to restrain her. But Young Master Mei didn't step forward, so his ability to be ready to go had to be interrupted.

The sword was cut out again, and the powerful sword intent was a bit stronger than before. Cao Yuwei also followed the sword.

The secret ling in the hand of Young Master Mei was once again the profound circle of the sky, and with a teleportation, he switched his position. While resolving the opponent's attack, it also resolves the opponent's lock. And the next moment, she was already on the other side. The golden-red light on Cao Yuwei's body flashed away, if it wasn't for her dodging quickly, another ability would undoubtedly have come.

Fight for consumption! It seems that she is going to fight with Cao Yuwei to consume.

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