Rise of Rurik

A wooden tower is in full swing next to the Ross Barracks outside Hamburg.

It used nearby materials, and the tall pine trees were cut down, and the collapse of the big trees often caused the earth to shake violently.

There were no conditions for a giant tower to be erected here, so at Rurik’s instruction, the army expedition to celebrate the Hanukkah for the first time, the soldiers were tired, and the wooden tower didn’t need to be too huge.

The big trees are cut, and then piled up in a tic-tac-toe, eventually reaching an exaggerated height.

The oil-rich pine branches will be attached to it, and some fish oil boiled nearby will also serve as the final ignition aid.

The Rus people built the fire tower with great fanfare. It seemed strange to the local Saxons, but everyone worked together to do one thing, and everyone was very welcome in the lively atmosphere.

Ignoring the broken snow, they hurry up to work in the increasingly shortened daytime, relying on cables to drag the felled trees away on the snow, and there is a busy scene everywhere.

Since building the wooden tower and burning it down is a tribute to Odin and the gods, the Rus people have such a statement, and the Danes immediately agreed.

Because Ragnar was the high priest of Hanukkah who had seen the kingdom of Rus, they made a huge and lively festival. The festival started in the flames and gradually ended as the flames extinguished. Who doesn't love that exciting scene?

Or that no one can resist a fire in winter.

However, if someone wants to reject this "fire in winter", this person is none other than the monster locked in the wooden cage.

As the official peace talks approached, Rurik adjusted his negotiation proposition. He also basically understood the proposition of Ludwig's side, and he was more certain that the other party also roughly understood what he meant.

They have communicated with each other before the peace talks, so they probably won't be arguing over some conflicts during the negotiation.

Rurik felt that Ludwig and Hadbold would make compromises for practical reasons. In exchange, he himself made a compromise to represent the entire North.

A peaceful treaty requires both parties to exercise restraint. If either side is aggressive, the treaty will probably become a piece of paper in a few days.

Rurik had an unknown bottom line in his heart: the peace treaty lasted at least ten years.

After ten years, the Rus Kingdom will be strong and strong, and if there is a change in the south, it will be worthwhile to fight with the entire Frankish world.

Rose is only initially showing her ferocious claws. She is an eagle that has just been able to fly, and her wings are not yet full.

What Ross needs most now is the morality of the northerners. In order to consolidate the kingship, Rurik decided to use human sacrifices as planned.

The airtight wooden house is quite warm, and the only display here is a wooden cage.

There was a monster curled up in the cage. It only had cloth to cover its shame. At first glance, it moved like a ball of meat.

On this day, Rurik brought his entourage to look at this sacrifice.

The guard in the handle opened the wooden door, and a warm current rushed towards his face, but the air was mixed with an indescribable stench.

"Damn, is this wild boar urinating or choking?"

Rurik subconsciously covered his face and motioned for his subordinates to go in with an oil lamp to find out.

I saw that the lump of meat in the wooden cage was wriggling, but there was fishy filth right under the cage.

It can be seen that the guard hurriedly felt ashamed: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, we neglected to check, but..."

"Don't blame yourself." Rurik stretched out his hand with a sullen face, and lowered his head to observe.

Obviously, this piece of flesh sensed someone coming, he kept twisting his body, his throat kept making gurgling noises, no one knew what he was muttering, and no one will ever know.

"Very good. Horrick Haraldsson. I thought you were dead, but you seem to be holding on. You must be in great pain right now? That's what everyone wants to see."

"I will tell you a secret, you have been completely abandoned by Ludwig."

"You still don't know who I am, do you? I am Rurik, King of Rus, I have captured Ludwig, and soon I will talk to him. And you will be a sacrifice, and I will burn you to death. "

"You betrayed Odin, you betrayed the Danes, you made the whole north restless. You must die! You will die soon."

"Be patient a little longer, and I will set it on fire myself."

The defeated Horrick was destined to die in a humiliating way. Before he died, he lost his sword-holding hand, and even his walking feet were meaningless. It is impossible for his soul to go to the Hall of Valor, and the soul can only wander forever in the void outside the legendary World Tree. People in the north believe that this is the punishment for the most wicked people.

He was blinded by stabs, the tendons of his hands and feet were cut off, and his tongue was cut and his throat burned.

Horrick only had sound ears, he heard everything but was powerless to refute anything.

"Okay, staying here shows that I like to torture this pig very much." Rurik sighed deeply and instructed his subordinates: "Be sure to see him, only if you live to sacrifice him, this year's Hanukkah will be available. significance."

The original plan was to take the captured Horrick to New Roseburg as a sacrifice. This person is already dead, and no one believes that he can survive for a long time.

About this matter, the captured Ludwig was fully aware of it.

Ludwig and Hadbold knew about this person, and they only thought about it from the perspective of faith, and both felt that the wooden cage fire sacrifice that the Normans had been asking for was not a good thing. After all, Horlick converted to God, but he was still defined as a heresy with "heavy sins". According to the Roman Inquisition's treatment of heresy, he should be crucified first and then burned to ashes.

The two sides have similar attitudes towards Horrick, which has brought them closer.

Therefore, for Rurik, the material conditions are ripe for holding a Hanukkah ritual belonging to the Normans in Saxony this year.

All that remains is the successful conclusion of the peace talks.

Then, in the stone room of the reception room of the fortress in Hamburg, all the wooden tables for the meeting were removed, and the stone room at the top was empty, only two wooden tables with four corners were put together, and a map was laid on it.

All the nobles who attended the meeting have long been entrenched in the city of Hamburg. On this day, the ordinary people watched the nobles enter the castle, and the people immediately began to talk about it.

Once upon a time, the priests claimed that the Danish pirates were the most evil. Now both the Archbishop of the North and the Archbishop of Cologne have personally participated in the peace talks. They have compromised with the Normans such as Denmark and Rus, which means that what the priests say is no longer worthy of confidence.

A new idea is gradually awakening among the Saxons.

"If the Normans just want to do business, then trade with them. After the peace treaty, we won't lie to each other."

Those who are wise have noticed that when peace is restored, Hamburg, the only city in Saxony, will become a trading center, and people who fled the war in the past will find new opportunities here.

People no longer believe that faith in God is the only rule in their lives. Since the kings, nobles, regional archbishops cooperated with the Normans, it is absolutely legal for the ordinary people to do business with the Normans, and there is no need to worry about going to **** after death. Because God not only did not kill these Normans, but the tragic death fell on the Frankish army, which is very telling.

The city of Hamburg has survived the disaster of the city's destruction, and the Saxon refugees have also suffered huge population losses. Fortunately, the dust has settled and people's lives are recovering. They are very gratified that the Saxons are now living in a state of lack of salt. They can directly and safely boil seawater at the mouth of the Elbe to make salt, and use it as hard currency for trading to make money.

After all, the European Saxons have a huge population of 500,000 people. The Saxon refugees in the Hamburg area won the war, which means that the Saxon villages in the whole region will be freed from the rule of the Franks. The people rely on the lords, the lords are loyal to the Duke Ludov family, and the northern archbishop of Saxony ethnicity endorses their faith, and they can be their own masters.

All the local nobles of Saxony realized this when they got the news after the war. They scrambled to give allegiance to Ludov. Even if the snow was foggy in nature, the lords of the villages, either in person or by sending messengers, would come to Hamburg to pay their respects to themselves. The owner swears.

Therefore, Liudorf is not completely hiding from the defeated Ludwig, who was scurrying in Hamburg in a commoner. He has to allocate a lot of time to rectify his all-Saxon "Burger King" ruling institution, especially to promote himself from West Faria's escaped subordinates. The second is to meet various small lords, but all village lords will be canonized as barons.

Today is still a cloudy day, and it is extremely cold outside. There are thick layers of ice in the wooden barrels placed outdoors, and even some sheep that are not well cared for are frozen to death.

The interior of High Castle Stone is quite lively, and there is no tension in the face of negotiation.

Here, Rurik could look directly into Ludwig's big eyes, and so did the other party.

There was peace on each other's faces, as if this was not a humiliating peace talk between the victor and the defeated.

Rurik looked to his left and right, there were nobility in leather coats.

"Ludwig, can we start?" Rurik asked in Latin.

"You are the victor. It's up to you to declare the start." Ludwig replied.

There was no need to say any polite words, and Rurik didn't have the heart to recite a long paragraph to show off his dozens of noble identities.

He took out a piece of paper, or a list.

Then read it according to the content on the paper, and point at the spread map with a wooden stick in one hand.

Compared with the map of the known world owned by the Holy See, this map of Rurik covers the entire European part. It was drawn by her own hands. Due to her advanced knowledge, the details of the map are quite detailed.

Rurik's move was to represent the victor, especially to maintain the power of the Rus Kingdom, and to outline the new political map of Northwest Europe and Northern Europe that he supported.

So, the new layout looks like this.

The Great Wall of Schleswig in Denmark is the boundary, the world of God is in the south, and the world of Odin in the north. The sovereignty of Schleswig belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark.

The Duchy of Saxony, with the Weser River as its southern border. The entire north of the Weser River is the territory of the Duchy of Saxony, and only the area of ​​Bremen all the way west to the south bank of the Ems River is particularly part of Saxony. The eastern frontier of Saxony, the furthest directly bordered by the Marquis of Thuringia.

The Earl of the Netherlands, west of the Ames River and north of the Rhine River estuary, is the territory of Henry Nassau in a coastal lowland. The Netherlands is in principle a vassal of the Duchy of Saxony. The Earl of the Netherlands continued to rule over the village of Nassau on the Upper Rhine.

The Country of Flanders lost the area north of the Rhine, and other territories remained unchanged. Count Baudouin becomes a vassal of the Duchy of Saxony.

This was Rurik's request, and now it was Ludwig's turn to play the card.

"You...just such a request?" Ludwig, who was listening intently, was surprised by some territorial arrangements, especially since they were the victors, but they deliberately gave up the ownership of some lands.

"I can probably guess what you're thinking?" Rurik showed an intriguing smile.

"Do you really know?"

"I guess you're wondering why Saxony didn't ask for Westphalia. Obviously, Ludov himself would be the most appropriate."

At the negotiating table, Liudov had a great say as a war party. He had communicated with Rurik before the negotiation, and after some mediation, the two had reached a consensus, even some decisions that surprised Rurik.

No, Ludov's eyes were on fire.

"Your Majesty," he called Ludwig, "Actually, I never thought of betraying you, but... you are persecuting me. To protect myself, I can only fight against you. Now you are defeated, this war In the final analysis, it is not my intention. I just want to take back the power that belonged to my family, and now I have taken back the power, and now I intend to... continue to be loyal to you."

Ludov's eyes were determined not to be flattering and lying, and Ludwig was taken aback. He never thought that the rumors he had learned were not rumors. He really didn't understand that the victor would still surrender like the defeated?

Ludwig, who couldn't understand such a thing, didn't know what to say for a while.

Liudov continued to explain that he did not intend to play any emotional cards, and he would never say any flattering words. He said solemnly and bluntly: "My Principality of Saxony can pull Flanders and the Netherlands to pledge allegiance to you, we are only nominally vassals of East Frank. I swear that I will not be your enemy unless you take the initiative to provoked it. Offensive war. We still take you as the king, and if the Middle Kingdom attacks you, we will also send troops to support you as appropriate. It’s just that we won’t pay for things like taxes and tributes in the past.”

"You..." Ludwig was not angry, on the contrary, he was extremely happy. "You don't want Westphalia? I took back your fief, and I can pay you back now."

"No, I'm very satisfied with the current situation."

Ludwig nodded, "Let me tell you about my attitude..."

Ludwig and Hardbold had a joint proposition. They did not expect that Ludov and the Normans behind him would make concessions together. Their move showed their sincerity in peace. The good preparation is now ready to use.

The Archdiocese of Cologne expanded, annexing all of Westphalia. The Eastern Kingdom's overall strategy shrinks, and the kingdom recognizes the semi-independent states of the Duchy of Saxony, the Netherlands and Flanders. The absolute rule of the kingdom retreated to the Alemanny region including the Rheingau, Mainz, and Worms. The kingdom recognizes that the House of Nassau, which owns the Netherlands, still has dominion over the Barony of Nassau in the Earl of Rheingau.

The issue of territorial rights confirmation, which was supposed to be a matter of flying stars, has completely become the last issue to discuss.

The plans of the two sides were almost identical. The victor, who dominated by Rurik, achieved restraint, and the loser Ludwig also saved his face.

To be fair, the Rus and Danes are currently incapable of ruling northwestern Europe. At most, some coastal colonial trade points will be established. Whether or not to expand the control area in the future depends on the current situation.

The total population of the Saxons is already quite large. However, the war broke out on their territory. After the war, the people of Saxony were extremely poor. What they needed most was self-cultivation.

When it comes to compromise, no one needs compromise more than the defeated Ludwig and the Archbishop of Cologne, Hardbold. Both saw the great military might of the Normans, which they feared at first, and now scheming to exploit it.

The territory is divided, and all the nobles present are witnesses. Since no one has raised any objections or objections, the determination of the territorial rights of the winner and loser has come to an end.

Therefore, the arrangement of economic and trade behavior based on the division of territories is what needs to be further discussed at the peace talks.

On the one hand, they are eager to extend their business tentacles to the mainland to grab more benefits. After all, doing business is less risky than robbery.

On the one hand, the loss of troops is lost, and some means are urgently needed to make up for the financial deficit and make up for the loss of troops.

Rurik was surprised to see that, first of all, the Archbishop of Cologne completely opened all the river passages of the Cologne Diocese, and then he saw that Ludwig allowed merchant ships to enter all the rivers of the Rhine.

This is just the beginning of the surprise.

Ludwig made a huge "concession": "Rurik, do you know the Danube?"

"The Danube? I... know."

Ludwig pointed directly to the map, and under the attention of many nobles, he pointed to some points on the map.

"This place is probably Lake Reichenau and Lake Constance. If you have the ability, your ships can go up to here. After you get here, go north and you will reach the Danube channel. I think Joseph (referring to the blue fox) knows this very well. This time, I will not refuse your request for trade."

Wait a minute! what is this? Wouldn't it be through a war that the Eastern Kingdom would completely switch on the Viking world? Is there such a good thing?

Rurik, Ragnar, Biyonny, Blue Fox, etc., were all taken aback. Especially Ludov and Nassau, they could not believe that Ludwig would make such an outrageous concession.

What Ludwig said was true. Baudouin of Flanders, who had already lost the battle and was still aggrieved, didn't feel shameful for a moment as a person who saw the wind and steered the rudder.

In the ecstasy, Rurik tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, and he reluctantly put on a skeptical gesture: "You are making such concessions because you are not entirely interested in commercial interests. I don't believe you are very familiar with our Norman business. ."

"But I understand your military." Then Ludwig shrugged, "I'm under your control now, what else can I do. I know you don't want me to die, but my elder brother Lothair I wish I died. If I die, there will be no more Frankish nobles to sign a peace treaty with you. Therefore, you have to protect me."

"Is it a request for me to build a military base in the core area of ​​your territory?"

"So I allow you to build a base in Nassau Village. As long as you are satisfied with my first little request." Ludwig's attitude suddenly became more pleasing. Fun Court

"any request."

"At least you disguise yourself. When you enter the Rhine, you only need to show the cross flag."

"Why?" Rurik pretended to be angry, "We are Odin's warriors, and my Ross wants to fly our flag."

"Then put up an additional cross flag. Rurik, I am willing to form an alliance with you, you can do business in my kingdom, and you can help me fight as mercenaries. I will not charge you a copper coin in taxes, and I will pay You don't want to loot me again for your military expenses. You fly the cross flag just to prove that you are my friends, so that you can attack the Middle Kingdom recklessly. I will ignore any unprovoked killing and looting of the Middle Kingdom. However, if ..." Ludwig deliberately stabilized his breath: "If any of you are willing to convert to God, that would be great."

Hearing this, Rurik's eyes had to glance at Harald Clark, who was standing on the side like a minion.

"You think of us as Harald Clark and his people? You think of us as a potential mercenary group?" Rurik laughed.

"If you can help me fight the Middle Kingdom, let my eldest brother Lothair be defeated, and help me secure my Eastern King throne, why don't we cooperate?"

"You're very smart." Rurik nodded, and the situation had far exceeded his expectations. "It's just that I never imagined that in order to defeat your big brother, you would rather form an alliance with us barbarians."

"But, do I have a choice now?" Ludwig smiled bitterly, and then played the emotional card. "Rurik, you are wiser than any nobleman I have ever met, and perhaps you can be the Augustus of the North. If you converted to God everything would be perfect! Of course, I know you wouldn't. God didn't Punish you Normans, God is punishing me. I want to make an alliance with you, and if this is wrong, God will kill me with tears, and if I don't die, the covenant is right."

Rurik looked at the nobles present. If the Eastern Kingdom opened the Rhine and Danube to Rus, it would also be equivalent to opening the entire Northern Alliance.

This is so stupid! The Eastern Kingdom simply gave up its defense.

Wait a minute!

Rurik had probably figured out the inside story—Ludwig was worried that the Great Army of the Middle Kingdom would destroy its remnants in the first battle, and then wipe out the entire Eastern Kingdom.

The months of war are now over.

After several wars, more than 5,000 heavy cavalry, 6,000 heavy infantry, 13,000 armed peasants, and 5,000 slave soldiers in the East Francia were wiped out, so that the entire army of 30,000 was wiped out. I am afraid that Charlemagne could not stand this outrageous war. loss!

Ludwig's family was about to be emptied. Just for the sake of maintaining his own royal power, Rurik admitted that this guy's logic was reasonable, and it was even more helpless.

The pragmatic Rus army carried out tactical deception by showing the cross flag, and it is not that they have not done it before. In the future, they will do peaceful trade with the Eastern Kingdom and direct military looting with the Middle Kingdom. These are really two beautiful things.

So, Rurik made a high-profile announcement: "This king only represents the Kingdom of Rus and is willing to form an alliance with East Frank. We can discuss any terms of the alliance in detail." "Hello, Xiao Yan?"

"It's me, who are you?"

"Seven years ago, the girl in the Emily Hotel, do you still remember?"

As soon as Xiao Yan heard "Emily Hotel", she choked on her breath and asked in a trembling voice, "It's really you? You... where are you?"

Seven years!

He waited for this call for seven years! !

Although so many years have passed, the girl who appeared in his life like a flash in the pan made him never forget it.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to trouble you, and I'm not demanding anything. I...I just can't worry about Amy." The woman paused, took a deep breath, and said, "Amy...it's your daughter."

"What! My daughter?"

Xiao Yan exclaimed in surprise, her heartstrings instantly tense.

"She is six years old this year. She is very cute and very similar to you. I hope you can take good care of her for me after I leave."

"She is very afraid of the dark, and likes to sleep with dolls in her arms at night..."

Hearing the woman's words, Xiao Yan's heart suddenly jumped, and he hurriedly interrupted her: "Don't think too much, tell me if you have anything, I'll come to you right now, and I'll help you solve it."

"It's useless, you can't fight them..." The woman smiled bitterly and said, "I'll send Amy to..."

Before the woman's words were finished, a man's voice suddenly came from the other end of the phone.

"Do you think you can hide?"

Then there was a scream, and a loud bang.

It was the sound of the phone falling to the ground!

Xiao Yan's heart thumped, as if his heart had been beaten hard, and hurriedly shouted: "Hey, hey..."

No one answered!

Only the noise echoed and the signal was interrupted.

"Damn!"

Xiao Yan was so anxious that she almost crushed her phone. I love to read Xiaoyi app

After a few seconds, the woman's cry came from the phone again.

"Let go of me, let me go!"

"Xiao Yan, you must find Amy and take care of her!"

"You promise me that you will take good care of her!"

"You promise me!!!"

Hearing that heart-piercing voice, Xiao Yan's heart was bleeding, he anxiously shouted into the microphone: "Let go of her, let me go!"

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But he called for a long time, but there was no answer on the other end of the phone. But that woman's voice is getting farther and farther, getting smaller and smaller, and more and more desperate!

Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! !

Xiao Yan was very anxious.

He traded his youth and blood for this peaceful and prosperous world, but his wife and biological daughter were bullied!

Unforgivable!

Xiao Yan's unprecedented anger, a raging fire burned in his chest, as if to burn the whole world to ashes.

He wished he had grown wings and flew over now.

Just when he was about to collapse, a man's disdainful voice came from the phone's microphone: "This **** still wants to find someone, huh..."

Xiao Yan hurriedly said sharply, "I don't care who you are, if you dare to touch a single hair on her, I will punish you from the nine clans!!"

"Tsk tsk, what a big breath! I'm so scared!"

"You are that wild man. If you are really capable, come quickly, otherwise in a few hours, I'm afraid you will never see her again."

"As for that little bastard, the end will be even worse, or his hands and feet will be interrupted, he will be rushed to the street to beg, or his heart and eyes will be gouged out, or he will become the object of some perverted old men to vent, tsk tsk, think It's so pathetic!"

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The man's words were full of teasing, disdain, and strong provocation.

"You are courting death!" wwω.ΧqQχs8.℃òm

Xiao Yan shouted with red eyes.

"Let's talk when you find me, hehe..."

As soon as the voice fell, Xiao Yan only heard a crisp sound, and the call was interrupted.

"Damn!!!"

Xiao Yan shouted loudly, and the viscous killing intent surged out like a tide.

In an instant, the wind and clouds changed color, and the world was shocked!

Think of him Xiao Yan, who fought for ten years, annihilated more than a million enemies, and achieved the supreme position with invincibility at the age of only 27~www.readwn.com~ titled Zhenguo!

Holding the monstrous power in his hand, he possesses unparalleled merits!

There is no one in the past, and there will be no one in the future!

But now, if you can't even protect your own woman and daughter, what can you do to protect these hundreds of millions of people?

The three thousand Predators who were training outside the camp were shocked by this terrifying murderous aura, and they all knelt on one knee and shivered.

The Great Xia Five Great War Kings came upon hearing the news.

"Supreme!"

"Big brother!"

The five kings of war came forward in unison, with expressions of concern on their faces.

"Supreme, what happened?"

Mobei Wang Long Zhantian asked in a trembling voice. He had followed Xiao Yan for many years, and he had only seen such a terrifying killing intent once.

It was three years ago. Because of the betrayal, tens of thousands of Mobei troops were trapped, and thousands of men died in battle.

Xiao Yan, with one knife and one knife, rushed into the enemy's base camp, beheading the traitors among the ten thousand people.

In that battle, blood flowed into rivers and bones became mountains!

In that battle, 800,000 enemies were killed in fear, and they retreated three times!

In that battle, everyone realized what it means to be utterly furious, burying millions of corpses! !

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