Rise of Rurik

"Our first purpose of this expedition is to prevent that fellow Ludwig from being wiped out."

Summoned the generals who were urgently waiting for the expedition, Rurik faced them and held a small meeting before the expedition.

He continued to chatter: "According to the information obtained last year, Ludwig fought a bad battle in Kaiserslautern last year, neither winning nor losing. It was just that he didn't win on the surface, he lost, and the loss was huge! A lot The soldiers were killed, and even though he still held a large amount of land, he couldn't hold it. Up to now, the army of the Middle Kingdom is still stationed close to Mainz, ready to attack at any time. In my opinion, Ludwig lacks the ability to fight back. Blue Fox, what do you think?"

"Yes." Blue Fox straightened his body and began to put on weight again: "The news is that I brought it back. It is true. As for that man... I saw the situation in Mainz, and they did lose a lot. The atmosphere in the city is also true." It's bad."

"Since this is the case, we must help him. Remember, we cannot help him win, we must ensure that he does not lose. Our army has never been his ally and will not fight for him. Our current task is to use him. Only he is alive , in order to recognize the legitimacy of our deployment on the Rhine."

"Yes. That... I know it well."

Blue Fox indicated that he understood completely, and Rurik shook his head slightly: "Maybe not fully understand. Blue Fox, you are the commander appointed by the king, and you may be able to command an army of three thousand. Do you know what this means? "

"It means, I can try to fight some fierce battles."

"correct."

Rurik smiled and patted his stomach and crackled: "We are war bears in the north. We are easy to get hungry, so we need to eat meat. It is unrealistic to expect this king to bring a large amount of supplies to the south with an army of three thousand. You guys It is necessary to supply locally, so we must loot rich places."

"It's aimed at the Middle Kingdom. Your Majesty...can you point me in a direction?"

"Direction? Of course. The three thousand army should not be plundered indiscriminately, and I am also afraid that you will not be able to control the army well. Veterans and young people, as well as the Yotalan people you are about to recruit, everyone wants to make a fortune, but they are afraid that they will not be able to do so in time." To get rich, the army is itching to **** that unlucky guy Ludwig again."

"Hey. This is impossible. If anyone dares to commit a crime, I will arrest him."

"No need." Rurik looked at everyone again, "I'm going to make it clear now, at any time, don't use the guy on the north side of the Yin River to attack, we can't break the treaty first."

"Then what?" The young Askad frowned and pouted with disdain.

"Boy, of course I have to give you a chance to make meritorious service. Let's do this! You all listen carefully."

Everyone bowed their heads and listened attentively.

"Do you know the capital of the Franks?"

Rurik conveniently recruited the centurions, and even the most prestigious and strong soldiers in the standing army as guests. The core of the headquarters of the Ross Army, which is eager to go to war, lies here. When it comes to the Frankish capital, everyone looks at each other in blank dismay.

"It's Aachen." Lan Hu pointed out the confusion for everyone.

"It's Aachen. I thought you all knew it. It seems that you still need to learn. Aachen is their capital, where gold and silver are piled up, and the grain in the barn is overflowing." Rurik tried his best to express it with gorgeous rhetoric. Describe the wealth of Aachen, gold and silver treasures, good food and wine, and young and beautiful girls. The desire for these may show the vulgarity of a man, but the Ross people are not. So far, the desire for these is a powerful driving force for the army to fight source.

"Let's go to Aachen to test it out. Blue fox, maybe you lead more than 3,000 people."

"What's your majesty's intention? You, don't you plan to go on a personal conquest and bring our brand new warship with you?! The warship is about to launch, and the brothers are all looking forward to her being able to show off her might."

"This is not necessary. Unless the final decisive battle breaks out in Frank, the king may personally lead the troops to join the battle. Now what the king wants is a small-scale attack, to launch an attack on the enemy's core location, and the king wants to disrupt the Middle Kingdom Lothair After all, you revealed that Lothair is training recruits, and I am afraid that he will attack Mainz this year. If this happens, most people will think that our army stationed in Nassau is going retrograde along the Rhine, To support Ludwig's Mainz."

"Isn't it necessary?" Blue Fox couldn't help asking one more question.

"It is necessary! Of course it is necessary. If this kind of situation really happens, you can send a hundred people to symbolize assistance."

"ah?"

"The smartest trick is not this. In order to maximize our interests, I order you to go to Aachen to discover the looting. It is best that you take Aachen directly. I heard that Charlemagne's tomb is in Aachen. What do you think What is the greatest humiliation?"

The blue fox understood a little bit, and the corner of his mouth slightly turned up: "Destroy the tomb."

"That's not necessary. I'm afraid that if Charlemagne's tomb is destroyed, our Ludwig will vomit blood with anger. But Charlemagne himself killed at least a few decades ago in Saxony and Denmark. They have the motive of revenge. We No need. On the contrary, we rob cities and outlying villages, except the tomb of Charlemagne."

"I understand. But... how do we get there? I have learned that to go to Aachen, we can land from Düsseldorf in Cologne, which we plundered once, and take the Roman road to get there. The land march is not ours. Strengths."

"There's no waterway? They're not going to build a city where there's no river. I think the guys from Utrecht and Flanders can give you a plan."

Having said this, he saw that the young fat red fox was already trembling with excitement. He couldn't hold back and simply snatched the king's words, with a thick and loud voice: "Go to Aachen by water, yes!"

"You?" Rurik looked at him, and so did the others. "Is there a plan?!"

"Yes! I chatted with those nobles in Flanders in Rotterstadt. There is a steward named Pepin. I have a business relationship with him, and..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Red Fox, speak quickly."

"Yes." Seeing that the king was tireless, the red fox proposed the name of a river: "Maas River. Let's go Maas River!"

"Maas River?" Rurik asked several times, and the red fox kept emphasizing its name.

Rurik's biggest recognition of the Maas River is not only because it is a river. In 1914, a part of the German Second Army, which was advancing rapidly, lined up in order to continue advancing through the Maas River Bridge, but was swept down by the British troops stationed here with heavy machine guns. The pedantic general actually ordered the soldiers to launch a line attack, using the infantry tactics of the 19th century to forcefully break into the machine gun position, and they all weighed the victims of the machine gun, resulting in an absurd farce.

Where is the source of the Maas River? At least it is the closest large waterway to Aachen.

According to the "commercial intelligence" that the red fox got from the people of Flanders, it turned out that the Maas River was an optional route for transporting wool. It takes a detour to take the waterway, but fortunately, it can transport more goods at a lower cost than the land route. Regardless of water or land transportation on the Roman road, merchants must stay in the town of Maastricht. As soon as you reach this town, the flat Roman road leading directly to Aachen is in sight.

"Hey! You kid, why didn't I hear you say that before?" Blue Fox smiled and patted his brother's chubby back.

Rurik was even more excited: "The plan is here. We will loot that Maastricht! Also, if you can still find a waterway closer to Aachen, it will also be the first choice..."

The characteristic that Rurik is superior to other kings is that he has a rare overall view.

The war is really just an agreement between the two armies in a wilderness, and in the end, they will fight in the dark to decide the outcome. This is a happy enmity, and it is this kind of battle that proves everywhere what a "barbarian" is.

Ross wanted to help Ludwig, who had suffered heavy losses, stabilize his position, and he couldn't really send troops to help him out of face, otherwise the brothers would become that guy's mercenaries?

Due to the previous agreement to help Ludwig survive, the best way is to have a drama of "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao".

As long as they attack Aachen, the capital of the Middle Kingdom, even if they can't break through the city, it is still possible to plunder the surrounding areas. In this way, the main force of Lothair of the Middle Kingdom can be attracted, objectively reducing the pressure on Ludwig, and even this approach can also reduce the strategic pressure of the Western Kingdom that has not yet been contacted.

When Rurik called out his own plan, the war actually had to become two distant battlefields, but they managed each other. People who lack wisdom still don't understand, at least the clever blue fox brothers understand it with a slap on the thigh.

"In this case, I will send someone to send Robert's family to the place called Tour in the West Kingdom this year..." Blue Fox asked tentatively, "Does your lord have any advice?"

"Just do as you agreed. Robert was defeated. Before he rises again, this kind of person is of limited use to us. But you can get in touch with the nobles of the Western Kingdom, which is beneficial to our business."

"That's fine, I'll spare some people to help me with this. However, we may bring some more supplies, as the saying goes, to show our sincerity to the nobles of the West Kingdom. Because...for the time being, we don't need to loot them."

"It makes sense. We are unable to attack the West Kingdom now, and I am willing to do business. You can do this yourself, and arrange for someone you trust to do it."

It sounds like Your Majesty lacks confidence in the reality of doing business in the West Kingdom?

Blue Fox thinks otherwise, since there is a good business opportunity, it must be seized.

Who can do it? Who has enough specifications? Blue Fox's mind was spinning wildly. He felt that once he succeeded in getting in touch with the West Kingdom, it would be a great achievement. Now that I have a high status, is it still necessary to strive for new feats?

No! Robert withdrew from Lyingau, also as earl. His wife is not only the Countess, but also the daughter of the Count of Tours. Even if the family had a bad past winter, they were big nobles after all.

It stands to reason that at least an earl would have to **** the earl and his wife away. This person must be at least equal in status. Because of the language problem, it is best to know noble Latin, so that they can communicate and can overwhelm them.

Let's ask ourselves, Lanhu doesn't have this kind of talent in his subordinates, or the most suitable one is himself. But the problem is that he, who holds an army of 3,000, is going to carry out a war mission, and his younger brothers Heihu and Red Fox are also assistants in the war mission.

He was sweating hard thinking about it, and suddenly thought of a very suitable big shot.

right! It's a young big man!

Blue Fox cleared his throat vigorously, attracting Rurik's attention: "Your Majesty, you must not ignore Lord Regalaf."

"He? My son, he is the king of Mercia."

"Yes, that's him. In my opinion, he is the best choice to **** the Robert family away."

"Is this...suitable?" Rurik became interested again, and tapped his thigh: "Go on."

"Master Regalaf is the sole legal heir to the throne of Mercia, but unfortunately he is in Saxony. I think he needs more recognition from the nobles. He is the son of the king, and he inherits the heroism of the king, because he is young and urgently needs experience. After all, He is a king whose status far exceeds that of Robert and the nobles from Tours. He understands Latin and can communicate freely with priests from all over the world. According to your order, he is no longer a warrior of Odin, but converted to the **** of Frank The godfather is still that noble old fellow of Eskiel. Any nobleman over there can readily accept his identity. Moreover, it does not show your sincerity to send your own son to negotiate business matters with the nobles of the Western Kingdom. "

We ask ourselves, sometimes Rurik does forget about his de facto elder son, Regalaf. Although he knew that the boy's mother was not from the royal family of Mercia, those who knew the truth had long since been destroyed physically.

"Is there a possibility." Rurik pinched his beard and thought: "I asked this kid to go to the West Kingdom to find out, if he can meet that bald Charlie, tell that guy that the Ross Kingdom supports him against it. The Middle Kingdom promises that the Kingdom of Ross will not use force against him in the future, nor will he plunder, and what Ross is looking for is the possibility of comprehensive trade. This matter may have a bright future."

Blue Fox laughed: "Last year I chatted with Robert's family, especially his wife. The woman said that the south of the Franks is very warm and has a large population, but most of them are not Franks. The nobles don't want to participate in the civil war, especially It was the Earl of Tours who was furious that one of his fiefs had been taken from the Middle Kingdom, which is why their allegiance was to Bald...Charles the Bald."

"The current Charlie is not bald yet. Haha, he will in the future." After hearing so much, Rurik couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Blue fox, you are a hundred times stronger than your father. Just do this! This king has to give My oldest son a chance."

Who heard this sentence most clearly? Among the people present was the young Askad.

The birth of his cousin Regalaf was accompanied by the death of his biological mother, and he felt really sorry for his cousin. On weekdays, the two brothers had a very good relationship, especially when they participated in the war together in 840, the relationship became even closer.

Even now, Askad is a little envious of his cousin.

Even if a king may have more than a dozen subordinates, he is still a king. Once he grasps the opportunity, his rise is inevitable! In particular, the cousin is already engaged, and his wife is the daughter of the Duke of Saxony.

Looking at myself again, as the eldest son of the city lord of Mstisk, the establishment of meritorious reputation is entirely up to him to fight for.

He didn't think that his younger brother was an outsider when he converted to the Frankish god, and of course he had to show off that he could meet his cousin again during this expedition.

Askad couldn't hold back, and just spoke out about his expectations for his cousin here.

Rurik could clearly see his nephew's restlessness: "Boy, do you miss your brother?"

"Of course. I'm commanding five hundred people now, and I'll make a contribution. When I meet him, I'll show it off."

"Of course you can show off, but I'm afraid he will show off to you again."

"What does Your Majesty mean?"

Rurik thought of the fact that the Blue Fox fleet was resupplying in Hamburg when the Blue Fox returned last year, and brought back the specific situation of Regraf by the way. "Cousin Mo is recruiting troops in Hamburg. After all, he is the king. Many Saxon people are willing to sacrifice their lives for this noble man~www.readwn.com~ Maybe he will have more soldiers than you by then!"

"Is that so? Hmph!"

"Boy? Jealous?"

"Not jealous. I will make meritorious service on the battlefield and make him jealous of me."

"Boneless." Rurik sighed softly, pulling himself together as a sign of encouragement: "It has been rumored for a long time that your father killed a thousand enemies on the battlefield. I can testify that it is true. The two-sword Arik , Rose's number one berserker. How are you?"

"I will kill two thousand enemies!"

When he said that, everyone present burst into laughter.

"Hey! What are you laughing at? I'll do what I say!" Feeling slighted, Askad looked around and grinned to express his anger.

"Stop it all!" Rurik slammed on the wooden floor with his scabbard: "The brat is very brave, I think he can do it. Let's wait and see."