Rise of Rurik

"The Rise of Rurik (

The ships of the Ross people are still floating in the sea near the Visby port. The big ships are like monsters emerging from the sea, guarding the port and using the threat of terror to force the people in the city to completely cut off the idea of ​​fleeing at sea.

There are a group of dead bodies floating on the sea, and some of them have been buried with them.

Are all these brave guys fleeing businessmen? Money and jewelry escorted in every ship that was sunk?

It was late August, and the water temperature in the Baltic Sea was already too cool. A person floating on the water, before the salty brine in the sea marinates the person to dehydration, the low temperature will kill the person first.

Gould ordered his old sailors: "It seems that all the enemy ships are transporting treasures. You jump into the water and fumble, and you find the treasure to be rewarded."

What exactly is a bounty? The sailors were actually unwilling to do this, but the gold master pressed hard, so they had to believe that Gould, the elephant seal, could give more money in the future.

A group of sailors put away the sails, and then dropped their spearheads.

With only a fig leaf and a cable in their hands, they plunged into the sea one after another.

They resist the cold of the sea with the strong physique they have cultivated in the daily life, and they groped in the turbid offshore waters. Many people quickly touched the bottom of the sea, which was full of fine sea sand, and then touched the wreckage of the ship.

Some soft things were also spotted. Even though he closed his eyes and fumbled, the sailor knew that it was a drowned enemy.

After a while, someone noticed the heavy box. The underwater person is determined to his judgment, only because the box has an obvious lock! The square shape of the leather is very obvious, not to mention, it is also very heavy.

A sailor floated up, and after a sudden change of breath, he called out loudly to Gould on the boat, and then the salvage work quickly began.

The cable was stretched straight, and the people on the boat worked together as if to drag a big cod caught on the deck.

There are two teams working on Aphrora alone, and the sailors in the sea have been saying that there are still some boxes that need to be salvaged.

Water came out of the first box, and Gould judged that it was all money based on instant intuition.

"A wooden box wrapped in cowhide? A hundred pounds worth of money! I hope they are all silver coins, even copper coins."

Gould glanced at his eldest son Snoreva: "Smashed the lock."

Snoreva smiled, he raised the axe in his hand, and then opened the lid to see Mandengdeng's silver coin!

Onlookers, they are almost all the old and weak and women of Roseburg. They have been associated with poverty in their entire lives. They saw so many silver coins for the first time today. One by one sat on the ground in horror and shouted for the wealth of the Gotland people.

This is just the beginning.

More boxes came out of water one after another, and as many as eight boxes were placed on the deck of Aphrora. The lid was opened, and the wet coins and jewels were revealed to the world.

Snoreva jumped up and down in ecstasy, and Gould was also very happy, but fortunately, his head had not been hit by the huge sum of money to become mentally handicapped.

Snoreva danced and rushed to his father, pulling his two brothers, yelling: "This is our trophy! Hey, I heard that fighting is a shortcut to get rich, and they really said it. . We are rich."

Gould frowned and shook his head: "These are Rurik's wealth."

"Huh?" Snowler was shocked: "Father, what are you talking about? These..."

"It's all Rurik, Duke Ross's."

"However, they are our trophies."

"It's Rose's trophy, kid, what are you thinking about?" A big wise hand slapped Snoreva's shoulder fiercely, "You are my first successor, you have to be smart. This money seems to be a lot of money. , But as long as you are loyal to Duke Ross, what is the money?"

Snoreva didn't understand for a moment, he didn't know that the greatest wealth was actually controlling power. Gould has been traversing the entire sea for most of his life, and he has realized the idea of ​​clinging to power to make himself safe and accumulate wealth.

However, Gould still underestimated the wealth of the residents of Visby.

The boats are all salvaging, and everyone's harvest is different.

The sailors who jumped into the water got on the boat one after another, wrapped in blankets ate the dried fish, and looked at the cash box with a smirk. Gould immediately ordered the so-called temporary reward for the sailor a little money. He also said something nice: "You helped Duke Ross get a lot of loot, and the Duke will give you a lot of rewards in the future. More money, more women, you will be respected."

A total of fifty-three boxes were salvaged, and they were full of gold, silver and jewels. The rough estimate of silver coins alone exceeded five thousand pounds! Very valuable gold coins are about one hundred pounds. And the priceless rough amber stone can surely fill the entire suitcase.

Rurik had miscalculated, he mistakenly underestimated the wealth of the Visby people.

The settlement of Visby has changed from a colonial fishing village where the North Germans expanded northward from the European continent to the current trading market in the middle of the sea. It took more than 233 years. The locals traded with Svealand in the north, Denmark in the south, and even the Pomeranians. A large amount of gold and silver from the Old Roman world flowed into Gotland. In addition, the islanders’ habit of burying silver has amassed a lot of wealth. It couldn't be more normal.

It is normal for a veteran family to bury 1,000 pounds of silver, just like the Harorev family of Harald, a big merchant who is now very entangled, they control as much as 1,500 pounds of silver. However, the two hundred recruited Danish mercenaries and some dedicated domestic slaves disappeared in no time.

Now that the elderly cooks who baked wheat cakes are also armed, the entire family can only maintain a mere 80 people. Even the twenty female warriors responsible for protecting Asraki, who should have played more ceremonial roles, are now extremely important.

The Ross ship on the sea made a fortune, and Gould knew he had made a great feat. He had no intention of greed for ink, and just gave it all. The child of Rurik will surely give the family a greater reward. Even Gould has begun to fantasize about greater possibilities through this battle.

Could it be that the huge and powerful Franks were behemoths from the beginning? They must also have a small existence. Those who flocked to the early kings, their family descendants became the chief officials of the frontiers.

The Ross people are replicating the success of the Franks, so on this road to success, what the Duke lacks most is a lot of money.

Visby's wealth has reached ten thousand pounds of silver! The silver famine problem in the Middle Ages in Europe was to a certain extent that the pirates and merchants of the Viking era buried the silver gained from trade and looting for insurance purposes. This is the reason why Swedish archaeologists excavated tombs thousands of years later, often a silver cellar can dig out 100,000 silver coins. And 100,000 silver coins, almost a standard 1,000 Roman pounds.

Harald gave up any plan to escape, and the crowd of people watching in Visby Harbor completely died.

Some people began to search for food everywhere, even forcibly cutting dead bodies, and venturing to the south of the island with strange food.

They dragged their tired steps into the pine forest on the island, some tried to go to the southern port to find a chance to escape, and some went straight to the temple of Odin on the southern hills.

At least the priests who worshipped Frey in Visby all ran away because Odin was clearly on the side of the Ross. Odin, the **** of war, wanted to destroy Visby. The Rus attacked from multiple directions. The priests went to the altar of Odin, hoping that the god's anger would not spread.

However, this war has nothing to do with God!

Harald is very realistic. No, on a brand new day, he put on the clothes of a warrior, brought his very beautifully dressed daughter Aslaqi with a silver crown, and a small number of guards, and went to the mound. Find the camp of the Russ. Of course, he also brought a little meeting gift, that is, one hundred pounds of silver coins, in order to express to the Ruths that he is different from those who are fighting the main battle, and has a peaceful vision.

The group of twenty people set off, and now Harald realized that in just one day, the bandits who had robbed the house disappeared without a trace.

There were still some gray corpses lying in the complicated streets. What was very absurd was that he saw some sheep escaping from the stables, actually gnawing grass leisurely.

Take a look at the lively Visby of the past! The whole world is frighteningly quiet.

Aslaqi, her handsome face is full of restraint, her flowing long hair is matched with the same flowing plain robe, plus the silver and gems embellished by the clothes headdress, the whole person is just like her name, it really looks like Asgard’s fairy.

She is the jewel in Harald's palm, although every woman reaches twelve years old, her parents should consider betrotting her to someone else. Harald obeyed his daughter's wishes, but didn't want to betroth the fairy to fellow merchants.

So, is it appropriate to betroth her to the conqueror?

The father and daughter were speechless all the way, and when they reached the top of the mound, they were immediately captured by the Ross soldiers who were ordered to garrison.

They did not encounter any difficulties, just because the military commander said, Visby's new defeat will inevitably lose almost all of its combat effectiveness. When the fear is fermented, it is very likely that envoys will visit the camp to make peace, or even declare surrender .

Sure enough, Harald stated directly: "I want to see your leader, and I want to surrender to him." He also specially gave ten silver coins to each of the more than ten warriors who were on guard. The soldiers laughed very much. Willing to lead the way.

Of course, there were also soldiers who caught a glimpse of the beautiful woman among the surrenders.

Someone tried to squeeze Aslaqi's face with a lewd smile, but was immediately slapped by the girl.

At this time, the laughing people rallied.

"Why? Isn't it good to be a woman?!" The fighter who was beaten pretended to be angry. He covered his face and thought in his heart, but it was a little bit gratifying to be slapped by a beautiful girl. "Just be my woman and you can Keep you safe as a Gotlander."

Harald hurriedly explained respectfully: "This is the most beautiful woman in Visby. I want to dedicate her to the leader of Rose."

This is the case. The fighter who was beaten backed away three steps, and his attitude was completely reversed: "Haha? This is the case? Let me do it."

The Ross fighters at the scene knew very well that robbing women from the Duke, isn't that a court of death? As for this beautiful woman, does it serve Otto? Do not! But the brothers know that the old leader Otto is famous for his love and loyalty, and there is also rumors. The so-called Otto is actually a sacrifice of man's glory, and he has won the miraculous Rurik for the Ross tribe. No fool had the guts to taunt Otto.

But even if this woman didn't say a word, she was a man's soul. Would she become Rurik's woman?

The military commander, the man blessed by Odin, the miracle of the Rus, the fierce and kind Rurik, he has too many women! There are not many men from tribes that would envy the fate of their future supreme leader Ruriek. After all, being served by so many women, this is the **** blessed by Odin...

Soon, Harald once again stood on the battlefield mountain, facing the gray corpses of the war dead, Aslaqi opened her blue eyes and couldn't help covering her mouth.

She stood here during the fierce battle the morning before, and once again came here to think about it. She seemed to hear the fighting of soldiers in her ears. She even had the illusion that she saw the ethereal figure still fighting.

"Father, I saw..." She grabbed her father's arm abruptly, "I saw the soul fighting, here...it's scary."

"Really? Be cautious now and expect the Ruth leader to be kind. Hateful, I don't even know who the Ruth leader is? As long as it's not the monster Arik."

In the camp of the Rus army, the huge army is still doing funeral for their war dead.

After all, the army was fighting in a distant place, and the bodies of the dead had to be burned in a fire, and after being sacrificed by the high priest, they were sacrificed in the fire. Some bonfires finally went out after more than a whole day of burning, and there were still a large number of intact gray-black bones in the hot embers.

The hero's soul has gone to Valhalla, and the soldiers began to dig the pit and bury the last bones in the ground.

This is the so-called dust returning to dust. The camp is full of charcoal marks, or tired soldiers sitting or lying down. Others are digging holes, and some are doing laundry.

After all, the camp is adjacent to the stream. People are not short of fresh water, and there is plenty of water to clean the blood stains on their clothes.

After being baked by the fire, most of the blue-and-white robes of the Ross warriors were restored to order. It is inevitable that there will be large and small gaps in them, which urgently need to be sewn by an excellent tailor.

People are waiting for Rurik's order to march into Visby. Although the enemy is in danger, the brothers are waiting in the camp to look like a victor. Do you guys have to wait for the earing of the wheat to wither and be harvested? Indeed, the wheat collection will arrive in a few days.

Rurik actually ate the oats first. The grains of wheat were not fully mature. This kind of porridge must be less nutritious, but he was fed up with gnawing on dried salted fish.

Maybe today is another day without a big deal?

Until someone saw that the brother on guard came back with a group of people.

This time Harald finally entered the Rus camp as a surrender. He saw a fortress made up of shallow ravines, earth walls and wooden piles, which the fighting army could not break the day before.

A large number of fighters quickly gathered on the dirt wall. They were still wearing white robes, with the classic logo of the Ross people on their chests.

Hearing that the other party's messenger of surrender had finally arrived, Otto intended to take a group of brothers to meet these guys in the wilderness, and he didn't need any courtesy for the loser.

Rurik insisted on receiving the messenger in the Duke's tent, only because the Rus were not pirates, and Rus was a regular duchy! How formal should she be? At least some understanding is needed to distinguish from the vulgar.

In the huge linen tent, the floor is covered with leather.

An Austrian in armor sits on his legs, and the patterned steel sword is inserted in the ground beside him.

Rurik and Arik sat on the left and right. Of course, Lumia was sitting next to Rurik, and she, as the high priest, now wears a antler helmet.

The others, such as Harozossen, Metzasta, Rigus, Helliger, Medveit, and Jeflo, also sat with arms.

There are also some short warriors, Telavis, Carlotta, Fisk, Kanuf.

It also includes the blacksmith Kawei, who is responsible for repairing weapons and heavy weapons, and has not joined the fierce battle during the entire process.

The elite of the Ross army gathered here, and off the account, a group of iron men stood like iron towers.

Before entering the big tent, Harald was frightened and trembling by the strength of the Rus army. He saw a large number of people holding bows and a group of soldiers with spears standing on the dirt wall. The iron man in front of the big tent is clearly full of silver, it is these guys, he really knows too well! This group defeated the last ace of the Visby Danish mercenary army.

Harald was trembling, and Ashraqi was also terrified.

Suddenly, the father and daughter saw the human head on the wooden pole in front of the big tent.

"It's Harken! You! You have become like this..." Harald muttered, his legs trembling.

Soon ~www.readwn.com~ the entourage of the two women were detained, and any self-defense weapons were removed.

Harald took her daughter's hand, pushed open the account boldly, and then accepted the eagle-eyed gaze of the people in the account.

Otto shouted angrily: "Kneel! Loser! I am the Duke of Ross, surrendered to my feet!"

Obviously scared by this powerful roar, Harald and Asraki were busy trembling, looking indifferent.

At this moment of hesitation, Arik naturally leaned forward slightly, because he saw the beauty of the girl at a glance. Of course, the men present also naturally aimed at Asraki's delicate and heroic posture.

However, Otto only felt that this was the arrogance of the enemy.

"Kneel! Don't you understand Norse language? Come here and chop off their knees!"

Harald, who finally woke up, hurriedly pulled the woman to her knees, and even led them with their entourage carrying the box.

Aslaqi slowly raised her head, she was like a Frost person, calmly looking at Duke Otto of Ross with a calm face and blue eyes without a word. Can't you think that this is the leader of the Ross people, who is so old? !

She died, and this body will eventually become the plaything of the Ross people. When the old leader dies, she will be buried with him. She knew that she was powerless to resist the sad fate. She didn't say anything, because Otto looked at each other for a moment and then rolled her eyes slightly, her nose sour, and then a line of tears.

After noticing this scene, Otto has fully understood that it seems that Visby's new leader has fallen to the point of offering a beggar for peace.

But what does this count? Could the Ross army reward Visby with a peace for a beautiful woman? Pooh! The purpose of the war is to wipe out the Gotland forces.