Rise of Rurik

The poor baron of Utrecht was suddenly poor.

He lost all his wealth, was escorted by the Normans, and watched the whole city sacked.

He didn't make any resistance, he became a prisoner in confusion, and this doesn't mean that he can have a good end, even if he is a noble.

In the afternoon of that day, the large-scale material transportation work was underway, and the fulfillment of the promise to distribute food to the civilians was also being done. First of all, Henry Nassau couldn't think of such a trick to attract people's hearts. Since it was the idea of ​​Rurik, King of Ross, he did it himself.

Even, he must further obey Rurik's arrangements in order to "better rule the Netherlands" in the future.

What is "better rule" is actually to facilitate the future control of the Rus.

This area is very close to the Danish peninsula of Jutland, and all Normans can easily drift south as long as they want to. The hegemon of the north is the Rus, and even the king of Denmark, Ragnar, has to recognize the hegemony of Rus. First enemy and then ally, no one understands the strength of the Ross army and the methods of the Ross king better than Henry Nassau.

Obedience to Ross is like a means of saving one's life. Think about it carefully. Although Rurik is young, he is not mean to himself.

A village chief with the title of a baron, now an earl, guards the estuary of the Rhine, which is a good place for trade. There are broad development prospects here, enough for the Nassau family to become bigger and stronger.

Just doing this is to cut a large piece of flesh on the Count of Flanders, and face Ludwig's rage.

When you get on the Norman ship, you can only "cooperate". Since you are still passive, you can continue the war to gain the initiative.

The so-called Netherlands means that two regions were forcibly cut off from the huge Earl of Flanders. Friesland and Utrecht were cut off, and the Netherlands was established directly.

There is a former Danish colonial town of Durist in the country, even though it is now in ruins.

At night, two empty armed cargo ships were towed by longboats with oars into the upper reaches of the Amstel River and docked at the Utrecht quay.

The two ships are not big ships. From the perspective of the locals, they are indeed giant ships. Pull the big ship over just to transport the spoils more efficiently.

The coalition forces built open-air camps on the outskirts of the city, where they boiled wheat and grilled herring from the near sea.

The fragrance of the city permeates the air, and the fragrance drifts to the nearby villages.

Beside the big bonfire, Rurik sat here and tasted the delicious food he plundered, feeling that fighting for war was a mode that could be used well at present.

He was blunt about his desire to continue looting: "We don't have time to stay here. I heard that there is another Antwerp to the south, and we should take it down."

Ragnar thought deeply: "I've heard of Antwerp for a long time. In the past, the Danes who were with Horrick robbed the place together, they made a fortune, and finally forced the rulers of the south to spend money to buy peace. "

"Paying money to buy peace." Rurik stroked the corner of his mouth with a slight smile: "How stupid. So, will our enemy Baudouin still spend money to buy peace?"

Having said that, Rurik grabbed a little dirt and smashed it at Henry Nassau who was thinking: "Hey, this place is your territory. You wouldn't think about surrendering to that Baudouin."

"what?"

"My word. It's time to think about what to do next. We want to attack Antwerp, we want to destroy it completely. What do you think?"

"Destruction?"

"Exactly."

"Wouldn't it be mass murder?"

Rurik almost laughed: "You... will never refuse war? Or, you just don't want to see us kill? Maybe you are a good and tolerant person."

"No. I have no choice." Henry Nassau raised his chest sharply. What he called daze before was thinking about his position in the entire war.

"I will support you to fight, and if you continue to go south, I will follow you without hesitation."

Nassau's eyes were quite sincere, but he also seemed to have something to say.

"Anything else you want to say?"

"I support the attack on Antwerp, and I have another request." Nassau said cautiously.

"Tell me."

"The Rhine is in the south. As long as we go against the river, we will arrive after a period of time...my village of Nassau. If possible, I hope to borrow your boat and bring back all my people."

Although the strength of the Ross fleet is very strong, is the fleet strong enough to sail unimpeded on the long Rhine River? Rurik heard Nassau's thoughts and couldn't help but be shocked by what this guy said.

He was not in a hurry to object, because as long as there are waterways, in theory, the ships of the Rus can travel unhindered all over Europe. Only I do not know the current flow rate of the Rhine River. If the flow rate is too fast, this plan can only be in the theoretical stage.

Unless, every ship in the entire fleet is equipped with diesel engines, which of course is a fantasy.

"So, you are actually worried that your clan will be easily controlled by them and become a handle to restrain your actions."

"That's right." Nassau said bluntly.

"Unfortunately, the weather is getting colder now. We won't stay here for too long, we will go back to the north to rest for a while. As for your most worrying thing is Ludwig's revenge. If..." Ke stretched his head sharply: "He killed your clan, what should you do?"

"He dares!" What Rurik said was the last thing Nassau wanted to hear. He gritted his teeth: "If Ludwig dares to do this, I will retaliate against the Franks."

"Oh? Isn't your belief taboo against killing people?"

"No. I'd rather my soul never come out of purgatory, and I would also take revenge. But if you can, I still hope that you can bring my people back." He looked sincerely at the two Norman kings: "Du Although the port of Leicester is in ruins, you can rebuild it. It will be your territory in the future. I... also need you to station the army all the time to help me maintain my power."

Ragnar nodded: "I'm very happy that you are so obedient. When I get back to Port Durist, I can promise never to attack your territory."

"Thank you so much then."

You can hear Rurik pinching his beard. He deliberately looked at the middle-aged Henry Nassau, and said quite jokingly: "Your faith has the biggest problem. As a man, you can't marry more than your wife. The children are all in your hometown, and only when they are dead can you be eligible to remarry. If Ludwig really captures your family, you can't get married. You are young and strong, and you can get married in this area. Some women, you can recreate your Nassau family. Too bad you can't..."

The words of King Ross are very rude, but it is also a fact.

"That's why I thought about getting my family over as soon as possible."

Rurik pouted and shook his head solemnly: "I advise you to plan for the worst. We killed him three thousand heavy cavalry, you are a real traitor to him. I even look forward to him killing your whole family, So you can marry locally. Those fief knights need a new master, and the local bishop needs a new partner. Only marriage can satisfy them in your rule."

Henry Nassau felt very unhappy with Rurik's dark remarks.

"Actually, you have no choice," Rurik continued. "You can't control Ludwig's choice, and you can't take your family and people with you. Even without our shelter, your country of the Netherlands. It's the reflection in the water. You can only rule firmly if you do what I want."

"Yes! I know it all. If you attack Antwerp, I will participate in the war. Even if you kill indiscriminately, even if you set fire to the city, I will not deny it. It's a big deal to keep your eyes closed."

"It's not enough." Rurik waved his fingers, "You need more proof. There is an important thing to do now. If you don't want to do it, I will help you now."

For the time being, Henry Nassau didn't know what Rurik was talking about, but after a while he knew everything in shock.

It was the family of Baron Martini of Utrecht. All the family members and the captured entourage were bound with hands and feet, even the female dependents, and they were placed by the fire like fat sheep to be slaughtered.

They are about to be executed.

There are now as many as fifteen fief knights who have arrived at the camp. Just because the nearby villages got news, the local knights had to make a choice in shock. The so-called either recognize the rule of the Earl of the Netherlands, or be strangled by the army in the future.

They arrived in Utrecht overnight, and they all confessed and surrendered after witnessing the apology to the powerful army.

All the fifteen fief knights recognized Henry Nassau as the Earl of the Netherlands. As for the high cooperation between the new earl and the Normans, they were not surprised. They are quite familiar with the concept of "Denmark". The times are just restored to the past, and the Normans will still be entrenched near the port of Durist. At that time, everyone will pay tribute to them to buy peace.

However, this time it seems to have really changed.

The Norman kings are here. The kings claim that even if the Normans revive the Port of Durist, they will not ask for tribute from the local Frisian commoners or even minor nobles in the future, and everyone can do business safely. In exchange, the local nobility must become an outsider of Nassau as an earl. If his family is overthrown by the locals, it means that all Normans can loot unscrupulously.

But this does not mean that the Normans will suddenly become gentlemen.

The reason for not robbing the little lord is because both Rurik and Ragnar feel that they have little to gain. There are many people who are barefooted.

On the other hand, the people of Utrecht who were captured, their standard of living is much higher than that of the villagers just by looking at their clothes.

In addition to the baron's family, servants and squires, the city residents are a group of craftsmen who serve the lord, as well as a small number of local businessmen.

Craftsmen can't be killed, they are transformed to serve the new noble Nassau. As for the local merchants, of course they will be looted again, only their lives will be preserved.

Only the whole family of Baron Martini must die.

Rurik was also moved by sympathy, after all, that Martini confessed after all the threats. This person clearly pointed out the existence of the city of Antwerp, described the city's wealth and importance to Count Baudouin. In short, it is a misfortune to the south, relying on providing high-value information in exchange for the life of one's own family.

Forgive me? If this guy is just a knight and a squire, he will spare his life.

However, this guy is the Baron of Utrecht. Rurik and Ragnar discussed it, and he should be exterminated to avoid future troubles. Even his entire family is a disaster and should be wiped out.

A large number of Rus soldiers gathered around to watch the show. They didn't think it was a bad thing to kill the prisoners in public. On the contrary, they thought it was the sacrifice of blood.

"Odin! Odin!"

I don't know who was the first to speak, and more and more warriors banged on their shields and booed. They shouted the real name of the great **** Odin, just hoping to see the great king perform blood sacrifices in person.

Blood sacrifice? Of course.

Fifteen surrendered fief knights, Victor, Baron of Groningen, and Henry Nassau made important audiences. Rurik wanted them to see the blood sacrifice. After all, the whole process of the blood sacrifice can be described as a name-call. They were all parties present. They did not prevent the horror from happening, but just watched silently, which means that they could not escape the responsibility. In this way, they can only go down the road of rebellion.

So Rurik approached the baron Martini, who was lying on the ground with a hemp rope tied to his mouth with his steel sword in hand, kicked him first, and said casually in Latin: "I will give you death. Resent me! Curse me in **** as you please."

Then, the sword pierced deeply.

Martini's eyes widened, and he rolled around in excruciating pain by the bonfire. Rurik immediately made another strike, and the stab hit the point, and the baron was killed by the sword of the greatest Norman king.

The blood flowed and turned into a stream flowing to the flames.

More Rus and Danes crowded around, and they shouted loudly and spontaneously issued Viking battle roars.

Everyone shouted Odin's name rhythmically, and the waves overwhelmed the waves, and finally turned into a low roar, shocking the surrounding villages.

But not at all scary.

No aristocrat has ever cared about the lives of farmers and herdsmen in the territory, or the nobles have no reason to care, that is what the priests should be responsible for. The nobles were only responsible for collecting taxes and were usually ashamed to be in the same league as the commoners, even though they were both Frisian.

After all, it has been more than 50 years since the entire Frisian race was defeated and surrendered to the Franks. The ancient clan society has been replaced by the Frankish knighthood system. The old military chiefs have turned into knights and barons, and strong men have become noble squires. Nobles are very much in favor of foreign hierarchies, just because it benefits them.

They don't write history books, more than 50 years are enough for the local people who married early to reproduce for four generations, and the stories passed on by word of mouth are gradually lost. Coupled with the general short life of commoners, commoners have forgotten about the independent kingdom in the past. The priests kept instilling in them that their poverty in this life was a matter of course, that only by constantly worshiping the gods, paying tribute to the lord, going to the monastery to worship, and living in strict accordance with the scriptures, could the soul be redeemed after death.

Even if they only received a pound of rye, it was an unprecedented miracle.

Angels will give people blessings, but no one has ever seen angels.

The Earl of the Netherlands is still in Utrecht now, and he is the one who distributed some food to everyone. It is reported that the new earl will greatly reduce taxes. The people who received the wheat cooked it at home and hurried to eat it. They still maintained a wait-and-see attitude and stayed at home at night, unaware of the **** night outside Utrecht.

For the execution of Baron Martini's daughter-in-law, Rurik had a strong psychological discomfort.

Simply let Ragnar do it.

Rurik winked.

"Are you still kind?" Ragnar asked.

"Do not……"

Rurik remained silent, and Ragnar nodded when he saw it: "Leave the rest to me." Then he drew his sword...

All the sacrifices died, and the ground was covered in blood.

Rurik and Ragnar raised their swords and looked up at the cloudy sky. Fun Court

Seeing that the two kings were like this, the soldiers of the coalition army followed their actions one after another, raising their swords and shields to face the sky, collectively shouting Odin's real name, and collectively completing the final performance art of the blood sacrifice. ,

And this made the bishop's legs weak and almost faint, but fortunately, he was supported by the accompanying little priest.

Although Rurik and Ragnar actually have nothing against Baron Martini, this is a Viking invasion war!

At that time, the Frankish army also invaded the Flanders region, and the locals were defeated and surrendered. More than 50 years have passed, and now it's just the Viking army coming from the north.

Hatred is an excuse for war. This is how Europe is now. If you don't want to be annihilated by others, you just have to attack others. It doesn't even need a reason to start a war, or the reason is expansion. Fifty years ago was the era of Frankish expansion, but now the offensive and defensive trends are different. The Viking expansion has begun in an all-round way, and it is no less fierce than Charlemagne's expansion.

The entire family of the Baron Utrecht was washed. For the other captured city dwellers, their greatest worry was whether they would be killed too.

However, when Rurik wiped the blood off his sword, he dragged Bishop Arbery, who was almost in a daze, and went straight to the city captive camp, which was sitting on the ground.

After seeing the horrific killing, the bishop's embarrassment disappeared. He would collect the corpses for the entire family of the slain baron, and scolded Rurik, the king of Ross, as a despicable savage.

There was no point in arguing with this guy, and Rurik directly threatened: "If the curse worked, I would already be dead. Stop swearing now, or I will kill you, kill all the captives, and finally burn the entire Utrecht on fire."

The bishop immediately shut up, and had to obey Rurik's arrangement tremblingly, and preached to all the captives. Rurik speaks Latin, Bishop Arbery translates into Frisian, and it is these sermons that make a lot of sense.

It is said that all the captives will be released soon~www.readwn.com~ The property of the captives has been handed over to the Norman army as a tribute, which is equivalent to buying life with money. All captives have since become subjects of the Earl of the Netherlands, and all must be loyal to the Earl of Henry Nassau. Anyone who disobeys will be executed, and so on.

The words came out of the bishop's mouth, as if they had become a kind of law.

The captured people can only express their approval and are glad that they are at least alive.

On the **** night outside Utrecht, the local nobles had been killed. This is to kill the chicken and show the monkey, all the fief knights, and the baron of Groningen who was forced to partner in the northernmost, they have seen the whole process of blood sacrifice and have lost their faith in rebellion.

However, they still have to make a major vote.

All fifteen fief knights and barons of Groningen must themselves join the so-called Dutch army, and immediately form a small force to join the attack on Antwerp.

They only have one day to prepare, and the Rus-Danish coalition will only stay under the city of Utrecht for another day. New provides you with the fastest Rise of Rurik update, chapter 963 Blood sacrifice outside the city of Utrecht free read. https://

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