Rise of Rurik

Still like leading a sheep, Askard felt that after a conversation, the two women finally became more compliant.

"I was too rough just now?"

Inadvertently turning his head slightly, his eyes were fixed on their bleeding knees.

"As expected. I should be more gentle."

Almost all the brothers of the 7th Banner rushed into the palace and the cathedral next to the palace, which was completely controlled by the standing army.

There was enough intelligence to indicate that the sarcophagus of Charlemagne himself was in the cathedral.

Frank's greatest past man still enjoys a reputation in the Danish world, but his reputation is quite bad.

After all, his deceased father had been to Denmark when he was young, and he had heard some strange news.

Compared to his father, Blue Fox often laments that he has been to many places and actually met Charlemagne's grandson Ludwig.

Grandpa once killed the Danes to the point where they knelt down and begged for mercy. Why was his grandson so weak that he was defeated? Maybe it's just because the Ross people are too strong. If it weren't for the help of Ross, even if the Danes were given a hundred years, they would not be able to challenge the authority of the Franks, even if they were only one-third of Ludwig's Franks.

"Charlemagne? Are you lying in this magnificent church?"

Blue Fox hides his sterling silver cross well. His attitude toward God is a mixture of faith and disbelief. He has many pendants on his chest and can talk about people and ghosts.

Today he broke into Aachen Cathedral as an intruder and a blasphemer. He did not feel any guilt, but he also did not have the arrogance of a conqueror.

A rather strange thought came to mind.

He wanted to see the legendary tomb of Charlemagne in person.

King Rurik, who represented himself, also spoke to the European conqueror across time and space for his own sake.

Then the secret agreement with Ludwig will be fulfilled. As the saying goes, looting is allowed, but wanton destruction is not.

But for the clergy in the city, what else could they do better than gathering in the hall and praying in front of the hanging cross?

The city defenders were fighting a bloody battle with the strange invaders. It stands to reason that all the priests should make good use of the escape opportunities obtained by those warriors. What is very amazing is that the priests are unmoved.

Even though many lower-level priests were trembling and confused, Aachen Bishop Heinbach's rude roar directly shocked everyone.

"No escape! The Almighty Lord will protect us! Pray! We will win. Aachen will always belong to the Franks! Will always belong to Charlemagne! All evildoers will be killed by the Lord's thunder!"

Is it possible that miracles will come just through sincere prayer?

The bishop was willing to believe this, and he first convinced himself and led by example in the face of the hanging cross.

After all, just across the wall from the cross is the Palatine Hall of the church, which houses Charlemagne's sarcophagus.

The heroic spirit of the great king protects New Rome, and because he is invincible, all his warriors will do their best to protect the safety of Aachen.

But all this is wishful thinking!

There was no strong garrison around the city. After all, no king of any generation could believe that an army of villains would directly attack Aachen and successfully enter.

….

The bishop was praying, and the other priests looked at each other and knelt down to join in the huge prayer, as if the fighting outside had nothing to do with them.

Locked

The door began to be smashed wildly with a long-handled Nordic forest ax. It was obvious that the door would collapse as long as it was hit for a short time.

With every critical attack, the praying priests would tremble collectively, but continued to kneel down, silently reciting the sacred documents of the Gospel.

They did not take any countermeasures, as if they imagined that the door was impenetrable.

Suddenly, a gap was scratched out of the door, and the wooden latch behind the door broke.

The door suddenly opened, and the strong soldier of the Ross Standing Army kicked it hard with a blood-stained posture. The originally closed door crashed to both sides with a bang, and the church door opened.

"It's the devil! The devil is coming in!"

A young subordinate was shocked when foreign warriors covered in blood broke into the door. These people were indeed covered in blood, as terrifying as Satan's apostles crawling out of hell.

Of course, their next method is indeed worthy of terror.

"Franks! Go to hell!" The tall warrior spoke crude Norse words, rushed forward with a long-handled battle ax, and chopped at the panicked lower-level priests like he was chopping firewood.

The priest subconsciously covered his head with his hands and was slashed amidst the screams.

The Ross soldiers filed in. After all, they had just killed almost all the city defenders gathered in the outdoor square. Their murderous attitude had basically lost their rationality. Seeing that anyone who was not one of their own, the butcher knife would not hesitate to strike, even if The black-robed priests in front of him were all unarmed people.

Sword thrusts, tomahawk chops, everything is extremely bloody, everything is as it was in the past, history is repeating itself, this time the looting of the Aachen church is different from the past Russian army

The looting behavior is exactly the same.

Blue Fox has already gained experience in robbing churches. Although he does not know the specific structure of Aachen Cathedral, he is sure that it must have a grand main entrance and some small doors. No, each small door was easily discovered, and he left a small number of ambushes at each door.

The berserkers of the standing army pressed forward with all their strength, and the adhan hall turned into a hell on earth.

"Barbarians! You will go to hell!" Holding high a cross of pure gold and inlaid with a large number of rubies, the Bishop of Aachen stood in front of the hanging black wooden cross and issued what he thought was the most terrifying curse to the intruders.

But his act of holding up a solid gold cross undoubtedly made him a target.

Countless pairs of eyes were fixed on this cross. The so-called principle is that brothers can rob it based on their ability when entering the city. They did not think that the priest held it high as a sacred object, but saw its coveted essence - a piece of gold.

In order to grab this cross, more than ten people swarmed forward, even having no time to kill the crazy priest around them.

Therefore, there is no doubt that Bishop Heinbach vomited blood and died after being stabbed randomly with the sword. He became a real martyr, giving everything for his beliefs and everything for his creed.

Aachen Cathedral was built by Charlemagne himself. However, when he passed away, this Frankish building, which highly imitated the Roman style church style, was still not completed. The church continued to be built when his son Louis "the Pious" was in charge.

….

In order to show that this is the largest church in New Rome, some real Roman artifacts were moved to Aachen, and some of them were placed in the church.

The essence of the Palatine is like Charlemagne's coffin, and the sarcophagus is pure meaning.

The coffin of justice.

The essence of this hall is a huge tomb. On weekdays, only members of the royal family, high-ranking nobles, and priests can enter here. The nobles can pay homage to the great ancestors, while the priests who enter it only do daily maintenance.

Now, the Minar Hall was soaked in blood, and the priests who had not been killed would not rush into the Palatine Hall even if they were running for their lives. They fled through the small door, and were stabbed to death one by one by the Russian soldiers who were waiting.

Blue Fox finally entered the Aachen Cathedral. He was able to escape the killing that had just ended. He did not participate in any of the fighting, but watched everything at the door.

He walked into it with a sullen face, and large-scale moving operations had already begun. Even though the sun was setting in the west, the increasingly dim sunlight could not conceal the unique noble color of gold and silverware.

Just like other high-end churches, even the chandeliers seem to be plated with gold.

Suddenly, on the right side of the main hall in front of me, there was an entire strongly reflective wall?

"Golden wall? It shouldn't be."

Blue Fox ran over in person, even if he stepped on the priest who died tragically. He rushed into the pile of soldiers who were pushing the "Golden Gate" and joined in the final work.

After some pushing and pushing, it turned out to be pointless. After calming down for a while, I realized that this gate-like existence was actually locked.

"Get out of the way! Watch me hit it with a giant hammer!"

Now Blue Fox can confirm it is not

The golden door is probably a wooden door covered with a layer of bronze. You can only find something fishy if you look closely.

The ruthless hammer specializes in controlling various gates, and the warriors holding giant hammers and axes simply exist for this moment.

The bronze-covered door was forcibly knocked down, and the light projected through the hollow stone window showed

The first thing in front of everyone is a monster sculpture that looks like it is made of pure gold, and the second is what looks like a square stone table.

The soldiers couldn't help but feel disheartened when they saw this scene.

Someone said bluntly: "What? I thought this secret room was a treasure room, but it turned out to be a stone table? And another one? A sculpture of a beast?"

"Wait a minute! There are some pictures on the wall." Someone pointed with a sword and said.

Everyone had different opinions for a while, and Blue Fox realized something.

"Shut up, everyone!" He roared, and after calming the crowd, he ordered: "You all go carry your favorite things! This empty room belongs to me! I want to be quiet here."

Everyone is different. Why does the blue fox appointed by the king as the supreme military commander be like this? An obviously empty room. Who knows what it is for. Since Blue Fox likes this inexplicable place, just let him go.

The onlookers rummaged and dispersed, and they poured into the door on the left in large numbers. Then they discovered the door leading to the cellar, a large amount of gold and silverware, boxes for storing money, and even books stacked with parchment books. pavilion.

The soldiers of the standing army were worthy of their status. Most of them knew the goods and understood King Rurik's attitude towards the church. Parchment books cannot be burned. Tributes to the king can be rewarded verbally and materially, and captured blank parchments are more valuable than those that have been used.

….

Grund led his men to accurately attack the cellar and happily began to carry the loot outdoors.

High-end and large-sized objects are difficult to keep for oneself, but the corners of pure gold and silver can be smashed off and put into pockets. The soldiers are doing this, laugh

In a hurry, he smashed the complicated gold and silver cross and passively returned to its original nature, turning it into a simple "cross".

It is enough to satisfy yourself by grabbing a handful from the seized money box. If you grab too much, it will not look good, and the king will be angry if he finds out about it in the future.

No, after each box containing money was plundered, half of it was left, which will eventually be paid to the king.

Among all the warriors, Grund became the most ferocious in his plundering methods. After all, this is probably the last battle of his life. Thanks to the reward of King Rus, the drifter has a stable life. He has a wife and children at home. Now he needs to get a lot of money to save enough cash for his own retirement and for his family's future life. Obviously, thanks to the king, he made a fortune in the Frankish capital in the last battle, and he has no regrets in this life.

What is the greatest wealth?

Youdao is an intangible wealth, and in the eyes of Lan Hu, it is nothing more than the "stone table" in the strange hall.

That's not a table, that's a coffin! The sarcophagus is carved with clear humanoid lines, and the sentences carved in Latin are clearly written.

The owner of the sarcophagus is none other than Charlemagne himself.

"It turns out that you are the conqueror of the world, the Emperor of Rome, and the King of the Franks. Charlie...are you just lying here?"

Silently looking at the sarcophagus, Lan Hu's hand that wanted to touch it inadvertently retracted.

He thought about it again, resolutely put his hand up, and murmured: "I know that you almost conquered Denmark. Now the Danish army is in your capital. You have never failed, but your descendants You failed to protect your kingdom. Even..."

At this moment, the blue fox really felt that he was communicating with Charlemagne's soul.

Talking, he believed that the soul of such a great man would be able to hear what he was saying, and would even stand beside him and listen. But no matter what he said, the king could do nothing.

"Actually, your grandson Ludwig is fully aware of all this. Your grandson is fighting a civil war. We Russians are eager to establish a new northern order. The order you created is meaningless. We have entered your city, and here we are. .We Rus, bring the Danes and Saxons with us

Now, this time, you can't stop us at all. But... we will not further destroy your Aachen, let alone your rest. All this was done by King Rurik of Rus. but me! Blue Fox Gouldsson von Goldberg. It was I who led the northern coalition forces to invade your capital. It was the northerners who you wanted to defeat when you were alive. It was we who won! "

The blue fox became more and more excited as he talked about a sarcophagus!

The Palatine is essentially the core of Aachen Cathedral. It is the original part, and its internal area is not large. However, its towering arched dome is an imitation of Roman architecture, and its name is also taken from Rome. City of Palatine Hill. Its extension, which completely encompasses it, is called the Marienkirche from the outside, and the overall name is St. Mary's Cathedral in Aachen.

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In the Palatine Palace, there is not only a bronze lion statue transported from Rome, but also a bronze eagle statue with a very long history. Both of these objects are symbols of the Roman Empire. They are accompanied by Charlemagne's sarcophagus to prove that he was worshiped by the Pope. Crowned Roman Emperor.

The mosaic decoration on the wall was painted by Charlemagne, a bronze statue of the Virgin Mary.

Like hanging on a stone wall.

Overall, the Palatine is quite simple. After all, this is the year 842. Later generations used pure gold to build a new golden coffin, famous painters painted murals, and replaced ordinary stone slabs with smooth marble floors. All of these do not exist now.

Blue Fox said a lot. He was not only talking to Charlemagne who was resting in peace, but also giving himself an explanation.

When Charlemagne died, he had just been born and had never met Lothair, but he had quite close contact with Ludwig himself. Blue Fox estimated Charlemagne's face from Ludwig's appearance when he was alive. He must have been a man with strong curly hair. Frank's royal family must be like this, and his grandson will definitely inherit these things from his grandfather, just like his own Gould family. Unless there are special circumstances, the whole family, men, women, old and young, will all be fat.

Patting his face, even though his body has lost weight and has obvious muscle texture, his face is still round.

"Your grandson Ludwig... is very complicated. I don't like him, but I don't hate him either. Your empire has no meaning now, and your grandson's civil war will definitely destroy everything about you. I will abide by the peace path. As promised by Derwig, you will continue to rest in peace. I will not burn down Aachen, burn down your church, or destroy your tomb. However, those gold and silverware are meaningless to a dead person like you. We Take them away and you have nothing to lose personally. Rest in peace Charlie!"

Not only did the Blue Fox not destroy Charlemagne's sarcophagus, he didn't even take away the bronze statue inside. Of course he could capture the bronze statues of lions and eagles and send them as tribute to King Rus to satisfy Rurik's heart

Thoughts of "Rome of the North". But doing so would be tantamount to breaking the secret agreement with Ludwig.

What a businessman pays attention to is the contract! Although being a businessman should be flexible, considering that the Kingdom of Rus needs a controllable future, things must not be done to perfection.

The blue fox quickly closed the broken bronze door and issued a death order to the standing army soldiers who were looting freely in the cathedral. The so-called room behind the bronze door became a forbidden area, and anyone who dared to take anything away would be executed!

If you ask why? He replied that it was the tomb of Charlemagne.

Based on the pre-war contract, the tomb has become a forbidden area, and any act of arson will be punished by death.

Regarding the ban on arson, Blue Fox just reiterated it at this moment. Long before the siege, the order was spread throughout the army. Subjectively, no arson was allowed, and fires accidentally caught during looting should be extinguished as soon as possible. The Blue Fox was afraid that if Aachen caused a fire throughout the city, Charlemagne's tomb would eventually be affected. This was something Rurik did not want to happen, and it would definitely cause Ludwig to be furious.

The Blue Fox didn't even want to stay in Aachen for a long time. It was too easy to attack the city. He couldn't see the situation in the entire region. Considering that things that went too smoothly might have hidden dangers, at least one thing was certain. When Maastricht The attack spread to the Frankish garrison in the west, and a counterattack was highly likely to occur.

It was necessary for the Russian coalition forces to move away as much of Aachen's property as possible and complete the task in a short time.

After these troops were withdrawn, they were loaded onto ships from Maastricht and sailed away to end the war.

After all, there was an entire army of ships on the other side of that city. After all, the army brought a large amount of looted

Property, not to mention how determined the soldiers can maintain to fight, just fighting with a large amount of property is ridiculous.

He once again gave the order to plunder for three days in accordance with traditional rules, including the day of the siege. It was said that on the morning of the fourth day, the entire army would evacuate Aachen and return to Maastricht to end the war.

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