Rise of Rurik

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When Rurik led his troops to plunder Cretinga, his navy's job was not as simple as catching fish.

Palanga has a golden sandy beach. In this warm summer, tents are set up and deck chairs are arranged. Being on this beach is really a good time to spend your vacation.

However, the Ross army is not so enthusiastic. The goal of the brothers is still to go west. It has already consumed a lot of time, and the future is full of unknowns. No one knows what will happen ahead.

The only thing people can know is the king's rough outline of the coastline ahead.

The Great Lagoon of Courland? The Great Peninsula of the Prussians? Vistula Lagoon? And what Pomeranian…

Only the king knows the wonderful terms, maybe they really exist, and everyone will pass there soon.

Instead of rushing blindly, wouldn't it be possible to take advantage of the convenience of the navy now? Since it's all fishing, of course you can explore south along the coastline, and report in time if you encounter some situation that is not conducive to the army.

The fishing was done only by naval sailors in three-cocked hats.

Of course, under the scorching sun, the folded hats were unbuttoned, and everyone put on their big felt hats. In the early morning, they steered the sail destroyer to test the south, and soon noticed a lush mound.

On the extremely flat Courland Beach, even a low-altitude mound is particularly eye-catching.

Two ships drifted past against the wind, they were the Mona and the Mas.

The Mona was ahead for a while, and her sailors were busy watching the approaching mound, and for a while they ignored the canoe floating in the sea.

Suddenly, someone finally noticed the outsiders.

"Brothers, look, it's fish

ship? "

Someone roared, and everyone in a boat saw several floating boats.

Those floating boats were neither deaf nor blind, and when they saw the two big ships with fantastic triangular sails approaching them, they all instinctively paddled towards their port desperately.

The captain narrowed his eyes to witness those people fleeing, and ordered decisively: "Follow them and see how their port is."

"Hey, is there going to be a war?" Some sailors were already eager to try.

"Don't be impulsive." The captain turned his head to look at his subordinates, and emphasized: "The general only asks us to do reconnaissance while fishing, and we are not allowed to do any looting unless necessary. However, the necessary defenses should also be done well. All the torsion slingshots are moved out in case of accidents."

So, the two slingshots were transported to the deck in a surprise attack, the oil-soaked mask was pulled open, the sailors prepared cast iron projectiles, and in a surprise attack, a layer of seal grease was applied to the slides of the slingshots, so that they could face the enemy's surprise attack, even if everyone thought so Too cautious.

Even a sail destroyer has a larger tonnage than a cargo Kirk ship.

In the unknown sea...

If a group of pirates suddenly appeared in the area, if the enemy only had half of the longships, two destroyers would be able to crush them. But if the enemy dispatches some cargo ships, maybe the brothers will be ready to jump gangs and fight.

After all, the sail destroyer is bigger than the Kirk ship, not so big that it has full advantages.

The Mona was busy chasing, and the semaphore stood at the stern of the ship and gave the Maas sufficient information. The two ships kept a certain distance and completed the key communication. Both of them were ready to fight and rushed towards the depths of the wonderful coastal mound.

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sailors have

With the crossbow ready and the existence of the torsion slingshot, they believed that if there was a fierce battle, Ross would definitely have the upper hand.

Because of the fear of the unknown, they thought of the worst situation, but the real situation and imagination are completely different.

Gradually, some sailors felt something was wrong.

"Boss, I remember that the king said that we will rest in a place called Memel in the south. It is said that there is a mountain nearby, and there is a settlement under the mountain. The most important thing..."

"I see." The captain said to his subordinates: "You are guessing that we may have arrived at Memel ahead of time."

"Yes."

"It's too fast, I think it's weird."

The captain knows exactly what the king is doing today.

The so-called cavalry went straight to Cretinga to cleanse the enemy on this day, and the whole army should have moved out today, so it had to be postponed for a day. As for the naval ships, the Mona and the Maas simply followed the order of the admiral to go south to explore the way, and were not authorized to take the initiative to attack unless they were attacked and could fight back with all their strength.

According to the requirements, when the ship sails until noon, if there is no special discovery, it will return. After all, everyone will return to the berth in Palanga tonight.

The captain couldn't believe that his boat drifted to the legendary Memel in less than one morning.

But the situation is developing quietly as expected.

look! A low and long stretch of lush green mound, a wide waterway appeared in front of it, and further south was a familiar sandbar, which continued to look south.

"Could that be the Great Lagoon of Courland that your Majesty calls? How is that golden sandbar so similar to the sandbar in Cherbourg?

"The more I think about it, the more strange the captain feels.

The Mona continued to approach, and I saw that those who disembarked had all entered the waterway and entered a huge area that resembled a lagoon.

"If it is really what the king calls the Kuslan Lagoon, my boat..."

Everyone had to start worrying about one thing. Did the Mona run aground when it broke into the waterway?

The concept of lagoons was once extremely unfamiliar to Ross people, until they had the most intuitive understanding of lagoons in Cherbourg. No one appreciates its beauty, and sailors have to worry about their boats not falling into shallow water...

In the mud of the lake bed.

The Mona had to make a choice: go or not.

Until people saw that there was obviously a small fishing boat in the depths of the waterway, it was surprising that there was still a long-headed boat with an obvious Nordic style moored there. It is impossible for Ross fishermen to patronize here, and all the forces that are enemies of Ross in this sea area have been wiped out.

Who are those people? It can't be Danish again.

However, the long-headed boat can pass freely, and the Mona, which has a deeper draft, will not run aground if it rushes into the river.

"Brothers, let's go! Go in with all our strength, resist the current and approach their fishing village, let's see if there are really Danes here!"

All the sailors gave a battle cry, and then began a brave operation.

Both the Mona and the Mas are powered by pure sails, but the waterway runs north-south. It is summer and the southeast wind is constantly on the sea. Although the ships can use the triangular sails to move against the wind, the water flow in the waterway is the greatest for the ships. unfavorable.

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The spinnaker began to sail against the wind, and the two ships tacitly moved towards the right bank of the waterway (North

Shore) to the fishing village.

The Rose flag was flying high, and the sailors were also wearing white and blue cloth robes.

The Ross army has the most distinctive features of this sea area. If there are really resident or dominant Danes in the other fishing village, there is a high probability that they know the goods.

The Kingdom of Ross is an alliance with the Kingdom of Denmark. Even if the cruising Danes have little affection for the Kingdom of Denmark, it is impossible to live in the Baltic Sea without knowing Ross.

The two "monsters" were charging towards the fishing village. Those fishing boats that came back first rushed directly onto the sandbar, and the terrified fishermen rushed back to their homes before they could take away the soft catches.

These fishermen are all local Courlandians, essentially the same ethnic group as the residents of Palanga and Kretinga, and they share the same language and interests. To a large extent, this fishing village has exactly the same economic industry as Palanga and Cherbourg, and its interests are exactly the same—they all dig amber and exchange it for daily necessities from the Danish Varyags.

And this is why the leading long boats are moored at the fishing village wharf.

The captain of the Mona was finally able to see the whole picture of the fishing village clearly.

"Oh! The scale is not small. Huh? What is that? How did I see the village stretching far to the north? Damn, the mound blinded my eyes, this is a big settlement. No! It's a city .”

The captain was so excited that he murmured to himself, and his subordinates lamented: I am afraid that we have just found Memel.

At this moment, the naked eye can see that there are more than ten longships moored here, and the sailors can't help but be surprised. As long as the number of local Varyag warriors is calculated from the number of longships based on Ross's own standards, there will be three hundred people in ten ships.

Look at your situation, two ships

There are only sixty brothers on the sail destroyer.

 …

The two captains and all the sailors quickly saw that the people cruising around on the shore were like a group of scurrying rabbits. They were clearly aware of the danger but did not take precautions. Big Sheep"?

Only God knows what happened to this unnamed settlement.

Out of caution, the Mona dropped the anchor directly, and the anchor shoveled the riverbed sediment, but the reality also conformed to the captain's prediction, the waterway was indeed very shallow, and it was a risk for the destroyer to break into it.

The Mona and the Mas remained delicate on the quietly flowing waterway, observing the changes on the shore with vigilant eyes, especially observing whether there were any abnormalities in the long ships.

It's like two big bears blocking the entrance of the village. If they don't attack for a while, no one can tell when the big bear will enter the village. Fear spread in the large settlement, and the local Kurlanders ran towards the mound one after another, asking the forest to give them cover.

At this moment, another group of people began to retrograde justice.

Because this settlement is their stronghold.

A group of blond men gathered towards the pier with their bucklers on. They were men and women, and all of them were warriors.

The best of them wore iron leather helmets, while most of them only wore commoner clothes, which seemed to be too poorly equipped.

Their simplicity is only relative to the Ross army, and they are still far ahead of the Kurlanders.

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They are clearly showing off the most classic image of northern warriors. The Ross sailors standing on the ship watched those people set up a shield wall at the pier. Under the command of the strong man, the sound is very rhythmic

Sensational Viking battle cry.

"Oh! Are you really a Dane?" The captain of the Mona was taken aback, seeing that the opponent had already set up a battle, and it might not be a while before a war would start.

Indeed, he saw someone already on board the longship for some action.

The semaphore soldier hurriedly approached the captain: "Boss, the Maas asked us what to do. Should we fight or withdraw?"

"What should we do? Continue to wait and see! We will stay here to see what they do. Go down and tell the Maas my decision."

The captain of the Mona was older and more experienced, so he naturally became the leader of the two-ship team. He felt that he was just keeping defensive, and felt relieved when he realized that there were no larger Kirk boats to worry about at the pier. With only those long-headed boats with extremely low sides, even if he successfully approached the Mona, he would undoubtedly face a huge challenge. It is also a tall wooden wall, and the Mona can easily attack from above without worrying about their jumping gang.

Looking at those people on the shore, the Viking battle cry and the shield wall are all demonstrations.

Those guys were just beating on the wooden shields rhythmically. If they wanted to attack, they should board the ship collectively and take action instead of only one long ship approaching the Mona.

"All......

Stay alert, it looks like their emissary is coming. Put away your crossbows, and don't go off fire. "

After the captain's order, he will see who is coming when he arrives.

And this, in fact, is what the locals are eager to figure out.

The long boat with big oars approached the Mona cautiously. The people on board were basically blond, with fair faces and blue eyes, no matter how they looked, they were exactly the same as the sailors on the Mona.

The sailors took off their hats one after another to reveal their blond hair, so that the "golden retrievers" on both sides looked at each other, and the guard against each other dissipated a little.

"Hey, who are you?!" The captain immediately greeted in Norse.

"That's exactly what we want to ask. Who are you?" The leader on the longboat raised his head vigorously: "The white clothes have blue stripes. You... are you from Ross?"

The captain wasn't surprised. Ross's reputation had already resounded throughout the Baltic Sea, especially in the Danish world.

"That's right. We are Ross people. Who are you?"

"Answer us first! Ross people, why didn't you stay here in the northern seas all of a sudden?"

The captain holding the ship's rail just wanted to laugh. He continued to look down and said, "The whole ocean is King Ross. Who are you? You should be Danes~www.NovelMTL.com~ Do you know that King Ross and you The King of Denmark is a brother, and we are the navy loyal to King Ross. If you are Danes, then there should be no conflict between us, and we should be friends."

These words are actually a hidden murderous intention. If the other party does not recognize their own Danes, it means that the Ross army can go to war immediately due to military threats. Going to war against a non-ally isn't as much of a concern as making an attack on a wild animal.

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"Yes. We are Danes." The speaker on the longboat laughed, showing his rotten teeth.

"In this case, we don't have to be on guard against each other."

"Wait a minute." The speaker continued: "You haven't answered my question yet. Ross people, why did you come here?

Not your place. "

"Don't you welcome us?"

"Who knows..." The speaker clearly expressed "distrust" on his expression, without any further words, the captain of the Mona has already seen this clearly.

The captain simply asked: "So, is this Memel?"

"Memel? What's that? Huh? Are you asking about the river south of the lake?"

"Yeah?"

"Yes, and no. This is Koup, the territory of our Burgren business group, not the territory of your Ross people. You should go back."

"What did I just hear? Bullgren Merchant Group, what is that?" the captain continued to ask.

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