Rise of Rurik

Nearly one-third of the various residents who once lived in Växjö chose to run away. They escaped too hastily and left behind a large number of properties, houses, pots and pans. These properties were immediately occupied by the fellow villagers who did not evacuate. Now with the endorsement of the Russian conquerors, this possession has been certified.

In this era, the lives of ordinary people are like straw. A minor illness or simply an injury while hunting could kill a healthy man. Death and disaster always come suddenly. People have long been familiar with it and can only think that this is fate.

People in each of the surrendered villages died, and a lot of wealth was obtained through plunder. It is enough for people to be reborn after death, because each village forms a community of interests. The loss of population is a common loss for everyone, and the wealth gained is only the common wealth of everyone. The small family of the deceased can be compensated.

After weighing all the villages, they felt that they had actually made a lot of money. However, Ross General Fisk ordered everyone to not only hunt down the fugitives, but also attack the Silver Castle in the south. This happened when the villagers gathered urgently to arm themselves. They cheered and felt in their hearts. Very confused, and the cheers were more in agreement with the Ross army.

The fugitives ran in a hurry, and the newly formed Växjö Allied Forces must be equally hasty in their assembly and actions.

Each village took out some surplus grain reserves and prepared some fish catches. Their logistical supplies are insufficient unless the army floats to the coast and fishes to satisfy their hunger. So they deliberately brought extra fishing nets and rattan baskets.

At the same time, Silver Castle on the seaside welcomed a large number of refugees, and the whole city was in chaos!

Even if the scenery of Silver Castle is gone, this city is still the easternmost stronghold of the Danish world in Scandinavia.

After the tragic experience ten years ago, this main city built a more durable wooden wall on a small coastal cliff.

The merchants in the city and the villagers who settled in nearby areas were shocked to see a large number of fleets coming from the north. They did not want to assume that this was an enemy attack, and immediately retreated into the city and locked the gates.

Until a Danish businessman among the refugees revealed his identity.

The merchants who had fled to Växjö had always maintained economic ties with Silver Castle, so they were familiar with the waterways and escaped quickly.

The businessmen who knew each other exchanged slogans, and Silver Castle allowed thousands of refugees to camp outside the city. However, if they wanted to enter the city and receive the protection of the city wall, they could only pay a sum of money.

At the largest city gate, a group of mercenaries were on duty. A leader kept shouting: "You must hand over ten silver coins to enter the city!"

So the fleeing businessman took his family with him, paid the city entry tax for all family members, including the baby, and even paid for his last private soldier, and then he entered the city in a big way.

As for those poor village refugees from the war faction, they could only watch outside the city, except for these two types of people.

When a group of people were in trouble, wealthy people would look for potential slaves among the refugees.

The Silver Castle merchant, who was gorgeously dressed and wearing feathers, led his entourage into the crowd of refugees who were sitting on the ground. Seeing the merchant coming, the parents pushed out their boys and girls, hoping to be bought by the merchants as slaves. After getting the money, they could take refuge in the city. .

Silver Castle is not big, and the merchants control the council chamber of Silver Castle. They have already made a discussion that everyone can bring people in from the city, but only slaves.

Young girls are carefully screened by businessmen. They specially select beautiful ones to train as their slaves, and then spend a small amount of money to take them away from their parents.

The extra price is only one silver coin. Obviously according to the Danish world market price, the price of a beautiful slave is fifty silver coins.

Are you not happy even if you gave me a silver coin out of mercy? ! How did the hungry people who fled all the way withstand the attack of the strong private soldiers of the merchants? They were prohibited from hunting and their fishing boats were confiscated. The refugees cried in pain and called for more money, while the young woman was taken away crying.

Young and beautiful women will be slaves, and young and promising boys will be servants.

Due to the tragic defeat, there were not many strong woodcutters and fishermen among the fleeing villagers. Because they were strong enough, they were immediately absorbed by the merchants as armed domestic slaves. Compared with young slaves, this kind of people were very powerful and valuable, so they became merchant slaves along with their wives and children.

The village refugees of the war faction did not find shelter in Silver Castle. On the contrary, the organization of the traditional commune continued to disintegrate as the last elites were extracted.

A large group of refugees appeared outside the city. The people of Silver Castle did not care about their safety and had neither the will nor the ability to rescue thousands of people.

Because the city has become crowded just by gathering its own people.

The nearby villagers have been providing wheat, dairy products and fish to the wealthy people of Silver Castle, and the craftsmen in the city provide various consumer goods to the merchants.

Silver Castle is a city of merchants and an internal republic. The self-contained community of interests has to exclude a large number of refugees for its own rights and interests. Especially now that the Danish world is in the "era of great fragmentation", Silver Castle must form a stronghold to protect itself.

They were on guard against the refugees, so they patrolled the port area with men and sank any refugee boats that tried to catch fish to satisfy their hunger. They also placed men on the city walls and placed torches at night.

They also set up patrols outside the city. If the refugees tried to hunt and destroy nearby crops, the armored warriors would leave and attack.

As a result, the refugees feel that they are courting death by wishfully seeking refuge. Unfortunately, most people now have little energy to even leave.

Regarding the attack by the Russians, all the people in Silver Castle were shocked and screamed in disbelief. Everyone did not hesitate to think of the horror of that year. But compared with these, the thousands of refugees in front of them are a threat. I am afraid that the Ross army has not come over yet, and the hungry refugees are the first to attack the city.

The gate of Yinbao was locked, and mourning was everywhere in the city. In the city's meeting hall, all the wealthy people in the city crowded into the large long room, and the atmosphere was anxious and fearful.

Those businessmen who successfully escaped from Växjö were focused on, and these people introduced the recent horrors in Växjö.

Regarding the fact that Växjö was attacked and the two thousand troops sent were completely annihilated, Silver Castle had to believe it.

Someone stood up, and he tremblingly endorsed the businessman who escaped: "It can only be the Russians! Killing wantonly, only they can do this kind of thing."

"So, our fortress will be besieged by them, and they will kill us too?!" An old man covered his head and shouted in horror: "Just like that time! The Swedes attacked us! But this time, there is no King Hafgen Help us!"

This statement caused more people pain.

King Hafgen had been dead for eight years. At that time, this de facto tyrant became king. He led the Danish army to attack everywhere, making the military situation more likely to return to that of Godfrey's great leader a long time ago.

When the king died, he was killed by the leader of the Rus. Standing on Silver Castle's side, King Hafgen helped Silver Castle repel the Swedish attack. He was the king supported by Silver Castle people, but it was a pity that he died.

A Frankish lackey seized power in Denmark with a powerful army, but two years ago the Rus' army defeated Horik, the new usurper.

Denmark no longer has the most powerful leader, and it is good that each tribe can take care of itself. If Silver Castle was attacked, no one thought that foreign lords would send troops to help. What's worse, who can guarantee that the reinforcements are real reinforcements or just people taking advantage of the situation?

The merchants of Silver Castle were convinced that they would be attacked by the Rus. In the crisis, someone shouted loudly: "Otherwise, let's go!"

Leaving Silver Castle? It is indeed a choice, but the price is to give up your own mansion and settle in a brand new area to face various dangers alone.

The old man who missed King Hafgen continued to speak, and he made his attitude clear: "I have no objection if you want to leave. I want to stay here. This is my final destination. If the Russians come to attack, I will defend to the death." here."

"Then who wants to leave?" Someone continued to suggest, "I plan to leave. Maybe the gods cursed Silver Castle, and I want to leave here. Jutland and Zealand are both in chaos, and there is chaos over Bernholm. They are all traitors who surrendered to the Rus. I plan to leave with my tribe's private soldiers. I will go to Pomerania. The local people are very weak. I want to control a piece of land and continue to live. You...who will follow me? "

Going to Pomerania? The house was in chaos.

In terms of geography, if you take the Silver Castle at the southern tip of Scandinavia and head due south, when you see the coastline, that is the territory of the Pomeranians and Obotelidits.

In fact, Pomerania is the homeland of the Danish nation. When the Anglos immigrated to Britain, the Danes decisively occupied the living space left by them. Unfortunately, their homeland was soon occupied by the West Slavs who entered Pomerania from the west. people occupy.

Danes have ancient memories of their homeland, and merchants have always had trade with the Pomeranians there.

Not many people supported escaping to Pomerania. After all, it had become other people's territory. As intruders, unless everyone could defeat them militarily. This pair of Silver Castles with limited forces simply couldn't complete it.

So go to Zealand (where Copenhagen is today)? The local lords would probably confiscate the property and slaves brought by the merchants without hesitation, and the merchant's family might also become slaves.

Any escape plan is questioned. Opponents are not against escape, but are worried that they will be slaughtered as big fat sheep.

However, when the Växjö merchants who had successfully evacuated explained the details of the Russian army, the people who were already noisy became incredibly quiet. The bearded faces were ashen, and the chamber fell into dead silence.

"That's ridiculous! How is it possible?!" Someone suddenly stood up with a slap on the thigh, "I don't believe it! Only the Franks have cavalry. Those Russian pirates have better ships than us. How can they have cavalry? You..." The speaker continued Pointing at the man who escaped, he said: "Lie! A complete lie. You are trying to find reasons for your defeat. Have you seen the cavalry?!"

These words really stabilized people. To be fair, the Växjö merchants who fled back really only heard the original refugees describe the matter as true, and they could not prove for themselves that they really saw the cavalry.

But one thing is beyond doubt. Two thousand people in Växjo really died, and even the three hundred mercenaries in armor never returned.

Could it be that Silver Castle could muster a thousand armored warriors?

Silver Castle has no standing soldiers, and the armed patrols are crowd-funded by the businessmen of the Parliament Court. Now the city is facing a huge crisis. Even if some people decide to stick to it, some people feel that the danger is coming and decide to sell their belongings and evacuate after the meeting.

But for some people, isn’t this an opportunity to buy property at a low price?

Even because the businessmen didn't really see the Russians, someone magically overturned all the previous discussions.

"Maybe Växjö is really doomed! But I haven't seen the Russian army. They may or may not come. They just have the possibility of attacking. But who are the people outside our city? You have discussed a lot about the Russians. , you’re not worried about those crazy hungry guys attacking us?”

There is some truth to this.

People always want to see what they see now, and they only want to believe what they believe. There are too many Växjö refugees. They are a group of hungry wolves that have actually surrounded Silver Castle. Only the port area faces the sea, providing everyone with an escape route.

The parliamentary meeting adjourned, and the businessmen did not discuss what would happen if the Russians killed them. The only consensus they reached was to beware of the Växjö refugees who actually besieged the city.

Spend it with them! As long as these hungry ghosts are killed, Silver Castle can be saved.

Therefore, Yinbao still mobilized, farmers, fishermen, and craftsmen were all armed, and merchants contributed their own private soldiers and slaves. All the unemployed mercenaries who were unable to find sponsors due to injury or age are now re-employed.

If given the chance, the merchants were not willing to leave the mansions they had run for so long without a fight. In any case, Silver Castle was plundered by the Swedish army because of its poor walls. Now that the solid hardwood walls are standing, even if the main force of Russia comes, they will have to attack slowly.

All armed men received this request, "No one from outside is allowed to come in, but if anyone tries to enter the city, you kill him."

While the silver coins were forming a stronghold to protect themselves, the merchants were thinking of a way out. There is a short distance between the dock and the fortress, and all the long boats for escape have been prepared. If the situation is urgent, the merchants can go out of the city through the small door as soon as possible, jump on the boat and paddle away.

Some people have a way out, and some people can only pray to the gods to protect the Silver Castle.

However, the Ross army they least expected to see appeared! All this discussion about the existence of cavalry is unnecessary now.

The cavalry and Växjö allies suddenly appeared, and the large number of Russian flags held showed that this army was filled with murderous intent.

Allied soldiers tried their best to hang the homemade Ross flag on their spears and let it flutter in the wind, in order to show their submission and avoid being accidentally injured during the battle.

The long and narrow fleets of the Allied forces entered the Baltic Sea one after another, which was already the broad Denmark Strait. Due to lack of supplies, they immediately stretched out their arrays to fish on the spot. Faced with so many ships flying the Ross flag, the patrolling Silver Castle people were frightened and rowed back to the port to avoid the battle and save the ships.

Take a look! What a fantastic sight. The owners of the large and small boats were all Växjians. They deliberately raised the Ross flag to fish, not only ignoring the Silver Castle on the small cliff, but also ignoring the people sitting outside the Silver Castle.

This is terrifying to the people of Silver Castle. The Ross Navy is going to block the port and will attack the city with all its strength!

But in the eyes of the Växjö refugees, the murderous Ross cavalry were so powerful that they had to kill everyone before they could stop.

Now, Fisk has the power of life and death.

"That's the Silver Castle." Harflesh, who got off the boat, pointed at the fortress with his wooden staff. "Sir, will you... fight?"

"There is actually a wall. My iron hoofs can't crush them. Damn it, I don't have a chance to make great achievements."

Fisk was so helpless. He only had more than 400 truly powerful fighting men, no heavy weapons for siege, and no navy to roam around. Unfortunately, army supplies didn't last long.

He knew his current geographical location, and now he needed to find the king to report his situation. He should also try to find a ship to contact Bernholm's alliance forces and his own people.

At this moment, Kanuf came over aggressively: "Brother, the opportunity to make a contribution has come. I want to have a fight, will you accompany me?"

"You want to attack the city?" Fisk on horseback asked.

"It's not a bad idea! Did you know that Arik boasted that he brought more than 400 brothers with him back then..."

"Stop. I understand this. But the king warned me to cherish the cavalry. We should not leave the attack unless necessary."

"I'm afraid they will find a way to escape when they see us. In my opinion, it's better to have a fight. Do you see there are many people sitting there?"

Fisk glanced at it: "Indeed."

"Anyway, they are not our people, let alone allies. My sword told me that it wants to drink blood. We rushed over and killed them, scaring the people of Silver Castle and forcing them to surrender."

"That's a way. Let's discuss it quickly."

Until now, Fisk has no idea of ​​the identity of the people outside the city. Anyway, they are not friendly forces or allies. If they attack and kill them, the Ross army does not have to worry at all.

Most of the real Växjö allies were ashore, but there were still a large number of boats roaming around fishing.

"All you have to do is go ashore, wave the flag, and cheer for us! The rest is just a battle for us Ross people." Fisk ordered, and then ordered Hagrid and Haverus to contact the village leaders of the Allied forces present to build the building. Coastal campsite.

Allied forces and non-combatants will naturally not participate in the battle. They currently serve as an atmosphere group and mainly show that the Ross army is strong.

As a result, the cavalry and infantry gathered together.

At the sound of the trumpet, the cavalry formed a very wide wall, followed by the infantry.

Seeing this horrific scene, those who did not believe that Ross had cavalry were all dumbfounded, and they suddenly came to their senses. The horns sounded loudly here in Yinbao, and the various armed men who were ready for battle decided to stick to the city and look for Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com, while the merchants all slipped back home to relax and prepare to run away.

This was very painful for the hungry refugees. Some of them were so hungry that they simply gnawed on the bark of the reed trees. Now they were really lacking in physical strength and barely stood up. They moved towards the Silver Castle in panic, begging the guards to open the door.

However, these refugees were greeted by arrows fired by the defenders of Silver Keep.

Seeing the casualties, the refugees retreated, but the Ross cavalry attack had already begun.

The tired and hungry refugees were caught on both sides. They had no time to think, just because the cavalry's swords had already slashed up, and the well-trained cavalry began to kill in the sun.

They roared "Ula" and "Odin", regardless of the specific identity of the person killed, and the cavalry used this to make a blood sacrifice to the gods.

The defenders of Silver Castle were stunned by the scene of random killings. The cavalry killings were worse than seeing them. They were grateful that they were protected by the wall. They put down their bows and arrows just to watch. They saw the refugees from Växjö who had refused to be rescued, and were dressed in white and blue mixed colors. The Russian soldiers in classic attire slaughtered them all, turning into a blood-soaked drama...

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