Rise of Rurik - Chapter 1179

[Chapter 1179]

A sergeant named Omlet appeared in front of the black fox as a senior guide.

After being officially conferred, he spoke arrogantly: “Your name is Omlet? What is your status?”

“Yes. I am a centurion.”

“Centurion? Could it be Ludwig… oh no. The king assigned you to me, where is your army?”

“Of course not.”

“You came empty-handed? Alone? Now we have to believe that you can successfully bring the brothers to the place called Thrall? Are you worthy of our trust?”

Ohmlet was obviously much older than the black fox. He maintained a forbearing and calm attitude, and calmly replied: “I am trustworthy.”

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“Forget it. It is estimated that the king can’t come up with any wise men. You just follow us. If you really lead the brothers to the right place, you will be rewarded.”

“Also.”

“Huh? Give you rewards, such as some money and some wine, but these don’t make you happy? You look depressed. Could it be that you have suffered some grievances in the king’s barracks?”

“Nothing. Whatever…”

“Whatever.” Heihu didn’t want to babble any more. He reckoned that the guide had a lot of stories, and his strange experience could be used as a talking point during the voyage, so there’s no need to think about it now.

In fact, this Ohmlet was a drunkard.

Wine, ale, and even rye, he would not refuse, precisely because drinking would delay the opportunity of the war.

Last year’s Kaiserslautern battle, many people in the entire Centurion team had a drink before their old battle, so they appeared on the battlefield in a dizzy posture.

As the centurion he bears full responsibility!

He was punished after the war. As a veteran of the standing army, Ludwig did not execute him for a while, so he deducted his salary for one year, and introspected in a wooden cage for seven days. .

Throwing him to the Ross people of Nassau as a guide is a punishment of exile in a sense.

It is not uncommon to drink ale and wine in the army. He is a typical guy who dares to lead his troops to get drunk before a big battle.

It’s not because of his character that he behaved neither humble nor arrogant in front of the black fox. It’s because he drank too much alcohol and polluted his spirit. stand up.

But how does the black fox know this?

The black fox had its own complaints in Mainz, and listened to Ludwig’s new request after the big canonization, the so-called “this king gave you a title, wouldn’t it be reasonable for you to express the gift now.”

So after some bargaining, the young black fox had no choice but to take out five long boats and continue to “lease” them to Ludwig for free, and the return deadline is Christmas this year.

Can the longship be returned after being stolen by that domineering guy?

The black fox felt a little overwhelmed.

Traditional longboats are not uncommon in the Kingdom of Ross, and all rich men or fishermen who are desperately saving money order more advanced paddleboats.

Newly built traditional longboats add some strange elements to the old style, and buyers can ask craftsmen to add additional materials according to their personal preferences.

On the other hand, there are a lot of old longships that have been soaked in the water for 20 years. Thanks to the generous use of materials for the keel and ribs when the ship was built, it is still possible to continue to run the ship.

It is fair to say that the black fox has a lot of longships, but they are all old objects. How many more years can they be used?

If you can cheat Ludwig with the high price of the old ship in the future, it can be regarded as the afterglow of the old thing.

So on the way back, Omlet looked listless. As a result, when the fleet finally returned to Nassau Village, the brothers disembarked happily went to drink this year’s new wine, and after drinking a large glass, he soon regained his energy.

Omlet became excited and yelled his Bavarian dialect slang, which made Black Fox and his brothers unable to understand, and the local Nassau villagers could also understand Hanhu.

Until this guy was punched by an impatient guy, he covered his face and he was sober.

To celebrate Sophia becoming Earl and Black Fox becoming Baron of Wiesbaden, it coincides with the beginning of wine production in the Lahn Valley this year, and an open-air banquet is indispensable.

The last grapes harvested last year were fermented silently throughout an extremely long winter to become the first wines of the year.

Although the low-temperature environment forced the fermentation to take longer, it was still a good-quality wine, and it was drunk by the carnival warriors, and Sophia couldn’t get drunk without tax.

Everything is just the beginning. Last year, manpower was launched to expand the grape planting. Now it is the large-scale harvest of grapes, and a larger-scale brewing operation has begun.

Everything is worth carnival, all the warriors who have been canonized as knights know very well that because Sophia’s title is already legal, their own status is also legal.

They are not entirely happy about this, because a new opportunity to fight is just around the corner. This time, the army will follow the old road they plundered last year, not only to revisit the old place of Trier, but also to go further upstream, named Sarah Bruecken’s place.

It doesn’t matter if the name of the place is strange, this operation is still the same as last year, the looting and arson were approved by that Ludwig again, a brand new opportunity to make a fortune has arrived!

Even the dispatched guide, Omlet, specifically explained a new situation that pleased the brothers-there are special products in the Saar region.

What is the specialty over there?

The answer was cider.

cider?

The battle-hardened brothers have never drank again.

“It’s not just cider? There’s also perry, kirsch… You guys have snatched Sal, so you must look for some wooden barrels, maybe there is such a delicious taste. Don’t forget to let me drink it too, haha…”

No one takes Ohmlet’s description as bragging. Brothers don’t know what the word afpel refers to, but when you think of “red” and “very sweet”, you can use your imagination to think of some kind of delicacy, or Say raspberry compote.

Looting and feasting on food is largely the driving force behind the plundering of northerners. Now the brothers who have moved to Nassau are getting better, and their desire for food is not diminishing.

Even, they have more desires, such as robbing people, especially young women.

The Ross warriors who have transformed themselves into vassals of the Earl of Nassau, although there is no fiefdom now, there will definitely be in the future. The huge Lyingau where Nassau is located is full of uncultivated wasteland with potential, even if one acre of land is cramped Some, marry wives and have a group of cubs, and then control some slaves to live, and a Frankish knight collar will probably be established.

Why go out to sea?

Almost none of the brothers are from the Ross tribe, and they are franchisees who have always carried the Ross banner.

King Ross gave the brothers a possibility of living and working in peace and contentment. In the end, the good days are still brought out by everyone with sword and axe.

Now the brothers are more loyal to the younger Black Fox and the younger Sophia.

What are you going to do when you enter the Saar region?

The soldiers who quickly assembled are well known to everyone.

Killing, looting, and arson are tasks, and apart from that, each takes what he needs according to his ability.

As the army assembled, the warriors once again donned their reinforced veneer helmets, their round shields painted with Ross oars on their backs, and the standard Ross robes to cover their chain mail and cloth visors.

They still logically fly the flag of the Kingdom of Ross, saying that before the Earl of Nassau draws its own flag, they will always act under the banner of Ross.

There is no act of offering sacrifices to the gods of the north, because everyone is no longer Odin’s warrior.

Father Conrad also said that he would not be able to do Catholic blessings when he was sick, but in fact he did not want to violate his conscience.

It seemed the expedition was not blessed by any of the gods, but the brothers didn’t care.

Married warriors, their wives gathered at the wharf of Nassau Village to give the last bit of supplies to their Norman men, and even the small cross that was said to be blessed served as a talisman, or the most direct way to address their husbands. A kiss on the bearded cheek.

A large number of unmarried fighters watched this grand occasion with longing.

They were young and full of wildness, and they regarded the women among the refugees from Koblenz as crooked and disdainful to marry.

Because the good-looking one has already been married away, they are unwilling to let go, and they want to grab some beautiful ones in the Saar area this time.

On the shore, the black fox head wearing chain mail is still bloated, and the helmet he wears is still squeezed to overflowing his face.

Sophia, who was in a complicated mood, would not hold back anything from the expedition. She clenched her husband’s fat hand tightly, hooked her head and muttered silently: “This time, we must win. You try to loot as much as possible, and you must make a fortune.”

“What did you say? Make a fortune?” The black fox was surprised.

“We have to get rich, we have to be strong.”

Listening to these black foxes, he couldn’t believe his ears. He gently lifted his wife’s chin: “Some people say that I am not a soldier, but that is to despise me. And you. I think you are already a Norman nobleman, and Liu Li Like those female nobles under the command of the Cock, you… are a Valkyrie.”

“Thank you for the compliment.” Sophia didn’t smile at all, but finally said: “You don’t want anything to happen.”

“That is natural. The title can only be inherited by our children. Go.”

Throwing off his wife’s hand, the black fox jumped to the side of the boat clumsily like a fat bear. When he jumped onto the long boat, the boat floating on the pier shook violently.

For this attack on Nassau, it can be said that more than half of the elites have gone.

Four hundred Ross warriors with the title of knight, together with one hundred warriors selected from Nassau and Koblenz, made up an army of over five hundred and set out on twenty longships.

On the shore, Sophia stuck her head up and watched them leave quietly, until the last boat disappeared into the bend of the river, completely covering the mast for the hill.

“Me? Is it really their so-called Valkyrie? If so, I should do better.”

Facing the complicated situation, an extremely noble noble girl is either driven crazy, or forced to become a female military noble by the current situation. Sophia undoubtedly belongs to the latter.

There is no need for 500 soldiers to board 20 boats. This is deliberately done by the black fox. Considering the need to plunder and capture captives, he must specially reserve a few empty boats and leave a lot of space in the current production value. Location.

For this reason, he made a military adventure. The so-called soldiers did not carry much rations, and they did not have large or small bags of bedding.

It’s midsummer now, and the soldiers don’t have to worry about catching cold while lying on the grass in armor and sleeping soundly. Naturally, they can ignore a lot of baggage. It is best to pile up the looted legendary apples in the space and ship load. liquor.

So the supplies of this army are very dependent on local supplies.

Where to go for supplies?

Didn’t they rob a village by sailing up the Moselle River last year?

This time, of course, more villages will be looted.

The Ross army who was ordered to plunder bypassed the ruined Koblenz, and the black fox led the general, Vardy, who became a baron, and the two knights who surrendered early, Gilbert, who is now an urgent baron Te and Ballard.

Vardy has no psychological burden on looting and arson, and the latter two are a little bit worse.

It was Black Fox’s request to bring these two, and they wanted to continue to prove through military exploits that they had indeed pledged their allegiance to Nassau.

This is a challenge for Gilbert and Ballard, even if it is ordered to rob, Yu Xin is not very willing.

For the rest of the voyage, Omlet’s guide is not needed for the time being.

Let’s look at this sergeant from the Eastern Kingdom. He dressed up as a so-called Norman Ross, and his mentality changed when he put on a blue-striped white robe.

It was as if his pent-up soul had been released, and he knew that by wearing this garment, he could put the precepts of faith behind him.

As for the soul after doing evil will go to hell?

Who knows?

He looked left and right, these Ross people didn’t care about anything, maybe he…

No, the fleet went upstream and arrived at the looted “Valley of Dawn” again.

The river here has a big bend, with steep rock walls on the right bank and flat land on the left bank.

The villagers couldn’t forget the difficulties they had encountered, and called the strange pointed ships “Apostles of Satan”.

“Satan! It’s coming again! Everyone run away!”

The reporter rushed to the village, and the news quickly spread throughout the small village, and the newly hung small bronze bell in the monastery in the village was beaten crazily, and the priest himself led the villagers to flee to the forest to the west.

The sound of the bronze bell was too obvious, and the soldiers who were eager to get supplies landed immediately. Everyone didn’t care that the villagers fled faster than last time, as long as the army got supplies.

“Is there any cider in this place?” The warrior who was thinking about the nectar quickly completed the occupation of the village, and then began to search through boxes and boxes.

The so-called sweet cider was not found, but some wheat, dried fish, slightly smelly cheese, and more than a dozen wooden barrels were found.

Of course it is not cider, and the unique aroma of ale comes out when the barrel is opened.

It is worthy of capturing some low-quality fermented ale, so the army camped in Dawn Valley, sharing the captured ale, and slaughtering cattle and sheep that the locals had no time to take away.

It is said that this place belongs to Trier, and it is either an ally or an enemy. It is said that the archbishop of Trier supports Lothair, and it is an obligation to destroy this place according to the treaty.

In the final analysis, they are still the Ross army, no, the bonfire that is about to be extinguished early in the morning is lit with more firewood.

The soldiers came out of the houses where they stayed overnight, and went to the bonfire to receive the lit torches.

As the commander of the operation, the fat black fox should hold a scorched black wooden stick with a huge flame in his hand.

“Brothers! We didn’t burn down this village on a large scale last year because of the rain. We must not let it go this year. Follow me! Set fire!”

All the soldiers responded, and among them Gilbert and Ballard also had to hold on to the burning torch.

“What else can we do? Let’s set fire to them.”

“It can only be like this. In the final analysis, it is the task given by Ludwig, and we can only obey it. May the Lord forgive us.”

At least the villagers ran away cleanly, and they didn’t feel much guilt for simply setting fire to it. Together with the Ross people, they burned Dawn Valley Village to the ground. They also slaughtered all the cattle and sheep, deliberately chopped off the limbs of the livestock and roasted them half-baked overnight Serve as rations.

The big oars continued to paddle, and the Ross fleet continued to sail against the Moselle River. Behind them was a village billowing with smoke. The unparalleled smoke was clearly seen by the residents of Trier not far away.

Restoration work continues on the remains of the cathedral.

Detrier is an ancient stone city from the Roman era. Even after a fire, it is not difficult to restore wooden buildings on the ruins.

Refugees who had nowhere to go last year have returned one after another, struggling to rebuild their homes on the rubble.

The Frankish army crossing the border is said to be recovering Koblenz, which was stolen by the Normans. Their righteous deeds cheered the people, and the people who suffered from the inability to revenge spontaneously donated some supplies to the marching Quentin Banner, including the victory of the New Year Watch as this Frankish army fades into view.

What’s up with the smoke in the north?

The mentally sensitive residents of Trier suddenly panicked. Archbishop Hutto, who had learned a lot from a fall, had no choice but to summon the lower-level priests overnight. Facing the nearly thousand people pouring into the church that was still slowly being repaired, he had no choice but to announce: ” Just in case we evacuate immediately. God will punish those devils, and we must survive.”

The large-scale evacuation of the residents of Trier began. The church acts as the presence of the great nobles here, and the people completely obey the orders of the archbishop. They left as soon as possible according to the bishop’s deadly evacuation route without the slightest complaint.

Don’t they try to fight back?

Even if Hutto, who has suffered a lot, has such an idea, under the current situation, he has absolutely no power in this regard.

The Diocese of Trier is a member of the Imperial faction. Hutto supports Lothair as the “only Roman emperor”. The diocese receives many privileges. In exchange, the local mercenaries are not allowed to recruit privately. The existing mercenaries only assist in tax collection and obey in principle The king dispatched, the local defense was completely outsourced to the army of the Middle Kingdom, and the base camp of the garrison was located not far from the Luxembourg Fortress.

What civilized nobleman went back to raiding monasteries and burning cathedrals?

Such villains will surely be punished.

But the Normans don’t take that at all!

The original agreement with Louis the Pious was that the undefended Diocese of Trier never thought that it would be attacked by a group of Norman pirates who came across the sea in the hinterland of the empire.

They can only flee. Hutto has issued an evacuation order, indicating that the people should evacuate in the direction of Metz or Saar, which is safe. Wolf attack.

In this way, Hutto took the priests, loaded the holy utensils and other important items into the carriage overnight, and went straight to Metz along the Roman road by the river in the form of carriage transportation…

The Black Fox army arrived in Trier three days after they left Dawn Valley. All the fighters reached a consensus. Considering that Trier suffered a big loss last year, they must prepare for the city this year. The brothers are about to Facing the exciting first battle.

They spent some time sharpening their knives, and marched more cautiously.

However, when they arrived in Trier for the second time, what they saw was almost an empty city.

There are only a few people hanging around the pier by the river, some boats seem to be planning to leave, and some boats are already struggling to paddle upstream.

“Strange thing, are they trying to escape?!” Heihu squinted his eyes and already guessed almost exactly.

Wadi, who was also on the flagship, couldn’t help complaining: “Maybe our arson has revealed their whereabouts again. If they have time to escape, we may not be able to grab many things.”

“It doesn’t matter, this city is still in ruins. You see, the gates of the city have been blackened by the fire we set.”

“Haha, I think so too. What should we do?” Vardy asked again.

“Go ashore and rest! Hopefully we’ll find something good.”

The so-called door that was blackened by the fire is the Nicholas Gate. It was already blackened three hundred years ago, and last year’s fire made it blacker and blacker.

The army still captured nearly a hundred of those who had not had time to escape in the city. After hearing some information, half of the prisoners were deliberately taken to the riverside and beheaded one by one.

The other half of the captives witnessed the brutal killing in horror, but they were released.

He became the instigator of the cruel method, and the black fox looked indifferent when he saw the dead bodies floating along the river.

He patted his fat belly and yelled at the frightened captives in pretentiously stuttering Frankish: “We are Normans! Run away! Tell everyone you see that the Normans killed you! Run away.”

The captive who was spared his life forgot to run for his life for a while, and only crawled away after a lot of kicking, and gradually disappeared without a trace.

“What should we do next?” Wadi asked with a wooden face after washing the axe.

“Stay here for one night, set fire tomorrow, and then leave.”

Just as the black fox requested, the next day’s fleet continued to sail upstream. Behind them was the city of Trier, where the fire was intensifying.

However, the Black Fox fleet has now penetrated into the elite area of Frank, and more and more villages appear along the Mosel.

A large number of villages have sprung up in areas far away from the river, attacking them is a waste of time, so simply let them go.

It’s a pity that all the villages encountered by the river must be targeted.

They killed and set fire, and this time the army finally captured some young women.

The brothers were very reasonable with each other. The female prisoner would belong to whoever captured it. If others dared to touch it, it was a bad rule, so they cut off a finger of the guilty person according to everyone’s agreement.

Mentally broken women sat in the gangster’s boat, and they noticed that the men were uniformly dressed and the special boat seemed to be the so-called Normans.

Could it be that legendary monsters like the Normans can still appear here?

These young Frankish women don’t understand anything, they can only curl up in a ball and wait for their unknown fate.

Even, they don’t know where the fleet is heading.

If it weren’t for some accidents, these female villagers would live peacefully in the area not far from the center of the village for the rest of their lives.

They just went to a place called Saar, but they didn’t know that the Norman fleet had already reached the edge of Saar.

A small-scale stone building complex suddenly appeared at the confluence of two rivers. The building complex looked dilapidated, but there was a village next to it.

The guide Omlet, who had been silent for many days, pointed to the actual ruins and introduced loudly: “Your fleet takes this tributary! That is the ruins of Kanze (z), and the tributary is the Saar River. Arrive in Sarabrücken!”

The black fox was refreshed immediately. He also saw a village near the so-called ruins, so he had to ask one more question: “Does that village belong to Trier or Baron Saar?”

“It belongs to Baron Thrall!”

“Okay! Brothers!” The black fox roared in a young and honest voice: “March to the village! Landing and looting, the opportunity to make a fortune with your skills is now!”

So, all the longships began to rush into the beach…

[End of this Chapter]