Rise of Rurik - Chapter 715

[Chapter 716]

Even if war breaks out, the true servants of the holy will stay in the holy abode.

If the war brings disaster here, then everyone will enter heaven as a martyr.

Eskil’s monastery is in the city of Hedeby. This unique building has stored food and water for a long time, but no one has ever imagined that a free and ownerless city will encounter war.

Many young priests asked whether the Eskil War had reached here, and got dull answers.

“As long as we pray sincerely, the Lord will bless us.”

Eskil took all the priests to celebrate mass. At least the monastery has been peaceful since the outbreak of the war.

Of course, this is not because of the kindness of Stad who led the troops.

Eskil, an old fellow, had a relatively high status in Frank, but he was used to ascetic days. He disdained to dress up too luxuriously. The so-called heart has been dedicated to the great Lord, and the glory of the world is not important.

He did have his own flaws, and his devotion to the Lord was recognized, which is why he himself did not fear war at all.

His only worry was that the war would really affect this place, and the rebellious soldiers would destroy the monastery, which would seriously damage his cause of spreading the faith in the north.

What’s even more heartwarming is that the other side of the war is the Ross people!

“New foreign forces, even though you are Danes, you shouldn’t touch the interests of the Ross people. The war will continue, and the Ross people will take revenge…” While lamenting the impermanence of the world, he also sent an order to send the Lutherans of East Frank The banner of the Prince of Vichy hangs at the gate of the monastery, and another banner shows the status of the Count of Hamburg.

Is it a kind of blasphemy to hang a flag symbolizing secular power in a holy place of pure heart?

He confessed to the Lord and begged the Lord to forgive his presumption.

He later had a strange dream, a person bathed in a pure white world, and then a golden light almost blinded his eyes, followed by a burst of low and incomprehensible words.

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Perhaps it was a revelation that, in order to save the abbey from disaster, the act of flying a secular flag was condoned.

Is that all?

He also commanded the teachers: “Open the door, keep the poor lambs away, give them food and water, lead them to conversion.”

The more chaos there is, the more chances the missionaries have. Eskil was not so stupid as to look for a dying lamb to save him during the most intense battle. The war seemed to subside, and he was fully prepared.

The whole day is full of shouts, will the Rus’ fortress collapse?

They have persisted for a long time and fully proved their strength.

This war completely disrupted Eskil’s plan, and he pessimistically believed that his plan to go to Russia to spread the faith had been ruined.

The ground of the dilapidated house was shaking, and after a while of shaking, a wooden board was pushed up. The fat blue fox with big ears narrowed his helmet, and he got out with a dusty head.

He must be cautious, for fear that this position will also be searched by the enemy.

Seeing that no one was around, he pulled the injured Vardy out, and immediately began to untie his belt, trying to throw away the useless chain mail.

“My lord. We… escaped?” Vardy no longer cared about his injuries, and his survival instinct was now above everything else.

“Not yet, we have to wait until dark.”

“Is it safe to wait until dark?”

“Only God knows!” Blue Fox didn’t want to say more, and ordered Wadi to take off his useless clothes. It was best for the two of them to dress like poor civilians, which would be the most convenient for escape.

It is still very dangerous to stay in the tunnel exit, but fortunately, the complex and uninhabited shanty town of Hedeby is very suitable for escape.

The wise man had already dragged his family and his mouth to seek refuge, and the two of them got into a small empty house and curled up like mice, so they naturally escaped the enemy’s follow-up investigation very smoothly.

Because, the hidden escape tunnel was discovered not long after!

The Ross mercenaries fought to the last person. When the whole army was wiped out, a piece of enemy corpses lay down in front of them, and there were moans of the wounded.

The cavalry’s short-distance sprint impact is very powerful, and a wall-riding attack will bring heavy blows to those standing, whether it is the enemy or us.

In order to attack a small temporarily remodeled fortress but paid a terrible price of hundreds of casualties, Stad recalled the battle just now and was still terrified.

The horseshoes with iron shoes trampled on the dead, and Stard, who was on the horse, looked down at the crazy warriors who died with regret: “It would be great if you were my soldiers. Are the people of Ross far away worthy of your allegiance?”

Just at this time, the victorious bandit army rushed into all the houses in the fortress. What happened was beyond everyone’s expectations. People who were eager to make a fortune saw empty houses.

They pulled open wooden cabinets, boxes, either empty or rags.

They began to smash the floor with axes, hoping to dig out the gold and silver cellar.

Not to mention, it was their chopping that destroyed the wooden plank at the entrance of the tunnel.

The ecstatic gangsters jumped down one after another, thinking that this was the entrance to the cellar full of wealth.

On the other side, Stad’s men actively cleaned the battlefield.

Armored soldiers who have seen the world are very knowledgeable. They saw the swords scattered around the corpse of the Ross.

In this era of Frank, steel swords are extremely rare, and bards will spare no effort to praise a certain steel sword as a creation of God.

Soldiers are picking up steel swords, which reflect an unprecedented bright orange light in the setting sun.

A grinning flatterer offered Stad a steel sword with a jeweled hilt.

The moment he took over the sword, this battlefield veteran realized that his old sword had become a waste from this moment on.

The old sword is not unusable, but it is completely meaningless compared to the captured sword.

He turned the sword back to himself, and suddenly saw his fuzzy beard, he couldn’t help being startled and trembling all over.

“What kind of sword is this? After a fierce battle, the blade is not bent, and the surface is as smooth as water, yet I can see my face?!”

Feeling emotional, he hurriedly ordered his subordinates: “While those idiots are searching for gold and silver, let’s quickly pick up the good weapons.”

Armored soldiers must obey Stad’s orders, and they are not allowed to plunder gold and silver without orders, so they have no choice but to suffocate their inner desires.

Some soldiers couldn’t bear it any longer and raised their heads and appealed, “My lord, is there anything more important than robbing silver coins?”

“Idiot, where is the gold and silver? The Ross sword you picked up, I dare say a sword is worth a hundred gold coins. Hurry up, or those gangsters will compete with you.”

When Stad entered the fortress, he had a premonition that this place was not a place where gold and silver would be hidden. Moreover, there was news that a fleet of the Ross people had fled long ago. If there were really a huge amount of gold and silver, they would naturally flee with the fleet.

In addition to the current situation, the gangsters who rummaged through boxes and cabinets made a loud bang, and some gangster soldiers rushed out with sad faces and resentment. Is this the expression of finding gold and silver?

The gang found nothing, but they found a secret escape route, and saw the removed helmet and chain mail at the exit of the tunnel.

Some subordinates explained the situation to Gray Wolf Karl, but Karl was completely immersed in anger that he didn’t even find a single copper coin.

Night was falling, and hundreds of corpses were lying on the cramped battlefield. It had been a while since the battle had ended, and some wounded were still alive.

Will Stad rescue these gangsters?

Pooh!

Firstly, there is no obligation, and secondly, there is no medical treatment.

In this era, only Eastern Rome had ambulance teams, and the attitude of the Franks towards the wounded on the battlefield was almost indifferent. Only devout priests would pray and chant scriptures for the lightly and seriously wounded.

Far from the pile of corpses, Stad and his unscathed army camped in houses near the ruins of the previous fire.

They lit the bonfire and continued to eat dry food, so they had a rest and planned to clean up the mess tomorrow.

Soon, walking through the battlefield full of corpses, Gray Wolf Karl led his badly lost brother to Stad’s camp with unquenchable anger.

The Stad army, who had already removed their armor, sensed that something was wrong, so they didn’t care too much, and hurriedly picked up their weapons.

The captured steel swords gleamed under the fire, and the polished spears moved forward in unison.

This move really made Karl even more angry. This severely bald man cursed: “Stade! You are a liar! There is no such thing as gold and silver mountains! I have killed so many brothers, and I didn’t get a single copper coin. You want……”

“What are you going to do?” Putting on his armor, Stad walked out of the dark corner with his sword in his hand. Seeing the grievances and anger of Gray Wolf Karl and his miserable so-called army, it was really impossible to give him a good look.

He Stad just resented being angry at himself.

“Compensate for our losses! You liar.” Carl continued to yell.

“Liar? You didn’t find any gold or silver?”

“Where is there any gold and silver, we searched everywhere, but found nothing but a tunnel.”

“Wait a minute!” I was planning to scold this reckless guy, but this person actually mentioned the tunnel?

“What do you mean by authentic?”

“I dare say there are Ross people running down the tunnel! It’s a very long tunnel, you… you sure don’t know that. It’s like you lied to us that they have gold and silver mountains!” Then there was another burst of emotional cursing .

Stad’s face turned cold. He saw that his close sergeant had taken precautions very correctly. His left hand, which was not holding a sword, couldn’t help clenching his fist, and he showed his subordinates clearly with his eyes.

For the time being, he had to ask about some situations in a hypocritical manner, and Stad continued to ask: “A real thing? I really don’t know. If there are Ross people who escaped, I will search for it.”

“Would you? For you, two hundred of our brothers died!”

“But don’t you have three hundred brothers?”

“I…” The furious Karl really wanted to raise his ax to chop off the head of this Stad, and he continued to curse: “Idiot! Look at the situation! At least 500 people died for all your gangsters!”

“Yes. Do you want me to be responsible for these dead? This is war, not your usual gang fights. You are weaker than the Ross people and you deserve to be killed a lot. People who are not like me broke down the wall of the Ross people in one fell swoop. I brought The cavalry charged and smashed down their shield wall. This battle is my victory, and you, I saw you fighting outside the wall. It is you who are fully responsible for the deaths of those people.”

“You!” Gray Wolf Karl blushed, and his living subordinates were also exhausted.

It is already very frustrating not to find gold and silver, and now you have to stand here and be humiliated, how can you bear this tone?

At the beginning, some people joined in the yelling, and finally it turned into a flurry of wild bees. After all, they all asked Stad to come up with money.

Let Stad take the money?

What a joke.

He came to Hedeby to make preparations for King Horik to take over the city. He is also very painful because of the current situation where the people are fleeing and the business is dying, because he also wants to appease his own soldiers to make big cakes. Business will resume in Hedeby.

While the Russ were a source of misery, the bandits themselves were no good birds.

Stud is already planning to use the knife, but before that he still needs to make sure: “Aside from you, what about the other gangsters? You are so brave, have they all escaped?”

“They? Either die or flee. I don’t care about them. I brought my brother to ask you for money. We fought for you and killed many people. Although you didn’t get gold and silver, you still have to pay the reward.”

“Really? You volunteered to go to war, how could I hire you? Besides, you are threatening me.”

The enraged gray wolf Karl must give an explanation to his younger brothers. If he admits to this scene, his position as the boss will be gone, and he will become a bereaved dog and die alone.

His head almost burst and he pulled out his iron sword suddenly, and ordered Stud in a master’s manner: “Hedeby is my territory! If you want to stay here, you must give us money…”

“Okay. I understand.” Stud casually agreed with a look of understanding: “I’ll give you money right now, I still have some gold here, gray wolf Karl, you are a greedy wolf… ”

After he finished speaking, he walked into the shadows, and the gang members who had received the promise of money were relieved, and their already exhausted bodies became even weaker.

Not long after Stad completely entered the darkness, there was a sudden neighing of war horses, followed by the tremor of the ground.

When the gangsters just reacted, the cavalry rushed over.

Karl’s small team was knocked down like a hit bowling ball in an instant, and many people suffered serious internal injuries.

The centurion, who had already received his gaze, immediately gave an order, and the armored troops rushed forward, and began the most tragic slaughter against the exhausted bandit troops.

Gray Wolf Karl was completely stunned. When a spear was stabbed in his chest, he still didn’t know why this guy, Stad, turned his face. Based on his own concept, he thought it was black eating black.

The sound of shouting and killing, and the sound of clashing swords ended quickly, and the groaning and crying people disappeared after a while.

It wasn’t until this time that Stad reappeared, and a ball was directly kicked by the centurion.

He took a closer look, and it was probably the gray wolf Karl’s head.

“This foul-mouthed reckless man is finally dead.” He commented.

“But my lord, we do this…”

“Are you worried about other gangsters? My old friend, this is our brother’s Hedeby, and no gangsters are allowed in our territory. From now on, I will be the Earl of Hedeby, and you will follow me to make a fortune. Don’t you still Willing to share wealth with gangsters?”

“I won’t.” The centurion shrugged and smiled heartily, and asked after a while, “Hedeby is such a dead city now, how can we explain it to the king?”

“Hedeby will return to prosperity, and the fleeing merchants will return. You remember, the gang leader Gray Wolf Carl and Ross Merchant did not recognize King Horik. They attacked us by force and are now wiped out by us. Alas! It is this stupid guy The important news was revealed, and some Ross people escaped. Damn, our methods were too tough and we didn’t have a single prisoner, so I still don’t know anything about the Ross people.”

The centurion shook his head: “We control all the ships, and the Ross people can’t escape, and then we will find them after searching.”

“That’s the only way to do it. Even if there are too many corpses, there should be no casualties for our brothers.”

“Several brothers suffered minor injuries not worth mentioning, others are safe.”

“Very good. These fallen corpses will soon smell bad. Trouble brothers, all the dead gangster corpses are pulled into the sea and discarded nearby. As for the corpses of the Ross people…”

“Abandoned too?” the centurion asked.

“I don’t want to be punished by Odin. These Ross people are very brave. They could have joined us to fight, but they chose the wrong path. Now you have their swords, and burn their bodies to ashes. It is against the gods. explain.”

Everyone looked at each other and there was no objection to it.

[End of this Chapter]