Rise of Rurik Chapter 1209

The looting of the Ross coalition forces in the city of Aachen is still going on, and the local residents of the city are gone. The job of the coalition forces seems to be to collect the spoils and take them away.

The city square paved with stone slabs is crowded with carts, carriages, and various vehicles are piling up goods.

They wanted to move the entire city away, but the commander-in-chief gave the army only three days to loot, and on the fourth day they had to evacuate according to the order.

It is destined that there will be a lot of loot that cannot be moved away. If according to the previous methods, those that cannot be moved away will be burned and destroyed. Now, this kind of traditional art cannot be used. In the end, it will be as if the whole city has been attacked by thieves. After removing the superficial floating wealth The entire city suffered no major damage.

If you use an ax to smash the load-bearing wooden beams of residential buildings, it will definitely cause collapse. It is unnecessary for soldiers to do so.

Logging is too tiring, it is better to set fire to burn. Since arson is not allowed, let's keep these houses.

After all, the soldiers didn't have much anger towards the Middle Kingdom. If Charlemagne had forced the Danes to confess their shame, it had nothing to do with the Danes this year. Besides, the King of the Franks who invaded Denmark forty years ago rested in the Palatine Chapel in the city. What is revenge? The Danes who entered Aachen sang and danced beside Charlemagne's church, which is the strongest spiritual revenge.

They will never vent their anger by destroying graves, which is immoral and cowardly based on northern beliefs.

Because there are a large number of "mounds" on the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark. They look like small pyramids, but they are actually tombs. This is characteristic of the Danes who live on the peninsula, and the larger the mound of the dead, the more noble it is.

Invar the Boneless can restrain his Danish warriors in this respect, and at the age of twelve he celebrates his first glorious victory in life. He led the Danish brothers to loot a lot of silver coins, metal utensils, and even various daily necessities. After all, there are a large number of ordinary Danish fishermen following him. Based on this expedition, the property looted by these poor northerners has greatly improved the lives of the whole family, provided that the spoils have to be successfully transported away.

The Danish soldiers became war-weary in silence, and with a large number of bottles and cans, they gradually became understanding and even supported the withdrawal of troops on the fourth day.

There is a news spreading that the so-called "Frankish army is changing".

Where did the news come from? In a short period of time, all the troops running around in the city were talking about this.

Blue Fox did not stop the spread of such news that would surely cause worry and even panic among the soldiers, because it was he who personally sent people to spread these fabricated news and crushed the greed of the soldiers with a sense of crisis.

He was not talking nonsense, he just felt that there were troops marching towards Aachen, and he even felt that his "withdrawal on the fourth day" was already a huge adventure.

Day three, the last day of legal looting.

The princess betrayed the king's father, and Lothair's small treasury was found out by her own daughter.

For Blue Fox, the unexpected joy has already satisfied him. According to the prior agreement with King Rurik, half of the battle and looting was turned over to the king, in a sense it was turned over to the treasury. The rest of the loot was discussed and distributed by the soldiers themselves.

Of course, the king himself couldn't know exactly how much money the army had robbed, so how much of this unquantifiable statistics would be handed over to King Ross would depend on the conscience of the general.

Invisibly, this is also a test. If you take too much, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of the king.

The blue fox has already decided to hand over all the box of gold that belonged to Lothair to Rurik, and send some silver coins along with it. He naturally wants to leave a sum of silver coins, how much is this amount? There are two thousand pounds of silver coins!

The money was basically moved out of Lothair's hidden gold chamber, and only a few soldiers knew that such a secret chamber existed. Therefore, in the eyes of the majority of soldiers, the supreme commander, Blue Fox, was not keen on the matter of looting in person. , so far it has announced very little private loot.

In fact, it is not the case. After evacuating Lothair's treasury and keeping it a secret, the blue fox no longer has to compete with the soldiers for profit, and the good reputation can still be spread.

The last day of looting was like licking the marrow from the bones after eating a roast.

No more high-level loot has been dug out, maybe there is some hidden small coffer in the city, and the blue fox doesn't force the princess Jisla who is in control. It can be said that this princess is a huge trophy. If she is delivered to her uncle Ludwig intact, she should be able to extort a sum of money, and if there is no money, she can extort some benefits.

The noble attire was gone, and Princess Gisla was forced to change into plain attire.

Being controlled by the Ross Army, she had to dress up as a Ross, first to avoid misunderstanding, and second, to force her to stop thinking about running away.

Blue Fox didn't want to take her away with her hands and feet tied up, so he arranged up to ten guards for her.

The so-called bodyguards are actually Blue Fox's own soldiers. Their responsibility is to keep an eye on the princess, to ensure that she cannot escape, and that she will not encounter personal danger on the way back.

Gisla received the "courteous treatment". During the final stage of her stay in Aachen, she could have an exclusive room to rest undisturbed. In the other rooms of this folk house, the guards were on duty like door gods.

The coarse sheets were soaked with tears, and the princess curled up into a ball, hugging herself and remembering everything that had happened in the past.

Even if she is not the favorite daughter of her father, she is still a noble princess after all, and now she has become a prisoner.

"There is no turning back. What to do... What else can I do..."

On the last night, Jisra was sleepless.

Unlike her, Alicia, the former personal maid, has been well connected to the new identity.

Alicia is a maid. In Aachen, the prince and only the princess loves herself, but the princess is a woman.

She has been through more and more, no matter how stupid she is, she knows that as a woman, the power of a woman has been awakened. Many things are hard to be suppressed by external forces, for example, she also hopes to be favored by a noble man. Those were unrealistic fantasies. My original destiny was to live according to the planned life, and I was supposed to die in a certain women's convent.

The dream came true in another way. Now that she was abandoned by the angry princess, Alicia, who was broken and broken, simply became Askad's beloved wife.

She was, after all, a maid, one trained at the Frankish court.

Even though she was dressed as a male warrior, she still performed court etiquette when facing Askad. Let his hand caress beside Askad.

With her face resting on Askad's left arm as a pillow, Alicia murmured softly, "Tomorrow, you... no. It's us. Are we leaving? Aachen forever?"

"Yes. I thought you were asleep."

"I don't know what the future holds. You... really swear to love me? I'm obviously just the princess' maid, maybe... I'm not worth it."

"Why do you still say such stupid things now?" Askad hugged her further: "What's wrong with the captives. King Ross's first wife was born as a captive."

"Is there such a thing? You Normans don't care about blood?" Alicia asked in surprise.

"Fancy, not completely fancy. If you marry me, you are from Ross. I will also ask the king to recognize your identity and our marriage. You are the first wife. If I have some women in the future, your highest Identity will not change."

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"So, I will always be the most noble woman you have?"

"Of course. When you drew your sword to me, I fell in love with you. Forget about Aachen, forget about your past. You are no longer a maid, and there will be other maids to serve you in the future."

Normans can be polygamous, and Alicia's three views cannot accept this. Smart, she didn't make any doubts. Now that she is in the hands of others, the best way to deal with things is to unconditionally approve.

Now she is cautious and cautious, and she also behaves like a small bird. Askad is like this, and the feeling of conqueror is really cool.

The soldiers of the Seventh Banner Squad have sharp eyes, and their boss has indeed fallen into the tenderness of women. No way, the boss just likes it. Just like everyone loves money.

A brand new day, the agreed withdrawal day.

In the early morning, the sound of trumpeters and drummers who had been ordered to assemble shattered the soldiers' dreams.

Most of the soldiers had already packed their bags yesterday, and the various vehicles gathered in the square had also completed loading supplies and tied them up with ropes.

"It's time to get up! I have to go to the team." Askad got up reflexively when he heard the sound of drums and horns, and Alicia was also startled, rubbing his eyes and getting up in a hurry.

The soldiers of the Seventh Banner Squad who had already awakened couldn't help but get together to see whether the boss of Digu would be exhausted from tossing in the gentle village of women, and now he couldn't help being a little disappointed to see the boss's lively appearance.

The boss is still the same boss, he raised his fist and loudly ordered the whole army to assemble urgently.

The soldiers who ordered hurriedly rolled up their blankets, folded them up and tied them in their sackcloth pockets, carried them on their backs, and lined up with all their main weapons.

They lined up in a matrix according to the centurion, and after each team reported their numbers, the centurion reported to Askad himself.

The Seventh Banner Corps and the Standing Army First Banner Corps were the most actively assembled, and their formations were the most orderly.

The other ministries dawdled, and it took a long time to hear the sound of the assembly horn before appearing from all kinds of streets and alleys and gathering in the square in a dragging manner.

After all, they still stood here. Blue Fox saw that the square was full of people, thinking that the main fighters had already assembled. I'm afraid there are some deaf guys who haven't come yet, or they have other crooked ideas.

forget it! The guys who didn't come love whether they come or not.

After all, the blue fox is responsible for Rurik, the king of Ross. The battle against Aachen can now be declared over. The next task is to bring the army back. As long as the elite of the Ross army does not go wrong, other subordinate troops will suffer heavy losses. The officer's blue fox is naturally responsible to a certain extent, since it is not Rurik's own soldiers who lost, so the loss is also lost.

Now, the two flag captains, five Gotaland nobles, the Danish Army Commander Yinvar, and the Finnish Army Commander Kelha, they gathered around the blue fox.

"Have all of your ministries arrived? You have been given enough time, if you are not here, it will be too unreasonable."

This is obviously aimed at the Gotalands and the Danes.

Yinvar, who has a leg problem, can be sure that his personal soldiers have expired, even the leader "White Beard" Eric. As for the ordinary Danish fishermen who must come along with their faces licked, he doesn't care what happens to those guys.

The Gotaland nobles also had a similar attitude. The news of the withdrawal was communicated three days ago. If anyone is thinking of looting and then retreating along the main road because of greed, it is up to them. The five nobles ensured that most of the fighters gathered around them, and reported to the blue fox here that "people are basically due".

"Okay. That's when it's due." Blue Fox hid his feet to attract everyone's attention: "Look at my glasses. Let me tell you, if our army can fight in, we must be able to retreat. Our army must Always holding the initiative is like training a cow. Only we can lead the bull by the nose, but we cannot let the bull's horns push us.

Now is not the time to fight! I know that many people say that there are still many spoils in Aachen that need time to move, especially the granaries. If it takes some time, they can all be transported to our camp by the river.

All war-loving ideas are stupid! Now that the bodies are stinking, the news that Aachen has been looted by me must spread like wildfire. The Frankish army is not a fool, we have been stranded until now and the risk is huge.

I don't want to fight another bad fight with them when I leave! I also know that you are afraid that you will steal your money and lose your life to enjoy it. I am worried that many soldiers are war-weary. Can our army fight fierce battles now? I'm not sure. "

Askad couldn't stand Blue Fox's long chatter, especially the questioning of the last sentence made him angry.

"Uncle, we can fight fierce battles at any time. Besides, we haven't fought fierce battles until now. Any battle is easily won by our army."

Lan Hu was quite upset when his words were interrupted on purpose. If it was an ordinary brat, he would have already slapped him.

The blue fox was also not good at swearing at Askad, so he could only respond in a didactic way: "Don't underestimate your enemies, and don't always think highly of yourself. Now we have robbed their capital after all, and it is inevitable to leave with the loot." Too slow. You... don't want to be attacked during the evacuation."

The current Askad still doesn't understand these things, and he needs a lot of experience to be able to stand on his own.

Blue Fox didn't have time to talk nonsense with a young man, since all the nobles said that their army was due, and implied that if someone deserted, they would be ignored. As soon as the time for withdrawal came, Blue Fox took the opportunity to officially issue a withdrawal order.

Unlike the rather neat ranks at the time of the march, the retreat of the Ross coalition forces was inevitably chaotic.

The blue fox is most worried about this. The amount of spoils varies from department to department. The soldiers are more concerned about whether their treasures are firmly under their control. As for whether the enemy is attacking, there must be not many people who think it is necessary to care.

If it is really ambushed by a strong Frankish heavy cavalry, the victorious coalition forces will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

The current Blue Fox really doesn't care about other troops. Perhaps the best way is to let the elite Ross army set an example.

No, he made all the soldiers of the First Banner Squadron of the Standing Army wear breastplates, and the rest of the armor was still on the vehicles. The team was divided into two, with two centurions advancing on alert in the front, and the other two centurions directly at the end of the entire team, using force to force the lingering friendly troops to leave quickly. They also maintained armed vigilance to guard against possible Frankish attacks on the tail of the coalition forces. .

There is the strongest army at the head and the tail~www.mtlnovel.com~ Blue Fox made the arrangement after weighing it. He doesn't need to worry about the Danes of the alliance at the end, but if those guys are attacked by surprise and cause a chain reaction of collapse, the Ross elite will also have bad luck in the end.

How many people can understand the good intentions of the blue fox? More fighters are more concerned with their spoils.

The good weather in the past few days has caused the temperature to continue to rise. It is now the hottest period in Western Europe, and the highest temperature in the afternoon in the Aachen area has exceeded 30C. Many soldiers from the north were immersed in such high temperature for the first time in their lives. They simply folded their common clothes to reveal the thick golden chest hair on their upper bodies, and also showed off their gaudy tattoos to the people around them.

Marching with their breastplates on under such high temperatures, the soldiers of the standing army are enduring another kind of suffering. If there is not a small river next to Aachen Boulevard to replenish drinking water at any time, many people would have to suffer from heat stroke while walking.

But persistently hot temperatures are far from normal and could well herald a burst of downpours.

Everyone hopes that a rain will completely wipe out the hot and dry weather, and give everyone a cool and triumphant trip.

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