Rise of Rurik Chapter 1452

Remember [new] in one second! At the western entrance and exit of the Stralsund Waterway, there is also a rapidly developing lagoon system.

Its silt deposits do not clog the waterways, and large ships of this era, such as the Sea Monarch, can still pass safely.

A shallow water channel blocked the cavalry.

The scouts sent by Fisk came to report and pointed out that the water channel was suitable for war horses to flow through quickly.

Looking at the navy that continued to advance, it seemed that the king did not notice the abnormality here. Perhaps the king felt that the waterway that was an obstacle to the cavalry was essentially just a swamp shoal. "In this case, we don't hesitate and rush over now! Rush all the way to the beach to camp."

Thus, the huge cavalry and reindeer troops began the last leg of today's fantastic march.

Because under the setting sun, they could already see the hazy orange-red landscape in the north, and the distance seemed to be immersed in a kind of mist, which is unique to the sea.

Finally, the cool sea breeze under the setting sun blew the soldiers who arrived at the coast. When the cavalry arrived, the navy and infantry who arrived first had completed their landing and rest.

The brothers of the Second Cavalry Corps, they drew their bows wantonly, and even though they were wearing gloves and finger guards, they could not avoid muscle soreness. In addition, they continued to row. When they landed, Brody and his brothers just wanted to face the raging bear. A burning bonfire, everyone drank enough water and lay down on the dry beach to rest.

Most of the soldiers were like this. It took them a rare day's oar to tow all the big ships out of the waterway safely. If all of them were strong men in their twenties, they would be able to endure it. Today's endurance test really tests the limits of a large number of young people.

"You should

Take a good rest, but our army does not have time to let you lie down..." Rurik paid attention to his soldiers thoughtfully.

The cavalry troops raised their horse-head flags and sounded in the sunset sea breeze.

Rurik wore a velvet hat and an extra blanket to keep out the cold. Seeing that his cavalry had finally arrived, he was so excited that he brought a group of close associates to greet them, especially the newly promoted general Brody.

Seeing the king coming to greet him, Fisk and whistle, the brothers dismounted one after another...

"You're late." Rurik stepped forward and gently tapped this good brother on the shoulder.

"Sorry, it seems that the speed of the cavalry cannot keep up with the battleship after all."

"It's okay." Rurik was in a good mood, but he noticed from the corner of his eye that the horses were generally a little wet. He couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Are you wet?"

"It's flowing." Now it was Fisk who was surprised: "Didn't you see the lagoon behind us?"

"I noticed it, it's a small lake."

"It's not big, and its exit can be easily passed by war horses and reindeer. Alas, I just don't know if this lagoon will cause us trouble."

"Who knows?" Rurik shrugged, "At least I know the future situation of our army."

Fisk was reminded, and he raised his head and thought for a while: "Is it to go to the legendary Oberlidit, a Slavic tribe that surrendered to the Franks long ago? I don't know anything about them, except that Blue Fox's old lackey is a local.”

"Hey!" A deep voice emerged from the crowd: "I heard you say my name, Fisk."

This person is none other than Blue Fox himself.

The old fox took the boat for the entire journey and accompanied the army in a very low-key manner.

Even though the Blue Fox moved slowly against Rurik and marched along the coastline in an exploratory manner, and although it collected a group of loyal dogs along the way, it undoubtedly delayed the military operation greatly, making this expedition a so-called "Odyssey".

"Okay." Fisk smiled awkwardly and shouted loudly: "I think Lord Blue Fox naturally understands Obert Liddit better than a vulgar person like me. Maybe our Lord Earl of Gothenburg will lead us to relax. Achieve victory.”

"Can you hear your sarcasm?" Blue Fox shook his head and looked at Rurik: "We have no intention of attacking those people, right?"

"That's right." Rurik pinched his waist and looked to the west: "But all of us lack understanding of that side. Maybe... cities like Rostock and Lübeck are over there. At least we all know that the legend The city of Relic is also over there."

"It's a pity that it's already in ruins. If Rerick didn't destroy it, how could Hedebe rise? Haha, but Hedebe was still demolished by the Franks." This is what Blue Fox said, with regret in his eyes.

Rurik glanced at the blue fox, then took a good look at Fisk's face: "Then dry the war horse's mane. All of you have a good rest tonight. We will still be on our way tomorrow. The next stop... I guess we should be there Rostock, please stay calm and we will not take the initiative to attack the locals again to avoid misunderstandings."

Rurik is unwilling to go to war with the Oberlidit forces, not because it will harm Ross if a fight occurs, but because at this juncture, those guys are not enemies by nature, on the contrary, they are new allies that can be won over.

Because this force has long been

Frank's vassals, even their nobles, had huge autonomous powers, which was a so-called restraint system.

Rasburn didn't even know the names of those people. It wasn't until he had more contact with the Danes that he learned that there was such a neighbor in the south of Denmark.

In the expedition three years ago, the coalition of Rus-Denmark-Sweden-Götaland-Finland and the northerners swept across the Frankish forces in Jutland and pushed the front to the Elbe and Weser rivers, and even the Rhine River Lowland area.

The Russian fleet made a large-scale detour along the zigzag coastline of the Jutland Peninsula. It was supposed to encounter the forces of Oberliddit, but in the end it was as if those guys didn't exist.

They definitely existed, otherwise there would not have been thirty Austrian slaves guarding Rose's shop in Hedeby seven years ago for Rose.

Hedeby was reduced to ashes, and the new cities of Copenhagen and Schleswig began to take over as trading centers.

In the past seven years, the Danish world has been filled with turbulent wars. Even the wars have advanced to the traditional territory of the Saxons and brought serious disasters to these Saxons. It is said that as a neighbor, Obert Liddit's strength has always been like a transparent person.

Everyone knows that those guys have always existed. As for hiding themselves, their leader may have his own agenda.

After all, in the ongoing Frankish Civil War, Obert Liddit had to choose a side. Considering their geographical location, these people must be willing to join Ludwig.

Rostock, Rurik kept emphasizing this word.

When the officers and nobles heard this word from the king's mouth, they couldn't help but imagine that the king had already regarded it as a place that Ross must conquer, so that Lien

The names given have been chosen.

Rostock, how you think of it, is a compound word of Rus and stock, which means "a fenced-in Russian settlement".

In fact, Rostock is an authentic Slavic word that only describes the bell-shaped structure formed by the river suddenly widening when it enters the sea.

That night, the sky in the distance was always red, and everyone knew that it was the burning city of Strad, which was Stralsund as claimed by the king.

Even the guides from Wolin City are facing a completely unknown territory here. To the Danes, there are some special black shadows in the northern sea. If you look carefully, you can see the faint islands in the north on a clear day, and those belong to the west. Part of Land Island is one of the activity areas of various tribes in Denmark.

The tired soldiers spent a peaceful night on the beach. They took the time to recuperate their muscles and face the new day's journey.

Rurik had an idea. Considering that not far to the north was the Danish activity area, would the Ross army making such a big noise attract the attention of the Danish allies? The tribes in Zealand are all allied with Ross.

It's a new day, the sun is shining brightly.

The uninvited arrival of Danish allies that Rurik fantasized about did not happen. When the morning tide receded and the mist on the sea dissipated, people traveling westward on the coastal beach could see the hazy outlines of pirates in the distance by casually looking northward.

"It's as quiet as an uninhabited island. The Danish fishermen are not stupid. They saw my flag and didn't come to join in the fun? After all, we fought side by side."

What Rurik is not sure about is that a large number of Danes live on the larger island of Zealand further north, and have not opened up wasteland and established ports in the southern islands.

Unless there is some irresistible resistance that forces them not to take action, it is just that their current settlements are in urgent need of construction, and there is no need to go to remote areas to open new ports. Furthermore, if you want to develop in a better place, why not go far away?

In fact, many tribes in Zealand, young people eager for wealth and achievements, rowed boats through the channel area, around the Jutland Peninsula, and then along the coastline into the lowlands. On the many islands at the mouth of the Rhine River, Danes, Oslo people, and Norwegians who came to Bergen in the north gathered more and more after hearing the news.

They built emerging small fishing villages on the Lowland Islands with the settlement of Rotterstad, a common settlement in Ross Denmark, as the core.

Under the rolling torrent of the great era, the lowland counties of Utrecht, the Netherlands, and Friesland were unable to resist this large-scale immigration. Besides, why resist? Although everyone has different beliefs, they are consistent in their interests.

Besides, from the perspective of the Utrecht Diocese, many monks believe that they can convert a large number of blond Normans into servants of God through frequent sermons, and then everyone will become one family.

A large number of young men and women went to places with richer catches, saltier seawater for boiling salt, and nearby allies. They worked hard to catch fish and reserves in the summer that had just ended, and planned to spend the winter there. As a result, Zealandia was missing. There are a large number of people with extremely strong fighting ability, and no one is trying to find opportunities on the Pan-Pomeranian coastline.

Rurik was not aware of this situation.

Little did they know that Ragnar himself, for practical benefits, led a group of brothers to conquer Rotterstad at the mouth of the Rhine.

As an important base. Although he knew that his lame son Igor and his Russian allies had done a lot of harm in the Frankish world, he was still willing to go to the beach of the Kingdom of Wessex across the strait to plunder the nearest land.

People are also a commodity.

Targeting the common peasants of Wessex became Ragnar's favorite industry, and the Danish heroes raided the beaches of Britain to capture prisoners, who were then taken directly to Utrecht and the newly built Antwerp.

Those priests and noble lords were happy to "buy slaves from the barbarians to return them to freedom." The priests were unable to drive away the Normans, so they had to buy as many slaves as possible to restore their freedom, completing their achievements in a very abstract way. .

For the lords, especially the Nassau and Baudoin families, the Netherlands and Flanders needed direct labor to work for themselves as tenant farmers. It was unrealistic to persecute the free people in the territory into serfs. Their economy The demand has attracted the Danes to happily engage in this black industry...

On the wide sea, the Ross fleet can finally advance at high speed, and the war horses can also advance quickly on the beach.

In just one day, it seemed that the settlement of Rostock, with its possible bell-mouthed bay, lay in front of the Russian navy.

Although it was already evening, Rurik's original plan was to find a good place to camp and rest.

However, the sudden change in the geographical structure of the coast forced Ross, who was advancing both by sea and land, to make a decision.

Rurik, who was on horseback, could see the great bay clearly with only his naked eyes.

"Ah! I also need to organize a large number of ships from here to transport all my horses to the other side? This bay is quite big."

While he was at sea

When Bin was thinking about countermeasures, a messenger from the navy landed decisively, looked up at Rurik in a hurry and reported: "Your Majesty, our navy has discovered a settlement deep in the bay, maybe...it is the Rostock you named it."

"I named Rostock? Okay..." Rurik didn't want to complain about this constructive misunderstanding. He took a look at the depths of the bay, and now he couldn't see the existence of the settlement clearly because of the forest cover.

He asked the messenger again: "Gotlund, your general has gone to investigate?"

"Yes. While the wind direction is still good, the four ships Venus, Mona, Mars and Eubit have already conducted an in-depth exploration."

"Oops." Rurik was startled. "I didn't ask him to attack! If there's a fight... I don't want a **** misunderstanding."

After thinking about it for a moment, Rurik made a decisive decision: "Now the whole army will follow me towards the depths of the bay! We will not camp until I give the order!"

The infantrymen who were planning to land and rest, as well as the cavalrymen whose waists and legs were sore after riding for a day, all hoped to quickly set up camp under the sunset, make a fire, eat and sleep, but they never expected to encounter the so-called city of Rostock at this time.

The attack of the naval ships forced the rest of the troops to take action. Since the king and the cavalry had taken the lead, the brothers had no choice but to follow the king's footsteps.

In fact, the large bay with a bell mouth can meet the fishing needs of the locals. Moreover, due to the poor skills of the locals, they are better at fishing in rivers and lakes than at catching sea fish. Their poor boatbuilding skills make fishermen dare not take risks.

The small number of canoes saw the huge fleet approaching with murderous intent, and the fishermen were shocked and quickly retreated to the depths of the bay.

At the port.

At the same time, the locals in Rostock, under the command of their leader, or the Baron, quickly started to act according to the plan.

A man in his thirties came forward. This man's name was Ulkenslaw Odaswicz.

He is an authentic West Slav and the leader of the Kesina tribe under the loose Llutich Alliance. Tribes migrated here long ago and named the new settlement Rostock.

They want to live a quiet and peaceful life, but the world is not peaceful.

Danish pirates attacked the Kesina tribe, but in the end it was just a small fight between stragglers and could not shake the survival of the entire tribe. Moreover, as long as the tribe's armed forces did not go to the sea, they could disperse the pirates on land with a sufficient number of militiamen.

The Kesina tribe can support themselves as long as they guard the fertile fields in the riverside area and live a farming life. The abundant forests provide people with great survival protection.

Until the collapse of Relic City!

The city of Relik, where the Kesina tribe traditionally did business, was destroyed, and the huge branch of the Chizini tribe that owned the city was forced to migrate inland.

This large seaside city of the Chisini people was destroyed by the ambition of the former Danish chief. After the city collapsed, it was attacked by the army of Oberlidd. Even though these newcomers were relatives who spoke Slavic, they Already turning away from the Slavic gods and spreading the Frankish gods by force.

Count Aubert Liddit (Count of Lübeck) arrived in Rostock with his cross flag. Although the Kesina tribe did not convert to God, the entire tribe had to admit that the count had "administration authority over all chiefs" in the Slavic context. the supreme leader."

from overland

The Kassina people could not withstand the army at any cost, so the city of Rostock was nominally a vassal of the count. In order to continue to have traditional beliefs, Count Obert Liddit bypassed the Frankish rulers and illegally proclaimed himself. The Baron of Rostock, Urkenslaw, had to give a tribute to the count every autumn - a batch of grain.

The grain was transported to Relic in the old days and Wismar today, and a son of the count collected it on his behalf. After all, transporting it all the way to the city of Lübeck was difficult for the small Kesina tribe.

Small tribes must rely on the strong to survive, and must serve the strong to avoid retaliation.

For several years, Ulkenslaw paid tribute every year in exchange for Rostock and the entire tribe continuing to have peace.

Until this evening, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Trumpet Bay was gradually filled with strange ships.

Look! Apart from the strange large ships, aren't the other ships all Danish longships? !

For a time, the horrific memory of the destruction of Relic City and the slaughter of its people scared the whole city and began to flee. Baron Urkenslaw had a plan for this, but he never imagined that his small self could be defeated by a powerful person. The Danes stared.

The old and weak, women and children can escape, but young men have the obligation to protect their homeland, and as the leader, he is even more bound to do so.

Rostock began to mobilize urgently. At the critical moment, Urkenslaw could only mobilize a mere two to three hundred militiamen. Knowing that this small amount of troops was simply a drop in the tree, he could only bite the bullet and be ready to fight the Danes at all times.

Until now, with the Ross cavalry taking advantage of the afterglow of the evening to appear on the outskirts of the city, which is like a large countryside, and the Ross ships filling the entire bay, the soldiers and civilians of Rostock still take it for granted.

I think it was a massive invasion by Danish pirates.

Poor Baron Urkenslaw, he knew nothing about Rus.

However, he is willing to sacrifice for the people as a warrior and use his own blood to honor their faith, which is worthy of his identity.

Chapter end