Rise of Rurik Chapter 923

The Danish world has been divided, and those tribes who still believe in Odin see that they are unable to win, so they can only leave with the people.

Zealandia and the smaller Funen are optional.

Considering the strength of Horrick the "Upper" and the support of the Franks, everyone needed to stay warm, and most of them migrated to the largest island of Zealand.

Longboats build new settlements on the island and try to expand their horizons, hoping to find some friends.

However, the international situation they find themselves facing is heartbreaking.

The island of Zealand is not too big, but not too small.

The terrain on the island is flat, with lakes and streams, so there is no need to worry about freshwater supply in living here.

The islands also have many fjords, which are suitable for people to build fishing villages.

It is an isolated place, where each fjord creates a small world, and the fishing village can maintain its basic self-sufficiency by living its own life. Although their "lonely time" is bound to be crushed into powder under the wheel of the big era, they do not want to be killed and wiped out by more powerful forces.

When Jutland, the main settlement, was occupied by strongmen, it was thoroughly infiltrated by the Frankish forces for the first time since the construction of the border wall eighty years ago.

People who did not want to be slaves and betray Odin flooded into Zealandia, and the living space of the entire island became extremely limited in an instant.

It seems that everyone still needs to continue to find a place to live!

Some immigrated to Scandinavia in the north, joining the same tribes that had expanded their villages there.

Some attempts to establish villages on the southern Obotetide and Pomeranian coastlines were abandoned due to strong opposition from the locals.

If it's in the past, boating to Bornholm Island, not far to the east, is a good choice.

Where the island is located, the surrounding waters contain extremely rich fishing resources.

A lot of Danes did this, and then came across the Rus' war for the whole of Bornholm . . .

But the situation after the war became very delicate, the Rus victors did not occupy the entire fishing grounds, they acquiesced to the Danish fishing boats to fish here.

From initial fear to vigilance, and finally to the village sending messengers to the occupied island of Bornholm to ask the local Rus what they meant.

mean? Means nothing.

As long as the Danes do not attack the Rus and Swedes fishing here, the latter will not attack the Danish fishing boats.

The two sides did not sign any peace treaty. Although they could see each other from a distance at sea, they tacitly avoided direct contact. The two sides are in this state of being neither embarrassed nor embarrassed. As time goes by, when a large-scale "Christian transformation" is taking place in Jutland, the Danish villages in Zealand have heard the news that the so-called "reformed by Christians". Rurik, the leader of Rus who was blessed by Odin, has been crowned king after a lavish ceremony at Uppsala Temple, the most glorious temple of the Swedes.

No matter how many disputes there were in the past, the Rus people made Odin their main god, which naturally drew everyone close.

On one side are the Frankish forces with strong hostility, and the kin who betrayed Odin. On the one hand, there are foreigners who believe in Odin and who also speak the Norse language and show a cooperative attitude.

The Danes, who are in the middle of Zealand and its affiliated islands, must make a choice.

So in AD 840, the legendary hero Ragnar returned like lightning.

He returned, even with an army, and the kindness of Rurik, king of Rus.

The Danish people of Zeeland, eager to find value recognition, resolutely supported Ragnar to become the new king of Denmark. In this way, the Danes, who believe in Odin, can justifiably fight with the "overreacher" Horrick and the Frank forces, and they can also sign a treaty with the Kingdom of Rus, and join forces to attack Odin's enemies.

Machaubi (Malmö) became the temporary capital of the kingdom, where the mighty mixed armies of Rus, Denmark and Vaxjo raised the raven banner.

The lords from Zeeland and the village chiefs who had lost their territories gathered in Mahobi. They told Ragnar and others about their difficulties and reported the current situation in Jutland.

Ragnar was shocked by the situation they reported. He never imagined that his homeland would be so eroded!

Especially Lindholm, the leader led the people to flee with his family, and just this year, he also sent ships to investigate the old place.

"There is a stone city on the hill behind us! My village has been robbed by strangers! My messenger saw with his own eyes the Frankish flag flying on the hill. It was the Three Lions, and Charlemagne's ghost finally succeeded. The efforts of the great leader Godfrey came to nothing."

Harold, Lord of Lindholm, has always lived next to the mighty Robard clan in his domain. Thinking back to the time when King Hafgen was still alive, this village was a die-hard supporter of Hafgen. Times have changed, but after a few years, he has become a bereaved dog. Looking at the current situation, I am afraid that it will only rely on regaining his homeland. One hundred years of their own strength is impossible.

This Harold is implying one thing. If you want to restore Jutland's faith to Odin, you need everyone to unite and use the power of outsiders.

As a result, Ragnar became the hope of all Denmark!

A brand new Danish kingdom is established, and Ragnar's kingdom is temporarily like a joke. The Danish population he can control is very limited, probably only 50,000 people. He clearly could control more of the Danish population, so he had to go to some remote islands to find local villages and ask them to recognize his kingship.

In the past, the power of 50,000 people can be described as a huge power.

As a man who had seen Ross's power, Ragnar broadened his horizons, and really felt that he was actually completely incapable of speaking on an equal footing with the Kingdom of Ross.

Thanks to the buddy loyalty he'd accumulated in the past, and that Rurik's young boy was a smart, talkative guy, he felt he had to do something right away.

Rurik and his main force are said to be in Gothenburg, at the mouth of the Göta River.

Ragnar was aware of this geographic location, but in his knowledge, the local Gotalandans did not welcome the Danes.

There is no time to hesitate, especially now that the summer solstice has passed and the warmest day of the year has arrived, which also means that winter is not far away.

Ragnar, Spuut, Fisk and others got together for a meeting, and Ragnar himself proposed that the new Danish kingdom, King Ragnar himself go to Gothenburg to find Rurik, preferably in a few days. Recognition between nations and even signing a treaty within days.

After a few days of mooring, the Ross ship was moving again, and Ragnar personally took several Danish lords of Zealand to the north.

At the same time, Speuter will report the news of the Silver Fort to the King, as well as things about the cavalry. How to report the former, the box of silver coins seized during the war is worth a thousand words. As for the latter report, let the promising young "bald" Fisk speak for himself!

The big ship sailed very arrogantly in the wide Kattegat Strait, and her presence immediately aroused the vigilance of Horrick's offshore patrol ship who was watching.

Some things cannot be hidden, such as the sudden emergence of the huge fleet of the Rus army, even if Rurik wanted to hide a little, the armed cargo and fishing boats flying the Rus flag, arrogantly fishing in Kattegat, directly frightened them. The fishing boats of the Derobard tribe did not dare to fish again, which directly led to the situation of Horrick's food acquisition. It was also highly alert to the Frankish forces of Horrick and Ludov, who planned to build a castle and plan to live there for a long time.

No one in Spuut is most familiar with this route!

Navigating the Kattegat Strait was as comfortable as taking a walk in his own yard, and he did not forget to introduce himself to the fantastic rafting of the past to the lord of Zealand, who was aboard the Ross ship for the first time.

This is the first time the lords have met directly with the senior members of the Rus, and Speuter is not a boss. The Danish lords felt that this middle-aged man spoke very reliably, and his speech was no different from his own, but the accent of the Norse language was a bit strange, and it was probably the Rusian dialect.

The perspective is on the Russian and Swedish coalition forces stationed at the mouth of the Göta River.

A new city was built here, and a wharf made deep stakes at the mouth of the sea.

Gothenburg, it is no longer a cramped place to describe the settlement of the Gotaland people, but like the redefinition of the Franks, the suffix of "burg" has become a special suffix for large cities.

Gothenburg will finally become a city, it will have walls, the earl's mansion, the parliamentary court, the temple, the warehouse, the market, and other public buildings.

The Gottarans of the region were forcibly pulled into a new era, their village alliance was replaced by the "Country of Gothenburg", and the populace entered the feudal age. Based on the current era, entering the feudal era will inevitably mean the improvement of productivity and organization, and it will also mean that the local people have a strong backer.

It's not really a humiliation for the locals to cooperate like this. They carried it, but they were quickly defeated by absolute force.

Rurik had no intention of killing indiscriminately, and the battle was fought, and he allowed Jotaran to surrender with dignity, and he immediately exchanged for the current peaceful situation.

The glory of victory belongs to Rurik! Belong to the Ross Army!

It seems that it has little to do with the Swedish Allies.

Bjorn, Duke of Melalen, until now, he has not brought enough trophies with his thousand soldiers under his command, especially with all the people in the Yota River Valley surrendering, and now intends to condone his army to loot , is tantamount to cannibalism, he can only restrain his own army.

Rurik followed the local customs and held a summer solstice sacrifice in Gothenburg, which won the strong favor of the local people.

What to do next?

The Rus army is going to attack Denmark, and the Gothenburgs, who have a "slave hunt" with Denmark, want to retaliate. The Swedish Allies, who were unwilling to get the spoils, convinced themselves that they could only carry the war to the end if they did not want to return empty-handed.

The Rus army united its mind, and Rurik had worried about breaking through the Gotaland allies and disbanding, not only did not happen, the newly conquered people organized the "Gothenburg Count's Army", and this shot was a thousand soldiers. And directly attributed to the Earl Blue Fox Gouldsson commander.

Luo Jun took the time to rest. Considering that he was going to enter Denmark next, everyone thought about it with their toes and estimated that there were a lot of tough battles to be fought.

Time is limited, Rurik hopes to maximize the results before winter, and is committed to fighting to support the war, plundering the resources of Jutland, and trying to directly penetrate the entire peninsula and enter the Frankish territory.

The army wasted no time in preparing dry rations, and a large number of catches were caught and processed into bacon jerky.

The local Gotaland people were organized to hand in the inferior arrows in their reserves, and use the bone and wooden poles from the local materials to make a large number of hunting bone cluster arrows.

A new batch of flags are also being produced. The white burlap is smeared with isatis juice to mass-produce temporary Ross flags, which will be raised by the army after landing in Denmark to ensure that the troops will not make trouble.

Although he sent his eldest brother to order Bornholm's garrison to share the military pressure of the main force of the Ross Army if it was at war, he also brought back reinforcements and a large amount of materials on standby at the rear.

Even for cavalry units sent out on special operations.

To deal with these uncontrollable armies, in this era of extremely inconvenient information communication, Rurik was convinced that his current actions could not really count on their participation. It's best if they work together, even without them, they can penetrate all of Denmark on their own.

He is still busy sharpening his knives, and the good news has come!

The sea is full of standard-type armed cargo ships of the Rus. These large ships lay down large hemp fishing nets, sweep the sea area by high-intensity sailing, and catch herring with high efficiency.

Seeing these real family members, Speuter effortlessly entered the hideout of the Ross army.

The big ship went retrograde and entered the mouth of the Yota River. Here, the whole boat saw the huge military camp standing along the river.

This place is full of flag hunters, and there are warriors everywhere!

In this way, Ragnar was so shocked that he was dumbfounded, and the accompanying lord of Zealand Island was almost dazed.

Rurik never dreamed that his reinforcements would appear, and it was an unexpectedly strong reinforcement.

And, a man who made himself king...

Ragnar disembarked, and Rurik himself greeted him.

After a brief chat, Ragnar mentioned his new identity: "I have received the support of a large number of Danish nobles, and I have become the new king of Denmark. I am here to perform the contract with you, and quickly recognize me as the king of Denmark, I want to ally with you!"

This was of course something that had been discussed before, but Rurik could not have imagined that Ragnar would establish himself as king without asking him.

He was a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he still had to greet him with a smile on the bright side.

Rurik didn't speak in a hurry. He noticed that there were many middle-aged men in mink and armor. These people are neither sloppy nor gorgeous, at least they are more decent than the average Vikings. Presumably these are Ragnar's. Speaking of Danish lords.

Compared with these people, Rurik's clothes are not only neat but also gorgeous. His entourage are all elites in the standing army, wearing chain mail and each with a hideous bear head.

"Are you Danish... nobles?" he asked.

After this question, several lords hurriedly rushed to Rurik without caring about etiquette. This enthusiastic move was immediately stopped by the guards.

Suddenly, Harold of Lindholm shouted: "O King of the Rus! Since you are a hero who believes in Odin, you should help us regardless of your previous suspicions! Help us! Help the Danish land occupied by the Franks! We take it back, if you do it, we will be friends forever!"

Harold was really impressed. He didn't think that after a new Danish kingdom was established, King Ragnar of Denmark could help him regain his territory. Now, seeing the powerful Rus army Chen Bing on the other side of the Kattegat Strait, to help him regain his homeland, he can only rely on the Rus king.

Of course, because of the importance of the first sight, the lords met the fierce Rus king for the first time. They all knew Rurik's name more or less, but now it turned out to be a handsome man.

He is a tall, strong man with blond hair and blue eyes. He is tall and powerful, with deep eyes and sharp eyes, and his golden beard is unruly. The armor is inlaid with gold and hung with some gemstone ornaments.

The lords could not find a more suitable adjective in their limited knowledge, and they called "this is the **** who came to the world from Asgard".

The Danish lords began to be courteous when they first met? Now that Rurik is not someone who can be easily moved, the other party is so flattering and so servile, that is, he has a great request.

Now that the Kingdom of Denmark is done, these lords are Ragnar's vassals.

Rurik also noticed that his general "Bald Head" Fisk was also present, which can only prove one thing, the cavalry has arrived at Silver Fort.

Everyone held a meeting in the temporary meeting room, with more than 50 participants!

Rurik, King of Rus, generals of Rus, Counts of Finland, Counts of Narvik, Norway, Dukes of Sweden, new nobles of Götaland, representatives of the Vaxjos, representatives of the King of Denmark, and Danish lords...

This is not a meeting of mutual recognition between the Kingdom of Rus and the Kingdom of Denmark, but an out-and-out military fraternity. At the same time, it is also a combat meeting to discuss the war against the Danish forces in Jutland after joining forces.

Who is the enemy? Who are friends?

By now things have been obvious.

The humble Gothenburg parliamentary court still needs to be further improved, and Rurik stood up to attract everyone's attention.

"Denmark has been divided! In addition to Horrick, our enemies are also the Frankish forces who have invaded Denmark! Those Danes who believe in Odin are our allies! Those who believe in Frankish gods, those who believe in God, are our enemies! Of course , and the Frankish army, the enemy we must destroy!"

Rurik improvised a lot and said a lot, and it was an exhortation to the enemy.

Then take this opportunity, in order to successfully fight in the future, and even establish the purpose of the next stage of the war, Ross must form an alliance with New Denmark.

Speaking of which, he and Ragnar, the king of New Denmark, have long been brothers. Ragnar's two sons are not only in his hands, but also receive special aristocratic education, and even affectionately call him uncle.

It is not necessary to engage in any **** alliance, or holding an alliance ceremony is also a waste of time.

As for Denmark, the current New Denmark is almost only a corner of the island of Zealand, and the main Jutland peninsula is still in the hands of the enemy. When Denmark is fully restored to the territory created by the Lord Godfrey in 808, the historic formal alliance with Russ is the most important, and the alliance ceremony will be carried out with great fanfare.

But now, informal alliances have to be done.

So Rurik swore an oath here in front of many nobles: "I! Rurik! King of Rus! King of Sweden! Ruler of the Eastern Slavs, ruler of the Finns! I declare! I Recognize Ragnar Sigurdsson as the King of New Denmark! I declare a military alliance with New Denmark to fight the betrayal of Odin, the Frankish invaders! Ross will work with Denmark to reshape Odin in the world majesty!"

The rhetoric immediately aroused the excitement of the crowd. People frantically knocked on objects to cause noises, and their mouths were also screaming.

Seeing this, Ragnar stood up abruptly~www.mtlnovel.com~ He tried hard to suppress the ecstasy in his heart, suppressed the involuntary tremor of his body, and announced: "King Ross! You are the wise king. I! Ragnar the king of Denmark. Sigurdsson! I declare that we will cooperate against the betrayal of Odin, against the Franks. When we have achieved victory, and Denmark and Rus will enter into eternal peace, we are all warriors of Odin! We are brothers!"

People shouted and shouted. Although the written alliance treaty was not signed, most of the top nobles in Northern Europe have gathered in this humble unfinished council hall. In this era, the effect of oral oaths is not obvious from the written treaty documents. difference. In other words, the written treaty document is a supplement to the oral oath, and it becomes the existence of the memorandum passed on to future generations.

through this meeting. Five factions of the Nordic Vikings: Rus, Swedes, Gotaland, Narvik Norse, Danes. The five parties formed a strategic alliance today because of the common belief in Odin and the common Frankish forces.

A military operation to conquer Jutland and plan to cross the border into the Frankish hinterland for retaliatory sabotage is already on the horizon.

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