Rise of Rurik - Chapter 1387

[Chapter 1,486 The hit-and-miss ambition of Dacaogu Valley]

This night, the Ross camp in Llandstein finally fell into a calm state filled with snores.

The march has finally reached its destination, and there is no need to worry about enemy sneak attacks or wild beast attacks.

Rurik found a pleasant house in the village, happily led Beyasier into it, and then announced to his subordinates on duty: “Let’s wait until the sun rises to talk about anything.”

A considerable number of soldiers were able to enjoy the existing houses of the villagers, and most of the soldiers shared a room in small teams.

Although they seemed thousands of miles away, they still found a sense of home in the village of Landstein.

so similar!

Because the building style of the houses here is not Ross’s usual wood-carving style?

Even though the exterior looks a little shabby or even unattractive, the interior of the house is paved with wooden floors.

Warriors could make beds in ready-made houses simply by removing rolled blankets from their saddles and reindeer.

They all had a good meal, and all the soldiers who had finished making their beds slept soundly for the first time in three months.

However, Landstein is a small settlement. After the army moved in, the local villagers had to squeeze in other houses.

There is also a group of Russian soldiers who still adhere to the tradition of sleeping on the ground around a campfire. At most, they put up tents. Everything is no different from their experience of sleeping in the open for the past three months.

It is certainly a good thing to sleep in a house with a solid floor. They did not get a seat, so they comforted themselves: “At least you don’t have to endure crowding when sleeping next to the campfire. Listening to the splash of the river is more comfortable than listening to you snoring.”

Beside a bonfire, a fat boy accepted his fiancée’s cuddles.

Sophia was already drowsy. She never thought that she would have to camp in a tent on the other side of the river in the village of Landstein.

It’s not impossible to sleep in the open. His fiancé, the fat little black fox, is busy chatting and laughing with the “bald general” who has come from afar. As a countess, she can’t escape.

Black Fox wanted to know what new things were happening in Far Ross.

As a result, the little fat man finally learned about Ross’s epic Eastern Expedition that started last fall.

The legendary fugitive rebel Vadim raised a large army in Smolensk with the intention of restoring his family’s hegemony over the entire Lake Ilmen?

Isn’t this just asking for death by hitting your head against a rock?

Black Fox can imagine the result. The key is that the whole process of the war operation was too exciting.

Black Fox had at least been to Novgorod once and had a glimpse of Lake Ilmen. His understanding of the vastness of the Eastern European world came from other people’s descriptions. He never imagined that the Eastern world is really boundless. Fisk said it. It’s all just weird terms.

The war against the rebellion in the east had just ended, and the expeditionary force did not take long to rest before embarking on a new epic expedition.

Due to encountering countless novel things along the way of the Western Expedition, the southern part of the Baltic Sea has always been unknown to the Gould family. Today, it has been completely included in the territory of Russia, and all kinds of forces encountered have joined.

“Too fast! You are too fast. Don’t you really feel tired? For more than a year, you are either fighting or walking on the way to the battlefield. Even now, you still have to fight.” Black Fox Shen I deeply lamented the madness and perseverance of the friendly forces.

Fisk shrugged and glanced at the house where King Ross was sleeping: “You know how the king is doing. Look at the huge cavalry team. More than a year ago, they were all boys who could ride horses. Now they are all experienced in blood. They are veterans. The weak and unskilled have either died in the battle or stayed in their hometowns. Those who can successfully reach your territory are elite soldiers.”

“I believe them. As long as I pay attention to their eyes, I know that each cavalry has killed at least one enemy.” Black Fox continued to lament.

“What about you? Now, tell me your story too. I want to know some details…”

“That’s fine. I can tell you the details of the expedition, and I will have enough time to report to the king in the future…” Black Fox also started to talk about his happy memories.

In the mouth of the black fox, a military route map along the waterway deep into the Frankish south has become very clear.

But to Fisk’s ears, Trier, Luxembourg, Metz, and Sarabrücken were all settlements without any idea. The only thing that interested him was Black Fox’s description of the wealth of these areas.

Fisk’s desire for plunder was aroused: “Haha, then once the cavalry reaches the other side of the river, wouldn’t it be easier to plunder those places?”

“When the time comes, I will take the water route, and your Majesty will ride with you on horseback. If we join forces, we can go to the south to do some big things. I can see that the so-called helping Ludwig in the war is just a pretense. The real thing is that your Majesty comes to plunder wealth.” .”

“No. What the Ross Army claims is to help Ludwig fight the war.” Fisk explained with a smile, but his smile was more of a joke that could not be concealed.

“Help him? That stupid defeated general? Is the king really so kind? I know Brother Brody is here too. If he meets that Ludwig again, wouldn’t Ludwig be very embarrassed?” Black Fox Shaking his head, “I am also the vassal of that fool. All my actions are nominally fighting for him, but the wealth I plunder goes into my own pocket. I also know the Duke of Saxony, the Liu that we all know. Dov, this guy brought at least five thousand soldiers to help Ludwig fight the war. They killed Count Metz and annihilated Metz’s army. After I learned about this good thing, I quickly gathered the army to attack Metz.”

“You?” Fisk suddenly realized: “You kid is quite capable of taking advantage of others’ danger. The brothers had a good meal at your place, and you did loot a lot. You… won’t rob all that Metz, will you? Your troops are strong It’s limited, I’m afraid I won’t have time to take away a lot of wealth.”

“What?” The black fox’s eyes narrowed into two slits, as cunning as a little fox: “You can’t hold back now and want to go to Metz to rob again?”

“It’s not a bad idea. If the settlement is not too far away… Listen, our cavalry may be faster than the longship, and the cavalry can also overcome all kinds of rugged terrain. Give me a path, and I will take my brothers with me. Triumphant with rich trophies.”

Fisk’s hint was already very clear, and Black Fox shook his head: “But the king clearly announced that the army has entered a rest period and will not fight anymore!”

“It’s just a temporary rest. Besides, the cavalry you see are the most elite warriors in Ross. The meaning of their existence is that they can go into battle at any time. As for rest… aren’t everyone taking a rest now?”

“You say that? I can’t refute it. I can see that you are heroes with unlimited energy. Maybe you can really do something.”

“What is it?”

The black fox then spread his hands and patted his belly, shouting happily: “Of course to fill his belly! Now they have completed the autumn harvest, and the grain is placed in large and small warehouses. I dare say that all the oats and wheat are finished The threshing and drying are probably completed. As long as we join forces to carry out an adventure, we can probably bring back a large amount of wheat smoothly. From what I know about the king, he always feels that the grain in his hand is too little.”

“I think so too.” As he said that, Fisk also glanced at the house where Rurik was sleeping: “In my opinion, the whole army can rest for at least three days, and then we continue to act. Because the huge horse team needs food to feed, this is the only way. Only in this way can we maintain an advantage in next year’s battle. I understand this simple truth, and I think your Majesty knows it better than I do.”

“That’s great. I had an idea for this but my ability was limited. Now that the king is here, I really have the courage to do it.”

Black Fox commanded the Nassau Army to launch military operations against Metz in the spring and summer of this year, and the troops withdrew before the autumn harvest.

Because Nassau and Coblenz also needed strong labor for harvesting, pounding and shelling wheat, the army came back with a large amount of loot and did not rest for too long before starting the intense autumn harvest work. In addition to the autumn harvest, they also had to process the wine that had been brewed. Loading ships and moving towards the mouth of the Rhine.

There were all kinds of things that forced the Nassau Army to lack the ability to make sneak attacks in the autumn. The biggest problem here was the lack of troops.

Today, there are two generals in Nassau-Koblenz. General Vardy remains in Nassau, and Eric Broken Tooth has taken a group of brothers to occupy the Duisburg stronghold. These are all ways to expand the count. The commercial territory of the Rhine River actually weakened the military strength of the count.

With the arrival of the main force of the Ross army, the big problem plaguing the Black Fox seems to have been solved.

Fisk has been completely convinced by this little fat man. He completely believes that the Frankish hinterland has a warm climate and abundant products.

“I once thought that Novgorod had the best farmland in the world, but I was wrong. The Franks had good farmland, and it was very warm here. All the farmland would produce more wheat. Those guys couldn’t hold their own. All the food in the granary is prepared for us. I’ll do it! I’ll tell the king about this when tomorrow comes.”

Fisk was full of confidence. Just as the two were chatting and laughing, a distinguished uninvited guest quietly approached their campfire.

“Who are you?” Fisk heard the footsteps and subconsciously clenched the hilt of his sword and turned around.

I saw a strange young man standing blankly.

The black fox also raised his round head. This young man’s nose was a little too straight, and his face was also somewhat different from Ross or Dane.

The black fox immediately asked the next one in the local language: “Who are you? Are you one of Herman’s followers?”

“Not a follower. Baron Wiesbaden, I am Hermann II, and the Hermann you mentioned is my father. I will be the next generation of court earl, and I will still be the master of the Sig River.”

“You? A down-and-out noble? Why do you come to us? You should be able to feel that we do not welcome the weak.”

After all, Black Fox is only eighteen years old. The young man has fought many victorious battles with heavy troops. The boy is so crazy that he naturally looks down on Ruo, who is obviously a noble.

In addition, old Herman’s behavior of showing off his glory to King Rus in the evening made him even more shameful.

A down-and-out nobleman is still thinking about his past glory. Does he not know that he is so weak that he can only raise a small group of militiamen armed with sickles and pitchforks? How can he be qualified to preach his glory?

There is no balance between strength and identity. The more he shows off, the more he looks like a clown.

The Black Fox already despised the weak so-called court count of Siegburg, but now that he saw the guy claiming to be his son, he couldn’t even look down upon him.

“Don’t mind, my father and I are different. Friends, we are already allies. Can you allow me to sit here?”

Seeing the guy’s humble attitude, considering that no matter how downcast he is, he at least has a senior title.

I pay more attention to business. Old Herman is hopeless. Maybe this little Herman still has a chance.

Black Fox had a brainstorm and quickly changed his tone: “Sit down, friend. You must have something good to tell me when you come here.”

So, little Hermann sat by the bonfire and subconsciously took another look at the real Count Sophia of Nassau who had curled up into a ball and was wrapped in a blanket.

There are some things that little Herman does not need to repeat. He knows very well that this girl has real power but cannot implement it. The person who holds the power is her fiancé, the fat little black fox in front of her.

Black Fox is a Russian, and the army crossing the Sig River are all Russians. Perhaps only the Russians can help his family change its predicament.

“What do you want to say? Say it now.” Black Fox urged.

“Yes.” Little Herman cheered up: “I only have one idea, which is to change the painful current situation of my family.”

“Make your family great again?”

“It is to make my Ezones family great again! Once, my family was one of the twelve Paladins who served Charlemagne. My father made a stupid choice. He is already old. When I inherit the title, will I still be able to do it? Guarding a few small villages? No matter whether Ludwig or Lothair wins this war, I can’t get any benefits. Unless…”

Black Fox suddenly realized: “Are you planning to follow me with a limited number of soldiers?”

“That’s what I mean. My friend, at least I am the next generation of court earl. I don’t like Lothair either. I can declare my allegiance to Ludwig, so that you and I can form a coalition to do anything.”

“Anything?” Black Fox immediately asked, “Do you dare to lead troops and join us in plundering villages?”

“This kind of thing…” At this point, little Herman gritted his teeth and hesitated for a while before making up his mind: “Dare! Just do it! If God wants to punish me, then punish me!”

“In that case, what if we rob Trier or Metz? Do you want to do it?”

“Dare. Count Metz supports Lothair and attacks him… I will not feel guilty.”

In fact, when little Herman made up his mind, he was so nervous that his heart seemed to burst.

The court earl should be loyal to the Roman emperor. The emperor of this generation is Lothair. Unfortunately, due to many practical factors, little Hermann decided to become a traitor.

Young Hermann also had his own reasons. He had a premonition that this civil war would eventually end. If Siegburg did not make any decision before it ended, the final result would be that the victor would revoke the family’s fiefdom, causing the family to degenerate. Ordinary knights might be in the same position, and the most disgusting result would be for the entire Ezones family to lose everything…

My father is still obsessed with the past honors, and today the good alliance almost collapsed.

He could see that if King Rus hadn’t issued an order at the critical moment, Nassau would definitely veto this alliance.

Is it appropriate to bring a very limited number of soldiers to show off a unique Norman raiding style? Morally, little Herman is indeed shameless in killing people and selling goods, but the family is really too poor.

Robbery is a shortcut to getting rich. The little Nassau is getting stronger and stronger in the hands of the Russians through constant wars. Today I really saw Koblenz under the control of Nassau, and little Hermann’s My heart is restless.

He also learned that the so-called spiritual core of the Counties of Nassau and Coblenz were all Russians. These guys had never been defeated in battles. The fat little Black Fox had military strength that was completely inconsistent with his appearance.

Black Fox had a close relationship with the real Ross generals, and he later learned that there might be five to six thousand Norman warriors gathered in the Rhine Estuary and Nassau.

No!

Maybe 10,000 people!

The small county of Nassau-Koblenz can wreak havoc on the Moselle River with less than a thousand soldiers relying on its own power.

What if they really had ten thousand people?

Maybe even the entire Frankish country was overturned.

It was obvious that ten thousand Normans would be at the command of King Ross.

Little Hermann felt that a new era was beckoning to him. Maybe he no longer had to stick to Lothair or Ludwig. If being loyal to King Rus could gain tangible benefits in the future, that wouldn’t be a bad idea.

Of course, the family needs long-term benefits. For example, after this huge war is over, the family can expand its fiefdom and gain certain real power.

Little Herman did not expect to be restored to a palace earl with real power, to become an ordinary earl, or to adjust his title to the next level of baron, as long as he had more territories, people or taxes.

For this pragmatic goal, I need to be smart enough to be on the side with a high probability of victory.

From the perspective of the short-term interests of the family, what the family is most lacking now is silver coins and food. There is no doubt that plundering is a shortcut to gain wealth.

Looting peaceful villages is a shameless act, but by defining those villages as “supporting the enemy”, UU Kanshu www.SonicMTL.net has an excuse to participate in the looting.

One party intends to use participation in future plunder as a form of submission, while the other party intends to go to the Moselle River to thresh the grass valley now.

“Come! Let me introduce you.” Black Fox wanted to believe that little Herman really planned to join the gang in Norman’s way. He pointed to Fisk and introduced: “This is Fisk, the famous general of Russia. In a sense Above, his status is the Paladin of Rus. He is a relative of the King of Rus and has the right to command the most elite cavalry of Rus.”

“You? So noble? I am honored to know you…”

The words were spoken in Frankish, and Fisk really couldn’t understand them.

When the two parties switched to conversing in Latin, the language barrier was miraculously solved.

What is a noble person?

If you can speak Latin, you must be noble!

Little Herman adhered to this understanding. He believed Black Fox’s statement and truly believed that Fisk was the Paladin of King Ross.

Black Fox continued to explain solemnly: “Now we have made a decision. The wheat in Metz has been harvested. I dare say that there are no elite soldiers guarding the granaries locally. Our army launches an expedition to plunder the warehouses in various villages. The cavalry will attack, and the fleet will be responsible for guarding the granaries.” Looted grain shipments. Are you following us?”

“Fuck!” Little Herman was ready to fight. He hit his chest hard with his fist. His movements were so sharp that it didn’t look like he was acting.

“Then let’s do it.” Black Fox looked at Fisk again and sighed in Norse: “Now, all we have to do is support our proposal. I believe he will agree and order the implementation within a few days.”

“I hope so.” Fisk yawned with a relaxed attitude, just because he felt that the success rate of this plan was 100%, and it was estimated that the king would approve it as soon as he learned about it.

Maybe the king is more active than anyone else.

[End of This Chapter.]