Rise of Rurik - Chapter 1402

[Chapter 1501 We need new heavy weapons]

【The Rise of Rurik】 【】

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It’s a new day and the loading and unloading of supplies continues.

Most of the soldiers entered a state of rest and rest. They were responsible for sleeping, washing their clothes, and polishing their weapons when they woke up.

In various military barracks, a large number of plate armors were turned over to dry in the sun, making them sparkle as far as the eye could see.

The local farmers in Koblenz were already gearing up to build the Ross Army’s large military camp, and the construction work that had been put on hold since the weather cleared continued.

They are real migrant workers. The local church is responsible for managing these people, and some of Black Fox’s subordinates act as overseers.

Only when wages were paid every day, all the migrant workers were forced to line up and bring their own wooden bowls to receive the wheat and dried fish cooked today.

Due to limited living conditions, migrant workers cannot get enough fat. When doing heavy physical work, they can only rely on carbohydrate-based grains.

It was not unusual for a man who felled, loaded and unloaded wood to eat four pounds of wheat in a day’s work.

If they want them to build the camp quickly, they must be willing to spend money on food.

Rurik is willing to invest in this aspect, and Black Fox is also willing to spend a lot of money.

At first, the migrant workers were worried about the recruitment work of the Russians. Since the bold guy was really late for the big meal after a day’s work, the news spread like a flood, and they came one after another under the organization of the priests.

In theory, the church will take 10% of the workers’ income. Since the remuneration is mainly provided in cooked food, the priests will not take 10% of the wheat from the farmers’ rice bowls and stuff it into their mouths, so the tax collection will have to be given up. , but as a coordinator, the priest does not do manual labor but still gets a good meal every day.

Now, farmers

The migrant workers happily continued to serve as port coolies for the main force of the Russian army.

In the end, as many as 2,000 male and female farmers participated in the work, the food and heavy weapons carried by the ship continued to be unloaded, and the construction of the military camp was also under way in an orderly manner.

As a result, a large number of logging camps appeared in Niutoushan, and a group of reindeer were also transported from the other side of the river. They dragged the logs and piled them together, and then workers used various tools to cut them. The peeled bark piled up in mountains, together with the cut trees. Twigs, by acting as campfire fuel.

After a comfortable sleep, Rurik was in high spirits. Now that the entire army had completed its rendezvous, he happened to be patrolling and inspecting the mountains in person.

It was not easy to manage an army with different origins and a total number of 10,000 for the first time. Rurik felt some special pressure.

Because each army has junior officers, as a king, as long as he manages more than a dozen flag captains and the main earls, the entire army will basically not cause trouble during the battle.

The Russian army has a management system. For soldiers who make mistakes during combat, they are usually fined. If they commit such crimes as delaying the opportunity to fight or rushing into battle, the criminal leader will be hanged, and those who followed him will be fined. Work as a coolie in the quarry.

This system is not harsh or extreme. When the soldiers are allowed to plunder, no matter how bad they do, Rurik will acquiesce.

But if someone fails to control their hands when ordered to stop, they will be punished.

Many times it was difficult for Rurik to manage the details of his subordinates’ behavior. Due to the past ten years of war, this relatively rough military discipline system has not caused major troubles, so it has been implemented as it is until now.

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However, the County of Nassau-Koblenz has

Integrated into one body, the main force of the Russian army stands on this county. This county is not a de jure vassal, but is similar to a hard-core vassal.

Based on this, Rurik intends to temporarily elevate the local villagers to the existence of “Russians”.

During the rest period of the soldiers, any behavior that targets local villagers will be judged as “robbing the Rus” and will be severely punished.

Before Qiu Yu, there was a soldier who stole local poultry and was caught. Although the person involved was not sentenced to death, because he had military exploits and was willing to fight in the future, he was secretly whipped ten times and then fined. Part of the forfeited money will be given to the farmer whose poultry was stolen.

The stolen poultry has been eaten. The farmers did not expect that King Ross paid more than the value of the poultry itself by “purchasing” it. This was never possible before!

Once upon a time, the Frankish regular army garrison under the direct jurisdiction of Lothair received all the supplies they needed to station in Coblenz from the villages at the foot of the Niutou Mountain. The soldiers went to the foot of the mountain to ask for extra food and livestock to improve their lives. The farmers could not mess with them. These strong men could only be forced to smile and take out their belongings.

The garrison soldiers also said: “You have helped the emperor’s soldiers. This is your honor and the tax you must pay.”

Peasants in Koblenz had to pay an equal share of the tithe to the local church and garrison, which equaled 20% of all wealth earned.

Unlike the farmers who personally handed over the grain tax to the church nearby, the Frankish garrison on the hillside sent troops to collect it in person. As for whether they only took away the tithe they deserved, the defenders flatly claimed that they never took more.

But the villagers were always in agony sensually.

Later, the County of Nassau under the control of Black Fox took control of Coblenz, and the plundering that the locals feared did not occur.

The spiritual core of the Nassau Army is a group of “Vikings who are more particular about business.” Since the army mainly relies on war, plunder and trade, the demand for food taxes has become very small, and may even be temporarily unnecessary.

What’s more, the Black Fox has already established rules for governing Nassau. At least the local small church’s power to collect tithes has been confiscated, and all the necessary expenses are paid by the earl. Because Coblenz has a large population and needs qualified agents to manage it, Coblenz needs qualified agents to manage it. The small church in Brents can continue to collect taxes.

However, although the “military support fee” that weighs on the shoulders of the people still exists legally, the current situation is that the newly promoted Count of Nassau-Coblenz has announced that he will not collect food taxes in the past two years. It is unclear whether it will be collected in the future. There is no explanation.

The two sides reached a tacit understanding, because the army’s wealth mainly depends on plunder. As long as the army wins the battle and plunders a lot, the Lord will be in a good mood and declare that the food tax will be exempted for that year.

The family has a surplus of food, and now he works as a coolie on the dock to earn a large amount of delicious meals with plenty of salt.

When a farmer and his wife go into battle and give their children a small amount of food, the food consumption of the entire family magically becomes very small. In disguise, a farmer family can finally accumulate a fortune quickly.

They realized that they had to work honestly and hard because the news spread everywhere before the autumn rain.

Let’s not discuss whether King Ross is a good guy or whether those flags represent the Cross of St. Andrew.

King Rus and his army came to fight, and Koblenz once again became the logistics base for the expedition.

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The more ferocious they fight, the more farmers and herdsmen can earn some remuneration for doing auxiliary work.

All knowledgeable people can see that since King Rus arrived with his troops, the consumption of food has been unprecedented.

The generosity of the King of Ross and the Earl of Nassau is based on the fact that they still have enough food. Once logistics is in crisis, it is logical to impose a food tax on farmers. If their shortfall is huge, plunder will also occur.

The Russian army must win the battle and plunder wealth!

Local people cannot empathize with people from far away. They have lived in Koblenz for generations. The city has been replaced by the king’s flag many times. Only this king can give everyone a chance to make a fortune.

However, due to their own beliefs, farmers will not fight back unless the enemy destroys their homes. To make farmers stay away from their hometowns to fight, this matter cannot be settled simply by relying on commissions.

The peasant soldiers are only willing to attack “Satan”. For example, they define Quentin’s flag team who burned down the entire village as “Satan”, so that everyone is willing to fight back as soldiers.

They indeed lack interest in expeditions and plunder, or are afraid of them.

“Hey, if you plundered Metz or even places further south, will you go to hell for this crime? If you go to hell, what will happen to those Frankish soldiers in the civil war?” Rurik’s true attitude towards the locals I beg to differ, the peasants hold views contrary to those of all their brothers from Northern Europe.

A large number of heavy equipment parts were unloaded from the cargo ship. The workers responsible for transporting them did not know what they were, so they just tried to pile the various parts together at will.

When Rurik stopped here accompanied by the black fox, he saw

This heart-wrenching scene made my veins burst.

“Stop! What are you doing?”

The workers suddenly saw a little giant wearing a golden crown. They immediately put down their work and retreated.

The angry Rurik pointed at the pile of parts and continued to scold: “How can you treat my heavy weapons like this? I still need them to attack the city!”

Seeing this, Little Fatty Black Fox urgently ordered his followers to disperse the workers immediately.

He knelt down and stood next to Rurik again: “Your Majesty, they are all ignorant farmers and have no idea about your magical weapon. Please… don’t blame them for their ignorance.”

Rurik was not angry at these coolies. He also understood that he had to establish an image of a wise king in Coblenz to ensure the stability of his rear.

“Forget it, I don’t care about these people. They are all your people, and it is your business to make them work correctly. You are responsible for not telling them how to carry them.”

“Yes. I am guilty.” Black Fox continued to bow and apologize.

Rurik actually knew that ordinary parts transportation would not have a fatal impact on subsequent assembly. Instead of worrying about them bumping into each other, he should worry about the torsion components breaking the wooden beams due to the strong force when doing work.

His anger was a kind of vent, because he learned that the siege of Metz City in the summer failed. In order to avoid making the same mistake, the main force of the Russian army should prepare some heavy equipment that can quickly break the city. The shortcut that Rurik first thought of was to build a heavy Counterweight trebuchet, but the long autumn rain extinguished his sudden enthusiasm. After some thought games, he still felt that the cost-effectiveness of building such heavy equipment was more favorable.

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Close to zero.

cost!

Time cost and labor cost, these two alone worry him.

Even if there are no technical problems, and such a giant thing has been successfully manufactured, it may take more than ten days or even longer to assemble it.

With such free time, I am afraid that if we use traditional torsion slingshots, torsion trebuchets, and a large number of crossbows to cover the shooting, and cooperate with the first ascending troops to climb the wall with long ladders, and attack the city with chariots and bravely ram the city gate, Metz will be defeated. .

Although such a violent method of breaking the city will lead to more casualties, this model of siege warfare has been tried and tested by the Russian army many times in the past. It is a plan that is well known to the Russian army.

Considering that they now have an unprecedented number of troops at their disposal, most of the warriors are extremely enthusiastic about plundering, and they should be willing to risk their lives for wealth.

Rurik paused and pinched his beard. He thought for a moment and then signaled to the confused Black Fox: “You are here to supervise and don’t allow them to litter around anymore. I will send someone to assemble all the weapons and take them away soon.” .”

“As ordered.” Black Fox had no choice but to comply.

The army has landed, and the local blacksmith shop in Koblenz has immediately entered a new group of people, and some new clay stoves are also under construction.

In Ross, Kawei, the person in charge of the large iron factory in Rossburg’s hometown, is dedicated to his work, and Kamnier, the person in charge of the iron smelting complex in New Rossburg, cannot leave.

Rurik removed more than a hundred blacksmiths from the capital. Almost all of them were of Slavic origin. As blacksmith slaves, they grew up with good food and drink. They began to directly participate in weapon forging when they were children. Today, They have sturdy backs, arms as thick as thighs, and their loyalty to the king is unquestionable.

They only obey the orders of the country

Each of the king’s technical talents is proficient in smelting and forging, has a certain knowledge of chemistry, has acceptable arithmetic and geometry skills, and is also a carpenter with acceptable skills.

Their level of knowledge has eliminated the traditional European master-apprentice oral technical model, and replaced it with drawings and working according to the drawings and craftsmanship, even if the things depicted in the drawings are generally more general.

Each heavy weapon, such as the torsion slingshot, is split into multiple parts units. Each part has a matching production drawing. The craftsman can always produce basically qualified parts according to the drawings, and finally debugs and assembles them together.

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Another day later, taking advantage of the opportunity for major renovations, Ryuri ordered all the craftsmen accompanying the army to gather.

He had rejected the plan for a heavy squirrel cage counterweight trebuchet, but not the trebuchet itself.

He drew brand new drawings overnight and attached his handwritten process sequence, planning to assemble the craftsmen and issue task orders to them.

More than a hundred burly men were invited by him to his palace on the hillside.

They were asked to sit together on the wooden floor, in groups of ten. A total of ten groups of craftsmen arrived with the order.

Just like in the capital, they sat neatly, all eyes fixed on Rurik’s face, listening attentively to the king’s mission.

Rurik said twice: “The news that I intend to make heavy weapons has already spread locally. You arrived at a later stage, and you must have heard those rumors. Team leaders, after careful consideration, I have now decided to make A brand new heavy weapon.”

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Hearing this, everyone raised their chests and widened their eyes in anticipation of the next step.

Rurik no

He hurriedly pointed to the stack of cardboard on his right hand side, and then displayed it one after another, introducing his invention step by step.

In essence, his new weapon is an enlarged version of the “Bull Trebuchet” whose technology is already very mature.

As long as it becomes larger as a whole, it can throw heavier rocks to a distance of about three hundred meters.

Taking into account the limitations of materials, the larger the weapon, the torque that its torque unit can produce will not increase proportionally. In the past, the stones thrown by the torsion trebuchet were only the size of bricks. The new version can hit rocks as big as three bricks to about Two hundred meters away, Rurik was already satisfied.

Even if it can only be thrown a hundred meters, it already has very good tactical value.

One hundred meters seems like a sprinter can sprint across it in ten seconds. That is also the throwing limit of ordinary single-body short wooden bows in this era. This is basically what one arrow can say.

“I’m going to order some of the torsion slingshots removed and make the giant ratchet unit on the rear end the centerpiece of the new rig.”

“The two large ratchets will be equipped with more cables, thus creating the most powerful torque unit. It will be thicker than the bull trebuchet, which will create stronger torque.”

“You have to apply the past technology to the new weapon. Don’t worry about the difficulty of transporting it because it is too big. As long as it can destroy the city wall of Metz, I am willing to invest the cost.”

“I decided that the final technical indicator is to throw a rock as big as the enemy’s head to a position of 200 stikas (equivalent to 198 meters).”

The craftsmen, who were confident in their own skills, thought that since the king had even prepared the drawings, they could create new equipment.

It is estimated that the test phase can be directly bypassed and immediately successful, and it can be immediately put into future wars.

“I’m done. Brothers, if you have any questions, tell me now.”

A team leader raised his hand, “Your Majesty, how many do we need to make? How long will it take to make them? Where do we get the materials? You… decide when to start a war against Metz!”

“About this matter.” Rurik hesitated because he had not yet made a battle plan for the new Metz attack.

Because there are still some obstacles on the road to Metz, such as the important town of Trier. Even though it is rumored that it has been extremely damaged by successive attacks by the Nassau Army, there are still a large number of Frankish forces there. In the western mountains is the legendary Luxembourg. Fortress, it became extremely important to secure Trier before attacking Metz.

“The war will take some time. This will be a grand war, and the siege battle will be at the end. All captains obey the order!” Rurik calmed down again and solemnly announced: “Every two groups will work together to build one. I need five new torsion slingshots, tentatively named Cow Catapult. You will spend the entire month of October building it, and I will verify your results in early November. I welcome you to compete with each other and be the first to complete it. Two groups, each brother will receive a prize of five pounds of silver.”

With a wave of his hand, Rurik promised a total of one hundred pounds of silver coins as a bonus. It does not have to be cash. In theory, the maximum reward can be equivalent to 100,000 pounds of oats or 90,000 pounds of wheat. No matter how it is distributed to everyone, it will be A huge sum of money.

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These blacksmiths are blacksmith slaves, and they are also blacksmith slaves who belong exclusively to Rurik. They can also wear heavy armor when necessary.

A acts as heavy infantry.

There were still several groups of blacksmiths who had not been asked to come to the meeting. Rurik knew that all those he summoned were among the best in technology.

They will create very extreme siege benefits. On weekdays, they are willing to invest money to deal with this group of technical talents. The brothers are diligent in forging iron, and the kingdom has stable financial resources by selling various iron tools.

The best of them will be rewarded with a total of one hundred pounds of silver coins. They will eventually spend all the money, and finally most of it will be returned to the treasury in the form of taxes. UU Kanshu www.SonicMTL.net There will be a lot of money in a complex economic cycle Personnel benefits.

Seeing the end of the brothers’ excitement, Rurik also said a few more words: “I have to say something ugly before, if the heavy weapons you make cannot meet my requirements, the bounty will be cancelled, and you can only receive your salary as usual. You know best what you should do.”

Cow trebuchet, Rurik’s name was a whim to show its relationship with bull trebuchet.

Interestingly, the original meaning of Koblenz is “the place under the Cow Head Mountain (or Cow Head Mountain)”, and the Cow Head Trebuchet also coincides with the fact that it was indeed manufactured in Koblenz.

After receiving the order and obtaining the key blueprints and craftsmanship, firstly, they were loyal to their king, secondly, they were enthusiastic about the bounty, and thirdly, the brothers also wanted to see how grand it was to throw a stone as big as the enemy’s head.

They launched an operation that day, and a batch of torque slingshots brought with the army were dismantled by these craftsmen in public.

The soldiers who didn’t know what was going on were confused because the craftsmen’s role was equivalent to weakening the combat effectiveness of the infantry flag force, but they learned that they were ordered to create advanced weapons.

After the introduction of heavy weapons, the soldiers became more enlightened and no longer blocked them.

Key parts disassembled from existing weapons, spare oak wood for repairing ships, a large reserve of oil-soaked cables and deer sinew strips, a large amount of iron nails and iron sheets… They got these parts and started working immediately.

At the same time, the agreed date is tomorrow.

Rurik will announce a formal battle plan, and he has indeed designed a plan. The so-called attack on Metz should not be rushed. The top priority is to capture Trier first and firmly control it.

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