Rise of Rurik - Chapter 1418

[Chapter 1517 King Ragnar of Denmark wants to fight]

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Opposing Emperor Lothair does not mean supporting Ludwig or Charles the Bald, nor does it mean forming an alliance with the Rus or Danes.

Gilbert’s hope of maintaining his independence after being captured now appears to be a luxury.

“Emperor. You once imprisoned your father and forced him to recognize you as co-emperor. Now, I understand the most fundamental reason why Ludwig opposed you. You have sent your two daughters to a monastery, and they have even She does not deserve to live a normal life like an ordinary village woman. Fortunately, I took your third daughter away, and she is a real woman. Now your youngest daughter has openly opposed you…”

For the first time, through the mouth of Princess Gisla, Gilbert learned some explosive inside information in the Frankish court. If these things were fully exposed, only God knows what the nobles everywhere would think.

Maybe some of the nobles who originally supported Lothair might not be absolutely loyal to him, considering the legitimacy of the prince’s power.

At least, now that Gilbert has asked himself, he feels that his rebellion is no longer shameful.

Gilbert announced the alliance and was told that he would have to attend a meeting of the northern nobles in the afternoon, where he would declare his claims and sign a written document on the spot.

Because the Count of Ramon Gautama wants to ally with more than just the Kingdom of Rus, since the King of Denmark and the Danish army are also in Trier, the alliance between the Count and the Kingdom of Denmark should also be signed.

As for whether Ragnar was willing to recognize the defeated noble as an ally, Rurik was not completely confident.

Gilbert changed his clothes, and the broad-blade iron sword he found was hung on his waist.

His face no longer had the original sharpness. Even with a sharp weapon in his hand, look at his peaceful attitude now. Even if he is the center of the Russian people, he would not dare to make a mistake on his own, right?

Rurik restored some of the boy’s freedom, and at the same time placed some guards on the grounds of protecting safety. The euphemistic name was “acting as a front for Lord Ramongo,” but in reality they were surveillance.

Gilbert knew this.

Continue the expedition?

Go to Alsace to support the emperor?

To hell with all this!

LaMongo withdraws from the war.

In the afternoon, in Trier.

When it comes to military and state affairs, there is no place in the city that is more meaningful than the Frankish Old Palace.

In the Royal Palace of Trier, the purple curtains were torn down by the warriors who conquered it. After the fire throughout the city, only the towering blackened walls of the palace, which was built in the Roman Empire, were left.

The palace hall became the perfect camp for the 10th Banner of the Russian Citizen Soldiers. Rurik had never told the banner captains about the location of the camp. Now he ordered the banner captain Trygve to temporarily lead the troops out of the way, and the captain himself must participate. Meeting.

Gilbert, who had regained his freedom, followed Rurik under the “protection” of the guards. More generals gathered one after another, and the palace became increasingly lively under the ruins.

Ragnar, who had long been enthusiastic about fighting, took some time to walk from the Danish camp outside the city. He came in a fierce manner. Before he saw Rurik, he shouted something like a desire to fight.

Finally, under the ruins of Gundam’s palace, he saw the king wearing a golden laurel crown from a distance.

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“Rurik! I’m coming!”

Ragna shouted from a distance, and saw King Rus turn his head and wave, and he was overjoyed and hurried away with his followers.

The soft sunshine in the afternoon seems to have dispelled the cold. The weather today is not very good overall. The clouds seem to have become denser and the sun is looming.

Some fallen rocks in the ruins served as stools, and Rurik sat here regardless of his filthiness, and called on the guys to sit down wherever they wanted.

Even the young general Askard is sitting here, the young man’s eyes full of desire for battle.

Everyone knew each other, so pairs of eyes naturally noticed the uninvited guest.

Everyone has known about Gilbert for a few days.

This was a noble prisoner of war. No one expected that the person who was supposed to be imprisoned turned out to be the guest of King Rus when he appeared again!

Such a contrast can’t help but make people think a lot.

The so-called King of Rus would sometimes allow some defeated generals to join his army. Could this guy have figured it out?

Rurik noticed this and clapped his hands: “Now let me introduce our new friends.”

He motioned to Gilbert, who was sitting stiffly, to stand up and ask him to announce his new proposition – an alliance with Ross.

Even, formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Denmark.

“Ah?! I heard you right. This guy is willing to form an alliance with me. He doesn’t ask for my opinion, but he plans to help me make a decision? Who is he?” Ragnar has been in the Frankish territory for a long time. I also have some understanding of its language.

It was precisely because he understood what Gilbert said that now instead of having a favorable impression of the boy’s alliance proposal, he was actually disgusted with it.

Ragna’s displeasure was evident on his face. Considering that many nobles from Ross were here, he wanted to give King Ross a face, so he sat here honestly and had no intention of leaving.

He looked around and deliberately taunted in Frankish: “A defeated man, a man who lost all his troops. Maybe he should die with his soldiers.” The intention of his words was obvious.

Gilbert was angry but unable to get angry. He emphasized: “I have nothing. I still have two thousand troops in the Luxembourg Valley. And… there are at least five thousand local soldiers.”

“They’re just a bunch of farmers with pitchforks, right? I can easily deal with such people.”

“This… maybe you can try it.”

“Just try it, I’m trying to kill them all.”

The two had a verbal rivalry, and Rurik saw that the situation was getting out of hand and had to act as a peacemaker.

“Now that Lord Ramengau has at least formed an alliance with me, Ragnar, you can despise this man. We still have to focus on the future.”

“Do you still value this man?” Ragnar asked in Norse.

“His presence is beneficial to us. Of course, if you are determined to attack, this man will not hinder you.”

“Then let’s talk about the war!” Ragnar cheered up and said bluntly: “My soldiers and I have been discussing this today, and also sent people to investigate nearby. It is said that Luxembourg is in the mountains. There seems to be a river running straight through there.”

“Yes.” Ragnar’s words were completely confirmed by Fisk who was sitting there: “One is called the Alzette River and the other is called the Sauer River. You can row along the river to reach the target. And I heard that the rivers here are in winter. It won’t freeze.”

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“This is the gods helping me. So…” Ragnar looked at Rurik’s face with joy: “This is my plan. I plan to take the initiative to attack, and… the days are set for these days.”

Rurik originally planned to encourage the warrior to take the initiative to attack. Since Ragnar was very proactive, the two sides did not need to negotiate on whether to send troops.

If there is any disagreement, it must be discussed on the minutiae of combat.

The King of Denmark obviously disdained the olive branch extended by the already naked Earl of Ramengau. He decided to take the initiative to attack and hinted that this would be an independent action by the Danish army, and there was no need for the Russian army to participate.

“I want to fight it myself, Rurik, what do you think?” he asked.

“That’s fine.” Rurik pinched his beard and pretended to think deeply, but in fact he was already laughing in his heart.

Rurik glanced at Gilbert again and said deliberately: “Perhaps, you can listen to what the locals say, what our Count Ramengau said.”

Rurik’s attitude has been made clear. Gilbert’s alliance requires a certificate of honour, and some warriors in the Luxembourg Valley will become sacrifices for the alliance.

This really put great pressure on Gilbert. He asked, “Do you want me to introduce the situation over there in detail?”

“Say it, friend,” Rurik urged.

“Okay. All this is the decision of the Archbishop of Liege. I have been kept in the dark. King Ross, I think you can release me further. I returned to the river valley in person and immediately called on my warriors to stop fighting and withdraw from the war. , I will take them home. In this way, there may be two thousand fewer warriors in the river valley area. If the remaining warriors continue to persist…you can kill them all.”

Gilbert’s suggestion immediately caused everyone to burst into laughter.

How can a defeated veteran promise not to rebel again after returning?

Rurik held back the sarcasm and shook his head: “Your idea is very novel.”

“I’m serious. Fighting you is a recipe for death. I won’t be stupid again.”

“It’s not that I can’t trust you, but in this case you still need to consider your own safety. After all, you declared against Lothair! There are many troops loyal to that man over there. Since the archbishop you mentioned is the mastermind of the battle, maybe You will be imprisoned by them again. Listen! You are already a big traitor to Frank, and I am afraid that you will die in an unknown way.”

“Will the Archbishop of Liège kill me? Impossible. That’s a priesthood.” Gilbert understood the hint and firmly denied it.

“Who knows? Maybe you’ll eat poisoned bread in captivity. This is war, anything can happen.”

Rurik’s real thoughts and what he said were two different things. He was very worried that if this boy really went back, when he saw him again, he would lead his Ramengao army in the river valley to continue fighting.

At least Gilbert still provided some key intelligence.

The so-called Ramengau army also has 2,000 infantry, and Jülichau’s army also has 2,000 infantry.

There are already 200 armored garrison troops in the river valley area, which are heavy infantry.

The Archbishop of Liege brought at least 500 militiamen with him. Due to the dense population in the area, the Archbishop recruited troops locally. An unknown number of militiamen must have been recruited in these days.

“The raid you launched will inevitably arouse the anger of many militiamen. You killed many people in the battle two years ago, and those survivors have become militiamen. Many people are eager for revenge.”

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Gilbert was emphasizing that there were thousands of Avengers there, implying that although those people were farmers, they had a strong will to fight.

Ragnar understood these descriptions and instead raised his own fighting spirit.

“Aren’t they a group of cowardly farmers? They actually have the courage to fight with us. In this case, killing people with such firm consciousness is a good sacrifice to the gods.”

“Since this is the case, Ragnar, you should be more vigilant.” Rurik felt a sense of ominousness in his heart, considering that it was a mourning soldier.

“Brother, do you think I can’t win?”

“Of course not. I just hope you will be more cautious.”

Ragnar had already taken Rurik’s kindness as a hint, “I will set off within three days. A thousand of my warriors have sharpened their axes and are waiting to kill the enemy. Our army will follow the river Go straight to the Luxembourg Valley. I will kill all the fools, occupy all their assets, capture such women and send them back to their hometown in Denmark. Your army should be recharged and reserved to besiege Metz! There may be a fierce battle to be fought there, There is no need for your people to waste any more energy here.”

“Oh? You really don’t need me to send people to support you?” Rurik had no intention of sending troops to help him fight, so he was just asking politely.

Ragnar was still unruly: “I don’t need your support. If you are really worried, the worst possible thing is to send observers to follow me, just as a witness to feel my victory.”

The implication is that Ragnar was convinced that a place where thousands of people could be stationed for a long time would have massive food reserves. Although it would be difficult for him to extract gold and silver from the villagers, taking away this food would be a huge seizure.

He didn’t want the Russians to compete with him for the spoils of war, and he was also convinced that relying on river transportation, the longship in his hand would eventually be able to transport all the food, so he gave King Rus a batch of grain as a brotherly gift. He also knew that Rus The king will also return the gift with a batch of iron weapons and tools.

In the final analysis, this meeting is to discuss how to attack the huge Frankish garrison in Luxembourg. Since the Danish King has always advocated fighting alone, this meeting can now come to an end.

The meeting ended here, and Ragnar returned to the military camp outside the city with satisfactory results. Soon the local horns sounded loudly, as if the Danes were about to take action.

So for this battle, Ragnar even deprived his son Ivar of his small group of elite guards.

Taking his disabled son to fight was a burden. He couldn’t believe that a lame young man was going to fight, and his bodyguards were all sent to him by himself.

They were a hundred elite warriors who were also eager to win and meritorious service, because they did participate in the battle to block the enemy’s cavalry in Trier. These people were the only warriors in the Danish army who had fought against the Luxembourg garrison.

He needed these experienced men to strengthen the Danish army.

Even though Ivar, who was temporarily deprived of military rights by his father, was very angry.

The Danish army began to make final preparations for departure, and the Russian army was not idle either.

In the end, Gilbert did not ally with Ragnar, but the Danish side showed no deep hostility except for ridicule.

The alliance document was made in duplicate, and the terms of the covenant were clearly described in Church Latin on the paper.

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Taking advantage of the opportunity, Gilbert saw with his own eyes Rurik, King of Rus, writing his signature with a quill pen dipped in pine gray ink.

And this ink is not the same as that used by the church.

This kind of alliance is clearly what civilized people should do. Now Gilbert can only say that the Russians’ war method is very barbaric, but in other aspects they are civilized.

Even more than this alliance, taking this opportunity, at the request of Black Fox, the Nassau County of Coblenz under his control also signed an alliance treaty with the County of Ramon Gau.

The first purpose of the treaty is mutual non-aggression. As for commercial and trade cooperation, we need to discuss it in the future.

“If you are businessmen, we can get along very well. But you are obviously ferocious warriors…” What is the situation of the Ross people, or are they still the Normans I know?

Gilbert’s mind was very confused. He still stayed in Trier. Now that the Danish army set off independently, he secretly cursed Ragnar for defeat and even death.

Then Ragnar’s lame son inherits the throne.

“How much can a cripple do?”

Gilbert’s attitude remained unchanged. As long as the time was right, he would withdraw from the war with the remaining Ramon Gao army.

On the other hand, Rurik wouldn’t really do it to watch Ragnar fight on his own.

That night, Rurik summoned several key generals for a small meeting in the Ross Palace on Nicholas’s doorstep.

The two fox brothers and General Fisk sat cross-legged in front of the brazier.

Rurik looked at the three guests, frowned and said bluntly: “Those news are not a good omen. Since most of the militiamen over there are guys who have been attacked by our army, their anger can be turned into courage. I am very worried about Rag. Na will suffer a loss.”

“Are you worried that the Danes will be defeated?” Fisk asked warily.

“No, it’s just…it’s always good to have a backup plan.”

“Have you made a decision?” Blue Fox asked.

“Yes. Sauer River Mouth!” Rurik directly pointed out this area not far from the south of Trier.

“The ships can reach the target from there. It has been separated from the dense mountainous area. The narrow and relatively wide plain area along the river is conducive to the march of infantry. Their cavalry attacked our camp through the mountain pass and suffered a big loss. They will definitely go there next time. Detour in the open area. I plan to build a new military camp at the mouth of the Sauer River. I don’t ask everyone to build a stable fortress, but also build windproof fences and walls, UU Reading www.SonicMTL.net, and then bring a large number of long boats there. Pull like this If Genna encounters a situation, we can send troops to help him, and if his battle goes well, we can also march forward.”

“Great idea.” Fisk praised.

“It’s a clever idea. Fisk, you are the cavalry commander, and now I have decided to authorize you to command the entire cavalry. Even the Demyansk cavalry in Beyashil is under your control.”

“What does this mean?” Fisk was surprised and thought: “Wouldn’t it be possible that all the cavalry I have at my disposal would be 1,500?”

“Those upstarts from Gdańsk will also join the war. You lead them on a cruise by the river, and you must divide your troops to investigate and guard against sneak attacks by the Luxembourg army, and you must also observe the movements of the King of Denmark. If… Ragnar is in danger, you must immediately Report to me on your return trip, and don’t take the initiative to participate.”

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“Ah? If there is danger, won’t you help him out?”

Rurik shrugged: “Isn’t that guy true to his words? This is his own battle, and he also hinted that we will snatch his spoils. If he wins, it is his, and if he loses, it is also his. Our existence is to ensure that the Danish army If you really suffer a big defeat, then go out with all your strength to help him come back. In this way, he won’t resent us, and he can get some trophies naturally. Besides…” Rurik thought again: “I don’t believe this guy will fail either. . As you all know, I always have a backup plan when leading troops in battle. This is the key to our victory in every battle. You all should learn from it.”

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