Chapter 437： Flag of the Principality of Ross

The day of Rurik’s planned expedition was the first day of August in the Julian calendar, and he planned that the army would be assembled on July 20.

The army's preliminary statistics have exceeded 1,000 troops, and just a few days before departure, the flag teams that remained in Roseburg had already begun flag-bearing training. They could have walked relatively neatly, and everyone knew that when the battle began, they had to get together with their neighbors and their comrades in arms, and they needed to stay in line even more.

It is too difficult for them to expect them to step forward like an army of clones.

Look at the performance of the Merlaren mercenaries. They are an army of people who are too young and old. Although the banner captain Heliger and a few people had experience as private soldiers, they could only bring a group of brothers together, put the short spears forward, shouting chants and walking in the same rhythm.

The soldiers of the Melaren Banner team are not entitled to wear blue and white linen jackets, they just wear the cheapest khaki linen.

The most common soldiers in the later period of Tsarist Russia had gray uniforms. They had huge forces and the cheapest lives. They were officially "gray animals."

These fighters from the Mellaren tribe, Rurik promised to pay them only one-fifth of the market price!

After the war, the surviving soldiers gave two silver coins each and then dismissed them. Whether they resist or not is meaningless. They have no right to refuse this war. Everyone has been appointed and accepted such a low commission.

Only the most elite fighters have the right to wear blue and white coats and gowns, which are enjoyed by the elite fighters of Ross.

The white cloth imported by the assault and the cloth held by the Ross people were made into 1,500 gowns in a short period of time. In meeting the needs of Rose's elite, Rurik also deliberately handed out a handful of them to the Slavic flag team.

He must ensure that the fighters on the front line have an absolutely uniform dress during the formation of battle. Looking at a blue and white color, the morale of the enemy will inevitably be hit.

If you have more white cloth, Rurik is bound to equip every combatant with a suit.

"It's sad, if it weren't for the poor productivity, my army would be gorgeous."

In this era, the clothing of soldiers always pursues gorgeousness. The purpose of gorgeousness is, of course, to be beautiful and to show the enemy his wealth. Only a large amount of wealth can ensure that soldiers eat and drink well. Then such fighters are bound to burst into muscles. Wielding the warhammer in his hand is not a matter of watching the battlefield dish?

In Roseburg, Ruriek gave an order to the captains of the flag teams.

"Your flag represents your honor. The blue cross-stripe at the core of the flag is the badge of our Ross people! It is a great shame for the soldiers to let the flag fall down or be captured by the enemy!"

People need honor to live. When a humble person has a concept of honor, he will immediately burst out with strong vitality. They swore that they would not shame Rose's banner, and would take their brothers forward and retreat with their banner.

Is the flag of the flag team enough?

The Principality of Ross must have its own flag, or coat of arms.

For the native Russian fighters, the eldest son of the family inherited the weapons of their ancestors from generation to generation, including the oak shields of their ancestors.

Oak is the hardest wood you can get. It is hard and corrosion-resistant. People apply mineral dyes on it to depict eagles, wolf heads, bear claws, big fish, or a beautiful word spelled in the Rune alphabet. It has certain family heraldic attributes, but it is not a symbol shared by the Ross people.

The Ross people have their own symbol, which is the cross-staggered blue stripes printed and dyed and sewn on the white cloth. Originally, this stripe was a carefully depicted rowing oar, but now, Rurik just wanted to simply depict it.

If all the sky blue cloth is made of clothes, it is true that only noble people can enjoy it.

Rurik placed some blue cloth for later use, and the remaining few packages were used to depict the symbol of Rose on a large scale.

Now, Gould is ordered to gather all the cargo ships of his family in the Roseburg Fjord. Together with all the cargo ships of the shipbuilder Hortra's family requisitioned, the total number of cargo ships has reached 35.

The repair and refurbishment of cargo ships is also part of the preparations. At this moment, two large ships of the same class as the Aphrola are actively constructing hulls. This project has to be temporarily suspended, and a series of excellent timbers are reserved. All are used to repair ships.

For example, all cargo ships are heightened and decked, and all the vertical beams of the masts are removed and replaced with new Latin spinnakers. The white sails are all made of blue cloth torn into strips, with blue X stripes at the seams.

The top of the mast is also raised with a small seven, which is the diagonal of the square white cloth, all stitched with blue cloth.

This is simply a copy of the Andre flag, but the essence of the Andre flag is another flag of the Russ. What is very dreamy is that the traditional Russian coat of arms in this time and space has a natural commonality with it. Rurik followed everyone's statement and referred to the flag as the "Oars Flag".

All ships, whether they are cargo ships or long ships, must have an "oar flag" on their masts.

Rurik also made some plans. The so-called largest Aphrodite is the flagship of the Ross fleet now and for a long time in the future. She flies the "Oars Flag" on weekdays. When a naval battle occurs, she will Hanging a black flag, the so-called order to go to war. To make a semaphore system, Rurik has ideas in this regard. Considering the current situation, he knows that it cannot be done overnight.

At the leader's house, Niya took on a special task. He would personally sew a "Ross Prince Banner" for the power of the Duchy of Rus, especially his own family.

These are two flags, one will be hung on the flagship, and the other will be carried by Rurik's soldiers to serve as a powerful honor guard.

It is still diagonally stitched with blue stripes, hanging on the side that is worn, and at the bottom of the flag, stitched with a blue stripe horizontally, giving the whole flag a new meaning: the oars have conquered The sea.

The other flag can be quite particular.

Kravasson was ordered to take the time to use the gold coin provided by Rurik to pull it into gold. Niya used these gold threads to stitch them on the blue pattern of the flag with steel embroidery needles to make the flag more gorgeous.

Rurik was willing to pay the capital, and because he had enough gold threads, Niya simply made a real gold rim for the front flag.

The flag became gorgeous and the colors became diversified, corresponding to the power of the duke.

On the 18th of July in the Julian calendar, the decorative dragon head was buckled on the flagpole, and the flag of the Prince Rus was completed!

Rurik stood on the wooden board at home. With a little effort, he personally carried the flag, which was nearly two and a half meters in length, and first accepted the scrutiny of his parents and wives.

"What do you think? This is our symbol."

Otto didn't smile, but he was very happy in his heart. He still asked: "We must carry this flag to fight? In my opinion, the beast on your flagpole is the most symbolic of our strength."

Rurik raised his head, and the so-called dragon head was actually the legendary sea snake, or the earthly giant python.

"I... still value the banner. You see, it has a gold border, it's really a gorgeous and noble banner."

"Of course." Niya claimed to have done a great thing. The woman raised her head and stared at her husband: "Otto, this is what I sew, and it is your son's idea. You should be happy. , Should not be questioned."

"I doubt it?" Otto slowly sat on the wooden floor and said casually: "Your son's idea is unusual. In the past, only the leader can enjoy the flag. Now it appears on all ships, including the top of the mast with flags."

"Dad, do you think..."

"It doesn't matter!" Otto shook his head: "This is your decision, and I also know your intentions."

"Therefore, the flag that symbolizes the power of the duke must be more noble." After that, Rurik took a look at the flag he was carrying. "Next, I think it should be further mounted with cinnabar mud and a variety of precious stones. It is best. Put a lot of amber on the border, well, colored glass beads will do."

"So? I support it. What do you want to do next? Take someone to the residential area for a walk?"

"I mean it."

Seeing that the people of Ross made a gorgeous banner to symbolize power, Carlotta praised her extraordinary man, how itchy in her heart!

She is also the Duchess of Ostara anyway. Sadly, the former tribe of Ostara did not have its own coat of arms or markers. He must desperately restore the tribe, and learn from the Ruth, and be a "duke's banner" for himself.

What kind of symbol should be used?

Carlotta, she thought of drawing a sheep's head with disk-shaped horns on the white cloth. Because of the Aostala tribe, they have always been very good at raising cattle and sheep.

This war is a war of the Russ. The so-called Ostara soldiers are currently some children who are in desperate need of growth. They are all incorporated into the army, and now they are all members of the flag shooting team with crossbows in their hands. . The Ostarans have no right to play their own name, just like Carlotta is the woman of Relic. The entire Ostarans are now completely dependent on the Ross people for survival, so you can't expect too much.

Rurik assembled a group of the strongest mercenaries, as well as those brawny men selected by the old man. Together, these people totaled exactly one hundred.

Regarding the production of the silver scale breastplate, the blacksmiths and many apprentices have been desperately trying to complete the task ahead of time. They felt that during the day when they were working, they were simply lacking sleep during this period, and their eyes were full of bloodshot eyes. Their desperation had a very good result, and the hundred sets of scale armor needed by Rurik were completed.

Since he was going to sway the city with the "Rose Prince Banner", Rurik knew he had to bring along the Berserkers of his own choosing. He just wanted to take this opportunity to promote the symbol of Ross to everyone, and also to show the people what is the strongest warrior.

For these one hundred people, the belt of their silver scale breastplate was deliberately decorated with a batch of blue and white cloth strips. The so-called skirt hem actually made the white and silver-tone armor more gorgeous.

It is undeniable that these wearers' helmets (many of them also wear masks) have silver scale breastplates, and they are the extreme gorgeousness. There were steel swords, steel daggers, and two hand axes hanging from their waists. Their arms are all wearing chain mail, which is one body with the scales.

However, their exposed calves and feet are not protected, and only a few people hang a pile of thin iron on the front of their calves.

Only a strong man can wear such a heavy armor to swagger through the market. When they spend some time putting on the heavy armor and gathering together, Otto looked at them and couldn't help but breathe in a breath, and muttered in his heart: "If it's ten Ogier was dressed like this a year ago, can he die in battle?!"

Rurik's wives, concubines and maids, these girls simply couldn't imagine that their men would be able to create such an incredible iron army. They gave the maids from Novgorod the most amazing visual impact. Are all the people in front of them wearing armor made of precious silver?

"Okay, very energetic!" Rurik nodded vigorously and smiled and cheered: "My warriors, look at yourself! You are indestructible! No weapon can break through your defenses, and each of you, They use battle axes and swords to kill a hundred enemies."

Hearing, everyone laughed at each other, as if ignoring a trace of pressure on their shoulders.

Rurik glanced at Jeflo, who was awarded the honor of carrying the flag: "Let's go! Let everyone see how good we are!"

A silver army walked neatly. In front of the team were Duke Ross and his son, as well as a girl who was dressed plainly but gorgeously.

Yevlo carried the banner, and he shouted as he walked: "This is the power of the Duke! This is the banner of the Duke! This is the iron man of the Duke!"

He kept shouting these three sentences, and soon everyone was infected by the words. Hundreds of people repeated these three sentences, propagating them to the people in a "brainwashing" manner.

The mighty team attracted the welcome of the Ross tribe. Everyone was astonished that their tribe still had such an iron army, and they also felt that the banner was really gorgeous.

Recently, the women of the tribe have been desperately stitching cross blue stripes on various whites. Due to this labor, the whole tribe has accepted the coat of arms of Rose as never before. People actually don't think this coat of arms is natural and noble, seeing that Rurik's share is framed with gold threads, and even the one hundred silver guardians, have changed their minds.

Since the duke and his son thought it was absolutely noble, what else would everyone think?

This magnificent parade was on the eve of the army's departure, and the iron army that suddenly popped out gave the tribe a key booster.

The team finally stopped at the door of the long house of the priest.

Rurik personally carried the flag, entered the longhouse with his father, and met with the jealous and aging high priest Veria.

Lumia wants to prepare a small sacrifice for the army to set off. She has been working, and she knows that not only she and many priests will follow this expedition, but also her own deer-raisers must also participate in it and engage in transportation. Material work.

Velia was excited, but her aging body couldn't stand too much toss.

She was carried out by the priestess from the inner hall's bedroom, and was met by the chief father and son.

I saw Rurik carrying a magnificent banner, and his happy face was clearly in his hands.

"Grandma, I'm here." Rurik's kind words hit Villa's heart.

"You... come well..."

The fatigue in Veria's words really makes people feel uneasy, as if she would leave at any time. Otto feels a little uncomfortable, she really hopes that Veria can live to a hundred years but...

Rurik deliberately introduced this flag. He didn't know if Villa understood it. At least she gave positive feedback.

The staggered blue striped flag Villa thought about a lot, and after thinking about it, there were two tears on that wrinkled face.

Upon seeing this, Lu Mia hurriedly walked away and wiped off her teardrops with a handkerchief.

"This is... a symbol of the leader, and a symbol of us... Ross. You... Rylik..."

"Grandma..." Rurik hurriedly leaned forward, half kneeling beside the high priest.

"I heard about your plan. We will win this war. You put our symbol on all ships and soldiers. God is also very happy."

Rurik looked up at the meritorious old man sincerely: "I have another one for you to see."

Veria squeezed a smile for a long time: "Anything else?"

Villia wrapped a sheepskin blanket and was carried to the door of the long house. With this batch, her eyes widened and aging, she couldn't help but poke her head out slightly, not knowing what to say.

Because she consciously saw a noble silver legion, an invincible legion, and she had no regrets in this life.