Chapter 824： Autumn of eight hundred and thirty-eight

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The Ruth army broke the city on the first day and on the second day, and then looted the city of Goldfrehagen for a whole day, turning the city into ashes with a fire.

However, the Kingdom of Denmark did not suffer any substantial losses due to this fiasco. The only real loss was Danish King Horlick.

The Danish soldiers who successfully escaped from the city entered the woodland and joined some of the people hiding in it. Everyone was inquiring about the whereabouts of the king, and since they didn't know the status of each other, they fumbled toward the west one after another.

The people of the Lobad tribe mainly live in the northwestern part of Jutland, and everything will be better if they escape there.

When a group of fugitives finally arrived in the Robard village, it was discovered that King Horlick had already arrived here first.

The cavalry's fire is especially present, and the king and his accompanying cavalry are propagating to the people the horror of the Ross invaders.

"You must stand with me! Don't have any illusions about the Ross people. If those people land on the beach, you will start killing when you encounter unsuspecting ones. They will even kill women and children, the cattle and sheep you raise. Will be taken away, your wheat fields will be trampled on, and your ships will be scuttled."

Horrick deliberately spread an atmosphere of terror.

Compared with other Danish tribes, these Danish people living near the strait area have already seen the methods of the Rus. The Danish hegemony also dissipated.

Since even King Horlick, who returned with his army, was defeated, couldn't the Danes stop the Ruths from the clutches of plunder?

Do not! If the Danes unite and organize a huge coalition, they can defeat the Russian army.

Horrick spread a lot of claims to the people, especially touting that he was only one step away from the leader who killed the Russ. He also pointed out that although the Russian navy is strong, if the Danes assemble cavalry on a large scale, they will be able to defeat Russ by land.

The king’s new city was lost. After a while, the fishermen on the expedition reported that Godfrey Hagen had only burnt embers, the Ross invaders had already left, and Horrick had completely lost thoughts of the city he had built by himself.

He gathered his army in the village of the Lobad tribe, and more than a thousand people returned alive. He also counted the men and women who can wield weapons among the tribes, together with an estimate of the tribes who still support him, and had a general judgment of his own existing capabilities.

"My Denmark can still draw a team of five thousand people!"

But the news of the cruel defeat forced all the lords who were loyal to Horrick to resist the new war, even if they wanted to seek revenge from the Rus, they would not do it within a few years.

Horrick is not a reckless man. After his defeat, this "old fritters" actively regrouped on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was also actively sending letters to Frank.

A letter was forwarded directly to Prince Ludwig, the greatest aristocrat of East Franconia...

Far away in Regensburg, Bavaria, Ludwig was busy fighting for power in the kingdom. Because his second elder brother fell from a horse while hunting and was injured, and died of wound infection.

Prince Peping died so young, who will inherit his power and have ownership of Aquitaine?

King Louis of the huge Frankish kingdom is old, and the authority of the king has long been divided by his sons. The princes even hope that their father will see God soon, so that the brothers can put the contradiction completely on the table.

Lotaire, the owner of the Middle Franks and the doomed heir to the throne, did not hesitate to claim that he had the ownership of Aquitaine, the fief of the dead Prince Pepin.

But Charlie, the little prince who has not had a fief, immediately stood up and claimed that he would inherit all the fiefs of his second brother, Peping.

Seeing this situation, the eldest Prince Ludwig in Bavaria also expressed his strong concern about the situation to his elder brother Lothel, claiming that he was entitled to a new territory.

Although there are a group of nobles who think that the huge land of Aquitaine should be inherited by Pepin's son, such aspirations will disappear within two months.

Prince Ludwig did not hesitate to send his cavalry corps to the border of the territory again. This was to demonstrate to his eldest brother. The army could not send a large army here and would not suddenly cross the border.

In this situation, Prince Lotaire said on the one hand that he would not go to Aquitaine to ask the local earls to recognize him, and he also sent his cavalry regiment to the eastern border.

Ludwig stayed in his own Regensburg, because Aquitaine was too far away, he really had to eat a piece of meat, and the cost of ruling was also high. What he really needs is that his elder brother promises more benefits to himself, such as transferring the wealthy Lorraine area to himself.

Is there anything more important than fighting for power in the kingdom?

His own Bremen was burned by the Danish and the Russ in partnership, and now he was named the "Earl of Denmark" Horlick by himself. A letter pointed out that the capital of Denmark was also burned by the Russ.

The frequent actions of the Roths did attract Ludwig's attention, but he did not make any positive statements. He merely sent messengers to inform the lords of the north to prevent the invasion of the Normans. In his opinion, the Russ are the most hateful of the Normans, but this does not mean that the Danes among the Normans are loyal dogs. He did not intend to respond to the so-called military support of the Danish King Horlick. ask.

How does Ludwig help a disobedient dog? In his heart, Horrick is not much different from the other Normans, who can surrender today and betray tomorrow. What's more, this guy wants to provide more horses by himself, which is really unreasonable.

Because Regensburg is a big barracks, he and his brothers compete for power in the kingdom and need an army loyal to him as a solid political cornerstone. He is trying his best to train a new cavalry force and gather resources from his territory to build a cavalry force. In fact, several princes are doing this, because the nobles have been superstitious about the power of cavalry since the time of Charlemagne. It seems that a large-scale cavalry force has been formed, and any war problem can be easily solved.

The princes are caught in an arms race. Ludwig, whose overall strength is not dominant, must spend most of his experience in army building.

In the north, the rising Duchy of Ross is like the sun at eight or nine o'clock. Her momentum is ignored by Frank, the number one power in Europe, and she must pay the price for the current model.

The whole of Europe ushered in the autumn harvest in 838, and then severe winter will come.

The Danish lords had no special thoughts about King Horlick's defeat. They were not his own tribesmen anyway. After harvesting the wheat, they can save the fish and spend the winter with peace of mind. Some rumors also circulated among the Danish lords. The so-called Mao Pants Ragner participated in the attack on Godfrehagen, and a group of exiled Danes participated in the operation. Things get complicated. Is Horrick’s claim that the “Russ are the public enemy of all Denmark” is absolutely reasonable?

With the advent of late autumn, ships from Bornholm drifted to Sealand, the largest island in the Danish region, and the local lords learned of such information.

The so-called Bornholm Island has become a base for all exiles who oppose Horrick’s sovereignty over Denmark. The legendary Ragnar is on the island. Hundreds of brave warriors have landed and settled on the island.

These rumors were originally requested by Ragner. This year, he himself will bring his accompanying brothers through the winter on Bornholm Island and rectify all the exiles into a well-trained army.

The flag of the Principality of Ross is flying on the island, which symbolizes the ownership of the island by the Principality, so Ragnar and his guys are just guests.

It doesn't matter whether he stays as a guest or not. For this tough guy who is eager for revenge, Ragnar needs not only to cut off King Horlick's head, but also to get the support of all Danish lords to become the rightful new Danish king. His two sons and people are in the far east, and they live with the Rus. This is the hostage and proof of his alliance with Ross.

Rurik, the Prince of Rose, is by no means a betrayer, as long as he does not betray, the kid Rurik will not turn his face.

Ragnar took a walk with some rumors, explaining that the attack on Godfreyhagen was a just act, and it was a war of the exiles against the Frankish running dogs Horrick, and called on the spineless Danes to expel those who believe in outsiders. The Falaks and their eagle dogs. Perhaps many people think that the Ross people are not good things. Ragnar’s promenade does not make any excuses for this, but only emphasizes one point: at least the Ross people are also people who believe in Odin.

He just waited for the situation to ferment...

In 838 AD, for the Frankish kingdom, the princes had intensified chaos, and for the Danish world, it was another chaos.

The worst situation also happened on the British Isles. Although the powerful Wessex Kingdom helped its neighbors, it fought against the immigrants and the Viking York Kingdom built by the Norwegians, but it was the other party behind it. The Vikings raided. The king who loves to bathe successfully defeated the alliance of the Viking Sorkis and the Celtics of Cornwall, but his Wessex army also suffered a lot.

The enemies killed were more of the Celtics of Cornwall. The Vikings retreated to the sea on a large scale. They may make a comeback at any time, at least not in the winter.

Only the East Baltic world is at peace, and trade activities are further prosperous because of peace.

The Principality of Rus opened with violent destruction. Expansion brought mass killings. After the **** storm, peace came. The tribes who surrender to the Rus will enjoy the peace under Rus, and the conquerors will fulfill their responsibilities as governors.

Rurik led the triumphal division back to his loyal Shilla Fort.

He returned just in time, this year's autumn harvest has already begun, and the returning soldiers immediately put themselves into the busy farming work.

The people of Shilla Fort became aware of the adventures of the prince. The army that had been formed hastily overcame all obstacles and gave the Kingdom of Denmark a head-on blow? ! The prince almost killed the new Danish king. Although he was unsuccessful, he burned the enemy's city to ashes!

People praise the feat of the prince, and they are more grateful and the prince's contribution.

Because of this year's military operations, the Principality of Ross has gained a whole new living space! The prosperous South Baltic Sea has been opened to the Ross people. There is a free fishing sacred place. There is no longer any force capable of expelling Ross fishing boats.

The news has already spread to Lake Mälaren with the returning Swedish fishermen, and the various Swedish tribes are ready to move. Because the Rus and Sweden are like two sons born to a mother, the covenant between the two is natural, even if there is a gap between them.

The prestige of Prince Rurik has been extolled in the ocean. He is more than a warrior with great achievements, but also a man who brings opportunities to everyone.

The South Baltic Sea, once firmly controlled by the Danes, can now be plundered by any fisherman in the northern waters.

Undoubtedly, the people of the Principality of Ross will get the most benefits. It is foreseeable that when the spring of 839 comes, a group of Ross fishing boats will directly dock on Bornholm Island and use the island as a base to carry out large-scale fishery plunder and Boil salt to work.

The people of Shilla Fort all miss the hopeful next year. Now, a special sacrifice after the triumph is unfolding in Shilla Fort, the capital of the Duchy of Ross.

The autumn harvest is still going on, and the army has to quickly return to the densely populated Lake Ilmen.

The tragic war was accompanied by casualties. Most of those who died in the Russ army were investigated. Although they were burned to ashes, all their ashes were brought back.

Rurik can think of the suffering of the wives of the fallen, but the children of the fallen will not perish. Widows and orphans will be taken care of. The former has the right to remarry and get the opportunity to work, and the latter will inherit the wealth of his deceased father and will also be taken care of by the Principality to be able to live independently.

All the ashes of the heroes were brought back, and the wooden boxes containing the ashes were displayed in the Harvest Square. They are publicly displayed, and many soldiers and people pay tribute to them.

The band played an elegy for the fallen soldiers. The prince himself read out his memorial speech to them in public. The living soldiers paid tribute to these wooden boxes.

Ten deer were beheaded, and in the Great Temple of the Principality, Rurik completed the sacrifice to the dead.

The soldiers who died were from multiple tribes and even multiple ethnicities.

A low mound in the south of the city of Nyrosburg was set up as a "hero's cemetery". The victims of the crusade against Bornholm Island and the Kingdom of Denmark were buried here, and this also became a new beginning.

This area is permanently classified as a soldier's cemetery. Those who sacrificed their lives for the glory of the Duchy of Ross will bury their ashes here even if they cannot bring back their entire bodies.

This is the National Cemetery of the Principality, and its name is extremely simple: Valhalla on Earth.

Part of the expeditionary army of the Principality of Rus finally returned to Novgorod and completed the end of the autumn harvest here.

As Rurik expected, when the wives and concubines of the deceased learned of the death of their husbands, they cried to death, but such a family would not fall into despair.

Lurik publicly handed over a heavy pension to his widow. The children of the deceased were forced to study at school, and their treatment was improved, especially the boys among them had been left behind. Rick was appointed as the "reserve of the cavalry."

Whether you are an old Rus, a Viking from another tribe, or a Slav, when you die for the prince, your son will become the prince’s soldier, and there must be a hopeful future.

People have seen the deeds of Prince Rurik, and they have placed their trust in it.

In order to reflect the spirit of compassion, the land belonging to the dead is exempt from tax for three years, starting this year.

On the whole, the soldiers who returned triumphantly brought a huge trophy, especially the brothers of the First Banner led by Arik. They were the biggest beneficiaries of the raid after the city broke. Everyone at least grabbed it. Two-pound high-quality silver coins were put into use immediately to purchase supplies.

Anyone who participated in the expedition benefited. Although the Slavic fighters didn't get much real money, they got a lot of iron and leather products. Those useful and soft things that the Danes could not take with them before fleeing, such as small stone millstones for milling wheat grains, iron axes, iron needles, leather hats, leather gloves and other life and production tools, were brought back by Slav fighters. Most of the tools are definitely not as good as those made by the Principality itself. Some are better than nothing. After returning, they are already chopping wood with the looted Danish axe! A Slavic family has five or six axes, and the whole family can participate in the "firewood chopping operation" for wintering, which was unthinkable ten years ago.

The soldiers who benefited the most are naturally the soldiers from the White Tree Manor. They have long sold their own stone tools for a long time. The production tools are completely ironized. Now that they enjoy the dividends of war, the family’s ironware has been greatly enriched.

In 838 AD, the Yiermen Lake region, the main grain-producing area of ​​the Principality of Russ, welcomed a bumper harvest. Although the grain yield per mu has been significantly increased in some fields due to the small input of human and animal manure, most of the fields are still the same. The self-produced grain in the Principality has increased significantly, and all this is the positive success of the pioneering movement.

This is directly reflected in the significant increase in the amount of grain tax collection.

Rurik himself is the largest landlord. He himself hired the Slavs of the region to help take care of the fields, and he paid part of the harvest. The prince’s family’s huge private field and the grain tax collected, Rurik received up to six million pounds of wheat (oats and wheat). And this is only the food he collected from the area around Ilmen Lake.

The common people have plenty of surplus food in their homes, which are enough for the whole year, and men, women and children have sideline jobs to increase their income.

What do people living in abundance do in winter? Rurik could think of fertility by his toes.

This is the age of agriculture, where population is wealth. The larger the population of a family, the greater the productivity. Children can participate in farming when they are five or six years old. Although the fertility of the newly cultivated land needs to be improved and cannot be expected to have any output in the first year, the princes deliberately cultivated wasteland and exempted the newly cultivated land for one year, and until the second year, the tax was also collected based on the "bad land" standard. Fu. Reclamation is a behavior that has obvious benefits. In order to reclaim the land, more labor is needed, which requires farmers' couples to have more children.

This is a virtuous circle that can last for a long time. Eastern Europe is very large, and there are areas that need to be developed everywhere.

The people have a very positive attitude towards childbirth, and there is no need to stay in Rick to supervise this matter.

If you want to urge, no urging behavior has more positive significance than the imitative effect brought by the prince’s "hands-on".

Because of the close servants, from the oldest Anna to the tenth Yulia, the ten maids chosen by his father Otto ten years ago are now all big girls. Almost all of them have reached the age of seventeen. They have not yet become mothers at this age, and they are somewhat unreasonable in the eyes of the local Slavs.

Rurik also knew their attitudes, UU reading frequently threw eyebrows silently showing the girls' individual demands, his willpower has not yet done, at this special moment he controlled himself.

After all, the belly of Queen Svetlana was quite big after the grain tax was collected, and the local Slavs looked forward to the prince who thought they were mixed. Similarly, those families who contributed their daughters to serve as servants to their princes ten years ago all yearn for their daughters to give birth to little nobles and ascend to heaven with their whole family.

Of course, Rurik was watching his beautiful concubines look more and more comfortable, but now is the crucial moment for the wife and queen Svetlana. For the queen's emotions, Rurik will not be lucky enough for others.

But it is not that he will do nothing in the following winter, because in this year's expedition, some military problems have become prominent.

"It's time to upgrade my weaponry! How many veterans have killed me by those nasty cavalry! Danes! Franks! I have to show you what chemical power is in the future!"

Crossbow hit the world? The actual combat proved that the Principality needs more powerful weapons. Rurik has already decided to develop a hot weapon, he has already launched an action...