Chapter 1111： burning trier

The plaza outside the church with its flagstone pavement, this place for open-air activities is now the rallying point for the looting of the Rus.

On one side is the emperor's palace on the other side of the cathedral. The found property began to gather here, and some prisoners were also twisted here.

The city of Trier is neither small nor large. There are more than 2,000 residents within the city walls. In addition to the miscellaneous people outside the city, there have been 5,000 people living here for a long time. These people lived in the small riverside plain surrounded by mountains. Most of the people were surprised to find that the city was being attacked, and they had fled to the mountain forest like crazy to hide without a trace.

Since the total number of people who invaded the Rus was only more than 500, they were still at the gate and suffered a delay in the battle, giving more people time to flee.

Only a few prisoners were swept into the square, all of them inconvenient and indecisive, even some women with children and old men on crutches. Some people have already been killed in the attack, and those who can be wriggled into the square don't know if they are lucky or face a more brutal end.

There had just been a killing outside the cathedral. Many priests had fallen dead. The captured civilians were shocked to see that the blond barbarians were pressing the Archbishop something.

Even the noble bishops can't stop the viciousness of these barbarians, what else can some commoners do?

The captives bowed their heads and sobbed, and many felt that Archbishop Heto would soon be beheaded by the wicked...

But the blue fox didn't cut off Heto's head as if he were taking advantage of the situation.

Because of the intelligence of Fred and others, Blue Fox learned the name and basic identity of the most powerful person in Trier, Archbishop Hotto.

He is now holding Heto's collar with one hand and pressing the steel sword against his neck with the other, pressing in Latin, "Silver! I want more silver! Tell me where you have all your money."

Heto's heart bleeds as soon as he hears that the sacred language comes from the mouths of pure robbers and liars.

"You! Satan's apostles! God will deliver divine punishment, and you will all be choked to death by thunder!"

The old guy was chattering, his mouth was as hard as a stone, and he kept repeating curses such as "God's Punishment" and "Thunderbolt".

"Shut up! Tell me where the coins are! Tell me where all your cellars are, or I'll kill you."

Blue Fox was still pressing, and Heto's attitude became more rigid, or he was posing as if he wanted to kill or cut himself, and resolutely showed his uncooperativeness.

"Brother, put this stubborn guy to death." The very impatient black fox suggested in Norse, baring his teeth.

"Kill him easily? No." The blue fox who turned his head scolded his younger brother for his recklessness.

"Why? This man doesn't want to say anything. Besides, our brothers have moved out a lot of suitcases for money, and we've made a fortune."

"So you? Are you satisfied with just this wealth? Stupid."

Forget it, Blue Fox continued to press Heto, only to see that the old guy closed his eyes and seemed to be waiting for death.

"Damn martyr! Do you want to be a saint of your beliefs?! I won't give you a chance." Feeling that it would be fruitless to press him any further, Lanhu ruthlessly pushed him down.

The old man who was suffering reluctantly sat on the ground with his hands on the ground, his eyes opened again with a fierce light, and he cursed silently with his eyes.

The blue fox twisted his neck in disapproval, and said with a straight face: "Herto, Bishop of Trier. Compared with the flexibility of Bishop Hardbold of Cologne, I am very dissatisfied with your stubborn attitude. We are only here to loot wealth, killing is never the goal. , is just a passive means of plundering wealth. If you run away, I will not hunt you down. If you obediently hand over all your wealth, I will let you go afterwards."

Heto could hear from the contact that these gangsters were the wicked men who had attacked Cologne in the legend. The terrifying evil deeds were spread far and wide. With the rapid word of mouth of the priests, it became a terrifying legend when it reached Trier. .

"You Normans! You're all demons." He didn't listen at all, continuing to scold and curse.

"Devil? We are indeed demons, and you have never seen real demonic behavior."

Compared with other Ross nobles, the blue fox is a good argument and reasonable. Perhaps it was Rurik himself who launched this robbery, and the means may be more delicate, and he prided himself on doing it now.

Really killed Heto? As far as creating chaos is concerned, the execution of an old man, whose death is bound to cause a "great earthquake", is so noble.

Then kill him? Absolutely not. After all, this person is a servant of God and a "high priest". Blue Fox is not an atheist but believes in all kinds of gods.

If the old man is not successful, he will be cursed, then let this guy sit in the city square and watch the destruction of Trier!

The blue fox did not aim at killing, but the first aim was to remove the property, and the second was to fulfill the secret conspiracy with King Ludwig - destroying the city of Trier.

Heto was **** and sat on the spot, so he could see for himself the destruction of the whole city.

Lanhu instructed two subordinates: "Watch this old guy closely, even if he curses and abuses him, don't do it, let him see us looting, arson, and moving everything away!"

It doesn't matter if the archbishop doesn't cooperate, you might as well go to the church and see it yourself.

Blue Fox aggressively pulled his younger brother Black Fox into the Roman Cathedral of Trier. It was not the first time he attacked the monastery. The church he saw today was indeed extraordinary.

With his head held high, he could not see the wooden beams on the roof, but some were actually a series of stone arches. Roman arch, which is based on solid granite and assisted by Roman-style cement bonding in key parts. The weight of the building is dispersed by the arched structure, and the stone arches of various directions in the church form a structure with a large span and become a very solid existence.

Rows of wooden chairs in the preaching hall have been smashed to smithereens by destructive fighters, while huge wooden crosses hanging on the walls have been torn down and smashed.

There was really nothing of value in the hall until Blue Fox himself arrived at the occupied cellar.

"Is this the only place to hide money?" he asked a brother who was busy scavenging for possessions.

"Yes, boss, all the money has been moved away, and the rest doesn't seem to be worth much."

"Impossible, follow me to continue. This cellar is obviously very big, maybe there is a secret door or something."

Blue Fox guessed that a group of priests didn't have the heart to dig a large cellar. When it comes to excavation, he was instructed to operate the Ross store in Hazelby many years ago, so he pre-digged the cellar and escape alleys, and it really became a life-saving channel. He knew that the collapsed Rome was a great existence, and the city of Trier must be a relic of old Rome, and the Franks just built their city on the inherent urban architecture.

The cellar did indeed have many-sided wooden doors, and the sensitive blue fox sensed that there was moving air inside.

Seeing the solid stone walls, bronze lamp sockets, and even some solidified grease, he touched it and judged that the cellar must be frequented by people.

The Neros people in the cellars have always used burning wooden sticks as torches, and as the bronze lamp sockets began to dance, the cellars became clearly visible, and some secret doors that were once plunged into darkness could no longer be hidden.

The blue fox suddenly silenced the dozen or so followers around him.

"Brother, what's going on?" Heihu asked in surprise.

"Don't talk, let's watch the flames."

Indeed, as everyone remained still, the flames that were beating against the wall were still shaking. The witty blue fox tugged at his brother's hair, and the strands of hair were indeed floating in the light of the flames.

"What's the matter?" Black Fox asked, covering his head.

"It's windy. That means there's another way out of the cellar. Learn it, boy."

Lanhu reprimanded the brothers for still lax inspection: "If someone escapes along the secret road with a lot of treasures, we will lose a lot. Fortunately, we can't escape my eyes. Let's go to check, be careful, and hide locally. The enemy and us will fight to the death and the net will break." As soon as the voice fell, everyone drew their swords collectively.

The city of Trier not only has a surface structure, but also the underground space was used by the Romans. Feeling the direction of the airflow, the correct secret door was discovered.

There is a breeze in the long alley, and if you listen carefully, there seems to be a strange movement.

"Shield Wall! Up front! The others follow me."

The three pieced together the shield, the steel sword was attached to the side of the shield to open the way, and the blue fox followed with the other brothers holding torches, and lit the bronze lamp sockets they could find along the way.

The more advanced the brothers, the more they feel the subtlety of this hidden mystery, thinking that they will definitely find the big secret room where the real money is hidden.

Blue Fox thought so too, but everyone heard a strange movement, it would be a moan, but also a cry.

"There may be enemies, and we were caught off guard by killing them. Keep going."

Everyone in Deling held the hilt of the sword tightly, but what they saw next to a larger underground space really surprised them.

enemy? Do not. On one side of the alley is a wooden cage with at least 20 men locked in it, and those movements were made by these people.

"These people are like beasts in a cage. They can't escape if they want to. According to our rules, execute them?" Black Fox asked.

The blue fox inspected the environment of the house and found that the oil lamps on the walls and the oil lamps on a table were all on. There were also scattered wooden chairs on the ground, and even some leather goods that had not been taken away. Obviously, there were people here but they escaped extremely. hurry.

"Looks like it's a cage."

"Oh? This is where they hold prisoners? But what crimes can these people commit when they are so skinny?"

Brother had questions, Lanhu turned his head and asked gently, "Why don't you ask yourself."

"Forget it, I just want to get rich."

Those detained were all huddled together with fear in their eyes, their clothes were disheveled, and some looked like they had limbs and trauma. From what they saw, Lanhu estimated that they had been punished by whipping, just like my brother estimated, just looking at the cowardice of this group of people, what fault could they have? unless…

The blue fox asked briefly in Frankish, and some people were frightened about how they were locked up.

The reason is quite simple. When the 11th tax was paid during the recently concluded autumn harvest, these tenant farmers, who had already owed the church debt, still could not pay the land rent after paying the corresponding tax, so they naturally became debt slaves. Most of the farmland in Trier Parish is educational property, as are mountains, forests and lakes. Farmers who want to hunt for food are thrown into prison. Of course, they can fish on the banks of the Moselle River. Unfortunately, farmers lack the means and do not expect enough to survive. catch. Renting the fields of the church is a way for many farmers to survive, and it is also the only means of survival for them who are poor in thinking.

Debt becomes debt slave, this kind of thing is quite normal and taken for granted in the northern world. As a smart businessman, the blue fox is very delicate in dealing with this situation. What is the use of catching the debt slaves and beating them? It's better to give them some means to make money to repay. Blue Fox thinks that a good means is to train them into armed thugs or chores. After all, with debts, such employees appear loyal and cheap.

There are as many as twenty people in the cage. After all, they are debt slaves of the Trier parish. Has their unfortunate encounter aroused anger in their hearts? It seems that the submissive farmers are definitely not the cowards in front of them. As long as they are given a chance, they are likely to be able to arouse the suppressed anger in their hearts.

The blue fox made people directly smash the wooden cage into a pulp, and it seemed that he was about to slash and kill next, which scared the group of people to cower.

"Now I'll let you go!" the blue fox explained in Frankish, "Trier has been occupied by us, and your debts are gone. You follow us and take revenge! Kill! Burn! They are not gods. servant!"

Lanhu didn't want to explain too much, and didn't expect his words to convince them. The best way is to use swords to force each other. As expected, these people stood up one after another and were pushed and shoved in front of the team.

I was thinking of finding the secret room where the treasure was hidden, but I found twenty farmers who were in debt, which was a good thing. The peasants who recovered their freedom suddenly realized that these golden-haired intruders with round shields must be the Normans of the legendary "Satan Apostles", and it is strange that they were not killed.

These farmers are most afraid of what the blue fox knows best, so they promise not to kill them, and bluntly express sympathy for their experience.

"Those priests are insatiable, so let's fight. I have no hatred with you. If it can help us make a fortune, let you go safely."

Individual farmers whose emotions resonated cautiously acted as guides, and simply took these Normans to the hidden underground granary in the underground alleyway.

The blue fox didn't know how long he had gone, but he was extremely relieved when he discovered the underground granary. Hessian pockets are neatly lined, and cats suddenly appear and disappear. The steel sword pierced into a sack, and what flowed out was indeed dried grains of wheat.

Can Trier's underground still serve as a granary? Are you really not afraid of getting wet?

Blue Fox, who had no intention of finding out the reason, had been worried that the army would not have enough food for the winter, so he prepared an extra vacant longship when the attack was launched.

The exit of the underground granary was found. The brothers walked over the stone stairs and smashed the wooden planks with axes. The loud sound of the smashing naturally aroused the alertness of the people on the ground.

Then when the first head stuck out of the tunnel, I saw a group of brothers posing a shield wall, and even the crossbow that was wound was facing him.

"Hey! It's my own."

The North language cleared up the misunderstanding, and the blue fox appeared from the open-air granary with his brothers.

Why can the underground still be used as a granary? The answer is obvious, that is, the ground granary space is not enough.

After chatting with the guys on the ground, Blue Fox realized that they were busy looting the so-called emperor's palace, and this granary was in the outer building of the emperor's palace.

The Constantine Palace, which is equivalent to the inner city, already has ready-made guard quarters and granaries, and it is logical for the church to rule Trier by using the building layout hundreds of years ago.

Soon, he met Eric "Big Tooth", exchanged information and started the next step of looting.

No, the farmers who reproduced the light had to face a tragic situation - the city was being looted. They were very worried that this group of Normans would demolish their homes in the villages outside the city and kill innocent family members. With the blue fox's so-called "we have no intention of being attacked by poor farmers, we only rob rich people's money", they suddenly Peace of mind.

Who are the rich? The church is the only rich man in Trier.

Hearing that the city defenders escaped faster than the hares, the entire Trier didn't need to worry about the enemy's counterattack without defense, and the blue fox had to carry food with confidence and boldness. Twenty freed debt slaves were ordered to become porters, carrying food in seized carts to the wharf at the west gate of the city.

They were working in panic, seeing the killings and corpses, and even more astonished to see the high-ranking Bishop bound hands and feet, sitting in the city square like a beast captured alive and witnessing the large-scale looting of the Normans. I'm so happy, I'm glad you have today too.

Because arson has happened now, there is nothing to loot in ordinary dwellings. They are mostly wooden buildings that are easy to catch fire. Blue Fox asked his subordinates to set fire to the entire city as much as possible.

Just because there is no heavy destruction equipment in the hands of the blue fox, it is unable to destroy the heavy stone buildings in a short time.

The emperor's palace and the cathedral still had to be destroyed as much as possible, so the upper floors of the church were thinking more about the wood, and now the smoke began to rise.

The total amount of iron and gold and silver seized was not large. The seized leather goods and cloth were not welcomed by the brothers, but the leather boots and felt boots were taken away.

The most numerous spoils were sacks of wheat, as well as some rye and oats, which were successively moved into empty long ships, and even the captured boats were used to load as much as possible.

As long as enough food is seized, there is no need to loot the villagers in Nassau Village. The best way to win over those farmers is to reduce or exempt taxes, but to maintain a garrison of up to 600 people, the daily food consumption is huge, and the only way to move Trier's food is to take advantage of it as much as possible, and there is only one chance.

Because the flames of the city are getting stronger and stronger, the wooden houses are being ignited in series, and eventually the entire city will be burned to only the blackened stone walls. What about the food that cannot be moved? In line with the principle that he can't get it and can't let the enemy take it away, the blue fox still ordered the burning.

The ground of the city is ablaze with fire, the red flames on the roofs of the double-storey houses are extremely terrifying, and the underground alleys are also smoldering. The flames on the upper floors of the cathedral were obvious, but the clever blue fox had already packed up and took away the parchment documents and other documents, including declaring that the right to distribute the holy relics seized from the church was in his own hands.

The looting continued for two days, and the city was already on fire, as if the gate of **** had been pried open in Trier.

Blue Fox and his brothers didn't want to stay any longer. He cremated the ten brothers who died in the battle according to the Viking funeral, and forced the twenty rescued debt slaves to join the team. Even if the latter was unwilling due to religious issues, he had to join in the face of the threat of "die if you don't join."

What is the use of taking in debt slaves? In essence, it is to increase the agricultural population for the Nassau village with too thin human resources. These farmers have already committed a serious crime. They can no longer live in the Trier area. They can only leave their hometown to live in another area. take away.

A group of prisoners were also held at the pier. Te Mo, who was already waiting to die, was suddenly released, and then they fled frantically after being driven by the soldiers...

Blue Fox carried out his plans, even including the release of Archbishop Heto.

The ropes were untied, and all of Heto's bonds were gone.

"You! Satan's apostles! Normans, you must die!"

"Stubborn old man. You are free." Lanhu said calmly.

"You let me go I will inform everyone who knows what happened to Trier, and I will tell the King of Frank that the army will crusade against you."

He mentions the blue fox and is immediately intrigued: "Is that Lothair? You tell him we're coming! We're Rus, Swedes, Danes. After all, Normans! Now it's us Normans Man's revenge! We will raid everywhere, Trier this year, Aachen next year. Haha! Go tell Lothair that we will burn Aachen and destroy your Charlemagne's tomb."

"You! You..."

"Let's go! Heto, hurry up and report!" Then, it was Lan Fox who took the lead in laughing, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

Archbishop Heto stumbled away in dismay, behind him was the city in flames. The palace belonging to King Lothair, the noble cathedral, everything is in flames, everything is the evil of the Normans! But these Normans can also speak holy Latin.

Heto fled to the forest alone, he couldn't help thinking that maybe it was because of his impiety that Satan took advantage of it...

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