Rise of Rurik

A large ship has super strength. Ten torsional slingshots are installed on both sides, and a new bronze ram is also installed on the bow.

The main projectiles of the slingshot are conical cast iron projectiles. There are two types of projectiles: one-pound and half-pound. One hundred pieces are packed into one box, and fifty boxes are directly stuffed in the cabin! It is the most important combat weapon, so it has reached the pinnacle of the Rus' navy in the armed reserve.

There are also javelins and harpoons that can be used as short spears as auxiliary weapons, and they are also powerful weapons for killing beluga whales, minke whales, and even hunting seals.

This is the "Royal Pirate Ship" Salmon Chief of the Duchy of Ross. The explorer Spuyut led a professional pirate team on the order of the prince to launch a special revenge against the Danish forces.

Total war exists, at least not now. Even the situation became more complicated, the internal economy topic forced the duchy to temporarily adjust the expansionary focus to internal construction.

Retaliation against the Danes still had to be done, and Speuter was historically the first to do so.

The wharf was full of people, and more than 2,000 people came to the wharf to watch the pirate ship leaving the port just after the busy spring ploughing work.

People with discerning eyes are judging each other's opinions. The so-called prince has invested a huge amount of money, and this ship is more ferocious than the armament of the Principality's flagship Avlora.

The ship was anchored by multiple cables to the turbulent Neva River. On the top of the mast, a special flag roared in the south wind.

It was a flag on a white background, with a terrifying and domineering black pattern.

Black cloth strips stitch together to create an abstract image of a human skull, with a pattern of tomahawks and swords interlaced under the skull.

This flag was designed by Rurik himself, and the so-called pirate ship must have an appropriate flag!

The flag is well-received by everyone, and the skull represents death, just like the purpose of ships traveling far - to bring death.

Everyone knows that their trip is to be a monster cruising the sea, and they must be able to kill people. It was hoped that they would go on a killing spree to vent their brothers' anger.

A large number of strategic materials were transported to the ship by the net bag manpower crane, which was a large number of hard-dried scones, hard dried salted fish, baskets of onions, and a large amount of fresh water in oak barrels.

Such materials are enough to support a ship of more than 30 people to fight for two months. Of course, their endurance is definitely not the same. Even if they need to supply, the first supply point is Saaremaa Island.

Spuyut stood under the boat,

Say goodbye to the Governor of New Roseburg.

Looking at his men, Trarang and his men were all dressed in the standard uniforms of the Rus army, especially the lining, but blue and white striped shirts sewed and woven with blue and white twine. These ten people are from Saaremaa, and the remaining twenty people are also a hodgepodge. They include the Rosbans, the Varangians of other origins, the native Slavs and the Suomis.

Their ethnicity is quite complex, but fortunately they can communicate with each other in the Norse language. They are a group of true outlaws, convinced that their brutal work is justified.

Everyone is carefully selected by Spuyote, it is necessary to kill the enemy with ruthless hands without blinking an eye, and secondly, it must not be seasick.

What we can talk about with the Governor is nothing more than the last greeting.

"Your trip is full of risks, because you are afraid that you will be besieged by a single ship in Denmark. If you encounter danger, you must escape first..." Governor Konusson warned repeatedly.

Spuyote is good at talking, but he is actually not afraid of anything in his heart.

The Avlora was once against a hundred in Denmark, and the stronger Salmon Chieftain could only achieve greater results.

The pirate flag fluttered, the shackles of the big ship were untied, and the people cheered into the Gulf of Finland, and continued to sail in the direction of Saaremaa.

A few days later, they arrived off the coast of Saaremaa and dropped anchor at a suitable mooring.

The messenger of the islanders, Trarang, turned into a servant of the Principality of Rus. His followers were all descendants of the exiles of Rus in the past, and now all of them have obtained the status of Rus.

They saw the power of the Rus and even participated in the winter war against the Karelians. Now, they return home with their spoils, especially the crying female prisoners.

No verbal description was as convincing as the actual spoils, and the fact that fighting for the Rus and getting slave girls immediately shocked the islanders.

Spuyut entered the village, and he proclaimed his rule as the Count of Saaremaa, the Duchy of Rus. All the islanders expressed their deep support. This is their purpose. From then on, they submit to a regional power, so that future piracy has the blessing of a powerful force.

Do not! The real situation is far beyond the islanders' perception.

A pair of excited eyes stared at Spuyut, who was standing on the soil platform. He followed Rurik's routine and rolled cardboard into a trumpet to preach his ideas.

"You! All are subjects of the Duchy of Ross, and all subjects of this earl. I am your leader, and I will bring your money, iron tools, wheat, and women with you. We have a powerful battleship, and we are about to start fighting against you. The blow of the Danish merchant ships. I will take you to victory, all men and women will become warriors, and we will all be rich."

The words are very crude, and the poor and crazy people really benefit from it.

Spuyote was embraced by the entire fishing village, a wooden pole stood, and the flag of Ross was flying on the island.

Some new measures have thus begun to be implemented. After all, the island is under the legal rule of the Duchy of Ross, and the island has begun to be built as a fortress.

Saaremaa Island began to carry out large-scale construction, and the island began to build a coastal wooden fortress. An abstract drawing of the city defense construction map on paper became a construction blueprint. An island fort had to be built, just to prevent the Danes from retaliation for overdoing the piracy, so that the fort could be defended.

The islanders' construction activities, Spuyute, could not be taken care of. He did not dare to live up to the preferential treatment and funding of the prince, Rurik, and out of anger, he must take revenge in the Danish waters.

A wrath-covered ship with a huge jib headed west, and it was either Denmark or the fishermen who served Denmark's Burgundy Island.

The first target appeared ahead!

Spuut skillfully ordered: "Attention to starboard! Cast iron bomb loading!"

The battleship ignored the fishing boat's escape and chased up to launch.

In an instant, the thin wooden shell of the fishing boat was penetrated by cast iron projectiles, causing multiple leaking holes. The captured low-quality bone cluster arrows were fired by the steel-arm crossbow, killing the fisherman directly.

Without any greetings with the opponent, the pirate ship cleanly tackles a fishing boat.

Five people, with ropes tied around their waists, rushed to scavenge the loot before the fishing boat sank.

A small box of freshly caught herring, nets, harpoons, axes, etc., were all transported to the big boat. After completing the task, the five were dragged back to the ship by the brothers.

After all, the Saaremaa Islanders are a bunch of poor and crazy guys. They became royal pirates, and they still searched very carefully, even peeling off the linen clothes of the dead fishermen.

They also did a horrible act! The deceased's head was chopped off, thrown into a fishing net, and hung on the stern of the boat. This is the proof of the terrifying battle. First, it boosts morale and advocates the savagery of the brothers. Second, it is also brought back to Wang Bus. As for the stench of the head, this is not a problem, the non-stop sea breeze can blow it away.

Rurik did promise that the enemy's head could be exchanged for money. He was very reassured about Spuyote. There was no act of killing good people and taking advantage of others. After all, the Swedish allies would not go to the southern waters, and the main force of the Ross fleet had no order to go to the south and west. There was only one type of person who died at the hands of Spuut - the enemy.

Relying on the means of fighting to support the war, Spuyut, who frantically hunted down the enemy's fishing boats, soon began to dislike those poor and sour fishing boats.

He was instructed to carry out Rurik's order to kill without amnesty, and he did not keep any prisoners. It only took a few days. Ten fishing boats sank in Burgundy Island, the gateway island in the western Baltic Sea.

The terrifying news is spreading on the island, and the islanders don't need to distinguish carefully. The jib is the most obvious signal. The so-called Ross Killer is here again.

Isn't it courting death to fight a naval battle with the Rus? Even a large ship is hard to beat.

But the islanders were not all cowards. Eight oar boats were organized by more than 200 people to set sail for battle. According to the script of the islanders, after the brothers approached, after throwing the noose, the warrior climbed up the rope and jumped and slashed. This is of course very risky, but everyone's hungry stomach has taken control of the mind.

After all, Burgundy is a small island. If fishing cannot be done smoothly, the resources on the island alone are not enough to feed everyone!

In this way, Spuyote is simply taking revenge and using fishing boats as targets to train troops. For the islanders, the de facto blockade of a terrifying ship can lead to the destruction of the entire island.

A naval battle Spuyote could not ask for, just to see the combat effectiveness of the Salmon Chief.

The encounter between the two sides was completely one-sided, with lone ships slaughtering indiscriminately. Six of the eight longboats of the islanders were sunk, and more than 100 people were buried in the sea.

The people cheered the naval battle, and Spuyut rejoiced, his eyes looking further west.

"Brothers, prepare again. We will not rob the fishermen. We will officially enter Denmark to rob their merchant ships!"

The Port of Hazelby has been through war, and after all last year's war was not fatal. The port resumed most of its commercial activities, and merchants who obeyed the Danish king Horrick continued to do business.

However, major changes in the international situation this year have made the newly-recovered business full of huge risks.

It turned out that Prince Ludwig of East Frank was on a personal expedition!

The elite cavalry from Regensburg was dispatched, and the prince himself led five hundred cavalry to arrive in Hamburg early.

The Earl of Bremen and the Earl of Hamburg responded one after another, and a large number of local farmers who completed spring ploughing were also summoned, but these farmers were largely made up.

The prince actually assembled an army composed of a variety of personnel, with a total strength of 4,000, including 800 cavalry troops.

The cloth wraps the horses, making it appear that the horses have armor. The cavalry warriors are all in chain mail. They are holding the most classic cavalry spears and lined up on the wall. How terrifying the cavalry gathers together.

The prince wanted the "loyal dog" Horrick to show his attitude. Considering that the other party might rebel, he assembled the army Chen Bing at the border of the Great Wall of Schleswig.

The Franks did not have a navy, and even the hasty organization of sea power could not deter the Danes. But the army force can be directly overwhelmed, and it is feasible to sweep Jutland.

It seems that the other party is really against it!

Prince Ludwig waved his hand, and a history was created.

When the Schleswig Wall was built, there was no record of Frankish troops crossing it, and even Charlemagne didn't want to go too far into the Danish hinterland.

Prince Ludwig, who regards himself very highly, made a decision that went against his ancestors. The army crossed the Great Wall and rushed directly to the port of Hazelby.

War broke out for this!

This happened in April. The merchants who were waiting and watching took the time to run slowly. Those who didn't have time to evacuate were all killed by the Frankish army as enemies, and the merchants' property was looted by the prince. There is a reason for the prince to do this, because the army itself is a monster that consumes supplies wildly. If the army can raise living materials on its own, it would be better, and letting them loot is indeed a good choice.

Those French soldiers killed men and insulted women, so that the priests who accompanied the army couldn't stand it. All this was acquiesced by the prince, who would not allow these barbarians to disobey. Besides, what's wrong with showing tough tactics at Hazelby? Isn't this Borderlands? Killing a group of people will certainly not encounter hostility from other Danish tribes.

But the various tribes felt that the next person to be beheaded was themselves.

Ragnar, who has become a chieftain, is furious!

His father, Ring Sigurd, had died of illness, and he was the logical leader.

The Franks tore up the 811 peace treaty and launched another invasion of Denmark!

As a tribe close to the frontier, with the eventual collapse of the Hazelby and the escape of the city's so-called Governor Stad with his men without resistance, young Ragnar felt completely betrayed. Must not sit still, he decided to fight back with his family.

Men, women and even teenagers, all who could take up arms were assembled. Ragnar assembled nearly 800 warriors, and all the cowards ran away. These people were resolute rebels, so the army was all the fighting force that his small tribe could muster.

Ragnar organized his own fleet to leave the village and plug directly into Schleswig along the eastern coastline.

"The Franks have turned their backs on the alliance, and Horrick is the lackey of the Franks! We must take revenge on them and follow me to slaughter Schleswig!"

The longboat fleet suddenly appeared, and the Viking fanatics landed on the beach.

With the slogan of blood-for-blood, they slashed and slaughtered all the living people in the military stronghold of Schleswig.

After the madness, some women were kept for last, and according to Viking rules, these women should be brought back to the tribe as slaves.

Ragnar must display bloody brutality to his own people, as he understands the only way to stay in power.

All the captives were bound and covered with firewood, and finally burned alive, he sacrificed Odin in this way.

Those poor little priests, yes, the group left behind by the northern saint Eskil, were all captured by Ragnar and burned to the point where they didn't even leave ashes.

Ragnar's revenge has just begun, and their large group of madmen need a lot of supplies, so they must fight to support the war. They marched towards Hamburg, looting villages along the way.

Is it really all tactics?

Ragnar's Viking army had already invaded the city of Hamburg and immediately fought with the Hamburg defenders. If it weren't for the qualified city defense system and the sloppy siege methods of the Ragnar army, Hamburg would perish. The siege caused the loss of troops. Ragnar, who was frustrated for the first time, did not choose to fight to the end. He immediately began to loot the villages in the upper reaches of the Elbe River.

A tumor was deteriorating in East Francia and Saxony. Prince Ludwig, who was far away in Denmark waiting for Horlick's rail, regarded the bad news from the messenger as Horlick's rebellion.

He had to lead his troops back to the Great Wall, ignoring Hazel's feathers, and the Earl of Hamburg took the lead to relieve his own territory.

When they arrived in the Earl of Hamburg, all they saw along the Elbe were coke villages and corpses.

The Franks were furious and weeping bitterly, enduring the pain, and the prince gave an order: "Army! Go to Flanders! Kill all the Normans in Durist!"

Originally, according to Horrick's plan, the men who remained in the stronghold of Durist (east of Armstrong) in Flanders (Netherlands) were to return to Denmark in 836. A Norman pirate den was transformed directly into an undefended trading city.

Prince Ludwig took homomorphic revenge, and the people of Durist who did not go were killed as rebels.

By May, the situation had become very volatile.

As a result, an extremely bad situation was placed in front of Horrick, the king of Denmark.

He was furious at his palace in Godfrehagen, the northernmost city on the peninsula.

He summoned many lords to ask about countermeasures, and sighed: "Oops! How did the kingdom become like this! A hateful Rus ship is robbing my merchant ships everywhere! And Ludwig, are you trying to destroy my kingdom? You said, Who the hell hit Frank first?! It's killing me!"

A series of questions arose, and the lords pointed out that the hateful ship was the result of the Rus' revenge, and it was unknown whether it had anything to do with the Frankish slaughter.

It was certainly their fault that the Franks sacked Hazelby, but without an order, who would be the first to counter-attack the other side madly?

"It's Ragnar from the Stonewall Tribe, the Ragnar in woolen trousers." Someone pointed out with certainty.

"Ragnar? Sigurd's brat? I didn't expect such a madman to appear in my hands?!"

In fact, Horlick was both happy and furious. He was happy because of the cruelty of this man, and he felt that there were really madmen in Denmark, and he was angry because he still refused to admit that he was the king of Denmark.

Ragnar caused the disaster and had to solve it himself, but now things have become extremely complicated. If the Danish army is assembled to fight the East Frank, it must be no problem at all, but the outcome will be difficult to decide.

But confrontation with Ludwig was by no means his purpose.

He can only feel the pain of "it is difficult to govern a country with insects". decisive battle? Can Denmark beat the Frankish regular army? Ragnar's killing was pure sneak attack, which doesn't mean anything.

Horrick wanted to destroy the soldiers, and now he must bring the army to negotiate. He must best prepare with both hands, and fight if the negotiation fails! Danes are never slaves.

As for the Ross ship hunting and cruising like a lone wolf, Denmark has no time to hunt it down.

Horrick ordered the general mobilization of the lords. In order to prevent Denmark from being slaughtered, the Danes must unite to fight against the Franks, just as the Great Chief Godfrey did thirty years ago.

He also issued a temporary sea ban, which is actually a threat: "You can go to sea, if you are killed by the Ross villain, this king will not help you at the moment."

The sea ban can't stop the real merchants. The more wars there are, the more profitable it is to transport tomahawks, spearheads and wooden shields.

But a small boat was already drifting on the Weser River in Bremen, and Esquil and the Blue Fox finally left Frank in the right season. Because of the lack of information, they didn't know that a large group of Danish Vikings were killing everywhere, nor that the Roth Royal Pirates were hunting Danish ships everywhere.

They are floating on the sea, and the future is full of hardships, they know this.

It's just that the blue fox, who has become quite lean, can't imagine what kind of changes will happen in the area ahead.