Chapter 918： Ragnar, Spuyut, Arik and Bornholm…

Bornholm Island, with the Ross flag flying, is now a rather bizarre existence.

It is a large island in the South Baltic Sea, a short distance from the nearest mainland.

The dense high-salt seawater from the Atlantic Ocean flows from the bottom of the Great Bell Strait and the Oresund to the Baltic Sea, stirring the bottom of the sea to bring nutrients into the upper warm water area, giving birth to huge fishing grounds in this warm and cold place, Bornho The island of Ermu is located in this unique place.

Exactly so, the expected bountiful catches make it prone to overpopulation.

Because of the war initiated by Rus, a large number of people on the island were killed and taken into slavery, and the living space vacated was soon filled by Rus, Rus's Danish allies, Swedes and Saaremaa Islanders.

Bornholm's native noble Swinder was canonized as an earl. Although he was an earl, he did not have much population at hand.

Now there are all kinds of people on the island, but most of these guys are simply coveting the catches from the sea, and he is not able to collect taxes.

It was as if Count Swinder was just helping Rurik to keep an eye on the land.

With the arrival of spring in 840, the Swedes and Rus fishing boats from the north came again.

This time it was not just them, but also an army.

And a piece of news that surprised Swinder.

Ragnar, a down-and-out Danish nobleman, was reborn in Rus. He is a Dane but does not hate Rus. He knew the root cause of his downfall—the direct and indirect blows from the Frankish kingdom.

Today's Denmark is in chaos, and there is no leader of the envelope Odin worthy of the recognition of the lords in the huge area.

"Or, I will be such a leader."

Because of the promise of Rurik, the great king of Rus, a chance to become a king was placed in front of Ragnar.

One day, the Rus army will gather the heroes of Scandinavia to attack the Danish mainland directly. Rurik promised that Ross would demand Danish land like Frank did. Even if he did, he had no intention of annexing the whole of Denmark or selling all the Danes into slavery. What Rurik needed was an alliance that revered the Norse gods, and an end to the infighting of the Norse people, so that everyone could do business with peace of mind and jointly curb the northern invasion of the Franks.

He gave himself a lot of face and a bright future.

But he is not simply kind. His wife, children, and followers are in his hands. If he opposes Ross, the clan will be in danger.

Ragnar was completely kidnapped on Ross' warship. He didn't want to be controlled by others, but in the foreseeable future, with the help of Ross's power, he can reach the limit of the glory of his personal career.

Now, he returned to Bornholm Island with a group of tribal brothers, and gathered some heroes who opposed the Frankish agent King Horrick. He gathered more than 500 warriors under his command and worked as fishermen on the island. .

A group of Rus people are here, that is Speuter, a legendary traveler, a fierce explorer, and the pirate chief of the king of Rus. Most of its subordinates are not Rus, but the vicious Saaremaa pirates, and many of them are even brown-haired Estonians, very different from the blond Viking brothers.

The Kingdom of Rus gathered a large army to conquer Gotaland, and the war has nothing to do with Bornholm Island for the time being.

The Gotaland region is just north of the island, and there are also some Danish fishing villages in the southernmost area of ​​Scandinavia, the largest of which is Silver Castle.

The silver castle is the silver castle of the Danes. Can the local Danes be the target?

It is just north of Bornholm Island, and Ragnar has no hostility or extravagance to the locals. He had no idea that a group of selfish merchants would help him seize power throughout Denmark, and the inhabitants of Silverfort would not support Horrick the Danish tyrant.

Ragnar made contact with the Danish island of Zealand, the largest island in the world, or some local Danish lords came here.

King Horrick, who betrayed Odin, lost a large number of troops, and the Godfrehagen built was burnt to the ground. This battle was a good thing for the Rus, and there were rumors that some Danish heroes fought side by side with the Rus, and this was achieved. Big win.

King Horrick suffered losses, and the lords who were forced to compromise by military coercion gave out their anger. Many opposition lords had the will to overthrow their rule, but they suffered from no one taking the lead.

In this case, the exiled "hair pants" Ragnar was born.

Bornholm has become a base "against King Horrick of Denmark", and the island is large enough to accommodate many exiles. And when the exiles met the real Rus, the fear of lack of awareness quickly disappeared. After all, King Horrick took the entire Robard tribe to the Franks, and the people betrayed Odin on a large scale and believed in God. At least the Rus people are still Odin's warriors, and there are even legends that the Rus throne Odin cast a pure gold statue.

Small boats float to the island almost every day, whether they are simply fishing or following Ragnar. The population of the island continued to increase, and the vast majority were forces capable of armed combat.

Especially the lords of Zeeland, who sent messengers to ask Ragnar's attitude, and received such promises from them: "Denmark needs a king. You support me as king, I will make peace with the Rus, and we will A comfortable life, fighting the Franks together. In the end, everyone has a peaceful life."

Such an attitude is what the lords are happy to see, and they believe that the famous Danish hero cannot relax his vigilance against the Rus just because of one-sided remarks.

The situation in the eastern part of Denmark has become very delicate. It has entered a state of complete peace. The Danish lords of Zeeland have asked their people to take care of their fishing work and prohibit sneak attacks on all fishing boats flying the flag of Rus.

Ross has Speuter in charge. He is the leader of the pirates himself. Hearing the peaceful attitude shown by the Danish lords, he must sell Ragnar a face, and also consider the grand strategy of King Rurik. Institutional piracy by the Danes suspended.

The huge East Baltic fishing grounds have returned to complete peace, but under the veneer of this peace, nearly a thousand soldiers are silently sharpening their knives.

Until a small fleet from the West under the Rus flag arrived.

It was Arik, who had received a major task after crossing the Oresund and entering the Eastern Baltic Sea, and decisively arrived at Bornholm Island for a key supply.

A sail cruiser is the lead ship, leading five standard-type armed cargo ships. The fleet is lined up in a single column with wide jibs and anchored firmly at the island pier.

Seeing this fleet can only mean one thing!

Speuter immediately sent boats to pick up the brothers, especially seeing Arik's understanding that these boats, which were originally drifting along rivers and lakes in the inland region, had miraculously entered the Denmark Strait from an incredible position.

Holding on to the railing, he stretched his head fiercely, and shouted with a smile: "Arik! It's really you! The gods made us meet here?!"

"It's me! Spuet, I'm going to shore to rest immediately. We'll talk about anything when we get ashore!"

Arik didn't want to ramble about something at sea, which Speuter decided must have something to do with the war.

The big boat broke down near the shore, and Arik and a group of entourage rowed a small boat to the largest fishing village on the island.

When the fleet entered the waters, he was surprised by the fact that there were a large number of fishing boats nearby. Considering that he was on a mission, he had no intention of looting ships that were not our side without flags, and his arrival on this island to supply supplies was one purpose, and conveying the order of King Rurik was the biggest purpose.

With Arik himself landing on the island, it is not surprising how the fishing village is booming.

He pinched his waist and said to himself: "Strange. In the war two years ago, I remember our army slaughtered this place, and there should be no one under Swinder."

Soon, two people who were very familiar at the pier came towards each other, followed by a group of armed men with round shields on their backs.

Spuut and Ragnar needless to say, the warriors behind them are quite loosely dressed, their golden beards are tied into extremely fancy braids, and their boots are obviously leather-wrapped and tied with twine.

The point is these so called boots! This proves that many of the warriors were not Rus or Swedes.

This is easy to distinguish. After all, the Slavic women under Rus were good at tailoring work. When the supply of shoe-making materials was sufficient, they were organized to produce leather, linen and wool products on a large scale to increase their income, among which leather boots were the fist products. Now even the royal pirates of Saaremaa have purchased Ross boots.

"Is it a Dane?"

Guessing it was a Danish fighter, Arik was decisively vigilant.

The three met here, and he asked casually: "Brother Ragnar, it seems that you recruit a lot of troops here? I know you want to go back to Jutland to retake the lost territory of your tribe, maybe you already have enough people. ."

"It's still not enough." Ragnar didn't think much about it: "My Rurik brothers want me to recruit more people. Anyway, we are all Odin's warriors, and we are all against that Horrick. Didn't kill him two years ago. He counts him lucky, and when I have another chance, I'll cut off that traitor's head without Brother Lauririk or you."

"Really? Haha! You'll have a chance soon."

"Huh?!" The sensitive Speuter sniffed out a special meaning, "Arik, obviously the king has hit the coastline. Tell me what the king wants. Could it be?!"

"You don't have to ask! The king is going to attack Horrick in Denmark. And I..." Ragnar beat his chest like a gorilla: "This is absolutely true, the Rus army company and our allied army, There will be an attack on Denmark. Let's find a room and have a good chat. Oh, and you..." He winked at Ragnar again: "Do you want to restore your territory? Your chance has come early, this year!"

Just that sentence, Ragnar stiffened with joy. He dreamed of recovering the territory, especially the tyrant who killed Horrick.

He hurriedly approached Arik, eager to make the matter clear now.

Ragnar's excitement was naturally easy to understand from Arik's standpoint, so he did not rush to explain. Arik glanced at the large group of soldiers in front of him and asked, "Are all the mercenaries you recruited?"

"It doesn't count as a mercenary. Everyone is against that Horrick. Bring your own weapons and kill that man without pay."

"Oh, it's that guy. If the guy doesn't run this year, we can kill him. It's a rare opportunity, and this time you and I can't miss it. These guys are all good, and they'll come in handy. Well..."

"How?" Ragnar was suspicious.

"Pull out the best of them, and we'll have a meeting together."

The council chamber on Bornholm Island was lively again. Arik, Spuut, Ragnar, Saaremaa pirate Trarang, Governor Swinder, and more than a dozen envoys of the lords of Zeeland, he Everyone gathered in the bright and bright room to plan a big plan.

There is no doubt that Arik is a highly anticipated figure, and as soon as he speaks, it is a loud noise.

Some things are just empty words, especially when countries get big enough that translating verbal commands into written ones can avoid distortion of information when it is transmitted over extremely long distances.

Likewise, in the presence of a written order, the messenger can't make a fuss.

As Arik spoke, he showed the documents that Rurik the Great had written on cardboard.

"The king has ordered that Speuter, who is active on Bornholm Island, attack the Silver Castle, and Earl Swinder must fully support the work of Speuter. After conquering the Silver Castle, to seize its wealth, if it is not necessary, it must be Indiscriminate killing."

With a major task on his shoulders, Speuter stood up abruptly: "Ah? The king actually appointed him as a war chief to attack the Silver Fort?!"

"Exactly. The document is here. If I report a half-word falsehood on such a big thing, the gods will punish me, and the king will punish me."

The loyal Arik swears so, it can be seen that things must be true.

Is this the general of the Rus? Is it Arik nicknamed "Double Swords"?

It was the first time that the many messengers of the lord of Zealand had seen the top nobles of the Rus people. They had already learned that this person was the elder brother of the king of Rus. Now they looked at him like fire in his eyes, and he was indeed a figure.

How would you describe how Spuut is feeling now? He was both happy and worried.

"It was a fortress, and Olegin died there ten years ago. As many as two thousand Swedish soldiers died in the Silver Fort, that place..."

"You're actually worried about this? Afraid of ghosts there?!" Arik felt speechless, glanced at Ragnar, and muttered deliberately: "Did he kill Olegin himself, Ragnar, don't say anything now?"

"You asked me to talk?" Ragnar looked up. Such a scene is really embarrassing, and the achievement of beheading Olekin is indeed a topic that should not be talked about in the current situation.

"The past grievances and grievances will pass..." Ragnar smoothed the situation, and now some words have to be made clear.

Since Rurik wanted to win the Silver Fort, at this time, as an ally of Denmark, he must participate in it, and even play a major role.

He stood up, "Arik, I'm sure you still have a lot of business to arrange. This is the task that Rurik gave you."

"You're smart. My friend, I have a lot of business. If you have anything to say, say it."

"Okay. Speuter was ordered to take the Silver Fort. I must take my brothers to participate in this matter. You can rest assured that the Silver Fort has been destroyed once, and the now rebuilt Silver Fort is nothing. There are some local businessmen and Mercenaries, I will try to convince them to join our team. Ross can force the surrender of Silver Fort without force at all, you have got the treasure, and I can recruit some more warriors, which is good for everyone."

"This... It's okay. But the Silver Fort will belong to Ross. This is the king's order." Arik pointed to the order document and emphasized.

"It doesn't matter. Any businessman will move there as long as a place is profitable. They are not soldiers, they are all mercenary businessmen. In order to survive, they will spend money to buy life."

"Alright, you guys will act in the near future and take it down very early. Then..." Arik immediately issued a second order to Speuter: "Your Majesty also asked you to find the whereabouts of the cavalry. Fisk is going to attack Wei. Keshe, maybe you can find some news at Silver Fort."

"Okay. I hope I can meet the cavalry by chance." Speuter replied casually, and because Ragnar cooperated with his actions, his current concerns basically disappeared.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that attacking and winning the Silver Fort is only a small part of the entire war. The key lies in what King Rurik wants after winning the Silver Fort.

In response to this fundamental question, Ragnar basically has the answer in mind.

He needs the affirmation of Brother Aric: "I can take out five hundred Danish allies, and the people who sit next are also envoys sent by the lords of Denmark's Zealand. In fact, many lords and nobles are against Huo Ding, who betrayed Odin. King Rick, everyone is actually willing to put aside their previous suspicions and fight together against the traitors who betrayed Odin and the Frankish invaders. So, the next step for King Rurik is to attack Denmark?! Please answer me! Brother Aric!"

Asked directly about this important question, Arik stomped his foot and said solemnly: "Exactly! Ragnar, we made an agreement last year that when Ross starts to conquer Horrick, your people must be involved. There is no Time allows you to build up your strength, and you can turn in as soon as you take down the Silver Fort. Or, things can be done more delicately..."

Arik glanced at it, considering that there were no less than ten envoys of the lords of Zeeland sitting in this room, if the lords behind the envoys were willing to form an alliance with Ross, wouldn't it mean that the people of Zeeland, the largest island in Denmark, would all come together Brush the ground against Horrick.

This must have been unexpected by his younger brother of the king, as well as by other comrades-in-arms.

Although Arik has no understanding of "defeating the enemy without fighting", he only clarifies one principle - don't hurt friends.

Are the lords of Zealandia considered friends? Obviously they are the enemies of the tyrant King Horrick The enemies of the enemies may become friends. Looking at the current atmosphere, these messengers did not show any intention of being an enemy of Ross, not even anger or panic in their eyes. Instead, they looked more like flattery.

In a war, it would be a huge mistake to accidentally injure a Danish tribe that has a crush on Ross, so it's best to negotiate the terms first.

A possibility began to pop into Arik's mind.

"The lords and nobles behind these people, as long as they don't send troops to help Horrick, will be the greatest help to the Rus army. As long as these people do nothing, the whole of Zealand remains neutral, and the Rus army can easily swept the entire Jutland peninsula from north to south. ." He muttered.

Arik, who wanted to understand, suddenly opened his arms, and his tense face showed a smile, as if welcoming the guests from afar: "The Danish envoys sitting here, I have a lot to say to you..."

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