Still like leading sheep, Ascard felt that after a conversation, the two women finally became more submissive.
"I was too rough just now?"
Inadvertently turning his head slightly, his eyes were fixed on their bleeding knees.
"Sure enough. I should be more gentle."
Almost all the brothers of the 7th Banner rushed into the palace and the cathedral next to the palace, which was completely controlled by the standing army.
There is enough information to indicate that Charlemagne's own sarcophagus is in the cathedral.
Frank's greatest past man still enjoys a reputation in the Danish world, but his reputation is quite bad.
After all, my deceased father had been to Denmark when he was young, and he had already heard some strange news.
Compared to his father, Blue Fox often laments that he has been to many places and actually met Charlemagne's grandson Ludwig.
Grandpa once killed the Danes to the point where they knelt down and begged for mercy. Why was his grandson so weak that he was defeated? Maybe it was just because the Russians were too strong. If not for the help of the Russians, even if they gave the Danes a hundred years, they would not be able to do it.
Unable to challenge Frank's authority, even if it is only one-third of Ludwig's Frank.
"Charlemagne? Are you lying in this magnificent church?"
Blue Fox hides his sterling silver cross well. His attitude toward God is a mixture of faith and disbelief. He has many pendants on his chest, and he can talk about people and ghosts.
Today he broke into Aachen Cathedral as an intruder and a blasphemer. He did not feel any guilt, but he also did not have the arrogance of a conqueror.
A rather strange thought came to mind.
He wanted to see the legendary tomb of Charlemagne in person.
King Rurik represented himself, and it was also for himself that he crossed time and space to say a few words to the European conqueror.
Then the secret agreement with Ludwig will be fulfilled. As the saying goes, looting is allowed, but wanton destruction is not.
But for the priests in the city, what else can they do better than gathering in the hall and praying in front of the hanging cross?
The city defenders were fighting a bloody battle with the strange invaders. It stands to reason that all the priests should make good use of the escape opportunities obtained by those warriors. What is very amazing is that the priests remained unmoved.
Even though many lower-level priests were trembling and confused, Aachen Bishop Heinbach's rude roar directly shocked everyone.
"No escape is allowed! The Almighty Lord will protect us! Pray! We will win. Aachen will always belong to the Franks! Will always belong to Charlemagne! All evil people will be killed by the Lord's thunder!"
Is it possible that miracles will come just through sincere prayer?
The bishop was willing to believe this. He first convinced himself and set an example by facing the hanging cross.
After all, just across the wall from the cross is the Palatine Hall of the church, which houses Charlemagne's sarcophagus.
The heroic spirit of the great king protects New Rome, and because Aachen is invincible, all his warriors will do their best to protect the safety of Aachen.
But all this is wishful thinking!
There was no strong garrison around the city. After all, no king of any generation could believe that an army of villains would directly attack Aachen and successfully enter.
….
While the bishop was praying, the other priests looked at each other and knelt down to join in the huge prayer, as if the fighting outside had nothing to do with them.
Locked
The door began to be smashed wildly with a long-handled Nordic forest axe. It was obvious that the door would collapse as long as it was hit for a short period of time.
With every critical attack, the praying priests would tremble collectively, but continued to kneel down, silently reciting the sacred documents of the Gospel.
They did not take any countermeasures, as if they imagined that the door was impenetrable.
Suddenly, a gap was scraped out of the door, and the wooden latch behind the door broke.
The door suddenly opened, and the strong soldier of the Russian standing army kicked it hard with a blood-stained posture. The originally closed door crashed to both sides with a bang, and the church door opened.
"It's the devil! The devil is coming in!"
A young subordinate was shocked when foreign warriors covered in blood broke into the door. These people were indeed covered in blood, as terrifying as Satan's apostles crawling out of hell.
Of course, their next method is indeed worthy of being terrifying.
"Franks! Go to hell!" The tall warrior spoke crude Norse words, rushed forward with a long-handled battle ax, and chopped at the panicked lower-level priests like he was chopping firewood.
The priest subconsciously covered his head with his hands and was hacked to death amidst screams.
The Ross soldiers filed in. After all, they had just killed almost all the city defenders gathered in the outdoor square. Their murderous attitude had basically lost their rationality. Seeing that anyone who was not one of their own, the butcher knife would not hesitate to strike, even if
The black-robed priests in front of me were all unarmed people.
Sword thrusts, battle axes chop, everything is extremely bloody, everything is as it was in the past, history is repeating itself, this time the looting of the Aachen church is different from the past Russian army
The looting behavior is exactly the same.
Blue Fox has already gained experience in robbing churches. Although he does not know the specific structure of Aachen Cathedral, he is sure that it must have a grand main entrance and some small doors. No, each small door can be easily discovered. He is everywhere
A small number of ambushes were left at the small gate.
The berserkers of the standing army pressed forward with all their strength, and the adhan hall turned into a hell on earth.
"Barbarians! You will go to hell!" Holding high a cross of pure gold and inlaid with a large number of rubies, the Bishop of Aachen stood in front of the hanging black wooden cross and issued what he thought was the most terrifying curse to the intruders.
But his act of holding up a solid gold cross undoubtedly made him the target of public criticism.
Countless pairs of eyes were fixed on this cross. The so-called principle is that brothers can rob it based on their ability when entering the city. They did not think that the priest held it high as a sacred object, but saw its coveted essence - a piece of gold.
In order to grab this cross, more than ten people swarmed forward, even having no time to kill the crazy priest around them.
Therefore, there is no doubt that Bishop Heinbach vomited blood and died after being stabbed by random swords. He became a real martyr, giving everything for his faith and everything for his creed.
Aachen Cathedral was built by Charlemagne himself. However, when he passed away, this Frankish building, which highly imitated the Roman style church style, was still not completed. The church continued to be built when his son Louis "the Pious" was in charge.
….
In order to show that this is the largest church in New Rome, some real Roman-era artifacts were moved to Aachen, and some of them were placed in the church.
The essence of the Palatine is like Charlemagne's coffin, while the sarcophagus is pure meaning.
The coffin of justice.
The essence of this hall is a huge tomb. On weekdays, only members of the royal family, high-ranking nobles, and priests can enter here. Nobles can pay homage to the great ancestors, and the priests who enter it are only for daily maintenance.
Now, the Advocate Hall was soaked in blood, and the priests who had not been killed would not rush into the Palatine Hall even if they were running for their lives. They fled through the small door, and were stabbed to death one by one by the waiting Russian soldiers.
Blue Fox finally entered the Aachen Cathedral. He was able to escape the killing that had just ended. He did not participate in any of the fighting, but watched everything at the door.
He walked into it with a sullen face. Large-scale moving operations had already begun. Even though the sun was setting in the west, the increasingly dim sunlight could not conceal the unique noble color of gold and silverware.
Just like other high-end churches, even the chandeliers seem to be plated with gold.
Suddenly, on the right side of the main hall in front of me, there was an entire wall with strong reflections?
"Golden wall? It shouldn't be."
Blue Fox ran over in person, even if he stepped on the priest who died tragically, he rushed into the group of soldiers who were pushing the "Golden Gate" and joined in the final work.
After some pushing and pushing, it turned out to be pointless. After calming down for a while, I realized that this gate-like existence was actually locked.
"Get out of the way! Watch me hit it with a giant hammer!"
Now Blue Fox can confirm it is not
The golden door is probably a wooden door covered with a layer of bronze skin. You can only find out the flaws if you look closely.
The ruthless hammer specializes in controlling various gates, and the warriors holding giant hammers and axes simply exist for this moment.
The bronze-skinned door was forcibly knocked down, and the light projected through the hollow stone window presented a
The first thing in front of everyone is a monster sculpture that looks like it is made of pure gold, and the second is what looks like a square stone table.
All the soldiers couldn't help but feel disheartened when they saw this scene.
Someone said bluntly: "What? I thought this secret room was a treasure room, but there is only a stone table? And another one? A sculpture of a beast?"
"Wait a minute! There are some pictures on the wall." Someone pointed at them with a sword and said.
Everyone had different opinions for a while, and Blue Fox realized something.
"Shut up, everyone!" he roared, and after calming the audience, he ordered: "You all go carry your favorite things! This empty room belongs to me! I want to be quiet here."
Everyone disagrees as to why the blue fox, who is the supreme military commander appointed by the king, is like this. An apparently empty room has no idea what it is for. Since the blue fox likes this inexplicable place, just let him go.
The onlookers rummaged and dispersed, and they poured into the door on the left in large numbers, and then found the door leading to the cellar. They found a large amount of gold and silverware, boxes for storing money, and even books stacked with parchment books.
Pavilion.
The soldiers of the standing army are worthy of their status. Most of them know the goods and understand King Rurik's attitude towards the church. Parchment books cannot be burned. Paying tribute to the king can get verbal and material rewards, and the captured blank parchment is more valuable than the one that has been burned.
Used ones are more valuable.
….
Grund led his men to accurately attack the cellar and happily began to carry the loot outdoors.
It is difficult for individuals to keep high-end and large-sized objects for themselves, but the corners of pure gold and silver can be smashed off and put into pockets. The soldiers are doing this, laugh.
In a hurry, he smashed the gold and silver cross with complicated shapes and passively returned to its original nature, turning it into a simple "cross".
It is enough to satisfy yourself by grabbing a handful from the seized money box. If you grab too much, it will look ugly, and the king will be angry if he finds out about it in the future.
No, after each box containing money was plundered, half of it was left, which will eventually be paid to the king.
Among all the warriors, Grund became the one with the most ferocious robbery methods. After all, this was probably the last battle of his life. Thanks to the reward from King Ross, the drifter had a stable life, with a wife and children at home. Now
He needs to get a lot of money for his own retirement and save enough cash to live as a family in the future. Obviously, thanks to the king's gift, he will make a fortune in the Frankish capital in the last battle, and he will have no regrets in this life.
What is the greatest wealth?
Youdao is an intangible wealth, and in the eyes of Blue Fox, it is nothing more than the "stone table" in the strange hall.
That's not a table, but a coffin! The sarcophagus is carved with clear human-shaped patterns, and the sentences carved in Latin are clearly written.
The owner of the sarcophagus is Charlemagne himself.
"It turns out that you are the conqueror of the world, Emperor of Rome, and King of the Franks. Charlie...are you just lying here?"
Silently looking at the sarcophagus, Lan Hu's hand that wanted to touch it inadvertently retracted.
He thought about it again, resolutely put his hand up, and muttered: "I know that you almost conquered Denmark. Now the Danish army is in your capital. You have never failed, but your descendants
You failed to protect your kingdom. Even..."
At this moment, the blue fox really felt that he was communicating with Charlemagne's soul.
Talking, he believed that the soul of such a great man would definitely be able to hear what he was saying, and would even stand by his side and listen. But no matter what he said, the king could do nothing.
"Actually, your grandson Ludwig is fully aware of all this. Your grandson is fighting a civil war. We Russians are eager to establish a new northern order. The order you created is meaningless. We have entered your city, and here we are.
.We Rus, bring the Danes and Saxons with us
This time, you can't stop us at all. But... we will not further destroy your Aachen, let alone your rest. All of this was done by King Rurik of Rus. And I! Blue Fox-Gu
Desson von Gothenburg. It was I who led the Northern Allied Forces to invade your capital. It was the northerners you wanted to defeat when you were alive. We won!"
The blue fox became more and more excited as he talked about a sarcophagus!
The Palatine is essentially the core of Aachen Cathedral. It is the original part, and its internal area is not large. However, its towering arched dome is an imitation of Roman architecture, and its name is also taken from Rome.
The city's Palatine Hill. Its extension will completely include it. The external name is Maria Church, and the overall name is St. Mary's Cathedral in Aachen.
….
In the Palatine Palace, there is not only a bronze lion statue transported from Rome, but also a bronze eagle statue with a very long history. Both of these objects are symbols of the Roman Empire. They are placed next to Charlemagne's sarcophagus to prove that he was worshiped by the Pope.
Crowned Roman Emperor.
The mosaic decoration on the wall was painted by Charlemagne, a bronze statue of the Virgin Mary.
Like hanging on a stone wall.
Overall, the Palatine is quite simple. After all, this is the year 842. Later generations used pure gold to build a new golden coffin, famous painters painted murals, and replaced ordinary stone slabs with smooth marble floors. All of this does not exist now.
Blue Fox said a lot. He was not only talking to Charlemagne who was resting in peace, but also giving himself an explanation.
When Charlemagne died, he had just been born. He had never met Lothair, but he had quite close contact with Ludwig himself. Blue Fox estimated Charlemagne's face when he was alive based on Ludwig's appearance. Then
He must be a man with strong curly hair. Frank's royal family must be like this, and his grandson must inherit these things from his grandfather, just like his own Gould family. Unless there are special circumstances, the whole family, men, women, and children are all fat.
Patting his face, even though his body has lost weight and has obvious muscle texture, his face is still round.
"Your grandson Ludwig... is very complicated. I don't like him, but I don't hate him either. Your empire has no meaning now, and your grandson's civil war will definitely destroy everything about you. I will abide by the peace path
As promised by Derwig, you will continue to rest in peace. I will not burn down Aachen, burn down your church, or destroy your tomb. However, those gold and silverware are meaningless to a dead person like you. We
Take them away and you will lose nothing personally. Rest in peace, Charlie!"
Not only did the Blue Fox not destroy Charlemagne's sarcophagus, he didn't even take away the bronze statues inside. Of course he could have captured the bronze statues of the lion and the eagle and presented them as tribute to King Rus to satisfy Rurik's heart.
I kept thinking about "Rome of the North". But doing so would be tantamount to breaking the secret agreement with Ludwig.
A businessman is all about contracts! Although being a businessman should be flexible, considering that the Kingdom of Rus needs a controllable future, things must never be done to perfection.
The blue fox quickly closed the broken bronze door and issued a death order to the standing army soldiers who were looting freely in the cathedral. The so-called room behind the bronze door became a forbidden area, and anyone who dared to take anything away would be executed!
If you ask why this is so, the answer is that it is Charlemagne's tomb.
Based on the pre-war contract, the tomb has become a forbidden place, and any act of arson will be punished by death.
As for the prohibition of arson, Blue Fox just reiterated it at this moment. Long before the siege, the order was spread throughout the army. Subjectively, arson was not allowed. Fires that accidentally broke out during looting should be extinguished as soon as possible. Blue Fox was just afraid.
Once a fire broke out across the city in Aachen, Charlemagne's tomb would eventually be affected. This was something Rurik did not want to happen, and it would definitely cause Ludwig to be furious.
The Blue Fox didn't even want to stay in Aachen for a long time. It was too easy to attack the city. He couldn't see the situation in the entire region. Considering that things that went too smoothly might have hidden dangers, at least one thing was certain. When Maastricht
The attack spread to the Frankish garrison in the west, and a counterattack was highly likely to occur.
It was necessary for the Russian coalition forces to move away as much of Aachen's property as possible and complete the task in a short time.
After these troops were withdrawn, they were loaded onto ships from Maastricht and sailed away to end the war.
After all, there were all the ships of the army on the other side of that city. After all, the army brought a large number of looted
Property, not to mention how determined the soldiers can maintain in fighting, just fighting with a large amount of property is ridiculous.
He once again gave the order to plunder for three days according to traditional rules, including the day of the siege. It was said that on the morning of the fourth day, the entire army would evacuate Aachen and return to Maastricht to end the war.