Among the entire Swedish army, only the Mälaren Army was the only one. They were bent on making money, and they swarmed the servant army and rushed towards the mansions of wealthy Danish businessmen like a mudslide. pinsuge
How can a wooden wall withstand the Melalen army, which has sufficient experience in sieges? Another big log broke open the wooden door, and a large number of soldiers rushed in and fought with the private army of the wealthy businessman. Melalen had an absolute advantage in military strength.
People simply defeated the scattered wealthy merchants one by one, and they took possession of everything they had at a very small cost.
As a result, only a fat pig-like businessman was kicked out of the mansion by the arrogant Karl. In that wooden house were the businessman's dead wives and family members.
Karl was merciless, and his sword was bleeding. The merchant was kicked into the courtyard, surrounded by loud bangs and the laughter of the intruders.
Soon, Olegin, escorted by more than a dozen black-clad soldiers, entered the mansion through the smashed door.
"Karl, you are actually here. Don't play with your prisoners. Kill them immediately if they are useless."
"But this man hasn't told me the location of the silver coins yet." As he spoke, Karl's sword was already pressed against the merchant's neck.
Olegin regained his composure, and approached Karl: "Didn't you find any silver vault?" He simply kicked down the businessman who begged for mercy.
"Tell me where your silver is?"
"They are all buried underground. Please, spare my life."
"Spare your life?" Ollie pulled out his dagger, knelt down in front of the lying businessman, lowered his head and played with his dagger again: "It depends on your cooperation. Listen, Dane, I want more wealth.
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"Silver coins, gold coins, I give them to you. All mine are yours. All my silver coins are in the soil under my bedroom."
"Really? Nothing more?"
Olegin always felt that such people would definitely be hidden, as businessmen always do.
The businessman who was trying to survive was in a panic and said hurriedly: "I know a place, continue to the south, the nearest settlement is Silver Castle! There are all silver coins there, you can get the silver coins by hitting it."
"Silver Castle?" Olegin knew little about this term, but the merchants had been emphasizing that all merchants in Kalmar should take their fish catch to the Silver Castle in the south to sell it, where a large amount of wealth had gathered.
This was the first time he heard such a term, but the Saxon who wanted to be a servant also knew the situation south of Kalmar. The reason why Silver Castle was called Silver Castle must have been filled with silver coins.
Olegin had a bigger idea, so he put away the dagger and stood up.
At this moment, the businessman raised his head and prayed: "People in the north, please don't kill me, I am still useful."
Olegin didn't say anything, and turned around. When Karl raised his sword, he spoke: "Karl, dig out all the silver coins and take care of them. Then tell the brothers to find food. I think we need to take that
Destroy the Silver Castle and gain greater wealth."
If there is an opportunity to make huge wealth in front of him, even if he faces many difficulties, he will not give up. These difficulties must be gritted and persevered before he can persevere, because the opportunity to obtain wealth is always fleeting.
The so-called Silver Castle is Servosburg. The local businessmen have indeed accumulated considerable wealth. As for the name "Silver Castle", it describes the wealth of this place.
Silver Castle is still too far away, let's see how much benefit the army can get from Kalmar!
The Mellaren Army became the most terrifying pirates. After landing, they broke into the residences of rich people. They killed people and looted goods, captured the wives and daughters of wealthy businessmen for enjoyment, and basically killed the rest of them directly.
There are a large number of farmers and fishermen in Mälaren. They have the tacit approval of the king. Except for gold, silver and jewelry, they have no right to selfishly possess them. The rest of the wealth is largely earned by their own skills.
The soldiers went through a long voyage and a series of wars in order to plunder the planned goal of Kalma. The farmers expected that this battle would make them rich, and their emotions were almost bursting under the pressure.
, also requires a violent catharsis.
Like locusts eating away the tree, the remaining branches are meaningless.
After emptying the wealthy merchants of their wealth, the Mellaren warriors immediately set fire to the place under the setting sun.
Under the blood-red sunset, thick smoke ignited everywhere in Kalmar, and red flames were rampant.
Under the thick smoke and fire, there were everywhere the laughter of the soldiers and the wails of the women who were dragged away by their hair.
The chaotic roads were littered with corpses of Kalmar people, and of course there were also corpses of Melalen people who died in the counterattack. In this situation, perhaps the Kalmar people were even more envious of those who died, at least those people no longer had to suffer.
Karl led a group of capable people to become experts in digging holes. Sure enough, they found four buried boxes under the bedroom of the beheaded businessman. They smashed the bronze lock with an ax and saw that they were full of shiny silver coins, and even
There were also gold coins mixed in. A lot of worthless copper coins were also found in the merchant's house.
Everything is just the beginning. If these businessmen are accustomed to burying money under their bedrooms and raiding all the rich people's mansions, the people of Malaren will be able to get the most treasure!
Carl did just that, and as the sun was setting, more and more boxes were moved to the bustling beach.
"A bunch of crazy people, are you rare for women like this?" Karl ignored the actions of his allies. He didn't know where the allies' warriors got the women from. They were all conquered Kalmar people, and they were not very pretty.
But they were brutally ravaged by allied warriors.
Seeing the strange look on the face of the black-clothed soldier moving the box, Karl hurriedly scolded, "Are you attracted to such a woman? Then if I bring some sheep, won't you be even more excited?"
The soldiers laughed loudly, but their actions of lining up to carry the boxes were also seen by many friendly troops. Anyone who saw this scene would suddenly slap their faces and blame themselves for being confused. Everyone was just busy grabbing them.
Food was also used to capture prisoners. Everyone chased them into the woods. These prisoners were captured, and the women and children who were hiding were also caught in one fell swoop, but they gave up the opportunity to find gold and silver.
A normal battle begins with a magical attack and ends with the collapse of the Kalmar people.
The Swedish army, which was supposed to be very exhausted, completed the conquest of the entire Kalmar settlement with a small effort, and only a few locals escaped.
The successful escapees just avoid being killed that day. They face the purely original Nordic forest. Next, they will fight against wild beasts and hunger.
Origen set up his tents on the coast and ordered all his warriors to camp near the shore. Why set up tents everywhere when the houses of the Kalmar people were uninhabitable?
Look at the current situation, the residential area of the Kalma people. The fire is really burning more and more fiercely, and the scorched smell is despairing.
At first, he planned to order the army to rob the enemy's house directly, but unexpectedly, he acquiesced in arson, which eventually led to disaster.
The fire was out of control. The densely packed wooden longhouses of the Kalma people, even if they were reinforced with soil, made the smoke even more choking. The flames aggravated by the southwest wind were constantly devouring the fire, scaring the people who were searching for food. They rushed to find the fire. The dried fish are moved to the shore.
The fierce fire made the soldiers sweat profusely. As night fell, the burning Kalma became like a purgatory. The dying and seriously injured were engulfed by the flames, and the dead were destined to be burned directly to ashes. Objectively speaking, it also became an extremely dangerous place. The prominent lighthouse made all ships within a thirty-nautical mile radius aware that something big had happened in Kalmar!
In Olegin's big tent, the flames not far away illuminated the linen curtain. Olegin stood in the tent and could clearly see his son's face.
As many as twenty heavy wooden boxes were placed in front of Origen: "This is the treasure I found, a large amount of silver coins."
"Ah?! All silver coins?" Olegin danced with surprise.
"very many"
"Huh? You don't look very happy?"
Karl still had a dull face and complained: "Who set the fire? Those businessmen are so pampered. I thought I would live in a comfortable house tonight, but now it's all over! Even the fishermen's shacks are burning, and many of them can't be taken away in time." The cattle and sheep were directly smoked to death and burned to death.”
"It doesn't matter." Olegin smiled and shrugged, and said casually: "I have a new plan. I don't care if this Kalma burns. Karl, how many silver coins are there in these boxes?"
"Each box may contain a hundred pounds of silver coins, but there are gold coins and jewelry mixed in."
"Then it's not just a hundred pounds! Ah, we are rich." Olegin knelt down with a trembling body and opened a box. He took a sudden look and was immediately dumbfounded: "Huh? These things are all copper coins!"
"Yes, I didn't say it was exactly silver coins."
"How many silver coins are there?" Olegin asked sideways.
"About a thousand pounds."
"Oh, that's a profit." Olegin sighed, "I also sent people to get a lot of dried fish, which is a large amount of dried pickled herring. For the time being, our food problem has been greatly alleviated. Brothers caught it A group of prisoners, Karl, what do you think I should do with them?"
The tired Karl sat down casually, "Those enemies who are running away? They are cowards and of course they must be killed."
"Forget it, I plan to use them. Let them fight for us and make them slaves to farm the land for our family. This is the most correct thing. I decided to spare their lives, just like I treated those Saxons."
"Okay, whatever you like."
Karl pretended to be indifferent and simply lay down on the ground at this moment.
"Are you tired?"
"Yes. I just want to have a good rest. Tomorrow, I think we have to leave this hellish place."
"I'm about to leave just after defeating you? You can imagine that." After saying that, Olegin walked over and kicked his son several times: "Boy, get up. Soon all the leaders will gather here. I want to give him a They announced the latest order."
Karl was worthy of being a good son of Olegin. He stood up quickly and asked cautiously: "Dad, what is your plan?"
"Should I continue to fight and capture the mountain of silver coins in the south?"
"Is it that Silver Castle again?" Karl rubbed his head vigorously, "Although I am a little tired, if I can get more wealth, I want to go. It's those allies."
Olegin smiled: "Maybe they are unwilling, I have to convince them. And with this wealth, I should also fulfill my promise and give them a batch of silver coins."
"Ah?" Karl was surprised. "We, the Melalen people, grabbed this. I led my people to dig it out myself. Why should I give it to them?"
"It's better to give them some. This is the king's obligation. Just like you can't expect mercenaries to work for you for free."
"It's up to you." Karl didn't want to say more, so he walked out of the tent, intending to find a few beautiful women among the prisoners for his enjoyment tonight.
Kalmar once gathered nearly 2,000 warriors, but they all fell apart in an afternoon of fighting.
More than a thousand people were killed in battle or while fleeing, and only 600 of the captured soldiers were left under the control of various tribes.
Of course, they almost captured the fleeing women and children, and the camps of various tribes were filled with howls and wild laughter of men. The joy after the victory of the army was performed in public at the beach, which made the Russians on the shore noisy.
I always feel like I'm provoking everyone.
Rurik saw the disdainful faces of the soldiers under the setting sun, and he said helplessly: "You want the spoils! But not now! According to the contract, we cannot rob them in this battle."
No one raised any objection to the contract in public, but everyone's expressions said it all.
"I'd like to emphasize again, we're going to land for repairs and don't compete with them for loot. Everyone collect the arrows as much as possible and then return to our camp. If there is any trouble, I will punish them!"
Although they had made great contributions to the victory, the Russian army seemed to get little spoils. The soldiers complained, and Rurik himself felt unhappy.
However, the participation of the Russians in this war has a strong political significance!
War is the continuation of politics, and the Russian people's tone throughout the war was that of "generous people." Maybe Rurik should not be so "generous" because the Russian people have been on the edge of the alliance system for a long time.
At this stage, the Russians rely heavily on transactions with the alliance that has been upgraded to a kingdom. At the very least, they must show "Russians are generous" to other allies in the alliance.
But persuading the soldiers to suppress their restless hearts is really wishful thinking. The Russians also need to use violence to vent their suppressed emotions to the point of bursting. Then, the Russians should choose an enemy on their own instead of being followers of the Swedish army.
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The Russians built their own camp near the shore. Rurik ordered the obedient mercenaries to pick up arrows and asked them not to talk to their allies. Soon, a batch of arrows in good condition were pulled out from the enemy corpses.
Those that were no longer usable would have been abandoned on site long ago.
Not many arrows have been recovered. The reason is that the arrows have broken and cannot be used again.
The Rus warriors fetched water from nearby streams to replenish the fresh water reserves of the ships. They were also responsible for setting up tents. The Rus' camps on the shore also sprung up quickly like their allies, and the blazing fire of Kalma gave everyone plenty of food.
lighting.
The Ross army finally had some time to rest, and everyone gathered around the campfire to talk about the war that had just happened.
Everyone was chatting and laughing as they gnawed on the dried fish meat, all of which came from a large amount of solid information provided by the mercenaries who gathered their arrows.
Some enemies had their throats pierced by arrows, some were hit in the heart, some had their heads smashed by clay pellets, and some had a pellet embedded in their eye sockets.
The horrific death of the enemy became the most exciting topic of conversation among the Russians. Most of the arrows were fired by warriors from Ironburg. They also laughed out loud when they learned about the terrible effects of their arrows.
These members of the Gray Squirrel Tribe all know that they have indeed made military exploits for the Rus' people, and in exchange, this year's tribute Rurik will also wipe out a lot according to the contract.
Now that the war has reached this point, perhaps this year's war should come to an end.
Rurik, who was eating fish, thought that this guy Olegin would end here.
He did not hesitate to tell Otto his speculation: "Father, I think the war is over. You see, Kalmar will soon be reduced to ruins. The soldiers will evacuate immediately after looting, and we must also evacuate."
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"That's fine." Otto couldn't help but yawned: "It seems that Olegin has grabbed a lot of treasures. Don't wait for the autumn harvest. Let's ask him for all the eight hundred pounds of silver coins now. Then we can take the silver coins to buy wheat.
OK."
Rurik nodded: "If he gives you the best money, it will be very warm this year and the wheat harvest is destined to be good. The price of food in Mälaren will be very cheap by then, and our eight hundred pounds of silver coins can buy more food."
"Okay, you eat quickly. When you're done, I'll ask for it myself."
Just as the Russians were camping and eating together, a small group of people came over with ten sheep, causing the alert Russians to stand up one after another.
For a moment, Melalen's envoy was still the familiar Bernardik.
"It's you. You have gone through the battle and are still healthy." Otto said casually.
"That's all the result of the big leader's arrows. Big leader, this is the sheep my master gave you. I'll reward you with a small gift."
"A small gift?" Otto had no objection to Bernardik. Since the gift was given by Olegin, he said, "Just these ten sheep? Is Olegin humiliating us?"
"No! No!" Benedick explained hurriedly, "The king said that he would not forget the contract, and these ten sheep were just his personal expression of gratitude."
Rurik listened to the bleating of the sheep and hurried over with Carlotta: "Does Olegin want us to eat mutton?"
"It's you, my little master." Benedick hurriedly covered his heart and lowered his head to indicate.
"The king has other arrangements, it must be another meeting?"
"Yes. He asked two noble people from the Rus to go. And the female leader of Ostara, you will go together. All the leaders are gathered together. The king intends to announce a new order?"
"Oh?" Rurik narrowed his eyes, "Can you tell me something?"
Benedik once ventured north to Rossburg to deliver news during the ice period. He narrowly escaped death and received extremely high courtesy from the core of the Ross people. He could not let go of this kindness, so he told everything he knew.
At this point, Rurik and Otto were surprised to learn that Olegin was still unsatisfied after acquiring a large amount of wealth, and the war would still continue?
"What a greedy guy. I have to admit that this skinny guy is very courageous." Otto couldn't help but admire him.
Rurik gave his father a roll of his eyes: "Is it courage or recklessness? Dad, have you forgotten my map? Continuing south is the traditional territory of the Danes. If they go wild in their treasured land, the army will really have to consider fighting.
The Danes will fight to the death, and either the Danes will be annihilated or the Swedish army will be annihilated."
"But the Danes will lose, won't they?" Otto said deliberately.
"Hey!" Rurik patted his smiling face hard and said angrily: "If Olegin really decides like this, I will announce his withdrawal. If he thinks he can win, just let him and his people fight.
, we will not bury them with them. I will definitely explain this at the meeting."
Otto didn't say anything. He put his big hand on his son's thin shoulder, patted it a few times, and then said to Benedick: "I accepted the sheep. Let's go now. I want to see Otto."