Vadim organized more than 200 people. Since he had taken away the power from his father, his style of doing things was indeed different from that of his husband Borudny.
This young man suddenly gained support from a large number of people, which shows that he has indeed done something right.
The family held some property, and even though Borudny openly questioned it, Vadim still deliberately entangled a group of people to gather at the door of his warehouse.
He summoned the people and said: "We will definitely fight a battle with the Russians! We can't defeat them on the water, and we have more people fighting on the shore! I will arm you, and I will lead you to defeat them permanently. First, you each go in to receive weapons!"
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The thick door was opened, and a large number of farm tools were stuffed in this warehouse.
Sickles for cutting grass, axes for felling wood, and even a bunch of pure weapons.
Borudne held his head. He wanted to scold his son for being such a bastard and for not feeling sorry for him. It was a pity that he had lost his power.
However, he was happy to see his son being so brave. If Vadim could completely defeat the Russian expulsions, the evil spirit in his life would be gone.
Many farmers installed sharp metal on their wooden whistle sticks, and a large group of spearmen was born.
The crowd gathered was excited and they seemed confident of victory.
At that time, Borudne approached the crowd. He still maintained his arrogance, raised his head and said loudly and solemnly: "Farmers! This is a reward from my family. If you get good weapons, you must fight with my son! Remember
, Anyone who dares to be cowardly is a traitor. The wives and daughters of traitors will be...will be expelled!"
Borudne had already figured it out and was building momentum for his son.
Unexpectedly, Vadim was very dissatisfied with his father's sudden intervention, even though it was for his own good.
Vadim openly issued a more radical order: "All people in Pine Needle Manor, regardless of high or low, men and women, must take up arms. If anyone is cowardly or a traitor, their children will be killed! Their property
All the fields will be confiscated! He will be tied up and burned to death!"
Vadim's eyes widened with anger, and the armed people thought that this kid dared to attack the Russians, what else could he not dare to do? This warning is absolutely serious! Everyone has no choice but to join the war!
True to his word, he took the so-called elite of his 200 men, composed of old friends of the same age and old private soldiers under his father, to take the lead in recruiting troops at Pine Needle Manor.
Men between the ages of twelve and sixty are eligible for conscription, and young women must also take up arms.
But there are always people who feel that this so-called counterattack against Rose is a complete mistake.
At first, there were just complaints. Vadim's minions heard these complaints and immediately arrested five people with the intention of killing chickens and making a warning to monkeys.
People from Pine Needle Manor and neighboring manors gathered in a sparse forest and stood in a grassy field.
The five people were tied to tree stumps, and ropes were tied around their mouths to prevent them from speaking.
Numerous people anticipated what was about to happen, and they whispered, unable to do anything about the fate of the tied up people. They could only lament that there were some things that they really couldn't say.
Borudny and even his in-laws are now powerless to stop Vadim.
"Is this kid crazy? Instead of leading people to attack the Russians, he kills people on the farm first? Is it the right thing for my daughter to marry?" The father-in-law only dared to whisper now.
Borudne was very worried. He opposed Vadim's indiscriminate killing. Even if it was to establish his authority, what was the difference between this violent method and the Varyag's?
Vadim knew what he was doing, and he knew there was no turning back.
He wore a captured Russian war robe, a leather helmet on his head and held a steel sword. In the eyes of everyone, this kid looked like a real Varyag.
"Children of the God of Lake Ilmen, when I wanted to lead you to resist the tyranny of the Russians, traitors actually jumped out! I have long said that those who refuse to fight are traitors. Today, these five traitors must die!"
Public opinion was in an uproar, but the people were afraid of Vadim's private soldiers and did not dare to act rashly.
The tied people struggled hard. Whether they were cursing or trying to defend themselves, the five people with ropes tied around their mouths were powerless.
Vadim had to do more than just execute five people.
"Bring those people with you! Let the priests come!"
After a while, the armed men escorted more than ten people, including women and children. They cried bitterly and were driven away. Then they all sat on the ground.
Some people even fainted directly.
Ten male priests each pulled some firewood, and some armed men came pushing carts filled with wood blocks.
Soon, a firewood pile was built.
Everyone doesn’t know what else Vadim will do. Maybe it’s just a sacrifice?
Wait! Is this guy asking for human sacrifice?
The people who realized this were retreating out of fear, but Borudne stepped forward in shock, trying to persuade his son not to go to any extreme.
As a father, Boludne held Vadim's shoulders and shook him wildly: "Are you crazy? There is something wrong with your head! In the manor I rule, I will not be stupid enough to kill my own people!"
"They are traitors!" Vadim bared his teeth like a bear, "Traitors must die, and cowards must die too." He immediately pushed his father away.
Borudne pointed at the women and children, "Are you going to kill them anyway?"
"I said it! The families of traitors and cowards must also die. The war is coming, and I will not allow cowards in the army!"
Hearing this, Borudne was furious.
With a sullen face, Borudny stretched out his right hand and gave Vadim a big slap in the face. This slap directly knocked over the captured helmet.
Vadim was knocked down, he got up, suddenly drew his sword, and stabbed his father Borudne fiercely, just like he had assassinated Otto a few days ago, but his own father did not have the proper armor to protect him.
Borudne couldn't believe it at all. When he saw the fatal wound on his body, he became furious and a mouthful of blood spurted out. For a moment, he rolled his eyes and suddenly fell to the ground...
The crowd that was buzzing just now fell silent for an instant, and everyone was dumbfounded, even the soldiers who were following Vadim's orders.
Who would have thought that this kid would actually kill his father?
When Vadim saw his father's motionless body, he woke up a little from his rage, but it was too late.
He pulled out the bloody sword and suddenly threw away the blood sacrifice.
Having made a decision, he made a mistake and immediately announced in public: "He is stopping me, he is not worthy of being my father! I, Vadim Borudnovich, am your prince! My order is absolute, and anyone who tries to
Traitors and cowards who defend themselves must be killed! Only in this way can we really have the courage to defeat the Varyags!"
Vadim looked at the stunned crowd, then turned his head and ordered to his stunned subordinates: "Execute! Kill these women!"
They did not dare to disobey, being completely intimidated by young Vadim's momentum.
As everyone knows, if these private soldiers stand up and assassinate Vadim, the fear will dissipate.
They will not oppose Vadim against their own interests and start committing murder in public with an axe.
The onlookers turned their backs one after another, cursing Vadim in their hearts that he was a butcher, as if he was a butcher if he wore Russian clothes. Many people simply fainted at the scene, and some even ran away.
The five people who were tied watched helplessly as their family members were being killed. They shook their bodies violently and even scratched their bodies with the hemp rope.
The bleeding corpses were thrown onto the firewood, and the priests lit the fire while shivering. The thick smoke covered their trembling bodies, and the crackling of the flames covered their stuttering in reciting the prayers.
Vadim knew that there was no way out, and as a tyrant, he would fight to the end. He also ordered, and within a moment, all five of them were killed with spears by his men.
The traitors and their families were all executed, and the blood and fire made Vadim the true character of a tyrant!
Forced by this madman's intimidation, the entire Pine Needle Manor and neighboring farms were mobilized, and no one dared to say a word of refusal.
Vadim now had a theoretical army of three thousand men, and his conscription was still in progress.
The troops of Pine Needle Manor issued orders one by one along the lakeside. In fact, after Vadim assassinated Otto, he sent messengers to visit each manor.
Regardless of whether those manors figured it out or not, Vadim came directly with his army this time.
He stood in front of the village and ordered the people to show up en masse.
Vadim pointed his sword at the local manor owner: "I'll give you two choices, either organize all the men to join my army to fight against Ross, or be killed by me!"
However, does Vadim, a patricide who claims to be a prince, really want to fight the Russians? Besides, everyone just pays tribute to the Russians and can live in peace, so why bother fighting them?
The war against Ross is clearly an adventure in Pine Needle Manor, and it is this madman who drags everyone to jump into the fire.
It's a pity that my strength is really weak.
Under pressure, the manor owner could only announce that he would organize an army of 200 people, claiming that this was the only force that the weak manor members could provide.
Soon, a new group of armed men stood up. This was a "big army" that supported Vadim and was in principle mobilized by him to fight against Rus.
This is indeed the case on the surface.
Vadim didn't think much about it. He inspected the new armed men and then led the army straight to the second farm and the third farm...
There are as many as 20 farms around Lake Ilmen, and the number of lakeside residents has actually reached 50,000!
If you include the farms hidden in the surrounding woodlands, the entire Novgorod region has a population of up to 200,000 people.
Their population is huge, but it is a piece of scattered sand, broken like cracked and hardened land.
Vadim didn't have time to summon people from far away, so he recruited troops by the lake.
Bad news always comes as soon as possible. For example, the mouth of the Volkhov River is guarded by a Russian ship, and Russia is on war alert!
Secondly, the viciousness of Vadim's patricide and murderous sacrifice spread all over the world. Even if he had the purpose of killing traitors to establish his power and unite the army to fight back against Rus, his method of doing things was really ruthless!
Borudne was a greedy and mean person, with a barbaric attitude toward other estates. Unexpectedly, his son went one step further and became a tyrant.
On the surface, each estate said they would support it, but how did Vadim know what they were doing behind the scenes?
However, a group of special businessmen actually jumped out!
They have golden hair and are mostly dressed in colorful cloth. They hold iron swords and axes, and each of them has a huge buckler. The leather helmets with large nose guards on their heads directly show their identity.
They are also Varangians.
But they are another group of Varangians different from the Rus.
Vadim has led the team to the southernmost tip of the huge Lake Ilmen. There is a river here. It takes another day's journey upstream to the source to reach the Dnieper River, not far from Smolensk.
The new Varyag merchants did not come from Novgorod.
This group of merchants came in two long boats and took a waterway leading to the west.
The leader of the warriors saw that Vadim and his men were actually wearing clothes similar to their own, and they immediately felt a sense of intimacy.
A man named Harold Androdsson took off his businessman's clothes and put on fighting clothes. They temporarily stayed at this farm to sell their goods. They learned about the possible war with the Russians and became interested at that time.
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They pushed aside the people in the farm and stood proudly in front of Vadim.
Harold Androdson stretched out his ax and shouted directly in Norse: "Look at you, are you also our brother?"
Vadim immediately returned to Slavonic.
Harold and his group of armed merchants all knew Slavic, so they simply asked questions in this language.
"You came with an army. Are you a noble from this lake area?" Harold asked.
"Exactly! I am the Prince of Novgorod, and I am the only ruler. Are you Varyag merchants?"
"Yes." After saying that, Harold had to take a closer look at the young man. He looked at the young man's eyes and could confirm that this man had blood on his hands and was not an ordinary person.
Vadim was also looking at each other. He heard that the Russians also entered the lake area in this manner a long time ago, but later they showed their fangs and everyone had to pay tribute every year.
The Varangians are all dangerous. If they can be exploited, the situation will change.
Vadim had an idea: "I allow you to do business in my territory, please tell me where you come from."
"From where? Pskov! We come from the west, from Pskov."
It's actually Pskov, which is really rare.
Vadim knew about Pskov, which was a lake area settler in the west similar to the residents of Lake Ilmen. A group of Slavs who spoke the same language lived on the shores of Lake Chud, and the Varangians had also visited there for a long time. But it was just that
Unlike Novgorod, Mrs. Pskov has not yet allowed the Varyags to succeed and has not been raided every year.
Vadim gave an explanation: "A group of Russians and our traitors have formed an army. They want to attack us and occupy this lake area. They will kill people everywhere. Once the Russians succeed, you should not think about doing business."
"Absurd! We have to do business, and anyone who dares to stop us will kill them!" Harold said these words deliberately, hiding his surprise deeply.
Vadim originally thought that these people were cautious about fighting, but in fact, he was overly cautious.
"Okay, you join my army and we fight together."
Harold nodded, but there are benefits to being a mercenary. He asked: "I will fight for you, young prince of Novgorod, what benefits can you give to our brothers?"
"What do you want? I respect you, you are all powerful warriors."
"We want a lot of honey, floral cloth, leather, and slaves."
"These are not problems." Vadim answered very decisively, "The northernmost Pine Needle Manor is a shameful traitor, but they have many beautiful women. I plan to eliminate them. As for the prisoners, they are all yours. You can be big
Make a fortune!"
Harold was moved on the spot and looked at his more than thirty brothers. They all looked at each other and laughed.
"Do you... have any opinions?" Vadim asked blankly."
"We did it! Who are we fighting against? The Russians? I heard some news. It is said that the Russians are a formidable enemy. You dare to fight them. Boy, you are very brave."
"I have no fear!" Vadim held his chest high, not knowing that Harold, a Varangian from Pskov, meant something.
As free Varyag merchants, or a group of Vikings mainly engaged in Eastern trade, Harold and his friends did not know that it was impossible for the Russians to do so.
As the leader, he dared to take risks, but the Rus killed the king of Denmark and allowed a large area of the sea to be occupied by them, making him and his old friends cautious about their adventures.
Harold asked again and again and confirmed that the young prince Vadim wanted to fight Ross.
It would be foolish for brothers to fight against Rus. Which Varyag doesn't know about the rise of Rus' Principality in recent years? The arrogant Danes have to bear it now.
The western trade destination of Harold and his gang is Hedeby, Denmark (near Schleswig). The local group of guys who worship Sirius like Eastern goods.
They were active in Pskov, Novgorod and Smolensk, and escorted plundered Slavic women along the Dnieper River to be sold in the Sevastopol market controlled by the Eastern Roman Empire. They should beware
You must beware of Slavic sneak attacks along the coast and Khazar attacks on horseback when entering the steppe areas. You must also keep a low profile once you reach Roman-controlled areas.
Harold really knew that the black-haired aristocrats in Rome liked "golden cats". If they kidnapped Slavic women, they would be easily beaten and killed by the local manor residents. They always did things quietly.
Now, legitimately attacking a farm, kidnapping a woman and transporting her to Rome in the south, is such a good thing?
Vadim didn't understand that Harold and his group of Varangians were pretending to be fighting, but taking advantage of the situation to rob them was real.
But he can't care about that much. He needs a strong army to join him, even if it's not many.