As long as they hold the flag high and declare surrender, the Russian troops stationed there will not attack?
The people of Växjö are waiting and watching. Even with such an army here, their normal production and life are still greatly disrupted.
But Fisk was not completely at ease with the people here. He noticed the huge population here. If they twisted together and fought with him to the death, the brothers would really have to retreat quickly to avoid the attack.
Fisk set up defenses in the camp outside the settlement. The horses were left in the middle of the camp, and some freshly cut tree stumps were placed on the outside to look like a tight defense.
So the surrendered people began to perform practical acts of service. They paid tribute to the Russian army with some bass caught in the morning. The carts were pushed in, and the escorts unloaded the wooden barrels containing the fish and evacuated quickly.
Their fearful looks made the soldiers laugh, but Fisk was a little troubled by this.
The cavalry has arrived here, and the mission assigned by the king has been successfully completed. What is very wonderful is that the entire Russian expedition miraculously suffered no casualties!
There were no casualties, and the mission of conquering Växjö was basically completed. Fisk knew that there was still a formal meeting to be held, and he had to discuss various matters clearly with the leaders of the local villages.
Then, is it over? No! Since the opportunity is before you, how can you not create greater achievements?
Moreover, a very real problem is also faced: the so-called Växjö people have not completely surrendered.
Early in the morning, Fisk, Kanuf and Bejahir gathered together to discuss military matters.
"Now that we have completed the mission assigned by the king, we can theoretically take Växjö's envoy north to deliver the mission."
Kanuf glanced at Fisk: "Actually, you are not satisfied at all. You don't want to withdraw."
"Don't you think so?"
"Haha, I still want to continue to make meritorious deeds."
Fisk nodded: "Then continue fighting. Many people who did not surrender will have to escape, and they may go to Silver Castle. I have heard of that place, where the former King Olegkin died."
"I know too. So... we go south to avenge that Olegin?"
"But he is a Swede, and we are old Russians. But..." Fisk thought for a while, "This is indeed a reason."
Kanuf immediately slapped his thigh: "What we lack is a reason. Since there are a large number of Swedes in our main force, our army can have such a name as a partial division."
"It's just that our army has too few troops. It's not appropriate to rely on us to attack Silver Castle. Unless..."
"Unless?" Kanuf raised his head, and the two men looked at each other and smiled.
Bejahir listened boredly here, but when she heard that the two big brothers wanted to expand the war and make new achievements, she completely agreed without any meaning.
The young generals of the Russian army reached a common attitude, and the new plan they discussed was immediately informed to everyone, and their departure attracted cheers from the brothers.
That's Silver Castle! The settlement named after "Silver Coin" is not shabby by any means! Although according to the rules, the silver coins, gold coins and jewelry seized by the army must be paid to the king, but the king has always acquiesced to the brothers taking some privately.
What's more, Yinbao is a trading port. Even if it encounters a war, it will not keep crotchless for ten years. The wealthy businessmen there will definitely buy some female slaves. From the normal perspective of the wealthy businessmen, they will definitely raise those with better faces and graceful figures.
They captured the female slaves of merchants and brought them back to be their wives. The soldiers felt that they were great benefactors and were helping those women escape from a life of poverty.
And he can also have more heirs, which is what the king likes to see.
It has been agreed that General Ross will go to the Växjö Chamber in person at noon today to discuss the matter with the local village leaders.
Fisk made some preparations, especially considering that this might be a conspiracy, so he put on a chainmail armor under his white cloth robe, and also hung two extra daggers on his cowhide armor belt to facilitate encounters in cramped places.
Unexpectedly, fight back with all your strength.
There is a kind of fighting technique invented by a Danish swordsman. It was first learned by Javlo when he was young, and then this technique was learned by the standing army. Fisk is a leader in fighting technique. He has a strong personal force, and now he looks like wearing armor.
As majestic as a brown bear.
He also discussed with Beyathil and Kanuf: "If I don't come back in the evening, by default I will be plotted by those people. You should immediately mount your horse and rush into the village to cause destruction and avenge me."
Kanuf simply felt that his eldest brother was talking nonsense and that the Växjians were nothing to be afraid of. He did not say much and agreed tentatively.
So, Fisk rode into the settlement with ten followers and entered the meeting hall accompanied by Hagrid and Haverus.
He knew that he was overly worried. The originally prosperous commercial street was now empty. It was the local village leaders who were afraid that they would offend the Russians if they did something rash, so they deliberately avoided it. Only the meeting hall was packed with people.
A pair of eyes stared at Fisk who had just entered the door. He was a tall man and as strong as a bear. The moment he took off his helmet, his deliberately bald head became even more powerful.
Even though Fisker is only twenty-two years old.
There is nothing special about this forum. It is just a long long room with benches on the left and right sides of the room, and a passage in the middle for speakers to speak.
The open wooden windows let in the sunlight, and the atmosphere in the relatively dark longhouse was extremely depressing.
The village leaders did not dare to speak, they just kept quiet and listened to the Ross general's talk.
To be fair, Fiske is concerned about the feelings of these people. What they crave is safety, and after receiving the promise of safety, they demand the benefits of surrender.
Therefore, they have already seen the terror of the Russian army, and what they need to do now is to appease them.
"After you surrender to Rus, you can transport goods to Jönköping in the north as always. Now let me introduce you." Fisk immediately called Hagrid.
"He is from Jönköping, and now he is the governor of Jönköping appointed by the King of Rus. Whatever goods you produce, Jönköping will buy them, and your goods will eventually be shipped to Rus. All of us will make money because of trade. And you
, you only need to pay a small amount of tribute, and you may even be exempted from paying tribute for ten years."
Ten years of tribute exemption policy?! This is really amazing.
The leaders all poked their heads around. They couldn't believe this was true. Finally, someone boldly asked: "Ten years of no tribute? Really?"
"Of course it's true."
Fisk also asked Hagrid to show up and give his own testimony to prove it.
Regardless of whether the ten-year tribute-free policy is true or false, at least now the Russian general has shown great sincerity.
The sincerity of the Russians is by no means weak, on the contrary, they are extremely cruel. There must be something behind their behavior today.
The so-called tangible tribute may really be exempted for ten years, but intangible offerings are still indispensable.
Things turned out as they expected.
"You have surrendered, but some of you have escaped. This shows that you Vakshe people are not completely surrendered. If you are not completely surrendered, you are not completely surrendered! So, I want to hunt down those people!"
Fisk looked around again and ordered: "Now is the time to prove your loyalty! Organize some troops in each village, and use our identity as the Russian army to attack the rebels. Do you understand?!"
The incident happened suddenly, and everyone looked embarrassed and remained silent.
"Oh? It seems that you are not satisfied? In fact, I know that many people are fleeing in the direction of Silver Castle. That is where our hatred lies. In the past, Rus was not a kingdom, and the Principality of Rus recognized the rule of King Olegen of Sweden.
But Olegin was killed in Silver Castle. I want to avenge the dead king, and you, the new surrenders, must send people to participate."
"..." They were still silent, but everyone's eyes began to wander.
Their minds were shaken, so Fisk suddenly drew his sword. "Send troops quickly! Prove loyalty! Villages that do not send troops will be regarded as rebels and will be eradicated!"
So, the leader stood up tremblingly under the pressure.
"Haha, finally there is someone who agrees. What is your name?" Fisk pointed.
"Griffus. I... am the leader of Dushi Village. I am willing to send troops, but I just hope that the warriors will make the decision for me."
"What do you want?"
"The neighbors in my village are the main ones in the war. They have escaped completely now. If you admit that our village can occupy those people's properties and houses, I will immediately organize men to help you with all their strength. Oh no, it is to help the Kingdom of Ross."
"Smart choice! You are free to plunder your fleeing neighbors. Those who take the lead deserve to die. Where are the others?" When the words arrived, Fisk simply shouted: "I wanted to come peacefully, obviously.
It’s all a group of stupid warlords who kidnapped you. You guys here are not enemies of Ross. If we had talked earlier, you wouldn’t have had thousands of people killed. So those warlords are the source of all evil!”
So, Haverless seized the opportunity to continue: "The brave general Fisk is right! Especially those Danish refugees and Gotland refugees, they are obviously responsible for the evil, but they trick us Växjians to fight for their lives.
.We can no longer be deceived by them, only Ross is worthy of trust now."
Havers was not interrupting randomly, Fisk was very satisfied with his assist.
Fisk made a seemingly incredible decision. Regarding the liquidation of the properties left behind by the fugitives, the Ross Army did not participate at all.
Each loyal village discussed among themselves how to seize the farmland of the fugitives, and the loyal merchants discussed among themselves how to occupy the mansions of the fugitive merchants. Now with the endorsement of the Russian conquerors, everyone can annex without any worries and no longer need to consider moral issues.
The Russian army only asked for some physical objects: some oats and some salt. These were food for the battle. Because some of the arrows were broken and the arrows needed useful supplements, the army seized them from local hunters.
The ax was exchanged for some arrows.
The Russian army is going to attack Silver Castle, and Fisk's troops are going to make meritorious deeds. This will be a new expedition, and it may even require the army to march both by land and water.
There are still twelve villages in the Council, and there are as many as seven large villages among them. In terms of proportion, what the businessman Havers said is true, most of the villages and most of the population are not militants.
But the representatives of the Danish merchants had already run away and left in the prepared long boats.
So the locals really thought that they were being coerced and went to fight an unnecessary battle. The Russians were not evil people, but the Danish refugees who instigated the war were!
Someone listed the crimes of the Danish refugees: "They asked for land from us as soon as they fled from Silver Castle. Now many of us have died because of them. I will send a hundred of the strongest men to assist the Russians in their operations."
, but also to avenge ourselves."
There was really a response, and everyone announced how many troops they would send.
Fisk got the best result he hoped for. The total number of troops announced by all village leaders was a thousand.
You must know that nearly 2,000 people have been killed. The dead are mainly from the main war faction. The wait-and-see faction and the peace faction sent out are not strong men and the number is small.
In just two days, the peace faction came up with a truly strong army. At one time, they deliberately hid the strong men who had brought their own weapons and walked out of their homes. They held high the flag of Ross and transformed themselves into the Allied Army.
After discussion, they came to a rational decision. For a better future, they decided to actively gather together.
In this way, Fisk ended the meeting happily, and he even went to Havelers' home to visit his family.
With so much attention being paid to them, Haveres was naturally entrusted with an important task. Because there were more people marching, good logistical support was needed, and Haveres was about to serve as one of the escorts.
Fisk returned to the military camp and summoned the army with domineering strength.
The soldiers gathered together on horseback and cheered when they heard the order "March to Silver Castle".
If 500 Russian troops join a thousand Växjö allies, can these 1,500 troops capture the Silver Castle?
I heard that the settlement has a wall, and the Russian army that is attacking it does not have an absolute advantage.
At this moment, Ross's strategic map advantage is revealed.
Fisk does not understand the geographical structure and hydrological data of Götaland, but he does understand the direction of the coastline at the southern tip of Scandinavia. As long as you go south with the current, you can reach Silver Castle, then row into the sea and drift to Bernholm Island.
It's not a difficult task, and you can even meet the royal pirates Spyut and his gang who are attacking everywhere on the way.
Even if you can't take the Silver Castle by yourself, how can you not succeed if you call on Si Puyute to do it together?
Those villages proved their efficiency with facts. A thousand troops were assembled the next day. They carried the Russian flag and tied sewn flags on their spears on a large scale. Their slogans were also very strange.
, that is, "revenge on the liar who fled to Silver Castle".
The Allied Forces needed a leader. Grievous, the village leader who was the first to announce his support for sending troops, was designated as the commander. This matter was also supported by the villages. After all, he was the first to speak, and he naturally had to shoulder the responsibility.
Responsibility. But all the village chiefs were involved, and the surrendered merchants followed Havers closely.
All parties proved their obedience through personal participation, and also took out the best boats to form a fleet and float on the river.
The cavalry was advancing on the shore, and the fleet was drifting on the river. The two teams formed a rapid assault force, and the journey to Silver Castle was bound to be only a short time.
Therefore, those who escaped all took the waterway, and they did not dare to stay for fear of being chased. The huge team once blocked the river, but thanks to entering a lake, the complicated team became orderly.
They left a lot of camping marks on the shore of the lake, and the ashes of the campfire had already cooled when they touched them. Fisk did not expect that he could easily pursue them, and now it was the turn of the Ross army to camp here.
Speaking of escapees, the fastest one fled to Silver Castle in just two days and one night.
Silvercastle was still under the control of the Danes. It was a city of merchants and also carried out production operations such as salt and wool. Without the Gotland market and the Bernholm market, they moved to Zealand and the interior.
Delivering supplies to Växjö.
But the current scene is puzzling to the people of Silver Castle.
Are they traders from the north? What's going on with the Växjö people this year? Their huge fleet doesn't look like they're here for trade.
The merchants closed the wooden gates to protect themselves, and the mercenaries went out of the city to inquire about the purpose of the people who landed and camped.
In this way, we received the terrible news that the unforgivable Russian army had captured Växjö.
They even added fuel and jealousy to support Växjö being killed by the Russian army, and those who escaped were the last ones left alive.
This is naturally not true, but it has aroused fear and suspicion among the people of Silver Castle.
Because the Russians and the Swedes really did it.