Chapter 919 Silver Castle's reunion and Ragnar's plan
This is an opportunity!
The envoys of the Danish lords in Zealand can communicate face to face with the great Russian nobles to obtain the true attitude of the Russian people.
Likewise, Arik cannot ignore this opportunity.
"We in Ross need to establish a new type of diplomatic relations with Denmark. Ross is not really against Denmark, but against those who instigate war. We are both Odin's warriors and should unite, because the real enemy in front of us is Frank
People and their hounds, what you call King Horik of Denmark. King Rus has asked me to deliver his message to contact all the forces that oppose Horik. It’s you! Rus needs to get in touch with the master of your family.”
Now everyone understands that this great Russian noble is trying to unify the front with everyone.
There is no doubt that the united front is what the lords of Zealandia really like to see.
However, everyone still had doubts about this. One messenger stood up and asked bluntly: "You? Are you really worthy of belief?!"
"Of course. You..." Arik stared sharply: "What is your name? What is your tribe?"
"I am Bada of the Langebals tribe."
This person has a very casual name, as casual as the name of his tribe means "wood stick".
Although Arik felt in his heart that these people were important figures, the top priority was to make the many Danish tribes behind them adopt a wait-and-see attitude towards Ross's expedition.
"Okay. Friends of the Langebars tribe..." Aric paused, "and everyone sitting here. Since you are all envoys, you must have inquired a lot about Bornholm Island.
Now that you know about us Russians, I tell you clearly! This is a war! Remember! It is a war!"
The atmosphere became extremely serious. Arik stuck his head out like a bear and opened his mouth to show his fangs.
"Now, Ross has occupied Götaland. Our Ross army has 10,000 people. Now we have captured Gothenburg. All the local Götaland people have surrendered. The king also ordered that the next step is to cross the strait and attack Jutland directly.
!If Horik is there, we'll land and kill him. Then..."
Arik's eyes were once again fixed on Ragnar who was present.
He had always had some special feelings for Ragnar, and had some complaints about his king's brother insisting on promoting a down-and-out noble to be the leader of Denmark.
Now it is better to open the skylight in advance and say it clearly: "The King of Rus hopes that after killing Horik, Ragnar will be your king of Denmark. This is absolutely true."
In an instant, pairs of eyes stared closely at Ragnar with a resolute expression, as if they were looking up to a king.
In this regard, Ragnar no longer concealed: "Yes! I had an appointment with King Rurik. I will be the king of Denmark, and then I will end all the battles with Ross and Sweden. This is why I am recruiting warriors here.
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Ragnar and Arik's chorus is simply restating some established facts, which is tantamount to talking nonsense.
It is these "nonsense" that have positive diplomatic significance, that is, they tell the envoys that the Russian nobles and the Danish heroes have already unified their attitude.
Aric took advantage of the situation and emphasized: "Danes! You must not hesitate, return to your tribe immediately, tell your lords to support Ragnar, or at least clearly oppose Horik, so that in the upcoming war,
On behalf of the Russian army, I promise that I will not harm you in the slightest. As long as Zealandia does not support Horik in Jutland, there will not be a single ship of the Russian army operating in Zealand. We, the Russians, guarantee it with our honor.
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The good words ended here, Arik also threatened: "Of course, you can sacrifice your life for Horik. The result will naturally be collapse under the attack of 10,000 warriors."
Looking at the more than ten envoys, they stood up one after another. They completely ignored the military threats behind them, because they expressed their strong desire for peace by sitting here. They spoke on behalf of their lords one after another, although they did not immediately
To admit the legendary and brave Ragnar as the future King of Denmark is to at least express an attitude of irreconcilability with the trespasser Horik.
The messengers collectively needed a promise, at least a written proof engraved on a wooden board. For example, Arik swore to Odin that the so-called tribes of Zealand would not use force against the Rus' army, and the Rus' army would not use force against Sealand.
This is really a win-win situation. Arik feels that if things continue to develop smoothly, half of the Danish world will be completely stripped away, and the army's conquest of Horik will be very smooth.
Convincing the lords of Zealandia not to participate in the war and sit on the sidelines was an unexpected "side mission" for Arik.
Here he began to point out the biggest task of his trip, which was to stop at Bornholm Island, obtain fresh water supplies from the island's springs and obtain fisheries supplies from the shore, and then take a group of captured prisoners and captured trophies with him.
, as well as the wounded of the Ross Army and the Swedish Allied Forces, retreated to Tombstone Island in the Åland Islands.
After the squadron completed the unloading of personnel, it immediately brought the Slavic reserve army and more supplies.
Arik will hardly have any rest. After arriving at Tombstone Island, the fleet must pick up Medved's Slavic army as quickly as possible, and then form a large fleet to rush to the northernmost part of the Jutland Peninsula and meet the Ross army.
The main force completed the rendezvous.
Rurik gave his eldest brother a list, and for Arik he only needed to use the list to ask for the goods on Tombstone Island.
The military plan was formulated early. Medved's Slavic troops began to arrive on Tombstone Island one after another after completing spring plowing. As many as a thousand men who were not seasick were stationed on Tombstone Island waiting for the order to march. Before receiving the order, these
People solve their livelihood through work.
A large amount of goods also arrived on Tombstone Island. A warehouse was built on the island, which stocked new arrows, new cables and linen, replacement parts for heavy equipment, barrels of lubricating oil, some alcohol distilled to the technical limit, and ignition materials.
Fire salt, or even a lot of soap.
As long as his ability allows, Rurik will naturally have to work harder on logistics. The production of various logistics materials greatly stimulates the people's enthusiasm for production. They get paid through production, and the sufficient materials produced maintain the combat effectiveness of the Russian army.
The problem is that so far, rampant production and rampant fighting have been very expensive jobs.
The Rus' army can only make up for the immediate losses by plundering more wealth. Of course, the result of the war is that Rus conquered Götaland and restored peace in Denmark. It is also worthwhile to spend a lot of real money and silver for this strategic goal. If there is a chance for war
Don't miss the opportunity to plunder.
Arik is not a king, and he does not need to calculate the accounts of "war economics". As the saying goes, the Russian army can make up for the war losses by immediately plundering the locals in the Gothenburg area of the Göta River Basin. Rurik wants to conquer the area.
If the people want to make long-term plans for the future, they should not do such short-sighted and wasted efforts.
There is always someone who has to pay for the losses of the Rus' army and the Allied armies. If it's not the people of the Rus' Kingdom, it has to be King Horik of Denmark.
There is a natural reason to attack Horik, just like swatting an annoying mosquito to death. The economic problems behind this are also one of the reasons that prompted Rurik to use force against Denmark this year.
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Arik's fleet did not even stay at Bornholm Island for a full day. After he dismissed the meeting with everyone, he immediately requested supplies, and the fleet pulled anchor and set sail early the next morning.
The whole operation was flawless, and the Danish envoys were stunned and prepared to row away.
The meeting achieved significant results and the entire Bornholm Island took action.
Arik's fleet has disappeared under the sea level. More than a dozen envoys rowed long boats and rushed westward back to Zealand Island, with Arik's specially engraved wooden board, Spyut, Ragnar and his gang.
We started to gather more troops, and in theory we would set off north to conquer Silver Castle the next day.
All parties began to take action, especially Spyut and Ragnar. After all, it was an attack on a walled city! Although everyone did not think that the merchants really had any moral integrity in fighting, if they were forced to a life-or-death situation, it would be very difficult for them to do so.
It is possible that the trapped beast still fights.
Can Yinbao be persuaded to surrender obediently with his words and personal reputation?
Ragnar was willing to accept the truth and did not place all his hopes of victory on this. He would definitely become the king of Denmark, but he was only supported by the Russians. What is the difference between this and "Horik, who was supported by the Franks"?
?I need a solid army to support my face, and then capture the Silver Castle to gain military exploits, and rely on my prestige to make Zealand Island belong to me. With this achievement, I am afraid that I will be able to capture most of it without the support of the Russians and rely on my own ability.
Denmark has world power.
Ragnar began to expand his army aggressively, recruiting warriors including fishermen who simply came to catch fish.
There are as many as 500 Danish exiles supporting him, and even several miserable tribal leaders who have completely lost their tribes and territories hope to take this opportunity to regain their territories. They were all seriously injured by the arrogant King Horik.
Not only did they not let go of this opportunity for revival, they were even more active than Ragnar. They captured all the Danish fishermen swimming nearby, and forced them to bring their own weapons and ships, and followed the army to attack northward.
Silver Castle.
Therefore, together with the elderly Swedish fishermen who fished here, the pirates of Saaremaa, Ragnar and Spyut gathered together more than 800 warriors.
In order to avoid accidentally hurting each other during the war, they made the Russian flag as much as possible, which was to pull out a square piece of white cloth and sew blue cloth strips diagonally.
If there is no blue fuel, you can just apply simple toner to form an "x" pattern.
Only a few people put on decent Ross shirts, and most of them were dressed like typical Vikings. It is summer now, and the annual summer sacrifice is approaching. To capture Silver Castle and destroy its city is undoubtedly a great blow to Odin.
of sacrifice.
The climate is mild, and many soldiers take off their coats, exposing the exaggerated and domineering tattoos on their backs, showing off their strong arm muscles, and paddle hard in the vast sea.
Spute's flagship "Salmon Chief" was extremely armament, with a total of twenty torsion slingshots on the left and right sides of the ship. She was a battleship with excessive energy, surrounded by leading warships and small sampans.
Ragnar was aboard his own armed freighter, which he only had the right to use, but which was his own inside and out. A white flag with an abstract raven picture hanging high on the mast made the ship look out of place in the entire fleet.
The fleet, mainly flying the Ross flag, set off from Bornholm Island and headed directly north with the help of the warm southerly wind. With the help of oars, the speed reached the limit that it could reach.
The fleet surged forward in the sea. Since no ships had contacted Yinbao this year, everyone was mentally prepared to fight the local ships, although no one thought that Yinbao would take the initiative to launch a counterattack.
However, something strange happened!!!
The lookout sitting on the mast used the above insights to see the coastline in the distance. It was a huge and vague arc, which was the so-called Hane Bay.
A lone longship caught the lookout's attention because it was flying the flag of Ross.
This was an unexpected encounter. The so-called "longship flying the flag of Ross" was the messenger sent by "Bald" Fisk to contact Bornholm Island before the general attack.
Since they are their own people, there is no need to fight. For these envoys, it must be the blessing of the gods to encounter their own people in the vast sea and see the big ship and the clear ship number marked on the side of the ship.
Today Si Puyute felt that he was in great luck. When the rope ladder was lowered, he immediately asked the people on the longboat to take a good nap.
Soldiers wearing standard Ross uniforms boarded the ship. They themselves missed the decisive battle due to a huge failure in drawing lots, and spent a day and night drifting on the sea in boredom. Now they feel that they are lucky.
"Which army are you from?" Sipuyut asked bluntly with a smile.
A young man clapped his chest with joy: "Are you Uncle Siputu?!"
Indeed, Spute is no longer young today, and the new-born old Ross boys have become rookies.
"It's me. Boy, you are very young. How dare you call me... a kid from the fjord?"
"Exactly. We are all the king's regular soldiers. It was Boss Fisk who asked the brothers to come to you."
"What? It's Fisk?! Right here? You... couldn't have suddenly jumped out of the sea?! You didn't follow the king."
The messenger hurriedly pointed to the north: "Fisk asked brother to bring you a message. The partial division we led is attacking Silver Castle. It must have been captured by now. He wants you to bring troops over and take a look."
"Silver Castle? It has been captured by that boy Fisk?!"
At this moment, the messenger couldn't see that Fisk was so frightened that he was furious, but his whole face was suppressed to be red.
"It should have been captured. We have four hundred brothers, as well as the prairie woman that the king married, and a group of Götaland allies that my friend brought from Växjö." Now it was the messenger's turn to ask: "Uncle.
, your large fleet is obviously going all the way north, it’s not going to Silver Castle, right?!”
"Damn! What a coincidence!" A big hand covered Spuyut's flushed face: "It's Arik! Arik with two swords, he conveys the king's order. As you can see, this army is to capture Silver Castle.
Yes, your Majesty wants me to inquire about your news."
"That's really Odin coming down to bless you."
"That's fine. The gods bless us! Let's go! I'm going to Silver Castle to see that brat Fisk!"
Therefore, as the fleet continued to move northward, after spending a night at sea, the fleet continued to move northward in the early morning of the next day, and more and more fishing boats appeared in front of them. These ships were of different sizes, and they all had the Ross flag on their masts.
The fishermen were all allies of Växjö. When they saw the large fleet arriving, they took it for granted that it must be the fleet of King Rus. They were so frightened that they withdrew to the mouth of the river. Spyut ordered to follow these ships, and soon
He soon found a very suitable anchorage at the mouth of the river. From this position, he could clearly see the walls of Silver Castle standing on the edge of a small cliff, as well as a large number of waving flags.
The two armies, one from the south and the other from the north, met here. When a large number of soldiers waded ashore and landed, they were greeted by the majestic Ross cavalry and Fisk's arrogant smile.
Looking at Fisk, he was not even willing to dismount. He looked down at his seniors and said jokingly: "Uncle, if you hadn't seen our flag, I would have thought you were Danes and wanted to take away the Silver Castle?
But I can confirm that you are indeed here to attack Silver Castle. You are too late! I have already captured this place."
"Fisk!" For a moment, Sipuyut didn't know what to say. He could only nod his head to show that this kid is really a talent.
Silver Castle and the surrounding area immediately turned into a large military camp, where Spyut, Ragnar, Fisk, Kanuf, Beyathil, and other elites gathered together.
Here are gathered the Rus' standing army, the Rus' pirate army of Bornholm, Ragnar's Danish allies, and the Växjö alliance.
All combatants put together have exceeded 2,000 people!
Originally, Fisk, who had reached the seaside, was at a loss after conquering the Silver Castle. He needed to find the king or the nearest Ross force to find a new mission.
He thought he would wait for some time, but obviously a new task was right in front of him!
The elites gathered together again for a meeting. Since King Rurik was about to use force against the Danish trespasser King Horik, and all the Danish lords in Zealand were against the trespasser Horik, the troops remaining in Silver Castle belonged to
There is no reason for the kingdom's elite to leave the team at the decisive moment. But the main force of the kingdom is in Gothenburg on the Göta River, which is geographically far away from Silver Castle.
Since they mastered the map and understood the geographical structure of the small Nordic world, Fisk and Spyut knew their current location and could also estimate the distance from the main force of the Kingdom's army. However, for most soldiers, this was a long distance that was difficult to fathom.
It may not be appropriate to directly reinforce the king, or everyone can find another way.
In a sense, Ragnar has classified himself as a general of the Russian army, not a simple Danish ally.
He pointed out a plan: "We might as well march along the coast! The fleet goes along the coast, and the cavalry marches along the coast. We can reach Zealand directly, and even recover many Danish villages that don't want to fight along the way. When we
After arriving in Zealand, facing our huge army, the local leaders will definitely give up resistance! After all, we and these leaders have a common desire, which is to overthrow the trespasser Horik. And you can also get it in Zealand
For supplies, you can also easily contact King Rurik. Or..."
Having said this, Ragnar's eyes shone brightly: "We can even recruit some more warriors in Zealand! We formed a coalition starting from Zealand, landed directly in Jutland, and then attacked Horik.
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If you do this, the army as a partial division may make great achievements.
Fisk and Kanuf are meaningless. They are both young people and don't think much about it. Spyut estimates that Ragnar is trying to use the military power of the Russian army to expand his own strength, but this kind of behavior
It doesn't matter, just pretend that you don't care.
Ragnar had this intention. He could not be a chained hound, he wanted to be his own master.
After the converging armies completed a major rest, they shipped a large amount of silver coins captured from the Silver Castle. These coins were to be dedicated to the king.
A group of captured craftsmen were immediately integrated into the army's logistics, and all the captured women were also brought along to serve as cooks. Until now, the Växjö Allied Forces and the Jönköping Allied Forces were basically useless, and they still had to
Most personnel who continue to participate in the war do not need to participate.
So Silver Castle had a new owner, and the people from Växjö suddenly became the new Silver Castle people. Because they did not voluntarily enter the inland lake area to live. For these people, if the war is eliminated under the rule of King Rus, the brothers will return
Going to the beach to catch fish, boil salt, and farm is a better life than living in an inland lake area.
The army was streamlined. A total of 1,500 combat troops and nearly 500 general logistics personnel constituted a 2,000-strong army. They began to advance by sea and land along the southernmost coastline of Scandinavia towards the current city of Malmö.
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It is foreseeable that this army will reach the throat of the Øresund Strait and raise the Ross flag to firmly control it. When the army is here, all the Danish lords of Zealand must also express their attitude.