Chapter 592

The goods shipped by the Ross Fleet are all in demand for the Balmerks.

The open-air market was crowded with people, and those big-minded people bought the best batch at the first time, and a considerable number of ordinary people also benefited.

However, Rurik still underestimated their desire to buy, and sold out is in sight, they are still holding up a bag full of salt and intending to buy.

In a small warehouse, a large number of oak barrels are full of white flowers and salt.

Rurik was invited in, he dug the soft salt with his hands, and tasted it in his mouth.

"You see, it is indeed good salt." Magnut was quite arrogant, but he subconsciously stroked Rurik's golden ponytail from behind.

"It's really good salt."

"It's also good hair. Not bad, it feels like my daughter..."

"Still talk about business." Rurik turned his head and demanded, "The army must be assembled as soon as possible. This time we must..."

Magnuth smiled immediately: "I'm going to urge now. This batch of two thousand pounds of salt is yours. When are you going to ship it?"

"Then wait until the battle is over. We will triumph."

"Also."

Magnuth didn't say much, and the two took up their own jobs after leaving the warehouse.

The Russian army made the final preparations at the port, and the Balmerks were also dispatching troops.

Rurik made up a very legitimate reason for this expedition, that is, the Kingdom of Northumbria not only did not cede its territory but also dared to conscript troops to fight the war.

If those people are really like this, Rurik respects them as a group of men, but their failure is simply fate. Even if the Allied troops of Rosbalmk do not come, the Danes from all walks of life must be killed. The cession of territories and tribute can still survive. Perish quickly.

Where is the lawsuit?

Rurik set the date on the twentieth day of July. According to the experience of last year, the army can rush to the eastern coast of Northumbria within ten days.

But wait a minute, only large sailing warships can do this, and traditional leading warships do not have such high speeds.

Dividing the coalition into two parts may be the best choice. After some discussions, the two sides will make a decision on the priority of the coalition's offensive before the expedition.

The agreed date is today!

Glory belongs to the warriors of the expedition, and they are not stingy to preach the spoils of this expedition and the new warm living space.

The youngest and strongest lad of the entire Balmerk tribe, with the best weapon he has, and accepting the leadership of the leaders of various families and communities, constitutes this behemoth with a strength of 3,000.

Balmerk is a huge Viking power of 25,000 people! It was the first time that they had assembled a force of this magnitude, and even possessed greater war potential. The so-called enlistment of 6,000 men to participate in the war was no problem at all.

An altar made of wooden slats and stones was built assault, and hundreds of ships floated in the bay.

The beach near the altar is full of Balmerk warriors armed with spears and shields.

They are the most traditional kind of Viking warriors. Many people wear iron helmets on their heads, and more people wear blond hair and beards in braids. A group of young people deliberately took off their leather jackets, revealing their scary tattoos, thick chest hair, and strong muscles.

The majestic army is as high as four thousand people, there is a huge fleet on the sea, and a large number of fishermen are onlookers and see off.

In such a grand occasion, Rurik felt that he could sweep the whole of Britain.

Nine reindeer, nine calves, nine sheep, and nine ponies were sacrifices. Such a scale of sacrifice is also the first time for the Balmerks.

Rarely, Magnuth put on the battle robe, the chain mail on the body, and the gold-rimmed leather helmet, and the whole person seemed to regain his youth.

The blood of sacrifice was immersed in the sea water, and the grand sacrifice ended amid the shouts of tens of thousands of soldiers and people. Magnut raised his arms and embarked on the ship!

The sun was shining, and long ships were gradually filled with soldiers carrying a large number of weapons. Each long boat uses a cable to tow a boat, and it is also generally equipped with tools for building tents, logging and earth-digging equipment, and even large hemp rope nets for fishing.

The Balmerks are not just an expedition, but many people do not plan to withdraw after landing.

They are determined to colonize, although York is the main direction of attack, but a large area centered on Bamburgh must be regarded as "New Balmerk".

On the mast of the big ship named Balmerk, a white raven flag was flying.

How does it represent the glory of Balmerk? Everyone claimed that the warriors of Odin should arrive in Valhalla when their souls died. Magnuth easily made a decision that everyone accepted by mobilizing women to sew a multi-faceted raven flag.

The Balmerk will bring two hundred long ships to the east coast of Northumbria at a relatively slow speed, and Magnuth himself will be the commander of this fleet.

This is the main force of Balmerk but not the vanguard of the coalition forces. Rurik's fleet is rushing out of Narvik Harbor as the vanguard.

A thousand Russian troops and five hundred Balmerk elites led by Bijuni. Their tactical goal is to rush to Bamburgh in Northumbria for the first time, and then immediately declare their permanent rule over here. The main force from the rear arrived, and the main force of the main force attacked York again.

They are Vikings, as long as they have a successful sailing experience, they will basically remember the route.

Magnuth has no regrets for his slow force. Standing on the huge Balmerk, he witnessed the large number of long ships guarding him, and he has been intoxicated with inextricable self.

The huge coalition forces set off. They saw off their hometown fathers and elders. With weapons, construction materials and a large amount of jerky from their hometown, they gradually left the harbor and entered the vast Atlantic Ocean.

As a pioneer, Rurik has set his own goal to establish a stable landing field first.

However, the strength of this team has already surpassed the last time. If Northumbria really kills three or four thousand people suddenly, it is not worth it.

The distance between the fleet and the follow-up Balmerk main fleet is getting wider and wider. Biyuni stood at the stern of the Aphrola and looked at his people in the distance, and couldn't help feeling regret.

It happened that Rurik was also standing here. He took off his helmet and complained: "We are too fast and they are too slow. If we can maintain a constant speed..."

"Do you want us to accommodate them?" Rurik mumbled casually.

"No need. Balmerk's best fighters are in my hands. Our brothers first control the landing area, and then we set out to do great things."

Rurik had no intention of looking at the ship behind, so he stepped off the stern deck to go straight to the lounge, and said: "We should rest, the rest of the voyage will be very boring. Wait, even if we get the help of Fengshen, we will do our best. On the way, it will take ten days to arrive at the earliest."

What Rurik said was true. They almost drifted across the entire western coast of Scandinavia and did not continue along the coastal waters for safety.

Heading against the southwest wind, the Ross Fleet moved against the wind, and the huge spinnaker kept adjusting.

But in the vast Atlantic Ocean, even in the warm season, thunderstorms always come suddenly.

When the fleet was about to reach Bergen, the sky began to rain, and the sudden northerly wind caused the temperature to drop sharply.

People hid in the cabins, letting the ships sway in the big waves.

It seems that the seas in this area will suddenly become violent? Or is it actually Odin's special love?

A large number of soldiers hid in the cabin to pray, but Rurik himself didn't care. He believed that his big ship could quickly pass through the cloud and rain area.

After all, this is not the Atlantic waters of the Americas. The most violent Atlantic hurricane can't reach the high latitudes like Britain, not to mention that the fleet is still in the offshore waters of Norway.

This air current from the Arctic brought rain to the entire Baltic Sea from Bergen to the east, including Novgorod. The Class A, which cleaned the ship with rainwater, did a good job with more airtight measures, and the soldiers in the cabin still enjoyed the dryness.

Facing the north wind fleet is running wildly, everyone has no ability to consider the situation of the follow-up fleet, because the so-called gem islands ahead.

It is the second time that Rurik and Bijuni have passed through the archipelago.

The Shetland Islands are here. Look, there is a fishing boat floating in the distance.

The seven-day voyage finally saw the land! The people of various ships clambered on the railings of the ship, commenting on the archipelago, and the story of landing and plundering also spread to Biyuni's ears.

"How is it? Brothers have been suffocated these days, it's time for the sword to see blood." He urged Ruriek.

Rurik just squinted and waved his hand, "Forget it. A waste of our time."

"Since we are not attacking, we will recruit fighters from the island. They are no longer Bergen."

Rurik shook his head again, and asked, "Will you give those people the spoils?"

"This...I don't want to."

"Then leave them alone." Rurik pointed to the south to face the southerly wind. "We continue to move forward. The front is Scotland, and the front is England, Northumbria."

These terms are more familiar than Junni, he is not interested in Scotland for the time being, and the main thing is that he can't think of how much he can get there.

The brothers yearn for gold, silver and women, and it is better to win a batch of wheat, because the Balmerks have to grow the land themselves.

The fleet quickly entered the eastern coast of Scotland, drifting across the mouth of the River Tye in just two and a half days.

The fleet did not enter this coast at all, and Rurik did not intend to go back to what Edinburgh was like to experience the war quietly.

He even lost his thoughts on Lindisfarne Island. After all, in the old monastery there, monks and priests were all killed, and the beach was still an old battlefield.

The monastery has been destroyed, right?

On the tenth day of the voyage, the Ross fleet quickly rushed to Lindisfarne Abbey, which had been turned into ruins.

It was abandoned, at least in Rurik's view.

The white stone blinked in the sun, and when I looked closely, there was still a touch of green on the ruined wall.

Looking at the strange ruins of the building, the soldiers of the First Banner of the Russ Army who got here for the first time were amazed.

However, a group of Balmerk fighters got the opportunity and began to explain to the surrounding brothers that they were the parties involved in the battle last year and everyone destroyed this place.

In fact, Northumbria did not give up here. Lindisfarne Abbey is a holy place after all. The Broken Arm King Ernred, he is now busy blocking the territorial claims of Mercia and Wessex. How can he have enough financial resources to recover? Build a monastery?

One thing Rurik was really right. After his defeat last year, Ernred first sent the unclean queen to the monastery in York City, and then he showed the iron bowl in front of the people.

Northumbria is indeed conscripting troops, and all farmers must report to the local lord at a critical moment.

He retrained the cavalry with a large amount of financial resources, and learned some experience from the battle against the Viking army, such as ordering the infantry to form a wall of mandarin shields, and a team of centuries must advance and retreat together.

God knows whether these reforms can withstand the new offensives of the Vikings, at least in the recent border conflict with Mercia.

Maybe the Vikings will not come this year?

The seaside has been calm for most of the past six months. Although the restoration of the Edinburgh and Bamburgh strongholds has been unusually slow, there has been no trouble again.

Einred had a fluke mentality. He felt that coastal defense was not the most important thing. It is true that Southern Mercia still wanted to annex Northumbria, as happened in history.

But the Vikings are here again.

Why did Rurik and Magnuth want to learn about the "Spring and Autumn of the Seven Kingdoms" on the British Isles? What is it to conquer them?

Originally, the fleet maintained a stable formation, but suddenly Lurik ordered the pilot of the flagship Aphrola to take the lead.

The sudden change of the flagship forced other ships to follow suit, and the formation of the fleet turned into an arrow.

There is only one reason why everything has changed. The Ross Fleet arrived in the first battle of their expedition.

Rurik recognized this tiny bay. Look, there are still fishing boats in the bay.

"It's really weird, I remember that Bamburgh has been destroyed by us." Rurik of the ship's bow was a little strange.

Bijuni slapped the younger brother on the shoulder: "Brother Rurik, it seems that they are repairing this fortress. I guess this is a fierce battle given to us by Odin. This time our swords and spears should see blood."

"Well, we are going to land." After that, Rurik said casually, "Ready to dock! Ready to release the boat! Uh... Maybe I should prepare more boats."

This small bay has a relatively deep water level. Because of the water level, Rurik has already understood the water level, so he courageously led the fleet directly to the coast.

Near the shore, Aphrora put down the four small boats placed on the side, and began to transport troops to the shore. Due to the capacity of this small boat, transporting five or six people at a time is the limit.

But the four sail destroyers at the rear are even bolder.

There is no high tide yet, the destroyer hit the beach directly, and finally all deliberately stranded near the shore. They are not afraid of running aground. When the tide is high, all the stranded ships will have to float again, and anchoring is also necessary.

On the sail destroyer, one soldier after another jumped directly into the water, dripping water close to his chest, and gradually walked ashore.

The whole landing process seemed to be slow due to the small number of boats he carried, and Rurik quite blamed himself for his negligence.

But these are not big problems.

It was almost evening, and Rurik had stood here for the second time.

Most of the soldiers of the First Banner were floating on the shore, and then, regardless of the fire and drying, they demanded that Bamburgh be taken immediately.

From the current landing site to the gate of Bamburgh, only a maximum of three kilometers during the period. This area has been developed by the locals, and the originally dense forest has been turned into a large amount of farmland (almost all farmland has been abandoned), and only a few clusters of woods exist. The soldiers who landed can clearly see the stone city not far away, which is the so-called Bamburgh Fort.

Look, Arik has already held up his swords to give the soldiers majestic momentum.

Even though it was the evening, there were at least 800 people in the landing, but Laurik urged him, and Rurik had already launched an attack on Bamburgh with the heroes and brave men on his side.

Does Bamburgh now have a defense? Shouldn't it! Rurik felt very surprised when he landed. He couldn't feel the atmosphere of other people's activities here, except for the sound of wind, waves and the noise of the army, the world was extremely quiet.

Bamburgh is just ahead, really ruined under the sunset?

Do not! Someone ahead!

Originally, Arik had assembled most of the soldiers of the First Banner, and Biyunni also brought more than 200 wet men.

They stayed on alert and lined up in a shield wall to attack the city.

Seeing that the brothers are vigorous, it would hurt morale if they were not decisive at this moment. Rurik suddenly drew his sword and pointed directly at Bamburgh, "Brothers! They must have abandoned this fortress! Come on, let's take this place."

Under the eyes of everyone, Rurik was the first to walk alone with the sword. For fear of the gold master's accident, Evlo hurriedly led fifty or sixty people to follow the impact.

Upon seeing this, Arik and the others had no intention of slowing down.

The Viking army is here, and they launched a raid on Bamburgh!

The battle is over when the sun goes down, and a mini-conflict is considered a battle. As a result, a small batch of craftsmen who were rebuilding the fort were captured. A Northumbrian centurion team wearing orange warrior outfits who intended to resist was frightened, and began to flee after a little resistance. After this group was killed by a group of fighters, ten others were captured.

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Rurik stood here again, the run-down scene made him extremely puzzled. Is Bamburgh really being rebuilt? A batch of tools and wood and stones to be processed are scattered on the ground, and there are also tents that are obviously the dwellings of craftsmen. The only thing here is that it lacks the breath of civilian life, as if the civilians who fled since last year's attack are gone forever.

As the trembling food officer Paul approached Rurik, this person began to represent the Vikings and interrogate the group of prisoners who were afraid they would be executed.

Yes, Arik and Biyuni, and most of the fighters, didn't plan to stay alive unless the captives were women.

They did capture two women. As long as they looked at their dresses, they knew that this was a cook who was nothing more than cooking. The wrinkles on his head made the brawny young soldiers really uninterested, but in theory, the cook could cook fish for the brothers. .

Paul has completed the interrogation, although the truth is revealed, it really makes the Viking army eager to fight out of anger.

With a few casualties, Bamburgh was occupied for the second time, and the army encountered almost no resistance, so such a victory was not glorious.

Arik sharpened his knife and said to the brother who was organizing mercenaries to set up the camp tonight: "Rurrik, we cannot be merciful this time, we must sacrifice Odin with blood. Did you know? Cowards are not worthy to live. There are several captured. Northumbria fighters, they should be put to death."

"No! It's still useful to keep the prisoners." For fear of his cousin's roughness, Rurik was also anxious.

"To be a slave? Maybe."

"Since they are building a fortress, we should use it. After all, this will be our territory in the future."

"This is Balmerk's! I don't care. I just want to kill enemies and cowards." Arik said after chasing.

"Just can't kill. Go! Look at the situation of the prisoners now."

Rurik also worried about those Balmerks doing it, but what he was worried about still happened.

Because the cook didn't understand Norse, and screamed frantically because of panic, and refused to cooperate with the fish cooking work, the Balmerk fighters beheaded him in a rage.

The captured craftsmen then cursed the Vikings in Saxony that they would go to hell. The Balmerks did not understand but knew that they were cursing.

Many craftsmen were killed, and more Balmerks began to look for trophies on this huge construction site, dreaming of being able to dig out gold and silver from the cracks in the stone wall and broken wood.

In fact, many craftsmen and farmers who were called to work escaped when they first saw a large number of ships. Even the new Earl of Bamburgh and Ernred's distant nephew fled to York in a donkey cart. The captured craftsman was arrested not because of his integrity, but because he ran slowly~www.mtlnovel.com~ Rlik stopped the angry Biyuni at the last minute. Knowing that he could not complain, he ordered the release of the remaining people.

"Why?" Biyuni asked, "kind?"

"No! It's spreading fear. Let them escape back to York and tell them we are here."

"Is it necessary? I found that some people have fled to the woods. What will they send the message to? Oh, York." Bijuni's expression was telling Rurik that he didn't care.

"However, the newly released prisoner will tell the king with the broken arm that our sword is going to stab York. It is also telling him, prepare gold, silver and women, and kneel at the gate of York to greet us."

After being said that, Bijuni also thinks about it.

Rurik then approached Paul and told the pardoned prisoners that not only did the so-called Vikings have come, the next step was to attack York.

The released prisoners fled overnight, and Bamburgh re-entered the hands of the Vikings.

However, Rurik soon discovered that what he had got was a large construction site and a large number of abandoned fields. Correct! Just throw it away. The nearby farmers were either killed or ran away in the war last year. There is still a good harvest here and there are ghosts!

But there is an advantage, that is, the Balmerks can control the fields for the first time and immediately plunder the fishery resources in the local waters in preparation for next year's spring farming. Bamburgh, which is being rebuilt, can quickly turn into a new castle for the Vikings, and it is also everyone's first permanent stronghold in Britain.

Even Rurik thought of a very clear name for this future stronghold, but it didn't have any special meaning. To put it simply and concisely, it is the so-called "new fortress", or "Newcastle" in other words.

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