Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

Upon hearing this, Orville showed Ragnar the simple map used by his army.

It marks the general location of the various Roman armies. There are two legion flags after Orville's army. Near Orville, there are the flags of Tia's two legions in the north. There are five full Roman legions nearby. .

"I hope you don't get the situation wrong. We don't have to do it with you. If you want to help those Gauls, then feel free. If you want to try a real war with the Romans, then come. Bullying the weak governor here may make you The illusion is that we are all good at blackmail.

The Gauls will eventually fail, and if you are willing to be buried with the Gauls for that little money, then I wish you good luck. You can try to see if you can go back to your hometown. Now there are more Roman legions on standby at the mouth of the Seine. We can block the river at any time.

I will not give you better treatment than the regular army of the empire, so my offer is one hundred thousand dinars per month, and I will give you fifty thousand dinars at once. If you win, you will get two hundred thousand dinars. The total bounty is not allowed to rob any wealth belonging to the empire. You don't need to be too eager for other money, otherwise you won't be able to take it away. "

It can be said that the Vikings in the future robbed a lot of money. Legend has it that Ragnar asked the French King Charles the Bald for 7,000 pounds of silver, which is almost 800,000 dinars. Later, when the Vikings raided England, they asked for more "Danish gold", which was similar to the annual tribute in the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty.

It increased from 10,000 pounds to 16,000 pounds, 24,000 pounds, and 36,000 pounds. The largest amount was 72,000 pounds in 1016. This amount was an astronomical amount for a small country at that time, but for a big country It was also a huge sum of money. Eighty-nine million dinars of silver were given to the Vikings in exchange for temporary peace.

But now, it is simply impossible for them to grab such a large number from the Romans, because the Romans have the ability to defend themselves and are not lambs to be slaughtered. The Vikings will not benefit from irritating these professional soldiers.

So after thinking about it for a while, Ragnar gave in a little and did not confront Orville head-on. He was here to make money, not just to fight.

"I have to think about it. Can you let me see your military camp and army? I need to know how effective you are in combat."

Orville was quite generous about this matter: "Whatever you want, you will know what is the biggest difference between us and the Gauls and Germans."

He was not afraid of Ragnar leaking secrets to the Gauls. Most of the officers of the Gauls came from the Roman military camps. The nature of the military camps was no longer a secret. And if Ragnar wanted to steal the army, it would be impossible. Not every country could afford to maintain a standing army, and the Viking system was not very suitable for the path of an elite professional standing army.

What's more, if you want to learn, you can learn it. The Romans are also willing to let other nations learn from themselves. This is the best manifestation of proving their advanced nature, so as not to hide everything.

Ragnar walked around the military camp several times, and Orville asked Stilico to entertain him for dinner, and then he left the camp unhurriedly.

After Stilico finished his work, he returned to Orville's camp. Orville was still working in the camp, processing various intelligence coming from the surroundings and organizing them into books.

Seeing him open the curtain and come in, Orville asked him: "How do you feel about Ragna?"

Stilico was not very good at words, and he thought about his words for a while before replying: "As a barbarian leader, he should have all the qualities that are reasonable, but apart from that, there must not be too many. After all, he is Barbarians not Romans.”

Although he is also a mixed-blood barbarian, both the Stilico in history and the Stilico here have the identity of being a Roman and some of the spiritual qualities of the Romans. They have little regard for these authentic barbarians. Upper eyes.

"That's enough. We are looking for mercenaries, not reviewing the issuance of citizenship. Combat effectiveness has nothing to do with morality."

Stilicho hesitated, but still asked: "Are you sure they won't find the Gauls?"

"I am certain that the spiritual leader of the Gauls, Jeanne Dacre, has a more serious moral disorder than me and more serious than Commander-in-Chief Tia. She and Ragnar can't get along even more. And as long as Ragnar sees After entering the Roman military camp, you shouldn’t think that we will lose, even if the mercenaries are greedy for money, they should know who wins and who they help?”

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Before Ragnar's final decision was made, Orville turned around and received a letter from Jeanne Dacre. Looking at the handwriting, he knew it was written by a man. It is estimated that Jeanne in this time and space is as illiterate as in history, so she can only Orally and then have someone else in the military write the letter.

The corners of Orville's mouth kept twitching while he was reading the letter. After reading it, he covered his face with his hands and didn't know what to think.

This letter really shocked him, and it was difficult to judge what was right and wrong.

Procopius, who was responsible for recording his words and deeds for later compilation of a biography and history book, was curious: "Can you let me see the content? Why are you so responsive?"

"Read it and tell me what you think."

Procopius took the letter from Orville and followed it: "Please hand over all your occupied areas in Gaul to this girl sent by God! In that way, she will use a peaceful solution to restore everything to its original state. .

If you do not listen to God's advice, the Roman army will suffer huge losses. Because God will give the girl and her army a power that you cannot fight against.

At that time, you will understand God’s rights and your rights, which one is correct?

Although I do not deny that there may be other gods besides the Roman gods, it is rare for someone to write to the enemy general in this name. She is either really the chosen one or she has delusions like Emperor Caligula. That's all I can say. "

Procopius was speechless with a hint of disdain. He was inclined to Greek and Roman polytheism in his heart during Justinian's time, not to mention now, he is a very devout polytheist. Although he grew up in Parfi, he has never been interested in the Eternals.

"I don't mean to offend you, Your Highness. If the power of the Eternals is as magical as the Parfi scriptures say, why did they allow us to crucify the most powerful prophet? If it is really that magical, why didn't they save the Parfi people who believe in him, but let us break through the holy city and burn down his temple. "

Knowing that Orville did not believe in the Eternals and that he was familiar with him, Procopius did not have so many scruples when speaking, and spoke freely and directly according to his own understanding.