Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

"Pirate King" Ragnar has five sons. Among them, the eldest brother Bjorn chose to manage the family's properties in Northern Europe. The remaining few continued to operate as Viking pirates with the support of the eldest brother.

Like other brothers, Ivar is also proud of being the son of Ragnar, but unlike his brothers, his brothers regard their father as an insurmountable mountain and spend their lives chasing the legend. Maybe they can only come close to it, so they feel that everything Ragnar did is correct and makes the most sense.

Although Ivar respects his father very much. After all, he can be regarded as a pioneer of an era, but he does not worship Ragnar as a god. In Ivar's view, Ragnar is just His father, who deserves respect, is a spiritual totem that all Vikings should respect, but there is no rule that cannot be surpassed. No one stipulates that a son cannot be better or more powerful than his father.

He believes that Ragnar's policy is not the optimal solution. It is clear that the Nordics have strength, technology, pioneering spirit and opportunities for advancement. There is no need to adhere to his father's policy of only robbing and not occupying. They can rely on courage, swords and The pioneering spirit strives for a broader land for oneself. A strong man with a big fist should naturally have more land. This is an obvious reason.

So he chose to work with [White] Olaf to take over the Vikings' mess in Ireland when no one was optimistic about it. After ten years of his operation, the Vikings already had stable occupation areas and farmland in Ireland. , many people even moved their families from the bitter cold Norwegian fjords. Although Ireland is not a particularly wealthy place, it is a rare geomantic treasure land for these people. At least the food on the land can support them. People will not starve to death, forcing people to go out and rob.

Now, this situation is being challenged.

Ivar looked at his brothers, with a trace of disappointment on his face: "It seems that too long a stable and wealthy life has made you lose your sensitivity. You might as well think about it, when the people of the King of Denmark arrive in Dublin, if we rely on What consequences will these armies have?

He is a greedy waste with no adventurous spirit. He only dares to ask for things from his own people. Won't our property here arouse his covetousness? Even if not, our goal is to find a piece of land in the richest place in Britain. Will the King of Denmark not covet it at that time? England alone is as big as three Denmarks. Wouldn't he be tempted by such a large piece of land?

What we have shed so much blood and spent so many years to see hope cannot be stolen by this kind of waste, so we cannot rely on him. We must let him and the Romans fight each other and spend all their energy on it.

As for Bjorn, he is still a trustworthy person, but he has lost his spirit and only cares about harvesting and protecting his father's property. His strength is also relatively limited, so he cannot give us much help and cannot rely on too much.

So we still have to resolve this matter ourselves, do you understand? "

[White Shirt] Halfdan quickly understood what Ivar meant: "Are you saying that we have to deal with those Celtics on our own now?"

"That's right, I have carefully observed their layout and camping conditions," Ivar said with a disdainful smile on his face, "These people are still the same as before, their poor intelligence prevents them from understanding what the correct form of war is. Their camps were noisily gathered together, and the layout of sentries was worse than those of the Anglo-Saxons. The supply situation and the mental state of the soldiers were also in chaos. They actually brought vendors and prostitutes into the military camp.

At this time, as long as there is a surprise attack, they will naturally disperse. Just follow my plan and we will win in the end. The weakness of these people makes them unworthy of occupying the land under their feet. "

The remaining people looked at each other in shock, but no one objected. They all knew that Ivar's statement made sense, and Ivar was the commander of the army and the one who made the final decision.

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That night, a messenger came out of the Dublin Fortress. He asked to talk to the commander of the coalition forces, King Convercius of Ulster, and demanded an honorable and conditional surrender of Kaicheng.

The messenger stated that Ivar was willing to pay the Vikings to redeem the land, and was willing to give up part of the land occupied by the Vikings as a gift to Composite in exchange for a peace treaty.

Ulster did not know about the Danish reinforcements and thought that the other party was really out of ammunition and food. After meeting with the other party, he was very dissatisfied with the other party's attitude and believed that the other party no longer had the power to negotiate terms, so he simply Rejected the other party's request for surrender.

But even so, Ivar's goal was achieved. Almost all Celtic warriors knew about the Vikings' request for peace talks, and greatly relaxed their vigilance. Some arrogant warriors even began to celebrate their victory in advance.

As a result, on the night when the peace talks failed, a sudden change occurred.

The Celts could not completely block the sea and land, and the Viking longships could still come and go freely on the sea. They extinguished their torches, quietly left the port, and went around to the Celtic military camp outside the city.

[The Boneless One] Ivar personally led the team and killed the few sentries. The news of the Vikings' approach did not spread, and they just approached the Camp Conver Hill.

As the army gradually arrived, Ivar gave an order and they immediately rushed to the Celtic camp. The plains shrouded in darkness were filled with flying arrows, waving swords and spilled blood, which merged into a bloody and aesthetically pleasing picture.

The people of the North believed in Valhalla. They believed that if they died manly enough and gloriously enough on the battlefield, they would be chosen by the Valkyries to enter Valhalla and enjoy endless gladiatorial battles and feasts until the arrival of Ragnarok.

Therefore, when they fought, they were often extremely fanatical and fearless. Some even dared to attack the perfect heavy infantry positions without armor and picked up axes. Even if they were seriously injured, they dared to continue to wave their weapons in their hands, which gave the locals a considerable psychological shock.

In the final analysis, they were just a group of pirates. Their equipment and nutrition level might not be as good as the Celtic elite soldiers, but most of the elite soldiers did not have such an indomitable momentum.

This has little to do with fanatical and ignorant beliefs, but is simply a need based on realistic considerations - in their view, only those who are not afraid of death deserve to live, it's a very simple truth.