Rise of Rurik

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While Lübeck mobilized a large-scale militia due to collective vigilance, in the city of Wismar, this morning was a different scene.

Baron Anadog was so bold that he took five carriages of food to the Ross formation outside the city. At this moment, the Ross army was ready to leave.

On one side are people who are tentatively willing to do business, and on the other side are the troops who are eager to visit Lübeck.

Rurik originally thought that Anadog would lock the door and any possibility of doing business would be lost. That's okay. The Russian army will definitely arrive at Lübeck to take a look anyway. Its geographical location is already an open secret.

Finally, the carriage full of grain arrived at the military camp. By coincidence, these were the batch of oats that the Rostock people had sent more than a month ago.

Because Rurik really took out a batch of Frank silver coins of good quality, each of which was engraved with a large and shiny head of Charlemagne, the two parties immediately reached a deal.

silver! This is something Anadog is extremely short of. With it, there is no need to barter. With it, you can go to the Frankish hinterland to purchase important supplies at the right opportunity.

Over the years, Obert Liddit's strategic forbearance has resulted in fewer local people communicating with the outside world, and there are already many traveling merchants, which has made the input of currency extremely limited. There has not been much currency in circulation in the world, so that grain, leather, and cloth are all It is a material with extremely strong monetary properties and is used as a substitute for currency.

If conditions permit, everyone should give priority to using the silver coins that are the most widely circulated in the empire.

"The five thousand pounds of wheat given to me by the people of Rostock suddenly went into Rurik's hands. He was not polite and paid the price of ten pounds of wheat for one silver coin according to the guidance price of the Rus Kingdom.

Bought it for five hundred silver coins. "This makes Anadog overjoyed. Because in Oberlidit, due to the long-term silver shortage, the value of each silver coin is extremely high, and the purchasing power of these five hundred silver coins is extremely strong.

"Is King Ross a fool? Or is he simply giving me profits? But I made a lot."

He had never seen so many silver coins in his life, and he lamented that the Russian army was really leaving, and the blockade of the port was now over.

King Rus is really doing what he promised, but...

Shortly after returning to the city with the money and the empty carriage, and after calming down for a while, Anadog had to think about the future.

"Here comes someone!"

He suddenly ordered the army to assemble again, and all the cavalry gathered in the city for a surprise attack, so that the soldiers thought that the baron was going to launch some kind of military attack.

To be honest, every heavy cavalry member had already been frightened by Ross's powerful military appearance. Although they gathered together, they were all worried that the baron would secretly carry out the conspiracy after getting the money, and in the end they would pay for the conspiracy.

The morale of the army was not high, and pairs of eyes stared at the energetic Anadog.

"Brothers!" A young man raised his chin proudly: "Now, I want to believe in the goodwill of King Ross! Maybe many of you still think that man may be hypocritical. But! Their army is about to go to Lübeck, I I am willing to take a gamble, and I am willing to believe in the goodwill of King Ross. In order to avoid misunderstandings, I decided to take you and the Ross people forward together. We will serve as guides, and I will supervise him..."

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Because Anadog has learned that the Russian army will meet at sea

Traveling by land, the amazing thing is that King Rus really knows the location of Lübeck and the river inside a large bay. You can reach Ljubice Island by walking a little upstream along the mouth of the sea.

The city of Lübeck seems to be one-way transparent to the Russians, which was unimaginable in the past.

Although the contact with King Rus was brief, Anadog was grieving for his ignorance and weakness. Not only are all the Ross cavalry wearing armor, there are also many baron-level nobles among them, and there are also those people among them.

That is how the matter? The Kashuben clan actually surrendered to Ross and became a great vassal? The son of the leader of Gdansk serves in the Russian army?

The Kashuben clan to the east of the Oder River has never joined the Oberlidits led by Lübeck, but they are a large force that controls the lower reaches of the Vistula River Basin. Lübeck has always known about the existence of those people, and also knows about them. Its strength cannot be underestimated.

Regarding the fact that Casimir of Gdansk was serving the Rus' king, a cavalry composed of local people expanded the Rus' army, which was extremely influential.

It means that the roaring sea is full of Ross's power, and now Ross's land power has quietly approached Oberliddite's eyes.

If you have any kind of friction with them, you will encounter the attack of a powerful enemy. The opponent's strength is too strong. Even without the King of Rus taking action, there will be some Slavic vassals who have to take the credit. Then the entire Oberlidit will The spirit is worn away by constant consumption, and finally turned into powder.

"I will definitely not really surrender to that man. I must establish a relationship with him as equal as possible. When I inherit the power of Lübeck, I must maintain peace and good relations with Ross.

Good relationship. "

After a short period of brainstorming, Anadog sized up the situation and realized that his job as a guide was destined.

On the other hand, Rurik ordered Vahavanin to immediately carry the purchased grain by reindeer. The local people transported the grain in large quantities of sacks, making the carrying work extremely easy.

The huge fleet has begun to leave the bay. Admiral Goedlund received detailed orders. The Ross fleet went to the area called the Travo Bay and once again blocked the bend. The navy arrived with the infantry and set up camp ashore after confirming the encounter. After a person is not hostile, he must not take any initiative. There was a very decisive order: those who plundered without authorization were punished by mining in the large iron mines for ten years, and those who protected them were punished by mining for one year.

For committing a crime, being sent to a bitter cold place to mine minerals and eating food like livestock feed is a punishment more painful than the death penalty.

The clear sunshine in the morning made people energetic, and the Ross cavalry who were preparing to set off enjoyed the strong autumn weather. Now the deciduous trees in the forest are beginning to turn yellow quickly, while only the large areas of red pine and spruce remain tall and tall.

Not far away, a path extends into the forest. It is said that it is the forest road that can lead directly to Lübeck.

"It's time." Rurik glanced at the white sails of the fleet that were moving away, and then looked at Fisk's face: "That Anadog knows what's going on. We have got the food and we should leave now."

"You give the order." Fisk smiled.

"Okay! Let's go." Then he looked at Urkenslaw who was riding a horse: "It's a bit difficult for you to go so far. Your hard work will be rewarded. You will continue to lead the way smoothly, right? ?"

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"The great king of Rus

You can rest assured. Urken slapped his chest and said, "I will introduce you to my master." I think the Lord in Lübeck would be happy to chat with you. "

"I hope so. Anadog's envoy must have told his father the news overnight. If the man named Mistui is a smart warrior, he will not be so stupid as to wait for our army to stand in front of him. You can see me in a hurry."

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

Rurik finally shrugged: "Maybe that man will gather a large army to greet us. It should... be a way to show off his force to greet me."

So, the trumpeter in the team took a deep breath, puffed up his chest, and blew out an extremely dull but long-lasting trumpet sound that hit the soul with all his strength.

The flag officer at the head of the team waved the royal flag proudly, and Rurik led the cavalry to set off!

It was at this critical moment that the closed gate of Wismar City opened for the second time. Anadog changed into beautiful clothes, put on a furry fox fur hat, and brought his one hundred heavy cavalry towards the Russian army. Come running.

"Attention, there is an enemy situation!" Fisk, with quick eyesight and quick hands, first signaled the first group of soldiers to prepare their bows immediately.

"Wait a minute." Rurik stopped this alert for the time being. "None of them carried lances, but they did carry many cross flags. Although the cavalry were wearing chainmail, they all wore fur hats to keep out the cold. They were definitely not here for a suicide attack."

"Then what are they here for?"

"We'll see what Anadog thinks."

The Rus' cavalry remained on basic alert. As long as Rurik gave an order, there were still a group of warriors who could immediately fire deadly arrows.

I saw the visitors waving their empty right hands one after another. This is a local

The way people greet people, firstly, waving is a way of saying hello, and secondly, it also shows that one is not hostile.

"Why are you here again? Do you think the money is too little?" Rurik asked in a philistine manner, deliberately tilting his head.

Anadog tried hard to control the horse's head and paced around Rurik, "I don't dare. I believe you are a person of credibility, but I am worried that my father will not know that you actually have a peaceful attitude. Now I will serve as your guide. You lead the way, and I will bring you safely to Lübeck."

"Are you serious?" Rurik was very happy. He didn't think much about it: "Okay, it's good to have one more guide. Let's go now. You! Your Wismar army is leading the way. What do you think? ?”

"Just what I wanted."

With the sword in his hand and the desire to kill since then, Anadog is worried that the Russian army marching westward will plunder the unsuspecting villages. Now that the autumn harvest has ended, the surplus grain in each village is the most abundant time of the year. King Rus can be very kind to the nobles, but can he still maintain goodwill towards the lowly peasants?

This was an era of hierarchy, where nobles were legally nobler than ordinary peasants. The nobles do not regard farmers as trivial, but exploit them economically. The Naconid family, which controls most of the cities in the Oberlidit region, has intensified its demands for food taxes in recent years. , and the control over villages is also increasing year by year.

Anadog compared his feelings with others, and estimated that King Rus and his army of nobles also used farmers as fat sheep. Since they were outsiders, they would not feel guilty even if they killed farmers to plunder food.

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The farmer is dead, how can Lübeck gather the wool? Anadog considered

Villages large and small are their own subjects sooner or later. For future personal interests, now they have to work with the Russian army to supervise them not to do evil things secretly.

On this autumn forest road, horse hooves tread on the soft fallen leaves.

The formation of the Russian army was stretched very long, thanks to the careful organization of the army to ensure that each team was not in disorder. There are towering red pines on both sides, and there are only a few open areas in the forest. Overall, the cavalry is always facing the situation of being attacked by surprise.

Rurik didn't like such an environment. After learning that there were very few villages in the forest and most areas were difficult to survive, he tentatively believed Anadog's words.

In fact, this is not the case at all.

Villages, large and small, are hidden in the forest. In order to avoid wild beast attacks, they actively cultivate wasteland in the forest and also build low walls for the villages.

In some areas, they have cleared the surrounding forests, and their farmlands have begun to border each other, and then they have built new ridges to determine the boundaries between the two villages.

The cavalry still passed through a forest at a very fast speed, then passed the town of Krutze, and then passed the town of Dazovo.

Anadog acted too high-profile. His cavalry squad opened the way as if the huge cavalry behind him belonged to him. His two cousins ​​were shocked by the fake appearance and they hurriedly came to see him, the future successor to Lübeck. eldest cousin.

Both of them only learned yesterday that the huge Rus army had arrived in Wismar. Unexpectedly, just one day later, before noon, the legendary King Rus and his cavalry had already appeared.

Especially when the Russian cavalry arrived at the town of Dazovo, it was just one step away from Lübeck through the last forest.

have

With their eldest cousin convinced, and because all the actions of the Ross army were obviously for the purpose of rushing, they all followed their cousin's advice. Two powerful barons joined in with their poor cavalry.

The cavalry advancing westward grew larger and larger. During this period, Rurik also learned of Lübeck's deployment.

"Mistui is a smart man, decisive and able to mobilize quickly. If he really sets up a military formation to welcome me, I should really be polite and have a chat with him. That is, this old father has raised an impulsive person. My son, I was bribed to lead the way with just a few pounds of silver coins." Ruik would not say what he was saying in his heart, but now he did have a trace of contempt for Anadog who led the way honestly.

"I just don't know how many troops Lubeck can organize. I'll have to wait and see." He continued to think.

The navy took advantage of the north wind, and the triangular houses of large and small ships took advantage of the wind and quickly headed west along the coastline.

While Rurik was still busy crossing the last forest, the Lübeck fishermen fishing at the mouth of the Trava River had all ended their operations due to the crisis and fled to the inner Ljubice Island.

The fishermen were working and monitoring at the same time. Yesterday's intelligence showed that the Russian army was advancing by sea and land. Such a magical way of advance was beyond the imagination of Count Mistuy. He used the fishermen as sentries and set up military formations in the open space on the right bank of the river. "Welcome King Ross", also consider that those guys were rude enough to break into the river.

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He had already deployed his own long boats on the river and relied on the Ljubice Fortress for river defense. As long as the Russian army marched along the waterway to Ljubice Island, Lübeck would immediately counterattack.

Fishermen as scouts

He returned in a hurry and was so anxious that he told the news to the earl who was still waiting on the shore.

"Is the news reliable? If you are deceived and falsely pass on the information, I will hang you!" At the critical moment, Mistuy, dressed in military uniform, unintentionally kept his promise.

The fishermen who reported the news repeatedly claimed that it was true. Soon Mistui himself looked at the estuary delta in the direction of the river's mouth and really saw a large number of white sails through the coastal shrubs and reed fields.

"They are really coming!" Mistuy slapped his thigh and decisively ordered the trumpets and drums to be played immediately.

Because the Russian army arrived late every time, the soldiers of the Lübeck army were tortured all night. They waited in the wasteland for the morning sun but did not wait for the enemy. As embarrassment inevitably struck, a large number of soldiers did not become deserters. They Everyone sat on the ground and ate some dry food and took a nap on the spot. Many people simply leaned on each other and fell asleep.

Mistuy himself felt sleepy, so he didn't blame his subordinates harshly. Especially for the cavalry and heavy infantry who were already wearing chain mail, he never ordered such heavily armored warriors to take off their armor and rest. Wearing armor for a long time can slowly deplete the warrior's physical strength, so the heavy cavalry have When he dismounted and sat down, his attitude was acquiescence. The cavalry soldier began to lie down to sleep again, but his attitude was still acquiescence.

Now even the most elite heavy cavalry were too sleepy to care about their dignity, and the militiamen also began to fall asleep.

Until the sound of the trumpet startled all the sleepers to their feet.

Just taking a short nap was enough to replenish a lot of energy, and when these warriors who stood up saw the large number of white sails due north, they couldn't help but sweat the situation.

The feeling of fatigue is gone,

The soldiers are spreading rumors that a war is imminent. Since the enemy has reached their doorstep, the people of Lübeck will resolutely defend their homeland.

Mistuy has never had any form of communication with the Russian nobles. He has no extravagant expectations for the moral character of the Danish nobles. Presumably the Russians, who are also blond, are the same.

The strange thing is that the huge Ross fleet only controlled the estuary delta area and the entire harbor was blocked. The army did not go further, which means that the city of Lübeck did not face a real threat.

"That's weird. Could it be that the description quoted by the messenger sent by my son, King Ross, is true? That man came with a peaceful attitude?"

Mistuy didn't want to take any chances, so he decided to let the situation boil over for a while. "If you really want to talk to me peacefully, you should be able to endure the loneliness. I will send an official envoy to negotiate with you in the evening and then find a place for real conversation." He thought.

The Lübeck army began to divide its forces. Some elites took a group of militia to strengthen the defense of Ljubice Island. Mistuy himself still led the main force to wait for the King of Rus himself who claimed to come by land.

He wasn't sure whether King Rus really came on horseback, and he didn't wait long.

A group of cavalry suddenly came out of the forest, and when I looked closely, they were actually holding cross flags high.

"Russian people? Bah! Those are my people." Mistuy felt a kind of black humor. He had already led the heavy cavalry soldiers to prepare for the critical moment. His eyesight was still good even as he got older, and he gradually saw clearly. The person who came was actually his eldest son.

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"Anadog, why didn't you just stay well in Wismar and come back suddenly? No! Shouldn't you

will be……"

An extremely bad thought came to mind - Wismar had collapsed, and his son led troops to break out (or escape).

Mistui still didn't have to think too much, just because a specially dressed and uniform cavalry unit appeared.

When those cavalrymen collectively wearing blue-striped white robes and holding a white background and blue-striped flag that resembled the "Andre's Cross" appeared, they immediately caused an uproar in the entire Lübeck army.

They were a deliberately tolerant force. In the previous war, they showed self-respect in their troops, and then they understood the clothing characteristics of the Saxon army and the Ross army from the perspective of observers.

The army that is truly directly loyal to the new Duke of Saxony, Liudolf, no matter what their equipment is, they must ensure their overall black tone.

The Russians are much more glamorous. Both cavalry and infantry wear a white cloth robe outside their armor, and a blue cloth strip must be sewn on the chest.

The spies' report came true. More and more cavalry gathered, all wearing white robes with blue stripes, and one of them stood out.

"What kind of arrogant person would use gold to make a crown for himself? Is he a Roman emperor? Could he be the King of Rus himself? Golden hair, golden beard, and a golden crown. You did it like this Does conspicuousness mean that I can see you directly in the crowd?"

Compared to Rurik, who is deliberately very eye-catching in his attire, Mistuy's dress is much more low-key. Mitah is well versed in not being too conspicuous in combat. He is still wearing a helmet without special decoration. From a distance, at first glance, there is no difference between him and his heavy cavalry - the biggest difference may be that he does not wear a helmet. Rifle.

The Ross Army stands in the protruding forest

Above, Lübeck, a Slavic army with an array of formations and a jungle of thousands of guns, was indeed waiting for work. Although they were mentally prepared, Rurik and the soldiers were shocked when they saw their huge army.

Rurik muttered warily: "As expected, they know that we are well prepared, and now they are demonstrating their military might to me."

Fisk asked kindly: "The people here are evil. Shall we fight them? They must be stronger if they have more people. I can't see those spear-wielders wearing a lot of armor." Fisk was very smart, and his sudden Latin words shocked Rurik. Shivering.

"Talk to me in Latin, it seems there is something hidden. You see, everyone in the heavy cavalry has chain mail."

"You don't have to worry." Fisk's glance showed murderous intent: "Armor-piercing arrows ignore the lock ring. Those spear-wielding militiamen are a mob. Our cavalry can shoot all their heavy cavalry and then annihilate their militia."

"Say less."

Both of them were so interested that they paused the encrypted call. Rurik shook the reins and approached Anadog, who was very expressive.

"I fully understand your father's move. If it were me, I would have formed a formation for any large army that invaded the territory. Now go and tell your father that Ross admires his Lübeck. Go and tell him, King Liuli of Ross K. Otojevich will be happy to have a good talk with him. You must tell him that the King of Rus will talk to him in Slavonic."

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"Okay. I'm leaving!" After saying that, Anadog and his men swung the reins and ran towards his father carrying the cross flag.

At the same time, Ross and Lübeck, the two armies had to maintain their position without any embarrassment.

They were facing each other at a distance of about three hundred meters.

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