Rise of Rurik

What came into view was an iron wall, and what was inside the iron can was a group of soldiers.

Rurik didn't know who put on the armor, he was most concerned about the armor itself, it couldn't be white steel.

But...how is this possible? Can they add tungsten to iron to make special alloys?

Ships arrived at the pier south of the pier one after another.

Since it was past noon, the fishermen sailed their boats into the sea. They had to wait until the evening to return to sell their new catches, and then fixed their boats to meet the tide.

The estuary sandbank at the outermost edge of New Roseburg had no name, but Rurik called it "Vassily Sandbank" for his own preference. This sandbar is extremely important in the current era. It exists in the sense of a breakwater, weakening the force of the tide and ensuring the safety of the pier in the rear waterway.

The whole army must complete the landing before the afternoon tide. Fortunately, there are enough berths here for everyone's needs.

As for those fishermen who don't know, they have to find a berth by themselves.

Rurik's flagship was unattractive. If the king's flag inlaid with gold was not hoisted on this leading warship, it would have disappeared from the entire fleet.

The side of the ship lightly collided with the wooden pillars of the trestle. He glanced at his attic-style palace, and then turned his head to look at the large ship Sea Monarch quietly parked in the port area.

He boarded the trestle bridge himself, and his entourage also went ashore one after another...

The tense landing operation is proceeding in an orderly manner. Today not only all the soldiers have to be stationed in the city, but also all kinds of materials and equipment must be unloaded as soon as possible.

Especially the war horses, although it was only a five-day voyage, due to the cramped environment in many places, the horses experienced a torment.

Although the expedition three years ago

The war horses also experienced a long journey by sea. During the attack, the war horses began to advance overland in Scandinavia after a short distance by sea. After the barges passed through the Denmark Strait, they moved on the European continent.

On the journey home, the war horses took a boat all over the city, and they showed a worsening mental state at that time, so they began to recuperate immediately after arriving in the capital. Do you still expect the horses to maintain their combat effectiveness after two weeks of high-intensity sailing?

These horses never thought that they could still float on the sea in their lives. They were dizzy from the bumps, and one after another lost their appetites. After returning home, they ate and drank in the stables to recuperate all winter.

So the onlookers saw this scene. The horses standing on the long boats quickly went ashore and stood on the flat dock area, and the horses crowded in the armed cargo ships had to be driven off by stepping on the lowered planks.

The horses gathered more and more, and the people talked about it.

Just because there are already rumors in the city, those claims are unbelievable—could it be that the cavalry could walk into the Frankish world just by marching on land?

In everyone's traditional concept, the Baltic Sea separates the two worlds. It is like a tangible nodule, and it also divides the sanctuary. The south of the sea is sheltered by the God believed by the Franks, and the north of the sea is the world of the northern gods with Odin as the main one.

It was the merchants who first arrived in the capital with stories full of stories, and spread strange stories in the city taverns.

The main force of the so-called Ross cavalry has been in Riga, and the king will send additional cavalry to organize an unprecedented cavalry corps in Ross to start operations.

The strength of the troops will be ten times that of the cavalry in the 840 war!

Although these businessmen want to flaunt their own

Since he was well informed, he took advantage of the situation and continued to brag about wine in the tavern.

The total strength of the cavalry in Rurik's organization is more than 2,000 cavalry, although it is not ten times that of previous wars, there are also six or seven times.

And the change in the quantity of troops invested will cause some kind of qualitative change.

Rurik didn't care about these soldiers for the time being, they were under the supervision of their own officers.

He specially wore a golden laurel crown on his head, and the flag bearer beside him held up the king's flag inlaid with gold, so that the soldiers and civilians onlookers could easily see his king.

This time, Rurik was accompanied by only one wife and concubine.

Beya Hill, she changed her attire. The waist-fitting prairie dress can easily be put on a plate armor, and now she has a waist-swiveling sword, which is very majestic. Because now she is not only a wife and concubine, but also a rare cavalry officer in Ross. Her official identity is the count of Demyansk. Although there are only fifty cavalry under her command, those are fifty cavalry slaves carefully selected for her by Khan Pecheneg, each of whom is an experienced warrior.

To be fair, the overall situation of this expeditionary force is a bit too young. If there is no group of veterans as the backbone, Rurik would not dare to send it out to fight.

At the pier, Rurik had no trouble meeting the eagerly awaited nobles head-on.

The afternoon sun became softer and more languid. It made Rurik's hair more golden, and the laurel wreath on his head shone.

Rumia, her status is the most noble among the many nobles who met the king, and as the king's first woman, she is also the most emotional.

She walked quickly with a wooden stick, and then raised her head to look at the king's furry face. This image is like a reindeer modeling her master.

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Tears filled her eye sockets: "It's been a year! It's been a whole year. How did you come back?!"

Rurik subconsciously stretched out his right hand, gently stroked the high priest's cheek, lifted her chin slightly, and gazed tenderly into her eyes. "Look, I'm still back."

"Keep me waiting! Too long."

"It's really hard work for you..." Rurik didn't say anything more, he pulled the high priest into his arms, let her cheek stick to his chest, and let him cry silently in excitement.

Rurik also happened to notice his eldest daughter from the corner of his eye.

"Velika..."

I haven't seen him for a year, and the child has grown taller again, and the subtle changes in his face have become more feminine. The daughter's excitement was written on her face. She lifted the burqa and was trembling all over, which was very different from the solemn image of other priestesses.

However, Rurik didn't notice that the priestess standing beside Verika silently grasped her robe, hooked her head and cast her entire face into the shadows, quietly staring at King Ross's appearance in secret.

Blackbird, or Princess Ghisla. This was the first time she had seen King Ross himself, and she knew she would have the chance to meet him face to face soon.

She has always planned to talk to extremely noble people. After all, her blood is the top noble in Frank, and she can face those lower-level nobles with a normal heart, but she must remain cautious with her father and uncles. The harsh training she received in the palace in the past had an effect, and she was silently enduring it.

Governor Konusson the Younger, Admiral Godlund, Blue Fox, Evro, and even Kamne, Asraqi...

A number of characters have been waiting at the pier, and they must be the first to

I have no time to meet with the king, for fear of being misunderstood and neglected.

"Your Majesty, you are finally here. Everything you told me to do!" Konu sighed, "Me! And us! We are all done. The expedition must be won!"

Straight to the point, it was to boost morale. Rurik, who is in a great mood, is still holding the high priest in his arms. He said happily: "Okay! I believe what you said. I saw the gifts you prepared, heavy armored warriors, how can you be invincible with this army?! That's right."

"Your Majesty, do as you please."

"Where's your father?"

"My father, he's sick."

"Sick?" Rurik felt a little strange: "Is it just a minor illness, so you can't see me with a cane? Or, is he seriously ill?"

"To be honest, he is seriously ill. He has been feeling weak since the beginning of spring plowing, and his condition has not improved. A few days ago, he was able to walk with a stick, but now he just wants to rest. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Konusson..." Rurik thought of a bad possibility, and it was understandable to think about it again.

Fourteen years ago, during the large-scale immigration operation, Konusson, who had begun to enter his old age, thought that he would not be able to make any political capital in his hometown, so he might as well use his status as a chief confidant to open up settlements on the uninhabited Neiva River.

Fourteen years is Konusson's swan song in his twilight years. This adventure finally ushered in glory for the family, but his lifespan is coming to an end.

"Then forgive him. Gods can learn from his achievements, and the king will find time to see him. You!" Rurik looked straight into the eyes of the young Konusson: "I brought nearly 3,000 people and nearly 1,000 horses. These people and horses need you to settle immediately."

"As ordered."

"I know you must have some difficulties.

Don't worry, I will reimburse the cost in the future. "

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

He looked at the people in front of him again, and suddenly named Kamne. He really couldn't ignore this guy, because Kamner had clearly revealed the secret of the heavy armor—this guy came to see him wearing armor.

"Your Majesty." Kamne stepped forward. He understood what the King wanted, so he opened his arms and slightly spread his legs, showing off the armor as a model.

Rurik has finally let go of Rumia, and now it's the meeting of the two tiny giants.

He punched the plate armor with the central ridge, because the metallic color on the surface was too bright, and Rurik had to touch it a little more. The display plate armor has obviously been polished, which is not a problem for Rose, who has the craftsmanship of sandpaper and emery cloth. Standing here, he can vaguely see his face clearly.

It is definitely not white steel, but seems to use some kind of gold plating process.

This is definitely not silver, it is much brighter than silver.

The vital points of the whole body are protected by integral armor, and the rest of the body is riveted plate armor.

"You did a good job! Tell me, what material did you use for the gilding?"

Kamne was slightly taken aback, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is wise. This is using the bright lead that Lord Blue Fox seized from Frank."

"Bright lead? What's that? Lead isn't as bright as here."

"I guess, this may be the legendary Zinc."

"Zinc?" Kamne reminded him, Rurik suddenly realized when he slapped his forehead, he couldn't help turning his head to face the round-faced guy who smiled and said nothing: "Okay, Blue Fox. You said a lot in the letter, but you didn't say that you seized special metals."

"I... I don't think this thing will be of much use to the king. It turned out to be in Kamne's

In his hand, it turned out to be a baby? ! "

"Forget it." Rurik smiled so that he didn't get entangled in this matter for the time being, and asked Kamne: "Five hundred armor suits, all here? What kind of army is wearing heavy armor to perform for me?"

"It's the second flag team."

"They? All right. But they are not in the expedition plan. However, some elite veterans can be drawn to join the war. Anything we can talk about slowly."

After finishing speaking, Rurik stretched out his fists and made a lazy waist, and then yawned: "I'm overwhelmed by the long voyage. I want to go to the palace to rest, let's go!"

Rurik stopped talking nonsense, he took the high priest Rumia's slender and unchanging elbow, and set an example for everyone with this action. For this reason, Beya Hill could only follow behind these two wisely. She knew that she could not have King Ross forever. In the capital, it was a convention that the high priest Rumia was the woman with the highest status here.

Rurik no longer has to ask about the question of where the troops are stationed. The Ross Army is a highly organized army, and the governor will try his best to meet the needs of the army.

There are also a large number of newly-built granaries in the city. Their purpose is to store grain for the autumn harvest. Now that it is summer, many granaries are vacant and used as military dormitories. The newly arrived army is equivalent to the guest army, either pitching tents or making floors in the barn, and the young people decisively choose the latter.

The old granary area is in the middle of the city, and the newly built granary is no longer limited to the old architectural style. Besides storing grain, it will also store other things. The soldiers stayed overnight in these warehouses, and immediately saw the arrows stacked neatly like a wall!

Ross standard arrows are as identical as possible in all respects except for

The overall length has been made to a millimeter-scale error so that they can be stacked on top of each other. There are also a large number of stubby crossbow bolts in the warehouse. They are placed in wooden boxes upright, with the tails of the arrows facing up, and the fins made of wood chips are in sharp contrast to the standard arrows.

Little Konusson’s arrangement is subjectively not to show the arsenal to the army. In fact, these warehouses have flat wooden floors.

Ross's loft-style palace, in the eyes of Rurik, has the same effect as the castle tower.

The heavy door opened, and Rurik returned to the mansion with high priest Rumia.

Stepping into the outer door, this place is no longer a public place, and Rumia's tense spirit can finally be relieved.

"Now I can finally take off the holy helmet. You...should take off the laurels too?" she asked softly.

"Wait until you enter the bedroom. Let the family members come in. Now is the time for our family."

Even if you are a king, you can't start dealing with government affairs without stopping as soon as you arrive in Hong Kong. Even the noble king, he slept on Walnut Fort Island last night.

Once Rurik relaxed, driven by the embarrassment, he just wanted to change clothes and catch a good sleep on the proper bed. It would be even better if you have family with you at this time.

The number of palace guards in the compilation is very good. Since the king has been away for a long time and stayed in Novgorod in the south for a long time, these guards have become cleaning staff most of the time. They usually obey the dispatch of the Governor's Mansion and are treated the same as those security patrol officers.

Now, the guard is finally doing his job, but this job is still boring

stand guard. The king finally came back, and everyone's work intensity has been strengthened. Fortunately, everyone is looking forward to it, because the king will give extra bonuses.

Be sure to take a good bath tonight! Especially with his high priest.

I haven't seen Rumia for half a year, and she knows exactly what she is praying for even if she doesn't say Rurik. Although he is still only staying in the capital for a short time, try to make up for his first woman in the limited time.

Though thinking so, Rurik quickly fell asleep after changing his clothes.

He was so sleepy, seeing the man like this, Rumia didn't dare to bother him anymore.

The third floor is the sleeping palace, and the fourth floor houses some treasures. The "big treasury" of the Kingdom of Ross is based on tradition. The main cash is placed in the Great Temple. To a large extent, the woman Rumia has become the first financial officer of the kingdom.

She is a woman who has nothing to rely on, or the king is the only one she can rely on.

She is loyal to the king, and since Rurik wishes to be reunited with his family, now is the time. She didn't dare to disturb the king's rest, thinking that when the king slept until the evening and finished his meal, it was very likely that he would call those old guys to drink and have a feast together, maybe they would get drunk.

Rumia has her own ideas, she scolds her daughter for being overly excited, and has a lot of secret talks with Bejacier.

After all, Beyahir is a wife and concubine of the third level, she has the right to live in this palace, but with the arrival of the high priest~www.readwn.com~ Beyahir has to sleep on the second floor in principle.

She was comforting her daughter Verika to take a long nap, or keeping quiet, waiting for the king's father to wake up from sleep.

Another girl was deliberately taken

When she entered the palace, she was none other than Teresia the blackbird.

It's just that when King Ross wakes up, the blackbird must meet the king in his original identity—as the Frankish princess Ghisla.

So in a private room, Rumia personally checked the girl's whole body. Even though more than half a year has passed, she has already made sufficient observations of this child's behavior - solemn, bold, cultivated, and arrogant.

What if? This girl gambled her life, forbearance half a year later and seized the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the king?

Rumia had to make sure that the girl wasn't carrying any sharp weapons, and after the inspection, she had to change into a new dress prepared for her, and she had to stay by her side while waiting.

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