Rise of Rurik

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On the Moselle River, fifty longships were lined up in a tight array on the shore, and the soldiers on board were ready to go.

Each warrior wore thick leather clothing and a velvet hat on each head.

They put on their helmets and plate armor, and piled most of their weapons within easy reach. Only the round shields were still placed on the side of the ship based on tradition. Each shield is painted exactly the same. The shield surface is coated with a layer of pine gum and then sprinkled with chalk mud powder. Finally, it is painted with woad juice to form a blue cross.

They also have similar patterns on their smocks, which have nothing to do with the cross, but for practical considerations. Rurik is willing to call Ross's flag "St. Andrew's Cross" in order to continue to deceive the enemy in the Frankish world, which is also a cover-up. your true identity.

But marching along the Mosel, the army holding high the flag will never be able to scare the locals again. No matter how stupid those guys were, would they still stay in Trier and do nothing after being robbed twice?

Rurik didn't care about the life and death of the local people. Precisely because he never planned to conquer and manage Trier and the surrounding areas for a long time, and only used it as a key garrison during the campaign, it was regarded as a scorched earth, with all villages burned and the future land abandoned. Rose has nothing to lose.

The mane of his mount was very long, and the cavalry's horses were also many times. The horse's mane drooped and fluttered in the north wind, and the feathers in the caps of the cavalry were shaking violently.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the brothers are all ready. The wind direction is also in our favor now. Can we leave?" Fisk stayed next to Rurik and asked with his characteristic big bald head.

"You guy." Rurik rolled his eyes at him teasingly:

"Don't you feel cold? Put your hat on quickly."

"No. My bald head is the most conspicuous, so that the soldiers behind can see my presence clearly, and the cavalry will never cause trouble."

"Forget it." Rurik shook his head: "Theoretically, we will not be in danger on the march. But if you encounter an enemy attack, your big head is a perfect target. The hidden enemy archer will kill you with one arrow. Life! I'm reminding you." Fisk was shocked, what the king said was very unlucky. If his subordinates had said that, he would have whipped him with a riding crop, but what the king said...

Fisk put his hat on quickly.

"Okay." Rurik glanced with satisfaction, "The time is right, it's time for us to leave. Instruct the trumpeter to take action!"

"okay."

The horn sounded across the river, and what faced the Ross army was the river channel and riverside access road leading to the mountainous area. The soldiers who were ready to go received the order, and the army on land and water finally began its journey.

Each boat shouted a trumpet to pull up the furled sails, and then they used oars to push the boat into the river. Then they lined up in two columns, rowing while taking advantage of the wind, and moved forward at a high speed of about six knots.

On the right bank of the river, the Russian cavalry lined up in a long and narrow column and advanced rapidly. The ship's speed of six knots is close to the speed of ten kilometers per hour on land. For a human, this is a small canter, but for a war horse, it is just a brisk walk.

Whether it is a fleet or a horse team, they can use the entire day to march. The overall endurance of the Frankish army gives the Russian army an advantage in this regard. In addition, the wind direction is favorable, the river flow speed is extremely slow during the dry season, and the Turkic horses have amazing endurance. These conditions

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This situation gave the Russian army an offensive advantage.

The Ross Cavalry still cannot travel 80 kilometers like the Japanese army of the Mongolian Empire. Fifty kilometers a day is normal.

The Rus' army faced a special trouble. The autumnal equinox had passed, and the daylight hours were drastically shortening every day, until the shrinking winter solstice was only nine hours.

The straight-line distance between Trier and Koblenz is 90 kilometers. Since the Moselle River passes through countless hills, it has to rely on the trend of the mountains to form a river channel. Furthermore, due to the interference of the geostrophic deflection force, the river channel enters After reaching the flat area, it twisted its body violently like a snake. As a result, the river was stretched to 200 kilometers, forcing the Russian army to go in circles.

People who are used to sailing on inland rivers have long been accustomed to this. Blue Fox, who is in charge of commanding the fleet, is already familiar with this third operation, and the surrounding scenery will not make him nervous. Because all the villages visible to the naked eye have been looted, the locals will continue to live in the ruined villages unless they are big fools. The villagers must have all escaped. The Ross Army continued to visit, and they could only see the wheat fields that had been abandoned for a whole year and were now overgrown with weeds. Only by searching patiently could you find some wheat seedlings among the weeds.

The cavalry can use the meanderings of the river to find shortcuts. The fleet must pass through the U-shaped river bend structure, and the cavalry can directly take a shortcut to cross it.

In any case, according to the plan, the entire army will not encounter any troubles on the way. The fastest they can see the city of Trier is the evening of the fourth day after departure. To be on the safe side, it is best to arrive at the target on the fifth day, so as to ensure The army with sufficient combat effectiveness

against possible local enemies.

Rurik didn't want to waste any more energy in Trier.

The locals had better flee long ago and leave a completely empty city. If they return to the city, what will they think if they see the red-hot sky at night? What a smart person must do is run away.

So on the first night, Rurik ordered the people resting on the shore to set up more bonfires as usual, trying to illuminate the clouds directly above the camp.

Everyone already knows what the order means. Setting up too many bonfires is nothing but trouble, but are there any locals in the nearby area who have not fled? Who are you showing this fascination array to?

At least the whole camp was very warm after the bonfire was spread. Most of the soldiers did not set up tents for convenience. They just gathered around the bonfire, wrapped themselves in blankets and fell asleep after eating.

At noon on the second day of departure, the entire army passed through the "Dawn Valley".

The cavalry team stood on the cliff, and below them was the fleet of boats calmly passing through the twists and turns of the river. Not far away were completely ruined villages and towns.

The place was overgrown with weeds, and what was visible to the naked eye was that the houses were collapsed and dilapidated. What caught Rurik's attention was the flat structure of the place. "A flat river bend is enclosed by a zigzag waterway, with a mountainous area at its back and a large cliff in front. This place has a relatively closed environment, quiet environment, and low-cost waterway transportation. It is actually a good settlement. Unfortunately, it has long been abandoned. My people are ruined, there are so many weeds and it seems they haven’t come back.”

Rurik said to himself, the sense of ruin he witnessed reminded him of Trier.

He noticed that Fisk was still turning his head to watch, so he urged impatiently: "It's just a ruin, it was just caused by our army."

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One of thousands of ruins. "

"It seems that what Blue Fox and the others claimed to have done is true. I'm... a little worried."

"What are you worried about?" Rurik asked.

"I'm worried that Trier is also in such a dilapidated state, with houses and buildings collapsed everywhere. How can we camp there? If we don't live in the city, we have to camp outside the city."

"The situation can't be so bad." Rurik shook his head: "It is a stone city, and the fire will not burn the stone."

Fisk didn't understand the self-confidence that came from the king. Since the king was so sure, he would stop talking nonsense.

Only the Blue Fox, Black Fox and the Nassau Army who were busy paddling under the cliff knew the actual situation on the ground. Now due to the change in the wind direction of the waterway and the obstruction of the mountains, the wind direction was no longer favorable to Ross, and the long boats resumed boring paddling.

The farther south you go, the more trivial the mountains become, and the meadows on both sides of the Moselle River become wider.

The mountainous area here is very different from what Rurik had imagined. It was like low ridged mounds that were thought to be placed on the plains. They were not high enough, and fir and pine trees grew wildly on them, so there were countless mountains in the riverside area. The flat area is very suitable for reclamation, but unfortunately this area has not been developed. The wildly growing dead grass has given the horse pair inexhaustible food and grass.

On the fourth day, night falls.

"We are resting here! Make three fires per team." Rurik's order was very simple, and his subordinates fully understood its meaning and went ahead without any complaints.

That's all. They returned to the campfire one after another to straighten their plate armor, polish their weapons, arrange their arrows, and check their single-body recurve bows and precious bow strings.

Because everyone knows that the entire army will break into the city of Trier tomorrow.

The main part of the city is on the right bank of the river. Although I haven't met a single villager along the way so far, and although things are very strange, I can't be sure that there is no one in Trier.

Maybe this is a trap after all!

Rurik first summoned the captains of each banner, and then the nobles in charge of waterway advancement, and they gathered around the campfire for a final small meeting.

He sat cross-legged and straightened up. Seeing that the king was so serious, the generals followed suit, as if there was a decisive battle tomorrow.

"Tomorrow our army will break into Trier, and the cavalry will take the lead in taking action. I'm worried that there are still enemy garrison guards there, and a battle may be inevitable. When you go back, take the time to prepare your weapons, and have a good meal tomorrow morning, and then Feed the horses wheat, and I will lead your charge."

The king decided to take the lead. The captains of each flag became energetic after hearing this, and their faces were already filled with the joy of victory prematurely.

The blue fox laughed loudly: "The king still thinks highly of those guys, I dare say they must have left an empty city."

"It's best this way." Rurik shrugged. "It's best if they run away when they see the red-hot sky, which saves me the effort to kill them. However, if they really have a garrison and want to fight us, when they get there In this case, our army will complete this expedition's first victory against the Franks, which is very important to us."

The cavalry was ordered to inspect weapons, and the fleet was also ordered to do so. The tasks of the two sides were different. The so-called cavalry rushed to the target city at the fastest speed to defeat possible enemies, and then the subsequent arriving fleet landed to complete the finale.

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There was no doubt that the cavalry would be the first to enter the city.

It's a new day, dew wets clothes, in the valley

A light mist filled the air.

The soldiers who were ordered to get up early were busy nibbling dry food, and specially fed two pounds of oats to the horses.

Under Rurik's instruction, the horn sounded, and the warriors in armor jingled as long as they jumped around. They put on iron helmets and burqas, and even wore scarves and masks to keep out the cold.

The bow has been strung and hung in the bow pocket of the saddle. Each rider is equipped with two bow bags and sixty arrows.

The horse slaves of Kretinga, including the servants, and the local noble horsemen of Gdańsk all joined the battle. Although things were very bizarre to these people in terms of senses, they had entered the Frankish world and were going to fight against the Frankish cities! Unlike the excitement of Ross's cavalry, these guys are very nervous.

Casimir slapped his face hard and warned himself in the language of his hometown: "Be brave, defeat Frank, come home alive and inherit the title."

For the three brothers in Gdynia, the fear of the eldest son Sokoslaw has been gradually subverted by the desire for plunder. He told his two brothers: "The Rus will kill countless enemies, and we will follow them." Don’t risk killing the enemy. If we win in the end, let’s go find the loot.”

Rurik didn't care what those servants thought, what he needed was the attitude of these guys. As long as they are present during the battle, it is considered a meritorious service if they do not fire a single target.

It feels like the time is right, the rising sun in the east is quickly dispersing the morning fog, and the wet clothes are drying quickly.

Rurik stood upright with his sword crossed, his gold-plated helmet was adorned with the brightest feathers, and the flag-bearer beside him also held high the flag of King Rus.

The cavalry moved out.

A group of ferocious beasts suddenly emerged from the valley. With enough confidence, they

They didn't even send scouts, and 1,500 horsemen filed out to attack the open area where the city of Trier was located.

The goal is extremely clear, and a stone city stands on the riverside.

"That's Trier! The whole army follows my sword and keeps charging!"

Rurik's loud shouts were drowned in the roar of horse hooves, but his royal flag was the most conspicuous, and the whole army followed him "flying" like arrows.

It couldn't be more obvious. There are obvious ruins there, and many places seem to have been burned and turned black.

Especially a structure like a city gate is the darkest.

Rurik did not hesitate to target it. Since there was not a single moving figure in the vast open space, and thinking that the locals were not smart enough to devise an empty city strategy, Trier seemed to be an empty ruins of a city with nothing inside. Any ambush.

He made up his mind and galloped toward the dark city gate. Behind him, more than a thousand cavalrymen were quickly passing through the last two kilometers.

This is the flame-blackened Nicholas Gate, the northern gate of Trier. This gate had been blackened as early as the Gothic invasion. Four hundred years later, when the Blue Fox led the Ross-Nassau coalition to attack, Trier was burned in retaliation, and the Nicholas Gate was burned again.

This door has two stone door openings, both of which are surrounded by thick stone walls. The base of the walls are made of large stones stacked by gravity. The two arches show that this is a pure Roman building, and a two-story house was miraculously added to the city wall with a large number of stone window structures. If archers, If Chengmen Cave is blocked by debris again, the cavalry will suffer a loss under the city.

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But I keep rushing to stay

Rick almost broke into the city first.

At first, he was a little worried, but after passing the city gate, he was relieved to see clearly larger-scale ruins. He rushed and suddenly reined in his horse, then lingered on the spot, watching the following cavalry swarm in from the black city gate and then charge into the winding streets.

If there are enemies here who are clever enough to start a street fight with the Ross army, they should do it now.

The cavalry rushed forward wildly on the stone streets, scanning the surroundings with pairs of eyes. While holding the reins with their left hands, they also held the handle of the bow. The thumb of their right hand had put on the thumb ring, and the tail groove of the arrow was held in the palm of their hand. They were well trained but they If you see something unusual, shoot immediately.

The captains of various banners were running around in the city. They went in a wide circle and saw nothing.

Horse hooves rushed into the royal baths and entered the royal palace. This place was supposed to be a gorgeously decorated place. It had been devastated and looted two years ago. There were rubble and ashes everywhere. Now everything that could be burned in the city had been burned. The soldiers longed for it. Gold, silver, satin, nothing.

All the wooden beams of Trier Cathedral were burned out, causing massive collapse due to the inability to support the buildings above. Only the solid stone walls remained standing. Therefore, there are countless building materials in the city. Hard stone bricks and large stones that have been cut horizontally and vertically since Roman times can be transported to other places to quickly build tall buildings.

Rurik wandered for a while, disappointed with the stone ruins. There were clearly the remains of large-scale buildings not far away, either a cathedral or a palace. Blue Fox had reported on some of the conditions here. Obviously the ruins were still ruins. .

He dismounted and stayed on the roadside to rest. His personal guards were still vigilant.

You have to observe your surroundings.

Soon Fisk led his troops to gallop over and quickly dismounted to report.

"Your Majesty, it turns out that you have been staying near the city gate. This gate...do you like it very much?"

Rurik suddenly thought of something: "I remembered it. Blue Fox once captured prisoners in the dungeon here, and the prisoners claimed that this door was called Nicholas Door. It doesn't matter. Have you... discovered the enemy's situation?"

"No." Fisk looked regretful and annoyed, "I still wanted to fight the ambush, but all I saw were rocks. It's a pity."

After a while, another flag captain, Brody, hurried over. He was carrying a small pottery jar in his hand and looked very anxious.

"you…"

Just when Rurik was about to ask a question, the boy hurriedly dismounted and presented the pottery urn. "Your Majesty, there are enemies in this city. At least... there were enemies in the past."

In an instant, the people who were so relaxed became nervous again.

"Enemy? Is this urn evidence?" Rurik raised his head and took a closer look, just in time to see some remains of boiled wheat, which should be rye as far as wheat kernels are concerned.

Last night, the Russian troops were all eating dry food, mainly flour cakes and bread cubes. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com It is precisely because the war is about to start today that everyone is too lazy to cook wheat in the stove. Besides, even if they cook, they will cook wheat with a pleasant texture. And oats, cooking rye with full sourness should be given priority after barley.

After some logical deduction, we can conclude that this pottery urn does not belong to Rus, so it belongs to local people.

"Where did you find it?" Rurik asked.

"In the dock area by the river."

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"What else did you find?"

"There are traces of a fire. Although the residue has cooled down, the overall shape of the residue has not changed. It can be seen that it was extinguished not long ago. The locals must have

There was a fire yesterday. ” Brody went on to point to some more evidence.

Without further ado, Rurik got excited and took his men to investigate. Sure enough, they found obvious signs of camping. Unfortunately, judging from the size of the camp, there were not even fifty people who had stayed here. In stark contrast to the huge Stone City.

Where are they?

Rurik couldn't help but look to the other side of the river, where there was a stranded boat unexpectedly placed. The answer was already obvious - they escaped.

At the same time, more problems were revealed.

Looking at the low wall-like mound on the other side of the river, Rurik thought of something, and a smile gradually appeared on his tense face.

"I'm afraid the nearby villagers came to explore the ruins of Trier. I dare say there are some villages behind the mountains. The stupid villagers exposed themselves in advance. The next step...it's time for us to take away all their food." The fastest update is correct. To read the novel, please visit mobile phone: