Rise of Rurik

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When Rurik led his troops to plunder Kretinga, the work of his navy was not as simple as fishing.

Palanga has a golden sandy beach. In this warm summer, setting up a tent and setting up deck chairs is a great way to spend time on this beach.

However, the Ross Army is not so cheerful. The brothers' goal is still the Western Expedition. A lot of time has been consumed now, and the future is full of unknowns. No one knows what will be encountered ahead.

The only thing people can know is the king's rough outline of the coastline ahead.

Courland Lagoon? The great peninsula of the Prussians? Vistula Lagoon? What else about Pomerania…

Only the king knows the wonderful terms. Maybe they really exist, and everyone will soon be able to pass there.

Rather than rushing over blindly, wouldn't it be possible to take advantage of the navy's convenience? Since it's all about fishing, of course you can explore south along the coastline. If you encounter some situation that is not conducive to the army, you can report it in time.

All the people responsible for fishing are navy sailors wearing tricorn hats.

Of course, under the scorching sun, the folded hats were unbuttoned, and everyone put on their big felt hats. In the early morning, they maneuvered the sail destroyer to explore the south, and soon noticed a lush mound.

On the extremely flat Courland Beach, even a low-altitude mound is particularly eye-catching.

Two ships drifted past against the wind. They were the Mona and the Mas.

The Mona was ahead for a while, and her sailors were busy observing the approaching mounds, and for a moment they ignored the canoes floating offshore.

Suddenly, someone finally noticed the outsiders.

"Brothers, look, that's a fisherman

Boat? "

Someone roared, and everyone on the boat saw several floating boats.

Those floating boats were neither deaf nor blind. Seeing two large ships with strange triangular sails approaching them, they all instinctively rowed desperately towards their port.

The captain narrowed his eyes to witness the escape of those people, and decisively ordered: "Follow them and see how their port is."

"Hey, is there going to be a war?" Some sailors were already eager to give it a try.

"Don't be impulsive." The captain turned to look at his subordinates and emphasized: "The general just asked us to conduct reconnaissance while fishing, and we are not allowed to do any plundering unless necessary. However, we must also take necessary defenses to protect us. All the torsion slingshots were brought out to prevent any unexpected events."

So, the two slingshots were moved to the deck in an assault, the oil-soaked hoods were pulled apart, the sailors prepared the cast iron projectiles, and then applied a layer of seal grease to the slides of the slingshots in an assault, so that they could face the enemy's surprise attack, even if everyone thought so Too cautious.

Even as a sail destroyer, its tonnage is much larger than that of a cargo Kirk ship.

In the unknown sea...

If a group of pirates suddenly appeared in the domain, and if the enemy only had half the longships, two destroyers would be able to crush them. But if the enemy dispatches some cargo ships, the brothers may be ready to join gangs to fight.

After all, the sail destroyer is larger than the Kirk ship, but it is not so big that it has a full advantage.

The Mona was busy chasing, and the semaphore stood at the stern of the ship and gave the Mas sufficient information. The two ships maintained a certain distance and completed key communications. The two ships were ready for battle and rushed towards the depths of the wonderful coastal mounds.

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The sailors have

With the crossbow ready and the presence of the torsion slingshot, they believed that if there was a fierce battle, Ross would have the upper hand.

Because of their fear of the unknown, they thought of the worst-case scenario, but the real situation and their imagination were completely different.

Gradually, some sailors felt something was wrong.

"Boss, I remember the king said that we will rest in a place called Memel in the south. It is said that there is a mountain nearby and a settlement at the foot of the mountain. The most important thing..."

"I understand." The captain said to his subordinates: "You are guessing that we may have arrived at Memel in advance."

"Yes."

"It's too fast, I feel very strange."

The captain knew exactly what the king was doing today.

The so-called cavalry went straight to Poretinga to cleanse the enemy on this day. The whole army was supposed to set off today, but it had to be postponed for one day. As for the navy ships, the Mona and the Mas were simply sent south to explore the way under the orders of the admiral, and were not authorized to actively attack unless they were attacked and could fight back with all their strength.

According to the requirements, when the ship sails until noon, if there is no special discovery, it will return. After all, everyone will return to the anchorage in Palanga to spend the night tonight.

The captain could not believe that his ship had drifted to the legendary Memel in less than a morning.

But the situation is developing quietly as expected.

Look! A low and long lush mound, a wide waterway appeared in front of it, and further to the south was a familiar sandbar that continued to look south.

"Is that what the King calls the Great Lagoon of Courland? How come that golden sandbar is so similar to the sandbar of Cherbourg?

"The more I think about it, the more strange it becomes for the captain.

The Mona continued to approach, and all those who had disembarked had entered the waterway and entered a huge area that resembled a lagoon.

"If it is really what the king calls Kuslan Lagoon, my ship..."

Everyone has to start worrying about one thing. Will the Mona run aground when it breaks through the water channel?

The concept of lagoon was once very unfamiliar to the Russians, until they had the most intuitive understanding of the lagoon in Cherbourg. No one appreciates its beauty, and sailors have to be particularly worried that their boats will not fall into shallow water...

In the mud of the lake bed.

The Mona had to make a choice: rush or not.

Until people saw a small fishing boat clearly in the depths of the waterway. Surprisingly, there was actually a dragon-headed longboat with an obvious Nordic style parked there. It is impossible for Ross fishermen to patronize this place, and all forces hostile to Ross in this sea area have been eliminated.

Who are those people? He can't be Danish again.

However, the dragon-headed longship can pass freely. Presumably the Mona, which has a deeper draft, will not run aground if it rushes into the river.

"Brothers, let's rush! Rush in with all our strength, resist the current and approach their fishing village. Let's see if there are really any Danes here!"

The sailors let out a war cry and then began a brave operation.

Both the Mona and the Mas are powered by pure sails, but the waterway runs north-south. It is summer and the southeast winds are constant on the sea. Although the ships can use the jib to move against the wind, the water current in the waterway is the biggest impact on the ships. unfavorable.

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The spinnaker began to sail against the wind, and the two ships tacitly moved towards the right bank of the waterway (north

washed away from the fishing village on the shore.

The flag of Ross was flying high, and the sailors also wore white robes with blue stripes.

The Ross Army has the most distinctive feature of this sea area. If there are really guests or dominant Danes in the other fishing village, there is a high probability that they know the goods.

The Kingdom of Rus is in alliance with the Kingdom of Denmark. Even if the wandering Danes have little affection for the Kingdom of Denmark, it is impossible to live in the Baltic Sea without knowing Rus.

Two "behemoths" were charging towards the fishing village. The fishing boats that had returned first rushed directly onto the sandbank. The frightened fishermen rushed back to their homes before they could take away the soft catch.

These fishermen are all local Kurlanders. They are essentially the same race as the residents of Palanga and Kretinga. They speak the same language and have the same interests. To a large extent, this fishing village has exactly the same economic industry as Palanga and Cherbourg, and the interests are exactly the same - they dig amber and exchange it for daily necessities from the Danish Varyag people.

And this is why there are dragon-headed long boats moored at the fishing village pier.

At this time, the captain of the Mona was finally able to see the whole fishing village clearly.

"Oh! The scale is not small. Huh? What is that? How do I see that the village extends far to the north? Damn it, the mounds blinded me. This is a big settlement. No! It's a city .”

The captain was so excited that he said to himself, and his men sighed: We may have found Memel.

At this moment, it was visible to the naked eye that there were more than ten longships anchored here. The sailors couldn't help but be surprised. As long as the number of local Varyag warriors was extrapolated based on Ross's own standards based on the number of longships, there would be 300 people in ten ships.

Look at your situation, two ships

There are only sixty brothers in the sail destroyer.

... ...

The two captains and all the sailors soon saw the people wandering around on the shore, like a group of scurrying rabbits. They were clearly aware of the danger but did not take precautions. Could it be that there were huge settlements in the sky just "a free rabbit"? "Big Fat Sheep"?

Only God knows what is going on in this unnamed settlement.

Out of caution, the Mona dropped the anchor directly, and the anchor scooped up the riverbed sediment. The reality also conformed to the captain's prediction. The waterway was indeed very shallow, so the destroyer would be taking risks if he forced himself into it.

The Mona and the Maas remained delicate on the quietly flowing waterway, watching the changes on the shore with vigilant eyes, especially observing whether there were any unusual movements in the longships.

It's like two big bears blocking the entrance to the village. They don't attack yet, but no one can tell when the big bears will enter the village. Fear spread in the large settlement, and the local Kurlanders ran towards the mounds one after another, seeking cover from the forest.

At this moment, another group of people began to rebel against justice.

Because this settlement is their stronghold.

A group of blond people gathered towards the dock with bucklers on their backs. They were both men and women, and all of them looked like warriors.

The best among them wore iron helmets, while most of them only wore civilian clothes, which seemed to be too poorly equipped.

Their simplicity is only compared to that of the Russian army, and they are still far ahead of the Courlanders.

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They were clearly showing off the most classic image of northern warriors. The Ross sailors standing on the ship looked at those people setting up a shield wall on the dock. One by one, a powerful man with a golden beard holding a long-handled battle ax Under the command of the strong man, the sound is very rhythmic

Sensational Viking war cry.

"Ha! Are they really Danish?" The captain of the Mona was shocked. He saw that the opponent had already set up a formation, and he was afraid that a war would start soon.

Indeed, he saw that someone had boarded the longship and was preparing to take some action.

The flagman suddenly hurriedly approached the captain: "Boss, the Mas asked us what we should do. Should we fight or withdraw?"

"What should we do? Keep waiting and watching! We will stay here to see what they do. Go down and tell the Maas my decision."

The captain of the Mona was older and more experienced, so he naturally became the leader of the two-ship team. He felt that he was just maintaining defense, and he relaxed when he realized that there were no larger Kirk ships to worry about at this dock. With only those long-headed longships with extremely low sides, even if they successfully approached the Mona, they would undoubtedly face There is also a tall wooden wall, and the Mona can easily attack from above without having to worry about them joining forces.

Looking at the people on the shore, the Viking war cry and shield wall are both demonstrations.

Those guys just kept beating the wooden shields rhythmically. If they wanted to attack, they should board the ship collectively and start the operation, instead of just one long ship starting to approach the Mona.

"All... ...

Stay alert, it seems their messenger is coming. Put away your crossbows and don't let them go off. "

After the captain gave the order, he wanted to see who was coming when he arrived.

And this is actually what the locals are eager to find out.

The long boat with its big oar cautiously approached the Mona. Most of the people on the boat had blond hair, and with fair faces and blue eyes, they looked exactly like the faces of the sailors on the Mona.

The sailors took off their hats one after another to reveal their blond hair. In this way, the "golden retrievers" on both sides looked at each other, and each other's wariness dissipated slightly.

"Hey, who are you?!" the captain immediately greeted in Norse.

"This is exactly what we are asking. Who are you?" The leader on the longboat raised his head vigorously: "The white clothes have blue stripes. You...couldn't you be Rus?"

The captain was not surprised. Ross's reputation had already spread throughout the Baltic Sea, especially in the Danish world.

"Yes. We are Russians. Who are you?"

"Answer us first! People from Russia, if you didn't stay in the northern seas, why did you suddenly get here?"

The captain holding on to the side rail of the ship just wanted to laugh. He continued to look down and said: "The entire ocean is King Rus. Who are you? You should be Danish. Do you know that King Rus and your King of Denmark are brothers? We are a navy loyal to the King of Rus. If you are Danes, then there should be no conflict between us and we should be friends."

These words actually contain murderous intent. If the other party does not recognize their own Danes, it means that the Russian army can immediately go to war because it faces a military threat. Going to war against a non-ally is like attacking a wild animal and you don't need to worry much.

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"Yes. We are Danes." The speaker on the longboat laughed, revealing his rotten teeth.

"In that case, we don't have to be wary of each other."

"Wait a minute." The speaker continued: "You haven't answered my question yet. People from Russia, why are you here? What's going on here?

It's not your place. "

"Don't you welcome us?"

"Who knows..." The speaker's "distrust" was clearly expressed on his expression without any need for words. This was clearly seen by the captain of the Mona.

The captain simply asked: "So, is this Memel?"

"Memel? What is that? Huh? Are you, old guy, asking about the river south of the lake?"

"Yeah?"

"Yes and no. This is Koup, the territory of our Bulgren business group, not the territory of your Rus people. You'd better go back."

"What did I just hear? Bulgren Merchant Group, what was that?" the captain continued to ask.

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