Rise of Rurik

The day when all the Rus people leave is getting closer!

Kawi is actively learning the language of the Novgorods, and Lilia is also learning the Norse language. After a short period of contact, they have already mastered some commonly used spoken languages.

"Rurik, are you also a very good child? You and my sister will marry in the future, and we will be relatives."

Sleeping in his own boudoir, now the people around him have changed from sister to husband Kawi.

For a few days, she felt that she needed the protection of a strong man more and more, and Kawi was the best man.

"Rurik, you must be a good man. Would you be a good leader?"

Hehe, a very beautiful and clean little boy with indescribable intelligence with a golden ponytail? The more she heard her husband Kawi's praise, the more Lilia wanted to see it.

And she herself has already done a good job of personally participating in assisting her husband to strike iron, and even has the consciousness of becoming a mother in just one year.

It is because the husband has his own principles, many days have passed, and he is still a girl.

Lilia even had some regrets.

On the appointed day, the ships of the Rus reappeared at the White Tree Manor.

On the day Otto left for the first time, a large amount of tribute had already arrived at New Roseburg, which was under construction.

Cows, sheep, and chickens, they made their home in New Roseburg with their people determined to settle down.

People built pens for livestock, and settled people either got a sheep or a few chickens. Most of the settled families have some livestock to raise, and some families even catch a batch of rabbits on the spot and keep them in wooden cages.

Otto forbade them to slaughter these livestock, and even asked them to continue to cultivate the land.

Otto's empty fleet arrived at White Tree Manor again. This time, all the people and goods to be taken away were on board.

There are a large number of villagers gathered by the river, at least the people of White Tree Manor are no longer afraid of the Ross people, and even have a good sense of intimacy.

It's a nice morning and the day to go is now!

The head of the manor, Rigus, took his family, and most of the clan,

Standing in unison on the Volkhov River.

Rigus walked into a big boat on crutches, and its carved dragon head and huge figure are no longer scary now.

Because the eldest daughter is on the boat. It also includes Chief Otto, the great leader of the Rus.

"Daughter, go over there and listen to them!" Rigus instructed in Slavic.

"I see. Dad, Mom! Lanna! Don't worry, I'll be fine."

A sense of grief arose, and Lilia endured the discomfort to say goodbye to her family.

For the first time, Svetlana, who saw dozens of big ships poised to sail, didn't care about etiquette, she suddenly waved a small hand.

She said loudly in a childish voice: "Sister! Say hello to Rurik! Tell him he has a sister!"

Lilia was startled, she didn't expect her sister to be looking forward to that Rurik so much?

"Okay! I'll tell him."

The words of the two sisters really surprised Peravina, who was also on the boat, and waited for her to tell Otto.

A feeling of incomparable joy flooded the bearded old chieftain's heart.

Rigus on the river raised his head: "Big Chief, when autumn comes, you must come. We will give you a lot."

"Go and farm, and when I come again, I will take the wheat and give you some rewards."

Now Ligus feels that his loyalty is enough to make the Ross leader more satisfied.

Rigus boldly put forward the condition: "Oh! If possible, I hope to have more iron tools. With it, we can farm better and provide more tribute."

"Oh?" Otto thought for a while. At this time, they didn't expect more amber rough stones, but some labor tools?

Otto immediately pulled Kawie to him and smiled: "You should tell your son-in-law these words. If he is willing, he can bring you many tools."

The Russian fleet was about to set off. As for what agreement Kawi had with Horigus, Otto was too lazy to ask.

There is one thing, it is Otto's whim.

An empty dragon warship that Otto deliberately stranded. It was deliberately left on the bank of the small river next to the White Tree Manor that finally poured into the Volkhov River. The ship was simply pushed onto the riverside grass. After some wooden stakes were laid, the cable firmly fixed the ship, making the warship completely complete. the existence of the White Tree Manor landmark.

The order Otto gave to Whitetree Manor was that the ship was not allowed to be used without his own permission.

The purpose of its existence is to demonstrate the complete conquest of the White Tree Manor by the Rus, and to show the Pine Needle Manor, who may still be disobedient, or other potential opponents, that the Rus has not left.

Now Rigus is really happy with this kind of protection.

In this way, Lilia and many of her clansmen officially left their hometown.

She was surprised that she had entered the legendary northern lake, and after a while, a village appeared in front of her.

"Kawy, here, Roseburg?" Lilia, who was sitting on the boat, asked Kawhi, who was paddling.

"No! It's new here."

"Not Roseburg?"

"It's New Roseburg," Kavey added for the second time.

The art of logging is a specialty of the Rus, and the mouth of the Neva River is now filled with lush pine and oak trees. They are good materials for construction, but also for shipbuilding. Especially the pine tree, from which all the materials for building ships in general come. And for all types of boats, the bonding material from turpentine is the most important!

Otto's follow-up fleet arrived at Novo Rosesburg on June 15, Julian calendar.

Due to the status quo of the construction, he had to postpone the date of departure.

As the leader, in the great cause of building new settlements, he cannot go away with hundreds of strong laborers, but leads these great young men to help the settled tribes build more housing.

In particular, at least three piers with trestle bridges should be built along the river!

He quickly released a small meeting with Konu, who was left to shoulder the heavy responsibilities, and the work of building a qualified dock began.

Due to the rapid flow of the Neva River, the construction of the wharf was finally quite successful, which delayed Otto for a full five days.

They did not officially set off until June 20 of the Julian calendar.

The mighty fleet when it arrived was reduced in size by half.

Because a group of young married wives built their own wooden houses in a short period of time, and the next time, the husband and wife both strengthened their houses.

A group of women from Novgorod integrated into the society of Novgorod, where Konusson was canonized as "City Lord" by Otto. Even so, the current Rus people still like to discuss things, and a large number of young and energetic young people do not fully support the governance of this Conuson.

After all, the biggest challenge everyone faces is how to survive in New Roseburg.

They began to work hard, full of hope for the future, but only full of worries about the cold winter half a year later.

Fortunately, they still have expectations, that is, three months later, the main tribal fleet of the big leader will arrive here.

Besides, the new Roseburg and the mother city of Roseburg are not cut off.

There are five leading warships and ten transport ships left here, as long as the inhabitants of Novrosburg are willing, they can reach Rosburg in the north and Novgorod in the east. Moreover, in theory, starting from New Roseburg, the time required to travel to the two borders is basically the same.

Moreover, it is precisely the current strategic value of Novosrosburg, the mouth of the Neva River, for the Russians.

Since a large amount of tribute is distributed to the clansmen participating in the action, a small part is distributed to the priests.

Up to now, as many as 400 tribesmen have stayed in Novgorod after this voyage. Together with the Novgorod women who married, the population there has now exceeded 600.

Otto's shrunk fleet was still pulling a lot of cargo, even a total of eleven little servants who were gifted to his son Rurik.

Servants are raised from a young age, and perhaps they will become forever loyal.

Otto was a little worried, the number of servants was too many, I was afraid that his son could not handle it.

At least he basically met his son's requirements, and what to do in the future is also Rurik's business. Perhaps it was also a workout for Rurik, Otto thought.

The cargo of the fleet is mainly grain and leather. The left-behind clansmen should give some of the tribute to their parents as a gift. Otto also has to hand over a batch of goods to the priests. According to the agreement, at least 15% of the goods must be handed over to maintain the future life of the priests.

For a long time, the food and drink of the dozen or so priests, as well as all the expenses of various priests throughout the year, almost came from the two Sorgon expeditions led by Otto himself.

Times have changed! And Otto was unaware of the vast Baltic Sea.

After all, it took Otto's trip for as long as two months!

It is impossible to say that you are not homesick.

He hoped to go back early, but there was too much cargo, and the rowing of the whole crew still couldn't bring about a higher speed. He could only rely on the combined force of the south wind and the oars, and he deliberately sailed close to the coast, ordering his subordinates to be alert to potential Baltic or Finn enemies on the shore. He strictly prohibited the fleet from docking on the shore of the land, and everyone had only the right to rest on the uninhabited island.

Sure enough, they met a small group of Finnish fishermen in canoe fishing in the Gulf of Finland.

Specifically, this interesting encounter took place just beyond the mouth of the river at the Helsinki location.

There was no conflict with each other, and when the Fen fishermen saw the leading warship, they immediately paddled frantically and ran away.

They fled, and Otto didn't mean to vote this time. Just because his transport ship really can't stand the wind and waves, he will come to whatever he is most afraid of.

It was raining lightly, but even so, the Rus still tried their best to sail.

Everyone had to maintain strong perseverance. Just when everyone hated the rain, they miraculously found their own people in the Aland Islands.

Yes, Otto never imagined that Harrodsen and Arik would split up an uninhabited island in the Åland Archipelago and intentionally set it up as a settlement.

Although it was unexpected, Zai and the fishermen who were ordered to cruise on the sea no matter how windy or rainy they were to meet the big leader of the fleet, after successful contact with each other, Otto ordered the fleet to land on the island to rest without thinking.

They were sheltering from the rain, for a short stay, and from those who stayed behind, Otto had learned what great success the army of the expedition to Gotland had achieved!

A batch of silver coins was left on the island, which is the construction funds of the left-behind. Otto was shocked by the sheer number of them!

After further questioning, Otto exclaimed: "Ah?! Could it be that Haruo Zuo Sen is planning to give me a huge sum of money?"

"You are our leader, how would we win without your wiseness?" Otto was delighted by the attitude of those who stayed behind, as if Harrodsen had left several boxes of silver coins for him. Are there 10,000 in a box? impossible? ! If I had it, wouldn't I be infinitely richer? ! Isn't my son Rurik also...

But after the ecstasy, Otto took his clan to the cemetery of the dead.

With more than sixty dead and the success of a great victory, facing so many graves, Otto's face darkened instantly.

It's not that he regrets that so many of his young clansmen died in battle, he feels that the revenge of the Rus people is not enough!

The war would not end as long as the Gotlanders who betrayed their allies and went to the Danes remained.

The Rus will continue to take revenge. Otherwise, the route from Rosburg to Novgorod will be threatened at any time.

Since they are building here, the so-called "Tombstone Island" also has two excellent mooring fjords, and the construction here obviously has a positive meaning. And because of its existence, the Ross tribe has a strategic offensive base against the Gotlanders.

Otto thought of it without being reminded.

After all, the fleets gather here in the fjords, and the soldiers recharge their batteries.

If it is a frontal attack on the northern part of Gotland, the Russ may be killed in just two days' voyage, and the speed of the raid is really unparalleled.

Otto left some food and leather as a reward for the builders from the leader.

After Tombstone Island, the vast Gulf of Bothnia is in front, and this is the sea area of ​​the Rus!

The fishermen of Melalen's allies tend not to expand their fishing range north, and the Rus fishermen tend not to cross the border.

The fishermen on both sides maintain a tacit understanding invisibly, not because their alliance is thicker than water, but because everyone is afraid of being misunderstood by each other as enemies after encountering each other.

Otto began his last three days of travel, and the long journey will eventually come to an end.

As a result, he perfectly met the Rus' trawler. When the fishermen saw the unique patterned sails of the whole tribe, which were only lit by the chief leader, they rowed their fishing boats happily.

The fleet rushed to Fort Ross, and all the Ross fishing boats encountered along the way became the guides of the fleet, and an amazing fleet was formed in a short period of time.

More than 50 fishing boats of various types, escorting the fleet of the big leader, with a strong aura, finally at noon on July 5 of the Julian calendar, victory appeared at the entrance and exit of the Roseburg Fjord.

At this moment, the entire Roseburg was a sensation.

Because they saw the fleet of the big leader, and they saw the mighty power of their tribal fleet, and a strong sense of pride occupied their minds.

Those foreign merchant ships were even more shocked!

As if the Rus' fleet was invincible.