Rise of Rurik

Vadim has organized more than 200 people. Since he has seized the power of his father, his style of doing things is indeed different from that of Borudne.

The young man's sudden support of a large group of people shows that he has indeed done something right.

The family held some property, and even if Borudne publicly questioned it, Vadim deliberately entangled a group of people gathered at the door of his warehouse.

He summoned the people and said, "We will definitely fight against the Rus! We cannot defeat them on the water, and we are too many to fight on the shore! I will arm you, and I will lead you to defeat them forever. First, enter and collect your weapons! "

The thick door was opened, and the warehouse was stuffed with a large number of farm implements.

Scythes for mowing, axes for logging, and even a bunch of pure weapons.

Borudne hugged his head, he wanted to scold his son for being a scumbag, but it was a pity that he lost his power.

However, he is happy to see his son so brave, if Vadim can completely defeat the expulsion of the Rus people, his anger in this life will come out.

Sharp metal was attached to the sticks of many farmers, and a large army of spearmen was born.

The assembled crowd roared and they looked confident of victory.

When it was, Borudne approached the crowd, he still maintained his arrogance, raised his head and said solemnly: "Farmers! This is my family's reward to you. You must fight with my son when you get good weapons! Remember , whoever dares to be cowardly is a traitor. The traitor's wife and daughter will be... will be expelled!"

Borudgne has figured it out, and he's building momentum for his son.

Unexpectedly, Vadim was very dissatisfied with his father's sudden intervention, even if it was for his own good.

Vadim openly issued a more radical order: "All the people of Pine Needle, men and women, whether high or low, shall take up arms. If anyone is cowardly or a traitor, their children will be killed! Their belongings All the fields are confiscated! He will be tied up and burned to death!"

Vadim's eyes widened with anger, and the armed people thought that this kid dared to attack the Rus, what else did he dare not do? This warning is absolutely serious! All have no choice but to go to war!

He really did what he said, and he brought his so-called elites, old friends of the same age, and 200 elites composed of old private soldiers under his father's command, and took the lead in recruiting soldiers at Pine Needle Manor.

Men from twelve to sixty years old are all in the conscription category,

Young women must also take up arms.

But there are always people who feel that this so-called counterattack against Rose is an outright mistake.

At first, it was just a complaint, and Vadim's minions heard such complaints, and immediately arrested five people with the intention of killing chickens and setting an example.

Pine Needle Manor and the people near the manor gathered in a sparse forest, standing on the field full of green grass.

The five were tied to tree stumps with ropes tied to their mouths so that they could not speak.

Numerous people estimated what was going to happen, and they whispered, unable to do anything about what happened to those who were bound, and could only feel that some words really couldn't be said.

Borudne and even his in-laws are powerless to stop Vadim now.

"Is this kid crazy? Don't lead someone to attack the Rus people, kill people in the farm first? Is my daughter married right?" My father-in-law can only whisper now.

Borudne is very worried. He opposes Vadim's indiscriminate killing. Even if it is Liwei, what is the difference between this violent method and the Varyag people?

Vadim knew what he was doing, and he knew there was no turning back.

He was wearing a captured Rusian shirt, a leather helmet on his head and a steel sword. In the eyes of everyone, this kid looked like a real Varyag.

"Children of the God of Lake Ilmen, when I was going to lead you against the tyranny of the Rus, some traitors actually jumped out! I've said before that those who refuse to fight are traitors. Today, these five traitors must die!"

There was an uproar in public opinion, but the people were afraid of Vadim's private soldiers and did not dare to act rashly.

The bound people struggled hard. Whether they cursed or tried to explain, the five people with ropes tied to their mouths were powerless.

What Vadim has to do is more than just executing five people.

"Bring those people on! Let the priests come!"

After a short while, the armed men detained more than ten people, including women and children. They were driven away crying and all sat on the ground.

Some people even fainted directly.

Ten male priests pulled some firewood, and came armed with carts full of wooden blocks.

Soon, a pyre was built.

Everyone doesn't know what Vadim has to do, maybe it's just a sacrifice?

and many more! Is this guy asking for a sacrifice?

The people who realized this were retreating because of fear, but Borudne stepped forward in shock, trying to persuade his son not to go to extremes.

As a father, Borudne supported Vadim's shoulders and shook wildly: "Are you crazy? Your head is wrong! In the manor I rule, I won't be stupid enough to kill my own people!"

"They are traitors!" Vadim bared his teeth like a bear. "The traitor must die, and the coward must die." Immediately, he pushed his father away.

Borudne pointed at the women and children, "Should you still kill them?"

"I said it! The families of traitors and cowards must also die. The war is imminent, and I will not allow cowards in the army!"

Listen, Borudne is furious.

Borudne frowned, and stretched out his right hand to give Vadim a big slap in the face. This palm directly overturned the captured helmet.

Vadim was knocked down, he got up and suddenly drew his sword and stabbed his father Borudne fiercely, just like the assassination of Otto a few days ago, but his own father did not have a properly protected iron armor.

Borudne couldn't believe it at all. After seeing the fatal wound on his body, he rushed to his heart and spat out a mouthful of old blood. He rolled his eyes and suddenly fell to the ground...

The crowd that was buzzing just now was quiet for a moment, and everyone was dumbfounded, even the soldiers who were under orders from Vadim.

Who would have thought that this cub would actually kill his father?

When Vadim saw his father's immobile body, he woke up a little from his rage, but it was too late.

He drew the bloody sword and threw off the blood sacrifice abruptly.

When it was done, he made mistakes, and immediately announced in public: "He is stopping me, he is not worthy of being my father! I! Vadim Borudnovich, your prince! My orders are absolute, and all attempts to make Traitors and cowards defenders must be killed! Only then will we really have the courage to defeat the Varangians!"

Vadim looked at the dazed crowd, then turned his head and ordered his stunned subordinates: "Execute! Kill these women!"

They did not dare to obey, and were completely shocked by the momentum of the young Vadim.

As everyone knows, if these private soldiers stand up to assassinate Vadim, the fear will dissipate.

They would not oppose Vadim against their own interests, and began to commit murder in public with an axe.

The onlookers turned their faces away one after another, scolding Vadim as a butcher in their hearts, as if they were a butcher in Russian clothes. Many people simply passed out at the scene, and some people fled directly.

The five people who were bound watched their family members being killed. They shook their bodies violently, and even let the hemp rope scratch their bodies.

The bloody corpses were thrown on the firewood, and the priests shivered as they set fire, while the thick smoke hid their trembling bodies, and the crackling of the flames hid the stuttering of their prayers.

Vadim knew that there was no way out, and as a tyrant, he would do it to the end. He also ordered that all five of them were murdered with spears by their subordinates.

Traitors and their families were all executed, blood and fire made Vadim's true tyrant!

Under the deterrence of this madman, the entire Pine Needle Manor and neighboring farms were mobilized, and no one dared to have any words of refusal.

Vadim now has a theoretical army of 3,000 people, and his conscription is still going on.

The army of Pine Needle Manor issued orders one by one along the lake. In fact, Vadim sent messengers to visit each manor after assassinating Otto.

Regardless of whether those manors figured it out, Vadim arrived directly with the army.

Standing in front of the village in front of him, he ordered the people to appear collectively.

Vadim pointed at the local manor owner with his sword: "Give you two choices, either organize all the men to join my army to fight against Ross, or be killed by me!"

However, does Vadim, the patriarchal maniac claiming to be a prince, really want to beat the Rus? Besides, everyone just pays tribute to the Rus people with peace of mind and the years will be peaceful, so why fight with them?

Fighting against Ross is clearly the adventure of Pine Needle Manor, and it is this madman who pulls everyone to jump over the fire.

Unfortunately, his strength is really weak.

The manor owner was under pressure and could only announce that he would organize an army of 200 people, claiming that this was the only force the weak villagers could come up with.

Soon, a new group of armed men stood up, this is a "big army" supporting Vadim, and in principle, it was dispatched to fight against Ross.

On the surface it is.

Vadim didn't think much about it. He inspected the new fighters, and then took the army to the second farmhouse, the third farmhouse...

There are as many as 20 farms around Lake Ilmen, and the number of lakeside residents has actually reached 50,000!

If you count the farms hidden in the surrounding woodlands, the population of the entire Novgorod region is as high as 200,000 people.

They have a huge population, but it is a pity that the sand is scattered, and it is fragmented like cracked and hardened land.

Vadim had no time to summon people from afar, so he recruited troops by the lake.

Bad news always comes at the first time. For example, the Volkhov estuary is guarded by a large ship of the Rus, and Rus has taken war alert!

Secondly, the viciousness of Vadim's murder of his father and the murder of sacrifices has spread all over the lake. Even if he has the purpose of killing the traitor Liwei and integrating the army to fight back against Ross, the way of doing things is really ruthless!

Borudne is a greedy and mean person, and he has a rude attitude towards other manors. He did not expect his son to go further and be a tyrant directly.

On the surface, the various manors said they would support it, but how did Vadim know about it behind the scenes.

However, a special group of businessmen jumped out!

They have blond hair and are mostly dressed in floral-colored clothes. They are armed with iron swords and battle axes, and everyone has a huge round shield, and the leather helmet with a large nose protector on the top of the head directly shows their identity.

They are also Varangians.

But they are a different group of Varangians from the Rus.

Vadim has led the team to the southernmost tip of the huge Lake Ilmen, where there is a river, and after a day's journey upstream to the source, they arrived at the Dnieper River, not far from Smulensk.

The new Varyag merchants did not come from Novgorod.

The group of merchants came in two long boats by a waterway leading to the west.

The leader of the warriors saw that Vadim and his subordinates were actually wearing clothes similar to themselves, and they immediately felt a sense of intimacy.

A man named Harold Androdsson undressed as a businessman and put on a battle attire. They temporarily lived in this farm to sell their own things, and they were interested at the time when they learned that there might be a war with the Rus.

They pushed aside the people of the farm and stood proudly before Vadim.

Harold Androdsson stretched out his axe and shouted directly in Norse: "Looks like you, is also our brother?"

Vadim immediately returned to speaking Slavic.

Harold and his group of armed merchants knew Slavic, so they asked questions in this language.

"You came with an army, are you a noble of this lake district?" Harold asked.

"Exactly! I am the prince of Novgorod, I am the only ruler, are you Varyag merchants?"

"Yes." After that, Harold had to take a closer look at the young man. He glanced at the young man's eyes and could confirm that the man had blood stains on his hands, and he was not an ordinary person.

Vadim looked at the other side as well. He heard that the Rus people also entered the lake area with this attitude a long time ago, but they showed their fangs later, and everyone had to pay tribute every year.

The Varangians are dangerous, and if they can be exploited, the situation will change.

Vadim had an idea: "I allow you to do business in my territory, please tell me where you come from."

"From where? Pskov! We're from Pskov to the west."

It's actually Pskov, which is really rare.

Vadim knew about Pskov, the settlers of the lake district in the west that resembled the inhabitants of Lake Ilmen. A group of Slavs who speak the same language live on the shore of Lake Chud, where the Varangians have long visited. Just not using Novgorod, Mrs. Psko has not let the Varyags succeed, and has not been raided every year.

Vadim gave a statement: "A group of Rus and our traitors formed an army. They want to attack us to occupy this lake area. They will kill people everywhere. Once the Rus succeed, you should not think about doing business."

"Ridiculous! We have to do business, and whoever dares to stop us will kill them!" Harold said these words deliberately, hiding his surprise deeply.

Vadim originally thought that this group of people was wary of fighting, but in fact he was overthinking it.

"Okay, you join my army and we fight together."

Harold nodded, but being a mercenary had advantages. He asked: "To fight for you, young prince of Novgorod, what benefits can you give our brothers?"

"What do you want? I respect you, you are all powerful fighters."

"We want lots of honey, cloth, leather. And slaves."

"These are not problems." Vadim answered very decisively, "The northernmost pine needle manor is a shameful traitor, but they have a lot of beautiful women. I plan to destroy them. As for the prisoners, they are all yours. You can be big Make a fortune!"

Harold was moved on the spot, and then looked at his more than 30 brothers, everyone looked at each other and laughed.

"Do you... have any opinions?" Vadim asked blankly. "

"We've done it! With whom? The Rus? I've heard some news that the Rus are a tough enemy. You dare to fight them. You're brave, boy."

"I'm not afraid!" Vadim raised his chest, not knowing that Harold, a Varangian from Pskov, had something to say.

As a free Varyag merchant, or a bunch of Vikings who are mainly engaged in eastern trade, Harold and his gang did not know that the Russ were impossible.

As the leader, he dared to take risks, but the Russ killed the king of Denmark and occupied a large area of ​​​​the sea, which made the adventures of him and the old guys become nervous.

Harold asked again and again and confirmed that the young prince Vadim was going to fight Ross.

Brothers fighting against Rus is stupid. Which Varangians don't know about the Principality of Rus that has risen in recent years? The arrogant Danes now have to hold back.

Harold's group's western trade destination was Haizerby, Denmark (near Schleswig), and the local Sirius-worshippers were fond of eastern goods.

They were active in Pskov, Novgorod, and Smulensk, and escorted captured Slavic women along the Dnieper River to sell at the Eastern Roman-controlled market in Sevastopol. They had to watch out for sneak attacks from the Slavs along the coast, and they had to watch out for the Khazars on horseback when they entered the steppe, and they had to keep a low profile when they got to the Roman-controlled area.

Harold really knew that the group of black-haired nobles in Rome liked "golden cats", and that abducted Slavic women were easily beaten and killed by local manor residents, and they always did things quietly.

Now, there is such a good thing about legitimately attacking a farm, kidnapping women and transporting them to Rome in the south?

Vadim didn't understand that it was fake for the Varyags like Harold to fight, and it was real to take advantage of the fire.

But he can't care so much, he needs a strong army to join, even if its strength is small.