Rise of Rurik

Vadim gathered a large army in just five days, and each manor sent a team, with a total strength of seven or eight thousand!

In the end, Pine Needle Manor had the largest population, and the army drawn from Vadim's own manor accounted for half of the total force. With such hard power, each manor had to admit the tyrant's rule.

Vadim calls himself a prince, and is surrounded by a group of loyal guards and a group of allied Varyag warriors.

Novgorod has never been so pompous, they were shocked by their strength and bursting with confidence.

It is not enough to rely on the army to force the manors to send troops. Vadim promised the manor owners that after defeating and expelling the Rus forces, the manors would not have to pay taxes to him, the prince of Novgorod.

Some are tempted, some are suspicious. At least on the surface, their attitude is unanimously supportive.

Vadim is still too young to grasp the power of the prince...

The Pine Needle Manor is recruiting troops to expand its armaments, and the arrogant Vadim can hardly shy away from his actions.

Even Vadim deliberately made a high profile, just to deter the Ross ships that were unwilling to leave.

He had no intention of negotiating with the Rus, and he did not even send out scouts to inquire about the details of the Rus immediately after the war.

Vadim didn't know anything about the strength of the Ross army, and was so arrogant that he didn't want to know about it.

He is busy gathering his own army, but is the unbreakable anti-Russ alliance built on the strength of the army really monolithic?

Some manors are supportive on the surface, but behind the scenes, the owner of the manor gathers the men of the entire farm together for a secret meeting when Vadim leads his troops to leave.

War with Ross? This is suicide! Besides, Vadim, who killed his father and seized power, chose war, and Pine Needle Manor was pulling other manors to death!

The farm called "Calf" was weak, and it only managed to gather 200 warriors by gathering men over 12 years old. Everyone is either a cattle herder or a farmer, and although tribute is paid to the Rus people every year, the amount of tribute has always been within a tolerable range.

Moreover, the people were "rewarded" by the Rus.

Axes for logging, scythes for mowing grass, and spearheads for hunting. Although these fine irons were bought at a great price, if the Rus did not sell them,

The people also have to cherish the little ironware they have.

The Novgorod region lacks ore for geographical reasons, and even if the Rus started selling ironware, the huge metal demand for the entire region was a drop in the bucket. While collecting the tribute, giving the locals some iron tools can effectively soothe their emotions, and Otto has already noticed this.

Men get together to discuss, and they are partly or not clearly defined.

This is the Rada meeting of the Slavs slightly different from the Duma.

Someone proposed to evade the soldiers with a soft touch, and everyone burst into a roar.

When someone suggested that they should not only run for their lives with tenderness, but simply escape to the White Tree Manor controlled by the Rus, this proposal received the loudest cry of the entire manor.

The Rada Conference is like this. Anyone can make a proposal. The loudest roar of the people in a proposal means that the proposal is passed.

The men of Calf Manor made their choice, that is, since war is inevitable, they firmly believe that the strong Rus will win, and the Rus after victory will inevitably take terrible revenge. What the manor got, maybe it was a good day like the White Tree Manor.

People tend to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and people are also full of doubts about the unknown.

Calf Manor made a difficult choice, betting on the lives of the entire manor's population. They temporarily abandoned the farmland and germinating wheat seedlings. Men brought women and children, driving thousands of cattle and a handful of sheep and reindeer. Every family put more than 3,000 chickens in cages. Push and pull the trolley, secretly move to the northernmost White Tree Manor by the lake.

Niu Calf Manor left a large pile of wood carvings and a large area of ​​fields in their village.

The owner of the manor is a man who can speak and know the wind and steer the rudder, and his name is Uski Sarinovic.

This Usky is very confident, and consciously handing over the information at hand to the Rus people can immediately bring security to the entire manor, and even a better future.

He believed that the Rus people must not know the big move of the father-killer Vadim.

They deliberately ran for their lives in the village one evening, and drove the cattle and sheep to the north silently in the woods.

However, the men at the outpost soon noticed another group of guys who were also running for their lives with the same slenderness.

Usky was in a complicated mood, and he speculated that the escapers in front might be the group of fishermen from the "Fisherman" manor.

The contact between the two sides in the dark night was extremely embarrassing, and mutual precautions almost caused a misunderstanding.

"Is it Tory Msjevich? Where are you? I'm the cowherd to the south of you." Ursky called out, and he showed his identity in exchange for the other party's trust.

Thick pine forests covered the camp of two small farm escapees, even if they lit bonfires, they could not see from a distance.

"I don't think you guys don't want to work for that Vadim. Eat it, grilled fish."

Torrey from Angler's Farm threw grilled bass, but Usky didn't want to eat it.

"Father-killer Vadim is a tyrant. Do you believe his nonsense?" he asked.

"Trust?" Tori laughed. "Trust him and I won't evacuate with my clan. The Rus people are very powerful, and more than a hundred men under my command will be easily killed by them if they rush up. Vadim is a lunatic, If there is a war, he will force me to fight with the Rus people, and finally my manor will collapse!"

"He is indeed a lunatic, and I guess that even if he wins, he will still have to order other manors to pay him taxes in the future."

"But he definitely can't win." Tori was determined, and then he said amazingly: "The father-killer dares to call himself a prince. The brothers support him on the surface, but they are not fleeing like you and me behind the scenes. We can join The army of the Rus, I heard that the new leader of the Rus is the son-in-law of Ligus of the White Tree Manor, and in my opinion, I will give my daughter up, and we will also benefit."

Usky suddenly realized, but he bowed his head regretfully: "Unfortunately, I don't have a daughter."

"You have no brains! Get a girl from your friends and tell the Rus that this is your daughter, for their new leader."

"Alas! It is. Then I must choose a pretty girl."

Offering daughters, offering treasures and swearing allegiance, the two farms believed that their actions could bring peace gifts from the Rus.

It took them a day and a half to finally touch the periphery of Whitetree Manor, but their sneaky whereabouts had been detected by the scouts placed by Otto.

The wrong news spread to White Tree Manor, and the already nervous farmer's armed forces directly fried the pot.

Men and women picked up spears one after another, and Medvedt and his three hundred men were already lining up.

From the description of the scout, Otto determined that it was not an army at all. A group of people driving cattle and sheep, there are obviously children crying, how do you think they are a group of refugees.

what on earth is it? Otto guessed seven seven eight eight.

First of all, this seasoned old leader stopped the restlessness of the peasant warriors and ordered them not to be nervous.

He hurriedly summoned Medved at a critical moment and ordered: "There is a group of refugees moving towards your manor. You organize two hundred people to meet them. Remember, stay alert and beware of traps but not surprise attacks. What should you do? Know."

"Yes."

Medved quickly organized a small army, and his warriors fought hard to protect their farmland and even prove to the Rus.

But this interception was not allowed to take the initiative to fight, so they deliberately showed their teeth and claws, suddenly burst out of the woods, and appeared in front of the refugee team with weapons.

Tori and Usky had long anticipated this situation. The two held up their hands and kept drawing, shouting: "We are not enemies! We support Ross!"

"Do you support Ross?" Medved took off the characteristic iron helmet that Ross only had and stepped forward aggressively, while his warriors were still on guard with spears and crossbows.

Medved himself must be the owner of Whitetree Manor, and both Usky and Tori knew him. Likewise, Medved knew the two leaders.

"You are cowherds and fishermen! What are you doing here!? You seem to be fleeing with your family." Medvedt, who had narrowed his eyes to see clearly, said vigilantly.

"We want to see the leader of the Rus people, and we have something important in return." Ursky said eagerly.

Medved hesitated for a moment: "Seeing the Ross leader? No, the leader will not see you."

He had to be cautious, after all, Otto had only escaped a despicable assassination a few days ago, and was very wary of people outside Whitetree Manor.

Usky also clearly saw that this was perfunctory, and he sweated anxiously: "Medwait! Do you know what Pine Needle Manor wants to do? They gathered everyone to attack your White Tree, and they wanted to kill all of you, They want war. We just want to tell the Rus that the father-killer Vadim is coming with an army of 10,000 men!"

The amount of information is huge, and after scrutinizing several important pieces of information, Medvedt extracted the most terrifying news—war.

He is not afraid of war, and is even willing to crusade Pine Needle Manor. Besides, the Rus people are going to expedition to Karelia this year, and the Rus Principality has assembled a huge amount of combat power.

Medved was still worried, and immediately ordered: "Let me believe you can. Disarm your weapons and follow me."

Usky and Tori looked at each other and both agreed.

The two also expressed that in order to show their sincerity, they would sacrifice their daughter to be the maid of the new leader of Ross.

maid? Isn't a maid the same as a wife and concubine?

The two of them didn't even know that they could say this to anyone, but they couldn't say it to Medvedt.

But seeing Medwait's forehead suddenly burst out, his sister is the wife of Rurik, Duke of Ross, and the existence of his sister makes the White Tree Manor enjoy huge benefits. Do the fishermen and cowherds also want a share of the pie? He doesn't care about other women, the daughters of local nobles in Novgorod have no right to compete with their sisters for favor.

Hold on, maybe this is the case...

Medved had an idea: "Then dedicate your daughter to me! I am the flag captain of the Principality of Ross, and I am a person highly valued by the Duke of Ross. I can give you a few good words for meeting my requirements."

The two looked at each other again, and it was obvious that this Medwait had to be satisfied before the refugee team could really get asylum from the Rus.

Because Russ is the master of this lake area, and Vadim is just a violent father-killer, a young villain.

The two immediately offered the women they had prepared. In fact, the two girls were not their daughters either.

Medved didn't intend to discriminate at all. What he wanted was the sincerity of the other party, so he accepted the woman and immediately announced that they would be the people of White Tree Manor in the future.

The refugee team with a total number of 900 people all disarmed, and then arrived at the White Tree Manor under the surveillance of Medved's subordinates.

The real people of White Tree Manor reject these outsiders, and there is no clear hatred between the two sides. This is because the locals subconsciously worry that outsiders will come to encroach on their own interests.

Otto was still very surprised by this group of refugees. Taking into account the concerns of the locals, he ordered the refugees to camp in an unowned woodland farther away.

But their children were not all "arrested" for the time being and were placed in a barn controlled by the Rus, with a steady supply of food and drinking water.

Uski and Tori knew the children were hostages, and it was clear that their bizarre encounter came from Vadim's stupid assassination.

The two were closely searched, and under the surveillance of many Ross warriors, they were able to enter the discussion room of White Tree Manor, to meet with the owner of the manor, Rigus, and the real owner, Otto, the old Duke of Ross.

Usky and Tori had met Otto many times, but Otto never bothered to remember the names of minor characters, even though he had been to the two farms to collect in-kind tributes.

The two noticed that the aging noble was wearing iron armor, which shone brightly under the light of the oil lamp.

With such an armor, Vadim will be a ghost if he can successfully assassinate.

Otto wears the shirt on purpose, this is his habit, and it is very necessary now.

The Rus people were too lazy to be polite, and the warriors on both sides of the column bared their teeth and ordered the audience to get out of here after saying their intentions!

In great panic, Tori and Usky, began to stammer out what they knew.

Vadim of Pine Needle Manor was not only the mastermind of the assassination, but also killed his father Borudne.

Vadim chose to declare war on Ross, killed all the opponents and their families, and took the army to force other manors to send troops.

Calf Manor and Fisherman Manor knew that their strength was weak, and they were afraid of war.

Such important information did not shock Otto. As a battle-hardened old guy, he had already guessed such a result.

"Vadim? I remember this son of a bitch. He threatened to kill me, and he did. Unfortunately, he was reckless and a complete asshole. He dared to kill his father and kill his people. Tell me , how many troops he mustered."

Usky felt relieved, and hurriedly said: "Vadim claims to have ten thousand people."

"So much?" Otto was a little surprised.

On the other hand, Rigus and Medwait both widened their eyes in astonishment.

The army in the Slavic concept is equivalent to all those who take up arms, but in the current concept of the Rus, the army is an armoured team with a similar flag formation.

Of course Otto knew about the Slavs, their army was essentially a bunch of armed peasants, a mob! Even his own son Rurik wouldn't even look at them.

But they actually organized 10,000 people!

The pragmatic Otto thinks that this force value is true, because the population of the Novgorod region is huge, and if they unite, they can burst out 10,000 armed farmers.

"There are so many of them, and it's not my will to kill them. I have to keep these people to pay my taxes!"

Otto said this deliberately, and Suurigus responded hurriedly: "My lord, they dare to resist you just because they don't want to pay tribute. Kill them! If we don't do this, the war will not end."

To put it bluntly, Rigus coveted those fields, and the enemy died in battle and a large number of acres were left vacant. Now that Baishu Manor has absorbed a lot of people from other manors, the total population is already quite large. Is it possible to snatch ready-made ripe fields quickly? The developed ripe fields are the hottest assets in this area. Any farmer wants to expand his fields, and the men of the entire White Tree Manor are all eyeing them.

The important information from Calf Manor and Fisherman Manor forced Otto, who was temporarily short-strength, to be more cautious. Since they hoped to get the protection of Ross and the promise of peace in the future, they could not wait for the victory to enjoy the fruits of victory.

Otto finally ordered: "Your men are re-armed, and now accept my command. I will not let you take the initiative to attack them, but if they take the initiative to challenge, we must fight together."

The two immediately embraced Otto's wise governance.

Tori asked tremblingly: "Sir, it seems that your army is not very strong. If you want to defeat them, do you rely on this strength?"

Otto laughed, both Rigus and Medved laughed, and the other soldiers present laughed wildly.

Otto explained again slowly, and Medved made a precise translation in Slavic: "When we were gathering our army to attack the Karelians in the north, Vadim, this idiot, actually chose rebellion and war, and Rurik's army Coming soon, Pine Needle Manor will cease to exist."

In the end, Otto added: "If those manors that are trapped in the dark can be forgiven, and if they make trouble with Vadim, all men and women will be executed!"

Otto believed that his messenger had already approached Rurik, and that the main force at Fort Novo Rose would go south first.

However, the reinforcements of the Konuf and his son are only afraid that they will arrive tomorrow. As long as the reinforcements of the New Rose Fort arrive first, the defensive strength of the White Tree Manor can give Otto complete peace of mind.