There was a woman in the car—Adisha.
She covered her beauty with a burqa, kept her face unpowdered, and took care of Oran.
This time she followed Oran, preparing to return to "Sea Town" to contact her previous arrangements and old acquaintances of the nobles.
The fate of the two is bound, and until they complete their goals, they are now the closest partners and lovers.
"Sir, are you okay?"
Adisha knows that people are most vulnerable when they are sick, and it is easy to take advantage of them. Before Olan woke up, she had already thought about how to use this short time to improve Olan's favor.
Oran looked at Adisha's face, how pure and white it was, full of care.
But she is an ambitious woman!
"Come here, Adisha." Oran hugged her.
Faced with Olan's sudden show of weakness, Adisha carefully tested and appropriately displayed female maternal love.
He even hummed songs to Oran and rubbed his forehead.
Feeling comfortable being served by her, Oran decided that he would protect this woman until he "got tired of it".
Oran woke up and fell asleep. When he woke up again, a wooden fortress belonging to Earl Earl's men was already at the other end of the mountain. It would take half a day to arrive.
Oran looked at the sky and ordered to stop advancing. He waited until the early morning to gather strength and arrive at "Tan'an Town", a knightly fiefdom located in the hills, at almost noon.
"Your Excellency, that place is more than ten miles ahead, which is Haizhen, which is my territory, and twelve miles further to the west is the knight territory of 'Delim'." Adeshara opened the curtain of the carriage and said, Towards the distance.
Oran had been lying there all day, feeling sore all over. He stepped out of the carriage and breathed fresh air.
Kunsang stepped forward and stood side by side with Oran. The two men stood together, and Adisha looked out of place.
At this time, she hides her identity, although she looks like a monk.
But there is still a feminine scent on his body, which makes Kunsang very disgusted.
This is a female venomous snake, I have to keep an eye on her!
"Sir, if you let him go, will that man named Mi Qiao betray you?"
"I have already explained everything to Nanding. He and Armand led a hundred and eighty people to guard King's Landing and set up traps more than ten days in advance. If Shi Meng really takes action, unless all the main force is used, he will be the one to suffer. Own."
"What if the main force really comes out?"
"He has just lost fifty soldiers. The chance of being so reckless is very low. I have already told Nan Ding that if Shi Meng is really crazy and unable to resist, he will retreat and send someone to inform me immediately.
Shi Meng's main camp must be empty at this time, so we also changed our formation, instead of going north, we turned southeast - to sneak attack on his leader, and when the time comes, we will kill everyone we see!
Then they beheaded the captured Vikings and sent them to the territories of Ella and Earl respectively.
Tell those lords that the Vikings in Danfa District in the north are with the Kent group. At this critical moment, Benbo will convene a 'Sain Conference' to state our interests to them. At that time, we and King Ella's Agreement can also be pressed first. "
It was the first time Kunsang heard this statement, but Adisha knew it very well.
"Sein" is an ancient aristocratic title in England, which means "knight (including the upper class)".
More than a hundred years ago, "Northumbria" ushered in the Renaissance, and the king established a large monastery and library.
Various techniques flourished, painting, metallurgy, sculpture, arithmetic, etc.
It is more than a hundred years earlier than the later Carolingian Renaissance.
The area from Yorkshire to Mercia and Wales within the territory was also filled with merchants from far away because of a flat road left behind during the Roman Empire's governance.
Even the "Irish" came to trade via this walkway.
Later, with the rise of the Frankish era, Charlemagne recruited a large number of scholars to go south to build schools and churches.
Many of these scholars came from Northumbria.
It was a beautiful era that was long gone. Some ancient books even mentioned that,
"This is the best of times. Farmers are pure servants, Thain is kind, and cattle do not need to be whipped by their owners when they see the fields. They will automatically go to the ground and trample on them.
The number of beggars and criminals is also very small, so hard work will yield rewards, praise the Lord..."
A large amount of wealth flowed to the monasteries, the vestments on the priests became more and more precious, and the gospels in the hands of the clergy even appeared with pages made of gems and finished lambskin books with gold threads.
But later, the Vikings invaded the "Lindisfarne" monastery, setting off waves of plundering, and severely damaged the place.
Frankish culture also invaded England forcefully a few decades later, forming a new aristocratic class "kings and knights."
The "Sein Conference" was a temporary meeting held by the British countries when they encountered special circumstances a hundred years before the Viking invasion. According to convention, the lords of the kingdom with more than 5,000 acres of cultivated land were eligible to apply for and participate in the meeting. At the meeting, it was proposed Make suggestions and formulate national policies.
Later, the Vikings invaded, and the Seven Kingdoms suffered greatly. In order to avoid the war, the kings of each country were often forced to move to the city.
For a time, the king did not even have a fixed residence (capital).
At this time, a new Anglo-Saxon political system emerged,
It's called the "Meeting of Wise Men."
The meetings were convened by each king in person, at different places and times. Even the "manor" or "paddock" could be used for meetings. Wherever the king went, it could be convened with a warrant.
The conditions for participants have also been relaxed, and they do not need to hold 5,000 acres of land.
Bishops, abbots, stewards of manors, magistrates, knights, and even those with invitations from the king or great nobles can also attend.
The convenience of the "Meeting of Wise Men" soon replaced the "Conference of Thain" with a fixed location and time.
Those who failed to attend after receiving the king's edict were sometimes punished. Attending the meeting of wise men was not only an honor and right, but also an obligation.
Adisha understood Olan's thoughts carefully.
The Sein Assembly has a high attendance threshold and can be convened by many people. It cannot elect a king and can deal with other military affairs and emergency internal affairs.
The meeting of wise men expanded the number of attendees, allowing the interests of the nobility to suppress the royal power, and even remove the king from the throne, so that the king had to share power with the nobility. However, because it had to be convened by the king, a balance was formed.
"This kid is so cunning!" Adisha thought to herself.
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When Mi Qiao dragged heavy steps back to Shimon's territory, the Vikings and Angles in the entire settlement roared.
Only one person came back out of fifty people?!
The longhouse meeting was about to be held. Shi Meng and his pot-bellied wife, Freya, looked sad, like dark clouds covering the sun.
Micho was brought inside and sat on a bench. Outside the house was a crowd of people who had lost their loved ones.
Shi Meng sent ten people to guard the outside of the house to suppress the possible riot.
Inside the house, more than 20 Vikings yelled and cursed at Mi Qiao.
But no one rushed over. Firstly, Shi Meng was still there, and secondly, Mi Qiao's injuries were too tragic.
There were ulcers on his hands and feet, one eye was covered with a coarse cloth, and his face was mixed with blood and mud.
Fulia called a doctor to injure Mi George, but the well-trained doctors had no good solution. Although they did not imitate the Catholic doctors in bloodletting, their method was to use stronger stimulation to suppress the pain.
The doctor took a "medicinal mushroom" mixed with wine and let him drink it.
This is a plant that grows in the mountains of Norway and Sweden. After it is dried and mixed with wine, it will produce a sense of numbness, suppress pain, and easily cause auditory hallucinations.
They like to use this medicinal mushroom when sacrificing living people or holding celebrations. This can help them temporarily forget their worries, see their former relatives, or say they heard divine prophecies!
Before a battle, many Vikings would take this thing and enter a barbaric state.
During the Charlemagne period, a large number of Vikings invaded Frankia and spread this stuff. The Vatican regarded it as a "monster" and called it a "poisonous magic mushroom".
After Mi Qiao ate it, his blood vessels contracted rapidly and his face turned red. The doctor stepped aside and shouted, "Long live Thor."
The Viking nobles loved Odin, but the free people loved Thor even more, who was also in charge of agriculture.
Micho told him everything Oran taught him, saying that in the first two operations, they split up into several teams. Unexpectedly, two people in one team met the Earl Knight and were bribed...
Of these two people to be slandered, Oran had previously told Hyde to choose two people with a bad reputation to slander, which would increase credibility.
After hearing this, the onlookers cursed these two people, but their family members and companions could not agree and cursed Mi Qiao for slander.
The scene became noisy again, until Shi Meng raised the crutch of the former lord (father-in-law) and knocked it on the ground, and the scene became calm again.
Shi Meng walked over, looked at Mi Qiao, and then gently removed the coarse cloth from his left eye. This eye could not be opened and the surrounding area was red and swollen.
Mi Qiao just said that this was caused by the enemy setting fire and the smoke.
Shi Meng looked real, and when he looked closely at Mi Qiao's body, he saw real injuries. So a tough battle was real, but how to verify the authenticity of his words?
Shimon then held up his cane like a Viking sword.
"Look at me, Mi Qiao, do you dare to swear that everything you say is true?"
Mi Qiao was scared, but Shi Meng couldn't read Mi Qiao's eyes.
Because the eyelid of the other eye was also injured, it could only open a small opening.
And all this was done by Olan Jean Kunsang.
Shi Meng's observation ability last time made Oran remember that this Viking guy is smart and must perform his tricks well.
Olan made Mi Qiao unable to use his eyes normally, making it difficult for Shi Meng to see the details if he stared at them while asking questions.
"It's all true! Witness Odin!"
Before the crutch fell, Mi Qiao held on because Kun Sang's words rang in his ears,
"I made your physical injuries more real. Now you are dead without any evidence. If you are forced to ask, as long as you hold on, you will have a bright future. If you can't hold on, you will be scared out of your wits and let people ask the truth, you will not survive. Come down..."
The words were still in his ears, so Mi Qiao could only gamble, but Shi Meng could only put down the crutches when he saw that he was stiff.
"You convinced me with your courage, Mi Qiao!"
Shi Meng sat back on the chair, his whole face seemed to have aged ten years.
Sean may have many shortcomings, but he is loyal and can even share his lover with him.
He would never compromise on what he said, so Si En took these young men out, but they were all wiped out in one battle!
So many people died and weapons and equipment were lost. If he didn't take revenge, he, the leader, wouldn't have to do it.
But if one person dies in revenge, two people have to be sent out to take revenge, and then the entire settlement will fall into endless killing.
Shi Meng regretted that he should not stay with his wife and let Si En go out alone.
I regretted letting Sword Wolf go that day and was influenced by his words to Big Bear, so I was later deceived (persuaded) by Oran.
But strange things come and go, all stemming from the lack of strength in your own heart!
At this time, his wife put her hand on Shi Meng's left palm, saying nothing, but her eyes were full of support and understanding.
When a husband and wife get along, they don't need to say too much, just a look is enough. Shi Meng put his right hand back, patted his wife's hand twice, stood up immediately, and issued a battle order to everyone,
"You are loyal to me, and I will protect you. Since ancient times, this has been the relationship between the leader and his people. Today, so many of our soldiers have died, and we must recover our honor. Every drop of blood will not be in vain!"
"Dry!"
The crowd is excited, no matter who you hit, anyway, hit the hell!
Shi Meng looked at Mi Qiao, still worried, and asked, "Lord of the White Eagle, what message did you ask you to bring back?"
"Yes. They said they want revenge. Please bring someone over and send troops to Earl together."
"Mi Qiao, do you think the Lord of White Eagle betrayed us?"
This sentence stunned Mi Qiao, and after thinking for a few moments, he said, "I think so. Although they were also attacked, maybe it was because of uneven distribution of the spoils, or for other reasons?
These believers in God have poison in their brains!
Leader, count me among them. I want to avenge the dead. There are no cowards among Odin's people. "
Although he swore with Odin and felt a little flustered, Mi Qiao thought about it and realized that he had converted anyway, so he acted more realistically.
In fact, this is what Olan and Kunsang taught themselves. They said that if Shi Meng takes the initiative to contact the White Eagle Leader and take revenge on Earl, then say more good things.
On the other hand, if you are forced to ask yourself what you think about the White Eagle Leader, just tell Shi Meng not to believe in the White Eagle Leader.
Oran believed that when Shi Meng heard this, he would no longer suspect that Mi Qiao was related to the White Eagle Territory, and if Shi Meng really believed Mi Qiao and came to question him...
Because Mi Qiao suppressed follow-up questions at the time, and Olan did not take the initiative to say anything, so Mi Qiao didn't know what Olan's next step would be if Shi Meng believed it.
In this interrogation scene, and also in Olan's calculation scene, Shi Meng still couldn't determine whether Mi Qiao was weird or not.
"Go back and prepare, we will set off tomorrow morning!"
After a few minutes, Shi Meng made up his mind.
"Where to fight? Chief."
"The enemy is at King's Landing!"
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That night, Mi Qiao stayed in the room and drank an onion soup carefully prepared by Shi Meng, with a lot of seasonings added to it.
After Mi Qiao finished drinking, the woman who came in to collect the bowl used her nose to smell the wounds on Mi Qiao's body. If the wound smell was strong, it meant that the condition was getting worse, otherwise it meant that he was recovering.
This kind of Viking medical skill makes their survival rate worse than that of Catholic medical skill.
The woman did not go out of the room and stayed to take care of Mi Qiao.
He is Mi Qiao's lover.
But I came here today because of Shi Meng's instructions.
A man and a woman alone, living together in the same room, Shi Meng still wants to see if Mi Qiao will "gaffe" and say something he shouldn't have said?
But Mi Qiao closed his eyes, seeing the scene of beheading Si En, plus the injuries all over his body, he fell asleep quickly, and the woman didn't ask anything.
Early the next morning, Shimon said goodbye to his wife Fulia and led two hundred Viking warriors to King's Landing, which was about three days away.
"Glock is gone. I feel very sad. I don't know if he will come back. But you are my husband and the most important person to me. You must come back to see me safely."
"Yes, we still have many good days left."
Then the two hundred warriors shouted in unison, each making their own cheers.
Their foot power is amazing. If they travel at full speed, they can reach King's Landing in two days.
At this time, Mi Qiao poked his head out of the room and saw the group leaving. He remembered Olan's words that he would be a knight and a leader in the future.
This sentence made him worry about the safety of his companions, but for the sake of his future, he also hoped that Oran would annihilate them.
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It is almost impossible for a team of two hundred people to hide in a straight line.
Soon, the scouts stationed at the temporary sentry tower twenty miles outside King's Landing discovered this murderous Viking army.
They galloped on their horses and shouted, "The Vikings are coming!"
When Shi Meng rushed here with two hundred people, it only took a day and a half.
But their fatigue was already showing, and Nanding and Armand had been waiting for a long time. Although the temporary defenses were simple, it was almost impossible to break through the thorny wooden walls without injury.
Not to mention that there are several catapults that have been set up in advance. With the help of manpower, they can shoot stone pellets that are several times more powerful than bows and arrows.
There was also a group of transferred villagers, numbering about a hundred people. Under Nanding's instruction, they simultaneously made loud and clear sounds, making people feel that there were many people in this small town.
This is a hard nut to crack, and it will be difficult for Shi Meng to crack it. Armand, one of the defensive coaches, is full of confidence, and he has not yet reached this point.
Armand looked at Nanding and said, "It's not beyond your expectations. Who are we going to send out to lure them to send people in to check those graves?"
"I go."
"Nanding, are you crazy? What if these Vikings kill you!"
"During the meeting, the most important thing is that the other party feels your sincerity. If they kill me, they will get nothing, but they can feel our sincerity."
After Nanding finished speaking, he rode out on his horse, passed through layers of obstacles from the wooden wall, and came to the front of the Vikings.
One person, against two hundred Viking warriors, even if he is riding a war horse, once these Vikings shoot their tomahawks, Nanding will have no chance of survival.
"Chief Shi Meng, we meet again."
Nanding dismounted, walked over, and was surrounded by Vikings.
Nan Ding kept his gaze fixed, looking through the wall of people and finding the tall figure of Shi Meng.
"Let him go." Shi Meng admired Nanding's courage and walked forward, the two of them looked at each other.
"Blood Cross, you deserve such a brave nickname. Where is your lord Oran? He ran away?"
"Your Excellency will take people to seek revenge on Earl. You are here just in time to join us."
"Nandin, if you can rip out your heart and still stand and talk to me, I will believe you. Don't you Catholics always like to do this kind of trick?"
Today, Shi Meng didn't wear any God's jewelry. At this moment, he returned to his old Viking wolf madness.
"You can kill me at any time if you want, but I suggest you send one person to check inside the town. You will understand everything."
"Chief, don't talk nonsense to him, kill him and flatten the town!" the Vikings who had lost their families shouted.
But Nan Ding just sneered and said to Shi Meng, "I dare to come alone, but you don't dare to send just one person to verify my words?"
Shi Meng thought for a moment and sent a brave young man to go to the town. Within a moment, the young man ran back in a hurry and whispered to Shi Meng.
Then Nan Ding said, "If you still don't believe it and want to see it with your own eyes, we will withdraw our troops and you can bring someone in to see it yourself."
"No need, I believe you."
Then Shi Meng said a few words to several close associates around him, and their eyes changed from angry to calm.
Then, to show his sincerity, Shi Meng entered the town again with only a few people.
They saw the Viking cemetery that Oran had built for the dead Vikings.
Nanding pointed at the wooden plaque and said, "In this piece, we know his name based on his Viking sword and engraved it on it. In this piece, the owner is fat. In this piece, the owner only has three fingers on his left hand..."
Each wooden sign is clearly marked with its name or characteristics for easy identification.
Armand then asked someone to fetch their weapons and place them in front of Shi Meng, saying, "Take these weapons back, give them to their relatives, and take revenge with us!"
Armand also pointed to a cemetery in front, "These are our people who were injured by Earl, thirty-six people in total."
In fact, these thirty-six wooden rafts are all fake, just made of driven wooden piles.
But no Lord of Heaven has ever built a tomb for a Viking. With his careful skill, Olan completely deceived the Vikings in front of him. Coupled with his innate hatred towards the Vikings, Shi Meng believed that they were all Earl. Dry.
"After I capture Earl, I will sacrifice him!" Shi Meng pulled out his Viking sword and swore to the wooden sign.
Two days later, the messenger scout who rushed out from "King's Landing" sent a letter, which was quickly delivered to Oran's hands.
After reading it, Olan burned it with satisfaction and said, "The dog has turned into a wolf. He will wipe out all the towns on the border of Er. And according to our original plan, Yewei County will also belong to Benbo before this summer is over!"
Another day later, the Olamben team came to "Sea Town".
Going east is Earl Earl's home city, but Oran was ordered by Earl to stay there first.
His army had been split into three by Earl.
But Olan is getting more and more excited and not afraid at all.
On May 22, 865 AD, Oran led thirty people into the main city of Earl Earl. At this moment, the two Earls finally met.
The countdown to Earl's death begins.
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Book friend machine gun:
The earl hasn't appeared yet, so the nobles are addressed as Thain. They own land and follow the king to fight everywhere. Their sons will also join the king's army. If Thain dies, the heirs must pay taxes to inherit their father's weapons and equipment. Freemen owned land of five den or more, while the land held by Thane was not fixed, and there was Thane below Thain. (The land in Thain is not taxed and is called Shutian),
There are no so-called knights in the local area. Each village may have a few free farmers. These farmers own five seas of land.
1 acre equals 6.075 acres, and 120 acres equals one haide, but there is actually no accurate definition of haide.
Free peasants could be forewarned in war, possessing a shield, a spear, and a Saxon dagger, but no mail or helmet. The Saxon dagger was seen as a symbol worn by free men and could also be worn by women.
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Historically, Northumbria had a glorious Renaissance period, so a large amount of wealth poured into the monastery. This also caused the Vikings to continue to rob Lindisfarne Abbey like crazy. They were too rich. This prosperous age was later interrupted by the Vikings.
Since the author did not have a deep understanding of England in the early Middle Ages, and did not know that the king actually had no fixed residence at this time, after reference and study, he knew that there were loopholes in the historical setting, so he made a plot patch for this chapter, including the royal capital, Thane, etc.
And brought out the meeting of wise men to create historical integration (which has influenced British politics for hundreds of years and is prevalent at this time).
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Poisonous mushrooms are mentioned in some movies, TV shows and books. Is this really true? I’m not sure.
Eating soup is a Viking remedy that I read about.
