Shi Meng was wearing iron armor and walking in the camp.
Looking to the left, his men were playing with the stolen jewelry, necklaces, and clothes.
"It should have been snatched long ago. You see, these Englands are so cunning. This is the 'gold tooth' I pulled out from a man's mouth."
"One robbery will make more than if I worked hard and worked hard for several months."
Those on the left are sharing the spoils.
Looking to the right, the bloody smell of slaughtered cattle and sheep spreads throughout the camp. While people are drinking wine and eating meat, there are people who are having fun with the women they snatched, and forcefully do such "bad things" in public.
These are all things that his subordinates risked their lives for. As a leader, if you want to stop their enjoyment, you must have a reasonable reason, otherwise it will only accumulate anger.
Shi Meng inspected the area but did not say anything to stop the evil deeds.
When he was a pirate in Denmark and Sweden, he was no better than these men.
"Woooooo--"
The Vikings outside the camp blew their horns to signal.
"Chief, the blond boy is here." A Viking approached Shi Meng and said.
"He is so majestic. The precious ring in that boy's hand is bigger than a human eye. I wonder how much gold and silver it is worth?"
"What's the use of envy? Do you dare to rob me?"
"Who said I didn't dare? If he didn't have those few warriors protecting him, I would have picked up a throwing ax and scared him so much that he called me father!"
"That's enough, don't talk nonsense. Come and have a few people come with me to have a look." Shi Meng straightened his collar and led people outside the camp.
The first thing that catches the eye is the white eagle flag of Oran.
Oran sat on a white horse, his mail gleaming, flanked by eight riders.
There were heavy infantrymen holding swords on the left and right wings, and there were two teams of spearmen and archers in front.
"This kid is always so afraid of death." Shi Meng was a little envious, but more importantly, he looked down on Olan's style.
Shi Meng rode a horse and approached with several people. Nan Ding, who was beside Olan, also waved to ask the soldiers to get out of the way. Then all the riders followed behind Olan and approached Shi Meng.
Oran saw that "Mi Qiao", who was bribed by him and canonized as a knight, was also among the people accompanying Shi Meng, and his status was significantly improved.
Mi Qiao has been working very hard recently and gradually gained Shi Meng's trust.
And the land Oran promised him already exceeded 500 acres.
However, the dead do not need land, and Olan plans to "give it and take it back" on the same day.
When the heads of Shi Meng and Oran's horses touched each other, Oran was the first to speak.
"Welcome, Ben's best and most loyal friend."
Olan rode over, stretched out his hand first, and Shi Meng shook it back. The two of them intertwined their fingers, and then pulled away.
"Count Oran, I have received the gift you sent to my settlement, and my wife asked me to express my gratitude to you."
"They are all small gifts. When Benbo's sphere of influence expands to 'south of Yorkshire', more southern goods will pass through me, and I will give you more."
Oran then lowered his voice and continued, "My guild merchants have been trading there recently. They told me that many nobles have escaped from the Kent area and their lives are difficult. Many people have been captured and turned into slaves. Many are thin and tender." You're a good woman, if not, I'll give you two."
"Simon Pig will remember your kindness for the rest of his life."
The two of them started to chat, but before Olan could get to the point, there was a sudden cry, and a woman ran out half-dressed.
Then a Viking covering his eyes with his hands, his face covered in blood, angrily ordering his men around, ended up with this woman.
"grown ups!"
The woman saw a God Lord riding a white horse, and hope was ignited in her heart. She ran hard to the direction of Oran, but the battle ax behind her struck her shoulder from behind with a swipe.
Card.
The iron tool sank into the bones, and the woman's movements were deformed.
"help me……"
Then he collapsed.
At the same time, the "Manor Butler" behind Oran shouted, "No!!"
He rushed out and ran towards the place where the woman fell. When he picked up the woman, he was also surrounded by several Vikings.
Naked upper body - a Viking with a face covered in blood, an English woman running away, a manor housekeeper who lost his voice in pain.
Oran looked at all this with cold eyes. In his eyes, these Vikings were not human beings, but corpses without souls.
I really want to start a fire and burn everyone to ashes.
A murderous heart, hungry and thirsty.
He didn't speak, and the scene suddenly became tense.
"Chief Shi Meng, this is one of my manor housekeepers. He lost his family due to a serious illness and is emotionally unstable." Orland said.
"I see, he must have recognized the wrong person." Shi Meng added, "Then let him take the body back."
Oran waved his hand and asked someone to take the housekeeper down, and then walked side by side with Shi Meng. The two rode horses slowly on the open grass and talked about everything.
"Recently, many manor owners in my territory have come to me crying."
"What are you crying about?"
"They said that there was a group of Vikings who used flags very similar to your settlement. They snatched everything they saw, like vicious dogs, biting them all over."
"Sir, I can explain this to you now. Several of my men broke the agreement between me and you. They were bribed by 'Glock'. When I found out, I quickly dealt with them."
Shi Meng passed the responsibility to the "young man" far north
"What about the bodies of these bastards?" Oran asked.
"I have burned them and scattered their ashes in the stinking ditch so that their souls will never have peace. This is my friendly response to my allies."
The responsibility was passed on to people far away, and the bodies were not even visible.
Olan suddenly wanted to kick Shi Meng's face, but he had to wait a few more days...
He wiped the dust off the ring vigorously, then nodded and smiled, "Very good, I will warn my men that this matter is settled like this.
In addition, with the efforts of Ben Bo, His Majesty Ella has agreed to my request and allows you to bring people to the northern land to convert to God and become part of the kingdom. "
"Then I am also an earl?" Shi Meng laughed. In the past, he sincerely wanted peace. King Ella and the surrounding lords were wary of him in every possible way. Jinya and the others even laughed at him for betraying the god Odin.
Now that he had only robbed a few towns, the king was immediately afraid and wanted to recruit troops. Even Jinya heard that he led people to rob towns and sent people to cooperate with him.
Therefore, people tend to bully the weak and fear the strong. If you hold a bowl, they will treat you like a beggar.
If you hold a sword and an ax, others will regard you as a powerful king.
"Where is the land that King Ella gave us to live in?"
"Where do you want to be?"
"Then start from... to..."
Simon Lion opened his mouth and wanted to get his hands on this large piece of plain area, including the valleys and forests from the west of Yewe County, the north of Northumbria to the south of Edinburgh.
"Shi Meng, this is a territory that is more than twice as large as your current settlement. If you encircle it like this, it is equivalent to taking away half of the food production areas in the four northern counties of the kingdom."
"If all these lands can be given to me, then the king can rest assured that I will let my warriors work hard during busy farming hours and lead troops out during leisure hours, so that the lords of Edinburgh and the surrounding Vikings will all sincerely submit.
At that time, the taxes paid by these new lords and defectors were enough to make up for the loss of these lands. "
Shi Meng spoke while watching Olan's reaction.
"Okay, I will do it. Uncle Ben also wants to have a peaceful border." Oran pretended to think about it for a while.
"Also, Earl killed my Sven, and I haven't avenged this revenge yet?"
"After you become a warrior of God, I will also become the earl of Yewe County, which is the de jure king of Earl. At that time, I will find a suitable reason and you can kill him however you want. This is not heresy. It is not a dispute, but a reasonable revenge among believers.”
The two of them had their own secrets, and their laughter became louder and louder.
They are like old friends who have known each other for many years, and they talk to each other heart to heart.
Finally, under the witness of the setting sun, the two embraced passionately.
Then Oran led the people back to the dilapidated village, while Shi Meng stayed around the temporary tent.
Shi Meng and the others chopped down the surrounding trees at will and set the whole wood on fire, the fire was fierce.
The cheering songs resounded throughout the land and dispersed in the wind.
There are no barriers, and some sounds can still be heard vaguely in the distant villages.
Some people laugh and some people cry in sorrow.
On the Oran side, the villagers are lifeless.
When Oran led people to re-enter, a banyan tree in the square that had been damaged by the Vikings was still broken.
"When a tree falls, we plant another one. When the house collapses, we build another floor. As long as our confidence is still there, no difficulty can stop us."
Fallen trees were used as firewood.
Oran gathered all the villagers and came to the square to bake them in a bonfire that was warm enough to dispel the coolness of the night.
The village had been robbed of everything, and if Olan had not come, dozens more people would have starved to death.
"Go to King's Landing tomorrow morning and gather a few carts of wheat."
Oran ordered those around him, and in front of all the villagers, to let them see how kind he was.
For these people who originally belonged to Earl, the lords they met every day were extremely cruel. If they paid less than a penny, they would be hanged in a tree until they died of lack of water.
Olan walks in front of the villagers. When he meets a child, he will reach out and touch him. When he meets an old man, he will smile.
When he met a young and strong laborer, he passed the bowl and said, "Eat until you are full. Then, join us and make our enemies fearful with your wrath."
Then, at the signal of Oran's priest, these villagers knelt down on Oran's legs and recited the only oath in England: "Your Excellency Oran gives you food and warmth. All glory goes to him."
Read it every day, in the morning and at night, instilling it in their bones that they must dedicate everything to His Excellency Oran
Among ten or twenty people, there will always be one person who is "extremely unafraid of death".
There are more and more people who are not afraid of death. After training, they will become their own "paladins".
Afterwards, the priest came up and handed a very simple, wooden white eagle cross to the male owner of each household.
In this situation, some shed tears and clutched this special cross.
After the play was over, Olan chose the largest wooden house and went inside to rest.
But he didn't sleep all night. He was very dissatisfied with Shi Meng's performance today.
The act of robbing made Shi Meng's group of men completely corrupt and even extremely rude in less than two or three months!
The fallen woman kept appearing in front of Olan.
At dawn the next day, he led the people to continue north.
Shi Meng has stabilized, and he is just waiting for Sals to establish contact with the kingdom to advance his death.
Olan drove for a day and came to "Haizhen".
Since Oran relocated the population, Jinya and others have wreaked havoc.
There were more than 10,000 people in the territory of Er, and they were divided into several groups and fled. Even if Oran did not occupy the land, many people fled.
At this time, more than 1,200 people had gathered in Haizhen, and together with the surrounding villages, the number was approaching 1,600.
There are too many people and too many mouths to feed.
Adisha was addicted to the lord for a few days, and then troubles came.
But Kunsang and others used her territory to build Oran's reputation for kindness.
The reward of food is the kindness of the Lord of White Eagle.
Driving away the refugees, collecting property, and fighting against Jinya and others all fell upon herself, the "witch".
Unfortunately, she had nothing to do.
Oran left Kunsang, Armand, and Ghazi to assist him in guarding, and deployed 400 soldiers in Haizhen.
Under close surveillance, she could only swallow this bitter pill.
When Oran arrived, she breathed a sigh of relief.
In the lord's room, Adisha used all the "gentle" methods of a woman, hoping to get some convenience from Oran in managing the territory.
She also informed Oran that there was a suspicious man who was arrested two days ago "on his own initiative" and was an "acquaintance" of hers. However, she was afraid that he was a spy, so she tortured him, but the man endured the pain and only said that he wanted to see her. "Olan".
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
The messenger sent by Adisha did not meet Oran in King's Landing.
But now Olan arrives, just in time to meet the criminal.
Adisha betrayed her, and Oran was also curious about who it was.
After being led, Oran saw a young man in the dark and small room.
When the candles were lit and the hair covering his face was pushed away, Olan was also surprised, "How could it be you?"
"I took advantage of the reconnaissance opportunity to leave the territory...put me down first, Your Excellency."
Olan asked someone to put him down. The man sat on the ground and stretched his muscles. After a while, he raised his face and took out a letter written by a woman, and another thing, Olan's token to the woman, a small ring.
He told the woman at that time that when he wanted to send someone to deliver a message, he would wear this ring.
After reading it, Olan said casually, "Is she okay?"
"She's very good... I've brought a secret that I want to sell to you."
"What is it?"
"This thing is very valuable, but I don't want much..."
"etc!"
When the man told the beginning of the story, Oran immediately became interested and asked everyone around him to step back.
"Quick, keep talking!"
Oran could not contain his excitement, but the man stopped and said, "This will be costly."
"From County Durham to County Yewe, it all belongs to Ben Bo. What do you want? Territory? Where is your direct territory? I will give you double, no, triple."
The man shook his head, flicked his tongue, and said a person's "name".
"Continue." Oran was unmoved.
Seeing that Olan agreed, the man asked for several more promises, but Olan agreed to all of them.
"Your Excellency, I have never been hostile to you. Please accept my allegiance and do not let me down."
The man was familiar with etiquette, so he knelt down on one knee and performed standard etiquette.
"Very good...good!"
Oran's laughter echoed in the small room.
That night the man was let out and returned to his own place.
In the dark night, Oran stood on the fortress, silently watching the direction of the man's journey.
Adisha followed Oran, she already knew the general idea.
"Sir, can you believe what 'he' said?"
"'Jealousy' can make a person do countless evil things."
"Really?" Adisha hugged Olan from behind.
But the next second, Olan broke free and hugged her, lifting her chin with one hand, "If you make Uncle Ben jealous..."
"Are you going to lose your mind?"
"I will leave an indelible mark on you!"
"Adisha will always be loyal, and only death can take away that promise."
"You are becoming more and more like a good woman."
The sky is a house, the city is a bed, black crows fly over, and the two go crazy.
If you are lucky, a new life may be born in ten months.
