When Sally first woke up, there was no one around and she was far away from the hustle and bustle.
Her chest felt like it was burning and her lips were dry, but after touching it for a while, she suddenly saw a water bag.
No need to think about it, this must have been left by the masked knight last night.
Having grown up here, Sally has traveled to every corner of Yewei County and knows where this place is.
After thinking about it, she could only go north to enter Edinburgh, and then take a detour south to get away from the Oran territory and go to other Catholic territories.
Now her father and brother were probably in danger, so she suppressed her thoughts.
Her purpose was Wessex.
Her late mother was once the daughter of a Baron of Wessex, so she had to settle down first before going there.
"Gulu."
After taking a few sips, Sally stood up with difficulty, put on the costume of a Viking shieldmaiden, then took out the dagger, grabbed her hair, and quickly cut it short.
After a few efforts, her long hair was cut into uneven lengths, making her look like a nun.
Then she smeared the sand and mud all over her body, making it dirty and smelly.
During this process, she found that the "iron ring" in her hand had been removed, and there were also some strange iron ornaments that Sals had given to herself and pinned to her clothes.
After a few seconds she stopped thinking about it and started on her way.
She knew that from now on, she could only rely on herself for everything.
She gripped the dagger tightly, it was her only remaining strength.
Now, there is no Count's Daughter, only the Daughter of Vengeance.
…
At noon, Mawei Gemeng and a group of Vikings were pulled out.
Oran first asked his knights to angrily scold Haman for not keeping his word. After being forgiven, he still thought about betrayal and wanted to bury the remaining Vikings alive.
At this time, Gemeng, who had already passed his anger in advance, stood up fearlessly.
"Your Excellency, I am willing to sacrifice my life in exchange for you to let others go. We are already willing to accept conversion. You cannot treat us like this."
"What about the dead knights and the damaged church?" the knight Oran had ordered in advance screamed.
Oran made a sad expression, "Those who make mistakes must accept punishment. If you can endure the punishment for one day and are still alive, you can treat it as an apology to the dead knight and his wife. Everyone, I am lenient and let bygones be bygones."
Then Gemeng was taken into the room in full view of the public, endured fake beatings, was humiliated, had horse blood sprinkled all over his body, and was left with many scars, before being hung up.
After being suspended for a day, Olan put him down.
By this time, Gomon had won the gratitude of most people.
This is because Olan wants Gemeng to establish his authority among everyone so that he can better rule and control.
As long as he controls Gomon, he can gain great benefits in the short term.
Meanwhile, after noon, Salz began sorting out the remains of the church.
Since we are creating a poignant love story, it is natural to build a cemetery for the two of them and form a viewing attraction.
He sent fifteen people to start cleaning, and took out the remaining bones. Finally, he counted the number and found something wrong.
"Sir, there are twenty-three Vikings who led to the death. Including Clayton and Sally, there are twenty-five corpses in total. Is there any mistake?" The subordinate reported the result again.
Most of the corpses were burned to rot, and although their faces could not be seen clearly, Sals forcibly put an "iron ring" on Sally's finger yesterday.
This iron ring was not found on any of the corpses. However, the ring could not be found on any of the corpses, although it was a female corpse.
Moreover, all the clothing materials were burnt to pieces, and no features could be identified at all.
Yesterday, Marcus used his power to clean up the battlefield and waited until night to get a dead and disheveled shield girl corpse.
The body was brought in and placed beside Clayton when he entered to rescue the man.
A burning firewood pillar was kicked onto the two of them, and the clothes taken away in advance were thrown to Sally when they separated, so this situation evolved.
Sals stomped back and forth and compared the number of corpses on the battlefield again. The more he thought about it, the more wrong he became.
In the middle of the night, he knocked on Oran's door and expressed his doubts.
"You mean, Sally escaped?"
"It's very possible."
"Find out who it is?"
"It's impossible to be sure. There were too many injured yesterday, the fire was too big, and the scene was chaotic. But you didn't let people go, but this still happened. I think it was the work of a daring knight."
Sals prevented himself from guessing wrong and named a range.
But within this scope, after thinking about it, only a few people have the ability and dare to do this.
And after further analysis, the candidate is ready to be announced.
Oran treats his original subordinates very well and is not stingy with land rewards. Those who have just surrendered have the best chance.
It's absolutely impossible for Earl's surrender knights, because they don't know what will happen in the church.
Delim, Tuman, Sals.
In the end, these three people were left, and Olan asked people to go down and investigate.
But the next day, I immediately received news from the blacksmith who accompanied the army. A knight smelted the iron tools collected on this battlefield and repaired the weapons.
The blacksmith had been given instructions first, and the iron ring finally came into Oran's hands. He played with it a few times and asked, "Did Tuman's men send it to you?"
"Yes, Your Excellency."
"Okay, take it out and don't tell anyone."
Oran threw the ring back, and then looked at Sals in the room.
"Your Excellency, what do you want?" Salz asked.
"I don't believe it's Tuman. I have everything under his control and found his daughter for him. When he and Marcus brought back Sally, I promised in advance that I would be rewarded with more land. Why would he do such a thing? "
"Could it be that he was bribed during this process?" Sals asked.
"What can Sally give him? Besides, why hasn't Marcus been bribed? His motives are not small. I threatened him with the lives of Bol, Rowling, and a group of people, and he didn't even need to be bribed. , it can hold back Ben Bo. If it is really Tuman, why did he reveal this thing so easily and even appear in the army? How much iron can be smelted by such an iron ring? Is it worth it? "
"Your Excellency, there is another possibility. This is someone's fault. The reason why Tuman is blamed is because he is junior. If it is pushed to Nanding Knight and other long-term direct descendants, there will be too many variables and the matter will be aggravated. , it can be seen that this person has evil intentions."
Oran fell into deep thought, and Sals continued, "I would rather kill by mistake than let him go. Marcus is fighting bravely this time. Let him continue to wield his sword. He will be the vanguard of the attack on Shi Meng. Tuman will also be on the other side." He is in a dangerous position, even if he is really framed, but before there is evidence, he has his own stain, and we must guard against him."
Seeing that Olan still didn't respond, Sals added, "There are some questions, no need to guess, dead people can give perfect answers."
"Sars, write a letter back and keep Bol and Rowling under strict supervision. If they make any rash move, they will be imprisoned directly. If necessary, they will all be killed."
"Yes, Your Excellency."
The next morning, Oran mobilized his troops and assigned 500 men to Nanding for his command to assist Gomon in returning to the Viking Drama Village and lead these remnant people to be baptized and converted.
During this war, the population of Jewe County was reduced to a few thousand, and a large amount of land and manors were abandoned. Oran was given to these Vikings in one fell swoop.
They are mainly in the northern part of Yewe County. This can reduce the pressure on the border, Edinburgh and Scotland, and use them to resume production. At the same time, they can be split into five units and a small number of troops can be placed in the middle of the territory that is divided among them to monitor them.
Even if they want to cause chaos, they will be difficult to gather and easy to defeat.
After defeating the Vikings, it was natural to spread the news to the fellow nobles in the kingdom.
As a result of this war, Oran still used the name of Earl of Yewei County.
This takes into account the Kent Vikings and the sword wolf Alger on the east coast.
If you are too pushy, it may directly trigger a Viking troop to come ashore for a visit next time.
Then Oran led people back to Haizhen first, and then to King's Landing, where he ordered to accelerate the relocation plan and move the entire Yewei County's elite population to this area to concentrate their strength.
Some of the fort's stone and wood materials were also gradually dismantled and sent to King's Landing.
At this time, Oran unified the two counties, and the population increased to more than 26,000. Relying on Gomon, in the next month, the number of nominal Viking subjects increased to more than 4,000.
In addition, two hundred warriors were extracted from them, preparing to invade the border with Edinburgh to replenish more resources.
Oran and Ella's battle for the master of the four northern counties has entered the final stage.
Although King Ella only has one county, his county is the core of the kingdom, with a population of up to 40,000.
Without external changes, Olan is still a little short of catching up.
August 21, 865 AD.
Oran brought Earl, Earl of Jeves, and his heir, Chuken, to King's Landing to control them.
On August 22, messenger Shi Meng sent a letter.
This letter came as a surprise to Oran, because according to the previously negotiated agreement, the baptism was supposed to take place two days later, but Shi Meng once again made a new request to postpone the baptism proposal.
This letter caused Oran to immediately convene a military meeting.
This time, young Glock also participated in the meeting and sat in to observe.
This time, everyone arrived after conquering Yewei County.
"Very good, one time at a time, Shi Meng is wearing down Ben Bo's patience." Oran looked at everyone and asked for a solution.
Everyone's opinions were not unified, and no results were achieved.
At night, Glock was called privately to Oran.
"Sir." Glock stiffened.
Because Kunsang is also there, his disgust for the Vikings has reached the point where he cannot hide it.
"Don't be so cautious, just sit down."
When Glock sat down, Oran explained, "If I send you back, how sure are you that you won't be humiliated or even killed by Shi Meng?"
"Half a chance, maybe he will see my previous achievements and add..."
"Plus his wife's plea, right?"
"yes."
"Then Uncle Ben will give you another half chance. You take some Vikings back and tell Shi Meng that after you were defeated by Uncle Ben, Uncle Ben forgave you and wanted to end the turmoil. Now that the king's peace proposal has arrived, Uncle Ben I graciously give you the land and wish to have eternal peace with you.”
Olan needed time, waiting for Shi Meng's matter to come to an end, before he could use the fierce speed to beat Shi Meng without the ability to fight back.
"The mission has been fulfilled." Glock didn't talk nonsense. The person he wanted to see the most right now was her.
"Glock, Ben Bo must remind you that I hate being deceived. Based on Ben Bo's current strength, he can eliminate Shi Meng without any help.
"The Indestructible King of the Great Village"
Gomon became the leader of thousands of Vikings overnight. As long as you truly surrender, you will get more than him. "
After hearing this, Glock swore on his honor and life.
Oran's interests, beliefs, and threats were all used.
But even so, Olan only believed in him 70%.
"In five days, you must convince him to personally lead people to accept the king's conversion, and Uncle Ben will accompany him."
After Glock went down, Kunsang said to the side, "Sir, will he never come back?"
"As for the royal court, Shi Meng's repetition and greed have reached the limit. If the delay continues, the plan I made with Sals will change.
Glock is useless if you keep it. If you send it out, it may break up Shi Meng. The answer will be revealed in just a few days. "
After Oran said this, he looked at Kunsang again, "Yewei County is also ours now. I will hold a reward in the near future. Which piece of land do you want?"
Forewarned in advance, this was Olan's favor, but Kunsang did not overreact, "Your Excellency, allocate it as you wish."
This answer was expected, and Olan was very satisfied, but the next second, Kunsang made a request, "Your Excellency, Marcus cannot be trusted."
"Keep him for a few more days. Since you have mentioned him, if Shi Meng is defeated, his woman will be yours, Rowling and Boll."
Two days later,
Glock led dozens of Vikings to the Shimon settlement.
They went directly to see Shi Meng without weapons.
As soon as they entered the cordoned land set by Shi Meng, they were tied up and taken back like slaves.
This was extremely humiliating for Glock.
After leaving the longhouse for several months, fate sent him back again.
Shi Meng held a temporary meeting to discuss how to deal with Glock and the people he brought back.
Glock did not cause any casualties to Shi Meng. He joined forces with Jinya and others and mainly invaded the northern part of Yewei County.
But during this time, Shi Meng once again led his men to rob, turning the docile people into terrifying warriors again, and Shi Meng's prestige increased unprecedentedly.
Glock was tied up and pulled in front of everyone, but no one came forward to untie him.
It was different from what he expected. There was no courtesy or respect.
Even the few minor leaders who had been rescued by him and who were also present did not take him seriously after robbing their wealth during this period.
When Glock fell to this fate, he was no longer considered a strong man and no longer worthy of respect.
A small leader even cursed, "Chief Shi Meng, maybe he is a spy. We should entertain him well and ask his true intentions from his teeth."
This person is Mi Qiao.
He betrayed Si En and avoided Shi Meng's questioning. Later, with the secret support of Oran, his status rose.
He received an order in advance that if Glock was released, he would humiliate him at the meeting and alienate him from Shi Meng.
With Mi Qiao's commotion, a few more people started to despise Glock.
"If you don't leave us, you can sit on the first seat to my left now." Shi Meng also tapped the ground with the former leader's cane, and more people responded.
"Shi Meng...leader!" Glock lowered his head reluctantly.
Fulia, who had a big belly, was watching him from the side, and Glock's inner feeling of humiliation rose again and again.
"Don't be like this, he is my brother, the brother who took care of me when I grew up!" Fulia stood up while holding her belly and tried to untie the rope, but Shi Meng held her down.
"I remember his contribution, and as long as Glock really wants to come back, I will be willing to forgive him."
"Forgive?" Such harsh words made Glock raise his head again.
Shi Meng walked up to Glock and then hit his leg with a cane, forcing him to kneel down. "From now on, you have to obey my orders, do you understand?"
"Yes, Sir Chief!"
Shi Meng then asked Glock about the recent battles in Yewei County.
Glock said that Earl and Olan had already cooperated to clean up Jinya and Haman, but they wanted to rest and recuperate and were willing to hand over some more land.
If Shi Meng continues to delay his conversion, he will face revenge from all the surrounding Catholic lords.
Shi Meng's delay this time was just to ask for more. The king would not give in, but if Olanken gave in, the effect would be the same.
Fulia looked at her husband, "I still have a few days to give birth to your bloodline. I hope our child can see peace as soon as he opens his eyes."
After Shi Meng heard this, he kissed his wife affectionately in front of everyone and said with a smile, "This boy will inherit everything from me. As soon as he is born, he will be the heir to the count."
Everyone was congratulating Shi Meng and Freya, but Glock, who was untied, was pushed to a corner.
He will leave for a while, but as long as he is still here, he will never be better than Shi Meng.
He had long given up on the idea of recapturing Fulia and came back pretending to surrender, just to find a safer way to fight Oran.
But Shi Meng insulted himself too much!
Oran was right. Why would an outsider take away everything from him and then he would have to bow down to his children in the future?
Oran was scheduled for five days. Four and a half days later, Shimonsong sent a message, saying that he would personally take people to be baptized by the bishop of the kingdom, and Oran would accompany him.
Benefits can be shared but not shared.
Although Mi Qiao was still under Shi Meng, he took advantage of the opportunity as Shi Meng's envoy to visit Oran once. In that territory, he experienced Oran's deliberate arrangements and unprecedented enjoyment, which made him completely stand on the Oran here.
The strategy is limited to the few.
To separate Glock and Shi Meng's plan, Olan used Micho without adding any variables.
When two things come together, division becomes.
Before leaving, Titan asked Oran, "Sir, if the persuasion plan fails, what will we do?"
"Then cooperate with the king in a showdown and coerce them to swallow Shi Meng together. Later, we can negotiate terms with the king and jointly conquer Edinburgh. At that time, we will still exist as the strongest county in the kingdom, and we will not suffer in terms of interests. One. Even if we are in bad luck, as long as we keep scheming, no change can shake us."
"What if even the plan fails?"
"Then even if you give up your dignity, as long as you keep this life, there will always be a chance to turn over, but I won't give others this chance!"
Titan lowered his head at the majestic look in Oran's eyes.
Then he straightened up and smiled, "You are the true king, everyone will eventually surrender to you, and I will write the greatest code."
