With another arranged marriage and an ally, Olan's hand could reach further.
One day later, Oran acted as the male officiant. He was the lord of Titan and equal to his father, presiding over it as an elder.
The woman's castle in East Anglia has not yet been recovered, and it is kept simple at this moment. It is only witnessed by her father Donny, the monks in the territory, and a few of his father's men.
They held an open-air wedding and completed their engagement under the witness of monks and the sun.
This wedding has just begun. No one knows how the invasion will end. If you can arrange the wedding of the younger generation in advance and pave the way for the future of the family, then hurry up.
The nobles of the three countries marry each other, and every morning there is a turbulent warning. At night, a few young people make a lifelong commitment under the guidance of their fathers.
form another political fusion.
In just four days, eighteen such simple weddings took place.
Five days later,
The Queen's own troops arrived, and the Vikings' first wave of trials was sent out.
Most of the main forces of the three countries are in Repton. Halfdan, Bjorn, Hestein, Ragnar and others who were released by Wessex all gathered here.
Seven hundred puppet troops and nearly 3,400 Viking warriors were enough to sweep through half of England.
The Viking army pressed on the territory, and the opponent's idea of claiming vassalage and paying tribute was not realized. A large number of Unsa people who were frightened by the vicious reputation of the Vikings fled.
Even with Wessex's support, food reserves were under constant pressure.
It is even more important to prevent Wessex from sneak attacks.
Once the benefits of betrayal are greater than the cost of the alliance, Ragnar does not believe that Æthelred will continue to help him.
Suppressing the enemy with strength and courage on the battlefield is what they pursue passionately. Before the war, Ragnar held talks with the top leaders of the three countries outside Repton.
What Oran had previously advocated, that unless the Vikings took the initiative to surrender, anyone who made peace was a traitor still rang in his ears.
After receiving the Viking messenger, in order not to slap himself in the face, the King of Mercia first released the news that the Vikings could not withstand the pressure and begged for peace, so he was generous and intended to restart the conversation.
Fight and talk, talk and fight, people always take chances that the result will be different next time.
As for the Vikings, Ragnar alone had the final say, while the coalition held a meeting in advance. Many people attended, but the two male kings all spoke.
December 19th.
The weather is sunny with no wind or rain, but it is getting colder and colder.
The two parties chose to meet on a hillside outside Repton, and each brought their trusted riders there.
Oran followed Ella, taking the hospital rider with him.
The queen was accompanied by the needle sword Sigis, but Downey also volunteered to join. The queen asked him to stay behind, but he was not accepted. Only then did the Queen realize that Downey was surrounded by a group of her sworn enemies in the country, and she could no longer control them.
The King of Mercia brought Amon the Confessor, and asked the recently young and outstanding Berry to serve as his bodyguard. He also brought two county magistrates. Otto, a relative, wanted to accompany him, but was rejected.
Both parties arrived at the meeting place at almost the same time.
Ella and Bergred drove out in parallel, and Ragnar shouted to Bjorn to follow them instead of Halfdan.
As an older child, although Halfdan was dissatisfied, he could not express anything. Who let him have bad luck some time ago, encountered a shipwreck, was beaten to the shore, arrested, and finally fell into the hands of Alfred? .
Halfdan was dressed in white robes, which was his standard equipment, and was followed by a small leader who had just arrived by boat from the northern coast.
He rode closer to Halfdan, "Your Majesty, this is the Lord of the White Eagle I am talking about."
This little leader is none other than Sword Wolf Argel.
After Inge died in battle, Haman and Goldfang failed in the battle, and the Viking power in Northumbria weakened.
Alger fell to the east of Yewei County.
He waited until the ocean currents turned and the situation in Kent became clear, and then he immediately headed south with a few remaining Viking warriors.
Walking along the coastline, I was spotted by East Anglia's coastline soldiers and finally drifted to Kent.
But Bjorn and others had already given up on Kent and turned to East Anglia for a sneak attack.
Alger became a thief on land, and finally met Halfdan who was released by Wessex, and returned to the Danish king's command.
Halfdan and Sigurd jointly ruled Denmark, and shared power with the Dane chieftain, becoming the titular king.
To Alger, who was born in Denmark, he was naturally "Your Majesty".
Ever since Alger invaded Northumbria, he had formed a deadly feud with Marcus, Oran and others. Unfortunately, Halfdan had also been captured by Nanding, so they had a common goal of revenge.
The Vikings said revenge should be repaid quickly, and it would not take too long.
Looking through Alger's gaze, Halfdan did not see the burly man Nanding, but he saw the handsome and charming Olan.
Contempt arises in the heart.
Vikings were physically strong and naturally had various pursuits of physical interests. The so-called male style was a kind of entertainment.
There are these records in their heroic legends.
In earlier times, their ancestors defeated their opponents and, in addition to inflicting violence on women, also practiced a method on male prisoners of war... to show that they were strong.
Even if a soldier likes masculinity, as long as he gets married and has children and fulfills his social obligations, he can do whatever he wants.
But you must be the one who plays the male role in the male style, otherwise you will be severely discriminated against.
"Why do you look so like a woman?"
Halfdan used a word that the Viking community despised most to describe Oran.
"He is a madman, Your Majesty. He killed many, many of our soldiers with cruel methods."
"Really? I will let him know our cruelty."
Halfdan was only thinking about killing the enemy and showed his indifference.
Unlike Halfdan, Hestein always paid attention to the battlefield, and "Knut" behind him looked at the various family coats of arms in England, from flowers and plants, to animals, to stars... He Some memory fragments came out of my mind.
He knew that he had forgotten many things, but Hestein, the only adoptive father who knew all this, always had an extremely perfunctory attitude.
Who are your parents?
Knut looked at the distant mountains, and a cathedral slowly emerged in his mind. Then someone prayed in his ear, and the voice was solemn and solemn.
Then a man's face appears.
But when he wanted to see if it was his father, the man disappeared again.
Uneasy and anxious, Knut tightened his grip on the reins.
"Knut, are you worried?" Hestein on the side noticed something unusual, but Knut only said, "The thought of killing these God's trash makes me extremely excited."
What the two kings were talking about in front, Oran couldn't hear because he wasn't close enough, so he could only look farther away.
Just now he saw Alger coming from the other side.
I didn't expect this bastard to be alive.
And the Viking leader who followed him, Olan, knew from Donnie's explanation that this was Halfdan, one of the seven great pirates, with extraordinary worth.
Crows and raptors circled in the sky, and they read the smell of death in the air.
It flew back and forth for a long time, occasionally neighing and firing, as if to urge the soldiers below to die quickly.
The two kings talked with the two Viking chiefs about many things, but the focus centered on one point, "land."
Kent has been conquered, so the Three Kingdoms (Mercia) can ignore it. Anyway, the surrounding counties are Wessex counties, but the Vikings in East Anglia must retreat, otherwise they will pose too great a threat to Mercia. From a geographical point of view , this is equivalent to a vicious neighbor holding a sword and pointing it at your door and exit every day.
One day, if your neighbor turns against you, how dangerous will it be for you?
Nothing in the world is free, and Bergred offered a price.
"Your Majesty Ragnar, if you withdraw your troops, I can guarantee that all of you can leave the island safely. You can also take compensation from East Anglia, as long as you can take it."
"East Anglia is ours, a weed on the ground that no longer believes in God.
If you want us to leave the island, we can triple the cost of our military expedition, and cede the land in East Anglia that can accommodate 5,000 people. County Durham in Northumbria must also be handed over. .
Beginning in the following year, regular tributes were delivered to the Vikings living on the island, and in this way we could reach an amicable agreement. "
The Vikings' proposal was to re-establish the "Danfa District".
Both parties offered a price that they were satisfied with and scorned the other party's conditions, but in order not to fall out immediately, they continued to talk.
Finally, Ella made a look with Burgred and was willing to give in and cede half of County Durham.
This is Oran's territory, and to Ella, Oran is the bastard among the Sheriffs.
Although he has outstanding abilities, he is ambitious. After he became the king, he had a lot of power stolen by him.
If you take it upon yourself to clear Oran, internal fighting will weaken the country's strength. If it is cleared by the Vikings, you will have an advantage.
After ceding half of the county, Ella will tell Oran to put "the overall situation first".
As for East Anglia, Ella and Bergred have also thought about it. Didn't Olan support Donny to come out?
The queen was unwilling to accept it, so she was asked to step aside.
Although Olan and Downey formed a marriage alliance, it was just a cheap deal between his subordinates and his daughter.
If the boy named Titan is killed, won't Downey's daughter be able to find another partner?
Olan plots against others, so he will naturally be plotted against.
Ella never stopped using methods to defend against him.
For several nights, Ella discussed with his close advisers how to make the Vikings retreat and at the same time become the biggest winner.
As for paying tribute?
Time can bring many changes.
Let’s trick the Vikings away first. I don’t know when they will come again next time.
Olan had no idea that he had become a bargaining chip between the two kings, but he knew that no matter how safe the moment was, there would be a moment when the world would end in the next second.
…..
When the negotiation was over, there was still the second half. The two kings came back, looked at Oran, and Bergred spoke.
Tell the news that the Vikings want half of Northumbria.
But under their strong mediation, half the county was paid.
He also said that this was a great good thing for Oran. Originally, they wanted to annex the entire Durham. If the Ansa nobles did not agree, they would take it themselves.
Oran didn't believe anyone, seeing that the two kings and the Vikings were just pretending to be in love.
I have an idea in mind.
First, he replied, "Well, the overall situation is the most important thing, and I will naturally consider the interests of everyone."
Olan also smiled in his heart. As expected, the troops he sent to Dan City should have taken over the city defense.
Previously, he suggested that Ella move to Dan City to handle official business, leaving her relatives there, and also asked the nobles to hand over the female scroll as a hostage.
It seems that it is for ease of management, but in fact there is another layer of thinking.
Catch them all in one go!
Ella brought heavy troops here.
The other county chiefs also tried their best to support, but who would have thought of his own plan.
A mixed team of Vikings and territorial soldiers should take over successfully.
Ella's young heir is in his hands.
How easy it is to kill a young prince.
My loyalty is to England.
Want to take my land?
I will send you to heaven first.
…
Twenty minutes later, the peace talks continued, but in the end they ended without talks.
The Vikings also wanted Ella and Burgred to hand over their heirs as hostages before they were willing to retreat.
This is a matter involving life and cannot be compromised.
Both sides returned to their respective positions and then retreated safely with the help of surrounding hidden troops.
But the Vikings have figured out Unsa's bottom line, and the only way to get them to lower it is to defeat them.
The next day, an outlying position was attacked by the Vikings just after dawn.
Although it has nothing to do with King Repton's Tomb, it is connected to other county roads.
The Vikings don't choose to go head-to-head, they attack the places where you must send troops to defend, and force you to come out for a decisive battle.
And in more than one place, Hestein led 1,200 men and took a detour to South Mercia, preparing to seize several city formations in the south.
There is no concealment in the process, it just forces you to come out for a decisive battle right away without letting you delay.
Oran and Amon led 1,700 people to the attack site of Hestein.
It was just after noon, and the soldiers' hands and feet were moving due to the warmth of the sun and the sweat from the rush.
Oran met this group of Viking wolves in a shallow beach.
He took the hospital rider with him, and all the elite around him arrived except Nanding.
Marcus was assigned by him to stay at the forefront of the team. This was a dangerous situation where he would face life and death in the first round of the charge.
It's really annoying that this kid won't fight to the death so that I can help him confess and get the title.
The Vikings lined up on a shield wall. On the Asa side, according to Amon's suggestion, they placed the crossbows brought by the nobles in the middle row, and used spears and heavy infantry to hold them in front.
The left and right sides are equipped with hospital riders and their own knight teams.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
Both sides yelled and yelled.
The Vikings have better physical ability, and the Unsaans play at home, leading in morale and discipline.
The combined strength of both sides reached three thousand. In this era, there can only be one word to describe a war that "destroys the world and the country."
Each wing was divided into heavy formations along the river beach.
The formations of the two sides are slightly different. Olan is on this wing and faces Shanghai Stein's main formation.
Alger is also in this formation. If you are lucky, you can take down several enemies at once.
"Odin is watching the battle!"
"Have courage, death is not terrible!"
"Valhalla!"
Oran pulled out the Immortal Sword and looked at his own image that appeared on the sword.
The corners of his mouth raised, and the image smiled back.
Then he raised the sword high, and under his command, the team slowly approached the turtle-like shield array.
And the sound of the Vikings stepping on the ground was like the ringing of a giant bell.
The whole body's will is on the tip of the sword, and the invisible fighting spirit penetrates into the clouds with the wind.
The sword is noble because of the king, and the eagle is flying in Britain, today.
"Dry!"
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