When spring arrived in the year 866 of the Lord's calendar.
The situation of the battle was unexpected.
The Viking army in England began to fight with the local Ansa nobles. After they controlled the borders of Kent, East Anglia, East Mercia, and North Wessex, it was difficult to make progress.
The invincible Viking Sea Wolf conducts the second round of negotiations with the Unsa nobles.
But this time the area involved is larger.
In Denmark, Sigurd the Snake-Eyed's reinforcements were prepared to be imported into England.
Before setting sail, they also negotiated with Baldwin, the Frankish lord near Denmark. The two parties agreed not to attack each other in the following days. If there were any Vikings who drifted aboard the North Frankish shore, Iron Arm would help send them back, and the Vikings Dragon ships can no longer attack his territory wantonly.
After Iron Arm robbed the Frankish King's daughter a few years ago, he reconciled with the King and helped him secure the northern frontier.
But in this way, he will be under heavy military pressure.
As a son-in-law with a foreign surname, he also wants to get involved in Charlemagne's political legacy. If he keeps dragging himself with the Vikings, the golden development time will soon pass.
Taking advantage of the chaos in the North Sea, he ignored the decisions of the Frankish nobles and waited for an opportunity to attack Denmark's orders. On the one hand, he contacted the Aachen court and his companions in Paris, asking for money and people from the nobles and the king, saying that he had arrived to resist the Vikings. At the end of the road.
As a Frankish loyalist, he hoped to get more border powers.
On the other hand, he cooperated with the Vikings to smuggle and even sell and buy slaves.
The slaves that the Danes snatched back from Saxony (Germany), Finland and the Rus' region have many talented people.
Instead of letting these talents be used for sacrifices, it is better to buy them to help yourself.
Iron Arm's staff in Flanders is growing stronger.
Among his knights, there were even horseback warriors from the eastern steppes.
Charlemagne was crowned emperor of the Romans by the pope, but his sons and now grandsons were too incompetent.
In such a huge empire, the nobles are living in a state of drunkenness and dreams, who else could they do without me?
He set a new goal. If he could not obtain the "Emperor's Throne" from his bloodline, then he would be elected.
Turn Frank into an "elective inheritance system". The Fang Bo, or other big nobles and priests, will become the "elector" and jointly elect a powerful noble to lead.
When he met Snake Eyes, the two hugged each other like brothers and returned to their duchy.
He told his subordinates with great ambition that from now on all internal affairs will be directed towards one goal, which is to "strengthen strength."
At the meeting, the officers told him that there was an opportunity to take advantage of the war situation in England. They believed that Snake Eyes' signing of such a treaty was clearly a blow to the war in the north. If he took action now, he might be able to march straight into Denmark?
But Iron Arm immediately objected.
"There are still so many Germanic Saxon tribes east of Denmark. They believe in strange gods. With our strength alone, even if we win for a while, it will be difficult to defend for a long time. We will wait until we get the support of most of the earls in the country and then use our troops uniformly. , By the way, have you heard of an English Crusade?"
"In Northumbria, King Ella and his nobles launched a military force to fight against the Vikings. Half of England's nobles and priests participated." The subordinate said.
"Continue to inquire. If the Crusaders can defeat the Vikings, use it on us. If not, find out the reason for the failure."
According to his current strength, he is enough to be a duke who can fully enjoy himself until his death, but he prefers to move forward in thorns and difficulties.
After Iron Arm returned to the study, he wrote a sentence with a pen. When the pen and ink dried, a line of large characters appeared.
"Holy origin, supreme Rome, great empire."
I will complete Charlemagne's unfinished ambition.
Holy Roman Empire!
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In Scotland, local lords came under different pressures.
The Albin Dynasty's alliance with Northumbria has lasted for nearly twenty years, but there has been little communication in recent years. During this Viking invasion, they wanted to open up land. Although they were dissatisfied with the Vikings, they still proposed that Northumbria Sembria must give away all the land from Edinburgh to North Yeweshire.
As long as Ella agrees, the two thousand Scottish mountain warriors will wholeheartedly help the south.
This matter was very difficult for Oran to handle. He agreed, and the pressure on the north was immediately relieved. However, if he could not defeat the Vikings in this way, there would be no land to cede or reward in the future.
Moreover, cutting off land will also affect his lifespan.
He relied on cultivating the land to survive. The land was his foundation. He could give it to his own people so that his life would not be lost, but he could not give it to outsiders who could not get it back for a while.
We can only wait and see how the battle situation changes. Fortunately, Scotland is also afraid of the Northern Army's Three Kingdoms Alliance military power and does not dare to invade the south first.
And the strongest Wessex is not peaceful either. As glorious as 865 was, it will be chaotic as it comes to the end and into the new year.
After annexing the small country to the east, because those places were close to Alfred's territory, the crown prince preemptively sent people to station them. At the following meeting of wise men, the bishops and local nobles who were close to the crown prince fully supported the crown prince and blamed the court around the king. The stewards misled the king and suggested that alliance with the Vikings was an extremely evil idea.
The two sides broke up unhappy, and later it even broke out that a noble refused to pay the New Year's tax to the royal family. Because the noble's land was close to Alfred's territory, the crown prince's men refused the passage of the royal tax collector, and the feud between the brothers intensified.
Previously, the Northern Army asked the Queen to contact Sheriff Pander, and the attack on the Wessex border also achieved initial results.
All the land around Pendor defected to the Northern Army.
At this time, there was no tradition in the Seven Kingdoms to confer the title of "Duke" to the Sheriff. The King of Mercia named him "Grand Earl".
Pendor still belongs to Wessex in name, but in fact it has become a semi-independent prince.
Before a new round of storms arrives, the lords of the seven countries have their own agendas and regroup their forces.
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January 17th.
After the danger of the Repton war was lifted.
Following the carriage team, Oran is preparing to return to King's Landing with his men to rearrange their forces.
After he overcame the initial high fever, his body recovered quickly.
Several of his subordinates also slowly recovered.
Nanding became one-eyed after being disfigured. After expressing her loyalty, she resolved her dissatisfaction with Oran over the last marriage proposal.
Tai Tan became a cripple and was newly married. Oran asked him to take his wife back to his territory to arrange a make-up wedding for him.
Oran and Ella separated in Dan City, and when they left, they took their wife Malm back with them.
A long absence is better than a new marriage, especially after Oran slept with her for one night and then moved his troops south.
During this time, Marma has been waiting for the messenger from the south every day. Whenever a knight comes back, she is always happy and scared, for fear of something unexpected happening.
During the siege of Repton, women and priests throughout the country prayed day and night in the hope of victory.
When the news came that the Vikings had retreated, Malm, who prayed devoutly for three days without eating or drinking, fainted as soon as he got up...
When the couple reunited, they were speechless for a moment, only a thousand lines of tears.
But this is Malm's unilateral emotional expression.
Olan only felt trouble in his eyes.
His thoughts flew beyond the clouds.
The Battle of Repton wiped out all his wealth. If other county chiefs had not suffered the same misfortune, I am afraid that after withdrawing their troops, a new struggle for power would have taken place.
Let Malm sit on his carriage and talk, even cry softly. After she vented her emotions, Oran comforted her, "I will not fail, Malm, I still want revenge!"
Malm didn't know what to say, so he could only pat Olan's body and help him when he wanted to drink water.
Joan of Arc's team followed him, and after the Battle of Repton, they began to build gods. Oran arranged her outside the mountain tower, waving the flag and shouting, but did not actually go to the battlefield.
But after winning the battle, she immediately asked her to get her body dirty and smear her face with animal blood. Then she took the monk and the maid who helped bandage her to appear in front of the soldiers and nobles to help heal her wounds.
The legend of a noble girl, wearing heavy armor, galloping on a horse and repelling the Vikings began to spread from this day.
In the backward and ignorant Middle Ages, it was too easy to create a god. All it took was military exploits and some miracles.
Oran also asked someone to put perfume on her body to make her smell fragrant, saying it was a blessing from God.
People who have come into contact with Joan of Arc are also deeply impressed by this smell.
When the Northern Army captured Canterbury and entered the cathedral, Oran also brought back a sacred object.
It is a church red coat worn by Archbishop Augustus when he entered the flames.
It was clear that Olan had faked the blood-stained holy clothing, but he said it was a holy object that could withstand fire without being burned.
With the addition of the holy object and the saint, Oran sent people to spread the news along the way, attracting many homeless people.
In just seven days, Joan of Arc held the hands of more than 400 people, spoke holy words to them, and washed away their sins.
The Scroll of Atonement has also officially appeared on the stage.
Oran once again sent a message to notify the Northern Army.
Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit and gave birth to human beings. This was an original sin. However, after a person was born, he harbored various desires. This was an acquired sin.
If you want to be freed from eternal life, you only need to cleanse yourself from sins. Those who cannot go to the battlefield can use the "coins" of sins to wash them away, and then they can go to heaven.
Spend some money and buy an afterlife. No matter how you say it, point out a new path to salvation for this group of civilians or nobles who are struggling to survive in the darkness.
Olan amassed money like crazy and was addicted to it.
If the dilapidated north-central England can generate so much wealth, what if a united Britain and Frank were added to it?
But if someone does evil, the righteous act of kindness will be hammered down.
The clergy of Wessex in the south angrily denounced the chain of effects caused by the Atonement.
They held a meeting and issued a breaking doctrine.
On the one hand, the reason is that in the Church of England, which was established under the leadership of Oran and the Three Kings, none of them holds a powerful position. On the other hand, Oran also used the papal decree to link the Atonement to the Holy See, implying that this It is a lawful and sacred act.
January 24, 865 AD.
Oran received a "break order".
Æthelred, Lord of Wessex, agreed to issue it, and Ella, Oran, and Joan of Arc were all excommunicated.
But at this time, based on the territory, number of people, military strength, and clergy strength, the Northern Army and the Southern Army were about equal.
Oran dismissed the piece of paper.
Let’s wait until someone from Rome officially arrives.
He returned to his original main city and stayed for a week, and it was already the 29th when he went to King's Landing again.
The town he built for more than half a year has begun to take shape, with a population of 1,500.
Although the places where thousands of people live are low-rise bungalows, which is far from the towering towers in Olan's mind, there will be one day.
Regardless of the era, a house for a lord to live in was always special and luxurious.
The craftsmen re-enclosed an open space nearly the size of a football field.
Due to the impact of the war, only one-eighth of it has been completed.
This Oranja wife and two mistresses (Mir, Karin) lived with some old servants from the original castle, and had plenty of things to do.
Under the protection of his retinue, Olan came to the square, stepped onto the high platform, and delivered a brief speech to nearly a thousand citizens.
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Then others took over and talked about the war situation in the south, so that the people in the territory would have a better understanding.
That night, the three women took turns taking care of Oran, the two female officials were responsible for the day and the wife was responsible for the night.
The warm fire burned, keeping the room from being cold.
Malm sat in a chair, knitting clothes with silk thread.
Oran held a pamphlet with the current composition of his military strength.
Malm looked at Oran from time to time, thinking that it would be great if she could live like this forever.
"If we can defeat the Vikings, I hope there will never be another war." She suddenly told Oran.
But Olan didn't even raise his head, "If you don't hit others, if you are one step slower than others, you will be left behind. Do you know how Wessex dealt with the Northern Army?"
They turned their backs on God and justice, and even excommunicated me!
If you hope for peace, then you must have the power to scare people. This is the guarantee of peace. "
"oh."
After being told by Oran, Malm could only lower his head and continue to fiddle with his clothes.
It's cold, so this is a long-sleeved coat she got for her husband.
Oran was also immersed in his own thoughts.
Looking at the list, I began to distribute the positions in my mind.
Armand's territory will be taken away and will be divided among Ladd, Nanding and Kunsang.
Other nobles who died in battle and had no male heirs were remarried to family members and transferred to others.
"cough……"
"What’s wrong with you?"
"It's okay, go and get me a cup of tea."
This kind of thing could have been given to a servant, but when Oran gave this order, Malm understood that he wanted to leave.
When the door opened, Olan took out the handkerchief, and a bright red color appeared.
He wiped the corners of his lips carefully so as not to worry his wife.
The stalemate with the Vikings lasted too long without any expansion, and his lifespan was shortened to just one year.
Less than ten months left.
According to the trend of this body, the delayed conventional battle cannot be fought.
He can't afford to be wasted more than the Vikings.
How to do it?
When the door to the room opened, Olan changed his face, took his wife's tea with both hands, and said "thank you."
Malm suddenly couldn't help it and leaned his body next to Oran.
After leaving, she didn't go far and secretly saw all this through the crack of the door. He knew that her husband didn't want him to worry.
She stopped talking and just stayed with Oran.
Occasionally, Olan would say something and she would reply.
When Olan was tired of thinking and the wax fire was blown out by the servant who came in, Olan hugged his wife tightly.
"No, your body!"
"Child, I want to have a baby soon!"
He must arrange the future of those close to him properly, so that if he fails and dies, they will not end badly.
Oran just thought about it, not only to fight the Viking boss, but also to attack his own people.
Among the county chiefs, Frank and Catana made him feel the most threatening.
Frank still has a royal status. If he is no longer here, he might have to compete with his wife's family for the throne of Northumbria in the future?
At this time, the tradition of cousins and close relatives marrying each other was not unheard of.
If this fierce and capable bastard goes for power...
In short, after careful consideration in Oran, the traitorous little fat man must be killed quickly.
Divide his territory and you can prolong your life.
As for the crime?
"No reason!"
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