Sometimes when you convince a person, you have to cut off all his paths and have nowhere to go. Naturally, you can only choose the way you want him to go.
He cut Halfdan with his own hands and gathered the clans from all over the country who were against the Ragnar clan.
This is the path Oran gave him.
That night, Guthrum was brought back to the army.
The woman helped him wash his hair, dipped it in hair oil, used a comb, and slowly braided his lion-like hair into a braid.
He was treated like a distinguished guest, and his personal staff were also properly arranged.
On the table.
When the crown prince handed him the cross, he took off the armband he had worn for many years and hung this new object around his neck.
Re-enact the scene where the ancestors loyal to the Carolingian family for their own benefit decades ago.
"In the name of God, brave warrior Guthrum, your choices will open new doors, great and promising paths."
"I welcome you on behalf of the others, my lord."
"When you take the cross, your heart has been purified, grace has descended on your body at this moment, and the Heavenly Father will guide you with light and make you happy throughout your life."
The monks around the crown prince began to brainwash him, but this method was not as good as Oran's words.
Go back to Denmark early and grab money, food, and women.
Subsequently, the surviving soldiers who were captured on the battlefield were gathered in large numbers and Guthrum brainwashed them.
Of course, anyone who is too close to Raghu's family can be cut down directly without any extra effort.
Oran watched him perform.
He prepared women and wine.
When they choose to convert, women will help them bring the holy objects, then go to the bed and teach them the first correct line to praise the Lord.
"Our ancestors were the first to come to the Netherlands. Our wealth and craftsmanship are far superior to other tribes.
When Charlemagne drove out a large number of Saxons, it was our ancestors who protected them. Some people continued to flee north to Scandinavia. It was our ancestors who provided help that allowed them to stand firm.
'It is dishonorable to be ruled by a woman', these are the words of heroes and kings throughout the ages.
And is it glorious to be ruled by a foreign clan or a bloodline of peasants and refugees?
Ragna was not very kind to us, and much of the wealth he made was transported back to his hometown.
His son Halfdan ruled for ten years. Is your life better than that of the previous kings of Denmark?
Family and blood debt are important ties in our traditional life.
It is our tradition to kill our relatives and take revenge even if they are pursued to the extreme.
The more detailed of these is treason.
Some of you, like me, were once appointed chiefs by the late King of Denmark.
How to deal with ordinary rebellion?”
Guthrum pointed to a minor leader.
"Death penalty and confiscation of wealth, drilling holes into the base of a person's feet, threading a rope through it, tying it to a bison, and letting out hunting dogs to chase it until the body is broken into pieces."
"Where's the regicide?" Gusrum ordered another middle-aged warrior.
"My legs were smashed, I was put together with a pack of hungry wolves, and I had to open the house in three days."
Gusrum was very satisfied, "Now, tell me, who is our real enemy?"
There was silence for a while, and then someone said "Halfdan."
Slowly, these local clans who had been oppressed by foreign Viking leaders began to feel resentful.
"Finally, answer me again, about the rewards distributed in battle in the ancient code?"
"Take the king's orders first." Someone said.
Gusrum shook his head, "The gold belongs to the commander, the silver belongs to the brave soldiers, the weapons belong to the strongest warriors, and other items such as ships are shared by everyone.
It would be unfair and even sinful if the king could decide our glory and reward dozens of sea miles away with just his words.
What I have is also what you will have, even women. "
Then Guthrum drew his iron sword, "Bjorn betrayed us, now, make a decision."
After shirking all the responsibilities, the time begins to count down.
Several offered to fight to the death.
Oran satisfied them, and then expressed sadness, "Actually, Ansa's ancestors and your ancestors are all one family, we are brothers!"
Of course, in Olan's mind: I am a brother and you are a brother, this is what we call brothers.
He had the dead soldiers buried.
The new group of warriors were then baptized.
A few days later, when Bjorn's army arrived, they fought against the Allied forces again and saw Guthrum's Viking warriors.
Bjorn didn't ask any questions, nor did he angrily fight immediately.
Now just looking at morale, God can crush the Vikings.
Bjorn saw the Catholic soldiers, this time the formation was a defensive phalanx, as well as a spear formation, a shield wall and other archers, which could resist his charge.
A group of heavy infantry soldiers under Gusrum took on new weapons and stood with Oran.
He really wanted to go over and kill these two people!
Images of possible battles flashed through his mind.
Today's Ansa people are difficult to defeat, and their walking formation is even more organized than last time.
If you extend your spear forward, it will be difficult for your own team to break through.
Moreover, they still have horses. Although they have some on their side, they are not in sufficient numbers.
More intelligence to support the Middle Kingdom needs to be transported.
The shouts of the English people were carried to another hilltop by the wind.
Fighting a war where the enemy is evenly matched is not worthy of happiness at all. This state of being able to crush the enemy is a good war.
Oran and Guthrum rode side by side, calling each other brothers and proudly saying, "Catch him and use my holy war hammer to knock out his brains!"
"You're such a bastard."
Just yesterday, Olan reached an agreement with him on the exchange of hostages.
He will send his son "Snow" to Denmark,
And Guthrum will give enough in return for this gift.
Children are a gift from the alliance with "incomparable sincerity", and Gusrum will also send a son.
If your subordinates can be sacrificed and your people can be sacrificed, then your children can also be sacrificed.
All the lords thought so.
If the lord doesn't make use of his children, then why have so many of them?
To increase rebellion in the future?
Robb may also go to the North to be a hostage later.
Oran feels that there are too few children.
A legitimate heir, assisted by a younger brother, surrounded by the children of several important ministers since childhood, and secretly trained by a third heir when necessary. If this kind of team can be established, it will be more comfortable to transition the power in the future. "
In the end, Bjorn retreated without too much fierce fighting. The crown prince sought stability and only slowly advanced to regain the territory.
Some people were dissatisfied with just retreating.
Bjorn replied, "If you want to die, you can just jump from the sea into the whirlpool."
He decisively abandoned a large area of land until reinforcements arrived.
But his anger is also reflected in his retreat action.
Wherever he retreats, the traces of villages nearby will be completely destroyed.
"Butcher!"
He was asked whether effective rule could be established in this way.
He only replied, "Wouldn't it be better to kill them all and immigrate them?"
...
Midland, Cambridgeshire.
When Ragnar's messenger delivers an ultimatum.
Sheriff Anhal knew that he had to make a big decision that would affect the changes in England for decades...
