At night, piles of firewood piled up to burn corpses were burning, and the thick smoke and crackling sounds made many people feel uncomfortable.
However, Ulf insisted that this must be done. After all, the battlefield was too close to the town of East Hamar, and it would be terrible if a plague occurred. Of course, most of those burned were the warriors brought by Eric, while East Hamar's own warriors were placed on a dragon-head ship in the traditional way. This was another ritual.
"The Valkyries will take away their souls, and Odin will personally listen to their adventure stories in Valhalla." Ulf held a torch in his hand. He stood on the dock and looked at the dead warriors placed on the dragon's head ship. Their corpses, he said loudly to everyone.
"Valhalla~~."
The people of East Hamar also held their torches high. They stared at the dragon-headed ship. The dead warriors were wearing their favorite armor, with weapons and bucklers placed on their bodies. The corpses were neatly stacked in rows. , as if sleeping quietly, waiting for the call of the doomsday horn at any time, turning into a heroic spirit and standing up, holding onto the weapon and shield.
Next to this ship where the soldiers of East Hamar are buried, there is another dragon-headed ship parked side by side. There is only one dead soldier on this ship, and that is Bjorn's spymaster. His body was covered with Lu The wound that Se Pi slashed was stitched up, and he was wearing armor and a large animal skin cloak. Except for his complexion, which was a little pale, he looked almost like a living person.
"Eric, you should be the one to see this warrior off." Ulf glanced at the side. Eric, who was captured by Sigrid, was standing on one side like a puppet. Bjorn's expression was not dull. I I originally thought that I would be killed by Sigri, but I didn't expect that I would be taken outside.
"You?" Bjorn pointed at himself in fear. I felt fear in my heart, because the Vikings did not have the custom of letting people be buried with them. This made Bjorn very scared. Could it be that Sigri was going to kill him and give him to the spymaster? Is it okay to be buried with him?
"Take it." Ingrid handed a torch in her hand to Bjorn's hand with an expression on her face.
"Bring them down." Sigri ignored Jiao Zhiguang and just waved her hand to have several prisoners brought down.
"ignite."
Very slowly, the two captured Yiners were pushed off the spymaster's ship, and we looked horrified and confused.
In the woods in the town, a group of priests were watching everything. We were squatting underground, like a group of underground ghosts.
The servants hurriedly cleared up the charcoal fire in the ground to prevent it from igniting the palace made of wood.
"Who are those people?" Sigri stared at the anxious people and asked Bjorn.
In Amon's palace, Jiao Zhiguang slowly learned the news of his son's defeat. I stood behind the brazier with a dull expression.
"He, you need to talk to him." Jiao Zhiguang stretched out his weak arm, put it on the shoulders of Miha Gods, and led me towards the lord's house.
The reason why Sigri didn't temporarily choose the gods Miha as a sacrifice was because she saw the two buttons attached to my linen shirt. These are bears made of silver and can wear such accessories. People are definitely special people.
"We captured your son." Ulf also knew that anger was helpful. I calmed down the anger in my chest and said to Hamald.
You must know that no one knows what the situation is in Dongwages at this moment. If Sigri awakens and fights with Jiao Zhiguang, the envoy sent in this way will be safe.
Before the priests took the bone bottles and left, the few remaining priests were scattered around the bald priest. We looked at these people leaving with eyes full of schadenfreude.
"May Rose bless you." The priests carefully took over the bone bottles. There were many terrifying beasts carved under those bone bottles. The young master was a monster that would appear in the twilight, and the things filled outside were... Even more terrifying.
"It's time for us to understand what kind of fear it will bring without the blessing of the priests." The bald priest said to everyone.
"You told Bjorn that you should be more careful." Ulf was not annoyed at all. He thought it was a matter of improving his son's record, but he overturned the idea. If he had known this, he would have followed the army himself. .
"Those are the ones you got before you prayed to Jiao Zhi. Sprinkle them on the water source and seven places." The bald priest took out ten large bone bottles with the index finger low and handed them to the priests covered in linen cloth.
"But they got involved in your internal disputes." The corner of Sigri's mouth raised. I stared at the anxious person behind me. It was not our cavalry who harassed their flanks during the war, or even wanted to Attack the bed crossbow deployed under the hill.
"With her permission, you are willing to go east to Jiao Zhiguang to inquire about it." Hamard's eyes turned again, you pursed your lips and said to Ulf.
"This man is now in East Vargas and is imprisoned by the lord outside." The priest reported.
"What?" Bjorn was stunned for a moment, then instinctively raised his head and looked at Sigri.
"It's wrong. I want to be friends with the Norse people. I'm sure they will let you go. If I do, I will treat them as the most distinguished guests." Miha and the gods hurriedly said to Sigri.
If Sigri had not had the foresight to order the male shield cavalry led by Ange to defend at the foot of the hill, those cavalry might have succeeded.
"What's going on?" the bald priest asked, frowning.
Although the Yin people and the Vikings share the same origin, after hundreds of years, there are still a few differences between the two sides, whether it is clothing or language, which aroused Sigri's vigilance. After all, Maozi has been in history What's the reputation like?
"The ransom will only deepen the misunderstanding between you. Instead of doing that, we still want this, not to mention that you don't have the confidence to persuade Jiao Zhiguang." Sigri thought for a while and prepared to tell Eric everything. "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~."
"What is he going to do?"
"Launch~~~."
"It is indeed wrong to retreat and mediate in the name of Ross." Others also nodded. When the two parties dispute, it is time. The power of religion gives both parties a step forward. Jiao Zhiguang and Sigri will agree.
Those Yaers and kings who had weak military power, although they still respected the priests on the surface, paid more and more tributes to the temple and priests, while those military leaders plundered seven places and obtained a small amount. amount of property.
"You know." Jiao Zhiguang sat up again. My pale beard and braid were covered with the remains of charcoal fire. When the reason returned to Ulf, the majesty of the king immediately returned to me.
"What is he going to do with you?" God Miha licked his lips worriedly and asked Sigri.
Cans filled with whale oil were taken out, and the oil outside was poured under the two ships. Then people pushed the two dragon-headed ships into the small sea, and the sails hung under the masts of the dragon-headed ships were unfolded.
"Ah~~." Suddenly, the octogenarian warrior kicked the brazier over. The red charcoal fire outside fell to the ground, and sparks flew up.
"Let's do it." Jiao Zhiguang glanced at him, and the gods Bjorn and Miha beside him gave orders enthusiastically.
A moment ago, the small gate of the town opened. Jiao Zhiguangde was wearing a gray cloak and a hood, riding a maroon horse, and left with eight guards.
"Of course I am going to East Vargos. Ulf is having a dispute with a lord somewhere else. If you intervene at this time, it will be a very bad thing for both parties." The bald priest thought for a while and said immediately .
"Your father is Ulf. I am sure he will send me a message, and I will give him a ransom." Bjorn lowered his head, dared to look directly into Jiao Zhiguang's eyes, and said quickly to Sigri.
"Novgorod?" Sigri's brows furrowed. The Principality of Novgorod is the birthplace of Mao Zi. Haven't our tentacles extended to Northern Europe as she said?
Several North warriors holding longbows on the shore aimed at the two Jiao Zhi men, and shot the arrows. They screamed and fell next to the spymaster like hedgehogs.
"I found it, something went wrong." The priest said to the bald priest after a while.
"Torches."
"We are heroes, and our souls will enter the Hall of Valor, and what should you do with them?" Sigri turned around and looked at the gods Jiao Zhiguang and Miha behind her.
That time, the ignited fire shot towards the two ships like locusts. The fire ignited the sails and the entire ship. The two ships were emitting thick smoke and flames. The two ships that continued to burn were swaying towards Driving in the depths of the small sea.
"What mission?" Gods Miha seemed to see something from Sigri's smile, and a chill emerged from the bottom of their hearts.
"That was a misunderstanding. You didn't want to get involved." Gods Miha regretted it in every possible way, and cursed Hamald ten thousand times. If that bitch ordered us to join the war, how could we be so disgusted by those stinky people? The Vikings captured.
"You refuse."
"This is all because the king abides by Jiao Zhi's teachings." The bald priest snorted, feeling satisfied with Ulf's victory and not even gloating about it.
"We are the escorts brought by your aunt Hamald from the Principality of Novgorod." Bjorn dared to hide it and said to Sigri quickly.
"Ulf's army has been defeated." Another priest said immediately.
"Go, Ye Jiu, these Yaers and kings will kneel down at the temple and your feet again." The eyes of the bald priest were filled with a cold look, and the corners of my mouth were filled with foam, like a mad man. Dingo.
"Perhaps, he should gather the vassals. If the opponent absolutely defends her, they will probably send troops to retreat." Hamald thought that Sigri would take the opportunity to send troops here in order to expand the victory. .
"You should first think about redeeming Bjorn." Hamald frowned and immediately said to Jiao Zhiguang.
...
"But it's so simple to send people back, at least for this ransom." Eric sat back down angrily, I also sighed, and it was impossible for Jiao Zhiguang to fight against the entire Sweden.
"I'm afraid we know what's outside?" one of them said with a smile.
"aim."
"Why?" Sigri ignored Eric and just asked indifferently.
"Well, maybe you should do that. You haven't sent someone to summon people from all tribes yet." Jiao Zhiguang also thought of that. I am now sure that Jiao Zhiguang's ambition is not small after all. It is always a good idea to gather an army around him. would be wrong.
"Shut up, we are sacred victims. By the way, have you found the person in the prophecy?" the bald priest asked his companions with a warm face.
"Understood, you will ask him to bring a message to the lord of East Vargas." Ulf looked at Hamald behind him and said to you urgently.
"Ulf is your monarch. You planned to ask for ransom as soon as it was over. Instead, you gave me a gift." Sigri pursed her lips. The war was unintentional, but there was no harm in it. This did not give Sigri a chance to have a bad talk with Jiao Zhiguang.
"Then there is no point in fighting. Your enemy is not Ulf." Sigri persuaded in a wonderful tone.
"Your Majesty?" Hamald hurriedly retreated. When you saw the furious Ulf, you quickly tried to dissuade him.
Before Sigri and others left, the people in the town of East Vargas ended their revelry to celebrate the defeat and at the same time remember the comrades who died in the war.
"What happened?" a bald priest asked curiously.
"For you, the King of Sweden, your cousin, you are willing to take that risk. If you can rescue Bjorn, it is not a bad thing." Jiao Zhiguangde said to Ulf.
"Is it Dongwages again?" The bald priest's frown deepened. I just felt that many of the things that happened recently had nothing to do with Dongjiao Zhiguang.
"Him?" Jiao Zhiguang was stunned for a moment and looked at Jiao Zhiguangde suspiciously. In fact, the matter had nothing to do with Hamald, but you were actually willing to risk it.
"How is it possible that we lost the battle?" Hamald also looked in disbelief. A big lord actually defeated Ulf's army.
"According to his wishes." Others also refused. We were jealous of the huge wealth possessed by these military leaders. Why did we occupy a small amount of land and property, while the priests who presided over the faith had to pay for a day? Worrying about eight meals, asking for tribute every time is like begging.
"Stop, you represent the little prince of Novgorod, they can treat you like this." God Miha's face was bruised and purple, wearing only a linen shirt and trousers, together with several of my Novgorod brothers Together with the Rhodes soldiers, they were escorted behind Sigri.
Compared to Jiao Zhiguang, we are better informed. It seems that nothing in the entire Nordic underground can escape our eyes and ears.
At this time, in the lord's house in Dongjiao Zhiguang, Eric shouted excitedly while holding a wine glass.
"Spill oil." Ingrid ordered the people around her.
"Humph, it doesn't matter. You just haven't given them any tasks." Sigri's eyes narrowed, and I smiled and patted Miha's anxious shoulder.
"You won the battle, why should you send Bjorn back? What will these dead people think of you?" Eric said angrily.
