Olegin sat arrogantly in the small tent. There were some oil lamps beside him, and the dancing flames illuminated his golden crown even more brilliantly.
Outside the tent, the only remaining soldiers in black were still guarding the safety of the past. They are already the last elite, their partners have died in large numbers, and their willingness to continue following the past battles is almost entirely due to the filling of their dry linen bags. They have no faith and only fight for money.
The arrogance of Olegin sitting in the tent concealed his worries.
I am afraid that I can only use money to exchange for the continued support of my allies.
Soon, the dukes from various tribes came to know the news. Olegin's son Karl, because he did not find a suitable woman among the prisoners, had to come back angrily.
The fire burned more and more fiercely, but the flames must not burn to the coalition camp near the shore. After experiencing the war, the ecstatic spirits of the warriors from various tribes were quickly diluted by physical and mental exhaustion. After eating the captured food, many of them stayed in their armor, curled up next to the fire and fell asleep.
They were just ordinary warriors. In this battle, many of them grabbed some trophies before the flames were out of control, such as small pottery bowls, cloth, iron knives, fishing nets, and other miscellaneous things. They are just ordinary people, and they only grabbed a lot of ordinary daily necessities. Not to mention, these tools themselves are also needed by everyone.
The warriors believe that the self-proclaimed king will distribute the large amounts of loot to each tribe in accordance with the pre-war contract. At that time, every warrior who survives until the end of the battle will receive a sum of loot. Considerable wealth.
Kalmar is the last battle! The coalition forces won a great victory!
Many brothers died, that was their fate!
The living people fell asleep peacefully one after another, because they felt that if they stayed here for at most two or three days, the army should return home with the loot.
This is what ordinary soldiers think. Olegin was still unable to notice that the morale of the army he had assembled had quietly turned into a deflated ball.
Soon, the tent became crowded, and the dukes of each tribe exuded a strong smell of sweat. They were in chains, and their faces were full of joy after the harvest.
Olegin had a majestic face, and the atmosphere was very weird.
In fact, Otto and Rurik already knew everything through leaked messengers.
"My brothers, you are all here, and it seems that you have also grabbed a lot of loot."
The king spoke, but no one boasted about their gains. It was quite rich, because no one was a fool. Everyone knew that Olegin must have grabbed most of the coins, and Melalen was the biggest winner.
With everyone thinking this, Olegin simply stated this point directly: "My Melalen warriors discovered the enemy's silver vault, and our army made a fortune. Such the most precious treasure, according to the contract, The right to distribute it is in my hands, so all this money belongs to me, the Melalen people.wealth. "
As soon as these words came out, everyone here straightened their backs. Everyone felt incredible that Olegin would say such a thing.
"What? Are you stunned? Still don’t understand me? I tell you, because I, a Melalen man, discovered this, and it is naturally my trophy. ”
No one was stunned at this time. No matter how much dirt there was in the ear holes, Olegin’s announcement of “eating alone” shocked everyone.
In an instant, everyone stood up suddenly Everyone stood up and pointed their fingers at Olegin, accusing him of being ridiculous.
Originally, Yermalen's Wendelson felt that he was being set up by his allies, but now it seems that his own. The speculation is true.
The old guy Wenderson, who is always known for his calmness, stretched out his finger and yelled: "Okay! Olegin, you let us Yemalen people fight to the death, and you took all the benefits? ! Unfair! What about giving us a lot of gold and silver? ”
“Yes! Even the Oaks from Gran jumped out and shouted: "Even if we send very few troops, we still have to give me silver coins." ”
The chicken thieves’ Gran people have almost suffered no losses in the battle so far. The key to this is not to rush to the front line rashly. You can grab some leftovers. Oak really knows that he For the sake of robbery, the few people in his tribe fell apart in seconds.
Who is brave and who is a thief? Can't Olegin see it?
Even if it's not possible. The reckless Karl also knew what kind of virtue the Gran people showed in this war.
The king suddenly became the target of many people, and every one of the Dukes present had a good face. Swearing in vicious words.
Olegin had lived a long time, and he had expected this to happen, and he was not angry because it was part of his plan. < /p>
Unexpectedly, Karl was a huge variable.
In Karl’s opinion, his father had made an arrangement that made him extremely satisfied. He suddenly pulled out his sword. The arrows were pointed at the aggressive Dukes.
For a moment, the Dukes also drew their swords one after another, as if they were going to kill each other in the tent. This scene shocked Ryuri and pulled Carlotta. Subconsciously, he got behind his father, fearing that he would get blood on his face if he got into a fight.
“What do you want to do? Do you want Mingqiang? To attack your king? Let me tell you, this money was snatched away by us Malaren warriors at the risk of our lives. Aren’t you also using your skills to capture prisoners, cattle and sheep? Have we from Mälaren ever asked for it from you? So, why are you angry? All the silver coins are ours, that's only fair. "
"Bah! Is this fair? Olegin! Wenderson, holding a slightly curved iron sword, roared in a low voice: "Don't hide behind your son." Look at my sword. It became bent when I cut down the enemy. We Yermalen people have made great sacrifices. We never expected to meet a person like you who goes back on your word. ”
“Yes! ” Ungreave of Unclas echoed loudly:"Take out our money. Don't try to pretend to be confused. Everyone saw that you Melalen grabbed a lot of boxes, which are full of gold and silver."
It is impossible to convince everyone. Olegin didn't want to talk nonsense. He stood up and complained in his heart that his son was too impulsive, so he pulled him away.
Olegin had a cracked old face, facing the swords of his allies, looking fearless.
"Don't talk nonsense now. It's natural to grab things based on your ability and keep them for yourself. I made a promise, and what I said was to distribute wealth after the war is over. Do you think the war is over? ?"
"It's over! It's over! Kalma has been defeated, we need to evacuate."
"No! It's not over yet." Olegin had already sheathed his sword and approached his allies. "I learned that there is another Silver Castle in the east, which is already the territory of the Danes. There are people there. A mountain of silver coins! Brothers, are you only limited by the little profit you have in front of you? Oh, is it the lake that limits your imagination? Follow me and continue south to conquer the silver castle. The silver coins there are worth a hundred years. Huge wealth that cannot be spent. All of you will become extremely rich! Think about it, the strength of the Danes is just like that. We went south and killed those Danes and captured the Silver Mountain."
Hearing this, Wenderson's attitude was a little shaken: "You...you lied. If you don't give me money now, how can you guarantee it in the future? I don't care, I want to withdraw, and I want you to come up with money, otherwise!"< /p>
"What?"
"If my warriors are not rewarded, they will leave on their own. Olegin, I understand, you want your brothers to continue to follow you south and The Danes are fighting bloody battles! Are you just making a promise? We want silver coins!"
Everyone is in a state of excitement and all they say is "we want cash."
But in the eyes of Otto and Rurik, the Malaren people are about to go back on their word. "Oops, what I was worried about actually happened. If this Olegin breaks the contract and doesn't give me wheat after the war, or delays it. Damn it, if that happens, I really want to beat him up!" Rurik glared. His eyes were thinking about a big event, and his mind was deducing that he led the Russian army into Lake Malaren to arm soldiers begging for wheat.
Although Rurik doesn’t want to fight internally, some people don’t want to be human anymore.
Origin originally thought of marking a new combat target and attracting everyone with the "Silver Mountain", so that everyone would continue to work with him even if they could not get silver coins.
But he ignored it. He clearly knew the facts about "Silver Castle", a Danish settlement in the south, from the servants and the killed merchants. How did others know? How to determine that there is really a silver mountain there? To say the least, who knows whether the Malaren people who really got Silver Mountain Olegen eat alone.
Everyone was clamoring for silver coins, and everyone threatened that they could not get the silver coins. The matter was not over, and everyone went home., as for whether to recognize Olegin's family as the king in the future, then...
This was the threat of Wendelson of Yermalen, which suddenly shocked Olegin into a cold sweat.
Before this, Olegin was not afraid of anything, but his proud private army, among which the most elite 500 people, now only has more than 70 people left after the war. The loss of the new force that maintained his power was too serious, and the greed he showed this time was due to his repeated weighing, hoping that the money would be used to train a group of capable people to fill his private army.
For now, he knows that his power within the Melalen tribe has reached an unprecedented crisis. Without the overwhelming military advantage, the wealthy businessmen of the tribe may jump out to elect a new leader.
The war against Kalmar was a complete victory, but strangely Olegin almost lost his power.
Continuing to hold on to money in a desperate situation will undoubtedly intensify conflicts.
At the time of the expedition, the Melalen Army had an overwhelming strength advantage, but now this advantage has been weakened too much.
The Hjelmalens, Onkras, and Uppsalas all sent 500 troops. They were actually the backbone of the allied forces. If they stabilized them, they would naturally stabilize everyone. . To take a step back, those small tribes are like the Gran people. They are simply there to support the scene. It is unrealistic to expect these people to go crazy and fight. These guys cannot fight hard. Only fighting with a favorable wind can they have the motivation to fight hard. A few axes, just don’t want to suffer a loss when grabbing loot.
"Ten thousand silver coins, each of you three, ten thousand silver coins, I will give it to you now. As long as you continue to follow me to attack the silver coins, there will be more money by then."
Ten thousand silver coins is really not a small amount, and the three Dukes suddenly stared.
But, is this money considered a huge amount of money? Rurik leaned half of his body from behind his father and could only lament that a small lake really limits the vision of many people.
On the surface, Wenderson still remained angry, but in fact, his heart had softened.
Of course, it was only Wenderson who softened his mind.
Then a young duke from a small tribe stood up and asked: "What about us? Ten thousand silver coins too?"
After receiving a negative answer, all the young dukes were furious.
"Are we not going to give you spoils of war because we have few troops? Then why should I fight for you? Do you think we are slaves? Quit! Let's go!" said Oak from Gran. He picked up the sword and quickly made a gesture of leaving unhappy.
Wenderson hurriedly grabbed the brother, and said to Olegin: "At least we must pay the brothers according to the number of troops sent, and at a remuneration higher than the market price of mercenaries! In my opinion, every time If you give fifty silver coins to each soldier, we Yermalen will send 500 troops, so you should give me twenty-five thousand silver coins.”
“Hey! I support this!” Oak suddenly changed. A face.
Olegin frowned: "It's too expensive, and it's not worth recruiting mercenaries. Or do you think, is he actually a kind of mercenary? "
"We are not mercenaries! "Wenderson was angry and gave his own reasons: "Everyone understands that it is still the beginning for us to stand in Kalmar, but are you sure about attacking Silver Castle? At least we brothers are worried. Brothers, we are too tired. If we continue to fight, we will only be wiped out. Brothers need some time to fix. If you really give us so much money, at least I will be willing to continue working with you. Let’s all gather our strength and continue fighting. ”
Obviously, if we really follow Wenderson’s request and give each allied warrior fifty silver coins, it is absolutely impossible to give them all the money he earned.
After all, after recruiting a group of desperadoes for a month, their salary is only ten silver coins. In reality, based on Olegin's own experience, a group of farmers will bring their own for the promised reward of two or three silver coins. Weapons as a mercenary
If Wenderson thought he had enough money to continue going south to fight again, Ungreave of Unclas was deliberately making things difficult.
"You must give each of us 50,000 silver coins, and I will also withdraw. To continue south is to die, and even here it is fraught with danger. ”
Karl, who had suppressed his emotions at first, was furious again: “Old guy from Onkras, are you crazy?” Fifty thousand silver coins. Have you ever seen in your life how high the boxes of five hundred pounds of silver coins are stacked? ! "
Ungrieve shrugged: "I don't care, give me 50,000 silver coins, I must give an explanation to my tribe. ”
He just estimated that Olegin was reluctant to spend such a huge sum of money, and he had to go through the situation of the Unclas army. He, Ungreave, was a duke and naturally knew it very well. Everyone was very nervous, because They snatched a large number of cattle, sheep, and female prisoners, eager to transport them back to their hometowns. The soldiers were most desperate when they had nothing. Now, they urgently need to take the captured women back to be their wives, and continue to take the cattle and sheep back to raise them carefully. With bottles and cans, I started to worry about many things...