Those who intended to resist were hacked to death without hesitation, and those who dropped their weapons and knelt down to beg for mercy were mostly controlled.
Rurik and his elite mercenaries entered the city proudly, and King Eynred and the small group of warriors who followed him immediately entered Bamburgh in a very subtle manner.
It was less than a week before he returned to Bamburgh, and Eynred felt like a whole decade had passed.
A few days ago, he gathered a large army here to fight against the barbaric pirates on the coast.
Now he has essentially formed an alliance with this group of Viking pirates and entered the city as a conqueror.
He hurriedly appealed to Rurik: "Let your people be merciful! The usurper will be killed, and I am still the king. If you have any request, I will order it to be arranged, and you will not have to do it personally. Go grab it, I will send someone to you."
"Of course, you still do it. However, they are a group of evil wolves, and I can't be very good. Control."
At this point, Eynred had nothing to say.
Fortunately, the Ruriks and Balmoks were well prepared and broke into the city. They were essentially a large group of Nordic fishermen. They did not feel any guilt for the enemy's wanton killing, but they could hardly bring themselves to point an ax at a screaming woman.
The Balmoks were full of thoughts of robbery, and as a result they found a large number of women and children imprisoned.
All these women were driven along the chaotic roads, and then more people who were hiding were pulled out.
The leaders of each family are indeed trying their best to restrain their men. They are all watching the actions of Biyongni's men, who have the largest number of troops. Since Biyongni, the son of the leader, has maintained great restraint, he is willing to control the situation. The behavior of soldiers looting and eating alone is really harmful to harmony.
For the time being, they did not want to plunder property. Instead, they arrested dejected people everywhere, took off all their weapons, escorted them towards the main gate that was knocked open, and then drove them outside the city to inspect them one by one.
The soldiers who were escorted to the city gate saw that the king himself was here, and they all knelt down and begged the king to forgive their sins.
But Eynred has made up his mind, and he has informed Rurik of his attitude towards the subjects in Bamberg: "Those soldiers who participated in the rebellion will be hanged, and those who were coerced should be released. Priests, women and children are not guilty."
Rurik did not mind letting the Vikings do this to kill the rebel soldiers who supported the false king. If these people must die, kill them immediately!
Although the city is broken, Rurik does not intend to violate the agreement and kill these people who give up resistance. Firstly, he does not want to be a massacre of villains, and secondly, he needs to establish himself as a trustworthy person among friendly forces and enemies. benchmark.
The difference between attacking the Kingdom of Northumbria is zero times and countless times. The Vikings will definitely visit this place frequently in the future and reach some kind of not-so-bad relationship with the local king.Network is to lay the foundation for future colonization.
A group of kingdom warriors who participated in the rebellion were taken outside the city. They were pushed on the grass by the Vikings. The hanging was too slow, and these people were stabbed to death with short spears.
One after another, the kingdom’s warriors who gave up resistance went to their end like sheep and were killed needlessly.
Rurik did not feel guilty at all about this matter. Specifically, it was King Eynred who carried out the murder, and the person who carried out the matter was the Balmok people, who had nothing to do with the Rus. .
A large number of women and children were driven out of the city, and the farmers, boys and old men who were obviously coerced to defend the city were all pardoned by the king.
Because of this, the Balmoks had no intention of using their axes to waste their arm strength on these guys.
Soon, more than thirty Viking warriors vigilantly escorted more than a dozen special Northumbrians appeared!
These kingdom warriors were protecting a mother and son, while an embarrassed and injured man was pulled away by his arms.
Eynred was still standing at the city gate. He wanted to witness a large number of people walking out of the door where the folding leaf was knocked open, to see the rebel soldiers being executed, and to see the Vikings keeping their promises and not treating ordinary people. Fight with the priests.
He suddenly saw the small group of warriors walking towards him, and saw the beautiful face of his queen in the crowd.
However, after learning the news, this face became even more disgusting. He wished he could cut the prostitute's face into cracks with a knife, put her in a cage, and hang her on the wall of York Palace for public display. These crazy thoughts were just thoughts after all, and he wanted to hear what the dirty queen had to say.
But when he saw his son Ella alive and intact, half of his rage was extinguished.
Rurik stood at the city gate like this, so what will happen when the king and his wife meet in such a wonderful manner?
Rurik watched on the wall as if he were watching a play. He saw the queen who was indeed very beautiful. When she saw the king, she immediately knelt down on one knee, then cried like a thunderbolt, and crawled over. Hug Eynred's feet.
Being cuckolded, Eynred wanted to kill the prostitute with his own hands, but of course as the king he couldn't do this. He raised his foot and kicked Queen Anna down. Unexpectedly, the little prince Ella ran over and grabbed his waist, shouting: "Father, don't do this to your mother."
Look at this. In the face of the legitimate heir to the throne, Eynred temporarily suppressed his anger.
The frightened warriors of the kingdom threw a man who was beaten up in time, and then they all knelt down on one knee.
One person said bluntly: "Your Majesty, we have all committed a capital crime and were bewitched by John Stockwood. Now, we have captured this traitor and ask you to forgive us."
The false king was captured alive!
Eynred stepped forward, stamped on John, and yelled: "You traitor! You actually covet my throne! Your family is no better thanHe is a humble piece of dirt, but he actually wants to become noble! I want to kill you! Cut off your flesh bit by bit until you are reduced to a skeleton..."
The king yelled abuse to vent his anger. Rurik, as a spectator, was too lazy to intervene in this family dispute. .
After all, Rurik had seen enough and was afraid that the angry king would trample the false king to death, so he ordered Yevro and his brothers to control the king.
Here, Anna, who was crying, took the initiative to explain her sins. She did have reservations and pushed all the sins on the false king. It was also the case. Her son inherited the throne, and she still enjoyed it as the queen mother. With great wealth, why bother to use a new king to cut off the inheritance of his own son?
Everything is the fault of the false king!
How to deal with the false king and the queen? , Eynred has his own ideas
The false king John will be publicly punished. Eynred even asked Rurik what kind of punishment should be adopted for the so-called Vikings as heinous traitors. ?
“The biggest punishment... is to cut the flesh from the back, break the ribs, and split the ribs. The whole person was hung up like an eagle dripping blood. ”
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This handsome young man calmly Said, this criminal law is even more terrifying.
"Do you know the punishment laws of our kingdom? That is to pull out the prisoner's intestines, use a winch to pull out all the intestines, then chop off the hands and feet, and gut out the belly. "Aynred said angrily.
Rurik shrugged. This kind of execution is like the dismemberment of domestic animals in a meat factory. The blood is really bloody. As for how much deterrence it has? Anyway, it has been through the ages. , the rebel army is risking beheading, why would they care about torture after failure?
"It doesn't matter. "He said, "You can really cut off the flesh of this false king bit by bit. Or, you dig a big pit and put a lot of snakes in it. You throw the false king in and let the snake bite him alive. ”
“Oh? What a clever idea. Just do as you say! ”
Did Eynred do this unintentionally, or did he really want to do this? Rurik glanced at the young Ella a few times, and the name of this ignorant little prince was really familiar to him. Ella La, is this the ignorant brat who threw Ragnar into the snake den and killed him?
Forget it, Northumbria needs a prisoner to suffer the punishment of the snake den. < /p>
The criminal law for the false king has been determined. As for the queen Anna who cuckolded herself, although she probably did it because of the humiliation, as a king and a man, if you can endure this, your prestige will be ruined.
Anna has been waiting for the ending she expected.
If an ordinary woman does this kind of cuckolding, whether she is forced or voluntary, she should follow the rules. The criminal law passed down from the ancient Saxon era was to be beaten to death and then thrown into a pond or river (There is evidence of this from archaeological finds).
But she is the queen. Once the king executes the queen, the whole country will be shocked. Letters of condemnation will be sent from neighboring countries, and even a letter of condemnation from the Holy See will arrive.
Anna's ending is to be brought back to York for trial. She will surely lose her position as queen and will go to the women's monastery in York to spend the rest of her life atonement.
As for Prince Ella, he is still the crown prince.
Because of this incident, Eynred had grounds for divorce. However, he lost his left arm, and the territory of the kingdom was freely accessible by the barbaric Vikings. It was such a shame and humiliation that he had to pretend to be a surrender. He suppressed revenge in his heart and put aside matters such as marrying a new wife. He was handling the relationship with the Vikings carefully.
Banburg Castle is broken, and all the people under control are like meat on the chopping board.
Viking armies entered the city one after another. In order to show his sincerity in cooperation, Eynred had to put on a smile to thank the Vikings, especially the Viking army leader Rurik, for helping him. Take back the throne. At Rurik's request, he first pointed out the warehouse where the silver coins were hidden to some Viking "leaders", and then personally led Rurik to the Bamburgh Granary.
It was an area surrounded by wooden walls, filled with fence-style buildings.
This is not surprising. Britain's relatively humid and rainy climate requires such buildings to protect food from moisture as much as possible.
A large number of linen bags were stacked tightly. Jevlo was ordered to stab an arrow, and the brown oatmeal grains flowed out like water.
As the inspection progressed, Rurik learned that there was also a large amount of rye stored here.
"How much food is there in total?" Rurik asked the king eagerly.
"This...at least one hundred thousand pounds. You take one hundred thousand pounds..."
"No!" Rurik shook his finger, "I want the whole warehouse. ."
"Huh? Can your ship really be loaded? It's impossible."
But I don't think Rurik is confident anymore. With a greedy face, Eynred felt that he had underestimated the load capacity of the big ship, so he changed to an extremely humble tone: "At least leave a batch of food, our subjects still need to survive the winter."
"What does it have to do with me? This year, I have no intention of invading your land. If you satisfy us, I will lead my troops back to the north in three days. Afterwards, you can take your people back to York, anyway. They are all your subjects."
"Okay...Okay."
Can the devil's words be trusted? Are they really about to leave?
Eynred felt secretly happy. He savored what Rurik just said, and the more he spelled it out, the more unpleasant it became. What do you mean by "not planning to invade this year"? Are they going to come back again and again until they occupy the land?
If this is the case, Northumbria will quickly build another army.
The once proud Eynred and his powerful cavalryThe team encountered their great nemesis, and now he has definitely watched the "siege drama" of the barbaric Vikings by himself, boasting that he has a very important understanding of them. Based on your own knowledge, you may be able to think of countermeasures within a period of time.
Rurik discovered the granary and immediately ordered his mercenaries to start loading and transporting the grain with the captured wooden carts and packhorses. This work continued until late at night, and almost the entire granary was emptied! Some wheat has arrived at the seaside, and there are still a number of trucks carrying grain waiting to leave after dawn.
This night, Bamburgh became a complete Viking city.
People searched for treasures everywhere, and various things considered valuable were taken away by the Balmoks.
The gold and silver sacred vessels in the monastery were looted, the holy tomb was inevitably destroyed, and the holy bones were dug out...
Biyongni gained a lot, from the count's warehouse The suitcases full of gold, silver, and copper coins were turned out and moved out sparsely. A large amount of Roman and Frankish silver coins were hard currency with very stable value in this land. A rough estimate showed that the total amount of silver coins would be no problem exceeding 200 pounds.
The coins are all the property of the Balmok Vikings! No one can be greedy for ink! After the money was moved to the hometown, it was distributed according to the proportion of each family sending troops.
But Rurik did not take the initiative to ask for all the money, and he even did not need the money himself.
Everything lies in the agreement made during the expedition. Rurik said that for the alliance between the two tribes, he led a foreign army to win the war and the looted property was a personal favor.
Of course Rurik was not a good person who wanted nothing. He took all the food he plundered for himself.
What are coins? How to satisfy your hunger with coins in the cold winter? Food is the most important thing!
Especially this year, the Lake Malaren region is facing a food shortage problem, and the Ross tribe has also encountered the largest baby boom ever. As a "god king" that people admire, of course, we must find ways to provide food to the tribe. People got food to survive.
There are also demands from the Shetlanders. These guys also take the initiative to get food, which is one of their needs. The desperate Shetland people lacked everything, especially women, which was a real deprivation.
In Bamburgh, the three parties that constituted the Viking army achieved their demands very harmoniously. The sad thing was naturally the Northumbrian people of Bamburgh.
Those young girls, even young women who had just given birth and were holding babies in their arms, were all abducted by the Vikings.
People from nearby farms fled into Bamburgh with their families, originally to escape the crazy plundering of the barbarians, but in the end they were kidnapped by the barbarians.
Originally, Eynred was worried that he would be scolded for ordering 300 young women to be "marriage", but now he didn't have to worry at all.
The rebels in Eynred's eyes are exactly the righteous men who defend the city in the eyes of the people. They saw the defenders being killed by barbarians and fell into great panic. They were afraid that they would suffer the same fate, but they were powerless to restrain the chickens.You are just a fat sheep to be slaughtered.
Now, the eyes of the people are filled with intense hatred.
The painful daughter was kidnapped, and the father howled hopelessly. The wife was even taken away with her infant child in her arms, while the husband knelt on the ground and grabbed the ground with his head.
Take away three hundred women?
No! The Vikings kidnapped more than 600 people at once, and all the young women and children among the people in Bamburg who were under control were kidnapped.
If everything goes according to the original idea, Rurik does not intend to rob too much, so he will end the robbery with 200 pounds of silver, 100,000 pounds of wheat and 200 women.
Bamburgh was essentially captured by the Vikings. After the city was breached, the Vikings naturally did whatever they wanted.
The warriors in the Viking army who had no families were all assigned a woman. Poor girls in Bamburgh became women overnight, and not only that, they would also spend the rest of their lives as Vikings. But is this a good thing or a bad thing?
There is no reason to stay any longer. A large amount of wealth has been plundered. As a result of continuing the action, firstly, the ship cannot really hold the new plunder, and secondly, the sea will become violent when the weather gets cold.
After staying in Bamburg for three days, Rurik ordered the return voyage, ending the great expedition of the summer.
The Aurora was loaded with almost fifty tons of wheat, and more than a hundred captive Bamberg women were stuffed in the cabin. A number of iron tools were also seized.
Other people’s longships carried a large amount of cargo. The Vikings rowed hard, while the woman whose hands and feet were tied sat dumbly, speechless and choked.
A huge fleet left Bamburgh Bay and headed north.
Have the barbarians on the sea left?
Looking at the huge triangular sail of the largest ship, Eynred intuitively felt sad in his heart, and a gust of cool wind made it even more sad.
He knew that everything was just the beginning. After experiencing the most miserable "Assumption Festival" in his life, the days to come would only be more severe for himself and the kingdom. That boy named Rurik now has the strength to command a thousand barbarians to fight against him. I am afraid that this boy will become the king of the sea in the future.
"Oh God! The barbarians took away our gospel. I hope your truth can influence the barbarian leader Rurik and turn him into a devout saint! Let him and his People should stop being barbaric..." He sighed, and Eynred didn't know what to say.