When I woke up, I was already lying in my tent, and several cronies were sitting around me, whispering something about something, and when they saw me wake up, they all came to me and asked about the injury, especially the bull:

"My lord! Your Excellency has finally woken up, you barbarian bastards, I must eat them alive! As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush out, but Jensen was holding him from behind, which made me even more confused.

"What's going on, why are the bulls so excited?" Rollo carefully folded the fur that covered me into a comfortable cushion and served me to lean.

"Is the battle over? What happened to the Slavic leader who duel with me? If memory serves...... In the end, I won, right? ”

The cronies all fell silent, and they didn't dare to squeak when they looked at each other, and the bull slowly broke free from Jensen's embrace, blinked his eyes, and said cautiously, "You did win, although in a less convincing way......"

He weighed his words, and I always encouraged my followers to speak openly, not to care about the master-slave relationship, and to brainstorm in an atmosphere of active and free discussion, but the bull was still not used to it, and it was okay to tell the truth, but it was difficult to tell the truth that sounded good.

"You have won after all, but the Slavs rushed out to rob their leader, and we hurried to catch up, and there was another scuffle between the two sides, and a hundred and ten strong Slavic warriors carried their leader on their shoulders, and broke through under the cover of others, leaving the dead and wounded, and all the living were taken prisoner and guarded."

"Paid off, didn't you?"

I stroked my chest, now I gasp for breath and still feel a little stuffy, I haven't been on the battlefield with real knives and guns for a long time, and I will die if I move a little hard.

"Well, if I lose, I can't surrender honestly, at least we win, right?" Pouted and sighed, thinking of defeating the enemy to recruit seven captures and seven columns, and recruit hundreds of good fighting heroes, who wanted to backfire, and sold a stupid strength in vain.

After lying in bed for a long time, I felt that my body was almost rested, so I put on my armor and walked out of the tent, and arranged for my cronies to take charge of different tasks.

The soldiers of Nijmegen were busy cleaning up the battlefield and the corpses, and the mud after the heavy rain undoubtedly made the work more difficult, and everyone waded through the ankle-high muddy water, lined up the corpses piled up in front of the walled city in the clearing, sprinkled some of the fire oil they had brought, and set it on fire, turned around and began to clean up the second pile.

The pungent smell of the burning corpses and the black smoke that soared into the sky made me unable to open my eyes, and my stomach was nauseous, and I kept complaining in my heart: "These bastards have learned to deal with corpses to prevent the plague, but can they be thrown away from the places where people live, and what kind of body will be the bones and slag all over the ground when you go out, and the grass outside the city will definitely grow exceptionally well next year......"

After clearing the messy battlefield outside the city, the bull was carrying the Slavic prisoners of war back from the forest to transport timber, and I almost jumped on them with joy and almost jumped on their strong biceps when I looked at these big men with big waists and round iron towers, and what could be more joyful than getting free labor?

Even if the Slavic chieftains were to be released, the capture of the heads of the workers would be compensated, and the task of repairing the castle would be left to the captives, and the Nijmegen soldiers would be spared the work of running before and after, and it would always be good to have more time to strengthen the guard.

"Oh no, sir!"

Just as I was instructing my attendants to hurry up and cook for the captives, Rollo hurried over, panicked as if he had encountered something earth-shattering, I had never seen him like this before, and I couldn't help but get nervous.

"Is there a tiger chasing you from behind?" I saw that many soldiers put down what they were doing, stared at this side suspiciously, and immediately shouted at Rollo.

"I've been with me for so long, and I thought something was wrong when my subordinates saw it, and it was related to the stability of the army's morale, so I can't wait to come in?"

Rollo swallowed and foamed with difficulty, rolled his eyes and listened to my lecture, and then whispered in his ear: "Really urgent, the Slavic leader who failed the duel came with more warriors, and our scouts found traces of their march twenty miles away, and immediately came back to report non-stop. ”

"What!"

My eyes widened in astonishment, and my mind was instantly stunned, so that several attendants around me were stunned, and the bull who commanded the captives to place the logs in the distance noticed something unusual, and pulled Jensen next to him to come over.

"My lord, is there something wrong?" The bull held me up from behind and asked in a whisper.

"The Slavs are coming to settle accounts after the autumn, and they are on the march, and I haven't had time to count the battle damage, are our soldiers still worthy of a battle?"

The bull bowed his head and muttered for a moment, and nodded affirmatively: "Don't worry, the soldiers of Nijmegen are sworn to defend their land to the death, but now the matter is urgent, and no one can say how the battle situation will develop, let Rollo lead someone to escort you to safety first, and Jensen and I are here." ”

Jensen also took a step forward and said: "I agree with the bull's idea, without further ado, your lordship, hurry away, while the Slavs have not yet surrounded us." As he spoke, he gave Rollo a look, and the latter took my arm and dragged it out without saying a word.

"If you want to go together, it's a big deal to give up here for the time being, and then talk about it in the spring of next year."

I pushed Luo Luo away, and said my thoughts calmly in a steady voice: "No one should talk nonsense anymore, just settle it, circle the prisoners together and tie them up, and order the soldiers to immediately organize their equipment and immediately pull out the camp!" ”

The quality of the soldiers in Nijmegen was still very high, most of them had been trained hard by the new guards, and the prisoners were tied hand and foot in a few tents in the walled city, and I turned over and followed the scouts from a safe place to prepare for retreat.

"Whoosh!"

An arrow suddenly plunged into the earth in front of us, and the horses jumped so startled, and several people fell, and at that moment I thought to myself:

It's over, ambush on all sides!

The soldiers hurriedly gathered around them, forming a dense formation, staring nervously at the forest where the feathered arrows were fired, the sunlight piercing obliquely from between the leaves, casting spots on the ground one by one, and the further they went, the less shadows could be seen.

Who else could it be that the Slavic leader who came out first!

He had an arrogant look on his face, holding the shoulders of the person in front of him, he must have been seriously injured, and his head was covered with blood-soaked gauze, which looked very eye-catching, it was my masterpiece, and it also impressed the other party.

"Lord Duke is running very fast, our warriors found your scouts following on the way, and the whole army sped up and ran wildly, never thinking that it was almost a step slower." He laughed and snorted, how did he feel that he was mocking me.

At this point, it is more important to save my face, I deliberately straightened my waist and responded with righteous words: "It is precisely because I heard the news of your attack that I led my army to prepare for the attack, God forbid, give Nijmegen a chance to completely defeat your barbarians!" ”

Who said you don't have back pain when you stand and talk? A few big words were released, and the old wound on my back was tearing and painful, and I slowly held on to pretend to be calm.

"I have something to say, Your Excellency Duke of Nijmegen."

The Slavic leader pushed away the warrior in front of him, limped two steps, and spread his hands to show that he had no ill intentions.

I raised my eyebrows, a little unclear which he was going to sing, and I couldn't be too undignified in front of everyone, I always had to listen to what people said.

"The two sides have agreed to fight a duel to the death, and if I lose, I will surrender immediately, and in the course of the fight, my lord let me see you...... Superb martial arts, the courage to dare to duel in a dignified duel alone is admirable enough. ”

"The end result is that I have nothing to say about the loss, you did not kill at that time, I am grateful for this kindness, it turns out that your god is indeed stronger than my feared god of war, Sventovet, the Slavs are willing to gamble and never regret losing, you are a respectable Frank, please accept my formal surrender." As he spoke, he drew the axe hanging from his waist and threw it to the ground, humbly bending down.

Big surprise!

Yes, I have a feeling that a pie from the sky is smashing on my head, and I haven't reacted yet, God is inevitably too kind to me, a traverser who doesn't believe in him, has the Chinese cultivator greeted him?

All in all, the obedience of the Slavs marked the fact that Nijmegen was finally able to gain a foothold in the area, at least without fear of attacks from other enemies, and had the strength to defend itself.

"Uh...... Thanks to God's blessing, the two sides were able to turn hostility into peace, and the great Slavic leader brought peace that had been lost for a long time, and I accept your participation, which is not a high-handed surrender of the victorious side to the defeated side, but an equal cooperation. ”

I got off my horse, took off the saber from my belt, raised my right palm and rushed out, and approached the Slavic leader in a friendly manner, although the cognitive logic of the other party was as chaotic as when Jensen took refuge with me, but there is a cheap and not a bastard, the necessary posture still has to be posed, I have a smile on my face, the hands of the two people are tightly clasped together, and after a moment of silence, the soldiers on both sides burst into enthusiastic cheers.

"My name is Yaroslav, noble duke, and with a pious heart, I hope that you will introduce such a humble soul to the God you serve, and ask him to protect the people of Lyutich from wandering."

The Slavic chieftain, sitting in his newly built tent, took me by the hand with longing, and said his request: "Your God is stronger than the Slavic god of war, just as the empire of Christ is stronger than any other empire, and I want to join the ranks of Christians and become as powerful as you." ”

I quietly pulled out my hand, and was grabbed by a big man and nagged about my feelings, which was like talking about love with a transsexual, and goosebumps stood up and down my body:

"Rest assured, the castle of Neustadt is only a starting point, this land by the Baltic Sea will become the center of northern trade, I will lead the army to make a front stop, and then people will arrive one after another, to build this place into a richer territory than Nijmegen, and I will put in front of you the fact that it is the wisest decision of the Lyutić people to join the ranks of civilization!"

Yaroslav listened with a smile on his lips, as if he saw the future prosperity of his tribe, and followed my words to express his attitude.

"The people of Lyutich will never rebel against their own words, and God can testify to them, in your words! But I have one more request......"

He licked his lips and said very seriously: "The Lyutich will not fight against other Slavic tribes, nor will they participate in military operations against the Slavs. ”