"The victory is decided!"

Randy swung his sword in his hand, and the Viking warriors rushed up like a tidal wave.

"Count, don't you intend to take those nobles prisoner?"

The nobleman beside Randy asked, seeing his monarch wandering out of the world.

"Captive? Right! It seems that there is such a rule. Randy woke up from a dream.

"Yes! Earl, give the order to stop. "Some nobles have begun to be anxious, although they and the Bergen aristocratic alliance belong to two camps, but they both belong to the aristocratic class, one by one, more or less related, which one can be related, the nobles also rely on this layer of network, has been holding the upper class of Norwegian power, and now those nobles on the opposite side have accounted for 70% of the entire Norway, if they are all killed, the power of the Norwegian nobility will definitely drop by more than one grade, which is what all the nobles do not want to see."

"Hehe, didn't my subordinates capture them alive?" Randy's eyes were as if he was highly nearsighted, squinting to examine the battlefield carefully, but instead of saying anything, he turned around and asked knowingly.

“………………”

The nobles were speechless for an instant, and at the same time there was a trace of coldness in their hearts, it seems that this new monarch is not so easy to fool, the entire Norwegian Peninsula is such a big place, there is so much arable land and population, the nobles occupy more, and the grand duke will have less, in the same way, the grand duke occupies more, and the nobles will be less.

"Looks like we're going to have to figure out a little bit to show this guy what we're capable of."

This time, most aristocrats have such an idea, after all, there is such a thing as profit, and cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents.

The facial expressions of these nobles were all taken into Randy's eyes, and a trace of disdainful smile was slightly pursed, and then disappeared in an instant.

Then Randy shouted, "Everyone, if this battle is won, Bergen is at hand, and we can do great things, God bless Norway, and God bless New Nijmegen." ”

No matter what these nobles felt in their hearts at this time and what they would do in the future, the only thing they could do now was to raise their weapons and shout the same words:

"God bless Randy! God bless the new Nijmegen! ”

During the dinner that day, listening to the flattery of the nobles, Randy felt so good about himself that he even blurted out the big words of capturing Bergen in one day, which naturally caused the nobles to roar with horses.

But then again, it's not unfounded for Randy to say such big things.

Bergen, who had lost a large number of troops in the field, no longer had enough strength to defend the city, so Randy was extremely confident that the city would be captured.

If the enemy used all the 8,000 troops for defense, maybe Randy would have to use the nobles who accompanied the army to recruit cannon fodder, but after this battle, Randy again obtained nearly 6,000 prisoners, plus the enemy troops killed and wounded on the battlefield, Bergen's 8,000 troops were almost wiped out, including the Bergen nobles.

Even if the enemy army temporarily recruits some citizens, plus the remnants of the defeated generals, the number will definitely not exceed 500 people.

Maybe you don't have to attack, and the other party will open the city and surrender.

So, Randy decisively sent the guy who had volunteered two days ago to negotiate with the Bergen nobles, completely ignoring his frightened pale face, and threw the other party directly at the city gate, and then he was shot into a hedgehog by the archers on the Bergen wall.

"Huh? Why didn't they surrender? Randy asked the surrounding nobles strangely, and the surrounding nobles were speechless.

"Probably because you killed people too much, so you offended these guys! Now the people in this city must have something to do with the group of people you killed two days ago, so ......"

"So they want revenge?"

"Yes, that's right!"

"But they don't even have 1/10 of our troops, what will they take revenge?"

“……………………”

After the negotiations failed, the siege of Bergen began.

Unlike the guards, who looked more like citizens than soldiers, the new Nijmegen army under the city walls looked relaxed one by one, and the engineers gracefully removed the crossbow parts loaded on the army's wagons, assembled them in places where bows and arrows could not reach the walls, and replaced them with siege crossbows and began to shoot.

Bergen's walls, though much better than those walled cities made of dirt and planks by the nobility, are still dirt in nature, and even if you fire them a little to increase your strength, don't put too much faith in the legendary medieval craftsmanship, this thing still can't withstand the arrows of the crossbow machine.

The large mud bricks burned out of the earth were instantly shot in by the iron arrows, and as soon as they pulled hard, the large pieces of earth were pulled down, and in just a few strokes, a large part of the city wall was shot into potholes.

Under Randy's orders, most of the crossbow arrows were fired at the lower part of the wall, which could dig up the foundations of the wall little by little.

In a burst of exclamations, the section of the city wall that had been hit by a major blow was finally overwhelmed and collapsed with a bang.

The morale of the New Nijmegen army was high, and as soon as Randy gave the order, they rushed towards the gap.

"Block! Plug it up! ”

The Bergen commander at the head of the city, a boy in his 20s, suddenly panicked, and his original desire to avenge his brothers and sisters was instantly forgotten, only to regret why he had not chosen to surrender before.

"Damn, withstand this wave of attacks, and then surrender."

Commander Bergen gritted his teeth, and knew that if he wanted to surrender at this time, he had to show his real skills, so that the other party knew that he was not easy to mess with, so that he could sell it for a good price.

"After the enemy army enters the city, it will be plundered, and if you care about your own surname, then you don't care about the surnames of your wives and children?" He shouted hoarsely, so that he could muster up a part of the makeshift citizens, armed with rudimentary weapons, to block the gap.

"Will it work?" Randiszer stepped forward and asked his engineer.

"If you shoot at this time, it's easy to get injured." The engineer who was questioned shook his head.

"Really? That's it. ”

Randy slightly regretted that he had given the order for a full-scale attack, of course, on the surface he was still full of confidence, and he was afraid that he would not be able to recover what he said about breaking the city in one day, and the casualties would be greater.

So, in that less than three meters wide, mixed with a large number of broken bricks and clods, the two armies launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle, and the commanders of the other side tried to arrange their troops into a tight defensive formation, but these stupid people who had no professional training at all, and could not even distinguish between the left and right, did not understand what a formation was.

Coupled with the throwing axes of the Viking warriors on the opposite side, the lethality was extremely high at close range, and the commander on the opposite side also gave up this effort, lined up in a chaotic straggler, and fought with the Viking warriors.

War is not a romantic thing after all, seeing that the guy I know next to me was cut off by the vicious Viking battle axe on the opposite side, and the tattered spear in his hand could not pierce the chain mail of the other party at all, in this case, this group of rabble was inspired by the enemy commander A little blood courage, only lasted for a short time and disappeared, the soldiers began to flee in groups, and the Viking warriors poured in along the gap in large numbers, directly trampling those bricks and clods into a hard hill.

Seeing his army successfully break through the city, Randy suddenly felt a sense of relief, chuckled a few times, and then rode forward, raising the command knife in his hand:

"Ladies and gentlemen, this war is over, and the annihilation of the betrayal of the Ancestor is imminent! Tonight, we'll be able to party in Bergen! ”

"Ding-dong, congratulations, the host has captured the first city, which originally belonged to the rebels of northern Norway, now please choose what you want to do with this city."

"Plan 1: Occupy safely, and there will be no offense in the autumn, in order to show your demeanor as a teacher of justice and a division of the royal road."

"Plan 2: Plunder the troops and plunder the property in the city, of course, in the process of implementation, there will inevitably be guys who want money and don't want their lives, let's do it yourself!"

"Plan 3: Burn and slaughter the city, pull out most of the residents in the city to see blood, and set a fire by the way, so that everyone can participate in this valuable bonfire."

"Plan 4: Total enslavement, enlargement of the number of serfs, turning these freemen into slaves, and confiscating all their property by the way."

"Plan 5: Customization, you don't like these options, then look at it yourself!"

"I choose to customize,"

Randy thought about it a little, and felt that none of the above options were reliable.

After all, Bergen is located in the interior of Norway, and it may be its own rear in the future, and it is not good to loot and slaughter the city, but if it is safely occupied, it will inevitably be underestimated, and maybe the group of citizens will kick their noses in the face, and after they lead the army to leave, there will be some brain-dead riots.

"Plunder all the men in the city who are above moderate wealth, and publicly execute all those associated with the rebels, and enslave all their families." The knights of the guard nodded, and rode forward on their mission.

Of course, although Randy gave such an order, the effect may be greatly reduced when it is actually implemented, and the Viking warriors produced by Enides are indeed absolutely obedient to the order, but the conscription militia of those nobles is not so certain.

Moreover, such a broad concept above the middle class is considered differently in everyone's minds, plus there is a connection with the rebels, if it is really true, almost the entire city is connected to the rebels, which also provides a lot of opportunities for extortion.

But these are all small things, and you don't have to worry about them at all, even if the citizens of the city work a little harder. War is like that, they are the losers, and if it is they who are defeated, then the other side will do the same.

The merchant who owned the largest house in the city was directly labeled as having ties to the rebels, until the other party promised to give his three-story building to Randy for free, and then give 2,000 gold coins for free.

Since his boss has done this, the younger brother below naturally understands.

The captains of the Viking warriors, as well as the knights of the guards, all walked away with understanding.

Suddenly, there were many screams in the city of Bergen......

After three days and three nights of looting, suppressing the rebellion, restoring law and order, the whole of Bergen has become lifeless, and absolute silence and peace have been restored.

After that, a tax collector, a tribune, a mayor, a judge, and their accompanying officials, plus two teams of 400 town patrols, the base of Bergen's administration was completed.

At this point, the whole of north-central Norway was at least nominally under Randy's rule, but it is not known what the chaotic aristocracy thought in their hearts.

Overall, though, Randy's gains are greater than his gains, as well as nearly 10,000 gold coins, as well as 2,000 serfs, and a dilapidated city.

"Reminder, the host can change the name of the city at any time!" Enides reminded.

"No, just keep it authentic."

"Bergen is in its current state of dilapidation, is it being repaired?"

"Hehe, it is so tattered that it can be regarded as a city in the evaluation?"

"Yes!"

"What the hell, it took months for New Nijmegen to be built to become a city, this ......"

"The scale of the new Nijmegen cannot be compared to Bergen!"

"Yes, too"

Randy nodded, thinking about it.

Although the city is located in the interior of Norway, there are still occasional small bandits, rogues, or enemy troops who like to sneak up on the enemy's rear, so fortifications or something are still important.

"The city walls, the barracks, the paved roads, these must be built, the layout of the city should be modeled after that of New Nijmegen, the sewer system, the garbage disposal system, and the wells must be built as soon as possible, and the taverns, inns, city centers, and lords' mansions cannot be built because they are not the capital."

"Basic agriculture is built, directly upgraded to crop rotation, livestock fences, mills, bakeries, vegetable gardens should also be built, and this is located inland, and you can't go out to sea to fish, so build some fish ponds."

"It costs a total of 47,000 gold coins, thanks to your patronage."

At this moment, most of the gold coins that Randy had accumulated some time ago disappeared in an instant, which made him feel a lot of pain.

"But then again, I've accumulated a lot of points during this time."

"The host's current bonds, a total of 37,200 points, have killed a lot of people recently, please continue to work hard."

Ignoring Enides' words, Randy wanted to exchange himself for something more.

"Expand my general's guard to 50 men, build two research institutes in the Bergen barracks, also underground, recruit two armor craftsmen and an alchemist, and recruit three more philosophers."

"Those two armor craftsmen, after they are built, they will study the armor improvement for me, and at the end of the day, they will also make the plate armor, and the philosopher will study the social improvement, and the division of labor and cooperation will be studied at the same time."

"It's going to take a while!"

"It's okay, I can afford to wait."

"Also, at that research institute in New Nijmegen, you can start researching the improvement of bows and arrows, and at least you have to make compound bows."

"It's going to take about three months!"

Once these things were arranged, Randy began to care about the condition of the road.

The previous experience of the construction of New Nijmegen has taught me that the construction of roads in the city is only to connect the city and some villages on the outskirts of the city, and if you want to connect the two cities together, you need other methods.

(End of chapter)