Arold fell into deep thought, this group of Tang people from the East he must be saved, not to mention the emotional problem, that is, many of them still have the Oriental technology, such as papermaking, armor making and even black powder, Arold is a traverser, but the real production of these technologies is actually the result of the craftsmen's long-term exploration and experience accumulation. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Understood, I'll help you, but now I have to deal with the threat from the Norwegians in the north, and the Magyars are blocking the steppes of Eastern Europe, so I can only use troops east along the coast." Arold took Li Ji to the castle chamber, where he treasured a map that Arold had ordered Havena's brotherhood to scout in Eastern Europe, and then gradually drew it based on his own memories of later generations.

"We're probably besieged here." Li Ji pointed to the map, they had set out from Byzantium at the junction of Europe and Asia, and had even worked as mercenaries in Byzantium for a while, heading north along the tributaries of the Inland Sea and up the river, and had been kidnapped by the Rus' in the principality called Ryazan.

"Then I must conquer the Prussian, Lithuanian and other tribes and make a detour to Ryazan from above." Arjod made a simple plan, his fingers scribbling on the map as if everything was logical wherever the soldiers went.

"But it should take years, right?" Li Ji said with some worry.

"No, when I hit Prussia, I will send an elite detachment to rescue them, so that the time will be shortened a lot." Arold said to Li Ji.

"Then thank you for your kindness, oh no, Lord Duke, if you send me and my brethren, we will never give up." After hearing this, Li Ji nodded excitedly, how rare it is to meet a noble person who is willing to agree and help them in this foreign land.

Arold looked at Li Ji, who bowed to him, and suddenly had an idea, thinking that his KGB had just been established, and it was just right to arrange these Dongtu people to enter, and after the hijacking case was solved, Mecklenburg had returned to calm in the territory, and merchant ships came and went to the port and the Netherlands and other lowland territories, selling Mecklenburg's specialties and bringing back other goods and coins.

"Hey, hey, hey~~." The sailors on the Angry Lion rowed their oars, and the sails drooped weakly like the old grandmother's **, and on days when there was no wind, the ship could only move forward by manpower.

"Damn, if there's no wind, we're going to be exhausted." The paddling sailor said dissatisfied.

"Don't talk, paddle hard." The captain scolded the sailors, this was the first time the Angry Lion had sailed to escort a merchant ship, and Soros was still healing, all the pressure was on the captain of the Angry Lion, and they had to make sure that the merchant ship would not be attacked by pirates.

"Hey, hey, hey." The sailors had no choice but to continue rowing, and they were accompanied by merchant ships passing through the Danish Strait, which was generally safe, but recently due to tensions between the Danes and the Swedes and Norwegians, the forces of both sides faced off across the strait, so the Danish king was unable to send his own fleet to escort the merchant ships.

"The water here is fast, and the navigator is careful to guide you." The captain held the rudder as he looked at the calm sea, the cliffs on either side of the ship as it passed, and the lush forests of northern Europe.

"It's not just about the flow of water!" The navigator carefully observed the water streaks, and although it was not the first time he had passed through the strait, he knew that the most dangerous thing was not the rushing currents, but the greedy pirates.

"It's all ~~." Suddenly, the sound of drumming came from the dense forest, as if it were coming from deep underground.

"Be careful, Vikings, Vikings." When the captain heard the sound of the drum, his expression immediately became nervous, and he shouted to the sailors, and at the same time ordered the lookouts on the mast to warn the merchant ships with their flags, and saw the signal from the ship the Angry Lion, and the hideous-looking Norwegian pirates who appeared from the east shore, and they also hurriedly raised their sails and accelerated with the help of the faint wind.

"Oh oh oh~~." The Norwegian pirates had been in ambush for a long time, and the merchant ships carrying heavy cargo and money had long made them salivate, but because they were not fully prepared, they were able to hold on, like a hungry wolf waiting for its prey in the dark.

"Whoa, whoa~~." If it were just the hideous-looking Norwegian pirates on the shore, neither the merchant ship nor the captain of the Angry Lion would have been worried, but five narrow dragon-headed Viking warships appeared from the other side of the shore, causing them to panic.

"It's a warship, a Viking warship, take out the lever, take out the crossbow and weapons." The captain of the Raging Lion saw the Viking ships appearing, and he felt his back soaked with sweat, it was an ambush battle, they were ambushed by this group of Norwegians.

"It's all ~~." The Norwegian warriors stood tall in the bow of the ship in bearskins, carrying round shields and battle axes in their hands, and the warriors in the stern of the ship beat the cowhide drums vigorously, and the drums vibrated on the sea, striking the eardrums of the people on the merchant ships, making them even more panicked.

"No, if you go on like this, the merchant ship will have to be overtaken, turn the bow of the ship to catch up." The captain of the Raging Lion knew that the speed of the Viking warship was very fast, and if it continued like this, I was afraid that none of them would be able to escape, so it was better to give it a go.

"Captain, are we going to fight alone? We have no chance of winning, so it would be better to abandon those merchant ships and return to port. The faces of the sailors turned pale, and the fierce but brave Norwegians, not to mention, were enough to suppress them.

"The task given to us by the Duke is to protect the merchant ships, then we must do it, if we abandon the merchant ships and escape, we will be punished by strict military law." The captain of the Raging Lion said to the sailors.

"That's right." The sailors also heard about what happened in Mecklenburg, Justice Dylan. Matt demanded that the duke abide by the laws of the territory in public, so that the noble Arold could hardly get off the stage, but in the end it ended with Arold giving in and paying the ransom, which shows that Arold's respect for the law is so strictly enforced, not to mention military law.

You must know that Mecklenburg's military law is not only to punish the soldiers themselves, and even their family members will be implicated and expelled, it is a very glorious thing to become a standing soldier in Mecklenburg, not only has a relatively stable income, but the family will also have a fixed residence and a small amount of land, to ensure that the soldier's family lives without worry, so the soldiers of Mecklenburg would rather die on the battlefield than be deserters.

"Prepare the lever on the broadside." Like the other ships of Arold, the Raging Lion was equipped with a lever, a weapon mounted on either side of the ship to deal with enemy ships that attempted to engage in broadside combat.

"The rack is ready." The sailors attached poles on both sides of the ship's side, and the long poles on both sides resembled peacock feathers on the back of the knight's helmet.

"Crossbowmen ready~~." The captain watched as the geese rushed towards their Viking warship, and once again commanded loudly.

"Crunch~~." The sailors stepped on the leather ring at the top of the crossbow, then pulled the crossbow string with both hands, and with a creak the crossbow string hung on the hook, and they hurriedly placed the crossbow bolt on the groove and aimed it at the fast Norwegian warship.

"Kill them, Odin bless ~~."

"Thor bless ~~." The Norwegian warriors held their tomahawks and shields aloft, and they struck the edges of the log shields with their axes and made a loud noise, calling to the heavens with their heads held high, trying to draw the attention of Odin and the gods to their group of warriors.

"Rush~~." Not to be outdone, the captain of the Angry Lion drew his sailor's scimitar at his waist and roared at the Norwegian ships that were rushing towards the geese.

"Wow~~." The bow of the Raging Lion was equipped with a bronze lion's ramming horn, which cut through the turquoise waves, and the bronze lion's wide mouth seemed to devour the Norwegians, and the ships of both sides got closer and closer.

"Ping~~, oh oh~~." The Raging Lion slammed its horn into the head of a Viking ship, breaking the carved head in half, and the Norwegians on board staggered and almost fell into the sea, but the other Norwegians were not afraid, and they let out a war cry, eager to kill all the men who dared to attack them.