The so-called precedent, of course, refers to the Varyag Guard of the Eastern Roman Empire. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

This army, composed entirely of the Norsemen, that is, the Vikings, wrote an irrefutable glorious page in the history of Eastern Rome, whether it was in the conquest of the empire or in the civil war of the empire, the Varyag was always the vanguard of existence, when countless screaming and fighting, wielding giant axes and swords appeared on the battlefield, these bloodthirsty and furious men who regarded life and death as nothing, were bound to become the second greatest nightmare of the enemy.

The first is the ironclad paladier of Eastern Rome, the most elite and expensive in the whole of Rome, all of them are composed of noble children who are proficient in martial arts, and the death of one will make the emperor feel distressed for a long time.

Luxury consumables that cannot be reused.

When Patriarch Olav was still serving in the Varyag Guard, he was shocked and made him think that the golden age of the Vikings had passed, and when it began to charge, it was by no means as loose as the ranger knights of Western Europe, they were strictly disciplined, not afraid of life and death, and the formation was so tight that not even an arrow could pass through the cavalry and cavalry!

Like the roar of the sea, the sky is cracking, and it is as unstoppable as a volcanic eruption, the world often says that the power of heaven is unpredictable, and then I will say, even if it is heaven, it is nothing in front of it!

This is the Ironclad Paladins, the strongest army in the world, there is no one!

But it's still a consumable.

This also means that any Eastern Roman emperor, when using his biggest killer weapon, must carefully consider the cost performance, unless there is a large enough interest, or when it comes to the critical moment of the final victory, or in order to save the life of the whole family, otherwise as long as there is a little brain, it will never be easily mobilized.

As a result, the Varyag guards, which were cheap (compared to the ironclad paladers) and efficient, and also disregarded for their lives, became the emperor's first choice.

And what Count Xiao Tang wants to recruit is such an army, of course, he doesn't need too many people, and he is worried about doves occupying the magpie's nest, he only needs a few people who are proficient in how to make ships and know how to sail.

"How, the above is the condition I offered, do you accept it?"

Count Xiao Tang looked at Patriarch Olaf and said in a rather relaxed tone, he is indeed very relaxed, because for him now, any master shipbuilder and blacksmith are not necessities, he is just like a squirrel in the winter, neither asking why nor asking if it is enough, just desperately stockpiling food in his lair, thinking that one day in the future, it will play a big role.

But the little Count Tang can be easy, but the Olaf patriarch can't be easy, as a rare wise Viking, the occasional Viking who is not wandering among the battlefields and noblewomen of the empire, but seriously studying the science and culture of Eastern Rome, he quite clearly understands what happens when a weak race encounters a strong race with a bright culture.

Crushed, kneaded, squeezed, assimilated, tribal culture reduced to powder, as long as it is only a generation or two, the Vikings are no longer Vikings, but Picts, Celts, Saxons!

"No, I can't accept it."

After thinking in silence for a long time, Patriarch Olaf finally shook his head and rejected Count Don's suggestion, although he was sure that this condition was a win-win for both parties, but he was guarding the Scandinavian tribes, not the Vikings who would become nondescript in the future!

"But, we can make another treaty, you know, our Vikings' job......"

Speaking of this, Patriarch Olaf looked at Count Xiao Tang a little embarrassed, after all, Count Xiao Tang, he was also robbed because of the Vikings' job, but since Count Xiao Tang was not angry, then he continued to talk.

"In my hometown, there was a famous 'coward' who was a traitor who had escaped from a war, so he had to live in hollows and grass, and was not accepted by his family. But I can assure you that he is a very good shipbuilding veteran, no worse than anyone else! If you can wait half a year, I'll tie him up, and I swear, he won't let you down. ”

Tie it up......

Well, in fact, this is no different from the slaves purchased by Count Tang before, they are all the losers of the war, and Count Tang is already in the decline of the river, since he has tasted the benefits of the slave trade, then he will definitely not let go of this opportunity.

"Deal."

The business was settled, and smiles appeared on both of their faces, but Patriarch Olaf was clearly more real, partly because of the patriarch's superb acting skills, and partly because it was just part of Count Don's huge squirrel plan.

In addition to the Olaf patriarch, there were countless other slave traders who coveted honey, and they traveled all day and night in Italy, Venice or Genoa, looking for experienced shipbuilders.

After that, there were revelries, feasts, fights, and so on for two or three days, until the arrival of Priest Philip, who had come with the ransom.

"Lord Earl! You have suffered! ”

At that time, seeing the little Count Tang coming out of the tent, several knights choked up tears on the spot, indeed, because he had not taken a bath for several days, the handsome young man who was originally radiant did not seem to be very outstanding, and because he had been talking with Olaf Patriarch for the past two days, his spirit was somewhat weak, and it seemed that he was indeed no different from being guilty.

But the conscience of heaven and earth, the Olaf patriarch was wronged, since the beginning of the world, none of the Viking captives can have such a good treatment as Count Xiao Tang, not only was he not scolded and beaten, but also served with good food and drink, sometimes some Viking soldiers will question how he robbed an uncle back.

"Nonsense, what did I suffer. Why did you bring so many people over, what a waste. ”

Count Xiao Tang frowned, he originally thought that at most a few knights would come over with ransom, but there were at least three hundred heavily armed and menacing soldiers in front of him, and the knights were all there except for the injured Wade Knight, and they also brought their horses over!

The knights are shy, which is called a lot of people? You haven't seen the outside yet, Lord Count!

If there were a bird's eye view from the sky, then it would be able to see that this everlasting marshland had now been destroyed by the greatest malice of mankind, and it was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and countless dense little black dots, waving their hoes, sweated like rain on the land.

This is the people of Desmond, since the little Count Don was captured by the evil Vikings, the whole of Desmond has been completely out of control, all the people, regardless of status, regardless of gender, young and old, soldiers take up swords, farmers carry hoes, and the swamp is impassable? I'm going to fill it in now! Can't run horses in the swamp? Then from today there will be no existence of this swamp!

"Then, after half a year, I look forward to hearing from you."

After the handover was completed, Count Don turned around and said to Patriarch Olaf, who could only smile bitterly.

"Honestly...... I'm under a lot of pressure......"

That's it, under the gaze of three hundred wolf-like and murderous soldiers, even the murderous Vikings would feel nervous, especially the hateful gaze of these soldiers, which made Olaf patriarch feel like pins and needles, and now he finally understood what kind of person he had provoked.

"We are friends now, friends come with wine, jackals come with steel knives, and after half a year, I welcome you."

Olaf Patriarch nodded with a wry smile, at this time he could only nod, he touched the tiger's ass and wanted to live, so he could only obey the tiger's arrangement, not to mention, he still wanted to do business with the tiger!

Seeing a group of nervous Vikings driving away in the dragon boat, Count Tang raised his hand violently and shouted at the soldiers behind him: "Soldiers! From today onwards, this is our place! We are right here, building our new city! ”

PS: This is a chapter in the early hours of yesterday morning, and I fell asleep with the code code...... Sin, sin