Of course, it is said that it is waiting for Odin's ruling, but in fact, Patriarch Olaf still has a choice. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

That is to divide the grain and the furs.

The demands of the enemy were not excessive—a great alliance of thirteen tribes, nearly 30,000 men, and all they demanded was to give Patriarch Olaf half of his food and furs—and they were willing to swear to the great Odin that they would withdraw their troops as soon as Patriarch Olaf agreed, and that they would never do it again for five years.

For the Vikings, this is already quite a generous condition, after all, everyone is of the same race, and it is not good to always fight and kill and tear their faces, and they consume their strength in vain to make outsiders laugh.

Besides, even if Olaf Patriarch loses half of his food and leather clothes, he can ensure that his people survive this winter, and if he can't, he can still ask for help from the little Tang Grand Duke, and the little Tang Grand Duke will definitely not be stingy with such a little material.

But Patriarch Olaf did not want to give in.

This was a test, both for the Grand Duke of Don Jr. and for Patriarch Olaf himself.

The whole family migrates, this is not an easy decision to make up, abandon everything you have, abandon the land, abandon the traditions, and run to other people's territory to survive, to put it mildly, it is no different from a parasite.

And parasites, I guess not many people will like them, right?

What's more, Vikings are not parasites, Vikings are hornet-killers, fighting heaven and earth, and their brutal and fearless nature has already determined that they are the best warriors...... And the best cannon fodder.

Therefore, at this time, it is necessary to choose a good enough home.

To tell the truth, Patriarch Olaf is very appreciative of the Duke of Xiao Tang, whether it is character or ability, the Duke of Xiao Tang is second to none in the entire European continent. If it were now the Olaf patriarch who was still young, and there was still his father's protection behind him, he didn't have so many worries, maybe he would have thrown himself directly into the door of the little Tang Grand Duke.

But not right now.

Because Patriarch Olaf still bears the lives of more than 4,000 people in the whole clan, personal perception must be separated from the interests of the tribe, and Patriarch Olaf sees this very clearly.

That's why there is this test, if the Grand Duke of Xiao Tang really comes, then it is not said, the Patriarch of Olaf can immediately lead the clan to offer infinite loyalty to the Grand Duke of Xiao Tang; But if the Duke of Xiao Tang didn't come, or just sent a few cannon fodder to make up the numbers, then I'm sorry, everyone is good to get together and disperse, and the business should be done, but this loyalty, then it can only be hehe.

So, what is the Duke of Little Tang doing now?

He is arranging ships at the point of order, preparing food and horses, and is about to go on an expedition.

The destination is Brittany.

Therefore, when he saw Patriarch Olaf's letter asking for help, his whole person was not good.

"Okay guys, that's the basic situation, can anyone tell me first, are we going to attack Breton according to the original plan, or are we going to rescue Patriarch Olaf?"

Sitting on the main seat of the castle, the little Tang Grand Duke waved the letter in his hand with a clattering sound, which incidentally made the faces of the staff ministers sitting on both sides extremely cold.

Many of them scolded in their hearts, 'How can this Olaf patriarch be so good at making trouble'.

"Although it's a pity...... But we'd better rescue Patriarch Olaf first. ”

Crane sighed helplessly, although he was still complaining in his heart, and even complained that he was the most ruthless, blaming Clan Olaf for completely disrupting his entire plan, but Crane still made the right decision.

After all, Breton is there, even if it is ten, hundred, thousand, thousand, billion, billion, and billion, it can't run away, and it can be fought at any time, but a loyal ally, or to put it more bluntly, a loyal vassal is unattainable for the little Tang Grand Duke.

So, you see, Klein is still quite loyal to the Grand Duke of Xiao Tang, and he knows that everything must be put first by the Grand Duke!

"I agree with Klein."

Wade Knight said after Klein. The Earl of Alcoba, who guarded the county of Alster, remained in Munster, and the highest rank in terms of military generals was this knight who had been born and died for the little Duke of Tang, and when he spoke like this, even other knights who wanted to oppose him could not speak.

"Good, good, so we're on the same page."

Seeing the excitement of his subordinates (although it may be different from what he imagined), the little Tang Grand Duke felt very relieved, although we didn't bring this group of guys well, but we didn't bring them badly, didn't we? At least one side is in trouble and all sides are supporting, and they have learned the one of brotherly righteousness.

"Since there are no objections, let's discuss how to attack."

Little Tang Dagong said this, and then all the people around him nodded in agreement.

Sending troops is not an easy matter, especially this time I still have to go to Scandinavia, even if it is only September, the temperature has dropped below freezing, and a big living person is thrown in that place, without food or drink, and it will be gone for half a day.

"First of all, we have to have enough leather clothes to protect us from the cold."

As the treasurer, Klein was the first to speak, and when he said this, the people below immediately began to discuss it.

"And food that's easy to carry! It is difficult to start a fire in Scandinavia, and the food we carry has to be easy to eat. ”

"And the herb for frostbite, after all, we Irish people are not Viking animals, and we don't wear clothes below zero."

"It's better to send a few spies to investigate the situation first, and the few messengers who sent the letters, and also inquire carefully to find out how many troops the enemy has."

"Our weapons and armor, we must also pay attention to that."

As soon as Wade Knight spoke, the audience fell silent. When it comes to war, people are professionals, and this kind of thing really needs to be done by listening to professionals.

"Scandinavia is very cold, and our weapons are all made of iron, which becomes particularly brittle in cold weather, and we have to prepare enough animal fat to keep warm; There is also iron armor, this time the army must set up rules, anyone who wears iron armor must wear at least one cotton coat inside, otherwise frostbite alone can make them lose their combat effectiveness; Besides, we're going to have to divide up several boats to carry hay, because we can't even find a single hay in that damn place—"

Listen, otherwise how can you say that people are professionals, and the words that come out are all piled up by experience, without personal experience, who can put forward such practical suggestions?

Grand Duke Xiao Tang was also a little glad in his heart, these things that Knight Wade said would be known to everyone in the future generations, but it was one thing to know it, and it was another thing to be able to use it. Not to mention anything else, if it is time to meet the enemy, he rushes over violently, and the sword is broken with a 'clang', it will be embarrassing.

The ministers in the audience said a word, and soon analyzed the problem almost the same, and the next thing is to actually solve it, that is to say, it is necessary to make a large purchase -- this is not worried about this at all, his group of ministers, they dare not say that they make money, spending money is absolutely first-class, and the money is flowing water, and it is not distressing to spend it at all.

However, after discussing it for so long and so long, I don't know if I really didn't notice it, or deliberately ignored it, and there is one most important issue that no one wants to bring up.

That was the attitude of the King of England, William......

Ps: The previous chapter first, what was missing yesterday will be filled tonight.