Section 271: The King Is Coming (2nd Watch)
Danish King Banuk didn't expect Warner Friar to say that he had a way to deal with these strong enemies, even Kreezer looked at the Warner Monk in front of him in surprise, this skinny monk actually said that he had a way, a monk who looked as if he would fall down as soon as the wind blew, and only knew how to tremble under the battle axe of the Viking warriors, actually told these strong Viking warriors that he had a way to retreat from the enemy.
"Tell me what you think." Defeated by the attacks of the Masons, who had been despised in the past, the Danish king Banuk also put away his arrogance, he touched his burnt curly and burnt beard, and looked at the monk in front of him, because he had not shaved his hair, the monk's originally shiny and bare head was now covered with a layer of shaggy hair, which looked like a freshly hatched chick from a distance.
"Yes, Your Majesty, first of all, I want to ask your Majesty, do you know why the Masons and Saxons have joined forces to attack you this time?" Warner Friar did not directly answer the question of King Banuk of Denmark, but asked him first.
"Of course, to avenge our perennial aggression against their territory." The Danish king Banuk also knew that in the past, the Viking warriors relied on force to attack the territory of the southerners on the eve of winter or when the harvest was bad, and of course accumulated hatred over the years.
"That's right, but as far as I've watched your majesty fight with the Masons these days, the slogan that the Masons motivate the soldiers before the battle is to punish the infidels, so I think the Mason nobles are attacking you under this pretext, which means that for those of us who believe in the Holy Religion, this is not just a war for power and revenge for the nobles. Rather, it is a religious war to spread the gospel. Warner Friars analyzed the truth to King Banuk of Denmark, much to the Vikings' baffling.
"Does it make a difference?" King Banuk of Denmark asked.
"Of course, there is a difference, and now most of the countries of Europa, from the king to the farmer, are Catholics, and they are divided into the priesthood who pray to God, the king and the nobles who are blessed and granted the right by God to uphold the order of the law with the sword, and the citizens who work for the holy religion and the king, and finally the farmer who cultivates. All human beings are part of the Holy Religion from birth to death. Therefore, it is the duty of every class to maintain the Holy Religion and spread the gospel of the Lord. Warner paused, and quietly looked at the Danish king Banuk with the rest of his eyes, and it was also very risky for him to choose to preach at this time, thinking that he had just been captured on the island of Sealand. Before disembarking, the Danish king Banuk killed a Viking warrior with a spear in front of his eyes. In his rage, Banuk was as terrible as a madman.
"Hmm." But the Danish king Banuk did not look angry at all. Instead, he touched his beard with a thoughtful look, and when he saw this, Brother Warner couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and then continued.
"So if the nobles gather an army for revenge. It often makes the soldiers bored and sluggish in battle. However, if the soldiers are called to fight in the name of the Lord, then the situation is different, because according to the Bible, fighting to spread the gospel of the Lord will go to heaven even if you die, so the Masons will fight here so tenaciously. "Warners was a wise and learned man, and his explanation coincided with the plan made by the Mason nobles, and it dawned on the Danish king Banouk that Catholicism, which he had so despised so much, had such a terrible hidden power, and that it was no wonder that the Saxons would come to the aid of the Saxons, given that all the nations of Europa believed in one religion, for it was a sacred war for them.
"So what can you do to end this?" King Banuk of Denmark frowned and asked Brother Warner.
"Quite simply, abandon the wrong God, throw yourself into the arms of the Lord, and be baptized as a king blessed by God, so that the reason for the Masons to attack you is gone, and because you are the first Viking king to become the blessing of God, the Church of Our Lady will also give you the greatest honor, neither the Masons nor the Saxons will dare to attack you, and if they dare to attack you, they will be attacking the brothers of the same sect who have joined the Holy Religion, and their monarch will risk being excommunicated, and once excommunicated is an apostate, They are the public enemies of the entire kingdoms of Europa, and their names will be revolted, and the nobles will rise up against the expelled tyrants. Warner Friar said to King Banuk of Denmark.
"It's horrible." Listening to Warners' words, even Kreeser felt terrible, but it was simply impossible to make the Danish king Banuk change his religion all at once, once the news was announced, I am afraid that the allies who came to support him would abandon him one after another, and even the Danes would speak out against it.
"I need to think about it." Sure enough, even the domineering Danish king Banuk knows how difficult this decision to convert is, he is the king of the Danes, and all the Danes believe in the Norse gods, but you know how difficult it is, not enough Danish king Banuk is not an ordinary person, after seeing the power of the Earl of Mecklenburg, and the southerners are overwhelming, he gradually realized that the era of the Viking warriors is gradually declining, if you don't change yourself, then there is only one way to perish.
Just when the Warners tried his best to persuade the Danish king Banuk to convert to proselytism, a guest was welcomed in the camp of the Duchy of Mason, and he rode into the camp of the Duke of Mason on horseback, and no one dared to hinder him wherever he went, because he was holding a flag representing the royal family of Saxony, and he was wearing a robe with the coat of arms of the royal family of Saxony.
"Lord Duke?" The royal envoy was sweating profusely, and he jumped off his horse nimbly and asked Duke Abel about him, who was surrounded by generals and nobles.
"That's right, I'm Duke Abel and the ruler of the Duchy of Mason." Duke Abel replied with a nod. The emissary holding the flag of the royal family of Saxony represented the authority of the king at this time, and the dukes and nobles had to give him this face.
"Great, I am the king's messenger, and now the five thousand troops led by the king's majesty are heading towards this side, and you need to make arrangements for the camp." The royal emissary of Saxony said to the Duke of Abel.
"What? His Majesty the King came, when did it happen, and why was it so sudden? The Duke of Abel and all the nobles of Mason were surprised, this news was really sudden, the Duke of Abel did send a message to the royal family of Saxony asking for help, but on the one hand, he did not expect the royal family to really send troops. On the other hand, I didn't expect that it was the king and the bird catcher Henry himself who led an army of 5,000 men.
"Oh. We once sent a herald to tell you about this, why didn't he arrive? The royal envoy of Saxony asked, puzzled.
"No, we didn't see any cavalry from Saxony." The Count of Thuringia shook his head no, and the other counts shook their heads as well. No wonder the hapless herald broke into the Danish camp by mistake. As a result, he was killed by the Danish king Banuk.
"yes, that's a shame. However, His Majesty's royal chauffeur will arrive the day after tomorrow, and you still have time to prepare. The emissary of the royal family of Saxony said to the nobles of Mason.
"Well, we will entertain His Majesty and his army according to etiquette." Duke Abel immediately promised the messenger. In fact, it is not uncommon to receive kings, in this era the kings are usually the court on the saddle, the king with his retinue army to patrol around their own land, not to a duchy or territory, the local people and nobles will provide food and hospitality, only in recent years the bird catcher Henry has settled in the castle when he is old, so even a remote territory like the Duchy of Mason has entertained him.
The Duke of Abel donated his tent and the tents of several counts, and set up a larger tent in the center of the camp, which could be used as a banquet place for entertaining the king and his courtiers, and Arold also contributed his side van as a place to fortify, fortunately Arold's fleet had just replenished the army of the Duchy of Mason, just in time to entertain the bird catcher King Henry and his courtiers would not be too simple even on the battlefield, and at the same time, the camp of the Earl of Praun was merged with Arold and moved below, Make way for the king's army to camp in the open space.
When this qiē was done, it was exactly noon on the third day, and it was strange that the Danes did not send troops to harass them for several days, perhaps because they were frightened by the fire of Arrod, and the Danes hid in the camp to repair the burned place, and re-strengthened the camp against the Masons.
At the edge of the forest, just as the two Viking warriors had cut down a large tree and carried it back to the camp together, they suddenly heard the low sound of a horn drifting into their ears from a distance, and completely subconsciously they threw away the wood on their shoulders, drew the tomahawk on their waists, and carefully opened the branches to look in the direction of the Masons' camp, where the horn sound was clearly coming from.
"Boom, boom, boom~~~~." In the sunlight, the two Viking warriors were surprised to see that from the other side of the mountain gradually appeared something shiny, and then countless flags came into view, it was a huge army that was climbing over the hills, shining with the armor of the knights, the neighing of the horses resounded throughout the valley, and the sound of the footsteps of the infantry was like a thunderbolt gradually coming from a distance.
"No, no, let's go and report to Banuk." The two Viking warriors, bloodless and ignoring the fallen wood, ran desperately into the depths of the forest, where their camp was being attacked by the Masons' crossbows again, and the Viking warriors had to retreat into the depths of the forest, where the naturally tall canopy of cedar trees became a barrier.
"What do you say? Reinforcements from the enemy arrived. Hearing the report of his men, the Danish king Banuk got up from the ground in fright, and he hurriedly led his men to the edge of the forest, where many Viking warriors gathered, including the leaders of the Viking warriors, all with solemn expressions.
"Huh, huh~~~." From the hills on the opposite side, where the Meisens were stationed, came the various Germanic languages, the interweaving of the Masonnese and Saxon languages, and the sound of people laughing at each other, in stark contrast to the silence of the forest where the Danes were stationed, and the Germanic flags and spears everywhere could be seen at a glance.
"So many people." The Danish king Banuk looked at the scene in front of him, and regretted killing the Saxon cavalryman a little, he originally thought that the Saxons would send troops of one or two thousand people at most, but looking at this large army gathered, even the bravest Viking warriors would feel nervous, and it was no longer a good idea to fight in the field, but even if they retreated to Schleisug Fort, how long would that simple wooden fort be able to resist. (To be continued......)