Section 276 baptism

The Slavic warriors waited until the bottom of the boat touched the shore, and then immediately jumped from the boat, in fact, the water here was enough to reach their knees, but they could not wait for the Vikings in the village to gather, so they immediately took their big shields and spears, and walked to the port village, looking at the sudden appearance of the enemy, the port village was obviously not well prepared, most of the men in the village followed the Danish king to Schleisug to fight, leaving only women, children and old people, How could these people be able to stand up to strong Slavic soldiers.

"Pile up stones and wood at the entrance of the village." But the Vikings did not admit defeat, and they immediately built fortifications in the village, and even the women took up axes to hide behind the fortifications, and the children also took stones and threw ropes, as if they were resisting to the end.

"Rush." The Slavic warriors rushed in two groups from the paths on both sides of the village, and the strong Slavs raised their shields against the fortifications made of wood and debris, and the Vikings fired arrows that struck the shield with an aggressive sound, but the weak arrows could not stop the Slavic warriors from advancing.

Soon black smoke was lit from the port village of Zealand, Julian heard the screams of women and children from the village, and the noise of weapons colliding from the ship, and only sent less than half of his troops to take the port village, it seems that the Danish king Banuk really went out of his nest, and there were no Viking warriors left on the island of Zealand who could fight, when Julian led the remaining soldiers to disembark, and entered the village as a stronghold to rest for a while. Then he conquered the palace of the Danish king on the mountain.

As soon as the wolf-bèi Danish king Banuk returned to Schleisug Castle, he immediately sent three reliable Viking warriors to Sealand to find out, he hoped in his heart that it was just Arrod's bluff, but vaguely felt that Arold was not the kind of aristocrat who won by intimidation, and when the tired Danish king Banuk sat on his wooden chair and wondered about the future, the Viking warrior leaders under the throne were already arguing with each other, and they blamed each other for the defeat. The noise threatened to tear off the roof of Schleisugburg, and the Danish king Banuk silently twisted his hair with his fingers, and his prestige was greatly reduced by repeated defeats. In fact, he couldn't control the leaders anymore.

"Ronald. Where were you and your men when the enemy's cavalry was dispatched? Why is there no trace of the Swedish raiding cavalry when we need you most? Kraezer roared angrily at Ronald as the Saxon knights rushed towards the Viking warriors on the battlefield. The Swedish raiders disappeared as if they had vanished. This caused great displeasure among the Viking warrior leaders. It is believed that the Swedish raiding cavalry abandoned their companions at the most critical moment of the battle, which was a great betrayal for the martial Vikings.

"I and my cavalry were preparing to go around the swamp and launch a surprise attack from behind. But unfortunately you didn't hold out until we got it, and we can't be blamed for that. Ronald defended without fear, and his reasons were so good that the other Viking leaders could not find the words to blame.

"Phew." Annoyed, Kreeser was speechless, he turned his head and spat violently, expressing his disdain and dissatisfaction with Ronald, while Ronald straightened his back and looked dismissive.

"That's enough, you all go down." Seeing that the Viking warrior leaders had stopped arguing, the Danish king Banuk finally raised his head, and he asked the leaders to retreat with a blank face, when the Viking warrior leaders all retreated, the lord's hall suddenly became quiet, Banuk asked Kraser to find the Warner Friars, in the Danish king Banuk's opinion, there was no way to solve his dilemma by force, and if he continued to be tough, his rule would end, and the Danes would also be attacked and perished.

"陛xià." Warner Friar has been caring for the injured Viking warriors for the past few days, he and his companions have used the herbal medicine of their homeland to bandage the wounded, feed them water and food, but what puzzles Warners is that many Viking warriors refuse to be treated, and seem to yearn for death more, which is a way to meet death advocated by Viking religion, but some people accept Warner Friars' help, they are puzzled that the god Odin made them lose the war.

"Monk, what will I lose if I sue for peace now?" King Banuk of Denmark sat in his chair and asked in his slightly hoarse voice as he faced the Warners.

"Your Majesty, if you sue for peace at this time, you may face the dilemma of ceding a large amount of land." Warner Friar thought for a moment and replied truthfully to King Banuk of Denmark.

"Is there no other way to make my losses a little less?" The Danish king Banuk put his hand on his forehead, thinking to himself that as a Viking warrior king, he was the first king to be forced to cede land, and this fact was enough to make him the laughing stock of the entire Vikan region.

"Yes." Warner Friar looked at King Banouk of Denmark and felt that the time had finally come, and he plucked up the courage to speak to the King of Denmark.

"Oh, what's the solution?" Hearing that he could reduce the damage to his property, Danish King Banuk immediately sat up straight, and he looked at the Warner Friar in front of him and asked urgingly.

"Only by becoming a Christian and being baptized, becoming a lamb blessed by the Lord, and swearing to the holy Holy See to defend the Holy Church, then the king of East Francia would not dare to persecute too much, and according to the teachings of the Bible, Christians of the same sect should be at peace with each other, like brothers in a family, and even if there is a dispute, they should not be too persecuted." With his head bowed, his hands clasped in front of his chest, the Warners preached the teachings of the Bible to the pagan Danoan king Banuk.

"What? It's a joke to let the warriors of the god Odin trust your carpenter, please don't listen to this bald monk, we still have Shileisug Fort to defend it, and other leaders of the Vikan region will come to our aid. Kreezer said in a rough voice, abandoning the Norse gods that had been believed in for generations, and believing in a god of the southerners who had been despised for a long time, which was inconceivable for a Viking warrior like Krezer, and I believe that if the Danish king Banuk did this, he would definitely be opposed by the other chiefs.

"......" But the Danish king Banouk was silent, whether to stick to the faith of his ancestors or convert to a new god, this is a great challenge for him, the risk of this can only be known by the king, if he chooses the wrong one then the rule will collapse, and his royal power will end here.

In a dilemma, the Viking warriors sent by the Danish king Banuk quietly arrived on the island of Zealand on a fast Viking warship, but they were stunned by the scene in front of them, they saw that the flag hanging on the palace of the Danish king Banuk turned out to be a black lion, the Danes were all imprisoned, and the village was only left with a ruined rock wall burning.

"Looks like I don't have a choice." Danish King Banuk's left eye twitched a few times, and he held his head and said helplessly, the fall of Zealand not only meant that his lair had been captured, but also that he had been cut off from the Vikan region.

"Lord bless you, my majesty." Warner Friar blessed King Banuk of Denmark, and his voice trembled a little, after all, he was about to baptize a king, which was impossible on the British Isles, and the bishop was required to baptize a king or a member of the royal family.

"So what do I do first?" The Danish king Banuk knew that his fate was completely out of his hands, and he said to the Warner Friar with some anger.

"First of all, we need to find a flowing river, my majesty." Brother Warner said after bowing to the King of Denmark.

There was a river just outside the castle of Schleisug, which used to provide water for the people of the territory, and now the Danish king Banuk walked into the river wearing a white shirt and no weapons, and on the banks of the river the Viking warriors gathered to look at their king, and most of them had no idea what was going on? But their leaders had anger in their eyes, and even Krezer frowned at a loss.

"Please come here." Brother Warner had been waiting in the middle of the river, the shallow part of which had sunk into his navel, and he had spoken to King Banuk with a cross in one hand.

The holy baptism took place in the river outside the Schleisug Fort, and neither party knew how profound the moment would be for history, but for Banuk it was the only way to save him from his defeat, and when he was thrown into the water entirely, after the declaration of the Warners that his karma was removed, Christendom finally had one more king Christian, but the Viking warriors on the banks of the river looked at their king with suspicion.

"What are you looking at? I am still your king, and if you still approve of this, come down for baptism and forsake the false God. Enraged by his gaze, the Danish king Banuk raised his hand and slapped the flowing river fiercely, shouting an order to all the Viking warriors on the shore, and the Viking warriors were stunned to hear this order, and their king suddenly made them abandon their belief in the Norse gods of their ancestors, which made many hesitate.

"I spit on you, you are not our king, and I am leaving this stinking place." The Viking leader from Dragon Island was the first to step forward, spitting at the Danish king Banuk, and leaving the riverbank with his head held high, with many Viking warriors leaving.

"You're our king, I'll have to admit it." However, the Viking warriors who remained behind went into the water on the orders of the Danish king Banuk. (To be continued......)