Chapter 7: The Spoils of War or something
When the war was over, seeing the corpses all over the ground, the soldiers who belonged to their own side were carefully selected and carried on their backs to be taken back for burial at sea. The local army, on the other hand, collected the leather and cheeks and weapons, which could be used for further use, and took them away as trophies, and then the corpses of the enemies who had been stripped off were thrown away.
But it doesn't matter, there are a lot of wolves in the forest, and when I come back the next day, there will be nothing left. It's very eco-friendly.
Along the way, the Viking warriors sang a loud battle song and had an amazing momentum, even some of the wounded guys who were being supported by their companions were just as elated. Anyway, with the Viking system, these guys will be able to recover after a while, unless it is a Class A cripple like a broken hand or foot. Otherwise, with the blessing of the system god, all the wounded soldiers can be fully recovered.
Egil was equally happy. As the commander of this battle, he also gained greatly.
It is impossible for the army to fight with property. Therefore, the income of money is basically equal to zero, and the damaged leather armor that has been stolen is of little use. But the looted chainmail shirt is a fortune. In this era, iron was of great value. It just so happened that the agricultural buildings in his territory were about to be completed, and after these chainmails were smelted, they could still catch up with the spring ploughing with some iron plows.
In addition, in this battle, 12,300 men fought against 2,000 enemy troops, and in the end they suffered more than 200 casualties, killed nearly 1,000 enemy soldiers, and captured nearly 500 people. It's a big win. Egil's general's affiliation has also grown:
Qualified general: You have already commanded a battle, and you have won by luck, thank you, your commander's surname has risen a little, and you have meowed.
Command: You didn't pee your pants in fright after being attacked by the enemy, but instead commanded the army to destroy the attacking enemy. Is it because you have eaten the gold-carats? Therefore, the surname of your defensive commander has risen a little.
Ruthless Carnage: Human Head!Human Head!!Human Head!! Brutality +1
Shameless Commander: For the honor of the ancient tradition of warriors Hand squint, you are a true and out-and-out Shameless guy, but I like it. Commander's surname is +1, Brutality is surnamed +1, and morale of his troops is -1
That's it.,Looks like a yin owl +2,Don't treat NPCs as people +3,Ruthless slaughter +1,Shameless commander +1Egil's brutality index is already as high as seven points?!As soon as the fire starts, even a battle-hardened Viking warrior will feel scared Youki?!The cultivation of a high-tyrannical general has begun to see the scale, and there is a wood?!
And the natural general +2, the infantry general +1, the qualified general +1, the shameless commander +1, Egil's command index has also reached five points, there is wood?!
Of course, there are some slight fly in the ointment, the morale of the shameless commander -1, the greed for life and fear of death -1 morale, and the morale of Egil's army is a little worried......
But none of this is a big deal, really.
After this, Egil decisively turned up his character's surname column, looking at the four commanders above (infantry generals, cavalry generals, not all - there are also naval battles and siege machinery), and seven points of high brutality. Looking at the army around him after the victory, a sense of satisfaction arose. It turns out that the taste of victory is so sweet. It turns out that the feeling of the conquistadors is so lovely. He suddenly realized that he might not be able to live without this taste for the rest of his life. It's like an incurable addict.
If I'm idle in the future, I'll die.
He thought so.
And bonds...... After killing so many people, I guess I can get a lot of bonds.
Egil thought so, and then opened the system interface, and the bloody number of more than 2,400 bonds appeared. And the special mark: you killed a powerful special person, the red-haired berserker, who was red-haired and red-bearded, and was finally killed by you in a shameless and dishonorable way. Therefore, the reward will be increased by 50%, and the total number of bonds awarded will be 75 points.
"Eh, is there a reward for killing people in shameless and dishonorable ways?" Egil felt a little strange, and then asked the system elf, and got this answer.
"Should you really be surprised? No, isn't it hard to understand a system that costs your life in exchange for bonds, kills people in exchange for bonds, and does something despicable and shameless in exchange for bonds?"
β...... No, it should be said, indeed, it seems that this is the right way to go. β
Thus, the lord of Biard, the military leader of the Viking tribe, Egir, once again took a solid step on the path of scum and villains.
After returning to Biard, although the war did not plunder money and population as usual, the residents of Biard still warmly welcomed their army because of the great victory. And Egil took advantage of this moment to recruit four more teams of patrol cavalry in the town barracks through the system interface, and exchanged bonds for a team of tomahawk cavalry, expanding the cavalry force to six teams of three hundred people. And fill all the dead troops with personnel.
At this time, Egil discovered an interesting thing.
"There doesn't seem to be a correlation between the population of my army and the population of my towns. This period of recruiting troops and replenishing attrition did not reduce the population of the town. Egil asked the system elf.
"Don't you think this kind of military expansion is a great way to expand?" the system elf explained, "Feed more troops than your territory can handle, and then have to work to expand outward because you can't afford to pay your military salaries." And to expand outward, you need more troops, forming a cycle of evil surnames, and so on, and so on, and so on...... Unifying Europe is not a dream. β
"It's not a dream you're big!" said Egil in his heart. At the same time, he secretly decided that this time he would take care of the territorial economy a little. After all the agricultural facilities have been built, plus the newly plundered serfs, the agricultural tax revenue must be worth looking forward to. But the money comes too slowly...... A little bit can't wait.
"Is there any way to get out of the way?" asked the system elf.
"Anyway, you're from another world, right? the financial system, hoard or something, do you want me to teach you?" the system elf said: "Or have you chopped off people's heads too much in recent days, and your IQ has completely degraded to the level of a violent orangutan?"
"Hey, you've been talking a lot lately, bastard--indulging in financial hoarding or something--I'm trying to do that, you're trying to find a qualified market economy system for me." The Italian city-states to the south may have a slight chance - but this is a colony of northern Europeans, Nordic eh, pirates and barbarians. What do you want me to do?!"
"Spread your hands, let you read more and increase your knowledge, you don't listen, you're dumbfounded. The system elf sarcastically said: "And the mood is indeed a little bad these days, and the meow of a cat has been able to sign a contract with a magical girl, but it was disturbed." It's not your fault......"
"You bastard who costs a lot of money to read a long book!" said Egil, ignoring the magical girl or something.
"Forget it, it's rare that you did well today, and this little common sense will be handed over to you as an extra reward. The system elf said, "What do you think Vikings are most famous for?"
"Pirates, do you need to ask?"
"What are pirates robbing at sea?"
"BoatβI think you're a degraded IQ. β
"You still don't believe you stupid - boat, what kind of ship is it?"
β...... Merchant ships?"
Egil directly heard a snap of his fingers, and then he heard the voice of the system elf teaching the younger in a high-profile elder: "After all, you are not stupid yet. β
"I see. β
Next, the system elves gave Egil a good knowledge of the so-called Baltic Sea and the North Sea.
Commercial trade, especially maritime trade, has always been popular in Europe, from the ancient Greek times, after being beaten in Asia Minor and finally having to flee to the Greek peninsula by ship, the Greeks began their maritime life along the Mediterranean, and then the rise of Rome, the Hellenization of Rome, the Roman domination of Europe, the decline of Rome, and the flames of Europe...... However, the tradition of maritime trade has been passed down one ring after another.
Although it does not have the same favorable environment as the Mediterranean, the maritime trade between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is also quite developed. And in order to seize the dominance of commerce and trade in this sea, wars between various countries also occur from time to time. Usually most of the time it was the victory of the Norsemen.
In the Middle Ages, Denmark rose to control the trade dominance of this sea area by virtue of the Vikings. And eventually the Kalmar Union was formed. The forces that brought together the whole of Northern Europe dominated the region for more than a hundred years. After that, the Viking era ended, but the rise of Normandy (also a descendant of the Vikings), William the Conqueror conquered England in one fell swoop (England was finally turned by the Vikings, so it is not that the time has not come...... It was still the Norsemen who controlled the sea. In the Renaissance era, Sweden intervened in the HRE Civil War under the leadership of the legendary general Gustav Adolf, and finally established Sweden's position as the first power in Northern Europe, and the entire Baltic Sea is still a Nordic ......
I'm a Viking, and a Viking is a Norse, and since this sea is a Norse, it's mine.
Above, Egil used his bandit logic to draw this matter to a circle.
"But first, there should be a shipyard, and a commercial dock or something...... Of course, before that, the seven small tribes should be completely wiped out. β
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