The man talked to Orlan for a long time, and was finally released.

In addition, several manor owners who were forced to confess, Orlan asked Berry's soldiers to escort them to the place where the princess was going to hold a big celebration to support the royal family's activities and avoid rumors from leaking.

Orlan then placed his team half a day's distance from the Viking trading village.

Next to a flat forest ahead.

Orlan immediately asked people to set traps in the forest.

Tunnel Trap – Dig a hole in the ground and cover it with leaves.

Noose Trap – When enemies enter in groups, they will be strangled if they are touched.

Splint Trap - It is very practical for humans or beasts, once it is accidentally touched, the splint jumps up and restricts the movement of humans and beasts.

Fire Trap – Gathers a large amount of flammable materials such as hay and branches, and when ignited, produces smoke or even fire.

Orlan let the local residents take command, and in a matter of days he laid all kinds of traps, large and small.

With the natural barrier of the forest, one defender can exert the strength of three people.

This forest blocked the Vikings from heading northwest of Lincoln, and when the Vikings found out, they had to take a detour if they didn't fight, and they could no longer go directly north of Lincoln to Yorkshire.

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Then Orlan began to wait.

After the man was put back, he had a lot of heart.

When he got home, he told his closest wife about it, and she asked the lord (Oran) what he had said.

The man replied, "The lord said that the princess and the saint were going to preside over a great celebration in Lincoln, and he had heard that someone had colluded with the Vikings, and he thought that he had misunderstood.

The celebration is important, and when I go back, if the Vikings still come looking for me, I'll trade with them.

Don't let them spoil the celebration by leaving them without supplies,

The adults also said that they would control the main road in the nearby forest and leave after the big celebration. ”

"So there are so many people here, and there is no war?" The wife asked.

"Who is not afraid of those bandits, it's none of our business anyway." The man said.

After another two days, the man observed that Oran's army near the forest was not abnormal, but was only doing fortifications, and his nervousness began to let go, intending to make another deal with the Vikings.

But at this time, an adult on horseback came from the village, coming from the direction of the forest.

The lord, with a dozen soldiers, told everyone, "We are going to spend the night to protect the border guard for the Queen's celebration." ”

Then he unceremoniously ate and drank nonsense, and took away the man's newly adult daughter and wife that night......

The wife and daughter never returned to the man after that.

The next day, when confronted with questioning, the lord only said, "I will ask them to pour me wine, and then I will let them go back, and if I don't see them, don't bother me, I will go to see the princess now, and let me go." ”

The man rode away with the man, leaving the heartbroken man behind......

But on the way, the adult returned to the forest, took off his robe, and revealed his eyes as dark as a crow.

"I've got it done, Your Excellency."

"How did you do that?"

"Hatred makes people dizzy, I took away the two 'objects' that the man loved the most, of course these are just illusions, and when this incident is over, I will 'put the items in their places'."

In this operation, Orlan's plan was for the Vikings to make sure that they took a big shot to seize the big celebration and face the main force of Mercia.

But Orlan didn't let the man go and spread false news to the Vikings, as he did last time he bribed Smith's subordinate Micho.

Because a person who has traded with the Vikings and whose relatives have been occupied by the lord has a bad feeling towards both sides, he may not succeed if he is not cornered.

Oran only deliberately leaked during his words, there were nearly a thousand people guarding his side, and there were not many people on the princess's side.

At this time, the man had two choices, to continue with the stable business, or to sell the news to the Vikings in exchange for benefits.

Choose one, it's not Orlan who wants it.

Option two, the man will also run away after success, so I'm not sure he will do it.

At this time, Sals took the initiative to take it.

After he returned, Orlan knew from the conversation that Sals's so-called hiding of the man's wife and daughter, and putting them back afterwards was pure fart, and he must have killed the two of them.

"Okay, you have to take good care of these two women, and give the man enough compensation afterwards."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Orlan knew the man would be furious.

Then there is a good chance that you will go to Lincolnshire, where there are less than 300 (actually more than 1,000).

This is the best for yourself, and the rest of the "King-making Plan" can continue to be used.

And in case, the man still didn't go to the snitch, then he could only let the king ambush the army, join with him, and start sweeping Lincoln, which would take a little more time.

866 A.D.

Legend has it that on 8 June, Mercia sent 2,000 soldiers to East Anglia to exterminate the remnants of the local Vikings.

On June 11, the queen drove to Lincoln.

On June 12, Joan of Arc also came, followed by a large number of nuns.

On June 13, it was rumored that merchants from all over Mercia had come to make donations, and on the day of the great celebration, the Holy Maiden would baptize people and issue indulgences.

The news got the Vikings east of Lincoln on the verge of a whirlwind.

The attack on Lincoln, coupled with the subsequent sweeps, led to the seizure of numerous chapels.

But they didn't all go back, Ragnar and the other leaders wanted to directly establish a colonial kingdom.

After the Battle of Repton, his vitality was greatly damaged, leaving a part of his men to take over the future army.

Many of those who stayed behind did not have families, and they had saved up the looted wealth tightly, and they did not dare to ask someone to bring it back, for fear that they would not be able to get it back in the future.

After a long time, they were surrounded and suppressed by locals and lords, and they were extremely short of supplies.

But Theodor, the chief of the bureau in Lincolnshire, had not agreed to the robbery, so he had to trade in small quantities, but this way was a drop in the bucket.

On the morning of June 22, four days before the Great Celebration, the Vikings clashed.

More than a dozen people from the two factions looked at each other, and one of them mocked the other side, "You bastards, when you see the enemy's sword, you pee your pants." ”

The other faction also roared in response, "You think you are a warrior, but I have seen with my own eyes that you deliberately lie down in battle, pretending to be a corpse." ”

"Yes, what are you pretending, you stayed in Wessex, and you were chased away by Alfred, it was the leader of Theodor who accepted you, and your leader called himself the 'sword wolf', if you are really so powerful, why were you still driven away from Northumbria like a dog, and half your life was gone?"

"I'm going to tear your mouth apart!"

"Come on, seasick crumbs."

The two Vikings in Wessex, one group had gone before, and the remaining group was surrounded and suppressed by Alfred, and two hundred people could only go by boat.

But Alger, who had temporarily taken over the team, didn't want to leave.

After the shipwreck from Denmark last year to Durham County, it was a disaster-ridden affair, and even his companion Inge was killed in battle.

After heading south to join up with the Viking brigade, he was assigned a unit from Halfdan's side.

But the battle of Repton was not a bargain at all.

He refused to go back, and persuaded a few small leaders to take the initiative to stay behind the break, wanting to rely on guerrilla tactics to grab all the spoils before going back.

But after moving to Wessex, he was clearly seen by the army of the Cross Serpent, and in order not to be annihilated, he changed direction a month earlier, crossed East Anglia, and came to Lincoln, wanting to see Halfdan and Björn.

Unexpectedly, the two sons of Ragnar also returned to Denmark to raise supplies.

The remaining chief of the principals was Björn's apprentice, a Gentile named Theodore.

In the first few days, I got along quite friendly.

He wanted to rob the May Festival, but Theodor didn't know what to think and never moved.

As the month dragged on, Alger ran out of supplies and began to share Theodor's supplies.

Theodor's supplies were also insufficient, and the more his men looked at each other, the more unpleasant they became, and a little friction today broke out flames.

From Ireland to Finland.

In such a huge land, there are various Viking tribes.

Many of them, tribes, hostile to each other for land or honor, have committed countless bloodsheds.

When there is a strong man, there can be peace.

But a few big people left one after another, and the rest of them will inevitably turn their faces.

Seeing his men arguing and even wielding his sword, Theodore tapped his left ear.

After the Battle of Repton, he slashed a boy named "Dawn", but the ear was also useless.

His adoptive father, Hasstein, was killed in battle, and in order to continue to show himself to the Viking hierarchy, he volunteered to stay and establish a stronghold.

This was commendable, and in the future, after the establishment of the "Viking Domain", there was a position of a large county governor.

"Chief?"

The people around him looked at Theodor, but he didn't fight.

At first, it was just complaining, but as the words made people go up, the blood boiled, and finally the sword was drawn!

The fallen people could not hide the fear in their eyes, and after the living people vented, they faced strange eyes in all directions.

Theodore walked out just then, drew his sword, and looked at the murderer.

"I have been ordered by King Ragnar to keep this place, and I don't care about anything else. If you kill our companion and let him not die on the battlefield, he will not see the god Odin in the future, and I will deal with you in the same way!"

Theodore used more violent means to stabilize the situation, but in the evening he came to Alger's tent, and the two looked at each other through the campfire.

Theodor told him, "I know that the king has not been delayed, that the morale has been shaken, and that you all want to seize the great celebration, and according to the news, the princess of Mercia is also with the so-called holy woman, and it is a great merit to catch the two." ”

"Haven't you always opposed my plan?" Alger was puzzled.

"I can't openly disagree with the king's instructions to me, but the four hundred men I have in charge of, plus your two hundred, are from six different tribes, and there are a few small chiefs who are very interested in this operation......

Theodore offered Alger to take someone to grab food and come back with someone.

"It turns out that I misunderstood you, you are a real Viking warrior, and the loot you get this time will be distributed by you.

Viking culture values dignity, and it is not common to apologize to others.

Once you need to apologize, it is obvious that you will end it with a word of sorry, and in many cases you will be compensated

Asking Theodor to distribute the spoils of war and show respect for his authority is an apology.

If it happened in battle, you can also request a return and use blood and sword to undo your mistake.

Alger happily went to gather the men.

Theodor went out of the tent and looked at the moon in the sky.

Before he was arrested and captured in Beihai, he often admired the moon with his mother and father.

And the father died at the hands of the Vikings, he was caught, and the mother, who had been bedridden for many years, lost the breadwinner of the family and her son...... It should also be .......

Three days later, before Alger led the team to set off, he specially said goodbye to Theodore.

The two hugged warmly.

"May you have a safe journey."

Blessed Al is ready to show off his skills.

Theodor went up high and watched the team.

"A mindless Viking like you, dying on the battlefield is the best destination."

If the wolf returns victorious, he will kill him by stratagem.

If you fail and come back, you will inflict on you the sin of bringing others in private.

Who let this person want to seize power himself.

Then Theodor recites a "hymn" that his grandmother and father taught him from childhood.

"His appearance knocked down the darkness and saved the people from confusion,

The Sovereign, the sword of Christ, whose armies are incomparable,

Charlemagne the Saint,

His valiant power is as vast as the sea, which will never pass away,

His virtues bring freedom to all,

He will be immortal. ”

Theodor raised his hands to the sky.

Later, he added, "Only this song is dedicated to Charlemagne, the grandfather of the kingdom of heaven." ”