The King of Jutland was half-lying on a chair covered with extremely soft fur, and looked at the letter in his hand in silence.

Below, a group of Viking warriors were holding their weapons, staring at the heavily armed knight in the center of the hall.

In the face of the Vikings' provocative and warlike gazes, the knight was undaunted, and even smiled at them and raised his eyebrows.

Immediately, the short-tempered Viking warrior took two steps forward with his axe and walked in the direction of the knight, as if he wanted to have a full martial arts with the knight.

Soon, however, the other Viking warriors next to him grabbed him.

Acting without the leader saying a word is an act of provocation against the leader, and if it is serious, a small life will be lost.

"Is this the answer given to me by the Kingdom of East Francia?"

The King of Jutland sat up straight, raised the letter in his hand and asked.

"Your Majesty, King of Jutland, the most valiant ruler of the North Sea, this is not the answer that the kingdom has given to you, but to your majesty, our duke."

The knight saluted slightly, and replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"So, is that the Duke's reply?

This is the sincerity of the duke? The King of Jutland frowned in displeasure.

"No, no, no, of course not, the duke's sincerity is this."

The knight bowed slightly and opened the two chests beside him.

When the first chest was opened, even the Viking warriors in the hall couldn't help but change color.

Inside the box, there were piles of human heads, and many of them were wide-eyed, as if they were talking about the shock of death.

Although these heads have long been treated, the blood stains have long since dried up, and there is no special stench, but seeing this appearance, the faces of the Viking warriors are not good-looking.

Just as the Vikings were about to scold, the knight opened another chest.

Compared to the bloody horror of the previous chest, the second chest was undoubtedly much more harmonious, just an ordinary box of gold and silver jewelry that reflected light.

"Your Majesty, many nobles of the Duchy of Saxony have plundered your territory because of greed, and the Duke and Count Otto were extremely furious when they learned of this.

So, he sent me to send these nobles who had caused trouble here, and gave them a gift to apologize.

The Duke expressed great regret at the Prince's wounds, and sent men to search for a physician in the kingdom, and wrote to Paris and Constantinople, where it was not long before a well-trained physician came to treat the Prince's wounds.

Please also look at the previous friendship between the two sides and calm your anger a little. ”

"Friendship? Hahahahaha......ha

The King of Jutland stood up, laughing uncontrollably, and his eyes kept looking at the knight in front of him.

"When did we Vikings and Franks have had a friendship, how do I not know, Your Excellency is really good at joking, and you have succeeded in making me laugh."

Hearing the words of the King of Jutland, the Viking warriors present all took up their weapons, and at the first time he gave the order, they were going to chop the Frankish knight in front of him into pulp and avenge the prince.

"Your Majesty, this is our goodwill, and we hope that Your Majesty will accept it. If Your Majesty is unwilling to accept it and insists on provoking a war, we will only be forced to fight.

However, I hope that Your Majesty will not forget the Battle of the Netherlands.

Your Majesty, do you want to see another battle of the Netherlands? ”

Hearing the battle of the Netherlands, the atmosphere in the field was instantly suffocated, and many Vikings showed solemn expressions on their faces.

In fact, the reason why there has been no large-scale conflict between the Vikings and the Frankish kingdom in recent years, and even the lack of looting, is closely related to the Dutch war of that year.

Although it is called the Battle of the Netherlands, the location of this battle is not actually in the Netherlands, but in Paris.

At that time, large areas of the lowlands, including the Dutch principality, had become a gathering area for Vikings, who took advantage of the lowland swamps to raid the interior of the European continent with impunity.

Until, the rise of the Frankish kingdom.

After the rise of Charlemagne, the vast majority of the barbarians on all sides were subdued and obediently accepted the rule of the Frankish kingdom, and the Vikings were no exception.

In the Battle of the Netherlands, which was sung by many bards, the Frankish side sent more than 24,000 men, including more than 3,000 knights. On the Vikings' side, there were about 60,000 troops.

The reason why there is such a big gap in strength is not that the strength of the Frankish kingdom is not good, but that the Vikings are all soldiers when necessary, which is incomparable to the Franks.

The number of troops does not determine the outcome of a war.

It was precisely because of the support of the Viking kingdoms and tribes that the Viking leaders in the Netherlands at that time did not choose to defend, but confidently chose to take the initiative to attack, and the target turned out to be Paris, the capital of the Frankish Kingdom at that time.

It's a pity that there is a huge gap in equipment and training between the personnel participating in the war between the two sides. In particular, the three thousand well-armed knights became a nightmare for the Vikings.

Due to their long life at sea, the proportion of cavalry among the Vikings was very low, while the proportion of cavalry in the armies of the Frankish kingdom was very high, with more than 10,000 cavalry out of 24,000 men.

In the open terrain around Paris, the cavalry undoubtedly had a huge advantage. Under the leadership of Charlemagne, the Frankish cavalry, mainly 3,000 knights, easily defeated the Vikings, who were famous for their bravery in Europe at that time.

Yes, the Vikings were indeed brave and very strong in their individual strength, but in the face of the heavy cavalry, the Vikings realized that the power of their individual bravery was too small.

Their weapons could not pierce the armor of those knights, but with the bonus brought by the war horse, the Frankish knights could easily cut down the Vikings who were brave and good at fighting.

As a result, the Vikings' aggressive attack turned into a big defeat.

Eventually, within the territory of the Dutch principality, the remnants of more than 40,000 exhausted Vikings were surrounded by the Franks.

Charlemagne did not relent, slaughtered these Vikings, and then swept away the Viking settlements in the Lowlands one by one, bringing the Lowlands under the rule of the Frankish Kingdom.

The results of the Battle of Holland reached the Vikings, and they shook the Vikings at the time. Later, several more tribal leaders who claimed to be Odin and brought the warriors to seek revenge, but the result was only a few more insignificant additions to Charlemagne's brilliant achievements.

After this battle, the Vikings were completely honest, and then the Viking tribal leaders sent gifts to Charlemagne as a sign of friendship.

Since then, the relative peace between the Frankish kingdom and the Vikings has remained to the present day.

When the Vikings found that the Franks were not easy to bully, they turned their attention to the island of England.

Now, the knight in front of him once again mentioned the battle of the Netherlands, which has not been too long ago, and the Vikings naturally have a kinship.

"Joke! His Majesty Charlemagne has been dead for many years, and the now divided Frankish kingdom is still capable of replicating the Battle of the Netherlands? ”

The King of Jutland was the first to come to his senses, and asked aloud with a fierce look on his face.

"If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can try."

The knight had a calm smile on his face.

"If Your Majesty thinks that the Franks are easy to bully, you can gather your warriors to go to Bremen now, and the Duke will be waiting for you in Bremen.

However, if the Duke rejects the kindness of the Duke and goes to Bremen without the result His Majesty wants, whether the Kingdom of Jutland can still exist is perhaps known only to the gods. ”

A cold glint flashed in the knight's eyes.