Chapter 1,352 A Group of Runners

A sleigh carried Orafin and his men towards the small community. He personally acted as the driver. Four reindeer dragged the sleigh on the ice. In a short time, they rushed to a quiet small community. .

Snow covers the roofs, and there are only a few linear roads in the wide and winding lanes. It is obvious that people in the community always stay at home to keep out the cold after winter. The few people who went out to work only followed fixed trails, so the reindeer broke into snow pits up to their knees and sank into the snow with their sleds.

"That's it! Brothers, come down quickly and inform everyone that we will withdraw immediately."

The guys got off the sled and climbed up and down, and then ran towards their family houses through the snow, shouting as they walked.

The appearance of Olafion in such a strange form in the community immediately caused an uproar. Those who were too lazy to go out due to the cold winter were attracted by the screams and shouts.

There is no leader in the small community, just about thirty Danish families living together.

They are all of Danish descent, all speak Norse, and their hair color is very different from the local Krivech people.

These people wearing thick plush fur hats gradually gathered in the open space of the community center. Although the women and children were very happy when their men came back, the man's return with incredible war warnings really made everyone unable to believe it.

All the reindeer broke away from the snow, and they were driven by Orafin to pull the sled into the open space where people had begun to gather.

"Olafen! What are you doing?! You got four deer?" The one yelling was his wife. The woman pulled the child behind her, and then she learned the news about the approaching enemy from others' mouths.

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Orafin did not answer his wife immediately. He was waiting for the fellow villagers to gather together.

There are more than thirty households in the small community, and each household has given birth to many children. They can only use high fertility rates to offset the high number of premature deaths. This community actually has a population of more than 200 people and is considered a small village.

Because they are of the same race as the ruler of the large city of Pskov, Gore, even if these guys move out, Gore is not willing to make any trouble.

The most fundamental reason why Gower encountered opposition from his own clan was that he wanted to lead his family to fully grasp power and achieve hereditary power. In this way, the Nordic democracy of the community is over. There will be no popular assembly in the future. Those ordinary descendants of Danish immigrants will no longer be able to speak in Pskov. I am afraid that by that time, Gall and his descendants will not be able to speak. I plan to listen to my brothers.

But the actual results are rather subtle.

Gower intensified his efforts to demand tribute from various local Krivic people. The excess supplies he collected were not for his own enjoyment, but were given to the families who supported him. In the future, who knows? Those who support the traditional Nordic system will not be rewarded with these grains and cloths, but those who support Gore to become the king will be able to enjoy good food and drink hot food.

A large number of descendants of Danish immigrants who have no pursuits. Their way of making a living is to fish in the big lakes and raise some cattle and sheep to grow some food. Due to poor technical means, the output of each family is not high. If you can start from With the tribute directly in the hands of the Krivics, all economic embarrassment disappeared.

They therefore supported Gower, and the "centralization of Pskov" started by Gower was supported by the vast majority of Danish immigrants.

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Olafin and his friends always organized caravans and took great risks to do business in Riga.

People who could walk on this extremely tortuous trade route finally got together and could live just by selling salt and iron. As for the harvest from farming and breeding, the more the better, but even if the harvest failed, everyone would not be able to survive. Very distressed.

Nowadays, people gather with their families in the open space of the community. Seeing that the staff has basically expired, Olafen pulled out a flag from his linen pocket - a white background and blue stripe flag with diagonal crossings.

The Ross flag is no longer rare, only because the Pom expedition team that accidentally entered the capital of the Ross people had seen it before.

Boehm and his four buddies are also residents of a small community.

"Hey! Olafen, why do you have the Ross flag?!" Pom was so shocked that his hair trembled all over his body, and he shouted loudly.

"It's Brother Pom! What a coincidence, I also met King Rus in Riga."

"Ah?! It's not Rurik, the King of Rus. You can still meet him? Why don't I believe it? Now you still say that he will lead troops to attack us."

"You can believe it." Olafen shouted back: "King Rus is in his twenties. He has a golden ponytail and a golden crown. His army just conquered and destroyed Smolensk. Now, King Rus's sword It’s already pointed at us!”

Following Bohm's question, Olafin changed the topic and faced all the people: "Friends! King Ross said that his sword is only aimed at Goyle. King Ross has no idea about our community. King Ross wants us all Hide, lest a fight breaks out and it affects us."

The crowd was in chaos, and Bohm simply walked up

In front of him, he directly boarded the sled and confronted Olafin: "Taking trouble to us? Why. I know King Rus, and that man is a very kind man... Could it be that you met a fake king in Riga?"

"Stop questioning, I don't have time to argue with you. In short, an army of more than 2,000 people will arrive tomorrow. Those soldiers killed many enemies, and they were all ruthless. Only King Rus can control them. You don't want to be affected. Just retreat quickly! Anyway, my guys and I are going to run away with our families. It’s up to you to decide what happens to you and your friends.”

"You..." Pom was speechless for a moment.

After all, there are only about thirty households in the small community, and Olafin and his men account for one third.

Instead of persuading everyone to follow you, it is better to retreat with the guys directly. As for the remaining two-thirds to make a decision, just do whatever you want!

Olafine felt that he had done his best, and he completely ignored Pom and gave his final persuasion: "Friends! I want to take my family directly to the Rope Village, because the Ross army is temporarily stationed there! We have no time to leave now, We will arrive at their camp in the evening. King Rus has made me a noble, and you will all be nobles if you follow me. We didn’t obey Gower in the first place. Since King Rus has given us benefits, we might as well follow him."

An army of more than two thousand people? Even extensive use of this high-end reindeer sleigh right in front of us?

Because the people in the small community have heard a lot of fantasy stories about Rose in the previous fantasy adventures of Pom and his party, and have reached a consensus on Rose's power.

They just don't understand, even though they are high

Boss Er has good intentions towards Ross, but how could he expect that King Ross would suddenly grasp the butcher's knife?

what to do? What should we do now?

At least one-third of the families knew exactly what to do, which was to retreat with Orafin with all the belongings they could take away immediately.

Many hesitant families saw that many people were busy packing their bags, so they had no choice but to follow Olafen with suspicion. This was their only choice. Firstly, it was impossible for everyone to disperse into the forest during the cold period. Secondly, they were worried that if they defected to Gower again, they would be ridiculed by the people of the greater community and lose face.

Hidden? Pooh!

Olafen's abundant travel experience made him understand that it is difficult to maintain the lives of many people in the wild world, especially now that the weather is freezing. When King Ross said "you hide", he didn't specify where to hide.

It would be better to withdraw the whole family to Rope Village and get together with the local leader Manchico. People in the entire small community like to trade. All the men have visited the rope village to do business with the locals, and at least they are familiar with each other. After all, it is a village. In order to avoid military accidents and casualties, the adults can temporarily move there. The adults can make do with temporary wooden houses for a few days or rent a barn. The children will be sent to the homes of the villagers for temporary foster care. At worst, everyone will pay some money. Doing rent.

The food and dried fish at home were poured into linen bags. People packed up all the leather and cloth, and took away the commonly used iron tools, such as pottery urns and pots. Those that could not be taken away were left behind temporarily.

Either held or held, all the children were "armed" like furry bears and placed one by one on the human-powered sled.

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People in small communities hardly raise livestock. After all, they have no urgent need in this area. So after taking the very limited sheep out of the pen, a family's belongings are almost emptied, leaving only an empty house and some Pots and pans that lack real meaning.

One good thing about traveling merchant families is that they evacuate very quickly. Because this is what Orafin teaches his children: "You must set up camp at a steady pace and leave quickly. If necessary, abandon some things, so as to save your life."

Olafion's eldest son is already qualified to be a warrior, while the younger one is asked to inherit his father's profession and become a businessman. The younger one knows nothing about fighting and is a "little fly" when it comes to escaping.

Now, a group of young children gathered on the big sled lent by Rurik in a short period of time. Olafin and his friends did this deliberately, and those human-powered small sleds were specially used to transport household supplies. They were connected in series with each other and finally all Attached to a big sled.

All adults and young men armed themselves with all farm tools and weapons. Those who could afford it carried their bucklers behind their backs and put on their iron helmets. This armed force ensured the absolute safety of the evacuation team.

Olafine and his gang moved very quickly, which made the Pom family feel numb.

Bohm is a traveling businessman. He is not really opposed to the centralized power of Gore, just because he has his own pursuits. He believes in Frey, the god of wealth, and likes to make reasonable wealth in his own way. Although he looked down upon the local Krivi Slavs, he did not think he could rob them as a robber.

In other words, robbery is risky, and it may lead to self-defense due to the opponent's determined resistance.

He was killed.

Pom was not a warrior. When he encountered the Ross army while floating on the Unnamed River, all he could think of was running away, and he never felt it was shameful to run away. He is such a person without any evil heart or courage.

Pom was hesitant for a moment, but his wife took the wooden basin and smashed it at the hesitant man.

"You're stupid! It doesn't matter whether King Ross is real or not! A large army is in the Rope Village, and they will arrive tomorrow! Follow Orafin to avoid it now! If that is really the King of Ross you have met, tell him Our whole family will benefit from being loyal."

The woman and her children no longer cared about Pom's attitude. She and her children were already muttering: "If you want to die, I won't stop you, but don't bring your children to bury you with you."

She muttered for a long time, and finally Bohm stamped his foot fiercely, roaring like a lion: "Then run away with Orafin."

People who were hesitant saw that most of their friends were running away, so they themselves followed blindly.

The entire small Danish community became empty in a short time.

The big sleigh was packed with children, including almost the entire small community of boys and girls. In order to ensure that the children did not accidentally fall, the parents made a batch of nooses to tie up a large group of children.

The older children carried harpoons and short spears used as marching weapons, but the spearheads were always used upside down so that they could cut into the ice without slipping.

After all, the entire small community is made up of business families, and what they are best at is traveling, even if it means walking in the ice and snow.

Their wide snowshoes made of tree vine planks were put to great use, and they used wooden poles to advance collectively on the ice.

A wooden pole holds the Ross flag high

Hang, the flag is set up on the big sled.

After all, it is a long journey from the small community to the rope village. The reindeer sleigh ride will take a while, but if you walk, you will have to stay up until nightfall.

No one was worried about walking at night. Firstly, they were heading towards the upper reaches of the Velikaya River. Secondly, it was just like Orafin's nickname "Night Walker".

With such a leader, who would worry about getting lost?

Olafin was not surprised that Pom followed him.

The two of them, like everyone else, wore special snow shoes and used wooden poles to move frequently on the ice.

The difference was that Orafin had a smile on his face, while Bohm had a stern face.

"Why should you be nervous? There is only one King of Ross, so you shouldn't have any doubts." Orafin said with a smile, "Anyway, we are getting further and further away from the community, and there is no way for you and me to look back."

"Hey, you dragged our brothers into the water."

"Are you complaining? It's not the right time to thank me." Orafin smiled bitterly: "King Ross said that he was only targeting Gower, and anyone who fought for Gower would be killed. He also said that Gower actually There’s nothing wrong, it’s just that his presence hinders King Rus.”

Pom was most surprised by this: "Why bother? The King of Rus is very powerful, and Gore is nothing compared to him. Gore can rule these Krivic people, but we northerners can't fight. In my opinion, the Rus army is You can easily scare Goyle into submission. There is no need for King Rus to come up and kill people."

"Hey, do you believe that is King Ross? By the way, King Ross brought four infantry flag teams and a cavalry team this time. The leader of the cavalry team was called Brody. He also brought a black head of his own

His wife and about fifty foreigners on horseback came from the steppe to live in a place called Pecheneg..."

These words made Bohm's tightly wrapped feet suddenly sweat, because many details of what he saw and heard in New Roseburg had never been told to everyone. Even when Boss Gower asked about his adventures, he thought about it. Some of these are meaningless, so I won’t say them. For example, there was a young cavalry general named Brody.

"It seems that he is really King Rurik of Rus..." Pom took a deep breath, "I just don't know if King Rus still recognizes me."

"Let's wait and see. By the way, have all your friends left? There should be no one left in the community."

"No." Pom pouted and shook his head: "The Swade family didn't leave, and neither did the Carrot family."

"Them? They are stupid! Although the Russian army may not invade our small community, they are just afraid of misunderstanding. Are they really brave?"

"I don't know." Pom shrugged: "Maybe they went to report to Gore."

Bohm spoke in an understatement, with a hint of anger hidden underneath.

After all, the appearance of the Ross army did break the tranquility of Pskov. Bom didn't know what the future would be like. He also didn't know the true determination of his old friends Svard and Carlotta. Anyway, these two people were not in the team. So-called The whistleblower Boehm did not know anything about it, and everything he said was just speculation.

But Olafen didn't know that this was just speculation. For a moment, her smiling expression disappeared, and she even faced Pom directly with harshness: "They are so stupid! If they report to Gower, wouldn't they really start a fight?"

"Oh, you

Didn't it mean that King Rus was only targeting Gore? "

"That's right! King Ross originally planned to make a powerful raid. At least the battle to kill Gao Er is over. The Ross people are fast enough, and our large community may not suffer any losses. Now, isn't it good for Gao Er? Will you organize people to resist?"

"You..." Bohm looked at Olafin with a look at a fool: "Do you really think that Goyle should just sit back and wait for death? Since he is a warrior, he must face all this in a warrior way. Anyway, I am not a warrior, I decided to run away."

"Svard and Carlotta are stupid. It pisses me off so much! We thought they were friends who lived together, but they betrayed us. Now, King Rus can only fight against Pskov. Damn it! I'm so angry about this!" It must be reported to the king.”

When Orafin said this, his position was completely on Rose's side.

He asked the whole team to speed up, and he started to speed up.

Orafin decided to tell King Rus that because there were traitors in the small community, and even among the people who had been treated well by the king, there were more traitors, which caused Pskov to be on guard.

In this way, the Russian army's attack tomorrow will be in a majestic array, and Olafin knows what that means very well.

Because the Russian army paraded on the frozen Daugava River in Riga twice. The Russian army showed off their power in a high-profile way. As a bystander, Olafin really believed in their force.

And just before dusk, some "uninvited guests" approached Olafin and his gang.