Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 567
Half a day later, the largest wharf guild in Rotterdam was full of blood and corpses.Lying on the ground, there are Mercians with braided hair and shawls, Normans with tattoos and oil paints on their faces, and local Dutch people wearing lowland-style bonnets and folded headscarves.

But the only thing they have in common is that after being summoned, they questioned and fiercely opposed Utred's order, and even wanted to take advantage of his injury and weakness to seize the leadership on the spot.So they were all killed by Utred's guards first.

Therefore, amidst the earth-shattering shouts, the First Army, which arrived outside the city, marched into the city of Rotterdam with a full lineup; it also represented the end of the British invasion that had ravaged the lowland princes of the Netherlands for many years.Although there are still some remnants in the field, it is only a matter of time.

But to Jiang Tian's surprise, after Utred surrendered, there was an extra line marked "No Land and Lonely Hero"; just like after experiencing the underground battle in Seine, he had the mark "Jihad Without Borders" High average.Those who have this kind of entry are all related to the node of the times.

As the leader of this British coalition army, Utrede's own background is also quite complicated; it is said that he was the heir of the lord of Berkenburg, but he was taken away in a Norman invasion when he was a child; He lived as an adult before escaping because of tribal civil strife.

Then he was inherited the family title and the uncle of Bergenburg, and was re-sold as a rowing slave for the Norman pirates in the north, but he led a group of enslaved companions to kill the island slave owner and seize the ship back to the country.As a result, he gained a group of followers and became famous in the disputes among the nobles and lords.

Even as a hired landless general, he has been serving among the princes and lords of the Seven Kingdoms; he was finally appreciated by the previous king of Wessex, and was granted the status of serving the prince as a guardian knight, and was assigned to the monastery to return to the common life Daughter of a nobleman; henceforth changed her name to Udlogan.

During this period, in order to repay the kindness of the former King Alfred, he continued to go through life and death to run between battlefields; fighting with all kinds of enemies.Among them were the Normans who invaded from the north, the rebellious noble lords, and the Celtic natives of Scotland and Ireland.

However, he always missed the family castle taken away by aliens, and refused to convert to the island Christianity with British characteristics; therefore, no matter how much credit he made, he still could not gain the full trust from Wessex; A few outliers who act independently.

In the end, King Alfred, who had always valued him but wanted to tame him, suddenly died of a sudden illness on the way to the Iron Throne, and was succeeded by Prince Edward; one of the most dying witnesses, Utred, Wessex's status suddenly became awkward.

As a knight guarding the prince, he was expelled from the enthronement ceremony by the abbot of Wangqiao who always hated him because he refused to accept the sacrament of the church; I can no longer see my master.

But on the other hand, he is quite popular with women in his private life.Therefore, he had five wives and three children.In addition to his wife Gisela, who was the first daughter of a nobleman who returned to vulgarity, but died of dystocia, there is also Breda, a sturdy Norman shield girl who grew up with her.

Breda, who was born as a Norwegian pirate from a large Norman clan in the North Sea, is the fishbone braided girl who holds an ax and a sword; she is also the captain of Utred's personal guard, and has been with her for a long time.Also Isolt, wife of the Welsh lord, who was snatched in a raid;

And although this woman was snatched, she was still attached to and loved him with all her heart.He was usually by Utred's side, acting as a think tank and consultant. When he went to fight in the lowlands of the Netherlands, he made plans behind the scenes and participated in the management of the occupied areas.

In addition, there is another large clan of Danes from the Normans of the North Sea, the mysterious prophet/witch Skade.That is to say, in the conflict in the city hall, she tried to curse Jiang Tian face to face with some kind of ritual, but was backlashed by the sheep-headed stick girl.Of course, according to Utred.

This is the ability to awaken after the change of the celestial sphere.Therefore, after taking the special formula secret medicine, she can also temporarily psychic birds, especially large birds such as ravens and seagulls with high intelligence.So to some extent, she is the eyes and ears of Utred's surveillance and investigation.

In the city hall, another woman wearing a nun's scarf is from the oldest Ancester nun; Hilde, a devout former nun; Beside Tred, there is a certain kind of spiritual vision ability that claims to be able to avoid disadvantages.

And the origin of the last silver-leaf crowned woman is even more unusual.Because she is actually the eldest princess of the widowed Wessex Kingdom/Ethel royal family, and the former queen Ethelfred of the Mercia Kingdom; she has maintained a lover relationship for a period of time in the court era.

Later, after the death of King Mercia, Ethelfred was exiled in disguise because of court struggles; he had to return to his mother country, and secretly rekindled his old relationship with Utred.If you look at it according to the standards of the harem of later generations, this Youtred is simply a template for a winner in life.

Until a few years ago, the Maharaja on the Iron Throne died of a stroke due to excessive alcoholism; the newly ascended young Maharaja Qiao Fu, in order to establish his personal authority, couldn't wait to issue the Continental Conscription Order.

Summon the seven kings' royal families, nobles and nobles, and many fiefs and tribal leaders who are subordinate vassals and subordinates, and launch a full-line cross-sea invasion operation against the Kingdom of Zealand, which is caught in serious internal strife and foreign enemies.Edward I of the Kingdom of Wessex did not want to get too involved.

So, at the suggestion of the Duke of Cherdick, who is the palace minister and father-in-law, Utred, who had been marginalized all the time, was brought back; without even meeting him, he was directly appointed the title of temporary border earl, and he was confused. Become the Kingdom of Wessex and respond to the leader of the Continent.

But under his command, apart from the followers brought from the frontier fortress, there were only some motley troops made up of farmers, mountain people and remote tribes. In the end, Princess Fred, who was his lover, mortgaged his own The dowry territory is equipped with basic equipment.

Then, before leaving the shore for an expedition, Princess Fred, nicknamed "White Moon", suddenly rushed to his army overnight with many followers and maids, as well as the only remaining jewels and belongings.Because she didn't want to be married to Ireland by the royal family, she decided to elope with her lover.

Therefore, what was originally just a routine raid on the mainland has been upgraded to a desperate adventure.But fortunately and unfortunately, on the coast of the relatively wealthy kingdom, the Wessex army led by Uhtred was arranged in the direction of the secondary Netherland lowlands.

As a result, including the Holy Sword Guard of the Red Dragon Dynasty, the Dothraki Legion, and the Dragon Island Navy; four of the five-way attacking troops across the sea encountered various accidents one after another; The team was even attacked by the old enemy Holy Kingdom at sea.

In the end, only the Wessex army, as the secondary attack direction, was able to easily break through the cordon along the coast of the Netherlands, and landed at the river mouth between the Earl of Zeeland and the Earl of the Netherlands, and seized the first stronghold Brill Township.So what happened later became a matter of course.

The lords of the surrounding counties of Zeeland and the Netherlands continued to be suspicious and wrangling; the Wessex army who landed used boats as a substitute, and quickly attacked the city along the river; Chance brought more Britons from the island.

It lasted for more than a month before ushered in the long-overdue Dutch Earl Crusade Army.And the Red Dragon Dynasty and the Kingdom of Wessex finally reacted; once again they dispatched a hastily formed sea army in a short period of time, intending to take over the dominance of the invasion of the Netherlands.

Although the performance of these Dutch troops on land was lackluster, the armed fleet gathered at sea almost defeated and annihilated the Wessex army who came across the sea again.As a result, Utred and his men became a lone army abandoned in disguise.

But no matter what, with Utred's surrender, the root cause of the last war in the Netherlands no longer exists.But they can no longer stay in the Netherlands.Jiang Tian intends to move these Britons to the Lower Norman province, where the population has dropped sharply due to the continuous war;

It happened to be adjacent to Brittany, the three core territories of the Holy Kingdom.On the other hand, Uhtred led a small number of relatively capable direct subordinates among the Britons to join the ranks of the New Kingdom Army; in a special contract analogous to the Overseas Provincial Corps, they served the Kingdom of Sealand for a fee.

After all, compared with the fighting power of his subordinates, Jiang Tian valued Utred's familiarity with the kingdoms of the British Isles after traveling around for many years.Therefore, he promised to give up most of the demands for additional punishment in exchange for his agreement to join and serve the kingdom in the next ten years.

And these British immigrants under his command are, to some extent, disguised hostages and mortgage guarantees.The remaining main conflict and flash point in the lowlands of the Netherlands is the heir dispute between the cod faction and the hook faction based on Amsterdam and The Hague after the death of the Dutch earl.

Two days later, at the upper dam of the Reck Canal at the junction of the Earl of the Netherlands and the Earl of Zeeland.The tent of the First Legion stationed there also ushered in the cod faction and the hook faction, the heirs of the earldom supported by each; the eldest daughter Margaret and the youngest son William of the Dutch earl...

The eldest daughter, Margaret, is only 15 years old, with a freckled face and a slightly fat body; and little William is only an eight-year-old child.In addition, although there are many family members, they are all from female courtiers or spouses of vassals, so they naturally lack the order and claiming rights.

Therefore, surrounded by a group of nobles from their respective camps, they glared at each other from time to time; at the same time, respectfully and respectfully, they took off their hats and bowed in an exaggerated gesture and gesture to Jiang Tian who lived in the upper seat. "Successor William Avene/Marguerite Avene."

"Greetings to the protector of the Netherlands and the North Rhine, the noble king of the kingdom, I beg you to grant justice and righteousness to your subjects in accordance with ancient traditions."

"Since this is the case, I announce that the succession dispute will be put aside, and the two strong-claimed successors will form a temporary court with the Faer River as the boundary; they will select twelve vassals and nine city representatives; they will form an administrative assistant meeting. Until the youngest reaches adulthood, the leader of the country will be determined according to the prosperity of the territory. Before that, any behavior that initiates war and conflict will be severely cracked down by the kingdom." After finishing his decision, Jiang Tian looked around At the same time: "At the same time, Rotterdam is set as an independent free city. Who agrees? Who opposes?"

(End of this chapter)