Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 207 A desperate move

"Pirate King" Ragnar had five sons. The eldest brother Bjorn chose to manage the family's land in Northern Europe, and the rest continued to act as Viking pirates with the support of their eldest brother.

Like his other brothers, Ivar was proud to be the son of Ragnar, but unlike his brothers, his brothers regarded their father as an insurmountable mountain. Even if they spent their whole lives chasing after their father, they might still only be able to catch up with him. Therefore, they felt that everything Ragnar did was right and made the most sense.

Although Ivar himself respected his father very much, after all, he could be regarded as a pioneer of an era, but he did not worship Ragnar as a statue. In Ivar's view, Ragnar was just his father worthy of respect and a spiritual totem that all Vikings should respect, but he was not unsurpassable. No one stipulated that a son could not be better and stronger than his father.

He believed that Ragnar's policy was not the optimal solution. It was obvious that the Nordic people had strength, technology, pioneering spirit and opportunities for advancement. There was no need to stick to his father's policy of only robbing but not occupying. They could rely on courage, swords and pioneering spirit to fight for more land for themselves. The strong with big fists should naturally have more land. This was an obvious truth.

So he chose to take over the Vikings' mess in Ireland with Olaf the White when no one was optimistic about it. After his ten years of operation, the Vikings had already established stable occupied areas and farmland in Ireland. Many people even moved their families from the bitter and cold Norwegian fjords. Although Ireland was not a particularly prosperous place, it was a rare feng shui treasure land for these people. At least the food on the land could feed people and prevent them from starving to death, forcing them to go out and rob.

Now, this situation is being challenged.

Ivar looked at his brothers, a trace of disappointment on his face: "It seems that the long period of stable and wealthy life has made you lose your sensitivity. You might as well think about what will happen if we rely on these troops when the Danish king's people arrive in Dublin.

He is a greedy and unadventurous loser who only dares to ask for things from his own people. Wouldn't our property here arouse his covetousness? Even if not, our goal is to find a piece of land in the richest part of Britain. Wouldn't the King of Denmark also covet it at that time? The area of ​​England alone is three times the size of Denmark. Wouldn't he be tempted by such a large piece of land?

We have shed so much blood and wasted so many years to finally see the hope that we have. We cannot let this kind of rubbish steal it away. So we cannot rely on him. We must let him fight the Romans against each other and waste all his energy on this.

As for Bjorn, he is still a trustworthy person, but he has lost his sharpness and only cares about the harvest and protecting his father's industry. His strength is also limited, so he can't give us much help and we can't rely on him too much.

So we still have to solve this problem by ourselves, do you understand?"

[White Shirt] Halfdan quickly understood what Ivar meant: "Are you saying that we have to deal with those Celtics on our own now?"

"That's right. I have carefully observed their layout and camping conditions," Ivar said with a disdainful smile. "These people are still the same as before. Their poor intelligence makes them unable to understand the correct form of war. Their camps are gathered together in a mess. The arrangement of the sentries is worse than those of the Anglo-Saxons. The supply situation and the mental state of the soldiers are also in chaos. They even brought small vendors and prostitutes into the barracks.

At this time, all we need is a surprise attack, and they will naturally scatter. Just follow my plan, we will win in the end, these people are too weak to occupy the land under their feet. "The rest of the people looked at each other, but no one objected. They all knew that Ivar's statement made sense, and Ivar was the commander of the army and the one who made the final decision.
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That evening, a messenger came out of the Dublin Fortress and asked to talk to the commander of the allied forces, King Comfort, of Ulster, and demanded a decent and conditional surrender of the city.

The envoy stated that Ivar was willing to pay the Vikings to redeem the land, and was willing to give up part of the land occupied by the Vikings as a gift to Confucius in exchange for a peace treaty.

Ulster did not know about the Danish reinforcements and thought that the other side was really out of ammunition and food. After meeting with the other side, he was very dissatisfied with the other side's attitude and believed that the other side no longer had the power to negotiate conditions, so he simply rejected the other side's surrender request.

But even so, Ivar's goal was achieved. Almost all the Celtic warriors knew that the Vikings were asking for peace talks, so they greatly relaxed their vigilance. Some arrogant warriors even began to celebrate the victory in advance.

As a result, on the night when the peace talks failed, something strange happened.

The Celts could not completely block the sea and land, and the Vikings' longships could still move freely on the sea. They extinguished their torches, quietly left the port, and went around to the Celtic military camp outside the city.

[The Boneless] Ivar led the team personally and killed the few sentries. The news of the Vikings' approach did not spread, and they approached the camp of Conforchu.

As the army gradually arrived, Ivar gave an order and they immediately rushed towards the Celtic camp. The plain shrouded in darkness was filled with flying arrows, waving swords and spilled blood, forming a bloody and aesthetically pleasing picture.

The people of the North believe in Valhalla. They believe that if they die manly enough, gloriously enough, on the battlefield, they will be chosen by the Valkyries to enter Valhalla, and enjoy endless fights and feasts until the arrival of Ragnarok.

Therefore, when they were fighting, they were often extremely fanatical and fearless. Some of them even dared to charge into well-established heavy infantry positions with axes, without wearing armor. Even if they were seriously injured, they dared to continue waving their weapons, which gave the locals a considerable psychological shock.

After all, they were just a group of pirates. Their equipment and nutrition levels might not be as good as those of the Celtic elite soldiers, but most of them did not have such an indomitable spirit.

This has little to do with fanatical and ignorant beliefs, but is simply a need based on realistic considerations - in their view, only those who are not afraid of death deserve to live, it's a very simple truth.

(End of this chapter)