Vikings: Nordic women

Chapter 43 Margaret's Strong Military Law
At the critical moment, Abraham quickly took out the silver medal given by Margaret and said in a hurried voice: "This is a gift from Miss Duti! We are her servants. If you dare to hurt us, she will never let you go!"

However, what he received in response was a round of even more violent punches and kicks. Abraham and his companions could only curl up tightly and try their best to protect their heads.

Only when they could no longer move did the guards stop and walk away in satisfaction.

Abraham spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva with difficulty, his eyes burning with rage, staring at the backs of the guards.

"Abraham, we can't just let this go!" His companions wailed and helped each other to stand up.

Abraham rolled his eyes and said firmly, "Of course not. Let's go find the mistress, she will definitely do us justice!"

So they limped towards the lord's hall and carefully negotiated with another group of guards.

It was not easy to see Margaret. It was not until Abraham showed the silver medal that the guard went in to report.

"I didn't expect this medal to have this function?" A companion looked at the silver medal with envy, took it and played with it, unable to put it down.

Not long after, the guard reappeared and announced coldly: "You can go in."

Abraham quickly took the silver medal back from his companion and carefully kept it close to his body. His companion curled his lips in dissatisfaction, but did not say much.

In the hall, Margaret and Alexander were sitting in a corner, concentrating on playing the game "King's Table". Both of them remained silent, and the atmosphere seemed a little serious.

"King's Table" is a highly strategic board game where one side plays the role of defender and the other side plays the role of attacker. The goal of the game is to protect your own king or capture the opponent's king.

Margaret looked up and glanced at them, and immediately noticed something was wrong with them: "What happened?"

She continued to watch the game while listening to Abraham's crying. Abraham, in tears, not only described in detail what had just happened, but also exaggerated their experience.

Abraham covered his injured arm, his face full of grievance: "This is what happened, mistress. We mentioned your name, but we were still beaten! They didn't take you seriously at all!"

Alexander looked at them coldly, full of contempt, and said sternly: "Why don't you fight back? Losers have no dignity, and no one will respect the weak!"

Abraham and his companions were shocked by Alexander's words, which seemed different from what they expected.

They looked at him in disbelief, then turned their eyes expectantly to Margaret.

Margaret pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you remember what they looked like?"

"Remember, mistress. If I see them again, I will definitely recognize them. They are the guards from this morning!"

Margaret stood up expressionlessly, took a whip from the wall, swung it vigorously, and said firmly: "Let's go, take me to find them."

Abraham and his companions were overjoyed, and the injured ones struggled to stand up. A group of people walked angrily towards the cafeteria.

Alexander followed them silently.

Margaret decisively summoned Huscarz's officer and ordered him to gather all the guards except those guarding the hall.

She had Abraham stand aside, ready to identify their attackers.

Before long, the scene was crowded with curious warriors, who formed several circles, most of them were ordinary professional soldiers.

Members of the Juscarz group were asked to stand in a row, with some trying to hide in the back, their eyes showing uneasiness.

Margaret frowned. When did Huscarz become like this? Could such an army really protect the family?
Abraham was not afraid. He pointed at the guards who beat them and identified them one by one.

The identified guards were sternly pulled out by the officers and kept their heads down.

Margaret stared at them coldly, her tone icy: "I heard that you don't take me seriously? I'll give you a chance to explain!"

The guards quickly denied it, with panic in their voices: "No, Miss Duti!" However, no one was willing to tell the details of the incident. Margaret speculated that these people might be resentful because of being blackmailed and felt it was shameful to talk about such things, so they were unwilling to explain.

Margaret looked at the officer sharply and asked, "What is the crime of offending me?"

The officer replied solemnly: "Miss Duti, offending you is a capital crime and should be executed by beheading."

Margaret pointed at them and ordered: "Ten lashes for each man!"

The benches were quickly brought in, and the guards who were identified were forced to take off their shirts and lie on the benches to be whipped. While enduring the pain of the whipping, they stared at Abraham and others with hateful eyes, as if to say: This matter is not over yet!

Of course, this matter is not over yet. Margaret's voice sounded again, and the tender voice was clearly heard by everyone: "Listen to me, the guards of the Huskalz Gotland chieftain's family will never allow anyone to conflict with them for any reason.

Even if they beat you and killed your relatives, if anyone dared to fight back, no matter who it was, even Yael, I would only punish them.

Huscarz's crime can only be determined by the chief's family!"

This sudden change shocked the soldiers present, who were unable to guess Miss Duti's true intentions.

She handed over her horse whip, pointed at Abraham and others, and ordered the officers: "These people openly offended the Knights of Huscarz, give them fifty lashes!"

The joy on Abraham and the others' faces instantly disappeared, replaced by fear and disbelief. They began to beg: "Madam, we are wrong! Ah~"

However, Margaret had already turned and left, leaving the people of the Huscarz Knights looking at her back with fanaticism.

"Margaret!"

"Margaret!"

The Huscarz Knights behind him cheered and straightened their chests, while the other warriors began to ask each other how to join the Huscarz.

When Margaret was on her way back, Alexander suddenly appeared in front of her. He looked a little hesitant, as if he had something to say.

Margaret was in a good mood. She smiled and asked, "When did you come here? Just ask if you have any questions!"

Alexander asked in confusion: "Sister, why do you want to give the Knights such a great privilege? Aren't you worried that they will break the law because of the privilege?"

His question went straight to the heart of the matter, which was clearly biased towards the Knights and a privilege that did not distinguish between right and wrong.

Margaret answered directly: "Because ruling takes precedence over the fairness of the law, Huscarz is the direct guard responsible for protecting the family. They determine the safety of our family. We will never allow anyone to step on their heads, challenge them, or make them resentful."

Alexander was still confused: "Why?"

Margaret explained: "We need an army that can never be turned against us by profit and is completely loyal to the family.

From now on, the Huscarz will only be hereditary and members will only be selected from the lord's family. They will not be sent to the battlefield unless necessary. They will exist as the core force of the family's rule."

Alexander seemed to understand.

"Tomorrow, you will join Huscarz and train with them!" Margaret instructed, "I will also go to check. You must make this army completely loyal to the family. Even if you order them to kill their relatives, they must execute it without hesitation!"

Many people think that military training is to train soldiers' combat skills, but Margaret thinks it is not. Military training only trains two things: loyalty and discipline. Everything else is secondary!

Alexander nodded.

Margaret thought of Maodun Chanyu's method of training soldiers: "Tomorrow, you go and bring Madam Ouni's donkey to the training ground and clearly tell them the military order. At that time, I will give the order and tell them to shoot the donkey. If anyone hesitates, they will be expelled from Huscarz immediately!"

(End of this chapter)