Rise of Rurik

Like the wrath of the gods, the climate has changed!

A cold wind from the Arctic, pouring in from the flatlands of northern Scandinavia, will sweep across the Baltic world, pour into the European hinterland, and end in the Alps.

Tiny humans in a huge world, especially the Swedish army that has assembled thousands of soldiers.

Now Origen, facing the hazy world and the sudden cold north wind, had to re-examine the next battle plan.

Early in the morning, Rurik, who got out of the leather tent, felt a biting chill, as if the earth had returned to early winter in an instant.

Standing outdoors, he was surprised to find that his breath was full of white mist.

"Damn, the temperature will never drop below 10°C?"

Today was the day of the coalition's expedition. He could clearly notice that his subordinates were unprepared for the sudden drop in temperature. Presumably, the situation of the friendly forces was even worse.

The sudden drop in temperature was obviously a bad thing. Otto, the Duke, heard the complaints of the soldiers. Seeing that his son had woken up, he rushed over to grab his hand and took him to a bonfire.

"Dad? Something big happened?!"

"Isn't it a big deal?" Otto's eyebrows became more dignified under his nervousness. He pointed to the sky: "Look at the dark clouds! I suspect this is the wrath of God. Child, did God give you a revelation last night?"

"This……"

"Don't worry about anything, just tell the truth. Even if it's a bad omen."

Hearing it, Rurik's rapidly spinning brain realized something. Presumably Dad's culture represents the anxiety of the entire Ross Army, and everyone needs a wise man to resolve it.

Rurik forced a smile. He thought of some words and said deliberately: "Do you think the strong wind and dark clouds are obstructing us? On the contrary, it is obstructing the enemy. God bless us, so our army can Fearless wind and waves!"

"Oh? Really?!"

"That's right!" Rurik's head was hot for a while, and he suddenly drew his sword and pointed at the dark clouds: "Let the storm come more violently, we Rus people are not afraid." After that, he whispered again: "I hope our friendly army Just as brave."

Rurik did say a lot,

He was also very scared at the time.

Cooler temperatures and high winds have made the calm seas violent, and the once blue waters are now black as far as the eye can see.

It's a crazy adventure to hear the boats at the docks being pushed up and down by the bigger waves, and still going out to sea in such sea conditions.

"Yes, you are all Vikings, and if you want to come, you will not give up your adventure."

Rurik reckoned that it would be impossible to get King Olegin to abandon his voyage and wait until the winds and the inevitable future rains were over before starting the battle. There is a very realistic situation that stuck Olekin's neck, and that is Voskas in a small place, and the coalition forces did not snatch much food.

If the wind and rain lasted for ten days, could the coalition have to support the body that had been hungry for two or three days to fight? Who will die? !

At least they should have the courage to overcome the wind and waves.

Rurik had no illusions about "delaying the expedition". Olegin himself couldn't afford it. He and Otto calculated it. On the beach, with his back to the Avrora swaying at sea, he put Ross's The soldiers gathered.

"You have conquered the eastern land, conquered the frozen sea, killed countless beasts, and annihilated enemies many times your own. Now the wind and waves are big, you will conquer them! Don't have any worries, we The ship is completely different from them (referring to the allies), and no wave can break it..."

Soldiers need spiritual inspiration as well as substantial protection.

But all allies, how many of them really dare to sail in the big waves?

Lakes such as Lake Mälaren and Lake Yermalen are "a calm pool" compared to the sea.

The worries of the coalition soldiers were written on their faces, and everyone was unprepared because of the sudden cold. They stretched out their hands to the submissive Voskas, and cleaned up all kinds of things that kept them from the cold, so that the Voskas who were ordered to fight in the name of being voted had to wear only a very thin fig leaf, Carrying the cold and then breaking through the sea of ​​rage.

All the dukes gathered in front of Olegin's tent and bluntly expressed their concerns to the king. It was really inappropriate for the Rus people not to participate in this matter, and Otto went with the other dukes out of friendship.

Some people are whining, others are backing down, but Otto is a complete anomaly. The son Rurik did not come, he brought the words that Rurik handed over, that is, he had to work hard to persuade Olegin. The Rus army also began to make the final preparations before the expedition. The army was about to board the ship, in order to use the favored north to quickly kill Boryholm.

Everything was just as Rurik had guessed. Those who were backing down jumped up and down, the huge waves, torrential rain, and the inevitable lightning and thunder, all of which were the wrath of the gods. The so-called coalition forces should suspend their actions or give up.

There are also cautious people who say: maybe we should use Voskas as a safe haven.

However, various suggestions were directly rejected by Olegin, who drew his sword.

He spoke viciously in public: "My order is absolute. Whoever dares to object, I will kill him now! His clan will also be annexed by my Melalen army."

With such a threat, no one will object or question them face to face, but aren't everyone's inner doubts written in their trembling eyes?

Olegin was emotional, and his son Karl was even more perverse. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this time, the Melalonians are trying to pull their allies through the storm.

Otto realized the subtlety of the atmosphere here, and he squeezed hard like a crowd until he squeezed in front of Olegin.

"You?" Olegin's hand holding the sword loosened for a while. He looked at the deep-eyed old guy and his braided beard swaying: "You? Wouldn't he also refuse?"

"On the contrary! I support you!"

Hearing that, Olegin's dry and cracked face finally relaxed.

Otto continued his performance: "Brothers! I see a lot of people living in lakes for too long, they don't even know the sea is there. We Rus people always sail by sea and have seen more terrible storms, but we are blessed by God How could the people be buried in the sea?"

This is simply a mockery of the Ross people for the big guy. On the spot, some people couldn't help but want to shout "I'm not a trash fish in a puddle", but everyone shut up, because no one can deny Ross who is alone in the north Humans are good at sailing.

"The wind and waves are not a threat, it's the paralysis that God gives the enemy! The enemy will hide in their homes, like a herd of fat sheep in a sheepfold, waiting for us to catch. God ordered us to take advantage of the wind and waves, so And give us the north wind, so that we can raise our sails and go fast without having to paddle. Our warriors, with absolute stamina, come to the beach and can easily defeat the Boriholm."

Olekin was very relieved, and now finally someone stands for him. He is also very regretful that he did not think of this remark dialectically. He is jealous and resentful of Otto. Such a big truth should be informed in advance, and then it will be explained by himself as a king.

In short, facing the sudden situation, Olegin unified the attitudes of all parties in a short period of time.

Expedition is a must, and now, all troops must leave Hong Kong!

Excited or worried, people of all kinds, blindly obedient to their leaders and warriors with great ambitions, gathered on the beach.

When Otto and his entourage arrived at the Rus' camp, he saw Rurik, who had taken off his hat on the Avlora near the shore, shouting loudly, shaking his arms desperately, and the golden His ponytail was swaying desperately to the south by the north wind, like a flag.

Otto smiled knowingly: "Good boy..."

He boarded the small boat that took him to the big boat, quickly climbed the rope ladder, and quickly hid in the warm bow lounge. As for the other Rus warriors, at this moment they fully understood the importance of decking the ship. Even if it is a cargo ship, its spacious cabin is full of people at the moment, and the heat emitted by the crowd together warms each other, and on the deck, there are only a few well-dressed sailors who are instructed to operate the sails, walking non-stop. ground work.

The Rus army is indeed not afraid of strong winds, rain, and cold, just because their ships have decks, and their allies still operate open-air long ships and sail in big waves.

Like it or not, the coalition fleet left Voskas harbour early in the morning.

Olegin only sent fifty people to be stationed here, firstly to watch over the spoils that were not taken away, and secondly to watch over the Woskas women who were unable to fight. This is the most basic strategy of being a king. To make the "suspected" warriors die, send troops to "protect" their wives and children.

The huge fleet was forcibly sailing under the strong wind, and only when it was really at sea, Olegin was not only worried about his forcible move.

When he was young, Olegin also sailed on the big waves. He felt that he could conquer the sea when he was young, and he can do it now.

But he forgot the horror of taking risks, and overestimated that his allies were warriors. Do not! He even overestimated the ships of his allies!

During the warm and peaceful period, the average wave height in the Baltic Sea in June is only half a meter, which makes the Kalmar Strait even more calm.

At the moment, the main sea area is blowing a fifth-level gale, and only the wave height in the Kalmar Strait has soared to two meters.

It can be said that Oland Island, a long and narrow island like noodles, has objectively played a role as a breakwater. At this moment, in the waters outside the strait, the wave height has already soared to six meters, and some areas have reached ten meters!

If there is the possibility of instant communication in this era, Otto will be able to learn the news from Tombstone Island and his hometown. Not only that, but Elrond in the north has been raining for days, and its adjacent river has become filthy.

As the voyage continued, the waves became more dangerous, but this danger did not exist for the Rus at all.

The Avlora was not full sail, because the wind was so strong that the sails might break, and it would be bad if the mast was blown again. She is like a fast-moving roller coaster in the waves, aiming at the southwest, so-called straight to the destination.

This is true of long ships of all parties, and the people on board are really guilty!

By noon, the haze finally brought down a new weapon - rain.

The rain happened, the Tianshan Mountains thundered in the sky, and the sudden torrential rain caught the fiercely attacking soldiers by surprise.

Otto had not yet had the experience of raindrops crackling down on the Avlora, and he desperately needed an explanation from Rurik.

"Dad? Are you afraid?"

"I... a little bit." Otto smiled awkwardly.

Rurik still looked indifferent, except that there was only a little light from the high window in the lounge, and he couldn't see his father's worries.

"It's nothing, it's raining outside, at least our boat won't get into the water."

"Oh? What other magic did you use?"

"It's not magic, it's technology. Dad, haven't you noticed that our decks aren't flat at all? There's a lot of holes in the masts on the sides?"

"Ah! So you've always thought of this?"

Otto suddenly realized that the so-called Avlora had taken into account the drainage problem from the very beginning when the deck was laid. The wood of all decks has been roasted, and they have a certain curvature, a slight curvature is actually enough.

Even with those modified cargo ships, the technology will naturally be applied to all future Ross ships.

However, the other ships are in bad shape.

People grab the shield on the side of the boat, or grab the oars that are stowed away, they grab whatever they can grab, and even tie themselves to the boat with ropes, lest they be thrown out by the violent up-and-down motion like a roller coaster. , fell into the sea and drowned.

If the weather is calm, those who fall into the water can be rescued, but now facing the sea of ​​rage, falling into the water is simply a sacrifice to the sea god.

They also had to use various tools, even holding hands, to scoop out the accumulated water in the cabin. The icy rain soaked their clothes, and as a result, many of the soldiers began to steam from their bodies because of their labor.

They had to keep scooping water or the boat would sink.

Except for the Rus who took refuge because of the advantage of the big ship, people on the other ships began to complain that the king's recklessness was to sacrifice everyone.

The wave height has actually begun to approach three meters. This is also the most violent moment of the storm, and the Avlora has also begun to shake violently, but she has a keel of 30 meters and is not afraid of such waves.

In fact, after a thousand years, some crazy fishing boats dared to break through in the face of ten-meter waves. Many times they are not brave, but involuntarily. They are alone in the sea, and in order to survive, they can only persevere in the huge waves.

The entire Swedish fleet persisted, and Rurik was surprised to realize that he suddenly had the urge to vomit.

In fact, a lot of people in the cargo ship have vomited, mainly the children of Voskas who were controlled, and the ten maids from Novgorod in Rurik.

In such a situation, only the best sailors can ignore seasickness. Rurik claimed that he still needs to practice. Fortunately, he did not really vomit, but his spirit was very bad.

The fleet actually entered the central part of the Kalmar Strait, which is naturally the most windy and rough.

Finally, something sad happened.

A longship of the Yermalenians, its sails were suddenly blown off by the strong wind! The mast collapsed to the side and capsized with the entire ship! More than 30 soldiers on the ship who were ready to land on the beach all fell into the sea.

In order to rescue those who fell into the water, some ships caused even greater disasters. A long ship suddenly rushed out of the crest of the waves and fell into the valley of the waves. The people on this ship were also unlucky. This long ship was in disrepair. Its old keel was broken, and the whole ship became two. cut.

The sudden change made Yermalen chief Wen Desen almost fainted. He lost more than 70 brothers in just one shipwreck! You must know that with the previous war, his 500-strong army has lost 130 people irretrievably! However, he didn't have any chance to back down, including himself, and he was frantically testing on the edge of life and death. Not only did he look at his boat in horror, for fear that it would suddenly break.

The fleet was not silenced by the storm, but the huge waves destroyed as many as nine ships!

Among them, four belonged to the coalition, two of Yermalen, one of Uppsala, and one of Onkras.

There were no huge losses for the Melalonians, but ten hapless men were thrown out of the boat and quickly engulfed by the waves.

The renegades also suffered losses. Of course, the Voskas knew how to force their way through the storm. However, if they did not participate in the war, the survivors would be beheaded by the Swedish coalition forces in Svealand.

They took their own fishing boats, and the inferior boats suffered a huge blow. Fortunately, their fishing boats only carried ten people, and the losses were not as serious as the coalition forces.

The storm did not last long, but it gave the coalition soldiers unforgettable memories.

The journey of suffering lasted for more than two hours, and they finally left the most dangerous central sea area. Two hundred people were buried in the sea, and the survivors were greatly frightened, but they persevered.

In the past two hours, the coalition fleet reached a crazy speed that they had never had in their life - the entire fleet maintained a terrifying speed of fifteen knots.

In this short period of time, the coalition forces were stunned to have completed most of the journey. The frantic speed made Francis, the renegade Dane, ashamed. Of course, he also lamented that the Sea God did not harvest his own life.

So this speed is considered high speed? Because they can soar to a maximum speed of ten knots under the safe sea breeze. Of course, the stronger the wind, the faster they run. The result is just like this. A boat without a proper mechanical structure should not be forced into the wind.

Taking out 200 people to "sacrifice the sea god", Olegin realized the loss of his troops. While he was furious, he suddenly saw a vague existence in the distance.

Because Oland Island is a flat sandbar, it is very low in altitude, only some pine trees and oak trees grow, but fortunately there are springs on it, so that people can live on the island.

The black thing is not very big, it stands out on the horizon.

Olegin, whose face was covered in rain, wiped his face fiercely, and said to his terrified brothers: "Brothers, thank God for the wrath! Boliholm is in front of us! Go and take what you want. everything!"

The flagship of the Melalen Army let out a roar, which soon infected neighboring ships.

The sea is no longer so manic, the rainstorm has turned into a drizzle, the thunder is dull, the situation is no longer unbearable, and the current waves can no longer destroy the ship.

The bad sea conditions, the sea water near the shore is already polluted, and the people of Borgholm have to stay in the wooden wall to avoid the wind even though they have finished preparing for the battle. Their boats have also been pushed to the shore. After the canvas is unloaded, they are fixed with cables. In fact, this work has been done since the wind picked up last night. They are very good at sheltering from the wind and rain.

However, they haven't learned the tricks of evading the enemy's landing on the beach!

The Melalen Army began their landing. The soldiers had already seen the enemy's huge wooden fort, the dense houses in front of the fort, and even more than a dozen local people who were stunned.

Olegin didn't care so much. He held the hilt of the sword in his frozen right hand, followed his "forced brave" soldier to disembark, and stammered: "Brothers, let me fight!"

Fortunately, the young and powerful Carl has become the military commander that everyone needs most, and his appointment as the "War Chief" really deserves his name. With the "fighters in black", he unloaded the battering ram and immediately plunged into the war.

The ships of the coalition forces also began to wash the beach one after another. The soldiers of various tribes went crazy and wanted to land. It was not that they were brave, but they were scared crazy at sea and continued to go ashore to find their true safety. But in Olekin's view, how did his allies suddenly become crazy bears and wolves? Either way, they're brave enough to set themselves up for a quick win.

Olekin also saw that the five Rus ships stayed near the sea, and even if they were very large, they were still set at sea after throwing "things" from the ships, and they still wanted to be spectators.

The Russ just broke down to watch the play, Rurik and Otto, and a large number of warriors stood on the deck.

"Ah, is this the Boryholm?" Rurik asked in surprise.

"It looks like it is." Otto saw that his allies had begun to demolish the house, and couldn't help itching his hands. "Are we really just spectators?"

"if not?"

"In my opinion, send someone to land. This is a greater battle, and maybe I shouldn't be absent."

"Forget it." Rurik shook his head, "Dad, you just can't hold your breath. In my opinion, let's continue watching the show. Olegin will never be able to quickly lay down this bigger fortress until they need our support. When the time comes, we will log in again.”

"Okay." Olekin patted the torsion slingshot, which was still covered with tarpaulin, "We still need them to smash the enemy's wall."

"This... I hope so." Rurik looked at the enemy's obviously larger and thicker wall, but he was not as optimistic as Dad.

Can a fake Roman scorpion crossbow smash through those thick walls? Pooh! Either a stronger wild donkey catapult fires boulders, or a counterweight trebuchet. However, these two weapons are too heavy, not their own ship-borne torsion slingshots that can be quickly disassembled and put into combat.

Soon, the Swedish army demolished the offshore houses and indiscriminately killed the offshore fishermen, which was soon discovered by the guards at the fortress. At first Shaobing felt that the sudden black thing was dazzling, until they realized that what those Voskas who reported the letter actually said was true.

The terrifying news was reported to the leader Stein by the mourning sentinel. An enemy who was not afraid of huge waves appeared and immediately detonated the whole situation.

Even though it was raining lightly in the whole world, more than 2,000 people in Boliholm huddled in the fort were mobilized urgently. Among them, 1,200 soldiers began to take their places, vowing to kill those enemies who were bound to attack the city. They are already prepared...