Rise of Rurik

The people of Baishagang didn't want to fight with the guys in the north, but when the enemy came, they didn't hesitate to fight.

Three men wearing helmets and chainmail stood on the low earth wall, watching the approaching army with mixed feelings.

"Sure enough, it's from Russ. What a hell." The leader Carl's forehead was full of blue veins, and because of the trembling, his gray beard was also trembling.

"Are you afraid?" When the leader Walmont asked, he was also worried.

"How could I be afraid of them? The ones who should have come are here, and fight them!"

"However, it looks like they have a lot of troops."

"Yeah." Carl gritted his teeth. "There are many of them, so they may not be strong."

"You're right." The leader Rulav, who was also very worried, knew that he no longer had the right to refuse to fight, "Brothers, now only the three of our families can unite to repel these enemies. Damn, who would have thought that they would actually Attacked from behind."

"If we had known this, we should have strengthened our defenses to the east."

"Don't say any more. Carl, rectify your people, we will all fight." After that, the leader of Rulav jumped off the earth wall first.

Three leaders, three families, all men and women know that they have reached the moment of life and death.

They cannot hesitate, and there is no qualification to hesitate.

The three families support a group of private soldiers, and a large number of fishermen live together. On the sea, they are fishermen and pirates. Baisha Port is everyone's home port and a place to store their belongings. There is a saying that people can take a boat to escape for their lives, and can the accumulated wealth of thousands of dollars be taken away in an instant?

A group of enemies came. They were very neatly dressed, and they were neat and imposing.

However, the battle did not start. Who knows whether they are strong from outside and doing things in the middle?

The people in Baisha Port did not make a second plan. The leaders ordered to fight, and the nine hundred men who were always preparing for the northerners to enter the bandits took up arms at this moment. They drove the flock back to the shed, handed out self-defense weapons to the women, and left the low wall.

A group of people in various clothes jumped from the low earth wall with their colorfully painted shields. Some were clearly wielding handaxes, or swords. Their weapons and helmets reflect a distinct metallic hue in the sunlight.

Rurik had already got out of the reindeer cart, and his soldiers were also actively removing the armor from the cart and putting them on swiftly.

He squinted,

She put her hands on her brows to cover the harsh sunlight.

Harrozosen stood beside Rurik, pointing his sword forward rebelliously: "It looks like those guys are provocative. How about it? Let the Melalen people try it out first."

Rurik was quiet for a while, and saw that more enemies were still standing up: "I think we shouldn't be impulsive."

"Are you worried about them? As for?"

"It's better to be cautious. Even if the Mellarens are just mercenaries, don't die fearlessly. They have other tasks."

"Your plan is..."

Rurik raised his head and looked up at Harrodsen's beard: "Let all the soldiers of the Second Banner of the Warriors get their armor on board and arrange the formation. No attack is allowed without my order."

After all, he called Mechasta and Kaihas, the Kewen men, and gave them the task of archery.

Rurik's elite mercenaries and disembarked sailors, their main task is to operate ten torsion slingshots. Together with other shooters, they must first strike the enemy with long-range strikes.

It is best for the enemy's front line to have a major flaw, so that hundreds of outlaws like Melalen's mercenaries can be sent to kill.

The troops immediately began to prepare, and in the eyes of the soldiers in White Sand Harbor, the attacking Rus stopped.

Do not! The Rus only held on temporarily, and they soon continued to approach the earth wall at a slow pace and very neatly.

Isn't fighting a larger-scale group fight?

Nervous Baishagang men, ranging from teenage boys to fifty-year-old guys, went into battle with their families, and even female warriors disguised as men, wearing helmets and armor, it was extremely difficult to distinguish their gender.

They spontaneously formed a shield wall. The shields of the first row of soldiers were stacked on each other, and more than 900 people formed a dense long formation with a width of about 150 meters, intending to fight the enemy at ease.

There were still some people standing on the earth wall, a group of boys, and a few bow bearers. Children develop good slinging skills while shepherding sheep, and bow-bearers are good at hunting birds with short oak bows.

This is the "long-range force" of the soldiers of Baishagang, and the role of their existence is child's play.

The Ross army has rectified its army, and the team is steadily advancing on the flat white sandy beach with sparse grass. Artemisia thatch is just a boring obstacle. Rurik is still standing at the forefront of the team, and behind him is a group of blue and white tones. Elite Ross Warrior.

There are flags and flags held high by the standard-bearer, which is to announce to the enemy that he is a Rus.

White sails are sewn or dyed with crossed blue stripes. Only the Rus can do this. Other tribes or families use more complex patterns to describe themselves. Simple has its own advantages, so that even the simplest person can instantly identify the Rus.

The uniform Rus army is like a moving glacier, and the army is unstoppable!

The people of Baisha Port were originally quite confident, but as the distance between the two armies gradually approached, that confidence was rapidly fading. They began to think of the horror of being looted by Rus boats when they were fishing at sea.

Maybe a showdown is not a good idea!

The three leaders, Carl, Walmont, and Rulaf, all retreated in their hearts, because no one was the first to threaten to flee for honor. At least there is a chance to escape, although everyone's ships have lost a lot in the conflict in the past two or three years, and the remaining ships are enough for the honorable to escape urgently.

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, until Rurik felt that it was almost two hundred meters.

He hurriedly ordered: "Archers, slingshots! Come to the front! The Melarens, divided into two parts, stand on both sides of the Ross Flag team!"

Soon, a group of shooting troops stood in front of Rurik, and the soldiers behind him also visually observed the enemy's formation, and also arranged a denser formation with a width of nearly 150 meters. Only the troops here There are as many as 1,200 people!

The elite mercenaries held steel-armed crossbows, the sailors who disembarked were responsible for pushing two-wheeled carts equipped with torsion slingshots (all transported by reindeer carts), and the Kovin warriors held longbows and wooden crossbows, bow arrows and projectiles All are ready.

How to judge the distance of the enemy?

Rurik stretched out his right hand and pointed his thumb at the enemy's array, estimating the appropriate distance.

He was walking slowly, his fighters were on high alert, and the vast formation maintained basic order until the marksman force came into attack range.

"Just now, stop!"

The Ross army gradually stopped, and the people who passed by also returned to the team, intending to fight the enemy.

Rurik had no other thoughts, he simply walked into his shooting troop and ordered: "Put a bow! Shoot arrows!"

Boys like Kanuf and Fisk, they raised the steel arm crossbow to a large angle, and the circlip was also stuck with ordinary bow arrows, which was not suitable for the shooting of weapons, since the actual combat proved The steel-arm crossbow with short saw-tooth can forcibly shoot long and light arrows, so it can be fired. Anyway, the arrow's whirling feather design has a strong ability to correct deviation.

In the first round of salvo, nearly two hundred arrows charged towards the array of soldiers in Baisha Harbor with the whirring sound caused by the whirling feathers.

There's a whole bunch of weird stuff looming! It was a blow from the sky!

Gravity endows arrows with great power. Of course, their damage to the armored person is limited. However, most of the soldiers in Baisha Port only wear commoner clothes, or an additional layer of cowhide or sheepskin.

Many people were shot, and they immediately fell down and cried in pain. Others were shot through their necks on the spot, and their blood vessels were cut by deliberately made broad-blade arrows, and they were quickly killed in the pain of gurgling.

The startled people began to raise their shields of various sizes, but a new and deadlier blow from the Rus came.

Rurik's right hand suddenly fell, and ten torsion slingshots were fired at the same time!

At this point in the war, there is nothing to hide. The army does not fight at sea, but plans to seize land power and seize the enemy's port, so the cone-headed cast iron bullets specially used for destroying ships, now their task is to pierce The enemy's shield and body.

The projectile body had inclined dents when it was cast, and ten projectiles smashed into the enemy about 130 meters away in a relatively low and flat parabola.

This distance is very close, but it can be far away. Any long-range weapons that are so far away from the residents of Baisha Harbor are powerless.

The projectile smashed through the shield, causing wood chips to fly from the front row of soldiers, and the projectile penetrated deeply into the soldiers' bodies, and the middle man immediately fell to the ground and died.

It was also someone who was hit in the head. The head, which was protected by iron sheets and chain armor, was now directly embedded in the iron block and died on the spot.

The soldiers of Baisha Port were hit by a sudden blow, and as many as 50 people lost their ability to fight immediately. Although some people were slightly injured, they were no longer strong when they continued to fight.

Their minds were blank, and the three leaders were shocked. Just when this group of people was confused, the second round of the Russ attack came again!

The Kewen longbowmen are already old fritters on the battlefield. Besides, Mechasta wants to show other Kewen people. Although his Iron Squirrel tribe is small in number, each of the warriors is a powerful elite.

Thirty longbows kept shooting arrows at intervals of about ten seconds, and the speed of the crossbow was much slower. As for torsion slingshots, they've turned into free fire.

The long-range firepower of the Ross people is no longer a wave attack, it seems to be a messy play.

Rurik didn't want to say anything, he was happy to see his army unleashing uninterrupted fire.

A large number of arrows fell from the sky, and cast iron projectiles easily harvested life. The former can also use shields (light arrows have poor penetration) to resist hard. As for the latter, it seems that the best defense is the body of a comrade-in-arms.

The attack of the Ross Army continued, and the longbowmen had to frequently pull high-pound longbows, and the soreness of their arms gradually became apparent.

The crossbow is still powerful, but the soldiers who stepped on the string quickly lost their absolute strength and had to take turns using the winch to wind the string.

The only efficient way is the torsion slingshot. Since the launch angle is fixed, it only requires two people to keep turning the wooden winch. When the saw is suitable, the third person loads the projectile and turns it by pulling off the fixed tenon to launch it.

"You... are gradually running out of strength? This is not good!"

Rurik carefully prepared some more arrows for this battle. The big deal was that he was hit by all the arrows. Obviously, his subordinates lacked the physical strength in this area.

The archers have fired as many as 4,000 arrows and more than 100 cast iron bullets. Among them, the longbowmen have performed extremely crazy, and the price is that they are exhausted.

But the enemy, they did not collapse? !

Rurik looked not far away and murmured: "You are really strong enemies, yet you are so disciplined? Fortunately, I didn't let the Melarens rush wildly. Are you all okay now? You should be unable to hold on! "

So, what is the situation of the soldiers in Baishagang?

This "army" of 900 people has had as many as 400 casualties! Two hundred of them have been killed or seriously injured, and the rest of the wounded endured the pain of their wounds and continued to persevere.

Carl, among the three leaders, was on the front line, but his neck was broken by a Russ cast iron bullet shortly after the battle! Even though he shielded his face with a shield, the strong impact still smashed his cervical vertebrae.

Although the other leader, Rulav, was protected by warriors, there were many long-cone swords designed to beat chain mail, stabbing into his torso. At first he was still able to stand strong, but the constant destruction of internal bleeding finally defeated the warrior.

With only the only leader left, Walmont, he didn't have time to cry in anger or fear, so he held up his shield and stood by his warriors.

It can be said that this group of people is just fighting a dead war, and they are beaten here. They are not stupid, they are just facing unprecedented fighting methods and witnessing unbelievable casualties. Their morale continues to decline and it seems that they are on the verge of collapse. As for why the army did not flee, not only because many people were frightened and forgot to escape, but also There are many whose warrior belief drives this strong body, unable to escape in the sun and under the watchful eye of the gods. To die, then die on the battlefield!

Maybe if the shooting continues, all the enemies in Baisha Port will be shot to death.

The elite Rus warriors were simply spectators, and the battle seemed to be a gorgeous performance by the Corvins who were defeated and served as servants of the duke.

Harrodsen is very pleased, his son Knuf, at least this kid will not be lenient when it comes to archery against the enemy.

It seems that there is little point in continuing to shoot arrows.

"That's it! Shooter! Rest! Slingshot! Rest!"

Rurik shouted as simple words as possible, restraining his subordinates' offensive.

In this way, like the soldiers of Baishagang who were constantly hit by the deadly hail, they could finally change their minds, look at their battered front, and witness the miserable state of the surrounding brothers, their bloodshot eyes almost burst. .

In the chaos, Walmont didn't even know that his two old buddies were dead. He called out the name of the response, and got terrible news from the soldiers of the neighboring family.

escape!

This thought stimulated Walmont's mind. Look at this messy front. As long as the Rus people continue to shoot arrows, everyone standing here is a living target, and everyone does not have to die in the evening!

The Rus people don't shoot arrows now, it must be because they are a little tired. When they rest, it is not...

Then lead the remaining mercenaries to rush to fight?

Maybe that's all! At least now is a rare window period.

Volmont held his iron sword in his hand and called out vigorously: "Brothers! Their arrows are gone! Follow me! Even if you die, you will die as a warrior! Let's go to Valhalla and go to Ragnarok to continue the battle. …”

He roared loudly and piercingly, but there were very few followers.

Everyone was frightened by the unprecedented arrow blow, as if they were birds to be shot, so powerless and meaningless to die.

Walmont took a dozen steps, and he was ready to die in battle, but his subordinates turned out to be dumbfounded.

He stomped his feet in grief and anger: "You! You idiots... Are you really obedient as slaves?! Where are my soldiers? Give you money and food, but you are in a daze?!"

He continued to scold, hoping that in exchange for more people to follow him desperately and die like a soldier.

Rurik had obviously seen positive movement in the opponent's stagnant formation, so he stepped up and forced Heliger: "You Mellarens must not linger! They are going to attack! Now you rush over! "

Heliger is not too young. He has now obtained the authorization of the Rus people to loot. Although he is a mercenary, he will rush to hack and kill, catch slaves, cattle and sheep, and hand them over to the Rus leader. . As for the general property that was grabbed, especially the clothes, iron weapons, etc. are all their own.

The Melarens on both wings were dressed in shabby brown linen clothes, which were generally rough and not good clothes.

However, before everyone voted for the Rus army, they were almost in a state of extreme poverty. They hoped to be rich and rich in an instant in this battle, and have a decent outfit and reliable tools and weapons.

These Meralonian mercenaries, whom Olekin thought were inferior, were now showing great courage.

Nearly 600 men in khaki robes held up their shields and weapons, and they didn't say anything about the tactics of battle, like a group of wild animals rushing towards the enemy line.

At this point, the dazed Baishagang army formation, the surviving soldiers finally began to collapse, it seems that the rest of the battle has no meaning, and the flight like a headless flies quietly begins...