Rise of Rurik

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A large number of bonfires were lit in the ruins of Qiao Village, and the people who had been marching for a long time could finally rest in peace.

An extremely important piece of news spread wildly in the Ross military camp. The so-called place where the army is stationed will definitely be the future battlefield.

It's finally time to fight for everything!

This was supposed to be so thrilling that it was hard to sleep, but for many soldiers in the Ross Army, they were relieved that they didn't have to rush their way.

If it is not a boat, the Slavic warriors from Novgorod in the army, they all feel that the road they have walked in their previous lives is not as long as these days. What's more, this is another big island of the Varangians, full of crises and of course full of opportunities.

After the bonfire meeting at night, Rurik and Arik hurriedly selected the personnel for tomorrow's special operation.

Before long, the bonfire illuminated the faces of unruly warriors.

The cool night breeze blew their beards, and the hilts of the steel swords hung around their waists, also lit by the flames.

As many as three hundred people were chosen! Not only are they all valiant generals who have experienced battles, but most of them are also equipped with an important weapon - the crossbow.

There are many long-range weapons equipped by the Ross Army, among which the steel-armed and wooden-armed crossbows are the most ferocious. The steel arm version is good at launching heavy armor-piercing arrows. It has a short range and high penetration and kinetic energy retention. Although the wooden arm version fires light arrows, it is better than light.

Compared with the excellent archers who need a long training to get, the crossbow archer is simply quick! The wooden crossbow is light and easy to use, and does not take up weaving in essence.

Rurik selected 200 fighters to serve as archers, and another 100 veterans who had slashed many enemies to join him. Thirty Cowen longbowmen were also led by Mechasta, adding some new tricks to the next action.

They lined up in an array, and in the soft light of the bonfire, they were inspected by the Rurik and Arik brothers.

Arik walked a few laps, feeling satisfied. He spoke on behalf of his younger brother: "They are very energetic. Brothers, you beat the Gotlanders during the day, and soon you will beat more enemies. You are lucky, tomorrow First we set off to climb that mound, we're going to release the bait, and finally get a huge sum of money from the great king of Gotland. When that king appears, hehe..."

Arik deliberately didn't finish his words, but the brothers were not simple children.

Why are the summoned warriors all experienced in using bows and crossbows? What does "cheating" money have to do with carrying a lot of crossbows?

Bows and crossbows are used to kill enemies.

That small group of Kewen people have amazing archery skills. What is the purpose of the Duke to shoot here? Was that subject the king of the Gotlanders?

Shooting the nobles of the enemy, this is really a huge honor, and the soul with such merit must enter the Hall of Valhalla.

With that brief pause, Rurik ordered the brothers to disband, and ordered everyone to get a good night's sleep. After all, before the decisive battle, they must complete a difficult task.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the camp of the prisoners of Baisha Port with a small group of entourage.

Seeing the "Ruthless Man" coming, many people shivered as long as they saw Arik's face, even though Arik's injured left arm was still hanging by a rope around his neck.

Like a bear's roar, Arik drew his sword with his right hand and asked, "Now, give you a chance to leave!"

Chance to leave? Is it the soul that leaves this world? The prisoners in Baisha Port changed their faces, and many people immediately begged for their lives.

"Don't cry!" Rurik couldn't stand his cousin's intimidating aura. He took two steps forward and said calmly, "I'm going to pick ten people, and I'll let you go to Visby."

What? Can you escape back to Visby?

Almost all the captives were moved. In their opinion, if they escaped to Visby, they could start a new life and make a comeback, which was 10,000 times better than being a slave to the Rus and dying.

But everyone also doubts the sincerity of the Rus.

Rurik explained it again and again, and then randomly selected one lucky person, and the rest of the people waited as a large group of crabs that fell into the frying pan, and began to struggle like crazy, saying that they should go the most.

"As I said, these guys are unreliable. You see, they just want to run away, they just miss a chance." Arik pouted and muttered to his brother contemptuously.

Rurik was also taken aback by such actions as the prisoners. After all, this group of captives is a consumable in itself.

Since he wanted to choose ten people, Rurik randomly selected ten people according to whether they were strong or not.

Those who were elected were excited, and those who lost the election were all depressed.

The ten people were separated, and in an atmosphere that was so shocking that their hearts almost exploded, they learned of the task that they should lead.

Perhaps Visby is no longer the same as safety. This coastal "large city" is already a big fat sheep for the Ross army.

Are the Rus playing some conspiracy?

Rurik felt that he didn't need it. The Ross tribe has mobilized the limit of the current era's mobilization of troops. The tribe is all out for a decisive battle with the Gotlanders. Since it is a decisive battle, then it will be an upright battle!

The two sides dispatched all their troops, and the Ross army came to a dignified victory. Rurik felt that this was his real battle of prestige, and it also injected pride into the Ross tribe.

The strength of the Ross Army is of course the guys who can tell Visby.

"There are three thousand people in our Rus army, and you all know the situation of our army these days. You can tell the Gotland people of Visby about this situation, and tell them that the Rus army expects a decisive battle!

Tell the great king of the Gotlandians, tell the great merchants. Their prince's expedition team of 500 people was wiped out, and only the prince was captured. King Gotland must bring two hundred pounds of silver and arrive under the hill before noon on the 17th to exchange money with us, otherwise Siegfast will fall to the ground! "

With just a dictation, Rurik didn't believe that these guys could convey it perfectly.

Rurik’s officers engraved their own extortion terms on a freshly felled pine board, and the grooves were coated with toner, revealing several strings of rune documents. This is the so-called "kidnapper's condition," or an ultimatum to the Gotlanders entrenched in Visby.

The next morning, morning mist filled the world.

The air was cool, and Rurik got out of the animal skin sleeping bag early in the morning and couldn't help feeling a chill. He ate some dried fish and served it with boiled chrysanthemum tea to regain his warmth.

The Rus army was stationed at the Bridge Village camp until the war.

The wreckage of the village has been sparsely cleaned up, and some soldiers who are not too troublesome have been carrying axes and double saws to quickly cut down a batch of pine trees, and began to build more comfortable wooden sheds early in the morning. Since we're already building a shed, why not make it more presentable?

Some deer villages and wooden fences were quickly built as part of the fortifications. Instead of digging ditches, they dug and piled four mounds at the four corners of the camp, and then arranged the torsion slingshots they carried. This is the tactical commanding heights of the camp. If the enemy accidentally strikes, the bowmen can shoot at will.

Everyone is essentially a Viking, sending a team of dozens of people to launch a sneak attack. This is a tactic that the Russ and Gotland know. Of course, the Ross army is not afraid of sneak attacks. It's like a fly flying around in front of you. It's better to shoot it to death quickly to save trouble. i love chinese

Siegfast's hands were crippled, his broken forearm muscles forming a clearly visible mass under the flesh. He was tortured to death by pain and hunger, and he was awakened by a copper basin of cold water in a drowsy state.

Arik looked down at the formerly proud man with arrogance: "Siegfast, prince of the Gotlanders. Now, let's put you back, get up for me!"

After that, two people untied the chains around his neck that were wrapped around the tree trunk.

Siegfast was kneeling on the ground in a trance. Someone threw down a small piece of mutton. He was so hungry that he immediately fell down and devoured it. He was not afraid of the soil contaminated on the meat.

This move made the Ross soldiers onlookers burst into laughter!

"It's a hunting dog!"

"No, is a hunting dog with a broken leg still a good dog?"

"He deserved what he deserved, and actually felt that he had great powers, and now he is just a docile sheep."

Siegfast resigned to the taunts of the Rus, because his soul was dead and all that remained was an empty shell.

The chains of the oxen that had been seized from the White Sands Harbor were now a treasure for tying people, and the Russ warriors took Siegfast and began to leave the camp and run towards the mound.

The Ross Army's camp was only ten meters above sea level, so the so-called mound was not too high.

Relatively, a 40-meter-high mound stands, but it is only 14 stories high, but the pine and oak trees growing on it make the mound even more spectacular.

Walking and walking, Siegfast, who was like a corpse, was slightly awake, seeing what happened to him, it was better to die. Now, where are you going? Going to Visby? What the hell are these Russ going to do? !

Siegfast didn't dare to abuse anymore, the swelling on his face didn't go away, and he knew that if he continued to abuse, his tongue would be cut off by them.

He observed the Rus army, which was a group of warriors with strange bows and arrows. The marchers actually had one hand, and some short black-haired men actually carried huge bows of amazing length. Don't look at the small number of them. Siegfast knows best that these guys have become extremely powerful because of some magical weapons. He is eager to tell his father the news. The so-called don't try to fight against the Rus, even if it is a victory. A crushing victory, and the odds of winning are too low.

He put more perspective on a despicable leader - the elite mercenary Grund.

This guy is good, although he is not armed, the Russ obviously take this man very seriously. He silently cursed Grund not to die, and also cursed the Russ who were devastated by huge waves and sickened by the torrential rain. No matter what kind of curse, Siegfast clearly realized that pure force is difficult to defeat this group of landing troops!

Before long, the Rus reached the top of the mound, and Siegfast was chained to a tree like an animal and kept under the care of the Rus.

The ten selected captives were immediately driven away.

They started walking down the mountain and stopped, and they kept turning their heads when they left. It seems that they were abused and developed feelings?

In fact, they were worried that they would suddenly be shot by the Rus after they left, so they turned their heads every three steps.

"What's the matter with them? Why are they still chattering after letting them go." Rurik said displeased.

Arik didn't look good, so he ordered a few soldiers: "Slay arrows to scare them! Drive them away!"

The Rus really shot arrows! The spinning feather arrow came with a strong whizzing sound. The prisoners in Baisha Port first fell down, then stood up abruptly, and fled westward in the direction of Visby like a "tiger descending the mountain". He fell and was scratched all over, but he got up and ran desperately.

"They are really cowards. Such people can only fall into the underworld after death." Arik looked at their backs and shook his head disdainfully.

Rurik sighed softly: "They are all fishermen, and you don't expect them to have the dignity of warriors. You see, that Siegfast wants a dog now. It's these cowards, they will be in Weiss. Than spreading terror. Haha, I hope their king won't twitch from the strength of our army."

"Dogs?" This matter aroused Arik's thoughts: "I want to have a real dog, which can be used as a hunting companion. Maybe I will get one in Visby."

"Okay." Rurik shrugged. "I'd like to get some horses. You know, we don't have any horses, not even the Mellarens. Are the only Danes said to be the only good cart-pulling animals. Yes? The Gotlanders, as allies of the Danes, want Visby to have horses."

Arik had never seen a horse in his life, and of course most Viking tribes did the same.

The Danes in the part of the Jutland peninsula, with the destruction of the neighboring kingdom of Saxony by the Frankish Empire, the Danes not only directly bordered the Franks, but also encountered Frankish cavalry for the first time. The markets of Hazelby and Sirius Harbor began to be populated by daring Frankish traders selling horses against Charlemagne's orders. Even if the Frankish profiteers sell mostly inferior horses, some Danish tribes buy them and immediately start using the horse's ability to pull goods. As for upgrading to cavalry, the Danes are powerless until they get good horses.

Of course there are horses in Gotland, but they are just some merchant's treasure. Businessmen use horses to pull small trucks. Besides, the biggest advantage is probably to eat horse meat.

The ten slaves who were deliberately let go, with Duke Ross's gauntlet, extortion clauses, and Siegfast's saber and other tokens of identity, ran wildly to Visby.

The men were soon discovered by refugees camped on the outskirts of Visby.

For the Visby people, they all saw that Haken, the self-proclaimed king, assigned his eldest son to take five hundred warriors across the mountain to find out the truth of Ross's invasion, which obviously happened three days ago.

what happened? Prince Siegfast's five hundred men were wiped out? It seems to be true!

Rurik's plan was being carried out by the rushing White Sands fugitives, who in Visby trumpeted the strong Rus in the village of Bridge just east of the mound, and even the failure of the Pathfinders.

The Ross army has come to the city! They'll kill Visby, kill everyone, take the wealth, and burn everything.

People began to run in panic, and the panic quickly spread from outside to inside. People shouted as they walked, and finally the Ross army, which was falsely rumored to be 10,000 people, had killed Visby.

A large number of people fled to the beach, and Visby's escape across the sea would have begun had it not finally been for Haken's warriors to stop the people from taking the boats away. Some people were beheaded and their escape across the sea was curbed. After sobering up, people began to swarm to the chamber and the altar again.

Although the Visbys are actively preparing for the battle these days, the news that King Haken beheaded the runaways has gone viral in the settlement, and no ships have disobeyed the order to enter the sea these days.

The men of Visby were sharpening their weapons and repairing their shields, and many women took up arms and prepared to fight. Visby has come to a critical juncture, and everyone has to fight to protect their farmland, pastures, fishing grounds, and most crucially, the altar.

In this way, the Gotlanders had no problem assembling an army of 5,000 men, and a large number of young women could go to battle with weapons and actively engage in the fight.

The Rus are the women who are forced to go deep into the sinister land and gradually become more protective of the tribe. But for people in other areas of this sea area, it is normal for female warriors to participate in the fight.

Rurik brought a group of young girls into the team in the form of bowmen, which was criticized by many clansmen at first, but some clansmen who knew the old traditions relished this move.

Terrible news is going viral. Those who say they are ready to fight are now gathered outside the courtroom. The whole world is extremely noisy, people are shouting and questioning, and some people are crying.

People are actually afraid of a decisive battle in their hearts, and everyone knows that the Rus people will not give up easily, and the war may be inevitable.

But these thousands of ordinary people don't know, the noble businessmen in the courtroom, they are scheming, shouting about a decisive battle, their thoughts behind the scenes...

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