Rise of Rurik

Text Chapter 560 Tavastia enemy news

To prepare for an expedition, Rurik knew that he had to think carefully about the issue of food and grass.

Can't the average medieval army kill a place to plunder it to solve the sustenance problem? The reason is this, that is, what kind of sustenance you can get depends entirely on the enemy's reserves. If our own side is not well prepared, does it mean that the logistical problem is actually being taken care of by the enemy? If they come up with something strong and clear, the army will not have to starve to death in a foreign land, or quickly return home.

At least the Balmers don't take logistical issues seriously.

This is a matter of reason. Allies simply do not know that logistical issues are related to the success or failure of the army.

Rurik planned to stockpile wheat that could feed a thousand people for two months, and this was just wheat. He planned to stockpile two pounds per person per day, that is, 120,000 pounds of oats.

In his plan, the Ross army would have to start from their hometown and arrive at Balmerk in three weeks at the earliest, and then land in Britain in another two weeks. Although there are probably opportunities to catch fish on the journey, no one can expect to solve certain eye problems with unexpected happiness.

But wait! Perhaps the army could attack Burgundy first and force the local fishermen to provide a catch.

After some deliberation, Rurik did not reject the possibility of robbery, but it was no longer necessary.

The best way is to store food, whether it is wheat or dried fish, or even sun-dried young pine leaves to prevent scurvy. These should be stored for two months, so as to avoid the dilemma of the army landing in Britain and quickly running out of food. .

Although more than 2 million pounds of wheat were brought in from various places last year, the huge piles of wheat were piled high, and the dry and cold climate made people not worry about their winter storage problems. But this batch of wheat can only feed the Rus people for half a year, and ordinary people still have to go out to sea to fish.

Grain control in one's own hands is equivalent to mastering the military initiative! Rurik could decide how much wheat would be released to the market each month, and since there was a war, it would be no problem to directly order the stockpiling of 200,000 pounds or more of oats.

Rurik naturally only considers his own people's problems. As for the Balmers' allies, of course they have to solve the logistical problems themselves. Allies can, of course, follow the old tradition, bring a small amount of dried fish or even fish in the middle to eat raw fish, and immediately loot to replenish their physical strength after landing. In this regard, the Rus have no intention of helping them.

As the saying goes, even if it is an alliance, the logistics of helping them are friendship rather than Rurik's duty.

But the future commander of the Balmerk Army is Biyongni, a man who has become smart in actual combat. Since the Rurik brothers are stocking up on supplies for the expedition, they should be prepared for the unexpected.

There is still a few days before the sea ice melts. The Rus people have already begun to select the expedition personnel, and some people have begun to spontaneously train in combat.

It was a fine afternoon and the temperature was still low, but less aggressive.

In the past days, the Balmerk travelers who were guest miners, because they got good and quite scientific meals, and passively exercised their muscles in the mines, they all became stronger. Now this group of people is holding a brand new steel sword and is officially receiving Yevlo's fighting training!

Rurik was not worried that the Balmers would cause trouble as to how to form a battle.

They should receive better single-handed training on this basis.

The Balmerk traveler began to learn the swordsmanship from the Franks from Yevro, the joint fighting technique of sword and shield, but it was refreshing to everyone.

Rurik's boys were also given military training, and some of the very young men were chosen by Rurik to be part of the expedition.

Counting on these young children to fight? It was too hasty.

No one can deny their courage, but this thin body, low stature and childish face, this kind of warrior is really weak on the battlefield. The position that belongs to people like them is the auxiliary force! It just so happened that Rurik had to carry a full-time shooting troop when he went to battle.

More important responsibilities must be delegated.

This is all a war, and only people who are too simple will pursue a one-on-one battle with the enemy warriors to win.

The essence of fighting is to use all means to win with the least loss. A smart commander even avoids close combat. It is very good to be able to kill the enemy without defending the enemy.

A group of boys were selected, all of them carrying steel-armed crossbows, a pair of single-shoulder backpacks on each shoulder, and as many as ten crossbow arrows in the bag. How heavy is this? Three arrows weigh two pounds! Add in a crossbow that weighs an average of twelve pounds, and a portable winding winch in the two-pound range, and the load of these boys is staggering in terms of weapons alone! Not to mention that they also need a small shovel for digging soil and a small multi-purpose dagger, and a backpack with a twine strap, which also needs to be filled with food. A burlap blanket of these is looped and also tied around the backpack.

Rurik is really particular about this aspect, he is pursuing the needs of the army of later generations for clothing and materials.

Not only these children, belts, sackcloth shoulders, sackcloth blankets, shovels and daggers, water bags made of stomach pouches and other seemingly irrelevant objects, every Rus who is about to go out must have a set of hands.

The vast number of Rus women also received direct tailoring orders from Rurik. He naturally took a fancy to immigrating to Fodgen in Rus with the entire tailoring workshop, and instructed this man to undertake an important job - making uniforms for the Rus army. Guide version for women of Ross to copy this style.

Last year's war Rurik really noticed that the Northumbrian army was trying to be uniform, but they couldn't.

The Northumbrian Army has a distinctly earthy-orange hue, while the Balmers are really unkempt and well-dressed. Gorgeous attire shows Wuwei to deter the enemy, improves one's sense of glory and boosts morale, and most importantly, distinguishes between the enemy and the enemy on the battlefield.

The Rus' uniform doesn't need to be changed, it's still a white robe that can be worn over the body, with interlaced blue strips sewn on the chest and back.

This obviously required finesse tailoring, and Ilurik demanded that figures such as centurion-like characters also had epaulets dipped in cinnabar red on their shoulders. As a rule, the tops of their helmets also had to be feathered so that they could be lightly touched by warriors in battle. If he hadn't thought it would be silly to stick a small flag behind his back, Rurik would have done it. Of course, there are flags. Since a flag team is to be dispatched, the captain of the flag will of course not be his cousin Arik, and there are also professionals who hold the flag.

A subtle atmosphere pervades Roseburg.

The Duke is going to war! All participants have the opportunity to gain wealth and glory!

Rurik set the date of his expedition to be in the middle of June, and by no means went straight to Britain when the ice and snow melted. He has a lot of time to train his troops, including but not limited to training three hundred Balmerk travelers into real Jianyong, so as to adapt to the way of fighting of the Rus that is different from that of the ordinary Vikings.

Given that Northumbria had cavalry, Rurik had no doubts that the freed Ernred would rebuild his cavalry. Since a decisive battle is to be fought, the fighting between one's own side and the enemy's cavalry on the battlefield is essential. It is estimated that with the elm head of that guy, of course, the cavalry team was ordered to charge according to traditional tactics. Maybe they did not intend to rush through the formation, and assassination according to the spear was indispensable.

Therefore, the Rus people should prepare a batch of spears, and they should also sell a batch of spears to the Balmers. The coalition forces formed a "hedgehog formation", which should bring heavy casualties to the British cavalry in this time and space.

If there is sufficient preparation, there is no problem with armament and logistics, and there is a food officer Paul who has become a leader, this time it really kills York, maybe Northumbria will be destroyed directly if it is defeated!

However, in the so-called war, half of the plan at the beginning of the war is often cancelled.

Rurik's side was preparing for an expedition that could be called an adventure, a maddening purpose, a success that was a great reward and a great glory, but the East was in great trouble.

A group of sleds suddenly rushed north to Roseburg, and they looked like lost roosters.

They are indeed the losers! They took a big detour around the frozen coastline of the Gulf of Bothnia. After Elrond got a batch of supplies, they arrived at Roseburg successfully.

Kaihas came, and he came unexpectedly.

This old guy had a vicissitudes face, and his eyes were full of grief of defeat.

His entourage, men and women, young and old, was just over a hundred people, and this was the last person in the "Lord of Salmon" tribe.

As soon as they arrived, a piece of heavy news began to spread through their mouths.

The tribe of the Salmon Lords of the Kovins, who had been completely subservient to the Rus, was attacked by a powerful enemy! They lost their mountain fort, the last man was nearly killed, and the rest of the people were forced to give up their belongings and flee for their lives. There were squirrel and ferret skins that were supposed to be tribute to Ross in the warmer times, and now it's all over!

Rurik was overwhelmed by such a major event, and he could not think of any other enemy who could attack Kaihas.

Rurik urgently summoned the old guy who had escaped for his life, and because he was worried that the man would lose control of his emotions, he also brought Lumi with him.

Daughter Rumi has been doing priestly work here among the Rus, and now it seems that her relationship with Rurik is even closer.

Seeing his daughter, Kaihas came out of grief, and he beat his chest and wept, and it took a while for Rick to basically understand the reason for this cry.

"Your mountain fort! It was breached by the enemy. Your wife was killed by them?! And such a tragedy?"

Rurik tried his best to remain calm, but he couldn't.

Kaihas wiped his tears again, "They did it..."

"who are they."

"It's the Tavastians, they came, they noticed us, and now they've taken our territory. The hides that we had in our mountain fortresses are now being robbed by them. And..."

"And then?" Rurik asked urgently.

"They didn't leave, they didn't want to leave after occupying our territory. Now I need you...to fulfill the promise."

"Promise! I will execute it! Tavastians, I heard you say, I don't have to attack them, now they are courting death!"

Rurik said this without hesitation, clenching his fists as if to turn the iron into powder.

He temporarily settled Kahas and the successful fleeing minions, and then sent Rumi to appease her poor father.

That night, Kahas, who was emotionally stable, was invited to the first floor of the palace. He entered the Ross Fort for the first time. While shocked by this huge city, he was also full of joy for the future counterattack.

The servants of the "Eastern Land" of the Rus were slaughtered? ! No reason!

The news has spread all over Roseburg, and although most people don't even know who the attackers are, the brothers have begun to say that the Duke will definitely issue an order to send troops.

This is not an expedition, but to crusade the invaders, to recapture the wealth that belonged to Ross that was robbed by the enemy.

The entire Roseburg has the exact same atmosphere, that is, to send troops to kill the enemy early to take revenge.

The atmosphere of revenge was very strong in Rurik's Chamber, including the large armed corps of the Balmers, who were also interested in a sudden war.

The elites of the Rus are all here, as well as the Balmer hero Biyonni, the Duchess of Ostara Carlotta, and Caihas can see the political significance of this at a glance.

Kaihas accepted Rurik's request and explained what had happened to everyone in person. He was so terrified and so filled with revenge that the description of the enemy went too far.

"There are a thousand of them, and each soldier has an iron spear. They threw javelins and shot arrows. They were also good at setting fires, and they set fire to our mountain fortresses because they couldn't hit us. We fled in the chaos..."

In its description, the old Grey Squirrel clan's mountain fort was taken by the Tavasthian expedition, who then attacked Kaihath's domain.

Rurik felt a little strange. "Your fortress should be very strong on a mound. Even if they set fire to it, is it really reasonable in this snow-covered world?"

"My lord, there are too many of them. They piled up firewood to create smoke, and they lit some pine trees... Some people were choked to death by the smoke."

Rurik stared, he really knew that the smoke in the fire was often more dangerous than the flames.

Rurik was still asking the crucial question: "There are really a thousand of them?"

"It's true, I'm afraid there will be warriors in the future. As far as I know, the Tavastians hunt their prey everywhere, and they need more wealth if they have more people. We Kewen people have been getting rid of them, but they still come. already."

"Sounds like a battle of fate."

"Yes. They know that if they want to snatch the leather resources in the north, they must annihilate us. But these leathers belong to Ross, and we are Ross's servants. The Tavastians are humiliating Ross!"

Kaihas's words were very angry with everyone, and now Biyongni looked sideways and said, "Brother, your servant is attacked by the enemy, which means that you are also humiliating us Balmers. I don't know what kind of villains the Tavastians are. , Now I announce that I will bring my brothers to help you fight."

Is that the new ally of the Rus? In this way, wouldn't the Ross army be more powerful!

Kaihas took this opportunity to add fuel to the fire, "They also did a bad thing!"

"What's the matter?"

"The enemy smashed our cemetery and, moreover, Ross' summer camp. I understand that those invaders must be wiped out, or Ross' fishermen will..."

Rurik heard that the cemetery was destroyed and stood up abruptly: "I heard that two Ross fishermen's children died on your side. Could it be that their cemetery was also destroyed?!"

Kaihas nodded hurriedly, "And the Rus warriors who stayed with me this winter. They helped our daughter conceive, and they are all our heroes. But these Rus heroes are all dead!"

"They died too? Damn!"

"And the boats that were pulled to the shore were taken away by the enemy."

"Enough is enough." Rurik, who stood up, raised his hand to signal, and the others also stood up with hatred in their eyes.

What Kaihas said was the truth, he just deliberately made things miserable, such as describing brutal enemies such as mad dogs biting the bodies of dead Rus warriors, and even vultures eating livers.

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The details of the facts are no longer important, and Rurik ordered on behalf of everyone, "It seems that before the expedition to Britain, we must first use the Tavastians. When the ice melts and the snow melts, our fleet will rush directly to the other side of the sea and let the The young people of Ross will try their best to participate in the war, and let the blood of the Tavastian invaders sacrifice Odin!"

People shouted, and the news spread.

Now it is not a question of who is qualified to go to the battlefield, but that the Russ can all be dispatched to crusade.

Theoretically, Rurik could send an advance army right now, but wait a minute, it would be bad for the enemy to flee if they felt that the situation was unfavorable.

Fighting a war is either a war of annihilation or creating an opportunity to fight a war of annihilation.

And this battle made everything subtle.

Rurik was afraid that this battle would delay his expedition to Britain, and he was also worried that the enemy would run away after the army was ready to go out.

Spring is bound to come early this year, with the ice melting enough to be navigable by April. Of course, a land expedition is not as efficient as taking a boat, and the army must sail directly!

Now, Arik, who was eager for new military exploits, stood up. He led a reconnaissance team of fifty people, ran wildly on the sea ice in a sled, and rushed directly to Oulu according to the direction determined by Rurik relying on geographical knowledge. The mouth of the river, and then went deep into the robbed territory of the Salmon Lord tribe, revisited the old place to spy on the intruder, and then ordered his men to rush back in a reindeer sleigh to report...

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