Rise of Rurik

Chapter 574 The Day of the Decisive Battle

The forest was filled with killing intent, and the coolness of the morning made people shiver even more.

Vatara and his brothers, who had been holding on to the mountain fortress, had been starved for days, and they had become so weak that they seemed to lose the strength to draw the bowstring.

On the contrary, the Rus who are besieged these days have been eating and drinking.

Vatyaara even saw a boat appear in the river in the distance. It was a bigger boat than he knew. Is this the big boat that his subordinates reported before?

He didn't know how long he would be trapped, but he had a very strong premonition that reinforcements would arrive in the next two or three days.

Indeed it is!

Because, on this day, just south of the old Grey Squirrel Hill Fort, the main force of the Tavastiya reinforcements who had traveled a long distance had already encountered the Ross hunters who had penetrated the area to hunt!

Gray shadows swayed in the woods, and then silent arrows flew.

The unguarded and slightly exhausted Tavastian was hit in the head.

Three fighters were hit with arrows, and the rough, diamond-shaped spear-shaped cluster of arrows was pulled out. To their great surprise, the style of the cluster of arrows was clearly their own.

Is this a misunderstanding? Is it the brother who guards the territory that the army coming from afar is the enemy?

Misunderstandings were quickly approached, as encounters took place at at least five locations.

The stragglers of the Rus are not reckless idiots, they shoot arrows with bows or crossbows, and then they run away.

Although the Tavastians fired arrows to fight back, in the end, there was not much interaction between the two sides.

The tired expedition fighters suddenly came to their senses, and the supreme military commander, Watkad, asked all the village chiefs to bring their brothers closer to him.

The small groups of Tavastia that have been transformed into scattered movements, they are now broken into pieces and assembled into a formation in the forest.

Realizing that something was wrong, Ross Hunter ran out of the woods like a madman, shouting that a new enemy appeared and so on while running.

Soon, all the hunters who were active in the south returned to the team, and Rurik also received the good news he had longed for.

"It's finally going to be a fight."

A young giant stood up, and many generals gathered around him.

All the centurions of the Rus army were summoned to the military meeting urgently, and the Balmers were eager to try.

"They are finally here, I thought I would have to wait a few more days." Arik was excited, his eyes full of desire to kill.

"I don't know how many people they came." Biyongni asked cautiously.

Heliger was also infected by this atmosphere: "Even if there are 5,000 people, we will all have their heads cut off."

Rurik looked left and right, coughed twice and said resolutely: "There is no need to say more about boosting morale. Now call all the soldiers to me, and our army is ready to fight."

"Ah, this." Arik was taken aback: "Brother, our army besieging the city has withdrawn, and the enemy in the mountain fort has a chance to escape."

"Those people? They are no longer important. The purpose of their existence is to attract the enemy's main force. Besides, I don't think they really have the strength to escape over the wall."

Rurik really didn't want to care about the guys in the mountain fort anymore. He wanted an open place as a battlefield. It just so happened that this piece of land pioneered by the invaders was really empty, and this place was the best battlefield.

Once fought, the battle will eventually spread to the mountain fort. Why worry about the escape of besieged enemies? They are just small characters caught up in the war, and it is really hard to escape.

All the retreating hunters described that they had seen an enemy in different directions. Judging from the comprehensive information, Rurik determined that the enemy's array seemed to be like a big net, rushing towards it in a small group pattern.

The direction of their travel was so precise that Rurik, the leader among them, who did not know the way, could not believe it.

Since the enemy came prepared, he should not be confident in the strength of the Ross Army and despise the enemy.

But these Tavastian invaders are really hard not to be despised.

Or have the greatest respect for these "thousand-mile rescue" enemies!

"I want to kill them all. I want you to kill their men with all their might, so that this enemy loses the ability to harass us!" He issued this "extreme" order to his brothers, causing everyone to roar, and he started Deploy the army.

How to defend against the enemy? Is there a better way than "pincer tactics"?

Rurik decided to carry out this tactic, as it happened in the Armageddon of Gotland and the guns of the British Isles against the Northumbrian king, and it happened that even Balmerk allies in the army, who were already in the The basic operation of this strategy was known from the battle in Britain.

To be honest, Rurik didn't think that the Balmerks had too high combat effectiveness, but once they were combined with their own shooting flag team, their combat effectiveness would naturally increase significantly.

In a sense, the Balmers of Biyonny were auxiliary units to the flag-shooting team.

Who is the strongest in Rurik's heart? It's its own shooting team.

For longbowmen and crossbowmen, the self-defense and melee capabilities of individual soldiers are naturally poor. Once they form a group and are guarded by professional melee units, the situation changes completely.

Based on this reason, the Balmers and the shooting flag team with a large number of heavy weapons became the middle army of the Rus army.

A large number of Ruth warriors were gathered at Rurik's camp, and they moved openly on the edge of the forest. This move was really foolish for the exhausted defenders trapped in the lonely city.

"Boss! They...they are running away?" asked a tired soldier.

With a sallow look on his face, Vatyaara shook his head vigilantly: "They are gathering troops to attack our fortress! Damn it! Brothers, don't sleep, get up and fight!"

However, the hungry people just want to lie down. Even if they climb up the wooden wall of the mountain castle along the wooden ladder, how many of them can continue to draw the bow to fight back? Many have given up, these once-confident Tavastians are so exhausted by the constant harassment of the Rus (the trebuchet stones) these days, coupled with the torture of starvation, many people think of suicide to escape .

Some people think that since the Rus people are gathering, wouldn't the encirclement be lifted?

However, when the person who wanted to escape in the chaos finally stood on the wall, he saw that the woods in the distance were still smoldering, and the thought of escape disappeared.

Rurik let the assembled warriors rest in the woods, lined up according to their positions, and then sat down to relax.

In this way, once the enemy suddenly appeared from the forest, the Russ army could also form a formation and walk out of the woods to fight the enemy decisively.

Keeping the formation is very important! Rurik also had a great appetite this time. Since someone teased that the enemy might have 5,000 people, the Russ were ready and resolutely maintained their formation to eat the entire enemy army.

Of course, the morale-boosting move before the war is also indispensable!

The longbowmen and catapults were dispatched again, and under the watchful eyes of the public, they once again unleashed their firepower on the old Grey Squirrel Hill fort, which had been beaten for days.

The Ross army cheered, and the birds in the entire forest were so frightened that they flew clean. They spontaneously knocked on their shields and issued Viking battle roars, and collectively stomped the ground. In the eyes of the defenders, the Rus people were really about to attack the city.

Vatyara closed his eyes, he was not willing to do so. He was a warrior and died like an ant.

A large number of stones fell from the sky, and lethal arrows were mixed in them. On the other hand, their soldiers were dragging their tired bodies to hide, and everyone who was weak basically lost the ability to fight back.

But the Rus did not launch a general attack.

Although the roar of the Rus was blocked by the pine forest, the vibrations caused by their frantic stomping, as well as a large number of flying birds, all proved one thing to the Tavastia reinforcements who gathered in a slow-moving group—the main enemy force was the only one. in front.

There is nothing left to say, this is a decisive battle with the fate of the alliance, all the village leaders and ordinary warriors share the same hatred and unswervingly continue their march.

Among the Tavastians, there were as many as a thousand bow-bearers in the front, and the subsequent warriors followed closely with their short spears.

Finally, in the evening, a group of people suddenly appeared in the supposedly quiet southern forest.

The sudden arrival of the personnel really startled the Yiyi Tai Luoros people.

People stood up one after another, and the surprised expressions disappeared, replaced by the desire to fight, even if it was already evening.

Arik excitedly found his brother to explain the brothers' thoughts on the battle.

"Someone wants to challenge? No! Keep everyone calm and wait for me."

"However, the enemy has come. No one is afraid to fight in the dark."

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"Fighting in the dark?" Rurik smiled contemptuously, "then they will flee in the chaos. Brother, I want to annihilate them, I don't want any enemy to escape. Don't worry, they will show up tomorrow to fight with our army. Everything will be Do as I order."

A large number of bonfires were lit by the forest army formation of the Rus. After night fell, how terrible was this scene?

The Tavastia reinforcements who had left the forest at first all retreated, leaving only a few eyeliners to stare at the situation of the enemy camp.

Originally, he was attacked and lost a few brothers during the march, which made everyone feel unhappy. When they learned that the enemy was indeed strong, people would inevitably be afraid.

Didn't they initially feel that they were invincible in the world with high fighting spirit? This is true, but this pride has been disrupted by the continuous march of the past six days.

The Tavastians who sat down were resting, and people quickly learned that the Rus had broken up the huge army formation, and the looming bonfires in the forest said too many things.

nervous? fear? excited? It doesn't matter anymore.

The military commander Watkad also called all the village chiefs under the night to hold their last military meeting before the war.

Things got a little tricky, and some people suddenly flinched when the battle was approaching.

"They must be very strong. It seems that their strength is not less than ours. If we attack with all our strength tomorrow, we will lose a lot."

Whatkad immediately refuted the cowardly remark, pointing at the speaker with his axe in hand: "Shut up! We didn't come here to be intimidated by the enemy and run away. This is the battle of our destiny, and none of us can escape."

Another perpetual fighter spoke: "The Russ have lit a lot of bonfires. Are they roasting meat? Since they are eating, why don't we launch an attack?"

"Yes!" Someone echoed.

"No," cried the sensible. "Brothers need to rest and eat some jerky to fight! We can't expect the weary to win. Besides, it's night."

Of course, Watkad was not stupid enough to take the Weary Division to night raids, and the Tavastians did not have any experience in night raids.

Those guys in the main battle are clearly doing a show, but to prove to everyone that they are not afraid of fighting.

Watcard gave everyone a break, for he neglected to take care of any fire-making.

Soon the flames in Tavastia's camp also lit up, although the flames were very dim, they could not escape the eyes of the Rus.

Everything is clear, the enemy's reinforcements have appeared, and when the Russ people are busy sharpening their swords and eating, the people trapped in the mountain fort suddenly burst out with strong vitality.

Wattara suddenly gained strength, and he climbed down the wooden wall along the ropes with more than 30 people who still had physical strength, and then more than 100 hungry people climbed out, even if they fell heavily on the mud floor, They also drag their hungry bodies to the camp in the forest where their compatriots are.

There is a strange team moving to their side, and they speak their native dialect as they walk?

The greatly surprised "eyeliner" immediately understood - this is the thousand brothers sent out before!

Finally, the hungry Wat Yarabi walked into the camp with support and saw his elder brother. The old man simply hugged his elder brother Watkad and cried bitterly.

"Brother! You are still alive! God bless you." He comforted his brother and brought some dried meat and water.

Those who were successfully evacuated were all saved, but there were still more than 200 half-dead people lying in the mountain fort, and they were one step away from starving to death.

The appearance of my brother was undoubtedly a gift to Watkad and all the village chiefs. The man who had eaten something to regain some strength began to explain his fierce battle with the Rus.

The words of the younger brother are more and more bizarre. The Rus people do not seem to be flesh and blood. They are a group of undead monsters who have come across the sea. They are vicious skinners and cannibalistic monsters. Their cruel methods and sharp weapons completely surpass everyone. imagination.

Many people were suddenly on pins and needles when they learned the real information, and many people didn't say it, and the expression reflected by the flames clearly said "I want to run away".

Now, Watkad suddenly felt that the appearance of his younger brother was no longer a happy event. Once he learned that the enemy was really strong and had a lot of troops, it would be strange that the guys didn't back down and were still full of confidence.

At the critical moment, Watkad hurriedly stood up, looking at all the village leaders and said timidly: "My brother was frightened. The enemy is indeed strong, but we are not weak. The stronger the enemy, the more important this decisive battle is. In order to Our wives and children, and our most precious mountains, we cannot retreat. If we are destined to die, we will die for what we protect."

Watkard also wants to say something high-spirited. He hopes to inspire everyone's fighting spirit and dispel some of the existing decadence. Unfortunately, looking at everyone's expressions, everyone is just raising their hands in agreement on the surface. Still an indelible worry.

However, everyone has nowhere to go.

Watkard, who went to the battlefield in a state of martyrdom, knew better that this battle was about everything.

The vast majority of people are sand wrapped in the torrent of the times, and they are all small characters.

No matter what the mood is, the strongest force that Tavastia can muster, after a night's rest, everyone's body has recovered to a great extent. When the morning fog began to recede, they walked out with various weapons The forest, roaring while walking slowly.

The mountains and rivers were shocked, and the birds and beasts disappeared.

The roar of the Tavastians is proclaiming that they are the masters of this land! However, the Rus did not allow it.

The Rus people who had already stood up began to beat on their wooden shields and responded with Viking battle cries, and some people sounded bullhorns in the chaos. In the midst of this chaos, the Russ walked out of the woods with their weapons, grabbed dried fish and stuffed wheat cakes into their mouths.

Without a word, the awakened Rurik got up, put his helmet on his head, and under the escort of many guards, he and his 2,000 soldiers arrived at the scene of the decisive battle...

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