Rise of Rurik

Chapter 578 Peace under the Rus of Tavastalu

Just like the most standard Vikings, Viking invasions are always so sudden that the attackers are unexpected in peaceful days.

For the Tavastians, who would have thought that the hinterland of their homeland would be easily attacked by others, like a knife piercing the soft underbelly of a deer.

The Russ came, and they were as happy as they were at a wedding.

Hundreds of people rowed hard, and the towering bow of the dragon-headed warship was so hideous that its unstoppable momentum seriously threatened the armed forces that had just begun to gather on the shore.

It stands to reason that this is clearly the sacrificial center of Tavastia. The Great Temple was built here, and thousands of people settled nearby. The defense force should have been strict. However, almost all the men went to the north to fight, and the sacrifice center was already prepared for emptiness.

Only a hundred or so warriors clad in animal skins shivered with short spears or bows.

The men who stayed behind in Tavastia were either too old or too young. They had never seen the sight of a large number of large ships covering the slender lake. The ships looking at the beach instinctively took precautions and then launched the attack first.

They threw arrows into the air, and clusters of inferior bone arrows fell from the sky, and the shields that staved off the Rus people's shields were bounced off one after another.

The Russ held a wooden shield to land on the beach, then dragged their heavy body and jumped off the boat, and immediately launched an attack with an axe and a sword.

The precise shot of the warrior with the crossbow kills the enemy who throws the arrow instantly, and also quickly disintegrates the enemy's offensive.

The woman ran around with the child in her arms, and the Tavastian warriors who were suddenly stunned by the attack of the landers also began to flee. The priestesses, clothed in animal skins and full of feathers on their heads, tried their best to direct the fleeing people to flee into the mountain fortress in the forest, and these people would stay, even if they were unable to hold the chicken, they would also be with the main hall of the sacrificial center. coexist and die.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

First, more than three hundred Russ army landers opened the situation, and the subsequent troops swept the village like a mudslide.

According to the defectors, Rurik learned that the name of the large lakeside village he had seen was probably "Tavastalu", which meant simply and rudely.

Two thousand Rus military soldiers were divided into three groups, and the landing quickly opened the situation.

They went into the village to arrest people everywhere, rudely brutalized the women they saw, and then arrested them one after another.

They broke into the thatched dwellings with sharp knives, and any resisters were killed.

For a time, Tavastalu was filled with the savage laughter of rough men, the dry howls of a large number of women, and the screams of children.

The entire sacrificial center has been occupied by the Rus, and all those who did not have time to escape have been captured.

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Arik, who landed, held two swords. He had his own principles. Seeing that the actions of his subordinates became more and more chaotic, he shouted hoarsely: "Idiots, give me restraint. Capture all the women, and wait until the evening to have your own happiness. !"

Arik is not a kind person. Seeing that his shouting was ineffective, he hurriedly kicked down a few of his violent subordinates and ordered them to put on their woolen pants and take the prisoners away first.

The Rus were frantically arresting people, and the open space beside the wooden house in the Priest's Center became the best place to gather prisoners.

Most of the more than 100 fighters who fought back at first have been killed, and the living men are also downcast.

Herigel of Melaren and his men first took prisoners everywhere, and soon their eyes were fixed on the dozen or so trembling priestesses who seemed to be defending the altar.

A group of Ross Army soldiers with a strong murderous aura stared at them, they were just wearing Ross Army clothes, and their souls belonged to the Melalen people.

A soldier held a prisoner of war: "Captain flag, they are all priestesses, they all look young. They..."

"Go ahead! Brothers, whoever gets it will belong to whoever gets it!" Herrigel knew what the talking brother was emphasizing,

The so-called unfavorable to the priest is probably very unlucky.

How is that? In the Meralon tribe, the priests were originally to serve those big families. Besides, the priestesses of Melalen are themselves subordinates of male priests and great family patriarchs, so what is sacred?

With no exception, the wooden sculptures of the gods of Tavastia were torn down, and the priestesses who served the gods became the playthings of the Rus army.

Serious chaos broke out here, and the only consolation in the endless savagery was that the Ruth army did not go on a killing spree. This is not only because of Rurik's orders, but also because people who believe in Odin mainly believe that if they kill a woman who is unable to resist, Odin and the Valkyries who are watching the battle that day can only spit.

Chaos has an end.

The Mercury propelled slowly and approached the lake, and Rurik landed steadily in a small boat.

With his landing, the chaos quickly ended.

Accompanied by capable guards, Rurik climbed up the slightly wet lake shore, and then entered the village full of thatched shacks. He walked quickly into the gathering place that was already crowded with people.

In an instant, an astonishingly simple scene deeply stimulated his eyeballs.

"Wow! What's going on? Is Tavastia still a daughter country? What about men?"

Rurik muttered to himself, and then roared a few words in a language that the other party absolutely understood: "Noble man! Come out! Climb in front of me!"

For a moment, there really was an old woman with disheveled hair and owl feathers, like a pig and a dog, crawling out of the dejected prisoners who were sitting on the ground.

And Arik was carrying his own sword, and his legs kept kicking, urging the woman to hurry up.

Although a conqueror was supposed to be so savage, Rurik felt a little uncomfortable with his cousin's behavior.

However, Kehas and Mechasta, the Kewen men, acted even crazier. They were still holding short spears with their heads stuck in them. This time, they suddenly stood behind Rurik and deliberately showed these two heads.

Looking at the crawling old woman again, she suddenly sat on the ground, then pointed at the two revealing hers and cried, and she fainted in a moment.

"What's going on?" Rurik was taken aback.

Arik walked quickly with a smile, patted his brother on the shoulder, and pointed his sword directly at the fainted woman: "I've figured it out, this woman is the most honorable person in this village."

"The most noble." Rurik shook his head at will: "The most noble's head is stuck here."

"Yes, but this woman is their high priest, at least for now."

"Okay." Rurik nodded, "I guess she was stunned. Pour a pot of water on the spot to wake her up, and we will interrogate her right after she wakes up. By the way, did you find any other nobles? "

"there is none left."

"No. Look at the dejected faces of this large group of women. The brothers must have made a surprise attack. The other nobles are afraid that they will all be killed by the brothers."

"This is really gone." Arik sighed helplessly. "Perhaps, we have killed all their men on the battlefield, and now there is a large group of hopeless women left in their hinterland. Just bring them back to their hometown for our brothers to enjoy."

"Really? That's fine. I'll ask the defectors about this." Rurik gave an order casually, and the five surrendered village leaders were shoved to Rurik's side in fear.

The flimsy explanations of the five people made the first-hand information obtained by the two members of Arik and Heliger very true.

Even Terjo, a Koven who has repeatedly surrendered, pointed to a large thatched hut not far away that Rurik looked like a huge "yurt": "My lord, we were there by Watkad and others. Summoned. That's their parliamentary center, and now you're the new owner of that mansion."

Congress Centre? Rurik looked up and shook his head unconsciously.

"It's really ugly."

Looking around, Rurik consciously captured a primitive tribe at the root, and he probably shouldn't expect too much if he wants to get some oil and water here.

Having said that, the biggest "oil and water" will not just sit here.

The women and children of Tavastia, the women looked quite young at first glance, and they should be brought back as safely as possible, and this matter should be put on the agenda.

The battle was over, and the Vikings needed to enjoy their spoils right after the battle.

No, almost every strong Rus, Balmer, Meralon warrior got a Tavastian woman. The women here look exactly the same as the Kewen women, and the language they speak is very similar.

Their desperate struggles were in vain, and the Vikings enjoyed their spoils, venting the stress of these days.

At night, the sacrificial center of the Tavastians was brightly lit, the wooden carvings of the gods had been torn down, and the Rus army began to worship Odin, their common belief!

What is an offering? Of course the reindeer.

The fact is so exciting. When the army ransacked, they had found a large number of deer enclosures in the forest, and directly seized thousands of reindeer.

The total number of deer herds has not yet been counted, and Rurik was told that "reindeer are very numerous".

Think about it, too, in the decisive battle place outside the old Grey Squirrel Hill Fort, the enemies who were killed were almost all wearing deerskin-based leather jackets.

There are not many wild reindeer in this area, and it is already true that Tawastian is the most powerful deer breeder!

Thinking about it carefully, the geographical climate of the Tavastians is not suitable for growing wheat. They can have a large population, and their life must be based on animal husbandry and fishing, and they do it well enough.

Rurik simply acted as a priest himself, for which he was already quite experienced anyway. Since there were a lot of reindeer, he killed ten deer personally, and ate them with the deer blood priest Odin and the venison.

The Ross army seized not only reindeer, but also a group of cattle, even some ponies, and even two-wheeled carts.

The buildings of the Tavastians are simple, but they still have a certain level of technology after a closer inspection. In this era, the whole of Europe, a small world, the Tavastians are not far behind.

That night, the Ross Army ate nearly a hundred reindeer, and finally got the chance to feast on them. Everyone was desperately eating.

The next day, the Rus army continued their search.

This systematic search did not matter. Rurik had no expectation of making a fortune. Unexpectedly, they found a large number of deerskin, cowhide and squirrel skins in the opponent's warehouse, and even a batch of patterned linen.

The deer herd has also undergone some statistics, and even some hidden deer enclosures hidden in the woods have also been discovered.

The owner of the deer either escaped with limited weakness or was killed, and the total number of deer reaching 11,000 became the spoils of the Ross Army!

How does this count? The five defectors tried their best to flatter them in order to avoid disaster in their village.

With this attitude, Rurik made a promise with these five people.

"The five of you can go back now, each with 300 deer, 10,000 squirrel skins and 50 young women when you return. The Rus army will swear by the gods, promising you shelter and a future in Tawasti Asia's power."

These five people have seen the powerful military power of the Rus, not only the terrifying fighting ability on the battlefield, but also that they can easily assemble a new huge fleet, and can kill the sacrifice center in the inland in a short time. If they want, they can rush over anytime, anywhere. As for relying on the mountain fort for self-defense? forget it! The reinforced mountain fort was quickly broken by the Rus.

Being ruled by the Rus may not only be negative, Tavastia itself is an alliance, the alliance has been facing the military threat of the Karelians, and the five people agree with the dead Watkad's village to be the "boss", just hope The mighty Watkad brings everyone to safety. Whoever can bring security is the "boss", and it is acceptable if one can get security by paying a batch of tribute.

Isn't it? The nominal reason for the big fight of the Rus army is not to vent their anger for the submissive Kewen people!

The delivery of live deer and squirrel skins is nothing, and the delivery of fifty girls and young women is a sign of submission.

The five were released, and Rurik was determined to do so, even though Arik, Heliger, and Biyonny felt it was inappropriate.

The Rus occupied Tavastalu, and the conquered people "enjoyed" the peace of the Rus.

In a sense, the Tavastian sacrifice center has been restored to peace, and the Rus army has achieved complete occupation. They immediately rowed boats on the lake and entered the forest with weapons to hunt, just like the people who lived here. Tavastian men.

Women have new men of their own, whether they want it or not, the truth is unchangeable.

Even Arik proposed to bring in one or two beautiful women for his brother Rurik to enjoy, but Rurik bluntly refused.

However, the hearts of tomorrow under his command, such as Fisk, Kanuf, and Telavis from Kovin, these teenagers were ordered by him to immediately choose a woman to establish their relationship, and this woman is also recognized and legal. One of the wives and concubines.

In today's wild age, because women are a strategic resource, but in the final analysis, men are the greatest strategic resource. The strong foundation of the Principality of Ross is the rapid population explosion, and the basis of this strategy lies in the base of women in the Principality. Rurik couldn't care less about it. He just publicly announced that he had a total of seventeen wives and concubines. The men of the duchy should follow suit and have as many children as possible, so that from now on only the Rus army beat others violently. will not be harmed.

In this way, Rurik intends to transfer at least 2,000 captured women and even a group of young children. Even a group of women will eventually travel across the ocean by boat and be transported to Narvik, Norway, to become the women of the local Balmers.

The conquerors enjoyed the peace after the conquest, but the reinvigorated priestess said such a thing.

It turned out that a man named Nuoli had been staying with hundreds of people on the eastern border of Tavastia and Karelia, in case of a surprise attack by the Karelian tribes.

Karelian? Just a bunch of turkeys.

Rurik knew about the existence of this group for a long time. They were a dangerous enemy in the mouth of the Tavastians, but nothing in Rurik's eyes.

The priestess wanted to live and prayed that the Rus conquerors would treat all people kindly. Compared with those rebellious men, this noble woman has completely given up because of the fact that she was defeated.

She revealed the most real situation. The so-called Tavastian men were wiped out, and the remaining men were not only powerless to resist the Rus conquerors, but also lost their military strength to resist the Karelians.

This once physically humiliated priestess is also quite knowledgeable about bearing humiliation and burdens. She claimed that since the Rus people want to conquer, this is like raising deer. If you want to get a steady stream of supplies, you must treat the entire deer herd kindly. The Rus people must at least give all Tavastia followers a chance to live, and it is perfectly fine to pay tribute, but the Russ also need to undertake the work of helping Tavastia defend against their old enemies.

"This priestess is really unusual! She is wiser than a male leader!"

Rurik sighed inwardly, and simply signaled that the woman could restore their altar immediately.

In just four days, the five leaders who left came back with their tributes, elderly men driving deer, carrying bundles of squirrel skins, and even a group of women who looked blank.

This is not the end, a group of prisoners with severed hands were released back to their hometown to report the order of the conquerors of Ross. At this time, a group of messengers arrived at the occupied sacrifice center tremblingly, intending to have a good talk with the conquerors The question of surrender.

They have proved their willingness to accept this cruel reality and their willingness to surrender with their actions, then the problem comes again, that Nuoli, who has the right to succeed the slain Watkad's Alliance Chieftain, and those hundreds of last towers Where are the Vastian warriors? Obviously, there are already released prisoners with severed hands going to the so-called "eastern border" to deliver news. Could it be that the messenger was besieged by wolves or eaten by bears on the way? Or did the news come, that the man named Nuoli decided to fight to the death?

Rurik was determined to wait a little longer, and now, he is the real king of Tavastia, and this place has become a "Viking city".

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