Rise of Rurik

Every newly launched ship should have matching armament, and Rurik gave his carpenter a more demanding task, so that each ship could be equipped with a sufficient number of torsion slingshots to deal with naval battles.

Maybe he can install too many weapons on each ship according to the actual situation.

The standard armament of Ross's naval ships has a huge amount of torsional slingshots, while the enemies Ross faces are still widely equipped with traditional rowing longboats, and even the two sides have different concepts of naval warfare.

All of these are Rurik's requirements, and not installing bronze guns on ships is already his biggest consideration based on cost performance.

Rurik was really moved about Aslaqi's mill, and after leaving here, he immediately reviewed the output of the woodworkers' weapons.

The torsion slingshots that were originally placed in the warehouse were moved out.

All new slingshots are fully wound in order to ensure the best possible state in combat. The two carbon steel arms of the slingshot are inserted into the rope set, and they move forward in unison.

Now that Rurik had given the order, the carpenters bent their bow arms with all their might, and then fastened the bowstring made of a mixture of twine, tendons, and even baleen.

Are they all high quality?

No problem, just one experiment is all it takes.

If the weapon is not used well in combat, the result is often fatal. Rurik is very careful about handing over weapons, and the best way to test it is to fire a cast iron round at a target.

Simple wooden boards pieced together targets, and each new torsion slingshot fired at them one by one.

The sound of their firing is soft and soft, and because they are firmly fixed, the shooter naturally cannot detect the recoil of the slingshot, and even the vibration is minimal.

The projectile frequently hit the target, and for a while, there was a clear and loud impact sound from the target, and all the onlookers saw the sawdust flying!

The thickness of these oak boards is similar to that of ordinary longship boards, which can be shattered by close-range shots, and can be used in battle to sink enemy ships.

As many as twenty-nine new torsion slingshots came off the production line, which is basically what Rurik had expected. Although the number is slightly lower, he has no intention to pursue it.

The war is imminent, new ships and new weapons can be put into battle in this way, and the strength of the Rus' army has been enhanced.

In addition to aiming the flat-fire torsion slingshot,

The group of carpenters built fifteen bull trebuchets with a longer range, poor accuracy, and only probabilistic strikes.

They were roped and pulled out for the carpenter.

The weight of each catapult is not large, which causes the end to be lifted by inertia when shooting, like a bull.

It is undeniable that as long as they are hit and used, dozens of fist-sized pebbles are fired at a time, which will surely cause area damage, which is a powerful weapon for killing the enemies of the array.

No, what proves their strength is to lay out the matrix and shoot at an empty fjord sea.

The old and new catapults were arranged together, and the time was also in the afternoon, and thousands of people gathered at the beach.

Lord Rurik was testing weapons before the expedition. Whether the army's heavy weapons are easy to use is really the most urgent concern for the soldiers who are on the expedition. As for the large number of women holding their children watching, they were just watching the fun to pass the boredom of their daily manual work.

All the trebuchets were fully charged, and there were operators who tightly grasped the ropes inserted on the latches of the ratchets, just waiting for the adults' orders.

Rurik gave an order, and twenty-five bulls were collectively old pegs!

The stone bullets were thrown out almost at the same time. The black silhouette of the stone under the setting sun was hidden by the dark green pine forest background. The onlookers squinted and could not see the result, but the rippling sleep soon caused a splash.

It was a stone bullet, and they smashed a towering spray from a far away landing point, and within a few moments people also heard the roar of the spray.

"Very good, the new and old catapults have different landing points, it's a perfect probability attack."

Hit the fist-sized stone bullet to about 300 meters away, this is the strength of the bull catapult. Rurik had to estimate that if the Karelians also bravely gathered in a group and charged, their trebuchet matrix might be able to destroy half of their morale?

It's a pity that I have the strength to build a more powerful trebuchet. This time I really need to make more such lightweight heavy weapons based on real needs.

That night, the torsion slingshots were installed on the two new ships "Grey Squirrel" and "Salmon Chief". It was still the old rule. Each ship was installed with six on the bow deck and four on the stern deck.

At the same time as the loading of weapons, it is further to carry wheat and dried fish to the cabin, and even some special things.

Young green pine needles and the first Nordic daisies to bloom. Boiled pine needle water to drink, with the fragrance and weak bitterness to disperse the muddy smell of natural water, all Viking tribes have this habit. It is not tea drinking, but Rurik intends for the tradition to evolve directly into tea drinking.

Tea leaves are naturally unimaginable, and the daisy flower, which is a substitute for tea, can now be in full bloom! The earth had just thawed, and these flowers popped up almost overnight.

Maybe eating whole-wheat bread and bread is enough to meet the vitamin needs of the soldiers. Rurik is cautious and would rather let them take in more vitamins, especially the very important vitamin C. Drinking chrysanthemum tea will definitely solve the problem of Nordic people's intake. Difficult problem with vitamins. Although boiling tender pine needles is also an option, in the end, boiled chrysanthemum tea tastes good.

The promised date is tomorrow, and everything is ready!

Conquering Karelia, this battle is simply not a solution to the problem that the army rushes over and slashes. If so, things will be fine.

That night, Rurik gathered his wives and concubines on the third floor of the palace.

He opened the window and let the cool breeze come in. The moonlight and stars almost overshadowed the beating flames of the oil lamps, shining on each girl's face.

The girls were nervous, and it would be a good thing to follow Rurik on the expedition.

So, who will get this opportunity?

Rurik guessed their thoughts through their faces, and he let out a light breath: "The time is very tight, tomorrow is the expedition day. Now I announce who will come with me."

He stretched out his hand and pointed very clearly at Carlotta and Svetlana.

The tense nerves of the girls were instantly deflated, and Rurik heard the slight hiss of jealousy.

"I know, you all want to follow me to meet the world. This is a war, not a game! Carlotta will participate in the battle as a warrior. Svetlana!" Rurik deliberately increased his tone, His eyes also glanced at her: "You are the wife my father chose for me, and I will not go against my father's arrangement. You and I are still short of a Slavic wedding, so I will do it this year."

"Yes." Svetlana tried her best to suppress her inner ecstasy. Thanks to her parents' strict education, she was able to suppress her inner emotions.

She was twelve years old and married according to Slavic tradition. Besides, it's really beautiful to be able to go back to her parents' house with Rurik.

Not even Noren could make another trip to the East, even if Rose's Warriors Fourth Banner team were all her Balmer kin.

Rurik has no intention to say more, a small meeting on the third floor will end soon. He set aside other wives and concubines, but only left Carlotta and Lanna to arrange some extra arrangements.

The appointed day! It's today!

Thousands of people flocked to the beach, and once again the city's wooden walls were filled with people, which had to be further reinforced to carry the weight.

A small altar was temporarily set up on the sandy ground. Although she could not go on an expedition with her beloved man, Rumia knew that she had to abide by the responsibility of the high priest.

In all fairness, she is very supportive of Ross' campaign against the Karelian forces. All deer keepers are taught that Karelians are not to be messed with, even if they all keep deer for a living.

The source of this fear really came from hundreds of years ago. The Lapps (deer raising) were originally a group of people who were excluded from the Karelian ethnic group. The Lapps are the most humble existence in this area. Ross's servants followed Lord Rurik, and everyone finally got a stable life.

The beach was full of heavily armed fighters, including the newly-promoted Fourth Flag, Captain Hellafield Bringgoldson and his buddies in standard Ross uniforms.

The white cloth was sewn with blue stripes and wrapped around the body, and a deer belt was tied around the waist. The belt was also hung with daggers, hand axes and other weapons. They were all still carrying burlap backpacks with straps, full of cooking utensils, a small amount of dry food, and leather water bags filled with water. A sheet of sackcloth was rolled up and bent over the sides of the backpack. Finally, the huge round shield hangs from the bag.

Only a few of them carried spears, and most of them were armed with swords.

One centurion was extensively equipped with wooden crossbows, and also received a small distribution of arrows.

Hellafield is the captain of such a flag team. He never dreamed that an army could have such armament.

Look at himself! In addition to these weapons distributed by the Duke of Ross, what Hellafield can get is the iron sword given to him by his father and his own leather helmet.

Today, this leather helmet has been ordered by adults, that is, a collar made of a large number of wild duck and goose feathers must be installed. The collar feathers are all dyed with isatis, and a large amount of turpentine is also glued in for further fixation.

"This time, the enemy and my people can clearly see that I am an extraordinary character."

Hellafide praised Rurik's arrangement very much. The entire flag team was subdivided into more battle groups, and the ranks of officers depended on the number of helmet collar feathers and the way they were installed. Thinking about it carefully, this is really the smartest choice. After all, everyone is roaring during the melee, and it is difficult for the commander to exchange information with other guys even if he shouts out his throat. Now he can know where the friendly army is by looking at the feathers on the head of the friendly army.

Not only that, there was a flag officer beside Hellafield, who held a wooden pole with a hideous beast on it. Text message: Ross Army Warriors Fourth Flag Team.

The brothers have just changed their clothes this time, and they just look like regular and fierce Ross troops. The team really has the strength of the Ross Army and needs some training.

Hellafield is very fortunate, because the captain of each group, that is, the ten-man team, is the old mercenary of Rurik, and these people have made the brothers stand up neatly, just like those of the first flag team. Guys the same.

However, why are there still a group of teenagers standing on this beach?

It was Fisk and Kanuf, and even Telavis, who was pulled from Elrond.

Rurik selected a hundred young warriors from his subordinates. They were in their puberty, and their minds were full of thoughts of fighting and meritorious service. Their physical fitness was also comparable to that of adult men. Educated in Roman alphabet, Latin and mathematics, the literacy level is beyond the others.

These juvenile soldiers mixed with their other elite mercenaries, the Kowen people who helped in the battle, and the old sailors who manipulated the torsion slingshot, and they were directly assembled into a flag-shooting team.

In this expedition, a team of nearly 2,000 people will rush to Novolaosburg on the Neva River!

And this is still part of the army. When the Slavs are in place, Rurik estimates that he can organize an army of more than 3,000 people.

Is it just that? Do not! There is also a large group of Finns to help out.

Those Suomis who were part of Finland, they chose to obey very intelligently. Just like Rome, Rurik prided himself on building a northern Rome, and he had to learn from Rome in his affairs, such as recruiting the servants of Suomi to participate in the war, and giving them the spoils of war after a great victory.

Besides, by destroying the Karelian forces, isn't the long-standing threat of the Suomis gone?

Rumia, wearing a helmet of antlers, sang a hymn to Thor by the flames of the altar.

She and Rumi, and even the ten other little priests, were essentially Rurik's wives and concubines, and all the Rus and guests knew about it, and they were willing to talk about it faithfully.

Thor is not only the god of craftsmen, but also the god of war. Today, they are the first to praise and sacrifice for them.

After that, it was another hymn to Odin, and the sacrifice came to the most critical moment.

Ross, who has a herd of deer, no longer has to worry about sacrifices for sacrifices. Rurik stared at the raging fire, thinking about whether he could recruit an army of 4,000 people, or chat with the leader of Suomi, and form a two-pronged coalition. A full-scale attack on the Karelian forces.

Now that he has reached the critical stage of sacrifice, he showed his short sword and walked towards the deer of sacrifice...

The deer's liver was cut open, and Rumia cut it open, declaring the victory of the battle to the cheers of the people.

Victory must belong to Ross, and the soldiers who are ready now start lining up to board the fleet that has been parked on the trestle and is ready to go!

Avlora, Duke of Ostara, Grey Squirrel and Salmon Chief, these four ships alone packed 500 people!

There were also the first four smaller planetary sailing destroyers, which were stuffed with another 400 people.

With the success of the last ultra-long-range sailing expedition, Rurik really learned a lesson from it. He stuffed so many people into the ship in one go that it was crowded and cramped, and it was really uncomfortable.

Even the crew of a large ship like the Avlora has been cut a lot, of course, considering the factor of not being able to pull too many people, but also because a lot of rations and reserve weapons are stuffed in her cabin.

How are more fighters placed? Naturally, those converted armed cargo ships.

Four sail cruisers, four sail destroyers and twenty sail armed cargo ships.

The cheers of the people resounded throughout the fjord. They excitedly watched the invincible fleet slowly leave the trestle, and watched the ships assembled into a fleet in the fjord waters, moving against the wind and slowly sailing out of the fjord.

The people have been watching, and the decks of the ships are also full of people.

As the captain of the mercenary Yevlo, he is qualified to stay on the flagship, and this time he was ordered to bring his wife and even his infant son.

Helmi gave birth to the baby very safely after all, although the baby was very delicate, and it was very risky to sail with him. Both Helmi and Yevro knew the great significance of the voyage, because Yevro was given an important task, that is to go to the territory of the Suomi people and pull a servant army to assist the Rus in destroying Karelia in the first battle. Ah.

Therefore, as the count of Finland, he rushed to the army to support Ross.

As for the count of Finland, it's the baby boy!

Yevro had given his son a name, and he was called Satuli, which means warrior.