Rise of Rurik

Otto's guys are all bearded, they all look like old men, and many of them still have strong fighting power.

Their image makes the people of White Tree Manor in awe, and also makes the people of other manor fear.

The old guys are different now, all of them have steel swords and some crossbows. Many people wear chain armor, and some even spend money to hang iron pieces on the ring, which is called iron fish scales.

Otto is such a person with extreme precautions. He put on a suit of scale armor changed from chain mail. For the current Otto, its decorative value actually surpassed the battle and became a symbol of merit.

He is dressed in bear fur, with thick metallic scales, his gray beard fluttering in the wind, and he holds a patterned steel sword in the mud in both hands.

Even, like a god of war, even if he is old.

Even though Otto is old, he has brought people here twice a year for more than 20 years. In recent years, his actions in the Novgorod region have become more and more outrageous, making the locals even more fearful!

Ordinary farmers don't know what's going on here, they only know that the Varyangros are stronger, and the tribute requested, that is, the burden on the shoulders has changed from pebbles to boulders.

They have always shown a strong forbearance, which is difficult for native nobles such as Borudne to perceive this, only Vadim perceives that this may be a strong force.

Vadim and his guys were busy sharpening their knives, and he quickly made a plan to lick blood.

More than sixty people gathered in a claustrophobic cabin sheltered by the woods, young boys carrying daggers, axes, and even sharpened wooden blades.

Vadim's brows were furrowed, and in front of everyone's eyes, he suddenly pulled out his dagger and slammed it on the wooden floor. The dull voice startled everyone, making the depressing atmosphere even more suffocating.

"Brothers, I have already thought about it. This is a hard job. Since you all recognize me as the eldest brother, do as I say."

The young people looked at each other, and they were all close friends, but when it came time to die, it was impossible without fear.

Someone raised their heads and said: "Let's do it. My house was burned down by them, my father was killed by them, and my sister was taken away by them. I have a bad life. If I can kill a Russ person, even if I succeed in revenge ."

Someone starts, and everyone else responds.

Vadim's eyes were still wide open,

But the brother in front of him can say anything cruel now, even if he really has the courage to face the Rus people?

"Now listen to my arrangements. My father will receive the Rus at my mansion, and the immortal Otto will definitely come. Don't worry, my father's private soldiers recognize me as the young master, and they all listen to me. I plan them During the discussion, we rushed to assassinate Otto! Kill the Rus people at any cost! When we succeeded, we went to destroy their ships. Then we can publicly say that the children of the Lake Ilmen gods will never be slaves !"

It seems that as long as Vadim's arrangement is followed, the Rus people this year are thinking idiots, and it seems that everything can be done smoothly.

Vadim looked at his guys again. He noticed the trembling in some people's eyes and knew that it was a sign of cowardice.

"I think there are still cowards among you. You haven't killed anyone, not even a sheep. I won't force you, but cowards are not my brothers. Get out now! Cowards are not worth fighting with me!"

His words were severe, and he acted like a terrifying Varyag, and everyone in the wooden house was shocked and no one escaped.

Vadim felt that his actions were brave, and that he was angry with the entire Novgorod people.

However, the mere 100 young people at most should be limited, unless more farmers are called up to revolt.

As for how to summon the farmers, Vadim believes that this is something he can do only by himself.

He continued to arrange: "After you go back, contact your friends and try to convince the farmers and fishermen to take up arms, even sticks. Let them get ready, and when we start moving, let them attack the Rus' boat. . Organise the torches and burn the boat! Or just take their boat!"

This matter is clearly more exciting than the assassination of Otto!

Everyone looked at each other and whispered to each other. After exchanging opinions, they all felt that only by doing this would it be possible to defeat the Rus.

Vadim is more cautious: "I will do more than that. I will personally go to those who owe debts and make them fight to pay off their debts. I will call them right away, and I will organize an army. If you are a Russian, I am the prince of Novgorod. You are all my brothers, and it will be good for me to fight in the future."

Apparently the young Vadim was betting on this battle.

At that time, he was kicked to the ground by Otto, the eldest brother who died was a coward, his father was compromising, and his sister was abducted by the Rus, he must have become a sad slave.

In the past few years, he has been sharpening his knives silently, but as he grows older, the cutting-edge knives are no longer aimed at not only the Rus people, but also the traitor's White Tree Manor.

And, his appeasement father Borudne.

Vadim will also take his place, and finally at Lake Ilmen, in Novgorod, he will be crowned prince!

He is indeed not a dreamer. After a small meeting, he took his cronies to recruit death squads.

Everyone in Pine Needle Manor knew that Vadim would inherit the throne of the manor. This nobleman actually condescended to visit ordinary people and even debt serfs, and even live to see him!

He gathered a group of serfs who were in debt and declared decisively: "Your debts are all forgiven! In exchange, take up arms and fight the Rus with me."

They were terrified at first, and some people suspected that this young man had not taken over the burden of his father, and his words were not enough to believe. Unexpectedly, Vadim is still increasing his chips.

All the debts are forgiven if they participate in the war, there will be a reward for killing a Rus, and the iron tools removed from the corpse are also owned by the individual.

This is still not over. Vadim explained all the burdens on ordinary people as the looting of the Rus, and attributed poverty to the sins of the Rus.

"They are afraid of us because there are so many people in our manor. They loot our wealth in the hope that we are all sick and make us powerless to resist. My answer is! Fight! For your women and children, for wealth, and them Fight!"

The same rhetoric Vadim deliberately preached around the poor. And as a nobleman, he promised the people great benefits, which other nobles could not do.

When a fighter faces Rus people or fears, a hundred fighters can get together to cheer each other up and have morale.

Well, what about five hundred? Maybe the power to destroy everything like a flood.

No way, the plain life on the shore of Lake Ilmen severely limited the pattern of this young warrior. He knew nothing about the true strength of the Ross people!

It is precisely because of this that Vadim has the courage to believe that he has a chance to win.

Ross Otto and his Sorgon fleet would soon enter Lake Ilmen, and enter the so-called urban area of ​​Novgorod, the core area of ​​the so-called Pine Needle Manor.

Vadim did not dare to gather the warriors too loudly. He was sure that his actions were not noticed by his father, and of course his time was very limited.

But how is it possible? !

Borudne knew that his son was planning something. He actually hoped that Vadim would bring his brothers to overthrow the hegemony of the Rus when he grew up. He just felt that the time was not ripe, even if the time was not right.

In his wishful thinking, he decided that his son was only gathering strength, and that the rebellion against the Rus was a few years later.

Borudne was busy preparing tributes, hoping to get rid of the Rus as soon as possible.

He never imagined that Vadim had gathered more than 100 people from the farm next door. There is no other reason, Vadim insists on going his own way, then as an in-law, the farm next door is also in danger.

Since the battle is inevitable, I believe that Vadim can succeed, and the residents of the farm next door are equivalent to being coerced into Vadim's team.

After all, it is self-evident who will gain huge benefits after defeating the power to eradicate the Rus, and when Vadim becomes his own queen.

He has a thousand armed men in name, but it seems that these guys can only fight with the wind.

The key to victory was my assassination, and Vadim and all the eighty young warriors he had worked so hard to muster were ready.

Even if they don't look like warriors, they don't look as shabby as they wear shabby weapons. However, it is precisely the appearance of a condescending child that is most confusing.

On the other hand, Otto stayed at the White Tree Manor for three days to recharge his batteries. This time, he continued to sail on the Volkhov River with his two hundred brothers. In front of him was the Great Lake Ilmen. manor.

These old guys were not very old in the past few years. Otto brought so many people on this trip. He also thought that it was just tax collection. Pine Needle Manor was a bunch of idiots. People who come to them will be scared to diaper.

The old guys are generally in their fifties, and some people are still included in the second flag team because of their strong feet.

Rurik felt that the "sunset red" of the second flag team could no longer fight for a few more years. They should all settle down and do what they can do, such as teaching young children some fighting skills and life experience, doing some Low-intensity work gives Rose the heat.

Even if they were old, Rurik boasted that he had enough money to ensure their daily meals.

But they are warriors, and real warriors can't bear to give alms.

Their group of friends from their hometown came along with the big ship. When the five large sailboats headed by the Sperosville appeared on the lake, the canoes of the Slavs all retreated.

Many women avoided with their children, and some daring cow herders stood on the near shore full of reeds, dumbly watching the arrival of the big boat of the Rus.

Hearing that the Russ were coming, Borudne hurriedly invited his cronies and hosted a banquet in his mansion to entertain Otto.

At the same time, he also sent people to rule the common people. In order to avoid the casualties of the Rus people, men, women, young and old can flee into the forest with a soft fluff and leave quickly.

Ross's ship deliberately chose a slightly steeper shore to anchor, and a group of unshaven old men disembarked with shields and swords.

Many people set up small camps on the shore guarding the big boat. There are more than 100 people. Their later task is to respond to the trolleys of Pine Needle Manor and transport the tribute to the boat.

Otto was in a good mood, and he walked to Borudne's mansion with more than fifty people in full armor.

Because I heard some news from White Tree Manor, Borudne despised White Tree Manor, and his dog was despised. Can a dog owner bear it?

Otto and his lads walked into the empty commune, where they heard the sporadic barking of dogs and the cooing of chickens.

It is very quiet here, and it is obvious that the village name has just escaped.

The Rus people have long thought it was not expensive, because a few years ago, they demolished many of their houses due to madness. In the following years, when they came to collect tribute, the villagers ran to the woods to hide.

And those ordinary people Otto have nothing to say, his goal is Borudne.

No, Borudne, dressed in fur, has been waiting respectfully with his people.

Otto stepped arrogantly, it seemed that only the beard was white, and the whole person was still strong.

"Are the tributes ready?" he exclaimed very plainly in Slavic.

"That's right. My lord, please come in and talk."

Borudne looked submissive, and the face of the armed entourage around him seemed to be constipated for many days.

Otto didn't think much of it, and strode toward the wooden fence with his guys. In the end, they entered someone else's territory, and the old warriors took off their shields one after another. This is the instinct of the warriors, and they all took certain precautions.

Otto entered the house, and Borudne immediately offered a young woman to serve.

But Otto was not close to women for a long time, and pinched Miki by the neck and threw it to Borudne.

"Your wife is dead, and now you have a new love. You should play by yourself! I want tribute, I don't have time to stay here."

Hearing this, Borudne was delighted, at least the old Otto always kept his word for so many years. He was very happy that Old Otto took the tribute again this year, patted his clothes and left, and the God of Plague might have easily invited him away.

However, just when Borudne announced that he would go to the warehouse to hoist the ready tribute, Vadim, who was already prepared, started!

Because there were armed men hiding in the seemingly empty houses, Vadim and his death squad let Otto's team go, and they felt confident when they saw the small number of them.

There is also a group of armed men gathered in the village, some of them assist Vadim, and the other part hides in the woods near the berth of the Rus' boat, and they will try to seize the ship after Vadim starts.

"Guys, the immortals are already in. Come with me, we'll go in through the back door!"

Vadim took his brothers to covert action, and they were surrounded by guards stationed at the back door of their mansion. After all, he is the next manor owner, and the guards can only accept their fate.

No one could stop Vadim's action, and a hundred death squads of the guards in Nevadim suddenly appeared.

More than a dozen young men armed with daggers and axes suddenly rushed into the hall, and rushed towards the Ross people who were sitting in silence with weapons indiscriminately.

Everything was sudden. Some old soldiers were suddenly stabbed by a dagger in their unprotected necks, and blood spurted out. The scene was instantly terrifying.

As the messenger of everything, Vadim rushed to the front, and when he saw Otto's old face, he rushed over with a dagger in both hands.

"Go to hell! Old man!"

His iron sword slammed into Otto's side ribs, just as Otto realized it was too late.

The short sword hit Otto, but it was a deflection, causing Vadim to fall to one side.

Vadim couldn't think of it at all, the old immortal still has an iron armor? He fell to the ground, holding a slightly bent sword, intending to continue fighting.

Otto had already reacted, the scabbard directly blocked Vadim's slashing, he picked up his heavy boots, kicked Vadim in the mouth again after five years, and his head was buzzing.

The whole hall was in chaos, and Borudne's mind went blank and screamed.

The fighting young people also screamed and fought against the Rus, and the entire mansion was also surrounded by armed men.

The old Ross warriors who started to have debt serfs rushed to the outdoors, and as for the fighters, their skills were basically no, but their courage was admirable.

After all, he is a veteran of the Second Flag Team. The Ross veteran who suffered a sneak attack is best at killing and fighting in his life.

Some soldiers died in a sneak attack in the room, and the cramped house also made the battle impossible, and the Rus people fell into a passive state.

Otto was dragged out of the dangerous room by his brothers, and he cursed: "Borudgne! You are seeking death!"

Is it self-destruction? certainly.

In the hall were the corpses of the Rus, as well as the bodies of many young people who were dying of convulsions.

Vadim threw the bent iron sword and picked up the steel sword of the slain Rus. His mind became clearer and he went into the fight again, so he didn't care about the old face of his father's defeat like a corpse, and continued to yell at the red-faced guys to continue slashing.

But in the courtyard, forty Rus kept Otto within a ring of shield walls.

What is this crisis? Even if surrounded by 500 people, Otto still has a way to escape.

"Brothers, kill any who come! We retreat to the ship!"

The Slav warriors approaching the shield wall were always mercilessly stabbed, and the swords of the old warriors of Rus dripped blood.

However, there are also guys who are not afraid of death. Even if their body is pierced by a sword, they still hug a Rusian and will pull out of the shield wall. With this sacrifice, they can reach the limit and exchange for one, in exchange for the loss of protection of the old Russ soldier being attacked by an axe , hammer, or other weapons.

The Rus were taking losses and their evacuation was slow. Everyone is getting old, the guys insist on fighting, and Otto is forced to join the fight.

The Russ evacuated while fighting, and there were many dead bodies on the ground.

The Slavic warriors suffered a lot. Their trembling hands could no longer hold their short spears steadfastly. They dared not confront the Rus again, but they pursued them under the leadership of Vadim.

On the other hand, a group of people suddenly burst out from the woods, and they attacked Ross's lakeside camp.

Unfortunately, this sneak attack was quickly thwarted.

How can the Rus always win if they are always negligent.

Just like Otto's chain armor, which has been transformed into a scaly armor with strong defenses, the Rus by the lake easily escaped the dark arrows of the Slavs, and then quickly formed a shield wall to undertake the enemy's charge.

Otto saw the melee that was breaking out by the lake, and he was not worried about his guys, because the old soldiers were also soldiers after all, and the Slavs were being defeated!

The people on the boat used the broadside torsion slingshot to shoot, and the crossbow was a precise strike combined with the fierce killing of the soldiers. The armed men of Pine Needle Manor returned to the jungle for the time being.

This is an opportunity to retreat!

Otto didn't know what the situation was. He instinctively judged that the place was dangerous. The best way was to withdraw to the boat and regroup and take precautions at White Tree Manor.

The collection of tribute this year has encountered an unprecedented setback, and a plan of bloody revenge has been brewing in his mind.

The Rus people sent arrows to push back the Slavic pursuers, fearing that they would be killed in seconds by the flying strange stones, the initiator Vadim had to evade.

"You run away! Otto, you are a coward!" Vadim yelled loudly, but unfortunately his scolding was drowned out by the shouting and killing, and Otto, who had already boarded the ship, could no longer hear it.

The big ship raised its jib, and the Rus people were unable to retrieve the dead body, but it was nothing! Veteran warriors seek benevolence, and dying on the battlefield is the end of the old.

Since Pine Needle Manor chose war, the actions of this year's expedition to Karelia will have to be changed. The army must crusade against the Pine Needle Manor to clean up the disobedient.

Otto supported his old waist and stood at the bow of the ship, in addition to his anger, he also felt emotional about this armor.

"The scales made of steel plates and lock rings are really good! It's worth a lot of money!"