Rise of Rurik - Chapter 666

[Chapter 667 Assault on the Bear Altar]

The ambush attack was like a storm, and it ended in a very short time.

Arik wanted to keep alive, but the brothers were too violent and killed the group of Karelian envoys.

The enemy’s corpse was cut into eight pieces, and the Vipus who signed the certificate in this way was further demanded by Arik to end the matter. Twenty heads were stuck on wooden sticks. see it clearly.

The bloody scene stirred the aging heart of the female leader, and everyone trembled when they saw the masterpieces of the men.

No need to preach, the Vipus can only advance and retreat with the whole family on the Ross’s warship.

No, twenty more Vipus fighters who participated in the killing were recruited.

These 20 people were purely Arik pulling out the generals in the poke. They were relatively stronger and saw blood. They all clearly knew the exact location of the “Bear Altar” in Karelia, and they were excellent guides.

Telavis has taken away the girl’s peace of mind, Hayasta, the granddaughter of the female leader, this girl will leave with Telavis as a bargaining chip for surrender.

It was Telavis, the only son of the leader of the Kewen gray squirrel tribe. His status was a bit more noble, and he had experienced too many bloody battles. It was quite appropriate to lead twenty more Veps fighters at a young age.

The strength of the Ross Army Squadron has improved, and most of the 550 troops are veterans. They only seem to be small in number, but their combat power is amazing.

Slaughtering the Messenger is tantamount to an undeclared war against Karelia. Those heads stuck on wooden poles will all be thrown to the bear altar and become the so-called “Headhunter Monument”, deterring and provoking the Karelians.

Arik, he is not arrogant enough to wipe out the three major tribes of the Karelian forces with just his men.

Even what he knew about there was still only the description of the Vipus people. What is the situation of the enemy?

Just like when a bear catches a suspected prey, it will tentatively bite first, and only eat it when it finds that it is meat, and remember it forever.

The Russian army armed the altar of bears with swords and axes to investigate!

They took a rest after slaughtering the envoys, ate grilled perch on the wheat bread and bread, and made some cooked reindeer meat and dried perch meat, and the whole army boarded the ship and took the twenty With a new servant army of Vips, the fleet continued northward along the shoreline of the lake.

It is believed that as long as you walk along the shore of the lake, the first settlement you will find is the Target Bear Altar.

kindness?

Do not!

Assault!

right.

It was the first time for the Veps to sit on a boat larger than a canoe. They were excited and nervous, and had no fear of war at all, but took it as a boating trip on the Great Lake.

They were all concentrated on the largest flagship, with the tall triangular sails fluttering under the sun and the south wind. They had never even seen such a huge piece of cloth, and they couldn’t help but suspect that it might have been made by God.

But the Ross people are clearly not gods!

They are people, a stronger force than the Karelians.

Those rumors became true, and I was standing on the illusory ship.

As the Vips gradually became familiar with him, that strange expression that he had rarely seen quickly dissipated, and he quickly entered his new role.

Looking at Aric again, it doesn’t make sense to add more or less servants to the team. It’s okay to count on these 20 people to kill the enemy, and make an atmosphere group at most.

They were good guides, they were all standing overtime, staring at the familiar and unfamiliar lake shoreline, while pointing their fingers in the direction, thus prompting the flagship to constantly correct the course.

The whole day’s drifting on the lake was very calm, people were bored and dozed off, and only the sailors of the ships stood guard.

At last the short night fell, and the Ross army ate and defecated on board, just as they had when they were fishing at sea.

The army continued sailing for another day, and the lake was so huge that the soldiers were all shocked.

Perhaps tomorrow will be another fruitless voyage, and the entire fleet will land on a nearby island in the lake intending to spend the night there.

Many people picked up wild duck eggs in the grass nest, which added some fun to the boring voyage.

There are some small trees on the island, and the reeds have the most stalks. The large area is full of astonishing mud, making the whole island not have many reliable footholds, so many people have returned to the boat after landing.

The weeds were cleared and some bonfires were lit in the setting sun.

The time has just arrived in August, summer has bid farewell to Lake Ladoga, and early autumn is here, the gentle sunset invites people to sleep soundly, and the cool lake breeze adds a touch of coolness.

Arik didn’t suspect that the Vips guide had pointed the wrong way, he was just surprised by the hugeness of the lake.

The Ross people colonized New Roseburg and established a huge city on the barren coastal grassland. They have been active near the Neva River for several years. Although they are adjacent to the Great Lake, they have no experience of exploring the lake area at all, and they lack understanding of the hugeness of the lake.

When people began to relax, when the afterglow of the setting sun gave way to the brilliant night sky, the vision in the distance appeared.

It was a coincidence, but also a necessity.

There was a small problem with the mast of the flagship Mercury. The pulley at the top of the mast that controlled the lifting and lowering of the sail was stuck by a cable. There was no time to repair it when the big ship was moving forward. Now the anchor sailors climbed to the top.

The brilliant starry sky was beautiful and ethereal, but the sailor saw a fluorescent light appearing on the dark lakeshore in the distance.

That’s a campfire!

It’s not like a bonfire!

As the night became darker, some yellow light sources gradually appeared on the surface of the lake, and the light sources on the shore of the lake became more dense.

Gradually, more Ross fighters noticed the abnormality, and their instincts as fighters drove them to stand up, and the news about “we found the bear altar” was instantly spread.

Alec was standing on the shore, his heart was full of excitement.

When he asked whether the light source of all Vips guides was the bear altar, he got a complete affirmation.

“It’s really great, it can be said that I caught the prey.”

Arik muttered a few words to himself, and then yelled at the laughing brothers: “You see it! That’s their bonfire and their fishing fire. The Karelians have exposed themselves, you go to bed early, and at dawn we launch Attack! Remember! Everyone sees blood, no mercy!”

Everyone knew the meaning of the boss’s words. The Ross army would be entitled to a feast of killing. They had done too much of this kind of thing to be nervous.

Originally, the bonfires of the Ross army were not strong and hidden, but now they extinguished the bonfires one after another. After eating dry food, most of them still moved to the boats so that they could move quickly when they went out tomorrow morning.

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The short night ended quickly, and half of the people did not sleep well.

This is not a big problem, about to participate in a bloodthirsty frenzy, the self-proclaimed bravest warriors hope to prove their strength and ferocity to Odin under the rising sun, and the Karelians have become a kind of prop.

They gnawed on pancakes, bread cubes, and dried fish, and when they were too dry, they drank a pottery urn of lake water.

Arik stood on the commanding height of the stern deck and looked down at the entire fleet. Immediately, the scene of the first attack on Gotland was about to reappear.

The sky is still dark blue now, and only the soldiers who have guarded all night are now huddled up to take a nap in the cabin. The timing is completely on the side of the Ross people, and even the fire of the Karelian people on the lake has not yet dissipated.

He raised his arms and called out: “Now! Let’s go!”

The wind was generally weak at night, and the Mercury’s human-powered propellers propelled her off the island and into the open water.

Immediately afterwards, the two longships caught the dropped cables and tied them securely to the masts.

The entire squadron advances in the most traditional human paddling mode. With the assistance of the tow boat and its own propeller, the Mercury is like a reindeer sleigh running on the lake. Splashes of water left behind dark trails.

They made some splash noise, muffled by the faint lake wind and waves lapping on the shore.

A group of shadows became more and more conspicuous in the gradually clear world, and the Karelian fishermen fishing at night did not notice until the Ross fleet approached.

What is very strange is that they didn’t seem to feel terror, but stood on the canoe stupidly, quietly watching the strange fleet leave, and watched the fleet head straight for the bear altar.

Want to annihilate those night anglers?

Killing is okay, of course, but not necessary.

The task of the army is to rush to the shore in the shortest time before killing, and the road to attack should not be hindered by some things.

Those fishermen are lucky, but also sad. As the saying goes, what does it have to do with you to destroy you, and what to do with you to forgive you?

The sky is already azure blue, just like the blue lines of the “Ross Principality Paddle Flag” flying on the mast.

The phantom of the squadron is clearly visible, and the Karelian market at the Bear Altar has also entered their morning market. People who got up early and got out of their tents to trade leather, small animals, deer, fish and other goods gathered on the shore to watch This unprecedented sight.

The tsunami does not seem to be a threat before it hits the coast. Some people who made a wrong prediction will stop at the mast until the big wave is approaching and becomes overwhelming. It is too late.

Hundreds of people gathered by the lake, one side is the sun that is about to break through the lake level, and the other side is a huge fleet with a deliberate image. They are more concerned about the latter, and even the bold think that this is a trading fleet. Come fortune.

Those who made such predictions were not completely wrong. The Ross ships would naturally do business honestly when facing the strong. When encountering the weak, whether they choose to go to war depends purely on their mood.

Arik didn’t know what the group of people on the shore was doing. The Vips guides were all afraid of the Karelians, and they decisively claimed that their opponents were on guard.

Tellavis spoke in Norse: “The Veps say. The enemy must have known through divination that we killed their messenger. The Karelians already know, they…”

Arik smiled: “Are they going to have a decisive battle with our army by the lake? Coincidentally, I was about to chop off their heads. They are so brave.”

“It’s reckless.” Telavis said calmly.

“It’s bravery! This group of people dare to confront me head-on, and I respect them as warriors. That’s okay, I’ll deal with them with the strongest strength, and the torsion slingshot is ready!”

The six torsion slingshots on the Mercury are all in the firing state at an elevation angle. After they are fully charged, they are all equipped with the javelins of the spin feathers.

Arik pointed his thumb at the gathered crowd to estimate the distance, felt that the distance was appropriate, and calmly issued the firing order.

The six javelins flew in an instant, and the Vips were dumbfounded amidst the whirring sound.

The javelin is a swirling feather, and the buzzing sound caused by the violent friction of the air during the rotation quickly attracted the attention of the Karelians on the shore, and then the black rod fell down and hit the ground hard.

One unlucky guy was directly pierced through the chest and was nailed to the dirt floor.

Although only one death was caused, the Karelians who watched the excitement finally lost their illusions. They understood that the approaching enemy was an enemy they had never seen before!

It’s a pity that when they started to escape, the arrow rain strike of the entire Ross Squadron had already arrived.

The Corvin longbowman threw first, followed by the Ross crossbowman’s throw.

Relying on the potential energy of the falling, the light arrow hit the Karelian civilians in animal skins with the posture of iron hail.

The Karelians who were attacked are indeed civilians now, if they took up their iron spears, they would not be.

After all, they possessed the hegemony of an area, and fought with the old neighbors of the Tavastians. The people who realized that it was an enemy attack ran back to their tents, called their sons to take up weapons and prepare to fight the enemy attack, and ordered the women Look after your belongings.

It also includes the resident priests of the bear altar. They call on the altar guards in bear skins to stand up. Although they don’t know who the attacker is, for this sacred center of sacrifice, they must defeat the attacker before the chief returns.

Could it be that the altar guards with as many as 50 people can defend the sanctity of the sacrificial center?

Arik’s team was equipped with 150 bows and crossbows. Since the Ross army has repeatedly enjoyed huge benefits in the use of long-range weapons, let the “slash each other squarely and squarely” go to hell. It is foolish to have advanced weapons and not use them.

Arrow strikes bring terrible carnage like none of the Karelians have ever seen on the battlefield.

People were running wildly, and many people continued to run with arrow wounds, but it was too late.

The first long boat rushed up to the soft lake shore, and the Ross warrior with a crossbow aimed and fired with his weapon, covering the sword and shield brothers and jumped off the boat steadily.

Someone once expected that they would encounter obstacles when they landed on the beach, and everyone would land in the face of the enemy’s arrows. Indeed, the Karelians were shooting back with arrows, so I’m afraid it could only be regarded as a symbolic resistance.

The Mercury faced the enemy with its broadside, and she completely became a kind of arrow tower near the shore. The subordinates of the Telavis organization stayed on the ship and continued to provide arrow support to the brothers fighting on the shore.

The six torsion slingshots all hit the side facing the enemy, all loaded with cast iron projectiles, and made rough strikes at the running targets.

Go ashore to fight in person?

Aric felt itchy in his heart, but it wasn’t right now.

The soldiers of the entire flag team basically rushed ashore, slashing wantonly with swords and axes, and killed anyone who was not white-robed and blue-striped, without mercy, but they did not lose their minds in the blood.

They are a group of efficient killing machines, only killing and doing nothing else, as if lava flows through the forest and burns everything.

Looting property and so on after the war, all the brothers have to do is to be ordered to kill wildly.

This is one of the reasons why Arik watched the battlefield from a high place. He had to supervise the actions of the army, and he could determine the battle situation of each centurion by noting the blue feathers on the head of the centurion.

The whole situation has been opened, and the whole so-called bear altar is in chaos.

At this moment, the sun was also rising, and the lake mist began to evaporate. Arik had just seen that the Bear Altar was not a large settlement, and the mist made the world a bit blurry.

He made all the archers listen to the fire, and the long-range support came to an end.

The current Ross army no longer needed support, those who escaped slowly were killed one after another, and those who escaped quickly could only lay down their belongings and try their best to save themselves.

There were more than 2,000 people at the Bear Altar before the attack, and only a few escaped successfully. A brawl broke out among the many tents.

There are no soldiers in the Ross army, and it is inevitable that someone will be injured in the chaotic battle, but the strength gap between the two sides is too outrageous.

There are more than 2,000 people at the Mokanxiong Altar, of which there are no more than five or six hundred middle-aged men.

The bone cluster arrows of the Karelians are meaningless to the buckskin-covered chain mail of the Russian army, not to mention that some soldiers even hung bronze and iron pieces on the chain mail at their own expense, unless these inferior arrow clusters can be very coincidental The observation window that penetrates the eyes of the Ross fighter, but unfortunately there is no.

The Karelians at the Bear Altar put up their own resistance, and their assembled ranks were soon crushed by the Viking shield wall of the Rus, and the fatal slaughter ensued.

Once morale collapsed, it would be too difficult to recover. The bear altar lost its resistance, and only the fifty altar guards in bear skins were the only ones who resisted resolutely.

It was these people who, in order to protect the sacred altar, faced the besieging two Rus centurions, wielding spears, bear-tooth clubs, and axes, fighting hard, and were strangled under the siege of Rus sword and shield heavy infantry.

In the end, the feathered priests were also killed indiscriminately.

This was the last battle at the Bear Altar. There were no casualties in the Ross army, but a few people had some bruises from the impact.

It is quite normal for heavily armored veterans to have zero deaths in battle against leather-clad tribal warriors.

Human blood flowed out of the bear skin, and the Ross warriors didn’t care about the corpses of these “bear guards”. When someone realized that this was the main altar of the bear altar and found the gemstone necklace on the neck of the slain priest, the looting began naturally.

The only difference from the two Centuries is that the other two Centuries have been broken into pieces, and the brothers chased and killed the fugitives. After making sure that the enemy had escaped too far, the pursuit became meaningless, so they began to collect those who were left behind. wealth, such as a staggering number of reindeer.

How many deer are there?

At least five thousand!

[End of this Chapter]