Rise of Rurik - Chapter 711

[Chapter 712]

As the time for the planned evacuation draws closer, the spirits of the warriors guarding Ross’s shop fort inevitably begin to slacken.

The underground tunnel has been surveyed, and some redundant sundries have been cleared. Blue Fox is sure that he can escape quite smoothly.

The exit of the laneway is not far from the fortress, but the exit is in a sheep pen, which has been abandoned and has become a substantial ruin. There are still some abandoned old wooden houses in Hedeby. There is no surprise.

Digging an escape route is beyond the imagination of the traditional rich men of Hedeby, and if Gould hadn’t asked Blue Fox to do so, he wouldn’t have done it.

The forced action actually came in handy!

The atmosphere of the battle became more and more intense, and Hazelby was murderous. At this moment, Blue Fox once again felt the old man’s scheming, and the horror of Hazelby’s business atmosphere.

I don’t know from which day, the whole city seemed more intentional, and it fell into an indescribable silence.

Many residents have already run away when they sensed the coming of the war. Of course, there are no children crying loudly. Only a large group of dark ravens have expected opportunities to appear frequently. Their desolate calls heralded Odin’s gaze!

True fighters consider them to be auspicious birds, while common people should keep them away.

Legend has it that Odin will observe the battlefield through the eyes of this bird. Once they appear in large numbers, there will be a big battle soon.

The old mercenaries were still cleaning their weapons, counting and preparing arrows.

The newly recruited Wadi and his gang were fiddling with their stones, and made simple breastplates out of wooden boards, and the carapaces were connected with hemp ropes to prevent them from being hit by the enemy’s arrows when they leaned out to throw stones.

Some wooden scaffolding around the wooden wall has been built, and pottery pots with long burning flames are mostly placed in the corners.

The weather has been very good in recent days, although the rain has not come down despite the cloudy weather.

The temperature at night is a bit low, and the braziers are used to keep the guards warm, and they can even be used as a weapon.

Some arrows were bound with cloth strips, soaked in seal oil and turpentine, inserted into the brazier and pulled out, and the arrow clusters could burn. It became a good arson weapon, and the mercenaries prepared it for emergencies.

The Ross people have been preparing for battle, guarding against sudden and large-scale attacks by their opponents during the day, and also guarding against sneak attacks at night.

The brothers kept their vigilance for a long time. Now that the agreed time to retreat was approaching, many of them kept their mouths shut, but grass grew in their hearts, and their speech and behavior became more impetuous.

Until a long horn sounded, the mercenaries who had become relaxed seemed to be blasted by thousands of steel needles, their soft muscles tensed instantly, and dents appeared on their soothing foreheads.

This is not the first time they have encountered a similar situation. The old mercenaries who participated in Gotland many years ago immediately remembered what happened back then.

The old mercenary drew his sword and slammed into the wooden shield, and shouted desperately, “Don’t take a nap! The enemy is attacking, prepare to fight!”

After all, it was a life-threatening business, and those “berrant warriors” who were desperately trying to kill the enemy in order to obtain their souls to go to Valhalla jumped up first, and rushed to the wooden wall with their weapons.

The warriors with bows began to climb to the commanding heights, and the warriors who had ambushed on the temporary platform on the roof also began to shout at the people in the yard, announcing the sudden appearance of a group of armed men.

Blue Fox’s fat fish-like head put on the iron helmet once again, and he didn’t forget to beat it to cheer himself up.

“Finally, we still have to fight!” He faced the people around him with a solemn attitude: “I don’t want you to die for the courage and fearlessness of the soldiers. I want you to live and fight the enemy desperately, and then we will retreat along the lane.”

The mercenaries whispered to each other first, then roared.

“Okay.” Blue Fox pulled out the steel sword: “Let’s go!”

The Russians gave up all illusions and prepared for battle. The arrows were already placed in the arrow slots, and the crossbowmen sitting on the scaffold had their feet stretched. Bow into battle.

The Ross people are like this, and the armed men who gathered in crowds also gave up all illusions.

Those gathered farmers believed in the legend of the “Mountain of Gold and Silver Mountain” and defended the honor of Denmark. Only some people would insist on these statements, and most of the farmers just waited to finish the vote and rob the Ross people and happily harvested it. wheat.

There were no Danish lords involved in the battle, and the Danish tribes, big and small, didn’t even know what was about to happen to Hedeby.

It was the local gangsters who actively participated in this battle. In order to grab some good things after the chaos, gangsters big and small joined in. This led to the strength of the “army” nominally under the command of Stade to be close to 2,000.

A large group of “soldiers” with their own weapons and food moved towards Ross’s shop from multiple directions. They had already entrenched in the city, frightening women and children to leave the city, and a group of men who did not dare to fight also evacuated.

As for those big merchants who plotted to establish the new King of Denmark, they were the first to resort to tricks to make Dostad and Ross merchants fight to the death, but they knew the pros and cons of it, and it was more painful than constipation to get them to participate.

The big merchants retreated to the countryside with the most important money and manpower. The mansions and shops left in the city were not worth much. A few mercenaries hung rough raven flags and guarded the mansions. As for the outcome of the battle, no matter what results have become irrelevant.

A large number of ragged armed men exude an indescribable turbidity, their weapons are various, and many barebacked people have terrifying tattoos on their bodies.

Stud doesn’t like these people, but he appreciates that they can be used by him in large numbers.

You must know that the generals under King Horik have never had the opportunity to manage an army of this size. If there were more people, wouldn’t they be equal to the king in terms of commanding troops.

In such a state of grandeur, why is Stad, who led the cavalry riding in front of the team, feeling uncomfortable?

He couldn’t help feeling emotional: “Horik, you detained some of my brothers because you were worried that I would overstep. Didn’t you see that I brought a hundred people to Hedeby, and now I have pulled out a team of 2,000 people. You better give me some more time so I can take over.”

He Stad was not born to be Horick’s dog, and his unverifiable identity as “the grandson of Godfrey, the ancestor of the great alliance leader” can also deceive fools. King of Denmark.

Fortunately, Stad is very self-aware, and will not show his fangs when his own strength is not enough. Besides, this group of rookies with ulterior motives, maybe only God knows their strength before the war.

Coincidentally, this is an opportunity to test newcomers and test the Ross people.

Stad originally didn’t want to negotiate. He had been in the Frankish territory for many years, and it seemed that he had to chat with the opposing generals before the battle.

He didn’t believe that the Ross people would surrender at all, and things on the scene had to go through at least according to the procedure.

As a result, peasant soldiers with spears and shields began to walk out of the zigzagging streets, and more and more people gathered, causing the defensive Russ to sweat.

This is the first time for the blue fox to come to the battlefield in person. Even though it is outside the wooden wall, it is too frightened by the enemy’s killing to hide behind the wall and dare not poke around.

An old mercenary yelled maliciously: “My lord, are you afraid?”

“I’m not afraid!”

The old mercenary smiled, and the mercenaries in the adjacent positions were also laughing.

The blue fox was terrified, it was understandable, the mercenaries would not laugh at their master.

They taunted the enemy with a smile, and cheered themselves up by the way.

Your old mercenary smiled for a while and continued: “My lord, don’t be surprised. It seems that our brothers must kill the enemy according to your requirements. You can rest assured that this fortified fortress is very strong. We can easily use spears from a high place.” Kill all enemies.”

“Okay… okay! You kill the enemy according to my request…” After saying that, the blue fox couldn’t speak fluently, and his feet were trembling uncontrollably.

Any majestic words before were meaningless. Facing the real battle, this new generation of big businessman was inevitably discouraged.

But acknowledging love will only speed up their demise. The mercenaries who protect their masters and kill enemies, Vady Zdalovich and his gang have overcome their fear, and they began to stick their heads out to observe the enemy, silently strung the crossbow.

The crossbowman on the roof shouted down again: “It’s the man on horseback!”

At this time, the blue fox reluctantly and cautiously poked out a pair of eyes, suppressed his breath, and observed an approaching rider in the enemy formation.

Is that the other party’s messenger?

Long-term battlefield experience made Stad very good at concealing himself. He was dismounted in the rear, and behind him was a single-handed soldier, and a group of gang leaders stood beside him.

Already standing here, Gray Wolf Karl became more and more agitated. He got angry when he saw the Ross flags on the wooden wall, and very anxiously hoped that Stad would immediately announce the front attack.

“Are you teaching me how to fight?” Stard, in heavy armor, glanced contemptuously at the bald, tattooed, gangster-like guy.

The gray wolf Karl, who was always domineering, turned into a tail-wagging husky instead.

“My lord, I also hope to eradicate this group of evils as soon as possible.”

“That’s natural. I also want to see what the Ross people’s attitude is. They…the best attitude is to fight us resolutely.”

“They will.” Carl was very determined, but worried: “Maybe the envoy you sent will be in danger.”

“It doesn’t matter. If they attack my emissary, we will start to act. Carl, take this opportunity to straighten out your wolf cubs again. You have a lot of people, so you attack first.”

“As ordered.”

That’s what Gray Wolf Karl is looking for. He already knows that those woodcutters are making long ladders. The five hundred men he has assembled have the right to launch the first round of strong attacks. If they break through directly, wouldn’t most of the wealth Taken down by yourself?

Perhaps this will cost a lot, and everything is worth it compared to the wealth that can be obtained.

Carl straightens his men, and the raucous crowd grows noisier.

And look at the emissary on horseback, he held the rein in fear, and the horse approached like a stroll.

What is there to negotiate with the enemy?

Blue Fox Shilling’s subordinates, who were about to pull the trigger of the crossbow, calmed down for a while, before hearing the ultimatum shouted by the messenger.

It is bullshit to give up resistance and hand over property and weapons to spare your life.

Although he was afraid of sudden death in battle, ordering the big businessman to hand over all his money to beg for peace is more painful than being killed by his parents!

The blue fox gave his subordinates a fierce look.

After a while, a few swishing sounds followed by the painful neighing of the horses.

The horse kicked up high, and then the horse and man fell heavily.

What is the significance of the iron armor hanging on the chest of the horse?

Five arrows hit the upper part of the horse’s breastplate, and the arrow clusters swelled the key blood vessels evenly. The horse that fell down vomited blood desperately in convulsions, and the envoy who suffered internal injuries staggered up, clutching a painful leg. The legs moved towards the army formation in embarrassment.

But at this time, the guarding Ross people gained power. Knowing that the battle was about to begin, they all shouted: “Danish cowards! The back view of your escape is really wonderful!”

One of his subordinates was injured like this?

Even the precious war horse died?

!

Stud saw all this, although he expected his subordinates to be attacked, he encountered the killing move of the Ross people without thinking about starting the game.

In a hurry, he yelled at the whole team of Karl not far away: “Let your wolf cubs attack! Kill all living creatures without mercy!”

Karl the Gray Wolf gave orders to his group of close brothers, and he gave orders to the farmers who were eager to fight the World War I and develop and completely change their distressed lives.

The hidden wooden ladder was suddenly picked up. Although the Ross people had expected this situation, they were surprised when it really happened.

The atmosphere on the battlefield made Lan Fox almost suffocate, the enemy was already advancing, and he also screamed with all his strength: “Kill!”

The more than 300 people who attacked in the first wave were proper tools. Stad, who didn’t know the details of the opponent, deliberately put his important siege weapons and elite soldiers behind. He wanted to see what the Ross people had.

As poor tool people, these three hundred people don’t know it.

They are pure Viking warriors now, going berserk collectively for the dream of getting rich.

The Ross people who had been prepared for a long time began to block decisively, and the arrows hit the charge, and some people began to fall from the arrows.

A single hit by an arrow will often not lead to quick death, and violent fighters will often ignore the pain, and will die in a chaotic battle due to excessive blood loss or being directly pierced through the heart and beheaded.

Some old mercenaries saw that those who were hit by the arrows were still rushing despite the bleeding, and the enemy began to use wooden shields to protect their bodies and continue to push towards the wall.

There are also some people who fell down and were trampled by their companions after being hit by arrows, but their life and death are unknown, but the blocking of these arrows is really weak.

Vardy and his team desperately fired stone bullets with slings. The heavy blows could hardly penetrate the wooden shield, but it was easy to disrupt the opponent’s rhythm.

The arrow attack did not achieve what Blue Fox hoped for, which made him tremble and doubt in his heart: “Could it be that Rurik’s archery skills in Gotland were exaggerated? Or is my Ross arrow array not counting?” ?”

Blue Fox still didn’t know much about it. It was also a long-range weapon. All Rurik used was powerful heavy equipment, and all the light equipment in his Blue Fox’s hands.

Even though the crossbow was sniping accurately, and some enemies were hit in the neck bleeding profusely, the enemies with the upper hand rushed under the wooden wall.

The men with the axe began to chop down the stakes, the ladders began to build up walls, and people began to climb.

“Could it be true that I can’t even handle the first round of attacks? If I die, wouldn’t I be too useless?”

Grief and indignation combined with a burst of courage that Lanhu didn’t know came from, he suddenly stood up and angrily looked down at the enemy under the wall.

Suddenly, a ladder was placed directly in front of him, and the sudden situation frightened him to sit down suddenly.

A moment later, a red-backed man with a hand ax in his mouth was about to complete the climb. The blue fox who was sitting down saw the danger, and instinctively took out his steel sword inlaid with gems and stabbed it screamingly.

This stab was not too tight, and directly stabbed the person’s neck.

The red back suddenly sprayed the blue fox’s face with a mouthful of blood, which made the blue fox subconsciously let go, and the red back fell down with the sword stuck in its neck.

“I… actually killed someone?!”

Killing an enemy for the first time in his life, the businessman Lanhu accidentally accepted the baptism of blood.

Some mercenaries were astonished at the bloated face of Lord Jin and the red dyeing of the chain armor: “My lord! Are you injured?”

“It’s the blood of the enemy! Leave me alone and keep spearing them! Don’t let a single person in!”

The gold master is actually so fearless?

Perhaps after tasting the blood of the enemy, those who are afraid of war will become violent.

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Although the Ross people are at a disadvantage in numbers, the area of the store fortress is not large, and they don’t need to fortify everywhere, but it is really tricky for the enemy to chop down the wooden wall.

Now that the Ross people have started to use all their tricks, the veteran mercenaries who have experienced many battles kept stabbing the enemy with spears, and the arrows kept killing. They tried their best to block the defense line. After all, the enemy could not complete the climb even if they tried their best. And those who cut the wooden wall became the first to be attacked.

Those armed men who thought they could break through walls or split wooden walls and wooden doors in one breath, eventually began to suffer mass casualties from the arrows and spears of the Ross people.

Even some clay braziers were thrown directly from a height, and the splashed slow-burning charcoal caused some burns, which intensified the chaos under the wooden wall.

The armed men who came here to make a fortune from robbery finally began to retreat, and the living did not care about the squirming wounded and the group of dead under the wall.

Failed in the first round of attack?

This is no surprise.

Studben didn’t think that this group of hastily armed vagrants and farmers could easily win. He saw the determination of the Ross people to resist desperately, and felt that they had indeed encountered a strong enemy.

But the Ross people must have exhausted too much physical strength for this defeat, and then they only need to let the remaining troops rush forward, and the problem can be solved today.

At this moment, some bright arrows streaked across the dark trails.

what is that?

!

This is the burning arrow.

Because the old Ross mercenary is not a fool, everyone needs time to rest. If the enemy attacks the brothers while they are exhausted, they can only escape along the tunnel. Fortunately, the exit of the tunnel is not in the same direction as the enemy’s array.

The burning arrows flew towards the haystacks in the wooden sheds behind the enemy’s formation. The roofs of the longhouses of ordinary Danish houses were covered with flammable hay. The non-rainy weather for more than half a month ensured that the hay was flammable.

The grass is on fire!

There is more than one fire point, and it is spreading rapidly!

This completely disrupted Stadt’s plan, because it is impossible for him to stretch out the army in the current battlefield environment. This battlefield is not wide at all. The siege vehicles are all behind.

The rapid expansion of the fire caused chaos in an instant. Since setting fire can cause disasters, the blue fox who likes to hear it immediately cheered up and threw more burning arrows away, especially the shooters at the commanding heights. The burning arrows they fired were the most dangerous. party.

The rear army couldn’t see the situation of the front army. They only saw the fire starting around them, but they didn’t even have the water to extinguish the fire. Was staying in the winding alley to become a roast duck?

The fighting will of the gang soldiers who were hastily gathered was not credible at all, and this group of people who sought advantages and avoided disadvantages began to avoid them.

The gang’s retreat easily led another group of farmers who had been in a hurry to conscript to retreat. When Stad realized that he would lose the chance of a strong attack if he continued like this, he began to issue orders for a full-scale attack regardless of priority. It was a red fire soaring into the sky, and there were shouts everywhere. A large number of armed people had already retreated from this area one after another, even if Stad called for it, it was of no avail.

He looked left and right to find Gray Wolf Karl, but the guy he saw had already led his close brother to avoid him first.

“Damn it! They’re all a bunch of disloyal idiots!”

However, Gray Wolf Karl just wants to use Stad to gain huge benefits in the future. It would be bad if he died or was injured?

The warrior on horseback approached Stad: “My lord, many people have escaped. Now the fire in this area is out of control, we may…”

“Damn it! I almost won today!” The battle came to an end in this absurd form, Stad stared at the Ross fortress and cursed: “I hope you don’t run away, the burning house ignites your Fortress. Let’s retreat first!”

After speaking, he took the initiative to avoid it.

Of course, the curse is impossible to appear, and the burning will only affect an area. Compared with digging tunnels, the blue fox thinks more about setting fire.

Only densely populated shantytowns can ignite continuous fires. How does this affect the more scattered mansions and shops of merchants?

But the fire was indeed going to burn for a while, and the exhausted Ross soldiers also laughed out loud watching the intensifying flames, further despising the so-called will to fight of the Danes.

[End of this Chapter]