Rise of Rurik - Chapter 796

[Chapter 797 Rurik in Ludi]

Those sledges for long-distance travel are no longer simply two hard oaks in contact with ice and snow. A batch of carbon steel skins are forged by blacksmiths with small holes reserved, and the rivets are nailed to the bottom of the oak sledge.

In this way, Ross’s sled can be made large and durable, and even add some exotic equipment.

It would be too sloppy to just install a tent made of leather and linen on a big sled.

The big sleds used by ordinary people can do this, but Rurik, who is so expensive as a prince, can’t justify it.

The prince needed a sled suitable for his noble status, so he built a wooden house directly on the sled.

It’s not huge, of course, it’s just suitable for many people to squeeze in.

There are also small windows on the wooden walls, and glass windows are inlaid. This is due to technical reasons, and large flat glass cannot be made naturally. The so-called window glass is made by blowing glass tubes and cutting them in the middle. It is large, but it is enough for light transmission.

Due to the relative abundance of time, it took a little time for Ross’s army to assemble. During this time gap, Asuraki’s mill, which was in charge of making military rations, naturally worked at full capacity.

Likewise, carpenters and blacksmiths in New Roseburg were employed.

They undertook the work of sled transformation. Their task was to build a house on the top of the big sled, and nail the iron sheet on the bottom sled.

Such mass-produced manned sleds also had to be hung with buckskin on the outside to enhance warmth, and the reserved windows were still inlaid with windows, so that even the wooden frames could be removed suddenly.

Without him, if there is an extreme situation, the soldiers in the sled will hold the crossbow and shoot directly through the observation window.

Fighting wars is fighting for money, and Rurik can really feel the truth of the golden ten thousand taels when the cannon is fired.

The fighting methods of the Ross army, which are unique to other European countries and tribes, are based on a large number of long-range weapons. Now the principality is not as weak as it used to be. There is no need to mass-produce the bones, flint, and glass arrow clusters that were used to make up numbers. The principality directly mass-produces carbon Steel arrow tufts and wood shafts glued together with loose glue, these days the cost of quality arrows is low enough to splurge.

The wooden shafts used for arrows are mostly made of birch and pine wood. The bark of the wood is peeled off to make paper, and the remaining part is enough to make arrow shafts.

Arrow feathers are the easiest to obtain. The fact that this thing is readily available makes the Pechenegs who live here surprised and understandable.

Because the people in Novorosburg and Novgorod encourage raising chickens, and the people raise chickens mainly to eat eggs. In order to prevent domestic chickens from flying away, all the flight feathers and even the wings of the chickens are plucked immediately after they grow up. Just fluff.

Da Feiyu was sold to the prince, and as for Xiaoyu, who seemed useless, when small gadgets such as feather dusters were born under the guidance of Rurik, Xiaoyu also became useful.

You don’t have to stick to the feathers of geese. The feathers of chickens, ducks and geese are all good sword feathers, especially from the principality’s current standpoint. These arrows are regarded as one-time use weapons by Rurik by default.

A non-mainstream term called “ammo” was “invented” by Rurik to refer to this type of arrow.

The hunters felt that the prince’s attitude towards arrows was too strange, which brought about an advantage, that is, when the Ross army went out, they would always prepare a large number of arrows, which could blast the enemy with impunity.

The pre-war preparations of the Ross Army were lively and lively, which made the female leader Lu Di continue to be surprised.

She also saw that the tribal girls she brought were forced to work every day. They boiled pine gum for the Ross people, chopped firewood, carried supplies, washed clothes and other miscellaneous chores.

The work as a whole is tough, but it is no less relaxing than working in my hometown.

The selected tribal girls are indeed young girls, but in that kind of extremely poor living conditions, children have to work when they are five years old, and they already know how to do a lot of work.

The key lies in what they get from their labor. The female leader noticed that they are eating wheat cakes and porridge every day, and they can also eat fish every day.

The skinny girl has obviously changed in stature, her eyes and appearance can be described as hale and hearty.

If it was just a few days of hospitality, the female leader would feel that this was a righteous act of the prince, but it was obviously not the case at all, or that the life of the Ross people was like this, and the prince did not entertain them.

The group of servants must send people to join the army, and it is also necessary to send out a few soldiers to make up the number at the end.

The female leader of Ludi also got an order. After the so-called army arrived at the village of Ludi, the female leader should mobilize a hundred men to join the Ross army. At that time, the men of Ludi would be armed by the principality.

It was impossible for Rurik to provide high-tech to those “forest savages”, but he only rewarded simple iron spears, low-quality axes made of cast iron and mass-produced, as well as outdated bones and arrows made of glass clusters. The quantity of all these materials was extremely limited.

In Rose’s view, these weapons are rubbish, and the Ludi people can immediately improve the efficiency of production and life.

“They must kill me? No need. At least they can’t embarrass me, at least they look like a servant army instead of a beggar.” Rurik has such a mentality.

A third of the one hundred sledges were remodeled, and the rest were arranged to carry people. At least wooden posts were erected, and buckskin sackcloth was nailed to keep them warm.

In this way, the war horses do not have to be ridden all the way. They are unsaddled, covered with wool felt, and the reins are connected to the sled, and they walk with the entire sled team.

As for the animals that pull the sleds, they are luxurious. The docile and young young female deer are selected, and eight deer will pull one.

The strength of a single female deer may only be half a horsepower, but eight deer are a powerful source of power.

A capable and large-scale winter expeditionary force assembled at the Harvest Plaza in New Roseburg, and the people of the whole city came to watch the grand occasion.

look!

Under the howling of the north wind there was a hunting of flags, and every sledge had a flag on top, Rose’s white flag with blue stripes fluttering.

The soldiers wear uniform clothes, white robes with blue patterns, only the hats they bring to keep out the cold come in various shapes.

They also have a unified backpack, the hard hemp strap is the rope of the pocket, this simple and solid structure has long been widely used by hunters, and the felt is curled and rolled on the backpack.

Rurik equips his subordinates with the attitude of equipping soldiers in the First World War. He does not need to stick to muskets. A large number of his subordinates are equipped with light wooden arm crossbows and steel swords and round shields. The Nordic soldiers equipped in this way are enough. Respond to the current state of war.

The strong logistics strength also determines the strong endurance of this expeditionary force.

Of course, things should be done as carefully as possible.

A special sled team did not participate in any war, and they had one and only one task, to transport food and new arrows to the fortress of Bear Market Town on the northern shore of Lake Ladoga.

Lake Ladoga is very large, so it was decided that a guide was needed to find the Ludi village.

The army can naturally cross the frozen lake directly, but when they reach the east bank, they don’t know whether to go south or north.

Rurik decided to use the safest method to lead the army to move counterclockwise. He also inspected the Vips village and came to investigate Xiongji Town.

He made a speech in the strong wind. Naturally, the necessary pre-war mobilization speech was not so necessary, so he still made a speech.

It just so happened that the army gathered in the Harvest Square, and the golden statues placed in the Great Temple were all moved out, allowing the statues to shimmer and glow under the sunlight.

The high priest and the lower priests got temporary jobs, a deer was sacrificed, and the blood of the deer was sacrificed to the god. Rurik personally performed the sacrificial ceremony, and the deer liver was cut out and offered to the high priest, after which the high priest declared good luck.

Rurik wiped off the deer blood on the dagger, panting heavily, the white mist was all there.

“Soldiers, let’s go!”

Then the army started to move with the sound of drums and horns, and Noren’s band immediately played the melody of “Farewell to the Slavic Women”.

Amid the people’s farewell and enthusiastic expectation, the luxuriously equipped and magnificent expeditionary force marched eastward on Nevsky Prospekt in a long snake formation.

The east gate of the city was opened, and the prince and queen Svetlana marched in person.

As for other wives and concubines, there is no need, after all, Lanna is the real queen, and she alone is enough.

Although the number of troops exceeded 500, the marching army reached a total of 1,000 reindeer, accompanied by more than 100 horses.

According to Rurik’s vision, when this army arrives at the Vips village, it will need to expand some sleds and bring a small group of Vips archers.

When the army arrives at Bear Festival, there may be as many as a hundred hunters and hunters with their own rations, weapons, sleds, and reindeer to join this feast of plunder and exploration.

Of course, the army is not as large as possible, unless the guys who join later are willing to obey the command and prepare their own supplies.

Everything was under Rurik’s control. When the sled team entered Lake Ladoga and marched along the shoreline to Bear Festival Town, a large number of hunters heard the news of the expedition, canceled their hunting plans one after another, and decisively joined it.

More than a hundred hunters insisted on joining the army, and their identities were generally Suomi.

Wouldn’t this situation be better resolved?

Because Evro himself is in the army, he has been living there since he arrived in Novgorod for the “pilgrimage” in late autumn, and his original plan was to return to the Finnish Lake District in spring.

Yefro easily organized a centurion. They mainly held short wooden bows and a small number of wooden arm crossbows, and accepted his command.

Rurik set up a supply point in Xiongji Town, unloading food and making people handle it.

In this way, if the army felt that there was not enough food, they could return immediately. According to Rurik’s tactical reserves, the army’s rations could last for a month, so the army’s eastward expedition could go eastward for at least fifteen days.

The best hope is that after the remnants of Karelia are wiped out, they will feast on their supplies, and the army’s supplies will be relieved.

Kagan always thought it was strange that Prince Rurik was trying his best to calculate this. It seemed to be full of wisdom. He was silently observing and planning to learn Ross’s tactics based on this Eastern Expedition. If it was good, he would learn it and bring it to his hometown grassland.

The strength has expanded to nearly 700 people, which is already a powerful army in the north.

The Ross messenger was really true before. If the Ross people got mad, it would be as easy for this army to wipe out Lu Di as crushing a squirrel.

At least the female leader was very glad that Lu Di had become Rose’s servant, but she ignored one thing—the people in the village didn’t know about it.

A huge group came from the north. The people of Ludi, who suffered a big defeat for the first time, suffered from being defeated by twenty Rus. They deeply remembered those hateful white cloth and blue patterns, and they thought of failure when they saw it.

Now, the Ross army is at it again.

The first thought of ordinary Ludi people was to run away. The temporary leader was an old man who was elected, and he called on the people to run eastward.

At that time, a small sleigh rushed all the way, and the female leader rushed back in time.

Everyone was shocked when they saw her safe, and although they were skeptical after listening to her description, many people still stopped.

“A village under a forest. Do you want to go in?” Arik looked at it and asked contemptuously.

Rurik shook his head: “When you pass by the sparrows, they will startle, because you are too big. Don’t frighten them, we will stay here temporarily, and let the old woman explain the situation.”

This female leader is the most prestigious, and the simple Ludi people don’t have much heart. Since Rose has become the new master and promised to give some iron and salt, then don’t run away.

The Ludi people welcomed the arrival of Ross’s army, but Rurik was still worried that his army would uproot them, as the saying goes, he would kill himself with a sharp sword.

The Ross army camped in the unowned woodland, and Rurik ordered all the men in Ludi who could take up arms to come and see them. The so-called servants were selected from the tribe and some rewards would be given.

The order messenger is the female leader. It is true that everyone is trembling and eager to try.

They have never seen a powerful external force other than the Karelians, and they are said to be the giant Rus people west of the Great Lakes.

In order to show her sincerity, the female leader gathered 233 men and went to meet her master with bare hands.

The menacing Ross warriors were ordered to put on a show. They formed a shield wall and held short spears, looking majestic.

This frightened Lu Di’s man to tremble.

Rurik appeared wearing a bear’s skin. He purposely hung a lot of crystal clear glass balls, which made him look too gorgeous. It was Rurik who consciously pretended to be a clown.

This body of jewels really opened the eyes of the Ludi people, they subconsciously understood that this was the most noble person.

Suddenly, Rurik ordered: “Sit down!”

This was a language they could understand, and as soon as the Lu Di man heard it, he sat down obediently.

Then it was Rurik who preached in Old Finnish, most of the words were understood by the Ludi people, and they also knew the promise of the King of Conquerors.

Everyone was quite surprised. They thought they were going to be slaves. Would it be possible to get a lot of benefits from being a slave to the Ross people?

Even if they want to attack the Karelians, everyone still has lingering fears.

Rurik made them stand up again, and the tall man walked past these short men himself, picking out the outstanding ones among them.

The most young, strong and physically fit men were selected, and the next-level men were also pulled out.

Some time ago they took up arms against Ross hunters, but now they turned into Ross warriors themselves.

Their productivity is so low that a change of clothes is a great joy.

Now Rurik gave them the blue-patterned white robes of the Ross army, and the iron cluster arrows with iron spearheads.

A group of people exchanged guns and guns, and a hundred-man Ludi servant army was born. This is their combat effectiveness. Rurik has no extravagant expectations. They only need to do a good job as a guide.

A young man who is believed to have prestige named Macut was appointed by Rurik as a temporary commander to restrain Ludi’s servant army, but the female leader must also go with the army.

The Ludi people are still the people of the frontier, and Rurik wants to personally find a pug to be the ruling agent.

Is this macute okay?

At least he has to stand out in this operation.

Ross’s army temporarily lived near Ludi Village, but the accompanying hunters and many warriors had already started trading with the locals.

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The Ludi people are extremely scarce in all kinds of living materials, but they still have a lot of squirrel fur and ferret fur.

They are too simple and poor and crazy. The Ross people don’t need to annihilate them to plunder supplies, relying on the sudden rise of the forest market, they can complete the plunder of supplies by commercial means.

This includes but is not limited to buying a large amount of squirrel skins with salt, and buying the overnight body of a local woman with grain.

It is very strange that the latter not only does not feel that he has suffered a big loss, because the clans did get a batch of ironware and salt, and even the clan women may be kept as the Ross people.

Have they no shame?

On the contrary, their relatively isolated life style and the strong rejection of inbreeding in their souls determine that they are willing to have intimate exchanges with good foreigners.

Yu Ziliu Rick didn’t want to do this, but considering realistic factors, he simply acquiesced.

Ross people are so tall and not afraid of the cold!

They kept the seeds, and the children born in this way must be tough.

The people of Ludi are very open minded, and each clan hopes to have more children and a larger population. As long as the children are still members of the clan, there is no need to worry about such issues as appearance.

Of course Rurik does not want to see this situation now, but this scene has happened many times. There are more and more babies mixed with Viking blood in the principality. This is the choice of the people under the rule. I can’t control it.

There is one good thing, the clans of the Ludi people feel that they have made money. They believe that after the surrender, the newborn descendants will become strong and hardy, and obviously they will not die easily.

In Ross, such a decision of theirs is very convenient for the rule of the princely family.

Then partnering to attack the remnants of Karelia is the biggest vote of the Ludi people.

[End of this Chapter]