Rise of Rurik - Chapter 797

[Chapter 798 The Road to Lake Onega]

The Ludi villages were far behind the Ross army soldiers imagined. Those “dwarfs” who raised deer had one outstanding feature, that is, they gave up their nomadic life and built a permanent settlement by the lake.

Their dwellings resembled the semi-crypt houses of the Cowen people in the old days, which made Telavis, the current leader of the Vipus, feel very familiar.

They spoke a language very similar to the Corvins and Vips, and Telavis learned that these Rydians were actually related to all Finns, only long-lost relatives.

But specifically, the Tavastians who have been destroyed and the Karelians who are only half breathed are both a kind of Finns, and the entire civil war belongs to the relatives.

How about that?

The several tribes of the former Kewen people were all relatives. As a result, they still fought with each other for the pastures for grazing and the lakes and ponds for fishing, which was already a second division in essence.

Because there was no difference in appearance from the Ludi people, Telavis boldly sneaked into the Ludi village, and was able to observe them carefully.

As the current leader of the Vipus, it was logical that he had a full meeting with the patriarchs of the Ludi clans.

Then when Ross’s army camped outside the village and the smoke rose, Telavis became a “reliable old friend” of the Ludi people, even though he himself was a Cowen.

He is the leader of the Vips. Vips and Lu Di have always been servants of Karelia. Now that times have changed, it does not mean that the past friendship between the two tribes has collapsed.

The chiefs of the clan meet in a large semi-crypt house with a hollow in the middle and a slow-burning pyre underneath.

All this gave Telavis a great sense of familiarity, as if he had returned to a life long ago.

It’s just that the people here seem stupid to him. Since they have chosen to settle down, why don’t they build fortresses to protect themselves?

Even if no one comes to attack, the wall made of wood and mud can effectively block the wind and cold, and protect important personnel and deer.

The Ludi people had no intention of doing this, and the clans did not mention it.

Telavis came as an honored guest. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the clan chief and the female leader asked about the Vipus and Ross people one after another.

In this way, a slightly embarrassing result was learned by the clan chiefs.

The female leader asked in surprise: “Are you really not a Vips? You are a Kewen. Are you from the north?”

“Do you know Tavastia?” Telavis asked.

“I know. It is said that in the west of Karelia, there are Suomi people there.”

“Yes. It is said that the ancestors of our Kewen people broke away from Suomi. Now the leader of Suomi is also in the army. Maybe you should also invite him here. It is not necessary now. But Tavastia drove us Literati, we kept migrating north until we met the Rus. We were defeated, but the Rus did not kill us all, and now we have recovered. My sister married the biggest leader of Rus, and I Appointed to rule over the Vips. The Vips surrendered without resistance, not a single one of them died, and the population increased…”

The clans don’t know much about things norther than Karelia. They have been living a very closed life, and only the elderly old man remembers the name of the Tavastians a little bit.

The old man then asked about the situation in Tavastia. After all, there were many forces that were hostile to Karelia.

“Tavastia? They are already dead! We formed an alliance with the Rus, and all the men in Tavastia were killed. At least 10,000 people were killed, and all their women were captured.”

Telavis stopped talking here, and the clan chiefs were sweating coldly despite being warmed by the fire.

“What… did they do with those women? Female slaves?”

“Yes, and no.” Telavis shrugged: “Those blond giants (generally referring to blond Vikings) are not picky, and the Tavastian women who are still alive have all given birth to children now.”

Speaking of this, he changed the subject again: “You should be thankful that you only killed a deer breeder during the conflict and did not hurt a real blond Russian. If you really killed one of them, I’m afraid I didn’t come here as a friend.”

However, some clan leaders hurriedly stood up: “Ah! That’s a misunderstanding! It’s all a misunderstanding that the Karelians who came here coerced us into going to war with you!”

“Whether it’s a misunderstanding or not is up to you.” Telavis waved his hand: “At least the prince forgives you. Thank you, our benevolent prince! Now we form a coalition to attack the Karelians. You only need to cut off the enemy’s Dedicate your head to the prince, and your loyalty is convincing.”

“It’s that tall and noble young man. I… I would like to dedicate my daughter to him to show our sincerity.” Another clan chief said with bright eyes.

“Forget it. Prince Ross doesn’t care about your women. If you are willing to give your daughter to another man, maybe you can be accepted.”

So the clan chief shut up again, but he heard the hint in the words, and made an interpretation that they thought was very reasonable.

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Telavis was able to enter the village to spend the night, and was able to stay in Ludi Village during the short time the army stayed, all because of Rurik’s own instructions and some tasks.

The problem of language communication is indeed a big problem, and the same issue of trust is as prominent.

Seeing that Ludi and Vips were allies in the old days, Telavis was invited by the Ludi people, and Rurik seized the opportunity to insert this lobbyist.

Telavis wanted to dispel the worries of the Ludi people himself, and he also had to do another thing—command the Ludi army.

So when he proposed himself to be the supreme commander of all Ludi warriors, the clan chiefs looked at each other and thought there was nothing wrong with it.

As for the elected local Macut, he was automatically demoted to deputy commander.

As for whether this Macute can become the next leader of Ludi, it depends on this person’s performance in this war.

The Ludi people and the Vips people formed an army of only 120 people, and they received the task of releasing arrows from the rear safely.

Even so, Telavis still personally trained some combat tactics in Ludi Village, such as lining up and training these men intensively for a morning to distinguish between left and right, and to be able to hold their inferior short spears Sprint in formation, or gather to shoot arrows at the same target.

The army cannot be built overnight, but at least this group of men has sufficient hunting skills.

It is very unrealistic to train them to be improvised spearmen, but it is possible to train them to form archery quickly.

The Ludi people saw that Telavis was a reliable man, and the clans also needed a man who could speak for everyone in the Principality of Ross.

It is said that this eighteen-year-old man has the title of earl. They don’t understand the nobility of this title. They only know that this person is very important in the principality and has the right to chat and laugh with the prince himself.

Encouraged by the gaze of the female leader, each clan picked out one of the most beautiful girls in the clan and put them in the arms of Telavis.

Can he refuse, a handsome eighteen-year-old boy who is full of vigor, youthful vigor, tall and strong?

Telavis liked to mention five new wives and concubines at once, and even the Ludi people made a surprise wedding.

Considering that his territory of Vipsarava on the west side of Lake Ladoga is severely lacking in population, Telavis can find the perfect excuse to laugh at these “beauties”.

Of course, this love affair has already spread in the Russian army camp, and Rurik has no intention of commenting on it.

It was Queen Svetlana, the incarnation of the “Valkyrie” accompanying the army, who couldn’t help but fire up.

“If you see a woman, you can drag her over. Anyway, you can use this to try to control those tribes.”

“Little girl, I really don’t know if you are smart or stupid…” The words were kept in his stomach, and Rurik didn’t comment on his wife’s words.

With such a beautiful woman as her by my side, why do you need other women?

Svetlana is sixteen years old, and according to the laws of that plane of Tsarist Russia, this is the minimum time limit for a woman to marry.

Svetlana had wanted to be a mother for a long time, and after giving birth to a prince, she completely confirmed the fact that she was the most noble woman in the principality.

There was no movement the previous few times, and she was not in a hurry.

After all, it took a year for Sister Carlotta to get pregnant, and she gave birth to Duke Karl I.

She comforted herself that as long as the brewing time was longer, she would definitely get a boy.

Now that she was satisfied again, all that remained seemed to be Goddess Freya’s wishes.

The Ross army has been fully rested in the Ludi village, and Rurik is not unprepared for the future.

Telavis won the trust of the Ludi people after he came out, and after that, it became much easier for the well-informed clan chiefs among the Ludi people to describe the remnants of Karelia.

From the village of Ludi to the village of the enemy’s remnants, the reindeer sleigh will travel for four days!

what does that mean?

Using his own experience, Rurik combined the descriptions of the Veps warrior, deer breeder Yufu and Suomi warrior present, and finally had a clearer definition of the distance from Ludi to the enemy’s remnant.

Because a sled reindeer that simply relies on grazing to maintain its physical fitness, don’t expect it to run very far.

Unless a large amount of high-energy food is stored on the sled, they can become super powerful “engines”.

The four days described by the Ludi people arrived, so the Ross army could arrive by racing in three days.

At least one feature of the enemy’s remnants is very obvious. They settled down next to Lake Onega, and at the same time, there is a river that can be used as a shortcut for the Ross army to crusade.

The frozen river is where the army can run wild, and it is located very close to the village of Ludi.

The road to the glacier is destined to accommodate the twists and turns of the river, but it is definitely a flat road, suitable for the sled team with a large amount of oats and hay to advance, and the Turkic horses with high endurance are now relying on “clothes” to solve the problem. Even if the problem of keeping out the cold, they will never be left behind.

The newly joined Lu Di warriors were sitting on the supply sled with dried meat and other dry food. They were amazed at the large number of linen bags filled with oat grains. Many people didn’t even know what oats were. Anyway, this thing can be eaten .

It’s just that they can’t hide in the shed on the manned sledge, they can only rely on the buckskin to huddle up to keep out the cold.

Now that they have joined the Ross army, they no longer have the initial rarity. For example, they know that wooden framed sunglasses are not unspeakably valuable. Of course, they are still a good thing. Even the Ludi people have the opportunity to buy them. It would probably take a deer in exchange.

A huge sled team was running wildly on an unnamed glacier. The Ludi people did not give it a name, and Rurik simply called it “the Ludi River”. In fact, this river is the Shura River, which is the source of Lake Onega. The larger one in the surface runoff of Lake Doga.

The army was running wildly in the middle of the two lakes. Since it was already the beginning of February, the daylight hours seemed to be long.

There is no need for the army to force the reindeer and horses to trot all the way, as long as they keep walking at a brisk pace for a day is enough.

They were in the huge camp under the forest by the river, using soil nitrate powder and hay soaked in nitrate as combustion aids, and quickly ignited the fire with the skill of using a bow to drill the fire. Because the fire was very fast, the soldier Lu Di was amazed by the miracle.

The deer herd and horses that had been running all day finally stopped, and they were immediately fed a large amount of oats and helped to burn the melted snow.

Deer eat oats, as do people.

Of course, there are still a lot of wheat cakes that can be eaten immediately, but a large number of them are frozen hard at low temperature, and the soft and delicious food is not so good now.

Everyone cooked the oatmeal on the spot, scooped it into their wooden bowls as soon as it was cooked, sprinkled a handful of salt and chewed it.

Rurik did not take sides with any of his subordinates, even the newly recruited Ludi’s servants had the right to munch on oats.

Since all the grain reserves are taken from the dukedom’s warehouse by the prince, they are theoretically the prince’s property. He is willing to distribute the grain to the Ludi people, and the family doesn’t say anything.

This was inconceivable in the eyes of the accompanying female leader, because the salty wheat was really delicious, and the Rus prince did not break his promise.

The nobles represented by Rurik naturally have to pay more attention to eating in the field state. He can prepare some frozen hand-rolled noodles and even some frozen dumplings, and throw them into the iron pot to cook. Then The nobles gathered together to eat this delicious meal.

Some bonfires have been piled up as simple grilled fish stalls. The fish that have been gutted and gutted are put on wooden sticks and piled on the freight sled in a stiff posture. Now they are gradually roasting and sizzling.

This is the embodiment of proper logistics preparation!

When Kagan ate grilled fish and chewed wheat, he didn’t forget it in his heart. If his brother Ross, Rurik, didn’t pay attention to these things, I’m afraid the whole army would just eat the dried meat and wheat cakes that should be.

The iron pan will not be broken!

Kagan paid special attention to this artifact for picnics. It is true that the Rus people here are no longer expensive, and it is amazing that they can make such huge cooking utensils.

Without him, this is the advantage of mastering the nation of pig iron casting. Its rust problem is only a small problem. The key lies in its extreme sturdiness, and when necessary, it can be turned into a weapon after being confiscated by the king. Therefore, iron pot is also a fist product exported by sea in the Southern Song Dynasty. .

Kagan is a son of the grassland and a wise man. He used to pay attention to the wonderful weapons of the Ross people, but now he pays special attention to the iron pot with this expedition as an opportunity.

“I must take an iron pot back, even if it is a little heavy.”

There is no need to handle the iron pot with care. In the early morning, the iron pots start to boil the wheat again. Don’t be too particular about eating big pot rice. In short, pour a large amount of oats into it, stir it with a wooden handle shovel, and cook it for a period of time. Serve immediately.

When the soldiers of the army wake up at dawn, with the smell of burning pine trees and the smell of wheat in the camp, they can come to eat with tableware as they go.

It’s really enjoyable to eat hot oatmeal early in the morning. Soldiers who bring their own salt sprinkle a little salt, then add a little bacon mince, and those who have the conditions also put a little butter, and a bowl of delicious breakfast is complete. .

This surprised the people of Ludi, who had two meals a day at most, and only one meal most of the time. They also learned that the Ross army had three meals a day and tried to ensure two meals a day if they had the conditions. They didn’t understand and were extremely envious.

After the cooking was finished, the iron pot was cleaned casually, and then it was directly thrown onto the sled with its hands. No matter how violent the action was, it saved a lot of time for the evacuation work.

So here comes the problem again.

The Prince of Ross and his army are already very strong and wealthy, why bother to chase after a group of impoverished Karelian remnants?

Is it really just their maharaja eager to conquer the world?

Indeed, if Rurik gave up expansion, the principality would be in a lot of trouble, and even the family’s ruling power might be shaken.

This is an objective reason. As for Rurik’s subjective cognition, he really intends to expand a large territory, otherwise he will be sorry for his status as a king.

Let’s look at this Eastern Expeditionary Army. Every man is full of desire. Everyone generally doesn’t think that they can get much loot. It’s just that there must be a lot of precious leather resources in unknown areas. The only purpose of the brothers’ Eastern Expedition is leather.

Knowing the general situation of the natural resources of Pan-Siberia to the east of the Varda Heights and even to the east of the Ural Mountains, the eastward march to plunder all kinds of leather is bound to succeed!

That is a frigid and sub-frigid zone of more than 15 million square kilometers, especially the east of the Ural Mountains. At this stage, there may be no more than one million local indigenous people.

The first night was spent like this, and the second was the same.

It’s just that on the third day, the atmosphere of the whole army became serious. Everyone said that according to this speed, it is possible to arrive at the Lake Onega that no one has ever seen before this afternoon, as well as those Kare that are waiting to be wiped out. Remnants of Leah.

Although the ending was a bit disappointing, the army settled down and felt that this was really an opportunity bestowed by God.

Because the Ludi warriors have already claimed that this place is very close to their destination, such an army should recharge their batteries tonight, eat and drink well, and charge away tomorrow with sufficient energy and strength, they will surely win easily.

This is a good plan for the time being, until there is a daring guy with a “tree-climbing artifact”, that is, the front-end arc-shaped pedals quickly climb a spruce, he stands tall and sees far, although the current situation is afraid of heights people can freak out.

This matter was not much more terrifying than being afraid of the mast of a big ship. The tall man noticed the shining fire in the distance and the strong reflection of the moonlight on the ground.

It’s a frozen lake!

And the place where the bonfire shines is the goal!

He went down the tree to report the situation, and now there is no need to discuss all the conjectures. All that is left to do is for each soldier to polish their weapons silently. After a good night’s sleep, the whole army will attack after dinner tomorrow.

Especially a little bit!

The cavalry broke away from the main force, and launched the first round of attack waves with Prince Kagan of Pecheneg as the vanguard officer.

This kind of great deed that can be the first to make great achievements, Kagan will not let it go.

[End of this Chapter]