The old Vilia is highly respected in the tribe, and she has always maintained a friendly relationship with the leader Otto
You know, men and women in this era can live to be fifty years old. It is a miracle, especially for women, just giving birth is a hurdle. The main reason why the Ross tribe has more males than females is that they died during childbirth. This situation generally occurs throughout Europe in this time and space, but the environment in Northern Europe is more harsh and the situation is worse.
As the head of the priests, Vilia has been full of hope for the child since Rurik was born not long ago. A few years have truly proven that Rurik is far more intelligent than his father. Now the situation has changed again. Rurik is simply the best child born to the Ross tribe since its existence.
For seventy years, Villa witnessed the entire development history of the Ross tribe.
When she was young, her tribe had just captured this fjord from the Ural people and began to establish settlements here. Later, the tribe found a waterway to the east, so that the tribe did not need to compete with the Danes in the south for wealth, and it no longer completely needed its Sithyan friends.
The population of the tribe has increased somewhat, but the development of the tribe has been in trouble.
In this huge area, this fjord is already overcrowded. Are you leaving the fjord to establish new settlements inland? That's the craziest move! Without the protection of the mountains near the fjord, the cold winds in winter could freeze anyone who leaves the fjord to death.
Trapped in Fort Ross in this fjord, the tribe can only maintain the status quo. Unless everyone in the tribe takes a boat and leaves here forever, just like the people a long time ago, they have moved to the south with their families.
Vilia mastered a batch of "books" from the Ross tribe, so he learned about some major events that had happened in this land.
She even understood another thing, that is, those people from Gotland attacked the tribe's returning fleet many years ago, which led to hostility between the Ross tribe and the Gotlanders.
What about reality? Those in Gotland are almost all Danes.
There used to be a large number of people on that island. Hundreds of years ago, under the leadership of a leader, they all took a boat to the south. Some sources claim that they established their own country and obtained A vast, fertile and warm land.
The priests of the Ross tribe are almost all women. After all, under the influence of warrior culture, the men of the tribe are most willing to be loyal to fighting. Only the women have a lot of time to quietly sort out the knowledge left by their ancestors. , and use the rune letters of the ethnic group to engrave some ancient stories on the wooden boards.
So, Vilia is a priest, and she is also the wise person of the tribe. There is no other person in the tribe who knows the history of the tribe better than her.
The huge priest longhouse stores a large number of wooden boards with inscriptions on it. In a sense, it is also the tribe's library.
Of course, a large amount of knowledge is monopolized by priests. In fact, WillyYa is very willing to let the children of the tribe obtain the information recorded on those wooden boards. Unfortunately, only a few people are willing to take a look over the years.
When Otto was still a child, he was coaxed to look at the wooden planks by Vilia, a junior priest, with a little honey. To Villa's delight, Otto learned his own alphabet system and also learned the knowledge on the wooden boards.
So Otto was able to become the leader. First of all, he was a strong warrior. Secondly, he learned knowledge from the priests. His explanation of the myth naturally won people's support.
Villa has some ideas, and she will implement them when Otto's fleet returns.
Until then, she will remain a bystander, observing what young Rurik can train a group of children into.
A new morning has arrived, it is so ordinary, and the feeling given to everyone in the tribe is nothing more than cold.
In contrast to this coldness, young children left their wooden houses happily after eating a simple breakfast, carrying their own wooden shields and wooden swords.
Why are they so happy? Just because of a bet about a salted fish.
A piece of salted fish is not something of great value, but many children have already staked their honors!
The humiliation of the human wall being broken made everyone very unhappy. For the whole day after that, everyone trained hard just to ensure that the human wall would not be broken through again.
The children gradually gathered on the mound to the west of Roseburg, and more and more of them gathered. Rurik, who arrived early, saw that the people had almost arrived. After giving the order, the children carried out the order very naturally. , line up neatly in their respective groups.
As usual, Rurik inspected his men with his little hands behind his back. Just because everyone is a child, the whole scene seems a little funny.
But for some adults to see this scene clearly, I am afraid they will only feel surprised.
Because, throughout the history of the Ross tribe, no leader has asked his tribe warriors to line up neatly and form a matrix. They don't even have the concept of this!
There were only forty-five of them. After standing in line, Rurik could see at a glance that everyone was already there.
Still following the old routine, this morning is still the same. It is said that Rurik personally led the team and took everyone on a circle around the hill. Firstly, it was a warm-up, and secondly, it was exercise. Coordination and discipline of the entire team.
The sun rose, and the smiling children finally waited for the moment they were looking forward to.
Looking at everyone, Rurik raised his wooden sword and gave a very straightforward signal: "I know everyone is looking forward to that! Let's start now! Kanuf! Fisk! You two Come out!"
Both of them approached Rurik with great confidence, showing that they would not fail.
"Obviously, you are all ready?"
"Yes!I can still break through the wall. It all depends on strength and I am very confident in myself. "Fisk said confidently.
Kanuf nodded: "Maybe he is very strong. This time, we should be able to withstand it. "
"Then just work hard! "Fisk patted Kanuf on the shoulder to encourage him, "I'm still confident in myself. ”
Fisk is a man of great strength. Rurik looked at him and estimated that in another twenty or thirty years, this child would grow into a man with a beard, muscles, and an extremely strong body. A stocky man who wields a huge bronze battle ax. This man has such potential.
It is understandable that Kanuf is afraid of him, but Rurik does not think that brute force can be of much use. .
"Hey! Kanuf, look at me! "Rurik ordered.
"Yes. "
"You and the other brothers all understood the training yesterday. Those are the essentials. Don't think too much and follow the essentials strictly. Tell everyone that if anyone is afraid of running away, kick them out today. ”
Kanuf was still worried about the rampaging Fisk, and it was not until he was in a human wall that he regained his confidence.
Since Fisk claimed that he could break through the human wall, then people The composition of the wall has also undergone some changes.
It is still composed of three layers of people, with fifteen people in the first two rows and fourteen people in the back row. Each child is like a brick, stuck together closely. , especially the people in the first row, their backs were supported by wooden shields, and they truly formed a wall.
Kanuf in the human wall used his childish expression. After a loud shout, the entire wall of people roared rhythmically, showing an intimidating momentum.
At this time, a tall man held a shield in his left arm and a wooden sword in his right hand. He squinted. His eyes were serious. Suddenly, the man rushed towards the wall. Seeing this, Kanuf shouted: "Everyone, pay attention!" Take the punch! ”
For a moment, Kanuf, who was in the first row, clearly felt the force acting on his back. It was the people in the second row pushing gently with their shields, and the third row also While pushing the second row, Rurik stared at what was happening with wide eyes. All the children bowed slightly and raised their wooden shields, especially those in the first row, whose shields were completely intact. After all, compared to their current bodies, the wooden shields made as toys are still too big.
There is no more time for them to make more detailed preparations. The shield's "bald" Fisk slammed into the human wall with his shield.
There was a loud impact on the wooden shield, and the entire wall shook violently, and the formation was almost disrupted by the impact. The children moved backwards subconsciously, but they still held the shields. After the people in the two rows suffered the impact, they immediately pushed the wooden shields and tried to push the former back to the battle line.
Philippines. Sk failed. He made a strong impact with a run-up. His power was completely diluted by the wall, and he was almost rebounded.The human wall was torn down.
But the matter is not over yet.
Rurik, who was observing, had an idea and suddenly shouted: "Wall! People on the left, people on the right, move! Surround Fisk!"
His order It's very simple and everyone understands it clearly. The human wall quickly began to change, and the rhythm was so fast that before Fisk could react, his back was surrounded.
In the end, Fisk was pressed against a group of shields, making him unable to move. He tried his best to escape, but in the end he was unable to escape by himself from the tight encirclement formed by forty-four children with wooden shields.
While Fisk looked gloomy and struggled to separate, Kanuf smiled very unkindly: "Haha! Fisk, you are like a fish caught in a fishing net now. You lose!"
After another struggle, Fisk finally realized that he had no hope of escaping. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and threw the wooden sword to the ground to give up.
"It's all over!" Rurik ordered, and the children who had surrounded Fisk three times dispersed happily.
The bet had an obvious result. Fisk failed, which also represented the attempt to break through the human wall with brute force. In the end, it was completely suppressed by the highly disciplined human wall. Not only that, the brute force rushers were even surrounded by human walls.
They are children but not fools. Their daily game is to practice fighting.
At this moment, all the children realize the benefits of the human wall and will remember it for a lifetime.
They know that if everyone is an adult, and the one who rushes into the battle is an enemy combat master. Even if that person is very powerful, he will eventually be held up by dozens of shields and stabbed to death by a dozen sharp swords.