However, when daybreak came, things changed.
Otto and his party hid in a small forest. More than ten people chatted with each other about the past, and most of them were thinking about hunting in the future.
They are already in a relatively high position, actually on the slope of a hill.
The pine forest gave them some cover, but did not completely obscure their view.
Everyone can see distant scenery with their eyes wide open, and their sharp eyes observe even the smallest changes in the environment.
Finally, a large group of squirming unknown objects appeared on the snowfield in the distance.
Almost instantly, the happy faces of the people who were still chatting and laughing suddenly became stiff.
People were lying on the snow one by one, facing the changes in the distance. At this moment, Otto's heart was filled with uncontrollable excitement.
"Ah! Odin loves us. Brothers, my prayers worked, we got the baby!"
Otto's loyal friend Harold Zossen couldn't help but ask : "Chief, your prayer? When did you pray?"
"Just last night, I made a wish to Aurora. It seems that the Valkyrie has helped me through, and Odin has also responded. You guys, that’s a herd of deer.”
Although it’s just a vague shadow, everyone can tell that it’s definitely not a herd of small deer.
"Hey, there may be a hundred deer. Chief, a dozen of us take action immediately, what do you think? We can easily capture a few." Haro Zuosen suggested.
"No! Don't be too anxious, because we are not just here for a few deer. We want them all."
"Huh? Are you still thinking about those possibilities? Deer herder?"
"Yes, don't you want a battle?"
Vikings are so simple at heart.
Everyone is eager to fight, especially the so-called "witnessed by the Valkyrie", to show their prowess through fighting, and to prove their strength with a hearty fight.
Of course, the Viking tribe didn't actually like to fight at night.
Those deer farmers are not of the same race.
Based on everyone’s simple ancient thinking, apart from fellow tribesmen and allies, the rest are potential enemies. For the sake of one’s own safety, one cannot easily show favor to them. The simplest and most direct method is to rob once and then talk.
Otto ordered everyone to lie down, and everyone quietly observed what was going on in the distance.
Sure enough, the speculation turned into reality, and the deer herders appeared.
All I could see were a few tiny humanoid figures driving the deer away, forcing them to leave the woods.
"Did you really set up your home in the forest in front of me? What a stupid decision. Maybe you can withstand the wolves, but we are more ferocious than white bears." Otto himself Talking to himself, his mind hasAlready planning a rigorous plan.
The longest winter is coming, the so-called polar night time, when there is no daylight left.
According to previous years’ management, I should have returned to Fort Ross with my prey at this time, and so did everyone else.
Thousands of people will shrink in the fjord, even those who dug holes to catch seals will go back. When the sea ice melts, everything begins to recover.
Russian people are like this, and Otto believes that the living conditions of deer farmers will only get worse.
Only the warriors of Ross dare to advance in the ice and snow, while others can only hide in warm nests to survive the winter.
What the deer farmers are doing now is obviously grazing, and this vast area is their pasture. Otto continued to think along this line of thinking, and he could conclude that the deer herder had settled down and would not leave for a short time.
He observed for a long time, and when the short daylight was about to pass, he instructed his men what to do.
"Harozov, my friend."
"Chief, what are your orders?"
"Now hurry back with your two brothers. At our forward camp, you will meet the rest of us at the camp. When they arrive and the number reaches one hundred, you must be fast!"
"Ah! Are we about to fight?!" Harozov, who was excited, had to ask again.
Otto patted him on the shoulder at the right time: "My brother, we will launch an attack, and victory belongs to us. But I am not a reckless man. I hope that all those who participate in the hunt will be able to survive in the light of day." Before the festival, enjoy a battle in this distant unknown place. You know, this is what Odin wants."
Harozov nodded deeply: "I understand! "My son, I must let him participate."
"Okay, but I hope the child will avoid it for the time being, because we don't know what kind of people those deer farmers are. I just want to be involved." Everyone, win without any injuries."
The deer herder has appeared, and all that's left is to wait for the team to assemble and finally complete the victory with sheer force.
In the time that followed, Otto himself became an elderly observer.
To be honest, he has experienced many battles with the Danes or Gotlanders in his life, as well as battles with the few Novgorodians who were unwilling to surrender.
The Danes are equally matched with their own fighting strength. If appropriate tactics are used, the Ross tribe will always win.
Of course, this kind of victory is not so upright. Otto is better at using tricks and he is a very pragmatic person. He didn't like it when two groups of people gathered in one place, then roared and the two armies clashed, and finally turned into a brutal fight between the two groups.
That kind of fighting was unorganized, and in the end both sides suffered heavy losses.
Too stupid! Ross tribeBut I can't stand this kind of casualties.
Otto likes to hide his people. When the enemy relaxes his vigilance, he will attack in a big way. An unexpected attack can always achieve a major victory.
The enemies called him shameless, and the tribal leaders of his allies also questioned that such behavior had brought shame to the ancestors of the Ross tribe and to the Siiya tribe alliance.
Otto doesn’t care about that much. As long as it’s victory, why does he care about so many strange etiquette?
But to deal with other ethnic groups, why not use sneak attack tactics?
After another whole day of observation, Otto was pleasantly surprised to find that the deer herders were moving in the snowy fields far in front of his hiding place, and the deer were temporarily grazing in this area.
He also made a very accurate judgment. Not only were the deer herders’ homes in the woods far away, but their population was definitely not large.
To verify your guess, you can actually investigate carefully by sneaking over at night.
Otto is fifty years old after all. If he was a fool, he would really touch him.
He strictly ordered his subordinates to observe carefully for the time being and dare to go to investigate. If he alerted the deer and caused the deer farmer to run away, this person would bear the blame.
As for the result of punishment, it is even more simple and crude.
The so-called "you let go of a large group of prey that should have belonged to the tribe, and now you have to die to apologize."
No one dares to disobey the leader's orders. Otto does hold real power in the tribe, and everyone supports the leader very much.
A good hunter is always calm, just like a dragon-headed warship floating on the sea. The oarsman throws the iron fishhook tied with a hemp rope into the water, and the rest is quiet. To wait for the fish to bite the hook, anglers must have good patience.
Otto also has great patience, and he also has great courage.
The agreed ten-day hunting period will inevitably be exceeded. Who else thinks that they should go home as soon as the time is up?
Bah!
Those guys who hunted scattered in the rear, each of them had different harvests. More than 100 people captured more than ten wild reindeer. This result is really not good.
After the deer skin was peeled off, they gathered together to roast the deer meat and eat it, because the reserved dried meat was an emergency food and could not be used immediately.
The Ross tribe cherishes food very much. Except for the intestines of deer, which cannot be properly processed in the wild, they basically eat the other internal organs of the deer. Even if it smells bad, they must swallow it because In a cold place, if you don't eat enough, you will freeze to death.
In addition to deer skins, the most harvested products are of course ferret skins, forest cat skins, squirrel skins, and even some fox skins, all of which are priceless.
Some people felt that their harvest was enough and returned to the camp one after another. Because the leader has not returned yet, everyone dare not evacuate hastily. Also because the leader took twenty of the bravest people claiming to be in search of a huge herd of deer, they seemed to be able to succeedachievement.
The results are certainly positive.