The war broke out!
The development of the situation does not allow Mechasta, the leader of the Gray Squirrel tribe, to hesitate. Although he felt that the enemies looked strange, the guys who charged first had a strong sense of déjà vu.
But they launched a strong attack, and our own people had to repel them.
"All hunters are ready! Go up to the wooden wall, draw your bows and shoot arrows!" Mechasta greeted with all his strength. His tribesmen were nervous, holding a bow in one hand and grabbing a handful in the other. Arrows climbed onto the scaffolding behind the wall.
Mechasta looked around and immediately ordered the arrows to be released freely.
At the same time, he also signaled to his youngest son Tyravis who was hiding in the simple tower, asking the child to show his strength.
On the other hand, Kejas, who led his men to kill the enemy's village, was shocked that his enemy had reinforced the wall. Looking at the sloping snow slope, he was a little worried that his attack would be frustrated. With a large number of Ross warriors behind him, he knew he could not retreat.
Kehas didn’t say anything encouraging. He roared with a big mouth, and with his shield on his left and sword on his right, he mixed in with the tribesmen and attacked.
Finally, the expected blow came!
The Gray Squirrel Tribe had organized more than a hundred archers. There were as many as seventy people standing on the wall and thirty people under the wall.
A large number of arrows began to be thrown, receiving an energy bonus from the gravitational potential energy, and the falling bone arrows also had good lethality.
At the beginning, the soldiers of the Salmon Lord tribe who were attacking were punched through the thick leather jackets they were wearing. Since the wounds were very shallow, the injured were still holding up their short spears and howling with the impact.
There were also a few poor men who became completely unlucky. By chance, a falling arrow hit their necks.
A moment of heavy damage directly caused the death of three warriors. They vomited blood in pain, and their groans of difficulty were drowned in the charges and shouts of the tribesmen.
I saw that many tribesmen were injured, and I even saw many arrows flying towards me.
After blocking a few arrows with a wooden shield, Kejas shouted at the top of his lungs: "Brothers, don't be afraid! Let's rush forward, climb up the city wall and wipe out all the hateful squirrel guys!"
This roar was heard by Mechasta on the wall.
"What's going on? Are they..." Seeing the strangely dressed people standing not far behind these roaring guys, Mechasta believed that it was not just the ones attacking him. The Varangians, and the theoretical kin of the Salmon Lord who became servants.
The more he thought about it, the more determined Mechasta became.
"Brothers! The ones attacking us are Salmon Guys. They have become the hunting dogs of the Varangians. They are a bunch of mad dogs. We must shoot them!"
Any mention of The anger of the people of the Salmon Lord Tribe and the Gray Squirrel Tribe was ignited.
Everyone was still very nervous. After all, no one had ever seen such a huge formation in their lives.
Even if it is as simple as an army of more than 300 people attacking a small village.
For them, it is tantamount to a huge war.
More and more Salmon Lord tribe warriors were hit by arrows, and some of the injured began to sit down, gritting their teeth and trying to pull out the barbed arrows.
Some others have actually tried to retreat and escape beyond the range of the opponent's bow and arrow.
Kejas continued to move forward in the chaos. He saw that his people's impact momentum became somewhat weak under the enemy's increasingly powerful fire. He covered his vital torso with a wooden shield and held high the iron sword inherited from his ancestors, hoping to lead all the brave men to continue charging.
However, at least twenty people were hit by arrows and fell. They did not die, but just huddled in the snow and wailed.
Beside them, there were a large number of terrifying arrows.
Finally, looking at the half-hidden archer of the "Squirrel Man" not far away, and even the arrows shot from the tower, the morale of more people actually collapsed like this!
Some people began to choose to flee. Even the men who were supposed to be watching the ladder rush to the front line, some simply let go and ran backwards.
It is understandable that they avoid bows and arrows, but this behavior made Otto angry.
A big hand always covered Rurik's shoulder.
Now Rurik witnessed the real battle. His feet in the leather boots were sweating unconsciously, and his eyes were wide open. For a while, he was not thinking about the strategy to attack the city, but It is a real appreciation of a real ancient siege battle.
Is it exciting? No! War is not exciting, but it makes people burst with adrenaline.
Seeing that the guys sent out to attack the city retreated, Rurik clearly felt that his shoulder blades were about to be crushed by his furious father.
"Dad...are they...at large?" Rurik asked weakly.
"Damn Kehas, that guy betrayed our trust. Rurik!" Otto ordered.
"Here!"
"Now, it's your time to prove yourself."
"Ah?! Do you want me to lead the attack?!" Stay Rick was startled.
Otto let go of his hand, then pushed his son hard, and then gave a stern order: "Take your mercenaries and shoot the escaping people with crossbows! Remember, traitors do not deserve to live. "
Although it feels a little cruel, Rurik knows that nothing is more important than military morale at this moment.
The right way is to execute a few deserters and order the remaining people to continue charging.
Rurik held his breath and pointed his little finger at the mercenaries standing in the team.
The mercenaries, led by Jevro, left the main town of the Ross Army.
Two hundred pairs of terrifying eyes looked at the twenty people, including Rurik, who had left the team. Everyone was paying attention to all the actions of the future leader Rurik. Even waiting for the big leader's order, even though he was hacking and killing to escape,Servants of death.
Rurik asked Yevro to whisper a few words, and then he simply picked up a loaded crossbow himself, and for the time being acted as a captain, arranging the team in a line, just like an organization Firing squads generally organized them.
Only Javlo took the lead in shouting in ancient Finnish: No retreat! Hurry up and get back to fighting! Otherwise you will be wiped out! ”
Perhaps this roar was drowned in the lament of the retreat, the excited shouts of the enemy not far away, and the chilling sound of the shaman beating the leather drum.
Rurik wood With a smile on his face, he had no hesitation.
“Crossbowman! "
"Raise the bow! emission! "
With an order, twenty arrows were fired, including Rurik, and six of the fleeing men were immediately hit. The so-called hits here are no different from shooting.< /p>
Those who were hit by crossbow arrows at close range fell to the ground, twitching wildly a few times before becoming completely motionless, and the snow under them quickly turned red.
< p>He was not killed by the enemy, but was easily killed by the Ross people who were supervising the battle.At this moment, all the fleeing Salmon Lord tribesmen were stunned on the spot. They did not remember the scene of their defeat. There was not much humiliation of defeat, but some shock at the sudden and inexplicable death.
Taking advantage of the opportunity for the crossbow to be cocked, Jevro shouted loudly; "Continue to attack! Those who retreat will be killed! ”
The attitude of the Ross people was serious. The fleeing people turned their heads in panic and continued to rush towards the enemy wall.
At this moment, Kejas noticed that his people In the scene of being sanctioned, he shouted with all his strength: "Don't retreat!" ”
It’s not that Kejas’s appeal was effective at all, but that everyone knew that the Russians meant what they said. Their minds went blank and they began to charge mechanically, even hitting the enemies physically. In their opinion, there is nothing more terrifying than being hit by a Russian crossbow.
On the other hand, the leader of the Gray Squirrel Tribe, Mechasta, he. He already felt that his archers had made a contribution, but the enemy was repulsed by bows and arrows? He had to think about the previous imagination of the tribe. The so-called enemy expedition, they may be powerful, but now they are at the end of their strength.
However, the enemy came back and looked even more powerful.
“Damn it! Here they come again. Men with spears, all on the wall! "
Mechasta saw the enemy coming with a ladder and knew that they wanted to use it to climb the ice wall. The ice wall was deliberately built to prevent the enemy from climbing. The sudden appearance of Zi , Mechasta talked about his mistakes in anxiety.
The archers were still serious. They were condescending. As the enemy got closer, their ability to accurately shoot squirrels finally came into use.
More Salmon Lord tribe warriors were hit by arrows, and they suffered another batch of casualties, and finally reached the enemy's ice wall.
Kehas held up the Ross people.The rewarded shield protected his torso and head. He roared at the top of his lungs and ordered the tribesmen to put up the ladder.
More warriors decided to climb the sloping snow slope directly, but as soon as they started trying, they realized that it was actually slippery ice!
Some people tried to climb with stone manuscripts. Such people were shot in the eyes and neck by a sudden bow, and they died on the spot. There were many other people who had a lot of small wounds on their bodies, and arrows were hung on their leather jackets. The crazy thing was that some people actually had more than ten arrows hanging on their bodies.
Even Kehas’s shield, he realized that the scene was shocking. Because near the handle behind the shield, three clusters of iron arrows that penetrated half of the shield suddenly appeared.
In his hurry, he had no time to panic. He stood under the sloping ice wall and ordered the soldiers to climb the ladder.
Some brave people began to climb, while others held their short bows and used fire suppression on the enemies on the wall.
From the beginning, the Salmon Lord tribesmen released bows and arrows during the charge. Since the number of arrows fired was not large and there was no clear target, the Gray Squirrel tribe suffered almost no casualties.
As the archers on both sides began to shoot at close range, both sides could see their eyes and faces clearly, and the battle really became intense.
There began to be gray squirrel tribe warriors who were hit by arrows and fell heavily from the scaffolding behind the wall. There were more and more people like this.
Mechasta looked worried, and he quickly ordered his reserve soldiers to climb up and make up for the shortcomings.
What can make Mechasta happy now is that his measures are effective. Now, the gates of the village wall are blocked by various heavy debris. The enemy has no way to enter from the main entrance. They also have no ability to climb the ice wall directly. They can only rely on four very long ladders.
Because there are only four tools for breaking through, guarding seems to be simpler for the defending troops.
Many climbing warriors were directly stabbed to death by short spears, which frightened those who intended to continue climbing. In addition, stones were thrown down from time to time, or rolled down the ice wall. The stones broke other people's legs, or their heads were smashed directly, and the scene was a mess.
The dead had fatal wounds on their bodies. A number of dying people quickly piled up under the ice wall, and the hot blood flowing out also evaporated into a terrifying mist.
The battlefield has become terrifying. In today's scene, the soldiers on both sides of the battle are meeting each other for the first time.
In the chaos, Mechasta finally saw the face of the man holding the strange patterned wooden shield.
"Damn it! It's definitely you! Kehas, take your life!" After roaring, Mechasta's plan was to match the iron arrow with the bow.
Kejas vaguely heard someone yelling his name. He flicked his eyes and saw someone aiming at him.
With a conditioned reflex block, he resisted the shot of an iron cluster arrow less than ten meters away.
The arrow cluster penetrated the wooden shield as a whole, and if it moved forward a little further, it could blind itself.
Kejas’s whole body is almostParalyzed with fear, he considered retreating, but hesitated when he thought of the men he had just shot.
He was suffering from hesitation, and his people were also making apparently futile attacks.
Kejas doesn’t understand, does his new master want everyone to die? Also, when did the gray squirrel tribe become so capable of fighting? Aren't they a group of cowards who can only passively defend themselves? Will a coward become a warrior? !
The reality is that the Salmon Lord tribe, which is supposed to be brave, may have lost their courage long ago, and the remaining people are all cowards.
As more and more tribesmen are killed by squirrel men, the spirits of those tribesmen who are still alive and continue to fight are about to collapse.
"Chief! If we continue like this, we will be dead!" A tribal warrior with arrows hanging on his leather jacket rushed to Kejas' side.
Suddenly, Kejas saw the man stiffen and then collapse to the ground.
An arrow pierced the back of the warrior's head. The owner of the iron cluster arrow was none other than the ten-year-old Terravis.
This kid is like a sniper. In fact, what he is doing now is exactly the job of sniper.
Telavis shot at least three people accurately. Based on his confidence in his ability, he specifically shot the enemy's vital points, especially the neck where the large blood vessels were located.
This arrow directly destroyed the back of the man's head, and the whole man died on the spot due to sudden stiffness.
The clan warrior died in front of him, and Kejas's spirit finally collapsed.
"Brothers! Let's evacuate! Let everything go to hell!"
Kejas could no longer care about anything. He turned around urgently and began to lead the evacuation. The rest of the Salmon Lord tribe warriors also chose to retreat and abandoned the ladder directly.
Suddenly, an arrow struck Kehas in the back.
He actually stumbled, then covered his ears and howled heartbreakingly.
Because he suddenly saw, right next to him, an ear hanging from the iron cluster of an arrow, which was undoubtedly his ear.
In grief and anger, he grabbed the arrow and continued to cover his ears to escape, even forgetting the shield given by the Russians.
Kehas, what he will never forget is the iron sword he inherited.
Facing the complete collapse of the Salmon Lord tribe, Rurik’s eyelids trembled.
After all, according to the agreement, anyone who retreats without authorization will die.
Rurik glanced at his father Otto, who looked solemn, with some embarrassment, and turned his head back.
No matter what Otto thought, in the middle of the war, Rurik decided to ruthlessly implement his responsibilities.
Yevluo shouted as usual: "We must not retreat! The traitors must die!"
But in the face of a complete collapse, Yevluo's roar was meaningless.
Rurik also looked seriously. He took the lead in raising the crossbow with great strength and ordered: "CrossArcher! Lift your bow! ”
Seeing this, the fleeing Salmon Lord tribe warriors were all stunned, but Kejas didn’t care about anything.
Kejas’s face was half covered with blood, which made O Otto was taken aback, and then Otto watched his guy continue to retreat with a sharply reduced number of people.
“Get ready! "Rurik had already stretched his voice again, and just as the well-trained crossbowman was about to pull the trigger, Otto roared, like a bear roaring through the silence of the mountain forest.
"The mercenaries withdrew. Team! Don't shoot them! ”
Rurik breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he did not want to wipe out his army of servants. The mercenaries put away their crossbows. Seeing this, the surviving warriors of the Salmon Lord tribe were all relieved. Like heavy burdens, they collapsed in front of the Russian formation. Their embarrassed appearance simply caused many Russian soldiers to spit or insult.
It can be said that now, a tough battle has begun with the Russian coalition. It ended in defeat. Of course, the Ross people never thought so. It was just the people of the Gray Squirrel tribe who felt that they had won the first battle.