A huge fleet is heading against the south wind. Everyone on board is wearing armor, and its scale is so large that it will destroy the world.
The only result of yesterday's discussion between the dukes of each tribe was that the offensives in this battle were not prioritized. No one in the mixed fleet is the real pioneer. Based on this situation, King Origen no longer wants to waste words or brains.
At present, the larger the troops, the more difficult it is to coordinate with each other. Fortunately, Origen personally led his troops to take the lead.
The Mälaren Army, which had the largest number of troops and the best equipment, was the complete vanguard. They advanced along the coastline at a speed of about seven knots, and soon after setting off again, they largely left behind the follow-up troops.
"Brothers! Keep paddling! Don't give those cowards a chance, the spoils are all ours!" Karl no longer cared about his status as the crown prince. He pulled away a seemingly lazy oarsman. , he himself sat down and shouted slogans and shook the oars desperately.
Gradually, Karl and the three longships he led, in a triangular formation, became the real leader like a cluster of arrows.
Olegin stood at the bow of the boat, looking at his son running faster and faster, and couldn't help but grit his teeth.
One of his men worried: "King! If Arik runs too fast, will they encounter the enemy's main attack? It will not be a good thing if they encounter a siege."
"This is what I'm afraid of. Damn it, keep paddling and keep moving forward."
It can be said that Karl's military adventure is to force the entire Malaren Army to follow suit. As a result, their speed remained high.
However, there were six large oarless ships following closely. As long as he saw the following Russian army, Origen was envious but also obviously filled with hatred.
Because the Russian ships relied entirely on sails, they were sailing against the wind, and their speed was actually the same as that of the Mellaren army, which had a combination of wind and oars!
In this way, during a morning's voyage, the coalition forces were essentially divided into two echelons.
The leader of the Angkras and other large troops has given up. It's all because of my inferior skills, and I can't keep up with the pace of the Melalen and Ross people.
Any smart person knows that the speed of the Mellaren people comes at the cost of overdrafting the physical strength of the warriors. However, those Russians, whose ships carry a large amount of supplies and people, can actually still be at sea. Go fast. The Ross army did not suffer any physical losses. As long as they were willing to land and fight, they would definitely be extremely effective.
A young girl stood at the bow of the ship with sharp eyes. Carlotta held onto the side of the ship. She looked at the world in the distance, her spirit becoming increasingly vigilant.
Standing beside her were Otto and Rurik.
"Are we almost reaching your hometown now?" Rurik asked cautiously.
"Yes. War may break out at any time."
"That's fine." Rurik nodded and immediately ordered the mercenaries to load the torque slingshotThe oilcloth opened.
This move made Otto, who was in a peaceful mood, suddenly cautious: "What? Rurik, did you foresee the danger?"
"Not yet. If there is, it will be from Mälaren. The three pretentious ships encountered danger first." Rurik pointed at the three ships in the distance. They continued to go deep alone. "We are almost reaching the bay. Maybe we will encounter them first. The Gotland fishing boats, dad, we should sink them."
"That's true. But can you do it with your weapons?"
"Exactly." Rurik was not completely sure. There are differences between testing and actual combat, and even personnel negligence and nervousness can lead to a weakening of the torque slingshot's effectiveness.
The order to prepare for war was first passed on the Aurora, and then all ships entered a state of combat readiness.
People in the cabin were checking their bows and crossbows, and many people had gathered on the deck. Many wooden boxes filled with arrows were moved to the deck, especially the ammunition box for the torsion slingshot. Conical cast iron projectiles were piled randomly in the box, and then mercenaries began to carry wooden barrels filled with sticky seal grease (temperature It is semi-solid when it is lower), generously smearing grease to lubricate the slide of the slingshot, and even oil-soaking the torque hemp rope again to enhance the strength.
Oligen often paid attention to the actions of the Russians, and when he saw that they were actively preparing for war, he suddenly became nervous.
"Is it finally about to begin?"
Indeed, the battle started in a way that no one expected.
Karl, who was essentially the vanguard, saw a small boat floating not far away. What is that if it's not a fishing boat? They are fishing boats, Gotland or Danish fishing boats! They are the enemy!
Karl yelled: "Brothers, speed up! Catch up with those enemies and kill them all!"
The warriors are crazy about fighting, so paddling like this is no longer boring. The feeling of fatigue in the hands disappeared, only the desire for killing and the desire for wealth remained.
So, the unknown ship first discovered by the fleet really belongs to the Gotlanders?
Of course those ships came from Gotland.
Because the Russian ships used advanced crossbows to plunder the Tombstone Island, that is, the waters south of the Åland Islands, the Gotland fishermen suffered considerable losses, which could not be recovered in a short time. Yes, a large number of fishing boats no longer go to the northern waters to operate.
Since the Gotland-Danish coalition sacked the Ostara tribe of the Northern Alliance and scared away many tribes, the living space they left behind is of course laughed at by the Gotlanders.
The island of Gotland is just that big. With a population of 20,000 people crowded on the island, the living space has become increasingly crowded.
In fact, Gotland is also a large island, with a width of 40 kilometers and a length of 140 kilometers. However, due to the current local production model, the land owned by the islanders mostly contains white sea sand.Poor land conditions have made wheat yields astonishingly low. They rely more on raising sheep and fishing. Nowadays, the scale of pastures is becoming saturated, and fishing grounds have become dangerous battlefields.
If you can move to land, why not do it?
As many as six hundred Gotland Islanders have established their "Northern Market", namely Norrköping, in the area of old Ostara.
This north is essentially for the Danes. Norrkoping can be said to be the northernmost geographical stronghold of the Gotlanders. The excellent developed pastures here suddenly became Gotland. The source of wealth for immigrants. They raised sheep here, and naturally there were some Danish merchants stationed here, waiting to collect the latest sheared wool.
Having lost their large fishing ground, they discovered the fish resources in the bay. The Gotland immigrants fished in the Buluo Bay enjoyed by Norrkoping.
If life is like this, these immigrants will definitely continue to live their lives.
Continue to expand? Unless the resources of Norrkoping can no longer accommodate the immigrants, they will naturally continue to go north and snatch territory from the Svealans.
Unfortunately, they miscalculated.
They felt that the rapid rout and then complete destruction of the Ostarans proved that the northern Svealans were all a bunch of cowards.
As for the Russians, the Gotlanders have long known the identity of this group of people. The Russians are as tough as the Danes. In the years of fighting, the Gotlanders have always suffered a disadvantage. They simply never regard this group of people as the same as the Svealans.
The Gotlanders misjudged the situation. They organized a massive army to invade Buloh Bay two years ago and swept away the locals with overwhelming force. Now, the coalition forces from the north are seeking revenge.
Karl quickly caught up with the fishing boat, even as the fishermen struggled to break free.
Can a seal escape the pursuit of a killer whale?
Karl's boat docked directly with the fishing boat. The long boat was actually much thicker than the small fishing boat. The spear pulled out from the long boat directly killed the fishermen.
The four Gotlanders who rowed hard to break free became the first casualties.
Karl had no intention of paying attention to this boring boat. He was so excited from the initial killing that he stood up, hugged the bow of the longship, raised a throwing spear in his right hand and shouted to his brothers. : "We continue to charge, and we will be the first to land. The men and women who kill them are all yours!"
The already crazy people were stimulated by the blood, and the whole person became even more excited. Now As many as a hundred people entered a state similar to that of berserkers, even though they had not eaten poisonous mushrooms.
Soon, the second fishing boat became the soul of Karl's axe.
It must be said that Karl was able to kill his wives and concubines in bed-sharing competitions, and even waved his fists at some of his subordinates. His manic side was easily revealed due to some stimulation. He is brave, fierce and possessive. Perhaps he is not good at strategy, but it is this bravery that makes him very qualified as a berserker.
His investmentThe level of the spear was not low, and he hit three enemies in a short exchange.
His team also has very obvious shortcomings - a small number of long-range weapons and poor quality.
There were six fishing boats operating in Bulow Bay, but they were all wiped out by Karl.
The Gotland fishermen either died on the boats or fell into the sea and sank and disappeared. Empty fishing boats floated on the sea, and subsequent ships had no time to pay attention to these boats.
Because the fleet has begun to turn collectively, heading to the right bay is the real battlefield.
The current situation no longer requires Origen to shout at the top of his lungs. All the ships of the Mellaren Army have been pumped, and their longships are towing many empty boats (for pulling trophies) , the speed becomes faster instead.
This is because after entering the bay, the south wind can flow into the bay area, and each ship receives stronger wind blessing.
The entire Malaren army turned around, and the Ross army that followed them just adjusted the position of the sails calmly, and all six ships adjusted their directions accordingly.
But now, even though Rurik was standing on the poop, he could see that the friendly ships behind him had turned into somewhat blurry dots.
Obviously, as the vanguard, we have left the second echelon too far behind.
Some empty fishing boats were drifting aimlessly on the sea. Standing on the side of the boat, Rurik saw the dead people inside.
"They have achieved results. Rurik, leave these ships alone." Otto said seriously, pinching his son's neck.
"No! We just used these ships for experiments."
"Sink it?"
"Really!"
Otto became more interested. He held the side of the ship and watched the mercenaries operating the ratchet wrenches. The three torque slingshots on one side made squeaking sounds.
When the bow string catches the tenon, the tapered cast iron projectile is firmly placed in the chute.
These cast iron projectiles have sharp heads and are actually very small overall.
These torsion slingshots developed by Rurik have some of the same mechanical structures as the Roman Scorpion Crossbow, such as its elevation adjustment mechanism.
These torsion slingshots all entered the pitch angle state. Following Rurik's order, under the gaze of dozens of people on the ship, and even most of the entire fleet, three projectiles smashed over.
The distance between the Avora and the enemy ship is only ten meters. At such a close distance, the projectiles retain a lot of kinetic energy the moment they hit the target.
Although these projectiles cannot cut through solid oak at one time, for these fishing boats made of cheap pine boards, three projectiles directly cut three holes.
Soon, the projectiles were loaded again, and another salvo directly penetrated the side of the fishing boat. The power of the projectiles was not reduced much, and it actually penetrated the ribs of the other side of the boat. The ship already had eight obvious holes and water was pouring in quickly.
In full view of everyone, even Otto witnessed the entire process of the fishing boat sinking..
He had never seen anything like this in his life. No matter how bad the ship was, it sank in front of him after being hit by his own weapons!
At this situation, Otto had to think more. If this was the enemy's real warship, the weapon of the Avora was just a few rounds of projectiles, causing the enemy's entire crew to become Became a drowned dog? Such enemies will either sink directly to the bottom, or cling to floating wooden blocks to survive for a while. Without help from others, they will die in the vast sea.
Even the warriors who controlled the torsion slingshot found this unbelievable, as if they had received a divine power, or had been exposed to the divine power exuded by Rurik.
Actually? This is the power of technology.
It was a lie that Rurik was not excited. He was secretly happy in his heart. He even teased his father with a smile: "Dad, what do you think? Are our weapons brave?"
< p>"How brave! You actually succeeded.""Of course!" Rurik pretended to sigh: "We can definitely make a bigger one, so that it can be destroyed with one projectile. The enemy's ship. So we don't have to fight against the enemy. Our ship is very big, so there is no need to fight. Now you have seen that we can sink the enemy's ship from a long distance, but the enemy is powerless against us."
"Wow! It's true."
Rurik narrowed his eyes and asked curiously: "So do you know why I rejected Olegin's desire to buy a ship?"
"You! Oops! So that's it..."
Otto slapped his helmet suddenly, and then looked at the torsion slingshot that had returned. He was pleased that the ships and weapons were still monopolized by the Russians. With. If the Mellaren people get a large ship with a combat capability similar to that of the Avrora, the Russians will suffer a loss.
With ample ammunition, the Russians simply sank three fishing boats floating on the sea. Rurik estimated that the maximum actual distance of the torsion slingshot is about fifty meters. This distance is about the limit of the cone-shaped cast iron bullets that can penetrate the enemy ship's ribs. If the enemy replaces the oak ribs, it will require more power. A bigger torque slingshot enters the fray. Rurik did not quite believe that the fired "cast iron drill" could effectively destroy high-quality oak longships. .
The Russians simply came into contact with the "target ship", and they quickly began to chase the Mellaren fleet.
It is obvious that all the Mellaren forces have entered the fjord, and they are continuing to close in on the fjord, and their fleet is becoming more and more compact.
According to the agreement, the Russians have no reason and no need to participate in frontal combat, and even support from a distance, even shouting and cheering are redundant.
Any killings that will occur on the shore have nothing to do with the Ross people for the time being, but according to the agreement, the Melalen people must take out the spoils.
The south wind that poured into the fjord gave Ross's sailing ship extremely fast speed. The Avora had already caught up with the tail of the Mellaren Army. Now everyone on the ship saw what was happening in the distance.scene. A group of Merlaren warriors have landed and they have begun fighting.
But the enemy...
Rurik couldn't help but frowned: "Did our army attack too fast and the enemy had no time to prepare?"
He I saw some dazed people standing on the shore not far away. Those guys seemed not to notice the danger, or were they completely frightened by the sudden army? It seems that some smart people are flying their sails and running towards the upper river of the fjord to escape.
"Look! The Malaren troops are landing." Otto slapped his son with his left hand. His right hand held the patterned steel sword and pointed directly at the initial landing site of the Malaren army. A group of troops were parked there. Landing ground for Gotlander ships.