Longships washed up on the beach one after another, and Mälaren warriors swarmed into Norrkoping, which was established by the Gotlanders on the ruins of Ostara.
After regaining his strength, Karl obtained this new force and took the remaining soldiers with him, together with the hundreds of "black warriors" raised by his father, to launch a comprehensive counterattack.
The ensuing battle can be described as elite vs. elite. Both sides of the war are wearing iron helmets and chainmail. The Malaren Army still has an overwhelming strength advantage. Those "iron guys" have no chance to escape.
The very hard tempered chromium iron axes of the Mellaren Army directly broke the enemy's chainmail, but they were also smashed by the wrought iron axes pounded by the enemy. In fact, even extremely hard chromium steel weapons are difficult to demonstrate tactical advantages in the current melee.
In the cramped battlefield in the village, the side with the advantage in number of troops and physical strength of the warriors is using brute force to win.
All the Gotlanders who dared to resist were killed. Some Malaren soldiers dragged wailing women and children from the wooden houses, assassinated them directly if they dared to resist, and then began to plunder the wealth. , looking for all valuables such as silver coins, copper coins, gems, and even cloth and leather. Especially the Melalen peasant soldiers who mixed in, they were the most greedy, but they were also surprisingly a little "mercy".
For example, Olegin ordered his black army to attack. These guys who usually eat the king's salary can be said to attack indiscriminately, but they are poor peasant soldiers who hope to get rich in a battle. Once they catch a woman The prisoner must be protected as soon as possible. It cannot be said that this was truly merciful, just because they wanted to take the captive back as their wives, nothing more.
They intend to pull these captives to the coast. As for whether the king will fulfill his long-cherished wish, it depends on the king's decision.
But in doing so, they completely lost a real robbery feast.
Aren’t those enemy “iron guys” suddenly transformed into berserkers?
They themselves are guards raised by a wealthy family. They always wear armor to protect the owner's wealth-silver coins and leather.
The so-called big businessmen were essentially instructed by the Danish leader to lead a group of elite warriors to do business in Norrkoping to make profits for the leader "Lion Hafgen", and at the same time symbolize that this place was a Danish-controlled area.
As those warriors from Denmark, who were covered in chain mail, were overrun and killed by the Malaren army with overwhelming superiority in strength and weaponry, a wooden house where the big Danish family and Denmark's strength resided The area has been surrounded by the Melalen Legion.
What’s even crazier is that Karl led a group of soldiers and kicked open all the wooden doors without ceremony. This man was violent towards his own women, and naturally showed no mercy to the wives and concubines of his enemies.
In the end, the well-dressed guy who could tell he was rich at a glance was stabbed to death by multiple short spears in the rebel army.
Looking at the tragically dead body, Karl couldn’t help but spat: “Really, how can we deal with such a rich man?, so many of my people died. It's a pity that so much ruined a nice leather jacket. "
A little leader wearing ink chainmail with a crazy expression on his face followed Karl closely, "Sir. The king asked us to look for gold and silver. The brothers have gone to catch their sheep, what should we do? It looks here..."
"Look for gold! Find it for me! Let me dig everywhere and find the gold they buried! "
As soon as Karl panted and issued the order, a soldier hurried over to report the good news, "Sir! We found their silver box. Also, lots of sheepskin? "
"Really? "The excited Karl directly grabbed the man's neck.
The soldier muttered in extreme pain: "Yes...yes!" A log cabin is all. "
"Let's go! That's all my wealth. Leave my father alone and take me to see it! ”
Soon, Karl and his people took control of the main treasure they found, which were two wooden boxes of silver coins. The weight was really gratifying. The bulk of the goods were naturally sheepskins, which were layered on top of each other. , almost filling the whole wooden house.
The armored warriors were playing with the silver coins, and many of them subconsciously stuffed them into their clothes, for fear that the noble people would blame them. After seeing so much wealth, Karl, who was so blinded by the wealth, didn't pursue it so much.
He looked at the dense wooden house and gritted his teeth in sigh: "It's really damned that I lost so much. Brother, just for this little money? ”
“My lord. Let's move the loot out now? "The soldier who had secretly taken a lot of silver coins hurriedly hinted Karl to do more damage.
"Move out now. You can carry your things to the beach and take strict care with your brothers. After that, burn all these houses down! ”
After receiving the order, the crowd was excited. All the Melalen soldiers present knew that they would definitely get a share of the pie after the battle. There were so many sheepskins here, and it was not very easy or reasonable to get one in battle. What? In this way, those brothers who died in the battle did not die in vain.
No, just as they started to withdraw with bundles of sheepskins, there were already soldiers stripping off the dead people's clothes.
What they took off were the chainmails and helmets of those "iron guys", even if they were stained with blood, all the armors were pulled off, revealing twisted blond heads, all of which were dead. The blank stares proved that they were killed in battle.
For such ruthless characters, the Melalen warriors respected these warriors and collected their corpses spontaneously. The bodies of the Gotlanders, who were only wearing civilian clothes, were still lying on the ground without anyone noticing.
As many as a thousand sheep were severely frightened during the battle, and they had been completely defeated by Melalen. The invaders were under control, and the owners of the sheep had all been killed. In fact, the Gotlanders had more sheep. The shepherds took their flocks to graze and felt guilty when they saw the large amount of smoke coming out of the settlement. They made a very smart choice when something big happened.Hide first.
The sheep were driven to their landing site by the Mellaren people, and a large group of white things squirmed on the beach.
Rurik originally just wanted to take a good look at what the Mellaren people would do after the battle was basically over. He raised his head and squinted his eyes, and was surprised to see the sheep.
"Huh? Did they get a surprise?"
This is Carlotta's hometown. Rurik rudely dragged the mentally ill girl back to the ship. Bow deck.
Carlotta raised her eyes and looked into the distance: "Ah! Those are actually sheep!"
"Yes, they are sheep. Carlotta, what do you think?"
"That's our sheep! It must be ours!" The anxious Carlotta spoke with a cry.
"Huh?"
Carlotta was depressed because of the horrific memories. Now that she saw the sheep, her grief and anger came to her heart again. Rurik noticed the girl's clenched fists and her desire to get the sheep back.
"Those are our sheep! That must be it. We took nothing with us when we fled, only a few Ostara people escaped. Our cattle and sheep were captured by them, That's ours. Ah! Now the sheep are being taken over by the Melalen people..."
Part of Carlotta's arbitrary statement is indeed true.
When the Danish allied forces arrived here, some Gotlanders took over and built a new town, Norrkoping, on the ruins. The plundered sheep naturally became the means of production for the new settlers. Coupled with the import of a batch of sheep from Gotland, the scale of the local sheep flock has expanded. While meeting the needs of local people, they can also sell surplus wool and leather products. Norrköping has become a A "wool production base".
The anchored Avrora was stationary on the sea. The distance between the ship and the land was only 200 meters. Carlotta, who seemed to have very good eyesight, could clearly see those Mälaren people in public. Slaughter the sheep, they are already celebrating their victory.
It is the winner’s right to enjoy the spoils of war for the first time. Carlotta felt cruel but could not interfere.
Rurik looked open-minded. He patted Carlotta on the back: "Don't worry, after we land, we will go and tell Olegin that we will at least get a batch for you." Sheep."
Carlotta nodded, her clenched fists relaxed, and she looked at Rurik with tears in her eyes. She didn't know what to say other than thanking her.
The Malaren Army encountered some setbacks in the battle and lost some troops, but in terms of the results, it was a complete victory.
Origen has never experienced a real large-scale battle in his life. Just as Otto said, this old guy's world view is always limited to Lake Malaren and the surrounding areas.
Origen ushered in the biggest victory in his life. He learned from the news obtained by his son that the fiercest resistance was actually the guys in iron armor who launched a counterattack. They were all elite Danes. warrior.
"Elite? MeThose who fight are elites! The legendary brave Danes are nothing more than that! "He patted his son Karl on the shoulder, quite satisfied with the spoils obtained in this battle.
Look, two boxes of silver coins were placed in front of him. One thing is that these money are not much, considering this settlement The point was established by the Danish and Gotland invaders, who naturally did not put too much money here.
The flocks and large amounts of leather made Olegin jump with joy. The king has lost less than ten of his eight hundred elite "black warriors." Who dares to say no here?
Some people in Melalen have caused fires during the robbery. They pulled women and children out of the wooden house, not caring about the burning of the house.
On the beach. A small group of poor women were holding their children. In fact, many of them seemed to be lucky. But what about the actual separation of their flesh and blood and even more cruel torture? >Origen is not a good person. Besides, the Gotlanders destroying the Ostara tribe is equivalent to urinating on his head. This is such a shame and humiliation that he must use the most violent means to vent his anger.
He instructed his son Karl: "The existence of this Norrkoping is an insult to you and me. Take your men and burn all the houses. Let the Ostara girl see it. Let other people's armies see that it is our Mellaren Army who defended our dignity. ”
“Okay! "Karl was planning to indulge the devil in his heart during the arson. He pointed at the trembling captives gathered not far away: "What to do with those women? Are they slaves? "
"Bah! That's a damn burden. We will also expand the war and let more enemies die. Wouldn't keeping those women distract the soldiers? "
Karl thought he understood what his father meant, so he drew his sword: "I understand, I will arrange for people to kill them all. Or it’s not too late to make the brothers happy first. "
After that, Karl will lead his brothers to take action.
"Wait a minute! "
"Huh? Father, do you hesitate? "
"Yes, I changed my mind. "
"Why? Aren't they a burden? "
Oligen pointed to the Russian sailing ship: "We have an agreement with them, and we owe them a debt. ”
“That debt? In my opinion, they should respect us. Do you want to give them a batch of property? I don’t want to...”
“I don’t want to either, but...” Origen sighed deeply, “As a man and a king, I must have faith. Let's do this. All those captives will be sold to the Russians to pay off our debts. "
"What about the price? "Karl asked cautiously.
Oligen looked at the sky and thought for a while: "Let's do this! Keeping men is a disaster. The Russians will definitely not want them if they think about it. You will kill all the men. a womanOne pound of silver, half a pound for the girl, that's the arrangement. ”
Karl nodded and really started to take action.
So Rurik, who was watching not far away, soon saw a thrilling scene. When he and Karl Lotta could clearly see the horrific things happening there. Even Rurik, who claimed to be unafraid of bloody battlefields, retreated to the cabin in fear.
Norrköping, the de facto northernmost stronghold of the Danes, She was built on the ruins of old Ostara, and just two years later, she would return to the state of ruins and turn into scorched earth.
A group of lost women had their hands and feet tied, and their mouths were also blocked. Stuffed into a cloth.
In the Viking world, even ten-year-old boys are usually treated as warriors. If it is just a tribal war, the losers will naturally be slaves, but Origen. This time it was just tit for tat, and since he was about to die, he felt no guilt or even any pressure for such a cruel method.
The baby was also killed by the Mellaren army and survived. Women and girls have become a commodity, just waiting to be sold to the Russians. Of course, some Melalen warriors have indulged themselves with Karl's benefit. They don't care about the disheveled and painful women, and tidy up their own clothes. After putting on their armor, they all went to slaughter the sheep and cook meat.
The burning smoke from Beiköping was the best signal to lead the belated tribes’ troops to approach. /p>
The Onkras Army, Yelmalen Army, and other troops arrived late. They complained that the battle was over, and they were just rushing on, and they gained nothing new except panting.
p>When they started to wash up the beach, the Mellaren Army had already prepared the first batch of worms with them and set up camp on the Gotland beach.
Otto at this moment. They have already landed with a group of personnel and escorted the military rations belonging to the Melalen Army.
The captured local pottery jars began to cook wheat, mutton, and some fresh onions.
p>
As many as three hundred sheep have been slaughtered, and the fresh sheepskins have been collected, and all have become the property of the king.
Otto, Rurik, and even Carlotta landed. There were many short children following Otto. This scene really made Origen feel ridiculous and boring.
In the tent set up by the surprise attack, Origen only allowed Otto to enter. , because of the victory, he became proud of himself.
“You finally landed, and I also shipped all the food. Well done, Otto. "
Since he noticed that Origen was also killing prisoners, he did not expect that this person would do such a stupid thing. Seeing Origen's arrogant face again, Otto only felt that this guy had become a loser. Surface work still needs to be done, Otto replied with a sullen face: "We have sent you food as agreed. ”
“Oh? Did you really follow the agreement? I noticed you were shooting arrows at the enemy, and the whir of the arrows betrayed your identity. You are not standing idly by. ”
Otto didn’t panicZhang, he was just surprised that his worries came true: "But we did not intervene personally. My soldiers did not land to fight."
"That's true. Your arrows are very powerful, but the attack The key to victory is to go into battle and fight." As he spoke, Olegin pointed to the outside of the curtain: "More than fifty Danish soldiers died on this battlefield. They were covered in iron armor, but they were all killed by our army. It can be seen that. Our Melalen Army is indeed the backbone of the coalition."
"Yes, I have always recognized your power," Otto agreed with a stern face.
"There is no one else here now, and all the leaders have not landed yet. There are only you and me here, and I am just about to talk to you about repaying the money."
"Spoils of War Share it with me now?"
Otto felt that this matter was a bit strange. After all, he and Rurik calculated that the Malaren Army would actually pay off the debt by delivering food during the autumn harvest.
Oligen said categorically: "It's now, but it's not silver coins. We have an agreement that I can repay the debt with goods of equal value, so I decided to use slaves."
"Slaves ? Are they the prisoners of war you captured?"
"Exactly. I have more than a hundred women and more than fifty girls, and they are worth at least fifteen thousand silver coins. You must accept these slaves."
Looking at this guy's arrogance, Otto felt that he was forbidden to refuse.
However, suddenly acquiring a group of slaves was not part of his and Rurik's plans.
Otto deliberately asked tentatively: "Why are there no men? Even boys."
"They dared to resist, but they were all killed by our army."
When Origen spoke, his eyes were full of malice. Otto thought, this matter must not be that simple.
"What if those women...I don't want any of them?"
"How dare you!" Olegin, who had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly stuck his head out, and then slowly retracted it The body chuckled: "They are all enemies anyway. The child Carlotta is also outside the account. I can let her in. I think she will be satisfied with my decision."
"You... in the end What do you want?"
"Since you don't want to, I will instruct my men to kill all the prisoners!" Olegin pointed his dry big hand to the south: "We want to continue going south. , to attack the real Danish stronghold. Our Melalen Army is the main force, and naturally these women are burdens. I advise you to buy them."
"You! "
At this moment, Otto really wanted to yell "I just don't want it". When he thought that the eastern settlement of the Ross tribe would always be very short of population, his heart softened. Besides, if he really sat back and watched Origen continue to kill prisoners, that kid Rurik would definitely be furious.
As the Duke of Ross, Otto certainly has the right to make his own decisions. It's just that he has self-awareness, and even his own wisdom is definitely insufficient.
"Otherwise. Let Rurik come in to discuss. Carlotta also has something to ask of you."
Olegin gave Otto a look: "I didn't expect Rurik to be the real one." Duke, you actually want to listen to your son's decision. Unlike me, no matter how wild Carl is, he will always be a docile puppy in front of me. I am willing to deal with that kid..."