No one hopes that this ambitious expedition will fall short just after facing the first tough nut. No tribe can afford to lose this person, especially the Melalen people. This victory is related to the stability of honor and power.
Since they had never fought a siege war, the Swedish army did not even have siege weapons. After all, in this era, even wooden fortresses were rare in the Nordic world.
However, faced with this dilemma, Olegin thought of what he learned from the Russian Arik about the Russian army's attack on the Gotland stronghold many years ago. The situation at that time How similar is it to what I am facing now? !
The wooden wall of the extremely rare stone fortress on Gotland was broken open by a large tree stump. Olegin had arranged for his son Karl to lead people to demolish the enemy's houses and extract the most powerful ones. Get some strong oak beams, put them together and tie them together, use them as a battering ram to knock the damn door open. However, this takes time!
All the coalition forces suffered losses in this battle, and the Russians were still spectators. This is really inappropriate!
No, Olegin sent Benadik, who had been a messenger (now a peasant soldier), to convey the king's order: the Russians must participate in the war.
Benedikt had always had a good impression of the Russians. Because he had seen the true martial prowess of the Russians, he tearfully told Otto about the tragedy that he and his brothers had failed to attack and a large number of people died in battle.
"What? I thought you captured their fortress. The battle has continued until now, and there is still no gap in their wall?" Otto on the ship was really undecided.
Rurik became the final decision-maker. He asked Bernardik to stabilize his mood and talk things over, and then he became aware of the problem.
"I understand, let's join the war now."
"Fight?" Otto asked cautiously, "They left a pile of corpses under the wall. Could it be that we..." "
Rurik immediately made his intentions clear and said confidently: "As long as we destroy their wooden doors or walls, we will win!"
"What do you want? ?" Otto asked.
“Use those.” Rurik pointed at the torsion slingshot. “They are easy to remove from the platform, allowing the soldiers to carry them into the battlefield. We use cast iron bullets to smash through and destroy them. "The wall!"
"There's something wrong with this." Otto's words were a reminder to his son that these weapons were agreed to be kept secret.
Rurik didn’t know, but now he no longer sticks to the so-called confidentiality: "If we pay huge casualties to capture this fortress, we should not do the subsequent battles. Because we no longer have To expand the results with more troops, let’s use our weapons to end this battle as soon as possible.”
No, all six torsion slingshots on the Avora were removed, and the soldiers also took them with them. Wear a longbow with a wooden crossbow (steel-arm crossbows are not suitable) in order to land.
Soon the Russians quickly landed on more longships provided by the Melalens, with only one hundred and fifty troops.Special teams of people gathered.
A group of children like Carlotta, Fisk, Kanuf, and even Terravis from Covin came to the burning battlefield and were infected by the atmosphere of the battlefield. They didn't feel afraid at all.
Otto and Rurik personally led a large-scale army with crossbows, but they always carried bucklers on their backs and swords and battle axes hung on their waists.
The thirty longbowmen from Ironburg each brought forty iron cluster arrows.
Warriors holding wooden crossbows each also have twenty light iron-clustered crossbow arrows.
The most important thing is naturally the six-seat torsion slingshot, each of which is carried by four people. It is really a relatively light "heavy equipment", and four people can walk as fast as flying!
Someone else brought ammunition, namely three boxes of cast iron pellets. Each conical pellet weighed half a pound, and each wooden box weighed at least forty pounds. It can be said that in order to end the battle as early as possible, Rurik was willing to take out more than 200 rounds of cast iron bullets, and then attack one part of the wooden wall with all his strength. Couldn't he still destroy part of the wall?
The coalition forces now only need a gap for soldiers to pass through.
At the moment, the darkness and the wooden walls give the people trapped in the fortress a sense of incomplete security. Even though the Danish merchants in the city promised to distribute food to ensure that everyone will not starve to death, the biggest problem is, There was not that much fresh water stored in the fort.
The problem of holding on to fresh water in a short period of time is not a problem, because the majority of Voskas residents have never seen such a battle in their lives. They only forced the invaders to mitigate some of their offensive disadvantages, and the fortress was still occupied. The enemy was surrounded, and there was no chance of escape. Moreover, the enemy's purpose must be to raze the entire fortress to the ground.
A few people thought of surrender. They were already discussing among themselves whether they could survive if they surrendered to the invading "hero"?
It was like they had declared Hafgen, the leader of the Danish alliance, as their leader, so that Voskas would not be attacked by the Danes.
Can life continue with the announcement of a new master?
But most people have no such idea at all. Their minds are blank. At the moment, they are completely following the instinct to save their lives. They continue to stay on the wooden wall to prevent the enemy from trying to climb and sneak attack, and further Guarding the broken gate. They have no better way to resolve the crisis and can only struggle.
At least the Voskas people still have the capital to hold on, but the attacking side does not.
The unique Russian troops appeared, and the messy friendly troops made way for them with strange eyes.
Soon, Otto led the soldiers to the front battlefield.
Behind the damaged wooden door, there were as many as thirty spear-wielding warriors waiting for work. If any strong man with an ax dared to try to break down the door, he would be stabbed to death by the spearhead.
The city gates and wooden walls were already full of corpses, and Modsen, the enthusiastic leader of Yermalen, also had to face a dilemma. His attacking force of more than 500 people was attacked by soldiers who dropped from the sky.After killing and wounding more than 20 people with rocks and wood, the Hjärmalen army retreated across the board for a while. He himself lost face, but he was relieved that his loss was not serious.
The attacking troops were separated from the wooden wall by a full fifty meters. After their attack was thwarted, at least a thousand people gathered on the frontal battlefield near the main entrance.
The defenders on the wooden wall listened to the rumbling shouts and shouts, which was the most terrifying threat, forcing people to almost have a mental breakdown.
The smart people realized that the offensive side was not a futile confrontation, and it was better to be angry on the battlefield. They seemed to be preparing for more crazy attacks.
No, the crowd moved out of the way, and another army came.
But due to the cover of night, the defenders could not tell that the new guy had brought something strange.
At the forefront of the battlefield stood a large number of Hjärmalen and Onkras people, followed by Uppsala and Mälaren people.
The Russians were just a small force. When they came to the city, Otto shouted decisively: "Just do what Rurik ordered!"
Rurik He immediately roared in his changed voice: "Torsion slingshot! Line up! Aim at the wooden wall and shoot immediately! Longbowmen and crossbowmen, shoot the birds on the wooden wall immediately!"
As early as the march! Rurik made arrangements, and the "Russian Arrow Formation" was put into actual combat for the first time.
The deployment of the torque slingshot takes time. Before that, the crossbowmen give the enemy the first blow.
Even for a girl like Carlotta, she can do it alone by stringing a wooden crossbow in a stepped manner. She put on shrunken leather armor and a heavy bronze helmet. At first glance, she was just an extremely young warrior. Even so, when she held a crossbow, everything was different.
Fisk, Kanuf and others who were about the same age as Carlotta joined the first row of shooting, holding wooden crossbows modified from short wooden bows.
At this moment, Yevro has become an officer.
"First row! Shoot!"
According to the order, the girl Carlotta holding the crossbow fired her light crossbow.
Whether this arrow can kill the enemy is secondary. It has a strong symbolic meaning, that is, the Ostara people have officially taken revenge on the hostile forces. Even if she has no enmity with the residents of Port Voskars, if the locals are not allies, they must surrender to Denmark, and that is the enemy of Ostara.
"Okay! The first row retreats, the second row shoots!"
The second round of ten crossbow arrows flew out instantly.
"Third row, it's your turn."
"Fourth row!"
"Fifth row!"
"Okay! Brothers in the first row, shoot!"
The Russians deployed five rows of crossbowmen. They were all mass-produced oak goods, and their only exquisiteness was bronze casting. parts of the crossbow. Its power is not very good to begin with. It can only be hit by shooting at close range.Wear the enemy's hardened cowhide armor.
Fortunately, the fighting distance between the two sides was only fifty meters, and the Russians adopted "alternative shooting that could not be stopped at all." They really could not stop until their reserve of light iron cluster crossbow arrows was used up.
More than twenty enemies have been hit, and they fell to the ground dead or injured.
The Russian army’s fire suppression temporarily scared the enemy away from the wooden wall, and the wooden wall was not really a safe place.
Thirty warriors from Ironburg, they are a mixture of Russians and Covins. They hold almost the same height ash pole longbows, which are the best bows in the Nordic region of this time and space.
Telavis is still young, but Duke Otto of Ross is willing to admit that this child can serve as the leader of the castle of Ailon Olawa in the future. Now he must show his prestige on the battlefield, and there is him. Command this force.
The only mission of the Ironburg troops was to create chaos through projectiles. They began to launch neat projectiles. Thirty spiral feather arrows with cast iron arrowheads fell from the sky with a strange buzzing sound. No one could see the arrows clearly. They fell from the sky, randomly pierced the cloth of a lucky person, and then smashed into his flesh.
As the "birds" at the top of the city were cleared, Rurik immediately instructed Yevro to change his tactics.
"Crossbowmen! All launch!"
They are still five rows taking over the shooting, that is, they immediately retreat to the end of the team after firing, return to the team after completing the steps, and wait for the queue to move around When he reached the forefront, he fired again.
This is what the "Russian Arrow Formation" is. The tactics arranged by Rurik are actually not fundamentally different from the tactics of King Gustaf of Sweden. Gustavus was based on his era. All his soldiers were equipped with muskets. Eight rows of fusiliers were arranged in the phalanx and fired alternately. The continuous long-range firepower output forced Shinra's spear phalanx to be difficult to get close to and maintained With a certain distance, the Swedish army can continue to kill the enemy while keeping itself basically unharmed, allowing the Swedish army to steal the show for a period of time.
Although time and space are different, the Russians are also part of the Swedish army that belongs to this time and space.
There is no point in Rurik paying tribute to Gustav, not to mention that the meaning of the name Gustav itself is very ambiguous, that is, "the Kingdom of Sweden has power over the Götaland Highlands." Therefore, if Olegin fights all the way to Kalmar and then controls the entire Götaland, only then will the name "Gustav" appear.
Rurik chose the most efficient use of the ranged weapons he could have, and it would be great if these wooden crossbows could also be equipped with bayonets.
The ideal is wonderful, but the reality is simply not possible. The crossbowmen need the cover of sword and shieldmen and spearmen.
His eighty pure long-range soldiers are so well-disciplined and can carry out continuous firing in an orderly manner and continue to output firepower, all because of daily training. After all, most of them are not Ross people, but mercenary warriors mainly from the Melalen tribe. They are loyal to Ross.The Duke's "Guards" usually do not only physical training such as logging, but also various combat training.
No, archery master Frazier is also among them, but he is carrying a more interesting longbow, with a bronze thumb ring on his thumb, and he is shooting freely.
The continuous arrow strikes scared the people in the wooden castle and fled everywhere. There were also soldiers holding wooden shields who pulled the people who were crying and covering their arrow wounds to a safer area.
Some poor people have been shot dead, and even Danish mercenaries wearing chain mail were still pierced through the gaps in the chain mail and pierced through the heart by the iron cluster arrows from the longbow that fell from the sky.
The overall performance of the pewter rod itself is not outstanding, but its unprecedentedly huge draw length makes up for its inherent disadvantages. It is also this new archery experience that makes people want to stop.
The chaos in Fort Voska continued to ferment. The attackers outside the wooden wall were stunned by the actions of their Ross allies, but they could not see the situation inside the wooden castle, and it was not good. Just making a blind comment.
The Danish mercenaries and merchants checked the incoming arrows and saw these strange arrow clusters. They should be made of iron, but they were not ordinary iron in terms of feel.
Yes, these people have never seen gray cast iron in their lives, and some arrow clusters have been broken (after all, they are indeed brittle).
Compared with loading and shooting, the layout of the torque slingshot is the most time-consuming.
The Ross warriors found suitable wooden blocks to set up the torsion slingshots one after another, and spent more than ten minutes in a daze.
As he was immersed in the great success of the "Russ Arrow Array", Rurik didn't even notice that his killer troops were so slow.
After all, this was their first time to use the torsion slingshot in land combat. After all, all six slingshots were ready.
The most thrilling time has finally arrived.
Jevro got the message and hurriedly ordered: "Brothers, line up at the rear!"
Otto was not idle either. He ordered the pure Russian warriors to use round shields Protect the tired crossbowmen and supply them with the follow-up arrows they help carry.
A torsion slingshot suddenly appeared at the forefront of the battlefield, about fifty meters away from the enemy's wooden wall.
Although it is a bit crazy, the Russians are going to use projectiles to smash through the wall of Voskaburg!
Now, Rurik felt that it was time for him to perform.
He walked to the side where the slingshot was to be made, pulled out his steel sword and ordered: "Everyone! Aim at the wooden wall and shoot!"
The hemp ropes of the vacant ratchet latches of each slingshot were covered with The man pulled hard, and six cast-iron cone-shaped bullets smashed straight through. The powerful torque gave these half-pound cast iron bullets great kinetic energy, but the wooden walls of Fort Voscar completely withstood the attack.
Otto, who was watching the battle, felt nervous. This scene also made the eager Ross warriors cry out with disappointment. He hurriedly approached his son: "Rurik, it doesn't seem to be working. Maybe we should shoot that door." ."
"No need! I heard those soldiers say that Karl led people to make a battering ram to break down the door, and we were not going to take his credit. "
"However, I see no sign of the wooden wall collapsing. "
Rurik's eyes were still looking at the wall and ordered the soldiers: "Keep up the good work! Keep shooting. "
Otto was really puzzled at first, but when Rurik asked, "Can I chop down a towering tree with an axe?" Otto understood everything.
The pine wall has been quite hardened for some time, but it was continuously struck like a chisel by the cast-iron bullets. Each projectile was causing damage to the wall. The six slingshots began to attack in a concentrated manner. There are many reserves, and they have enough patience to violently tear down a section of the wooden wall.
It does take some time to smash the wall, and it will also take time to attack the gate.
Karl and his warriors. The battering ram was finally ready! It was two oak house beams tied with ropes. As many as thirty people held it and rushed to the door with everyone roaring wildly.
The instant violent impact almost knocked down the door and the wall, but the wooden wall still withstood the most dangerous blow, or it could be said that all the walls in the area shared the force of the impact.
Karl. Already standing under the wooden wall, he was protected by more soldiers holding wooden shields and desperately holding the battering ram. Everyone shouted chants and kept hitting the wall. He could feel that every impact was weakening the door. , it was only a matter of time before it was opened.
Seeing the heated scene over there, Otto couldn't help but worry about his own actions.
Just when he was anxious, after firing as many as twenty rounds of projectiles, one hundred and twenty cast iron projectiles finally smashed a wooden wall into powder!
All the hemp ropes binding the wooden poles were shattered! A wall about four meters long collapsed completely, and the scaffolding behind it also collapsed.
In an instant, the depressed Russians became excited, and Otto pulled out his sword and vowed to lead his brothers. He rushed in immediately and grasped the city-breaking skills in his hands.
However, in the dim light, a kind of warrior wearing chain armor suddenly appeared, and they blocked the gap< /p>
The sudden appearance of the armored warriors formed a human wall, which frightened Otto into not daring to attack rashly. It also scared the soldiers from other tribes into not wanting to attack violently.
As for the attackers. They were furious at first, but now they realized that attacking the city was not easy, so they became cautious.
At the critical moment, Rurik saw that the enemies did not come out and try to fight. They are stuck there like fools
“Brothers, they are looking for death! slingshot! Shoot them! "
Only a fool would delay the opportunity to fight. The strong Russian warrior turned the winch crazily, and the greased cast iron projectile was immediately placed.
"Hjuta! "Rurik roared loudly.
Six projectiles flew out, and they even connected with the ship.They can all be smashed through, this time directly smashing through the wooden shields of the Danish mercenaries, then their chain armor, cloth, and finally their bodies. There was even a projectile that directly killed two enemies!
This is not over yet, the archers who have rested long ago are performing again.
More than fifty arrows flew straight past. Even without the powerful steel-armed crossbow, the current weapons still caused damage to the enemy.
Many Danish mercenaries were hit by arrows. They were not dead. Their wounds were bleeding, and the severe pain made them retreat.
At this moment of hesitation, the torque slingshot fired another round! This time, their morale collapsed.
The excited Otto was waiting for this opportunity. He pointed his sword at the gap: "Brothers! Follow me and charge!"
Unexpectedly, Hjärmalen and Ang were waiting for work. The Krassians, their soldiers were all lightly-armed, and with sufficient physical strength, they pushed past the Russian army with an unstoppable momentum, and rushed into the wooden wall first with a roar!
It was probably at this moment that Carl's wall-breaking battle finally succeeded. The door bolts and the wooden bars holding the door were broken, and the door itself collapsed!
Melaren's "Black Warriors" rushed in frantically, and Karl himself took the lead, giving the panicked gatekeepers a head-on blow.
At this point, despite going through some twists and turns, two fatal gaps appeared in a mere Voskas wooden fort due to the Swedish army’s “violent wall demolition operations”, and the rest of the battle was useless. suspense. It seems that the fruits of victory will be taken away by Gasser's friendly forces immediately, causing Otto and Rurik to feel a little unhappy in the chaos...