Chapter 422 This is Rurik’s fatal bow strike

Two thousand Kalmar troops versus four thousand Swedish troops, this is basically the comparison of the strength of the two sides.

Due to the losses in the first battle, about 150 people of the Kalmar Army were killed and seriously injured. The Swedish Army was stunned and lost 70 elites in an ambush. In such a comparison, the Swedish army still has an absolute advantage in terms of strength on both sides.

The Kalmar people became wary of the northern forces with increasing numbers of troops and became afraid to act rashly. However, no one escaped. Some of them had the idea of ​​​​escape. At least for now, fear or insistence on honor kept them here, watching helplessly as more and more enemies landed.

The forces of the Swedish coalition have not yet been fully assembled, and Olegin is not willing to order an attack immediately. The soldiers on both sides had turned into a strange confrontation. At this moment, five Russian ships had already taken the huge risk of running aground and approached only about thirty meters away from the coast.

The Avora faced the enemy on its port side. All three torsion slingshots on its starboard side were removed, and the ship's side railings were used as launch pads.

The longbowmen on the ship are ready to launch, and all the steel-armed crossbowmen also use their weapons at high elevation angles.

Now, Rurik looked at the battle with confusion: "Dad, I'm surprised, why didn't Olegin attack immediately with so many troops?"

"This? You You have to ask him personally."

"It doesn't matter, our army's arrows can already cover the enemy. Those stupid guys are so close to us. It's strange that Olegin is arrayed beside the ship."

Otto shrugged and did not ask any more questions. Soon the appearance of a small boat attracted their attention.

In a short time, the ship approached the Aurora, and the messenger nervously conveyed the king's order: "The king... the king ordered your archers to land for support."

The messenger tried his best to raise his head and answered tremblingly: "Yes, he needs your... support at any time."

"Okay, I understand." Otto turned his head, Patting Rurik on the shoulder: "It seems that we are going to announce the start of the decisive battle."

Rurik understood this, and ordered at the top of his voice: "Aphlora! Everyone! Shoot!”

This roar announced that the decisive battle in Kalmar had begun in a very special way.

The war started so suddenly!

At this moment, there were more than sixty people standing on the deck of the offshore Avora. Together with the non-combatants staying inside the cabin, this ship alone included half of the Russian army. troops.

The big ship is actually 150 meters away from the enemy's chaotic array. This distance is completely within the range of the Ross army's light arrows.

Almost everyone knows that no long-range weapon can have such a range. People like Karl, who also witnessed the Russians' "super long-distance attack" when the army attacked Old Ostara,"Arrows.

At that time, the Russians only fired a few rounds, causing an enemy to be penetrated and killed.

The situation of the deceased made Karl very alert and fearful for a time, but now that the war has begun, He can clearly see that the Ross Army does have an advantage in long-range weapons, but the current situation has once again refreshed his understanding as a man who has seen the world.

All ten lightweight javelins launched by torque slingshots. , whizzing past at a high angle of elevation

Following them were the longbowmen from Fort Iron, who fired long arrows at a high angle of elevation. .

There were more than ten people, they raised their steel-armed crossbows high and fired lightweight arrows.

A variety of arrows were made of iron clusters. They are all whirling feathers, and the southwesterly wind has never stopped. However, the rotating arrows rely heavily on the gyroscopic effect, and they are able to withstand the wind deflection.

The buzzing sound of the fifty arrows' whirling feathers is like a buzz. It was a swarm of wasps that overshadowed the sound of the wind, causing all the Swedish soldiers who were stepping up their formation to raise their heads proudly.

A large number of black "wooden sticks" were flying quickly over their heads! ! They have begun to fall!

After subconsciously raising their shields, they realized that the arrows were all heading towards the enemy.

The arrows were so powerful. The gravitational acceleration fell from the sky and landed squarely on the enemy's Kalmar army formation.

The Kalmar fishermen who came one after another wanted to build as dense and stable a line as possible. , who would have thought that the intruders would use unprecedented tricks first.

When they realized that the danger was coming, it was already too late.

Some people's necks. Some people were hit by javelins, and some had their faces cut.

Most people did raise wooden shields, but they saw that the arrows that hit the wooden boards were still on the boards. There were arrow clusters with metallic luster on the other side.

This single attack caused an uproar to the two sides who were about to start a fierce battle.

And this was just the Ross army. The shooting started.

Rurik held onto the bow railing. At this moment, he wished he had a telescope in his hand. He was glad that he did not hit the friendly troops and saw the commotion in the enemy's line, which expanded the chaos. Opportunities, naturally keep shooting

“Keep shooting! Use the torque slingshot to hit them with clay bullets! ”

The mercenary operating the winch tried his best to charge the slingshot as quickly as possible. The fired cylindrical clay bullets coated with seal oil were fired under Rurik’s order.

Before this, the longbowmen completed two rounds of volleys under the command of Taravis.

These Covin people of the Gray Squirrel tribe are already proficient in archery. , and even the Ross fishermen who settled in Ironburg have become masters of archery. They have figured out the performance of these elastic longbows, and the accuracy of the arrows is trustworthy.

When the rain falls, most of the wooden shields of the Kalmar people can withstand arrows., but turmoil is brewing. Their first row of soldiers can still firmly hold a line, but the situation behind them is getting more and more chaotic. They do not have a clear commanding general. The status quo of fighting independently makes it obvious that they only need to continue to throw arrows to force their array to collapse.

If both sides of the battle have careful formations and the soldiers' will is strong enough, such fierce battles will often not cause heavy casualties.

Most of the losses came from the rout after the front collapsed, and the other side hunted down the escapees. The outcome was destined to be very fatal.

Olegin undoubtedly noticed that the Russians were creating a huge fighter opportunity for the Swedish army, and he decided to stand still. Of course, he didn't dare to act rashly. If he rashly attacked his own people, he would become the prey of arrows.

The blow from the clay bomb is coming! It weighs about the same as a lightweight javelin and spins as it flies because it has micro-spiral grooves dug into it before firing.

The thrown clay projectile has a weaker range, but the kinetic energy it gains when falling is actually stronger.

It was like half a brick falling from a height of nearly thirty meters, directly smashing the shield made of pine boards of the Kalmar people, and knocking the people to the ground. As for those who were hit, they were seriously injured on the spot and bleeding profusely...

Among the many types of ammunition, perhaps nothing is cheaper than clay bullets. Its disadvantage is that it cannot do much damage to protected units. It is best at attacking civilian soldiers.

The composition of these clay bombs is not much different from that of red bricks, and they themselves are dark red. Rurik has always had faith in its power. Just like in a fight, bricks are an excellent melee weapon.

"Reload again!" After Rurik ordered, he ordered Terravis: "Your people will fire six more rounds and then rest. We can't waste arrows too much!"

The main combatants and weapons are all on board the Avlora. This ship alone represents more than half of the Russian army's firepower!

The soldiers who control the torsion slingshot can press the reloading speed to twenty seconds. That is, two mercenaries with amazing arm strength work together to turn the winch crazily, and the other person just puts the greasy projectile into the launch slot. The other hand pulls the rope to contact the tenon constraint.

The ship was anchored firmly to the sea due to the anchor, and the elevation angle of the torsion slingshot was also fixed. The six torsion slingshots that were all moved to one side actually achieved the tactical effectiveness of a rapid-fire cannon.

The shield was smashed to pieces by clay bullets, the arm holding the shield was broken, the head was shattered on the spot, the chest was hit, and the broken ribs pierced the heart.

The mercenaries of the Aurora took off their linen shirts one after another, revealing their hairy chests and backs. They were already covered in sweat. In order to maintain the maximum firing speed of the torque slingshot, they sprinted at a hundred meters. Normal physical output in doing things.

A variety of projectiles, only clay bullets can be wasted. Rurik did not care at all how tired his men were. He kept urging: "Keep shooting, I think the enemy's line is about to collapse. "

The shiny Yevro smiled bitterly: "This way, our fatigue will be worth it. It would be great if we could really destroy their front."

"Then don't. Nonsense!" Rurik ordered sternly.

This sense of seriousness is what suits Yevlo’s temper the most. After all, this is a battlefield, and everyone should be alert at all times.

Deadly projectiles are constantly falling from the sky, and they are visible to the naked eye!

As many as 200 Kalma people were killed and injured by arrows and projectiles. In order to avoid these projectiles, the Kalma people had to take shelter spontaneously. They originally relied on their own shields, but now they can only rely on predicting the impact point of the projectiles and avoiding them as early as possible.

When everyone thinks so, the Kalmar people should stop thinking about maintaining a front.

Even if one of the Danish warriors decided to risk their honor and stand here, projectiles and arrows are short-sighted! They were hit on the head wearing a helmet, and they were also beaten to the point of concussion and unconsciousness. It looked like they were crushed to death. The sudden madness of "death" challenges the Danes' cognition.

As for the average Kalmar fishermen, their front finally collapsed!

The collapse actually came from the evacuation of a dozen people. They pulled their companions who were injured by arrows to a safe area, but others who were on the verge of mental breakdown thought they were fleeing for their lives.

Honor? How important is escaping?

Fifty people fled, followed by a hundred people, another two hundred people, and more people...

Panic spread to the entire Kalmar army in an instant , they were originally eager to fight back against the invaders and push them into the sea to drown. Instead, if they stayed here again, they would all be killed by the invaders' strange weapons.

The total collapse of the enemy on the shore caused a huge rumbling sound. It was the enemy who was fleeing and screaming in panic!

"Stop it all!" Rurik, whose heart was beating wildly, ordered the torque slingshot to relax. As soon as the order was given, the mercenaries were all so tired that they lay directly on the deck and panted wildly.

Yevluo, who lay down tiredly, felt his whole body burning up. He asked intermittently: "Sir...we...we succeeded?"

"Yes! The enemy's front line collapsed. Olegin has launched a full-scale attack with his men."

"Oh, the battle should be over."

"Yes, we won. Won."

Yes, the Kalmar army, which had been prepared for a long time, was shattered by the unprecedented arrows before they actually fought in close combat with the Swedish army, so that they collapsed.

The whole process of the enemy's collapse was clearly seen by Otto on the ship. His aging body was shaking unconsciously. He had lived for more than fifty years, but he never expected that his little boy would be taught a good lesson today.What is war for yourself?

Is this way of fighting honorable? No, not honorable at all.

However, it is extremely effective.

The arrows and projectiles fired by ships floating on the sea destroyed the enemies arrayed on land. This was an unbelievable thing that Otto had not seen for a long time.

Olegin, Karl, and even other dukes will not recognize the "valor" of the Russians. What they call bravery is a bloody battle between warriors. What a shame when a brave warrior dies from an arrow. For archers, I'm afraid it's not something that can be proudly promoted.

With the huge fighter plane in front of us, let those hypocritical things go to hell!

Olegin and Karl were too lazy to care about the so-called glory. They issued the order for a full-scale attack. The battle was over by now, wasn't it?

The charging Swedish army members felt that it was easier to kill the fleeing enemies than to hunt rabbits.

Those servants, Voskas and Saxons, were all victims of the Russians' "crazy arrows". They suddenly forgot the fear of being dominated by arrows and became robbers. Be part of the plundering army.

In peaceful times, the residents of Port Voskars and the Saxons of Borgholm never considered the residents of Kalmar to be their own people. They do not yet have the concept of a country, but now they have an opportunity to plunder and make a fortune, why not take part in it?

It’s because the Saxons knew very well that the Danish businessmen in Kalmar would hide their wealth there. People like Stein suddenly became the best hunting dogs of King Olegin of Sweden!

With Stein and his Saxons leading the way, the Malaren army was no longer so enthusiastic about chasing the scurrying enemies, because Olegin knew that if he could not get a lot of wealth Reward the army and your dominance will be shaken.

However, the other Dukes’ teams are very concerned about their immediate interests. No, the pursuit quickly turned into capture. For example, Duke Wenderson of Hjärmalen, he and his people have been staying in the inland lake area and have not much connection with the Gotlanders. They went to war just to follow orders.

Wenderson ordered his men to capture as many slaves as possible. In the future, he would take them back to his hometown and order these captured men to work as serfs in the fields.

Half of the 500 men who went on Hjelmalen's expedition had lost most of them. He felt that he had to use this method to ensure that his strength would not decline significantly after the war.

They were all busy catching slaves. They knelt down and begged for mercy, but their lives were spared. Those who resolutely resisted were immediately killed.