Chapter 528 Confrontation

The appearance of the cavalry was miraculous, and the tactics they used made Rurik feel even more bizarre.

The Vikings had no time to bury their dead brothers. They hurriedly arranged their weapons, even took arrows and spears from the enemy corpses, and hurriedly retreated to the position set up by Rurik.

All the family leaders gathered at Rurik in front of the battle. They were supposed to be brave and fearless warriors, but they showed unprecedented fear in the battle just now.

To this day, many of them are still trembling.

Someone said nervously: "It is said that the enemy has two thousand people. If they are all on horseback, we will eventually be killed by them all if we stay on the beach."

Bi Yong As soon as Ni heard such discouraging words, he raised his foot and knocked him down, holding his sword and scolding: "Shut up! Coward!"

The family leader who just jumped out of the forest, After looking around intelligently, he cautiously reported what he had seen.

After a detailed description, everyone’s originally fearful hearts relaxed.

Biyongni was really strong and determined just now. To be honest, he was also very worried that a large number of cavalry would emerge from the forest and trample everyone to death.

"Let me tell you! If the enemy is really brave, our previous two victories cannot be explained." He took a deep breath and teased Rurik again: "Brother, you should He made the right decision. The brothers who came back said that there are a lot of weak people among the enemy." At this moment, Rurik looked at everyone with his head up and formally arranged his formation.

Shout some morale-boosting words? After the formation is set up and the enemy appears, just let a few loud ones yell in front of the formation.

Rurik assigned respective tasks to the family leaders present. He was doubtful about the execution of orders by this group of fishermen and herdsmen who had not been trained by him. Arranging complex tasks for them was Seeking death.

The task arrangement here is simple, and the Vikings' formation layout is even simpler.

Although Rurik did not believe that the enemy would be stupid enough to attack directly, he still planned to follow the decisive battle that took place on Gotland a year ago. Almost all of this group had The army composed of Balmok Vikings arranged arrays that they had used and proved effective.

Three hundred men from Biyongni and Geiger, with a large number of spears (both captured and pure sharpened sticks), formed a dense array as the central army.

The rest of the Balmoks were divided into two, with three hundred people on each side and arranged in the most traditional shield wall.

All the archers, especially the Shetlanders who were ordered to hold bows, stayed behind in the center to listen to orders and fire arrows.

Yevluo led more than a dozen people, holding steel-armed crossbows, into the Chinese army's spear array, waiting for opportunities to fire accurately when the enemy attacked.

All heavy weapons, torsion slingshots stand on high platforms built of earth and wood, and trebuchets are mixed with archers.

Once upon a time, BaThe Ermok people fight by rushing forward in a swarm. When encountering a strong enemy, they form a shield wall and press forward. Now every soldier is aware of the huge difference in this battle. Rurik of Ross is rewriting everyone's concept of battle formations.

Biyongni ran back from the trebuchet: "Everything is ready. Your weapons can kill many attacking enemies."

"No!" Standing in the formation Rurik in front slightly extended his right hand.

"What? Are you worried about those weapons? We are at sea..."

Rurik raised his chin and signaled: "This battlefield is a bit cramped. I guess the enemy They will rush forward like crazy. Our weapons may not have much chance to shoot, and the war is still a fierce battle. You are the strongest."

Biyongni subconsciously touched his tattoo. The bald head with blue streaks smiled and stuck out his tongue, just like a tiger and a wolf: "That's great. I am a terrifying wolf and will eat them alive."

Rurik remains the same. With a calm face, he glanced slightly to the east: "Look, the sun has come out. Odin is watching us."

Biyongni turned his head, and his face was bathed in the golden light of the morning.

He turned his head again: "Great, God will witness our victory. So, where is the enemy?"

"It's already here."

"Coming? I didn't see anything."

"Right in the woods, the enemy troops have arrived. I feel their breath."

Rurik Facing the forest with a smile on his face, he was confident of victory. The only problem was how much the army he commanded had suffered. Forget it, these people are not Ross people, they are just Ross allies. Their loss of some elite warriors is equivalent to strengthening Ross's influence.

Of course Rurik is not so sinister that he wants to use this battle to injure the Balmoks.

Everything was just as Rurik said, the disappeared cavalry appeared again.

The cavalry are still as proud as when they appeared, and each spear is still tied with beautiful orange ribbons. The Vikings all noticed that there were riders on horseback among the cavalry, and many of them were holding orange and white flags.

"The enemy's riders have all appeared, and their commander may be about to appear." Rurik muttered casually.

"I brought a crossbow and shot him." Biyongni looked eager to try.

"You? Aren't you afraid that this is not honorable enough?"

"Bah! Killing the enemy is an honor. God only cares about the result and doesn't care about my process."

Rurik shrugged. He did agree with Biyoni's reasoning. But is there a high chance of sniping the enemy commander? Their commander should be the king, and the king should be hidden in the shadows, guarded by many personal guards.

"Don't be impulsive, let's see what other moves the enemy will make."

Quite a few Vikings were frightened when they saw the cavalry.

The reappearing cavalry did not launch an attack.They stood like statues, and in the gaps between them, a large number of infantrymen with kite shields appeared.

Their shields were also painted with various patterns, and some people obviously used metal to reinforce the wooden shields.

Rurik squinted his eyes and looked up at Biyoni: "Look, these infantry should be considered elite."

"Bah! It's no different from what we encountered before."

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"There is a difference."

"What is it?" Biyongni was surprised.

"There are a huge number of new enemies."

"That's it? What did I think it was? It's a good thing that there are more of them, so that we can kill more enemies."< /p>

"You go back to the rear first. I will stand at the torsion slingshot, and your people will operate the weapons. I have to direct them to do things." Rurik said casually.

"I'm going to stay here, and my crossbow is going to show off."

"Okay, stay safe. I'm taking Floki and Esbjerg with me now Let's go control the slingshot." After that, Rurik disappeared into the formation deftly.

The perspective shifts to the Northumbrian Army.

A large number of soldiers came out of the forest, and they faced the early morning war with extremely complicated emotions.

Just when they had just woken up from the dawn killings and resumed marching with complicated emotions, the cavalry team responsible for chasing the attackers actually withdrew.

Captain Aston reported the most realistic battlefield conditions to Eynred. Compared with the large number of enemies, many ships floating on the sea, and even the enemy's combat effectiveness, which cannot be underestimated, these conditions gave way to The fact that the monastery was burned.

Eynred was furious, and Bishop Ein of Bamberg fell into a coma after learning the bad news.

When the bishop was awakened by the young priest, the cleric completely lost his seriousness and reserve. He was supported by others and stood in front of the king in tears: "The barbarians destroyed the monastery and must have killed everyone." God will no longer protect us in Northumbria if we do not kill these barbarians."

Seriously, Angry Ironre. Dezhen wanted to pull aside the bishop who taught him how to do things. Due to his own beliefs, he had to remain stable.

There is nothing to hesitate. A large number of enemies are on the beach, and the enemies are ready to be killed.

Eynred, who was riding a horse, drew his sword and pointed the peak at the end of the road. Everything was unspoken.

The Northumbrian army appeared in the open field at a rather scattered pace, first with cavalry, then with infantry.

The cavalry losses reported by Captain Aston suddenly made Eynred have huge concerns about continuing to use cavalry.

The king had to deduce what would happen in the future regarding the cavalry issue. Of course, he could force the cavalry to charge and squeeze out their role, but the result was that even if a tactical victory was achieved, the huge loss of the cavalry troops would be short-term. cannot be restored within a certain period of time. Without this powerful force, the kingdom's cavalry advantage would also be lost.

Perhaps the sea barbarians only came to rob gold and silver, but Mercia and Wessex both had aspirations to unify Britain.

Let the infantry come in! Let the infantry kill them without leaving a single piece of armor behind!

The most elite infantrymen in Northumbria began to line up. They tried to stand in a neat team. Those warriors with the most brilliant and heroic clothes were at the front, and the warriors behind them were all different from the appearance alone. You can see their crotch stretching.

A large group of barefoot farmers wearing wet linen clothes, carrying a variety of farm tools. They have not been trained to kill enemies at all, but they do know basic self-protection methods. Rather than participating in the fight, this group of people is equivalent to standing at the back during a group fight to increase the momentum.

Unlike those regular soldiers on the front line, this group of farmers can only fight against the wind and consider fleeing once the war goes against them.

King Eynred knew this very well.

After all, he had led troops to fight before succeeding as king, and he still had fresh memories of the peasant troops of the opposing nobles and the poor combat effectiveness of the peasants.

It is precisely because of this experience that he can judge whether the enemy arrayed in front is a strong enemy just by intuition.

At least it is a powerful enemy on the same level as the Mercian army.

The cavalry captain Aston approached the king on horseback: "Your Majesty, let me lead the men to charge again. We can weaken their strength."

"No, we have already You can't attack rashly after losing more than ten horses."

Aston lowered his head and rode back wisely.

Unexpectedly, the king immediately stopped him, "Come back. Send someone to ask the enemy what they want."

"Ah! Your Majesty, we need to fight with these barbarians. Negotiation? Can they understand our language?"

"Go! I at least want to know what their purpose is."

The Northumbrian cavalry was behind the infantry, and the Vikings who were preparing to fight were now in high spirits. They had no fear of those infantry.

But Rurik couldn't help but become worried, and hurriedly asked Geiger's men to withdraw from the central army. All one hundred spearmen were pulled to the right wing of the team to form a formation, so-called to prevent the enemy cavalry from entering the woods on the right wing. rushed out.

The Vikings’ central army seems to have become weaker? No! Those Shetland archers who control bows are not professional hunters at all. Their task is only to project and carry out probability shooting. These nearly a hundred people can quickly control shields and become sword and shield bearers.

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If it were not for the constraints of orders, some family leaders would haveConsider taking your own people out of the line to fight with the enemy.

Biyongni shouted some inspiring words in front of the formation, and everyone followed him and shouted loudly.

From the perspective of the Northumbrian army, what was standing opposite was clearly a group of male lions!

Do you want to fight these tough guys? The monastery that was obviously a holy place has now disappeared! Turned into some blackened wreckage.

The conscripted farmers, with their lowly status, could only gaze at the greatness of Lindisfarne Abbey from a distance. Now they stood here and saw the tragedy of the Holy Land being ravaged. The farmers showed no anger or sadness, and many simply peed their pants out of fear. Some people want to escape, but unfortunately this is not possible. As a result of escaping, he would be hanged if caught, and his wife and children would become eternal slaves.

A cavalry squad leader, escorted by two followers, rode his horse slowly to approach the Viking line.

Jevro was extremely vigilant and half-kneeling with his crossbow, as were all his men.

"Listen to my order! Prepare to shoot! Aim!"

The noisy team became quiet because the enemy made a move.

Rurik really heard what Yevro said. He stood on a high place and shouted: "Stop! Don't be impulsive! They may be messengers."

However, the shooter The order has been given.

Including Biyongni himself, twelve crossbow arrows flew out. These arrows, designed to attack heavy armored targets, hit the right enemies one after another.

They shot the horses first, and all three horses were hit by arrows and fell down.

One of the three cavalrymen was unable to move under the weight of the horse. After the other two got up, they were shocked and fled towards Benzhen.

The sudden situation shocked Eynred to poke his head, and he almost bit off the root in his rage.

Captain Aston was slightly thankful that one of his squad leaders had evacuated safely.

He asked about the king: "Your Majesty, the enemy has some strange weapons. We rush forward with all our strength and break their formation. We will win this battle."

"Shut up. Go! Aston." Eynred roared like a lion, "Forget your plan to attack the formation." "But, I think we can attack them from the flank." Ston also pointed to the Vikings' right wing and pointed out that there was a gap suitable for a cavalry charge (in essence, Rurik had already taken precautions).

No matter how reliable Aston’s words were, Eynred refused.

"Prepare the infantry to attack! Let the priests go to the front of the battle to bless the infantry." The king issued a direct order, and with the sound of the bugle, the entire Northumbrian army took action.

At the same time, the Vikings, including Rurik, felt that the enemy's general attack had begun. If you don't charge yourself, let the enemy charge? The Balmok Vikings didn't think it was inappropriate to fight like this.

Suddenly, Rurik watched helplessly as a group of men in black robes actually walked out of the formation, and unexpectedly...

"Haha? Sprinkle holy spirit on them.Water blessing? Strange behavior. Are you really using this to increase morale? Or is it simply a matter of comfort? "Rurik laughed awkwardly, but he stopped laughing soon.

The Vikings only felt that the enemy was ridiculous, but the enemy did not attack for a long time, and it was boring to stand here. .

We must think of a way to urge them to attack!