Tavastia collapsed! Everything is simply history repeating itself!
Rurik recalled the "Battle of the Glacier" here in the past. The enemy at that time became his own soldiers. The new enemy seemed stronger, but now he was chased and beaten like a lost dog.
The blood of the Russians was aroused, and Aric roared forward with a shield on his back and two swords.
The originally rigorous formation became extremely loose, and the warriors were as enthusiastic as if they were attending a wedding, treating the killing as a festival celebration.
Take prisoners?
The Duke said that enemies who invade the territory and kill servants should be killed as much as possible. Only by making the enemy feel the most sincere terror can we prevent future mistakes.
The enemy Arik, who was injured and fell to the ground, did not let go. He chopped off the injured head, dripped the bloody thing, and roared like a polar bear.
Years ago, Rurik experienced a real war here.
The innocent soul was gone. In that battle, he gave up all his illusions, and his whole mind became wild.
In this wild world, wildness is the key to survival.
The duty of Jevro and his brothers is to protect the safety of the Duke.
Looking at his soldiers counterattacking and chasing in a chaotic manner, how could this bloodthirsty feast be without his most elite men.
"Jevlo!" Rurik from the central army roared.
"Sir?!"
"Bring a hundred brothers to hunt me down. Cut off the heads of the enemy corpses."
"Huh? This "What do you mean?"
"Go!" Rurik pinched his waist, "Bring back a head and give me a silver coin."
For ordinary mercenaries, one will be rewarded. A single silver coin can now be worth a huge sum of money. They followed Rurik, and not only were they provided with food, clothing, and housing, but their extra income was at least ten silver coins every month.
The loyalty of these people comes from their income and the social status granted by the Duke of Ross.
In order to prove that they were the Duke's "powerful sword", they followed Jevro and began to chop the heads of fallen enemies everywhere.
A horrific scene is taking place in the Russian camp!
Those ferocious heads are being arranged into a matrix. Firstly, they show the illustrious military exploits of the crusade. Secondly, they are also convenient for statistics of battle results. Thirdly, the heads are also very low-damage and extremely intimidating. of "projectiles".
The boys and girls who went with the army also included John Invar, who was forced to follow everyone and shoot arrows into the sky.
They have experienced battles, and this terrible scene of seeing each other again made their hearts beat wildly.
Fisk and Kanuf remained extremely calm, but Terravis, a boy from Covin, rarely kicked the head casually and cursed.
This kid was cursing the Tavastians, and Rurik was too lazy to stop him.
He glanced sideways and saw Carlotta and her girls all avoiding.
"Alas, unless absolutely necessary, women should not appear on the battlefield."
After all, there is a limit to pursuit. Although the counterattacking army has no concept of pursuing the enemy when it is exhausted, the pursuit of the brothers is getting more and more difficult. There are fewer and fewer people coming, so everyone slows down and goes back the same way.
Are there any trophies from attacking the Tavastians?
It is impossible to seize grain and cured meat. Perhaps a large amount of leather can be seized by attacking the occupied fortress.
The enemy left behind a large number of iron and bronze weapons, which are also very valuable.
The Russians and Balmoks came back one after another carrying the weapons they picked up. They kept the useful axes and spearheads for themselves, and threw the unnecessary ones in front of Rurik. They all knew it. These things can still be recycled.
A large number of arrows were recovered, and the Russians also confiscated many enemy arrows.
The whole morning was spent before and after the battle, and it was not until the afternoon that people began to come back.
Most people didn't get any rest last night. Once people sat down after the battle that exhausted their energy, they soon felt extremely tired.
Many people simply lay down and slept contentedly, regardless of the fact that there were headless corpses everywhere and a very small number of their own war dead.
Even if the Russians' defensive measures were good, the morning fog still weakened the Russians' bow and arrow advantage.
Having said that, Tavastia forest hunters can only cause substantial damage to the Rus by throwing javelins and arrows at close range.
Eleven Rus warriors were killed, and they died from enemy javelins without any accident.
More than fifty people suffered internal injuries, almost all of which were swelling and bruises on their arms and shoulders. The combination of leather and chain mail gave the Russians a great defense, but it was not enough for those who had suffered internal injuries. It would be inappropriate to fight on the front line in the next battle.
Including the dead in Balmok, the crusade army only lost more than 30 people and injured nearly 100 people.
Most of the injured were not seriously injured, and they all threatened to seize the opportunity to kill a few more enemies.
Looking at the enemy's losses, everything is extremely concrete.
The enemy's heads are arranged in a matrix, with every hundred heads arranged in a square. There are actually five such squares, and there are twenty more.
Capture five hundred and twenty enemy heads?
This is not the case, because in the chaos of the battle, some enemies were chopped off with axes and their heads were bruised. The horrific scene made Yevro vomit unconsciously, so there was no need to pick them up again.
The number of enemies who actually died in front of the battle was far less than those who died while being chased.
History repeated itself once again, and the pursuit of the fleeing enemy once again achieved great results.
The raven appeared out of thin air. Arik, covered in blood, walked into the tent and approached his brother with a smile.
"Rurik, the raven is circling. Odin sees our great battle, and the god is very happy."
But there was no obvious joy on Rurik's faceYue, he was shocked when he saw the film's head.
"Today's battle is over."
"Yes. It seems that you are a little unhappy? Alas." Arik sat down again, "We just didn't kill all the enemies." , the battle will continue." This seemed to be a complaint, but Arik's smile did not disappear.
"The facts are very different from the information we received. They did not send out many troops. Maybe we will encounter some serious resistance when we attack the enemy's fortress."
"Then So what?" Arik slapped his chest, "I'm the best at attacking fortresses."
"Since you know, you should know what to do."
Like Rurik. You mean a riddle? Not really. Arik nodded with satisfaction, already guessing what his brother wanted to say.
Because of the inevitable Old Gray Squirrel Hill Fort, this was the second time that the Ross army launched an attack on it. Many people in the team learned from the experience and lessons of previous battles and how to prepare. Those who have witnessed the war know this only too well.
The two brothers first negotiated, and then Rurik summoned many elites to hold a new meeting.
Although they were tired, people's faces were filled with the joy of victory. It was their blue-striped white robes stained red by the enemy's blood that made their image complicated.
In a trance, Rurik suddenly felt: "It seems that red, white and blue are indeed the colors that the Russians should have."
The battle has only come to an end. Don't lie down and sleep too much, the battlefield still needs to be cleaned.
It was not until the next day that the Ross army really began to clean up the battlefield.
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The Oulu River is still flowing rapidly, and a large number of headless and gray corpses are thrown into the river.
The flood caused by the melting ice and snow will wash these hundreds of corpses into the sea, and eventually disappear without a trace. Of course, before abandoning it, all the useful things he carried had been plundered.
A large number of iron weapons were piled together, and the enemy's head was also piled into a hill.
Rurik actually built a palace for the enemy, allowing all the brothers who participated in the war to watch the great achievements they had made with their own hands.
They temporarily forgot about the brothers who died in the battle, commented on the enemy's heads, and praised each other that they were all berserkers.
A large number of soldiers even praised their Lord Rurik as a real warrior, who was braver than his father and whose methods were quite ferocious.
No one criticized the so-called ferocity. When they learned that these heads had very strange uses, they all held their swords and axes high and shouted excitedly.
A group of enemy heads were buried on the spot to form a large mound, and more than two hundred of them were still hung on the waists of Russian soldiers.
Aren’t the soldiers of the Qin army also howling and charging with one or two enemy heads hanging on their belts? The Qin army is an army of tigers and wolves. Rurik thinks that hisIf your subordinates are as bad as others, you should become the "Master of Wild Bears".
The Tavastians suffered a heavy setback. This group of invaders eventually destroyed the cemeteries of the Rus and the original inhabitants, the Corvins.
The war was urgent. There was no time to burn the bodies of the brothers who died in the battle, and there was no vehicle to transport them back to the river mouth. As for putting them into the water for the final sea burial, everyone was not happy psychologically.
Russian and Balmok soldiers who died in the battle were buried. Each deceased had a cemetery. A sword was inserted in each grave, and everyone agreed never to draw the sword.
The army rested for a whole day. Even though the war was urgent, Rurik did not expect to appear under the wooden wall of the old Gray Squirrel Hill Castle in an instant.
Enemies who are lucky enough to survive will spread terror. As long as you take a moment to wait for the situation to ferment, when the Russians show up with strong morale, the enemy may collapse at the first touch and then completely fail.
The development of the situation was basically in line with Rurik's expectations.
Vateyala, the commander of the Tavastian army who was determined to win, covered the burning wound on his face and fled. In a hurry, he could no longer care about the lives of his brothers.
How many people escaped back to the mountain fort?
At least the old guy Vatyala, who had suffered a big loss, returned to the old Gray Squirrel Hill Castle early the next morning, running till he coughed up blood.
After a while, exhausted and frightened soldiers began to return one after another.
Many people lost their weapons and shoes while escaping, and fell down suddenly after returning.
At noon, there were already more than two hundred defeated soldiers sitting in the mountain fort, some were shivering, and some simply fell asleep.
It was not until evening that the sleepy Vateyala woke up and began to count his warriors again.
It doesn't matter if we count them. Including those who stayed behind, there are only close to 500 men left in the entire army who can hold weapons. As for whether they can fight well, the twinkling look in their eyes is like declaring that they are frightened by the battle.
Wateyala had never seen such a battle before. He clearly had the upper hand, but the enemy's human wall was like a rock and could not be broken through. In the end, he was killed by the enemy.
There must be an explanation for defeat! Fighters with fear, grief, anger, boredom, and all kinds of emotions, as well as people from their hometowns who have just immigrated here, need someone to stand up and explain this defeat!
Fought a losing battle and committed suicide to clarify his ambition?
Wateyala did not want to commit suicide to apologize. Besides, the huge shame of defeat and the terrible losses, if he really wanted to die, he would die by the enemy's sword. He didn't dare say that he was scared, let alone talk about retreat.
Someone must be responsible. Who is responsible?
The five people with their ears cut off were pulled out and tied up again, with hemp ropes tied around their mouths.
Wateyala held an ax in his own hand, stood on a high ground made of rammed earth, and shouted to the nearly 500 soldiers gathered: "These are the five families.They lied about military information! The enemy was outnumbered and we made the wrong choice. The five of them must die! ”
After a while, Watiyala took the ax with his own hands and chopped off the necks of all five people.
He held up the bleeding corpse money. The bloody ax roared again: "I won't leave! I would rather die fighting here! It is our Tavast loved ones who occupy this lake territory, and we are the masters here! Those Russians came across the sea to steal our treasures. I decided to fight to the death! You too must fight for Tavastia! "
That's it. People who thought that the Russian bows and arrows were powerful in close combat have realized the naivety of their own ideas. Isn't a bloody battle with that kind of enemy a waste of death?
But look again Seeing that no one was executed, no one dared to raise any questions to Vatyala at this moment.
Watyala expected that someone would retreat, so he continued to shout: "If there are any escapees, you are right." Tavastia's treachery, if caught, would be skinned, and his wife and children would be burned to death as punishment. "
He plays the role of "the tyrant of the North", but this guy is not stupid enough to let a group of immigrant women and children suffer the devastation of war.
Newly arrived immigrants They were ordered to immediately leave most of the supplies and return home. There were also two warriors with good legs and feet who were recognized to be loyal to the tribal alliance. They had to run back to the alliance-controlled area in the south as quickly as possible and tell everyone what happened in the north. A terrible war.
Vateyala, he felt that the severity of this war had far exceeded the war with the Karelia people. Those Karelia people were not as vicious as the Russians. , the Russians want to kill all their opponents! If the Russians finally occupy this area, who can guarantee that they will not go south to attack the entire Tavastia next step?
Who can guarantee that the Russians will? Hungry wolves that can be fed? It’s strange that they can be fed!
This analysis was also given to the messenger. He believed that his elder brother, the leader of the alliance, would continue to send reinforcements. Previously, Watiyala decided to stick to the mountain fort, but the existing reserves of fish and animal meat could not meet the consumption of these five hundred soldiers for ten days. It would be good to be frugal and survive for eight days. Therefore, those who pulled the sleds were good. All the reindeer were left behind and all were killed immediately. The Tavastians decided to use them to satisfy their hunger.
Relying on limited food and fresh water, they continued to fight against the Rus who threatened to attack the mountain fortress. Is this possible? Wouldn't the mountain fortress turn into a terrifying big coffin?
Even a coffin is better than the world outside the wooden wall. After this battle, this Tavastian army has already Their courage was shattered by the Ross army, and they could only rely on the walls of the mountain fort for defense.
The situation was extremely passive. The most rational choice was to abandon the mountain fort and retreat to their hometown. Even though they are afraid of vomiting out what they have eaten, they do not want to do it.
They are all the sand carried by the torrent of the times, and they all have their own selves.pursue your own persistence.
Even if the defensive conditions were not good, Vatyala did not dare to retreat.
Now, the only thing that can comfort the nearly five hundred Tavastian warriors who are still persisting is this circular and reinforced wooden wall.
They are surrounded by walls, and they are somewhat reassured by constant self-persuasion.
But how useful is this?
Aric led his brothers in an assault and used thin branches and built-in shields to make a large anti-arrow shield that required two people to carry. Someone else polished the ax and prepared to chop down a large tree when the troops came to the city. As a battering ram.
The Russians replenished stone bullets on the spot and also seized many arrows from the enemy.
The crusade army marched out again, its sword pointed at all directions and invincible.