The forest is filled with murderous intent, and the coolness of the morning makes people shiver even more.
Wateyala and his brothers, who were holding fast to the mountain fort, had been trapped by hunger for many days. They became weak and seemed to have lost the strength to draw the bowstring.
On the contrary, the Russians who have besieged the city these days have been eating and drinking well.
Wateyala even saw another boat appear on the river in the distance. It was a bigger boat than he knew. Is this the big boat that his men reported before?
He didn't know how long he would be trapped, but he had a very strong feeling that reinforcements would arrive in the next two or three days.
That is indeed the case!
Because, on this day, just south of the old Gray Squirrel Hill Fort, the main force of the Tavastia reinforcements, which had traveled a long distance, had encountered the Ross hunters who had penetrated here to hunt!
There were gray shadows swaying in the forest, and then silent arrows flew towards them.
The Tavastians, who were unprepared and slightly tired, were suddenly struck in the head.
Three warriors were hit by arrows, and rough diamond-shaped spear-shaped arrow clusters were pulled out. What surprised them was that the style of the arrow clusters was clearly their own.
Is this a misunderstanding? Did the brothers who were guarding the territory think that the army coming from afar was the enemy?
Misunderstandings soon came into contact as encounters took place in at least five locations.
The Russians who hunted scatteredly were not reckless fools. They held bows or crossbows and fired arrows to attack, then ran away.
Although the Tavastians fired arrows to fight back, in the end there was not much interaction between the two sides.
The tired expedition warriors suddenly woke up, and the top military commander Watkard asked all village leaders to bring their brothers closer to him.
The small groups of Tavastia that had turned into scattered movements were now organized into dense formations in the forest.
Realizing that something bad was going on, Hunter Ross ran out of the woods like crazy, shouting that new enemies had appeared as he ran.
Soon, all the hunters operating in the south returned, and Rurik also learned the good news that he had dreamed of.
"The fight is finally about to begin."
A young giant stood up, and many generals gathered around him.
All the centurions of the Russian army were called to urgently participate in the military meeting, and the Balmoks were also eager to try.
"They finally came. I thought I would have to wait a few more days." Arik was in high spirits, his eyes filled with the desire to kill.
“I don’t know how many people they came with.” Biyongni asked cautiously.
Herriger was also affected by this atmosphere: "Even if five thousand people come, we will all have their heads chopped off."
Rurik looked around and coughed. He said resolutely: "There is no need to say more to boost morale. Now call all the soldiers to me, and our army is ready to fight."
"Ah this." Arik was surprised: "Brother, if our siege army withdraws, wouldn't the enemies in the mountain fort have a chance to escape."
"Those people? They have already It’s no longer important. The purpose of their existence is to attract the main force of the enemy. Besides, I don’t think they really have the strength to escape over the wall.”
Rurik really doesn’t want to worry about the people in the mountain fortress anymore. Guys, he originally wanted an open space as a battlefield. It just so happened that the land pioneered by the invaders was really empty, so this place was the best battlefield.
Once a fight breaks out, the battle will eventually reach the mountain fort. Why worry about the besieged enemy escaping? They are just small characters who are dragged into the war, and they are really unable to escape.
All the hunters who retreated described seeing an enemy group in different directions. From the comprehensive intelligence, Rurik judged that the enemy array seemed like a large net, forming a pattern of small groups. Come here.
Their direction of travel was so accurate that Rurik, the leader who did not know the way, did not believe it.
Since the enemy is well prepared, he should not be confident in the strength of the Russian army and despise the enemy.
But these Tavastian invaders are really hard not to despise.
Let’s have the greatest respect for these enemies who “rescue thousands of miles”!
"I want to drive them all out. I want you to try your best to kill their men so that this enemy will lose the ability to harass us!" This "extreme" order was given to the brothers, which attracted a lot of attention. While everyone roared, he began to deploy the army.
How to resist the enemy? Is there any better method than "pincer tactics"?
Just like what was shown in the decisive battle of Gotland and the firearms used against the King of Northumbria in the British Isles, Rurik decided to implement this tactic, even if it happened that even the military Balmok allies, they already knew the basic operations of this strategy in the battle in Britain.
To be honest, Rurik didn't think the Balmoks had too high combat effectiveness, but once they were combined with his own shooting flag team, their combat effectiveness would naturally be greatly improved.
In a sense, Biyuni's Balmok warriors are an auxiliary force to the shooting flag force.
Who is the strongest person in Rurik’s heart? It's your own shooting unit.
As for longbowmen and crossbowmen, the self-protection and melee capabilities of individual soldiers are naturally poor. Once they form a group and are protected by professional melee units, the situation completely changes.
Based on this reason, the Balmoks and the Shooting Banner with a large number of heavy weapons became the central force of the Russian army, Arik's Warriors First Banner and Heligel's Mälaren Banner The teams are on the left and right wings.
A large number of Russian soldiers gathered in Rurik's camp, and they moved openly on the edge of the forest. This move really made the exhausted defenders trapped in the isolated city stupid.
"Boss! They...are they on the run?" a tired soldier asked.
Wateyala looked at him with a sallow look on his face, and shook his head vigilantly: "They are gathering troops to attack our fortress! Damn it! Brothers, don't sleep, get up and fight!"
However, the hungry people just want to lie down. Even if they climb up the wooden ladder to the wooden wall of the mountain fort, how many of them can continue to draw their bows and fight back? Many people have given up. These once confident Tavastians have been exhausted by the constant harassment (throwing stones from trebuchets) of the Russians these days. Coupled with the torture of hunger, many people thought of committing suicide to escape. .
Some people think that since the Russians are gathering, won't the siege be lifted?
However, when the people who wanted to take advantage of the chaos finally stood on the wall, they saw smoke still rising from the woods in the distance, and all thoughts of escape disappeared.
Rurik asked the assembled warriors to rest in the forest. They lined up according to their positions, and then sat down to wait for work.
In this way, once the enemy suddenly appears from the forest, the Ross army can set up their formation and walk out of the forest to fight the enemy decisively.
Maintaining formation is very important! Rurik also had a big appetite this time. Since someone joked that the enemy might have five thousand people, the Russians were ready and resolutely maintained their formation to eat the entire enemy army.
Of course, it is also necessary to boost morale before the war!
The longbowmen and trebuchets were dispatched again, and in full view of the public, they once again unleashed a barrage of firepower on the old Gray Squirrel Hill Fort that had been beaten for many days.
The Ross army cheered for joy, and all the birds in the forest were frightened and flew away. They spontaneously banged their shields and let out Viking war cries, and collectively stamped the ground. In the eyes of the defenders, the Rus were really going to attack the city.
Wateyala closed his eyes, he was unwilling to do this. He was a warrior, but he died like an ant.
A large number of stones fell from the sky, mixed with deadly arrows. On the other hand, our own soldiers dragged their tired bodies to hide one by one, and the weak everyone basically lost the ability to fight back.
But the Russians did not launch a general offensive.
Although the roar of the Russians was blocked by the pine forest, the vibrations caused by their frantic stamping, as well as the large number of escaping birds, proved to the slowly advancing Tavastian reinforcements gathered in a group. One thing - the enemy's main force is right ahead.
There is nothing left to say. This is a decisive battle that stakes the fate of the alliance. All village leaders and ordinary soldiers share the same hatred and continue their progress unswervingly.
The Tavastians, with as many as a thousand bow-wielders in front, followed closely behind with the following warriors clutching short spears.
Finally, in the evening, a group of people suddenly emerged from the supposedly quiet southern forest.
The sudden arrival of the personnel really startled the people in Yiyitan and Luosi.
People stood up one after another, and their surprised expressions disappeared one after another, replaced by the desire to fight, even though it was already evening.
Arik was excitedFind the brother and explain the brothers' thoughts on the battle.
"Anyone wants to challenge? No! Let everyone stay calm and wait for me."
"But the enemy is already here. No one is afraid of fighting at night."
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"Fighting at night?" Rurik smiled contemptuously, "That way they will take advantage of the chaos and escape. Brother, I want to annihilate them. I don't want any enemy to escape. Don't worry, they will appear tomorrow. Fight with our army. Everything will be done according to my arrangements."
A large number of bonfires were lit in the Russian forest army. How terrible is this scene after night falls?
All the Tavastian reinforcements who first came out of the forest retreated, leaving only a few eyeliners to keep an eye on the situation in the enemy camp.
Originally, they were attacked and lost several brothers during the march, which made everyone unhappy. Now that they learned that the enemy was really powerful, people would inevitably not feel afraid.
Didn’t they initially have high morale and feel that they were invincible? This is indeed the case, but this pride has been disrupted by the continuous march over the past six days.
The Tavastians who sat down were all resting. People quickly learned that the Russians had broken up a huge military formation. The looming bonfires in the forest explained too many things.
Nervous? fear? excited? It doesn't matter anymore.
Military Governor Watkard also summoned all village chiefs under night to hold their last military meeting before the war.
Things became a bit tricky. As the war approached, some people suddenly wanted to retreat.
"They must be very strong. Their strength seems to be no less than ours. If we attack with all our strength tomorrow, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."
Watkard immediately refuted such cowardly remarks, He pointed the ax at the speaker: "Shut up! We didn't come here to be intimidated by the enemy and then run away. This is our fateful battle, and no one can escape."
Another eternal war party spoke: "The Russians have lit a lot of bonfires. Are they grilling meat? Since they are eating, why don't we launch an attack?"
"Yes!" Someone else echoed.
"No." The rational person shouted: "Brothers need to rest and eat some dried meat before fighting! We can't expect tired people to win, and it's night."
Watkard was naturally not stupid enough to lead a tired army into a night attack, and besides, the Tavastians did not have experience in night attacks.
The guys in the main battle were clearly putting on a show, just to prove to everyone that they were not afraid of fighting.
Watkard ordered everyone to rest, because he neglected to pay attention to any fire-making behavior.
Soon, Tavastia’s camp alsoEven though the flames were dim, they could not escape the eyes of the Russian people.
Everything is clear, enemy reinforcements have appeared, and while the Russians are busy sharpening their swords and eating, the people trapped in the mountain fortress suddenly burst out with powerful vitality.
Wateyala suddenly gained strength. He climbed down the wooden wall along the rope with more than thirty people who still had physical strength, and then more than a hundred hungry people climbed out. Even if they fell heavily on the muddy ground, they still had to drag their hungry bodies towards the forest camp where their compatriots were.
There is a strange team moving towards me. Are they still talking in their hometown dialect?
The surprised "eyeliner" immediately understood - this was the Qianqian brothers sent out before!
Finally, the hungry Rabbi Watiya helped him into the camp and saw his eldest brother. The old man simply hugged his elder brother Watkard and cried bitterly.
"Brother! You are still alive! God is blessing you." He comforted his brother and brought some dried meat and water.
Those who successfully retreated were all saved, but there were still more than two hundred half-dead people lying in the mountain fort, and they were only one step away from starving to death.
The appearance of my brother was undoubtedly a gift to Watkard and all the village leaders. The man who had eaten something to regain some strength began to explain his fierce battle with the Russians.
My younger brother’s words are becoming more and more bizarre. The Russians don’t seem to be flesh and blood. They are a group of undead monsters that came across the sea. They are vicious skinners and man-eating monsters. Their methods are cruel and their weapons The sharpness completely exceeded everyone's imagination.
Many people were suddenly on pins and needles after learning the true information. Many people did not say anything, but the expressions reflected in the flames clearly said "I want to escape."
Up to now, Watkard suddenly felt that his brother's appearance was no longer a happy event. Once he learned that the enemy was really strong and had many troops, it was strange that no one retreated and they were still confident.
At the critical moment, Watkard stood up in a hurry, looked at all the village leaders and said timidly: "My brother is frightened. The enemy is indeed strong, but we are not weak either. The stronger the enemy, the more likely this will be. The decisive battle is even more important. For the sake of our wives and children, and our most precious mountains and forests, we cannot retreat. If we are destined to die, we will also die for everything we protect."
Watkard also wanted to say some high-spirited words. He hoped to inspire everyone's fighting spirit and dispel some of the existing decadence. Unfortunately, looking at everyone's expressions, everyone just raised their hands and agreed on the surface. In my heart, I was afraid It is still an indelible worry.
However, everyone has no way out.
Watkard, he rushed to the battlefield as a martyr, and he understood that this battle was about everything.
The vast majority of people are like sand swept away by the torrent of the times, and they are all small characters.
No matter what the mood, Tavastia can muster the strongestThe new force, after a night's rest, everyone's body had recovered to a great extent. When the morning fog began to recede, they walked out of the forest with various weapons, walking slowly and roaring.
The mountains and rivers were shaken, and the birds and beasts were gone.
The roar of the Tavastians is claiming that they are the masters of this area! However, the Russians did not allow it.
The Russians who had already stood up began to bang on their wooden shields and responded with Viking war cries. Others blew horns in the chaos to build momentum. In this chaos, the Russians walked out of the forest with weapons while grabbing dried fish and wheat cakes and stuffing them into their mouths.
Without saying anything, Rurik got up and put his helmet on his head. Under the protection of many guards, he and his two thousand soldiers rushed to the scene of the decisive battle...