The prisoners were pushed and escorted ashore. They sat vigilantly and did not know their fate.
One thing they already know very well is that the so-called invaders are here, and they are actually Varyag people.
It was the stupidest decision to try to fight them. Looking at the situation now, I didn't even have the possibility of escaping.
Rurik was busy eating, and Yevlo entered his house with his cronies in a complicated mood.
"Sir, I'm back." Jevro asked through the leather curtain.
"Why don't you come in? When did I tell you to be cautious?"
"Yes, I will come in right now."
Yevluo is indeed in a complicated mood. , they walked into the house to meet their master, whose face really made Rurik suspicious.
"What's wrong with you? You can't tell me that you lost?"
"No. The brothers easily solved them, but..."
"What happened?"
"Because those enemies..."
"You are hesitating." Rurik stood up.
Jevro sat down quietly and lowered his head. This behavior was indeed very abnormal. "They are Suomi, my kindred."
"Really Finns? Carlotta, you are really right."
Carlotta sat aside With a chuckle, Rurik motioned to Yevlo to stand up and change into his leather coat: "Let's go and see what's going on with your Suomi people."
But Yevlo didn't get up. "My lord, I have something to ask for."
"Please tell me."
"Please spare them. If they are willing to surrender, spare them. It seems that this is just an army The vanguard, there are many people following them."
Rurik paused. He really didn't expect that Yevlo, who was so decisive in killing, would actually...
"You mean, Our army has defeated their main force, so there is no need to kill them all. So, if the identity calls, will they be merciful?"
"This...maybe not"
Suddenly, Rurik also hesitated. In these years of fighting, his heart has gradually turned into steel, and his methods have become vicious, so that the Russians can survive. But back to the beginning, how could he want to be a massacrer?
Rurik thought for a while and then said: "Whether they are merciful or not depends on whether they are respectful. You explain to the attackers because you are a Suomi. It's okay, you can control them for the time being. , If anything goes wrong, you will be responsible."
Yevlos felt relieved and followed Rurik to meet the prisoners.
Another group of idiots giving away their heads! The Rus warriors wielded swords and axes and showed off their power to the frightened captives. They laughed when they saw the captives shaking in fear.
"Everyone, get out of the way!" Rurik came fiercely and dispersed the crowd of onlookers.
He saw a group of prisoners, and almost all of themThey have black hair, and they all have a rather strong Asian appearance, but they also have some European colors. But they are all small, and when fighting with such people in close combat, the Russians will naturally take advantage.
Rurik then conducted an interrogation on the spot in a language that the Suomi people could understand. This was still the most commonly used language. It was said that as long as the truth was told, life would be spared.
In order to survive, the prisoners did not hesitate to explain the facts about the following large forces.
This piece of news alone is enough to make Rurik’s scalp tense.
Even if the enemy is a group of chickens and dogs, it is still an army of 3,000 people. Even if it is 3,000 wild boars, it is quite difficult to eliminate them in one day.
The cooperative attitude of these Suomi people is really gratifying. At the critical moment, Yevro was ordered to reveal his true identity.
Look at the performance of these Suomi people!
As if grasping a life-saving straw, they lay on the ground one after another, playfully saying that they were useful because they respected the Yevlu brother as their eldest brother, accepted his command, and were willing to help Varyan. Make people your servants.
Can we gain a large army of servants in this way? If all Suomi people were so submissive and flexible, there would be no need to fight again.
In itself, Rurik knew about the existence of the Suomi people and used troops to conquer them, at least not this year.
But the opportunity is fleeting. The Suomi army came uninvited and the Ross army is here. It would be stupid to give up the historical opportunity.
How long will it take for the enemy to arrive? Maybe just a day or two.
Rurik urgently called all the centurions and banner captains to convene a military meeting in the parliament of the occupied Tavastians.
In a gathering of people, the Ross people were really chatting and laughing with each other. They all knew that a group of Suomi people were coming, but they were only talking about having fun with their new women.
They laughed wildly, complimenting each other that they were real men, and then said that their new woman was a docile lamb, or someone with a strong temper could just pinch her neck and give in...
“Don’t laugh.” Rurik appeared with a serious look on his face and shouted.
The scene calmed down, and Arik said casually: "Brother, I heard that another group of people are coming to die? My swords have not drank blood for too long."
"But you The third sword below is already drinking blood." Rurik said casually with a sullen face, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
Arik was not embarrassed at all, but instead puffed up his chest, and the laughter of his brothers was a compliment to him.
Because Arik picked a pair of good-looking sisters from the captives, and then...
Arik thought this way, his family needed some servants. The so-called servants can also give birth to some children, so that they can become a branch of the family.
Rurik signaled everyone to be quiet again, and said: "It seems that you all know what happened! Those captured claimed that they were just the vanguard,There are still three thousand people behind. The enemy came in rowing boats, obviously intending to start a water battle with us. "
When the phrase "water war" was mentioned, everyone became eager to try it again.
Rurik raised his hands again: "How dare they start a water war with us? It is seeking death. Brothers, we should be well prepared and try our best to annihilate them in one battle. Odin blesses us, and the gods grant us a chance. This year we will conquer the entire eastern land! ”
The entire Eastern Land? People’s blood boiled with excitement.
This is indeed the case. The so-called Eastern Land probably refers to today’s Finland. However, this vast area has been expanded for several years. At the beginning of the period, the Russians and even the Swedes living in the Svealand Plain only understood the concept of "Eastern Land" and lacked understanding of the specific geographical conditions.
Rurik has come up with the geographical outline of the real world, and the Rus know what the East is before anyone else
The Kovins and Lapps (deer farmers) have become. With reliable servants, Tavastia declined in the first battle, and they will soon surrender to Rus.
As for the Karelia people, they are no longer considered to live in the "Eastern Land".
As long as they conquer Suomi, the Rus can be said to have conquered the entire eastern land, and conquered the entire Finland.
Then, The Lake War that is bound to happen in the future will determine the direction of all history.
Standing at the critical juncture of the historical trend, the more Rurik thinks about it, the more thrilling he becomes. Enthusiastic.
Rurik immediately deployed tactics. Since the wind on the lake was not as strong as on the sea, the Russians' rowing boats happened to have strong maneuverability.
Mercury. The ship has a human propeller, which is an auxiliary power, and it really relies on the wind. She is still the flagship of the fleet, and may not be able to show too much combat power in lake water battles.
Those prisoners said, Su. The Omi people's tactic is to use the canoe to approach and then the archers on the boat to shoot arrows, relying on their numerical superiority to win.
They seem to think that the war is a hunt with a large number of people, but...
The advantage of the Ross Army is that the leading warship has the dual advantages of mobility and defense. What's more, the Ross Army also has these heavy weapons. Whether it is a bull trebuchet or a torsion slingshot, they can be immediately transported to the longship and become special. Ship-borne weapons.
Since it is a water battle, the Suomi people think that archery can solve most of the battles, so Rurik simply asked his subordinates to equip more bows and arrows.
Short wood. Bows are at least a good thing for hunting. It takes a lot of effort to process wood, rattan, and animal tendons into a short wooden bow. After fierce battles with the main force of the Tavastians and seizures, the Russians' bow and arrow equipment has been It has been greatly improved.
To put it bluntly, every warrior now has his own long-range weapon, even if many people only know how to draw a bow.Archery, once used on a large scale to create a "barrage", there will always be arrows to kill the enemy. Then twenty dragon-headed warships became the main force of the battle, each equipped with a torsion slingshot or trebuchet, and the remaining oarsmen were all equipped with a set of bows and arrows.
The dragon-head warship is filled with forty people, and eight hundred warriors form a mobile fleet that can run rampant.
This is not over yet. The remaining longships are closely following the sail destroyer Mercury. Although this force is no longer a mobile fleet, the fleet will still have a thousand people and become an action Possibly slow yet indestructible existence.
The tactics have been laid out, and the Russian army is determined to wait for work, holding Tavastalu waiting for the enemy's main force to appear.
The main force of the Suomi people only appeared on the lake at noon the next day.
Uko, the chief of Suomi, could see a large number of ships floating on the lake in the distance with his eyes, and his instinct told him that there was something fishy about these enemies.
However, a group of village leaders who were eager to win had recklessly led their men to rush forward at all costs.
"Hey! Do you guys want to be heroes? The enemy has something fishy!"
"Come back quickly, let's move forward together!"
Wuke is here Fang yelled, but was met with taunts from several villages: "Brother, why are you still dawdling? Come on, rush with us. If it's too late, the spoils will be ours."
Wuke gritted his teeth. Grinding his teeth, he actually wanted to rush, but he felt more and more that this was too strange. He simply gritted his teeth and stamped his feet. Even if someone scolded him for being a coward, let him scold him.
Most of the Suomi canoes are waiting for the leader's intention. If Uko's flagship canoe does not charge, it is better for the brothers not to charge.
Twenty canoes went to challenge again. The village leaders who were in high spirits saw how the brothers behind them became cowards, and the people who were cursing now calmed down.
"What's going on? We agreed to attack together, but why are we brothers the ones who take the lead?"
Someone asked cautiously: "Boss, aren't we now the leaders?" Scout?"
"Keep paddling to see what's going on with the people in the distance. Be on guard and shoot as soon as the distance is reached."
That's right. In this way, this group of Suomi people's canoes were running wildly on the calm lake, but they had no idea about the situation of their opponents. The only thing they can judge is that as the distance approaches, the blurred outlines of enemy ships are emotional enough.
The sight in front of them immediately shocked everyone.
Their recklessness does not mean that they are fools, because those ships are clearly...
"They are Varyags!" The reckless village leader was immediately trembling with shock, and all the The courage was also frightened and disappeared.
"Silly children, turn the boats around! Let's run!"
With an order, all the canoes turned around.
However, the twenty mobile warships of the Russian armyDuring the pursuit, as many as thirty rowers were manning the large concave oars of the Russians, which had already allowed the longship to reach a charging speed of ten knots. Because they were physically strong, they could maintain this rapid attack for more than half an hour. Woolen cloth!
Su Oumi’s recklessness has already taken hold.
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Although Jevro hoped that his fellow tribesmen would disarm wisely, the battle still inevitably broke out. The Ross army had already been dispatched, and only a group of lightly injured people were left on the shore. The people who controlled the camp were full of respect for the Russian army in this decisive battle.
First the rocks flew over and splashed water near the canoe. Then the clay-fired cone-shaped projectile of the torsion slingshot flew with a low whistling sound.
The running dragon-headed warship ran against the south wind. As the distance approached, the heavy weapons' shooting became more and more accurate, and the crossbowmen on the ship also began to exert force.
The Suomi people paddled frantically in an attempt to escape. They felt that they would be safe if they blended in with the large army, so they had no chance to fight back.
They became living targets one after another. Some people began to be hit by arrows and fell into the water, and some canoes were hit by high-grade cast iron projectiles that suddenly flew in, causing sawdust to fly everywhere.
There was no suspense in the battle so far. The Ross longship, which had the advantage in the water battle, caught up with Suomi's canoe, and the merciless killing began immediately.
The Russians suffered no casualties, so they used torsion slingshots to easily dig holes in enemy ships, and then used crossbows to accurately shoot the people on board. They also stabbed and hacked those who fell into the water with long-handled halberds.
The killing simply happened in front of the main force of the Suomi people. Uko could not be relieved that he did not rush with the main force, but saw those dragon-headed warships wreaking havoc like hungry wolves preying on them, and there was immediate chaos. Get into position.
The surrendered Nuori was on Uko's canoe, and the messenger immediately became the target of his venting.
Uco punched the boy, causing his mouth to bleed immediately.
"You lied to me! These attackers crossing the sea are Varyags! You actually incited us to fight against the Varyags!"
Nuoli was also very surprised: "They are Rus!"
"No! Fools, they are Varangians. I am really crazy, I want to fight them, Suomi will perish for this!"
But then again, the Varyags are obviously swimming in the southern seas. In the past, they have repeatedly attacked the offshore villages of Suomi and robbed wealth and people. Uko was not mentally retarded. He could see that those "sea wolves" were the Varyag's customary long ships decorated with sea snake heads.
Seeing his own people being annihilated, Uko thought of running away, but it was not appropriate for him to run away because he was weak. The Suomi people mobilized in full force, and when they saw the incredible Varyag army appearing in the lakes, everyone felt very complicated.
The situation is more serious than it seems at first glanceHeavy, Uko saw those raging Varyag warships and clearly saw that the large group of canoes on the lake by the Suomi army had no tendency to attack further. This is by no means cowardly, maybe they are waiting for the large army behind them? !
Uko squinted his eyes and took a closer look. He counted twenty dragon-headed warships in front of him. Not far away, there was a very huge ship with more warships. It's approaching!
"Don't panic!" he yelled.
The roar calmed down the nervous people, and the restless morale of the Suomi Army stabilized. The canoes instinctively moved closer, and no one deserted at all.
Does the two sides have to fight, and do you have to fight to the death with the Varyags? If the Varangians wanted to kill, the Suomi people would have faced extinction many years ago.
Perhaps this war can be avoided through some special means?
However, as the big ship approached closer, the huge crossed blue stripes on the triangular sail had already made many Suomi people in the military formation clearly realize which group they were with. Encounter with the Varangians.
"It's actually...them!" Uko was so shocked that his whole body trembled, and his words were trembling.
Nuori wiped the corners of his mouth and asked: "Do you know them?"
"How not to know them? Their large fleets wander in the bay every year. We always encounter our ocean fishermen, but they have never attacked us Suomi people. Why..." Suddenly, Uko came up with a bold and dangerous idea, but this idea really fits the comparison of the Suomi people. Pay attention to the characteristics of trade.
Since they have met each other many times at least, there has been no conflict before.
If the war crisis can be handled through negotiation, wouldn’t it be the safest thing to do?
Someone must be the messenger! Wu Ke had no choice but to be the messenger, but he also had to take Nuori with him.
At this point, even betraying old friends is something that has to be done. Besides, most of the Suomi people do not regard the Tavastians as allies. Then, this Nuori is a bargaining chip in exchange for a truce.