Chapter 643 Come to attack the sixty-year-old veteran

Otto's guys all have big beards. They all look like old men, and many of them still have strong fighting ability.

Their image awes the people of White Tree Manor and also scares the people of other manors.

The old guys are different now. They all have steel swords and are also equipped with some crossbows. Many people wore chain mail, and some even spent money to hang iron plates on the armor rings, called iron fish scales.

Otto is such a person who is extremely defensive. He wears a suit of scale armor modified from mail. For Otto now, its decorative value actually outweighs the battle and has become a kind of meritorious service. symbol.

He is covered in bear fur and armor with thick metallic texture. His gray beard flutters in the wind. He holds a patterned steel sword punched in the mud in both hands. He really looks like an experienced veteran warrior.

Even, like a god of war, even if he is old.

Even though Otto is getting old, he has brought people here twice a year for more than 20 years. In recent years, his actions in the Novgorod area have obviously become more outrageous, making the locals even more afraid!

Ordinary farmers don’t know much about the situation here. They only know that the Varangros are stronger, and that the tribute they requested, that is, the burden on their shoulders has changed from pebbles to boulders.

They have always shown strong forbearance. It is difficult for native nobles like Borudne to detect this. Only Vadim noticed that this might be a powerful force.

Vadim and his guys were busy sharpening their knives, and he quickly formulated a plan to lick blood from the edge of the knife.

More than sixty people gathered in a claustrophobic wooden house sheltered by the woods. The young boys each carried daggers, axes, and even sharpened wooden blades.

Vadim frowned. In full view of everyone, he suddenly pulled out his dagger and slammed it on the wooden floor. The dull sound shocked everyone, making the oppressive atmosphere even more suffocating.

"Brothers, I have already thought about it. This is a hard-working job. Since you all recognize me as your big brother, just do as I say."

Young people talk to each other Look, we are all close friends, but when it comes to risking our lives, it is impossible not to be afraid.

Some people held their heads high and expressed their stance: "Then do it. My house was burned by them, my father was killed by them, and my sister was taken away by them. I am dead, if I can kill someone People from Russia, even if my revenge is successful."

Someone started, and others responded one after another.

Vadim’s eyes were still wide with anger, but the brother in front of him could say harsh words now, but would he still have the courage to face the Russians?

"Listen to my arrangements now. My father will receive the Russians at my family's mansion, and the old immortal Otto will definitely come. Don't worry, my father's private soldiers all recognize me as the young master, and they all Listen to me. I plan to rush over and kill Otto at any cost! After we succeed, we will destroy their ships in Lake Ilmen. godYour children will never be slaves! ”

It seems that as long as Vadim’s arrangements are followed, the Russians who came this year are fools who want to think, and everything seems to be successful.

Vadim looked at his guys again He noticed the trembling in some people's eyes and knew that it was a sign of cowardice.

"I think there are still cowards among you. You have never killed anyone, not even a sheep. I won't force you, but cowards are not my brothers, get out now! Cowards are not worthy of fighting with me! ”

His words were very harsh, and he behaved like a terrifying Varangian. No matter how frightened everyone in the wooden house was, no one would escape.

Vadim felt that he The action is brave and aims to bring out the evil of the entire Novgorod people.

However, the actions of up to a hundred young people should be limited unless more farmers are summoned to revolt.

As for how to summon the farmers, Vadim believes that this is something he can do.

He continued to make arrangements: "When you go back, contact your friends and try to persuade the farmers and fishermen to get it. Pick up a weapon, even a stick. Let them be ready to attack the Rus' ships when we take action. Organize the torches and burn the ship! Or just seize their ship! ”

This matter is clearly more exciting than the assassination of Otto!

Everyone looked at each other and whispered, and after exchanging opinions, they all felt that only by doing this could it be possible to defeat the Russians.< /p>

Vadim was more cautious: "I have to do more than that. I will personally go to those who owe money and make them fight to pay off their debts. I will gather them immediately and I will organize an army. When we beat back the Rus, I will be the prince of Novgorod. You are all my brothers, and fighting for me will be beneficial in the future. ”

Obviously young Vadim bet success or failure on this battle.

Back then he was kicked to the ground by Otto. His dead brother was a coward, and his father was a coward. It was a compromise, and the sisters must have become miserable slaves after being kidnapped by the Russians.

In the past few years, he has been sharpening his knife silently, but as he grows older, his sharp knife has become more accurate. Not only the Russians, but also the traitorous White Tree Manor

And his appeased father Borudny will also take his place, and finally in Il. Menhu, became the king of Novgorod!

He is indeed not a dreamer, he just took his cronies to recruit everyone in the Pine Needle Manor. Everyone knew that Vadim would succeed as the owner of the manor, but this nobleman actually deigned to visit ordinary people and even debt-servicing serfs, and even met them alive!

He gathered a group of debt-debted serfs and made a decisive announcement! : “Your debts are forgiven! In exchange, take up arms and follow me to fight the Rus. ”

They were afraid at first. Some people suspected that this young man had not taken over his father’s burden and his words could not be trusted. Unexpectedly, Vadim was still raising his stakes.

As long as you participate in the war, all debts will be forgiven. If you kill a Russian, you will be rewarded. The iron tools removed from the corpse will also be owned by you.

This is still not the end. Vadim explained all the burdens on ordinary people's heads as the looting of the Russians, and attributed poverty to the sins of the Russians.

"They are afraid of us just because there are so many people in our manor. They plunder our wealth in the hope that we will all be sick and we will be unable to resist. My answer is! Fight! For your women and Children, fight with them for wealth!”

The same rhetoric Vadim deliberately preached around the poor. As a noble, he promised great benefits to the people, which other nobles could not do.

When an armed man faces the Russians or is afraid, a hundred armed men can cheer each other up and build morale by gathering together.

So, what about five hundred? Maybe it's like a flood that destroys everything.

There is no way, the ordinary life on the shores of Lake Ilmen severely limits the scope of this young warrior. He knows nothing about the real strength of the Ross people!

It is precisely because of this that Vadim has the courage and firmly believes that he has a chance to win.

Russ Otto and his Sorgon fleet will soon enter Lake Ilmenny and enter the so-called urban area of ​​Novgorod, the so-called core area of ​​Pine Needle Manor.

Vadim did not dare to gather the soldiers too openly. He was sure that his actions would not be noticed by his father. Of course, his time was also very limited.

But, how is it possible? !

Borudne knew that his son was planning something. He actually wanted Vadim to lead his brothers to overthrow the Russian hegemony when he grew up. He just felt that the time was not ripe, even if the time is the same now. wrong.

He thought wishfully that his son was just accumulating strength, and that it would be a few years before he could resist the Russians.

Borudne was busy preparing tributes in the hope of getting rid of the Russians as soon as possible.

He had no idea that Vadim had gathered more than a hundred people from the farm next door. There is no other reason, Vadim insists on going his own way, so as an in-law, everyone in the farm next door is also in danger.

Since the battle is inevitable, it is believed that Vadim can succeed. The residents of the farm next door are equivalent to being coerced into Vadim's team.

After all, it is self-evident who will gain huge benefits from defeating and eradicating the strength of the Russians, and when Vadim establishes herself as queen.

Nominally he has a thousand armed men, but it seems that these guys can only fight with the wind.

The key to victory lies in my assassination. Vadim and all the eighty young warriors he has gathered with great effort are ready.

Even though they don’t look like warriors, their clothes are rudimentary and their weapons are as rudimentary. But it is the carefree look that is most confusing.

On the other hand, Otto stayed at the White Tree Manor for three days to recharge his batteries, and this time he continued with his two hundred brothers.Sailing on the Volkhov River, ahead is the Ilmen Lake, and immediately you will reach the Pine Needle Manor, which focuses on collecting tribute.

This group of old guys didn’t look very old a few years ago. Otto only brought a few people with him on this trip. He also felt that it was just to collect taxes. Pine Needle Manor was a bunch of idiots, so he took it with him. The brothers stood on the shore and everyone who saw them would wet their pants with fear.

The old guys are generally around fifty years old, and some of them are still included in the second flag team because they are strong enough.

Rurik felt that the "Sunset Reds" of the Second Banner were no longer able to fight for a few more years. They should all settle down and do what they can, such as teaching some combat skills to young children. And life experience, doing low-physical work for Rose to use his spare energy.

Even if they are retiring, Rurik boasts that he has sufficient financial resources to ensure their daily meals.

But they are warriors. Real warriors cannot bear charity. Many of them would rather die in battle.

This group of friends from their hometown came with the force of the big ship. When the five large sailing ships headed by the Sperosvilia suddenly appeared on the lake, the Slavic canoes all backed away.

Many women took their children to avoid it, and some bold cowherd boys stood on the reed-covered shore, dullly watching the arrival of the Russian ship.

Hearing that the Russians were coming, Borudne hurriedly summoned his cronies and held a banquet in his mansion to entertain Otto.

At the same time, he also sent people to rule the ordinary people. In order to prevent the Russians from suddenly going crazy and causing casualties, men, women, and children fled into the forest as soon as they could take their belongings with them.

Ross's big ship deliberately chose a slightly steeper spot on the lake shore to anchor, and a group of unshaven old guys disembarked with shields and swords.

Many people were guarding the big ship and setting up small camps on the shore. There were more than a hundred of them. Their next task was to pick up the carts from Pine Needle Manor and transport the tributes to the ship.

Otto was in a good mood. He led more than fifty people fully armed to Borudne's mansion.

Because I heard some news from White Tree Manor, Borudne despised White Tree Manor, and his pet dog was despised. Can a dog owner tolerate it?

Otto and his men walked into the empty village community, and heard the sporadic barking of dogs and the cooing of chickens.

It's very quiet here, obviously the village name has just escaped.

Russian people have long been accustomed to being unfavorable, because many of their houses were demolished due to anger in the past few years. In the following years, when tribute was collected, the villagers ran to the woods to hide.

There is nothing to say to those ordinary Otto, his goal is Borudne.

No, Borudne, who was dressed in furs, was already waiting respectfully with his people.

Otto stepped arrogantly. It seemed that only his beard had turned white, but his whole body was still strong.

"Are the tributes ready?" he shouted in Slavic very bluntly.

"That's it. Sir, please come into the room and have a detailed chat. ”

Borudne looked submissive, and the armed followers around him had faces that were livid with fear, as if they had been constipated for many days.

Otto didn’t think much about it, and he and he The guys strode towards the wooden fence. After all, they had entered someone else's territory. The old warriors took off their shields one after another. This was the instinct of the warriors, and they all took some precautions.

Otto entered. In the house, Borudne immediately presented a young woman to serve.

But Otto had long been estranged from women, so he grabbed Mei Ji by the neck and threw her to Borudne. .

“Your wife is dead and now you have a new love. You'd better play by yourself! I want tribute, I don't have time to linger here. ”

When he heard this, Borudne was very happy. At least for so many years, the old Otto always kept his word. He was very happy that the old Otto patted his clothes after taking the tribute again this year. Leave, the God of Plague may be easily dismissed.

However, just as Borudne announced that he would immediately go to the warehouse to lift the prepared tributes, Vadim, who was already prepared, took action! /p>

Because there were armed men hiding in those seemingly empty houses, Vadim and his death squads let Otto's team go, and they immediately gained confidence when they saw that there were not many of them.

There is also a group of armed men gathered in the village. Some of them assist Vadim, and the other group hides in the woods near the landing point of the Russian ship. After Vadim takes action, they will try to seize the ship.

" Guys, the old man is in. Follow me, we'll go in through the back door! ”

Vadim and his brothers acted covertly, and they were coerced by the guards stationed at the back door of their mansion. After all, he was the next owner of the manor, and the guards had no choice but to accept their fate.

More than a dozen young men carrying daggers and axes suddenly jumped into the hall. They rushed towards the armed Russians who were sitting quietly.

Everything was sudden. Some old soldiers were suddenly stabbed in the neck with a dagger, and blood spurted out. The scene was instantly terrifying.

As the messenger who directed everything, Vadim rushed to the front, and when he saw Otto’s old face, he rushed over with his dagger in both hands.

“Go to hell! Old guy! ”

His iron sword hit Otto’s side. Just when Otto noticed it, it was too late.

The dagger hit Otto, but he was stunned. The deflection caused Vadim to fall to the side.

Vadim had no idea that the old immortal was still wearing armor? He fell to the ground, holding a slightly bent sword, intending to continue fighting. .

Otto had already reacted. He blocked Vadim's slash with his sword scabbard, picked up his heavy boots, and kicked Vadim into the mud again after five years. His head was buzzing.

The whole hall was in chaos, and Borudne's mind went blank and he was screaming.

The young man who was fighting was also screaming.While fighting with the Russians, the entire mansion was surrounded by armed men.

Some debt serfs began to rush towards the old Russian soldiers who were waiting outdoors. As for their fighting skills, they basically had no skills, but their courage was worthy of admiration.

After all, he is a veteran of the Second Flag Team. What the veteran Ross soldier who was attacked by a sneak attack did best in his life was killing and fighting.

A soldier died in a sneak attack indoors, and the cramped building made it difficult to carry out the battle. The Russians fell into passivity.

Otto was dragged out of the dangerous room by his brothers. He cursed: "Borudne! You are asking for death!"

You are asking for death. ? certainly.

There were corpses of Russians in the hall, as well as the twitching and dying bodies of many young people.

Vadim threw away the bent iron sword and picked up the steel sword of the killed Rus. His mind became clearer and he went back to fighting. He ignored his father's defeated face and continued to kill the red-faced guys.

But in the courtyard, forty Rus' men protected Otto within a circular shield wall.

What is this crisis? Even if he was surrounded by five hundred people, Otto still had a way to escape.

"Brothers, kill any approaching ones! We retreat to the ships!"

Slavic warriors approaching the shield wall are always assassinated mercilessly, and the swords of the old Russian warriors are dripping Blood.

However, there are also guys who are not afraid of death. Even if their bodies are pierced by swords, they still hug a Russian and pull them out of the shield wall. They use this kind of sacrifice to go beyond the limit and exchange for one. The old Russian warriors he protected were beaten to death with axes, hammers or other weapons.

The Rus were suffering losses and their evacuation was slow. Everyone is getting old after all, the guys keep fighting and Otto is forced to join the fight.

The Russians retreated while fighting, and there were many dead bodies on the ground.

The Slavic warriors suffered a lot of losses. Their trembling hands could no longer hold the short spears steadily. They did not dare to confront the Russians head-on, but under the leadership of Vadim, they pursued them.

On the other hand, a group of people suddenly emerged from the woods and attacked Rose's lakeside camp.

Unfortunately, this sneak attack was quickly foiled.

How can the Russians always win if they are always negligent?

Just as Otto's modified mail armor had strong defenses, the Rus on the lakeside easily dodged the Slavs' hidden arrows, and then quickly formed a shield wall to receive the enemy's charge.

Otto saw the melee that was breaking out by the lake. He was not worried about his men, because the old warriors were also warriors after all, and the Slavs were being defeated!

The people on the boat used the torque slingshots on the side to shoot, and the crossbows used precise strikes. In conjunction with the soldiers' killing spree, the armed men of Pine Needle Manor retreated to the dense forest for the time being.

This is an opportunity to retreat!

Otto didn’t know what the situation was yet. He instinctively judged that this place was dangerous.The best thing to do was to retreat to the ship and regroup and take precautions at White Tree Manor.

This year, the collection of tributes has encountered unprecedented setbacks, and a bloody revenge plan has been brewing in his mind.

The Russians fired arrows to drive back the Slavic pursuers. They were afraid of being instantly killed by the strange flying stones, so Vadim, the instigator, had to avoid them.

"You run away! Otto, you are the coward!" Vadim yelled loudly, but unfortunately his curses were drowned out by the shouts of killing, and Otto, who was already on the boat, could no longer hear him.

The big ship raised its jib, and the Russians were unable to recapture the body of the deceased, but this was nothing! Veteran soldiers seek benevolence and receive benevolence, but dying on the battlefield is actually the fate of old age.

Since Pine Needle Manor has chosen war, this year’s expedition to Karelia will have to be changed. The army must attack Pine Needle Manor to purge the dissenters.

Otto held his old waist and stood at the bow of the ship. In addition to being furious, he also felt emotional about this armor.

“The scale armor made of steel sheets and locking rings is really useful! It’s worth the high price!”