The Russians blew the horn, and the dull sound carried a kind of terror from the ocean.
Wearing white shirts, they looked like a large group of death gods. Under the scorching summer sun, the cold light of their swords and spears shone extremely brightly.
A large group of people were lying by the lake, with arrows stuck in their bodies, and the rain of arrows was like ears of wheat waiting to be harvested, but the grass by the lake was soaked in blood.
Stone bullets and cast-iron bullets smashed people's bones into pieces, and some of those who were hit by the bullets died quickly. The Russians who rushed in did not hesitate to add a sword to kill them, cleanly and without any delay.
The mission of the one thousand people who landed here is very clear-kill.
Since it is killing, they should pursue maximizing efficiency. They all turn into berserkers and just want to kill all the cowards who are escaping like felling wood.
The landing beach was easily occupied by the Russian army. During this period, hunters from Pine Needle Manor shot arrows. Unfortunately, the bone cluster arrows fired from the low-pound wooden bows only lightly pierced the skin of the Russians. on the wooden shield, which was then removed.
The opponent's resistance inspired the strong fighting spirit of the Russian army. There were a thousand soldiers from the two flag squadrons. During their full pursuit, their leather boots stepped on the green seedlings of the oat field.
This is a reorganized flag force, gathering the strongest warriors of the Russian army. They are very organized, and each of the centurions carries an additional wooden-armed crossbow. This lightweight standard shooting weapon is a killing weapon against unarmored enemies.
The archer stood with the crossbow and shot, then immediately strung up the string, inserted the light arrow in his mouth into the arrow trough and shot again.
They didn't have many shooting opportunities, just because the brothers with excellent physical fitness had already rushed to the end of the fleeing enemies with their steel swords held high.
After all, rabbits bite when they are anxious!
The zero-distance fight officially begins. When the Ross people, whose minds are occupied by the desire to kill, face the Pine Needle Manor army whose minds are occupied by the instinct of resistance, the battle is obviously horrific and bloody.
The battle has lost its structure. The Russian army has no time to build a shield wall at this special moment. Every soldier is fighting freely, and anyone who does not wear a blue-striped white robe will be killed!
Even though the opponent was in the end, howling and covering his face with his hands, the steel sword and ax were still slashing at him.
The white robes of the Ross warriors were stained with thick blood, their helmets were also dyed red, and their sword blades were dripping with blood.
They also began to suffer some negligible damage. The armored warriors had large shields to protect themselves. The enemies who were unable to escape and were still fighting could hardly inflict fatal injuries to the Ross warriors, but they could still cause some scratches on their elbows. of.
Some soldiers are covered in glory, but they are overwhelmed with adrenaline and don’t know what pain is. In other words, even if they are hit by the rusty anchor of the Pine Needle Manor Army, their intestines and stomach are pulled out, and they are violent. The warriors will still fight until they are exhausted and bleeding.
It seems that they exist just to fight, to let the flower of life bloom on the battlefield in order to sacrifice themselves to Odin.
Pine needlesOutside the manor, a melee was raging.
Pity this group of Slavic warriors who lost the chance to escape and resisted desperately. They were fighting bloody battles with the Rus fanatics, but they were betrayed by their companions.
The main force of the army assembled by Vadim is escaping into the village as quickly as possible.
As the "Prince of Novgorod" and the commander-in-chief of a huge army, he was personally abducted by his cronies and fled to the village first.
At this moment, the people left behind, especially the women in the manor, who had learned that the Russian army was invading and that they were fleeing had bad confidence, saw that thousands of his female compatriots stood up one after another. In the winding streets of the farm, he was holding a variety of weapons, even a wooden stick.
Vadim, who was once frightened by the terrible arrows of the Russians, suddenly woke up when he saw that a woman of his own tribe wanted to participate in the defense battle.
"You all let me go! I can't be a coward!"
As expected, my companions let go of their hands one after another.
Looking at the trembling and nervous expressions of the women who gathered spontaneously, Vadim could not say anything. He did not even have time to run back to the mansion and order his women to hide.
There is no way to escape! Although he didn't want the battle to be like this, today was indeed a matter of life and death for Pine Needle Manor.
Although the Russians have used force for decades, no elder has ever seen such a situation. The Russians clearly want to level the manor and kill everyone!
Clearly aware of this, Vadim suddenly became bold, even though his boldness and cowardice were cheap.
He held up the captured steel sword, glared angrily, and shouted at the fleeing people: "Don't run away! Stop, and aim the spearhead at the enemy!"
He also ordered his cronies to do their best to capture the fugitives, and asked the women to quickly gather to the east of the manor.
I saw these pure Slavic women, they put their long braids on their heads, and many of them simply tore half of their skirts, just to keep their clothes out of the way during the subsequent fight. Many women hold nothing more than a wooden fork for cutting grass balls, or even a barely sharpened wooden stick.
A lot of "spearheads" were unanimously exposed to the outside world. Ironically, the women of Pine Needle Manor became the last wall to defend the manor, and actually became the de facto supervising team.
Seeing how brave the women were and seeing that they had entered the village, the panicked Slavic warriors of Pine Needle Manor calmed down one after another. They stopped, turned around, and pointed their swords, spears, and axes to the east again, which was the direction where the Ross fleet landed.
Thousands of armed men and women are gathering, and even some boys and girls are joining them.
They are pure Slavs. At this moment, they are completely fighting like brothers and father and son.
As the commander-in-chief, Vadim had no reason to retreat to the rear of the array.
People hunched over spontaneously and looked warily at the people who were fighting with the Russians not far ahead.Brothers.
It is a pity that those who escape slowly will die in battle, but they are great, and they paid a bloody price for the reorganization of the Pine Needle Manor army to rebuild morale.
Vadim stood in front of the formation and shouted loudly: "We have no retreat! Behind us is the manor we depend on for a living! Either life or death! Fight them to the last man!"
People began to shout, and the army was loud and powerful. But the ferocity of the Russians was clearly seen by everyone. They were howling desperately, but no one took the lead in counterattack.
Even if Vadim shouted some grand words, after regaining his consciousness, he knew that if he took the lead in the charge, he would easily die in the chaos and be hacked to death by the Russians.
The Pine Needle Manor Army and their allies, men and women, gathered together and gathered six thousand people in the eastern part of the manor! Even though they had killed nearly a thousand people.
Finally, a thousand strong men of the Ross Army landed first, resolutely obliterating the initial resistance of the Pine Needle Manor Army without any loss of life.
The number of casualties on Vadim's side has exceeded a thousand. Seeing the cruel losses, the armed men of Pine Needle Manor were frightened. Their fathers and brothers died in front of them, and their eyes gushed out. The tears, the emotions of grief and anger, and the desire for revenge have completely overwhelmed the fear. Their war cries were clearly cries of grief and anger.
Aric and Khilafeld dealt with a group of resisters. They and many of their subordinates stood panting among corpses everywhere.
Even if both of them are strong men, rowing hard, running and attacking, or even fighting hard, this ancient battle requires extremely high physical endurance of the warriors. Many Russian soldiers were panting. They still carried the bloody prisoners of war, held their shields against their chests, and spontaneously marched towards the enemies who were already in formation.
But the two flag captains are not idiots.
Arik shouted at the top of his lungs: "Everyone stop and form formations! Wait for the follow-up troops!"
Khelafed made the same decision, but in a state of complete chaos, he It is not easy to bring the army under control.
The blood-stained blue feathers on the flag captain’s helmet were extremely beautiful. The two gathered some of their subordinates to stand in the pile of corpses and forcibly confronted the enemies arrayed not far away.
Those who rushed too far forward gradually discovered why the other brothers were behind, and then realized what decision the flag captain had made.
Just like a running heavy truck driver slamming on the brakes, the truck stopped despite being filled with smoke and even flames. The offensive momentum of the leading troops of the Russian army was also forcibly braked in this way. It was not until the soldiers really stopped that their blank minds gained some sense.
The enemy formed a wide defensive array around the manor. Even though they did not carry effective shields, their weapons and equipment were rudimentary.
Considering the strength of his troops, if he led his brothers in such a mad charge, many of them might be beaten to death by the enemy with sticks.
The bad experience of armed reconnaissance in Gotland made Arik afraid.First to show his momentum, he also ordered his subordinates to form a thin and narrow array.
He did not forget to go to Hellafed himself: "Brother, ask my decision-making office and ask your people to form a wide formation."
"Okay! Brother Arik, your people have nothing to lose, right?"
"No loss at all!"
Khelafed gasped and laughed: "My situation is the same. Okay. In my opinion, we brothers should continue to attack and kill them, and you and I can take the lead in finding the loot." "Brother, I have more combat experience than you. If we unite and charge recklessly, people will die. We will wait for the follow-up troops!”
Since Arik will not continue the attack, he and a group of soldiers from his hometown should not be reckless and die, and so should Hellafed. Choose confrontation completely.
Just when a melee broke out on the shore, the leading Russian troops chose to calmly confront each other, and Vadim's Slavic army regained its strength. The follow-up troops of the Russian army were delayed for some objective reasons, and they finally began to land. .
Every major ship lowered the small boats on the side one after another, and the men carrying heavy weapons began to arrive in the small boats and then paddled to the shore.
A batch of ship-borne torsion slingshots were unloaded, and all the bull trebuchets were loaded first.
The Shooting Flag Team and the Slavic Flag Team were also waiting for new ships to land. It happened that the rowing long boats that rushed to land on the beach were rowed back to the big ship by the extremely limited sailors on board.
Rurik stood on the side of the Avrora, and there was a melee on the shore. He desperately hoped that his long-range firepower could provide favorable support, but if the slingshot continued to fire, he would definitely hurt his own people.
People who are eager to land gather at the side of the ship. Once a small boat is moored beside the ship, a group of people will clamor to get on the ship.
The chaotic scene was inevitable. Rurik was stamping his feet anxiously when he saw it. Unfortunately, even if he cursed and urged him, it would be meaningless.
The thirty longships finally floated back, and Rurik no longer cared too much. He took his own sword and personally grabbed the cable and rowed out to the longships. After the people in the boat were almost disembarked, everyone paddled together to hit the beach again.
The water surface of more than one hundred meters is not too far away. If the bottom of the lake is not deep, Rurik will order the army to directly wade into the water and land.
It’s also not that far away, so the chaos when we boarded the boat didn’t last long.
Otto Ryurik and his son set foot on solid ground, and a group of heavy weapons and shooters' flags landed one after another. The last one was the 800-person Slavic flag team from Medved in White Tree Manor. Army.
There are corpses everywhere, the grass is stained with blood, the grass has become muddy, and the air is filled with the fragrance of grass and the strange smell of rust.
Svetlana, who was once busy throwing arrows on the ship, is now dressed in fresh and capable attire. For example, she put on pants and carried her heavy steel-armed crossbow in the posture of a young female warrior. Logged in.
But she is not a real female warrior! I saw a big man lying dead on the ground.The amount of dead bodies was so frightening that she knelt down in fear, holding the crossbow and making vomiting motions. Finally, she controlled her embarrassment with willpower.
"Get up, sister." Carlotta grabbed Svetlana's clothes and pulled her up, and then said: "Hurry up and charge the crossbow. Remember! You are a warrior, not a weak woman. ! Killing the enemy is your only mission now!"
Svetlana, she desperately wants to prove herself in front of Rurik. She hung the capstan's hook on the bowstring and turned the capstan with her eyes closed to charge the crossbow. Say silently, "Dead bodies are all wood."
Many shooters were accumulating their strength. They did not install their arrows immediately after finishing their work, but they were just worried about accidentally shooting.
Rurik completely ignored these dead people. He glanced sideways and found that no one of his was lying dead, and he felt extremely relieved.
Standing on the battlefield again, the aging Otto felt that he suddenly looked thirty years younger. He ignored his aging body and held his patterned steel sword high, like a flag in the army, leading many soldiers to follow him.
Soon, the gold-trimmed flag of Duke Rus was flying beside Otto, and the flag bearer was none other than Rurik himself.
The flag bearer naturally has a glorious meaning, Rurik's clothes are conspicuous enough, and his flag is the most eye-catching and beautiful.
This is not the only flag that the Ross army landed. Numerous flags with white backgrounds and blue stripes fluttered in the wind. The flags increased their momentum and also intimidated the enemy.
Without him giving the order, the entire landing team followed the flag and rushed towards the leading troops already in formation.
Arik and Khilafeld did not rush into the farm immediately, which was inconsistent with the orders he had given before. However, his cousin Arik has been fighting over the years, and he has learned some wisdom no matter how bad the situation is. He and his brothers must have a deep meaning in standing still.
The follow-up troops of the Ross army came in force, and the soldiers in the vanguard were overjoyed.
Look! Those spears are like moving woods, they are the warriors of the Slavic Banners, the Avengers of the White Tree Manor, and Medved who can fight like the Russians.
The strength of the Slavic Banner Corps is close to that of two Russian standard banners. It is not necessary to maintain such a large establishment. However, the soldiers are already very familiar with each other. Rurik did not order the splitting up of this huge army when the war was about to begin. The standard team, now this team can serve as the backbone of the Russian army in a decisive battle with the enemy's main force, just like the decisive battle on Gotland.
Rurik and Otto quickly rushed to the front of the vanguard with a small group of cronies, and they could clearly see all the details with their naked eyes.
"Are they just standing there waiting for us to attack?" Otto couldn't help but be surprised.
Rurik felt strange: "Did they hide something?"
"Rurik, you are the commander-in-chief. I don't think these guys can set any traps. Just listen to me." , just order the attack. Don’t worry, I will also supervise the battle.”
Liuli.Ke glanced sideways at his father. He admired this old warrior, and he was afraid that this battle was the last battle that Otto could participate in in his life.
The end of a Viking warrior's life may be to die on the battlefield. It is impossible for Otto to have such a vigorous end. He should enjoy his old age in peace, but today this old guy has lost the physical strength to continue fighting. Brave warriors will eventually grow old, and all old warriors are slowly withering away.
The two armies were in a strange confrontation. The Russian army seized the opportunity and took advantage of the inexplicable daze of Vadim's Pine Needle Manor army to use a once-in-a-lifetime fighter opportunity to quickly gather the scattered armies. , the vanguard troops who had previously participated in the melee also took the time to rest on the spot.
Arik and Khelaphid both came to ask how the battle would proceed.
Rurik pretended to be calm and summoned the most critical officers.
He made some formations and came back. It seemed that as long as he followed his arrangements, the army formation would be quiet and organized.
He was still worried, so he said firmly: "We want to repeat history, we want to recreate the battle on Gotland."
Sure enough, this is what the Ross Army did. , but this time the army has more troops and better weapons and equipment. The Russian army can definitely achieve a better record.