The Russians watched the approaching enemy with eager eyes. They completed the formation in the cramped place, and their hateful faces were clearly visible. Those armored infantry and horsemen were completely hiding behind the shield wall. The Russians denounced them as cowards, but everyone soon stopped scolding them.
The mercenaries shouted one after another: "They are going to shoot arrows! Hide quickly!"
As soon as they finished speaking, there was a whooshing sound in everyone's ears.
Arrows fell from the sky. They were not dense at all. In order to avoid being hit by arrows, the guards hid well.
The arrows hit the roof, walls or the wooden shields of the defenders.
They struggled to pick off the arrows they found, and threw them to their own bow holders, and laughed: "The Danes think they can shoot us this way, but they are just giving away arrows. They finally You will die from your own arrows."
This is probably the reason why Blue Fox even hopes that the enemy can shoot more arrows, so that his shortage of arrows can be alleviated.
Things were quite disappointing for everyone. The Danish archers stopped shooting for only a moment.
This situation made many people angry and yelled, "You keep shooting! We are still waiting to seize..."
There were also angry people who changed their previous tacit understanding, and many people Simply revealing their entire bodies from their hiding places, they stood on the wooden wall with small wooden boxes placed under their feet so that everything above their knees could be exposed. From now on, their backs are turned to the enemy, and the next step is to lift up their robes to reveal their white flowers.
This scene made Stade extremely nauseated, and also caused an uproar in the entire Danish military formation.
"The damn Russians are actually humiliating me. Keep shooting! Shoot those bastards with exposed buttocks!"
Originally, Stade thought that one round of shooting would be enough. Five hundred arrows are obviously not enough to kill the morale of the Russians. I still have a lot of arrows on hand, so keep shooting.
He ordered his subordinates to distribute all the arrows and gave the command to the archers: "Shoot all the arrows!"
In fact, there were not many arrows in reserve, so everyone divided them. If you get ten, it's gone.
Is it possible that such a huge army is equipped with a thousand arrows? It would be better if those city residents who fled the war could leave more arrows behind. The fact is that smart forest hunters had already followed the fleeing citizens and fled south with their wives and children, and they were protected by the Franks of Schleswig.
The provocation received a dismal response. The Russians did not receive a sufficient supply of arrows. What was even more disgusting was that many arrows fell outside the fortress.
Someone tried to go down the rope to pick it up, but was stopped directly by the old mercenary.
The behavior of the Danish army also proves another thing, that is, their shooters are a bunch of idiots!
After all the arrows were fired, Stade cursed secretly: "Do you still have your majesty now?"
Looking at his own Danish army, even a large group of armed gangs, The momentum of this group of guys is booming.
He signaled his men to continue blowing the horns. Amidst the dull sound of the horns, the Danish army, now dominated by gangsters, began to attack with as many as twenty ladders.
Like a charging herd of running cattle, the battle has begun.
Bu Lao Lan Fox personally gave the order, and the Russians, who were waiting for work and getting supplemented by arrows, immediately launched a counterattack.
Russian arrows fell from the sky, and some Danes began to stumble and stumble upon the arrows. Some unlucky ones were directly trampled by their own people and suffered unknown casualties. Seeing that their own people were injured, more people directly raised their shields to their heads, thus basically isolating the blows of arrows.
But this behavior directly exposes the unarmored chest to the crossbowman, making it an excellent target.
Blue Fox looked grim. He saw an enemy fell to the ground after being accurately hit by a crossbow. The shooter on the roof had seized the commanding heights and his shooting was even more accurate. However, the number of Ross's shooters was too small to contain the enemy's charge.
Besides, this group of madmen is indeed different from the last time. It seems that they are clearly willing to risk their lives and will not retreat until the shop fortress is destroyed.
At a very low cost of casualties, the various gang armies of the Danish gang successfully rushed under the wooden wall. They saw the corpses of those who died in the previous battle. The corpses were gray and black. They could smell the stench and see the black blood flowing from them when they got closer.
They are not afraid of slashing, and will even violently enjoy the feeling of killing in the blood. However, they feel strong discomfort when faced with the stench after death, and many people even vomit directly.
The battle is still going on. Long ladders have begun to be built, and shields are carried behind their backs. The brave gangster warriors hold axes and daggers in their mouths and begin to climb. The soldiers on standby under the wooden wall were also assisting with short spears, trying to stab the Russians on the wall to death.
The Russians, who had the advantage of the high ground, were killing the enemies climbing the wall, but their troops were too few. Except for the archers who kept firing arrows, the others had to keep an eye on the twenty ladders, so that On average, two or three people have to look after one.
The climbers were unprepared when climbing. They were stabbed and fell by the Russians who were waiting for work. Immediately, the second person started climbing again.
The Russians gritted their teeth and struggled to maintain the wooden wall defense line. They were causing a large number of killings and deaths. Unexpectedly, the enemy was besieging them tirelessly.
Although the Shop Fortress is circular, its scale is actually very small. It is surrounded by more than a thousand Danish bandit troops, because whoever gets there first will have priority in plundering the gold and silver mountains, making them like a slave. The priests took the herb and became a group of berserker warriors who climbed fearlessly without fear of life or death.
The gangsters stood on the corpses of their companions and continued to attack. Their burst of fighting will really surprised Stud, who was waiting behind them. Although he requested to attack regardless of priority, Stade was not stupid enough to let his own soldiers be the vanguard. He expected that the Russians would put up a desperate resistance, and he also expected that a group of shirtless gangsters would be frustrated.
He saw the potential of gangsters. If this group of people were managed by himself, and they were trained and equipped with good weapons, wouldn't they be as good as a group of gangsters?Strong troops?
His centurion watched the fierce battle between the gangs and felt itchy in his heart, so he urged him anxiously: "Sir, is it time for our brothers to take action? Our war pigs rush forward, brothers. Swarm in and get the gold."
The so-called war pig is the name of the engineering rush vehicle built by Stade. The wild boar's sudden advance has strong destructive power, and the wild boar only has this killing trick, and it has rough skin and thick flesh and is not easy to kill.
These characteristics are also available for city siege and vehicle charging. For the time being, Stade still requires his own soldiers to stand still.
He said: "I only have a cooperative relationship with the gangsters. I will continue to let that gray wolf Carl shed some blood and kill their prestige. In the future, when we stay in Hedebe, there will be no gangsters with us." Brothers share power."
"My lord is wise." As soon as he finished speaking, the centurion laughed.
"What if we let them fight fiercely and let them grab some gold and silver first? When we rule Hedebe in the future, everyone will not get rich. This will also weaken the strength of the Russians... inform the brothers , now be prepared to push the war pigs, and kill any attacker who dares to leave the team without permission!"
The gray wolf Carl's eyes were bloodshot as he fought on the front line. He and his guys had temporarily forgotten about Stade's. thing, as if this battle was a personal grudge between the gangsters and the Russians. It is true that a group of Karl's younger brothers were killed by the Russians. It would be too cowardly not to take revenge for such a shame.
A group of corpses were already lying under the wall. Some of the injured were stabbed by short spears and swords. Although the wounds were fatal and they would not die for a while, they were trampled by their companions' boots. , and was soon trampled until his sternum was crushed to death.
Although the Ross mercenaries fought separately, none of them died. Although some of them were injured, it was only a minor injury to their elbow. Armored veterans who had fought countless battles encountered a group of new recruits who were weak from the cold. In this ninth century, where fierce battles relied solely on brute force, how could they not take advantage of them?
Everyone on the Ross side was indeed panting from exhaustion, and there were more than a hundred people lying under the wall.
The old mercenaries were puzzled as to what grudges made their opponents so crazy. Did they think the shops were filled with gold and silver treasures? Pooh! All that was left was a pile of worthless wooden furniture and cloth blankets to keep out the cold.
When the arrows were about to be fired, the archers paused, smashed them down with pottery jars and wooden blocks, and threw all kinds of objects in random directions. Archers, especially crossbowmen, caused heavy casualties to the enemy, and more than a hundred people lost their combat effectiveness.
The bandit army numbered over a thousand people, and they had lost more than 300 combatants in fierce fighting for a period of time. Their fighting momentum began to weaken, but the situation of the Ross people was even worse.
After the Ross mercenary was panting and coughing, he suddenly found that he was coughing up blood, and his heavy breathing actually caused lung damage. Many people did feel exhausted. They also saw the large-scale death of the enemy and hoped to kill the enemy further before they died in battle.
At this stage of the battle, the wall of Ross’ shop has not been broken through, and no one cares about the solid front door.Because I saw through the crack in the door the heavy debris piled up behind me, I gave up.
The chaos continued, and the fighting lasted from morning to noon.
Suddenly the trumpet sounded again!
Stader, who was on horseback, finished eating half a piece of sour black bread and called to the soldiers who had just eaten dry food: "Russ idiot is exhausted, and those bandit troops are also exhausted. Fight. The pigs are out! Let's go!"
Stade is out personally, and once he takes action, the entire battle will be changed.
The Russians, who were busy plugging leaks and maintaining the wooden wall defense line, had no time to pay attention to the approaching huge siege weapons, and the war pigs also successfully arrived under the wooden wall that was a mess.
When the gangster soldiers saw the appearance of this thing, they all moved away. The armored soldiers raised their shields above their heads with one hand and continued to push the war pig forward with the other hand.
A collision inevitably occurs!
With just this collision, the people guarding the entire fence felt like the earth was shaking.
The armored centurion was overjoyed, tearing his throat and continuing to order: "Keep charging, smash the wall!"
The war pig first took more than ten steps back, and then was beaten by as many as forty The person pushed hard and hit the wall.
The Russians could no longer afford to be surprised, because Blue Fox could only take out more than a dozen brothers if he went to defend himself.
The remaining arrows were blocking the siege vehicles. The arrows were blocked by shields. Although some clay pots were thrown down, all actions could not stop the continuous collision of the vehicles.
Is the final battle about to happen?
Blue Fox himself was at a loss, and the experienced old mercenary already knew that the last moment had arrived.
He was grabbed by someone and stared at the old mercenary with a pale face.
"Sir! Everything is going to end! You have to escape in the alleyway quickly! Whether you can escape depends on God's will!"
"Huh?" Blue Fox looked confused. .
He was slapped hard by the old mercenary, and then he regained his lost soul: "Sir, run away! If you don't run away, you will die!"
"Then Let's run away together."
"No, we will fight to the end, we are Odin's warriors and cannot run away"
As they were talking in the messy courtyard. , the wooden wall collapsed! Even the few Slavic warriors who were guarding the city wall fell down.
The attacking Danish army was so powerful! The war pigs collapsed the wooden wall. To Stade's surprise, his armored warriors did not charge first, but instead more than a dozen gangsters got on first.
The wooden wall was no longer necessary for defense. The Ross mercenaries quickly returned to their positions. They smashed the crossbows and built a shield wall. Their swords and axes formed a circular defense line surrounding the largest building in the center. The Slavic warriors were so passionate that they did not participate in the construction of the shield wall. Instead, they roared and raised their swords to fight with the first wave of enemies who rushed in, and died bravely in the chaos.
OnlyWadi Zdarovic regained his consciousness after being stabbed in the arm, covered his injured left arm and crawled away into the shield wall.
The collapsed wooden wall quickly opened a big hole, and the equally exhausted gangster warriors rushed in. The shield walls of both sides quickly collided, and the most terrifying fight at zero distance began.
The casualties of the capable old Ross mercenaries began to appear. Some people began to be stabbed through the neck and fell in a pool of blood. However, more of the dead were gangsters.
At this moment, the armored Danes were preparing to join the fight. They had just pulled the war pigs that had broken through the wall to the back and were preparing to enter the fortress to fight, when they saw the blood splashing from those who entered first.
After fighting for so long, the Russians actually still had the strength to continue fighting. Not to mention, they were actually killing people cleanly.
The centurion roared and immediately lined up his men to fight, but was stopped by Stade at the critical moment.
"Sir, are we still waiting?"
The war horse was neighing and swaying excitedly from left to right. Stader, who was riding a horse, continued to order: "I will lead the cavalry to charge, and you all retreat behind me."
"Ah? Sir, this will put you in danger."
"No matter what! Cavalry! Stand up your lances and prepare to attack!"
Stad didn't care that there were gangsters in front of him. Anyway, all the gangsters who rushed in were killed, and some injured people ran out. It is said that more gangsters are actually waiting at the damaged doorways and walls. The ambitious gray wolf Karl paid a heavy price in casualties. He finally gave up and did not enter the breached fortress at all.
Obviously there are still people fighting against the Ross Shield Formation, but Stade no longer cares about the lives of these people.
The cavalry began a short charge, and his mount took the lead. The shining spears of the twenty cavalry moved forward in unison, forming a less commonly used Frankish cavalry tactic of riding on the wall. Riding on the wall slammed into the Ross shield. wall.
With just this collision, the solid defense line collapsed. Many exhausted mercenaries were directly pierced by spears. The remaining people who were knocked down got up and found that they were unable to form a team. Immediately after the armored and energetic "tactical reserves" rushed up, the Ross mercenaries had no chance of winning at an absolute disadvantage.
However, these old mercenaries will not give in until they fight to their last breath.
The blue fox hiding in the house saw this scene clearly. He had the last illusion, but now his illusion was shattered.
He ignored Wadi Zdarovic's injury and pulled him directly to the entrance of the alleyway.
The entrance is in this mansion, the door latch is hung on the door, and he opens the wooden cover that seals the alleyway.
"Sir? Shall we escape?"
"Yes. Escape." Blue Fox said resolutely.
"But my brothers are dead, I would rather die fighting with them."
"Confused! Now follow me and escape."
"Where can we escape to?"
Blue Fox couldn't bear it any longer, so he grabbed the guy whose arm was bleeding and jumped into the alley. Finally, he didn't forget to close the lid from the inside. They moved forward in the dark alleys, and the claustrophobia was no match for the fear of death.
He kept holding Vady Zdarovic's arm: "You are very useful to Prince Rus. I want you to live and take revenge on the Danes. Now escape with me, as long as you escape to Everything will be fine in the Frankish monastery."
Yes, in the desperate situation, Blue Fox thought of the promise of that guy Eskil. As long as he decided to convert, the old guy would do it no matter what the situation. Take in.