Rurik was dressed in a battle robe. He was covered in chain mail reinforced with iron plates, and even his face was protected. This defensive armament was excessive, and the heavy armor made him an unyielding iron man. He stood majestically on the front line of the battle with his sword in hand, setting a firm example to the soldiers.
An arrow had already hit him, and he muttered contemptuously: "This is not even scraping!"
A group of fierce men also stood behind him. Humans, covered in iron armor with only one pair of eyes exposed, Grund and his men, their bloodthirsty swords and evil axes have long wanted to lick human blood.
The arrows of the Ross army are outputting very normal firepower. This is normal for Ross, but it is a "gift" that other forces cannot bear.
If the opponent's fighting will is average, their confidence will be shaken under the constant and precise sniping of the crossbow, and continuing to attack will often force them back.
If the battle becomes a hand-to-hand encounter, even a well-defended soldier will suffer losses due to various bizarre reasons. As long as the battlefield is kept at a distance and one's own long-range weapons continue to kill the enemy, one's own fatigue will be caused. Arms and each other's corpses.
Rurik despised the Karelia enemies, but his opponents' behavior was reckless.
"They actually resisted my arrows? They are really brave, but it's a pity..."
There were shouts of killing everywhere, and Rurik was unable to convey the order verbally. He has a more efficient means, which is flags and drums.
The sound of the leather drum became compact, and the melee soldiers prepared for the final fight.
Look at Kaskuwe, the leader of the Karelian army. He no longer cared about his face being scratched by the arrow blade, and continued to lead the charge with his sword and shield. A group of his soldiers fell to the ground, and more people still rushed to the front line.
The inferior spears of the Qatari soldiers moved forward in unison. People's minds went blank, and they even ignored their companions who were wounded by arrows, just like tools that could only kill.
They wanted to poke the spearhead into the body of the Russian invaders, but...
The captain of the Slavic Banners and the Governor of Novgorod, Medvet, had a wooden face. He was not afraid in the face of danger, and his eyes were even full of contempt. He stayed in his military formation and gave orders, and then the halberds that entered the woods were lowered. The Slavic warriors holding the halberds were like the Macedonian phalanx a thousand years ago, suddenly lowering the wall of spears in front of the attack of the Qatari army.
When the running soldiers realized that the situation was not good, there was no time to pause.
The flesh and blood body collided with the halberd, which was very pitiful. The spears of the Kazakh army were not as long as the halberds of the Russian army, and the Slavic flag troops standing in a dense formation could guarantee that three halberds could deal with an enemy. .
This is a powerful weapon designed for killing people. The spearhead of the halberd is sharp, followed by an angular bleeding groove. It is more like a thorn than a spear. If it pricks the enemy, it will cause an incurable wound. Blood hole.
The soldiers in the first two rows were poking randomly, and the soldiers in the third row used the ax blade of their halberds to perform attacks falling from the sky.Peck. The leather hats of the Kajun soldiers can keep out the cold, but their defense is meaningless. Those who were hit but did not die immediately were cut open by the ax blade...
If they hadn't stopped their feet in the face of danger... After tripping and falling in the snow, Kaskuwe was also stabbed with bloody holes by the unique Russian spear.
He chewed the snow and regained his consciousness, then rolled back and crawled back.
He is not greedy for life and afraid of death. This retreat is an instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. When he regained consciousness and wanted to reorganize his team, he found that his own people had suffered heavy casualties!
Look at the situation on the entire battlefield!
Those uniformly dressed Russians poked at the wall of spears, and the shields formed the wall and stabbed with swords. They formed an unshakable wall, with only dead Karelian warriors in front of them, and this wall was advancing slowly.
The soldiers behind did not know the purgatory ahead, and they were still charging madly.
"Get back quickly! Go to the rear and form a team to fight again!"
In the chaos, Kaskuwe almost shouted at the end of his throat, but it was just an incompetent roar.
No one heard the great chief’s cry. There were shouts of killing everywhere. One person’s cry had long been drowned, and there were only red-eyed warriors from both sides on the battlefield.
Although the Ross army rushed to fight, the enemy's mistakes and the influence of snow delayed their advance, giving the Ross army a short and extremely precious formation time. Due to their numerical superiority, the Slavic warriors became the real main force of the Romanian army, and the wall formed by their halberds became a solid center of the army that remained unmoved.
Arik's first flag team moved to the left wing one after another, and the old guys of the second flag team moved to the right wing with the young men of the sixth flag team.
Let’s talk about those Suomi warriors. They fired arrows into the air desperately from the very safe rear. The chaos they caused forced the Karelian army to continue to rush toward the front.
Even the Torsion Slingshot simply started firing a short throwable spear called a heavy javelin. It was launched with a low charge and used a large parabola to plunder the heads of the fierce battle front line and hit the enemies behind.
All this is very similar to the bloody battle that took place on the island of Gotland. At that time, the Gotland Islander army was more brave than the Karelian army, but in the end they were still defeated. The Russian army began to counterattack in a very similar formation, a tried and tested formation.
Rurik signaled his men to wave the flag, and upon seeing this, the sword and shield men on both sides began a tactical encirclement.
The enemy has suffered huge losses, and their troops are all here. The soldiers are so compact that it is difficult to wield weapons.
This glance is very similar to the Battle of Canning, except that the Russian army is in a position equivalent to the Carthaginians.
The left and right wings were outflanking. At this time, Rurik issued an order to the "Iron Man" Grund and his group, as well as all the Suomi and other long-range soldiers who had switched their assault weapons to melee weapons. "Block the bottle cap" was given.
The Dane Grund, his armor concealed his ecstasy. He and his brothers don't need shields at all, they are invulnerable with armor.
They took a sleigh and circled directly to the rear of the Karelian army. A group of iron men jumped down, followed by a group of Suomi axe-wielders with disheveled hair.
Even Traran, the envoy of Saaremaa Island who lives in New Ross Fort, and his companions all went into battle as soldiers of the Russian army.
Telalan had to believe that the war he personally participated in completely exceeded his knowledge. There were people fighting and shouting everywhere, and there were corpses scattered everywhere.
The Prince of Rus has an armored army. The prince himself is quite young but also covered in armor. Ross's army is very good at killing people, and they can even organize a large army to carry out expeditions in a short time! Telalang was very grateful for his status as a servant army. If he had foolishly become hostile to Ross, the village back home on Saaremaa Island would have been easily annihilated by them.
As for Telalang’s entourage, they are all members of the Ross tribe who were expelled in the old era. So much has changed in the past few decades. Ross has indeed changed and become a powerful force.
The arrow support from the Ross Army has ended, and the encirclement has been completed.
Poor chief Caskuwe, it is almost impossible for him to die in battle for his country.
He howled like a wild boar, and his whole body was squeezed into the crowd by what his companions said was protection.
The surviving Kajun soldiers faced the bloody swords and spears on the inner wall of the Russian army's encirclement, and then the monsters were covered in iron. They were extremely scared. There were obviously thousands of people holding weapons, but they were desperately squeezing toward a central point. In theory, they have the ability to fight hard to break out of the encirclement, even if it costs a lot of death.
They were indeed so scared that in order to avoid being stabbed and killed, some even rushed to use the shoulders of their companions as stepping stones to climb on top of people's heads...
A large group was like a lump. The inexplicable sarcoma changed from extreme arrogance and bravery to the current timidity in just half an hour.
In wars in the old days, the strength and weakness could be roughly determined in the moment when the two armies were fighting in the wilderness, and then it was just a matter of waiting for time to ferment. There is no such thing as an infinitely powerful Hulk who can turn the tide against thousands of enemies. Those with more people, better equipment and high morale are almost certain to win. The Ross army came to this far north hoping to fight a decisive battle, and they seized the opportunity. There is no longer any suspense. The Ross army has suffered some negligible losses. Like a meat grinder, the army is slowly strangling the encircled Karelian army.
Rurik was just outside the array. He did not issue new orders, but stood and watched the enemy being annihilated.
This is indeed cruel, but Rurik is convinced that his people will fall into the hands of the Karelia people, and the best fate is to become slaves.
Don’t look at the opponent who has suffered a fatal loss now. After all, they are also the little overlords of the north. Ross must establish authority for all servant forces and lead everyone to fulfill each other's obligations.alliance obligations.
"Perhaps you still have more troops. If you continue to resist resolutely after two major defeats, I will have to inflict another heavy loss on you." Rurik muttered in his heart, He had no faith that the Karelia people had sufficient human resources.
To deal with a group of people who have given up resistance, killing them is no longer an honor. But warriors from the Ross tribe and various Viking tribes regard their enemies as a kind of sacrifice, and they need to use their blood to priest Odin.
I am afraid that only the Suomi and Vips have an unforgettable hatred for the Karelia people. They are the most violent for the people who have died in conflicts in the past and for the people who were kidnapped and used as cattle and horses. revenge.
The Russian army stepped on the corpses of the enemy to shrink the encirclement, and the most serious defeat in Karelia was a foregone conclusion!
When there were only a hundred or so people left alive, Rurik belatedly gave the order to stop.
The last living person in the encirclement was captured. The Ross army easily found a well-dressed man. No matter what, he was a member of the opponent's nobles.
The interrogation had a major result almost as soon as he was captured. It was entirely because this person had to maintain his integrity at the last moment. After he was knocked down by the halberd, his whole body was tied tightly with ropes by the swarming Suomi warriors. He struggled like a wild boar captured alive, but could not escape the fate of being pulled away.
This man is roaring angrily: "I am the chief of Karelia, even if you kill me, it won't be your turn to be a bunch of insects!"
From this bold statement, he is indeed Instead of being dragged along like prey, he was led directly to Rurik. After being kicked a few times by the Suomi warriors, his knees ached and he knelt down directly in front of Rurik.
The battle is over. The soldiers are sorting out the wounded and collecting the dead. A large number of armed soldiers are searching for trophies and giving the enemy's wounded a satisfying blow.
Rurik has taken off his heavy armor, and the people's faces are full of joy after the victory. It was the first time for many young children to participate in a "large-scale battle." At first, everyone was nervous, and some even humiliated themselves to wet their pants. Now that they have won a great victory, their fear has disappeared. However, the ecstasy after the victory still caused many people to feel uncomfortable. He was trembling, and the smile on his face couldn't be stopped even by a slap.
Flag Captain Fisk has finally become a fierce general. With today's military exploits, he has surpassed his father who died fighting for Ross fifteen years ago. After all, he was from Ross, and he was the one to be promoted. Naturally, Rurik did not miss him. This man had indeed grown into a ruthless person.
Fisk was asking for credit, and he did not shy away from his words: "I stomped on twenty heads again, and I swear to Odin."
"I completely believe that it is to deal with these idiots. It's not worthy of your boasting."
Fisk was stunned at first, and then laughed very arrogantly: "It seems that I need to kill some Danish warriors to show off."
"That's natural. Listen!" Rurik looked sideways meaningfully: "This opportunity will notMake you wait too long. "
"Ah! Is all-out war finally coming to Denmark? ”
“Yes. ”
Rurik naturally did not expect when to launch a full-scale retaliation against Denmark. The current situation is really one-off, and an all-out attack on Denmark now would be too much. If it takes one year to rectify the situation, With the internal martial arts skills, once the Ross army takes action again, the combat effectiveness will probably be doubled.
While Rurik, Fisk, and Knuf were chatting, the unlucky guy. The man was pressed over and fell to his knees.
“Who is this person? Let me guess, it can't be their leader? ”
“His Majesty, Your Majesty! "The Suomi warriors immediately agreed.
"Is he really their leader? "
This question was not reported by the soldiers. The man who knelt down directly revealed his identity viciously: "I am Kaskuwe, the chief of Karelia, the most noble person in the northern snowfield. You Rus who trample the forest will be cursed by the forest god, you will be killed by the ice god, and even the air god will suffocate you. ”
This man’s ferocious face was full of provocation, and his eyes were more murderous, which made Rurik extremely uncomfortable.
Although he spoke Karelian, in today’s era, this kind of The language was only slightly separated from Old Finnish. Rurik could probably understand it, and when he learned that it was a malicious curse from a king, Rurik lowered his face and asked, "Do you know who I am?" who? "
Caskuwei was startled: "You actually understand what I said? Call your leader and I will insult him! "
"Our leader? " Rurik spoke calmly, and there were roars of laughter around him.
Rurik smiled, touched the man's head, and tugged on his fluffy hair: "Stupid man, I am the only one in Rose. The leader. It seems that I should let you know clearly. I am Rurik, the supreme leader of the principality of Rus, the conqueror of Suomi and Tavastia, and the leader of the Vips. I said that you must know these tribes, and now I will take them to avenge you. How about it? Look at the corpses all over the ground, your people everywhere. You are defeated! Your sneak attack is meaningless. I can spare your life, I will cut off your hands and feet, as long as you stay on your knees like a deer. I will also cut off your tongue so that you can no longer curse. "
"You are humiliating me! "Caskuwe simply spat.
"It seems that you don't appreciate it. Your saliva is dirty, just like feces that smells bad. "
"Then you kill me! "Kaskuwe just wanted a quick death, but...
The leader who captured the enemy is said to be the chief of the so-called "Karelia Emirate". A group of arrogant weaklings from the north dare to call themselves a country ? Rurik has sufficient reasons for the conquest, precisely because this so-called country is attacking its own servants. Since they are a country, this makes Ross's conquest very formal.
This is a country. The war with other countries has developed to the presentIt has turned into a war to destroy the country.
The real battle is indeed over in half an hour, and the rest can no longer be regarded as a battle. By noon, most of the cleaning work on the battlefield was completed. The soldiers were quite dissatisfied with the capture. The poverty of their opponents was shameful. However, a group of brothers who were busy chasing brought a large harvest - an astonishing number of reindeer.
At least 10,000 deer were found, as well as a large number of sleds. It was Arik. He and his brothers had been chasing the remnants of the enemy. Following their footsteps, they found the Karelian camp not far away. This time they captured a small group of people.
Why celebrate?
The Russian army sacrificed twenty reindeer to the fifty brothers who died in the battle. Even though there were many Suomi people among them, and even though there was not a single Russian among them, according to the Nordic etiquette represented by Ross, they left Rick announces that the souls of the dead have gone to Asgard and will wait at the gates of Valhalla for Valkyrie's approval. This statement at least gave an explanation to the dead and the living. The living people immediately began to slaughter the reindeer and reward themselves with the captured deer meat and roast it.
This is not the end yet!
One king does not kill another king? absurd!
In the early morning of the next day, under the sound of morning drums, all the Russian soldiers participating in the battle were watching a spectacular event!
The number of captured Karelian warriors was extremely small, and they were willing to be slaves to escape the fate of being killed. The Ross people disdain this kind of slaves, but the Suomi warriors are willing to buy a batch of squirrel skins. The Suomi people had good reasons, and this was an act of anger.
The prisoners also pointed out a concept, that is, their new camp - a large camp between two large lakes.
Therefore, the soldiers of the Ross army were very happy to invade their camps and capture more prisoners, especially their women. Perhaps the happiest were the Slavic warriors.
The Karelian women captured in the last war became the wives of Slavic warriors, and most of them had just given birth to children. The Rus and other Varyags looked down upon such short women, and the Slavic warriors also disliked them in principle, but unfortunately they had no better choice.
Everyone was eager to plunder. Before that, they were watching an execution.
Many people murmured that this arrogant sneak attacker should be given the blood eagle, and some Slavs said that he should be beaten into pulp by one person and a stick. The descriptions of various strange punishments are really horrifying.
Rurik is not a murderer, and brutal punishment will not bring him pleasure. He came to be the executioner to further establish the prestige of the warriors of various ethnic groups under his command, nothing more.
Poor Kaskuwe never imagined that he would die at the hands of what looked like a young man, who was blindfolded and waiting for the last moment.
Perhaps, his head will be chopped off with an axe?
Rurik did not cut Caskuve's neck with a sword, just like killing a deer during a sacrifice. The man collapsed and pulled out wildly. With this final fatal struggle, onlookers watchedThe Russian soldiers were cheering.
He didn't look much, handed the sword to the attendant, and wiped the blood on his hand with snow.
Kaskuwe died, knowing who he was defeated before he died. Even though he felt remorse, he finally realized the terrifying fighting power of the Russian invaders, as well as the forest god, lake god, sun god, and other gods who did not stand in the camp of the Karelia people.
A huge number of enemy corpses have been pulled away. It will take time to bury them. How can we dig the earth now that the ground is frozen hard? The corpses were pulled by sleds to the distant forest and dumped randomly. The dead would eventually turn into bones. At least for that period of time, the stench would not spread to the bear altar. It would only be due to extreme bad luck that the hunters of the Principality of Ross would stay away.
Only the war dead of the Principality of Rus were uniformly burned and turned into ashes.
Rurik did not have the time or energy to give all the corpses a proper ending. It was considered a courtesy to bury the enemy. The most he could do was dig a hole and bury Caskuve.
After a short period of preparation, the Russian army gathered its elite troops and rushed forward on sleds. Under the guidance of the prisoners who begged for their lives and decisively led the way, the army rushed to the main camp without any surprise.
They even intercepted and killed several Karelian reinforcements along the way. When they rushed to the big camp, the locals thought they were people returning from the war.
As a result, all that awaited was ruthless looting by the Russians.
Poor Kaskuwe’s wife was killed for not doing so. The "Big Tent" tribe in Karelia (the core is actually the "Eastern Tent" tribe) suffered a devastating disaster. Most of the people left behind were old and weak. Except for the young women, they were all killed and all their property was looted.
The spiritual core of the Russian army is the Vikings. What is the difference between riding a sled and riding a long ship?
Rurik did not miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to destroy the country. Although no gold or silver was captured in this battle, as many as 2,000 women were captured! Naturally, this fatal blow to the Karelian camp also killed more than 5,000 people.
Just as history should have happened, this blow should have been done by Igor, the third-generation prince of Russia, but the current time and space was historically completed by the first-generation prince Rurik.
After this battle, the Karelia people were destroyed in an era when powerful forces existed. Their emirate was only in the first year of its existence and had its first chief, when it was attacked and destroyed by the Principality of Rus.
Rurik did not win the surrender of the Karelia people after all, because the dead cannot surrender.
Most of the soldiers who participated in the war snatched a woman, either as a concubine or a slave. Rurik could be sure that they would all become de facto concubines.
Russ returned in triumph, bringing with him more than two thousand captives, an astonishing amount of leather, bone arrows, and even some bone flute instruments, and drove a hundred thousand reindeer happily along the shore of Lake Ladoga. The line goes south. After all, the weather was getting warmer and the army was burdened by so many trophies. Rurik did not dare to risk walking on the ice for fear that the trophies would fall into the lake.
Karelia has not disappeared;The remnants of their tribe have become small family blood clans scattered into dust. It is no longer possible to condense into a settlement of tens of thousands of people to form an emirate. Their spines were historically broken!
At this point, there is no longer any threat to the northern part of the Principality of Ross after only one winter expedition.