The short battle was over. When Swinder returned to his island, he saw that the bodies of the shot soldiers had begun to be carried away by the Russians.
He looked anxious, not knowing what Prince Ross was really thinking.
But the large-scale landing of the Russian army has begun.
A huge fishing village is in front of you, and the defeated people are fleeing with all their strength.
Rurik completed the landing with the hilt of his sword in hand, but he still couldn't laugh because this was not what he wanted to see.
The body of the deceased is being dragged, and it seems that it is going to be thrown directly into the sea.
Unable to stop him, he met the people who had landed earlier on the battlefield.
Aric gasped, his eyes full of longing: "A large group of cowards have escaped, what are you going to do? This fishing village is ours now."
"Can we still do it?" What should we do? We entered the fishing village to plunder, and the army needs a stable place to live. The people of Bernholm provided it to us, and our army must accept it."
"But a large number of people escaped. The army should pursue them."
"No need." Rurik shook his head, "Let them escape on this island! They have no way to escape, how can they survive. What? If we control this port and let the ships patrol, those who escaped will surrender."
"Isn't this too slow?" After that, Arik pointed to the center of the island. "Perhaps they can still rely on the hills to resist."
"Do you plan to attack by force? No need to." Rurik thought for a while, "We can send Swinder. Go and persuade him to surrender."
"Just be happy." Arik shrugged and left with his sword.
Is there a lot of treasure in the fishing village left behind by Bernholm? When things got to this point, Rurik didn't bother to restrain his subordinates anymore. The Russian army was ordered to loot the fishing village, and everyone took what they needed according to their abilities. The only rule was that arson was strictly prohibited.
War was not Rurik’s original intention, but plunder was his true intention.
According to his plan, even Bernholm, who surrendered peacefully, had to pay a large tribute to pay for the occupation fee of the Russian army. Now that the army is tired, it has to raise its own funds.
The soldiers all thought this was a good opportunity to make a fortune, but when they actually entered the fishing village, their desires gradually turned into disappointment.
What does the Fisherman’s House have? There seemed to be little left, including tattered wooden utensils, some tattered leather, linen, and some dried fish.
Where are the silver coins? What about copper coins? Almost impossible to find.
The disappointed people had to take away the dried fish and the salt they found, at least to fill their stomachs first.
There are still a large number of people who hope to capture prisoners. Just like the non-existent silver coins, there are no prisoners.
The entire fishing village is almost empty!
But there are three distinct wealthy families who are desperately resisting.
The mansion protected by wooden walls was destroyed by Russian troopsSurrounded by a group of people, the armored warriors ignored the trapped beasts and continued to fight, and tied the wooden wall with ropes, and everyone worked together to pull it down.
The patriarch of the big family rose up with his family and private soldiers to resist, and even the slaves he kept were fighting desperately to protect themselves.
They tried to kill some of the Rus invaders, and even death in battle was not a bad loss.
However, the Russian army was prepared.
Fisk is already in the prime of life, and the boys of his Sixth Flag Team have also grown up. He was ordered to lead the capable men in the flag team to participate in the operation. Every boy is eager to make achievements, which is actually the super combat power in the army.
The half-kneeling warriors lined up in three rows holding crossbows. When the wooden wall was pulled down, the defenders who decided to fight to the death were shot into hedgehogs by the crossbows. At this point, a single volley of fire broke down the resistance, and all that was left was for the sword and shield men to swarm in and cut the melons and vegetables.
The female relatives of the defenders were pulled out and bound, and the rest were killed.
The soldiers poured into the mansion in search of treasure, and then pulled out valuables such as silver coins and leather. However, the fortune that everyone longed for did not appear, and people quickly reached a consensus that the island was very poor.
The Russian army captured nearly a hundred female prisoners in the fishing village. They were stripped of their clothes and thrown to the campfire, and were played with by the conquerors.
The fleet stopped at the port of the fishing village, and all the ships parked here were captured.
Why keep some boats? Scuttled immediately. The large traditional longboats were all taken for their own use.
Rurik finally entered the fishing village after personally supervising the collection of the ship, and then saw the women who were being toyed with by the campfire.
The capable mercenaries around him couldn't help but say vulgar words, and frankly said that they were eager to try it.
But the situation left Svetlana speechless. As a woman, she could not see other women living like animals.
"Absurd!" Rurik was furious: "I want to control the people here and transport them to the East. These brats treat them as animals? Grund!"
"Ah! Yes!"
"Shut up the person who restrains you, stop having delusions, and go and control those women. Listen, only I can decide where they all end up."
p>"But those brothers seemed to be having a great time." Grund muttered casually.
"Stop talking nonsense, go quickly."
"Follow the order."
Now Rurik had to issue another order prohibiting prisoner abuse, ordering him to Fortunately, all those captured by Ragnar's troops were properly guarded. He also noticed that Ragnar's actions were not kind. He had strong subjective choices, and the captives he could control were all young women with good looks.
What is the situation of the fallen Stonewall tribe? There are too few women and children and too many strong men. Ragnar wants to arrest people and revive the tribe.
The farce soon died down, and the bonfire was bright in the fishing village.
Rurik has ordered that the army should set up deception bonfires, not tenWhen people gather around a bonfire, everyone must light one.
This is true on the shore, and the Ross ships anchored on the sea are also used as fishing fires.
The former is an order that must be completed, while the latter is simply fishing at night.
As many as 2,500 people from the fleet arrived in Bernholm. A considerable number of people joined in the fun to get benefits. They participated in the robbery of the fishing village. Even if they did not get any benefits, they had to plunder local fishery resources.
Such a number of people is at a disadvantage to the entire population of Bernholm Island. If the entire island people unite and fight to the death, it may not be really tough, and it may also cause serious harm to the Ross people.
However, they have never had a powerful leader. Swinde is a person who can convince the crowd. He is now in the Ross army, so the people of Bernholm Island have no one to talk to.
The last courage of the islanders without a commander had collapsed. They became a mob and instinctively rushed to the stone hills because there were still certain defensive measures there.
The fleeing people gathered in Qiu. They saw the bonfires in the fishing village as bright as the stars in the sky. Rumors spread for a while.
Some people say that the Russians have gone crazy this time and want to kill the entire island and everyone will die.
Some people also claim that there are some small fishing villages on the island, where there are boats to escape.
There was opposition to the initiative because there were too many refugees and too few available boats.
The patriarchs of the big families gathered together to discuss the next film.
"The Russians wanted to kill us all, and Swinder was definitely killed by them."
Someone murmured sarcastically: "Maybe it will be Swinder who leads the Russians this time." Come, how else would they know how to block our fishing village? Now we can’t escape.”
“We can’t be trapped here?”
“You think so. Think of a way? How about we send people to talk to the Russians?"
"Is it easy to make peace? We still have to find a way to escape. "
"Escape? To Denmark in the west? The Pomeranians in the south are not as notorious as the Rus. Maybe we can only go to Silver Castle in the north. "
The so-called Silver Castle, this coastal trading town in the Götaland region once had a great war, and the Swedish King Olegin died here. The islanders of Bernholm also sent troops to fight in that war, and now the locals at least do not reject the islanders.
The treasures brought by the families who escaped were very limited, but in recent years they have either been tortured by the Russians or by Horik, the new king of Denmark, and even the landlords are short of food.
There are so many people in the big family that there is no need to worry about the lives of the free fishermen's families.
The bad news spread throughout the hill camp that night. The free fishermen no longer want to resist. They don't trust the big family and treat Ross. The army was filled with only fear, and despair spread throughout the camp that night.Someone hanged himself with a rope.
Of course some people thought of escaping. Under the dim light of the bright moon, some trees were cut down, and the family who lost their fishing boat decided to build their own raft to forcefully cross the sea.
They want it, and the big family wants it even more.
However, those big families decided to use the most violent means to get the ships, which was to go to war with the small fishing villages under the stone hills.
At this moment of life and death, people who are eager to escape can no longer care too much.
At Ross Camp on the other side, it is well known that the escaped islanders camped on the stone hill, as evidenced by the many bonfires lit there.
The shredded salted fish meat tasted tasteless to Swinder, and he was even worried that his head would be chopped off by the Russians. Moreover, all his family members have escaped, and now their life or death is uncertain.
Rurik had enough to eat and drink, and explained his policies to the frightened Swinder over a bonfire.
"The battle was completely avoidable. Your people started the attack first, so I had no choice but to fight back with all my strength. I didn't expect your people to withdraw so easily."
What a hypocrite! Swinde really couldn't express such a sigh.
He tentatively asked: "I am still useful now? What else can I do for you?"
"Oh? Do you think you are useless? Yes. Beheaded by me?"
"What will I do? What are you going to do with the escaped people?"
Rurik shrugged. They can't escape, can they?"
"Bernholm is so small that if they can't finish fishing, they will starve to death soon."
"Then they would surrender to me to avoid starving to death, wouldn't they? As I said, I didn't want to fight, I intended to take them in as my subjects. Are they all on that stone hill? I can still Give them another chance."
Swinder was suddenly startled: "You want me to persuade you to surrender?"
"Of course."
"Tomorrow? "
"No, wait a minute." Rurik felt that this matter should not be taken too hastily, and asked: "Is it important to camp on the stone hill?"
Swinder had no choice but to answer: "There are some of our defense facilities there, and we have also placed some supplies."
"There are actually supplies? A lot of them?"
"If It can't last more than a few days to support thousands of people. Moreover, the big family funded the construction, and I don't think anyone is willing to give it to those free fishermen."
Rurik nodded and warmed up to the same campfire. People also heard the clues.
"Is this the capital for camping on the hill? How stupid, they are trapping the Jedi. However, this kind of thing can also force people to fight to the end." Following this line of thinking, Rurik ordered The elite subordinates should take it easy.
"You think highly of them." Arik said fearlessly.
“I don’t want to underestimate the enemy.”
Ragnar added: “These islandsThe people may have been stronger, but now they are clearly weak and tortured by you. Prince Rurik, in my opinion, it is better for your army to rush directly to Denmark. You can directly chop off the head of the Danish king. You are too strong. ”
“The time is not yet ripe. "Rurik sighed. "I plan to surround them, and we will take advantage of the opportunity to plunder the local fish. We also have to let them find the small boats and forcefully escape, and sink all the ships that do not fly our flag! Kill everyone above! I will use this tough method to force them to surrender. "
Speaking of this, Rurik said angrily: "At that moment, they who are hungry and dare not escape will definitely easily accept surrender. ”
Facing Rurik’s look, Swind could only respond with an awkward smile.
The islanders began to build rafts one after another, and a large number of people were watching. .
Even some magical scenes have happened.
Some women who lost their husbands took the initiative to join the big family as slaves, and some parents even sold their children. After killing their children, they both hanged themselves.
The big family in the same desperate situation seems to have a way to survive, but in fact they are also busy sharpening their knives, planning to exchange the lives of other islanders for their own. Survive.
The dawn of the morning illuminated the entire island, and the Russian navy left the port under Rurik's order.
Except for the flagship Avlora, which continued to be anchored, the other fifteen large ships began to move. Cruise around the island and catch fish.
There are also a large number of rowing boats doing the same thing. A large number of people are floating on the sea, which makes Rurik's current camp extremely empty.
Rurik also sent the group of guys out of the tiger down the mountain, which left him with a retreat by boat.
But the islanders had no idea of a retreat because of the size of the fishing village. Some of the ships have been pulled away.
The cruising Russian ships have been prepared for a long time. The Russian people generally feel that the group of cowards have decided to flee, and they will continue to escape even if they are short of ships.
In the north of the island, some ships appeared on the sea.
This was a large fleeing family. They took their old, weak, women, children and slaves to evacuate at full speed. They rushed to the ground to win.
The price of this painful voyage to Scandinavia was paid by others. The escapees robbed other people's boats and killed small fishing villages.
The Russians were horrified. The human "triangle" suddenly appeared and rushed towards it like a sea monster. The big ship galloped along the south wind to complete the interception, and then started a simple killing. In the end, the bronze horn directly broke the rowing ship.
Those who fell into the water did not receive any rescue. From the position of the Ross ship, they were doing it like a fun hunt.
They laughed and shot arrows into the water, or poked them with extremely long spears. Kill and enjoy the fun of killing.
Scenes like this happened one after another, and those who were the first to escape into the sea were killed.
Those who planned to escape on rafts.The people who were leaving hurriedly ran away when they saw the situation. The people gathered on the northern beach retreated one after another, leaving behind a rudimentary raft.
They actually returned to the Shiqiu Camp.
Another group of people entered the stone hill. Because the fishing people in the small fishing village were also brutally attacked by the Russians, even those who did not know what was going on now knew that they were facing annihilation. The helpless people could only join a group to stay warm. They began to envy the smart people who left the island in the past, and how stupid they were for coveting local fish resources.
What else can be done?
After a whole day of "ocean hunting", the Ross army used its strength to kill the islanders' urge to escape. The number of surviving islanders was still extremely shocking, and almost all of them gathered on the stone hill.
And all this is what Rurik wants to see.