A man fled desperately in the night, ran under the wooden wall and shouted loudly.
The guards on the city wall noticed the presence of this person. They were quite surprised that Rasmussen, who went to negotiate, came back so quickly?
The rope was lowered, and Rasmussen made a noose for one foot to stand on. Then he grabbed the rope with both hands and held the folded letter in his mouth, and was pulled up by the defenders.
As soon as he returned, he was interrogated by nervous soldiers: "What's the situation? What do the Russians want?"
What else could Rasmussen say? Can't you tell the brothers that Ross is confident about the plan to attack the city? What's more, it's better for ordinary soldiers not to know many inside stories.
He encouraged in every possible way: "You insist on standing guard to observe the situation and open a way for me. I will tell the king the request of the leader of Ross!"
Although this brave messenger did not explain Depending on the situation, look at the person's attitude in speaking, and you will see that the negotiation is likely to be a disaster. Because the two followers did not return, Rasmussen's heavy breathing was clearly a sign of escape.
The inner city is full of people sleeping on the ground. Thanks to the fact that it is the warmest season in Northern Europe, they wear leather armor and huddle up like armadillos. This way, they don’t have to worry about catching cold while holding swords and axes while sleeping. They did not dare to take off their leather armor or hard skin, for fear that the Russians would suddenly launch a surprise attack and they would not be able to launch an immediate counterattack.
King Horik of Denmark is sitting in his palace, in a huge spire longhouse, and he has no intention of getting involved with any of his wives or concubines. He had trouble sleeping, eating and sleeping. Being surrounded by an unknown number of Russian troops was a unique thing. Instinctively, he felt that this battle was more dangerous than the previous battle against the Frankish army.
Horik's concerns are not unreasonable. The single-round "siege war" is not uncommon in the East, and often even becomes the norm, but it is extremely rare in the current European world. .
Traditional armies in Europe prefer that each lord personally leads his retinue and peasant soldiers to the battlefield, and leads the army under the banner of the lord, with multiple lords leading their own armies in an array that is not subordinate to each other. .
Both sides in the battle mostly adhere to this array pattern, followed by the sound of drums and trumpets, and then the two armies impact, collide, and chop with swords and axes.
They don't even use bows and arrows very much. The winner always favors the side with more infantry and more cavalry.
A battle in the wilderness often resolves most of the grievances between nobles. Sieges and sieges are difficult to achieve and often mean thankless efforts.
But the Russian army under Rurik was clearly an army beyond the times! Any kind words are redundant. Whether the military is powerful must be proven by actual combat.
Just when the fleeing Rasmussen was about to deliver the letter to Horik, Rurik’s entire army was not fast asleep.
In the middle of the night there were only the snoring of soldiers, the crackle of burning firewood, the gentle south wind, and some low rumbles.
All the parts from the flagship cabin arrived on the beach, oneSiege weapons are being assembled!
The Danish city walls were made of wood. How strong could they be?
The engineering rush vehicle is being assembled, and two two-wheeled vehicles are pieced together to form a base. A pine tree that has been cut down has been unloaded from the ship and floated in the sea water before being pulled ashore. Now the trunk of the tree is connected. Tapered bronze strike. This tree trunk is the core unit of the impact vehicle. A large number of straight wooden beams from demolished houses are thrown directly onto the impact vehicle to increase the mass and obtain greater potential energy during impact.
The prefabricated parts further assembled the arrow-proof and stone-proof frame on the top of the ram car. The prefabricated wooden boards were placed directly on top, and the soldiers used small hammers to hammer down the nails to hammer out the hard roof. .
Heavy siege weapons must be manufactured on the battlefield. In order to assemble them efficiently, the Ross Army brought all the parts. The many tricks on the weapons are definitely not Rurik's deliberate actions. Everything comes from bloody lessons!
Is Godfreyhagen even more disgusting than the Borgholm fortress of Saxon immigrants on the island of Öland?
As long as there is such a siege vehicle, Rurik does not have to worry about whether the defenders pour hot water or throw stones. The top cover can not only block falling debris, but the soldiers at the bottom can push the vehicle. You can hit it with your body, or you can use your double-edged ax to hit the wall. The enemy can only watch as their wooden wall is broken open bit by bit.
However, such siege vehicles are not completely unfamiliar to the Danish army. According to the Franks, this kind of weapon is called a "war pig". It relies on brute force to directly smash the gate of the fortress. This is a weapon. Years ago, the Danish general Stade was able to imitate the Franks and use a car to crash down the wall of Ross's shop.
There is only one other weapon of the Rus' army - powerful arrows. The current Danish King Horik is no stranger to it. The information last year was indeed completely true, just because he saw the true power of the hateful arrows of the Russian army this year.
The soldiers of the Russian Army can endure the ups and downs of the ocean and fall asleep, and can ignore the sound of tinkling in their ears.
The soldiers standing guard at night were rotated as usual. As time went by, the short night seemed to be passing, and the sky turned dark blue. It was obvious that the Danish army would not launch a dawn raid.
On the other hand, at the end of the night, Rasmussen delivered Rurik's autographed letter to the King of Denmark.
A strange thing became the carrier of writing? It feels like silk, but it breaks into pieces when you tear it.
King Horik was already in a bad mood, like a stone weighing on his heart, but when he saw the content of the letter, he was even more furious!
He tore up the paper cleanly in a few seconds and said angrily: "Prince Rus himself came to beat me?! That villain wants to use my skull as a wine bowl! Fool! It should be you The skull of him will be my bowl!”
King Horik’s round face turned red with anger. The matter was very clear. Not only did the Russians not accept any negotiation, they probably also saw that he was planning to delay the time. ofStrategy. Horik gave up his fantasy. Since Prince Rus provocatively wanted to launch an attack after dawn, let's fight!
Horik did not forget to stomp on the confetti on the ground a few more times, waiting for Rasmussen's face: "The Russians want to kill me! And I want to kill them too. "Tomorrow is the day of the decisive battle. We have to prepare some stones and clay pots, and use these things to smash the Russians to death."
It sounded like he was asking himself, and the shocked Rasmussen hurriedly said. Echoed: "Your Majesty, your Majesty agrees."
"The Russians are really deceiving others! Now that you have entered their camp, tell me what you have seen. How many troops do the Russians have and what are their weapons? ”
But had Rasmussen visited all of Ross’s camps at night? How much could he see clearly?
"There are about three thousand people in Russia, and many of them are equipped with bows and arrows. They have a kind of bow that lies flat. I'm afraid this is the key to their accurate shooting..." he muttered.
"What else?" Horik urged.
"The Prince of Rus is very young, probably not even twenty years old. Such men are often brave, and usually the least measured."
"I can understand this, So he wants to kill me. I'm surprised, why am I being attacked so hard by this Eastern guy now that I don't want to offend any monarchs?"
Rasmussen's mouth trembled, this move was a sign of Horry's surprise. Gram noticed.
"You? What did you see again? Come on, I'll forgive you."
Rasmussen plucked up the courage and said bluntly: "I think I already know The whole story. This is the revenge of the Russians! It is because our Stade killed many Russians in Hedeby, which caused the anger of the prince of Russia. Moreover, there are traitors who betrayed us.
Horik immediately became alert: "Destroying the Russian shops was a failure. I admit this. If only a few people died, the Russians would have launched a full-scale attack. Is this what it means? No, no, it's the Russians who covet it. As for those traitors, are they the exiles?"
"Huh? The one who escaped? The coward is not dead?"
"Not only is he not dead, I noticed that the Russians have won over many exiles. That Ragnar said that this battle is his revenge."
After hearing the news, Horik's legs couldn't help but tremble. At this moment he had to think about some very deep questions - how many Danish lords really recognized me?
In a daze, he felt that the messenger sent out would not attract many troops from King Qin, and the exiles from all over the country were recruited by the Rus who also spoke Norse to form a coalition to kill him.
Horik had thought about this, but he never dreamed that this decisive battle would come on the first anniversary after he became king. It was as if the entire Denmark and external Viking forces deliberately rushed to This is the day to start a war.
Three thousand people are not oneThis is a small number, and the Russian ships are very large. Naturally, it is impossible to estimate the enemy's strength based on the number of rowed long boats. He tentatively believed Rasmussen's description of the Ross army's strength. Looking at his own military strength, he found that it was a numerical disadvantage.
It was precisely because of the "three thousand people" that Rasmussen said he would come to and the resolute attitude of Prince Rus that Horik did not dare to act rashly. Because the core camp of the Russians has been fortified, they are prepared to launch a night attack and have a huge number of troops. Carrying out a night attack would be harmful rather than beneficial to Denmark, and the army needs to practice tonight to maintain an excited salute.
The Danish soldiers were fast asleep, with huge pressure on their shoulders. Horik could only sleep until dawn.
When the sky turns blue and the sun in the east is about to break through the sea level, the inner city of Godfrehagen is filled with the sound of horns.
The Danes were blowing the trumpet loudly, as if they were about to open the door and launch an all-out counterattack.
This is very possible!
Rurik had long since awakened, and so had the Russian army. The army was busy cooking breakfast to replenish a lot of physical energy for today's decisive siege battle. While everyone was busy grilling fish and cooking wheat porridge, the intensive sound of Danish trumpets made the entire Ross army nervous.
"Damn King of Denmark, they may counterattack our army. You and your troops will be on alert, and all the torque slingshots will be charged..." Rurik gave the order, and the generals immediately followed it.
All of a sudden, the Russian army was on high-intensity alert. The infantrymen holding shields had formed a shield wall. Behind the sword and shield bearers, there was a group of spear formations composed of Slavs.
A group of extremely burly warriors put on heavy iron armor and wore helmets with only observation windows and bear heads hanging on them. This is the "Iron Man" that Rurik is quite proud of. It is a real heavily armored regiment, and its soldiers are also composed of his personal guard mercenaries. Its leader is Grund.
More than a hundred torsion slingshots and as many as 600 crossbow-wielding warriors were aimed at the inner city of Godfrehagen.
But the Danes kept blowing their horns, and gradually the vigilance of the Russian army gave way to numbness.
The alert Aric hoped for a quick kill, and the heavily armored Grund holding an ax in both hands hoped to kill the enemy early and take off his heavy armor.
It seems that everyone is fighting in the air?
Rurik gradually felt that this was a tired tactic of the Danish army. The enemy did not look like he was about to leave the city to attack. He ordered the crossbowmen to be left on standby, and the others hurriedly ate and were full. Just switch defenses with the crossbowman.
The Russians were always on guard, knowing that the entire army had a feast. The fish meat is mixed with boiled wheat in the stomach, and the warrior's body is full of strength.
"Your enemies are blowing trumpets and beating drums. What are we going to do? We are going to blow trumpets too!" Ragnar admonished Rurik aggressively, and in exchange he received full support. .
Rurik looked at all the soldiers who were ready to go with his firm eyes. He drew his sword and pointed in the direction of the wooden wall: "Odin's warriors! The blessing of the God King will shine upon you with divine power. The time has come to win glory and revenge! Now follow me and attack! Trumpeter! Blow the trumpet! ”
Those organized trumpet holders worked together to blow the horns, and the holders also beat hard.
The whole army shouted the Viking war cry rhythmically, which was a positive signal. The last message expressed to the Danish army defending the city was that the Ross army began to attack.
The army advanced along the winding alley, with a group of crossbow-wielding warriors in front and sword and shield bearers behind. There were more than five hundred people, including the veterans of the Ross Army's First Standard Corps led by Arik, and the allied forces of the exiled Danes led by Ragnar.
Those Bornholm troops. The island's slave soldiers are also among them, but their clothes are too casual and not as uniform as those of Arik and Ragnar.
The alleyway will inevitably spread the width of the Ross army's front. The Danish army could launch a cavalry charge and have a chance of overpowering part of the Russian army.
But King Horik chose a conservative strategy. He ordered the trumpeters in the city to blow the trumpets desperately, which also summoned the confused ones. The soldiers woke up and actively prepared for battle.
Danish warriors holding bows stood on the city wall, and a batch of stones and earthen jars also arrived at the city wall.
Under the city, Mi Mi. The confused warriors slapped themselves in the face, and they stood in a dense formation in the empty space in the city.
The cavalry team regained their energy. They held short spears and were as perseverant as a wall, waiting for King Huo. At Rick's command, he opened the city gate at any time and rushed out to fight with the Ross army.
Horrick rode his famous horse. He felt that this would be a fierce battle, and he must fight for his own glory. . So although there is clearly a back door to escape, even if you have to evacuate in the end, you can only evacuate when the defense is defeated.
He even mobilized the women in the city, including the women in Denmark. A large number of infantrymen have braids on their heads or are tied into a ball, and these women only have leather clothes and cloth clothes. They have a buckler in one hand and a sword in the other, and their faces are painted in light blue or black. Patterns to show his bravery
If it were a simple sword and shield fight, Horik would actually have a huge advantage!
But Rurik didn’t want his enemies to have it! Time to show those damn advantages.
A group of Russian soldiers escorted a "little house" in motion. It was pushed by up to thirty people and moved quickly on the slope approaching the inner city.
The morning sun shines on the soldiers who are approving the iron armor. Grund and his men form a fifty-strong "Array Breaking Iron Man". It is also a task to cut down the wooden piles directly under the wooden wall. They are combat engineers!
Horik is not at a disadvantage in the advance of the Ross army. Rurik on the other side of the battlefield is also betting that he will do well. Although he was mentally prepared to lose part of his troops, his only enemy had already arrived at the gate of the inner city., the enemy still has no intention of leaving the city for a decisive battle.
"Okay, the most troublesome thing is that time has passed, and now it is my time to perform. King of Denmark, I will accept your skull." Rurik laughed with satisfaction, because his The army has successfully formed an array under the enemy's city. Whether it is appropriate to attack the city depends on your own wishes.