Wooden shields painted in various colors are put together, and often thirty or forty people form a shield wall.
These warriors in different costumes beat their bucklers with wooden sticks, making a huge noise along with the sound of horns. Those holding round shields were in the front, and there were a group of people holding long wooden poles behind them.
Although the original plan was for many warriors to use sticks as weapons to force away all the fishermen, considering the high probability of resistance from their opponents, the nobles who organized the manpower still deployed warriors with sharp blades.
There are such shield walls everywhere. The soldiers carry standard Viking war cries and rhythmically match the sound of banging wooden shields, creating a majestic momentum, like a mudslide, unstoppable. Coming towards the fishermen.
The nobles went into battle with their whole families armed with sharp swords. They were dressed in gorgeous clothes and clearly came prepared. The private soldiers they maintained and the big men they hired temporarily each received a large amount of money, and they even hinted that it was okay to rob the fishermen's property when they forced them to leave.
People who are their own masters cannot sympathize with those fishermen. No matter how poor the fishermen are, there is always something valuable
They must stick to their professional ethics for the sake of their sponsors Work hard to make a living.
The nobles are willing to pay for this matter.
The smart nobles take a long-term view. As long as these fishermen are driven away, Stockholm will be the domain of the king and the business nobles, and everyone will earn more wealth in the future.
But the fishermen were kept in the dark about all this.
The fishermen noticed that the situation was abnormal from yesterday evening. Those who tried to escape were driven away by the king's navy. The entire fishing village was surrounded, and they comforted themselves that the king had some major arrangements. After all, the entire Port of Stockholm was essentially blocked by the army.
Maybe the king was not targeting fishermen
Now, all illusions are shattered.
The fishermen who came out of the wooden sheds tried to reason with the approaching "shield wall". The men were kicked down and the women were kicked.
The soldiers are really rude to children.
Seeing parents being kicked and children throwing stones and breaking tiles, the shield wall actually cracked. Several burly men suddenly rushed out of the wall and tied up the children who dared to throw stones with ropes.
Not just children, anyone who tried to resist, even the weak fishermen holding iron harpoons did not dare to fight against the noble army.
More and more people were forced out of the wooden stilt houses. The shield wall passed by these houses. Behind the shield wall were men holding big axes. They did not hesitate to start violence against the stilt houses. Chop and smash.
The wooden shacks, which were already structurally unstable, collapsed one after another, and all the bottles and cans inside were trampled.
The warriors of the Malaren nobles stepped on the collapsed ruins and continued to approach the fishermen. The intimidating army simply wanted to kill all the fishermen. They didn't know what they had done wrong. Why did the nobles show their butcher knives to their own people
The fishermen, both men and women, cursed and threw stones and tiles incessantly.
They are throwing everything that can be thrown away, including worried pickled fish and even yesterday's excrement in pottery urns.
Being hit by a vat of excrement was really disgusting. The unlucky soldier's eyes were full of murderous intent. If it hadn't been for the order from the sponsor, he would have left the formation and hacked him.
"If you leave the team to kill, if you really kill someone, don't think about the salary. Remember, we only drive away but don't kill." All the land aristocrats generally use this kind of rhetoric.
This is definitely not the kindness of the nobles, but it will really lead to bloodshed, and King Rurik will be angry.
However, the nobles are already demolishing the houses in the fishing village, violently driving away the residents, and not allowing them to resist
In the eyes of the fishermen, these nobles have completely torn away the mask of human beings in the past , revealing the fangs of the monster under the skin.
Finally, some fishermen could no longer endure it. They had already considered the lakeside very much, and the harpoons and hand axes they held were their last bit of stubbornness.
The fishermen began to fight back
When someone witnessed his companion throwing a harpoon and realized that he had completely broken up, other fishermen who gave up their illusions began to follow suit.
Some people shouted, "If you don't let us live, you all will die."
While shouting, the harpoon was smashed.
Some soldiers began to be injured, and some even had their chests pierced by sharp harpoons. Death suddenly came, and this was no longer a violent drive, it had completely evolved into a battle between the two sides
How many private soldiers of the nobles were stupid enough to only hold wooden sticks and ropes, and saw their comrades being constantly attacked by sharp weapons, and their own side began to suffer losses. , they threw wooden sticks as hard as they could to hit a fisherman’s head, and then they pulled out sharp hand axes from their waistbands.
Soldiers clearly show their axes, which is both a deterrent and a signal of danger.
In the eyes of the fishermen, the actions of the noble soldiers were a signal that they were about to be killed. As the saying goes, the fish will die and the net will break. This is the moment, and the fishermen are also risking their lives.
Some men began to charge at the nobles' private soldiers with weapons in hand, while the women and children were still fleeing towards the lake.
Although fishermen are busy with their fishing operations all day long, they are by no means weak, especially a group of fishermen who leave the lake and enter the ocean, and they can become pirates in a sudden change. There was even a madman who took advantage of the breeze from the Ross fleet to steal fish in Danish waters last year.
The armed fighting turned into a civil war, but no matter how brave the fishermen were, they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength.
The fishermen's charge to the death was ruthlessly overrun. When a group of fishermen were brutally killed, the morale of the remaining people collapsed. The fighting continues, with resistance turning into killings, fishermen retreating steadily, and the shield walls of the nobles' private armies building up every step of the way.
The fishermen are not without a way to survive, at least as seen on the surface, everyone can still get on the boat and escape quickly.
Some fishermen who run fast, even if they don’t know what happened, they comeWith his wife and children on board his own boat, he launched an attack on the Ross fleet that was blocking the port area.
The battleship only saw a narrow gap. Although the larger rowing long boat could not pass through the gap, it was not a problem for the small boat to pass through. Although they may be blocked, with many ships escaping together, someone will always be able to escape.
But they were wrong.
Rurik was observing the progress of the situation from the attic of Ross's shop throughout the whole process. He noticed that the expulsion turned into a bloody fight.
It was within his expectation that the situation would turn out this way, but the white fox was shocked.
"Those fishermen and the noble army are fighting. Both sides are fighting for their lives. Wouldn't it be true that many fishermen will die?"
"At least we are not the ones doing the evil." Rurik said coldly. .
Hearing this, Bai Hu felt a chill. He turned around and saw some fishermen rowing away, and asked, "Our army is on the shore. Originally, our army also wanted to intercept these fishermen. Now. Just let them leave."
"Can they really escape?" Rurik shook his head expressionlessly.
The further development of the situation was just as Rurik said, any fishing boat that tried to pass through the blockade gap was shot at close range by a torsion slingshot.
At this moment, the entire fleet formed a long arc-shaped formation, with the side slingshots aimed at the gaps. Although there are only a small number of armed sailors manning each ship, this manpower is enough.
The armed sailors did not shoot at people, but only fired accurately at the hull of the approaching sampan. The boat fell silent after a big hole was smashed out. The people who were struggling with the sailors grabbed all the objects that could be grabbed. They instinctively grabbed the ropes thrown by the people on the boat, and were pulled one by one by the armed sailors for overtime. .
Anyone who was pulled up, regardless of age or sex, had their hands and feet tied with ropes. They asked what had happened today. While they were yelling, a bunch of linen cloth was stuffed into their mouths and their mouths were tied with ropes.
Compared to the noble private soldiers on land, the Russians here are a little more merciful after all.
More and more small boats turned into driftwood on the lake, and there were also many fishermen tied up on the Ross ships.
Seeing that there was no hope of breaking out, a group of fishermen's boats simply floated near the shore, and more people were trapped on the shore.
Rurik was still observing all this from above, seeing that the encirclement of the noble private soldiers was constantly tightening.
The shacks in the fishing village collapsed one after another. He really admired the nobles' drive to clean up the fishing village and destroy the houses.
The nobles worked very hard, and Rurik could not be said to be happy, because he asked himself, he was the mastermind of this matter, and he was not qualified to sympathize with the fishermen. But as his kingdom has developed to this point, some things must be done, even if he becomes a tyrant and becomes infamous.
Fortunately, I saved a few tricks.
He suddenly asked the white fox, "How many new names would these fishermen give me if they knew that I was the mastermind?"
"I don't think they dare. Anyone who dares to disobey the king can be killed."
"You compliment me. That's fine." Rurik sighed slightly, "Fortunately, I was prepared. Just imagine what you would see if you were a fisherman over there."
"This" the white fox was confused, "I am a businessman, I don't understand."
"What those fishermen saw were the nobles doing evil. It was the nobles of Mellaren who were killing the poor fishermen. But we, so far, have been blocking the port, and the Russians have not killed anyone."
"However, we did not let them leave."
Rurik nodded, "It doesn't matter even if they think so. After all, it is the nobles who directly committed the evil. They will remember the culprits, and What we have to do is to mediate at the last moment. Now is the time to send a signal to Arik and the others."
Thousands of fishermen were trapped at the dock, with faces of men and women full of despair, and children innocent. Crying loudly. Hundreds of fishermen have been killed in horrific fighting, and their shacks have been destroyed. Although there are not many valuable items, most of the food everyone has stored has been lost.
What is the king's attitude? Is he colluding with these nobles?
They have no time to think about it, because the eyeing noble troops are still shrinking the encirclement.
Finally, the situation worsened
Russian troops wearing white and blue stripes suddenly appeared. The leader Arik summoned soldiers to form a new human wall and stood Before the helpless fishermen.
The situation became extremely delicate. The fishermen immediately noticed that the Ross army that suddenly appeared was not malicious, just like when they deliberately entered the fishing village for an armed patrol a few days ago, they had the same good and bad intentions.
At least that's what it seemed, and what they saw next was that the Rus' army was literally the patron saint of a group of fishermen.
The shields of the Ross warriors were all facing the outside, showing their backs to the fishermen.
Arik stood in front of the formation, wielding swords with both hands and waving them violently, calling loudly, "Noble people, this is the end, you all please leave."
The nobles were shocked by what happened. There was a lot of complaint in his appearance, even Bjorn complained about why the Ross army only appeared suddenly now.
"You are acting as mediators," Bjorn cursed in his mind. He had realized the current situation. After all, the peaceful dispersal turned into a bloody expulsion. But so what? Things have already been done. So far, the demands of many nobles have been achieved.
As the land noble with the highest de facto status in Mellaren, the abdicated king Bjorn stood up.
"Arik, put away your swords. There is no need for us to fight each other."
"Indeed." Arik nodded, put the sword into its sheath, and continued to shout." You are too harsh on the fishermen and you can't bleed any more. You should all leave and we will deal with the rest."
"This is over."
"That's it for now. "Okay?" Arik still shouted.The meaning of the slogan at the door is actually quite clear, which is to let the helpless fishermen understand that the disaster ends here.
According to the previous agreement, when the Russians declared that the situation was over, the Melalen nobles should evacuate with their people. Arik's voice was loud, and a group of nobles who heard the news had already led people away.
The originally relatively regular shield wall collapsed, and each noble left with his own people. Why stay and continue to confront the Ross army and the helpless fishermen? The confrontation itself is meaningless. The top priority now is to loot valuable property from the ruins of the fishing village in accordance with the king's acquiescence.
Ordinary private soldiers can collect a few copper and silver coins from the ruins, or even edible dried fish.
Of course the land aristocrats don’t want these boring pots and pans, what they want is the land under the ruins.
The nobles left one after another but did not disappear. The richly dressed nobles standing on the ruins were already enclosing the land.
After all, free fishermen are not fools. They formed a fishing village spontaneously. Stockholm is indeed a geomantic treasure. Macroscopically, it is a protrusion extending to the lake, and it is uniquely endowed as an excellent port.
The nobles have long secretly hoped that all these fishermen would leave. In the past, they did not dare. Now, with the instruction and coordination of King Rurik, the brothers have joined forces to do it.
Now, all fishermen, men, women and children are under the "protection" of the Russian army.
However, what happened next puzzled them.
The fishermen's boats that were still at berth began to be confiscated by the Russian army on the grounds of safekeeping, and the weapons in the hands of male and female fishermen were also ordered to put down their weapons.
Arik put away his weapon and faced the fishermen with open arms. He seemed to be kind, but behind him were thousands of mighty army soldiers
He received serious The frightened fishermen were in shock, and the helpless children were still crying and shouting.
"You put down your weapons and accept the king's arrangements. Note that your village has been destroyed by them and you have nowhere to go. But the king is kind and will give you a way to survive. As long as you stop resisting and be obedient , everyone can survive."
What Arik said was the words given to him by Rurik. There are no more promises here. Only by obeying one core principle can you survive.
No, Arik shouted, "Women, think of your children. Men, think of your women. Only by obeying the king can you survive."
They are thorough The defenses were broken, and anyone who resisted dropped their weapons and allowed themselves to be dealt with by the Rus.
Soon, the Ross ships let go of each other's ropes, and the blockade of the port area was completely ended.
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