Rise of Rurik

Remember [new] in one second! The sky was burned red, and even late at night, standing on Stride Road in the center of the waterway, anyone could see the unusual celestial phenomena in the east through the clear air.

Legends about Ross have been spreading wildly in this sea area for a long time. In the small fishing village under the small city of Wolin, when they saw the red sky, they decisively thought that this might be related to the Ross army.

The island of Rügen is also in this area. This small Slavic kingdom has a small population and a remote location. Its survival to this day also means that they have two brushes.

"Oh my God! Wouldn't that be a miracle?"

"It's definitely not a miracle. The last time this happened, the Russians attacked Bornholm Island with all their strength."

"That's the internal fighting among the Danes. What does it have to do with us? Could it be..."

"The Russians are not Danes. Maybe the Russians have their mind set on us. We need to tell the chief about this. At least we have to consider evacuating."

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The Rugenslavs on Stride Island are law-abiding fishermen. In order to avoid encountering the Danes in the vast sea, they take the initiative to stay in the long waterways and fish safely.

In recent years, people have realized that the nearby area has become dangerous. The limited contact between the islanders and the Danes has allowed them to learn some heavy news. They are in contact with the closely related tribes on the mainland and have obtained many danger signals.

So, when the news from Stride Island quickly spread to the large settlements on the island, the big leader Uzlaw, who had always been content with the status quo, could no longer sleep.

"Crazy! They're all crazy!" A man roared like a lion in the large wooden house. His two beautiful concubines, wrapped in blankets, hid in fear. "

Nakoned of Obotelit has ambitions for me, and the Danes are also interested in me. Why do the Russians take the initiative to find trouble this time? Even the sky is burning red again? "

Without bothering the envoy to talk any more, the Uzlaw casually put on his fur coat and stood outdoors, admiring the wonders of the East with his fellow tribesmen who were also astonished.

"Damn it. Are you going to kill me all of a sudden?" Uzlaw's lips were twitching and his legs were shaking.

An idea came to mind, and the elderly man suddenly became excited.

"Fight! We can no longer tolerate it! No matter who dares to set foot in our last fishing ground, we will kill them all!"

In the small Slavic kingdom of Rügen, Uzlaw, whose title is the "Great Chief", succeeded his dead father's power. Under his rule, Rügen continued to retreat.

People have been afraid of the Danes for a long time because they learned that the powerful Danish chief Godfrey destroyed the city of Relic (today's Wismar). The Danes massacred there, leaving this neutral city. The commercial seaport of the Zcirizspanis tribe disappeared.

Because of its destruction, the port of Hedeby under the Danish rule rose rapidly, because many forces always needed a free port for trade.

The city of Relic was destroyed, and the low-cost trade between the small kingdom of Rügen and its closely related tribes came to nothing.

Although that was more than thirty years ago, the incident had a great impact on Rügen Island. From then on, although people's attitude towards Denmark was not hostile, people agreed that they must be highly vigilant against them.

The crux of the matter is that after the death of Godfrey, the former Danish leader, the Danish world fell into all-round turmoil.

The civil war continued, and the war lasted for more than ten years. During the war, the Port of Hedeby, which they worked hard to build and did not hesitate to destroy Relic, was also reduced to ashes during the invasion of powerful enemies.

The Rügen Islanders had no time to gloat. Instead, they watched in horror as the situation around them quickly declined towards death.

Death is the slow death of Rügen…

The city of Relic is gone, and a new settlement has sprung up near the ruins. The Chipans tribe, which was originally neutral, now had to surrender to the expanding Obertridites, and the whole family gave up their beliefs and converted to Frankish gods, accepting the Frankish Slavic nobles appointed by the conquerors.

The all-out civil war in Denmark came from the invasion of Frankish forces. In the east was the already Frankized Oberliddite. The Rügen Island side could no longer treat them as close relatives, but had the motive and strength to fully occupy the entire island. huge threat.

However, as Rügen Island was extremely powerful for a while, the power of Bornholm Island collapsed overnight, and a deadly threat named Ross came from the east.

Back then, people only heard rumors that the Danish army destroyed Relic City. The news spread for thirty years, so that many new generations felt that it was an unrealistic statement.

But in the distance they saw the tragic scene of Bornholm Island after it was brutally attacked by Ross. A fishing island with a very large population. After a few days of war, only a few hundred people were left alive out of thousands. In recent years, I heard that the Danes have moved to the island one after another, which has led to an increase in the local population.

The Russians are more ruthless than the Danes! Over the years, all residents of the tiny island of Rügen have gradually reached a consensus.

But he said that standing on Wolin Island not far away, when

The locals claim that Rügen is coveting their wealth.

This is a fact.

Rügen Island needs foreign exchanges, but unfortunately there are dangers in its east, north, and west. Directly south is the boundless forest. The only way to communicate is to go to the Oder River to trade with the local Terennis tribe of the Liutich Alliance, so Wolin Island is the only way to go.

If the island is controlled and integrated with the local Slavic people, all the people of Rügen will have a way out.

This is the escape route envisioned by the big leader Uzlaw for the people of the tribe - if there is a real risk of annihilation and cannot be defeated, the entire tribe can row rowing boats and retreat to the Oder River, choose an unclaimed land to rebuild their home, and then try to join The Llutich alliance sought asylum.

The big leader had good intentions, but when the residents of Wolin noticed the risk, they immediately showed resistance. The presence of the Danish guards he hired made Uzlaw afraid to take action again.

The core settlement of Rügen is located in the center to the northeast of the island. It is Jaromar Castle and the island's great altar. Nearly 3,000 residents live here.

With Jaromar Castle as the center, the locals, upon learning of Relic's destruction, built a circular stone wall around their great altar.

The coastline in the north and northeast of the island is more tortuous and hard granite. It also has a cliff structure, which acts like a barrier to make it difficult for Danish troops intending to invade to land.

Thousands of people continued to build and reinforce the stone wall of Jaromar Castle, which eventually became a solid barrier that they could trust. In the event of a large-scale invasion, the people believed that they could attack from a high position, and small stones would be readily available.

The son can use a sling to smash the enemy's skin and flesh to pieces, or even lift a big stone to smash the skull of the enemy who is trying to climb the wall.

Because it is where people believe!

In recent years, I learned that the closely related tribes in the south had been conquered one by one and were forced to give up their beliefs and believe in the Frankish gods. The island of Rügen was unwilling to give up its faith and pray for a promise not to surrender. As early as ten years ago, they had predicted the impending war. So in addition to Jaromar Castle, various large families also built stone walls in residential areas, thus creating a A small fort.

Under the cover of the forest, the central part of the island is actually lined with fortresses.

Each stone fort can also take care of each other, store food inside, and even provide direct access to fresh water from some wells.

Due to ice erosion, the island and the mainland are separated by a waterway, but they are actually connected to each other underground. The fresh water obtained by digging wells on Rügen Island comes from the groundwater system of the continental shelf.

They opened up farms on the island, just like other Slavic tribes. The people here also work together as a big family every time they farm. Now that they have completed the autumn harvest, the warehouses are quite abundant.

Compared with the Danish forces not far away, the people here are more united due to their living habits, have abundant valuable logistics supplies, and are also very confident at this stage.

However, their population is really limited.

With the strength of Rügen Island, there is no problem in dealing with one or two Danish tribes. The locals have also become Vikings and are beginning to approach the Danes in terms of weapons and equipment and even combat.

They both knew how to organize shield walls, were equally accustomed to using spears and hand axes, and were equally able to build flat-bottomed longships. If they hadn't spoken a Slavic dialect, they would have looked like

It's another Danish tribe.

That night, the islanders could not sleep.

In Strad, an important fishing port on the seaside, the name has not changed substantially in this thousand years, and its essence is the settlement of Stralsund. Thousands of fishermen live here. It is one of the only two large settlements on Rügen Island. People who have long been alert to war issues have organized their belongings overnight and started walking onto the island, heading towards Jaromar Castle.

The island has a large span from east to west, but the coastline is winding and flat from north to south. People who landed on the island did not go too far before reaching a large residential area.

With the influx of people, rumors began to spread, and the island quickly fell into panic.

At the same time, the big leader Uzlaw had gathered the heads of the family, and he gathered nearly fifty people to hold a meeting together.

The unusual celestial phenomenon and the dangers behind it made it impossible to sleep peacefully during the time when one should be sleeping soundly.

In the spacious wooden house under the forest, pottery plates serve as lamps, and after injecting fish oil, people hold meetings in the dark.

They were noisy, the parents were filled with indignation, and there were also some who were so frightened that they didn't know what to do.

"Stop arguing." The noise suddenly stopped as the big leader Uzlaw entered the venue and banged the wooden floor hard with the handle of his axe.

After a moment, a person asked loudly and impatiently: "What should we do? The evil people from the East are really coming this time."

"You're still noisy, aren't you?! Shut up and listen to me!"

Uzlaw made the venue quiet enough with his shouting scolding, and he also hoped that this stern voice would demonstrate his will and determination.

"Now!" he began to preach easily: "Anyone standing outdoors can see a corner of red.

In the sky, standing on the cliff, you can see the flames spreading on the sea in the east. It is said that the only people who can do all this are the Russians. Those Russians who massacred people on Bornholm Island should have really arrived now. "

It was the big leader who confirmed this matter, so all discussions on possibilities are meaningless.

It became a fact, and the whole venue immediately exploded. Many people got angry, and everyone's questions converged into one sentence: "What should we do about this?!"

"Everyone sit down! Everyone sit down." Uzlaw could only roar while banging his axe. He continued to roar: "Let's keep our strength and fight! Yes! The current situation is that we can only survive by fighting. I can say that the fateful day has finally arrived, and fortunately we have made preparations."

"Really...really want to fight?" Someone began to ask in a low voice.

"What else?" Uzlaw glared, then faced the clansmen whose faces were solemnly illuminated by the dim lights.

He held his long-handled patterned battle ax with both hands, gritted his teeth and growled: "I believe the Russians will be stronger than the Danes, maybe not much stronger. I heard that they are strong because their ships are good. , if they choose to land on the island, they will have to face the fortress we built. If they come to kill us, then their burial place will be under the stone wall. Don't be too afraid, we are not just passively beaten. "

"What should we do?" At this point, some people can no longer stand the big leader's roar. One person raised his head resolutely and asked: "Brothers, you choose your father to be the leader because you believe in your father's choice."

. We also recognize your inherited position. However, do you really have the confidence to lead us to resist the enemy's invasion? "

"You? Are you questioning me?!"

"You seem to be showing courage, but you could be taking us all with you to your death!"

"That's unreasonable." Uzlaw got angry and clenched the battle ax with both hands in a threatening manner.

The threat was immediately met with a strong counterattack, and the speaker stood up and pulled out his rusty dagger, "Uzlaw! It's better to save your strength to deal with the Russians! If you want to survive, you'd better listen. My opinion. I think that if there is a chance to evacuate, we should not fight a **** battle with the Russians, even if they are already entrenched at our doorstep."

Uzlaw gently put down the ax and said with a hint of ridicule: "This is a cowardly act. I can't afford to shame this person. You are all here, is anyone really willing to be a coward?"

When asked about this matter, the majority of the heads of the families sitting here were still the main combatants. After a simple vote, those who were hesitant voted in favor of alert and fighting, and those who wanted to flee finally shut up. .

Uzlaw smoothed his curly hair and beard. He was very satisfied with the result of the vote and said deliberately: "Perhaps, we should tie the coward to the altar and use his blood to sacrifice to the great god. But the blood of the coward may make the **** angry. , this matter ends here. Since all of you have chosen armed defense in times of crisis, let’s do it!”

Because Rügen Island has powerful forces in three directions that can annex it, wars not only exist, but have become very extreme in recent years, and the killing ax will fall on everyone's head.

. Either the clan perishes in silence, or it rises in silence.

Although the islanders planned a retreat, they organized a fleet to forcefully enter the Oder River and seek refuge with the Llutich Alliance.

That was also the escape plan after defeat. There was no reason for everyone to surrender without a fight.

Besides, if tactics are used properly, everyone may not be defeated in one battle.

Uzlaw didn't know the intentions of the Russians. He could only judge that those abnormal celestial phenomena were caused by the Russian army. It was difficult to judge why the Russians came.

But their location is the eastern exit of the waterway, and there is a high probability that they will go deep into the waterway!

The northern part of Rügen Island is winding and full of cliffs. The landing area there is very difficult. Both sides of the inner waterway are extremely flat. The large amount of sand and gravel is very suitable for long boat landing.

Stride Village is an important fishing village, and almost all ships on the island are anchored there. The fact that the Russians blocked the eastern exit does not mean that the islanders can urgently take a boat to leave through the western exit, because going west will only hit the Danish forces. Ships and sailing in wider seas are not the strong point of the Rügen Islanders at all, and everyone will be wiped out by the Danes in the open sea.

It seemed that Rügen Island was tightly blocked by the Russians who suddenly appeared, like a fish in a small pottery urn.

But Uzlaw also saw another possibility.

"We are fighting a war of attrition with them! We have basically stocked up on supplies for the winter, and it doesn't matter even if we lose the fishing village this year. We organize a fleet to fight them near Stride Island first. We pretend to be invincible, After a fight, everyone rushed to the island. We guided them to the fortress. There was no way they could break through our fortress anyway. I

We are here and working hard with them. When the first snow begins, I don’t believe that the Russians will stay here and not leave! Maybe the winter **** will freeze them to death. "

In the desperate situation, people felt that this big leader who had never fought before was rarely smart for a while.

Everyone completely forgot that severe winter is also a weapon. Now that they suddenly think of it, they feel much more optimistic.

At least the fortresses across the island can accommodate all residents to survive the winter. Can the Russians just build a shack to survive the winter? Do they have enough food? Are their bodies really resistant to freezing?

"I estimate it will only take seven days. As long as we hold on for seven days and kill a group of them under the stone wall, we can force them to retreat and we will be safe."

People are deeply aware that as for who will be the bait for tomorrow's main battle, the brothers from Strider will naturally be responsible for this task.

In exchange, the warriors pretended to be defeated and then retreated to the fortress. With Jaromar Castle as the core, all the people fought against the landing enemies. When the battle entered a period of attrition, all people from Stride would receive stable food. .

The island of Rügen, which has always been wary of the deteriorating situation, has always been in arms. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Men, women and children, all those who can afford weapons must defend their homeland.

Although the great leader himself had never fought in a war, he had made up his mind that his entire family would go into battle.

Uzlaw had made up his mind, and he decided to lead a group of warriors to stand on the shore and supervise the fleet of Stride villagers to fight the Russians. When the battle entered a feigned retreat, he led the people to retreat as a big leader to prevent chaos.

The abacus was good, but the only flaw was that Uzlaw vs. Rose

Some were just hearsay. He knew nothing about Rose's reality and was overly optimistic about his own strength.

Similarly, Ross was ignorant of the reality of Rügen, and Rurik even misjudged that they might just be a larger group of fishermen.

It was all a misjudgment, and both sides were on high military alert.

Having no energy to sleep anymore, Rügen Island began an overnight mobilization, and a large number of people began to return to Straide Island.

Uzlaw wanted to gather all the longships of his clan to start a war with the Russians who were likely to break into the waterway. To this end, he and his clansmen rarely showed super mobilization and execution capabilities.