Rise of Rurik

As the planned evacuation period drew nearer, the spirits of the warriors guarding Ross's store fortresses inevitably began to slacken.

The underground roadway has been surveyed, and some redundant debris has been cleared. Blue Fox is sure that he can escape quite smoothly.

The exit of the alley is not far from the fortress, but the exit is in a sheep shed, which has been abandoned and has become a virtual ruin, similar to the old abandoned wooden houses in Hazelby. There is no surprise. Excavating escape routes is something that the traditional rich people of Hazelby would not have thought of, and if Gould hadn't asked Blue Fox to do so, he would not have done so.

The forced action actually came in handy!

The atmosphere of the battle became more and more intense, and Haizebi was murderous. At this moment, Blue Fox once again felt his father's ingenuity and the horror of Hazelbi's business atmosphere.

Somehow, the whole city seemed more deliberate, and it fell into an inexplicable silence.

Many occupants noticed that the war was coming and they had already run away. Of course, there was no child's clamoring and crying. Only the expected opportunities of a large group of dark ravens began to appear frequently, and their desolate calls foreshadowed Odin's gaze!

True warriors consider them to be auspicious birds, while ordinary people avoid them.

Legend has it that Odin watched the battlefield through the eyes of these birds, and if they appeared in large numbers, there would be a war in the future.

The old mercenaries were still wiping their weapons, continuing to count and prepare arrows.

The newly recruited Wadi and his gang played with their stones, and made a simple breastplate with wooden boards, and the back armor was attached to the body with hemp rope, so as to prevent being hit by the enemy's stray arrow when they leaned out and threw the stone.

Some wooden scaffolding has been built around the wooden wall, and the pottery pots with long-burning flames are mostly placed in the corners. The weather has been very good recently, although the rain has not come down despite the hazy weather.

At night, the temperature is a bit low, and braziers are used to keep watchmen warm, and they can even be used as a weapon.

Some arrows are tied with cloth strips, soaked in seal oil and turpentine, inserted into the brazier and pulled out, and the arrow cluster can be burned.

The Rus people have been preparing for war, guarding against sudden and massive attacks by opponents during the day, and preventing sneak attacks at night.

The brothers have been on alert for a long time. Now that the agreed time to retreat is coming, many people don't say it, but in fact they have grass in their hearts, and their speech and behavior are getting more and more impetuous.

Until a long horn sounded, the mercenaries who had become slack seemed to be blown up by thousands of steel needles, their soft muscles tightened instantly, and dents appeared on their soothing foreheads.

It was not the first time they had encountered a similar situation, and the old mercenaries who had participated in Gotland many years ago immediately remembered what happened back then.

The old mercenary drew his sword and slammed the wooden shield, and a bloody mouth full of stubble shouted desperately: "Don't rest! The enemy is attacking, prepare to fight!"

After all, it was a life-threatening business. Those "Berrsards" who were trying to kill their enemies desperately to get their souls to Valhalla jumped up first and rushed to the wooden wall with their weapons.

The warriors with bows began to climb the commanding heights, and those who had been ambushed on the temporary platform on the roof also began to roar at the people in the courtyard, announcing that a group of armed men had suddenly appeared.

Lanhu's fat-headed fish-like head once again put on the iron helmet, and he didn't forget to beat him to cheer himself up.

"Finally, we still have to fight!" He faced the people around him with a solemn attitude: "I don't want you to die fearlessly for the sake of warriors' courage, I want you to live and fight to kill the enemy,

After that we retreated all over the road. "

The mercenaries first chatted with each other, then roared.

"Okay." Blue Fox pulled out his steel sword: "Let's go!"

The Rus people gave up all fantasies and prepared to fight. The arrows were already installed in the arrow grooves. The crossbowmen sitting on the scaffolding had their feet spread out. They could sneak a peek at the situation outside. Bow into battle.

This is the case with the Rus, all the fantasies that the armed men who gathered in the adult wave have also given up.

Those gathered farmers believed in the legend of "Golden Mountains and Silver Mountains", about defending Denmark's honor, only some people would insist on these claims, and most of the farmers were happy after finishing this vote and robbing the Rus Harvest wheat.

No Danish lords were involved in the battle, and the Danish tribes, big and small, didn't even know what was going to happen to Hazelby.

It was the local gangs who actively participated in this battle. In order to grab some good things after the chaos, all the big and small gangs joined, which led to the fact that the "army" under the command of Stad in name was close to 2,000.

A large group of "soldiers" with their own weapons and food moved to Ross shops from multiple directions. They had long been entrenched in the city, scaring women and children out of the city one after another, and a group of men who dared not fight also evacuated. As for those big businessmen who used the sun to set up the new king of Denmark, they were the first to use their strategies to sway the Stad and Rus merchants to the death, but they knew the benefits, and it was more painful than constipation to let them participate.

The big merchants retreated to the countryside with the most important money and manpower. The mansions and shops left in the city were not worth much anymore. A few mercenaries hung up rough raven flags to guard the mansion. As for the outcome of the battle, any The results have become irrelevant.

A large number of ragged armed men exude an indescribable turbidity, their weapons are varied, and many red-backed people have terrifying tattoos on their bodies. Stad doesn't like these people, but appreciates that they can be used by him because of their large numbers. You must know that the generals under King Horrick have never had the opportunity to manage an army of this size. If the number were a little larger, wouldn't it be on par with the king in terms of commanding troops.

In such a grand situation, how uncomfortable is Stade, who led the cavalry and rode in front of the team? He couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Horrick, you are worried that I am arrogant and detained some of my brothers. Did you not see that I brought a hundred people to Hezeby, and now I have pulled out a team of 2,000 people. You'd better give me some more time so I can take my place."

He Stade is not born to be Horrick's dog. The unverifiable identity of "the grandson of Godfrey, the former leader of the great alliance", is also deceived by idiots. In this era, whoever has the strongest fist and has the most troops is the King of Denmark.

Fortunately, Stade is very self-aware, and will not show his fangs when his strength is not good. Besides, this group of novice servants who are scheming, maybe only God knows their strength before the war.

Exactly, this is an opportunity to test new recruits and test the Rus.

Stad didn't want to negotiate. He stayed in the Frankish territory for many years, and it seemed impossible to talk to the other generals before the war.

He didn't believe that the Russ would surrender at all, and the scene at least had to go according to the procedure.

As a result, the peasant soldiers armed with spears and shields began to walk out of the winding streets, and more and more people gathered, causing the defending Rus to sweat.

This was the first time Lanhu had been to the battle formation. Although he was outside the wooden wall, he was so frightened by the enemy's killing that he hid behind the wall and did not dare to look around.

An old mercenary shouted maliciously: "Sir, are you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid!"

The old mercenary smiled, and the mercenaries in the neighboring positions were also laughing. The blue fox was scared to death. This is understandable. The mercenaries will not laugh at their masters.

They taunted their enemies with smiles and cheered for themselves by the way.

Your old mercenary laughed for a while and continued: "Don't be alarmed, sir, it seems that our brothers must kill the enemy according to your requirements. You can rest assured that this fortified fortress is very strong, and we can easily use it when we stand at a high place. The spear stabs all enemies to death."

"Okay...Okay! You kill the enemy according to my request..." With that being said, Lanhu couldn't speak easily, and his feet were shaking uncontrollably.

Any previous majestic words are meaningless, and when confronted with a real battle, this new generation of big businessmen will inevitably be counseled.

But admitting counsel will only speed up the demise. The mercenaries whose job is to protect the master and kill the enemy, Wadi Zdarovich and his group have overcome their fears in order to avenge their great revenge, and they began to stick their heads out to observe the enemy. Silently wind the crossbow.

The crossbowman on the roof shouted down again: "It's the man on horseback!"

At this time, the blue fox reluctantly and cautiously put out a pair of eyes, suppressed his breathing, and observed a horseman who was already approaching in the enemy array.

Is that the other party's messenger?

The long experience in the battlefield makes Stade very good at disguising himself. He is in the rear and has dismounted, behind him is the price single soldier, and there are also a group of gang leaders standing beside him.

Already standing here, the gray wolf Carl became more and more excited. He looked at the Ross flags on the wooden wall and became angry, and he was very anxious to hope that Stade would immediately announce the front attack.

"Are you teaching me to fight?" Stad, in heavy armor, glanced at the bald and tattooed guy very contemptuously.

The always arrogant gray wolf Carl turned into a tail wagging husky.

"My lord, I also hope to eradicate these scourges as soon as possible."

"That's natural. I also want to see what the Ross people's attitude is. They...the best attitude is to fight us firmly."

"They will definitely." Carl's attitude was very determined, and he worried: "Maybe the messenger you sent will be in danger."

"It doesn't matter. If they attack my messenger, we will start moving. Carl, take this opportunity to reorganize your wolf cubs. You have a lot of people, and you will attack first."

"As ordered."

This is what Gray Wolf Carl is asking for. He already knows that those who chop wood are making long ladders. The 500 men of different ages he has gathered have the right to launch the first round of strong attacks. If this is directly attacked, most of the wealth will not be Taken by yourself? Perhaps this will pay a great price, and everything is worth it compared to the wealth that can be obtained.

Carl was tidying up his people, and the raucous crowd became more raucous.

And look at the emissary on horseback, he is holding the reins in fear, and the horses are approaching like a leisurely court.

What is there to negotiate with the enemy?

Blue Fox Shilling's subordinates, who were ready to pull the trigger of the crossbow, were calm for a while, and he heard the messenger's shouting ultimatum.

Anyone who gives up resistance and surrenders possessions and weapons can spare his life, everything is bullshit.

Although he was afraid of sudden death in battle, he ordered the big businessman to pay all his money and beg for peace, which was more painful than having his parents killed!

Lanhu gave his subordinates a cruel look.

A few moments later, a few swishes were the painful neighs of the horses. The horses raised their kicks high, and then fell heavily. What is the significance of the iron armor hanging on the chest of the horse? Five arrows hit the area above the horse's breastplate, and the arrows stabbed the key blood vessels without any bias. The fallen horse vomited blood desperately in convulsions, and the messenger who suffered internal injuries stumbled up and clutched a painful leg. Move to the army formation embarrassed.

At this time, the Rus people who were guarding got the upper hand. Knowing that the battle was about to start, they all shouted: "Danish cowards! The back of your escape is really wonderful!"

One of your subordinates was injured like this? Even the precious war horse died? !

Stade saw all this, and although he expected his subordinates to be attacked, he encountered the ultimate move of the Ross people before he wanted to start.

He was in a hurry and shouted at Carl who was not far away: "Let your wolf cubs attack! Kill all living creatures without mercy!"

The gray wolf Calder gave orders, and he was here with a group of his own close brothers, giving orders to the farmers ahead who were eager for the development of World War I to completely change their embarrassed lives.

The hidden wooden ladder was suddenly carried up, and the Russ were surprised even though they expected it to happen.

The atmosphere on the battlefield made the blue fox almost suffocated. The enemy was already advancing with a howl, and he screamed with all his strength: "Kill!"

The more than 300 people who attacked in the first wave were a proper tool. Stade, who did not know the details of his opponent, deliberately put his important siege weapons and elite personal soldiers behind him.

As poor tool people, these 300 people don't even know it.

They are now pure Viking warriors, collectively rampant for the dream of making a fortune.

The Rus people who had been prepared for a long time decisively began to block, the arrows smashed at the charge, and some people began to fall.

A simple hit from the upper and lower arrows often does not kill quickly, and violent warriors often ignore the pain.

Some old mercenaries saw those who were hit by the arrows still rushing despite the bloodshed, and the enemy began to use wooden shields to continue to push towards the wall.

There are also some people who fell and were trampled by their companions after being hit by arrows, but their life and death are unknown, but the resistance of these arrows is really weak.

Vardy's group desperately fired stone bullets with slings, and the heavy blows were difficult to penetrate the wooden shield, and it was very good to disrupt the opponent's rhythm.

The arrow attack did not reach the blue fox hope at all, and he shivered and doubted in his heart: "Could it be that your archery skills in Gotland, Rurik, have been exaggerated? count?"

Blue Fox still knew little about it. It was also a long-range weapon. Rurik used all the heavy equipment, while the blue fox in his hands was all light equipment.

Even though the crossbow was sniping with precision, some enemies were hit in the neck and bleeding profusely, and the enemy with the dominant number rushed under the wooden wall.

The axe-wielders began to slash the stakes, the wooden ladders began to build up the walls, and people began to climb.

"Is it true that I can't even withstand the first round of attacks? If I die, wouldn't it be too useless to die?"

A combination of grief and anger, the blue fox had a burst of courage from unknown sources, he suddenly stood up angrily and looked down at the evil enemy under the wall.

Suddenly, a ladder was placed directly in front of him, and the sudden situation frightened him to sit down again.

Soon a red-backed man with an axe in his mouth was about to complete his climb. The blue fox who sat down saw the danger and instinctively took out his gem-encrusted steel sword and stabbed it in a scream. The stab was not tight enough, and stabbed directly into the man's neck. This Chibi slammed a mouthful of blood on the blue fox's face, so frightened that the blue fox let go of his hands subconsciously, and this Chibi fell down with the sword stuck in his neck.

"I... actually killed someone?!"

For the first time in his life, he killed the enemy, and the businessman Lanhu accidentally accepted the baptism of blood.

Some mercenaries were stunned by the bloated face of the lord of the gold and the red staining of the chainmail: "Sir! Are you injured?"

"It's the blood of the enemy! Leave me alone, keep spearing them to death! Don't let anyone in!"

The gold master is so fearless? Perhaps those who are afraid of war will become violent after tasting the blood of the enemy.

Although the Rus people are at a disadvantage in numbers, the area of ​​the shop fortress is not large, and they do not need to fortify everywhere, but the enemy's chopping the wooden wall is really tricky.

Now the Rus people have begun to use all their tactics. The veteran mercenaries who have experienced hundreds of battles kept stabbing the enemy with spears, and the arrows kept killing the enemy. They tried their best to block and defend the defense line. , and those who cut down the wooden walls became the first to be attacked.

Those armed men who thought they could break through walls or split wooden walls and doors in one breath, eventually began to suffer mass casualties in the arrows and spear strikes of the Rus. Even some clay braziers were thrown straight from the heights, and the splashing slow-burning charcoal blocks caused some burns, which further aggravated the chaos under the wooden walls.

The armed men who came to make a fortune from robbery finally began to retreat, and the living did not care about the wriggling wounded and the group of dead under the wall.

The first round of offense failed? This is not surprising.

Stadben did not think that this group of hurriedly armed homeless and farmers could easily win. He saw the determination of the Rus people to resist desperately, and he felt that they had indeed encountered a strong enemy.

But the Russ must have consumed too much stamina for this defeat. Next, as long as the remaining troops rush up, the problem can be solved today.

At this moment, some bright arrows swept through dark tracks.

what is that? !

This is the burning arrow.

Because the old mercenary Ross is not a fool, everyone needs time to rest. If the enemy attacks the brothers while they are exhausted, they can only escape along the tunnel. Fortunately, the exit of the tunnel and the array of the enemy are not in the same direction.

Those flaming arrows flew to the wooden sheds and haystacks behind the enemy's army, and the roofs of the long houses of ordinary Danish dwellings were all flammable hay. The rainless weather for more than half a month ensured that the hay was flammable.

The grass is on fire! There is more than one fire point and it is spreading fast!

This completely disrupted Stad's plan, because his current battlefield environment is impossible to stretch the army. This battlefield is not a wide existence at all, and there are a group of gangsters and his own group of personal soldiers and that The siege vehicles are all behind.

The rapidly expanding fire caused chaos in an instant. Since arson can cause disasters, the blue fox who likes to see and hear immediately comes to the spirit, and more burning arrows are thrown away, especially the shooters at the commanding heights. The burning arrows they fire are the most harmful. one side.

The rear army could not see the situation of the former army. They only saw that the fire started to start around them, but there was no fire extinguishing water around them. Are they going to become roast ducks when they stay in the winding alley? The fighting will of the gang soldiers who were hastily gathered was not credible at all, and this group of people who sought profit and avoided harm began to avoid it. The retreat of the bandit led to another group of farmers who were in a hurry and forced to retreat. When Stad realized that he would lose the opportunity to attack if he continued like this, he began to issue orders for an all-out attack regardless of primary or secondary. It was a red fire soaring into the sky, there were shouts everywhere, and a large number of armed men were already all grass and trees, and they were withdrawing from this area one after another.

He looked left and right to find the gray wolf Carl, but the guy he saw had already taken his close little brother to avoid it first.

"Damn it! It's a bunch of unfaithful idiots!"

However, the gray wolf Carl just wants to use Stad to gain huge benefits in the future. If he is dead or injured, it will be bad?

The warrior on horseback approached Stad: "Sir, many people have escaped. Now the fire in this area can't be controlled, we may..."

"Damn! I almost won today!" The battle came to an end in this absurd form, and Stad bared his teeth as he looked at the Rus' fortress and cursed: "I hope you don't run away, the burning house ignites your Fortress. Let's evacuate first!"

After saying that, he actively avoided it.

Of course, its curse is impossible, and the burning will only affect one area. Rather than digging tunnels, Blue Fox thinks more about setting fires. Only densely populated shantytowns can ignite continuous fires. How does this affect the more scattered mansions and shops of businessmen?

But the fire was indeed going to burn for a while, and the tired Ross warriors laughed out loud as they watched the intensifying flames, further despising the so-called will of the Danes to fight.