Rise of Rurik

What does a real berserker look like? Take off your shirt to reveal an exaggerated tattoo? Drink weird mushroom soup and become violent?

Grund led his men into battle as a tactical reserve. Most of them wore chainmail armor reinforced with iron sheets, and some of the iron sheets were already as thick as iron plates.

They all wore reinforced iron helmets, with a ring of mail protecting their necks.

The most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the helmet of these people, which has a more advanced decoration-a bear skull.

The upper tusks of brown bears or common people became the brim of the hat, and the bear skull became the special bone helmet.

Every warrior dressed like this means a wild bear has been killed, and there are as many as three hundred such warriors! And these are the elite standing soldiers trained by Rurik. Among them, veteran mercenaries serve as the backbone, and leaders selected from citizen soldiers and good families in the city serve as the new force. The veterans give the army the spirit of war and restrain the young soldiers from being reckless. The young soldiers are young, energetic, brave and fierce, and they are eager to make great achievements.

The usual way of being pampered is to fight fiercely for terror. The soldiers will change their usual fighting style and rush into the enemy's position bravely!

Most of them don't hold shields at all, and taking advantage of their heavy armor, they don't need any shields at all. They held swords in one hand and battle axes in the other, roaring and charging towards the enemy.

Just behind them, the entire Fourth Flag's soldiers rushed towards the Third Flag's struggling to stop the enemy. These soldiers from the port of Narvik proved their loyalty by fighting.

"Everyone hold still! Line up and go! Let those iron men charge first, and we will fight with the guys from the Third Flag Team!"

"Don't leave the queue! The front row shields should be lowered, and the back row should hold up the brothers in front."

Flag captain Hellafed commanded in a loud voice, and the flag officer beside him held the flag as straight as a pine tree. The entire flag team must advance and retreat with this flag.

As if history went back five hundred years ago, a Roman legion was advancing.

The fact is that the standard formation of the Russian army is exactly the same as the Roman legionnaire. The entire brigade of five hundred people formed an infantry formation and advanced and retreated together with the brigade flag.

Rose is similar here and makes some adjustments based on his own situation.

For example, against the charging barbarians, you can use equally brutal tactics.

The Third Flag Team was struggling to support itself, and its usual military training showed a good defensive advantage at this moment.

On the other side of the battlefield, even if "Crazy Bear" Carl and his armored brothers launched a desperate counterattack, relying on their superior local strength, they could not prevent the total collapse of the fishermen's armed forces.

Carl was convinced that this was his last battle, and in this case he would die on the battlefield.

"Odin! I salute you with my blood!" He raised his ax and shouted to boost his momentum.

However, the powerful impact was suddenly withstood by the third flag unit of the Ross Army. In other words, if he had more people, he could really kill some of his subordinates and tear a hole in the Ross Army formation, thus causing an "ulcer" .

But can ulcers cause death?

The group of "iron men" from the standing army and the Fourth Flag Force were not the only ones rushing to support the Third Flag Force.

The Russian army, including the Russians, allied Swedish armies and the Finns, all saw that those ragged fishermen were killed by their brothers and abandoned their armor. The enemy ran wildly barefoot, ignoring the screams of his fallen comrades for help. Both male and female warriors were running for their lives, so that the shield wall on the Rus' side became increasingly meaningless. After all, how can we pursue after we have formed a shield wall?

If a cavalry unit was sent out at this time, they would be able to rush in and cut the leeks randomly.

The cavalry was not on the small Visingser Island, but Rurik and the other nobles did not panic at all.

Because there is something strange about the fortress due south. As long as you look carefully at the wooden wall that is not high, you can see some strange blue color. There is no need to speculate on what blue means.

The situation of the war led to the embarrassing situation of "Crazy Bear" Carl, who was abandoned by the fishermen! In other words, the fishermen have never been loyal to him, the fishermen don't want to fight, and now they can only run away after seeing a huge defeat.

The fishermen subconsciously had trouble escaping on the soft and wet grass on the island. Now the only ones who can continue to let the Ross army drink blood with their swords and axes are Karl's armed men.

There is no honor in chasing those fishermen and killing these cowards from behind. It would be better to turn around and kill the enemy's armored men. The glory cannot be left to Rus's standing army alone.

The abdicated king Bjorn was forced to give up his throne due to the strong strength of the Russians. He admitted that he was a weakling, and at least on this battlefield, he wanted to win some glory for himself.

The battle has become smooth sailing, and Bjorn will not give up this opportunity.

Rurik did not give him a new order. The forty-year-old man quickly ordered his subordinates: "Children of Melalen, follow me and attack the enemy! Kill their warriors! Seize their Chain mail and sword!”

Hundreds of Swedish Mälaren Allied troops moved to the left of the attack, which immediately caused chaos in the Chinese army.

Everyone sensed the opportunity to improve their record, and allied forces, large and small, followed the steps of the Malaren people and joined the siege.

However, the warrior who wanted to pick peaches was still a step too late.

Soldiers wearing bear heads and heavy armor first joined forces with the Third Flag Team, which was struggling to stop the enemy. Heligel, who was struggling to persist, saw these iron men as if he were seeing his family.

"Is it Grund? You're here! Help me withstand them!"

But Grund had no intention of answering, and rushed to him and ordered: "Let your people open some gaps and let my people rush in."

"Ah You……"

"Idiot! It's like attacking the Danish fortress of Godfrehagen! I'm going to fight them!"

"Actually... ok. I get it... brother. Take care!"

Herriger knew very well what happened the year before last. The battle that burned down the New King's fortress in Denmark was hailed as a glorious victory, but the price of glory was a bit high.

He personally ordered his troops to open an opening and invited Grund and his "Iron Men" to rush out.

"Brothers! Let's go!"

Holding his sword and ax high, Grund rushed out of the gap unstoppably, rushing toward death...

At least Herriger felt that this guy was going to die generously. The buckler on his back looked like a turtle shell, with abstract crows painted on it. All veterans in the standing army who wear this attire have gone through hundreds of battles without dying, as if they were born to die.

From the standpoint of "Crazy Bear" Karl, the battlefield became extremely anxious. He suddenly saw a hole in the enemy's formation, and subconsciously felt that it was a gap cut out by his own people.

He took the opportunity to yell: "Brothers! Charge towards the gap."

The last warriors who persisted in fighting on Weisinger Island faced pressure from many sides. They began to squeeze towards the gap. Unexpectedly, a group of "iron men" swarmed out.

It's useless to chop with an axe, and the blade will bend when you poke it with a sword.

Does such a warrior actually exist? Are they actually invulnerable to swords?

Grund rushed to the front, and after he got up, there were as many as a hundred nominal mid-level infantrymen. All the vital parts of the soldiers were hung with heavy armor plates. The armor was equivalent to fifty kilograms.

Only the elites selected from the hundred standing armies can wear such armor and go into massacre. They are tall and as strong as cattle. Only with such physique can they wear this armor to fight with the enemy.

Standing in the position of "Crazy Bear" Carl, a group of tall iron giants emerged from the Swedish army formation. Most of them were armed with swords and axes, and some simply held special long-handled battle axes and stabbed them randomly.

The tomahawk was double-edged, with a wooden handle reinforced with iron sheets, a spearhead at the top, and spikes welded on both sides.

The point is not the superiority of weapons, but the fact that Rose has invested an elite reserve team that surpasses "Crazy Bear" Karl.

For Karl's army, there has always been only one "Crazy Bear" in their hearts, that is, their boss.

Now it seemed that hundreds of "Crazy Bears" were killing their brothers wantonly. Everywhere they looked were ferocious bear heads and tusks, as well as soldiers' heads protected by iron sheets and mail.

These "iron men" reflected horrifying light in the sun, and many of them had fresh blood stains on their armor. Likewise, a large number of corpses lay on the ground.

Grund alone had already turned the tide of the battle, leaving only the berserkers showing off their heroic qualities...

The battle turned into a siege, with the Third and Fourth Standard Corps and the standing army engaged in a final fight. With the help of Swedish allies, the enemies in the encirclement have become unable to escape.

Rurik watched intently not far away as he beat the drowned dog with great force on the battlefield.

He estimated that Karl, who he had deliberately let go not long ago, was about to be chopped into minced meat among the rebels.

It’s just that this chaotic battle has nothing to do with the Second Flag Team and the Finnish Flag Team...

Jevro approached his king: "Let those random armed men run to the fortress? We won't pursue them?"

"There's nothing left to hunt. I'm not trying to drive them all away."

"You are merciful."

"No! This is a war, and I have a choice. Yevlo, there is another siege in front of you, and that Karl may die here. I only want you to join, but you can't."

"Are you worried that the bow and arrow will hurt us?" Jevro said regretfully.

"That's right. Now take your people to clean up the battlefield! Take away our wounded and dead. As for the enemies, whether they are pretending to be dead or just injured, kill them all."

"As you command!"

Suddenly, Rurik thought of something: "If you find a female warrior who is not dead, please be merciful. If she is saved, I will give it to you."

"That's...ok."

Rurik seemed to have deliberately let thousands of armed fishermen escape. Where could they go? The flash of blue that appeared on the fortress not far to the south was none other than the Ross flag fluttering in the wind.

…

The scurrying fishermen's armed forces placed their hope in the protection of the fortress, and some people moved towards the scorched port. Even if they found a piece of wood and hugged it, they could float away from this cursed island in the middle of the lake.

They were completely dumbfounded, because what greeted them was not an open door, but the Rus' army.

The Ross ships controlling the port fired at the dense crowd wantonly, and the soldiers of the First Standard Corps standing at the top of the city shot arrows at the escapees.

Arik captured the Vicingse Fortress without any bloodshed. His army was once so cautious that he wanted to fight the enemies who suddenly burst out of the house. As a result, when they entered and searched, they found many children with dull eyes.

Also, what's with the stench in this place? There was a lot of vomit on the floor.

"You all should be merciful. If you catch the children alive, you will be rewarded by the king."

In fact, the soldiers of the first flag team wanted to take the opportunity to capture a group of slaves. They were quite disappointed. However, catching a group of children and getting rewards from the king was considered a good deal.

What surprised everyone was where the children's parents were.

Soon, they understood everything.

On the land battlefield, the Russian army made great gains, and the islanders' armed forces were defeated. Arik would not let this group of enemies enter the fortress, and the troops who occupied the fortress killed them with arrows.

To the north is the Swedish army in chaos, to the west is the Swedish fleet controlling the port, and to the south is the Swedish army occupying the fortress.

The panicked armed fishermen had no time to analyze the fact that Sweden and Ross were now the same concept. They were even less able to think about the safety of their children who stayed in the fortress. They had all been killed by this group of vicious attackers.

The armed fishermen were killed and lost their weapons. They walked to the island shore due east and jumped into the cool lake water one after another, trying to swim ashore.

However, how many of them, exhausted, can swim across several kilometers of icy lake water?

Jumping into the lake is asking for death! However, Arik saw clearly that a large number of enemies were already jumping into the lake to escape.

"No, these people are going to escape! The first, second, and third hundred teams, follow me, and the others will be stationed."

Arik gave an urgent order and immediately led the people to the shore due east of the island.

Seeing this, the unarmed islanders simply refused to escape. They became a large group of lambs to be slaughtered and surrendered one after another, allowing themselves to be disposed of by the Ross army.

However, the principled Arik was not willing to swing a butcher knife at these guys lying flat and lying in ruins.

After all, for the past twelve years, expeditions to capture prisoners, especially female prisoners, have been a means for Ross to expand his population. He was shocked to see a large group of women lying here carelessly. They were so tired that they were panting and mentally stimulated. Those men who were showing off were all the same, they just went to the grass and didn't care about anything.

There were at least two thousand people who gave up resistance here. After they gave up fighting, Arik led his troops and simply watched on the spot.

"You Yotalans, just lie down and I will consider you surrender! As long as you no longer resist, we Rusians will guarantee your safety. Anyone who dares to stand up will be killed immediately!"

Arik was so threatening that the armed fishermen were so frightened that they lay down submissively.

Intimidation was intimidation, and the clever Arik yelled again: "None of the children you left in the fortress died. If you want to see them again, just lie down and be obedient."

…

Arik completed the "attack battle" very simply. He felt that his victory was too boring and missed the fierce battle in the north.

listen! The shouts kept coming and going.

He ordered the messengers to rush north to inform the king that he had captured the fortress.

At the same time, the battle with as many as 3,000 people besieging "Crazy Bear" Karl has come to an end.

Although they were trapped and still fighting, being besieged by a Swedish army ten times their own, Karl's men persisted for a while before being defeated.

A large number of corpses lay on the ground, and the last fifty or so people formed a very dense circle.

Is there any point in continuing to fight? The last warriors were panting, their will to fight almost collapsed.

Karl himself was exhausted. In front of him was a group of iron men dripping with blood, as well as more Swedish sword and shield players. He didn't kill any of his enemies, for no other reason than his own ax was able to chop people to pieces, but those "iron men" were still alive and kicking.

"You have lost! I heard that you are Karl, surrender! Or stand up and challenge me. What's the point of hiding behind the shield wall." An "Iron Man" shouted arrogantly.

"You!" Karl felt extremely insulted, "What about you? You are also the one hiding behind the armor to kill me! Damn Swedes, even a duel is unfair!"

"I'm not a Swede!" With that said, Grund took off his helmet and showed his true face. "I'm a genuine Dane."

"Danes?! Damn it! I didn't expect you Danes to team up with the Swedes to attack me?! I..."

"So, you don't want to duel?"

"Then let's duel! Let's make a deal. If I win, let me and my brother go."

Grund naturally had no right to make this deal. He did not confirm or object, but urged: "I will take off my heavy armor, and I will deal with you with sword and shield. Come out!"

The battle has turned into a duel, and the besieging Russian soldiers gathered in a large circle to watch the last battle of a declining bear.

Karl was wearing chain mail and walked out holding a double-edged ax in grief and anger. Grund kept his word and was extremely arrogant in wearing only single clothes. Seeing this, Karl also took off his chainmail in public.

"You can continue to wear armor. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuaｎ.com" Grund's words were a provocation.

"That's unfair to you." Carl shot back.

"let us start!"

Then, amid the cheers of the crowd, a duel broke out between two Viking warriors. They were similar in age but had a huge disparity in strength. Grund accidentally killed this guy. He relied on his flexible movement to avoid the critical attack of the axe, and finally captured him alive.

Karl was suppressed and the sword blade was pressed against his neck: "You can kill me. Dane..."

"I am Grund, who serves King Rus. My king does not want to kill you, at least not today. You are finished, your army is finished, and it is not too late to surrender now. Maybe you should kiss my king before the war begins. Boots, it’s not a bad thing to be his vassal.”

"Alright alright……"

Crazy Bear Karl has completely given up, and his last few dozen soldiers have put down their weapons...

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