The Russians grabbed a lot of wheat, but they couldn't resist their greed.
Since all the delivered goods belong to everyone, everyone’s attitude is very clear about whether foods such as wheat and peas, which are very precious in daily life, should be eaten on the road or taken back to eat. Wheat has only one destination, which is the belly you own.
For safety reasons, it must be stuffed in as soon as possible!
The army will rest on the beach all day.
On the way home, if the fleet does not stop at Semeriya and other places, it will still take at least five days to return home all the way north.
All seventy captives had a new destination after this night, and they were divided up by the Russians!
Those young women who have had childbirth experience are very popular with young warriors.
A group of little girls among the captives were also taken away in the end because they could be used as domestic servants and were excellent tool workers who could speak Norse. These young Rus were robbing houses as a side job.
, their job is still fishermen.
Since you are a fisherman, you know how to take a long shot to catch big fish.
Their father and brother died in previous attacks by their counterparts on Gotland. This revenge was very successful. Gotland women were captured in large numbers. They owned them, cultivated them, and finally became their wives and concubines. The Russians were already doing this.
, not only to satisfy one's own needs, but also to demonstrate the success of revenge.
For the prisoners, things weren't too bad.
Daytime has come again, and their hands and feet are still free, but they are being guarded collectively on the beach, with more than a hundred soldiers closely guarding them.
The Russians were not so much looking after the prisoners as they were looking after their own warships.
According to the plan, when a new night comes, the tide will rise, and when the tide is about to recede in the early morning, the army will leave.
The women gathered around the bonfire on the beach, receiving large quantities of pine branches from the Russians to keep the fire going.
A large number of women are still pounding stone mortars to make more flour.
They were ordered to spend a whole day making ripe wheat cakes from as much flour as possible. As payment for their work, they were free to stuff their bellies with wheat cakes.
The camp on the beach has more than a hundred people in charge, and Harozov is very relieved about this.
After discussing with Arik, he took 200 people to take advantage of the warmth of the day to explore the Inner 6 area.
Everyone is convinced that this area, which is much warmer than Roseburg's hometown, is really strange that no one is taking advantage of it.
As far as Harozov knows, many small settlements have been formed on the island of Semerya not far from here, and on the other side of the island. Although those people have not interacted much with the Russians and the Siyan Alliance,
Their relationship is quite mild.
There are still more than 300 brave warriors in the army, and it seems that they can gain a lot of benefits by attacking Semeria Island and looting it.
Harozov gave up this idea, but he had already reaped the huge benefits! He plundered Gotland with troops, gold, silver, two women, and the joy of venting his hatred. After enjoying this kind of fun once, he longed for more.
many.
While the Semelia islanders are potential allies, this area of Courland is full of unknowns.
He and Arik discussed and reached a consensus, and the others followed their "war leader" for a reason, went deep into the interior to find the stronghold of unknown people, and wielded their battle axes to plunder everything they could, such as furs and linen.
As a result, after nearly a day of exploration, they found nothing interesting.
If there is any gain, it is the gain for the archers.
There are large pine forests, oak forests, some small swamps, and small plains in the forest.
This place seems to have never been visited by anyone, with hares scurrying around and turtle doves flying around. Isn’t it a holy place for hunting?
If it were normal hunting time, hunters would set up some traps to improve hunting efficiency. Time was urgent, and in the entire army, only a mere twenty professional hunters with bows and arrows had the ability to capture a large number of hares.
Although time was short, the hunters still caught fifty hares.
The Russians cut down some branches and used the hemp ropes they brought with them or the vines they found temporarily to hang the rabbits on the branches one by one. They lined up in a long line, sang ancient songs in the sunset, and returned to the beach to enjoy the left-hand wheat.
The right hand of the cake examines the wonderful life of rabbit meat.
"This place is really wonderful." Harozov admired as he leaned against the bonfire: "Why don't those Gotlanders build a town here? I want to continue to rob it."
"Since they don't want it, why don't we build a settlement here?" Arik asked.
"We should talk to the Great Leader about this matter, but looking at the current situation, the Great Leader still wants to build a town at the mouth of Lake Ladoga."
"Alas..." Arik sighed slightly, and then boldly chewed off half of the rabbit leg. After chewing it roughly, he swallowed it. "There are a lot of rabbits here. We really should build a stronghold here. Let's capture all the rabbits here."
, and all Ross men get comfortable rabbit skin hats and gloves. And delicious barbecue!”
Harozov knew very well that Courland was a geomantic treasure land for continued development. Due to practical factors, development was very unrealistic.
"Forget it. Although this place is good, it is too close to the Gotlanders, too far from our alliance, and even further from our Rossburg."
"So you won't come to the exhibition?" Arik asked back: "Isn't it true that if we build New Roseburg in Ladoga, it will be further away from our hometown."
"However, it is closer to our servant Novgorod. Alas...after all, we are not strong enough. If we have more warriors, we should swear power on the beaches where the fleet docks and order the locals as servants
.So..." When the words came to this, Harozov's old face looked at Arik again: "Boy! More boys! Arik, you are the hero of the tribe, and the tribe also needs more heroes. You only have one wife.
If it’s not enough, you should think about it carefully, haha! Just like me..."
Harozov casually handed the half-eaten rabbit to his two newly acquired women.
Arik's eyes widened as he watched the women pulling their wives to gnaw the meat together, eager to suck out the rabbit's marrow. He knew that Harozov had succeeded.
"So, what should we call this place?" Arik suddenly asked.
Harozov looked at the sun that was about to sink into the sea and said casually: "Let's call it Rabbit Beach. After all, we caught fifty rabbits here in a short time."
"Okay. What if we build a town here in the future? It's called Rebiburg."
Harozov shrugged: "It's a strange name, forget it..."
Perhaps from this era, the Russians began to have a strong interest in this beach. Now, Arik just thinks that the local rabbit fur is a very good resource. As long as they really take root, they will soon find another graceful place.
The place.
The so-called "Raby Castle Beach", also known as "Rabbit Castle", is a deserted place.
The long coastline facing Gotland is also uninhabited by locals. In Riga, which is far away from the beach, a large number of tribes originating from the Baltic people have established large and small settlements. The Daugava River
The mouth of the sea forms a city, which is the core of Riga people.
Basically, all the river estuaries around the Baltic Sea have the potential to become human settlements.
Not far to the northeast of "Rebiborg Beach", the Russians who were on their way a few days ago discovered a bay formed by the mouth of a river. The area was densely forested and there was not a single boat in sight. Various signs indicated that
, this bay is deserted.
The Russians who were busy on their way did not even go to the 6th place to investigate. They knew better that the river flowing into the small bay was called the Winda River.
The entrance of the Wenda River to the sea is not simple, because in that plane, the powerful Kievan Rus knew that the Wenda River, which was occupied by the Riga people, entered the sea and formed a port that was not frozen all year round! Some people living in the Riga area
The locals migrated here and became part of Livonia during the Northern Crusade era. When the declining Kievan Rus regained its hegemony with a new attitude, this natural ice-free port was named Windusk.
When Latvia regained its independence, it was renamed Ventspils. No matter how it was renamed, it was always named after the Winda River, because the bay was an ice-free port, and Germans, Vikings, and Russian warships and iron hooves came in droves.
Just to gain huge advantages in trade and obtain a natural port that can be docked in all aspects.
Kievan Rus fought against the Khazar Khanate for the security of the southern estuary, and fought bloody battles with the Finns and Livonians for the northern estuary. The war for the estuary and the possession of an ice-free port even lasted for a thousand years!
The sun went down and the temperature dropped sharply. A large number of people gathered around the campfire and made random shacks to sleep soundly.
As the captives' bellies were also filled with food, the situation of the Russians was even better. It's not that the Russians were benevolent, the most fundamental reason was that they didn't want to lose an available resource for no reason. The captives were sick because of colds or
It would be too bad if he died of hunger.
A warm night passed quickly. Harold Johnson, who got up early, banged his wooden shield and shouted: "Brothers, wake up immediately, we are going out now."
Is anyone snoozing? No.
The strength of the Russians and their peers is that they are willing to obey a strong commander and maintain a high level of organization.
Everyone knows that if we wait for a while, the tide will recede and we will have to wait until the next high tide.
The bonfire was still burning and no one was paying attention to it. The Russians who got up kicked the lazy prisoners awake one after another, no matter how big or small, and then ordered them to board the ship immediately.
The prisoners managed to get some wheat cakes they had baked yesterday in their hands, but they had been left out for a long time and the cakes had become hard.
Their hands and feet were still free. Forced by shields and swords, they quickly finished their cakes and climbed onto the boat one after another.
"Everyone, try your best!" Arik, who was barefoot, was swimming in the shallow water, and he and his brothers pushed the boat into the sea.
"Be careful not to let anything scratch the ribs."
"The keel leaves the sand and we climb aboard."
Arik directed his own actions, as did the other ships.
A boat enters the sea and drifts, and a large number of oars are stretched out. Another long hemp rope is thrown to another boat that was deliberately stranded. The hemp rope is tied to the leading target on the bow of the boat. The front boat is dragging the rear boat.
Drag it to the sea.
The Rus showed the operational efficiency that a Viking tribe should have. They successfully sailed the entire fleet into the vast sea before the tide ebbed.
Twenty warships lowered their sails, but only the captured ships they were towing had their sails tied up.
With the help of the gentle south wind, they can move slowly with the two-section turtle.
If this were the case, it would have taken them four days of non-stop movement to reach the Åland Islands, the throat of the Gulf of Bothnia.
In order to go faster, everyone had to paddle to help get to the Åland Islands in just two days.
In addition to the desire to go home early, people floating on the sea currently have to face the possibility of an attack from the Gotlanders.
Many young people are full of illusions about the future.
The short life of the young warriors lacked setbacks. This time they participated in the first "major battle" in their lives and achieved a great victory. With a huge amount of money and women sitting on their backs, it is strange that their mentality is not upbeat.
Look at them! In order to relieve their fatigue while paddling, they actually kept bragging about themselves, saying that they were invincible strongmen, and slandering the Gotlanders as idiots who were only worthy of being slaves.
Harozov didn't want to pay attention to their nonsense, so he gave a few words of warning: "Brothers! Pay attention to the situation in the sea, and be careful of any ships found."
He had reminded him many times, which made Arik a little annoyed.
"Uncle, what are you worried about? Are you worried that Gotland's fishermen will attack us and steal our property?"
"What do you think it is? Arik, we accidentally deviated and were targeted by the Gotlanders. Your father died in this sea."
"Then let them come!" Arik's eyes were filled with the desire to continue fighting, "My revenge is not over yet. I just wish that a group of enemy ships would appear on the sea, so that I can achieve greater achievements."
"Naval battle? Wait." Harozov sighed, "Fight them when they come! I hope we won't encounter them."
Harozov really doesn't want to encounter the enemy now, but he doesn't have absolute optimism either.
After all, the army burned down a large settlement of the Gotlanders in the south. At the end of one night's battle, the number of corpses left behind by the enemy might have exceeded 500.
The actual situation was certainly more tragic than Harozov's prediction. The surviving residents of Skenberg fled north in a state of destitution. They spent a whole day evacuating to the north of the island, and the terrible news spread throughout the island.
After all, there are 20,000 people living in Gotland, and all the Gotlanders firmly believe that this incident is the action of the Sivia Alliance. They believe that because their people are pioneering in Götaland 6 and are in alliance with the Sivia people, especially
The powerful Melalen people have never stopped having small-scale conflicts over the years. The Melalen people have every reason to entangle some people and launch a brutal sneak attack!
Don't look at the young Russians who describe the Gotlanders as fools and cowards, using all the unsavory words they know. Harozov is now worried about colliding with the Gotlander ship full of revenge, but
Only when their own fleet rushes to the Åland Islands can we say that the Russians are safe.
However, the Gotlanders are already frantically looking for enemies who will attack and burn Skokenberg. The north of the island is on full alert, and a large number of warships from Gotland have left the port!
To organize troops to fight back against the Siya people, this matter still needs to be considered in the long term.
There are several large and wealthy families in the north of the island. They know that the entire island united cannot resist the all-out attack of the Sivia Alliance. The only way to win is to seek help from Denmark, that is, to the leader of the alliance respected by the Gotlanders.
, Denmark’s “Lion King” Hafgen asked for help.
Until then, Gotland will be on the defensive.
A large number of warships moved to the south of the island, and many Gotlanders from the port of Kalmar in the Götaland region also participated. A group of warships soon appeared in the strait from the port of Kalma to Gotland.
To guard against a surprise attack by the northerners' large fleet, they also searched for the suspected "vanguard fleet" and chose the opportunity to annihilate it to vent their anger.
The news became more and more sinister as it spread, making everyone in Goth panic. It seemed that the enemy who attacked Sikkenborg was just the vanguard of the enemy. Some people even believed that the plan of the Northern Sewia Alliance was to bloodbath the entire Goth after the sea ice completely thawed.
Tran.
Some ships rushed to Denmark in an emergency, and rowers risked vomiting blood just to deliver an intelligence message that was passed on many times and became a "battle alert."
Some ships also began to move to the waters east of the island, but most of these ships were responsible for exploration and warning.
What is supposed to come will come, and Harozov is not surprised at all by the white sails appearing on the distant sea.
"The enemy finally appears! Pay attention to the sail in the distance, that's the enemy!"
Harozov muttered, and the other oarsmen also stopped what they were doing.
Suddenly, Arik's once relaxed heart returned to tension: "Uncle, what should we do?!"
"What else can we do? We can't try to avoid the war, the war is already coming!" After saying that, Harozov stood up suddenly, hit his wooden shield with his ax, and shouted crazily: "Brothers! Goths!
The Lan people have come for revenge, let us rush forward and wipe them all out!"
Suddenly, the young people in the flagship screamed, their momentum was high!
This momentum immediately infected other ships.
Harozov continued to order: "Arik, you and the others should take in the sails."
"Why?!"
"Young man, aren't you afraid that the enemy will burn our sails?! Do it quickly. Next, we will row over and fight in gangs! Listen, there are many of us!"
Appearing far away from the Ross fleet was the Danish reconnaissance fleet. Their strength was actually small, with only eight ships in total.
The eight white sails are eight ships. Harozov conservatively believes that the enemy's strength is about 240 people.
This old guy has been following Otto for more than 20 years and has participated in many battles without being seriously injured. He thinks this has something to do with Otto's lessons.
"Don't treat your enemy as a fool." This was Otto's lesson. Harozov knew that his side had an advantage in strength, but the enemy really had 240 people. It was unrealistic to gain an overwhelming advantage after the battle.
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This naval battle cannot be avoided. Even if there is a chance to escape, the young soldiers will still fight. Avoiding is a cowardly act! Who wants to be a coward?