The Aurora adjusted its course slightly and headed directly towards the crescent-shaped bay where Visby was sitting.
Looking at the five fishing boats, it was obvious that something was wrong. They began to move desperately towards the port area, but their speed could not be compared to the Aurora.
The situation in front of them was suddenly beyond everyone's expectations. There were more than just a few ships moored in the port area!
"Most of the old ships have been destroyed. These ships are from outside. If they are allies of Mellaren, they will not be afraid of us." Rurik muttered to himself.
Jevro asked in real time: "Sir, do you want to show our flag?"
"No! They are allies, so they know our big ships. Damn it, those ships..."
"A large number of enemies have occupied this place?" Biyongni asked eagerly.
"It seems so. We may face many enemies. I think I should adjust. I am not afraid of them. It's just that fighting a large number of ships is not part of our plan. I only want to hunt lone ships."
"That won't work, listen to my opinion!" Biyongni said something that Rurik could not refute.
The so-called letting the Avora participate in the battle, at least one against ten, allows the Balmoks to see how powerful the "Ross Battleship" is, so as to make the sale of the ship smoother.
Therefore, an unplanned "killing more with less" became a major opportunity for Rurik to show the quality of his products to customers? Why not?
The Aurora is just "killing a lot with a small amount". In essence, it's like a tabby cat facing a bunch of little mice. No matter how many mice there are, the tabby cat will still kill them one by one.
Rurik didn't want to expose himself during this trip, so the ship was replaced with a brand new sail, thus losing the iconic blue cross stripes of the Russians.
However, he overlooked one extremely obvious thing!
Looking at the entire Baltic Sea, whose ships use Latin triangle sails? Not only that, whose ships are behemoths?
As the fishing boat rushed towards the coast, the people on board thought of those terrible legends.
These people were indeed all Danes, and they came prepared. More than three hundred people followed the direct orders of their leader, Hafgen, and entered Gotland to verify the truth of those legends.
Did Gotland, which exported wool, leather and dairy products to Denmark, really suffer a war disaster? If true, how many islanders survived? What was the situation in Visby, the largest settlement?
After they landed on Gotland, they immediately encountered the Malaren people who were staying behind. The Danes thought they were friends, but unexpectedly they were the first to be attacked by the Malaren people. With the absolute advantage of their troops, the Danish army won the victory.
There was no glory in this victory. The Danes stood on the ruins of Visby and climbed the slope during the subsequent search. The stench in the air was disgusting, while vultures and gulls flew in the sky. Finally,
, they saw the most terrifying scene - a wilderness full of rotting corpses in an extreme state.
The entire island of Gotland seems to have been attacked by monsters overflowing from the underworld? Have you seen the rotting corpses everywhere? The ruins of Visby are considered acceptable by the Danes.
The island was dead, and some captured Mälarens claimed it as territory of the Kingdom of Sweden before being executed.
The Danes did not hesitate to identify the large-scale war launched by the Svealand Alliance in the north last year, including the massacre of Gotland.
But this is very different from what the small number of Gotland refugees who fled madly to Bornholm Island said.
It was the Russians who started the war, and they had big ships? The ships were all strange triangular sails.
Because the captured Malaren people claimed that Rus was also part of Sweden, these Danish armed explorers under the orders of Lord Hafgen? They boasted that they had obtained the correct answer for this trip.
The Danes have put the return home on the agenda? After all, as the temperature continues to rise, the stench of corpses from the horrific battlefield not far away will continue to permeate Visby. The stench is a terrible curse? Anyone who stays here
People will definitely die suddenly from sudden illness.
Unexpectedly? A large ship with a triangular sail suddenly rushed over.
Rurik has completely exposed his identity - the visitor! The Russian!
"They are running away like crazy! How stupid. Yevro! Are you okay?" Rurik at the bow of the ship shouted loudly.
"Almost ready!"
"Adjust to 200 stikas and try your luck!"
"As you command!"
All ten bull trebuchets were carried to the bow deck, and they were densely arranged to form a launch matrix. Due to the obstacles caused by the space in the bow of the ship for binding ropes, and the fixed positions installed on the bow and sides of the ship,
Torque slingshot? The bow space is still too tight.
Seeing that his men were basically ready, Rurik gave the order to fire.
The trebuchets are arranged in a three-four-three formation? The launch is also divided into three waves.
How effective can ten fist-sized pebbles be? Rurik hoped that all ten pebbles would hit, but what a pity? The distance was too far.
"You're not accurate!" yelled the anxious Biyongni.
"I know!" Rurik turned his head and roared, and urgently ordered Yevro to reduce the torque slightly.
How far can a trebuchet throw a stone? The adjustment mechanism is the ratchet that controls the downward pressure of the torsion lever.
"Keep firing! Hurry!" Rurik ordered again. He gritted his teeth and muttered in his mind: "I don't believe it anymore? After ten consecutive rounds, not a single one was successful."
Sorry, the reality is very real, there really is no hit.
However, the unlucky fishing boat was already completely within the range of the trebuchet. In the previous round of shooting, rocks splashed around the boat. The nearest impact point of the rock was less than two meters away from the rowers.
"Continue! Let's continue the pursuit! Prepare the torque slingshot!"
Rurik almost gave up his trebuchet to hit moving targets. It seems that this new weapon is used in naval battles. In the absence of the most basic "fire control calculation method", it can be launched completely based on feeling. It is a miracle to hit even one.
Biyonyi roared: "Rurik, let your big ship rush up! We are sailing very fast, and the wind is strong against me, and I will sink their ship!"
Rurik didn't talk nonsense. He ordered the third round of shooting. This was considered the third tenth company. If he didn't hit, it would be too bad.
It was as if God responded to Rurik's words.
There were only ten people on board the enemy ship that was used as a target. They were frightened by the sudden rocks. For a moment, they couldn't understand how the clear sky could rain down stones. They paddled frantically and noticed that the brothers on the shore began to
Be on guard, look at those people, they are already running towards the ship. The so-called trend is to attack the incoming big ship.
The stone came again, quietly.
A shaggy-haired Danish paddler was hit in the head and was ejected on the spot. The scene was extremely terrifying!
Only two stones hit, one killed the enemy, and the other smashed through the sail of the ship. The deceased was pushed into the water urgently, and the remaining people rowed harder, but unfortunately the escape was ended.
What is the hydrological condition of Visby's offshore waters? Did the Russians fight in this area? What's even more amazing is that last year, the Avora defeated the Visby escape fleet in this water area with almost the strength of the ship.
, some of the sailors on the ship at that time are standing here now.
Everything is like history repeating itself. One year later, the more powerful Aurora comes again!
The wide sail blew the Avora wildly, and she was riding the waves. The battle distance was less than fifty meters, and it was time for the torsion slingshot and crossbow to show off!
With a deft move of the left rudder, the Aurora turned sharply. She faced the enemy on one side, and a variety of long-range firepower ruthlessly unleashed a volley on the people on board!
There were as many as five cone-headed cast-iron bullets specially designed for destroying ships. They all hit the target and immediately dug two large leaking holes in the enemy ship.
The enemies on the boat were hit by arrows again, and in the end only two helpless people were left. They saw the big boat adjusting its course again, walking in an arc, and the bow of the boat slid sideways and rushed over.
After the Aurora fired a salvo, it suddenly turned its rudder to starboard. Rurik himself only held on to the ship's railing to avoid being thrown out.
The bow of the big ship was squeezed by the angle. She squeezed the side of the enemy ship at an inclined angle, and with her astonishing size, she forced the enemy ship into the water. The two helpless people
As soon as they jumped into the sea to survive, they were smashed to pieces by the hard and thick bottom of the Aurora and became fish feed...
"It's really hard work, and I finally defeated an enemy." The Avrola tended to resume its steady sailing, and Rurik held on to the railing and couldn't help but breathe.
Biyongni and Floki, both brothers, were holding on to the side railings and looking at the enemy ship that had been smashed into wreckage, their eyes widened with emotion.
Rurik bowed slightly again, turned around and screamed at the Yongni brothers: "You all, be careful! A large enemy force has appeared! Stay away from the side of the ship and put on your helmets! We are going to fight them!"
Almost all the Danes on the shore were dispatched. They boarded ten more longships and bravely rushed towards the fatal bow of the Avrora with a variety of weapons. Seeing the momentum of the friendly forces, the other fleeing ships immediately changed their course.
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Everyone on the Avrora is a warrior, and now even all the Balmoks are ordered to pick up steel-armed crossbows.
Rurik has full confidence in his big ship, but it is always better to be cautious on the battlefield. Under special circumstances, any "crossbow restrictions" on the Balmoks will weaken his own combat effectiveness, and there is no reason to hesitate.
Yes.
He himself also put on a helmet, which must have been a very ordinary, typical Viking ball-topped iron helmet that covered half of his face. He was dressed in an inconspicuous way, just hoping that he would not become the target of public criticism on the battlefield. He was holding the helmet in his hand.
The crossbow turns everyone into a deadly warrior.
One against fourteen?
Who is the ultimate winner?
In fact, until now, neither of the two parties in the battle can completely determine the identity of the other party. Since both parties are hostile to each other, there is no need for any reason to fight, not even the minimum verbal negotiation is necessary.
In those long rowing boats, the paddlers can directly touch the cold water!
But on the Aurora, the so-called middle deck of the ship is closest to the waterline, and the height of the side railings is also as high as three meters.
These Danes who were ordered were all tribal warriors of the Danish leader Hafgen. Every man was a ruthless character on the battlefield, one against ten.
Unfortunately, it is not individual bravery that determines victory in this battle.
The menacing Danes imagined that after arriving at the opponent's ship, they could climb directly onto the ship with their hands and feet, seize the ship and sail back. Wouldn't it be the best gift to the leader Hafgen? Unfortunately, when they saw the ship
Only when you look at your true appearance will you know the danger is coming.
Rurik roared again: "Hold on to the wood! Hold on to the rope! Welcome the collision!"
The copper-clad bow ram of the Aurora was a battering ram that could break down the city wall. This convex weapon directly knocked down the bow of the enemy ship, and then the entire hard bow of the Aurora
The keel directly rode on the enemy ship, and everyone on it was crushed into minced meat, and even the sails and masts were completely broken.
Just like a heavy cavalry confronting a group of light cavalry, or a King Tiger colliding with fourteen T26s, the result is obvious. In the first round of the confrontation, the Aurora literally crushed an enemy ship.
And the battle has just begun.
When they realized what the horror was, the Danes suddenly lost more than half of their courage. Some ships wavered, while others were ready to fight again.
However, before the Aurora completed its turn and turned around, the Danes' emergency response was all kinds of ammunition fired from the big ship.
Thanks to the excellent weather, Rurik placed the heavy steel-arm crossbow on the side railing. He pulled the trigger in time with the swing of the ship. After a strong recoil and trembling, a heavy head
The crossbow arrow flew accurately and pierced the head of an oarsman on an enemy ship about forty meters away.
With only torsion slingshots and crossbow shots, the two Danish longships stopped moving and began to sink gradually.
The big ship finished adjusting its direction, and the huge triangle sail used the wind force flexibly. She chased an enemy ship with great force, and once again tore the ship and its crew into wreckage.
Following this strong momentum, another enemy ship was blocked and smashed into two pieces.
The Danes are paying a terrible price for their recklessness. Still in the same sea area, the Avora is repeating the unparalleled killings a year ago.
There was no suspense in the ensuing battle. The Biyoni brothers, as well as all the Balmoks, had sullen faces and kept manipulating the crossbows to shoot, accurately shooting one enemy after another. And Ross
Those heavy weapons of human beings can give the enemy fatal finishing blows, so-called digging a big hole and letting it sink.
Counting from the time when the two sides collided with each other, the battle lasted for about half an hour and still did not end. During this long period of time, the Avora was actually adjusting its course most of the time. The really fatal battle took place completely in extreme
In a short period of time, precisely because of this brief contact, the Avora frequently launched fatal attacks.
Real battles are like this. To seize the opportunity is to pursue the enemy fiercely. Rurik will not and cannot give the enemy a chance to fight with him.
Since the melee, a large number of broken wood and some sail fragments are floating on the sea. Some people who are still alive after falling into the water are holding the floating wood and wailing. Unfortunately, instead of saving them, Arik ordered to continue the attack.
Biyoni never understood why his Rurik brothers arranged some extremely long spears under the side railings of the ship's deck. It turned out that their function was...
The sailor skillfully held the spear and stabbed the enemy who fell into the water. Some of Rurik's men also installed the cheapest bone-cluster crossbow arrows without tail fins on their crossbows to accurately kill the fallen enemy.
Then the last two enemy ships arrived and they were about to escape back to the coast.
"Don't let them go, but leave one alive!" Rurik issued the final battle order.
Everything was under his control, and the performance of the Aurora was very outstanding and normal. A total of thirteen ships turned into pieces of driftwood on the sea, and a large number of dead bodies were dragged by water-absorbed clothes and armor.
Falling directly into the sea.
The last two enemy ships were destroyed, and the people who fell into the water were chased and beaten. Only one person who fell into the water grabbed the rope that seemed to be a lifeline.
An unlucky guy was rescued. He became the first Dane to board the Aurora, but he was also doomed to die.
This person was first beaten and kicked by Rurik's indulgent men. When he was beaten to the point of dying, Rurik arrogantly asked about their origins.
"Who are you? You all seem to be enemies. Are you the remnants of Gotland? Or the Danes? Or..."
A man with his hands and feet tied and covered with bruises, he hesitated and claimed to be a Dane. As for the significance of his appearance in the ruins of Visby, Gotland, after Rurik claimed that telling the truth could survive, this man
One, five, ten, all recruited.
"Ah! That's how it is!" Rurik was not surprised at all when he heard the news, but...
Biyoni was also shocked. He was excited for his first battle and his first kill. Now he had to worry about his Rurik brothers: "The Danes are going to use force against you, Rurik. Things are getting worse."
serious."
"Yes. If the Danes launch an attack this year, they will definitely attack Mälaren mainly. According to the covenant between the Russians and the Mälarens, we need to send troops to participate in the exhibition. Damn it, it is really inappropriate for a decisive battle to break out this year."
Rurik's tight-lipped look seemed to Biyonyi like anxiety.
It's time to show his reliability as an elder brother. Biyoni patted Rurik on the shoulder: "We are brothers. If the Danes attack Rus, we Balmok warriors will definitely organize an expeditionary force. For example, I will take
A thousand warriors will cross mountains or travel by sea to help you."
"Oh, thank you. But even if the Danes attack on a large scale, maybe..." Rurik cheered up and smiled confidently: "If it is a naval battle, as you can see, we Russians have big ships, and the enemy is not
What? What do you think? Brother Biyongni, if you buy such a big ship with two thousand pounds of salt, you can be as powerful as me."
Facts speak louder than words, and now Biyongni has no hesitation at all. He has made up his mind that even if he is trying to sell iron, his tribe must have a warship like the Aurora.
The prisoner revealed that the Danish leader intended to retaliate against the entire Northern Svealan Alliance. Rurik had only deduced before and concluded that the enemy would retaliate massively. The Danish businessman Old Eric also described such things as Hafgen's anger in recent years.
A terrorist act. The captives were so sure, it seemed that the matter was real.
"What should we do next? Do we want to land and see? Is there still this prisoner?" Biyongni asked cautiously.
Rurik gave Yevlo a casual look, and Yevlo stabbed the prisoner to death with his sword without hesitation, and then threw him into the sea.
Being so clean and decisive once again shocked Biyongni. In his eyes, his little brother Rurik, with his calm, beautiful and seemingly kind appearance, did indeed hide a vicious heart.
Rurik turned around and said in one breath: "The encounter has yielded unexpected results. Now we have to continue sailing."
"You seem to have any new plans?" Biyongni asked again.
"The plan remains unchanged, but going to the Danish waters to create chaos has a more important meaning."
Considering that the nature of the matter had become very serious, Rurik stood on the bow deck of the ship, facing his men with different expressions after the victory: "Brothers! The prisoner said that the Danish leader was going to attack the Kingdom of Sweden where we are.
I won't allow that to happen this year. If the Malaren people are too busy fighting, we won't be able to get a lot of wheat in the autumn, which is not a good thing for us. Keep going with me and cause terror in the Danish waters! No mercy! Let those
They attacked us with inferior ships, and then they were all crushed by our Aurora. Let us use one ship to destroy the dream of the Danish leader! Ula!"
Rurik, who drew his sword, shouted "Ula". His capable mercenaries had long been accustomed to this special war cry. People chanted "Ula" rhythmically, and even the Balmoks were infected by this exciting atmosphere and shouted
Holding Ula.
The Avlora also adjusted its course. She headed straight for the Kalmar Strait, vowing to sweep across the entire 150-kilometer narrow water area and sweep away any ships encountered. Rurik no longer had any worries, because Mera
The Roman merchants, as well as the very important King Karl of New Sweden, all mentioned the news of the rebellion of a group of Saxons at Borgholm Fortress. Regardless of whether the news was true or false, Rurik concluded that it must be true.
As the voyage continued, the Avrora would never encounter friendly forces again. Rurik decided to make things even more extreme. He pursued the merchant ships and fishing boats in the waters near Silver Castle in the south where the Swedish army was defeated.
After fighting for a period of time, this is no longer a simple piracy of killing people and stealing goods, but a tactic to tire out the enemy.
Rurik wanted to disrupt the Danes' plan to launch a massive counterattack.