Chapter 750 Rurik's Royal Expedition to Destroy the Country
Rurik was dressed in a battle robe. He was covered in chainmail armor reinforced with iron sheets, and even his face was protected. This defensive weapon was too much, and the heavy armor made him an unshakable iron man. He just carried
Standing on the front line of the battle with a sword in hand, he set a firm example to the soldiers.
An arrow had already hit him, and he muttered contemptuously: "This is not even scraping!"
Behind him stood a group of fierce men, Grunde and his men, who were covered in iron armor with only one pair of eyes exposed. Their bloodthirsty swords and evil axes were already trying to lick human blood.
The arrows of the Ross army are outputting very normal firepower. This is normal for Ross, but it is a "gift" that other forces cannot bear.
If the opponent's fighting will is average, their confidence will be shaken by the constant and precise sniping from the crossbow, and continuing to attack will often force them back.
If the battle becomes a close-quarters battle, even well-defended warriors will suffer losses due to various bizarre reasons. As long as the battlefield is kept at a distance and one's own long-range weapons continue to kill the enemy, one's own tired arms and the opponent's corpses can be left everywhere.
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Rurik had contempt for his Karelian enemies, but his opponents' behavior could be described as reckless.
"They actually resisted my arrows? They are really brave, but it's a pity..."
There were shouts of killing everywhere, and Rurik was unable to convey orders verbally. He had a more efficient means, which were flags and drums.
The sound of the leather drum became more intense, and the melee soldiers prepared for the final fight.
Let's look at the leader of the Karelian army, Kaskuwe. He no longer cared about his face being scratched by the arrow blade, and continued to lead the charge with his sword and shield. A group of his soldiers fell to the ground, and more people continued to charge.
Arriving at the front line.
The inferior spears of the soldiers of the Qatari army moved forward in unison. People's minds went blank, and they even ignored their companions who were wounded by arrows, just like tools that could only kill.
They wanted to poke the spearhead into the body of the Ross invader, but...
The captain of the Slavic Banners, Governor of Novgorod Medvet, faced the danger with a straight face and his eyes were even full of contempt. He stayed in his military formation and gave orders, and then the halberd he entered the woods was lowered, holding on
The Slavic warriors holding their halberds were just like the Macedonian phalanx a thousand years ago, suddenly lowering their spear wall in front of the attack of the Qatari army.
When the running soldiers realized that the situation was not good, there was no time to pause.
The flesh and blood body collided with the halberd. It was very pitiful. The spears of the Kazakh army were not as long as the halberds of the Russian army, and the Slavic flag troops standing in a dense formation could guarantee that three halberds could deal with one enemy.
This is a powerful weapon made for killing people. The halberd has a sharp tip, followed by an angular bleeding groove. It is more like a stab than a spear. If it pricks the enemy, it will leave a blood hole that cannot be healed.
The soldiers in the first two rows were poking randomly, and the soldiers in the third row were pecking from the sky with the blade of their halberds. The leather hats of the Kajun soldiers could keep out the cold, and their defense was meaningless.
The person was cut open by the ax blade again...
If he hadn't caught his feet in the moment of danger and tripped and fell into the snow, Caskuve would have been stabbed with bloody holes all over his body by the unique spear of the Rus.
He chewed the snow and regained his consciousness, then rolled back and crawled back.
He was not greedy for life and afraid of death. This retreat was an instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. When he regained consciousness and wanted to reorganize his team, he found that his own people had suffered heavy casualties!
Take a look at the situation on the entire battlefield!
Those uniformly dressed Russians were poking at the wall of spears, and their shields formed a wall and they were stabbing with swords. They formed an unshakable wall. There were only dead Karelian warriors in front of the formation, and this wall was actually in
Advance slowly.
The soldiers behind did not know the purgatory ahead, and they were still charging forward crazily.
"You guys retreat quickly! Go to the rear and form a team to fight again!"
In the chaos, Kaskuwe almost shouted at the top of his lungs, but it was just an incompetent roar.
No one heard the great chief's cry. There were shouts of killing everywhere. One person's cry had long been drowned, and there were only red-eyed warriors from both sides on the battlefield.
Although the Russian army rushed to fight, the enemy's mistakes and the impact of snow delayed their advance, giving the Russian army a short and extremely precious time to form a formation. Due to their numerical superiority, the Slavic soldiers became the main force of the Romanian army, and the battle
The wall formed by the halberds became a strong force and the army remained unmoving.
Arik's first flag team moved to the left wing, and the old guys from the second flag team moved to the right wing with the young guys from the sixth flag team.
Let's talk about those Suomi warriors. They were firing arrows into the air desperately from the very safe rear. The chaos they caused forced the Karelian army to continue to press towards the front.
Even the torque slingshot simply started firing a short throwable spear called a heavy javelin. It was launched with a low charge and used a large parabola to plunder the heads of the fierce battle front line and hit the enemies behind.
All this is very similar to the bloody battle that took place on the island of Gotland. At that time, the Gotland Islander Army was more brave than the Karelian Army, but in the end they were still defeated. The Russian Army used a very similar formation.
, a tried and tested formation began to launch a counterattack.
Rurik signaled his men to wave the flag, and upon seeing this, the sword and shield men on both sides began a tactical encirclement.
The enemy has suffered huge losses, and their troops are all here. The soldiers are so compact that it is difficult to wield their weapons.
This glance is very similar to the Battle of Canning, except that the Russian army is in a position equivalent to the Carthaginians.
The left and right wings were outflanking. At that moment, Rurik ordered "Block the bottle cap" to "Iron Man" Grund and his group, who had been waiting for a long time, as well as all the Suomi and other long-range soldiers who had switched their assault weapons to melee weapons.
The command.
The Dane Grund, his armor concealed his ecstasy. He and his brothers did not need shields at all, and their armor was invulnerable.
They rode sleds directly around to the rear of the Karelian army, and a group of iron men jumped down, followed by a group of Suomi axe-wielders with disheveled hair.
There was even Traran, the envoy from Saaremaa who was staying in New Ross Fort, and his companions who joined the battle as soldiers of the Russian army.
Tralan had to believe that the war he personally participated in was completely beyond his knowledge. There were people fighting and shouting everywhere, and there were corpses scattered everywhere.
The prince of Ross has an armored army. The prince himself is quite young but also covered in iron armor. The army of Ross is very good at killing people, and they can even organize a large army to carry out expeditions in a short time! Telalang is very lucky to have a servant army.
If they foolishly become hostile to Ross, their hometown village on Saaremaa Island will surely be easily annihilated by them.
As for Telalang's entourage, they are all members of the Rus tribe who were expelled in the old era. After decades, so much has changed. Rus has indeed changed and become a powerful force.
The Russian army's arrow support has ended, and the encirclement has been completed.
Poor Chief Caskuwe, it is almost impossible for him to die in battle for his country.
He howled like a wild boar, and his whole body was squeezed into the crowd by what his companions said was protection.
The surviving Kajun soldiers faced the bloody swords and spears on the inner wall of the Ross army's encirclement, and then the monsters were covered with iron. They were extremely frightened. There were obviously thousands of people holding weapons, but they were desperately moving toward a central point.
Squeeze. In theory, they have the ability to fight their way out of the encirclement, even if it costs a lot of deaths.
They were indeed so scared that in order to avoid being stabbed and killed, some even rushed to use the shoulders of their companions as stepping stones and climbed on top of people's heads...
A large group of people were like an indescribable lump of flesh. They went from extreme arrogance and bravery to the current cowardice in just half an hour.
In the wars of the old days, the strength and weakness of the two armies could be roughly distinguished at the moment of the battle in the wilderness, and then it was just a matter of waiting for the fermentation of time. There is no such thing as the infinitely powerful Hulk turning the tide and marching against ten thousand enemies. There are many people and good equipment.
Those with high morale are almost certain to win. The Russian army came to this far north hoping to fight a decisive battle. They seized the opportunity. Now there is no suspense. The Russian army paid some negligible losses, like a meat grinder.
The army is slowly strangling the encircled Karelian army.
Rurik was outside the formation. He did not give any new orders, but stood and watched the enemy being annihilated.
This was indeed cruel, but Rurik was convinced that his people would fall into the hands of the Karelians and, at best, become slaves.
Don't look at the fact that the other party has suffered a fatal loss now. After all, they are also the little overlords of the north. Ross must establish authority for all the servant forces and lead everyone to fulfill their alliance obligations.
"Perhaps you still have more troops. If you continue to resist resolutely after two major defeats, I will have to inflict another heavy loss on you." Rurik muttered in his heart, he did not believe Karelia at all.
Ahren has sufficient human resources.
Dealing with a group of people who have given up resistance, killing them is no longer an honor. But warriors from the Ross tribe and various Viking tribes regard their enemies as a kind of sacrifice, and they need to use their blood to priest Odin.
I am afraid that only the Suomi and the Vips have an unforgettable hatred for the Karelia people. They are taking the most violent revenge for the people who died in the conflicts in the past and for the people who were kidnapped and used as cattle and horses.
The Russian army stepped on the enemy's corpses to shrink the encirclement, and the most serious defeat in Karelia was a foregone conclusion!
When only a hundred or so people were left alive, Rurik belatedly gave the order to stop.
The last living person in the encirclement was captured. The Russian army easily found a well-dressed man. No matter what, he was a member of the opponent's nobles.
The interrogation had a major result almost as soon as he was captured. It was entirely because this person had to maintain his integrity at the last moment. After he was knocked down by the halberd, his whole body was tied tightly with ropes by the Suomi warriors who swarmed him, as if he were captured alive.
He struggled wildly like a wild boar, but could not escape the fate of being pulled away.
This man was howling angrily: "I am the great chief of Karelia, even if you kill me, it won't be your turn to be a bunch of insects!"
From this bold statement, he did not need to be dragged along like prey, but was directly escorted to Rurik. After being kicked a few times by the Suomi warriors, his knees ached and he knelt directly on Rurik's head.
before.
The battle has ended, and the soldiers are sorting out the wounded and collecting the dead. A large number of armed soldiers are searching for trophies and giving the enemy's wounded a refreshing blow.
Rurik had taken off his heavy armor, and the people's faces were full of joy after the victory. Many young children participated in a "large-scale battle" for the first time. At first, everyone was nervous and some even humiliated themselves to wet their pants. But now they have won a complete victory and are terrified.
The feeling was gone, but the ecstasy after victory still caused many people to tremble uncontrollably, and even a slap on their faces could not stop the smiles on their faces.
Flag Captain Fisk has finally become a fierce general. With today's military exploits, he has surpassed his father who died fighting for Ross fifteen years ago. After all, he is a native of Ross and is the target of promotion. Rurik naturally also
There was no mistake, this person had indeed grown into a ruthless person.
Fisk was asking for credit and did not shy away from his words: "I stomped on twenty more heads. I swear to Odin."
"I completely believe that just dealing with these idiots is not worthy of your boasting."
Fisk was stunned at first, and then laughed very arrogantly: "It seems that I need to kill some Danish warriors before I can show off."
"That's natural. Listen!" Rurik looked sideways meaningfully: "You won't have to wait too long for this opportunity."
"Ah! Is it finally going to be a full-scale war against Denmark?"
"Will do."
Rurik naturally did not think about when to launch a full-scale revenge against Denmark. The current situation is really one-off, and an all-out attack on Denmark now is too much. If it takes a year to rectify the internal civil and military affairs, by the time Ross
If the army takes action again, its combat effectiveness will probably be doubled.
While Rurik, Fisk, and Knuff were chatting with the old guys, the unlucky man was pressed over and fell to his knees.
"Who is this person? Let me guess, it can't be their leader?"
"His Majesty, Your Majesty!" Suomi warriors immediately agreed.
"Is he really their leader?"
This question was not reported by the soldiers. The man who knelt down directly revealed his identity viciously: "I am Kaskuwe, the chief of Karelia, the most noble person in the northern snowfield. You Russians who trample the forest will be punished.
Cursed by the forest god, you will be killed by the ice and snow god, and even the air god will suffocate you."
This man's ferocious face was full of provocation, and his eyes were murderous, which made Rurik extremely uncomfortable.
Although it is Karelian, in today's era, the language is only slightly separated from Old Finnish. Rurik could probably understand it and learned that this was a malicious curse from a king.
Rurik bowed his head and asked: "Do you know who I am?"
Kaskuwe was startled: "You actually understand what I say? Call your leader, I will insult him!"
"Our leader?" Rurik spoke calmly, and the crowd around him was filled with laughter.
Rurik smiled, patted the man's head, and tugged on his fluffy hair: "Fool, I am the only leader of Rus. It seems that I should make you understand. I am Rurik, from the Principality of Rus.
The supreme leader Rurik, the conqueror of Suomi and Tavastia, the leader of the Veps. You must know these tribes I mentioned, and now I will take them to avenge you. How about it? Look at the corpses all over the ground.
, your people are everywhere. You are defeated! Your sneak attack is meaningless. I can spare your life, I will cut off your hands and feet, as long as you can be a deer and keep kneeling. I
I will also cut off your tongue so that you can no longer curse."
"You're humiliating me!" Kaskuwe simply spat.
"It seems you don't appreciate it. Your saliva is dirty, just like feces that smells bad."
"Then you kill me!" Kaskuwe just wanted to die quickly, but...
The leader who captured the enemy is said to be the chief of the so-called "Karelia Emirate". A group of arrogant weaklings from the north dare to call themselves a country? Rurik has sufficient reasons for conquest, precisely because this so-called country is attacking him
Servants, since they are a country, this makes Ross's conquest very formal.
This is a war between countries, and it has developed into a war to destroy the country.
The real battle was indeed over in half an hour, and the rest could no longer be regarded as a battle. By noon, more than half of the battlefield cleaning work was completed. The soldiers were quite dissatisfied with the capture. The opponent's poverty was shameful. A group of brothers were busy chasing.
They did bring a huge harvest - an astonishing number of reindeer.
At least 10,000 deer were discovered, as well as a large number of sleds. It was Arik, who had been chasing the remaining enemies with his brothers. Following their footsteps, they found the Karelian camp not far away, and this time they captured another
A handful of people.
Why celebrate?
The Russian army sacrificed twenty reindeer to the fifty brothers who died in the battle. Even though there were many Suomis among them, and even though there was not a single Russian among them, according to the Nordic etiquette represented by Rus, Rurik announced that the souls of the dead were all dead.
After going to Asgard, you will wait for Valkyrie's approval at the gate of Valhalla. This statement at least has an explanation for the dead and the living. The living immediately began to slaughter the reindeer and roast the captured venison.
Treat yourself.
This isn’t the end yet!
One king doesn't kill another king? Ridiculous!
In the early morning of the next day, under the sound of morning drums, all the Russian soldiers participating in the battle were watching a spectacular event!
The number of captured Karelian warriors was very small, and they were willing to become slaves to escape the fate of being killed. The Rus people themselves disdained such slaves, but the Suomi warriors were willing to buy a batch of squirrel skins. The Suomi people had enough
The reason is that this is an act of venting anger.
The prisoners also pointed out a concept, that is, their new camp - a large camp between two large lakes.
Therefore, most of the soldiers of the Russian army were very happy to invade their camps and capture more prisoners, especially their women. Perhaps the happiest ones were the Slavic warriors.
The Karelian women captured in the last war all became the wives of Slavic warriors, and most of them had just given birth to children. The Rus and other Varyags looked down upon such short women, and the Slavic warriors did not like them in principle.
It's a pity that there is no better choice.
Everyone was eager to plunder, and before that, they were observing an execution.
Many people murmured that this arrogant sneak attacker should be given to Blood Eagle, and some Slavs said that he should be beaten into pulp by one person and a stick. The descriptions of various strange punishments are really horrifying.
Rurik is not a murderous maniac, and brutal punishment will not bring him pleasure. He is an executioner to further establish his prestige for the warriors of various ethnic groups under his command, nothing more.
Poor Kaskuwe never imagined that he would die at the hands of what looked like a young man, who was blindfolded and waiting for the last moment.
Maybe, his head will be chopped off with an axe?
Rurik did not, just like killing a deer during a sacrifice, he cut Caskuve's neck with a sword. The man collapsed and pulled out wildly. With this final fatal struggle, the onlookers of the Russian soldiers cheered.
Without looking at it, he handed the sword to his attendant and wiped the blood on his hand with snow.
Kaskuwe died, knowing who he was defeated by. Even though he had regrets, he finally realized the terrifying fighting power of the Ross invaders, and that the forest god, lake god, sun god, and other gods did not stand on Kaskuwe's side.
The camp of the Lelians.
A huge number of enemy corpses have been pulled away. It will take time to bury them. How can we dig the soil now that the ground is frozen hard? The corpses are pulled to the distant forest by sleds and discarded randomly. The dead will eventually turn into bones, at least
During that time, the stench will not spread to the Bear Altar, but will only cause the hunters of the Principality of Ross to stay away due to extreme bad luck.
Only the war dead of the Principality of Rus were uniformly burned and turned into ashes.
Rurik did not have the time or energy to give all the corpses a proper ending. It was a courtesy to bury the enemy. The most he could do was dig a hole and bury Caskuve.
After a little reorganization, the Russian army assembled its elite troops and charged forward on sleds. Under the guidance of the prisoners who begged for their lives and decisively led the way, the army rushed to the main camp without any surprise.
Along the way, they even intercepted several Karelian reinforcements. When they rushed to the main camp, the locals thought they were people returning from the war.
As a result, all that awaited was ruthless looting by the Russians.
Poor Kaskuwe's wife was killed for not doing so. The "Big Tent" tribe in Karelia (the core is actually the "Eastern Tent" tribe) suffered a disaster. Most of the people left behind were the old and the weak, except for the young.
Kill all the women and steal all the property.
The spiritual core of the Russian army is the Vikings. What is the difference between riding a sleigh and riding a long ship?
Rurik did not let go of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to destroy the country. Although he did not grab any gold or silver in this battle, as many as 2,000 women were captured! Naturally, this time the fatal blow to the Karelian camp was
It also caused the death of more than 5,000 people.
Just as history should have happened, this blow should have been done by Igor, the third-generation prince of Russia, but the current time and space was historically completed by the first-generation prince Rurik.
After this battle, the Karelia people were destroyed in an era of strong power. Their emirate was only in the first year of its existence and had its first chief, when it was attacked and destroyed by the Principality of Rus.
After all, Rurik did not win the surrender of the Karelia people, because the dead cannot surrender.
Most of the soldiers who participated in the war had snatched a woman, either as a concubine or as a slave, and Rurik could be sure that they would all become de facto concubines.
Ross returned in triumph, bringing with him more than 2,000 captives, an astonishing amount of leather, bone arrows, and even some bone flute instruments, and drove a hundred thousand reindeer, happily heading south along the shoreline of Lake Ladoga. After all, the weather was getting worse.
As the weather got warmer, the army was burdened by so many trophies that Rurik did not dare to risk walking on the ice for fear that the trophies would fall into the lake.
Karelia has not disappeared. Their remnants have become small family blood clans scattered into dust. It is no longer possible to condense into a settlement of tens of thousands of people to form an emirate. Their backbone has been historically broken!
At this point, there is no longer any threat to the north of the Principality of Ross after just one winter expedition.