Chapter 891: The Day of the Decisive Battle on Visingose ??Island
Although a heavy downpour extinguished the imminent threat of flames for the Jotalans trapped in the Weisinger Fortress.
Is the crisis really coming? There is no turning point in the crisis.
First he was roasted by the fire, and then he was poured cold water on him.
The fire in the port area was a special kind of artificial rainfall. When the water vapor rich in the area fell back to the ground, the local temperature also dropped suddenly. The Yotalan people had to face the cold dilemma, and what was worse was that 7,000 people
It is squeezed into a fortress about the size of two football fields. This was originally the residence of the ruler Carl "The Wild Bear". All the houses were residences for him and his brothers. Now a large number of fishermen, traders and lackeys have been put in, making the fortress even more crowded.
The situation was chaotic.
The armed soldiers would never let these outsiders enter their homes, so the people taking refuge could only sleep in the muddy and extremely winding alleys.
People were sitting everywhere, eating the food they had brought with them, and many more people had nothing to eat.
They fled so hard that their belongings and food reserves were burned in yesterday's fire.
It was also because of the rainfall that some people had to drink rainwater to stay full. It was also because of the sudden cold that many people suffered from diarrhea.
A large amount of foul-smelling feces and urine appeared in the already cramped place. Some people directly suffered from acute diarrhea, collapsed in pain and were mentally depressed. Even such people suddenly became mobilized soldiers. They were so weak that they still had to wear wooden shields tied to their left arms.
, holding the harpoon in his right hand and facing the next challenge as a warrior.
There are nominally 3,000 Jotalan troops on Wisingser Island in Lake Wettern. If Karl the "Crazy Bear" can mobilize the city of Jönköping in the south of the lake, the size of the army can be expanded.
He hoped that the merchants and armed forces in Jönköping would help their brothers for the sake of being of the same race, but there was no sign of a miracle happening.
The messengers sent out to contact Jönköping in the south seemed to be the same as before, and trying to contact them now was a fool's errand.
Because the ships in the port area and the port are in charred ruins, if you stand on the wooden wall of the fortress and look at the port area, you will see that it is full of black wooden sticks, collapsed houses, and damaged buildings scattered across the lake.
The hull of the ship.
Thanks to the low walls of the fortress, everyone was provided with psychological protection.
He built low walls for his mansions and camps and occupied the hills. The purpose of the low walls was not to protect the people, but to protect those in the fishing village.
Until now, faced with a life-and-death situation, Karl has actually transformed from a bone-crusher to a defender of the people.
Originally, the people of the fishing village only respected the warlord and tyrant for his king's achievements, and life would go on. If they could get the protection of "Crazy Bear" Karl and his military group by paying some taxes, paying tribute would be fine. But
Ten years have passed! This lake area is peaceful. Although there is some mysterious news from the outside world, it has nothing to do with Lake Vettern after all. Only the brothers have been expanding to the north to eat the Swedish territory, and only the brothers have been taking the initiative to launch attacks and sneak attacks.
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At this point, the people can only regard Karl as a savior, hoping that he will be responsible for the "ten-year protection fee" and lead the people to drive away the invaders.
At least people gathered together, and the men took up arms. At first glance, this huge army had an undoubted strength advantage. Even after going through hardships, they had not lost a battle on land, and they were still optimistic about the future.
"Crazy Bear" Carl is also optimistic, but not arrogant.
In the early morning, he gathered his trusted generals at the largest building on the island and asked them about what they saw and heard in the fortress streets and the people who were sent to explore the messy port area.
"When you went to the port, what did you see? Are there barges?" he asked.
The explorer's spirit almost collapsed, and he shouted with a cry: "Boss, it's all over! Those enemies destroyed all the ships, they were burned and smashed. We...can't escape from the island!"
"Damn it! Can't you even make a raft?"
"We don't even have good wood. If we had to do it, we demolished the wooden walls and used them to make rafts, but..."
Karl knew clearly what the explorer's hidden words were. The brothers are in urgent need of time now, but what they need most now is time. I'm afraid the brothers don't even have time to escape! Besides, what if they escape? The all-powerful brothers are pampered and pampered.
It has been ten years, I have lost all my success in escaping, and I will have to work for other strongmen in the future? Can I bear it? This is unreasonable!
Some people were lamenting and crying, and more people were so angry that their blood rushed to their faces, as if their faces were painted with red dye.
Some defiant people were angry: "I still don't know who the attackers are. They came from the north. They must be Swedes."
Someone immediately echoed: "Who else could be there besides them? It could also be the legendary Russians..."
"Actually, they are Swedes! It can only be like this. Is there any difference between Russia and Sweden? They are both guys from the north. They are afraid that they have to settle the accounts for the past few decades. I heard that our two tribes fought a long time ago.
, maybe our generation will face another decisive battle."
An elderly soldier mentioned a story he heard when he was young, and his words also triggered Karl's memories of the old story.
"That's it!" Karl waved his hand: "Now we don't have to worry about the identity of the enemy. They have landed. They will chop off our heads with an axe. Burning the port will force us not to leave. They will kill everyone on the entire island."
"If you want to die! Then fight to the death!" Another person said viciously.
Someone retorted with anger and disdain: "The fish is dead and the net is broken? What can we do to fight them? With hundreds of our brothers and thousands of trash outside? They have never killed anyone, they only have experience in killing fish and wild boars.
Now there is defecation all over the place, making our fortress stink."
"Who else can be used besides them? Are those guys going to be killed by their necks? I don't believe that if the attacker is in front of them, a group of fishermen will kneel down and beg the attacker to move faster when beheading them."
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They themselves got into a quarrel, and it was Karl who had to shout loudly at this moment.
"Fools, stop arguing! Our brothers are now at a critical moment of life and death. I, Carl, have lived for forty years. Many people say that I am no longer prosperous, especially those fishermen. I heard that some people cursed me for an early death!
Bah! Even if I die, I will drag those guys to die with me. I will die as a soldier, what do you... think?"
The subordinates looked at each other. Although some were hesitant, their own hesitation must not be shown now.
They strengthened their faith in each other and expressed a unified attitude - to fight the attackers to the last man.
The momentum is there, but the brothers are definitely not strong enough.
This is not a problem for Karl, because there are still a large number of women who need to be mobilized.
We are all Vikings, and female Viking warriors have never been uncommon. When a matter of life and death is faced, women must go to the battlefield.
Karl led his brothers out of the mansion and led his five hundred armored men to show off their power in the fortress. These people first mobilized their wives, concubines, female slaves, and even older daughters. Their sons were as strong as possible regardless of their age.
Be armed, even with a sharpened stick.
Karl announced a terrifying fact to the people: "The enemy is the Swedes! They are coming for revenge! They want to kill us all and take away this lake! Now you all must take out your weapons, and we will go out of the city to attack them!"
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Full-scale conscription suddenly began, regardless of whether the other party was willing or not, whether his physical condition was adequate or not, even those suffering from diarrhea were pulled into the army.
Men, women, old men and children, anyone who could carry a stick was thrown into the army.
Karl continued to scare them: "You can either follow our attack! Or die! Anyone who dares to hesitate, I will die for you first!"
Sure enough, Karl kept his word and ordered his men to hang ten people in public.
He did not execute people indiscriminately, because these ten people suffered from severe diarrhea and it was impossible for them to go to the battlefield. Then he used death to warn all those who hesitated about the consequences of not wanting to fight.
He is a warlord and tyrant who carries out this tyranny without any sense of guilt. In particular, he wants the people to watch the tortured people being slowly hanged, so that they can see the horror of death and be forced to join the war to survive.
In desperation, people also saw that those who usually show off their power actually armed their wives, concubines, and slaves. Obviously "Crazy Bear" Karl did not let them die, but he himself also risked his life.
Karl is indeed willing to risk his life. He wants many people to sacrifice their lives for him. It is really unreasonable to force them to go hungry and fight.
The warehouse was opened, and it was filled with some reserved salted fish.
The armed people ate salted fish with mixed flavors, but they didn't expect that everyone actually ate Karl's gift. At what cost? He fought hard for Karl and for his own life.
While the Fortress of Wizinger was actively mobilizing its armed forces, the sun rose quietly.
The moisture on the earth has been further evaporated, and at this moment the heavy fog is filling the air and gradually dissipating. The sunlight has created a charming curtain, completely covering the attacker's camp in the northern part of the island.
In a trance, the people in the fortress heard the roar in the distance. Listen carefully, it was the dull sound of drums! Accompanying the drums was the penetrating horn sound, which was like a devil's hell.
People's hearts were filled with fear. At this moment, Karl was wearing a bearskin and a bear's head. He stood on a high place and raised a long-handled double-edged battle ax that symbolized his strength. He raised his arms and roared: "Weapons in hand! Let me go!"
Kill all the attackers!"
The closed wooden door was opened, and people with various weapons, mostly barefoot, walked on the cold mud ground towards the front of the location.
They had to gather in a group to lift each other up. The diffuse fog was not a cover for escape, but full of danger.
Most of Karl's elite troops stood on the flanks of the armed people, and he was just preventing these people from escaping.
They walked on flat and moist grass. Although the island was narrow and deep, it was very long.
The fog is dissipating quickly, and everyone knows that the fateful moment is not far away. It was the Jotalans on the island who launched the attack first. Whether they succeed or fail is their own choice. It is like a sharp arrow has flown.
Outside, Carl the Wild Bear and his brothers are ready to die.
The priests walked in front of the formation to pray for the army. In principle, they had never been involved in the battle, but now they were forced to go to the battlefield by Karl, otherwise the priests would also be killed.
On the other side of the battlefield, when the drums and horns sounded loudly, the Russian-Swedish-Finnish coalition forces, as well as several other allies, servant tribes, and warriors of all colors got up one after another.
Yesterday's heavy rain caused trouble to the army. Due to preparations, the rain trouble was suppressed to a very low level.
The soldiers were ready for battle. They put on their respective armors. The Rus' Principality troops in the army put on uniforms, even the Finnish flag in Gevlo.
Kawei led the craftsmen to cooperate with the soldiers in pushing and pulling a large number of carts, on which were placed fifty torsion slingshots that could be adjusted with wooden pins for shooting angle, as well as loaded projectiles and javelins.
The twenty bull trebuchets were carried by the soldiers' bare hands, and some were responsible for carrying the stone projectiles on their backs.
These tasks are mostly handled by the young Sixth Flag Team.
Rurik was prepared for today's decisive battle. He had a huge military advantage. Except for a small number of troops staying in the camp, the army and navy capital ships were moving at the same time.
He and Arik were cousins, but in Viking tradition, Arik, as the nephew and adopted son of Otto the Elder, was Rurik's eldest brother.
The two brothers commanded a large army and also made a clear division of labor.
Arik was responsible for commanding the fleet and led the various ruthless men of the First Flag Team to circle to the port area in a "Ma Run" manner with the cooperation of the fleet. The first task was to avoid the enemy's use of possible means of breaking the ship to escape. If a fighter plane was discovered
They immediately launched an attack. The soldiers of the First Flag Team were all valuable, and their individual combat capabilities were outstanding. Now they were all wearing chainmail armor reinforced with iron sheets. Most of the soldiers paid their own money to buy weapons and armor in their hometown to strengthen themselves.
They are all eager to make new outstanding achievements, and it is up to them to attack the fortress from the flank and wait for the opportunity to complete the glorious task of seeking benevolence and benevolence!
Together with armed sailors and some auxiliary personnel, 800 people will attack by water.
Rurik then led the main force of 5,000 men and pushed southwards.
Look! The army is forming up in formation in the dissipating fog.
Rurik is again using his favorite tactic - a pincer offensive.
Perhaps it is recreating "Canning's Hannibal tactics".
The Ross land army was spread out, and the second and third flag troops of the Principality of Ross (mainly the Melalen people who immigrated to Ross) were divided on both wings. They were elite troops and would fight in close combat and carry out the most vicious trembling shovel entanglements.
fight.
More than 2,000 troops from Mälaren, Hjärmalen, Unkras, and various small Swedish tribes were put together in the center of the army. These people seemed to be the central army, and their overall strength was naturally not as strong as that of Ross.
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Rurik thought that the enemy was strong, so he put a weak brigade in the center. They might retreat after the battle. The concave formation formed was conducive to outflanking and encircling the elite troops on both wings.
But what if the enemy is not strong? Besides, why would Rose, who has mastered the advantage of long-range weapons, have to fight the enemy head-on?
Jevlo's Finnish flag force was originally made up of Suomis, Kovins, deer herders (Lapps), Vips and Rudy people. All these Finns in the broad sense were packed in, and they were all led by the loyal Jev
Luo will take command and will join the Chinese army with the young soldiers of the Sixth Banner Corps. More than a thousand of them will use long-range weapons to launch a deadly arrow rain offensive against the enemy who, according to the prisoners, has a huge force.
Even so, Rurik was still worried.
Over the years, he has experienced several battles involving tens of thousands of people, and Rurik has the ability to command an army of 5,000 people. He relies on flags, horns, drums, and running messengers to contact the various units. However, once a fight breaks out, the melee will
After all, it is difficult to contact the subordinates in the fierce battle.
If a reserve team is dispatched when the fighter opportunity is fleeting, won't the fighter opportunity be seized?
One of his beloved wives, Nolen, was not known to be a music master. Her legal identity was the Countess of Balmok, the countess of the port of Narvik in Norway. Rurik noticed that she was obviously pregnant.
It was her destiny for the pregnant woman to participate in this expedition, and the fact that Nolen was here gave the Fourth Banner of the Balmoks a huge moral boost.
The captain of the Balmok banner is the trustworthy Hellafed, and his subordinates are elite. They could have been thrown into the fight as a vanguard force, but now they are just serving as a tactical reserve force.
They were not the only reserve force. The infantry unit of Rurik's standing army brought 300 people to this battle. They had undergone rigorous training and had excellent food and weapons and equipment. This was the most elite army in Russia.
The two armies together have 800 people. This reserve team with explosive combat power will choose the opportunity to plunge into the battle to determine the outcome.
The army formed a trapezoidal attack surface, and the width of the army reached nearly 500 meters. This was a wide attack surface that could be used in field battles and was mainly used to break through the mediocre wooden walls of the fortress.
With the deafening sound of the trumpet, the Russian army took action!