Chapter 912 The flying of the flag of Rus in Vaxjo is proof of the surrender of the central region of G?taland
Those Växjö warriors were struggling to hold on in the rain of arrows, the people were wailing in pain, the injured were helpless with bleeding wounds, and the living were holding on to their shields.
There is no one to command them, and the army has become a ragtag group!
"It can't continue like this!" someone shouted.
Suddenly, in the chaos, someone saw the supreme war chief Olaf dead in a pool of blood.
"The boss is dead. We can only die in vain if we persist. Brothers, we will fight with them." Some Danish soldiers decided to fight back in the bitter wind and rain, and a group of Danes directly left the team.
Fisk noticed this situation, and those armored warriors who left the formation and did not accept the beating allowed him to make plans.
"A bunch of idiots think I will just dismount and fight with you?"
Fisk adjusted his tactics. He took a group of cavalry and deliberately kept a distance from the Danes.
More than fifty Danes broke away from the formation. They formed a small shield wall, raised their swords and axes and shouted curses in an attempt to provoke Ross into a so-called "honest duel".
"Stand and shoot, aim at their faces with armor-piercing arrows." Fisk ordered.
The war horses obediently distanced themselves, and while most of the cavalry were still suddenly attacking and taking a bite like bloodthirsty piranhas, Fisk formed a standing archery team.
Once shooting from a stance, they stood on Ma On Shan to stabilize their aim.
The precise armor-piercing arrows of the recurve bow hit the Danes with such precision that they could not lift their heads. Their shields were covered with leather, which could not stop the armor-piercing arrows. Some warriors holding shields had their left arms penetrated.
The arrow hit, but the injured did not dare to scream and struggle, even with broken teeth, he had to struggle to support himself.
"Still dead?!" Fisk shook his head.
Suddenly a soldier shouted: "Boss, we are almost out of arrows."
Fisk immediately looked around and saw that everyone's quivers were indeed not full, and there were some cavalry in the rear receiving new arrows.
"Then change your tactics. Brothers, draw your swords! Crush the guys in front of you and defeat them completely!"
That's all, with the sword wind buzzing, Fisk pointed his sword at the Danes who escaped from the array.
He assembled about fifty cavalry and charged fiercely against them while riding on the wall.
The impact of the half-ton war horse caused the ground to tremble, and the Danes opened their eyes to observe the situation. They saw the cavalry coming back roaring, as if they were going to die with them.
How ridiculous!
In these concepts of Danish mercenary teams, cavalry includes and only Frank cavalry, and Frankish tactics are all cavalry tactics.
In Frankland, the principle of cavalry is not to rush into formation, but to continuously poke the opponent's array with super long spears until the enemy collapses. But now, the Ross cavalry is firing arrows like crazy to kill people, and now they are hitting like crazy again.
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The collision happened fiercely, and the Danes who were riding on the wall were immediately rushed to pieces. It was like being crushed by a torrent of steel. The fallen warrior's body was trampled hard by the iron horse, carrying hundreds of kilograms of trampling force on his chest.
It shattered directly and died suddenly.
Trample, slash, or directly slam the back of the sword. With just this collision, the Danes who were out of formation collapsed.
Those who were still struggling never imagined that the cavalry could fight like this, and the morale of the Växjö army soon collapsed.
The peasant soldiers could no longer care about the dead bodies on the ground and the wounded who were twisting and wailing. Half of them were still struggling to hold on. They had no choice but to escape back to the village.
At least it will be safe to escape back to the village. There are still many people there. By then everyone should take up arms and they should be able to stop these Russians. People have such illusions.
Little did they know that when they lifted the last shield wall barrier and showed their backs to the Ross cavalry, everything was over.
Fisk and many cavalrymen saw their total collapse. Now they did not bother Fisk to give the order, and the joyful pursuit officially began. Those who had no arrows did not bother to replenish new arrows, or draw their swords to pursue them, or to help them.
He grabbed the enemy's spear that was pinned to the ground. The spear stabbed the Växjö soldiers in the back, and the sword slashed them directly.
There were about 800 people fleeing. They were not even as good as 800 reindeer running away. There was no such thing as a trapped beast still fighting. They were panting and running on a road of destruction.
"You run away! Running away will only make you die faster! Since you have chosen war, I will let you die on the battlefield. You will die cowardly, so go die now!"
Fisk yelled loudly and was proud that he had created this miracle of war. Now he was benevolent and had no need to show mercy to the Vakshe people who were determined to resist.
Hagrid from Jönköping is still locked in a wooden cage on an oxcart. If he is shot by an arrow, he will die. Now Hagrid looks at the people of Växjöping leaving the dead and injured on the ground and running away.
, watching them being chased to death by the cavalry, he looked up to the sky and laughed as if he was losing his mind.
In fact, many Russian cavalrymen saw the unlucky man in the cage. Although they did not see his appearance clearly, they did not shoot arrows at him because the thing was too strange.
Fisk recognized this guy's face clearly and rode over to find out.
At the same time, Kanuf's infantry, who had been passively watching the show, finally came to work. They drew their swords and advanced, starting to hit the battlefield frantically.
Prisoners of war? Let the prisoners of war go to hell. The dead who fell to the ground will be ignored, and the wounded will be stabbed. The so-called letting them slowly lose blood and cry to death is not as good as giving them a quick stab and giving them pleasure. This is the last mercy of the Russian army.
Fisk led some people on horseback to stand by the cage, curling his lips and tilting his head to look at this unlucky and lucky man.
"It's really unexpected. Hagrid, I thought you were killed by them. So I made the army ruthless just to avenge you." He spoke with a weird smile, making him look like a monster.
"Am I worthy of your revenge?"
"Why not? Your daughter is in my hands, and she will be my wife, so you are also very important to me. Fortunately, I have sharp eyes, so you are not injured!"
"Thank you very much."
"You are free now, I will release you." Fisk immediately sent someone to dismount, picked up an ax and broke the bronze lock.
Hagrid gained his freedom and even withdrew from the battlefield. He even reunited with his daughter Astrid and saw that all non-combatants were safe, especially the people he brought from Jönköping were emotionally stable. Such an advantage
One breath.
It was not difficult to kill eight hundred fleeing enemies. The Russians and Pechenegs on horseback enjoyed the battle as if they were hunting.
Bodies lay in a line on the meadow along the lake, which stretched for two kilometers. Except for a few who luckily escaped to the forest or jumped into the lake and swam to escape, most of the Växjö soldiers were dead.
The cavalrymen dismounted and gave the dying man a fatal blow, then searched him and took away his weapons, especially the arrows, shook them dry and put them back in the quiver.
The ravens came smelling the smell of blood, and they were already circling in the sky.
A soldier happily shouted to Fisk: "It's the raven, Odin is watching us. Boss, today's battle has been recognized by the gods."
"Yes." Fisk looked at the sky. It was obvious that there were more and more ravens. "Brothers are very tired from slashing and shooting. Everyone, hurry up and collect the arrows. Let's find a place to have a good rest. Check us again.
Are there any casualties?"
The Russian army quickly left the battlefield. It was supposed to dig holes for the corpses and bury them. Since there were too many dead, they simply ignored them and allowed the ravens to peck at the eyes of the dead...
Except for the tired and panting warriors and war horses, there were no injured in the Russian army in this battle. This was a non-contact battle. The cavalry always kept a safe distance from the enemy and continued to cause damage at this distance.
Fisk ushered in the biggest victory in his life. He saw many dead armored warriors and more dead farmers. Weapons and armor were collected as much as possible, and he decided to continue to Växjö with these trophies.
At night, by the campfire.
Hagrid, who suffered in Växjö, finally settled down. He never expected that the Ross cavalry was so powerful that they won the battle without any loss? I'm afraid, Rurik's claim to be "loved by Odin" is really not bragging.
Warriors are invulnerable.
Fisk wildly pointed out the future resolution: "Those Växjians chose war, and I will continue to fight to completely defeat them. I will kill them, they asked for it. Hagrid, give me a suggestion, say
Tell me your experience."
"I? My advice is to advise you to be kind."
"Mercy? Is it still necessary?"
"Because they themselves are noisy, and there are actually many villages that don't want to fight at all." Hagrid said cautiously.
"Oh? What do those villages think?"
"Surrender. If they can pay some tribute in exchange for safety, they are willing to surrender. But..."
"how."
"There are actually many Danes in Växjö, and they have a deep hatred for you. I don't understand where their hatred comes from. They are just inciting a group of people to be enemies with you, and many Växjö people have been bewitched. You can be kind.
After all...I heard that the king asked you to conquer them, not to kill them all."
Fisk had to pinch his beard and think for a moment. "That's fine. Since they are not resisting in power, I will forgive those who are willing to surrender. As for those who take the lead in fighting, I will kill them. Let's rest for the night and leave tomorrow morning.
"
Those who fled to the woods fled through the night, were hungry and cold, and hid and fell asleep. However, those who swam to escape mostly drowned due to lack of physical strength.
No one fled back to report the army's defeat, and Växjö was still waiting for news of the army's victory.
On a new day, the Växjö people went about their agricultural work as usual, and their settlements were completely undefended.
So, they saw the cavalry that they had never seen before, coming in a swaggering manner, and their curiosity outweighed their fear.
But what happened next was terrifying.
Fisk ordered some heads to be chopped off on the battlefield, collected and piled on the captured ox cart, and drove the ox cart south. This ox cart was originally used to house the cage that trapped Hagrid, but now it became a "head transport" truck.
The heads of the war dead were already grey-white, and they were piled up in a small mound on the car. Witnesses were immediately frightened when they saw it. Most of the curious urchins who were watching did not know the terror of the cavalry, but when they saw the pile of bloody heads, they ran away screaming.
opened.
People ran away, and the situation gave Ross an unexpected passivity.
Fisk frowned: "Am I really terrible? They have all run away, who should I negotiate with? Hagrid, please talk to them again."
Now it was Hagrid's turn to be under great pressure: "Young general, if you ask me to negotiate with them now... my head will definitely be chopped off by them."
"I would like to negotiate with them. Where are they?"
Helpless, Fisk stopped his army at the intersection of the largest settlement. In front of him was a wider road with neatly arranged longhouses on both sides and some attached general buildings. This is the origin of the name Växjö.
, Fisk has led his troops to stand in the core settlement of Växjö.
The army did not act rashly, and no locals came out of hiding to talk to them.
Until, a man walked out of his house with his family and a flag.
"Oh? That man looks familiar to me."
"It's Haversus, the man you let go a few days ago." Hagrid's pressure was gone, and at least Haversus could be a breakthrough.
But he saw Havers, who boldly walked out of the mansion with his entire family. He himself learned of the tragic defeat of the Växer people. Although this was something he couldn't bear, the fact was that now he could only take the flag that was ready to be sewn.
come out.
They approached Fisk timidly, and the entire family and slaves tried their best to hold their flags high.
"As I said, I surrender." Haversius introduced flatteringly: "Look, these are my family members. We made many flags, which is enough to prove my surrender."
Fisker did not force him to do this, it was actually his own initiative.
"Indeed, you surrendered. You are a smart man, and the safety of your family will be protected by our army. But... many people escaped, which makes me quite embarrassed." Fisk was satisfied and immediately narrowed his eyes: "You
We are locals, let your friends know our attitude. The Växjö army has been defeated, and there is no need for the remaining people to resist foolishly. I don’t want to kill them, and now I will give them the last chance to surrender.”
At this point, Fisk paused and said: "This is a matter that affects the lives of tens of thousands of people. I hope you can handle it well."
"Ah! Yes. I'll do it right away."
The Havres family was not the only one who secretly sewed the flag. A group of local Växjian merchant families were well-informed. Seeing that the Havres were safe and sound, they also revealed their true identities, held the flag high, and brought home-brewed wine.
Ale and collected honey were literally consumed to support the rule of Rus.
After all, they have no choice now.
It was no longer possible for Växjö to organize an army to fight against the Rus, but the resistance of the Växjö people did not completely stop.
Havers turned into a special envoy for peace talks, and he hurriedly negotiated with the peace faction villages gathered here. Since the Russian army only asked for surrender and no defense, the tribute they requested was only to meet military needs, and did not engage in the most criminal plunder of the population.
Behavior. Why resist? Seizing the last opportunity to surrender, the village leaders of the Peace Faction and the Wait-and-Watch Faction met with Ross General "Bald" Fisk on behalf of their fathers, relatives and friends and declared their surrender.
Now that you have surrendered, you need to do a good job in the scene.
The flag of Rus is a piece of white cloth with blue stripes sewn on the diagonal and blue stripes. It is easy to make and every village can make it now.
As long as you hang this kind of flag on your own residence, it proves that you are loyal to Ross. In exchange, Fisk, after receiving key supplies from a group of locals, took into account the feelings of the locals and set up camp outside the settlement.
In the evening, most families have displayed the Russian flags they made unexpectedly. The entire commercial street is still very depressed. The surrendered businessmen are very interested in the promises of the Russians. They try their best to display their flags. He even sewed miniature flags on his hat, trying to tell others that he was indeed a surrendered good citizen.
However, a strong army is outside the settlement. If the Russians suddenly attack, everyone will still be unable to withstand the blow. Those who did not escape are the peace faction. They have made a compromise and have completely handed over their fate to the conquerors. Even if all the men sent by the Lord and the village to fight were killed, the pain was real and the hatred was natural. They were not willing to fight to the end with the Russians.
The real war faction ran away instead, and most of the soldiers came from them. The terrible defeat meant the destruction of the most effective Danish mercenary group, and also meant that a large number of men sent by the war faction villages were all killed in battle.
After losing a large number of capable men, what can the remaining villagers do? The leaders of many warring villages personally led the expedition, and now their heads are missing.
The leaderless people instinctively thought of escaping, so they packed their belongings with their belongings that could be taken away quickly, dragged their families to the river, and rowed boats southward.
Where can one go to escape? There is only one place that is everyone's first choice - Silver Castle.
No matter what Silver Castle looks like now after having experienced the war, the reason for attracting Växjö escapees there is very simple. They can fish in front of the sea and hope to survive, and they can even be accepted by the locals. They gave up their own destiny. Most livestock and poultry have no hope of harvesting this year's wheat. Only catching some herrings in the sea can tide everyone over. As for whether they can make a comeback in the future, no one is thinking about it yet.