Chapter 265： Kewen War 6: The Birth of an Allied Force

If there are effective means to combat competitors, the Salmon Lord Tribe will certainly use it without hesitation.

This method is precisely using the strength of the Rus people.

So less than a few hours after this tribe was conquered by the Rus, their leader Kaihas changed from resolute resistance to active cooperation.

Kaihas cites all the falsity and reality of the gray squirrel tribe in a hostile state of competition, and out of sentiment, he describes the enemy as a powerful enemy.

"That tribe has at least a thousand people, and they are very powerful. The bows and arrows fired by their warriors can accurately pass through the gaps in the leaves to hit the deepest hidden squirrel. Their people can also hunt wild boars and white bears. It can also completely wipe out the Timberwolves."

Kaihas tried his best to prove that this statement was true with a look of horror.

But when Otto knew the order of the enemy's population provided by this person, he couldn't help laughing.

"A thousand people? A mere thousand people deserve to be prosperous?"

Kaijas was a little surprised. In fact, where is the population of the Grey Squirrel Tribe? At best, there are no more than five hundred people.

Kaijas immediately changed his words: "Yes, compared to your tribe, we humble people like science are...too weak. It is our greatest honor to be your hunting dog."

Otto listened very satisfied with this stubborn flattery, even a little airy.

Rurik heard it differently. The so-called master must show his own toughness in the face of surrendered servants, the so-called face of a king.

According to Kaihas's description, the territory of the gray squirrel tribe is in the south, as long as you continue to trace upstream along the frozen river, there is a small lake there, and the real gray squirrel tribe is established on the south bank of the lake.

There is no mound in any sense where the gray squirrel tribe is located. The land there is relatively flat and covered with vegetation dominated by pine and oak. It is entirely because the local climate is cold, and the locals only cultivated a very small amount of land to grow some hardy vegetables.

All the Kovin people are fishing and hunting people, and they settle down in the Oulu River Basin.

The Salmon Lord tribe lives near the mouth of the sea. When a huge amount of salmon go upstream in the fall, the so-called go straight to Lake Oulu to spawn. This tribe can easily catch a large amount of fat by picking up a hemp rope net by the fast river Salmon, and become food for the winter.

The tribes in their upper reaches have lost their best fishing spots and cannot get the best fish. They can only think of other development directions.

Catching a large number of squirrels, peeling them, and selling them to the south for food, seems to be the best way, not to mention that the squirrel meat itself is also a fruit. They are already exploring the north, looking for land routes to trade with the Norwegians.

The root cause of the dispute is that under the limited ability to obtain resources, everyone is trying to expand the scope of control of the land to make more profits for the tribe.

Therefore, Kaihas specifically mentioned a long wall built by the gray squirrel tribe in the forest.

"That is a low wall, made of stones and wood. There are also some trip nets for catching animals and some traps around the low wall. That wall is the boundary they built."

Hearing it, Rurik first thought of the concept of the Great Wall.

In the end, Otto couldn't understand the use of a long and low wall. He showed his disdain, "How about that? We cross the wall and chop off their heads."

"My master, maybe we need some precautions."

Otto didn't care about this suggestion at all, because he didn't look down on this group of scholars at all.

Twenty of the tribal warriors died, and he attributed such casualties to the **** stone wall fortress. Today has a successful experience. Otto had already thought of some strategies to deal with the mountain castle and the bow and arrow.

The gray squirrel tribe also has a so-called hill fort. Because of the need for defense, their settlements have been wrapped in walls.

"Especially the boring stone wall, the future will not be easily broken by our army." Otto said disdainfully.

"Master, their walls are different from ours..."

"Why? Could it be higher?"

"Yes! There are even some special wooden frames on which someone can put arrows."

"It's just that?" Otto's attitude was still dismissive.

Rülik has heard many ways. Only with these limited confidence, Rülik feels that the gray squirrel tribe may have built a "city" like the Japanese Warring States period with the materials at hand. To put it bluntly, it is a simple fence made of stones and wood to wrap the village. This is a primitive but more effective fortification.

To understand why that tribe had to do so much construction work, the reason is also very simple, it was forced by the Salmon Lord tribe.

In this regard, there is no real villain on both sides, and some are simply conflicts of interest.

"Are those people, just like you, good at shooting arrows?" Rurik asked suddenly.

"Yes! My master, among them there are excellent archers who can shoot more precise arrows. But there are not many people."

Rurik nodded: "Such enemies are the most dangerous. I understand, I will take some measures. By the way, are they a lot of iron arrows?"

"No! We are severely lacking iron tools, my master, when we see a large number of iron helmets on your heads, we know that you are the mighty Varangians."

He was still talking about compliments, and Rurik was not moved at all.

He shrugged and sat upright: "In this case, we can make some big shields. As for the higher walls of the enemy, just make some ladders."

However, Rurik Wanwan did not expect that the concept of "ladder" is relatively new to the tribe of Salmon Lords. First of all, this group of people have seen ladders, but they really only do it because they lack the skills.

In other words, the locals are very short of the ability to process wood and tenon-and-mortise structures. The Russ were not the case, those shipbuilders had to piece together the core frame of their ships with a tenon-and-mortise structure.

In this way, Rurik thought of three kinds of equipment needed for siege.

First, the anti-arrow wooden shield. That is to cut down some small pine trees, a large number of thin trunks are put together and **** with twine, and finally a large wooden shield with a width of up to two stikas (nearly two meters) is formed. Since the felled wood is wet pine, the water in the trunk will freeze quickly after it is felled, unexpectedly increasing its strength. The selected materials are all fine pine, and the entire shield must be easily carried forward by a strong man in Ross. What Rurik can be sure of is that even if the opponent fires an iron-headed arrow, due to its awkward short wooden bow, it can penetrate the large shield at most, revealing an arrow that may only be a few millimeters away. As for the bone arrows, the wooden shield will complete all interceptions.

second. Build the ladder. Still fell down two pine trees with similar growth years. Its trunk should have thick thighs of a strong man, and some defects should be excavated on it to hold the thick branches arranged horizontally. Finally, it was further tied and fixed by hemp rope. Since Rurik didn't know the height of the opponent's "city wall", he defaulted that the height of the "city wall" was at least three meters, so this ladder needs to be four meters long.

Third, the siege hammer. Only the weapon proposed by Liurik attracted a positive response from several young Ross fighters present. Because the Ross people have ample success stories. The so-called siege hammer, in Rurik’s vision, is to select a large pine tree and cut it down after reaching the destination, and then the trunk is tied with a lot of twine, and the twine is wrapped with a batch of thin trunks. A group of warriors carried thin tree trunks, and finally picked up big pine trees, directly hitting the enemy's wall or gate.

All the opinions came from a little boy, and Kejas was shocked, but also realized how powerful the enemy he was before.

The battle is inevitable, and the battle will continue.

The siege weapon used to attack Gray Squirrel Hill Fortress is easy to build. Otto is satisfied with his son’s whimsical ideas, but he still can’t believe that with the help of these objects, his tribe can achieve zero casualties. .

Otto didn't just fall into arrogance and forget about it. In the melee, he saw the courage of the locals to defend his homeland. So is the surrender of this kind of person long? If one day the Ross people are weak, they will definitely declare themselves free.

They must be used to fight for the Ross people, and their fighting spirit must be stimulated.

Otto thought of a coup.

He solemnly said to Kaihas: "Now, I ask you to provide an army to fight for us. You already know this very well."

"Yes! Master!"

"Now I give you a chance to show your loyalty. When the battle is won, you can also benefit. I know that the amount of fur and food you donated to us is huge, and you have actually lost a lot. What you lose is absolutely fine. Take it back from the gray squirrel tribe. I promise that after the battle, you can take half of the spoils."

After listening to Yevlo’s cautious translation, Kehas rubbed his ears vigorously, and asked if Yevlo had a problem with the wording when translating. Ah, he really didn't believe that the Varangans were kind.

Otto said again: "I can give you half of the spoils, provided that your people actively cooperate. Say, how many people can you provide?"

"This..." Kaihas immediately thought that this was the Ruth's temptation to himself.

In hesitation, he realized that there was something deep inside. Sending people to war is a foregone conclusion. Participating in war is an act of surrendering to the master, that is, once the fight starts, the people of your own tribe may suffer a lot of casualties.

Kaihas also believes that if he announces a war with the Grey Squirrel Tribe and there are powerful Rus behind his back, the men of the tribe are absolutely filled with righteous indignation. They will pick up the dignity trampled by the Rus by thoroughly defeating the Grey Squirrel Tribe.

Kejas thought for a while, "One hundred people, it should be... okay."

"No! Too few, you provide at least two hundred people."

Kaihas looked embarrassed: "But! The men of our tribe, those very brave men, were all beheaded by the mighty you. Master, do you ask me to organize some ten-year-old boys to join the army?"

Some ten-year-old boys? Otto did know that when this old guy was resisting, he did organize a large number of little boys to throw stones to make trouble. Those children are simply cumbersome, and fighting is still a matter of brawny men.

Maybe this guy's words didn't have much deception, Otto thought, the corpses of the buried enemies were almost all adult men.

Otto thought of a compromise: "You must provide me with one hundred and fifty people. I don't want a ten-year-old boy. The youngest must be twelve. I want a man. In my opinion, a boy has reached ten. At the age of two, you can do what a man should do."

Kaijas is still very embarrassed.

"Didn't you understand?" Otto suddenly yelled, making Rurik startled. "I will release one hundred and fifty outstanding men, and they will fight for us! Victory, your tribe will be given preferential treatment. If they do not fight well, the rest of your tribe will all die!"

Undoubtedly, this is the ultimate threat, and to be honest, Rurik didn't like Otto's intimidation. Do not! This is not a threat, but something that is really possible.

After all, his father is also the chief leader. Although Rurik announced the ownership of these conquered people, he became their master, but if his father did not recognize it, it would be really useless.

So at this moment, Rurik was completely on his father's side.

"Kayhas, I urge you to accept our request. Listen, we can help you enter a new prosperity, provided that your unconditional cooperation. If you do any laziness or betrayal, your family members will suffer accidents!"

When Rurik said such deterrent words with a cold expression, Kehas was frightened. He was not afraid of the child like Rurik, but the mighty forces behind it.

Kaijas hooked his head and knelt on the ground, thus swearing that he fully agreed with all the orders of the Ross people.

"You are very smart." Otto's expression eased, and then stood up and said, "Let's go! Go outside and gather your men. We will form a joint army to fight our common enemy."

Originally, even in the warm season, Kaihas deliberately organized the tribesmen to harass the gray squirrel tribe. Both parties were competing for animal resources in the forest and river. The hunters of both sides met and the probability of fighting was very high.

The Salmon Lord tribe does not reject war, Kaihas only doubts whether winter combat is appropriate.

In this way, a large number of men were released. Under the **** of heavily armed Ross warriors, they rushed into a relatively level place in the village.

After Otto's instruction, Kaihas stood on a haystack, and after his people cringed and gathered together, in the freezing cold wind, he yelled out the good results of his negotiation with the Ross people.

"We are going to attack the Grey Squirrel Tribe! We are going to end it all with the help of the Rus!"

"Everything we lost can be regained in the hands of the Grey Squirrel Tribe!"

"The Ross people are reasonable! As long as we show surrender, as long as we fight for them, we can get benefits."

"As long as we fight for them, when we are attacked, if the Tavastias attack us, the Rus will organize an army to help us!"

"We could have avoided fighting with the Ross people. It was the Grey Squirrel Tribe that caused all this. It was they who instigated the discord and caused this battle! The Grey Squirrel Tribe is the root of all evil!

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After these remarks, the dejected men were talking about the Ruth people's execution of all men in public, but they didn't expect it to be a huge opportunity for rewards.

When Kehas said everything, the mood of the men was adjusted.

Both Rurik and Otto were very surprised, and these Corvins broke out with alarming roars. Obviously, they have a high degree of enthusiasm for attacking the gray squirrel tribe.

Rurik didn't think they were very wise, because a smarter person could understand that the Rus people wanted to expand their spoils through new wars, but also to consume the males of the tribe being conquered. After all, the bravest fighters often rush to the front line, and they will naturally encounter key attacks from the enemy.

So there are often only two kinds of people who survive, the war mad with good luck and strength, and the weak.

If the combat madman is promoted, Rurik believes that such people will serve as loyal fans in order to keep the reward of the new master.

As for the weak, they can hardly find any waves, but they pay taxes steadily.

Rurik doesn't actually dislike the Grey Squirrel tribe, but sometimes a new tribe that will be conquered by the Rus. As for their conflict with the Salmon Lord tribe, Rurik was equally uninterested.

What Rurik is most concerned about is whether the children of the conquered tribe after this expanded "North Hunting" operation agree with the rule of the Rus.

After all, the master of the new era is Rurik! Those children will be the fighters of the future, and they are the fighting power they need to control. But now the young and powerful guy is afraid that when he grows up, he will be very old.

Amid the indignation of the men of the Salmon Lord tribe, one hundred and fifty people were selected.

Otto and Liurik oversaw the process, and the people selected were forty years old at the oldest and fifteen at the youngest.

Unarmed, they were re-armed, and these Kovins took up their bows and spears again. Of course, these so-called weapons are really not good in the eyes of the Rus.

At the scene lit by the bonfire, Otto appointed the tribal leader Kaihas as the commander of the tribal soldiers. This person’s job is to be on the front line of the army when the battle begins. Regarding this, Kaihas has already had sufficient psychological preparation.

Otto also selected an elite, the total force is actually only two hundred. He left behind a group of soldiers who continued to control the village and the locals who remained.

Otto's threat was by no means a simple threat, he just controlled the families of those men and forced them to fight bravely.

Under the night, a coalition army with as many as three hundred and fifty people was born.

The Ross people cheered that they could expand the battle further, and they generally felt disdainful and even worried about a group of losers joining their team. Since the chieftain was such an order, the warriors had no choice but to agree.

After a battle, the team needs to be corrected.

The team really needs to be revised, because the Ross people have been on their way in the past days.

At the same time, they have to build a batch of necessary equipment for siege from local materials, and take them on the glacier straight to the target.