Chapter 517： The collapse of Edinburgh

Some orange flags fluttered above the city, that is, the King of Northumbria flag.

The offensive Viking army also raised this banner, which was the Ross Oars Banner held by Rurik.

The army that attacked Edinburgh was indeed the Russian army by nature, because its commander was the actual ruler of the Ruth Principality. In other words, this army, which is almost entirely composed of Balmerks and Shetlanders, should have exactly the same combat mode as the former Rus army.

But the real Russ army has been reborn under the personal training of Rurik, how can the strong combat power be comparable to that of a thousand Balmerks?

As for the Northumbrian people in front of him, Rurik saw this city called a "bandit city" and wondered how many treasures there could be in it.

Do not!

They do have treasures!

Rurik squinted and saw a man with a top hat, even though the man was sneaking behind the battlements. The man had been holding up a golden cross with a strong metallic color, and the hat was clearly a "bishop's hat."

"A big man who doesn't stay in the monastery well, how come he came to the city to fight? Do you add holy buffs to the defenders?"

Rurik had nothing to say, and he didn't need to say anything on the battlefield.

A group of bow bearers under his command gathered together and threw arrows at the wooden gate where the suspension bridge was located.

A batch of bone cluster arrows flew out, throwing at a higher density, giving the opponent a head and face attack.

How useful can arrow clusters made of bones be? It also has a good effect in hunting small prey.

Rurik didn't expect the strength of Balmerk's archers at all. If he really wanted to suppress those enemies who shoot arrows at the head of the city, he still had to look at the crossbow.

The "crossbow shooting team" pieced together by Balmerk explorers, elite mercenaries, and sailors of the Aphrora who had stayed in Rose for a whole year began the most precise strike.

The warriors of Northumbria were shot down like birds on the branches.

Including the Earl of Edinburgh, everyone in the city has never seen it, and even less knows the existence of a crossbow. At first they felt that the opponent's bone arrows were too ridiculous, and people resisted desperately under the pressure of being occupied, but the fatal blow came.

The defending archer gritted his teeth and hid, while the brave man Fener continued to shoot arrows. The result was naturally fatal. Their one-piece cowhide armor, facing the surface-hardened cone-shaped armor-piercing arrow, can be broken with a single jab.

The brave Bishop of Edinburgh, his hat always exposed his position. The high hat was directly hit by an arrow. The bishop, the bald middle-aged man, hurriedly hugged the gilded cross and lay on the wooden porch of the city. , He doesn't care about the image anymore, his left hand is covering the cross, his right hand is constantly drawing the cross, and his mouth is constantly chanting prayer verses.

Pity his two young priests...

Perhaps, these two people feel that the power of faith is infinite. Dressed in gray robes, they held up the cross hung on their chests, shouting sacred slogans and glaring at the savage siege.

But both of them were hit by multiple arrows and fell to their lives.

Even a piercing arrow fired by a crossbow hit the Earl of Edinburgh's helmet impartially.

Thanks to the hemispherical structure of the helmet, it objectively causes the arrow to bounce. The Lord Count's head was slammed, and he was knocked down. When the soldiers hurried to rescue him, he swayed and stood up holding his almost broken neck.

"My lord! Please withdraw to the city, we will defend the city to the death." A soldier shivered.

The earl stared at Venus, and the soldier who did not reply to speak again withdrew from the wall under the **** of others.

Unfortunately, the morale of the defenders is on the verge of collapse.

A group of residents in the city are eager to escape from other city gates, but outside of the huge city of Edinburgh, there are savages staring at them. There are hungry wolves everywhere. Once the city gate is opened and the suspension bridge is put down, the civilians in Chengli will only escape into the tiger's mouth. What's more terrifying is that the barbarians will easily take the suspension bridge and rush into the city. Everything is over!

Regardless of what the defenders of Edinburgh thought, all the preparations for Rurik's most proud ten-seat torsion slingshot were completed.

On the big ship, Biyuni really saw the terrible power of the torsion slingshot. He never expected that this equipment could be used to attack the castle.

With a serious face, Rurik pointed his sword straight at the suspension bridge: "Shoo me at the two corners of the suspension bridge!"

Bijuni was shocked: "Ruriek, do you want the projectile to break the chain of the suspension bridge?!"

"No! Biyuni, let your people aim at the place where the chains are fixed, smash the wood, and the bridge will fall down naturally."

The crossbowmen suspended their suppression one after another, and they transformed into torsion slingshot shooters.

Switching from the perspective of the Edinburgh defenders, they saw even more exotic equipment starting to show off.

Although almost all the materials used to construct the city walls are pine wood, since the Edinburgh defenders have deliberately dug trenches, they naturally have to inherit some of the techniques of old Rome when it comes to making suspension bridges. The winch mechanism is inside the wooden wall, and it is difficult to damage the winch by external blows.

However, Rurik saw its fatal design flaw at a glance. In other words, during the construction of the Edinburgh defenders, they never considered that the Picts had a siege weapon other than a siege hammer (that is, a big wood). Such a suspension bridge system was insoluble by the Picts.

The cast iron projectiles began to hit the two corners of the suspension bridge heavily, and the natural effect of one or two hits was poor, but the situation changed suddenly during multiple collisions.

The close-range precision shooting of the torsion slingshot caused the suspension bridge to collapse in just two rounds.

Biyuni is like a violent bull, and he roars: "Brothers! Charge me!"

There is no need for him to give orders. The Viking warriors who have noticed the crumbling suspension bridge have moved closer here.

The enraged army rushed directly under the wooden wall on the suspension bridge.

Even if the city gate still has a wooden door, it is useless to face the Vikings.

The long-handled Nordic forest axe specially designed for felling huge trees began to show off. Many strong men rushed to the front line with the axe. They were full of thick golden breast hair, tattooed with animal patterns, and brandished a large axe to destroy directly. Their chest hair was soaked with sweat and shiny.

In order to cover these "special engineers", Lurik still ordered the torsion slingshot to continue to suppress firepower.

For the defenders of Edinburgh, for everyone in the city, they are trembling! Men and women, a large number of people fled to the most important stone building in the city, fled into the Notre Dame Abbey in Edinburgh, and stood with the bishop who had just escaped and his head was buzzing. They kept drawing the cross, praying for the Lord's manifestation, praying for the punishment of God to force the barbarians to flee.

But the last wooden door was still smashed to pieces by the Viking fighters.

Nearly a hundred Northumbrian fighters gathered behind the city gate. Under the personal leadership of the Earl of Edinburgh, who had a sore neck and decided to fight to the end, holding the Northumbrian flag, they decided to coexist and die with Edinburgh.

Perhaps the earl just didn't want to be a prisoner of the barbarians, so that the soul suffered the saddest blasphemy.

He is even more aware of the seriousness of the situation. If York learns that Edinburgh has suffered a great disaster, it is equivalent to announcing to the king and even to the whole of England that the Northumbria northern defense line has collapsed!

The defending soldiers crouched with spears and swords one by one. Their thin and generally lacking nourishment bodies could not bring enough self-confidence. Only a few warriors in chain armor had some confidence in blocking the enemy to death.

How can the impact of the Vikings be blocked by these people?

Relying solely on the huge advantages of troops, personal strong breakthroughs and bravery, the Viking Sword and Shield players after breaking the door are very tacitly composed of classic and traditional shield wall tactics that are almost engraved in their souls. The bucklers are stacked on top of each other, and they are really pressed away like a wall.

The shield wall barely blocked the spear stabbing of the defenders, and some Balmerk Viking fighters were stabbed to death, and then the zero-distance fight suddenly began.

The sword and the axe were bloodied quickly, and the long-handled axe held by the Viking warriors in the back row dropped from the sky and rammed continuously, and the spearhead also pierced through the crack of the fight.

Once upon a time, the Edinburgh army detained outsiders who attacked the locals, and even tried to influence some of them who had the potential to convert. But in the past few years, those so-called conversions were executed because of the homicide they had committed. However, after receiving some news, the Earl of Edinburgh learned the fact that the foreign fisherman came from an island in the north.

Due to the lack of contact, the people of Edinburgh believe that it is another tribe that has a relationship with the Picts. In short, they are savage and difficult to tame.

Until the Earl of Edinburgh himself was imprisoned, he still didn't know who these fierce and powerful enemies were. He has lost the opportunity to understand, because he is dying!

Even if it is wearing armor and mail armor, it is useless under the stab of the chrome steel spear purchased by the Balmerks from the Rus.

How does the Viking army judge the important targets of the enemy in the rebellion? The battle has become one side crushing the other. The red-eyed Vikings just want to annihilate the enemy's armed resisters, and then seize the time to looting!

Earl of Edinburgh, any commoner must bow when he sees him. He is the most important military commander in the north of Northumbria, a powerful figure in the local area, and an important nobleman in the kingdom. Poorly he died like the most inferior warrior. The so-called armor could not stop the enemy's thrusts. He died on the spot with seven or eight spears, lying on the black ground, and the body was trampled on by people who were fighting in disorder. Perhaps, only the bent iron sword with the silver-plated hilt and the orange king flag trampled over with mud can immediately prove the noble identity of the corpse next to him.

The morale of the defending army was on the verge of collapse before the start of the fierce battle. The momentum that was forcibly gathered by the earl himself, now the king's flag has fallen, and the morale has completely collapsed.

Edinburgh has broken defenses!

Some of the frightened defenders were pushed and shoved by the more frightened people, some small doors were opened and the suspension bridges were lowered. As a result, this sorrow operation was immediately discovered by the Viking army waiting to be seen.

Edinburgh is already riddled with holes. The Balmerks and Shetlanders are here to participate in a bloodthirsty raiding carnival. They rushed all the way, met anyone in the city, and immediately waved their swords and axes.

This is really a terrifying afternoon, and its horror is hard to describe in words.

Bijuni's face was frantic, and even his brother Froky was covered in blood from others. The two brothers participated in the final fight with the defenders. After the army completely wiped out the group of defenders, they immediately began to find a new main target.

Because the Biyuni brothers are the sons of the tribal chiefs, they are different from other family chiefs! At least the pattern is higher.

Those small families, their hands have already begun to search everywhere, looking for all useful things, especially gold and silver.

Of course, there are women...

The whole city is in chaos, and some people have even begun to set fires deliberately.

But Rurik didn't want to mix it up. He restrained his most elite subordinates. In the chaos in the city, he took care of the crossbow and the torsion slingshot all night.

Yevlo was once very puzzled: "My lord, shall we not rob? Do we give them all the chance to make a fortune?"

"It doesn't matter. I am the Duke of Ross, not their group of bandits who focus on small interests. I! Not a lowly bandit!"

In fact, Rurik didn't want to go into the city to "appreciate" the human tragedy caused by the Balmerks. Although he already has strong resistance, it is better to watch less. After all, Rurik himself can't get the slightest pleasure in such violent acts, and only the lingering uncomfortableness after witnessing.

Biyuni is just the opposite! He led more than a hundred blood-stained brothers to the biggest stone house aggressively.

There is still a cross on the roof, although Bijuni doesn't know what it means, considering the difference of this house, he believes there must be treasure in it.

Pity the people who prayed, they kept praying to numb their broken hearts.

They prayed for angels to come and drive away the raging demons.

Now, the devilish Vikings broke in. People started screaming frantically, trying to find a chance to escape. They looked at the savages covered in blood. What is this not a devil from hell?

All escapes were in vain, and the devil showed their deadly axe to harvest life...

Bijuni took his men everywhere to slash and kill, both men and women became Viking ghosts, until even the bishop himself was chopped off the head with a sword.

It was supposed to be a solemn and pure monastery, but now it is turned into hell.

Until this time, Biyuni led the team to search for the treasure, and it was really rewarding!

Those sacred vessels made of gold, including the precious ornaments of the dead, were raided. Once upon a time, Biyunni obtained two large cups made of pure gold, which was extremely rare in the Balmerk tribe. In fact, this is the gold vessel containing the holy water, plus two crosses made of gold and silver, it is the most important sacred vessel in this monastery.

What shocked Bijuni even more is that the stairs leading to the underground of the monastery are connected to the Edinburgh vault! When the wooden door was violently broken open, two boxes of silver coins were removed.

As for Bijuni’s good buddy Geiger, this kid led the more than one hundred soldiers formed by the farmers and fishermen of Vashobi, and screamed directly into the mansion of the Earl of Edinburgh.

They did not hesitate to kill the earl’s heirs and wife, **** the treasures from his family, and after insulting the maid, they tied them with ropes. Their idea is extremely simple, that is, to capture young women and bring them back to their hometown of Washobi, so as to become slaves called by the "Residents League", and even become everyone's wives. It is because the people of Washobi need foreign women too much.

This is the major difference between Geiger and Bijuni's ideas Geiger, Esbjörn brothers, they realized that the more than ten women who were bullied by their men on the ground, their The identity must be the slave of the local "big man". Since it is a slave identity, it is perfect for my use.

In a sense, Geiger is the last bit of humanity in this horrible city. If that is also human nature.

As for Rurik? He still stayed outside the city, waiting for the army in the city to complete the most thorough occupation, and then went into the city to find out.

Rurik is not particularly valued as to how to obtain prisoners and search for gold and silver. There was only one thing that he valued, and that was Edinburgh's granary.

He didn't expect that the Shetlanders, led by Huo De, who had been here passively because of being captured, rushed straight to the Edinburgh Granary in memory and rushed over. Gold and silver are good, but can it have good food and cloth? People in Shetland want to eat wheat even more. Just as other people killed him in the dark and dragged the captured woman's hair to commit violence, the Shetland fisherman was already using the burlap pocket he found, stuffing it with fresh wheat frantically.

With regard to the search for new wheat, the Bergen immigrants in Shetland coincided with Rurik.