Chapter 528： Confrontation

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The appearance of the cavalry was amazing, and the tactics they used made Rurik feel bizarre.

The Vikings did not have time to collect the brothers who died in battle. They hurriedly reorganized their weapons, even took arrows and spears from the enemy's corpses, and hurriedly withdrew to the position arranged by Rurik.

All the family leaders gathered here in front of Rurik. They were supposed to be brave and fearless warriors, but they showed unprecedented fear in the battle just now.

Until now, many of them are still shaking.

Someone nervously said: "The enemy is said to have two thousand people. If they are all horsemen, we will be killed by them if we stay on the beach."

When Biyuni heard such a frustrating remark, he lifted his foot and knocked it down, holding a sword and cursed: "Shut up, coward!"

The head of the family who had just sprang out of the woods, after scrutinizing it cleverly, carefully reported what he had seen.

After a detailed description, everyone's fearful hearts were relaxed.

Bijuni was really strong and determined just now, and to be honest, he was also very worried that a large number of cavalry would spurt out of the forest and trample everyone to death.

"Let me just say it! If the enemy is really brave, we won't be able to explain our previous two victories." He let out a sigh of relief, and pounded Leurik again: "Brother, you should have made the right decision. You are back. Brother said, there is a large group of weak people among the enemies."

At this moment, Rurik was calm and relaxed. He raised his head to look at everyone and formally set up his formation.

Shouting some morale-boosting words? Wait until the formation is set up, and when the enemy appears, let a few loudly shouting shouts in front of the formation.

Rülik assigned their respective tasks to the family leaders present. He was suspicious of the command execution ability of the army of fishermen and herdsmen who had not been trained by himself. Arranging complex tasks for them was a death.

The task arrangement here is simple, and the Viking’s formation is even simpler.

Although Rurik did not believe that the enemy would really scream and scream directly, he still planned to follow the battle that took place on Gotland a year ago. Almost all of this group consisted of Balmerk Vikings. The army will arrange the arrays that they have used and proved to be effective.

Three hundred people from Biyuni and Geiger, carrying a large number of spears (there are seizures and purely sharpened wooden sticks) lined up in a dense array as the Chinese army.

The rest of the Balmerks were divided into two, with 300 people on the left and right wings and placed in the most traditional shield wall.

All the archers, especially the Shetlanders who were ordered to hold bows, stayed in the army and followed the orders to release their arrows.

Jevlo took more than a dozen people, holding steel-armed crossbows, mixed in the Chinese army's spear array, and the enemy was looking for opportunities to shoot accurately when attacking.

All the heavy weapons, the torsion slingshot stood on a high platform constructed of civil engineering, and the trebuchet was mixed with the archer.

Once upon a time, the Balmerks fought with the brothers rushing up in a swarm, and when they encountered strong enemies, they formed a shield wall to coerce them up. Now any soldier is aware of the huge difference in this battle, and Rurik of Ross is rewriting everyone's concept of battle formation.

Bijuni ran back from the catapult: "Everything is ready. Your weapon can kill many attacking enemies."

"No!" Standing in front of the formation, Rurik stretched out his right hand slightly.

"What? Are you worried about those weapons? We are at sea..."

Rurik lifted his chin and signaled: "This battlefield is a bit cramped. I guess the enemy will rush up like crazy. We may not have many chances to shoot our weapons. The war is still a short-handed battle to win. Fighting, you are the best. Strong."

Biyuni subconsciously touched his bald head with blue stripes, smiled and stretched out his tongue, just like a tiger wolf behavior: "That's great. I am a terrifying wolf, who will devour them alive."

Rurik still kept his face calm, his eyes glanced towards the east: "Look, the sun has come out. Odin is watching us."

Biyunni turned his head, his face bathed in the early morning golden light.

He turned his head again: "Great, God will witness our victory. Then, what about the enemy?"

"It's already here."

"Here? I didn't see anything."

"Just in the woods, the enemy force has arrived. I can feel their breath."

Rurik faced the forest with a smile. He was confident of victory. The only problem was the loss of the army under his command. Forget it, these people are not Roths, but Roth's allies. The loss of some elite fighters is tantamount to increasing Ross' influence.

Of course, Rurik is not so dark as to use this battle to cut down the Balmerks.

All as Rurik said, the disappeared cavalry appeared again.

The cavalry was still as proud as they appeared, and their spears were still tied with beautiful orange ribbons. The Vikings noticed that there were horsemen on horseback among the cavalry, and many of them were holding orange and white flags.

"The enemy riders have all appeared, and their commander may be about to appear." Rurik mumbled casually.

"I took a crossbow and shot him." Biyunni was eager to sample.

"Are you afraid that this is not honorable enough?"

"Bah! It is honor to kill an enemy. God only looks at the result, regardless of my process."

Rurik shrugged, and he confirmed Biyuni's truth. But is there a good chance of sniping the enemy commander? Their commander should be the king, and the king should hide in the dark under the **** of many guards.

"Don't be impulsive, let's see what else the enemy moves."

Seeing the cavalry, quite a few Vikings were in a panic.

The reappearing cavalry team did not launch an attack. Each horse stood up like a statue, and in the gap between them, a large number of infantry with kite shields appeared.

Various patterns are also smeared on their shields, and some people apparently used metal to reinforce the wooden shields.

Rurik squinted up at Biyuni: "Look, these infantrymen should be considered elite."

"Bah! It's no different from what we encountered before."

"There is a difference."

"What is it?" Biyuni was taken aback.

"The number of new enemies is huge."

"That's it? What do I think? It's a good thing that they are crowded so that we can kill more enemies."

"You go back to the back first. I myself have to stand with the torsion slingshot. If you have your own weapons, I have to direct them to do things." Rurik said casually.

"I want to stay here, and my crossbow will show great power."

"Well, pay attention to safety. I'm now taking Frocky and Esbjörn to control the slingshot." After that, Rurik disappeared into the formation dexterously.

The perspective turns to Northumbria Army here.

A large number of soldiers walked out of the forest, and they ushered in the early morning war with a very complicated mood.

Just as they had just regained their march from the killing at dawn and with a complicated mood, the cavalry team responsible for pursuing the attackers unexpectedly withdrew back.

Captain Aston reported the most real battlefield situation to Einred in the past. Compared with the large number of enemies, many ships floating on the sea, and the enemy's combat effectiveness, these situations should not be underestimated. These situations gave way to the fact that the monastery was burned down.

Ainred flew into a thunder, and the bishop of Bamburgh, who learned of the bad news, went faint.

When the bishop was awakened by the young priest, the clergyman completely lost his seriousness and reservedness. He was supported and stood in front of the king with tears: "The barbarian destroyed the monastery and must have killed everyone. The tabernacle was destroyed. They destroyed. If we don’t kill these savages, God will no longer shelter us in Northumbria."

To be honest, the angry Ernred really wanted to cut off the bishop who taught himself to do things. Because of his beliefs, he must remain steady.

There is no more hesitation, a large number of enemies are on the beach, and the enemy is ready to be killed.

Erinred on horseback drew his sword, the peak pointed to the end of the road, everything was said.

Northumbria's army appeared in the open at a rather scattered pace, at first cavalry, then infantry.

The cavalry losses reported by the captain Aston suddenly made Erinred have great concerns about continuing to use the cavalry.

The king had to deduce the future on the issue of cavalry. Of course, he could force the cavalry to charge and drain their role, but the result was that even if a tactical victory was achieved, the huge loss of the cavalry force could not be recovered in a short time. Without this powerful force, the kingdom's cavalry advantage will also be lost.

Maybe the sea barbarians just came to looting gold and silver, and Mercia and Wessex both have the ambition to unify Britain.

Let the infantry! Let the infantry kill them without leaving a piece of armor!

Northumbria’s most elite infantry began to line up. They tried their best to stand in an orderly line. The most glamorous and heroic soldiers were at the forefront, and the rear soldiers could see their hips only from their appearance. .

A large group of barefoot farmers dressed in damp linen, carrying a variety of farm tools. They are not trained **** the enemy at all, but know the basic methods of self-protection. Compared to participating in the fight, this group of people is equivalent to standing behind to increase their momentum during a group fight.

Unlike the regular soldiers on the front line, this group of farmers can only fight downwind, and consider fleeing if the war goes unfavorable.

King Ernred knew this very well.

After all, he led the army to fight before taking office as the king. He still remembers the poor combat effectiveness of the opposing aristocratic peasant troops and the poor combat performance of the peasants.

It is precisely this experience that he can judge that the enemy in the front array is a strong enemy only by intuition.

At least it is also a strong enemy of the same level as Mercia's army.

Cavalry captain Aston rode up to the king: "Your Majesty, let me take someone to charge again. We can weaken their strength."

"No, we have lost more than ten rides. You can't attack rashly."

Aston hooked his head and retreated wittily.

Unexpectedly, the king stopped him immediately, "Bring me back. You send someone to ask the enemy's appeal."

"Ah! Your Majesty, it is necessary for us to negotiate with these savages? Can they understand our language?"

"Go! I must at least know what their purpose is."

"Yes."

Aston hurried to assign manpower, and at the same time, the king's eyes sometimes looked at the broken image of the destroyed monastery, and sometimes the large number of enemy ships near the shore. He especially saw a big ship and only felt that he was dreaming.

Northumbria’s cavalry was behind the infantry, and the Vikings who were about to fight are now excited, and they have no fear of those infantry.

But Rurik couldn't help worrying, and hurriedly asked Geiger's men to withdraw from the Chinese army. All the 100 spearmen were drawn to the right wing of the team, Chen Heng, so as to prevent the enemy's cavalry from rushing out of the forest on the right.

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If it were not for the restraint of orders, some family leaders had already planned to take their own people out of the front and fight with the enemy.

Bijuni shouted exciting words in front of the battle, and everyone yelled.

In the eyes of Northumbria's army, the group of lions standing opposite is clearly!

Do you want to fight this group of fierce men? The monastery that was clearly a holy place has now disappeared! Turned into some blackened wreckage.

The conscripted farmers, their humble status can only overlook the greatness of Lindisfarn Abbey, and now they are standing here, seeing the tragedy of the devastation of the Holy Land. The farmers did not have any anger or sorrow, and many people simply peeed out of fear. Some people want to escape, but unfortunately this is not possible. As a result of the escape, he was caught and hanged, and his wife and children were to be eternal slaves.

A cavalry captain, under the **** of two entourages, rode a horse and slowly approached the line of the Vikings.

Jeflo knelt with a crossbow extremely vigilant, as all his guys did.

"Listen to my orders! Get ready to shoot! Aim!"

Because the enemy moved, the noisy team calmed down.

Rurik heard what Jeflo said, and he shouted from a high place: "Stop! Don't be impulsive! They may be messengers."

However, the order to shoot has been issued.

Including Biyuni himself, twelve crossbow arrows flew out. These arrows, designed to attack the heavy targets of the armored eyes, hit suitable enemies one after another.

They shot the horse first, and all three horses fell with arrows.

One of the three cavalrymen was so crushed by the horse that they couldn't move. After the other two got up, they were shocked and fled to the true truth.

The sudden situation shocked Erinred to poke his head, and in his rage, he almost bit off the root.

Captain Aston was slightly thankful that one of his small captains had withdrawn safely.

He asked the king: "Your Majesty, the enemy has some weird weapons. We rushed up and broke their line. This battle is our victory."

"Shut up! Aston." Einred growled like a lion, "Forget about your plan for the battle."

"However, I think that we can attack them from the flanks. Aston also pointed to the right flank of the Vikings and pointed out that there was a flaw suitable for the cavalry to advance. Precautions).

No matter how reliable Aston said, Ernred refused.

"Prepare for the infantry attack! Let the priest go and bless the infantry." The king issued a direct order, and with the sound of the bugle, the Northumbrian army took action as a whole.

At the same time, the Vikings, including Rurik, felt that the enemy's general offensive had begun. Don't charge yourself, let the enemy charge into the battle? The Balmerk Vikings didn't feel wrong about this kind of silly war.

Suddenly, Rurik watched eagerly as a group of people in black robes stepped out of the formation, unexpectedly...

"Haha? Sprinkle holy water on them? Strange behavior. Do you really use this to increase morale? Or is it pure comfort?" Rurik laughed embarrassedly, but he soon stopped laughing.

The Vikings only think the enemy is absurd, but the enemy has not attacked, and it is really boring to stand here.

Must think of a trick to urge them to attack!