Chapter 671： The monarch from Ross landed in Bear Sacrifice

"The Rise of Rurik (!

Novgorod's grain enters the harvest period, which is the time when labor is most needed. Harvesting, threshing, drying, and storage can even last for a month.

The Pine Needle Manor was destroyed. Since the manor can support more than 10,000 people, it is close to this year's one-time plunder. Theoretically, the food harvested can guarantee the life of the staff in the Ross Principality for a whole year.

It was at this moment that the war against Karelia had begun.

The cousin's armed investigation has made breakthrough progress, and it seems that a decisive battle with the enemy is already in sight.

However, the reality is always unsatisfactory.

The messenger from Novgorod brought news of Medvete. As the governor, he is indeed harvesting oats on a large scale. The problem is precisely this, because it is responsible for harvesting all the output of the Old Pine Needle Manor, and the entire White Tree Manor, men, women and children all went into battle with sickles.

Eight hundred Slav warriors and dozens of veteran Ross soldiers were cutting wheat and threshing on the shore of Lake Ilmen. They were the main labor force. As in previous years, this type of farm work is always exhausting. As for dispatching troops in a short time Assembled in Shilla Fort, the matter encountered major difficulties.

"The labor force is so scarce!"

Liurik has complaints about Medvedt. Maybe they are indeed facing major difficulties, but the war should not be delayed.

Considering the actual factors again, the original crusade plan has reached the point where major reforms are required.

The wheat harvest in Shilla Fort has ended, and men and women have joined the battle to quickly complete the threshing.

According to the previous contract, Rurik collects a fixed amount of agricultural taxes from the local farmers.

A batch of freshly smashed oats is still a little damp and can't be left to dry. Lurik has determined that these new wheats are military rations.

It was a cloudy morning, and Rurik and a group of soldiers had assembled at the dock.

The main force of the Ross fleet is assembled, and a large army is boarding.

Kartenaka, the female leader of Vips, held the wooden staff tightly with her old hand, her gully lips trembling, watching a large group of warriors step on the pedals and board the ship.

Rurik's face was solemn, and he yelled sharply in Old Finnish: "Souomi! Hurry up!"

A thousand Suomi fighters lined up barely, most of them carrying short bows and arrows of their own, holding iron spears made by the Ross human, and boarding the big ship in a mess.

They are in a panic. After all, this is going to hit the enemy's vital point, and there must be a fierce battle. All-out war is daunting, and the huge fleet of the Russians is even more shocking.

Many people think the world is absurd. Once these big ships easily shattered the resistance of their Suomi tribe, now everyone is a family, and they have become members of the Russian army and have the right to use these huge ships.

They are excited, standing in the towering Jiaban looking up at the huge city of Silla Fort, what will happen next?

At the pier trestle, Rurik talked to the old man who is guarding the Shilla Fort for the time being: "This time I will win, but I'm afraid I can only win a part."

Otto was slightly surprised: "Part of the victory? Why."

"I don't have enough troops. Now is not a good time to fight the Karelians."

However, Otto found it ridiculous. His old and powerful hands covered his son’s blond hair: "You dare to say that you are not strong enough? Those Slavs who cut wheat will not be able to come for the time being. This is considered to be not strong enough? You have more than 1,000 men A warrior of Odin, and a thousand Finnish fighters. You have two thousand!"

"Two thousand people? But I heard there are 10,000 people in Karelia."

Otto shook his head deeply: "Why are you too cautious when you are so strong? Arik chopped off two thousand heads without any loss! You should learn from your cousin, this battle can be reckless."

"Well...maybe I was too cautious."

Rurik said again: "I have a hunch that the conquest of Karelia cannot depend on the victory of one or two battles. Maybe it will take us years to conquer them."

"It's okay." Otto patted his son's head again: "It's okay to drive them out. We have to bring back the spoils, especially the deer. This is a reward from God."

Old guys like Otto have obsession with reindeer, and the Ross tribe still has many legends about deer.

Reindeer was a common animal in the area around Fort Rose. Long hunting made them disappear, forcing hunters to go to distant places to hunt deer. When the Ross people tried to raise deer, they were faced with the unfortunate situation of no deer to breed.

Now, the Ross people can finally raise deer on the Neva River, the premise is naturally to bring back the 3,000 trophy deer.

After chatting with the old man for a while, Rurik boarded the flagship Aphrodite. Many large ships defended it, including four armed cargo ships.

Someone was ordered to blow the horns, the flagship raised its temperament, and the Aphrola raised its anchor and sailed, leading all the ships upstream to the lake Ladoga amidst the cheers of thousands of people...

"Also, he is right. I don't really need the support of Slavic soldiers. Karelians are also strong at all, so I can't make the best use of them." Rurik thought about his father's remarks deeply.

More than forty large and small ships finally sailed on the huge Ladoga Lake, with spinnakers floating in the ocean, cruisers, destroyers, armed cargo ships, and a number of traditional long ships. The ships formed raindrops and went north along the lake shoreline.

The more soldiers, the better. In a decisive battle, more troops will naturally take advantage. At other times, this is a gluttonous behemoth.

Fortunately, the Ross, Balmerks, and Ostara are marine peoples, and Suomi and Vips servants are fishing and hunting people. Everyone can basically solve the problem of rations by relying on fishing, and Lurik is prepared for this battle. The new and old wheat and dried salted fish transported by the army can also solve big problems.

Before the weather became cold, this Russ army had no logistical problems.

The fleet first arrived at the village of the Vips, namely Kaiki Salmi.

The mighty army appeared and frightened the residents for a while. As the sharp-eyed people saw the flying flags, the panic of the people quickly dissipated.

The female chief is back!

Do not! A new leader is here.

Telavis officially announced that the native became the Earl of Vips, and his family name was changed to Vepsarava. The people can only accept it. It's weird to add a "squirrel" suffix to the clan name, but everyone admires this young man very much.

As for those who came back with the trophy deer, they also came back on foot recently. The two hundred young female deer made the tribe ecstatic, and a batch of seized iron tools was shared by everyone.

These are the rewards of the Ross people, and the female leader has also returned. This time, they saw for the first time the supreme leader of the Rus, a young blond warrior, clean and noble, like an elf born from the forest.

Those leading the way who got the bargain would have no face. They knelt on the ground like a deer, begging Rurik with a smile on their faces for permission to lead the way again.

"You want to lead the way? Okay! I want to recruit a hundred soldiers with their own dry food from you, and fight for me. You have the right to grab the spoils."

The words are spoken in Old Finnish, and the Vips people basically understand it.

They were shocked and ecstatic, and Telavis easily organized a hundred men.

A white linen cloth was torn into a large pile of white cloth strips.

The Russian army should dress uniformly to prevent crits against friendly forces. However, the production of white cloth and blue cloth takes time, so Rurik ordered all the Finnish shops to join the army. The white cloth strips tied the forehead and restrained the fluffy hair. This is also the most obvious feature. Proof of identity.

The female leader Kartesaka gave way to Telavis, and her granddaughter had a husband. Of course, she regarded this young man as her grandson, and watched him take away all the talents of Vips with confidence and boldness.

In this way, the Vips, who knows the Karelians best, joins the Rus army, and their strength is not simply increased by one hundred.

A huge fleet sailed for the first time on the huge Ladoga Lake, sailing all the way from the south bank of the lake to the north bank, which was the first time in this area.

The Russian army conquered the Karelians with the ability to project troops beyond the era. The huge fleet successfully arrived at Bear Sacrifice Town, and the flying flag attracted all the garrisons to cheer.

The last voyage of the army no longer needed the Vips to be a guide. They encountered a long boat that was a guest fishing boat, and the garrisoned army was already throwing a large net to fish.

The army arrived near the shore, and soldiers took small boats directly to the beach.

The Aphrora-class sail cruiser put down all the side boats, she released the anchor and fixed it on the lake, and Rurik took the boat to land smoothly without touching the water.

He succeeded in standing here. Looking around, it is indeed an open area in the sea of ​​forest. It is really appropriate to build a port here.

The people who fished came back one after another, because the Lord Duke came, this is the main force of Ross, and the decisive battle against the Karelians is probably only the matter of the past few days. The fishermen landed ashore and returned to the team, and the most effective first flag team was here.

Rurik walked on the dry lakeshore, where he was building a lot of construction work, and the ground under his feet was all black soil. It is a pity that the rich soil here and the cold climate shielded the possibility of large-scale wheat cultivation here.

He raised his head to look at his proud cousin: "Brother, are you really killing a lot of people here? Everything was 20 days ago?"

"So." Arik pointed with a big hand: "That direction, I made Otsuka there, and the two thousand dead are there."

"Well... I can't smell the killing right now."

Rurik felt sorry for the dead for a second, but as the man behind the scenes, he knew that he was not qualified to feel sorry for the dead. This is the fate of the Karelians. There is a saying that the mantis is behind the cicada and the oriole. They are fighting fiercely with their neighbors, and the brave Duchy of Ross hasn't been able to surrender all of them. It's just that the Karelians are not worthy of being ministers now. They are a kind of props. Killing them will deter other servants. The so-called "As long as Rose is willing to be far away, he will punish him."

As soon as the army arrived, thousands of soldiers not only saw the deer walking around, but also noticed that a walled town was rising from the ground.

The walls here are not strong, and some areas are clearly only temporary measures. The so-called logs are stacked randomly to create a short and squat barrier. However, a few towers have risen from the ground, and the soldiers can look around, see the enemies approaching, and have a bird's eye view of the free deer herd.

When he first arrived in the town of Xiongji, Rurik admired the fishery resources in this area. The town was surrounded by a large lake and had superior hydrological conditions. It was obvious that a permanent trestle system could be built and a good dock was built.

The army began to assemble, they did not rush to a decisive battle with the Karelians as soon as they landed.

Where is the enemy's main force? In fact, some people already have a clear answer.

Rurik didn't have the time to think about this for the time being, and the army assembled according to their respective flag teams and tried their best to form a neat array.

There were soldiers shouting majestic chants, soldiers lined up, and the first flag team was assembled. The soldier leaned his shield against his chest, holding the hilt in his right hand. They each carried burlap backpacks, and the leather blankets were rolled up, and then folded and hung on the backpacks. Their clothes are neat and uniform, their shields have blue and white patterns, and the outer chain armor is also white cloth robes, although many parts are marked with white pudding.

The standard bearer held the team flag tightly, standing upright like a red pine.

The first flag team is like this, and the Balmerks of the third flag team are now in the same lineup, which is really gratifying.

The shooting flag team is another strong team, but its team composition is complex, with promising young soldiers, mercenaries, and surrenders. They also have something in common, that is, they have participated in various battles after becoming a duchy, and became a strong soldier in the battle. Today, as many as twenty small two-wheeled trolleys are equipped with torsion slingshots, and thirty torsion catapults are also removed. They are powerful forces in the battle.

Duchess Carlotta took her fifty Ostara warriors, standing here as a de jure ally.

The Suomi Army has as many as 1,000 men, and the Vips Army has only a hundred men.

Even if the originally planned Slavic army arrived due to busy agricultural issues, the Russian army still assembled a team of up to 2,700 people.

Such an army can also dominate in the Frankish kingdom.

An army of 2,700 people is a terrifying army in the eyes of the people of Northern and Eastern Europe in this time and space. However, in Rurik's eyes, the army's strength is not much, so that it can be assembled in a small area, and he can easily complete the inspection.

After landing, Rurik's first thing to do was to review his army. He was dressed in splendid and courageous costumes. The original delicate face was fading from childishness, and his face became more and more like his biological father Otto. The golden beard made the entire chin hairy, the eye sockets became deep, and the eyes began to overflow with irresistible dignity and kingly domineering.

The thirteen-year-old Rurik is close to an adult in body shape, but his arm muscles are not vigorous enough, and the distance is far from becoming burly.

He personally inspected all the soldiers, and then stood on the wooden platform and preached loudly.

"Karelia! They must be wiped out! They attacked our servants and dared to collect tribute from the land of Ross! They must be destroyed..."

If describing the Karelians as trespassers can arouse the wrath of the fighters? Can they stimulate their fighting spirit?

Rurik knew what the brothers needed. He deliberately poked his head to describe the beautiful picture to everyone: "They have a lot of deer, a lot of leather, a lot of women, and a lot of interesting things. You can rely on your skills. Go looting, I announce to you! I! Lord Rose! I only take half of the spoils, and you seize the rest, and you divide them equally. You will all become rich, and you will be able to grab one or two women. They are. Will give you a lot of children, your wealth is enough to feed ten more children. You can rest assured! Fight for me, fight for Ross, if you die in battle, your soul will immediately arrive in the sanctuary of Asgard, you will have There is a great probability of entering Valhalla. Your children in this world, I will raise them according to the rules, and your wealth in this world will also be inherited by your eldest son."

The Ross, Balmerks, Mellaren, Ostala, all the Viking warriors roared in excitement.

In this warm atmosphere, Suomi and Vips soldiers also roared.

The latter generally do not understand what is Asgard and what is Valhalla. Ruriek preached some important messages in Old Finnish, which drew their ecstasy. Because as a servant army, fighting for the monarch will naturally get the spoils. There are as many as two Suomi people in the flag team. They have no unforgettable hatred against the Karelians. It is the Tavastians who have enmity against them. Then, once they win, the Suomi people hope to take a group away. The young woman in Karelia gave birth to herself.

The mood of the army was thoroughly mobilized, and the army was building a barracks on this flat land near the coast. At night, the lakeside bonfire resembles stars. Lurik did not order his subordinates to combat the "bonfire to confuse the enemy" tactics. There are indeed many landing personnel and there is a need for fire everywhere.

Rurik didn't want to live outdoors. Some old Karelian buildings were kept, so he took a group of generals and sat in the big house that was originally the residence of the priests.

People dig up the cooked new wheat with spoons and stuff them into their mouths, praising the deliciousness of the wheat from the newly cultivated land near Shilla Fort.

The bear altar is not the core of the Karelians. Where is the core of the enemy?

Rurik had just finished eating, and he could see clearly the eager faces of the three flag captains who were left behind under the oil lamp.

It turned out that the period of the three flag captains was not as simple as building a city, fishing for fish, and repelling a bunch of enemies.

Since a group of enemy armed men suddenly appeared and launched an offensive, where did the enemy come from? The Ross soldiers who followed up after the incident found a relatively wide river, and even the mud on the lakeside was clearly marked by the ship's pressure. The enemy actually came by boat, and there are a lot of indentations here. Considering the condition of the opponent's boat, it must be a group of canoes landing here.

The team stationed along this clue quickly found the entrance of the river, which was not far from the east of Bear Festival Town. Then the question also came, why didn't the Karelians build the priest's center at the mouth of the river?

The soldiers stationed did not think about this. With years of combat experience, they were convinced that they would be able to find a large settlement if they went upstream. Only large settlements can send a team of hundreds of people to the challenge at once, or based on their experience, everyone later believed that this was actually the enemy's armed reconnaissance team.

I'm afraid that the fighting behavior has already started to scare the snakes, and a long Ross ship quickly arrived at the estuary and headed upstream.

The three centurions proudly reported their major discovery to Duke Rurik, which immediately aroused everyone's emotions.

It is a very large residential area. There are tents around a lake in the interior, and deer groups roaming in groups...

These things were unexpected by Arik. He couldn't think of it. During the time he was away, the brothers would have such an amazing discovery, there is no need to hesitate! "Arik exclaimed, "In my opinion, that is the core of the Karelian. When the fleet rushed to the inner lake, we directly landed on the beach and killed them by surprise! "

As soon as this statement came out, many people called out that this should be done. After all, the enemy was probably already preparing. If time was wasted, Rose would not necessarily be able to take advantage.

Rurik looked at everyone's eyes that seemed to be on fire. The speed of the development was unexpected. He understood the principle of the speed of soldiers. He couldn't give up on the huge fighter plane in front of him.

"Hit! Let's play tonight, and start action tomorrow! We have to reach that inland lake before tomorrow evening, and then take everything you want!"

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