Two thousand Kalmar troops versus four thousand Swedish troops, this is basically the comparison of the strength of the two sides.
Due to the losses in the first battle, about 150 people of the Kalmar Army were killed and seriously injured. The Swedish Army lost 70 elites in an ambush. In such a comparison, the Swedish army still has an absolute advantage in terms of strength on both sides.
The Kalmar people became wary of the northern forces with increasing numbers of troops and became afraid to act rashly. However, no one escaped. Some of them had the idea of escape. At least for now, fear or insistence on honor kept them here, watching helplessly as more and more enemies landed.
The strength of the Swedish coalition forces had not yet been fully assembled, and Olegin was not willing to order an attack immediately. The soldiers on both sides had turned into a strange confrontation. At this moment, five Russian ships had already taken the huge risk of running aground and reached only about thirty meters away from the coast.
The Avora faced the enemy on its port side, and the three torsion slingshots on its starboard side were removed, and the ship's side railings were used as launch pads.
The longbowmen on the ship were ready to launch, and the steel-armed crossbowmen on the ship also raised their weapons at a high angle.
Now, Rurik looked at the battle situation with a confused look on his face: "Dad, I'm very surprised. Why didn't Olegin attack immediately with so many troops?"
"This? You have to ask him yourself."
"It doesn't matter. Our army's arrows can already cover the enemy. Those stupid guys are actually so close to us. It's strange for Olegin to form a formation beside the ship."
Otto shrugged and didn't ask any more questions. Soon the appearance of a small boat attracted their attention.
In a short time, the ship approached the Aurora, and the messenger nervously conveyed the king's order: "The king... the king ordered your archers to land for support."
"Is Olegin begging me?" Otto, standing on the highest deck, looked down haughtily.
The messenger tried his best to raise his head and answered tremblingly: "Yes, he needs your... support at any time."
"Okay, I understand." Otto turned his head and patted Rurik on the shoulder: "It seems that we are going to announce the start of the decisive battle."
Rurik understood this and ordered in a loud voice: "Aphlora! Everyone! Shoot!"
This roar announced that the decisive battle in Kalmar had begun in a very special way.
The war started so suddenly!
At this moment, there were more than sixty people standing on the deck of the offshore Avora. Together with the non-combatants staying inside the cabin, this ship alone accounted for half of the Ross army.
The big ship was actually 150 meters away from the enemy's chaotic array, and this distance was still within the range of the Ross army's lightweight arrows.
To almost everyone's knowledge, no long-range weapon has such a range. People like Karl also saw the "ultra-long-range" arrows of the Russians when the army attacked Old Ostara.
At that time, the Russians only fired a few shots, causing an enemy to be penetrated and killed.
The situation of the deceased made Karl very alert and fearful for a time. However, now that the war has started, he can realize that the Ross army does have the advantage of long-range weapons. But the current situation has once again refreshed his understanding as a man who has seen the world.
The lightweight javelin fired by the ten-seat torsion slingshot whizzed past with a buzzing sound at a large elevation angle.
Followed closely were the longbowmen from Ironburg, who fired lightweight long arrows at high elevation angles.
There were more than a dozen people who raised their steel-armed crossbows high and forcibly fired lightweight bow arrows.
All kinds of arrows were made of iron clusters and spiral feathers. The southwest wind never stopped. However, the rotating arrows relied heavily on the gyroscopic effect and managed to withstand the wind deflection.
The buzzing sound of fifty arrows was like a swarm of wasps. They drowned out the sound of the wind and caused all the Swedish soldiers who were stepping up their formation to raise their heads proudly.
A large number of black "wooden sticks" are flying overhead quickly! No! They have started to fall!
After many people subconsciously raised their shields, they realized that the arrows were heading towards the enemy.
The arrow fell from the sky with strong gravitational acceleration, and landed squarely on the enemy's Kalmar Army's formation.
Those Kalma fishermen who came one after another wanted to build a dense and stable needlework as much as possible. Who would have thought that the invaders would first resort to unprecedented tricks.
By the time they realized the danger was imminent, it was already too late.
Some people had arrows in their necks, some had their bodies pierced by javelins, and some had their faces cut.
Most of the people did raise their wooden shields, but they saw that the arrows that hit the wooden board still had metallic shiny arrow clusters exposed on the other side of the board.
This single round of attack caused an uproar to the formations of both sides that were about to break out into a fierce battle.
And this was just the beginning of the Russian army's shooting.
Rurik held on to the bow railing. At this moment, he wished he had a telescope in his hand. He was glad that he had not hit a friendly force, and he also saw the commotion in the enemy's lines. This was an opportunity to expand the chaos, so he naturally continued to shoot.
"Keep shooting! Torque the slingshot and load the clay bullets to hit them!"
The mercenary manipulating the winch tried his best to charge the slingshot as quickly as possible. The fired cylindrical clay bullets coated with seal oil were fired under Rurik's command.
Before that, the longbowmen completed two rounds of volleys under the command of Terravis.
These Covin people of the Gray Squirrel Tribe are already proficient in archery, and even the Ross fishermen who have taught a species of fishermen who settled in Ironburg have also become good archery experts. They have figured out the performance of these elastic longbows, and the accuracy of their throws is trustworthy.
The continuous rain of arrows rained down, and the wooden shields of the Kalmar people were mostly able to withstand the arrows, but the commotion was brewing. Their first row of soldiers can still firmly hold a line, but the situation behind them is getting more and more chaotic. They do not have a clear commanding general, and the status quo of fighting independently makes it obvious that they only need to continue to throw arrows to force their array to collapse.
If both sides of the battle have careful formations and the soldiers' will is strong enough, such fierce battles will often not cause heavy casualties.
Most of the losses came from the rout after the front collapsed, and the other side hunted down the fugitives, which was destined to be fatal.
There is no doubt that Olegin noticed that the Russians were creating a huge fighter for the Swedish army, and he decided to stand still. Of course, he didn't dare to act rashly. If he rashly attacked his own people, he would become the prey of arrows.
The blow from the clay bomb is coming! It weighs about the same as a lightweight javelin and spins as it flies because it has micro-spiral grooves dug into it before firing.
The thrown clay projectile has a weaker range, but the kinetic energy it gains when falling is actually stronger.
It was like half a brick falling from a height of nearly thirty meters, directly smashing the shield made of pine boards of the Kalmar people, and knocking the people to the ground. As for the person who was hit, he was seriously injured on the spot and bleeding profusely...
Among the many types of ammunition, perhaps none is cheaper than clay bullets. Its disadvantage is that it cannot do much damage to protected units. It is best at attacking civilian soldiers.
The composition of these clay bombs is not much different from that of red bricks, and they themselves are dark red. Rurik has always had faith in its power. Just like in a fight, bricks are an excellent melee weapon.
"Reload!" After Rurik ordered, he ordered Terravis: "Your people will fire six more rounds and then rest. We can't waste arrows too much!"
Rurik's orders could only be fully implemented on the Avlora. The surrounding ships could only order them to fire arrows through loud roars.
The main combatants and weapons are all on board the Avlora. This ship alone represents more than half of the Russian army's firepower!
The soldiers who control the torsion slingshot can press the reloading speed to twenty seconds. That is, two mercenaries with amazing arm strength work together to turn the winch crazily. The other person just puts the greasy projectile into the launch slot, and the other hand pulls the rope to contact the card. Tenon restraint.
The ship was anchored firmly to the sea due to anchoring, and the elevation angle of the torsion slingshot was also fixed. The six torsion slingshots carried to one side actually achieved the tactical effectiveness of a rapid-fire cannon.
The shield was smashed to pieces by clay bullets, the arm holding the shield was broken, the head was shattered on the spot, the chest was hit, and the broken ribs pierced the heart.
The mercenaries of the Aurora took off their linen shirts one after another, revealing their hairy chests and backs. They were already sweating profusely. In order to maintain the maximum firing rate of the torque slingshot, they were working with a physical output of 100-meter sprint.
There are many types of projectiles, but only clay bullets can be wasted. Rurik didn't care how tired his men were. He kept urging: "Keep shooting, I think the enemy's line is about to collapse."
The shiny Yevro smiled bitterly and said: "In this way, our fatigue will be worth it. It would be great if we can really smash their front."
"Then don't talk nonsense!" Rurik ordered seriously with a wooden face.
This sense of seriousness is what suits Yevlo's temper the most. After all, this is a battlefield, and everyone should be alert at all times.
Deadly projectiles are constantly falling from the sky, and they are visible to the naked eye!
As many as 200 Kalma people were killed and injured by arrows and projectiles. In order to avoid these projectiles, the Kalma people had to take shelter spontaneously. They originally relied on their own shields, but now they can only rely on predicting the impact point of the projectiles and avoiding them as soon as possible.
When everyone thinks so, the Kalmar people should stop thinking about maintaining a front.
Even if one of the Danish warriors decides to risk his honor and stand here, projectiles and arrows are not blind! They were hit on the head wearing a helmet, and they were also beaten to the point of concussion and unconsciousness. It looked like they were crushed to death. The sudden madness of "death" challenges the Danes' cognition.
As for the average Kalmar fishermen, their front finally collapsed!
The collapse actually came from the evacuation of a dozen people. They pulled their companions injured by arrows to a safe area, but others who were on the verge of mental collapse thought they were fleeing for their lives.
honor? How important is escaping?
Fifty people fled, followed by a hundred people, another two hundred people, and more...
Panic instantly spread to the entire Kalmar army. They were eager to fight back against the invaders and push them into the sea to drown. Instead, if they stayed here any longer, their members would be killed by the invaders' strange weapons.
The total collapse of the enemy on the shore caused a huge rumbling sound. It was the enemy who was fleeing and screaming in panic!
"Stop it all!" Rurik, whose heart was beating wildly, ordered the torsion slingshot to relax. As soon as the order was given, the mercenaries were so tired that they lay directly on the deck panting wildly.
Yevluo, who lay down tiredly, felt his whole body getting hot. He asked intermittently: "Sir...we...we succeeded?"
"Yes! The enemy's line has collapsed, and Olegin has led his men to attack."
"Oh, the battle should be over. We... won like this?"
"Yes, we won."
Yes, the Kalmar Army, which had been prepared for a long time, was shattered by the unprecedented arrows before it actually fought the Swedish Army in close combat, so that it collapsed.
The whole process of the enemy's collapse was clearly visible to Otto on the ship. His aging body was shaking unconsciously. He had lived for more than fifty years, but he never expected that his little boy would teach him the meaning of war today.
Is this an honorable way to fight? No, not honorable at all.
But, it's extremely effective.
The arrows and projectiles fired by ships floating on the sea destroyed the enemies arrayed on land. This was an unbelievable thing that Otto had not seen for a long time.
Origen, Karl, and even the other dukes would not recognize the "valor" of the Russians. What they call bravery is a bloody battle between warriors. What a disgrace it would be for a brave warrior to die from an arrow. For archers, I'm afraid it's not something that can be proudly promoted.
A huge fighter plane is in front of us, let all those hypocritical things go to hell!
Olegin and Karl were too lazy to care about the so-called glory. They issued the order to attack in front. The battle was over by now, wasn't it?
The charging Swedish army members felt that it was easier to kill the fleeing enemies than to hunt rabbits.
Those servants, Voskas and Saxons, were all victims of the "crazy arrows" of the Russians. They suddenly forgot the fear of being dominated by arrows and became part of the plundering army.
Even in peaceful times, the residents of the port of Wauskas and the Saxons of Borgholm never considered the residents of Kalmar to be their own kind. They do not yet have the concept of a country, but now they have an opportunity to plunder and make a fortune, why not take part in it?
It was even more because the Saxons knew very well that the Danish businessmen in Kalmar would hide their wealth there. People like Stein suddenly became the best hunting dogs of King Olegin of Sweden!
With Stein and his Saxons leading the way, the Malaren army was no longer so enthusiastic about chasing down the scurrying enemies, because Olegin knew that if he could not get a lot of wealth to reward the army, his dominance would be will be shaken.
However, the other Dukes' teams are very concerned about their immediate interests. No, the pursuit quickly turned into capture. For example, Duke Wendelson of Hjärmalen, he and his people have been staying in the inland lake area and have little relationship with the Gotlanders. They went to war just to follow orders.
Wenderson ordered his men to capture as many slaves as possible. In the future, they would take them back to their hometown and order these captured men to work as serfs in the fields.
Hjelmalen's 500 men had already lost most of them, and he felt that he had to use this method to ensure that his strength would not decline significantly after the war.
They were all busy catching slaves. They knelt down and begged for mercy, but their lives were spared. Those who resolutely resisted were immediately killed.
