Tavastia collapsed! Everything is simply history repeating itself!
Rurik recalled the "Battle of the Glacier" here in the past. The enemy at that time became his own soldiers. The new enemy seemed stronger, but now he was chased and beaten like a lost dog.
The bloody spirit of the Russians was aroused, and Aric roared forward with a shield on his back and two swords raised.
The originally rigorous formation became extremely loose, and the warriors were as enthusiastic as if they were attending a wedding, treating the killing as a festival celebration.
Take prisoners?
The Duke said that enemies who invade the territory and kill servants should be killed as much as possible. Only by making the enemy feel the most sincere terror can we prevent future mistakes.
The injured enemy Arik did not let go. He chopped off the injured head, soaked the bloody thing, and roared like a polar bear.
It was here that Rurik experienced a real war many years ago.
His innocent soul was gone. He gave up all his illusions in that battle, and his whole mind became wild.
In this wild world, wildness is the key to survival.
It is the duty of Jevro and his brothers to protect the Duke's safety.
Seeing his soldiers counterattack and pursue them in a chaotic manner, how could this bloodthirsty feast be without his most elite men.
"Jevro!" Rurik, who was in the middle formation, shouted.
"grown ups?!"
"Bring a hundred brothers to hunt me down. Cut off the heads of the enemy's corpses."
"Ah? What does this mean?"
"Go quickly!" Rurik pinched his waist, "Bring back a head and reward him with a silver coin."
For ordinary mercenaries, a silver coin is now worth a huge sum of money. They followed Rurik, and not only were they provided with food, clothing, and housing, but their extra income was at least ten silver coins a month.
These people's loyalty came from their income and the social status conferred by the Duke of Ross.
In order to prove that they were the Duke's "powerful sword", they followed Jevro and began to chop the heads of fallen enemies everywhere.
A horrific scene is taking place in the Russian camp!
Those ferocious heads are being arranged into a matrix. Firstly, it is to show the illustrious military exploits of the crusade. Secondly, it is also convenient for statistics of battle results. Thirdly, the head is also a "projectile" with low damage and high insult and intimidation.
The boys and girls who went with the army also included John Ingvar who was forced to follow everyone and shoot arrows into the sky.
They had experienced battles, and this terrible scene of seeing each other again made their hearts beat wildly.
Fisk and Kanuf remained extremely calm, but Terravis, a boy from Covin, rarely kicked the head casually and cursed.
This kid was cursing the Tavastians, and Rurik was too lazy to stop him.
He glanced sideways as Carlotta and her girls all shunned.
"Well, unless absolutely necessary, women should not appear on the battlefield."
After all, pursuit has a limit. Although the counterattacking army has no concept of chasing after the enemy, seeing that there are fewer and fewer brothers pursuing, everyone slows down and returns to the original route.
Is there any loot to be gained from defeating the Tavastians?
Confiscating grain and cured meat was impossible, and perhaps large quantities of leather could be obtained by attacking captured forts.
The enemy left behind a large number of iron and bronze weapons, which were also very valuable.
The Rus and Balmoks came back one after another carrying the weapons they picked up. They kept the useful axes and spearheads for themselves, and threw the unused ones in front of Rurik. They all knew that these things could be recycled.
A large number of arrows were recovered, and the Russians also confiscated many enemy arrows.
The whole morning was spent before and after the battle, and it was not until the afternoon that people began to come back.
Most people didn't get any rest last night. Once people sat down after the battle that exhausted their energy, they soon felt extremely tired.
Many people simply lay down and slept contentedly, regardless of the headless corpses all over the place and the very few of their own war dead.
Even if the Russians' defensive measures were good, the morning fog still weakened the Russians' bow and arrow advantage.
Having said that, Tavastia forest hunters can only inflict substantial damage to the Rus by throwing javelins and arrows at close range.
Eleven Rus warriors were killed, killed by enemy javelins without incident.
More than fifty others suffered internal injuries, almost all of which were swelling and bruises on their arms and shoulders. The combination of leather and chain armor gave the Russians a great defense, but it was not enough for those who had suffered internal injuries. It would be inappropriate to fight on the front line in the next battle.
Including the dead in Balmok, the crusade army only lost more than thirty people and injured nearly a hundred people.
Most of the injured were not seriously injured, and they all threatened to seize the opportunity to kill a few more enemies.
Looking at the enemy's losses, everything is extremely concrete.
The enemy's heads are arranged in a matrix, with every hundred heads arranged in a square. There are actually five such squares, and there are twenty more.
Capture five hundred and twenty enemy heads?
This was not the case, because some enemies in the chaotic battle had their heads chopped off with axes. The horrific scene made Yevro vomit unconsciously, so why bother to pick them up again?
The number of enemies who actually died in front of the battle was far less than those who died while being chased.
As expected, history repeated itself once again, and the pursuit of the fleeing enemy once again achieved great results.
The raven appeared out of thin air, and Arik, covered in blood, walked into the tent and approached his brother with a smile.
"Rurik, the raven is circling. Odin is pleased to see our great battle."
But there was no obvious joy on Rurik's face. He was shocked when he saw the film's head.
"Today's battle is over."
"Yes. It seems that you are a little unhappy? Alas." Arik sat down again, "Even if we haven't killed all the enemies, the battle will still continue." This seemed to be a complaint, but Arik's smile did not disappear.
"The facts are very different from the information we received. They did not send out many troops. Maybe we will encounter some serious resistance when we attack the enemy's fortress."
"So what?" Arik slapped his chest, "I am best at attacking fortresses."
"Now that you know, you should know what to do."
Rurik seems to be telling a riddle? actually not. Arik nodded with satisfaction, already guessing what his brother wanted to say.
Because the old Gray Squirrel Hill Fort was bound to be won, this was the second time the Ross army launched an attack on it. They had learned from the experience and lessons of previous battles. Many people in the team who had witnessed the war knew very well what kind of preparations they should make.
The two brothers first negotiated, and then Rurik summoned many elites to hold a new meeting.
Although they were tired, the people's faces were filled with the joy of victory. It was their white robes with blue stripes stained red by the enemy's blood that made their image complicated.
In a daze, Rurik suddenly felt: "It seems that red, white and blue are indeed the colors that the Russians should have."
The battle has just come to an end. Although the majority of soldiers don't care enough to lie down and sleep, the battlefield still needs to be cleaned.
It wasn't until the next day that the Ross army really began to clean up the battlefield.
The Oulu River is still flowing fast, and a large number of headless and gray corpses are thrown into the river.
Floods caused by melting ice and snow will wash hundreds of corpses into the sea, and eventually disappear without a trace. Of course, before abandoning it, all the useful things he carried had been plundered.
A large number of iron weapons were piled together, and the enemy's head was also piled into a hill.
Rurik actually built a palace for the enemy, allowing all the brothers who participated in the war to watch the great achievements they had made with their own hands.
They temporarily forgot about their brothers who died in battle, commented on the enemy's heads, and praised each other as berserkers.
A large number of soldiers even praised their Lord Rurik as a true warrior, who was braver than his father and whose methods were quite ferocious.
No one criticized the so-called ferocity at all. When they learned that these heads had very strange uses, they all held their swords and axes high and shouted excitedly.
A group of enemy heads were buried on the spot to form a large grave, and more than two hundred of them were still hung on the waists of Russian soldiers.
Aren't the soldiers of the Qin Army still howling and charging with one or two enemy heads hanging on their belts? The Qin army is a division of tigers and wolves, and Rurik seems to think that his men are even worse, and he should be regarded as a "division of wild bears."
The Tavastians suffered a heavy setback, as the invaders eventually destroyed the cemeteries of the Rus and the original inhabitants, the Corvins.
The war was urgent, and there was no time to burn the bodies of the dead brothers on the spot, and there was no vehicle to transport them back to the river mouth. As for putting them into the water for the final sea burial, everyone was not happy psychologically.
The Ross and Balmok warriors who died in the battle were buried. Each deceased had his own cemetery. A sword was inserted into each grave, and everyone agreed never to draw the sword.
The army rested for a whole day. Even though the war was urgent, Rurik did not expect to appear under the wooden wall of the old Gray Squirrel Hill Castle in an instant.
Enemies who are lucky enough to survive will spread terror. As long as they wait for the situation to ferment, when the Russians show up with strong morale, the enemy may collapse at the first touch and completely fail.
The development of the situation was basically in line with Rurik's expectations.
It was Vateara, the commander of the Tavastian army who was determined to win. He covered the burning wound on his face and fled. In a panic, he could no longer care about the lives of his brothers.
How many people escaped back to the mountain fortress?
At least the old guy Vatyala, who had suffered a great loss, returned to the old Gray Squirrel Hill Castle the next morning, running until he coughed up blood.
After a while, exhausted and frightened soldiers began to return one after another.
Many people lost their weapons and shoes while escaping, and fell down suddenly when they came back.
By noon, there were already more than two hundred defeated soldiers sitting in the mountain fort. Some were shivering, and some simply fell asleep.
It was not until evening that the sleepy Vateyala woke up and began to count his warriors again.
Including those who stayed behind, there were only close to 500 men left in the entire army who could hold weapons. As for whether they can fight well, the twinkling look in their eyes is like declaring that they are frightened by the battle.
Vatyala had never seen such a battle before. He clearly had the upper hand, but the enemy's human wall was like a rock and he couldn't break through it. In the end, he was killed by the enemy.
There must be an explanation for defeat! Fighters with fear, grief, anger, boredom, and all kinds of emotions, as well as people from their hometowns who have just immigrated here, need someone to stand up and explain this defeat!
Fighting a losing battle and committing suicide to make one's ambition clear?
Vatyala didn't want to commit suicide to apologize. Besides, the huge shame of defeat and the terrible losses, if he really wanted to die, he would die by the enemy's sword. He didn't dare say that he was scared, let alone talk about retreat.
Someone has to be responsible, who is responsible?
The five men with their ears cut off were pulled out and tied up again, with hemp ropes tied around their mouths.
Watyala held an ax in his own hand, stood on a high ground made of rammed earth, and shouted to the nearly 500 soldiers gathered: "These are the five guys who lied about the military situation! The number of enemies is very large, and we made the wrong choice. They Five people must die!"
Soon after, Vateyala took the ax with his own hands and chopped off the necks of all five people.
Looking at the bloody corpse, he held up the bloody ax and roared again: "I will not leave! I would rather die here! It is the people we love in Tavast who have occupied this lake territory, and we are Master here! Those Russians came across the sea to steal our treasure, I decided to fight to the death! You also have to fight for Tavastia!"
That being said, people who thought that the Russians were weak in close combat with bows and arrows have realized the naivety of their own ideas. Wouldn't a bloody battle with that kind of enemy lead to death in vain?
But look at the people who were executed. At this moment, no one dared to face Vateyala to raise any questions.
Vatyala expected that someone would retreat, so he continued to shout: "Anyone who dares to escape is a betrayal of Tavastia. If caught, he will be skinned, and his wife and children will be burned to death as punishment."
He plays the role of the "tyrant of the North," but this guy is not stupid enough to let a group of immigrant women and children suffer the devastation of war.
The immigrants who had just arrived were ordered to immediately leave most of their supplies and return home. There were also two soldiers with good legs and feet who were recognized to be loyal to the tribal alliance. They had to run back to the alliance-controlled area in the south as quickly as possible and tell them. The terrible war that took place in the North of all people.
Vatyala, he felt that the severity of this war had far exceeded the war with the Karelians. Those Karelians are not as fierce as the Russians. The Russians just want to drive away their opponents and kill them all! If the Rus eventually occupy this area, who can guarantee that they will not go south to attack the entire Tavastia next step?
Who can guarantee that the Russians are hungry wolves that can be fed? It’s amazing they can be fed at all!
He also handed over this analysis to the messenger. He believed that his eldest brother, the leader of the alliance, would continue to send troops for reinforcements. Before reinforcements arrived, Watyala decided to hold on to the mountain fort. However, the existing reserves of fish and animal meat could not meet the consumption of these five hundred soldiers for ten days. It would be good to be frugal and survive for eight days. Therefore, all the reindeer pulling the sled were left behind and killed immediately, and the Tavastians decided to satisfy their hunger.
Is it possible to continue fighting with the Russians who threaten to attack the mountain fortress with limited food and fresh water? Wouldn't the hillfort turn into a terrifying coffin?
Even a coffin is not as good as the world outside the wooden wall. After this battle, the Tavastian army has lost its courage by the Russian army and can only rely on the walls of the mountain fort for defense.
The situation can be described as extremely passive. The most rational choice is to abandon this mountain fortress and all the Tavastians to retreat to their hometown. But if they have to vomit out what they have eaten, they do not want to do it even though they are afraid.
They are all trapped in the tide of the times, and they all have their own pursuits and persistence.
Even if the defensive conditions were not good, Vatyala did not dare to retreat.
Now, the only thing that can comfort the nearly five hundred Tavastian warriors who are still persisting is this circular and reinforced wooden wall.
They are surrounded by walls, somewhat reassured by constant self-persuasion.
But how useful is this?
Arik led his brothers to attack and made a large anti-arrow shield using thin branches combined with the inherent shield that required two people to carry it. Someone also polished the ax and prepared to chop down a large tree as a siege ram when the troops came to the city.
The Russians replenished stone bullets on the spot and seized many arrows from the enemy.
The crusade army marched out again, its sword pointed straight at all directions and invincible.
