Under the scorching sun, the spearheads were extremely dazzling. The eight hundred warriors of Medved's Slavic Banners were now fighting in the name of the Principality of Rus. They share the same enemy. Not only are they accepted by the Principality of Ross, but the most important thing is that thousands of enemies are rushing towards them, and they are their own enemies.
"It's time to avenge our ancestors! Kill the villains of Pine Needle Manor and take back our farmland!"
Medved roared a few inspiring calls, and his men remained calm, arranged in a dense formation, and built a wall of spears about three meters in front of the team.
This group of people is not new recruits at all, but a group of warriors who have experienced the bloody battle on Gotland and killed hundreds of another group of Varyags with their own hands. Not only do they have no psychological revenge, they also have a confidence and arrogance that is rare in the Ilmenoslav community.
It was also for this reason that until the army of Pine Needle Manor was about to rush in front of them, the upright spears were flattened one after another, forming a wall to welcome the collision of a group of guys who were not afraid of death.
The spearhead deliberately designed to be a pointed cone has better puncture performance than a flat spearhead. It is forged from chromium iron, and the overall shape tends to be triangular. Rather than being a spearhead, it is better to say that it is a military spur mounted on a long wooden pole. .
It was born for killing, and when the sharp spearhead penetrates the enemy's body, it is a terrifying hole that breeds blood.
The enemy's blood spattered Medved's face. He was dressed as a Russian and his behavior was completely Russian.
Where the Flower of Blood bloomed, the Slavic warriors dominated by White Tree Manor became violent.
They fought frantically like the Russians, clenching the wooden poles with both hands, shouting and stabbing at the enemy in front.
As soon as the fierce frontal battle began, the farmers' armed forces of Pine Needle Manor that attacked the Ross Army's center suffered a major blow.
The spear formation has some meaning to the Swiss phalanx, with bundled axes or daggers placed below the spearheads, turning all the spears into halberds. The soldiers in the first row all wore chainmail armor sewn with metal sheets, like fish scales. They were very defensive and naturally located in the dangerous first row.
These front-line soldiers poked relentlessly. Even if the enemy was already kneeling and vomiting blood, the sharp spearheads still poked at them with all their strength, as if they were trying to make meat paste.
The soldiers in the second row assist the first row. They rarely wear armor but are also protected by the brothers in front.
Moving on to the third and fourth rows, these soldiers could no longer rely entirely on their spearheads to kill the enemy due to the distance between them.
There were always some lucky enemies who escaped the initial thrust. They bravely approached the center of the Russian army and began to face blows from the sky.
The ax fell from the sky and struck down with great force, cutting the enemy's liver and brain to pieces.
What a crazy scene this is. The Slavic warriors in the Russian army, the Russians, Balmoks and other traditional Viking ethnic groups subconsciously do not think that they are a strong army. It just so happens that this group of people, relying on "crude" spears, have built a ruthless "lawn mower".
The chargers of Pine Needle Manor were pierced by spears one after another, but the minds of those behind them were already blank. The men and women charged with their own crude weapons. They did not know the killing ahead, hoping that their collision would break the formation of the Ross army. Relying on absolute numerical superiority to defeat the Ross army.
Some people with brains think this is the only way to win at Pine Needle Manor, but most people have forgotten everything, including what fear and pain are.
It's as if machines born purely for fighting have become a group of people who are not afraid of death.
Unfortunately, bravery and recklessness are just a matter of thoughts.
The spear warrior, who has no psychological scruples, does not care whether the enemy in front of him is male or female. This is a battlefield. If you don't kill the enemy, you will die. Besides, they have been enemies for centuries, and today is the time to settle the accounts.
Medvedt and his men continued to advance slowly with bloody spears, and soon they were stepping on the enemy's corpse.
There are also many enemies who have been fatally wounded and are groaning in pain while they are dying.
Just behind the Slavic Banners, the command center of the Russian army is here. One of the duties of Rurik's heavy-armored mercenary guards is to supervise the battle team and hold the formation to urge the Slavic flag troops to maintain a slow attack posture. Now they are carrying steel swords and mercifully finishing off the enemies at their feet one by one.
It was only a part of the Pine Needle Manor Army that attacked the central army. This was originally the main direction of attack. As the attack was obviously blocked, it became a natural option to attack the two wings in a roundabout way to overwhelm the Ross Army array.
The battle on the left and right flanks of the Russian army took place slightly later than that of the central army.
Both Aric and Khelaphid led their men to build a shield wall. The first row of warriors used shields to protect their entire torsos, and the second row of warriors held up their shields to cover their heads and the foreheads of the brothers in front of them. As for the brothers in the third row, they are against the front row to ensure that the shield wall is strong enough.
A convex arc array with a length of about three hundred meters appeared. This was a solid offensive formation, and the convex arc also dispersed the enemy's impact well.
An astonishing collision broke out between the two wings, and the attackers, who were overwhelmed with joy by their companions, especially those in the front row, knew that the Russians had built a shield wall, and they could no longer stop. If you stop, you will be trampled to death by the companions who follow you. If you charge, it will be more disastrous.
There were fierce impacts everywhere, and some parts of the shield wall were slightly loose.
Arik gritted his teeth and stayed on the front line. He held the sword in his right hand. He had just experienced the shock of the collision. The steel sword was thrust out through the gap in the shield. In an instant, bright red blood flowed into the shield wall along the bleeding groove of the steel sword. within.
"Kill! Kill everything! Drink the blood of your enemies like the strongest wine!"
Maybe Aric didn't know what he was talking about, or what he said was meaningless.
As the flag captain, he was essentially unable to command the entire flag team during this bloody battle.
The moment the two wings collided, a large number of charging Pine Needle Manor warriors were stabbed to death with swords.
Of course, the casualties of the Ross army also occurred from this. Because many people's necks lacked protection, the broad-bladed spearheads of the Pine Needle Manor Army began to scratch the necks of the Ross people.
There was gushing blood everywhere, and the battlefield was filled with a strong smell of rust and sweat.
The shouts of killing were heard endlessly, and there was an uncontrollable whooshing sound in the sky.
When the soldiers of Pine Needle Manor ignited their violent courage, even if their leader Vadim was injured and retreated to the rear, the soldiers still launched an unstoppable charge, even though they knew it might mean death.
Hundreds of people were killed by the Russian army in a very short time, and the death would not stop as long as they continued to charge.
The unarmored men were easily stabbed to death and hacked to death. A few lucky ones were finally able to fight the Russians at close range, but eventually died of being outnumbered.
The Pine Needle Manor Army continued to detour to the two wings, while the Ross Army also deliberately contracted its formation.
Could it be that Rurik could observe the entire battlefield situation from a God's perspective and see that the enemy was trying to attack in a roundabout way to break the formation?
No!
The simple reason is that at least four hundred enemies died under the spear wall of Medvet's Slavic bannerman.
This is the fact, because Rurik and Otto are already walking on the battlefield full of corpses of the dead, and the main body of the Russian army is embedding itself into the enemy formation!
It had only been ten minutes of hand-to-hand combat, but as many as a thousand people had been killed in Pine Needle Manor, while the number of dead in the Ross army could only be counted on one hand.
The balance of forces between the two sides has undergone major changes. The Ross army that landed still has 2,400 troops. The Pine Needle Manor and the six allied troops present at the scene have only less than 4,000 armed men from more than 6,000 armed men.
Both sides fought fiercely on the battlefield outside the village, where corpses lay in pieces. Rurik originally thought that his military formation would be restrained into a stable ring, and he would win a decisive victory by relying on the center to bloom. However, the enemy's morale finally collapsed!
Yes, Pine Needle Manor was no longer able to charge. Facing the aggressive Ross army, they were retreating, and the arrow strikes from above kept causing casualties.
The blank mind regained its sanity slightly, and the living male and female warriors all retreated.
To be fair, the morale of the Pine Needle Manor Army was not completely shattered. When the armed men saw that only a handful of people could be seen in a mighty army, despair took hold of them. Is there any point in charging to the death?
After twenty minutes of hand-to-hand combat, the Russian army no longer needed to build a circular defense line and create a central flower, because the offensive and defensive momentum was different.
The two sides fell into a strange confrontation again. Both Arik and Khelafeld completed the adjustment of the shield wall. The injured man retreated to the end, and the dead brother was pulled to the rear first. The shield wall first became in line with the spear formation of the Chinese army. At the same level, two large pincers like a crab began a so-called pincer offensive.
The effective resistance of Pine Needle Manor has been reduced to 2,000 people. It is because they are too brave, or reckless. From the beginning of the attack on the lake to now, more than 4,000 corpses have fallen on the ground.
"Rurik, you can order a full-scale attack." Otto's sullen face and deep eyes seemed to see everything, and Rurik fully accepted his request.
Why issue an attack order? !
All the leather drums in the military formation began to beat wildly, and some horns blew hard regardless of the tune.
Grund and his small group of guys have been "hidden in the snow". This group of Danish mercenaries are now all wearing the heaviest armor of the Russian army. Most of them are holding double axes and squeezing into the spear wall in front. He suddenly burst out through a gap.
look! A group of berserkers wearing silver scale armor appeared again!
Their appearance is simply the so-called final blow that replicates the decisive battle on Gotland.
Grund, he felt that he was the star that attracted everyone's attention. In the new bloody battle, he should personally announce the beginning of the Ross army's full-scale attack.
"Brothers! For honor! Come with me!"
His words were very domineering, and his old friends attacked with all their strength. In fact, his words were addressed to the entire Russian army, but his high-pitched declaration was drowned out by the shouts of killing.
The appearance of the heavily armored soldiers completely shocked the last Pine Needle Manor army. Those who persisted until the end and were hesitating whether to push into the farm no longer had any hesitation.
Grund and his group are all physically strong men, and they cannot fight for a long time even if they wear this heavy equipment. Fortunately, they rush into the enemy's formation and kill them indiscriminately, regardless of the gender of the enemy. It is like a tiger entering a sheepfold, no matter how many sheep there are. , how difficult is it to be killed by a single tiger overnight?
This is the signal for a full-scale attack!
Arik's blood surged with excitement. He raised his blood-dropping sword and ordered: "Brothers! Fight freely! Go to their manor and steal everything you want!"
The fierce sword and shield hand instantly dismantled the shield wall, and the battle that showed personal bravery began.
The last armed men of Pine Needle Manor were at a disadvantage in all aspects. They were killed like melons and vegetables. The violent Ross people would not spare them just because the enemy was a woman.
Because the Duke also ordered that the rebels and their families be killed!
Pine Needle Manor has come to an end, because the Ross army has rushed into the manor, and the old, weak, women and children who have completely lost the ability to resist are facing a disaster.
Poor Vadim, he and a dozen of his last cronies retreated to the manor first, and the army had already launched an attack. The brothers all advised the "Prince of Novgorod" to put the overall situation first and should not He personally served as a vanguard and died in vain.
This group of people were all waiting. They fully expected that the assembled land forces could defeat the enemy with force, but they suffered a nervous breakdown in a very short period of time.
The Rus are about to storm the manor!
With a cruel heart, Vadim pulled out the arrow from his arm, covered the bleeding wound, and ran to the mansion first, dragging his pregnant wife to evacuate, and also ordered the five new concubines to wish for their own lives and escape.
These ten people have already fled to the northern edge of the manor. After passing through an oat field with lush green seedlings, there is a dense fir forest. It will be safe to hide in the forest.
But at this moment, Vadim’s wife was prone to miscarriage due to strenuous exercise?
The young woman fell, clutching her stomach and screaming.
"Leave quickly! If you don't leave, we will all die!" Vadim tried to pull his wife away, but...
As if a shark had smelled blood, a small group of soldiers from the shooting unit of the First Flag Troop, after receiving the order for a full-scale attack, ran at full speed with their crossbows loaded.
Someone happened to see Vadim's brightly dressed image, and this group of people were like a bear hunting team, determined to capture or kill the guy personally to receive the reward.
They had already entered the farm and had no intention of attacking the women and children. Their target was Vadim's group who had given up everything and tried their best to escape.
Arrows flew in, and one of Vadim's two companions was unlucky to be hit by an arrow in the neck, while the other had his entire ear ripped off by an arrow cluster on the spot.
The blows continue.
Suddenly, Vadim saw his first wife vomiting blood and looking at him with an expression of extreme despair.
"You...run away..."
After the woman finished speaking, she collapsed in the wheat field as if she had completely given up her life.
"No!!!"
Vadim yelled and burst into tears on the spot. A man who tried to persuade the boss to leave quickly was shot through the entire eye by an arrow in front of him...
The strong wind driven by the arrow blew into his face, and Vadim watched helplessly as his good friend died in front of him.
He panicked, no longer caring about his moral integrity, and even ignored the pain of the arrow wound on his left arm.
He left behind his wife, who had been hit by an arrow in the back and might have been able to save it, and a few of his brothers who were groaning after being hit by arrows, and fled into the forest with the others.
Vadim, when he fled into the woods, he cut off his hometown and Pine Needle Estate.
His journey of escape and revenge begins.
But now, he must risk his life and flee, even if he loses some status.
He became a completely bereft dog and entered the woods to face an unknown future. He didn't know if he had become bear fodder, died of starvation or had pus from his wounds.
He didn't dare commit suicide, and he didn't want to be caught by Ross.
Those arrogant words before the battle, and humiliating the opponent with the heads of dead Russian corpses, only resulted in the annihilation of the entire army?
He knew what his dead father said. For those who committed the most heinous crimes, the Russians would hang them up and make them blood eagles.
What is a blood eagle? Vadim could imagine that even if he died, he didn't want to die miserably as a blood eagle!
But he escaped. For the entire Slavic society of Lake Ilmen, the political life of "Vadim, Duke of Novgorod", who proclaimed himself a duke, had ended with the destruction of the manor and his own escape.
Maybe, that's it.
At least now, Rurik's Ross army has completely entered Pine Needle Manor. Now, everyone is doing evil. Rurik's eyes widened when he saw the corpses on the ground. His conscience ached a little. Now that he found the situation uncontrollable.
More than two thousand people, including the Rus, Balmoks, Ostaras, other Vikings, and Slavic flag soldiers from the lake area, began the most barbaric robbery and killing.
At this crazy moment, the follow-up troops from the three estates of Baishu, Calf, and Fisherman came on foot and joined in this barbaric feast. Thanks to the clear markers on these latecomers, they avoided accidental injuries.
In troubled times, Li Wei can control the situation in a very short time, and then Li De can ease conflicts.
Rurik knew exactly what he had ordered, and his conscience hurt a little, but he was already a king.
He did not give the order to stop, and by acquiescence he allowed the army to kill. He simply turned his back and pretended that he could not see or hear.
Because the leader of the rebellion and his family members will be gone, other estates who have seen the brutality and ruthlessness of the Russians will be afraid of the terror of the Russian army, and the entire Slavic community of Lake Ilmen will enter a state of peace under the threat of the Russian army, which is better than before. More peace.
Only when the situation is completely stabilized and the intended rebels in other manors are found and killed, the rest will naturally be to give some carrots to appease the people.
"Ivan the Terrible is so crazy, right? Yes, Ivan the Terrible is my descendant..."
Rurik couldn't laugh. He discovered the cruel side of his soul. Obviously, this cruelty was bound to the Rurik family.
This cruelty will be inherited by descendants and come to the world in the name of Thunder Emperor.
