The short battle was over. When Swind returned to his island, he saw that the bodies of the shot soldiers had begun to be carried away by the Russians.
He looked anxious, not knowing what Prince Ross was really thinking.
But the massive landing of Rus' troops had already begun.
A huge fishing village is in front of you, and the defeated people are fleeing with all their strength.
Rurik completed the landing with the hilt of his sword in his hand, but he still couldn't laugh because this was not what he wanted to see.
The body of the deceased was being dragged and appeared to be thrown directly into the sea.
Unable to stop him, he met the people who had landed earlier on the battlefield.
Arik was breathing heavily, his eyes full of longing: "A large group of cowards have escaped. What are you going to do? This fishing village is ours now."
"What else can we do? We entered the fishing village to plunder. The army needs a stable place to live. The people of Bernholm provided it to us, and our army must accept it."
"But there are still a large number of people who have escaped. Our army should pursue them."
"No need." Rurik shook his head, "I understand this island better. Let them escape! They have no way to escape. There are not even fishing boats, how can they survive? We control this port and let the boats patrol , those who escape will surrender voluntarily."
"Isn't this too slow?" After speaking, Arik pointed to the stone hill in the center of the island, "Maybe they can rely on the hills to resist."
"Are you planning to attack by force? No need." Rurik thought for a while, "We can send Swinder to persuade them to surrender."
"As you wish." Aric shrugged, then left with his sword.
Are there many treasures in the fishing village that Bernholm left behind? When things got to this point, Rurik didn't bother to restrain his subordinates anymore. The Russian army was ordered to loot the fishing village, and everyone took what they needed according to their abilities. The only rule was that arson was strictly prohibited.
War was not Rurik's original intention, but plunder was his true intention.
According to his plan, even Bernholm, who surrendered peacefully, had to pay a large tribute to pay for the occupation of the Russian army. Now that the army is tired, it has to raise its own funds.
The soldiers all thought this was a good opportunity to make a fortune, but when they actually entered the fishing village, their desires gradually turned into disappointment.
What does the Fisherman’s House have? There seemed to be little left, including tattered wooden utensils, some tattered leather, linen, and some dried fish.
What about silver coins? What about copper coins? Almost impossible to find.
The disappointed people had to take away the dried fish and the salt they found, at least to fill their stomachs first.
There are also a large number of people who hope to capture prisoners, and just like the non-existent silver coins, there are no prisoners.
The entire fishing village is almost empty!
But there are three distinct wealthy families who are desperately resisting.
The mansion protected by a wooden wall was surrounded by the Ross army. The armored warriors ignored the trapped beasts and fought hard, so they tied the wooden wall with ropes, and everyone worked together to pull it down.
The patriarch of the big family rose up with his family and private soldiers to resist, and even the slaves he kept were fighting desperately to protect themselves.
They tried to kill some of the Rus invaders, and even death in battle was not a bad loss.
However, the Russian army was already prepared.
Fisk is now in the prime of life, and the boys in his Sixth Flag team have also grown up. He was ordered to lead the capable men in the flag team to participate in the operation. Every boy is eager to make achievements, which is actually the super combat power in the army.
The half-kneeling warriors lined up in three rows holding crossbows. When the wooden wall was pulled down, the defenders who decided to fight to the death were shot into hedgehogs by the crossbows. At this point, a single volley of fire broke down the resistance, and all that was left was that the sword and shield men swarmed forward to chop melons and vegetables.
The female relatives of the defenders were pulled out and bound, and the rest were killed.
The soldiers swarmed into the mansion in search of treasure, and then pulled out valuables such as silver coins and leather. However, the fortune that everyone longed for did not appear, and people quickly reached a consensus that the island was very poor.
The Russian army captured nearly a hundred female prisoners in the fishing village. They were stripped of their clothes and thrown to the campfire, and were played with by the conquerors.
The fleet stopped at the port of the fishing village, and all the ships anchored here were captured.
Why keep some boats? Scuttled immediately. The large traditional longboats were all taken for their own use.
Rurik personally supervised the completion of the collection of ships before actually entering the fishing village, and only then did he see the women who were being toyed with by the campfire.
The capable mercenaries around him couldn't help but say vulgar words, and frankly said that they were eager to try.
But the situation left Svetlana speechless. As a woman, she could not see other women living like animals.
"Absurd!" Rurik was furious: "I want to control the people here and transport them to the East. These brats treat them as animals? Grund!"
"Ah! Here!"
"Shut up those who restrain you, stop having delusions, and go and control those women. Listen, only I can decide where they all end up."
"But those brothers seemed to be having a great time." Grund muttered casually.
"Stop talking nonsense and go quickly."
"As commanded."
Now Rurik had to issue another order prohibiting prisoner abuse. To his relief, all those captured by Ragnar's troops were properly taken care of. He also noticed that Ragnar's actions were not kind. He had strong subjective choices, and the captives he could control were all young women with good looks.
What is the situation of the fallen Stonewall tribe? There are too few women and children and too many strong men. Ragnar wants to arrest people and revive the tribe.
The farce soon died down, and the bonfire was brightly lit in the fishing village.
Rurik ordered that the army should set up a deception bonfire. It could not be that ten people gathered together to make a bonfire. Everyone had to light a bonfire.
This is true on the shore, and the Ross ships anchored on the sea are also used as fishing fires.
The former is an order that must be completed, while the latter is simply fishing at night.
The fleet of as many as 2,500 people arrived in Bernholm, and a considerable number of people joined in to reap the benefits. They participated in the robbery of the fishing village. Even if they did not get any benefits, they had to plunder the local fishery resources.
Such a large number of people is at a disadvantage for the entire population of Bernholm Island. If the entire island people unite and fight to the death, it may not be really tough, and it may also cause serious harm to the Ross people.
However, they have never had a leader with real power. Swinde is someone who can convince the crowd, and he is now in the Ross army, so the people of Bernholm Island have no one to talk to.
The last courage of the islanders without a commander had collapsed. They became a mob and instinctively rushed to the stone hills because there were still certain defensive measures there.
The fleeing people gathered in Qiu. They saw the bonfires in the fishing village as bright as the stars in the sky. Rumors spread for a while.
Some people say that the Russians have gone crazy this time and want to kill the entire island and everyone will die.
There are also claims that there are small fishing villages on the island where there are boats to escape from.
There was opposition to the initiative because there were too many refugees and too few available boats.
The patriarchs of the big families gathered together to discuss what the next film should be.
"The Russians wanted to kill us all, and Swinder was definitely killed by them."
Someone murmured something sarcastic: "Maybe it was Swinder who brought the Russians this time, otherwise how would they know how to block our fishing village? Now we can't escape."
"We can't be trapped and die here?"
"How about you think of a solution? How about we send someone to talk to the Russians again? Maybe we can make peace?"
"Making peace? How easy is it? They clearly want to kill us all. We still have to find a way to escape."
"Escape? Where to go? To Denmark in the west? That Horik's reputation is no less than that of the Rus. The Pomeranians in the south don't welcome us, so maybe we can only go to Silver Castle in the north."
The so-called Silver Castle, this trading town on the coast of the Götaland region once had a great war, and King Olegin of Sweden died here. The islanders of Bernholm also sent troops to fight in that war, and now the locals at least do not reject the islanders.
The treasures brought by the families who escaped were very limited, but over the years they had either been tortured by the Russians or by Horik, the new king of Denmark, and even the landlords were short of food.
With so many large families, there is no need to worry about the lives of free fishermen's families.
The bad news of this night spread throughout the hill camp. The free fishermen no longer wanted to resist. They did not trust the big families and only feared the Ross army. Despair spread in the camp, and someone hanged himself with a rope that night.
Naturally, some people thought of escaping. Under the dim light of the bright moon, some trees were cut down, and the family who lost their fishing boat decided to build their own raft to forcefully cross the sea.
If they want it, the big family wants it even more.
However, those big families decided to use the most violent means to get the ships, which was to go to war with the small fishing villages under the stone hills.
At this moment of life and death, people who are eager to escape can no longer care too much.
At Ross Camp on the other side, it is well known that the escaped islanders camped on the stone hill, as evidenced by the many bonfires lit there.
Swinde gnawed on the salted fish meat, which was tasteless. He was even worried that his head would be chopped off by the Russians. Moreover, all his family members have escaped, and now their life or death is uncertain.
Rurik had enough to eat and drink, and he explained his policies to the frightened Swinder over a bonfire.
"The battle was completely avoidable. Your people started the attack first, so I had no choice but to fight back with all my strength. I didn't expect your people to withdraw so easily."
How hypocritical! Swinde really couldn't express such a sigh.
He asked tentatively: "I am still useful now? What else can I do for you?"
"Oh? Do you think you are useless? Will you have your head chopped off by me? I never mean that."
"What will I do? What...are you going to do with the people who escaped."
Rurik shrugged: "They can't escape, can they?"
"Being so small, Bernholm is so small that if they can't finish their fishing, they'll starve to death very quickly."
"Then they would surrender to me to avoid starving to death, wouldn't they? As I said, I didn't want to fight, I intended to take them in as my subjects. Are they all on that stone hill? I can still Give them a chance."
Swinde was suddenly startled: "You want me to persuade you to surrender?"
"certainly."
"tomorrow?"
"No, wait a minute." Rurik felt that this matter should not be taken too hastily, and asked: "Is there any particularity in being able to camp on a stone hill? Why and how do they do it?"
Swinde had no choice but to answer: "There are some of our defense facilities there and some supplies are also placed there."
"There are actually supplies? A lot of them?"
"If you want to feed thousands of people and evacuate, you won't be able to last for a few days. Moreover, it was built at the expense of a big family. I don't think anyone is willing to give it to that group of free fishermen."
Rurik nodded, and the people warming up in the same campfire also heard the clues.
"Is this the reason for camping on the hill? It's really stupid. They are trapping the Jedi. However, this kind of thing can also force people to fight to the end." Following this line of thinking, Rurik ordered his elites to take it easy.
"You think highly of them." Arik said fearlessly.
"I don't want to underestimate the enemy."
Ragnar added: "These islanders may be stronger, but now they are clearly weakened by your torture. Prince Rurik, in my opinion, it is better for your army to rush directly to Denmark. You can directly chop the Danish king's Head. You are too strong."
"The time is not yet ripe." Rurik sighed. "I plan to surround them and take advantage of the opportunity to plunder local fish. We also have to let them find small boats and escape by force, and sink all boats that do not fly our flag! Kill all the people on them! I will We must use such tough measures to force them to surrender.”
Having said this, Rurik paused and said angrily: "At that moment, they who are hungry and dare not escape will definitely easily accept surrender."
Faced with Rurik's glance, Swinder could only respond with an awkward smile.
The islanders began to build rafts one after another, and a large number of people were watching.
Even some magical scenes happened.
Some women who lost their husbands took the initiative to join the big family as slaves, and some parents sold their children. Desperate families even killed their children and then both themselves.
The big family in the same desperate situation seems to have a way to survive, but in fact they are also busy sharpening their knives, planning to trade the lives of other islanders for the survival of their own family.
The early morning light illuminated the entire island, and the Russian navy left the port under Rurik's order.
Except for the flagship Avora, which continued to be anchored, the other fifteen large ships began to cruise around the island and catch fish.
There are also a large number of rowing long boats doing the same thing, and a large number of people are floating on the sea, which makes Rurik's current camp extremely empty.
Rurik also sent the group of guys out of the tiger down the mountain, which also left him a retreat by boat to avoid the sharp edge.
But the islanders have no hope of retreat, because most of the boats in the big fishing village have been taken away.
The cruising Russian ship had been prepared for a long time. The Russian people generally felt that the group of cowards decided to flee, and they would continue to flee even if they were short of ships.
In the north of the island, some ships did appear on the sea.
This is a large fleeing family. They take their old, weak, women, children and slaves to evacuate at full speed. If they reach the ground, they will win.
The price of this arduous voyage to Scandinavia was paid by others, as fugitives robbed other people's boats and massacred small fishing villages.
However, the terrifying "triangle sail" of the Russians suddenly appeared, charging towards them like a sea monster. The big ship galloped along the south wind to complete the interception, then started pure killing, and finally the bronze horn directly blocked the long rowing ship and destroyed it.
Those who fell into the water did not receive any rescue. From the perspective of the Ross ship, they were doing it like an interesting hunt.
They laughed and shot arrows into the water, or stabbed them with extremely long spears, enjoying the fun of killing.
Scenes of similar scenes occurred one after another, and those who were the first to flee into the sea were killed one after another.
Those who planned to evacuate on rafts hurriedly fled when they saw the situation. People gathered on the northern beach retreated one after another, leaving behind a rudimentary raft.
They actually retreated to Stone Hill Camp.
Another group of people entered the stone hill. Because the fishing people in the small fishing village were also brutally attacked by the Russians, even those who didn't know what was going on now knew that they were facing annihilation. The helpless people could only join a group to stay warm. They began to envy the smart people who left the island in the past, and how stupid they were for coveting local fish resources.
What else can be done?
After a whole day of "ocean hunting", the Ross army used its strength to kill the islanders' urge to escape. The number of surviving islanders was still extremely shocking, and almost all of them gathered on the stone hill.
And all this is what Rurik wants to see.
