Rise of Rurik

"The Rise of Rurik ()"!

The grain in Novgorod has entered the harvest period, which is the time when labor is most needed. Harvesting, threshing, drying, and storage, this process can even last for a month.

The Pine Needle Manor was destroyed. Since this manor could support more than 10,000 people, the grain harvested could theoretically guarantee the life of the Ross Principality's staff for a whole year with the one-time plunder this year.

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

Cousin's armed reconnaissance has made a breakthrough, and it seems that a decisive battle with the enemy is imminent.

However, the reality is always unsatisfactory.

A courier from Novgorod brought news of Medved that, as governor, he was indeed harvesting oats on a large scale. The problem is precisely here, 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, went into battle with sickles.

Eight hundred Slavic warriors and dozens of Ross veterans were cutting wheat and threshing grain by Lake Ilmen. They were the most important labor force. Just like in previous years, doing this kind of farm work is always exhausting. As for sending a large army in a short time To assemble at New Roseburg, the matter encountered major difficulties.

"The labor force is really scarce!"

Rurik had complaints about Medved, and perhaps they were indeed facing major difficulties, but the war should not be delayed.

Considering some realistic factors, the original crusade plan has reached the point where it has to be greatly reformed.

Harvesting was over at New Roseburg, and men and women went out and threshed the threshing quickly.

According to the previous contract, Rurik collected additional agricultural taxes from the local landowners.

A batch of freshly harvested oats was still a little damp, and they didn't care to dry them. Rurik had already determined that these new wheats were military rations.

It was a cloudy morning, and Rurik had gathered at the pier with a group of soldiers.

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

Kartenika, the female leader of Vipus, clenched her staff tightly in her old hands, and her lips full of grooves were trembling, watching a large group of warriors stepping on the pedals to board the big ship.

Rurik's face was serious, and he shouted sharply in Old Finnish: "Suomi! Hurry up!"

A thousand Suomi fighters barely lined up,

Most of them carried their own short bows and arrows and iron spears issued by Ross people, and boarded the big ship in a mess.

They were anxious, after all, this was going to hit the enemy's vital point, and there must be a bad battle. All-out war is terrifying, but the Rus' huge fleet is even more impressive.

Many people think that the world is absurd. Once these big ships easily crushed the resistance of their Suomi tribe. Now everyone is a family, and they have become a member of the Ross Army and have the right to use these huge ships.

They were excited, standing on the towering Class A and looking up at the huge city of New Roseburg. What will happen next?

On the wharf trestle, Rurik talked to his father who was temporarily guarding New Roseburg: "I will win this time, but I'm afraid I can only win part of it."

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 felt it was ridiculous, and he put his old and powerful hands on his son's blond hair: "How dare you say that you are short of troops? Those Slavs who harvested wheat can't come for a while, so it is considered short of troops? You have more than a thousand people under your command. Odin's warriors, and a thousand Finnish warriors. You have two thousand!"

"Two thousand? But I hear there are ten thousand in Karelia."

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

"Well... maybe I'm being too cautious."

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

"It doesn't matter." Otto patted his son's head again: "It's okay to expel them, we have to bring back the spoils, especially those deer. This is a reward from God."

Otto and other old guys are obsessed with reindeer, and the Ross tribe has many legends about deer.

Reindeer were a common animal in the area around Roseburg. Long-term hunting caused them to disappear, forcing hunters to go to remote places to hunt deer. When the Ross people tried to raise deer, they faced the unfortunate situation of having no deer to raise.

Now, the Rus people can finally raise deer on the banks of the Neva River. Naturally, the premise is to bring back the three thousand trophy deer.

After chatting with Dad for a while, the body of Rurik boarded the flagship Aurora. Many large ships defended it, including four armed cargo ships.

Someone was ordered to blow the Horn, the flagship raised its temperament, and the Aurora lifted anchor and sailed, leading all the ships to go upstream amidst the cheers of thousands of people, and slowly headed towards Lake Ladoga...

"Okay, he's right. I don't really need the support of Slavic soldiers. The Karelians are also strong, so I don't need to do my best." Rurik thought deeply about what his father said.

More than forty large and small ships finally sailed on the huge Ladoga Lake. The triangle sails floated on the ocean. Cruisers, destroyers, armed cargo ships and a group of traditional long ships formed a raindrop shape and went north along the lake shoreline.

The more soldiers the better, it is natural to have more troops in a decisive battle. At other times, this is a gluttonous monster.

Fortunately, the Ross, Balmerk, and Ostara people are sea peoples, and the Suomi and Vips servants are fishermen and hunters. Everyone relying on fishing can basically solve the problem of military rations, and Rurik has prepared for this battle, and the new and old wheat and dried salted fish transported with the army can also solve a big problem.

This Ross army had no logistical problems until the weather turned cold.

The fleet first arrived at the village of the Veps, that is, Kekisalmi.

The appearance of a mighty army frightened the residents for a while, but as the sharp-eyed people saw the flying flags, the panic of the people quickly dissipated.

The female leader is back!

Do not! A new leader is here.

Telavis officially proclaimed the natives as Counts of Vips, and his clan name was changed to Vipsarava. The public can only accept that adding a "squirrel" suffix after the family name is a bit strange, but everyone admires this young man very much.

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

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

Those guides who got the cheap will not face it, they kneel on the ground like fawns, begging Rurik to allow them to lead the way again with playful faces.

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

The words are spoken in Old Finnish, which Vips can basically understand.

They were stunned and ecstatic, and Telavis easily assembled a hundred men.

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

The Russian army should dress uniformly to prevent violent attacks on friendly troops. However, it takes time to make white cloth and blue cloth. Rurik ordered all Finnish people to join the army, and tied their foreheads with white cloth strips to restrain their fluffy hair. This is also the most obvious feature. Prove your identity.

The female leader Kaltesaka gave way to Telavis, and her granddaughter had a husband. She took this young man as her grandson as a matter of course, and watched him take away all the elite Vips with confidence.

In this way, the Veps, who know the Karelians best, joined the Ross Army, and the strength of the army was not just increased by one hundred.

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

The Russian army conquered the Karelians with its ability to project power beyond the times, and the huge fleet successfully arrived at the town of Bear Festival. The flying flag made all the residents cheer.

The army's final voyage no longer needed the Vips as guides. They encountered a longboat that was a guest fishing boat, and the troops stationed there were already throwing big nets to catch fish.

When the army arrived near the shore, the soldiers rushed directly to the beach in small boats.

The Aurora-class sailing cruiser put down all the side boats, she released the anchor and anchored on the lake, and Rurik landed smoothly in the boat without getting wet.

He managed to stand here. Looking around, this is indeed an open land in the sea of ​​forests. It is really suitable to build a port here.

The fishing people came back one after another, because the Duke is here, this is the main force of Ross, and the decisive battle against the Karelians may only happen in the past few days. The fishermen went ashore and returned to the team, and the first flag team, the most combative team, arrived.

Rurik was walking on the dry lakeshore. Construction was going on here, and the land under his feet was covered with black soil. It was a pity that the soil was rich here. The cold climate blocked the possibility of wantonly planting wheat here.

He looked up at his proud cousin: "Brother, did you really kill a lot of people here? All just twenty days ago?"

"That's right." Arik pointed with a big hand: "In that direction, I made a large mound there, and there are two thousand dead people there."

"Okay... I can't smell the killing breath now."

Rurik felt sorry for the dead for a second, but as the mastermind behind the scenes, he knew that he had no right to feel sorry for the dead. This is the fate of the Karelian people. It is said that the praying mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind them. They are fighting fiercely with their neighbors. When the brave Ross Principality comes, they all have to bow their heads and surrender. 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 army had just arrived, and thousands of warriors not only saw wandering deer, but also noticed that a walled town was rising.

The walls here are not strong, and some areas are obviously only temporary measures. The so-called logs are stacked randomly, creating a chunky barrier. On the contrary, several towers rise from the ground, and the soldiers can look out, gain insight into the approaching enemies, and also have a bird's-eye view of the free deer.

When he first arrived in Xiongji Town, Rurik admired the fishery resources in this area. The town is next to a large lake, and the hydrological conditions are superior. It is obvious that a permanent trestle system can be built and a good wharf can be built.

The army began to gather, and they didn't rush to fight 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 time to think about this for the time being. The large army assembled according to their respective banners and tried their best to form an orderly array.

Some soldiers shouted majestic chant, the soldiers lined up, and the first flag team was assembled. The soldier rests his shield on his chest and holds his sword with his right hand. Each of them carried a linen backpack, and the leather blanket was rolled up, folded and hung on the backpack. They were uniformly dressed, their shields all patterned in blue and white tones, and their chain mail robes were all white cloth, although many parts were covered with white pudding.

The flag bearer holds 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 a similar formation, which is really gratifying.

The shooting flag team is another powerful team, but its composition is complex, with promising young soldiers, mercenaries, and defectors. They also have one thing in common, that is, they participated in previous battles after Ross became a principality, and became strong soldiers in the battles. Today, as many as 20 small two-wheeled carts are equipped with torsion slingshots, and 30 torsion catapults are also unloaded. They are a powerful force in battle.

The Duchess Carlotta brought her fifty Ostara fighters to stand here as a de jure allied army.

The Suomi army has as many as one thousand people, and the Vipus army has only one hundred people.

Even though the originally planned Slavic army arrived every time due to busy farming, the Russian army still assembled a team of up to 2,700 people.

Such an army can also run rampant 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 large, so it is easy for him to complete the inspection if it is assembled in a small area.

The first thing Rurik did after landing was to review his army. He was dressed in splendid attire, gorgeous yet brave. The originally delicate face was losing its childishness, and the shape of the face became more and more similar to his biological father Otto. The golden beard made the whole chin hairy, the eye sockets became deep, and the eyes began to overflow with irresistible dignity and domineering.

The thirteen-year-old Rurik is already close to an adult in size, but the muscles in his arms are not yet vigorous enough, and he is still far from becoming burly.

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

"Karelia! It must be destroyed! They attack our servants and dare to collect tribute in the land of Rus! They must be destroyed..."

What if depicting the Karelians as usurpers stoked the wrath of fighters? Can it inspire their fighting spirit?

Rurik knew what the brothers needed, and 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 many interesting things. You can use your skills Go loot, I declare to you! I, Duke of Ross! I take only half of the booty, and the rest you take, and you share it equally. You will all be rich, and you will each get a woman or two. They I will give you many children, and your wealth is enough to support ten more children. You can rest assured! Fight for me, fight for Rose, if you die in battle, your soul will immediately arrive in Asgard sanctuary, and you will have There is a high probability of entering Valhalla. I will raise your children in this world according to the rules, and your wealth in this world will also be inherited by your eldest son."

The Russ, the Balmerks, the Mellarons, the Ostarans, all the Viking warriors shouted in excitement.

In this enthusiastic atmosphere, Suomi and Veps soldiers also roared.

The latter generally do not understand what is Asgard and what is Valhalla. It was Rurik who delivered some important messages in Old Finnish, which caused their ecstasy. Because as a servant army, fighting for the monarch will naturally get spoils of war. There are as many as two flag teams of Suomi people. They don’t have any deep-rooted hatred for the Karelians. It is the Tavastians who have enmity with them. Then, once they win, the Suomi people hope to take away a group of people. Young women in Karelia bear children to themselves.

The mood of the army was completely mobilized, and the army built a barracks on this flat land near the shore. At night, the bonfires by the lake looked like stars. Rurik did not order his subordinates to practice the "bonfire to confuse the enemy" tactic. There were actually a lot of landing personnel and there was a need to light fires everywhere.

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

People scooped freshly boiled barley into their mouths, admiring the delicacy of the newly cleared fields near New Roseburg.

The bear altar is not the core of the Karelians, where is the core of the enemy?

Rurik had just finished his meal, and he could clearly see the eager faces of the three flag captains staying behind under the oil lamp.

It turns out that the stay of the three banner captains was not as simple as building a city, catching fish, and repelling a group of enemies.

Since a group of enemy militants suddenly appeared and launched an attack, where did the enemy come from? Afterwards, the Ross soldiers who followed up found a relatively wide river, and even the muddy ground by the lake was obviously traces of ships being crushed. The enemy came by boat, and there are a lot of indentations here. Considering the condition of the opponent's boats, it must be a group of canoes who landed here.

The team stationed along this clue quickly found the mouth of the river, which is not far from the east of Xiongji Town. So here comes the question, why didn't the Karelians build the priest center at the mouth of the river?

The soldiers stationed didn't have the heart to think about this. With years of combat experience, they were sure that they would find a large settlement if they went upstream. Only large settlements can send a team of hundreds of people to challenge at once. Based on their experience, everyone believes that this is actually the enemy's armed reconnaissance team.

The fighting behavior may have alarmed the snake, and a Ross longship soon arrived at the mouth of the river and went upstream.

The three centurions proudly reported their great discovery to Duke Rurik, and this discovery immediately aroused everyone's emotions.

It was a very large residential area, a lake in the inland was surrounded by tents everywhere, and there were deer walking in groups...

These things were beyond Arik's expectation. He never imagined that during the days when he was away, the brothers would still have such an astonishing discovery.

"There is no need to hesitate anymore!" Arik shouted excitedly, "In my opinion, that is the core of the Karelians. Let's go straight to the inner lake as a fleet, and land directly on the beach to catch them off guard!"

As soon as this remark came out, many people directly said that this should be done. After all, the enemy is probably already preparing. If he wastes more time, Ross may not be able to take advantage of it.

Rurik looked at the eyes of everyone who seemed to be on fire. The speed of the development was unexpected. He understood the truth that the speed of soldiers is precious, and he could not give up a huge fighter in front of him.

"Fight! Let's play tonight, and we will start the operation tomorrow! We will reach the inland lake before tomorrow evening, and then take everything you want!"

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