Rise of Rurik

After the burlap siege curtain, some leather cushions were laid after the snow was cleared.

The horses of the cavalry are treasures, and since it is the first time that the cavalry has fought in the extreme cold, Kagan did not dare to neglect.

Horses can certainly stand and nap. Although it is cold now, they can sense that it is safe to leave the country, so they gather together and sleep on their side.

Tianyu is still shining with the aurora, and from the perspective of the Russ, the gods are indeed paying attention to the actions of the army, which is a good omen.

When the sky turns dark blue, the resting horses are awakened.

It was extremely cold early in the morning. The current temperature has plummeted to ten degrees below zero, and exposed limbs can easily get frostbite. The extreme cold like a knife also made Kagan a little bit suspicious of the morning raid.

Fortunately, the porridge that was already being cooked gave everyone full confidence. After eating the hot food, the cold seemed to disappear more than half.

Horses are not picky about high-energy grains. If they can, they are willing to chew cooked wheat. Based on the structure of their stomach and intestines, cooked wheat is also easier to absorb.

Isn’t it good to eat cold oatmeal for your horse? After all, they had to ride their horses to launch a raid. I don’t know who started. The Ross cavalry began to boil the wheat in a hurry.

They are more willing to use their hands to hold the warm wheat and stuff them into the horse's mouth, and at the same time say some inspiring words to try to inspire their special comrades in arms.

Kagan didn't care, he knew that the horses he brought over were hard-working. If they were humans, they would all be tough fighters.

Horses must maintain very sufficient physical strength, so although the amount of food given to the horses this morning is not very large, the nutrition is extraordinary.

The Ross army had eaten breakfast and assembled the whole army. After they quickly threw the main materials for building the camp on the sled, they hurriedly checked their weapons and equipment.

On the other hand, the Ross Cavalry has already mounted one after another.

Such as the noble Rurik, Arik, and Jeflo, all rode horses to review the entire cavalry.

Check them out! Including those Pecheneg people also put on the standard clothing of the Rus, the horses are all equipped with integrated warm leather clothing, and then put on a layer of white cloth stitched with blue patterns. The entire mixed cavalry team has ample snow camouflage and various weapons and equipment.

Short wooden bows, recurve bows, and crossbows are all listed, and the spear is slanted on the saddle.

They have double round shields hung on their thighs, diameter armor on their calves, and deerskin iron armor in their upper body uniforms. Although the helmets are riveted from iron skin, they have a layer of iron on their necks.

This is the case for people. Although the horse does not have a large-scale iron armor, a deerskin riveted with iron pieces has been added to the front of the chest.

From Rurik's perspective, the armor he assaulted on his cavalry didn't really make them upgrade to heavy cavalry, but they weren't even light cavalry in the full sense.

In a sense, they are a kind of heavily loaded hussars, indeed they have weapons and equipment and riders, and the load on the horses has risen sharply.

This unit must complete the combat mission as soon as possible, order the horses to stand with a high-intensity load on four hooves for a long time, which will cause too much damage to the horses.

The cavalry lined up in two rows, and their horses twisted their thick necks unconsciously, breathing heavy white mist.

Rurik rode his horse to review each soldier, and he was almost done with what he should say, so he still wanted to say a few more words.

"I only give you one task! Raid the Karelian camp and slash it mercilessly! This is the only way for you to become a real warrior. Now follow Prince Kagan and go in the way of Pechenegg. Fight! Only one thing! Don't be busy looting the spoils."

Will they implement the order after they have received the order? Rurik suddenly drew his sword, causing them to draw their swords subconsciously.

"Now! Go to fight!"

Kagan glanced at his Rurik brother again. He didn't say a word. It was a sharp, murderous look, and it explained everything with his eyes. He was born violently with both hands, and then pinched the horse's abdomen with his feet, his mount immediately reversed its direction, causing the entire horse team to turn.

"It seems that the battle has already begun?" Arik couldn't help muttering to himself as they watched their backs gradually leaving.

"It's the beginning." Rurik stared like an eagle: "Maybe..."

"What's wrong?"

"We still look at the Karelians too high, I think the cavalry alone can solve the battle."

"That's okay. I don't think it's an honor to defeat a group of poor savages. The battle is over soon so we can see how many ferrets we can catch."

Rurik glanced sideways at his cousin, although he was arrogant in despising the Karelians, but the enemy's weakness was real.

The cavalry set off first, and the large rear troops still need some time to prepare.

"Still think of the enemy as a powerful force." Rurik said, "This way we will not be in a hurry if we really encounter a crisis."

Arik shrugged: "Whatever you do. I'm going to assemble the team." After that, he turned his head...

When the cavalry was ready to launch an assault, Kagan ordered the cavalry to go all the way fast from the starting position.

Thanks to the high-energy meals at breakfast, the horses did not feel tired. The horse team formed a four-column column with the Pechenegs in the front and the Ross cavalry in the back. They formed a moving matrix.

This battle was the first battle of the Boyar noble boys who were ordered to join the army. Even if their father was a native nobleman who was canonized by the prince, he was still the son of a peasant in essence. They could have stayed away from the war. Gloriously became a soldier who participated in the first battle.

Thanks to the experience of the military career, even for the weak, the inner wildness is also inspired.

They have no experience in killing the enemy at all, just have the experience of being ordered to kill deer and chicken in order to train their courage.

They are generally only sixteen years old, even if there are some twenty-year-old men, they also lack the experience of killing enemies.

Only the Slavic members of the cavalry are like this. Young cubs selected from the old Rus have participated in many wars, and this is the first time that they have been put into battle as a cavalry.

"Prepare your bow, prepare your arrows! If you have my recurve bow, use it well! Kill the enemy without mercy, listen to your prince’s order and kill! Be merciless!"

Kagan gave orders in a bad Slavic language, and everyone understood the main vocabulary, so he immediately prepared his arms while riding a horse.

Now they can no longer see the large army, in fact they have seen a long distance from the rear army. Although walking around the glacier is full of spruce and red pine, in fact they are already very close to Lake Onega.

Finally, the world opens up!

A huge new ice lake suddenly appeared in front of him, and the cavalry team walked out of the forest area and stood on the shore of the frozen lake of Lake Onega.

But everyone has no time to express feelings about the vastness of the new world, because just to the south of everyone, a large-scale residential settlement has appeared in front of you.

People with excellent eyesight saw the reindeer herd again, and they still seemed to be fishing people on the ice.

Even the cavalry with white camouflage on horses and men adjusted their direction again, and everyone knew that fierce fighting was about to break out.

Kagan hurriedly summoned everyone, holding the Ross Steel Sword that was ordered to give orders: "All of you will send three arrows, then mount a gun, and finally draw a sword and chop. Go and kill everyone you see! Now follow me! "

Everyone has learned the rapid-fire arrow method. Because all of them have fingers, the rapid-fire genre of right-hand bow becomes easy to control.

A group of white objects were moving on the snow by the lake, and the Karelians in exile at first were unaware of the imminent danger.

On the other hand, the cavalry team is now back to running at small steps. Each cavalryman's left hand not only holds the bow, but also holds the three arrows, only the right hand holds the reins.

Those Karelians had killed a large number of men in previous wars, and most of the people who fled were women.

This is a stronghold with a population of up to two thousand people. They began to use riverside gravel to reinforce the tent foundation and build houses with leather and wood.

They did not bring many deer, thanks to the adjacent lake they can still catch fruit in winter. Because I have made some deals with the Perm and Rudi people who set foot here, so that life will not be ugly.

One thing is true, they are indeed not rich, but the defeated exiles linger.

The exiles did not even recommend a recognized leader, and some survivors of the three tribes all exist here. Men have the highest right to speak, and women rely on these men. They are already actively rebuilding the tribe, and many women are pregnant again. It seems that this area where the powerful enemy can't find it can live safely, and the matter of armed guard is ignored.

In fact, even if they are on guard, it is meaningless!

The former allies and servants of the Ludi were transformed into vassals of the Rus Principality. It is now in 838 AD, they have been killed as enemies.

Of course, they would never expect that the first wave of attack from the pursuers of the Principality of Ross was actually cavalry from the warm prairie more than a thousand kilometers away!

So when the Karelian exiles noticed the squirming snowballs, they didn't know how to describe them, and some people began to subconsciously shout: "A large group of white bears are coming!"

Some people in the settlements go out to find resources, such as hunting animals and skinning them to sell to the Permians. There are a large number of women and children who stay in the camp. There are fewer than a hundred men who can arm themselves with ten-year-old boys, or the entire exile. Only one-sixth of all combatable men.

But that is the cavalry!

"Let's release the arrow! Strike!" Kagan gave an order, and the team unconditionally threw into the air.

Iron cluster arrows fell from the sky, smashing through the leather and linen tents that sheltered from the wind and cold, and began to cause casualties.

The cavalry released the first and only round of arrow rain in a rapid three arrows mode, and then retracted the bow and immediately took care of the riding spear.

The one hundred and thirty spear cavalry were already running at their full strength, and they had no scruples about dealing with the enemy Kagan, who had no time to prepare.

Those sluggish Karelians were pierced by spears, and those standing outside the tent were either stabbed by spears or knocked down by horses.

When the spear stabbed a person, the rider immediately let go, then immediately drew out the sword or hand axe, and continued to ride the horse to kill.

Those Pecheneg people are the most experienced. They use ropes to enclose a wooden support of the tent, and they can easily overturn the tent. Then the other cavalry rushed over and slashed at the women and children.

There were crying and howling everywhere. Although men and women tried to resist with wooden sticks and short spears, they were suddenly hacked and killed by tall cavalry. The white robe of the horses was stained with blood...

One hundred and thirty "Reapers" were in the camp, and a group of Karelians had already started to flee without taking care of themselves.

The young Ross Cavalry soldiers had forgotten that they were the sons of the Boyar nobles. Their hearts were beating wildly for the first time to kill them, and the desire for destruction in their hearts was thoroughly aroused.

In the desperate situation, some people fled to the ice, and those who were unsurpassed were chopped and killed by the cavalry who caught up, or shot arrows. At least those fishing men have resistance. From their standpoint, although they don't know who the weird attacker is, resistance is necessary. In the end, this humble resistance was easily ended by the bow and the sword.

Those who fled along the lake were overtaken, many of them were knocked down by horses, and their hoofs collapsed and suffered from broken bones and panting.

Those who tried to run to the forest were also intercepted by Kagan and the Pecheneg, and they flee to the camp in terror.

The men who resisted were killed on a large scale, and those women who had to take their children to flee undoubtedly slowed down the speed, and what awaited them was still mercilessly beheaded.

Many women simply sat on the ground, trembling with their young, infant child, waiting for the fate of being killed.

Seeing this sluggish scene, the Ross soldiers couldn't help but feel softened.

The whole camp’s resistance never really took place, and now anyone who tried to resist no longer exists.

There were a large number of dead bodies lying on the ground, and the snow was dyed red. Most wooden sheds and tents were overturned, and a group of women and children were captured.

The Ross Cavalry had taken the lead in stopping the killing. After Kagan had solved the fugitives he could see, he had no intention of chasing down those who ran further. The cowards just let them roll and escape into the ice forest with bare hands, for fear that they will become an ice sculpture tomorrow.

The cavalry wandered around the village, looking at the shivering women, they didn't mean to flee.

Who dares to run away after things turn out like this? Someone stood up and dragged the child to seize the opportunity to escape, but wasn't he shot by the assailant?

Until this time, because of the extremely clear patterns, Karelia understood that the man riding the monster was still a fierce Rus.

Looking at this dilapidated camp, all the cavalry who made a fortune from plundering the spoils are all disappointed. The Pechenegg warriors are most disappointed. Isn't it said that this group of people has a lot of precious leather? Where is the leather? There is a way, and there is not much quantity at all. This group of people also domesticated reindeer, and the number is pitifully small.

The only thing that can make them happy is these captured women.

Kagan ordered the cavalry to drive all the prisoners together and sit down for easy supervision.

There may be five hundred people captured, and the number of captives really surprised Kagan. But the truth is definitely more serious, the captives still bring many children!

However, what happened next deeply shocked all the Ross Cavalry soldiers present!

They saw that the Pechenegs dismounted to check on the captives, and took the boy from the woman with great precision, and was cut with a sword to death.

His own child was killed, and his mother screamed heartbreakingly, and even rushed forward to fight the executioner desperately, only to be kicked down by the Pecheneg people mercilessly.

They couldn't hide their children at all. As a result, the boys in the entire group of captives were all killed. As a result, only a group of Karelian women survived here...

Why it came out like this? The Ross Cavalry soldiers did not dare to ask, so it is said that if the prince is here, this behavior will be terminated with a high probability. But everyone thought about it again, the prince’s order was to kill mercilessly, and everyone is kind to stop now, so what the Pecheneg people are doing now can be counted as a kind of "kindness."

Kagan has his own reason for doing so, and the methods are rough. This is the prairie warfare method of the Pecheneg people.

Finally, Rurik's army arrived!

The reindeer sleigh team was hunting with banners and was shocked facing the destroyed Karelia camp.

Did a mere 130 cavalry win the battle?

The army immediately took control of the scene. Seeing the bright red scene of this place, most of the people felt unconscious after all the battles, but the Lu Di people were deeply shocked. The female leader Lu Di even had a bit of self-blame and fear, and when she saw the boys who were deliberately killed and a group of female prisoners in a trance, after a burst of screams, she was shocked and fainted.

Rurik was speechless after the battle became like this. Although the Ross army won a big victory, the joy of victory was not at all.

Especially the corpses of some slain boys are piled up together. These dead were not killed while fleeing, but their subordinates were deliberately killing prisoners!

He found Kagan, and without mentioning the capture of the battle, he pointed to the corpse and asked: "They must be captured. Are they killed again?"

Kagan pouted helplessly: "You want us to kill everything. You see, I let go of the lives of a large number of female prisoners. It seems that I should implement the requirements..."

"No need!" Rurik slammed a hand on his face, "It's my sin. I should order you to try to catch alive instead of killing all of them. These boys were killed after being captured, maybe..."

"Inappropriate?"

"Yes, it's not appropriate."

Kagan sighed: "You have arranged for me to be merciful. However, in the grassland, the enemy men above the wheel must be killed, otherwise they will soon grow into fighters and will get revenge. We are brothers, it seems. If you don’t want to do these things, I will help you to do everything, and I will help you cut off those who are lower than the wheels. Your enemies now have and only women, and your people can possess them, and all the children who give birth are your heirs. There is no need to worry about the enemy's revenge."

This is a cruel truth. It is absolutely rational to say that Kagan is helping himself to solve a disaster, and Liu Lix simply doesn't mention it.

Upon seeing this, Kagan hurriedly claimed credit: "I won this battle with the cavalry unscathed, and I have to get some trophies."

"The spoils? Of course, that's..." Rurik looked around. "The Rudy people are right. These guys are really poor."

"But those women, I like them."

"A group of dwarfs, how do you like it?"

Kagan smiled and said: "Otherwise it is not our style to go back empty-handed. I want to take some women back to the grassland. Brother, you at least make my subordinates happy, or they won't be honest for me. You know. , We have come from a remote grassland to fight in this icy and snowy extreme north, everyone is taking great risks, you..."

"I see. You can choose whatever you want, and that is what you deserve. In principle, all the prisoners must be managed by me. You take your people to pick one freely, and they will also be paid by your people for their food in the future. "

"no problem!"

Kagan was full of joy, wouldn't his subordinates from slavery be even more joyful? If it is Rose and other Vikings who are not picky about women~www.readwn.com~ Pecheneg people will not be picky. In principle, the slaves do not even have the opportunity to be fathers. Now a "marry" The chance of a "daughter-in-law" was in front of him, and the Pechenegg fighters were madly happy.

All the female prisoners will be completely digested by the Ross Principality after all, they will be broken up and diverted before being sold, and all the profits will be returned to the national treasury.

Except for the other trophies, Rurik gave an order to count the total amount and distribute it twice.

He personally does not need any trophies. The cavalry trophies, which are mainly leather, get the most points. Other personnel are assigned according to their status. Just like the lowest-ranked Ludi fighters, they are equally divided into at least two squirrel skins.

The Karelian remnants are so poor that there are not even 500 domesticated reindeer.

This situation is still in everyone's expectation. The seized materials are only a small profit. Everyone is standing on the shore of the legendary Lake Onega. This is a whole new world!

Although the main force of the army will not stay here for too long, the Suomi and Ross hunters who have arrived here will begin their hunting expeditions.

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