Chapter 890: Fire Dragon Burning Harbor and Lake God's Grace
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The good weather for the past few days has been sunny, and the warm south wind quickly dries the mud after melting snow.
It was a sunny and sunny day, and the port of Visingose Island was full of combustibles.
The ships that were placed on the shore at Liancheng Pai were hit by a large number of rockets, and more flaming arrows were still falling.
It was dusk, and Rurik stared at him and insisted on continuing the attack. His subordinates naturally implemented the king's decision, and the actions that followed were even more outrageous.
Although the Rus army has prepared a large number of arrows, it cannot afford to be wasted on ignition like this.
"Yavlo, take some people ashore, you can set fire to their houses, and then by the way, see what can be seized."
In fact, the special battle situation is not conducive to the Rus army. The fishing villages on the shore are full of fires. As long as time is fermented, the flames are enough to engulf the entire village.
Yevluo didn't want to take his brothers to the shore to take risks. Since it was the king's decision, let's do it.
The big boats put down their small boats, and Yevro personally brought a hundred brothers and a dozen barrels of fish oil, and paddled ashore in a single suit. They specifically looked for a place that was temporarily untouched by the flames. These Finnish soldiers were carrying fish oil barrels and dangling daggers or hatchets in their mouths.
Yevro ordered again: "Put things down first, and you all get wet."
Someone puzzled: "Sir, is it necessary?"
"Do it quickly. Avoid the flames burning you."
The fishing village of Wiesingerser was literally attacked by soldiers, the fishermen evacuated in panic, and no one dared to stand on the burning shore to confront the attackers.
Because the warlord tyrant "Crazy Bear" Karl and his men have all withdrawn to the fortress, people have never seen the overlord in this lake area so embarrassed, and then look at the village with smoke billowing into the sky in the sunset, countless people kneeling and wailing , lamenting that he would die here.
Because almost all the ships of the islanders are in that port, what is even more tragic is that Carl ordered the gate of the fort to be closed, and all the troops and refugees were closed in this safe area.
If the fort and the fishing village were not independent of each other, the flames would surely harass the fort and cause everyone to be cremated.
And this is also a conservative move by Carl out of survival instinct in the panic.
Thanks to the fortress in the south of the fishing village, the smoke caused by the fire in the fishing village can only be carried to the north with the wind.
Thick smoke and flames concealed Yevro's landing.
Rarely do these Finns experience a hot summer, when they feel the sun go down. Many simply took off their coats, scuttled fishing boats moored in the sweltering heat, dumped fish oil on boats pulled ashore and set them on fire.
There are even good quality longships here, very few of them, a welcome trophy anyway, although only three were towed away.
The Finns held up the burning wooden sticks and threw them hard at the shacks in the distance. The haystacks and the roofs were lit with choking smoke, or red flames shot into the sky.
Yevlo didn't ask for any trophies. He tried to look for it, and what he found was some dried fish and a small amount of ale and oatmeal. It was more or less captured, so he ordered his subordinates to carry this loot back to hand over. His Finnish army was ordered to make the flames of Visingösser even more outrageous, like a volcanic eruption, and suddenly a dragon burst out of the earth.
The Ross army on the ship was taken aback!
"Dragon! That's a fire dragon!"
Rurik held the side of the boat with both hands, and beside him were the young Kelha and the equally young Regraf. They hugged the king's waist and shivered.
"Children, what is there to be afraid of. You are nobles! Cheer me up. This is the first war you have participated in. Show me that this is a war!"
Let two six- or seven-year-old boys witness this, their fear Rurik can understand, but they can't escape.
The times have given two children special wealth and special responsibilities, they are nobles and even military nobles.
When he noticed that the two cubs were huddled behind him, Rurik simply squatted on the deck, holding the two children's immature shoulders and pulling them to his side.
"Open your eyes for me!"
Regraf shivered: "Dad, is that a fire dragon?"
"It's a fire dragon, the monster summoned by our army!"
"Your Majesty, will that fire dragon hurt us?" Kelha asked cautiously.
"Naturally not. That's the monster we summoned. Take a good look, the fire dragon will help us destroy their village, and there will be a big battle tomorrow!"
When the flames are outrageous enough, the surging heat can create a fire tornado spectacle. Taking advantage of this physical property, Ross has built a fire tower over the Hanukkah over the years, so that the fire can rush to a height of 100 meters.
Although the Rus army is not surprised, it is still amazing to see the "fire dragon" in the enemy's village. It is actually a weapon.
As for the 7,000 islanders and armed men huddled in the fort on the other side of the battlefield, they could only watch the fire tornado and tremble, and the priests couldn't explain what it was, and the high priest made defeatist remarks.
The alliance between priests and warlords collapsed because of this. Karl "Crazy Bear" killed several priests, held his bleeding head in public, and shouted at the nearly collapsed soldiers and civilians: "That fire dragon monster won't attack us! I won't allow it. It attacked me! There are people who dare to talk about it, just like these heads!"
The people were terrified, and the priests were indifferent even after being killed by Karl. Pairs of eyes hoped that the fire dragon would not burn to the fortress, but everyone felt a heat wave that was hotter than the summer sun.
The thick smoke drifted northward, and the main force of the Rus army standing at the landing site saw the burning village and the thick smoke drifting.
Before long, the smell of burnt smell permeated the Ross camp.
No one feels mentally unwell, on the contrary, this is the clear proof of the great success of the king's fire attack. The morale of the army was at an all-time high, and many of them even felt that when the army began to advance, they would eventually find a large number of scorched corpses without a single shot. So the brothers can only think of going to the next target of Jönköping to get the spoils.
The Rus army sang songs and roasted the cattle and sheep they had seized before, and then watched the fire raging in the enemy's village. Brothers, don't be so happy.
People believe in victory, and now they can conclude that the enemy has no escape.
Isn't this a replica of Visby, the core of the Rus' siege of Gotland Island's ruling core about ten years ago? !
There is no doubt that Arik noticed this situation, and he loudly preached in the army: "Don't forget our past glory! If you want to take Visby, take down that **** Wiesingoth in the south!"
Only the veterans of the First Flag Team and some grown-up soldiers of the Sixth Flag Team participated in that war back then.
Ten years ago, the Battle of Gotland Island was the battle for the establishment of the country in which Ross was upgraded to a duchy.
It was also that great victory, the unquestionable victory that made Ross stand out in the Swedish world. Now, the Duchy of Rus has been upgraded to a kingdom, and all the Swedish nobles are under the command of Rus.
That war was the glory of the Rus army. The soldiers were in high spirits, each preparing for tomorrow's war in their own way.
A young craftsman, under the guidance of his father, handles a huge carbon steel wrench. He is ten-year-old Kuzneslav, his father officially legendary blacksmith Kawi.
Just like ten years ago, Kawei and the army officially brought his own blacksmith team to manage and repair the army's medium and heavy weapons as an engineer.
Kuzneslav, nicknamed Kuja, is the first-generation half-blood son of Ross. He grew up with grace. At a young age, he not only had a savage physique by the blast furnace and in the forging workshop, but also actively learned advanced knowledge.
He will be the strong man of tomorrow, and he will be a new generation of great craftsmen with thicker arms than legs. Kawei is convinced of this.
The father and son work together to operate the flat wrench, which is to replace a new torque unit for a torsion slingshot.
When the technology of metal smelting and forging becomes more and more mature, things that were unthinkable in the past can now be done.
The torsion slingshot uses hard oak as the frame, and the edges are mostly reinforced with metal skins. The projectile slides of some equipment are inlaid with polished carbon steel skins, and are often oiled to prevent rust.
The biggest weak point of the slingshot is the torsion unit, hemp rope, baleen and deer tendon. It needs frequent maintenance, and the material needs to be replaced frequently and frequently soaked in oil, which consumes a lot of hemp rope.
A batch of commonly used field torsion slingshots, based on the needs of transportation, they have been packaged in wooden boxes and placed in the cabin.
They are no different from the slingshots used in naval warfare, except that Ross already has enough financial and material resources, and he does not need to dismantle the ship-borne weapons to serve as land warfare. It is also because of the need for safekeeping. If the precision slingshot is to be in the best condition before the war, it is best to be packaged in the form of parts.
What Kawi and his craftsmen are doing now is to pry open as many as fifty wooden boxes that have been shipped ashore and take out all the torsion slingshots inside.
When other soldiers were busy camping, lighting bonfires and grilling meat, the craftsmen took off their shirts and sweated with various tools, assembling the slingshots and placing them on carts that also needed to be assembled.
The modular design makes the assembly itself not a big problem. The biggest problem is to pre-charge the torque unit.
The huge wrench turns the ratchet, and the hemp rope group of the torque unit is slightly charged, and it tightens the bow arm made of thin forged steel bars.
This is a fifty land war torsion slingshot, and there are twenty bull catapults. It also uses torque power. The assembly work is similar to the former, but it requires four soldiers to carry the four corners of the hand to the battlefield.
If you can attack from a distance, why do you need to slash with a sword at zero distance? Even with a huge military advantage, the Rus army still uses a superb and mature long-range offensive to lay the foundation for victory.
These scenes took all the Swedish Allied troops by surprise. The nobles generally knew that the Rus people were ferocious with bows and arrows, and it was the first time that they had assembled a torsion slingshot.
Bjorn, Duke of Melalen, rested his thousand-strong army camp, and he himself went to the assembly site of heavy weapons with a vote of cronies to stand by. He is a group of pure spectators, but he wants to buy it, but Rurik is determined not to buy it. But it doesn't matter, if you can learn one through observation, maybe you can try to imitate it.
As for the saying that shooting an arrow to kill an enemy is not considered valiant. forget it!
The Rus people are unreasonable in archery, and I, the Melalen people, naturally have to follow suit. "Unfortunately, I have too few archers." Bjorn lamented.
The people in the port of Visingose continued to burn, the night had fallen, the soaring fire dragon had been staying in the port, and Rurik was watching in the lake not far away, and the ships were also watching.
"If this fire can burn down that fort, and cremate all the enemies, I won't cost a single soldier to complete the victory."
Rurik thought very beautifully, but the miracle that tended to Ross did not happen on the battlefield, and even something strange happened after that.
The flames engulfed the port, and the property that the local fishermen had no time to transfer was torched. People prayed to the **** of fire to spare their lives.
On the other hand, the fire lit up the night, and the wooden walls of the fortress on the island were clearly visible.
What kind of city is that? At best, a stockade surrounded by wooden walls! I didn't even have to use a battering ram, but I didn't bring that heavy weapon, but it doesn't matter, I can find a big tree and cut it down if necessary.
Rurik pinched his beard and thought about tactics. He decided to launch a decisive battle tomorrow and try to destroy the city in one day.
The people who had been ordered to set the fire came back, and Rurik noticed that even Yevlo had been roasted ashen, his face black with coals, which made his smile look hideous.
"You've worked hard." Rurik patted his shoulder.
"It's nothing. If I wasn't worried about being roasted into a whole deer by the flames, I would continue to fight. I brought my brothers back, except for some salted fish and some copper coins. They are really poor."
"Very poor?" Rurik was a little puzzled: "Aren't those guys the hegemons of one side? I thought we could carry a few boxes of silver coins in the first battle."
"You're going to be disappointed, they are really too poor."
"Okay." Rurik shrugged, his Yevro would never lie.
The fire dragon gradually weakened, and it seemed that the fire in the entire port area was also stable. It did not dissipate, but entered a stable combustion. For this kind of fire, I am afraid that it will naturally run out of fuel before it can be extinguished.
Rurik stomped his feet, and the fire shone on his face, showing a triumphant smile.
There is no need for the fleet to stay here, and sailing at night is not a problem. It just takes advantage of the east wind to rush to the north of the island and head towards the overwhelming bonfires.
That night, Rurik returned to his military camp.
The army greeted its king with roasted meat and cooked porridge.
The nobles gathered together again. They held their heads and listened to the king's detailed explanation of the battle of setting fire to the port. When they heard it, they clapped their thighs and applauded.
The night was dark. The weather was fine in the afternoon, but gradually the moon disappeared at night.
It doesn't matter that the weather becomes unusual. In general Sweden, it often rains a little and then clears up quickly.
The bonfire array illuminates the night, and the burning fishing village in the south illuminates the dark clouds red.
But no one thought that just as the nobles and generals were discussing the matter of marching tomorrow, when everyone entered their respective battalion commanders to rest, a heavy rain came unexpectedly.
The heavy rain was unusual. It came quickly and extinguished the bonfire. Rurik, who was also asleep, woke up abruptly.
The drifting heavy rain came inexplicably, and the Ross military camp was a mess for a while. The rain itself is not terrible. Everyone who goes out to fight has long been prepared for the sudden rain. Everyone is disgusted by the sudden rain.
The direct consequence of a heavy rain was that it forced out the fire in the port~www.novelhall.com~ The steam filled the fort not far away, and the soldiers and civilians of Gotaland who were sleeping suddenly woke up.
People who were almost mentally broke down reveled in the heavy rain at night, because they saw that the fire of sin was quickly extinguishing.
Although Karl "Crazy Bear" couldn't figure out why the sudden heavy rain came, the priest helped him figure out the problem: the lake **** is trying to save us.
"God put out the fire! God is helping us! Let those attackers come! Maybe tomorrow, the gods will raise a big wave and push them all into the lake to drown!"
Karl made this publicity to the public. He specially promoted the saying "the grace of the lake god", and the desperate people believed it to be true, and the morale of the trough was restored.
The heavy rain quenched the fire, could it quench the confidence of the Rus army to win? !
The rain is just a small trouble that can be quickly overcome. The Rus army has already prepared. Tomorrow, no matter whether the earth is muddy or not, the army of 7,000 people will sweep the entire island of Visingose.
As for the sudden rain, Rurik, who had calmed down, probably guessed the reason.
The matter is really dark and humorous. With the knowledge, he knows that any rainfall requires a condensation nucleus. It is precisely this lake area that has two large lakes, Witten and Wiener, but the quiet and pleasant area is rich in water vapor but the air is extremely clear. The burning village caused a lot of carbon ink to be carried to the sky by the heat wave, especially the fire tornado. When the abundant water vapor meets the dense condensation core, it makes sense that a heavy rain will suddenly fall.
"After all, this is a war." Rurik realized the reason and smiled awkwardly.
Knowing this, it would be better to simply blockade the port area and not set fire to it during the day. Now, I will add some trouble to my decisive battle for nothing...
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The good weather for the past few days has been sunny, and the warm south wind quickly dries the mud after melting snow.
It was a sunny and sunny day, and the port of Visingose Island was full of combustibles.
The ships that were placed on the shore at Liancheng Pai were hit by a large number of rockets, and more flaming arrows were still falling.
It was dusk, and Rurik stared at him and insisted on continuing the attack. His subordinates naturally implemented the king's decision, and the actions that followed were even more outrageous.
Although the Rus army has prepared a large number of arrows, it cannot afford to be wasted on ignition like this.
"Yavlo, take some people ashore, you can set fire to their houses, and then by the way, see what can be seized."
In fact, the special battle situation is not conducive to the Rus army. The fishing villages on the shore are full of fires. As long as time is fermented, the flames are enough to engulf the entire village.
Yevluo didn't want to take his brothers to the shore to take risks. Since it was the king's decision, let's do it.
The big boats put down their small boats, and Yevro personally brought a hundred brothers and a dozen barrels of fish oil, and paddled ashore in a single suit. They specifically looked for a place that was temporarily untouched by the flames. These Finnish soldiers were carrying fish oil barrels and dangling daggers or hatchets in their mouths.
Yevro ordered again: "Put things down first, and you all get wet."
Someone puzzled: "Sir, is it necessary?"
"Do it quickly. Avoid the flames burning you."
The fishing village of Wiesingerser was literally attacked by soldiers, the fishermen evacuated in panic, and no one dared to stand on the burning shore to confront the attackers.
Because the warlord tyrant "Crazy Bear" Karl and his men have all withdrawn to the fortress, people have never seen the overlord in this lake area so embarrassed, and then look at the village with smoke billowing into the sky in the sunset, countless people kneeling and wailing , lamenting that he would die here.
Because almost all the ships of the islanders are in that port, what is even more tragic is that Carl ordered the gate of the fort to be closed, and all the troops and refugees were closed in this safe area.
If the fort and the fishing village were not independent of each other, the flames would surely harass the fort and cause everyone to be cremated.
And this is also a conservative move by Carl out of survival instinct in the panic.
Thanks to the fortress in the south of the fishing village, the smoke caused by the fire in the fishing village can only be carried to the north with the wind.
Thick smoke and flames concealed Yevro's landing.
Rarely do these Finns experience a hot summer, when they feel the sun go down. Many simply took off their coats, scuttled fishing boats moored in the sweltering heat, dumped fish oil on boats pulled ashore and set them on fire.
There are even good quality longships here, very few of them, a welcome trophy anyway, although only three were towed away.
The Finns held up the burning wooden sticks and threw them hard at the shacks in the distance. The haystacks and the roofs were lit with choking smoke, or red flames shot into the sky.
Yevlo didn't ask for any trophies. He tried to look for it, and what he found was some dried fish and a small amount of ale and oatmeal. It was more or less captured, so he ordered his subordinates to carry this loot back to hand over. His Finnish army was ordered to make the flames of Visingösser even more outrageous, like a volcanic eruption, and suddenly a dragon burst out of the earth.
The Ross army on the ship was taken aback!
"Dragon! That's a fire dragon!"
Rurik held the side of the boat with both hands, and beside him were the young Kelha and the equally young Regraf. They hugged the king's waist and shivered.
"Children, what is there to be afraid of. You are nobles! Cheer me up. This is the first war you have participated in. Show me that this is a war!"
Let two six- or seven-year-old boys witness this, their fear Rurik can understand, but they can't escape.
The times have given two children special wealth and special responsibilities, they are nobles and even military nobles.
When he noticed that the two cubs were huddled behind him, Rurik simply squatted on the deck, holding the two children's immature shoulders and pulling them to his side.
"Open your eyes for me!"
Regraf shivered: "Dad, is that a fire dragon?"
"It's a fire dragon, the monster summoned by our army!"
"Your Majesty, will that fire dragon hurt us?" Kelha asked cautiously.
"Naturally not. That's the monster we summoned. Take a good look, the fire dragon will help us destroy their village, and there will be a big battle tomorrow!"
When the flames are outrageous enough, the surging heat can create a fire tornado spectacle. Taking advantage of this physical property, Ross has built a fire tower over the Hanukkah over the years, so that the fire can rush to a height of 100 meters.
Although the Rus army is not surprised, it is still amazing to see the "fire dragon" in the enemy's village. It is actually a weapon.
As for the 7,000 islanders and armed men huddled in the fort on the other side of the battlefield, they could only watch the fire tornado and tremble, and the priests couldn't explain what it was, and the high priest made defeatist remarks.
The alliance between priests and warlords collapsed because of this. Karl "Crazy Bear" killed several priests, held his bleeding head in public, and shouted at the nearly collapsed soldiers and civilians: "That fire dragon monster won't attack us! I won't allow it. It attacked me! There are people who dare to talk about it, just like these heads!"
The people were terrified, and the priests were indifferent even after being killed by Karl. Pairs of eyes hoped that the fire dragon would not burn to the fortress, but everyone felt a heat wave that was hotter than the summer sun.
The thick smoke drifted northward, and the main force of the Rus army standing at the landing site saw the burning village and the thick smoke drifting.
Before long, the smell of burnt smell permeated the Ross camp.
No one feels mentally unwell, on the contrary, this is the clear proof of the great success of the king's fire attack. The morale of the army was at an all-time high, and many of them even felt that when the army began to advance, they would eventually find a large number of scorched corpses without a single shot. So the brothers can only think of going to the next target of Jönköping to get the spoils.
The Rus army sang songs and roasted the cattle and sheep they had seized before, and then watched the fire raging in the enemy's village. Brothers, don't be so happy.
People believe in victory, and now they can conclude that the enemy has no escape.
Isn't this a replica of Visby, the core of the Rus' siege of Gotland Island's ruling core about ten years ago? !
There is no doubt that Arik noticed this situation, and he loudly preached in the army: "Don't forget our past glory! If you want to take Visby, take down that **** Wiesingoth in the south!"
Only the veterans of the First Flag Team and some grown-up soldiers of the Sixth Flag Team participated in that war back then.
Ten years ago, the Battle of Gotland Island was the battle for the establishment of the country in which Ross was upgraded to a duchy.
It was also that great victory, the unquestionable victory that made Ross stand out in the Swedish world. Now, the Duchy of Rus has been upgraded to a kingdom, and all the Swedish nobles are under the command of Rus.
That war was the glory of the Rus army. The soldiers were in high spirits, each preparing for tomorrow's war in their own way.
A young craftsman, under the guidance of his father, handles a huge carbon steel wrench. He is ten-year-old Kuzneslav, his father officially legendary blacksmith Kawi.
Just like ten years ago, Kawei and the army officially brought his own blacksmith team to manage and repair the army's medium and heavy weapons as an engineer.
Kuzneslav, nicknamed Kuja, is the first-generation half-blood son of Ross. He grew up with grace. At a young age, he not only had a savage physique by the blast furnace and in the forging workshop, but also actively learned advanced knowledge.
He will be the strong man of tomorrow, and he will be a new generation of great craftsmen with thicker arms than legs. Kawei is convinced of this.
The father and son work together to operate the flat wrench, which is to replace a new torque unit for a torsion slingshot.
When the technology of metal smelting and forging becomes more and more mature, things that were unthinkable in the past can now be done.
The torsion slingshot uses hard oak as the frame, and the edges are mostly reinforced with metal skins. The projectile slides of some equipment are inlaid with polished carbon steel skins, and are often oiled to prevent rust.
The biggest weak point of the slingshot is the torsion unit, hemp rope, baleen and deer tendon. It needs frequent maintenance, and the material needs to be replaced frequently and frequently soaked in oil, which consumes a lot of hemp rope.
A batch of commonly used field torsion slingshots, based on the needs of transportation, they have been packaged in wooden boxes and placed in the cabin.
They are no different from the slingshots used in naval warfare, except that Ross already has enough financial and material resources, and he does not need to dismantle the ship-borne weapons to serve as land warfare. It is also because of the need for safekeeping. If the precision slingshot is to be in the best condition before the war, it is best to be packaged in the form of parts.
What Kawi and his craftsmen are doing now is to pry open as many as fifty wooden boxes that have been shipped ashore and take out all the torsion slingshots inside.
When other soldiers were busy camping, lighting bonfires and grilling meat, the craftsmen took off their shirts and sweated with various tools, assembling the slingshots and placing them on carts that also needed to be assembled.
The modular design makes the assembly itself not a big problem. The biggest problem is to pre-charge the torque unit.
The huge wrench turns the ratchet, and the hemp rope group of the torque unit is slightly charged, and it tightens the bow arm made of thin forged steel bars.
This is a fifty land war torsion slingshot, and there are twenty bull catapults. It also uses torque power. The assembly work is similar to the former, but it requires four soldiers to carry the four corners of the hand to the battlefield.
If you can attack from a distance, why do you need to slash with a sword at zero distance? Even with a huge military advantage, the Rus army still uses a superb and mature long-range offensive to lay the foundation for victory.
These scenes took all the Swedish Allied troops by surprise. The nobles generally knew that the Rus people were ferocious with bows and arrows, and it was the first time that they had assembled a torsion slingshot.
Bjorn, Duke of Melalen, rested his thousand-strong army camp, and he himself went to the assembly site of heavy weapons with a vote of cronies to stand by. He is a group of pure spectators, but he wants to buy it, but Rurik is determined not to buy it. But it doesn't matter, if you can learn one through observation, maybe you can try to imitate it.
As for the saying that shooting an arrow to kill an enemy is not considered valiant. forget it!
The Rus people are unreasonable in archery, and I, the Melalen people, naturally have to follow suit. "Unfortunately, I have too few archers." Bjorn lamented.
The people in the port of Visingose continued to burn, the night had fallen, the soaring fire dragon had been staying in the port, and Rurik was watching in the lake not far away, and the ships were also watching.
"If this fire can burn down that fort, and cremate all the enemies, I won't cost a single soldier to complete the victory."
Rurik thought very beautifully, but the miracle that tended to Ross did not happen on the battlefield, and even something strange happened after that.
The flames engulfed the port, and the property that the local fishermen had no time to transfer was torched. People prayed to the **** of fire to spare their lives.
On the other hand, the fire lit up the night, and the wooden walls of the fortress on the island were clearly visible.
What kind of city is that? At best, a stockade surrounded by wooden walls! I didn't even have to use a battering ram, but I didn't bring that heavy weapon, but it doesn't matter, I can find a big tree and cut it down if necessary.
Rurik pinched his beard and thought about tactics. He decided to launch a decisive battle tomorrow and try to destroy the city in one day.
The people who had been ordered to set the fire came back, and Rurik noticed that even Yevlo had been roasted ashen, his face black with coals, which made his smile look hideous.
"You've worked hard." Rurik patted his shoulder.
"It's nothing. If I wasn't worried about being roasted into a whole deer by the flames, I would continue to fight. I brought my brothers back, except for some salted fish and some copper coins. They are really poor."
"Very poor?" Rurik was a little puzzled: "Aren't those guys the hegemons of one side? I thought we could carry a few boxes of silver coins in the first battle."
"You're going to be disappointed, they are really too poor."
"Okay." Rurik shrugged, his Yevro would never lie.
The fire dragon gradually weakened, and it seemed that the fire in the entire port area was also stable. It did not dissipate, but entered a stable combustion. For this kind of fire, I am afraid that it will naturally run out of fuel before it can be extinguished.
Rurik stomped his feet, and the fire shone on his face, showing a triumphant smile.
There is no need for the fleet to stay here, and sailing at night is not a problem. It just takes advantage of the east wind to rush to the north of the island and head towards the overwhelming bonfires.
That night, Rurik returned to his military camp.
The army greeted its king with roasted meat and cooked porridge.
The nobles gathered together again. They held their heads and listened to the king's detailed explanation of the battle of setting fire to the port. When they heard it, they clapped their thighs and applauded.
The night was dark. The weather was fine in the afternoon, but gradually the moon disappeared at night.
It doesn't matter that the weather becomes unusual. In general Sweden, it often rains a little and then clears up quickly.
The bonfire array illuminates the night, and the burning fishing village in the south illuminates the dark clouds red.
But no one thought that just as the nobles and generals were discussing the matter of marching tomorrow, when everyone entered their respective battalion commanders to rest, a heavy rain came unexpectedly.
The heavy rain was unusual. It came quickly and extinguished the bonfire. Rurik, who was also asleep, woke up abruptly.
The drifting heavy rain came inexplicably, and the Ross military camp was a mess for a while. The rain itself is not terrible. Everyone who goes out to fight has long been prepared for the sudden rain. Everyone is disgusted by the sudden rain.
The direct consequence of a heavy rain was that it forced out the fire in the port~www.novelhall.com~ The steam filled the fort not far away, and the soldiers and civilians of Gotaland who were sleeping suddenly woke up.
People who were almost mentally broke down reveled in the heavy rain at night, because they saw that the fire of sin was quickly extinguishing.
Although Karl "Crazy Bear" couldn't figure out why the sudden heavy rain came, the priest helped him figure out the problem: the lake **** is trying to save us.
"God put out the fire! God is helping us! Let those attackers come! Maybe tomorrow, the gods will raise a big wave and push them all into the lake to drown!"
Karl made this publicity to the public. He specially promoted the saying "the grace of the lake god", and the desperate people believed it to be true, and the morale of the trough was restored.
The heavy rain quenched the fire, could it quench the confidence of the Rus army to win? !
The rain is just a small trouble that can be quickly overcome. The Rus army has already prepared. Tomorrow, no matter whether the earth is muddy or not, the army of 7,000 people will sweep the entire island of Visingose.
As for the sudden rain, Rurik, who had calmed down, probably guessed the reason.
The matter is really dark and humorous. With the knowledge, he knows that any rainfall requires a condensation nucleus. It is precisely this lake area that has two large lakes, Witten and Wiener, but the quiet and pleasant area is rich in water vapor but the air is extremely clear. The burning village caused a lot of carbon ink to be carried to the sky by the heat wave, especially the fire tornado. When the abundant water vapor meets the dense condensation core, it makes sense that a heavy rain will suddenly fall.
"After all, this is a war." Rurik realized the reason and smiled awkwardly.
Knowing this, it would be better to simply blockade the port area and not set fire to it during the day. Now, I will add some trouble to my decisive battle for nothing...
The good weather for the past few days has been sunny, and the warm south wind quickly dries the mud after melting snow.It was a sunny and sunny day, and the port of Visingose Island was full of combustibles.The ships that were placed on the shore at Liancheng Pai were hit by a large number of rockets, and more flaming arrows were still falling.It was dusk, and Rurik stared at him and insisted on continuing the attack. His subordinates naturally implemented the king's decision, and the actions that followed were even more outrageous.Although the Rus army has prepared a large number of arrows, it cannot afford to be wasted on ignition like this."Yavlo, take some people ashore, you can set fire to their houses, and then by the way, see what can be seized."In fact, the special battle situation is not conducive to the Rus army. The fishing villages on the shore are full of fires. As long as time is fermented, the flames are enough to engulf the entire village.Yevluo didn't want to take his brothers to the shore to take risks. Since it was the king's decision, let's do it.The big boats put down their small boats, and Yevro personally brought a hundred brothers and a dozen barrels of fish oil, and paddled ashore in a single suit. They specifically looked for a place that was temporarily untouched by the flames. These Finnish soldiers were carrying fish oil barrels and dangling daggers or hatchets in their mouths.Yevro ordered again: "Put things down first, and you all get wet."Someone puzzled: "Sir, is it necessary?""Do it quickly. Avoid the flames burning you."The fishing village of Wiesingerser was literally attacked by soldiers, the fishermen evacuated in panic, and no one dared to stand on the burning shore to confront the attackers.Because the warlord tyrant "Crazy Bear" Karl and his men have all withdrawn to the fortress, people have never seen the overlord in this lake area so embarrassed, and then look at the village with smoke billowing into the sky in the sunset, countless people kneeling and wailing , lamenting that he would die here.Because almost all the ships of the islanders are in that port, what is even more tragic is that Carl ordered the gate of the fort to be closed, and all the troops and refugees were closed in this safe area.If the fort and the fishing village were not independent of each other, the flames would surely harass the fort and cause everyone to be cremated.And this is also a conservative move by Carl out of survival instinct in the panic.Thanks to the fortress in the south of the fishing village, the smoke caused by the fire in the fishing village can only be carried to the north with the wind.Thick smoke and flames concealed Yevro's landing.Rarely do these Finns experience a hot summer, when they feel the sun go down. Many simply took off their coats, scuttled fishing boats moored in the sweltering heat, dumped fish oil on boats pulled ashore and set them on fire.There are even good quality longships here, very few of them, a welcome trophy anyway, although only three were towed away.The Finns held up the burning wooden sticks and threw them hard at the shacks in the distance. The haystacks and the roofs were lit with choking smoke, or red flames shot into the sky.Yevlo didn't ask for any trophies. He tried to look for it, and what he found was some dried fish and a small amount of ale and oatmeal. It was more or less captured, so he ordered his subordinates to carry this loot back to hand over. His Finnish army was ordered to make the flames of Visingsser even more outrageous, like a volcanic eruption, and suddenly a dragon burst out of the earth.The Ross army on the ship was taken aback!"Dragon! That's a fire dragon!"Rurik held the side of the boat with both hands, and beside him were the young Kelha and the equally young Regraf. They hugged the king's waist and shivered."Children, what is there to be afraid of. You are nobles! Cheer me up. This is the first war you have participated in. Show me that this is a war!"Let two six- or seven-year-old boys witness this, their fear Rurik can understand, but they can't escape.The times have given two children special wealth and special responsibilities, they are nobles and even military nobles.When he noticed that the two cubs were huddled behind him, Rurik simply squatted on the deck, holding the two children's immature shoulders and pulling them to his side."Open your eyes for me!"Regraf shivered: "Dad, is that a fire dragon?""It's a fire dragon, the monster summoned by our army!""Your Majesty, will that fire dragon hurt us?" Kelha asked cautiously."Naturally not. That's the monster we summoned. Take a good look, the fire dragon will help us destroy their village, and there will be a big battle tomorrow!"When the flames are outrageous enough, the surging heat can create a fire tornado spectacle. Taking advantage of this physical property, Ross has built a fire tower over the Hanukkah over the years, so that the fire can rush to a height of 100 meters.Although the Rus army is not surprised, it is still amazing to see the "fire dragon" in the enemy's village. It is actually a weapon.As for the 7,000 islanders and armed men huddled in the fort on the other side of the battlefield, they could only watch the fire tornado and tremble, and the priests couldn't explain what it was, and the high priest made defeatist remarks.The alliance between priests and warlords collapsed because of this. Karl "Crazy Bear" killed several priests, held his bleeding head in public, and shouted at the nearly collapsed soldiers and civilians: "That fire dragon monster won't attack us! I won't allow it. It attacked me! There are people who dare to talk about it, just like these heads!"The people were terrified, and the priests were indifferent even after being killed by Karl. Pairs of eyes hoped that the fire dragon would not burn to the fortress, but everyone felt a heat wave that was hotter than the summer sun.The thick smoke drifted northward, and the main force of the Rus army standing at the landing site saw the burning village and the thick smoke drifting.Before long, the smell of burnt smell permeated the Ross camp.No one feels mentally unwell, on the contrary, this is the clear proof of the great success of the king's fire attack. The morale of the army was at an all-time high, and many of them even felt that when the army began to advance, they would eventually find a large number of scorched corpses without a single shot. So the brothers can only think of going to the next target of Jnkping to get the spoils.The Rus army sang songs and roasted the cattle and sheep they had seized before, and then watched the fire raging in the enemy's village. Brothers, don't be so happy.People believe in victory, and now they can conclude that the enemy has no escape.Isn't this a replica of Visby, the core of the Rus' siege of Gotland Island's ruling core about ten years ago? !There is no doubt that Arik noticed this situation, and he loudly preached in the army: "Don't forget our past glory! If you want to take Visby, take down that **** Wiesingoth in the south!"Only the veterans of the First Flag Team and some grown-up soldiers of the Sixth Flag Team participated in that war back then.Ten years ago, the Battle of Gotland Island was the battle for the establishment of the country in which Ross was upgraded to a duchy.It was also that great victory, the unquestionable victory that made Ross stand out in the Swedish world. Now, the Duchy of Rus has been upgraded to a kingdom, and all the Swedish nobles are under the command of Rus.That war was the glory of the Rus army. The soldiers were in high spirits, each preparing for tomorrow's war in their own way.A young craftsman, under the guidance of his father, handles a huge carbon steel wrench. He is ten-year-old Kuzneslav, his father officially legendary blacksmith Kawi.Just like ten years ago, Kawei and the army officially brought his own blacksmith team to manage and repair the army's medium and heavy weapons as an engineer.Kuzneslav, nicknamed Kuja, is the first-generation half-blood son of Ross. He grew up with grace. At a young age, he not only had a savage physique by the blast furnace and in the forging workshop, but also actively learned advanced knowledge.He will be the strong man of tomorrow, and he will be a new generation of great craftsmen with thicker arms than legs. Kawei is convinced of this.The father and son work together to operate the flat wrench, which is to replace a new torque unit for a torsion slingshot.When the technology of metal smelting and forging becomes more and more mature, things that were unthinkable in the past can now be done.The torsion slingshot uses hard oak as the frame, and the edges are mostly reinforced with metal skins. The projectile slides of some equipment are inlaid with polished carbon steel skins, and are often oiled to prevent rust.The biggest weak point of the slingshot is the torsion unit, hemp rope, baleen and deer tendon. It needs frequent maintenance, and the material needs to be replaced frequently and frequently soaked in oil, which consumes a lot of hemp rope.A batch of commonly used field torsion slingshots, based on the needs of transportation, they have been packaged in wooden boxes and placed in the cabin.They are no different from the slingshots used in naval warfare, except that Ross already has enough financial and material resources, and he does not need to dismantle the ship-borne weapons to serve as land warfare. It is also because of the need for safekeeping. If the precision slingshot is to be in the best condition before the war, it is best to be packaged in the form of parts.What Kawi and his craftsmen are doing now is to pry open as many as fifty wooden boxes that have been shipped ashore and take out all the torsion slingshots inside.When other soldiers were busy camping, lighting bonfires and grilling meat, the craftsmen took off their shirts and sweated with various tools, assembling the slingshots and placing them on carts that also needed to be assembled.The modular design makes the assembly itself not a big problem. The biggest problem is to pre-charge the torque unit.The huge wrench turns the ratchet, and the hemp rope group of the torque unit is slightly charged, and it tightens the bow arm made of thin forged steel bars.This is a fifty land war torsion slingshot, and there are twenty bull catapults. It also uses torque power. The assembly work is similar to the former, but it requires four soldiers to carry the four corners of the hand to the battlefield.If you can attack from a distance, why do you need to slash with a sword at zero distance? Even with a huge military advantage, the Rus army still uses a superb and mature long-range offensive to lay the foundation for victory.These scenes took all the Swedish Allied troops by surprise. The nobles generally knew that the Rus people were ferocious with bows and arrows, and it was the first time that they had assembled a torsion slingshot.Bjorn, Duke of Melalen, rested his thousand-strong army camp, and he himself went to the assembly site of heavy weapons with a vote of cronies to stand by. He is a group of pure spectators, but he wants to buy it, but Rurik is determined not to buy it. But it doesn't matter, if you can learn one through observation, maybe you can try to imitate it.As for the saying that shooting an arrow to kill an enemy is not considered valiant. forget it!The Rus people are unreasonable in archery, and I, the Melalen people, naturally have to follow suit. "Unfortunately, I have too few archers." Bjorn lamented.The people in the port of Visingose continued to burn, the night had fallen, the soaring fire dragon had been staying in the port, and Rurik was watching in the lake not far away, and the ships were also watching."If this fire can burn down that fort, and cremate all the enemies, I won't cost a single soldier to complete the victory."Rurik thought very beautifully, but the miracle that tended to Ross did not happen on the battlefield, and even something strange happened after that.The flames engulfed the port, and the property that the local fishermen had no time to transfer was torched. People prayed to the **** of fire to spare their lives.On the other hand, the fire lit up the night, and the wooden walls of the fortress on the island were clearly visible.What kind of city is that? At best, a stockade surrounded by wooden walls! I didn't even have to use a battering ram, but I didn't bring that heavy weapon, but it doesn't matter, I can find a big tree and cut it down if necessary.Rurik pinched his beard and thought about tactics. He decided to launch a decisive battle tomorrow and try to destroy the city in one day.The people who had been ordered to set the fire came back, and Rurik noticed that even Yevlo had been roasted ashen, his face black with coals, which made his smile look hideous."You've worked hard." Rurik patted his shoulder."It's nothing. If I wasn't worried about being roasted into a whole deer by the flames, I would continue to fight. I brought my brothers back, except for some salted fish and some copper coins. They are really poor.""Very poor?" Rurik was a little puzzled: "Aren't those guys the hegemons of one side? I thought we could carry a few boxes of silver coins in the first battle.""You're going to be disappointed, they are really too poor.""Okay." Rurik shrugged, his Yevro would never lie.The fire dragon gradually weakened, and it seemed that the fire in the entire port area was also stable. It did not dissipate, but entered a stable combustion. For this kind of fire, I am afraid that it will naturally run out of fuel before it can be extinguished.Rurik stomped his feet, and the fire shone on his face, showing a triumphant smile.There is no need for the fleet to stay here, and sailing at night is not a problem. It just takes advantage of the east wind to rush to the north of the island and head towards the overwhelming bonfires.That night, Rurik returned to his military camp.The army greeted its king with roasted meat and cooked porridge.The nobles gathered together again. They held their heads and listened to the king's detailed explanation of the battle of setting fire to the port. When they heard it, they clapped their thighs and applauded.The night was dark. The weather was fine in the afternoon, but gradually the moon disappeared at night.It doesn't matter that the weather becomes unusual. In general Sweden, it often rains a little and then clears up quickly.The bonfire array illuminates the night, and the burning fishing village in the south illuminates the dark clouds red.But no one thought that just as the nobles and generals were discussing the matter of marching tomorrow, when everyone entered their respective battalion commanders to rest, a heavy rain came unexpectedly.The heavy rain was unusual. It came quickly and extinguished the bonfire. Rurik, who was also asleep, woke up abruptly.The drifting heavy rain came inexplicably, and the Ross military camp was a mess for a while. The rain itself is not terrible. Everyone who goes out to fight has long been prepared for the sudden rain. Everyone is disgusted by the sudden rain.The direct consequence of a heavy rain was that it forced out the fire in the port~www.novelhall.com~ The steam filled the fort not far away, and the soldiers and civilians of Gotaland who were sleeping suddenly woke up.People who were almost mentally broke down reveled in the heavy rain at night, because they saw that the fire of sin was quickly extinguishing.Although Karl "Crazy Bear" couldn't figure out why the sudden heavy rain came, the priest helped him figure out the problem: the lake **** is trying to save us."God put out the fire! God is helping us! Let those attackers come! Maybe tomorrow, the gods will raise a big wave and push them all into the lake to drown!"Karl made this publicity to the public. He specially promoted the saying "the grace of the lake god", and the desperate people believed it to be true, and the morale of the trough was restored.The heavy rain quenched the fire, could it quench the confidence of the Rus army to win? !The rain is just a small trouble that can be quickly overcome. The Rus army has already prepared. Tomorrow, no matter whether the earth is muddy or not, the army of 7,000 people will sweep the entire island of Visingose.As for the sudden rain, Rurik, who had calmed down, probably guessed the reason.The matter is really dark and humorous. With the knowledge, he knows that any rainfall requires a condensation nucleus. It is precisely this lake area that has two large lakes, Witten and Wiener, but the quiet and pleasant area is rich in water vapor but the air is extremely clear. The burning village caused a lot of carbon ink to be carried to the sky by the heat wave, especially the fire tornado. When the abundant water vapor meets the dense condensation core, it makes sense that a heavy rain will suddenly fall."After all, this is a war." Rurik realized the reason and smiled awkwardly.Knowing this, it would be better to simply blockade the port area and not set fire to it during the day. Now, I will add some trouble to my decisive battle for nothing...
