Rise of Rurik Chapter 880

Chapter 880 This is a march against warmth

Compared with the big cities, Herminki is not only small, but also a bit rundown, which makes the fighters who are used to the big cities of Novgorod and Novgorod, somewhat contempt for the Finns.

Herminki was a trading city at the mouth of a river, and the core Finnish settlement was inland.

Today, the Rus conquerors gave the Suomi people the official name of Finland, and the territorial scope of this county has also been demarcated. The county of Finland has only the southern coastal area and the internal lake group. The area further north is the control area of ​​the Rus Principality of the kingdom.

The northern forests can only be used as hunting grounds, and now they belong to the Rus, the majority of Finns are more willing to move to areas closer to the sea.

Because they were allowed to do business in big cities like New Roseburg, and because they were citizens of the Servant Earls, they could sell their hides for important iron and salt, paying a very low tax on mistakes. The country of Finland was already under the economic control of the Rus, and Rurik was not worried about their possible rebellion.

On the contrary, they will maintain the hegemony of Ross for more benefits.

Today's Yevluo is middle-aged, and since he has lived a stable and more prosperous life, his angular face is now much rounder.

Rurik finally met the mercenary captain from the past at the frozen pier, where the current sleigh team stopped.

"Yavlo, you're fat."

"Indeed, a lot of things have changed since life got better." Saying that, Yevro introduced his daughter-in-law in particular.

"She is your...Hermi?" Rurik was taken aback, and rationally told himself that this woman was Helmi, the daughter of Chief Suomi, and now she has changed from the appearance of a woman with a small memory, but Live as a ball of suet.

Helmi is still so shy, and now she is holding the eldest son with one hand and holding a small one in her arms. She must have had a good life. She was dressed so gorgeously and elegantly, and she had gained too much weight by eating brocade clothes and jade food, but she was unusually fat. I was afraid that she was pregnant with a third child.

It was a shock to her to see the former Rurik, who was tall and wore a golden laurel crown. Rurik of memory is a beautiful boy. Since the Suomi servants of Rose, she has rarely seen the king's honor. Now, seeing the king's tall and mighty appearance, she is still subtle.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yevro deliberately brought his son to his side.

"Look, this is my eldest son. Kelha, Lord King."

The boy had a tinge of brown in his black hair, and his face was very similar to Yevro's. The boy was clearly six or seven years old, and Rurik knew about it, and the child was at most seven years old.

The child seemed very restrained, but the voice calling to the king sounded comfortable.

"Child, you come." Rurik waved his hand insistently.

Behind the king was a huge army, the feathers of the helmet swayed in the wind like reeds in summer, and the flags pieced together into a forest.

The boy was pushed over by his father in awe.

Rurik looked at his face, pinching his chin, "I know your name is Kelha. You...know who I am."

"Yes. The king."

"Inaccurate, but appropriate. Your father was my loyal servant, and we fought side by side in many tense moments. Kelha, you know who you are."

"Me?" The boy's big eyes flickered: "It's the count of Finland."

"Yes. It's my Finnish Count. So, are you ready to join my army on the expedition?"

"I have done."

After listening, Rurik rubbed the boy's face again and put him back.

It was already obvious that Yevro was naturally ordered to lead his troops into the war. He would bring his eldest son to the war, and Kelha really needed some merit.

Herminki is not Yevro's mansion, the Earl's Palace is inland in the lake area. He didn't know where the village he used to be for a long time, and now he uses the home of his father-in-law Uko as a mansion.

The Suomi people, or the inhabitants of the Finnish Counties in a narrow sense, live in a small part of the Lake District as a whole, and the other part settles in the trading port of Herminki.

This small trading city has a mansion in the country and a parliamentary chamber built by the mill Rosduma.

The Ross army has finally ushered in a crucial rest. They camped on the spot and immediately started trade with the local residents.

In the evening, bonfires illuminate the darkness, as if the snow-covered forest were burning. The army formed several camps according to the formation of the flag team, and all the reindeer pulling the sleigh were also unbridled and fed a large amount of oats.

On the other hand, Herminki's parliamentary chamber was brightly lit.

Rurik brought his flag captains and some senior entourages to sit in it and inquired about Yevlo's conscription.

He heard the news very directly and simply: "Five hundred people. At least 500 people! The Suomi warriors in your hands are all short in stature. I don't expect them to face the enemy head-on. You can at least give me 500 bows and arrows. Hand. Can this be done?"

Rurik's words were exactly what Yevro was thinking: "If it were five hundred archers, I would be able to take them out now. It's just that the situation is a bit special."

"How? Is it difficult?"

"The special thing is that my people are not only in Helminki City. They all carry long bows, and they will be the support force that His Majesty should receive."

"It's a good thing." Rurik slapped his thigh.

"It's just that they don't have uniform clothes, and the arrows in my hand are not of good quality. And for an expedition, my team doesn't have much rations."

Some problems suddenly appeared in front of Rurik, and he thought for a while: "This king ordered you to send troops, so you naturally thought of all the losses during your battle. Don't worry, arrows and food are not a problem, but uniform dress is a problem. Anyway, you guys Pull some white cloth and tear it into strips and tie it to the eye-catching place on the body, that's enough."

"Okay. I'll assemble the army tomorrow for your inspection."

Yevro's perfect cooperation saved a lot of time, so the army would not stay here for too long.

But when Rurik pointed out the next action plan of the army, most of the people present were full of confidence, only Yevlo was surprised.

"Is this army going to cross the frozen ocean? It's already March! This is crazy!"

"Are you questioning me?" Rurik narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I can not."

"No. You're just inexperienced. Yevro, you've been in your hometown for so long, you forgot that the northern seas won't melt until early April at the earliest. It's not a bad day now, and we can hurry up and get to the sea. Arrived in Sweden before the ice thawed."

Yevro still felt that this matter was too risky, and he also pointed out that he had prepared a group of long ships. Since the king was in a hurry, he did not ask.

He showed complete cooperation and completed the assembly of the Finnish army the next day.

Take a good look at this short dark-haired man!

Let's take a look at them walking sideways with their hands behind their backs. The Finnish soldiers wore leather jackets of various leather sewing. Most of them bundled white cloth strips of different sizes on their bodies as required, which formed a huge difference with the taupe leather jackets. They all held longbows, which at first glance looked like they were holding a long, bent wooden pole, a bowstring made of animal intestines taut.

If they were the enemy, it was not enough for them to be themselves, but the tactical advantage of holding these longbows would cause trouble for the Rus army. Fortunately, their servant army, its existence can greatly enhance the efficiency of Ross' long-range attack.

It was Rurik who was curious about where Yevlo got the huge number of "ash trees" to make bows. He just asked Yevlo and said it all, it couldn't be simpler - the Finns were planting trees on purpose.

This incident gave Rurik a wake-up call. "I asked the Slavs to look for oak trees everywhere to cut down. Maybe I should change my mind and open up a field by Lake Ilmen, uproot the small oak saplings I found and transplant them. Otherwise, I will directly sow the acorns..."

The Rus army only stayed in Helminki for one day and two nights. On the morning of the third day after their arrival, the Finnish army, led by Yevlo, rode on their own reindeer sleigh, brought a large reserve of fish jerky and Enter the army formation and participate in the westward expedition in the form of the Finnish flag team.

At present, the Finns who joined the team are the last troops to be added to the eastern journey. They marched again for five days, and the frozen sea and the island group surrounded by ice were in sight.

Things were far more wonderful than Rurik had imagined, because the vast and trivial Åland Islands were ahead, and the sea ice that encased them was still hard.

There was a strong man holding a big double-edged axe constantly smashing the ice surface, and with a lot of energy, it could be considered that the ice layer was smashed.

At this moment, the army's attitude towards the frozen sea is very complicated. After all, it is already March, and the ocean in front of you is floating with a layer of ice. Is it safe?

According to the measurement of the ice layer from the excavated ice hole, the current thickness of the ice is still the length of a man's forearm.

Such a thickness can already ensure the smooth travel of the manned sled.

Are you still hesitating?

The warriors who were sighing and sighing saw their king standing on a high place, his sword in hand shining in the sun.

"Warriors! Command Odin to grant victory to the brave! Compared with the feats you will create, what is there to fear in crossing the sea of ​​ice? Me! Rurik! I have crossed the sea of ​​ice before, now follow me again."

This is an uplifting slogan that must be shouted, and the words that follow have a special effect.

"We're going to get another supply at Tombstone Island. We'll get there early to have drinks and barbecues!"

No matter what his subordinates thought, Rurik ordered his sleigh to rush towards the Åland Islands. Seeing that, the guards had no choice, so everyone could only bite the bullet and rush up.

After all, it is March, and the European world is gradually entering a cycle of the Little Ice Age. It is indeed a challenge to cross the ice sea in March. The Åland Islands hold the throat of entering the Gulf of Bothnia. The dimension here is very high. The entire northern bay is destined to be a lump of ice, and even some exaggerated ice packs will be squeezed out due to the expansion of sea ice.

There are no such wonders in the Aland Islands. Considering the safety of the march, Rurik also deliberately rushed to the islands, taking advantage of the fact that most of the waterways here are only two meters deep, so that even if a sled falls into the ice cave, it can be pulled up. He made preparations with both hands. After arriving at Tombstone Island, if he found that the sea ice on the westward road was too thin, he could only wait on the island until it was enough to penetrate. If it is safe enough, it will naturally rush directly to Helsinki, Sweden without stopping.

This is a march against warmth, and there is no moment when the soldiers are so eager for spring to come later.

The huge sleigh team rushed across the island group in just one day, and suddenly appeared on the frozen Tombstone Island like a ghost, shocking the residents of the island.

But at the same time, it also brought excitement to other people on the island.

The so-called "other people" are not ordinary. They have a scale of 1,000 people, and they are essentially two flag teams!

It was the third flag team, mainly composed of Melalen immigrant men, flag captain Heliger, and the fourth flag team, composed entirely of Balmers, flag captain Hellafid Bringgoldsen.

They also arrived at Tombstone Island in recent days, also riding on sledges, also carrying a lot of supplies and weapons.

This thousand-strong army was also accompanied by a group of auxiliary war personnel, and even hundreds of merchants ended their traditional business of buying furs in the north ahead of schedule, and they went south happily with the substantial protection of the Rus army. Many chicken thieves businessmen think more, any war is an opportunity, not to mention that King Ross's plan to swallow the Gotaland area is no longer a bragging, and businessmen can make a fortune in the process.

Behold! There is a huge army assembled on Tombstone Island. They are neatly equipped and uniform. Can those Yottarans really withstand the explosive hammer of this kind of army?

There is nothing wrong with convincing the merchants that King Rurik the Great can annex Denmark.

The so-called third and fourth flag teams, in the final analysis, they are not from the old Ross, they are indeed Vikings in blood. Everyone believes in the same gods and speaks the same language. Now that Rus has unified the whole of northern Scandinavia, everyone is willing to call themselves Rus. After all, whoever dares to oppose Ross will be eliminated no matter how far they hide.

Ordinary Balmers living in the port of Narvik ushered in a glorious moment, their flag team merged into the army and began to accept the king's inspection.

They were extremely happy, because their own countess Noren was also in the army, dressed as a female warrior, reviewing the hometown warriors who crossed the central mountain range to this Tombstone Island.

The military might be prosperous, and Rurik was extremely proud.

Not only is the combat unit that has swelled to more than 4,000 people, but also those former playmates have grown into adults. Especially Kanuf, this kid is already fulfilling the duties of governor of the hometown of Roseburg.

There is also Kawei, who is basically the same age as Arik. Now, as an "engineering weapon master", he has specially brought some craftsmen to join the army. They are torque slingshot operators and can also repair heavy equipment from crossbow machines to large slingshots. With enough tools, they can even repair the sled. There is also a small figure among the craftsmen, that is Kuzneslav, who is already ten years old. He is Rurik's nephew by the nickname Kuja.

It's finally here, and the army of the Rus Kingdom under the direct command of Rurik has finally assembled on this Tombstone Island.

The first, the second, the third, the fourth, the sixth, the five flag teams had a total strength of 2,500 men.

There were 500 members of the Finnish flag team, 50 members of the Vips-Rüdi Allied Force, 100 members of the Koven Allied Force (including a group of boys who were just twelve years old), and a total of 650 Pan-Finnish Ethnic Allied Forces.

The king's guard was three hundred infantry and three hundred cavalry.

There are more than 100 artisans in the army.

There are also some special non-combat personnel. Their sources are very mixed. Many of them were drawn from the state-run brewery. Their current status is undoubtedly military doctors.

After all, a war injury is almost a trauma. Debridement and cut off the contaminated flesh~www.mtlnovel.com~ and then suture the wound with twine, or use a small tree saw to cut off people, these savage carpenters can do it. But the only way to anesthetize people is to use spirits to get people drunk, and it is better for the brewers to do this kind of thing.

There are military doctors, a team of cooks and even a military band for the honor guard.

The miscellaneous personnel together have approached 5,000 people.

And it's not over yet.

The Gurdot is currently frozen on Tombstone Island, where a number of standard armed cargo ships and some honest cargo ships are parked, and a large number of traditional longboats are parked on the snow-covered shore.

After the sea ice has completely melted, the warships of all Rus will be in action, carrying a thousand Slav warriors eastward, and the fleet will gather in Sweden, and by that time, Rurik expects that all preparations will be completed. You can go south with the trend of record and progress without any worries.

By that time, it is entirely possible for the army to expand to 10,000.

"Why should I wait for Ragnar to fatten himself up and join forces to attack the King of Denmark, since I can possibly have a thousand soldiers in my hands? I can do it myself."

Rurik's determination swelled with the expansion of his troops, and looking at the last sea of ​​ice, there was no need to worry about the thinning of the sea ice.

The main force of the Rus Kingdom began to form a long snake formation and rushed towards Stockholm. It was only the third day. The mighty sleigh army, like the Yormengard python on the ice, fluttered with countless faces of white and blue. tattooed the flag, arrived at the end of the journey.

The mighty army entered the still-frozen Lake Mälaren, headed straight to the settlement of the Mälaren tribe, and set up camp under the stunned gaze of the local people, high and low.

Behold! There are Ross flags flying everywhere. In this way, the former King Bjorn, who abdicated, had to admit the fact that King Rurik had occupied Melalen.

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