Rise of Rurik

For the first time, the residents of Cretinga felt the catastrophe!

As for how many "pirates" occupied Palanga, Chief Iomennus could not get an appropriate answer based on the description of the influx of refugees.

"The Palanga people have always been weak, and they got too close to the Varyags. They have some property but can't protect themselves. They are just a group of sheep growing under the watchful eyes of hungry wolves. When those Varyags feel that it is time to When you are mature, you will come to cut the wool yourself..."

The more Yomenus thought about it, the more he felt that his speculation was well-founded and even reached a logical closed loop.

As for why the Ross people had countless cavalry and ships, it was clear that the refugees must have seen something and exaggerated it based on endless fear.

The chief himself and some of the people of Cretinga had heard tales of the Ruth's massacre and devastation across the seas. The news has long been spread by word of mouth. The barbaric Ross people are a group of villains who like to wear white clothes. Bizarre statements make the truth confusing.

Yomenus has never seen the things described in these legends with his own eyes. He believes in the existence of gods, but he does not want to believe that Rus among the Varyags has gods to help him. Could it be that the Ross people tamed the forest bear, that kind of beast that eats people without spitting out bones? It takes twenty men with spears to take risks to poke and kill it. How could it be possible that the Ross people rushed out with a single call and only shot at the enemy?

He was uneasy, unwilling to believe all the bizarre legends about Ross, but the fact of Ross's expansion seemed to be inescapable.

Slightly.

The current situation is good. The few words from the refugees have caused panic in the whole city. People gathered on the Egliskiai mound. Before the chief gave a reasonable explanation, the people hoped that the priests would give everyone an answer to reassure everyone.

But what can the priest He De do?

That night, a large number of people still gathered on this big mound in the city, wandering around the bonfire lit in the mound, whispering to each other and continuing to discuss those bizarre claims, and the city has been immersed in a low hum.

Until the neighing of war horses broke it all.

Under the leadership of the chief Yomenus, the riders charged directly into the mound. Each rider held a torch, and they wriggled like a flaming snake under the night.

People have always been proud of the cavalry owned by the chieftain, even if it is just a group of "slaves who know how to ride horses". These people maintain the chieftain's authority and are also a symbol of the armed forces of the entire city.

To a large extent, the horse-riding private soldiers owned by Yomenus are the standing army of the entire city-state.

It was the first time that people saw horse riders gathering at night, their eyes watching their chiefs, and the huge bonfire in the mound illuminated the chiefs.

Watch carefully! For the Lord Chief had rarely put on his glorious chain mail, and even his helmet reflected a dazzling metallic luster.

What is this for? Are you going to fight?

People gradually quieted down under a series of fast-paced beatings of small leather drums.

The chief held the reins tightly, and the horses turned and turned around the campfire.

People began to hear preaching: "My friends! Brothers! Varyag pirates have captured Palanga, and those who will only

The stupid amber diggers surrendered without resistance, but the pirates sold them into slavery. !

Pirates tore families apart, took the men into slavery, and humiliated the women before transporting them to other lands. The pirates showed no kindness to children, and many babies were killed!

Look at yourselves, my friends. I have been informed that pirates are about to attack our Cretinga, should we fail. you! Men will be killed, women and children will be enslaved. All your wealth will be taken away, even our altars will be destroyed by them..."

No matter how true or false what he said, what Chief Yomenus needs is to mobilize the fear and anger of the people.

Now, the fear of the people has been mobilized, but the anger... needs further words to stimulate.

The local residents of Palanga died when they died, so what do those guys have to do with me? Most of the people don't understand the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, but Jomennus is very concerned about this.

Unless their relatives and friends are killed by pirates, they will burst into unprecedented anger and take up arms to fight without hesitation.

If anger is difficult to mobilize, the greed for wealth may also motivate them to fight.

Iomenus has mobilized his own family for this.

In addition to the nephews and female relatives of the whole family who can afford weapons, they must form a militia to fight, and all serfs must also join the militia. The serfs were promised to be free to plunder the spoils, and they could get as much as they could. If they got enough money, they could redeem their whole family as ordinary Kretinga residents.

If they get more, not only will the whole family regain their freedom, but they can also buy a piece of land in the city to grow wheat.

The mere possibility of regaining their liberty had prompted many serfs to scream into the militia.

As for the vast majority of civilians...

"Now follow me to take the initiative to attack the Varyags! All the claims about Rus are not true. It is clear that a group of pirates attacked Palanga under the guise of the barbaric Rus. Taking advantage of the enemy's pride in looting a large number of slaves, we killed They were caught off guard!

My friends, those stupid Palangas are defeated and they are all slaves. We took the opportunity to defeat the Varyags and make these slaves our slaves. Look at yourselves, just follow me and you'll get a working slave in your house. Men without marriage! You can take a chance and grab a woman and have lots of kids soon. "

Gradually, the greed for wealth overshadowed their fear, and their anger did not erupt. Now seeing the whole clan of chiefs actively participating in the war, even the most elite cavalry, the chief is so determined to bet on the fate of the whole clan, and now the chief How can you do this if you don't have the will to win? Since the chief believes that he must win, I am afraid that only fools and cowards refuse to join the militia to fight! At the thought of taking slaves and wealth, the hesitant people created a situation, and a militia army was born that night.

Despite a bit of twists and turns, Yomenus assembled a militia armed with people from his hometown in the early morning of the next day.

They have cavalry, archers (orion), and the most numerous spearmen.

They cut wood for soldiers so that harpoons, sickles, grass

The forks were all transformed into spears of varying lengths. It is unrealistic to expect the peasants to have armor. They all wear ordinary taupe-toned sackcloth and leather clothes, which stand out because they are relatively warm and wear-resistant.

Their shoes are of all kinds, many of which are foot bindings made of a piece of leather, and then tied around the calf with a piece of cloth twine. Some people also wear sandals made of rattan pepper, and it is not uncommon for people to go barefoot. The locals are used to this kind of life, and a pair of feet with thick calluses walks like flying in the soft and muddy Courland region.

But the size of Kretinga is placed here. With Egliskiai as the center and only a settlement of more than 3,000 people, it was considered a small power in the earlier era. The regular army of the Kingdom of Ross on the Frankish Road was going to hit a stone with a pebble.

If the chief knew that the opponent he was facing was so powerful, he would not have dared to send troops to seek his own death even if he had lent him ten thousand courage.

However, for Chief Yomenus himself, it was also the first time in his life that he assembled the entire city's soldiers.

How many soldiers are there? There were six hundred participants in the battle, and this was already the strongest army he knew.

Spears formed a grove, and people gathered on the mound waiting for the priests to complete the key expedition sacrifice. They slaughtered a cow and waited for the priest to announce "good luck".

Yomenus didn't know how strong the Varyags were. He saw an army composed of his own people and immediately fell into a strong self-confidence. This self-confidence and optimism spread throughout the army. Little did they know that it was precisely because of their own cavalry that everyone in the militiamen looked confident and smiling.

The sexual smile turned into strength, which made the chief feel that as long as he launches a charge today and arrives at Palanga after a half-day journey, the Varyags will be driven into the sea, and the whole army will hold a celebration banquet there!

"It's good luck! The Supreme God has said that the great Yomenus will bring peace to Kretinga and a better future for UU Reading www.uukanshu.com."

Everyone is waiting for the declaration of the priests, now the auspicious time has come, and the time to go out has come.

Immediately, Yomenus crossed his sword and put on a heroic appearance in public. His Frankish broadsword pointed directly to the west: "Brothers, let's go!"

With the cavalry in front and the infantry behind, a team of more than 600 people crossed the river and rushed towards Palanga in the west. Cretinga City's operation can be described as an all-out force. Because people have sufficient self-confidence, they deliberately travel light and even carry very little drinking water and dry food.

Just because everyone believed the chief's description - tonight in Palanga.

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However, the real situation is completely contrary to the imagination of the Cretinga people.

Palanga was indeed occupied by Ross, but it stands in the world with a brand new image.

The Earl of Palanga was born, the first earl was Dapkus who led the way, and his son was the second earl, and the descendants can be hereditary. The Kingdom of Ross established this small country composed of Kurlanders, and decided to implement the detainment system to make the local people self-government.

The little Palanga didn't have any ability to survive independently. At that time, it was because no strong man paid attention to this group of people and was not invaded. Now when Ross came, the local people could call themselves Ross people.