king of ros

Chapter 16 Northern Thunder
"Everyone! The head of the barbarian chief is right in front of us! As long as we take him down, we can make great achievements."

Rostislav pointed his sword at the Estonian barbarian chieftain under the protection of the soldiers, that was military merit, that was honor, and that was a reward.

"Follow me! We're going to take his head off!"

"For victory!"

Accompanied by everyone's battle roars, and the crisp sound of swords clashing, everyone knew that victory was at this moment!

Alar's personal guards also noticed their arrival, and they put on a serious posture to deal with the incoming enemies. A group of personal guards shouted and formed a battle formation against Rostislav.

But it was the arrows of the Rus who came first.

Rostislav put a pointed and long arrow on the string. This is a special armor-piercing arrowhead, which was polished by the arrowsmiths of Noble City with a lot of time and effort.

And its power also proved that it was worthy of the effort it expended. No matter whether it was chain mail or scale armor, it was difficult to block this fierce blow.

The prince chose the soldier who was surrounded by soldiers. This man was clearly the leader of the crowd, and he was holding a hatchet and shouting to the crowd.

The off-string arrow shot at the guard who was roaring at the top of his throat with a fierce momentum, and accurately pierced his chest. The iron ring was powerless to withstand this powerful blow, and was shattered and torn under the power of the arrow.

All of this happened in a blink of an eye. Just when Chu De's personal guards were still in a daze because the leader fell down, Prince Ross's cavalry trampled over.

Rostislav bent his bow and set an arrow on the horse and shot at the enemy in front of him, and the arrow pierced the eye socket of the man.The horse itself knocked over the Chude man who had set up a shield, and trampled him under the horse's hooves.

The followers either use swords, spears, or bows like their princes, but they all have one thing in common, that is, rushing into the enemy's line with their horses and trampling wantonly.

The Chude line then collapsed, and they were unable to fight the immediate enemy, and they were routed under the cover of the Ross people.Even though they were Chu De's personal guards personally chosen by Alar, the glory of the warriors has disappeared at this moment, and their courage has passed away like fine sand in the wind.

"Reform! Reform!"

Rostislav, who tore through the enemy's line, was not dazzled by the victory. He knew very well that this was just defeating some of Chud's personal guards, and Alar's main force was still in full swing.

Under the prince's loud voice, everyone stopped chasing. Rostislav's series of combat performances had convinced everyone, even the most rebellious senior soldiers.

On the other side, Aral under the armored guard felt extremely bad. A few days ago, he surrounded the Grand Duke of the Ross people here, but he was forced into such a situation by the night attacking Norse people tonight.

When the attack began, the Estonian Vikings, whom he had relied on, betrayed him immediately after the battle began, and the traitors started a fire in the camp, which spread like wildfire.

After the order of the entire Chu German army was disrupted, the attackers came in with extreme violence. These Northmen in thick armor tore through their lines without hesitation, and then they continued to retreat. The flames of war have been burning in front of him.

Aral is now under tremendous pressure to make a decision. Now that the Norse army is pressing in on the front, and the Ross cavalry is on the side, it can be said that he will die unless he escapes.

But if he escapes, the situation he will face next is not much better than death. The siege of Yuriev was a gamble with everything on it, and it would be too difficult to come back after the gamble failed.

But his thinking didn't last long, because right in front of him, the wild Norse broke through his formation.

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At the moment when the shield wall of the Chuds was completely torn, Rostislav was able to see the leader of these raiders, who was the first to break through the enemy line.

It was a strong man with a height of two meters. His whole body was wrapped in iron rings, and his head was protected by a winged iron helmet. He was bathed in blood, but the blood was obviously from the stupid people who stood in front of him. .

The leader holds an ax in one hand and a shield in the other. The shield is an oak shield. This kind of shield is solid, but it is easy to break a large piece of sawdust and debris due to heavy blows. up.

After the man broke through the battle formation, he continued his slashing. Then, the cold light disappeared, and the blood burst out.

The first Chude man who came up was beheaded.

The battle ax did not hesitate, avoiding the guard's lock wristband, and when the man wailed, it hit him again from the shoulder to the heart.

Seeing this, the guards who met the enemy couldn't help but hesitated, but the arrow was on the string, no matter in their duty or position, they could only bite the bullet and push forward.

The leader held a battle ax in his hand, and freely fought and hacked among the enemy groups. Rostislav couldn't help but look sideways at the strength displayed by this man. Whether it was a series of iron rings or overlapping steel sheets, they were all like parchment to him Fragile.

The leader's guards also rushed up, all wearing heavy armor to fight the enemy. They charged, collided, and faced the enemy with swords, fighting the enemy with courage and determination.

The soldiers on both sides kept falling, corpses piled one on top of the other, the Chude people were obviously in the majority, and the morale and combat effectiveness shown by the Norse people overwhelmed them.

The leader of Nanos suddenly rushed to the enemies in front of him, knocked the two besieging him to the ground, and then swung his ax into their helmets.

At this time, a personal guard tried to attack him, but the next moment the leader got up and swung a blow, and there was a terrible wound on the man's chest.

The Chude people couldn't last long in such a cruel battle. The guards collapsed like a levee that broke a dam. Their morale had already declined due to the disadvantaged battle situation, and now this battle has dealt the final blow.

There is no doubt that the Norse people have won an all-round victory. The Chude people now desperately want to escape from the battlefield. No one wants to resist, no one wants to gather, their morale has completely collapsed, and the belief in resistance has been completely destroyed disappear.

Even the big banner was smashed by the rout and dumped in the dust like garbage.

Behind Chu De's defeated soldiers were the Northmen who were chasing after them, but they were not immersed in the slashing, but skillfully took out ropes to tie up the overturned unlucky ones.

In this way, the Chud people were completely defeated in such a short period of time, which surprised Rostislav who was watching the whole process.

Prince Nuocheng asked his subordinates to join in the pursuit, while he rode his horse into the battlefield, saw the leader standing among the corpses, and he also noticed himself.

The man took off his helmet, revealing a very northern face with a standard Norse beard and long hair.

"I am Harald King of Norway."

Northern Jinglei, who is famous all over the world, said so.

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(End of this chapter)