king of ros

Chapter 349 The Chief's Responsibility
Polotsk's army carried many siege machines, and now they are being used.

The soldiers realized the urgency of the situation, so everyone took out the fastest speed and dragged the siege equipment forward, trying to enter the city before the Novgorod militia stabilized.

The Novgorod militiamen on the city wall are still quite flustered. After all, they haven't seen the arrival of reinforcements, and it is still unclear what happened there.

A burst of arrows splashed on the head of Novgorod City. Although it was said that due to the long distance, it failed to cause many casualties, the most important thing about the arrow rain was to create panic.

The militiamen on the city wall, whose morale was already low, became chaotic under the rain of arrows. Although not many people were shot, they were still frightened.

Although it was said that the reinforcements had entered the city, the soldiers on the wall couldn't see them. They didn't even realize that the reinforcements had arrived, and they were still panicking about the attack of the Polotsk army, thinking that they were alone and helpless.

Only a small number of experienced militiamen picked up bows and arrows to shoot at the impacting enemies, and the Chude people were also desperately throwing their javelins, but it is a pity that these sparse throwing objects did not affect the impact of many enemies. A couple of unlucky guys broke their necks.

This arrow also made many Polotsk people laugh in their hearts. This arrow rain can't even compare with the litter in Lithuania.

At first they were quite worried about the siege of Novgorod, fearing that they would not be able to take down the second largest city in Russia, but now it seems that those worries are completely unnecessary. If they knew that these Novgorod people were so weak, how could they Come and take this city sooner.

Soon, a group of Polotsk soldiers who were running faster built a ladder under the city wall, and the soldiers with swords began to climb up in an orderly manner.

Although only a small group of them reached the bottom of the city wall, they did not have any fear and still climbed up bravely. Given the weakness shown by Novgorod, is it still a problem to deal with them?
The soldiers of the prince of witchcraft fought bravely, in stark contrast to the chaos and discord of the Novgorod people. They didn't even encounter the biggest obstacle when they climbed the city wall. up banner.

This scene undoubtedly inspired more Polotsk people to rush faster. Everyone wanted to enter the city earlier, and the sooner they entered the city, the more things they could loot.

In contrast, the Novgorod militiamen kept shrinking and retreating, and none of them dared to stand up and make trouble with the enemy. These guys seemed to be scared out of their wits.

Even if those chief executives dared to stand on the city wall, it would be of no avail, because the militiamen around them were all chaotic, with people from all kinds of neighborhoods, and even his opposite neighborhood, where there were often street fights.

In the face of such troops, the authority of the chief executive is naturally difficult to exert, nor can it play a role in stabilizing the morale of the army. It is precisely because of this that the Novgorod militia continues to collapse. If they stand with their neighbors, then Fighting must be firm, but now you are surrounded by people you don't know, let alone that guy may have fought you before, everyone is worried.

In the place where the Polotsk people first ascended the city, those militiamen began to flee without even the courage to fight, and they didn't even have the courage to join the battle. got this result.

But this does not mean that the city does not have people who can stand up and turn the tide. After all, Novgorod is the second largest city in Russia after Kyiv, and there is no shortage of brave people here.

"Stop! Stop for me!"

Seeing this scene, a Novgorod administrator stood up, wearing black mail and holding a long sword, standing in front of the militiamen who wanted to walk down the city wall.

Behind him was a group of firm-looking Novgorod militiamen. It was precisely because of the existence of these militiamen that these deserters stopped in their tracks.

"What are you doing? Have you forgotten that your family and children are behind you? Why are you retreating? Don't you have weapons and armor on your body? Come and fight with me!"

The name of the chief executive is Gavrila. His family became rich in Novgorod through farming, and in his generation he was directly elected as the chief executive of the district.

For a long time, Gavrila has been unremarkable among the chief executives because he has no intention of participating in political struggles. He is more training with the neighbors in the neighborhood to prepare for possible wars.

When the Polotsk army arrived, Gavrila did not call the militiamen to the city wall like the others, and then led the people to the city wall. He came here after all the militiamen from the block were summoned. And then he ran into such a mess.

Seeing Gavrila and the menacing militiamen behind him, the deserters were shocked, and Gavrila killed the first few deserters without hesitation, and then they turned their heads and returned to the battlefield.

After all, the appearance of these deserters is farther away from the anxiety of lacking a backbone. Now that a person with a large number of militiamen and who obviously has sufficient authority appears, everyone will naturally feel at ease.

In terms of physical strength and equipment, everyone has it, and there are so many reliable brothers behind them, isn't it just going back and working hard, why not dare.

Man is such a wonderful creature, one second he was still running away, and the next second he bravely killed him back.

Just when the Polotsk people were still cheering for their easy ascension to the city and rejoicing for the rewards in the future, they suddenly found that the vulnerable Novgorodians had returned and shouted to kill them .

Originally, the people of Polotsk thought they could easily expel these enemies, but after the battle, they discovered the fierce nature of the Novgorod militia. This group of people dared to kill even the prince's own soldiers and burn the ship. , How to gain a foothold without the ability.

There is nothing to say about the ensuing battle. After all, the number of Polotsk people who came to the city first was too small, and they were quickly defeated by the Novgorod militia.

So when the main shock force of the Polotsk people arrived under the city wall, what they saw was that the flag that had been erected on the wall was thrown down, and the ladder was overturned, and then there was a Polotsk Human bodies were thrown from the city walls.

The Novgorod militiamen threw down the bodies of the losers and cheered their victory.

This scene undoubtedly made the vacillating militias firm up. They saw that the Polotsk people were not that scary and could be easily defeated, so everyone was not so frivolous, and the chief executives also seized the opportunity Encouraging everyone, this made me firm up.

But this didn't hurt the morale of the Polotsk people much. On the contrary, they became more and more brave, vowing to tear off the faces of the Novgorodians on the city wall who laughed like fools, and see if they still I can't laugh.

Then the battle became fierce. The Polotsk people climbed the city wall bravely and fearlessly. Among these pioneers, there were some who were covered in iron armor. Vseslav threw all his elite into the battle, The prince was planning to take down the city wall in one go.

The Novgorod militia seemed rather embarrassed in the face of such an attack. They already had a series of problems such as scattered teams and low morale. They were able to block the Polotsk people entirely by relying on the advantages of the city wall.

"God, it won't work like this, is there any reinforcements?"

After slashing a Polotsk man and kicking his body off the city wall, Gavrila, bathed in blood, complained that if the situation cannot be reversed now, they will be finished sooner or later!
Polotsk's advantages are constantly expanding, only where Gavrila is still barely maintaining its form, and the persistence of one place cannot change the overall disadvantage. If this continues, they will be defeated sooner or later!The city will be finished with it!
While Gavrila was complaining, the sudden scene made his eyes widen, because the city gate opened slowly under his nose.

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(End of this chapter)