king of ros

Chapter 22 The Battle of Trapped Beasts
From ancient times to the present, there are many mountain castles scattered on the low hills of Estonia, built to resist foreign enemies or show power.

They are built of wood and stone. Although they cannot be compared with the big cities in the south, they also have some artistic styles belonging to the Fen people, which can be regarded as unique beauty.

Estonians are also quite proud of their mountain castles. An Estonian poet once said that as long as the hills and castles stand, Estonia will never be conquered.

Whether it will be conquered or not we don't know, what we see now is that the mountain fort failed to shelter the people it was supposed to shelter, and the most powerful of them has been breached by the enemy.

"Go ahead and kill them!"

A soldier holding a sword in one hand and a trident flag in the other was rushing in front of the team, and countless Ross soldiers followed the soldier.

Soon, they collided with the Chude people. Spears and sword axes kept colliding with shields, armor and human bodies, and the sound of killing and gold and iron resounded through the sky.

After the gate of the mountain castle was breached, the two sides clashed fiercely on the street. From time to time, archers could be seen climbing up and shooting from the huts on both sides of the street, and the arrows flew in the sky non-stop.

Either to drive away the archers, or simply driven by destruction, many huts in the mountain castle have been set alight. Under the soaring flames, the battlefield has become more desolate and cruel—especially with the addition of being pushed into the fire. howling.

There are many Chude people who fought bravely. They understand that their homeland and relatives are behind them, but more people throw down their weapons and become cowards who run away. They have forgotten their homeland and relatives, and only have the desire to flee to save their lives.

Even so, the brave still worked hard to form a battle line, forming a shield wall that was shaky under the impact of the coalition forces, but still stood upright, standing here with the mentality of how long it can block.

But then the cavalry swarmed through their lines and trampled them like rubbish under their horses' hooves.

The attackers were the Black Hat Army, and the rider from the grassland unreservedly showed the ferocity and cruelty of being a prairie wolf at this moment. He didn't care about spears and swords, and just ran over.

It was also the first time that the Chude people faced such a cavalry attack, and they were directly rushed away from the front line, and then the nomad's scimitar fell on them.

"What a pack of beasts."

Seeing how the black hats wiped down the shield wall of the Chude people like autumn leaves, Yang couldn't help clicking his tongue. It was the first time he had seen such a crazy scene as he was born in the north.

"Fortunately, it's the beast on our side."

Rostislav frowned and looked at the raging nomadic army. The nomadic cavalry was indeed a lore kill against the loose tribal fighters, but Rostislav's thoughts did not stay in the present, but drifted further.

For a long time, Ross's main enemy has been the people of tents on the grasslands. The Pechenegs have attacked Kyiv many times. The war with the shepherds has always been the biggest problem facing Ross for a hundred years.

And now, the ancient enemies of the Pechenegs have been driven farther west, and steppe upstarts are rising...

"My lord, let's go, or the smelly herdsmen will rush to the main castle!"

Yang's speech interrupted Rostislav's thoughts, and the prince immediately dropped everything in his mind. The most important thing now is to remove Aral's head!

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Under the scimitars of the black hat army, the Chude people fled in embarrassment. Occasionally, some warriors would go upstream to resist the swarming cavalry, but there was only one ending, that is, they were ruthlessly trampled to death by horseshoes.

Several Chude archers turned around and shot a few arrows, trying to cover the team, but in fact the effect was like scratching an itch. The arrows shot in panic could not guarantee the accuracy at all, but only contributed a little atmosphere to the battlefield.

The target of the Chude people's retreat was the highest mountain fort, and Aral's guards were waiting at the gate of the main fort, holding bows and arrows. Archers were also standing behind the shooting ports of the main fort.

The fleeing Chude people poured into the main castle from the guards, and the black hats followed closely behind, but then countless arrows came at them, and Alar's subordinates were waiting for this moment.

The black hat army who had rushed so smoothly before was suddenly stunned by the arrows hitting their heads and covering their faces. The dozens of riders who ran in the front were directly shot into a sieve, and the fur clothing could not protect them before the arrow rain. .

The leader of the Black Hat Army was taken care of, the horse was hit by several arrows, the rider was thrown to the ground amidst the painful screams, and the man was also hit by several arrows, but thanks to the high-quality armor, he was not injured and was dragged back by his tribe. When I got to the back, I saved my life.

Facing such fierce arrows, the black hats had to avoid the edge temporarily, hiding out of the range of the bow and arrow, waiting for the heavy armored soldiers and infantry who were left behind to arrive, otherwise their light cavalry would not be able to attack the main fort.

Seeing the black hats retreating, the guards with bows nodded to each other and retreated to the main castle in an orderly manner. As the last guard entered the main castle, the gate slammed shut, and the Chude people hurriedly reinforced the iron gate. But more people are just leaning against the wall still lost.

Entering the gate, the purpose of entering is a huge hall and a piece of bare stone walls. There were some precious furs and amber on them, but Alar gave away these treasures to win people's hearts. Together they looked extremely bleak.

Alar stood in his room, wearing his most magnificent armor, with a huge ruby ​​inlaid on the top of the helmet, and on the balcony, the guards were burning some important letters.

Looking down from the balcony, you can see that the coalition forces are preparing nervously. The battle outside the main castle has stopped, and the elite of the coalition forces are gathered here.

Aral saw Ross's personal soldiers and Norwegian berserkers standing together, and beside them was a huge tree that had been cut down. It was a sacred tree that protected the fort, but now it was cut down by the invaders and became The ram that broke through the last stronghold of the Chuds.

I actually fell into this situation.

Aral couldn't help thinking this way, and his mouth only felt bitter. So many plans and designs are now in vain.

Suddenly, a roll of parchment appeared at the edge of his sight. The parchment was bound by silk threads. Subconsciously, Alar took it from the hand of the guard who was about to put it into the fire.

"It's this letter. Among so many letters, Kyiv was mentioned in this letter. Speaking of which, this time it was completely used as a pawn for him to test."

Aral untied the silk thread, and the contents of the letter caused many emotions to flash across his face, including unwillingness, regret, and complaints, and finally turned into helplessness, but then the helplessness turned into a mischievous expression, and he put the silk thread Tie it back.

"Although I was used as a gun, I can't just accept it like this. It can affect as much as possible. Leave this letter and put it on my desk. This gift will be given to the first person to kill." Those who enter the fortress."

"Follow your orders, my lord."

The personal guard said quickly, and put the letter in the most prominent place in the center of the table.

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(End of this chapter)