Chapter 1,387 When the Night Sky Begins to Glow Red
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The ships docked one after another, and the soldiers who realized that they were late all felt regretful.
The village is full of traces of battles. If you look closely, you can see a lot of bright red bloodstains on the black mud. Even the cavalry who arrived first are still digging holes to bury the bodies.
"Sure enough, they really drove all the villagers to death? Are there really any of your old friends here? Unfortunately, they are still dead." Stekander regretted for Ostein for a second, and then called his people to go ashore to rest.
Now that things have reached this point, although Ostein has sympathy for the people of this village, it is still not much.
He patted his face hard and sighed: "Fortunately, I took refuge in them."
The place where the cavalry was cruising was the camp. Stekander knew that there were village buildings on the other side of the river. He did not go there first, but took the time to chat with Fisk, who had won the victory easily.
At this moment, Fisk had found a intact two-wheeled cart and used it as a chair to sit down and rest. He temporarily took off his plate armor, wearing only a white Ross robe outside his shirt, and waited leisurely and slightly worriedly.
He maintained this attitude even after the fleet arrived.
"Hey! Boy, you won easily? Did you really destroy this village?" Stekander greeted as he walked, and then stood in front of Fisk.
"Of course, winning is boring." Fisk stood up and pointed to the houses on the other side of the river: "That's the village on the left bank over there. I didn't send anyone there. There is some property over there. You can ask your people to row to get it. .”
"You? Are you giving me alms?"
"Uncle, I don't mean that."
Stekander smiled awkwardly: "It doesn't matter if you send someone to get it. Tell me, what is there in this village? Do you have any casualties?
Oh no, you won too happily. Does it make you feel not glorious enough? "
"One thing. If we encounter such weak people in Mezot next, things will be easier to handle. You are here at the right time, so we can straighten things out here."
"What's next? Shall we jointly attack tomorrow?" Stekander asked casually.
"That's fine." Fisk looked back to the north, which is the direction of the Lielupe River: "I never thought that the Latvians would be so lazy. Are they really stupid or do they do it on purpose? This war has a direct bearing on them. The stakes are high, so I can’t be the one taking the lead?”
"Hey, you really don't understand them."
"why are you laughing?"
"I'm afraid that's what you guessed."
"Well, fighting side by side with cowards will tarnish the pride of our cavalry." Fisk shook his head regretfully.
"There is a good one." Stekander said eloquently.
"What?"
"The spoils of war are all ours. Those thieving Latvians can only eat scraps when they arrive in Mezot."
"But this is not what I want. Oops..." Fisk turned his head to the south again: "Although it was not my intention, I still let some villagers run away. They will go back there to report the news. When the time comes... we will rely on Are we, fifteen hundred people, going to fight those guys? I don’t know how many enemies there are.”
"It's fourteen hundred people," Stekander corrected. He was in good spirits and took the opportunity to talk about the war that year: "More than ten years ago, three or four hundred of us took the lead and overran their fortress on the banks of the Daugava River. Ten years later, our coalition forces Stronger, Se
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The Megarians are definitely still the same. If you don’t believe it, let’s bring that old guy from Osten over and ask him? "
"That's fine. Anyway, tomorrow's raid is inevitable."
So, regardless of whether the people who missed the attack were glorious or not, they crossed the 200-meter-wide Lielupe River and looted the empty left-bank villages. Because people on the left bank were running for their lives in a hurry, some cattle and sheep were kept in pens before they could be taken away, and some chickens in cages were caught in one fell swoop.
But this is just a village after all, with a population of less than 200. In today's world, it is considered a relatively large settlement. Facing the Ross coalition, it is like a bird that was swallowed up in one gulp.
All the captured poultry and livestock were slaughtered, and the soldiers set up bonfires to cut them up and roast them.
In the cavalry camp on the right bank, Fisk estimated that there must be escapees to report the news, and a real raid was unlikely to be possible, so it was better to play some tricks.
He ordered the cavalry soldiers to demolish the cottages and houses, put ropes on the main pillars, pull them down with the combined strength of men and horses, and then took dry wood and set fire to it.
Due to the high altitude, local nights and early mornings are still a bit cold even in early summer.
The soldiers were ordered to light bonfires, and each soldier was ordered to light a fire. Such a wider flat land by the river suddenly turned into a huge military camp. At first glance, it seemed that there were thousands or even ten thousand people camping on this low-lying river beach.
There is no doubt that when night falls, the clouds in the deep sky are illuminated by firelight. This is so abnormal. People in the distance have never seen such a scene. The abnormal celestial phenomenon has unsurprisingly caused the inner city of Mezot on the mound to be highly alert.
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If Semigalea is a kingdom, then the ruler within Mezot can be said to be a duke. But it is a large alliance assembled by multiple tribes. The city of Mezoteneh is the center of the northern chiefdom, and its leader is named Lokro.
Mezotne has entered the era of family rule. What this generation of leader Roquero wants to do is not to actively enter into foreign affairs, but to lick his own wounds.
In the war ten years ago, all of Semigalia sent troops to participate in the war. Since Mezoten is the farthest to the north, it is said that those who are closer to the water and towers get the moon first. As long as they defeat the enemy, these people will be the biggest vested interests. For the sake of fairness, Mezotene's side sent more troops, but the commander-in-chief at that time was not from Roquero's family.
After the war, Mezotny, who suffered heavy casualties, chose a strategic contraction. The leader did not plan to invade Riga again and occupy the "fertile farmland" north of the Daugava River. Instead, he defended his riverside area and recovered what was lost due to the defeat. strength.
The night was crimson, and the northern sky seemed to be on fire!
The unprecedented sight shocked the residents, who left their houses and stood outdoors to comment on the strange vision in the north.
Priests also came forward one after another. Based on their own imagination, they believed that it was the symbol of General Dievas, the great god of heaven.
The altar set on the mound was ignited accordingly. The priests held torches and walked up to the top of the mound. Behind them were a large number of people watching the excitement.
The scene became extremely strange. No one thought it meant some kind of danger. People followed the priest blindly and moved towards the mound altar. They gathered on the top of the mound one after another and knelt down, facing the blazing north.
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He bowed to the sky and bowed to the holy fire lit in the altar.
Since ancient times, people have lived a life of sunrise and sunset, and even the ruling family naturally follows this.
"It's strange, today is not a holiday, why is there so much trouble outside?" Leader Luokluo, who was sleeping on the blanket, pushed away the two young wives and concubines who were sleeping with him irritably, sat up slowly and patted his bearded face.
"Here comes someone!" he yelled.
The guard entered the room in response.
"Go and see what's going on?!" He raised his hand and ordered, then lay back down, taking a nap surrounded by his wives and concubines, waiting for a reply.
Soon, the guards rushed into the leader's "luxury mansion".
"Have you figured out the situation?"
Turning on the oil lamp, Luo Keluo could clearly see the guard's face that was filled with fear and joy. "Is there really something good? Are you going to attend the festival?"
"Chief. It's..." The guard suddenly stuttered.
"Calm down! Tell me what happened?"
"Chief, you'd better get up and go see for yourself." Another mature guard continued seriously: "It's the Great God! The Great God has come to the world! The night sky in the north is burned red, and the great God Divas has appeared!"
"It's ridiculous. Did the Great God appear in this world because of our insignificance? Can my ability really be recognized by the Great God?" With these words, a sense of pride arose spontaneously.
They have their own beliefs, and the people of Semigalia believe that they will be protected by the gods.
Even so, the slightly calmer leader hurriedly changed his clothes, tied his belt securely, hung his Frankish sword on his waist and quickly stood outside.
At this moment, he noticed that countless villagers were moving towards the top of the mound
Today is not a holiday in Japan, but the big altar has already been lit with a blazing sacred fire.
According to the report of his subordinates, he looked to the north and saw the red clouds over there.
"Damn it, no way." For a moment, Roquero frowned, and then his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
His bodyguard hurriedly admonished: "Chief, let's go to the altar to worship the great god. You are the leader, and you are indispensable for the ceremony."
"Stupid!" Luo Keluo glared at his subordinates fiercely: "You are really young, don't you know what that means? Do you really believe that a great god will come to the world?"
"Isn't it?" The guards present suddenly noticed a hint of danger.
"Damn Latvians and those damn Varangians..." Roklo growled and stamped his feet hard.
The people in Mezot have this ambivalent attitude toward all the Varyags. On the one hand, they need these people to transport important salt, but on the other hand, they also hate the Varyag's onslaught ten years ago.
Anyway, they all speak Norse. Anyway, you can find the sea all the way to the west. The sea is an area controlled by various Varyag people. Because of the defeat, people lost a lot of good thoughts about them. Unless they needed to exchange leather and grain for the necessary salt, Mezotny was no longer even willing to make contact with any Varyags.
Facing the red-hot sky, Roquelo, who participated in the war ten years ago, recalled what he had seen back then.
A lake is formed in the lower reaches of the Daugava River. On the south bank of the lake is the city of Dunas, a large military camp established by the Semigalians. The great leader at that time hoped to use this large military camp as a base to build rafts directly across the lake. Go to the opposite shore of the lake and launch towards Riga and various Latvian villages
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The attack was aimed at unifying the north with victory in the First World War.
But no one expected the Latvians to react very quickly.
A large number of bonfires soon appeared on the north shore of the lake. The north shore was very flat and full of good land for cultivating wheat, unlike the lakes and swampy land in the south. Because there were too many bonfires, the weather conditions were not very good at that time. The dark clouds in the night sky were so red that it looked like the sky was burning.
The unusual sight once caused the Semigalian army to feel uneasy, because the red sky was in the enemy's position, as if the great god Diego was standing in the enemy's position.
The fluctuation of military morale was not the direct cause of the defeat. It was actually the Varyags who launched an armed raid.
Both sides have considerable differences in weapons and equipment and military organization. The Semigalian army tried to use the human sea tactic to directly break through the shield wall, or they jumped directly over the shield wall to kill. In the end, they failed to complete this tactic, but were cut into the crowd by the Varyag's wedge-shaped shield wall. . Facing the follow-up Latvian militiamen who crossed the lake in small boats and rafts like a tide, the Semigalian army showed signs of decline and retreated, finally collapsing at a critical point...
At that time, Luo Keluo fled back with his tribe's defeated army. Fortunately, the enemy did not take advantage of the victory to pursue him.
However, the war led to the disappearance of the big leader. There are rumors that the leader died in the rebellion and his body was left intact. There are also reports that the so-called big leader was cut into pieces and thrown into the Daugava River to feed the fish as if to vent his anger.
Roquero is full of bad memories, look at the direction of the fiery red sky. "Isn't that where Gawa Village is? There's an enemy attack. I'm really worried that the people over there are already dead."
"Chief, what should we...
manage? "
Looking at Shivering Wenhua's subordinates, Luo Keluo pretended to be calm: "Boy, are you scared?"
"I'm not afraid."
"I'm afraid it's shameful. Those Varangians are very vicious, and they are not ordinary guys who sell salt and amber. We can deal with the scattered Varangians, and we can also blackmail them to vent their anger. If hundreds of them come... it's really a problem. It's tricky." Gritting his teeth, Rocklo decided to end this farce overnight, especially by asking the priests to extinguish the holy fire.
He immediately gathered his guards and took advantage of the opportunity of villagers from all walks of life to gather around the altar. Under his leadership, more than a hundred armed men broke through the crowd and quickly occupied the altar.
"Smash it with me!" With an order, the spear-wielding warrior destroyed the sacred fire despite his reluctance. The burning wood scattered all over the ground, so that the top of the hill became pitch black again.
There was an uproar immediately. The priests usually obey the orders of the leader. I really don't know why the leader is so powerless today.
The drummers beat the crowd to stop the noise.
At this moment, no one could really see the face of leader Rokluo. They could only see a blurry virtual image standing on a high place shouting: "The vision in the north is not the arrival of a great god! It is the Varyag people! They are here to attack! What happened ten years ago It's going to happen again! Men! Women! Take up arms and defend our homeland!"
The news was so exciting that people who had just been immersed in the arrival of the great god felt as if they had been poured ice water on them.
People couldn't accept it for a while, but by midnight, even if they didn't want to accept it, they had to accept a terrible fact.
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They were villagers who claimed to have escaped from the village of Chongava. They entered the left bank of Mezotne (this is the west bank of the Lielupe River).
residential area, crying and telling the people here about their tragic experience.
"There are Varangians on horseback everywhere! They have big bucklers, and all of them are blond! They shoot arrows at everyone they see, and they kill for fun..."
The refugees have even more brutal descriptions, so that a series of horrific crimes are beyond belief. But when I thought that they were Varyags, everything seemed to make sense again.
Varangians on horseback? Although it feels strange, as long as the two informations of the big buckler and the blond hair are mentioned, there is no doubt that there is a fierce bandit who kills indiscriminately.
When the breaking news came, leader Roqueluo was not at all happy that his prediction was correct, but was even more fearful.
The only good thing is that the general public has already had psychological expectations after the farce just now. They were once unwilling to pick up farm tools, fishing gear and weapons and arm themselves. Will they still be indifferent now?
Roklo believed that the Varyag gangsters would invade their territory next, and a war would break out as soon as tomorrow.
This is the homeland of the Mezot Inner Tribe. Unless necessary, everyone does not want to take refuge in the territory of the Pasvalis Tribe in the south.
After all, the south is the territory of this current Semigalian leader, and the Pasvalis tribe does not have the ability to carry the refuge of tens of thousands of Mezotene people in an instant during the summer famine.
In terms of population, the population of the Semigalian Tribal Alliance is not much larger than that of the Latvian Alliance. This is just because the alliance has long maintained a cooperative relationship with the Okshtet Tribal Alliance further south, and the cooperation between the two parties has become increasingly in-depth. In the foreseeable future, if there is no strong intervention, a brand new
, a more powerful tribal alliance will be born.
Mezotne is just a clan in the alliance, with a population of nearly ten thousand concentrated in the riverside area with the Mound Altar as its core.
They have such a large population, which is what the leader feels he can afford to fight.
But Roquero actually had a PDST image of the brutality of the Varyag army, so he had no confidence that he could win by himself.
Therefore, when the Ross cavalry and fleet were resting in the occupied Gawa village, Commander Fisk could estimate that the tried and tested "campfire suspicion tactics" would put great pressure on the enemy.
But he didn't expect that precisely because of the huge pressure on Mezot's side, they went to "shake people up" overnight.
A messenger was ordered to ride a horse and venture along the river at night. As long as he pushed desperately upstream along the Lielupe River, he could reach Pasvalis. Even if they don't move to reinforce the troops, they can still tell the alliance leader that the so-called Varangians from Riga have invaded in large numbers.