Chapter 811 Non-Mainstream Persuasion to Surrender
The earth was shaking, and the pine trees collapsed one by one.
The Rus' double saw violently fell wood at an unimaginable speed. Due to the large number of people working on errands, the forest surrounding the rocky hills collapsed at almost the same time, and the tremors caused the exhausted hilltop islanders. cheer up.
What the hell is going on?
The men who were still able to fight struggled to get up with their weapons, their lips were full of folds, their bodies dehydrated had become sluggish, and even worse, the headaches caused by dehydration.
They are still good, after all, there was a small amount of material supplies in the middle.
Thousands of people hid in the stone hills and the supplies were extremely scarce. The food and drinking water stored by the big families had been exhausted. This material could not even satisfy their people, so how could they help other fishermen's families.
The poor fishermen begged to share some water and food for themselves, but the big family was also a tired beast in the cage.
If the Rus army continues to besiege, and the sky does not rain, thousands of people will die of thirst collectively.
Many people have died, young children dying in the arms of their mothers, whose mothers are just as bad.
Even those who can't bear the pain choose to hang themselves on a larger scale. The so-called death is better than death from thirst and thirst, and no one knows when the Ross invaders will attack. Destiny.
There were many corpses hanging from the trees on the top of the stone mound, and an even more horrific tragedy happened.
The corpses had their feet chopped off, and the hungry and thirsty had lost their minds because of their strong desire to survive, drinking the blood of the dead. At least, that thing rehydrates itself.
After all, there are only a few people who do this, and more people just lie on the stone quietly waiting for the unknown fate. It has been four full days since the escape, and those who have not yet entered the water have died, and those who are still dying have at least received some supplies.
As many as 3,000 people stayed on the top of the stone mound, and those who can still stand up and raise their weapons are only 500 people.
Five hundred people seems to be a lot, and this so-called warrior will get tired after trying to hack a few times.
They stood up one after another, each big family commanding their own people, private soldiers and even armed slaves. Everyone nervously watched the destruction of the forest, and then saw that under the rising sun, the nightmarish jibs of the Rus were still cruising on the sea.
"Will the island sink? We will sink into the sea!"
"That's better than being trapped like this.
Why don't we rush down and fight with the Ross people, we can't die of thirst. "
"Desperate? Can we fight?"
"Then it's just sleepy. Damn, they're not even in a hurry for our chance to surrender. Do we have a feud with them? That Horrick from Denmark drove us here, and the Rus are going to kill you and us!" The speaker was an exiled Danish nobleman.
The elite of the islanders converged in one place, from large native families to Danish exiles.
Compared to the heads of the big families, the exiles lamented that they had gotten together with those cowards and ended up in the current predicament.
"Just fight with them! If I want to die, I will die under the sword." Another exile said.
The patriarchs of the big family had nothing to say. They didn't want to die, and they didn't dare to go down to surrender.
The Danish exiles scolded this group of big families who used to call themselves all-powerful as idiots. Even if the brothers went down to find the Rus people desperately, how many of them had the strength to fight?
Their ambiguity comes as new movements begin to emerge at the logging site.
A large number of flags with blue stripes on a white background began to appear, and the warriors in white robes walked through the ruins of the collapsed forest with difficulty, gradually showing a hideous appearance.
Flags don't just show the identity of an army, they can boost morale and scare the enemy.
The Rus warriors were ordered to restore the flag while blowing the horns and beating the drums desperately, making as much noise as they could.
The scheduled bonfire began to be lit, and the addition of soil nitrate made the bow drill to make fire with less effort. The white powder taken from the dung was mixed with the specially prepared hay and paper scraps. The sawdust sparked by the bow drill hit the soil and nitrate, and immediately caused the entire grass to turn into a fire.
In the past, the Rus people could not make fire so quickly, but now making fire has become a de facto technique of detonation.
Rurik watched with a calm face as the bonfires lit up. As the saying goes, once the soil nitrate has its practical use, the people will accept its existence and generate great demand.
"You guys! I'm afraid no one thought this thing could be turned into a weapon!"
The technology of casting bronze hand cannons and small cannons is fully mature, and the key medicines can also be prepared. Looking at the torsion slingshot that was pulled to the scene by the two-wheeled trolley, compared to artillery, the existing long-range weapons are completely sufficient for use.
Rurik divided the army into three parts, he personally led the absolute main force to stand under the mound, and two other detachments gathered into a group to handle the other area. Some skirmishers with flags were wandering, and it seemed that the Rus army had enough troops to surround the stone hills.
Actually? The Ross and Swedish fishermen who were behind the entire fleet have now come ashore. Although a large number of ships are still floating at sea, there are only sailors sailing on them.
Rurik mobilized all the people who could mobilize, and made a posture of holding an army of 10,000 people.
"Do you have to burn the fat fish to ashes?!" Arik still felt inappropriate about what was about to happen, and he confessed to his brother: "It's too outrageous to lure the enemy down just by the aroma of the grilled fish? I don't believe those people would do this. Surrender obediently."
"What if I succeed? You..." Rurik looked at the many elite talents present, except for Ragnar and Swinder, others must have their own important political positions in Ross in the future. "Speak up! Anyone who thinks it is difficult to lure surrender can say it. Of course, I don't think this move is absolutely successful, and it may break their will."
Speaking of this, Rurik focused on telling the two talents who were about to persuade the surrender: "Swinder, Ragnar, don't remember what I told you. Whether you can persuade the surrender peacefully is up to you! I don't want to. War. But..."
"I understand!" Swinder said impatiently: "There is no point in fighting at all, let everything stop. If those guys are obsessed, I really can't do anything. I just hope that if the situation is irreversible, at least my family's lives will be saved. ."
Rurik shrugged: "This matter... depends on God's arrangement."
And Ragnar has nothing to say. Now that he feels that instead of joining forces with various exiles to join an army to oppose the King of Denmark, it is a waste of affection. It is better to call this kid Rurik a good brother and rely on friendship to invite the Rus army to help him. took the crown of Denmark. It would be better if there were still exiles on the stone hill, but it would be fine if they all died of thirst and starvation.
The soldiers carrying the newly caught cod were publicly displayed, and people on the stone hill saw it, and watched those soldiers throw the fatty fish into the fire with little saliva.
The Rus' army was still beating, and soon, the charred smell of grilled fish spread to the rocky hills along the south wind.
Not only the cod, but a lot of herring were also burned. The coke scent of fish oil penetrated into the nostrils of the hungry people, and it was really said to be sitting up in shock from a dying illness. Many people who were dying actually stood up!
It was some swaying figures, there were men, women and children. They staggered to the foot of the hill with a weary pace, and they were bare-handed.
Seeing such a scene, Arik was overjoyed: "Hey! Brother, you are right! They really came to surrender."
Swinder and Ragnar were also dumbfounded. They didn't expect that they didn't need to say anything. Those who were dying of starvation and thirst had all come down?
Rurik was complacent and gestured: "Don't panic, I still have a good trick. Ah! It seems that the torsion slingshot is ready for nothing..."
The person holding the wooden barrel, and see that the barrel is filled with fresh water. The Rus army had complete control over the island's springs, and it was easy to get water.
Soldiers scooped water into the sky with both hands, and even went into battle openly, topping their heads with whole buckets of water, and publicly tossing their wet hair.
Rus people deliberately waste fresh water, this move is a stronger lure!
More people walked down the stone mound, and Rurik ordered the guarded soldiers to continue to hold the hilt of their swords. If there were attackers among the hungry and thirsty people who rushed down, they would naturally kill them. If they were just grabbing water, let them grab enough. !
Some wooden barrels were placed in the open, and the fishermen who rushed down did not care about the risk. They competed with each other and the land became wet.
"What a mess..." Rurik complained. He couldn't stand it at all. The chaotic scene was still dominated by male fishermen, and the poor female fishermen lay on the ground, licking the wet land, drinking even the muddy water.
A pair of soldiers rushed over at the order of the prince. They did not come to control the situation and make the so-called water collection orderly, but directly arrest the women and children in it.
This may seem strange, but it is because Rurik had different arrangements for the people of the Islands. Both women and children were brought to the East, continuing to ease the marital problems of a large group of Slavic men, especially the many brothers in their Slavic flag team. As for the male fishermen, their safety of life can of course be guaranteed, but they will give up their fishing life and become slave laborers in mining to start a new life in the north.
A group of women and children were brought under control, and those who could not compete with men were specially provided with fresh water and food.
The Rus army watched this group of people eat and drink. Even though the soldiers had conversations in Norse, there was nothing to say about the group of women and children.
Ordinary fishermen who could move on the rocky hill came down looking for the fragrance.
There are still a large number of people in Shiqiu, except for the dead, the real dying, and even those big families and exiles who are still undecided.
Swinder inspected the people who came down, and he was deeply saddened that he had not seen his wife, children, and even servants.
The people who came down also recognized Swinder's face, and they desperately needed him as a backer when they were shocked.
Swinder was originally recommended by everyone, but now he has returned to his job and declared that eating the water and fish of the Rus is surrender, and everyone's lives will be guaranteed. She doesn't talk about other things, but talks about survival.
Hearing the promise of life from the Rus, they were even annoyed when they saw that the so-called "killed water fetchers" were clearly alive. Surrender is a wise choice. It is all because of myself that I foolishly followed the big family to the mountain. If I got the title earlier, there would be no future disaster.
United Front work is now!
Rurik, dressed in extremely bright clothes, appeared as a handsome warrior and preached to the hundreds who had fled down the rocky hill: "I am Prince Rus! It seems that you are just ordinary fishermen. Your foolish escape is your own death. , now you surrender to me, and you will get future stability. Now eat fish and river water to your heart's content, and I will reward you with a good life."
They all stared at Rurik's tall and majestic figure, the leader of the vicious Rus was a young man?
Rurik opened his arms with a smile on his face, which represented goodness, and his promise was even more seductive: "You are all my servants, and now no one can hurt you! You will be loyal to me, and you will receive great rewards. Good life. Right here, if any soldier attacks you, it's a crime! I don't allow this to happen. I learned that you are all free fishermen who depend on the strong to survive. Now, you must depend on me Only I am your true master!"
This is like a reassurance that even if there is a commotion in the crowd, it tends to be quiet now.
No, some people started begging hard. There are still a lot of dying people on the so-called stone hills. Since Prince Russ is a good man, he will kill the big families that caused the war, save the poor fishermen, and get more servants in this way.
Is persuasion still possible? Arik was even more surprised. Someone who was either trying to resist or fleeing a few days ago has now transformed himself into the position of Ross to safeguard the interests of the prince of Ross?
Arik regarded the speaker as a good renegade dog, who was clearly a man, which really made Arik uninterested. Instead, he turned his face to look at Shiqiu, there are still a group of stubborn guys there, right? On the contrary, those people were ruthless men who Arik felt would never surrender, and they were warriors who could be admired.
What about the facts?
From the standpoint of the big family on the top of the stone hill, although they took up their weapons and watched a group of dying people rush down the mountain, they were essentially a group of watchers. They felt that these people would be mercilessly killed by the Rus army, but unexpectedly they would openly drink water and eat meat. A well-dressed man was very flamboyant, and those who surrendered sat on the ground very calmly.
The private soldiers and slaves of the big family were shaken, and many people were clamoring to go down and surrender.
There was a commotion in the crowd, and the slaves who clamored for surrender were immediately killed, and the patriarch used this violent method to forcefully control the precarious situation.
Swinder learns that his wife and children are actually still on the rock, and Ragnar learns that many Danish exiles have not come down.
The exact news reached Rurik, and as the commander in chief, he felt that he could make the final blow.
In fact, Rurik didn't care about the lives of those big families. The key was that there were still a large group of dying people on the mountain. It would be a pity if these fishermen all died. On the contrary, it is not a pity for the big family and their relatives to die so stubbornly. These people had better surrender quickly and give the Rus army time for rescue.
Now, Ragnar and Swinder finally act.
Behind them are the more than 100 capable brothers of the first flag team that Arik brought. The boys all carried crossbows, round shields on their backs, and swords at their waists. Vigilance is necessary. If those people want to fight to the death, the Ross army will immediately counterattack because they are well prepared. The move is also protecting Ragnar and Swinder.
The two messengers were very conspicuous, and as the distance approached, the people on the stone hill maintained a high degree of alertness.
The patriarchs of the big families were shocked by the extremely familiar face.
It's Swinder! Is this guy dead? !
When the family leaders were shocked, a woman dragged the child and rushed over regardless.
The dignified Swinder panicked, then rushed over with joy. The husband and wife hugged together, and Swinder's children hugged their father's clothes tightly.
This warm scene touched few people. Arik ordered his subordinates to maintain a high level of alert. Everyone has seen the faces of the stubborn resisters. If they shoot arrows, don't blame the Rus army for killing lives with precise shooting...
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