Chapter 647 The Last Viking Viking

Suddenly, the sound of a sharp knife entering his body sounded, and Lynch's body shook, "Hey!..." He uttered a dull scream and then fell silent again. The Viking frowned and widened. Eyes, all over the face, he lowered his head in disbelief and looked down at his feet.

Under the bridge, Leocliffe drew the bloody spear from the plank. Through the holes in the planks, the leader of the berserkers saw Leo Cliff's staring eyes and his thin figure climbing on the wooden frame under the bridge, while his own blood dripped onto the bridge plank. .

Unexpectedly, he would be killed by such a skinny sparrow. The leader of the berserkers leaned on the bridge with his long axe, trying to stabilize himself, but he staggered and staggered due to his injuries. with.

Leo Cliff under the bridge raised his blood-stained hands, completely unbelievable that the vicious man on the bridge died in his own hands—he just heard the signal from Leo Cliff, He held the spear and fiercely thrust the spear upwards into his body.

"Viking warrior, I respect you. Forgive me for cheating. I'm not proud of it. Go and meet your great god!" Odegar said in a deep voice. Viking warriors are full of admiration.

The leader of the Berserker Battalion, the Norwegian Viking warrior, Lynch, who had not yet had a surname, rolled his eyes and finally fell to the ground full of unwillingness.

Odegar drew out his long sword, turned around and shouted at the English troops, "Leo Cliff!"

"Leo Cliff, Leo Cliff..." The death of the opposing warrior boosted the morale of the English militiamen, and they excitedly called out the name of Leo Cliff who had removed the evil star.

And Alan, who had been waiting for a long time, apparated to the bridge in an instant before the other party lost. He stepped on the sticky wooden bridge stained with blood, slightly behind the berserker not far behind, and in front of the berserker leader Lin The moment Qi fell down, Allen stretched out his palm expressionlessly, and what he held in his hand was an obsidian that he had taken out from his pocket for the Untraceable Stretching Curse before—then he immediately began to cast curse.

As the magic was cast, obsidian turned into powder and covered Lynch's entire body. The soul of the Viking berserker did not leave the body and fly to Allen's staff like other soldiers, or like a few lucky fish that slipped through the net. Successfully escaped from his own body and arrived in the underworld, but was firmly locked in Lynch's own body.

Then Allen waved his hand at will, cast a small illusion, and then he stripped Lynch naked to separate his body from his pants, weapon, helmet and other equipment, allowing Lynch to see these relics under the effect of the illusion Getting up is still the same as falling where he just lost.

Then, Allen grabbed Lynch's body, and both disappeared on the front line of the battlefield with phantom—Alan randomly threw the body of the leader of the berserkers into the open space where he was just now, and made his own The three-eyed crow hovered over the Vikings' positions, and Allen would try to collect the bodies of those berserkers in bearskins after they fell.

Leo Cliff, who was still under the Stamford wooden bridge, obviously couldn't see all this as a Muggle, not to mention that his head and face were now covered with wounds from Lynch's lower body when he suffered the fatal trauma just now. A mixture of yellow-brown liquid and blood that flowed out of the hospital.

But because of his great achievements this time, he changed his habit of being talkative and seemed a little numb, and didn't pay attention to this disgusting thing. He was stunned for a while, and Leo Cliff said Holding the spear, he climbed up the river bank along the wooden frame at the bottom of the bridge and returned to his camp.

Contrary to the English, the Viking camp was dead silent. The leader of the Vikings, Haravin the Ruthless, looked up, looked at Odgar with eyes full of hatred, and cursed: "Scheming England! people!"

(Author's Note: Both the Vikings and the Britons have recorded that the Viking warrior stood alone on the bridge to resist the Britons alone. The difference is that the number of people hacked to death by this warrior alone on the Stamford Bridge is 40~ 80 people vary,

The maximum value is used here. In the end, the same thing is that the cunning English soldiers got half a wooden barrel, floated down the river from the upper reaches to under the bridge, and stabbed the Viking warrior to death with a long gun to let the English Cross the Stamford Bridge to the other side. )

The English militiamen, on the other hand, cheered and raised their spears, walked around the phantom of the evil star just now with fear and admiration, and chased the fleeing Vikings.

The quarry was within reach now, but the kill had to be done quickly, for the Norwegian reinforcements guarding the ship were coming at full speed.

Even if Harald's bridge guards died, the important thing is that he won enough time. Tosti and Harald have led the troops on the gentle slope across the river to build a shield with Viking tactics. The phalanx, a formation similar to the English Roman shield wall, is indeed solid enough to resist the English attack if it is only used for defense.

Harold has to admit that when he himself encountered a tactic similar to England's own favorite, the situation became more difficult. He let the troops charge repeatedly, but never broke through the shield wall.

But in fact, the Vikings also had their fatal weakness. Many soldiers came to Stamford Bridge but did not bring a piece of equipment - their chain mail, which has been used since the Roman period to the present chain mail, when wearing a helmet When wearing a neck guard and a shield, as long as you don't make a fatal mistake or get stabbed by someone too unlucky, you can basically reduce most of the slashing attacks in this era.

Swords and swords are like the abyss of purgatory. This is a death fight without rules. In addition to the melee of swords and axes, as the king of England, Harold also has a small number of archers.

The Battle of Stamford Bridge has been launched in all directions of the wooden bridge. From morning to afternoon, including in the dense forest next to it, soldiers are fighting each other everywhere.

Arranged in an arrow-shaped pig-nose formation for breaking through the shield wall, the recruits of Crowhurst, who kept slapping their shields with their weapons, faced the Vikings who were starting to fight like beasts and their murderous king-flag crows. The flag is no longer cowardly.

In the end, Harald Hardrada, whose throat was pierced by a cold arrow, was disillusioned with the English throne, and the Norwegian king, who has a long list of titles, finally won himself another one of the most famous titles of all. ——"The last Viking Viking", his death represents the end of the era of Viking invasion.

Tosti, the former Earl of Northumbria, continued to lead the Vikings to fight, but the English had already gained the upper hand. With his own brother Harold piercing his back with a sword, the new king of England Harold Rhodes achieved a stunning victory. He killed his traitor brother and decapitated him.

But to the surprise of the English, although these Nordics fluctuated after the leader was killed, the high-ranking generals of the Vikings with gems on their foreheads were shouting, "We would rather have corpses lying all over the field than Surrender" slogans aroused blood.

"We will never surrender!"

"A Viking was never a slave!"

In the final stages of the battle, the Norwegian army guarding the ships came for reinforcements under Harald's daughter's fiancé. Because of the long journey and the Viking warriors who volunteered to wear armor for their dead teammates, some of the reinforcements fell or even died from exhaustion before reaching the battlefield. These warriors went into battle armed to the teeth, and they did hold back the Anglo-Saxon ferocity for a short time, but were soon defeated by outnumbered men.

So far, the Norwegian army was completely defeated, and the Saxons pursued them all the way. Some Norwegians drowned in the river while escaping.

After the Vikings suffered a disastrous defeat at Stamford Bridge, they were almost wiped out. Of the 300 warships that came, only 24 ships returned to Norway. Such a disastrous defeat also marked the beginning of the Vikings' demise.

Even if King Harold of England, who carried his brother's head, participated in it himself, it would be hard to imagine that so many soldiers died in such a small battlefield. In fact, seventy years after the battle, the land here is still white with the accumulation of bones from the corpses of warriors whose Alan's staff failed to absorb their souls.

After this battle, the forces ebbed and flowed. Although Harold lost a lot, thousands of English warriors died on the battlefield within a week, he still kept his throne and eliminated an opponent who coveted his throne.

But there are still people watching, just hundreds of miles away, in northern France.

Two days after the Vikings' crushing defeat.

After a long wait of seven weeks, the Norman flags began to fly north, and the wind finally turned.

"Finally! Finally!" William muttered with relief, and then he couldn't help smiling and looked towards the sky, "Thank you, Lord!"

The Norman barracks was full of momentum. The knights leaped their horses, and the sailors rushed to the mast, softly oars and sails. They had waited too long.

No time to wait, that afternoon, the illegitimate son, Grand Duke William, took advantage of the high tide to set off, and the remaining 700 warships and 14,000 soldiers and horses took advantage of Harold's expedition, and the Norman fleet went straight to England's defenseless south coast.

At the prow of William's flagship there is a statue of a wooden boy holding a bronze bow and arrow. Now the bow and arrow is pointing straight at England. If the Lord and luck favor him, the Duke of Normandy can reach the coast of England tomorrow morning.

The third conquest of England in 1066 is about to begin.