Chapter 647 The Last Viking
Chapter 647
Suddenly, the sound of a sharp blade entering the body was heard, and Lin Qi's body was shaken, "Uh-huh!..." He let out a dull scream and then became silent again. The Viking frowned and stared. With his eyes, he lowered his head in disbelief and looked at his feet.
Under the bridge, Leocliffe pulled the bloody spear from the plank. Through the holes in the wooden board, the Berserker leader saw Leocliffe's wide eyes and thin figure climbing on the wooden frame under the bridge, while his own blood fell on the bridge board drop by drop. .
The berserker leader, who didn't expect that he would be killed by such a skinny sparrow, used his long ax to lean on the bridge, trying to stabilize his body, but he staggered due to the heavy injuries. With.
Leocliffe, who was under the bridge, raised his blood-stained hands. He couldn't believe that the vicious man on the bridge had died in his own hands. He just heard the signal from Leocliffe. He held the spear and thrust the spear upwards with all his might, piercing his body.
"Viking warrior, I respect you and forgive me for cheating. I'm not proud of you. Go and see your great god!" Odegaard said in a deep voice. He himself was actually facing the man in front of him who had created a miracle. The Viking warriors were filled with admiration.
Lynch, the leader of the Berserker Battalion and a warrior of the Norwegian Vikings who did not yet have a surname, rolled his eyes and finally fell to the ground full of unwillingness.
Odgar drew his sword, turned back to the English troops and shouted: "Leocliffe!"
"Leocliffe, Leocliffe..." The death of the opposing warrior greatly boosted the morale of the English militiamen, and they excitedly shouted the name of Leocliffe who had removed this evil star.
Allen, who had been waiting for a long time, apparated to the bridge in an instant before the opponent was lost. He stepped on the wooden bridge that was stained slippery with blood, slightly behind the berserker, and was not far behind the berserker leader Lin. The moment Qi fell, Allen expressionlessly stretched out his palm. What he held in his hand was an obsidian he had taken out from his traceless telescopic spell pocket - and then he immediately began to cast curse.
With the casting of magic, obsidian turned into powder and covered Lynch's entire body. The soul of the Viking Berserker was completely unlike other soldiers who would leave the body and fly towards Allen's staff, or like the few lucky fish that slipped through the net. Successfully escaped from his body and reached the underworld, but was firmly locked in Lynch's own body.
Then Allen waved his hand casually and cast a small illusion. Then he stripped Lynch naked to separate his body from his pants, weapons, helmet and other equipment, and let Lynch see these relics under the influence of the illusion. When he got up, he still fell in the same place where he had just lost it.
Then, Allen grabbed Lynch's body and used apparation to both disappear from the front line of the battlefield - Allen casually threw the body of the Berserker leader into the open space where he had just been, and let his The three-eyed crow hovered over the Vikings' positions, and Allen would try to collect the bodies of the bearskin-clad berserkers after they fell.
Leocliffe, 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 stained with the wounds on Lynch's lower body when he suffered the fatal wound just now. A mixture of yellowish-brown liquid and blood flowing out of the body.
But because of his great achievements this time, he changed his usual chatterbox and seemed a little dull. He did not pay attention to this disgusting thing. He was stunned for a while, and then Leocliffe 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 completely silent. The leader of the Vikings, Haravan the Ruthless, raised his head, looked at Odegaard unabashedly with eyes full of hatred, and cursed: "The scheming England people!"
(Author's note: Both the Vikings and the Britons have records of this Viking warrior standing alone on the bridge to resist the Britons. The difference is that this warrior hacked to death alone on Stamford Bridge, 40~ The number of people varied from 80 to 80, and the maximum value was used here. In the end, the same thing was that the cunning English soldiers got half a barrel, floated it down the river from the upper reaches to the bridge, and stabbed the Viking warrior to death with a spear. Only then could the English reach the other side through Stamford Bridge.)
The English militiamen cheered and raised their spears high, bypassing the illusion of the evil star with fear and admiration, and pursued the fleeing Vikings.
Although the prey is now within reach, the killing must be completed quickly, because the Norwegian reinforcements guarding the ship are rushing towards them at full speed.
Even if Harald's bridge-guarding soldiers died, the important thing is that he bought enough time. Tosti and Harald had already led their troops to build a shield using Viking tactics on the gentle slope on the other side of the river. The phalanx, a formation similar to the English Roman shield wall, is indeed impregnable if it is only used for defense, and is enough to resist the English attack.
Harold had to admit that the situation became more difficult when he encountered tactics similar to those favored by England. He had his troops charge repeatedly, but could never break through the shield wall.
But in fact, the Vikings also had their fatal weakness. Many soldiers came to Stamford Bridge but lacked one piece of equipment - their chainmails. Chainmails have been used since the Roman period until now, as helmets. When holding a neck protector and holding a shield to protect yourself, as long as you don't make a fatal mistake or are unlucky enough to be stabbed, you can basically reduce most of the slashing attacks of this era.
The flash of swords and shadows was like an abyss of purgatory. This was a death duel without rules. In addition to the melee of swords and axes, as the king of England, Harold also had a small number of archers.
The Battle of Stamford Bridge has started on all sides of the wooden bridge. From morning to afternoon, including in the dense forest next to it, soldiers were fighting each other everywhere.
Arranged in an arrow-shaped pig-nosed formation used to break through the shield wall, Crowhurst's recruits kept beating their shields with their weapons as they advanced. They faced the Vikings who began to fight like trapped beasts and their murderous king's crow. Qi Shi no longer feels timid.
In the end, Harald Hardrada, whose throat was pierced by a cold arrow, was disillusioned with the throne of England. The Norwegian king with a long list of titles finally won for himself the most famous of all his titles. ——"The last Nordic Viking", his death represents the end of the Viking invasion era.
Tosti, the former Earl of Northumbria, continued to lead the Vikings in the battle, but the English had the upper hand. With his brother Harold stabbing him in the back with a sword, England's new king Harold Rhodes achieved a stunning victory, killing his traitorous brother and beheading him.
But to the surprise of the English, although these Nordic people had some fluctuations after their leader was killed, those high-ranking Viking generals with gems on their foreheads were shouting, "We would rather litter the fields with corpses than The chants of "surrender" aroused bloodshed.
"We will never surrender!"
“Vikings were never slaves!”
In the final stages of the battle, the Norwegian troops guarding the ships arrived for reinforcements, led by the fiancé of Harald's daughter. Because of the long journey and the fact that some Viking warriors volunteered to carry armor for their dead teammates, some of the support troops fell and even died from fatigue before reaching the battlefield. These warriors were heavily armed and entered the battle. They did briefly hold back the ferocious momentum of the Anglo-Saxons, but they were quickly defeated because they were outnumbered.
At this point, the Norwegian army was completely defeated. The Saxons pursued them all the way. Some Norwegians drowned in the river while escaping.
After the disastrous defeat at Stamford Bridge, the Vikings were almost completely wiped out. Of the 300 warships that came, only 24 ships returned to Norway. Such a disastrous defeat also marked the beginning of the demise of the Viking power.
Even if King Harold of England, who was holding his brother's head, was personally involved, he could not imagine that so many soldiers died on such a small battlefield. In fact, seventy years after this battle, the land here still looks white due to the accumulation of bones formed by the corpses of the warriors who failed to absorb the souls of Allen's staff.
After this battle, the power waxed and waned. Although Harold suffered heavy losses, thousands of English warriors died on the battlefield in just one week, he finally retained his throne and eliminated an opponent who coveted his throne.
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Two days after the Vikings' crushing defeat.
After a long wait of seven weeks, the Norman flag began to fly towards the north and the wind finally changed.
"Finally! Finally!" William muttered with relief, and then he couldn't help but look at the sky with a smile, "Thank you, Lord!"
The Norman military camp was full of momentum, the knights were galloping, the sailors were rushing to the mast, rowing the oars and raising the sails. They had been waiting for too long.
Time did not wait for us. In the afternoon of that day, the illegitimate Archduke William took advantage of the high tide to go on an expedition. The remaining 700 and 14,000 troops took advantage of Harold's expedition. The Norman fleet headed towards England's defenseless south coast.
There is a figure on the bow of William's flagship, which is a statue of a wooden boy holding a bronze bow and shooting an arrow. Now the bow and arrow are pointing directly 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 was about to begin.