In the north, the mountains are white, and a strong city stands on the bank of the frozen river. Big Luke, but now the official name is still Luke Holm.

The hills to the north of the city were overgrown with pine trees, they were all white, and the frozen course of the Lovati River was a silver belt in the sun.

The whole world is too bright and dazzling, but fortunately, a large number of Ross Army soldiers are equipped with wooden frame sunglasses, which are of average technical level and very suitable for snow operations.

The small brass bells hung by the reindeer jingled all the way, and now the huge team simply moved forward on the frozen river.

After all, the army arrived at the upper reaches of the Lovati River. The water flow here is very gentle at any time, and the continuous low temperature has finally made it a special line of communication in the severe winter.

After several days of marching, Rurik led the army to visit a series of large and small strongholds built along the river in the Principality of Ostara.

The meaning of their existence is currently a station, and the future will be the town center of a new type of city. Rurik undoubtedly stayed there, at most speaking a few words with the people who stayed there, and then left in a hurry.

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Passing by the "post station", the people staying there watched the army leave with mixed emotions, leaving countless sledge tracks, hoof prints, and even black reindeer dung and horse dung on the snow by the river.

What is your Majesty doing here? A few days ago, the Duke and Duchess went crazy all the way to the north to rescue soldiers. What kind of enemy was it that surprised the king to gather an army to go south?

The young people among the residents did not know what to do. Seeing the young faces with sharp knives about to go to the south to make meritorious service, they were more than itchy.

However, they were not allowed to leave because of their responsibilities. The old guys who stayed there gradually lost their enthusiasm for striving. Witnessing the huge army crossing the border, shock and silence intertwined.

They felt very strange, as if this was not the Ross Army at all. Only the high hanging masts on the sledges proved the identity of the Russian army.

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"Stay", as long as you go all the way south, you can reach Great Luke soon. What awaits Rurik is an icy road that is basically perpendicular to the south, and the army needs to rest after days of marching. Great Luki is the most critical resting place and the only resting place during the journey.

At the same time, due to the general mobilization of the Principality of Ostara, the city of Great Luki, which already had a high degree of military attributes, has now completely become a barracks.

The general who was ordered to garrison the city, Svalgard, who was born in the Gran tribe, was originally a duke conferred by the old Swedish king. Great noble.

He still has a strong appeal and deterrence, and the army in the city completely obeys his orders. In the snow-capped world, one banner after another hangs high on the city wall, which is very eye-catching.

The boys and girls in the city did not dare to delay for a moment. When the snowstorm was severe outside, they were busy polishing and wiping their swords indoors. When the snowstorm stagnated, they hurriedly checked the stables to add fodder for the horses.

The general mobilization is aimed at everyone. Those Slavic girls from Lake Ilmen who are forced to emigrate, as long as they are not pregnant or have children, are obliged to take up arms, and whether they participate in the war is another matter.

At least, when most of the male soldiers left, Great Luke City still needed some people to garrison. The soldiers standing guard on the solid wooden wall of the city patrolled every day and cleaned the wooden platform around the wall. It has no snow at all and does not slip, which is in stark contrast to the scene of the outer wall being blown white by snow.

A huge team first appeared its phantom, and the soldiers on duty trembled all over, and then they blew the horns they carried with them.

"It's the reinforcements! They've finally arrived." Excitement spread throughout the entire fort in an instant, the gate was completely opened, and the male and female soldiers rushed out to look into the distance, and kept signaling with the sound of trumpets and drums.

Svalgard clenched the hilt of his sword and stood happily at the gate of the city.

"You guys are finally here..." he said to himself. How many reinforcements should there be? He had some estimates, thinking that after all, the attack was on Rose's military stronghold, and the king would definitely send a strong army to support it.

It's just... the strength of the support is a bit too much. The current garrison of Great Luki is extremely limited. They stood together and watched the reinforcements stop one after another on the ice surface of the river outside the city.

The strength of the reinforcements far exceeded everyone's estimates, not only the strength of the troops and the huge animal power, the soldiers were gorgeously dressed and well-equipped, and even thoughtfully hung flags and distinctive red cloth strips on each sled.

A house-like sleigh became the most prominent presence, it is not only well-dressed but also extraordinarily gorgeous.

Svalgard knew what it wasRurik's own car. Year after year, the king traveled from Novgorod to the capital to participate in the Hanukkah sacrifice, and unless there were special circumstances, he would go there by sleigh from this house.

It was a symbol, and when it came out, it meant that the king took something very seriously. A huge camp quickly sprang up outside the city, and the meadow was covered with snow. The huge sled team began to set up camp in groups, using the flag team as a large unit.

They unloaded the supporting wooden poles from the sled, kicked off the bundled canvas, dug a hole in the snow to fix the wooden poles, tied them with hemp rope to complete the tent frame, and finally wrapped the canvas, enough for ten people to sleep together And that's it for the simple tapered tent.

Rurik didn't have to worry about setting up the army's camp. This was one of the items in the army's training. Even young soldiers who were on the battlefield for the first time had learned how to set up camp at the training ground in Novgorod.

The thick leather curtain was pulled open by Carlotta herself, and she looked excited: "Rurik, you go out and take a good look at the Lukiholm you want me to build."

"Okay. I've seen it through the glass window. It's a great fortress city."

"You are too polite. You should see for yourself! He is as hard as iron, and no enemy can attack it!"

"I believe you." As he said, Rurik got up and walked out of the sled with a bow, glanced at the city wall that seemed to be frozen by ice, and said casually: "Great Lukiholm, I hope Vitebsk will also Just as solid."

"May Odin bless, if Vitebsk is really strong, we...will fight Vadim outside the city." Carlota added.

"That's the best. I hope our army can quickly resolve the battle. Now, let's go see Svalgard..." Rurik not only knew Svalgard, but also knew that he was really a fierce general.

If this person was from a serious old Ross tribe, he must be a banner captain, not authorized to participate in a series of **** battles.

It is a pity that this person is a man who voluntarily gave up his title. It is fair to say that the Gran tribe he was born in has never been qualified and powerful to act as a principality. exist, those big and small

The "Stay", as well as the core figures of the two southern fortresses, all have Granite figures. It is meaningless to entangle the bloodline issue now, Svalgard will end his stationing, and this person must participate in military operations as General Ostara.

After all, the Russian army's spread is too large, and it is an unprecedented challenge to its own military command ability.

A large number of troops is not necessarily a good thing. In order to make military management smoother, Rurik must allocate part of his power to generals.

So, just outside the city gate, Rurik saw Svalgard who had been in the southern region for two years.

After some simple greetings, Rurik finally entered the big southern stronghold that he personally ordered to buildGreat Luki.

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The prefix "Great" officially achieved the name of Great Lucki. The soldiers who continued to march set up pots and stoves in their respective camps. After all, the camp is a meadow area by the river, no matter how large it is, it is just a meadow. The charcoal and grass **** were quickly drilled into a fire with a bow drill under the combustion aid of soil nitrate, and the pine branches were ignited. Soon, the Ross army camp was already filled with smoke, but the air was filled with choking turpentine smoke. People are uncomfortable.

The sack was cut open, and the endless wheat was thrown directly into the iron pot. The soldiers boiled snow into water, and after half of the wheat was boiled, they chopped up dried salted fish, dried mushrooms, frozen peas, and other strange foods. Throw things in.

They are all cooking thick porridge, and after each person fills a large bowl, they will add pieces of butter, dried fruit and even honey to taste according to their personal preferences.

Everyone can have a full meal, and after the reindeer are removed from the bridle and saddle, they start their most natural eating of snow and grass in this meadow, which seems to be an alternative winter grazing.

War horses need special care. In some large pots, only oats are boiled.

This night, all the elites of the Ross Army gathered in the largest building in Great Luki City. The warm house is full of chilling atmosphere, and when the hat is removed, under the dim oil lamp, there are vicissitudes and **** faces displayed.

As the king, Rurik deliberately took out the gold laurel crown from the exquisitely decorated wooden box and put it on his head not only to show his nobility to the crowd, but also to swear to them the determination of the king.

Everyone can comfortably have a hot meal here. Before that, Rurik must know the situation of the city's troops, and even learn more about the enemy's intelligence.

"Svalgard, how many soldiers do you have?"

"Men and women together, I can send two hundred troops. And...all are cavalry."

"There are also female soldiers? No. They don't have to participate in the battle. Since you can send out two hundred horses, wouldn't you be able to send out two hundred horses?"

"That's right." Hearing that, Rurik's eyes were trembling, and the beard couldn't hide the joy.

"Very good, you can send a hundred troops, I want the strongest one hundred! Great Lucki's war horse, except for the pregnant mare, all the others will be taken away."

"Of order." Svalgard replied decisively, he had estimated all the king's requests so far, so he had no objection.

Rurik cleared his throat again: "Although our army is short on time, the long march will be a huge test for everyone. I plan! Our army will rest for a whole day in Great Luki, and everyone's task tomorrow is to sleep. Our Japanese army marches out! You all talk..." Rurik paused again: "Say any suggestions." Everyone looked at each other, and the captains of each banner were too lazy to make suggestions in their own identities, not to mention that they really didn't have any suggestions.

After all, the march had been planned thoroughly before departure, and the logistical issue that should have been the most concern now seemed to have never been a problem. Even the horses and reindeer were feasting, and the soldiers seized the time to eat their stomachs like hard balls.

"Let me talk about it." Seeing that everyone was silent, Svalgard guessed that the brothers who came down from the north were too confident to talk about everything.

He decided to say something that might be inappropriate: "The future road will not have a big river as a reference. Our army can only go all the way south. We will reach the lake where the Lovati River's true source is, and we will continue south through frozen forests and swamps. Vitebsk. My people can figure out all kinds of references in the warm season, but now the world is blank, and I am worried that the old references will no longer be accurate..."

"There is indeed a risk. Are you worried that we will get lost?" Rurik asked.

"That's right."

"No problem." Rurik waved his hand,

"At least we will go all the way south at any time, that's enough. Besides, don't we have to pass by the lakes? They will be particularly eye-catching in the snow-white world, and we will never get lost!" That's all, Rurik continued to look at everyone : "Bless the gods, Odin will give us victory. There is no need to discuss the matter of marching, we... just wait for the porridge to be cooked. We will have a good meal tonight and continue tomorrow. Please return to your respective camps , Tell everyone! Tonight and tomorrow may be our last good days. All soldiers, be mentally prepared! Once we arrive in Vitebsk in the south, it is very likely that we will fight the damned Vadim." Everyone saw the king so Confident, he said he obeyed... Rurik didn't want to talk about the march. He was actually a little worried that he was going in the wrong direction. However, the situation was stronger than others. The army had about 6,000 troops, entrenched in the city of Great Luki , and then there is no guidance from the Lovati River...

"No, I won't go wrong. Even if there is a possibility of going the wrong way, I can't go wrong." In another plane, on the way from Great Luki to Vitebsk, there is a man named Gorodok The key stronghold of the city, the original meaning of its name is

The "small fortress" is actually the land transportation line between the two places

"Stay". The Kingdom of Ross did not build this stronghold. With the existence of the demand, when the land transportation line was clarified, Rurik would no longer worry about the possibility of getting lost.

At present, he doesn't care too much, and can only rely on Xia Ri's clearly visible reference as much as possible, relying on Ostara's guide, especially Carl Eriksson's leading the team forward.

At least Rurik has ample room for error - the entire army has enough food. On the day of rest, the whole army was really ordered to sleep soundly.

The soldiers wrapped the reindeer skins around their bodies to form sleeping bags. No matter how cold the outdoors were, with tents to protect them from the wind, it was really comfortable to curl up in a cocoon.

During the day, they still ate happily, and got together to talk about future operations when they had nothing to do. The captains of each banner asked everyone to remain vigilant and be mentally prepared to fight immediately once they arrived at their destination.

No one is nervous about it, quite the contrary, it is what everyone desires most. The young warriors listened to their fathers fight and kill

The story of "pure man", growing up in such an environment, although the soldiers have no experience in killing the enemy, they are already bragging

"I will cut his throat without hesitation in the face of the enemy", this kind of showing off emerges endlessly, as if he is really a ruthless man crawling out of the dead.

The day of departure was still sunny. With the sound of horns and drums, the soldiers quickly removed their tents, and then quickly bundled them and threw them back into the sled.

After eating the last hearty breakfast and leaving the camp in a mess, the army left one after another in units of flag teams.

It is inevitable that the army marches unevenly, and Rurik cannot force the series of actions of each banner team to be regulated as a whole.

He ordered that the flag team that advanced first should not advance at high speed, and the team that started last should catch up with the nearest front team as soon as possible.

Sled ruts and hoof prints were still prominent marks, and the snow unexpectedly helped in this regard that the Russian army was less likely to get lost on a small scale, unless the overall direction was shifted.

Who bears the burden? Carl Ericsson, who has always wanted to commit crimes, is the first guide~www.mtlnovel.com~ If he leads the team astray, he will probably have to move his head!

As long as the army arrives in Vitebsk smoothly, the credit is immeasurable. Cal's worries fade away as he finds the marker he left some time ago.

Karl still did not dare to take it lightly, and the whole army was led by him to the frozen lake at the source of the Lovati River, and then went south to the frozen southern lakes.

How to go next? Just go all the way south. How to do exactly due south correctly? And it depends on Rurik's ability.

He sat in the Chinese military sled holding a bowl of water, and the magnetic iron needle floated on the water surface. Relying on the water float compass, he constantly corrected the moving direction of the Chinese military sled, and then led the actions of the entire rear team.

Because Rurik's sled has quickly reached the head of the team, a giant snake is advancing in the forest and snow field, and the snake's head is exactly Rurik.

For the rear team, it is enough for the soldiers to follow the sleigh tracks of thousands of people, and the march becomes easier.