How to punish?"

"Kill!" Yevlo's response was concise and to the point.

Rurik was stunned for a moment, and after exchanging glances with Jevro, he made up his mind: "Okay! The best way to deal with cowards is to kill them! Are there any cowards among you? I don't see any. Listen!

Let's make an agreement in advance. If you chop off the enemy's head, you will be rewarded with... one silver coin. If you capture a woman or child and bring it back safely, you will be rewarded with two silver coins. What do you think?"

The mercenaries gave the most enthusiastic response with gleaming eyes.

Seeing their wolf-like expressions, Rurik was certainly happy inside, but also a little nervous.

Rurik was nervous about his irritating remarks, but things had come to this point. Complete mercy? That was impossible. The Russians wanted to show their bestiality, and he felt that he must also behave like a beast in front of his tribe.

, otherwise it would be too naive to expect to rule them with the image of a simple "wise man".

"I just want to lead the troops to fight. This is my first battle. I must get things done."

Different from the preparations made by other elite warriors, Rurik was responsible for the logistics supplies of his "direct army".

If you want to win a battle, proper tactics are of course very crucial, and well-guaranteed logistics is even more crucial to victory.

Rurik felt that as the master of mercenaries, it was not only important but also necessary to establish a logistics standard. It even needed to be popularized so that future soldiers of the Ross tribe would not have to worry about lack of food, clean water, or even accommodation during combat.

Rurik sent a group of women from the tribe and ordered them to grind wheat grains, then process them into wheat cakes and put them into linen bags, so that a cloth bag was stuffed with ten pounds of hard and dry wheat cakes. Whole wheat of the Ross tribe

Oatmeal cake is a kind of hard biscuit. It is not an excellent food in Rurik's opinion. Indeed, in this era, the Russian people can make the most shelf-stable cereal food.

In addition, Rurik also purchased a batch of cured meat and even frozen fish from the tribe.

Each of the mercenaries will have their own sled, on which each person will receive fifty pounds of wheat cakes and thirty pounds of cured meat. Frozen fish will be additional food. In fact, these foods can provide

The amount of heat is indeed enough for a modern soldier to support him in combat for a month!

Rurik prepared food for the mercenaries according to the time limit of one month to support the battle. But he really underestimated the endurance of the Viking warriors in this time and space, and even the fact that they could obtain food through hunting.

Rurik completed the final reserves.

Each mercenary's sled is piled with a large amount of supplies. There are shovels for digging, logging, hand axes for fighting, daggers and spoons for eating, several pottery urns, some charcoal blocks, a little sea salt, nearly a hundred pounds

There are high-calorie foods that can be eaten directly, linen that can be used to build personal tents, and deerskin blankets that can be used to wrap the whole body.

In addition, the most important thing is the steel-armed crossbow. They will carry this weapon with them, and they will also carry ten arrows in their waists. However, their sleds will be loaded with forty arrows.

The above-mentioned heavy equipment makes Rurik's mercenaries completely different from other Russian warriors. What's more, they also wear uniform clothes. Under the leadership of Jevro, these twenty people are only responsible to Rurik.

The promised first day of the Julian New Year in 830 AD has finally arrived!

The warriors on the expedition to the north gathered on the ice, and behind them were thousands of Ross tribesmen. The tribesmen sent the warriors off into the unknown territory and wished the old leader a new victory.

Everyone has interpreted the prophecy to some extent, and this trip is Rurik's first battle.

Children who are favored by God will surely make great achievements.

"Let's stop here." Otto ordered his old friend: "I will run towards the one who is leading you. Haro Zuosen, I think the tribe must be guarded by a man of high moral character."

"Big boss, please don't worry, everything is just like before."

Otto nodded deeply, but he could not completely trust this old guy. Of course Otto had a certain defensive mentality, after all, this guy had participated in the leadership competition when he was young.

Otto still trusted his blood family the most, and his feelings for his deceased brother were now completely transferred to his eldest nephew.

He patted Arik on the shoulder: "Hallo Zuosen said a lot. Before we come back, just like in May and June, you two war chiefs must manage our Ross tribe. Do you understand?"

There was some regret in Arik's eyes: "Big Chief, how much I want to go with you."

"Your words are offensive, call me daddy."

"Yes! Dad, I..."

Otto waved his hand: "That's it! This battle is your brother's first action. Listen, we can't go against God's will."

"Yes! I completely understand." Arik said no more. He knew that although he had lost this opportunity, the opportunity to fight would be in the near future.

The deep warrior didn't have many words. The warriors of the Ross tribe who were dragging their own sleds, led by Otto, formed a considerable team.

Here, only Otto's sled was pulled by the young warriors of the tribe.

He was sitting on the sled, with Rurik and Rumia sitting next to him. The leader's sled was protected by elite warriors, and he could serve as a sled puller for the leader, the future leader, and the future high priest.

The young soldiers who worked felt this was a great honor.

And because the Russians have to face the frozen sea and the snow-covered world every year, they are highly skilled in making sleds. The people pulling the sled do not feel how strenuous it is. Of course, there is the design of the sled.

The exquisite element also lies in the warriors Otto selected. They are young and strong, full of the violence and tenacity of warriors.

Otto was shocked by Rurik's training of mercenaries. It seemed that these guys were well-trained, but because they had not proven themselves through battle, Otto had always been highly wary of them. Until now, he ordered Yev

The people led by Luo were all at the forefront of the team.

To put it bluntly, if there is contact with the so-called "mysterious enemy" in the priest's prophecy, these mercenaries will be the first to fight.

Mercenaries! They are fighting power bought with money. If people are destined to die in battle, it is best for mercenaries to bear all the casualties of the team.

That's what Otto thought, and Rurik didn't object to it.

Rurik had his own idea, saying that it was best to have a battle, so that the mercenaries could line up and shoot one or two heavy crossbows at the enemy to achieve the first kill and achieve the first kill.

The women of the tribe cheered for their husbands and sons.

Caught in excitement, they cried one after another and watched the expedition people drift away.

"Okay, only us mother and daughter are left..." Niya took Carlotta and Ella's hands.

"Mom, Rurik and Dad, will they be safe?" Carlotta asked naturally.

"Of course! My daughter, let's go back and wait for their triumphant return."

The prophecy of the high priest has always troubled Carlotta. She doesn't like war, but she longs for violent revenge. This idea is of course very contradictory, just like she hopes that Rurik will make great achievements in the war, but she also doesn't want him to
Chapter completed!