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"Put the third team on it as well, you go and warn the warriors, don't retreat, don't hesitate! Remember the glory of being a Viking! Odin and Valkyrie are watching them and waiting for them! ”

The old patriarch was already a little crazy, and under the kind of hedgehog-like gun array, it was impossible for ordinary Viking warriors to have any effect on the opposing formation, and forcing Viking warriors to attack would only increase casualties in vain, and the battle situation was already extremely critical - but the old patriarch could not show it.

It will be the courage of a soldier, and once the old patriarch, who is the commander of the three armies, shows signs of timidity, this army, which can only hold on to his personal prestige, will probably be destroyed in an instant.

Therefore, the old patriarch can only put his last reserve on the battlefield, looking forward to the previous plan, the previous arrangement...... It can make a difference.

However, to be honest, the little Tang Grand Duke is not easy either.

Vikings rarely used bows and arrows, and the cold weather in Scandinavia did not allow them to use bows and arrows, so the Vikings mostly used javelins and throwing axes for long-range attacks. These two things, the javelin is good to say, and the wooden shield carried by the sword and shield soldier is enough to block the javelin attacking from the front; It's just a flying axe, a flying axe that spins and falls from the sky, even if it is smashed, it can smash people and stun people, and the circle drawing tactics that were trained for super long spearmen in the past and are specially used to guard against bows and arrows are completely useless!

- Just kidding! Bows and arrows and throwing axes, is that something of magnitude!

Most of the time, the army of the little Tang Grand Duke is moving forward with a flying axe, and the reason why the old patriarch thinks that it has no effect is just because the super long spearmen are in a rapid formation, and the people in the front row fall and the back row is immediately replaced, and it can't be seen from a distance.

Perhaps the enthusiastic Viking mercenaries also have a part of the credit.

One is a silent pitbull who just pushes forward silently, and the other is a Caucasian dog salivating and barrishing with red eyes. But who knew that a Pitbull could easily knock a Caucasian dog three times its size to the ground in 10 minutes?

Now, the pikeman is equivalent to a pitbull, and the Viking mercenary is the Caucasian dog, and the Viking warriors on the opposite side don't know the difference between the two, so they naturally send all their firepower to the Viking mercenary, and in comparison, the pikeman takes much less damage.

However, despite the fierce fighting on the battlefield now, both sides know very well that this battle cannot be resolved today.

If I had to name a reason, it would be the sky.

The Archduke of Don the Younger set out from Ireland at the beginning of October, drifted at sea for half a month before landing at Cape Linna, captured Bergen, rested in Bergen for three days, and now came to Alesund, where the Olaf patriarch was, at the end of October and the beginning of November.

The time of the summer solstice is long gone, the winter solstice is coming, and the polar nights in Scandinavia are short and long, and the shortest daylight on record is only three hours!

This means that even if it is only four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky has already begun to darken, and it will be less than half an hour before it will fall into eternal night. And at night, even if the commanders of the two armies are unwilling, they must withdraw their troops, otherwise they will accidentally form a big rout, and even if they have a big advantage, they will be gone.

"Humph! Forget it, just accept it when you see it, it's already effective anyway, as long as you force the other party back first and make way for it. ”

Looking up at the already somewhat dim sky, the little Tang Grand Duke snorted coldly and said this. The horn sounded, and the D-shaped flag was hung on the flagpole again, and the super-long spearmen who had been steadily advancing immediately stopped, and the sword and shield soldiers quickly stepped forward, covering the large shields that were half a man tall one after another, covering them tightly like bricks, preventing any possible attack.

"Whew-"

To tell the truth, seeing that the Grand Duke of Xiao Tang stopped attacking, the old patriarch also breathed a sigh of relief, what he was most afraid of now was that the person who commanded this strong army was a stunned young man, and he would attack even if it was dark, in that case, although the other party would suffer heavy casualties, his side would definitely collapse.

Of course, the old patriarch would definitely not show such an expression, so he just laughed, and then mocked the other party as 'a group of cowards, who dare not move forward if they are slightly injured, and will definitely not be able to defeat the heroic Vikings', and then hoped that such a move would improve the low morale of the Viking warriors.

After that, after the large forces of the two sides stopped advancing with a tacit understanding, the Viking mercenaries with bloodshot heads gradually began to calm down, maintained a vigilant posture, and slowly withdrew to the camp.

The battle on the surface is over, but the shadow behind the scenes is far from so simple.

"Haven't you made a decision yet? Think about it, you are a Viking, even if you can gain the trust of the Grand Duke now, what about the future? What about your children and grandchildren? What about your people? You know, the human heart is the most fickle thing in the world! ”

“……”

It was in the middle of the night, and the messenger who had been stuffed into the scuffle had arrived safely, and reported his safety to Patriarch Olaf, who, of course, was so excited that he even held a small celebration - if it were not for the fact that he was not in the midst of the war, he could not drink casually, it would have been a large ceremony.

But in the middle of the night, the messenger from the old patriarch only needed a few words to shake the original firm confidence of the Olaf patriarch.

This is not disloyalty, as the so-called loyalty has a price, and the reason why you can't afford it is because the price code is not enough.

This sentence is not right, because it ignores the sincere feelings between people, but from a certain aspect, since it can be widely circulated, it also has its reason.

What's more, Patriarch Olaf and Grand Duke Xiao Tang have always been in a cooperative relationship, and they are far from being vassals, even if Patriarch Olaf betrays him halfway, others have no way to say anything.

Moreover, the temptation of the old patriarch is not limited to this.

"You are a hero, since thirteen years ago you have single-handedly revitalized your dying tribe, the old patriarch said that you are very similar to him, not only in ability, but also in character. Therefore, he is willing to hand over the position of patriarch to you when he dies of old age - think carefully, the tribal alliance of 30,000 men, the 5,000 Viking warriors, the innumerable glory and riches, and even the Norwegian throne beckoning to you now that Haugesund has lost its power - as long as you nod your head, it is all yours. ”

"That's all I have to say, please think about it."