The Rise of Iceland

Vol 2 Chapter 4: Icelandic Musketeers

     Hadar and Hager personally led a militia team composed of more than one hundred Icelanders and white slaves in the snow to train battle formations and martial arts in the snow.

Eighty fierce white slaves lined up with spears in front, 30 Icelanders lined up with muskets in hand, Hadar and Hagrid each led a team, Heine, Kadir and others were also in charge of dozens of people. .

   This formation is the product of the combination of the Spanish phalanx and the Morris phalanx. The proportion of the musketeers accounts for more than a quarter. If there is a small group of light cavalry to cover from one side, it will be a small, modern unit.

Hadar brought twelve arquebuses to Vinland, two of which were old-fashioned muskets that were heavier. Hagrid bought two muskets in seven years. He has more than 20 muskets in his hand, more than enough to equip thirty Icelandic musketeers with weapons. , The remaining muskets were also divided by Hadar and other leaders one by one.

After the first ice and snow, Icelanders who have gradually adapted to the severe winter feel that compared to the weather in Iceland, even the severe winter in Vinland is a bit warmer. Icelanders who are not afraid of the winter in Vinland cannot always drink and eat at home, ha After discussing with Hagrid and others, they re-organized a 110 militia, and let 30 Icelandic men between the ages of 20 and 40 serve as the core musketeers. Eight of them were selected from the white slaves. The ten youngest and sturdy spearmen served as spearmen, and this time all the weapons in stock were exhausted.

   However, Hudik led the training. Within a few days, the militia team that Hadar and Hagrid had high hopes began to take shape. The walking lineup was uniform, and it was able to attack and retreat in accordance with the slogan.

Hadar and Hudik, who have actually been on the battlefield, feel that this militia is very different from the mercenary corps, but it is much stronger than the militia troops recruited by various countries. If they see blood again, they can completely transform into Soldiers who dare to fight and can fight.

   "A cold environment can sharpen people's will most!" Hadar rode a horse and watched his militia spur in the snow, applauded and laughed proudly.

"In the spring of next year, let’s pick an Akismo tribe on the north side of the Oxhorn Peninsula! Capture some more Akismos!" Hagrid also smiled eagerly. “There were already few wild people on the Oxhorn Peninsula, but now there are only a few savages. Love the Kismo, next year we will sweep the peninsula first, and then go to England to get more plate armor and muskets and spears, and then we will be able to conquer the island! It is said that there is a large Indian tribe with thousands of people, we are few, Not fully armed!"

Hadar nodded. Some time ago, they were eating, drinking, and having fun at home every day. In their speech, they also made plans for next year or even the next year. They plan to clear all the primitive people on the Bullhorn Peninsula in the spring of next year, and select some to be used as slaves. All the looted resources and the resources from this year’s hunting will be shipped to England and even Amsterdam in the Netherlands for a good price, and then we will buy weapons such as plate armor and muskets and various seeds. If we still have money, we will buy more horses and bring these weapons. The equipment recruited white slaves from Ireland and Scotland to come to Wenland, and when the two large ships returned to Wenland, it was the Herut Manor (after the people of Hadar came to Hagerburg, Hagrid Manor was renamed Herut Manor, and Ha Daer’s parents were the first leader) when his strength greatly increased and he was attacking Vinland Island.

Since the end of the Middle Ages and the Hundred Years’ War between Britain and France, European countries have greatly increased their military strength. The emergence of arquebuses, plate armor, various new phalanxes, and strong ships and guns has allowed the European countries to stand in the world of military strength and technology. Forefront.

   Since more than a hundred years ago, Spain and Portugal relied on advanced technology to destroy the two empires of Latin America and engage in colonization.

   Then Southeast Asia and West Africa were attacked by cities, colonial rule, and even Daming was attacked by Portugal twice. It was only because the armed merchant ships could not beat the Daming navy that it became a charter of Macau.

From the many continents, the many colonial dominations and the victorious wars of the governments and indigenous peoples, European countries have gradually developed an invincible self-confidence. At the same time, due to the Renaissance, they also have great confidence in their own culture. They believe that Europe is only talented. It is the center of world civilization.

  Perhaps Europeans who face the huge monster in the Far East will be jealous, but the natives of all continents are never taken seriously by the Europeans.

   Hudik, Hadar and others share this idea, thinking that as long as they are equipped with advanced muskets and plate armor, dozens or hundreds of people are enough to destroy any primitive tribe.

   More than a hundred years ago, 168 soldiers from Spain perished the Inca Empire that ruled more than half of South America.

Also more than a hundred years ago, hundreds of Spanish soldiers captured the Aztec king of Central America, and then with the help of some Indian anti-water boys, they destroyed the Aztec civilization and began to colonize. America.

Successive examples have made it impossible for Hadar, Hudik and others to pay too much attention to the natives of Wenlan. After all, the natives of Wenlan don’t even talk about the country. They don’t even have large tribes. How could it be that they are armed with advanced weapons. The opponent of the civilized man?

   Hudik, who was born as a mercenary, even thought that if people like him also encounter behemoths like the Inca Empire and the Aztec Empire, they can also create a classic battle in which a hundred people perish a country.

Both the Akismos and the Indians made several primitive bows and arrows. They were not longbows, and they were small in pounds, but they had a certain degree of lethality after all. Hadar believed that even a white slave was his own precious wealth and could not damage it. It must not be broken, so I want to purchase some of the plate armor from Europe.

Plate armor is the top physical defense equipment that the British longbow is difficult to shoot, but it is the pinnacle of the cold weapon era. Olaf feels that white people with muskets and wearing plate armor can absolutely crush any cold weapon civilization and primitive people. .

   In order to improve the marksmanship of his Icelandic Musketeers, Hadar has been allowing them to practice with lead bullets and gunpowder. After consuming three boxes of ammunition, they were finally able to achieve good results within 70 steps.

Icelandic men are basically the descendants of Vikings. Although the craftsmanship of throwing axe and fighting handed down by ancestors is only inherited by most leaders and heroes, most of them have also contacted or even practiced them, but they rarely use them, with Vikings. Icelanders who inherited their skills from their ancestors also have a foundation in shooting, so they are easy to use muskets and have better physical fitness. This is much stronger than the white slaves from labor areas such as Ireland and Scotland.

   For Hadar and Hagrid, the Icelanders are the most trustworthy and easy to form combat effectiveness, so they are the core subordinates and the most elite musketeers.

   Although there are many white slaves in Ireland and Scotland, they can also communicate with Icelanders in terms of language. In addition, their ancestors are all Vikings, and they are also their own.

   Bai slaves have obtained land and freedom for their hard work for a few years, and they live well. They are like Da Ming’s gangsters. Who is willing to leave their homes if they can survive?

Hadar and others wanted to control the entire Vinland and become the overlord of one party. Although the goals were different but the direction was the same. The colonization of Vinland by Hadar and others was also good for the white slaves. Therefore, in the plan of Hadar and others, the white slaves were The backbone of the colonization of Wenlan, only by the continuous migration of whites from Europe, the position of himself and others in ruling Wenlan will be stable.

As for the Indians and Ekismos, for Hadar and others, they are the cheapest slaves and the lowest-class people. They are animals that are constantly being squeezed and it is not a pity to die. For this, Hadar and other white people same.

   Olaf is not so indifferent. He only thinks that this is because the culture and education are different, so the values ​​are different.

   The European countries of this era are constantly fighting. The contradictions among the nobility, the bourgeoisie, the common people, and the slaves are prominent. Medical and health care and education are all very backward. It is a luxury for people to live well. How can they be compassionate?

And the dominant position in European culture is religion. For thousands of years, Catholicism has promoted burning to death of infidels. UU Reading www.uukānshu.com has even continued to organize eastern expeditions. Europeans are already rooted in aggression and snatching. In the bones, they certainly wouldn't be kind to the lamb being slaughtered and the enemy.

   When everyone is a robber, if you come out to talk about universal values, is it a show of brains?

The so-called universal values ​​such as human rights and feminism in the later generations of the West are just talks based on the blood and tears of the colonized. Europeans have used the tragic fate of other nations to create the glory of their civilization and are eating the blood of others. After the steamed bun grew up and gained weight, Europe became well-dressed.

Olaf felt that it was absolutely right to sing or sing on which mountain. Although he could not accept the enslavement and slaughter of native savages for the time being, he would never stop it. The instinct of living creatures is competition. He knew very well that in this world of great controversy, he did not If you die in a daze, you can only fight for it like a beast!

   After all, the beast was born to fight for milk, but it was getting thinner and weaker, knowing that it was dead.

   When they grow up, they fight for the right to mate, eat, and group leaders. Failure generally means death.

   Not to mention beasts, even if it is a human being, a person in the present society of later generations does not even have to obtain the right to reproduce through financial resources, material resources, appearance, status, etc.? If you can't compete with others, you won't have to eat, or eat the leftovers of others coldly.

Civilization is an advanced pursuit after solving physiological needs. It is like a fruitful plant that always takes root in a moist, cold and dark soil with insects and bacteria. No matter how beautiful the sky garden is, it cannot be retained, because its beauty has no foundation. …

  Note: Akismo: The Indian's name for the Inuit, which means a person who eats raw meat. Inuit people have the habit of eating raw meat, which is related to the lack of fuel in the Arctic, and it is also related to the fact that Inuit people eat whale skin, seal meat and other vitamin supplements.

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