Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

The natural environment and the surrounding tribes are against them. In the eyes of Ivar, a typical Viking, they must rely on war and expansion to have a place to stay. To be content with the status quo is to be trapped in the quagmire of the North, to choose to compromise, and to accept the current situation of poverty and cold, which is irresponsible to his subordinates and people.

That's why he doesn't like the Danish king who is content with the status quo. In his opinion, being content with the status quo is the most shameful thing. Giving up the struggle against the miserable status quo is giving up the survival rights of the weak in the tribe. The barren land in the North can't support so many people.

Ivar is still a rational person. He knows that the great god Odin, the majestic Thor, the fertile Frey or the Norn goddesses who weave fate are not so concerned about the ups and downs of the human world. The so-called Valhalla is probably just the wishful thinking of the northerners, but he thinks wishful thinking is very meaningful.

Violence and struggle are the ways of making a living chosen by the Vikings, so they must find meaning in it, and this meaning is Valhalla. With the spiritual sustenance of Valhalla, they can be more fearless than others in battle and more likely to survive. This is a very realistic thing, so Valhalla, which emphasizes war and glorious death, will become the core component of the Vikings' faith, and it is also the most attractive part in Ivar's eyes.

At this moment, the Vikings who believe in Valhalla and die in order to survive are waving their weapons at the enemy. The Celts who were caught off guard did not form a formation at all, and most of them did not even prepare armor and weapons, but just fought hastily.

A large number of people were crowded in the densely packed tent area. They did not know what was happening outside. In addition, the Vikings deliberately ignited some tents to cause small-scale fires, which aggravated their panic. A tragic stampede occurred in the camp. Until the Vikings' weapons chopped down on the heads of these people, most of them could not organize any effective resistance.

During this critical period, the Viking troops entrenched in Dublin opened the city gates, shouting various slogans, and pounced on the already somewhat loose and scattered Celtic army outside the city like a tiger.

Under the attack from both inside and outside, the morale of the attackers suffered a serious blow again. If they were professional soldiers like the Romans, they would choose to unite around their decapitation and centurion in this situation where the command system was almost paralyzed, and form a formation to resist and retreat in an orderly manner, minimizing losses and killing the enemy as much as possible, just like what Orwell encountered when he participated in the siege of the Holy City. This is a direct proof of the high level of military training.

But these Celts are not Romans. They have no concept of so-called professional soldiers. They are just strong and brave men from each household fighting for their leaders and listening to their leaders' commands to fight. This inefficient and backward command mode is destined to make them unable to fight hard battles and adverse situations.

After being attacked from both inside and outside, the Celtic army was beaten badly. Most of them lost their will to fight and began to flee. These fleeing soldiers dispersed or blocked a large number of soldiers who wanted to resist. In the end, only a small part of the army, led by leaders, barely organized a more effective resistance.

These people could not save the defeat, because personal efforts were almost useless in such a chaotic situation. Ivar and his brothers shuttled through the battlefield, looking for any place with resistance, and then beheaded these people. The fire of resistance would be directly extinguished in a very short time.

It should be said that although King Comfort of Ulster tended to be conservative and xenophobic due to his old age, he was also a leader with considerable charisma. As a gifted person, his military strength was quite high, and he responded quickly to the situation. He organized a military force to resist the Vikings as much as possible and tried to save the situation.

But Ivar himself set his sights on Conforchu from the beginning. After he showed up to lead the troops to fight, all the Viking troops instantly moved towards his position. Ivar and his brothers led people to encircle and suppress the already small number of troops around Conforchu.

Under the siege, Conforchu, who was hesitant, saw that the number of soldiers united around him became fewer and fewer, and later he had to fight the enemy himself.

There is a reason why the ancients said that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Even if the leader is extremely powerful, there will still be risks as long as he personally goes to war. Once the main general dies, the army will be directly defeated. There are many such examples in history.

Ivar held a long sword in his hand, hiding in the chaotic army formation, waiting for an opportunity to attack.

He was not a warrior with a strong presence, and Conforchu's attention was all on the enemy in front of him. He was busy killing the enemy and did not pay attention to the crisis lurking around him.

Finally, after a long hand-to-hand fight, when Kang Fuqiu was a little exhausted and his breath was disordered, Ivar found an opportunity and stabbed out with a fierce sword, heading straight for Kang Fuqiu's throat.

Kang Fuqiu almost reacted and wanted to retreat while raising his shield to try to block Ivar's long sword, but the battlefield environment was too crowded, and his movements were delayed by the surging crowd around him, and he was inevitably half a beat slower.

Kang Fuqiu was pierced through the throat by Ivar's long sword, and fell down with his eyes wide open. The surrounding soldiers saw the death of their commander, and after being stunned, they almost immediately lost their willpower to resist to the end, and were killed on the spot by the wolf-like Viking warriors who seized the opportunity. At this time, the war was settled.

After killing several Celtic guards who were in the way, Ivar started to cut off the opponent's head, raised it above his head and shouted with all his strength: "Conforcho is dead!! Rats, run for your lives!!!"

The already chaotic and out-of-control battlefield is now more tilted towards the Vikings, and the last possibility of resistance from the Kingdom of Ulster has been killed. What happens next is just let nature take its course.

Most of the dispersed Celts chose to escape and abandon the siege. The few remaining organized troops either withdrew from the battlefield in an orderly manner under the leadership of their leaders, or were regarded as threats and challenges by the Vikings and killed on the spot.

The Celts, who were a large but ragtag group, lost to the Vikings, who were smaller in number but organized to a certain extent. The Vikings defeated the Celtic Chiefdom's coalition of more than 20,000 people with an army of less than 10,000 people. Like Orville did in England.

The siege of Dublin organized by King Converhill ended in failure. The Vikings led by [The Boneless] Ivar finally won the war, with a huge loss of Ireland's native forces. This made Ireland's The situation suddenly turned from good to the Romans to confusing.