Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Pikes and Cannons

Despite knowing the high quality of the enemy troops, Ragnar finalized his military orders.

Sending four thousand Vikings with very many wooden ships and primitive cannons is a very dangerous matter, of course, but Ragnar decided to do it.

The Norwegian soldiers were tough men who wore leather clothing and carried iron axes, but they were not accustomed to fighting large groups of heavily armored cavalry in open terrain. They would have to rely entirely on the loud noise and the destructive impact of the primitive cannons to break the French charges before the horses reached their lines.