king of ros

Chapter 280 Crossing the Great River
The area where Nizhny Novgorod is located today happens to be stuck on the Volga River. Rostislav intends to develop it into a town in the future and become an important node for Ross to control this place.

Therefore, the scale of the construction of this walled city is also very large. At the beginning, it was aimed at the size of the town. In the future, it will definitely become a major trading city.

However, if you want to develop well, you must require the local rulers to have the ability to deal with various affairs in this area, otherwise it will be useless to get resources.

Therefore the prince of Moscow chose Vasily Ivanovich Serikhov, by the way, to help the family resolve the last possible turbulent factor within the family.

The Sherikhov family is very satisfied with this land being entrusted. They have been cultivating this land for a long time, and they have a deeper understanding of this land than anyone else.

They naturally knew that a city built on such a node would soon usher in rapid development, not to mention that the prince of Moscow also showed a desire to invest heavily in resources.

So Vasily accepted the appointment and was directly stayed. At the same time, he was also responsible for the command of this series of military stations and the maintenance of the logistics line, ensuring the safety of the Moscow Prince's back road and the logistics of the winter army.

Rostislav has been observing the three Serikhov brothers during this time, and has learned about their abilities and deeds.

After learning about it, Rostislav made such a choice because it was the most suitable and best for everyone.

In addition, it is a pity that Anton is leaving the prince of Northeast Rus. He lacks such secular Rus intellectuals, but everyone has his own ambitions, and Rostislav can't force him to stay.

While building and marching, Rostislav's army continued to advance.

Next, the way they walked became more and more difficult. Before encountering obstacles, they cut wood and built bridges, but now they need to open the way directly.

These areas are covered with dense forests, and in many places, the forests are so dense that even horse-drawn carts cannot pass through.

There are not even many tribesmen in this forest, and this place is really desolate to the extreme.

Such a local building is a paradise for ambushes, but fortunately, the local tribes have no desire to attack Rostislav and the others, and even many tribesmen joined in for plunder, so the Winter Army was able to pass here smoothly.

Faced with such a dilemma, Rostislav had to call all the guides and vassals to discuss what to do, after all, they couldn't always open the way.

After the discussion, the prince of Moscow came to a conclusion that made him feel quite painful.

If you want to have a way, you can only cross the Volga River again and go to the Bulgar territory on the other side.

Yes, the Winter Army has already entered Bulgar, and they have bypassed Bulgar's defenses on its western border.

Now Bulgar's territory is across the river from them, and Bulgar's army activities have already appeared on the other side, but it is obviously only the troops of some local lords, and their existence is only to monitor the movements of the Ross people.

These guys looked surprised, obviously they didn't expect the Winter Army to go this way.

This is not because of how closely the Winter Army kept its secrets. The route of the Winter Army had already reached Bulgar, but no one believed that the Winter Army would take such a relatively remote road instead of going directly to Bulgar.

As for crossing the river, Rostislav did not want to do it, because crossing the river was a very dangerous thing.

And if you cross the river here, you have to cross the river once to go to Bulgar City, which is really redundant and troublesome.

But it is a pity that this is the only choice Rostislav faces. If he does not cross the Volga River, he will not be able to go on the next road at all.

So in the eyes of everyone, Rostislav still made the decision to let his troops cross the Volga River.

Fortunately for the people of Ross, on the day when the winter army crossed the river, there was a very thick fog on the river, and the fog was so thick that you couldn't see your fingers.

This is a great opportunity for them, and there is nothing better than crossing the river at this time.

In order to set an example for the troops, Rostislav made his bodyguards the first to cross the river.

The first batch of crossing the river is always the most dangerous, but Rostislav has confirmed that there are not many enemy troops on the other side, and even if the enemy launches an attack, they can deal with it. Now they just need someone to give everyone courage.

Gevalan's crossing of the river was very smooth, and the boats full of Ross's soldiers broke through the foggy Volga River in this way, and came to the other side of the river very smoothly.

When the Ross boat appeared on the river bank, the Bulgar soldiers were still very confused. After all, these people had never thought of fighting, and they were just temporarily recruited by the local lord to guard the ferry.

The Bulgars thought that the Rus would not cross the river rashly, but the result was beyond their imagination. The Rus not only dared to cross the river, but also attacked them.

So when Gevalan jumped off the boat dressed like a tin can and chopped the Danish long ax on the Bulgar's head, the man was still extremely confused.

Then countless (in the eyes of the Bulgars) Russian soldiers rushed down from the ship and slashed their axes on the Bulgars. Veterans who have experienced countless battles killed these Bulgars as easily as killing chickens.

The Rus quickly cleared the Bulgars from the river banks, met no noteworthy resistance on the way, and the Bulgars were either killed or routed.

After finishing all this, Gevalan, who was bathed in blood, immediately set up three bonfires on the river bank according to his previous preparations.

After the bonfire was lit, Rostislav immediately ordered the engineering battalion to build a pontoon bridge. With the support of a large number of ships, the pontoon bridge was quickly completed, and then the Winter Army passed here at their fastest speed.

In order to ensure the speed of passage, Rostislav ordered the construction of three pontoon bridges at the same time. The prince's original intention was undoubtedly good, but in the chaos of crossing the river, many problems also appeared.

After learning that the opposite was the Bulgar territory, some troops immediately began to act on their own and attacked the nearest Bulgar village nearby.

At this moment, the fog had cleared, and as the fog cleared, the Rus people saw those Bulgar villages.

Although Rostislav once ordered that he could not start extorting money immediately after entering Bulgar, they were nominally escorting Prince Adam back to the country, and they should not be too eager to do things, such as robbery or something, they could not come right away.

But these stragglers from all over Northeast Ross don't care about that many, aren't they ordered by the Lord to fight against heretics?Then it was time to kill.

Now Rostislav has cheated himself, and his remarks about occupying the pit have given some people a reason to rob.

But if it was a general looting, the prince of Moscow would not say anything. After all, this era is full of wars and killings, but the prince never thought that they would set fire to massacre from the very beginning.

The massacre, such a thing happened as soon as the Winter Army entered Bulgar, it would be too troublesome, and it would deal a great blow to the reputation of their army, because some people could interpret this war as the Rus's attack on Bulgar. The massacre of the Gals.

Although this is not an era of nationalism, simple national views must exist objectively, and if resistance is aroused, future wars will be in trouble.

This made Rostislav paralyzed. Although he said that immediately after the incident, he sent his own soldiers to capture the reckless troops and executed several leaders, but looking at the faces of the surviving Bulgars With unstoppable hatred, Rostislav understood that his first step was really a stink.

However, the prince's mood has not changed because of this, and he is still full of optimism about the war. After all, this is just the beginning, things are still long, and this expedition is just the beginning.

While Rostislav thought this way, he asked Adam to raise his banner to appease the surrounding Bulgar villages, and sent envoys to ask for soldiers and supplies, and asked these villages to serve their orthodox princes.

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(End of this chapter)