king of ros

Chapter 284 Usurper Khan
Following Rostislav's decision, the entire barracks moved.

First, soldiers proficient in water were summoned secretly. These people would swim from the north to those sandbars first, where they would first build some crude fortifications—using the wooden stakes and stones on the sandbars they brought over.

And on the cliffs on the west bank, the engineer battalion led by Germanic engineers is building the ballistas they brought. The significance of these ballistas is to guard against possible Bulgar warships and provide some fire cover for the Ross army to cross the river.

And next to these ballista positions are the archer's projection positions, which will provide cover for the advancing army.

Various ships of the Ross team were also summoned, and began to build the pontoon bridge. The team building the pontoon bridge was patrolled by large and small ships, and these ships were full of archers.

As for the armies from all walks of life, they were even more mobilized. They gathered in the area where they were scheduled to cross the river, ready to cross the river at all times.

When the busy army unfolded, everyone realized that this was Rostislav's real move, not a feint - Rostislav had organized several false landings in the past period of time.

Such a big movement was naturally noticed by the Bulgars on the opposite side, and the Ross people didn't want to hide it from them, because they couldn't hide it at all.

After the Russians reached the Kama River, the Bulgar army also gathered there, and now they are also consciously moving to the sandbar area.

On this night when the battle is going to start tomorrow, everyone is doing different things to pass the time before the battle. Some people want to leave their own seeds before the battle, so they sow according to whores all night, some people They are just silently polishing their weapons and resting their armor to prepare for tomorrow's battle.

But more people are sleeping soundly. They don't have so many thoughts in their minds. Anyway, no matter what happens in the future, we will just talk about it at that time.

The soldiers below could do all kinds of things, but not the commanders of the two armies. Rostislav and his generals were waiting together.

At the same time, they continued to sort out the news from the scouts, and adjusted the distribution of troops according to the new information.

The Kama River is not peaceful now, and scouts from both sides are trying to sneak past at every moment to detect the movement on the other side.

Naturally, there were many battles in this kind of lurking, and there were even cases where two waves of scouts collided and fought. There were never many fights in the dark.

Sometimes the scale of the battle would even expand, and the warships of the two sides shot at each other on the Kama River like this, but such battles were quickly stopped under the tacit understanding of the commanders on both sides.

Now is not the time to fight, but now is the time to save strength for tomorrow's fight - this is the unspoken rule of the tacit understanding between the two sides.

While the Ross commander was suffering, on the opposite side of them, the Bulgar commander was also suffering.

Akkad Mosk Dulu, the so-called kinslayer, the usurper khan of the Bulgar Khanate, was sitting alone in his tent.

Akkad's tent is very gorgeous, and it is very conspicuous among the ordinary tents, but this is not because of his desire, but because Akkad needs the soldiers to be able to see him at all times.

Akkad's army relied entirely on his personal prestige. Without him, this army of mixed religious figures, foreigners, and Bulgar lords would have fallen apart. His son did not have the ability to lead these people.

Akkad had a very dangerous time during this period, but at least he got through it and stabilized the situation.

And there was only one thing he was doing during this time, and that was to bring Suval under his control.

Regarding Suwar's betrayal, Akkad has always been clear about the purpose of this city. If there is an opportunity to bring down Bulgar's dominance, then they will not let it go.

After Suvar granted sanctuary to those who would defy him, and Akkad affirmed their treachery, he devised a plan.

Just a week ago, Suwar suddenly found a large number of refugees and believers pouring into their city. At that time, Akkad announced that he would cross the Kama River to attack, coupled with the war on the West Bank, although the emergence of these refugees did not make them feel much strangeness.

As for those believers, Suwar is the second largest city in Bulgar, and the mosques here will naturally attract a lot of pilgrims. Coupled with the impact of the war, Suwar is not surprised.

But it is not surprising that these ruined the city's autonomy. First, the refugees rioted because of lack of food, and then the believers said that Suwar would betray Allah, so the riots spread more and more.

That is, when Suval was busy in response to the internal riots, the army that Akkad said would have crossed the Kama River appeared under the city wall, and then the mob in the city opened the city gate.

After the city gate was opened, Akkad's army entered the city in this way, and they quickly controlled all the main points of the city. As for Suwar's civilian army, they couldn't gather at all, and the standing army was wiped out immediately.

Next, Akkad started a counterattack against the city and arrested all the opposition who were sheltered by Suval. He did not kill these people, but brought them here, so that they could be used as ammunition for the trebuchet. The crowd went to meet his nephew.

The powerful and wealthy families in Suwar were confiscated and exiled by him. The wealth he gained allowed Akkad to draw more Bulgar lords who were watching from the sidelines into his army, and his army full of foreigners and mercenaries was quiet. down.

It can be said that the power of the city of Suvar was disintegrated. In order to ensure safety, Akkad also moved a large number of his people into the city and let them take over the industries of those who were exiled.
All of this was achieved within a week, and the price for achieving this result was that the Rus had completely achieved control of the Bulgar territory west of the Kama River.

This once caused a lot of impact on his authority, but the use of the butcher knife made the situation quickly stabilized.

Moreover, from the very beginning, Akkad had this idea. He knew that the Ross people were powerful, the army was difficult to deal with, and their numbers were much larger than him, so he had to find other advantages to offset the strengths of the Ross people.

He therefore set his battle on the Kama River, which the Bulgars had controlled for countless years.

Here, he has many surprises in store for the Rus, and he is also ready for a tough fight.

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(End of this chapter)