king of ros

Chapter 330 The Return of the King

On the way back, Rostislav also inspected the forts built along the way.

These fortresses and fortresses mattered to the national strategy of Rostislav, so the Muscovite princes devoted a great deal of energy to them.

Especially in Nizhny Novgorod, this walled city with the goal of building a town is the core of Ross's eastward expansion.

It is also for this reason that Rostislav handed over the management to the third son of the Serikhov family. The third son is known for his coordination and governance. Such a headache.

The establishment of Nizhny Novgorod marked the homecoming of the tribes located between Rus and Bulgar. Because it was an end, the surrounding tribes also defected one after another due to the power of Rostislav, which meant that fur, beeswax and other materials were collected. The increase in collection volume means that more money can be sold.

During the few days when Rostislav was stationed in Nizhny Novgorod, the local Malians and Mordovans expressed their surrender to the Prince of Moscow and sent a large number of furs, announcing that they would always be loyal to the Prince of Moscow and his descendants.

And Rostislav didn't listen to their beautiful words, because he knew that beautiful words were useless, he just made a request to these tribes, demanding that as long as he Rostislav and his descendants are still ruling, then they have to give priority to selling fur Sold to Russ.

The prince of Moscow's request was not harsh, and the chiefs naturally agreed very readily, and the current trend is that the Rus has completely overshadowed the Bulgars. Who do they do business with if they don't do business with the Rus?Tribal dignitaries also have to replace the materials collected by ordinary tribesmen with ironware and handicrafts.

Before leaving Nizhny Novgorod, Rostislav left another [-] immigrants here. Most of these people were farmers who felt that Nizhny Novgorod was full of development opportunities, and the prince was already using preferential treatment to attract them. Immigrants, who simply took the Bulgar women they plundered or bought, took root locally and strengthened the power of the city.

Not long after leaving Nizhny Novgorod, the Ross army entered the territory of Northeast Ross and returned to their hometown. It was at this moment that the Winter Army began to disintegrate.

This disintegration came faster than Rostislav thought. As they got closer to Ross, there were more and more rumors about the chaos, and the soldiers changed from not believing at all to becoming more and more convinced.

And after entering Northeast Ross, they saw those scenes with their own eyes, so they naturally had to believe it or not, because the facts were just like this.

After learning about the chaos, their first reaction was naturally to go home and have a look. This was true for ordinary soldiers, as was the case for vassals.

At this moment, Rostislav simply told everyone what he knew, and told everyone the current situation in the Northeast.

During this period of time, as the Winter Army got closer and closer to Moscow, Rostislav got more and more perfect information, so he knew which vassal's wall was finished and which vassal's wall was still holding on.

As for all kinds of armed forces, the attitude of the princes of Moscow is still the same. You can leave if you want, and you will never be stopped.

Hearing that the vassals who were still in the city walled up, they rushed to help. As for those who were gone, they could only stay in the Rostislav army, because the prince of Moscow promised compensation, and these compensations made them stay. .

Then, Rostislav led the army to encircle and suppress all bandits and rebels along the road.

Facing the huge Rostislav army, whether it was the Veles Gang, the Eye Gouging Gang, or the bandits from all walks of life purely for robbery, they all ended up crumbling and crumbling.

Under the peak of the Moscow army, a large number of bandits were suppressed, executed, and their bodies were hung by the roadside.

Naturally, the massacre of the rebellious villages was indispensable, and Rostislav was merciless in matters of governance, killing the traitors and letting them know the power of Moscow's sword.

During the absence of the prince of Moscow, the road network that originally covered the Northeast Ross was greatly affected. Pedestrians and caravans who could travel safely on it suddenly found that the road was full of robbers.

Even the fortresses and villages that were originally built on the side of the road to maintain the state and safety of the road have been destroyed. Most of them have been burned to ashes, and some have become bases for robbers to exploit.

After realizing that the Moscow army was consciously clearing the roads in Northeast Ross, the smarter bandits immediately ran into the woods, and the Prince of Moscow did not pursue them, which undoubtedly made more people run away.

But there are smart people and there are fools, and these fools rushed into the roadside wall they occupied, and they planned to hold the wall and thwart the advance of Ross's army.

For Rostislav, this is naturally a great thing. If someone offered to give him a head to make him stand up, he would not accept it generously.

The attack process was very simple. Rostislav asked Germanic engineers to tie iron chains to the crossbow arrows of the ballista, and then shoot the crossbow arrows at the wooden wall of the city wall, and then dozens of cows and horses desperately pulled them under the whip. , Pull down a wooden wall directly.

Let alone what happened after the wooden wall was pulled down, the Moscow army directly killed all the gangsters inside, and there was no loss, because these people lost their battle at the moment the wall was pulled down. I can only wait there to be slaughtered.

Next, Rostislav ordered his soldiers to plant hundreds of heads on the surviving outer wall of the original city. Since the city was at the core of the road, it was chosen by these bandits as the center of exploitation. , so now visitors from all directions can see these heads and see the power of the Moscow Prince.

With the news of Rostislav's return and his massive suppression along the road, the road network in Northeast Ross quickly calmed down. All the rebels and robbers were moving into the forest to avoid the army returning from the Bulgar victory. Temporarily completed the cutting of the rebel forces.

The exchanges between the cities have also become more frequent because of the victory. The armies from all over the country are cooperating with each other to suppress the rebels in the countryside, and the originally blocked trade has also been revived.

And most importantly, with the return of Rostislav, most of the people who took advantage of the general situation to make trouble felt that it was almost done, and it was time to stop, and there would be no good end to go against that prince.

So it's better to put away all the things before he calls, and then go home honestly with the money.

And those who returned from Bulgar had stuffed pockets and spent a lot of money. They were full of support for Rostislav and praised the Rostislav team, which also made many people quit fighting.

Because of this, both the Veles Gang and the Eye Gouging Gang are losing manpower, slowly and steadily, and they have no way to avoid it, so they are very helpless.

It was in such a general environment that Rostislav returned to Moscow, to the capital he built, the center of Northeast Russia.

On the day of the prince's return, the whole of Moscow was jubilant, and everyone was excited for the prince's return, and he also brought a distant victory and a lot of spoils.

The princes of Moscow generously sprinkled Bulgarian dirham silver coins on the streets of Moscow. As the silver coins rolled, the mood of the people was as high as they were.

And Rostislav also announced that the expropriation will end and the war has been won!The war is over!Collection is no longer required.

For the people, this is the most closely related to their lives, so they cheered the most enthusiastically for this order.

Returning soldiers were given a warm welcome, and they were treated like heroes, which is what they were longing for.

But the most important thing is the stability of the people's hearts when the prince's return. Everyone knows that with the return of the prince's team, Moscow will soon settle down, and the entire Northeast Ross will soon settle down.

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(End of this chapter)