king of ros

Chapter 348 Every minute counts
Although Mstislav Ijaslavich Rurik has always been the prince of Novgorod, he has never had a sense of belonging to this city.

From the very beginning, he was reluctant to go to such a northern place. Kyiv is the place where he grew up and his hometown. He didn't want to go to a strange place, but his father's will finally made him give in and go honestly to this big northern city. .

After coming to this city, Mstislav still didn't like everything in the city. He didn't like the rebellious people here, he didn't like the too cold weather, and he didn't like the pits and valleys outside the city. the savages.

But he has come here, and he can only accept it. He hopes that time will allow him to rule the city successfully, but reality often backfires.

He has been here for 12 years, but he never got the power of this city.

In the past, he could be prevaricated by using him as a minor, but now he is an adult and Ostromir is dead, but he still cannot get close to the real power of the city.

The following administrators used various methods to prevaricate this young man, and their eyes were full of contempt and disregard for him. These people always compared Mstislav with his cousin Rostislav, and thought that Mstislav was better than his cousin Rostislav. Rostislav was too far behind Rostislav of his age, and then he exported a meal of belittling.

So the young Mstislav is unwilling to work hard for Novgorod. Anyway, this city has never welcomed him as a prince and recognized him as a prince. Since they like his cousin Rostislav so much, let them go Go to Rostislav.

So he ran, and ran after hearing the rumors about the boundless Polotsk army.

It was very simple to run, just find a city gate that did not face the Polotsk army, and no one dared to stop him from leaving the city gate, so he left with his own soldiers.

Mstislav was going back to Kyiv, to his home, to his father, he was underestimated enough in this damned city, let them do what they wanted, the fate of these people did not concern him at all.

As for how his father would be angry because of his behavior, let him go, he will return to Kyiv no matter what, he has been disgusted by this city to the extreme!
So when the people sent by the chief executives entered the castle, they found that the prince had run away, and he didn't even take away this year's Novgorod taxes.

After learning that the prince was not there, the crowd undoubtedly became flustered. They no longer took the prince seriously, and they all understood the importance of the prince to the city. Without the prince, the soldiers' morale would be lost!

For a long time, Novgorod wanted to obtain a Prince Rurik who belonged to them. This has been going on for hundreds of years, but in the end they still did not get it, which is enough to show the importance of Prince Rurik to this city.

The news of the prince's escape was quickly leaked out. After all, it had to go through the hands of so many chief executives at the same time. The more people who handled it, the greater the possibility of leaking the secret. Soon the entire city wall knew the news, and the militiamen still Shouting in panic made the news spread faster.

Even people outside the city heard the news. Wearing bright gold scale armor, a dragon pattern on the gauntlets, and a pointed helmet embroidered with various monsters, Vsheslav laughed. Everything developed as he expected.

And that Yaroslavich inside was even more useless than he imagined, and he ran away and gave him the whole city.

But I still need to add some food to them to help them.

Vsieslav thought, and then he raised his right hand high, and with the palm raised high, there were battle cries coming from behind the prince.

This battle cry is the local dialect of Polotsk, and these Novgorodians naturally don't understand it. To them, it is the battle cry of distant pagans, the roar of the black magic army under the command of the witch prince from hell Can't help but make them feel intimidated.

In fact, for a long time, Vseslav didn't understand what happened to the outrageous rumors about witchcraft around him. Wasn't it because his mother gave him a whole piece of amniotic membrane as a talisman?How come things spread so outrageously.

But as outrageous as it was, and despite the fact that the prince of witchcraft complained in private, he soon realized the benefits of such a horrible reputation.

Fear is a great tool, if you can't let yourself be loved, they fear you.

But the key is to use the right position, and Vseslav is a man who knows how to use fear.

This scene shocked the Novgorod militiamen on the city wall, and their fear of the enemy was amplified by this scene.

Seeing that the fire was about the same, Vseslav waved his hand and ordered to launch an attack. Seeing Novgorod like this, his army can definitely take it, so let the soldiers under his command go in and kill it.

But at this moment, a group of cavalry suddenly rushed out from another direction, coming from the other side of the Volkhov River, moving across the Polotsk army.

The target was not other places, but Novgorod, and their momentum was still very large, the raised dust almost obscured everyone's sight, and the number of cavalry was visible.

The sudden appearance of cavalry made both sides very confused. Novgorod thought that the cavalry from Polotsk came from another direction, and they became even more flustered instantly. There were not many defenders in that direction. And in this way, there is no possibility of them even escaping.

And the prince of witchcraft is very confused, he obviously didn't arrange any troops there?What's the matter with this cavalry?Who do they belong to?

Now the witchcraft prince didn't dare to launch an attack, and immediately stopped the troops that were about to advance. He had to figure out what was going on there before he dared to act.

But across such a river, it is difficult to know what is going on, and it will take time for the scouts sent to report back.

Just when all parties were hesitating, the cavalry came to the city of Novgorod, but they did not start to climb the city immediately, nor did they make an attack on the city, but shouted under the city gate.

"I am John Sokal, and Rostislav asked me to come for reinforcements! I am a vassal of Rostislav! Open the door! Open the door!"

This news is undoubtedly life-saving for the panicked Novgorod people. Anyone who comes to help them at this time is very welcome.

The Novgorodians know with their toes what the Polotsk bastards will do if they come in, so they need reinforcements.

And I heard that Rostislav also made the Novgorod militia on the head of the city more excited, and welcomed Rostislav Novgorod. After seeing the series of achievements of the Moscow princes, Novgorod , It's a pity why Rostislav is not their prince. After all, Novgorod has always been eager for a talented prince to lead them.

And Rostislav is the most suitable. His father is the prince of Novgorod, and he grew up in Novgorod. In the eyes of everyone, Rostislav is a native of Novgorod.

But then there was another question on the city wall, how can you be sure that you are from Rostislav?Is it possible to rely on that flag?

It's normal to be cautious, if you open the door rashly, God knows who is below, if it's an enemy, it's over.

This immediately blocked Sokal's door. He really didn't have any good way to prove his identity.

Although he lives in Setorzhok, the closest to Novgorod, and is the Rostislav vassal who can reach the city the fastest, he really doesn't come to this city many times.

At this time Edward stood up, and he directly reported his identity as Edward Wessex.

After seeing Edward's face, there was a call to his friends from above, and then the door opened. This quickly made Sokal stunned, but he didn't think much about it. The key now is to enter the city.

It was later that Sokal found out that when Edward was still in Ross, he often went to Novgorod to play, and he met many people there, and many people knew him, and these people were all from Novgorod. A powerful man of virtue.

Even after so many years, these people still know Edward, and now the chief of their city gate is Edward's friend back then, which shows how much impression this Anglo-Saxon made on them back then.

Next, the Socald nomadic cavalry naturally galloped towards the other half of Novgorod, and hurried to help the situation there. They didn't know that the reinforcements had entered the city, so the situation would not collapse.

Crossing the main roads of Novgorod they all shouted that Rostislav was coming, to appease the chaos in the city caused by the "falling from the sky" of the Polotsk army.

The reputation of the prince of Moscow is very loud in the north, and countless ballads are praising his martial arts, especially after he conquered Bulgar, it reached its peak.

Moreover, his father was once a prince in Novgorod, which made the people of Novgorod more affectionate to him. When his name sounded, when the banner of St. Flying over, the originally chaotic citizens of Novgorod also settled down.

On the other side, Vseslav of Polotsk saw that the cavalry entered the city so smoothly without causing any shouts of killing, and realized that it was Novgorod's reinforcements.

He immediately ordered a strong attack on Novgorod. The prince of witchcraft felt a little bad at this moment. The arrival of reinforcements would undoubtedly give the city a reassurance. If this continues, the situation will be bad, absolutely bad.

"Take Novgorod! Quick!"

Subconsciously felt the anxious Vseslav roaring, before the Novgorod militia on the opposite side stabilized due to the arrival of reinforcements, he wanted to quickly take the city.

Although I don't know the number of those cavalry, as long as his army enters the city, the victory must belong to him.

The prince of witchcraft said firmly in his heart.

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