king of ros

Chapter 360 Minsk City
After entering this area, the breath of war came. The Principality of Polotsk encouraged a large number of Baltic tribes to enter Siros to burn, kill and loot. Lithuanians, Latgals, Samogitians... these barbarians Ethnic groups dispatched, as if migrating to Ross to plunder.

Although Polotsk oppressed these Baltic tribes on weekdays, when the princes of Polotsk opened up the road to the east for them and encouraged them to go to Ross to plunder, they all marched for the king.

Compared with these Baltic tribes, Ross is indeed a richer area, so these invaders swept away things on the land like locusts.

The local Ross people are not easy to deal with, and their barbaric atmosphere also gives them great courage. The tribes and communes affected by the war bravely fought against the invaders, and were supported by the tribes and communes further east. The support of the Smolensk troops squeezed the space for the movement of the invaders.

All this time it had been the Smolensk militia that had acted as a brake on the advance of the Baltic invaders, preventing them from advancing further east and endangering the truly wealthy regions of Rus.

Veshatta's ability is undoubtedly demonstrated here. The mayor of Smolensk, a dignitary who is well-known in the whole of Russia, went to those wildernesses and forests to meet the villages, communes, and tribes. The leader drinks and unifies resources.

As a result of the battle, Rostislav saw countless ruined villages and corpses thrown in open roads, but the All-Russian coalition saw this very plainly, and everyone was used to bloody scenes.

The locals joined the coalition one after another. This time they suddenly fought against so many locusts, and everyone lost a lot. They had to get something back from the Polotsk people.

The Smolensk militia also joined the army, and Rostislav also saw his uncle Veshata again. His uncle is now old and his hair and beard are turning white, but he is still strong, and this His first fight against the raiders instigated by Polotsk also proved that he is not old.

And with the arrival of the army, the Baltic people will naturally encounter head-on blows.

And the Baltic people also began to retreat one after another. They either retreated to Minsk and Vseslav's army to gather, or returned directly to their land with the plundered proceeds.

But for the Prince of Moscow, this road is really a bit boring. He can't participate in the battle with tens of hundreds of people, he can only march silently.

After all, I don’t have any common words with my uncles, and I can’t tell what my uncles are thinking on the surface, and I can’t get any information. I just know that the second uncle and the third uncle have been very close recently, and the two of them always talk together , The two people don't know when the relationship will get better.

Now Rostislav couldn't chat with his third uncle, who was also a cultural person. After all, he always felt uncomfortable seeing his second uncle Rostislav, and always kept a distance from him subconsciously.

As for the uncle, because of the Novgorod incident, the relationship between them is still quite awkward, and the two of them still don’t meet each other, not to mention that Rostislav felt that the uncle’s sons were somewhat hostile to him, so he Or don't touch the mold in the past.

However, it is difficult for Rostislav to meet his uncle. Izyaslav meets powerful people from different places every day, chats with them, drinks, and negotiates conditions.

Not to mention that he is in charge of the entire army, and he has to deal with countless trivial matters every day. Rostislav has commanded tens of thousands of people. At that time, he was so busy that he was about to faint. Now the uncle is facing 3 people.

To pass the time, the Prince of Moscow began to stroll around the barracks. He chatted with Russian soldiers from all over the world to learn about their hometowns and experiences, as well as their views on the war.

And as time passed, Rostislav realized why he didn't write them all down.

In the previous life of the prince of Moscow, he always regretted that Kievan Rus did not have any books describing grassroots soldiers left, but now he can not leave such things for future generations, and this is also to provide materials for his novels.

Although there is already a structure, Rostislav has written it several times and is still not satisfied. The final conclusion is that he has too little experience, so we need to strengthen this aspect.

As soon as he said it, Rostislav picked up his notepad and got into the ranks. He drank wine with the walled master and soldiers, invited them to eat meat, and listened to them bragging about their respective cities and villages.

Over time, the soldiers' perception of Rostislav improved. Everyone now knew that Rostislav not only knew how to fight, but was also gentle. Such a big man was willing to talk to these little soldiers.

And Rostislav collected a large amount of first-hand information, which allowed Rostislav to see the lives of people all over Russia. The prince of Moscow carefully recorded these, and selected some soldiers with very representative backgrounds, Their life experiences are recorded.

Rostislav quickly devoted his free time to this matter, because as the information continued to accumulate, the prince of Moscow realized what a huge treasure house these 3 people could dig.

And the scope of his research is still expanding. At first he only talked with nobles and personal soldiers, then he talked with militiamen and civilian men, and finally he talked with businessmen and prostitutes. Rostislav of every profession in the entire army talked with them However, Prince Rurik recorded all these.

People were happy to tell Rostislav this information, after all the prince of Moscow was generous and generous, and he would treat anyone who provided information with a feast at worst.

And some people realize that this is the only chance for their stories to be known to future generations, so they are happy to say that some people even took the initiative to find the princes and tell their stories.

Rostislav once wrote so much that he even ran out of paper, and had to ask the logistics fleet to buy it immediately. It can be seen that the prince has devoted all his energy to this matter, and left all military affairs to his subordinates.

It was during this experience that Rostislav followed the coalition forces to Minsk, where Vseslav was located, the newly rising city of Polotsk.

"Is this Minsk?"

Riding on the red war horse, Rostislav looked at the city in front of him, and said involuntarily.

Minsk is a city that has risen in recent decades, but it is different from a normally formed city in that this city was built according to the idea of ​​militarization.

From the very beginning, Minsk has been a fortress built by the Principality of Polotsk, and this fortress faces the direction of Kyiv, so it is self-evident who will be released.

Because it was built according to military ideas, although the city wall of Minsk is also a wooden wall, it also belongs to the level of Kyiv, and there are now tens of thousands of people in this fortress.

Such a city is undoubtedly extremely difficult to conquer, so the coalition forces did not launch an attack immediately after arriving, but surrounded the city leisurely, and then camped by the Pujic River.

"Anton's hometown..."

The prince of Moscow looked at the city and said something that only he knew, a smile could not help but appear on his face.

But the current Minsk has nothing to do with that at all. The current Minsk is a powerful fortress, and it is the target he wants to conquer.

Speaking of conquering, when the prince was looking at the city, there was a sound of fighting in the distance. It was a coalition force that was pulling out the stronghold outside the city.

Rostislav didn't even watch the fight, because he had already watched it too much, and such a fight could no longer arouse the prince's interest.

Rostislav turned his horse and returned to the barracks with the guards. Behind him, the attack on the stronghold also came to an end. A group of Polotsk people from another stronghold defeated the besieging troops.

But a new coalition force is coming, and this is happening all over Minsk.

The defense of Minsk is not limited to the city of Minsk. There are various small strongholds around the city. There are hundreds of defenders in these strongholds, but if you want to launch an attack on the city, you must Take these strongholds.

The Polotsk people also used these strongholds as support, fighting with the coalition forces on the battlefield with dozens or hundreds of people under cover.

It’s not enough to keep these strongholds. For example, if you are attacking the city, it would be fun for the troops in which stronghold to come behind you.

And the setting of these strongholds is also very interesting. The outermost strongholds are relatively easy to fight, and the enemy will run away quickly, but as they go deeper, the resistance can also be strong, and the strongholds are becoming more and more difficult to attack, and the defenders are falling. Or when retreating, they will burn the stronghold, making it impossible for the coalition forces to use it.

After interrogating the captives, it turned out that Minsk was the intended battlefield for the Principality of Polotsk from where it was built. After all, if you want to go to Polotsk from the south, you must first take Minsk.

Only at this time did the coalition forces know that what they were facing was a fortified zone, and the Principality of Polotsk had built Minsk and its suburbs into a fortified zone.

Therefore, since the coalition forces came to Minsk, there have been various intense and short conflicts. There are small-scale battles everywhere, and casualties continue to occur on both sides.

The bloodshed caused by the battle awakened the will of the soldiers, and everyone suddenly woke up and found that this battle was not the kind of easy outing they had expected, but a bloody fight.

Seeing the howling of the wounded in the barracks, who were so painful that they wanted to die, there is nothing that can warn everyone more than this.

However, after all, the form is good for the coalition forces with superior strength. Although the Polotsk people in the stronghold are determined to fight, and Minsk has been sending small groups of troops to interfere with the actions of the coalition forces, the coalition forces have suffered many casualties. They still advanced their mission and continued to push the siege towards the city.

It was for this reason that Rostislav got tired of watching such small-scale battles.

The coalition forces did not expect the battle to be so bloody, and those Polotsk people would fight so hard. In just one week, the coalition forces suffered [-] casualties. After the bloody battle, morale was inevitably affected.

In contrast, the casualties of the Polotsk people were almost the same.

Although most of the dead were cannon fodder who had no money to equip them, the army was made up of such cannon fodder.

However, the large number of soldiers accompanying the coalition forces can restore morale. Among other things, after finding a prostitute to work for a night, many people feel that they are good again, and then add a few bottles of wine. In short, it is a small problem.

In short, although the start was not smooth and Yaroslavitch felt a little overturned, the situation is still developing towards their plan.

Rostislav, who returned to the barracks, went to his tent, where the prince of Moscow changed into a set of simple clothes, then put on a cloak for himself, took a pen and paper, and then went to Liao Fang retreated from the battlefield to the side of the soldiers.

And he went there still for the record.

Even when he came to the city of Minsk, Rostislav was very bored. The military subordinates below could handle it, and he hadn't coordinated logistics and other tasks. Writing novels has been a bit of a bottleneck recently, and he didn't know what to do.

And then, the prince soon knew what he should do, so he picked up the pen again and started to record.

Rostislav talked to the soldiers, to the militiamen, and learned what they had experienced on the battlefield, how their enemies fought, and how the various wounded were produced.

He listened to their complaints, understood their thoughts, and the suggestions of the frontline soldiers on tactics and strategies, and even the desperate whispers before death. Prince Moss wrote down all these meticulously.

During this process, Rostislav heard many interesting battle experiences and learned about many swords and swords on the battlefield. He recorded all of these, and these things will definitely be used in future creations.

Rostislav likes this feeling, likes to record everything, and he feels great pride at the thought of being able to leave a message for future generations.

In the eyes of outsiders, Rostislav is really a little strange, he is a prince on horseback, what is he recording here if he is not preparing for battle?Just like what his second and third uncles did, is it worth recording what happened to these people?
But whatever they said, Rostislav was enjoying it.

When Rostislav was writing, his uncle was busy with the war. Recently, the uncle had led the siege of the entire city. Those small-scale battles were directed by them, and because of this, he was frowning every day.

However, the uncle's mood has improved recently, because the siege is getting closer and closer to the city wall of Minsk, and the craftsmen in the camp have already built the trebuchets needed, and with this thing, those strongholds will not be any problem.

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