king of ros

Chapter 379 Return Interlude
The Moscow army was marching on the road to the north, and everyone's footsteps were brisk and leisurely.

This is the victor's team, every soldier is happy for everything they have gained in the war, and their pockets are full of rare treasures and souvenirs collected from all over the Principality of Polotsk.

Although the ground under our feet was quite muddy due to the rain, it still didn't affect everyone's mood.

They sang catchy ballads, their feet were extremely light, and a beautiful life was in front of them. Walking through this muddy road is a bright future!A better life, the envy of the folks, these are all in sight!

The singing is flying above the ranks, it represents the soldiers' joy and hope for a better future.

And the only dejected people in the team are the trophies, that is, the people who were forcibly relocated from Polotsk.

For these people who were forced to leave, this journey is undoubtedly extremely uncomfortable, and they really don't want to go. Who wants to leave their hometown, but when the sword is on your neck, it can't control your wishes.

Rostislav gave them a few sweet dates, and gave them some silver and food, which was better than nothing, but it was these silver and food that soothed people's hearts, otherwise they would have more than just a sad face.

Rostislav and his Uncle Veshata had been traveling together for a while before. At this time, Veshata was not as depressed as before, because the Smolensk militia robbed several large castles in the work of cleaning up the local lords. Earn a lot of money.

In fact, this is also the benefit that Rostislav won for Veshata, so that his uncle has enough funds to appease the Smolensk militia.

When leaving, Rostislav gave Veshata some special orders, mainly about the demolition of Minsk and the strengthening of the defense of Smolensk.

In the next few years, drastic changes will take place in the south, and Rostislav must prepare in advance.

And still the same as last time, Veshata directly stated that he was already making preparations. As a figure who had been immersed in the Ross political situation for decades, his sensitivity to these matters was comparable to few people in Ross.

This made Rostislav a little embarrassed, but soon he got out of this emotion, and it was nothing to be ashamed in front of the elders.

Now Rostislav himself is beside his wife and children's carriage, talking and laughing with his wife and son. The childish behavior and questions of the children can always make the prince of Moscow smile knowingly.

The prince of Moscow enjoyed this feeling very much. Only at this time can he leave all disputes behind and indulge in this warm family scene.

The years of drastic changes were getting closer and closer, and the prince of Moscow was still under great psychological pressure, because he was afraid that he would not be able to successfully survive those years and profit from them.

Rurik's boy was a little depressed, and the prince was not surprised. After all, he parted with his new friends. It seemed that he missed Monomakh and Oleg's two boys very much.

Rostislav didn't comfort his son. He needed to face this kind of thing by himself, and he couldn't help him.

As for Monomakh and Oleg, Rostislav, after seeing the two Rurik youths in battle, couldn't help but lament that these two men really deserved their reputation in history.

But the prince didn't pay much attention to these two boys because of this. After all, they were just two young people, and it would take another ten years to reach their era.

As the supreme commander of this army, naturally no one dared to spoil the good mood of the prince of Moscow, but some things cannot be influenced by manpower, such as now.

"Ah, damn it, why is it stuck again!"

Amidst the complaints of the Prince of Moscow, five or six Russian soldiers pushed the carriage stuck in the mud, and the coachman also whipped the horse with all his strength. Under the manpower and horsepower, the carriage was finally dragged out.

The coachman looked at the prince with some embarrassment. After all, he was the one driving the carriage, and he was a little afraid that the prince would blame him for this. But Rostislav knew the real problem, so he would not embarrass others.

Immediately after the carriage was dragged out, some servants swiftly laid a few planks on the ground, so that the carriages passing by would not get stuck here. However, such things as mud pits are impossible to prevent, so we can only say that they should be prevented as much as possible.

Rostislav was a little upset by the bad road. After entering this section of the road, the road really got worse and worse. Rostislav had nothing to say, and the carriage carrying his wife and children was stuck. several times.

The soldiers' feet were also covered in mud, especially on the hooves of Rostislav's horses. No one in a good mood could be happy at this time.

Rostislav has actually walked through many bad roads, but the bad road in front of him is really unbearable. At least the road in Northeast Ross can be guaranteed to be smooth, but he has encountered several muddy pits on the road!This shit is too much!

I really didn't expect that when I went south, I was walking on a normal road, but it turned into such a ghost when it rained.

Rostislav made up his mind in his heart that after controlling the land, the road must be corrected. The road has not been maintained for a long time, it is too bad!

"Rostislav, would you like me to ride with the children..."

Seeing her husband's expression, Zooey couldn't help but said, it would be convenient for everyone, this carriage was too tortured, and she felt uncomfortable sitting in it.

"No, no need at all, these are not problems, so you can go away at ease."

At this time, Rostislav wanted to compete with the mud. He had achieved such a great victory but was surrounded by the mud. He really couldn't bear it, so he said this directly to Zoe.

And Zooey's face showed helplessness. Why is her husband acting like a child at this time, competing with the mud? Does this seem like a ruler?

"Okay, let's ride horses, don't compete with the mud, it seems a bit childish."

Zooey was not polite at all, but just as she was about to get off the horse, an arrow shot out suddenly, stuck on the carriage, and stuck in front of Zooey, and the shaft of the arrow was still shaking.

Zoe's reaction was also quick, she directly retracted into the carriage, and pushed the two sons down. Before, the two little guys were still lying by the window, watching the adults busy as if they were watching the excitement.

As for Rurik, the boy was lying on the carriage without any reminder from his mother.

"Go! Go find the attacker!"

Rostislav reacted quickly, and his voice was a little out of breath because of anger. Why did someone dare to attack him on the main road? Didn't you see how big this army is?asshole!
And just when the prince gave an angry order, the entourage hurriedly used shields to protect their prince, and now Rostislav did not wear armor!Any arrow could kill him!
That is, when the Prince of Moscow's voice just fell, a rain of arrows scattered around the prince, but it failed to cause any casualties. The arrows either missed or hit the shield and armor and were blocked.

However, one of these arrows could make a clear sound, which frightened many people at this moment.

But the guards were unmoved, these elites had never seen anything before, so it was impossible to scare them with this little trick.

Under the sudden harassment of arrows, the guards didn't panic at all. They calmly guarded the prince and his family according to the plan that had been rehearsed countless times, protecting them tightly.

Both Domhnall and Vasili were encouraging their subordinates to fulfill their duties, protect the safety of the prince, and must not be ashamed in front of the relative on the opposite side.

Some people blew the horn and called on the soldiers in front and behind to come to rescue him, and the militiamen indeed rushed towards the prince when they heard the sound of the horn, and started to attack in the direction of the arrow. Look for the assailant among them.

The arrow attack lasted for a while, and soon everyone found that these arrows were so weak that they couldn't even penetrate much of the armor.

The shafts of many arrows are even curved, and some arrows are bone arrows with a hollow in the middle. It is these arrows that make those clear sounds, which look scary but are actually very powerful.

And as the militiamen got closer and closer to the place where the arrows came from, the hidden archers also stopped shooting and ran away, and then the battle entered the pursuit mode.

Except for the arrows in the ground and the armor that needs to be repaired, no Ross was injured in this attack.

And Rostislav's mood has changed from the original anger to the current bewilderment. What's the matter with this attack?What is this if no one dies?
The militiamen who were chasing soon came back, but they were empty-handed, and some people were full of annoyance. Those attackers ran too fast, they didn't catch anything, and they stepped on a few traps, which caused a lot of trouble. wounded.

It is really unlucky to get a few wounds without getting any results. It is normal for these militiamen to be in a bad mood.

"What the hell is this for?"

The prince of Moscow scratched his head, which really surprised him. Could it be that he was attacking for the sake of attacking?
Just then Gavrila hurried to the prince and heard Rostislav's question.

And after he saw the scene, he immediately realized what was going on, so he immediately spoke.

"Lord Rostislav, I may know why?"

"Why? Say it quickly?"

But before Gavri opened his mouth, there was a shout, it was a soldier from the rear army, his armor was messy, and his dirty hood was drooping around his neck.

"Lord Rostislav, a group of damn forest people attacked us, they ransacked the logistics convoy!"

Gavrila covered his face, as expected, while Rostislav yelled to see what was going on there.

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(End of this chapter)