king of ros

Chapter 380 Clearing the Territory
Surrounded by the guards, Rostislav walked into the rear of the army. Along the way, he saw a lot of confused soldiers. These people didn't even know what happened. In their opinion, the battle started suddenly. Then the battle broke through again and ended.

Then what Rostislav saw was an extremely chaotic scene. Several people fell to the ground, not knowing whether they were alive or dead, and more people were sitting or lying down clutching their wounds, moaning.

Judging by their attire, the best protection is nothing more than some iron plates on their clothes. It can be seen that they are just some servants, not combatants of the army.

There were still several blood-stained attacker weapons left on the ground. Rostislav picked one up and looked at it. Well, seeing how rusty it was, it was a standard tetanus blade. It would be bad if it was chopped off.

But on the contrary, the weapons of these people are gone, presumably they were picked up, those attackers are really thieves.

Thinking of this, Rostislav looked at the wounded with pity. When he encountered the tetanus blade, even the doctors under him would not be able to save him...

However, the Prince of Moscow ordered that these people be housed, anyway, let's do our best.

The carriages full of grain were all rickety, and even the carriages were overturned directly, and the grain was scattered all over the ground, but more grain disappeared directly. As for the horses, they were all taken away, leaving nothing behind. Call it a perfect heist.

"Before the trumpet sounded, our people immediately went to help, leaving only a small number of guards, but... then what you saw, those barbarians came too fast, and then they disappeared at a very fast speed."

The soldier drooped his head. He was very depressed. He could return to his hometown immediately, but he was attacked here. Many comrades could not be rescued.

Rostislav's face was very ugly. Although he only lost a few servants, such things as logistics being robbed were too embarrassing, and it could be said that he was slapping Rostislav in the face.

And it happened so close to Novgorod, what's going on?Is there no law of the king?
"Lord Rostislav, this is the method used by the tribes in the Novgorod area. Many people have encountered such attacks. First, they will attract the combat power in the team, and then they will snatch away the people who do not have many guards." Cargo. But I really didn't expect that they would be so bold as to dare to attack your team..."

Gavrila explained everything in front of Rostislav, saying what he wanted to say but was interrupted, but the prince of Moscow found it quite inconceivable.

"During the time when my father ruled Novgorod, although these tribes did petty theft and robbery, they never dared to attack the prince's team. How did the situation develop like this?"

And Gavrila was silent for a while, and then he spoke, "My lord Rostislav, that was your father's era, and it has been more than ten years since that era. And the current Novgorod is in the city that is in danger. Mstislav, who fled at the time — oh, God bless his soul — ruled, and you saw how he ruled.”

Although the words were full of disdain, Gavrila made the sign of the cross respectfully when referring to Mstislav.

Gavrila is a person who values ​​rules. No matter how irresponsible this person is, he will not be rude to the former prince and Rurik nobleman.

"Yeah... I know."

Rostislav replied feebly that he was aware of what Gavrila said, but as a son, seeing his father's construction results disappear in smoke, he would feel sad no matter what.

"And now there are not only these tribes outside the city of Novgorod, but also various pagans. They also take advantage of this opportunity to expand and try to squeeze Christians. During the reign of Mstislav, the order outside the city walls It has completely collapsed, and I have called on everyone to maintain order outside the city walls many times, but no one has responded to me, after all, as long as these tribes can't kill inside the city walls or block trade routes, they won't care."

Then there was a moment of silence, Rostislav could understand the emotion in Gavrila's tone, it was indeed too powerless.

"Lord Rostislav, the losses have been counted."

The silence was broken by Domhnall, Gaelic tallied the damage, but Rostislav called a halt.

"Forget it, don't worry about it, this little loss doesn't matter, anyway, we are about to reach Novgorod, and we will continue to move forward and arrive at the city as soon as possible."

"Yes, Maharaja."

The Gaelic froze for a moment, then immediately said that he had learned a lot from Guvalan without any doubt, the most important of which was obedience.

After sorting out the team a bit, Rostislav's team continued on the road, and because of the news of the robbery, the originally joyous atmosphere was now clouded.

However, this atmosphere did not last long. Soon, Rostislav arrived in Novgorod. Instead of enjoying the welcome of the citizens to the winning team, he came to Novgorod Castle.

Originally, the prince of Moscow planned to live here for a while before returning to Moscow, but now it seems that he must stay in Novgorod for a long time.

The return of the Moscow militia and the resettlement of immigrants have to be handled by other people. Of course, the Red City Army has to stay with the prince. Their service must be extended, but this is also their job.

Soon, Rostislav made arrangements for the administration of Novgorod, which he had not managed, the most important of which was that Gavrila became the mayor of Novgorod, fully responsible for various things in the city, and the most important Coordinate with City Vecher.

In addition, the Moscow bureaucrats who have already arrived in Novgorod are placed in various positions in the city. The bureaucrats are very motivated. Originally, they all worked in the countryside of Northeast Ross, but now they have carried out the second largest city in Ross in one fell swoop.

Rostislav is also very helpless about this. After such a wave, his officials can only guarantee the influence on the city at most, but this must be done. After all, the influence of the prince must be realized through the bureaucracy. Nobles and peasants go pestering, it is enough to keep the roads safe.

Among the many things in Novgorod at present, the most important thing is to clear up the situation around Novgorod.

Gavrila was also very motivated, and soon he started to act. He summoned the militia in Novgorod and his subordinate cities. The Moscow bureaucrats played a huge role in the organization, and then began to attack the tribes in the wilderness. Fight against heretics.

Rostislav has also mobilized many forces from Moscow, such as the Chude Battalion, which is good at fighting in the forest, and the Sokal Cavalry, which can move at high speed. Both of these teams can play a big role in such an annihilating battle. .

This is actually announcing a security war. In this kind of war, there are no banners covering the sky, no horns that are continuously played like a concert, and there are no shouts of many soldiers. Fighting in the countryside.

The action won the support of the Novgorod peasants, especially the Christian peasants. In the previous years, they were suppressed by the pagans in various ways, but now they can finally stand up.

It's just that even with the locals leading the way, it's a pity that the battle is still dominated by various surprise attacks. In the vast wilderness, it is too difficult to fight an annihilation battle.

Rostislav was like a giant, wielding a sledgehammer to smash the flies that kept flying around. Although it was said that the efficiency of doing so was very slow, it had to be done.

He had to let these tribes in the countryside know that he, Rostislav, was not Mstislav, and he would not be soft on these things in the countryside!

As for Novgorod itself, it didn't react much to this. After all, Gavrila actually only mobilized a small part of the city's militia. As for these fights, this is how it is in the north, and everyone has long been used to it.

In addition to the killing, Rostislav is still doing one important thing, which is to build a port in the bay facing the Gulf of Finland.

And the place he chose was the location of the later Narva, and the name he chose was also the name of the fortress that would confront Narva in the future.

It can affect not only the Gulf of Finland, but also the south and the north of Yuriev in the south, controlling the entire Lake Chud, and enhancing Ross's influence on the Estonian region.

Speaking of the Estonian region, although the governance of Novgorod has continued to deteriorate over the years, due to their own interests, the dignitaries are still very concerned about the control of this land, so the results of Yaroslav's campaign have been obtained. With a good reservation, the Russians have also expanded a lot towards the west, which is also convenient for Rostislav to start construction here.

Now that Novgorod is in possession, the layout of the Baltic Sea must also be started. Rostislav does not want Ross to be a passive recipient of the Baltic trade as it has been in history.

For this ocean, the prince of Moscow has many ideas, and there are many things he can do.

But before doing this, Novgorod must first have a fleet, instead of continuing to be a passive port. To do those things, you must prepare early.

And there is also the technology he wants to use. He has entrusted his soldiers to do it long before the start of the war. Next, he should go to the inspection and acceptance. The Prince of Moscow is very sure about this technology. The next thing to do is to get started.

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(End of this chapter)