king of ros

Due to the characteristics of the confrontation between the North and the South, two words appeared in Ross naturally, the Southern Army and the Northern Army.

Rostislav's Northern Rus side is naturally called the Northern Army, while Svyatoslav's side is naturally called the Southern Army. All lords have to stand between the Southern and Northern armies, and the confrontation across Russia has begun.

There is no room for neutrality here, because the big lords of Rose have already stood in line, and the next lords do not have the neutral strength. Standing in line must also be carried out.

The season of war has arrived, and everyone can feel that the upcoming war is probably the largest war that Ross has seen in decades.

The two Ruriks in the north and the south are also actively communicating with foreigners. Svyatoslav sent letters to both Khan Polovets and the King of Poland, and gained their support.

After recovering from his injuries, Saru launched several raids on Ross this year, but they were all crushed in front of Svyatoslav, which greatly affected the Khan's prestige.

This made Saru very afraid of Svyatoslav, and this fear was used by Svyatoslav. The Grand Duke of Kyiv knew the Khan and Rostislav's hatred, so he wrote this letter.

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As Svyatoslav had expected, Saru would now rather be his friend than his enemy.

After knowing that he was about to face Rostislav, the father-killing enemy, Saru immediately agreed to the invitation of the Grand Duke of Kyiv, and the Polovts army would come to support him on that day.

However, Pereyaslav will not be at ease with Polovets, and in the same way, Polovets will not be at ease with Pereyaslav, which means that the two parties will not gather too many troops .

As for the Polish King Boleslaw, whether it is because of his relationship with Sviatoslav or his own love for war, he will come to participate in this war.

The King of Poland has long wanted to confront Rostislav, and now the opportunity is in front of him, and he will never give up.

On the contrary, Rostislav also invited two foreign allies, one is the Adam whom he put on the throne, and it was time for the Bulgar Khan to return the favor of Rostislav.

Now that Bulgar has stabilized under Adam's rule, the "Sword of Justice" that has degenerated into a bandit has now completely lost its organization, and these unconnected bandits can no longer pose a threat to Adam.

Within Bulgar, as the group of wine estate owners who rose by relying on the wine trade with Ross became more and more powerful, they became an important pillar of Adam's regime.

The Bulgar cities also succumbed to the Khan's forced relocation and iron-blooded blows. Adam is now a well-deserved Bulgar Khan.

Adam said that he will bring all the strength he can bring. This is a big battle that concerns the selection of the master of All-Russia, and Bulgar will undoubtedly be unable to fight against All-Russia.Back then, Rostislav defeated Bulgar by relying on Northeast Russia. If he faced the whole of Russia, then Bulgar would have to fail, so it would be better to let a pro-Bulgar Rus sit on the throne of Kyiv.

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And the other foreign monarch invited by the Prince of Moscow—to be precise, he was brought together by himself—is Harald of Norway.

For the King of Norway to join, the prince of Moscow was accidental or unexpected, because for Harald, whether it was Rostislav or Sviatoslav, they were all his relatives, and the palms and backs of the hands would be fleshy.

Now it seems that Harald obviously prefers Rostislav's side, so he chose to join them. The King of Norway expressed that he would only lead an elite, or a real elite.

However, Rostislav felt that Harald was a little weird from his letter. The Norwegian king actually mentioned Odin and the Hall of Valor in the letter.

Such an act would no doubt have drawn much rebuke, but the King of Norway did not seem to care, and rumor has it that anyone who prattled about matters of faith in the presence of the king was beheaded.

The prince of Moscow just felt strange about it. Rostislav would not attack his allies because of such a thing. The prince's attitude towards belief was very flexible.

While contacting foreign monarchs, the two sides are also making bribes within Ross. Many tribes on the border between North and South Ross suddenly found that no one cares about them. Now suddenly someone comes to give money.

As for the competition for powerful lords and cities in various places, it is even more serious. For a while, spies and donors from all over the Ross are coming and going to win support for their masters.

And the fighting in the dark is also indispensable. The result of the fight between the gods is that the little ghost was injured. In a series of confrontations between the north and the south, the gang problems in many cities were eliminated.

Rostislav put most of his energy on internal defense. The prince of Moscow knew that he had no foundation in the south. Even the third uncle who had a better attitude towards him could not stand by his side, instead of spending money in vain It is better to defend than to fight for support.

Under such a policy, Novgorod did arrest several guys who provided intelligence to the south.

These people are all people who have not been able to catch the fast track of development in the past few years when Rostislav took over Novgorod.

They are very dissatisfied with the current situation in Novgorod, so they colluded with the south, hoping to change their destiny through collusion.

It's a pity that in Novgorod, a city that is quite resistant to the south, especially Kyiv, such behavior cannot be hidden at all.

Then their heads were hung on the city wall, deterring everyone who tried to sell information, and their wealth and property belonged to the loyalists.

In general, Northern Russia is loyal. The city of Moscow was built by Rostislav. It is impossible for Sviatoslav to infiltrate his forces here. As for Novgorod, this city is important to Kyiv. Very contradictory.

It is now October 1070, and the smoke of the war is too intense, even more obvious than that of the Principality of Polotsk. It is obvious that everyone abroad knows about the war in Russia.

The surrounding countries are all concerned about Ross's war, because if nothing happens, Ross is likely to have the largest battle in these years.

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However, although there is a prospect of war, the trade is more prosperous, especially the trade of grain and equipment. The army needs food, and weapons and equipment are necessary to save lives. No one will be stingy with money.

With the completion of the autumn harvest and the arrival of winter, both the north and the south are tacitly mobilizing their troops. This mobilization is obviously larger than that of the conquest of Polotsk. The envoys of the two rulers went to all places where they could find manpower. Call any soldier you can muster.

Soldiers in remote and rural areas are gathering in an orderly manner and arriving at the assembly point ahead of schedule, while mobilization in major towns has not yet begun, but everyone has already begun preparations.

There is no doubt that the center of the war is Smolensk. The main forces of the Southern and Northern armies are gathered here. This is the trading center of the entire Ross, and only here can the army be deployed, and there are good logistics for both sides. condition.

Only by capturing this place, no matter which side it is, can continue the war, so this place is the core of the war and the key to the entire war.

As the news of the war spread, those who will never be missing, the dogs of war will not let go of any big battles, and soon, all kinds of mercenaries and desperadoes began to pour into Ross, according to the route and judgment Join the Confederate Army or the Northern Army respectively.

The Southern Army and the Northern Army even started mercenary snatching. They recruited mercenaries directly from abroad to increase their manpower as much as possible.

There is no doubt that it is now a state of preparation for war, and the conflict on the front line has also intensified. Everyone can see that the big war is what will happen in the next few months.

People didn't panic too much. War is a part of life, but at this time, everyone has not realized how large the scale of the war will be.

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