king of ros

Chapter 448 Port of War
Since Rostislav's meeting in Ivangorod, the Baltic Sea has visibly boiled.

After understanding the ambitions of the Grand Duke of Ross, everyone knows that the war will not take long, and the declaration can basically be equivalent to the war announcement.

Everyone is hurrying to prepare for the war, and the flames of war are brewing in the Baltic Sea for a while.

Piracy has also become more visible to the naked eye. At this moment when the storm is about to come, these guys seized the opportunity to commit crimes, and there are more or less shadows of the Baltic Sea forces behind them.

As for who it is, it is very difficult to say, after all, there are too many people who want to disturb the situation.

Gotland is undoubtedly the core of the anti-Rostislav free trade alliance. It unites many cities in the northern Baltic Sea. It is said that Sweden and Denmark are standing behind it. It is the existence of these two countries that makes so many Baltic Sea forces On Gotland's side.

But Rostislav was not worried at all, because after all, it was just two shadows.

Sweden, which is still in its infancy, has such huge domestic problems that it simply has no spare power to interfere in Baltic affairs.

As for Denmark, it is indeed the traditional overlord, but King Swain is now completely interested in England, unable to radiate power to the east.

Moreover, Denmark still has the Norwegian fleet to contain it, so there is no need to worry at all.

In other words, for the alliance drawn by Rostislav, the only thing they have to face is Gotland. After Gotland is defeated, it can be said that the situation in the Baltic Sea is opened.

Finally, after all parties waited for a period of time, the prelude to the war kicked off. The Gotland fleet attacked the Free Trade Alliance, which was born less than half a year ago. Out of a full-scale hostile posture.

And all of this is in line with Rostislav's expectations. What he is waiting for is such a war. With the order of the Grand Duke of Kyiv, the whole of Northern Russia is boiling.

Ivangorod, there is no doubt that the city has become a city of war - this is the first feeling Puvalev entered the gate.

As he entered the city gates, a procession of spearmen in chain mail was passing them, and their dress, these men were from North Ross.

The street scenes were different from what he had seen before. At that time, the streets were more laborers pushing loads of salted fish and merchants conducting transactions, but now they are full of drinking soldiers and sailors, as well as prostitutes soliciting customers.

Walking on this land, Puvalev felt quite strange. When he returned from Vinland, this was the first Ross town he set foot on, and now he came here again as a captain.

Yes, Captain, although Rostislav has given him wealth and status, he doesn't want to spend his life peacefully like this. He still longs for an adventure.

So he read the report to Rostislav, and the Grand Duke of Kyiv, who had always been troubled by the lack of manpower, was overjoyed, and immediately approved a Kirk ship to Prolev and asked him to serve as the captain.

And Prolev's movements were also quick. After cleaning up the house, he set foot on the road to the north alone to take over the ships that belonged to him.

Prolev walked through the streets nimbly. Although it had been a while since he had walked on such a busy street, Prolev felt that everything was so familiar. The captain subconsciously opened the hands reaching into his pockets and walked around All possible potential troubles have come to the port.

When the captain walked into the port, he saw a flock of seagulls flying overhead, and then there was a forest of masts in front of his eyes. Prolev saw long ships, large and small, which were being adjusted by craftsmen. status, or someone is moving materials up.

"No matter when I see this scene, I will still be excited from the bottom of my heart."

Taking a deep breath of the fishy smell of the port, Prolev felt that every part of his body came alive. Sure enough, only the ocean is suitable for him. Although the Dnieper River is wide, it cannot be compared with the ocean after all. , The next thing to do is to find your own boat.

Kirk ships are still easy to find. As new ships designated by Rostislav, they are all docked in the Grand Duke's exclusive port in Ivangorod, where the Grand Duke's fleet is stationed.

Prolev showed the documents with ease, and the guarding officials immediately led him to the ship after confirming that the documents were correct.

"The Anchor."

Standing in front of the Kirk ship, which was much taller than ordinary long ships, Prolev read its name.

The captain is very satisfied with this ship. It undoubtedly has a very strong advantage over ordinary long ships. The ship's side is much higher than ordinary long ships, which is enough to create many advantages in boarding battles.

Stepping onto the boat, Captain Prolev saw his crew, but unfortunately his brows frowned the moment he saw these people, because the behavior of these people was very unfamiliar, and he knew at a glance that they were just dragged from the fishing village. A newcomer who came here not long ago.

However, the requirements for sailors are not so high these days. After the new recruits are thrown to fight a few naval battles, the old fritters will come out anyway.

Simply met with these crew members who had met for the first time, looked at their roster, and then he was busy visiting various parts of the ship and understanding the situation with the crew. To be a good captain, the most important thing is to understand the ship's Every part is done every moment.

Having done this, Prolev called the crew together on deck and announced to them his demands for discipline and obedience.

As a person who has been in Vinland for so long and traveled across the ocean, his momentum directly overwhelmed the crew, even the most senior sailor on the ship did not dare to act rashly in the face of Prolev's power.

And then he invited everyone to drink, and he still had to give a sweet date for every stick.

Prolev directly hired a tavern in Ivangorod. As a nobleman, his privileges and financial resources are enough to make it easy for him. He also hired many prostitutes to make the sailors have a good time. One le, the woman and the drink are enough.

However, Prolev did not participate in those carnivals. He just drank the best wine in this store and watched his subordinates let loose. He didn't like that kind of carnival, but the next one needed it.

He was mainly chatting with the first mate this evening. The first mate was a Bulgarian who was captured in the war against Bulgar in Rostislav and sold here as a slave. sailors, and then were conscripted into the Grand Duke's fleet.

He chatted a lot with this person, including guessing about the time of dispatching troops, for which they argued several times.

But the next day, neither of them expected that the emergency horn for departure actually sounded!

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(End of this chapter)