king of ros

Chapter 451
Three days before, Rostislav's troops had landed on an unnamed beach in Gotland.

Before landing, Rostislav was beating his heart wildly. Landing was not an easy task. If he was attacked during the landing, the situation would be very bad...

At that time, the sea was filled with thick fog, and it was still night. Rostislav thought it would be too dangerous to land in such an environment, but the fleet commander Roman said that he would continue to move forward. It was almost dawn when they reached the coast.

The fog in the morning is good for stealthy landings, and they can also take advantage of the early tide to complete the landing faster and reduce the possibility of being discovered when they land.

Rostislav tended to the advice of experts, but he was not superstitious. He first sent a small boat to roughly survey the sea conditions in the planned landing area, and found that there were no hidden reefs, and then checked the beach conditions, but found no one. And the beach is flat, perfect for mass landings.

After receiving the collected information, Rostislav's confidence in the landing immediately strengthened and he ordered the landing.

In order to ensure the order of the landing, Rostislav issued many orders, all about ensuring the order of the landing as much as possible, for fear that they would make a big mess when the time came.

Rostislav did his best to keep it secret, and took the time to ensure that the order went down to every soldier, and then it was up to God's will.

Then the fleet moved forward silently, and there was no sound from the ships except for the sound of oars.But at this time, a flame suddenly appeared on the beach. The flame passed through the fog and was so conspicuous in the chaos, like a lighthouse in the fog.

This sudden fire made everyone's hearts tighten when they were heading towards the land.But now the arrow is on the string and has to be sent. At this time, it is impossible to retreat. Under such night and sea conditions, orders cannot be conveyed at all.

A forced retreat would cause confusion and unnecessary losses.

What's more, many ships may not receive the retreat order at that time. If some ships retreat and the other part continues to land, it will be embarrassing. Isn't this sending his troops to die?

So, no matter what is on the beach, they can only bite the bullet.

But the development of things was not as bad as Rostislav thought. When the fleet broke through the fog and found that there were only fishermen on the beach, they fled immediately.

This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. If they met the enemy on the beach, they would inevitably pay a huge price. The tragedy was too unimaginable.

The next step was the tense landing of the Ross army. Although Rostislav had given thousands of instructions, there were still a bunch of problems, which made the Grand Duke of Kyiv almost lose his mind.

For example, different orders are repeatedly issued to the same group of people, but no one can be found where the order should go, and that group of people often have nothing to do and don't know what to do.

As for coordination, it was even more of a disaster. Due to the undulating tide, several shipwrecks almost occurred, and many accidents occurred. The most serious one was when two longships directly collided with each other. Can be paralyzed in the shallows.

After these disastrous events, Rostislav's army made a staggered landing—at least they all made it to shore, which was better than anything else.

If a few hundred cavalry came to attack at this time, the army would fall apart immediately-this is why Rostislav was so afraid of a possible beachhead battle. Given the situation at that time, the next step was really... …

Fortunately, these did not happen, which is a blessing in misfortune.

In the end, no matter what, although the process was full of various problems, Rostislav's army finally landed successfully and overcame the most serious problem.

After solving this problem, the next step is the military operation in Gotland, which is what Rostislav is good at.

Rostislav, who was walking on the land again, felt his whole body came alive, and many of his soldiers had the same attitude. There is nothing better than a solid ground.

This made them very motivated, and they conquered many Fortresses on Gotland in one go. These manors did not expect the arrival of the enemy at all, and it can be said that they had no resistance.

The wealth and food in the manor were taken into the hands of Rostislav, and then Rostislav distributed these things to ordinary people in Gotland, and then recruited strong men from among them.

Rostislav's strategic goal is very clear. On the wealthy island of Gotland, there is no need to plunder the poor. The wealth and food collected from the lords and merchants are enough to support the army, and these things can also be distributed to the people. , to win the hearts of the people.

Rostislav's policy has undoubtedly played a very good role. The ordinary people in Gotland have gradually become neutral towards the Ross people. Although they don't like these outsiders, they will not resist them or report to the island ruler. .

Rostislav rapidly expanded his occupied area on the island, and the lords of villages and towns continued to surrender, donating manpower and food, and the plan of the Grand Duke of Kyiv went very smoothly.

But for Visby, the center of Gotland, this was a disaster. News of the Ross army raging came one after another outside the city, refugees continued to pour into the city, and the fleet suddenly blocked the port.

Visby has always been at peace, and the citizens never thought that the Ross people would come here. Then there was turmoil, and prices soared, and they rose faster as more and more bad news came out of the city.

All kinds of rumors are also flying, the most common of which is that the Ross people have wiped out their fleet, and everyone thinks that Ross came here because of it.

The most outrageous thing is to say that the people of Ross are all devils, who came out of hell—the above words come from the lord guard merchant who was robbed of all his belongings by Rostislav and fled to the city.

And Visby can't do it if he wants to inform the outside world, because that fleet will sink all ships trying to leave the port, whether it belongs to merchants who come here to trade or Visby's ships, it will only be sunk or in The fate of being captured in the boarding battle.

The current Visby has no strength to break through the blockade, because their main fleet has already left and is very far away from here.

In such a panic, Rostislav's army arrived. The Grand Duke of Kyiv brought a full 5000 people and pulled thousands of strong men along the way.

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(End of this chapter)