king of ros

Chapter 456 Strong Foundation
Surrounded by soldiers, Rostislav came to the closed gate of the city hall.

The Russians did not rush to attack the city hall. Rostislav urgently dispatched an envoy to convey the order of only besieging and not attacking. It is useless to force the Visby people too hastily. It is better to give them time and let them think about it. Think, time will do what the sword cannot.

So the Rus just surrounded the hall with water, and more troops went to occupy other parts of the city, which is the more important thing.

"Are you ready?"

Rostislav rode forward, and the soldiers made way for the Grand Duke like Moses dividing the sea. What he asked was his other order, which was to accumulate fuel in this building and put some pressure on the people inside.

"It's busy, my lord, it will be finished soon, there are materials everywhere."

Domhnall assured the owner, and as he said, some Ross people are busy tearing down nearby houses and throwing all the sundries in front of the hall. Most of the owners of these houses are still there, but they also Don't dare to resist the Ross people.

The Northmen in the city hall have very limited means of counterattack. There are very few windows that this guy can use to shoot, and these few windows are still stared at by Ross crossbowmen. Once the figure appears, they will receive a round of crossbow arrows, which is a great cover. Ross people activity below.

"When you're almost ready, call out to them to surrender, and if they don't want to, just set them on fire."

Rostislav still hoped that the people in Visby in the hall would surrender. It was full of dignitaries from Visby and even Gotland. If these people cooperated, it would be easy to control Gotland.

Yes, to control Gotland, Rostislav wants to take over the presence of this trade hub in the center of the Baltic Sea. If he takes this place, the Free Trade Alliance will undoubtedly gain momentum.

Then the Grand Duke of Kyiv gave some more instructions to his captain, and while the two were talking, the huge Visby City Hall opened the door.

A group of Norse men raised their hands and came out of the fortified hall. They were led by a man who was holding a head. Rostislav knew the head. It was Haakon, Mayor of Visby.

Rostislav's strategy played its due role. If he stormed the city hall, it would achieve quite the desired effect.

"There are more smart people after all."

There were not many surprises in Rostislav's tone. This was one of the situations he expected, a very common betrayal.

"Since this is the case, it is not decent to restore order in the city and stop letting them rob."

Rostislav knew that the victory already belonged to him, Visby, the center of Gotland would now be occupied by him, and this also meant that he had completed his control of Gotland.

Now that it's under control, we can't let the people below continue to behave mischievously. Before, they could smash it casually because it didn't belong to him, but now it belongs to him.

"The port side tried to spread the news of the surrender here. The people there knew what to do, and organized the fire to be put out by hand. I don't want the fire to burn out in such a disorderly way. Prolev's operation It's fierce, but it's also a little too scary, and it will cost me a lot of money to rebuild the port, and I don't know how much trade will be delayed."

Rostislav knew that all of that was Prolev's masterpiece. For this captain of Vinland, the Grand Duke of Kyiv really did not expect that he could make such a feat. This is really surprising, but fortunately this Accidents are accidents that are good things for him.

After all, if it weren't for that fire, it would be very difficult to win so quickly.

In this way, after becoming the conqueror of the city, the Ross people immediately started to put out the fire and restore order in the city, and the fleet in the port quickly surrendered under the news of the city's surrender.

Because the disorderly looting almost led to the defeat of the army, Rostislav was very ruthless in restoring the order of the city. Soon, a dozen or so short-sighted guys were hanged on the square, and the soldiers They also gave Rostislav a barrel full of bloody pillars of booty from the active rapists caught by the guards.

Rostislav's sternness this time also frightened the Ross people. They had never seen the Grand Duke so angry, so they immediately became honest.

And this is the only good news for the people of Visby. At least they don't have to worry about being robbed now, and they don't have to worry about their wives and daughters being raped.

While restoring order in the city, Rostislav on the other hand is purging Gotland’s powerful class—referring to the top group of people. For those middle-level powerful people in Gotland, Rostislav is completely win over attitude.

The Grand Duke of Kyiv, based on the allegations of those who were once imprisoned and now released by him at the Ross Trading Station, dragged out the resolute anti-free trade alliance members one by one, and then killed their whole family.

As for their property, a small part was used to appease the citizens and rebuild the city, and the other part was distributed to the soldiers under his command, which made these guys immediately forget Rostislav's severe punishment, and began to shout about the greatness of the Grand Duke.

As for their industry, it naturally has to be used as a carrot for the upstarts who are bound to rise in Gotland.

Based on the personnel of the Ross Merchant Station and some pro-Russ dignitaries—more precisely, those who have trade contacts with Ross—Based, Rostislav formed a new Gotland government to help him manage the city, Gotland thus became the territory of Ross.

However, there are still many Gotland assets to be dealt with. For example, the most difficult thing now is the Gotland fleet. Although many ships were sunk and damaged during the battle, half a hundred of them are still intact.

Rostislav would not be able to find so many reliable sailors to turn these ships into combat power for a while, so he could only put them on the coast to mold, and then he thought of a solution.

Among these ships, the ones in better condition and larger tonnage were sent to Ivangorod as the next supplement to the Ross Fleet, while the remaining ones, they will be sent to the small and medium-sized cities belonging to the Free Trade Alliance, Give them as a gift to strengthen their fleet.

On the one hand, he pleased his allies and strengthened their strength, on the other hand, he publicized his victory. When seeing these ships that once belonged to Gotland, everyone knew who had won the victory.

And the news about the victory of the Ross people did spread like an uncontrollable wildfire. Such a big news continued to spread, and the free trade alliance—to be precise, the power of the Ross people was greatly boosted.

But in any case, this victory is a product in the name of the Free Trade Alliance. This victory undoubtedly announces that a trade behemoth will appear on the Baltic Sea.

Now the game can be said to have come to an end. Many cities and forces that were still on the sidelines are now sending applications to Ivangorod to join, and many people sent envoys to Visby to meet Rostislav .

According to Rostislav's news in Gotland, almost a third of the Baltics joined his confederation after news of the victory spread.

But it's a pity that this is only one-third of the Baltic Sea after all. After all, many forces feel that they can make profits without this alliance to maintain the status quo.

But for Rostislav, this is enough. As for other forces, the surge in profits brought by the alliance will undoubtedly make them come to join - but it will take time, a lot of time, this is a long-term job .

Rostislav's free trade alliance has successfully taken the first step, which can also be said to be the most critical step, and he has walked very solidly, very firmly, without making any mistakes, and it is a solid foundation for future hegemony.

This can be said to be an excellent start. Therefore, Rostislav also has strong expectations for the future. The hegemony of the Baltic Sea will sooner or later be his property.

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(End of this chapter)