king of ros

Chapter 483 Emergency Assembly

"Oh, I actually forgot about this."

Once again, Rostislav sighed, and Domhnall looked surprised. He saw the Grand Duke sigh like this several times, but he never said anything when he asked him what was going on, so he learned to ignore it.

Rostislav and his entourage are now standing on a high place, overlooking the entire Kyiv port, and the Kyiv port is very busy now.

The sky was cloudless and blue, and a cool wind blew off the Dnieper, but that didn't change the temperature in the scorching scene.

Hundreds of ships were densely lined up at the pier and the front of the pier. They were of different styles and came from all over Ross, and all kinds of people shuttled among them, including nobles, soldiers, prostitutes, merchants, and laborers who were overwhelmed by the cargo.

People, horses and trucks rubbed shoulders one after another, the long line couldn't be seen at a glance, everyone complained dissatisfiedly, shouted loudly one after another, and even fought, but everyone was not surprised.

There are no simple civilians here, only the army and those who serve the army. The entire port has been requisitioned, and countless materials and manpower have been hoisted here.

This is also thanks to the fact that Kyiv is a big city with all kinds of facilities, and there are everything in the port, otherwise it would not be able to support such a huge flow of materials.

As a city that started with commerce, Kyiv's trade has undoubtedly been paused, but this is an order from the Vladimir Palace, and no one can defy the order from that palace.

For the officials in Kyiv, they had gone from one hell to another, and the responsibility of organizing the army fell on them not long after those two months of torture.

Now Kyiv is flooded with countless soldiers every day. Rostislav has not fought a war for almost ten years, but this time he has fully mobilized and announced that the goal of this expedition is the imperial capital.

The reputation accumulated by the Grand Duke of Kyiv has exploded, and the martial arts tournament still made everyone remember his generosity, so in addition to the troops who must come from various places according to their obligations, all kinds of volunteers came in small groups , or come by boat.

According to Rostislav's initial prediction, 1 people would come, but the status quo is that it has only been a month since the news spread, and nearly 2 people have gathered in Kyiv, and some people are still on the road.

As a ruler with a strong reputation and a reputation of invincibility, Rostislav has always been unpredictable about the impact this reputation can achieve.

Although he knew that the better his reputation, the more troops he could gather, but he didn't expect how amazing the effect would be when the power of his reputation exploded after ten years of peace.

With nearly 2 people gathered in just one month, Ross's mobilization ability is almost comparable to those of centralized powers.

However, Ross's achievement of this effect was entirely due to the reputation of Rostislav. This invincible and generous ruler was about to go to the imperial capital, and the gold and silver contained in it were too amazing, which made everyone extremely excited.

The general peace of Ross for many years has allowed everyone to rest and recuperate. Although there are also wars on the border, they are all small-scale conflicts. Therefore, when the news of the war comes, everyone is eager to try, so there is such a scene where the army gathers scene.

But as the commander-in-chief of this army, Rostislav was full of worries after lamenting the size of the army.

Ten years of peace brings both advantages and disadvantages. Ten years is enough for Ross to recuperate, and it is also enough for veterans who are good at fighting to relax and forget about the war. It is also enough for the younger generation who do not know war to grow up.

Rostislav had been wandering among the assembled armies all this time, and he concluded that he was worried, very worried.

For a long time, the Moscow Army, the biggest pillar of Rostislav, has always been known for its good combat and discipline. After all, Rostislav personally trained this army, but now Rostislav discovered that after ten years, many people in this army have forgotten In addition to the previous discipline, there are still many young people who are full of war in their minds. They have no war experience, but they brag about the championship fearlessly.

Many people in the generation who fought with Rostislav either passed away or were too old to fight. This caused the Moscow Army to lose a lot of blood. They were the most precious part of the Moscow Army, but now they are gone.

Even the Moscow Army, the pillar of the Rostislav regime, has become like this, so it goes without saying that the rest of Russia is full of young people who don't know how to fight, and middle-aged people who have forgotten the blood and bravery of the past with the passage of time.

There are also many reliable generals and nobles who did not come, or could not come, such as his uncle Veshata, this old man is almost completely semi-retired now, and he can't get on a horse at all.

Rostislav was mentally prepared for the exit of this group of old people, but when he actually faced it, he still regretted that without these people, the strength of his army would drop a lot.

Now the main force leading the army can only be young people, but looking at them makes me feel bad. His three sons are okay, but the others are just a group of demons dancing wildly.

Whenever Rostislav saw the boldness and arrogance and ignorance of those young people, his face was horrified.

Fortunately, the guards, the Zhucheng standing army, and the frontier troops who fought all the year round were still reliable, at least they still looked like an army, and they were objects Rostislav could rely on.

The situation in Ross is quite ironic now. The lower level is full of confidence in the war, while the upper level is worried about looking at the map every day, and is worried about bringing 2 people into a strange land.

"Lord Rostislav, Lord Rurik sent a letter just now. He hopes you can give the equipment in the armory to Mrs. Pereyaslav. He said that compared to those young people who don't know war, it is better to give these things to the perennial Veterans honed on the frontier."

Domhnall said behind Rostislav that someone had just sent him a letter.

"Okay, promise him that these equipment should be used on the right people, so my son can rest assured."

Rostislav agreed without hesitation. It would be a waste to give good equipment to novices, and it would be better to give it to veterans.

"Yes...but Mr. Rostislav, I have always had a question, why do you want to go to the imperial capital at this time? Isn't there just an ordinary rebellion over there?"

Domhnall finally expressed the question that has been bothering him all this time, he really doesn't understand, isn't it just another rebellion in the Southern Empire?Is there any need to care about this kind of thing?Why did the Grand Duke immediately decide to march into the imperial capital after hearing the news?

"Oh, this, the reason is very simple." A mysterious smile appeared on Rostislav's face, "Because that person is called Alexios Komnenos."

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(End of this chapter)