king of ros

Chapter 494
On the ground, swords and swords are constantly intertwined, the sound of gold and iron echoes with screams and wailing, people are either being killed or killing, countless lives are lost in these cruel fights, and more people are joining Such a fight.

But under the ground, it was a completely different scene. In the deep and quiet sewers underground of Constantinople, an armed team was advancing.

In the dark sewer, under the light of the dim flames, one figure was revealed, and everyone was silent. Under such an environment, the atmosphere looked quite scary.

The sewer in Constantinople is enough for adult men to walk through it, but it still requires a lot of psychological adaptability to walk such a road, because the normal state of this road is that the sewage does not reach the thigh every day.

There is everything in the sewage: excrement, all kinds of domestic garbage, animal carcasses...all the filth you can think of can be seen everywhere here, so a strong heart is necessary to advance on such a road.

Someone once held a torch to take a good look at the sewage, and then he regretted it. The sight made him subconsciously queasy, and he almost vomited it out.

And according to the Greek guide who led the crowd, all of this is luck. Sometimes the sewage in the sewer can cover the chest.

This team is well-dressed. They wear black smocks, which perfectly fit the dark atmosphere of the sewer. Under the smocks are chain mail or scale armor, and most of the weapons are short shorts suitable for use in such a narrow place. sword.

As for things like long swords and spears, they are all carried by someone at the end of the line, and they will be convenient to use when they get out of the sewer. In addition, these people at the end of the line also carry everyone's spare clothes, so that when they are about to go up Anyway, it would be too suspicious to go up there with the stench of sewers.

"How long do we have?"

Arriving at a small water palace—that is, a water storage station in the sewer system—Rurik Rostislavich asked the guide.

"There are still a few hours, my lord." The guide with a dark face said, "The place where we are expected to meet is a big water palace. After we get there, it will be convenient for us to start, and there will be someone to meet us there." .”

"Is there really no problem? Is there really no enemy?" Unable to stop, Rurik asked again.

The guide also answered patiently. This dark-faced man rarely showed emotions other than cooperation, "Don't worry, my lord, we don't know how many times we have walked this road, so many times we brought There is nothing wrong with the goods. And the noble who has been covering us is on our side and will come to meet us when the time comes, so there is no need to worry."

"Tsk, isn't he just a smuggler? What are you doing there?"

Suddenly, Rurik heard such a complaint, which came from a Greek, and he believed that the guide in front of him heard it too, but he still didn't change his face.

Yes, the smuggler, standing in front of Rurik is a smuggler who has been smuggling through the sewers of Constantinople all the time. .

Rurik also often dealt with such people in Kiev. After all, Kyiv is also a city of commerce. There was something about him that felt like a smuggler.

However, when he first learned about this plan, Rurik doubted the safety of this plan, because this kind of smuggling has always been the result of officials turning a blind eye. If you want to say that they don't know the existence of those dirty things , that's simply not possible.

His father and the Emperor Alexios dispelled his doubts. They said that behind these smugglers was a powerful nobleman from Constantinople. Hughes here.

Now that he got the answer in this regard, Rurik has nothing to say. He took over his father's task and sneaked into the city with a mixed Greek-Russian commando.

Rurik's subordinates can be said to have gathered the essence of the entire besieging army, from the elite veterans of Alexios to the elite followers of Rostislav, these hundreds of people are a team that not many people can trust on this battlefield. than the assault force.

According to the plan, after they entered Constantinople through the sewers, they waited for the people to rebel under the instigation of the Alexios nobles, and then they rushed to the Golden Gate and took the city of Constantinople. cards face.

This is a perfect plan, and all aspects are well considered, but I don't know why, after Rurik entered the sewer, he became more and more uneasy. Maybe it was the environment that affected him, or maybe it was a pure psychological effect. , in short, he is getting more and more uneasy.

"Okay then, I hope there will be no problems with that nobleman."

"That's for sure, that adult has never stretched his hips."

Both Rurik and the guide pretended not to hear, one was because he was not good at managing these Greeks, and the other was out of the mentality that doing more is worse than doing less. Anyway, after the job is done, he can take the money Be a happy rich man in Constantinople, and don't have to worry about these soldiers.

After the small water palace, the soldiers passed the time in their own ways. Some of the more energetic guys found a few stones from nowhere and stacked them there to play, while more people found stones. A dry place or sitting or napping, they accounted for the majority.

This is a small detail enough to reveal the elite level of soldiers. Those veterans who have fought many times on the battlefield have already developed the ability to take a nap anytime and anywhere, saving their energy as much as possible. You can get up with a shout to deal with various possible emergencies.

After resting for a while, the team continued to move forward. The road ahead was much easier than the narrow places below. You must know that in some places they squatted down and crawled inside, and they were covered all over their bodies. All kinds of dirt.

But all kinds of rubbish are increasing sharply, and it is getting more and more smelly and disgusting, but fortunately, everyone here has been fighting on the battlefield for an unknown period of time, so it is a small thing to endure the smell for the time being question.

After turning around and turning around, everyone found that they were finally approaching their target. It was also here that Rurik ordered everyone to equip weapons such as swords and spears, put on spare clothes, and prepare to go up. , these preparations must be made.

After walking through a long section of steps, everyone suddenly discovered that what appeared in front of them was a huge water palace.

"Friends, we have arrived, the Great Water Palace in Constantinople."

The voice of the guide sounded, and his tone was so ostentatious. You know, it was the first time for these people to see the Great Water Palace in Constantinople, so how could it be impossible for him to show off.

For this smuggler who has been active in this waterway for a long time, he also has some pride in this aspect.

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(End of this chapter)