king of ros

Chapter 132 The Fighter Plane Has Arrived
When Kashin was plundered by the Bulgar army, in the dense forest near Kashin, where the Rostislav army was assembled, the soldiers were drinking mutton stew.

Although it is near Kashin, there are still a few days away from the emerging mining city, and the surrounding bushes are dense, so this army has been able to hide until now without being discovered.

Everyone ate very happily. Although there is no shortage of meat in Northeast Ross, which is full of fishing and hunting resources, there are not many opportunities to enjoy mutton on such a large scale, and we cherish it.

Varu, the lord of New Tork City, recently brought a large number of cattle and sheep to feed the army, and more nomadic cavalry followed.

So there is today's mutton feast. Although they are in Northeast Ross, these nomads still remember the skills of raising cattle and sheep. Their herds are still thriving after collecting some local breeds.

Varu, the former nomadic chief, is dressed like a Ross nobleman. He is wearing a fur coat, a cross on his chest, a fur cap on his head, and gold and silver rings on his hands. But look at his appearance on horseback, You know the man hasn't lost his horsemanship.

His New Tork has only recently been completed. This city is located on the northeastern trade route between Rus and Norse. The trade route allows Varu to accumulate a lot of gold and silver after paying Moscow's taxes, so he can make such a dress , Also bought a lot of armor.

And now the Lord of Ross is sitting and drinking soup with the prince of Moscow. It is an honor to dine beside the prince, which represents the trust of the prince, and Varu's performance is indeed worthy of such treatment.

"Ah, these bowls feel warm all over my body."

Rostislav put the bowl on the table, and drank all the thick soup in it. In this approaching winter day, drinking such a bowl of soup makes the whole body feel very warm, and the drive and motivation are also more strong.

"If you like it, prince, I can ask my tribe to send some more."

Varu, who was devouring mutton, said immediately when he saw this, the flattery on his face was not concealed, and he did not take it as an insult. After he came to Northeast Ross, he was completely tied to death with the prince of Moscow. Because of his identity, he and his clansmen have long been destroyed.

"It's no fun to drink something good every day."

Rostillav responded with a wave of his hand, but his attitude was quite gentle. Varu is a proper "big nobleman" under him, and he still has such a low profile, so naturally he should return the courtesy.

Nowadays, under Rostislav, there are not many nobles who can be called great nobles, that is, Sania of the Kurkanta family and Olaf who was wiped out by the prince's army, and Varu is one of them, this one member of the hierarchy.

This is because the prince allocated the nomadic tribes that had defected one after another during the year to his command.

As the uncles in the south began to attack the nomads on the border of Kyiv, many nomads ran back to the grasslands, but many people still liked the more civilized life in Russia, so many people came to the Northeast through their relationship with Rostislav. rose.

Except for a small number who were scattered and resettled in Moscow, most of them went to Varu's command. Anyway, these tribes were either basically Rossized by the younger generation, or highly ethnically mixed. The relatively highly civilized Ross culture was enough to assimilate them.

Moreover, assigning these tribes to Varu does not mean that he will be able to surrender them. Many of these tribes were once powerful in the Black Hat Army, even stronger than the Varu tribe. How could they obey Varu? people.

However, although they disobeyed Varu, they still obeyed Rostislav's own authority. Therefore, although they were rebellious, they still respectfully called Varu a nomadic prince, and apparently obeyed his authority.

This is why Varu stayed in the fief for so long after bringing the soldiers and horses of the headquarters. He had to find the nomadic tribes scattered all over the place, and then recruit troops from them.

After bringing these troops, Varu also became the nobleman with the most soldiers under Rostislav, with nearly [-] scimitars.

And they are all men of the right age, there is no mix of too old and too young, many of them still have iron armor, obviously all the ministries have brought out their elite.

He was very surprised by this Rostislav. Originally, he thought that Varu would only take out 700 people at most, and it was the product of the mobilization regardless of the old and weak, which made him look at this person with admiration.

Varu was not proud of having summoned so many people. On the contrary, he became more respectful to Rostislav, like a servant.

The former chief knew very well that in the face of internal restlessness and external challenges, if he did not rely on the power of the prince and did not let the prince be satisfied with him, his new Tork would be finished soon, which is why he came to a large number of cattle The reason why sheep are given to the army for free as rations.

Varu knew that he had no uniqueness. If the prince was dissatisfied, he could be replaced. So many tribal chiefs near Xintork wanted to replace him.

Rostislav talked with Varu for a while, asking him what needs and problems he faced, and he would solve any problems.

It is meaningful for the prince to place these nomads in New Tork. If there is any change in Nuo City in the future, Xin Tork, which is closest to Nuo City, can quickly reach there by sending a large number of troops.

As for why these preparations are made... Whether it is as a traveler who knows the historical development, or as the ruler of Northeast Ross, maintaining such a mobile force close to Nuocheng can give him many things when necessary.

And when the prince and Varu had a happy conversation, a dusty cavalry passed through the feasting soldiers, came to the prince, and knelt down in front of him.

Rostislav realized that this was what happened.

"Lord Rostislav, Kashin has been captured by the Bulgars, Lord Yefimi who defended this place was captured, the Bulgars cut off his limbs, hung him in a cage, and the rest became slaves .”

What the messenger brought was the long-awaited news of Kashin's fall.

The prince was a little uneasy when he heard what happened to Yefimi. After all, in a sense, he was the one who caused this person to suffer.

But the prince immediately suppressed those worries. Now is not the time to care about these things, but when the prince is listening to the report, the generals feel that the news of the war is coming, and they all stand up. They gather in front of Rostislav , waiting for the prince's order.

"Everyone, our plan has already begun. Next, let us move to Kashin and wait for the opportunity. And that moment will come soon."

"Yes!"

What the prince answered was an impassioned voice, many of whom wanted to step onto the battlefield and defeat those damned heretics.

The reason why Rostislav decided to move immediately was very simple. According to the assessment report of the engineers when he left Kashin, it was only a few pickaxes away from digging the underground river...

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