king of ros

Chapter 521 Changes in Situation
As soon as he said it, Rostislav started to discuss the matter after returning to Kyiv, and the result was gratifying. Neither Kosenia nor Grigory had any objection to the marriage.

They can be regarded as childhood sweethearts who grew up together, and they have a very strong affection for each other, and they don't contradict each other, and it is safe to choose Gregory as their son-in-law politically, and Yi Yang's status is not bad. The identity of the Grand Duke's in-laws.

So the marriage of the grand duke's daughter quickly started to be messed with, but it was a pity that all three of his older brothers were away and could not come to the wedding.

The boss is commanding the war in Pereyaslav. Recently, the grassland nomads have started to attack the border of Ross. There are constant wars on the border. Rurik must go to Pereyaslav to deal with the situation.

Since Saru's death, the fighting on the grassland has been going on at a high intensity, and all parties are vying for resources. This wave of impact on the Ross border is because the struggle on the grassland has produced a group of losers, but These people didn't intend to retreat to Ross to exchange loyalty for asylum, but planned to attack the border, which led to a fight on the border.

It is also for this reason that Rurik must personally sit in Pereyaslav. If these guys on the border who are trying to attack cannot be curbed, then the future will inevitably become more chaotic. At that time, the entire border may collapse, which will affect the core area of ​​Ross.

The second child is busy with the siege of Denmark, and now he is still floating in the Baltic Sea, it is impossible to attend his sister's wedding.

Volorida's journey went extremely smoothly. The fleet of the Kingdom of Denmark was still blocked in that small area, and his fleet became bigger and bigger after gathering the members of the alliance who came all the way.

The third brother, Vasiliko, is also busy with the war, the war of the Greek emperor. He is now besieging Nicaea, the capital of the Roma Sultanate.

Alexios' career has been very smooth in recent years. Although there are nomads in the north, they are all contained by his new Pecheneg general Edgar, so Alexios can He put all his efforts on recovering the empire, so there was a war to besiege Nicaea.

Although the three elder brothers are very busy, they all sent congratulations immediately after receiving the news, expressing their hearts. Although people can't come, they always have to bring some of their hearts.

Kosenia's wedding was the most gorgeous among Rostislav's descendants. For his daughter's marriage, Rostislav was extravagant, so everything was the best and most expensive. For his daughter's wedding, It doesn't matter how much he spends.

This was especially true for Zoe, who even used her savings as a dowry for her daughter. The huge amount of the dowry made everyone who knew it couldn't help but marvel.

During the time of the wedding, Kyiv received great donations from the grand duke and his wife, and the whole street became a street of fine wine and food, and everyone could enjoy all of this, and the streets of Kyiv were full of joy.

But it is a pity that happy times always pass very quickly. After all, Cosenia's wedding has passed, and people's lives have quickly returned to the peaceful and tedious past, and the grassland invaders on the border were also dealt with, and those steppe nomads were driven further west.

But with the advent of 1088, news came that excited Kyiv. Rostislav's second son, Volorida, won a big victory in Denmark. They wiped out the Danish navy and successfully forced the Danish king Olaf to abdicate. , ceding the throne to one of the sons of Sven appointed by the Free Trade League.

Volorida was victorious in a bloody naval battle, the scale of which had surpassed that of previous wars between Norway and Denmark. The two sides gathered a total of [-] ships for the battle.

The Battle of the Oresund Strait was an extremely cruel exchange battle. The two sides formed formations in the narrow strait, and then engaged in a battle of competition and consumption.

The King of Denmark hopes to take advantage of the relatively elite fleet in his hand and use such a narrow battlefield to change the defect of his own lack of troops, but it is a pity that although the fleet of the Free Trade Alliance is not as elite as the Danes, it is not much worse.

Therefore, the battle between the two sides became a stalemate, and no one could break through the other's line of defense. It was also at this time that the fleet of the King of Norway came to this battlefield like a heavenly soldier.

The appearance of the Norwegian fleet ended the battle, and the Danes had only one outcome, and that was defeat.

After the battle, burning and silent ships spread across the ocean as the battlefield, countless people died in this bloody vortex, but all sacrifices and deaths were worth it, because the Free Trade Alliance won.

After the battle, Olaf of Denmark knew that he had no chance, so he announced his abdication, which allowed the goal of the Free Trade Alliance to be achieved, and it also announced that from then on, the waterways under Danish control were open to them.

The victory cheered up the entire alliance. Everyone saw the jumping gold and silver after the victory. At the same time, Rose's position in the alliance became more stable, because it was Rose who led everyone to victory.

Rostislav was actually a little dissatisfied after getting the report, because the casualties this time were a bit heavy. Of the 36 Ross ships, 82 directly sank, and [-] had damage of various sizes. More than half of these words have been evaluated.

But no matter what, victory is victory, and victory should be celebrated.

When the news spread, the world lamented that the Grand Duke of Ross had won another victory, and the world seemed to have nothing to stop him from winning continuously.

And those who have seen more and more lamented that after this battle, no one can shake the hegemony of the Ross people in the Baltic Sea. Presumably there will be more gold and silver pouring into Ross in the future, and the Grand Duke will definitely Even richer, his treasury is estimated to be comparable to that of the monarchs of the Eastern Empire in the entire Christian world.

Speaking of the Eastern Empire, the Eastern Empire also won a victory recently. Alexios captured Nicaea, an important city of the empire in Anatolia.

Nicaea was the capital of the so-called Sultanate of Roma. Alexios' victory was a huge blow to the Turks in Asia Minor, and it was also a great progress in Alexios' restoration.

Compared with history, Alexios' empire recovery was not too smooth. The Anatolian coastal area from Smyrna to Nicaea was recovered. Historically, such an achievement can be achieved in the Crusades. After the levy started.

The key to this achievement lies in the Ross people. The performance of the Ross mercenaries provided by Rostislav has saved the empire many times, and it has also allowed the empire to seize the opportunity to expand more smoothly. Although Vasiliko is not as brave as his brother in combat , But this person is very good at seizing opportunities at the border, such as taking back the imperial territory from Cong Smyrna to Nicaea, which is actually the product of his taking the opportunity to take risks.

However, just when Alexios was planning to further regain the empire's territory, a big trouble came from the north of the empire, a big trouble that Alexios could not ignore.

The heretical Paul faction active in Macedonia and Bulgaria launched an uprising, and their activities covered almost the entire Balkan territory of the empire. To make matters worse, the northern nomads who had been contained by General Pecheneg broke through General Pecheneg defense line, and united with the Paul faction.

General Pecheneg Edgar said that the invasion of the north was still under control in the recent period, but this year, for some reason, more nomads suddenly came from the grasslands. It was difficult to stop these guys from crossing the border, so he could only gather his strength and retreat into the few castles he controlled.

The situation in the north suddenly became rotten. Faced with this situation, Alexios could only bring back all the troops that had planned to further recover the territory of Anatolia to deal with the nomads in the north. Paul sent out a hunt for heretics, and once they caught them, they were immediately sent to the stake.

In this way, the empire, which seems to be getting better, is suddenly facing a huge challenge, and what everyone in the empire still doesn't know is that they thought it was just a temporary challenge, but then it will become a problem that makes the empire fall into it quagmire.

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