Chapter 1136： Steppe people in Mstisk

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A blizzard hit the entire continent, sending large waves at sea and snowfall inland.

Such bad weather forced the people who arrived in Lukiholm to calm down, people hid in their houses, horses and livestock were kept in pens, hoping that the world would return to peace.

Lambard was eliminated, and Fisk, who was able to stabilize his spirit, had to sigh with emotion about Carlota's methods.

She wants to directly rule Polotsk in the second year, specifically to occupy the local population for her own use, I am afraid that when she really rushes over with cavalry to clean up the local nobles, it will inevitably be a **** storm.

Fisk also understands this woman's attitude towards ordinary people. Anyone who obeys her, regardless of their ethnicity, is a clan, and if they dare to hurt others, they will attack them in groups. She is actually quite contradictory.

The weak will be eradicated by potential enemies, and as long as you are strong, you don't have to worry about being attacked by others.

The world is vast, and powerful enemies may appear at any time. In order to avoid being attacked, they will take the initiative to attack the nearest aliens after they become strong, forcing them to surrender, and then use this as a springboard to continue to expand until they reach unknown distances.

Carlotta is such a mentality.

The Vitebsk stronghold is too deep to the south, and it is difficult to supply it from the rear, and it is not easy to get supplies from allies in the direction of Kyiv.

The enemy is the Smolensk, and Vitebsk is too close to them.

Because of this, she could not accept that there was a semi-independent existence within her control area. She didn't believe that the Polotsk nobles really surrendered to Ross, especially if they did not surrender to the Duchy of Ostara, which was not acceptable.

Lambard died, apparently by drinking too much.

When many people were laughing at this unfortunate fellow, old Harold, who had revealed his real name, realized the inside story. What does this have to do with yourself? Just serve this vicious woman well.

Lukiholm is a permanent town, and the city has been transformed into a fortress, but in the first year of its construction, it cannot carry a large number of people for winter needs.

This city alone made Riga's Danish community boss Stkander look sideways. He was full of yearning for going to Novgorod, and after silently keeping his wallet, he yelled to his followers: "We'll buy it when we get there. Some good stuff. You have to spend your money and remember, don't make trouble."

He saw that the Duchess of Ostara was a fierce woman.

Maybe this shouldn't be the case. If you think about it for a moment, the survivors of the whole family will either collapse into a madman, or become as crazy as the perpetrator.

Trapped, this woman was a hundred times more courageous than her murdered father.

Karl sat on the money, Carlotta sat behind, the mother and son rode together on a horse, and led the Ostara cavalry and left with the large army returning from the north.

Lukiholm is still stationed with up to five hundred men, and General Svalgard is staying here this winter.

The mighty horse team headed north along the Lovady River. At this time, the cold wave that swept the north had passed, and the world became white.

The freezing process of the Lovati River is unfolding rapidly, and the ice layer in some parts of the river is enough for war horses to run.

The vast majority of horses have horseshoes with tiny anti-skid bumps, and those that are purely cargo do not. For the sake of safety, the horse team did not take the flat icy road, so as not to cause the horses carrying the load to fall and hurt their legs and increase losses.

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The mighty cavalry was lined up in a long and narrow column, and the line stretched for more than three kilometers.

So the sturdy horses in front will collapse the snow to the ground, and the load horses in the back can save a lot of physical strength.

All the armor was removed, and the horses were still dragging the small sleigh. Some large sleds are also ready, and the current ice and snow world just has a role to play.

Cold-resistant Turkic horses have amazing shoulder height and limited stamina. They have very long manes. At first glance, each horse looks burly, but it is actually an interesting puffiness.

The same is true for the soldiers who took off their armor. Everyone was wrapped in thick leather and dressed in wool felt clothes. It seemed that everyone had gained dozens of pounds.

The dense Xuezi hit his face, and Beidang's face was hurt by the wind blowing like a knife.

It was really bad for Yukiko to smash into the eyes. Some people simply lay on horseback, and some people sitting on sleds collectively covered their bodies with large cloths.

Those who were worried about going in the wrong direction simply took out their collection of Ross sunglasses. It was strange to wear sunglasses even though the sky was dark. The weak light was enough, and there was no need to worry about the eyes being smashed by the terrible snow.

Worrying about going astray is unfounded. The huge horse team has been along the Lovady River, and the river is almost due north.

The river has frozen, and the riverside area, which was soft in summer, is now frozen solid. The horses walk on the hard river bank full of withered and yellow reeds, and the horses can gnaw grass on the spot as long as they gently poke the snow with their mouths. To avoid extravagance, the grain tribute from Polotsk came in handy. When the horses were resting, the tycoon or the cauldron was unloaded from the sleigh, and the oil-rich pine trees were then cut down to set fire to the wheat. The unloaded wheat is fed to each horse with a little kosher salt in it.

The rest of the journey is familiar to most people. The dense snow has caused the world to be white, and the visibility is very poor, but the river is in front of you.

The cavalry team followed the right direction without encountering any new cold snaps along the way, and successfully arrived at the southern gate of New Ostara City.

A long wooden wall was built in the empty land. If a large-scale army wants to go north quickly, it must walk smoothly from then on, and it must pass through this pass.

The towering towers always have sentries on duty. Since the sentries farther away have already connected with their Duke, when Carlotta acts as a guide to attract a huge horse team, the city gates are already open, and a large number of furry onlookers hit. .

Against the wind, the Duchess took off her hat and let her golden horse tail flutter in the wind.

She is imitating Rurik! Fisk felt it clearly.

"My friends! Keep going! Welcome to Ross, welcome to my new Ostara!"

After passing the towering city gate, it officially entered the core area of ​​Rus Kingdom's rule, and in front of the outsiders was a huge settlement.

Looking around, there are wooden houses everywhere, as well as the snow on the roofs, and a lot of chimney smoke seems to be sprayed out.

There are many people and more livestock here, and Quetzal, a noble of Pecheneg, can clearly see that there are still horses being driven to wander. Look at the wool, isn't it the horse of his hometown.

Returning, the Duchess will act as a landowner.

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All the returning passengers had to enjoy a sumptuous meal, including barbecued meat, wheat porridge, and a lot of salt. She deliberately gave a sumptuous meal, claiming that she would satisfy the stomach of any big eater.

Since the Duchess had something to say, people from all walks of life started eating.

After all, the conditions in Lukiholm were limited, and the nobles of all parties gathered together, and Carlotta ordered a real good wine and good meal.

Including the vodka that drinks the dead.

No one went to discuss Lambard's death, and several of the Polotsk entourage in the team were officially dead. Carlotta has no intention of killing these guys. They firmly believe that their leader died "can't drink the holy wine", and this idea is enough to save his life.

It would be too serious to discuss things in the council hall. People become more talkative after drinking a little wine, and it is easy to spit out the truth.

Carlotta intends to chat with everyone after the banquet, she knows that the nobles have the most direct purpose.

"Anything, just ask," she said.

"I want to see the honorable King Russ." Old and arrogant Stkander put down his glass and raised his head: "Our Danes in Riga belong to the Count of Saaremaa, and to the Speute. King Russ should know this. Thing! Besides, we actually worship strength. Since King Russ is blessed by the gods, as the leader, I need to swear allegiance to him as soon as possible."

"Rest assured, you will. What about the others?" Her eyes flicked to Quetzal.

"I am the younger brother of the Khan family, and I was ordered to meet the King of Rus and run our shops on the steppe in Novgorod. There are also fifty elite soldiers I brought, who were given to the princess by the Khan. The present Bejahir, I will give it with my own hands."

"No problem. I have a suggestion."

"What does the Khan mean by Carlota's modesty?"

Carlotta thought for a while: "Sisters with your princess, we fought side by side, and we slept together in difficult times. She accompanied the king to more distant capitals, and her son was temporarily placed in Novo Gorod. If she returns from the capital, she will be stationed here with me. You, Quetzal…”

"And such a thing? Khan..."

"You can build your Pecheneg shop here. Although there are dense forests nearby, this area has a large area of ​​meadows, and even a good place to raise cattle and horses, but it is now covered with snow and can't see clearly. Many cavalrymen will be stationed here. The people you bring are strong troops, and you are even more warriors. I need you, and Bejasil needs you too."

"That's fine. I heard from the Khan that the environment here is superior, and I would like to be stationed here. I still want to see King Ross and explain my situation to him."

There is no language barrier between Carlota and Quetzal, because she has to deal with the grassland people from time to time, so she simply learns the Turkic language of the Pecheneg dialect. In this regard, Bejahir is also a teacher. It is precisely because there is no language barrier that Quetzal completely trusts this honorable female khan.

The Kyiv native Wladyslav has no additional demands. His intention is extremely simple. He just wants to sell a large number of local products brought from the south, buy some goods and leave next spring. He also has the same desire to meet King Ross, not for anything extravagant, but just to report to the king about his identity and his father Sakoyin.

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Everyone wanted to see Rurik, the king of Ross, and Carlota wanted to see him even more, and even lay in his arms to report on the expansion of the south.

It is certain that the king will remain in the capital until Hanukkah.

Everyone has to wait a while longer, and this wait must wait until 842 AD.

It has become a tradition for Novgorod to celebrate the festival by itself. It has become a tradition to build a giant tower with flammable pine wood in the open space, and it is the most important part of the festival.

Go to the capital city of New Rosesburg in person? If you simply want to see King Russ, you don't have to.

On the other hand, the big guys don't have to wait for nothing, the transported goods can be directly pulled to Novgorod for sale, and the horses that exist as goods can be immediately received by the governor and get the money at the first time.

King Russ, Pecheneg Khan, and the Kyiv Horse Team have long agreed that commodity horses will be received when they arrive in Novgorod. A good horse is a good horse or a stallion and a mare. Various types of horses have a negotiated one. The price list, everyone is smart, and now the Rus people are also experts in the work of Soma, what price should a horse be purchased, and the governor can send someone to complete it.

Governor Medved, as a loyal and loyal relative of the royal family, was authorized by this, and many of the standing cavalry were his fellow villagers.

The huge horse team rested for three days in Novostara City, and then ran to Novgorod in the north along the frozen lake.

At the mouth of the Volga River, the tribes of the Pecheneg tribal alliance are like chains in the riverside grassland. The river has become very wide, with huge waters on one side and dense tents on the other side. Quetzal felt a trace of his hometown. meaning.

Soon, he realized that he was too simple.

Due to the terrain problem, the horse team walked along the east bank of the lake in a small arc, and objectively walked through the dense villages, attracting people living in winter to come to see the huge horse team that is better than seeing it.

They were all Slavs, Quetzal didn't know very well, he thought these were Rus, and was shocked by their large population. Looking ahead, there are still villages there, I really don't know how many people live here.

What is even more terrifying is that such a prosperous place still does not lose the capital of Rus. The Khan said something, and the tribesmen in the team who fought against the King of Rus also said that the so-called Rus' ships are as tall as mountains. "I really want to see you."

Quetzal, who was accustomed to seeing tents, wooden sheds and horse herds, followed the horse team to a very large village, which was larger than other villages, and even had a wall.

The village is eerie, with more boats parked along the snow-covered lake than in New Ostara.

Where have you been? It turns out that this is Mstissk, where the real Rus settled.

On the other hand, the strong man knocked on Arik's door.

"What's the matter?" He was quite displeased, who was teaching his two sons to play swords in the courtyard of his home.

"Boss, could it be that you can't hear the noise outside?"

"What's wrong?"

"The horse team! The horse team is here!"

"The horse team? Could it be the king?"

"It's from the south. It's them..."

The interest just mentioned fell again, and Arik scratched his beard: "It's not the steppe people and the Kyiv people, they're here to sell horses again."

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"But they're huge. Boss, maybe you should take a look. Fisk and Carlotta were there too, and they brought a lot of stuff. Some of the bros ran out to stop them, and it was a good opportunity to buy something. , don't let it go."

"Is it necessary? You still stop them." Arik realized that it was inappropriate to do so. He was the lord of Mstissk, and he was responsible for the trouble. "Bullshit! Let them go."

"But boss, you don't want to get some more wine? They can bring other flavors of kumiss, and a lot of cheese. Now the women are taking their money and they don't want to hurt them..."

"Forget it! I'll take a look."

Arik rushed to change his clothes, two long swords hung on his belt, and two boys, one big and one small, were next to him.

Asgard, who is already a little adult, and Jill, the youngest son of naughty age. The brothers were nurtured by their father as warriors. UU reading and practicing swords in the snow in winter are a daunting necessity in life. Now the brothers have changed into leather clothes and put on amber necklaces to show their dignity.

Right on the river bank, the passing horse team was surrounded by real Rus people. There were a large number of women here, and everyone was talking so much that the scene was extremely noisy. Men and women came with silver coins, and what they were staring at were the native products of the grassland people.

At the beginning of the period, Quetzal was taken aback. The main population of Novgorod is Slavs, not much different from the guys in Kyiv. The real core of Rus is the Rus people, and the name of the country is also derived from it.

Since the people living in Mstisisk are all real Rus, they have such an enthusiastic desire to buy, so it is better to sell them on the spot.

What the real Russ would buy, he really couldn't imagine, this group of people had a strong desire for cheese, kumiss and honey. The deal has already started, and these people are willing to pay, even if they think the offer is slightly higher.

"It's unfortunate, I knew I should bring more cheese and kumiss." Quetzal's mind grew, and he knew what to bring next time.

It was during the chaos that the melodious sound of the horn came, and the chaotic scene settled down. After a short while, I saw a strong man with two swords hanging from his waist, and a group of followers came with a fierce aura.

"A mighty warrior? Who is he." Quetzal asked bald Fisk cautiously.

"He? Double sword Arik, the king's cousin, at least a thousand enemies died in his hands. He is very powerful, haha, it seems that he has already completed the eastern exploration." Fisk specially touted Aric. , after all, he also wants to be this kind of man.

"It really is a strong warrior, maybe I should kneel and salute him."

"No need, just report your identity. Let's go, you and he can be friends."