Seeing that the two men were arguing so much that they were about to fight, Rostislav had no choice but to wave his hand to the soldiers to force the two men apart and push them back to their seats.
Although they were pushed back to their seats, the two people continued to exchange glances, and everyone present could feel the atmosphere.
Rostislav sat on the main seat and held his forehead. For him, these two strategies were not feasible enough. If he had to fight a decisive battle with the enemy, fighting with twice the enemy's strength would be courting death.
As for the surprise attack, Rostislav was well aware of the difficulty of this matter. Can his shabby army do it? If he leads his elite troops, it is possible to do it, but the intrusion of those troops can certainly cause temporary chaos, but in the end
will be overwhelmed by the enemy's superior force.
And that kind of battle is the theme song of this land. The Bulgars must be experienced and well prepared, so that the hunter will not become the prey.
After all, I still can't find any good solution. It seems that is the only way.
Rostislav thought in his mind that he had originally wanted to see if his subordinates could come up with other solutions, but now it seemed that was not possible.
"Nestor, when will the reinforcements from my uncles arrive?"
"At least a month, Your Majesty. As far as I know, it takes a long time to gather troops from various places, and the roads in Northeastern Rus are still rugged and difficult."
Once again getting the answer he already knew, the prince made a decision in his heart.
"A month...does anyone else have any suggestions?"
Muttering about the time, Rostislav asked everyone again, but the only answer he received was loneliness. No one could really come up with any solutions to the current situation.
"Since no one can do anything, then I will make a decision."
Rostislav's words attracted everyone's attention. What kind of strategy would the prince make...
"I decided to give up Kashin."
There was a feeling of loneliness in response to his words. Everyone was silenced by this answer. Some of them even began to wonder if there was something wrong with their ears.
"ah?"
Finally, someone raised a surprised question and gave up on Kashen. Did they hear it wrong? That was the core of the battle in this war.
Not only the generals present did not understand, but even the princes and soldiers did not understand. Why did they abandon the silver mine? Do they want to admit the defeat of the war?
"Yes, I said give up Kashen."
Seeing this expected reaction, Rostislav could only sigh and emphasized again.
Everyone was in a state of shock. Everyone was questioning why the prince would do this. Wasn't the war just to protect the Kashen Silver Mine? Why did they suddenly give up now?
"Quiet!"
The prince's order was accompanied by the sound of soldiers hitting their shields with their swords. This was the best way to create silence, and everyone was indeed shocked by this scene and forced to wait for the prince's next words.
"I just said give up, but I didn't say give up just like that. It was just part of the plan."
Rostislav's words made everyone present react for a while. Should they give up or not? But after thinking about it for a while, everyone came to their senses. Is their prince trying to trick someone?
"It doesn't matter if the Kashin silver mine is left to the Bulgars for a week or two, they won't be able to dig out anything."
Seeing that everyone still didn't understand, Rostislav had no choice but to explain again.
"This is just part of the plan, but I must keep it secret in order to complete the plan. Everyone, believe me, I will lead everyone to victory."
Now everyone understands what Rostislav means, but everyone is still worried when he riddles like this. They know the prince's military name, but now there are twice as many enemies as they do. Everyone looks at me and I look at you, and I don't know what to do.
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"Since the prince said so, let's carry it out."
The person who spoke to break the deadlock was Edward Wessex, who had been watching. The princely uncle had a smile on his face like a cat that had discovered a mouse.
And his words indeed broke the deadlock. When everyone saw that someone had already handed out the steps, they also borrowed the donkeys from the slope and expressed their obedience.
The prince couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his uncle took the initiative to rescue him. It would be a bit embarrassing if he gave the order forcefully. Then he ordered everyone to return to their posts, and everyone dispersed.
Seeing everyone disperse, the prince remembered that smile. His uncle's smile made him very concerned, as if he knew something.
This descendant of Wessex who ruled the Anglo-Saxon country left very few traces in history, and he had no idea what kind of person he was.
In fact, even Rostislav was very surprised by the arrival of his uncle. This descendant of Wessex grew up in Hungary and became famous only because England, which lost its king ten years later, invited him to return to the country to become king, but when he arrived,
He died soon after in England due to acclimatization.
His sons succeeded him, but then they faced usurpers and conquerors.
But now was not the time to think about this. The prince brought his mind back to the plan. Rostislav understood that his arrangement was very risky, and the impact of rashly abandoning Kashin would be huge, and it would lead to his complete failure.
However, he must also do this, because this is an unprecedented opportunity. Through this opportunity, he can even solve the crisis caused by the depletion of gold mines at once.
As for why it can be solved, the reason is very simple. The water seepage in the mine has become more and more serious recently. While trying to drain the water, the prince also got a message from the engineer.
They dug into the underground river.
In mining development, water seepage in mine pits is a normal situation. Although the cost is huge, it can still be remedied. However, if the underground river is dug, it will be completely ruined.
The moment the wall breaks, countless water flows will bury the entire mine with extremely violent force, and all those who fail to escape will be swallowed by the water flow.
The most important thing is that only a few engineers under Rostislav knew this news. Ordinary miners thought this was just normal water seepage.
And this was Rostislav's idea. After the Bulgars captured Kashin, they would definitely continue to dig. And they would either find that digging further would lead to an underground river, and in the end they could only leave sadly, or they would dig it out completely.
, let countless currents flood this place.
Judging from Rostislav's speculation on the greed of people, the Bulgars will definitely dig it down, and if the mine explodes in their hands, they can explain it to their relatives who are involved in the matter.
All this was done by those damn infidels!
Paganism is at work, mines are flooded, listen, how wonderful it is!
Moreover, after the flooding, the Bulgars in Kashin must have been extremely panicked. This is the best time to counterattack. When the mines are flooded and the Russians counterattack, the Bulgar army will definitely collapse under the offensive.
Thinking about the bright future, Rostislav couldn't help but smile.