"It is said that the silver mine has been flooded, and we can't get anything here!"
"Allah is supreme, please keep your voice down. Of course everyone knows this news. Don't you know that someone has been arrested for talking nonsense?"
"Hey, what are you worried about? Can Emir's barbarians capture everyone? Do they dare to come and capture people like us?"
"Maybe, who can say for sure about this kind of thing? Maybe our commander-in-chief will be even crazier. I think it would be better for us to run away like my neighbor."
In a tent tavern set up by military merchants, a group of Bulgar nobles were discussing a heated topic, and this topic was about Kashin's silver mine.
Listening to the increasingly unfriendly words towards the senior leaders of the expeditionary force, Aleph, whose entire body was shrouded in black robes, sighed silently. Things had finally come to this point.
When Allaire walked out of the tent, his cronies came up to him and told him that another group of deserters had appeared. Allaire could only sigh and ordered his subordinates to write down the names of the families to which the deserters belonged.
The samurai had nothing to do, he had already done what he had to do, but in the end everything still came to this violent ending.
By now, deserters have appeared like crucian carp crossing the river. Many people have concluded that the silver mine is fake, so they decisively ran away.
Fortunately, this is just the beginning, and the army is still there for the most part, but as time goes by, more people will run away, and he has no way to curb this situation.
Ever since the silver mine was closed by Allaire's men, there have been more suspicions about the silver mine.
And the real news was quickly leaked out, and the news about the flooding of the Kashen Silver Mine was everywhere.
This news made everyone panic, but the army has not been disintegrated because everyone has not really seen what is going on in the silver mine.
All requests for exploration of silver mines were ruthlessly rejected by the commander on the grounds that the conditions in the mines were dangerous. This made people even more uneasy, and more and more people began to believe the rumors.
The atmosphere of the entire army also changed. Originally, everyone came here with the hope of getting rich and the joy of victory, but now they may have to face nothing, loss and anger are rising. They have sacrificed so much, and in the end
Got a loneliness.
Akade's irrational behavior aggravated the problem, and he directly used armed suppression against the doubters.
His Emir Guard, composed of barbarians, arrested many people, including important officers, for speaking in public about the fact that the silver mines had been flooded.
Originally, it was just a rumor at most, but by doing this, he undoubtedly confirmed the news. Originally, with Akade's political wisdom, it was absolutely impossible for him to do such a stupid thing, but now his situation is very abnormal, very abnormal.
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The flooding of the silver mine was a huge blow to him. At that time, Akade looked at the flooded mine for three hours, and he didn't know what he was thinking about for that long.
After coming out, Akade ordered him to organize his men to start draining the water, and on the other hand, he sent out his barbarian guards to prepare to suppress anyone who noticed something strange. Then, and now.
Akade seems to believe that the current problem is only temporary, and that the water will be drained sooner or later, and the silver mine will be restored by then.
But Allaire knew that he was deceiving himself. The flood of that level was no longer the fear of seepage from the mines, but definitely an underground river dug into the ground.
Faced with Allaire's explanation, Akade was unwilling to believe it at all. He firmly believed that the silver mine would return to normal soon.
Considering the large amount of resources he has used and the large number of promises he has made for this expedition, Alaire can understand his current madness. After all, if he announces that everything is false, Akkad's prestige will suffer a devastating blow.
As for all other military affairs, Alaire was responsible for them. Akade threw these matters to him like garbage, while he stayed in the mine every day to supervise the drainage.
It can be said that Alaire is now the unquestionable commander of the army.
As a close confidant of the Khan, Alaire was happy to see this happen. Akade's prestige suffered a fatal blow this time. The nobles, priests and civilians all saw his gaffe and were extremely disappointed in him.
But Alaire can't be happy now, because there is a more critical thing, which is how to bring this army back to Bulgar and return to Bulgar through the land full of enemies.
And his control over the army was very pathetic. His prestige was simply not enough to command this army composed of people from all over the Bulgar Army. The problem of deserters could not be curbed at all.
And a bigger problem than deserters is that currently all armies basically have no will to fight. From generals to ordinary soldiers, no one is willing to fight, and no one wants to fight for nothing.
Now there is no one on duty, let alone training. Everyone is uninterested and extremely slack. The once brave warriors are now like deflated rubber balls, just waiting for the order to retreat.
Alaire had no choice. All his efforts to improve discipline had failed, because everyone's disappointment came from the bottom of their hearts, and everyone was extremely slack. On the surface, everyone would comply with his orders, but that was the end of it, and Allaire
In the end, he could only give up his attempt and let everyone mess around.
Allaire can only manage his cronies as much as possible, ensuring that they do not slack off and are always ready to run away.
Instinct told Allaire that something would probably happen next, and he had to prepare for that moment. Even if he couldn't leave with the army, he would have to run away by himself.
As for Akade, who cares what the future holds for that guy.
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It was under such circumstances that Rostislav's army came under the walls of Kashin.
It was noon when they arrived, and they saw the gap in the city wall.
The gap in Kashen's city wall is very conspicuous, after all, such a large section of the solid city wall collapsed.
The Bulgars just built some simple wooden fences as a replacement. This was their best solution for a while.
"The Bulgars dug down the city wall in order to attack the city, but now it is convenient for our attack. Things are really unpredictable."
Rostislav looked at the collapsed city wall and couldn't help but sigh. The digging of the city wall allowed the Bulgars to easily attack the city, but it also made the Russian attack unimpeded.
Behind Rostislav are a large number of cavalry, the elites of his command are gathered here, as well as a large number of nomadic cavalry, and further behind are infantry teams that are still advancing.
"I really didn't expect that the Bulgars' retreat was actually cut off by the city owner and the people of the old city of Rostov."
The prince murmured to himself again, thinking of the city lord and blacksmith he met, and their victory, this battle really went much smoother than he thought, in every aspect.
"My lord, do we still need to wait for the infantry?"
The guard accompanying him asked at this moment.
"The Bulgars have noticed us. This opportunity cannot be missed. It's time for St. George to slay the dragon."
Rostislav subconsciously replied that the small number of people he had escaped from the city knew that the Bulgars were low in fighting spirit, and now that the fighting opportunity was fleeting, they must seize it.