Looking at Adam's leaving figure, Rostislav sighed uncontrollably.
This kid still lacks experience, and his control over his emotions and will is not very good. Just now, all his thoughts were written on his face.
But fortunately, this kid still has time. He is still young and has plenty of time to study. I think he came here like this back then.
As for letting Adam's Bulgars serve as the vanguard, Rostislav couldn't really let them die. If it was for this reason, it would go against his original intention.
He wanted to use this opportunity more to train this boy. He has not had the ability to lead an independent army for so many years.
Rostislav quickly forgot about Adam and ordered his attendants to call the generals in so that he could discuss with them the upcoming battle across the river.
Following the prince's order, Gvalan and Bolei walked in. It was embarrassing to say that there were not many people in Rostislav's army of ten thousand people who had the ability to lead an army, and these two were the only ones at the moment.
Gevalan has experienced so many battles and is still serving as the commander's deputy, so his experience in this area is naturally impeccable.
Bolei led troops on the battlefield when his grandfather ruled Kiev, and his understanding of war may even be the deepest here.
Bolei looked very good and did not look like an elderly man at all. He was wearing armor without breathing heavily, while Gvalan was as meticulously dressed as ever and looked extremely serious.
Although Poley said that he had not appeared in the Moscow center in recent years, Rostislav always remembered his father's old friend, his loyalty and reliability, and his ability on the battlefield.
The old general of Kiev also managed White Lake City very well. Over the years, this town once occupied by the Visi tribe quickly regained its vitality, and the local Visi people were also tamed.
This time, Poley directly led nearly a thousand people, who were considered to be real nobles.
The trade of White Lake City was even more prosperous under his governance, and the merchant fleet was continuously expanded, and these ships helped Rostislav solve logistical problems, and even had a lot of surplus.
Both of them saluted Rostislav, and while the prince invited them to sit down in front of him, he took out a map and spread it in front of them. This map was the product of the Russian survey of this section of the Kama River during this period.
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The reason why Rostislav delayed crossing the Kama River was because before doing this, he had to understand the hydrology of the river before arranging the battle.
"Gvalan, Polei, this is the river condition of the Kama River. Let's take a look at where we should cross the river. I want to hear your opinions."
The Prince of Moscow turned the map over and placed it in front of the two veterans of the battle, hoping to get their opinions.
The two of them looked at it for a while and then put down the map. During this time, they had been wandering around the Kama River to judge the terrain and choose a suitable place to cross the river.
So looking at the map now is just a review, because many things have been memorized by heart.
"Rostislav, in my opinion, the most suitable place for crossing the river is some sandbars in the north. The Kama River there is divided by many sandbars, which is a suitable place for crossing the river. Moreover, the river here is gentle. We can build multiple pontoons at the same time and directly board the river.
Sandbars, once we capture these sandbars we will control the river."
Polei gave his opinion very directly, which was to cross the Kama River from the sandbanks on the north side.
"I object. It's too easy to ambush here."
Gevalan immediately spoke out against it. As a person who has been tested in the battlefield, he knew very well that places like Shazhou were the easiest place to cause trouble, so he spoke out directly.
"But where else can we go without going to the sandbar? Should we go directly to the Kama River? Carrying people there one by one would be to die, and build pontoons? Our boats are not so luxurious, and the current here is too
I’m anxious, and I don’t know where the Bulgar fleet is yet.”
Poley immediately confronted the captain of the soldiers, and his words made Rostislav's eyes darken, because he also understood that this was basically their choice now.
"I still object to starting from the sandbank. The terrain there is too complicated. Once we enter, we will get into a fight. Lord Rostislav, can't we wait for news from Suvar?"
Gevalan still insisted on his opinion. As a captain of soldiers who had been fighting on the front line for a long time, he knew very well that in such a place, the battle would turn into a meat grinder. That was not a scene he wanted to see.
The captain of the guard knew that such a battle would only rely on Rostislav's inner strength to fight in the dense sandbank, and he knew very well that the prince did not want the core elite to suffer too much damage.
"There will be no news from Suvar. Those Bulgars are in their troubles. I doubt that Aqad has done anything. During this period, he has not done anything to prevent us from occupying the west bank of the Kama River. I suspect that in
Address internal instability."
Rostislav directly broke Gvalan's illusion. In fact, the prince had not announced this matter yet, so Gvalan and the others thought that everything would develop according to the established steps.
"Suval is in trouble? How could this happen? How did Guvalan bribe those guys?"
Polei was surprised by this. Polei had been studying the domestic situation in Bulgaria along the way. He was very clear about the internal situation in Bulgaria. It was difficult for him to accept the emergence of this situation.
After all, the conflict between Bulgar and Suvar is so strong, just like the relationship between Kiev and Chernigov, how could those people not seize this opportunity.
"There are many ways to do it, including bribery, threats, and even coups. Aqad, a parricide, dares to kill his father. Is there anything he can't do?"
Rostislav said that this was not surprising. It seemed that they still overestimated the Bulgars in Suvar. In hindsight, they should not have counted on this group of people in the first place.
But the prince was not frustrated because he still had an absolute advantage in terms of the proportion of troops. During this period, his scouts had been crossing the river to conduct reconnaissance to determine the number of Bulgar garrison in various places.
"We should follow Bolei's method and cross the river from the sandbank area in the north. That area is large enough for our army to enter. Even Akade must have many troops here. In order to sweep away the enemy forces, I will
Let the nomadic cavalry cross the river as soon as possible."
After receiving Rostislav's order, the two immediately prepared to go down to deliver the order, but at this moment the Queen of Moscow added a word.
"Let Adam gather his best troops, I need his troops as the vanguard."
These words made Gevalan and Bolei pause for a moment, and then they followed the order and left without asking any questions.