While Northeastern Rus was falling into chaos, in distant Bulgar, the Winter Army was encircling and suppressing the resistance organization called "Sword of Justice" on a large scale.
In the encirclement and suppression campaign, the Winter Army achieved a lot of achievements and results. They annihilated many Bulgar guerrillas and hung the heads of these rebels on the roadside. They were all "swords of justice", but it is a pity that most of them
Some of them were self-proclaimed, and the "Aqad Khan" also killed several of them.
These corpses were hung by the Russians in the market so that everyone could see them, exuding an aura of intimidation to the people.
But the resistance is still endless, and "Akkads" are still emerging one after another. One "Akkad" is killed today, and another "Akkad" pops up tomorrow. It is really endless, and there are so many enemies.
Can't see the end.
After all, the Bulgar people are full of hostility towards the Russians. These foreign invaders have done so many evil things that the Bulgar people have lost their appetite.
Although there is no rape and robbery, resources are still being taken away from them steadily. No one will be happy with a group of old men who are crazy about devouring resources. In comparison, they might as well give resources to the young men in the forest.
But fortunately, on the surface, the land has returned to calm, there is no news of rebels running around, and the patrol team of the Winter Army has not encountered any attacks.
Once the Winter Army leaves, chaos will definitely return. Although the "Sword of Justice" has suffered heavy losses, they still have strong vitality.
However, neither Adam nor Rostislav thought that this suppression could be done once and for all, and both knew that it would take a lot of time.
Especially Adam, in private meetings, he has stated many times that this war will be long. This is also telling his subordinates that they must be prepared to deal with the departure of the Russians.
With the calm, the winter army's military operations became less and less, and the soldiers began to become idle. Many of them were even counting the days and when they could return to their hometown.
No one wants to die at this stage, because they will have to go home soon. After returning home, relying on the gold, silver and trophies in their pockets, even the worst among them can live a good life.
It was also because of this that it became difficult for Rostislav to urge them to fight. These people were slack even in their daily inspections. As for asking them to fight the "Sword of Justice", it was absolutely impossible.
However, the Prince of Moscow was not discouraged when he saw this. He understood everyone's state and this was expected, so he did not force it.
The atmosphere in the military camp became relaxed as a result. The soldiers were indulged in various entertainments, and they were always followed by a large group of businessmen and prostitutes providing various services.
And their pockets are filled with gold, silver and supplies, and no one is a more arrogant financial owner than them.
Ordinary training was basically not carried out. Only the prince's personal troops and the standing army remained vigilant and maintained the discipline and norms of the military camp.
But even though they say this, they are also fishing and often turn a blind eye to some things. These soldiers are actually slacking off, but they just pretend not to be slacking off.
"Radko, what are you going to do when you return to Moscow?"
In the temporary tavern of the military camp, Anton of the Serikhov family was drinking wine with the mercenary Radko. They were sitting outside the tent, where they could just see the entrance of the military camp, where many people were coming and going.
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Anton was very grateful to Radko. At that time, he and Radko worked together to kill Selim, but Radko said that he had not killed anyone and put all the credit on Anton.
Later Anton also asked Radko why he didn't want this honor, and Radko's answer was simple, he just didn't want it.
For him, war is a more interesting thing. As long as the money is enough to live on, he doesn't want to become a noble, so he can just continue his current life.
Radko didn't speak, he just drank the wine in the glass first.
Due to the war some time ago and the strict restrictions on "grape juice" during the rule of Akade, various wineries in Bulgaria have hoarded a lot of goods.
Although Akade has given the green light to the export of wine, local people support part of the market after all.
Without local consumption, these things can only be saved.
After the arrival of the winter army, these wines were generously purchased, and Rostislav obtained this batch of wine at a very low price.
However, although the wine is cheap, this is not the result of political pressure from Rostislav. The local estate owners are eager to sell all the wine.
Because in this era when preservation technology is not up to standard, if stored for a long time, it will really rot. Even if it is not rotten, the quality will be affected. They have already lost a lot of goods because of this. Now these are exported as early as possible.
Therefore, Rostislav served as the savior of the manor owners, which allowed him and Adam to receive a lot of praise from this group, and these people belonged to the powerful class of Bulgar. Their favor greatly strengthened the foundation of Adam's regime.
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The ordinary soldiers were also very happy, and suddenly they were provided with so much wine for them to drink to their heart's content. You must know that this thing is not something that can be drunk casually, but now you can drink it as much as you want here.
So among those drunken words, Rostislav was cheered for long live more often.
After all, what does that say? If you want to maintain soldiers in the army, of course you have to rely on wine, and now Rostislav has plenty of wine.
Now, after hearing what Anton said, after drinking, Radko raised his head slightly and glanced at him, and then said,
"I plan to follow you south to see the imperial capital in the south. I don't want to work hard in the north all my life. I also want to see the magnificent scenery of Mikrigard."
There was a hint of yearning in Radko's words. He had heard many stories about the imperial capital, but he had always been troubled by not being able to go and see it. Now that Anton was going to go, he would go and see it.
Of course, the most important thing is to see whether the army in the imperial capital is as powerful as the rumors say. He has seen soldiers from Russia and Poland over the years as a mercenary, and has also fought with many steppe warriors. It can be said that he can fight with both inside and outside Russia.
They all fought.
But the imperial capital in the south? There really is no intersection there.
"My team welcomes you, Lord Radko."
Facing Radko's request, Anton was stunned for a moment, and then ecstasy surged into his heart. There were only advantages and no disadvantages for a good player like Radko to follow him.
He was eager to follow such a person, but he had already obtained a lot from him before, so he was embarrassed to mention it.
"So, cheers to future cooperation?"
Radko filled the wine glass with red wine again, then raised it to Anton and said to him.
And Anton also raised a glass. The two glasses clinked happily, and the glasses made a crisp sound, and then they drank the contents of the glasses in one gulp.
And just when these two people reached an intention to cooperate, they suddenly heard a chaotic sound coming from the barracks avenue, with something scattered in it. Get out of the way.
This caught their eyes, and both of them knew what kind of big shot was coming, but what they were curious about was what kind of big shot was coming.
Then they saw Rostislav Vladimirovich and Adam Doulu riding horses side by side. Both of them were wearing hunting clothes, with bows and arrows hanging on the saddles, and behind them were full of armed guards.
Now the two of them were relieved. The noise that was so loud before could only be caused by these two people. After all, they are the commanders of the army.
After figuring out who it was, they lost interest in it, and they didn't feel that much about the big shot.
Anton's ambition is not in the north at all, and he doesn't care about the affairs of the north at all.
As for Radko, this mercenary has met countless princes and nobles, some noble and some despicable, and he has no feeling for this group of people.
And just as they turned back to drink, the monarchs of Moscow and Bulgar stepped through the gate together, followed closely by the cavalry behind them.