Since Rostislav held that meeting in Ivangorod, the Baltic Sea has boiled visibly.
After understanding the ambitions of Grand Duke Ross, everyone knew that war would not take long, and that declaration was basically equivalent to a war announcement.
Everyone is rushing to prepare for war, and war is brewing in the Baltic Sea for a while.
Piracy has also become more visible to the naked eye. At this stormy moment, these guys have seized the opportunity to do evil, and behind them are more or less the shadows of the Baltic forces.
As for who they are, it's hard to say. After all, there are too many people who want to disrupt the situation.
Gotland is undoubtedly the core of the anti-Rostislav Free Trade Alliance. It unites many northern Baltic cities. It is said that Sweden and Denmark are standing behind it. It is the existence of these two countries that allows so many Baltic forces to
He sided with Gotland.
But Rostislav was not worried at all, because after all, they were just two shadows.
Sweden, which is still in the process of forming, has huge domestic problems and has no spare power to interfere in Baltic affairs.
As for Denmark, it is indeed the traditional hegemon, but King Sven is now entirely focused on England and is unable to radiate power to the east.
And Denmark also has the Norwegian fleet to contain it, so there is no need to worry at all.
In other words, for the alliance that Rostislav has won over, the only thing they have to face is Gotland. After Gotland is defeated, it can be said that the situation in the Baltic Sea is opened.
Finally, after all parties had waited for a period of time, the war began. Gotland's fleet attacked the Free Trade Alliance, which had just been born less than half a year ago, and they seized the Russian trading station in Gotland and placed it in a state of disarray.
A fully hostile attitude was adopted.
And all this was in line with Rostislav's expectations. He was waiting for such a war. With the order of the Grand Duke of Kiev, the entire Northern Rus was boiling.
There is no doubt that Ivangorod has become a city of war - this was Povalev's first feeling when he entered the city gates.
When he entered the city gate, a group of spearmen wearing chain mail were passing by in a procession. They were dressed as if they came from Northern Rus.
The street scene was different from what he had seen before. At that time, the streets were mostly filled with laborers pushing loads of salted fish and businessmen conducting transactions. Now, the streets were filled with soldiers and sailors drinking, as well as prostitutes soliciting customers.
Walking on this land, Povalev felt quite strange. This was the first Rus town he set foot on when he returned from Vinland, and now he came here again as a captain.
Yes, Captain, although he was given wealth and status by Rostislav, he did not want to spend his life in peace like this. He still longed for an adventure.
So he asked Rostislav to read the report, and the Grand Duke of Kiev, who had always been troubled by the lack of manpower, was overjoyed and immediately approved a Kirk ship for Prolev and asked him to serve as the captain.
And Prolev acted quickly. After simply cleaning up his home, he set foot on the road to the north alone to take over his ship.
Prolev walked flexibly through the streets. Although it had been a while since he had walked through such a bustling street, Prolev felt that everything was so familiar. The captain subconsciously opened the hands reaching for his pockets and walked around them.
All possible potential troubles came to the port.
When the captain walked into the port, he saw a group of seagulls flying just above his head. Then what appeared in front of him was a forest-like mast. Prolev saw longships of various sizes, which were probably being adjusted by craftsmen.
status, or someone is moving supplies upwards.
"No matter when I see this scene, I will still be excited from the bottom of my heart."
Taking a deep breath of the fishy smell of the port, Prolev felt that every part of his body came alive. Sure enough, only the ocean is suitable for him. Although the Dnieper River is wide, it cannot be compared with the ocean.
, the next thing to do is to find your own boat.
Kirk ships are still easy to find. As new ships designated by Rostislav, they are docked in the Grand Duke's exclusive port in Ivangorod, where the Grand Duke's fleet is stationed.
Prolev showed the document with ease, and after confirming that the document was correct, the guarding officials immediately took him to the ship.
"The Anchor."
Standing in front of the Kirk ship, which was much taller than ordinary long ships, Prolev read out its name.
The captain is very satisfied with this ship. It undoubtedly has a very strong advantage over ordinary long ships. The ship's side is much higher than that of ordinary long ships, which is enough to create many advantages in boarding battles.
Walking onto the ship, Captain Prolev saw his crew members. Unfortunately, he frowned the moment he saw these people, because these people behaved very unfamiliarly, and it was clear at a glance that they were just pulled from the fishing village.
A newcomer who came here not long ago.
However, the requirements for sailors are not that high these days. After throwing the new recruits into fighting in a few naval battles, all the old ones will come out.
Briefly met with these crew members who were meeting him for the first time and looked at their rosters. Then he was busy visiting various parts of the ship and understanding the situation with the crew. To be a good captain, the most important thing is to understand the ship.
Each part is done in a timely manner.
After completing this, Prolev gathered the crew on deck and announced to them his demands for discipline and obedience.
As a man who has been adventuring in Vinland for so long and even crossed the ocean, his momentum directly overwhelmed the crew. Even the most senior sailor on the ship did not dare to act rashly in the face of Prolev's power.
Then he invited everyone to drink, and for every stick he had to give a sweet date.
Prolev directly rented a tavern in Ivangorod. As a noble, his privileges and financial resources were enough for him to do this easily. He also found many prostitutes to make the sailors happy.
For a laugh, the woman and the drink are enough.
However, Prolev did not participate in those carnivals. He just drank the best wine in this store and watched his subordinates having fun. He did not like such carnivals, but he needed it below.
He was mainly chatting with the first mate that night. The first mate was a Bulgar. He was captured in Rostislav's war against the Bulgars and sold here as a slave. Then he became a good man through his own efforts.
sailors, and then were recruited into the Grand Duke's fleet.
He talked a lot with this man, including speculation on the time for sending troops, and they argued several times about this.
But the next day, neither of them expected that the emergency horn to set off actually sounded!