king of ros

Chapter 368 The Battle of the Two Lords
"no no--"

Jaropolk just watched his brother die before his eyes, and there was nothing he could do.

And the banner he held in his hand also fell. Originally, the banner of the Rurik Trident inspired people to fight, but now it fell.

The Prince of Kyiv scanned the battlefield angrily, and then he saw a person who was throwing a gun.

It was a walking soldier, his armor was gorgeous and conspicuous, there was a giant dragon on the wrist armor on his arm, and there were many people wearing helmets around him.

As for that face, Jaropolk certainly knew it. He had seen it many times at banquets and diplomatic occasions. It could even be said that the war started because of him.

"Vseslav! Go to hell with me!"

Following the words of declaring revenge, Yaropolk directly tore a bloodstain on the horse's stomach, and the painful horse galloped immediately.

The soldiers who stood in the way of Prince Kyiv's advance immediately got out of the way, because if they didn't get out of the way, they would be trampled to death by the horses, but looking at the galloping horses, Vseslav didn't have any fear on his face.

Because the next moment, the soldiers around the prince of witchcraft had already raised their bows and arrows, and with the sound of bowstrings, Yaropolk was shot with arrows, including his man and horse.

The prince himself was protected by armor, but his horse did not. The horse that ate such an arrow fell to the ground violently, and Yaropolk was crushed under the horse before he could react.

The Prince of Kyiv only felt that his world was spinning, and there was severe pain all over his body. This feeling was so strong, it was more uncomfortable than the feeling of a hangover.

I'm done, I'm done.

This was Yaropolk's first thought. He suddenly realized how stupid he was before, and he didn't even charge with the soldiers.

Lying on the ground, he looked at the sky, listening to the fighting in his ears become clean, and fell so close to the enemy, then the next fate is naturally self-evident.

"Bastard, I actually died like that...Damn it, why did I die like a farmer!"

A heavily armed Polotsk soldier appeared in his sight, and the man raised his spear in front of him, and was about to stab...

But at the next moment, this person was suddenly forced back by the rushing soldiers, and then Yaropolk clearly felt a powerful force arriving on the battlefield. They pushed the Polotsk people back, and the sound of fighting became more violent.

During the period, several people stepped on Jaropolk, but Yaropolk was not dissatisfied because they came to save himself.

And then, Yaropolk heard a familiar voice, it was from his third brother. Svyatopolk ordered his men to block the Polotsk people, and at the same time moved away the people under Yaropol. Erke's body.

Then the third brother picked up Yaropolk and left the battlefield under the escort of the soldiers around him.

After them, Vseslav showed a pity expression on his face. If he could kill the two children of the Grand Duke of Kyiv here in succession, then the balance of victory would be greatly tilted towards them.

But enough for now.

With the fall of the Rurik flag and the prince, the Kyiv militia began to panic again, and there was uneasiness in each front.

It was at this moment that the Polotsk launched another assault, causing the Kyiv militia's rout to begin. Now, his display began to retreat.

Another wave of arrows fell from the sky, but this time it achieved good results. A large number of Kyiv militiamen died under artillery fire, and the rest were also terrified.

This is what Rostislav saw, but just as the prince of Moscow was about to lead his army to help, something happened that made the prince stop his movements.

Because the Grand Duke of Kyiv moved.

After seeing his third son coming before his elder son who was seriously injured on his back, and learning that his second son had died, Ijaslav was furious, to the extreme.

He first ordered the execution of his second son Congqi who was not good at protecting his master. Not only did these guys fail to keep his second son, they even failed to stop the eldest son from attacking.

But there is also suffering from riding, all this happened in the blink of an eye, how could they imagine that the situation would be this way.

But no matter what they said, they could not save their fate, and soon the heads of those who failed to protect their masters were hung on spears to deter deserters.

And this did play a role. The Kyiv militia immediately paused when they retreated. The militia saw that their Grand Duke was angry, and their fear of the ruler who had ruled them for more than ten years gained the upper hand.

And then, the highlight of the highlight, Izyaslav led the eight hundred soldiers guarding him, and launched an attack on the Polotsk people.

This undoubtedly injected extremely powerful strength into the Kyiv front. When the frightened militiamen saw the prince's soldiers passing by them, and saw the prince's face walking past them, rushing towards the enemies that terrified them, the morale It also recovered instantly, and the militiamen followed in the footsteps of the Grand Duke, and went to the front line to fight with the Grand Duke.

"Izyaslav is going to do his best, very good, let's see if I can take his head off!"

Vseslav naturally noticed the movement of Rurik's king's flag, and he immediately became ecstatic. The butcher who had just killed an Ijaslavich didn't mind beheading Izyaslav again.

And even in the face of nearly a thousand soldiers in Kyiv, he was not afraid at all. Those Baltic people joined the battlefield again after observing the situation for a short time. Their joining was undoubtedly a booster.

And more importantly, Polotsk's soldiers and elites can still fight, and they still have the strength to fight, even if they face Kyiv's soldiers who have been recharging their energy, they are not afraid.

So the most intense scene in the next battle broke out, and Rostislav, who witnessed this scene, recorded it in the work "Journey in the Army" that he completed later.

"The two armies fought crazily as if they had great hatred. They were close to each other, face to face, and even fought to the point that they seemed to hug each other tightly, just like a child in a mother's womb. But it is for fighting, swords, limbs, and even teeth are all killing tools at this moment, these Rose essences are fighting bloody like this, this killing is undoubtedly the pinnacle of the entire battle."

The actual situation is indeed similar to what Rostislav later wrote. Both sides are determined to win, and both sides follow their masters to fight and are willing to die for their masters.

These dead men who were supported by countless promises and exploitation behind the scenes just kept falling here, for their masters.

The silver ring was constantly broken, the armor piece was constantly broken, and the blood kept pooling, and then joined the great lake called the blood of war.

The Polotsk people are desperate, they all know that the outcome of the war is here, and the Kyiv soldiers are also fighting because of the anger of the Grand Duke. Both sides are fighting with all their strength, even the cannon fodder is involved in this atmosphere .

As if to make the battle more lively, the archers on both sides are constantly throwing arrows at this area, and the rain of arrows that keeps falling kills both sides indiscriminately. Soldiers without protection can't last long here. Those elites have iron How about helmets and iron armor against arrows? What do ordinary soldiers have?
Rostislav saw Izyaslav and Vseslav fighting each other. There were several arrows on their armors, but this did not affect their activities at all. The two men were fighting each other like two iron men.

He saw the uncle dismounted from his horse and used his sword and shield to fight the wizard's long axe. The witch's prince swung the ax like a club, and saw the uncle's beautifully painted round shield. A thick and sturdy shield.

While the uncle was on the defensive looking for every opportunity to counterattack, his long sword had already poked several holes in the chain mail of the wizard prince.

But the wizard prince is still the same as a normal person, which shows that his armor is thick and sturdy.

Rostislav couldn't help feeling anxious for his uncle, the long sword couldn't break through the defense of the wizard prince, but it was very easy for the wizard prince to chop off his chain mail!

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(End of this chapter)