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Not long after the sun fell into the western horizon, Dongdong's drums and low-pitched horns sounded in the huge military camp, and at the same time there were shouts containing various emotions.

Hearing this sound, except for the sentry and the security troops facing Minsk, everyone gathered towards the huge square specially vacated by the servants in the barracks. It is good to have so many people, otherwise it would not be possible to set up the venue so quickly.

Numerous torches and bonfires have been set up there, all of which are of the best quality wood nearby, and the hot flames are rolling upwards, dispelling the surrounding darkness and creating a grand night feast.

Numerous long tables and benches are densely lined up in the open-air square. Many tables and chairs are made temporarily, and many of them are pushed up from simply flattened tree trunks. Many seats are also temporarily felled wood.

But no one cares about these things, everyone is focused on this banquet, everyone plans to eat a big meal, and some even haven't eaten until now, just for this moment.

After the fierce battle in the early morning, it is natural to imagine how eager the soldiers are for food. The physical strength that has been consumed by the fierce battle urgently needs food to replenish.

There were no empty seats above the seats, and the aroma of barbecue, spices, and kvass was already in the air, so every soldier seemed to be in high spirits.

They stared at a huge tent that was constantly smoking, and the smell came from it, as well as the shouts of cooks and helpers.

The cooks are drawn from various parts of the army, and some are from the huge camp staff. All the cooks in the army who can cook are gathered, so everyone is looking forward to these foods. After all, there are many cooks. I know more or less of them, and I am very assured of their technology.

The horn, the bronze horn and the big drum suddenly shouted at the same time, and the loud and majestic notes echoed in the sky. The chefs carried the cauldron full of beef soup from the tent directly outside. If the princes and soldiers did not maintain order, Almost caused a riot.

Immediately afterwards, the strong and strong campers rolled out of the large wooden barrels that were half as tall as a person, filled with kvass, black bread, large pieces of grilled meat and fish, and rounds of cheese were also brought out. piled up like a hill.

In fact, the uncle has been preparing for the banquet for a long time, but Rostislav was a little speechless when he knew the way of preparation. They looted supplies around Sik, and took away the villagers themselves and everything they had.

The soldiers took out their cutlery, walked to the table in a line, asked the chef to fill it with a spoonful of rich meaty soup, and you could even see the meat in it, and then walked to the other side , received black bread, grilled meat and grilled fish.

As for the wine barrels, they were placed in the corners of the square, and anyone could scoop up cold kvass from them.

The sound of cheers and hustle and bustle suddenly rose into the sky, and the soldiers talked, cheered, and enjoyed themselves to their heart's content.

Some people also mourned for their comrades-in-arms. After all, not long after the battle, everyone is a neighbor and knows each other. But now the only thing they can do is to mourn for their comrades-in-arms at this banquet, and then bring their family members together. Go get some loot. …

Naturally, the nobles would not sit with the soldiers. They sat in the huge tents that had been set up. The long tables were full of knives, forks, dishes, and the tables and chairs were not the products of the outside.

The princes and their senior soldiers sat on the high platform behind the big tent. Their tables were covered with silver tableware, and the tables were covered with gorgeous golden tablecloths. The long tables and benches were made of high-quality oak , with all kinds of gorgeous hollow carvings all over it.

The dishes of the princes were full of gorgeousness and extravagance. Rostislav saw the roast suckling pig with an apple stuffed in his mouth, exuding a strong smell of spices, followed by overcooked bear paws and large handfuls of river mussels, and Mixed rye, honey and spices and sun-shaped buling cakes, as well as Kyiv's classic fish feast... Those gorgeous dishes dazzled Rostislav, even if he, the prince of Moscow, wanted It is not easy to see these.

But it can also be seen what the uncle has done to this area. He probably didn't scrape the surrounding area of ​​Minsk three feet to collect so many ingredients.

The musicians played cheerful songs with flutes and violins, and the singers sang cheerful songs with their voices, which added to the joyful atmosphere of the scene.

Except for the nobles on the high platform and the top dignitaries of Ross who still kept their reserve, most of the people Rostislav saw were eating and drinking, hooking up with prostitutes and even looking for places to "work" ".

The poets shuttled around the banquet, singing the songs they created for the warriors and nobles. During the period, a poet received a large bounty from a noble, which made the poets even more fanatical and chanting harder.

However, Rostislav seems to be mostly true, but he is just using routines constantly, and there are no good works.

Veshatta is very interested in the poems of poets, and he is also the focus of these poets. After his uncle got older, he became more and more fond of flattery, even in Smolensk, which he led in this war. The militiamen didn't perform very well, and these poets still boasted that he was the same as something, and he could be called the second generation of Alexander.

The whole big tent was full of joyous voices, people indulged in pleasure and wanton noise, and the depression brought about by the war was fully released at this moment.

While drinking, many nobles also reached marriages with each other, and many things were reached at banquets. When everyone is happy, some things are very easy to handle.

Rostislav saw his vassals sitting together drinking in a low mood. Before the prince of Moscow asked them to guard the camp and not let the campers mess up, so the result was that they could not participate in the battle until the end of the battle.

It is normal for them to be depressed after missing such a big battle that will inevitably have a major impact on the whole of Russia.

The prince of Moscow felt a little sorry. After the war, he had to appease them and give them some compensation. After all, they had to give something to make their trip a waste of time.

But joy is not the theme song. Rostislav saw the uncle talking to the second uncle about the second uncle's problems during the battle.

And what was mentioned was exactly what Uncle Veshata mentioned. The uncle was obviously very dissatisfied. How could the situation be turned into such a situation that a junior should come out to save the situation? Are you worthy of your status as an elder? …

The second uncle looked a little angry, but he didn't get angry. Yin Jiaslav is his grand duke and his elder brother. No matter from which point of view, it is inappropriate to have a conflict with Yin Jiaslav
This relieved Rostislav's depressed mood a lot, and he was very happy to see his second uncle suffer, in front of so many people.

The second uncle's sons were very indignant about this, and once gathered around their father and the uncle's platform. At that time, they looked very embarrassed, and the joyful atmosphere in the whole tent also followed.

In the end, the third uncle came to smooth things over and gave everyone a step down, otherwise this matter might have to be discussed for a while.

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And the banquet immediately resumed joy, and everyone was very happy to see that the conflict was over like this. Today is the night to celebrate the victory, and everyone does not want any troubles.

This little episode was past wisdom, and then Rostislav was thinking about the future, and he had to return to Novgorod immediately after the battle was over.

There are still a lot of things going on over there. The area is so big, and it will take time to take over. I don't know if there is any trouble during his absence.

In addition, he also planned to write a letter to Solgier. Really, this kid didn't come to Polotsk. I really don't know what he planned to do.

In the plan of the prince of Moscow, Sogil will also take some benefits from Polotsk. Rostislav can't get anything from the land of Polotsk, but he can let his vassals get something.

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