king of ros

Chapter 389 Ridiculous Crash
For the coalition forces, since the leaders are discussing the expedition these days, they inevitably slack off.

Now the coalition army is eager for the Polovets to come and does not want them to come. Those who hope that they will come are eager to gain military exploits. Those Pereyaslav beggars have defeated these nomads so many times, so they must be able to Defeat them very smoothly.

As for those who don’t want to come, it is the Prince of Ross and the nobles. They plan to carry out an expedition to the grassland, smash into the lair of the Polovets, and plunder the most important resource of the nomads, livestock.

Among the livestock, the most important thing is the war horse, which is very suitable for farming or fighting. It is also the most exported item of the grassland people. There are even several special horse trading markets on the border.

Under such a general environment, all aspects of the coalition forces began to slack off. Everyone thought that defeating the Polovts was extremely easy, so the slack became more and more serious day by day.

It was in such a general environment that the Polovets came to a place very close to the coalition forces as if they had entered a land of no one. He didn't let anyone go, and successfully covered up his traces.

Originally, the existence of these troops was to use their demise as a warning. In the eyes of the princes, if they were wiped out, one or two people had to run out, and the main force had regular messengers to contact these troops. Can be found wrong.

But the Polovites not only did annihilation without any leaks, but also quickly approached Pereyaslav, without giving the Ross people much time.

On that appointed night, the long-prepared Polovite army launched an assault on the camp of the coalition forces. There were a total of [-] Polovite cavalry, all of which were selected from various ministries. good order.

Saru had calculated the time well. From departure to arrival, everything was so strictly in line with the time. After that, it all depended on how the Ross people reacted.

After no longer hiding their traces, the nomads moved very quickly, and the speed of the coalition scouts' reports did not catch up with the speed of the Polovian army's advance.

The first wave of assaults were those scattered tribes on the grassland. They have always been used as cannon fodder, so they are also cannon fodder now, to test the reaction of the coalition forces and let them see the arrival of the nomadic army.

Since the coalition forces did not react to the arrival of the nomadic army at all, because the cannon fodder came under the wooden wall very smoothly, only a few arrows affected their activities.

Those arrows hit one or two at most, and those few fallen horses were like small water splashes in the waves, disappearing in the next moment.

The nomads skillfully threw torches into the camp, and made all kinds of bluffing screams, and some people kept blowing horns to create chaos and spread fear as much as possible.

As for the nomads on standby, they hurled long-prepared arrows at the camp, and these were rockets, and for a moment it seemed as if stars fell from the sky, bringing death and fire in the camp.

According to the plan, the coalition forces will then go out to confront the Polovets army, and the Chernigov army will be "collapsed" directly under the impact of the Polovets after the war, providing an attack for the Polovets The channel, allowing them to break through the entire Ross front, and then defeat the entire coalition forces.

This is also the reason why Saru agreed to the letter. Anyway, if Mrs. Chernigo didn't do this, then she would simply withdraw from the army.

As for the ambush, who can keep the nomadic army behind?
At worst, just treat it as a harassment. The cost of this matter is not high, but the feasibility is very strong. This is the root cause of Saru's coming here.

And just as Saru was thinking about how to respond based on the reaction of the coalition forces, suddenly, there was an explosion in the coalition camp, and the sound and sight attracted the attention of the entire battlefield.

At that moment, everyone stopped moving and stared blankly at the scene of the explosion, which was something they had never seen before.

Saru watched a fireball rising in front of his eyes, and then exploded. He had never seen such a scene before, so he couldn't help being dazed by it, completely immersed in the scene.

This reminded him of the bonfire banquets in those days when his father made the tribes submit. At that time, the bonfire was so conspicuous under the night sky, and it was the tribesmen who surrendered to his father who celebrated around the bonfire.

It was really good at that time, he was being the carefree prince of his tribe, his father's business was booming, and the tribe was getting more and more prosperous day by day.

If Rostislav was here, he would definitely dismiss this scene. He doesn't know how much more exaggerated than this in his memory, but the people here are not good, this is the first time they have seen such a scene.

The same is true for those nomads. As for the people near the explosive point, it is no different from hell. They only feel the sudden rush of flames and storms.

The fire continued to grow bigger and bigger, and even spread in the camp. The flame twisted his waist like a dancing Balrog, spreading flames in the camp.

The reason for this scene is very simple. Those nomadic cavalry threw the fire into the tents filled with flour in the camp.

Unfortunately, when the guarding soldiers fled, they dropped the pile of flour on the ground, and the raised flour spread all over the space in an instant.

After sufficient combustion, the explosion occurred.

Originally, the flour shouldn't be placed so close to the edge of the camp, but in order to save some effort, the new recruits who escorted these nobles directly piled up these expensive flour in the tents on the edge of the camp, and they piled up more and more.

This place was originally a temporary armed storage station, but due to the laziness of these escorts, it was filled with all kinds of things.

Originally, their idea was to move the thing the next day, but now it seems that they have completely used it, and the problem has been solved forever.

To be honest, the explosion was not big, but in the night sky, he was really too conspicuous, and the sound was too loud for people.

And after the explosion, the flames spread even more violently due to the pile of sundries, and even several oil tanks were detonated by the flames, which caused a certain degree of panic.

The too many rookies in the Kyiv army were panicked by the surprise attack, and initially they could rely on insults and whips to maintain order. After maintaining this state, they would enter the battle normally, but the accident of the explosion happened.

The sudden explosion became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Faced with the fact that they couldn't understand, Xin Ding ignored the officer and started running around.

They think it is some kind of demon showing power. Some people even think that it is Satan coming, while those pagans think that it is the gods who are exerting their power.

So hurry up and run, or your soul will be harvested if you don't run!

Moreover, the newcomers were already strongly dissatisfied with the Grand Duke and the steward. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the escape has become unstoppable.

Some of the veterans were not much better either. Facing this scene, they couldn't move in various ways, and they were directly frightened and stupid, and then they ran around in various ways, ignoring the officer, and this was the worst scene.

The explosion caused a chain reaction in the camp. Many people were awakened by the explosion, and the soldiers who woke up rushed out to see the flames and people running around.

And don't forget, the nomadic army has been throwing rockets at the camp. To some people with sleepy eyes, this scene is like God sending fire from heaven to destroy the sinful city of Sodom.

Most people will be extremely panicked because of this scene, and then they will join the tide of running away under the herd mentality.

There are also devout people who think that this is the moment of final judgment, and even commit suicide in despair, and some people start to rob through chaos, which undoubtedly adds a lot of firewood to the flame called chaos, making the flame burn even more exuberant.

Seeing all this, the well-informed nobles and soldiers subconsciously believed that the situation was impossible to recover, so they gave up their responsibilities and joined the ranks of fleeing.

A small number of rational people gathered, but unfortunately, in the face of the chaos around them, there was too little they could do. They could barely protect themselves, but even so they were still in danger under various shocks.

The camp of the coalition army is now in chaos like a crucible of hell, constantly involving everything that is still sane, and it is directly boiling until it is over.

Faced with such a chaotic scene, the reaction of the Grand Duke's soldiers was very responsible. These people thought that the heretics had used some devil's method, and the chaos in the camp was inevitable, so they decisively decided to go to the Grand Duke and take him out of here immediately.
"What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? Can anyone tell me!"

And Ijaslav, who was standing at the door of the gorgeous tent, couldn't believe it. He was just awakened by various loud noises outside the tent, and what he saw next was this crazy scene:
The flames were flying in the camp like a wave, and the soldiers ran away in a panic, while rockets like stars were still falling from the sky...

And the most important thing was the loud noise. Although the Grand Duke of Kyiv did not see the explosion, he heard the sound. Even he subconsciously thought it was the cry of the devil, let alone other people.

It was also the first time for Izyaslav to experience such a fierce scene. Although he had experienced many battles, such bloody times... this was the first time.

The Grand Duke of Kyiv couldn't help being dumbfounded, and the absurd idea that this is the end of the judgment popped up in his head.

And the result of being confused is that the leader of the coalition forces crashed immediately, and no matter what he did, it was difficult for him to respond naturally.

"Grand Duke, come with us! The camp is finished! No matter what, let's go back to Kyiv!"

The soldiers rushed in under such circumstances, and then they didn't care about the Grand Duke's reaction, they rushed outside with him, no matter what kind of war he was in, the most important thing now is to save the Grand Duke's life, without the Grand Duke Their personal army has no value of existence.

Oh, but that’s not entirely the case. After all, the Grand Duke’s son Yaropolk is still in Kyiv, but even so, the soldiers still don’t want the Grand Duke to die. Pao Ze and his comrades died.

As the Grand Duke ran away, those who saw this scene also ran away. They were the elite existence in this army.

If the Grand Duke ordered them to stand firm, then they would overcome the fear in their hearts and stick to it. But now that the Grand Duke is running away, of course they are also running away.

It can be said that from this moment on, the brains of the coalition forces were completely dead, unable to move at all, and the defeat of the coalition forces became a foregone conclusion.

Without the control of the Grand Duke, the collapse of the army is inevitable. Everyone is running crazily. No one wants to stay and fulfill their duties. Everyone has fallen into madness.

The same is true for Mrs. Chernigo. Svyatoslav originally planned to cooperate with the Polovets in some conspiracy, but found that the coalition forces collapsed in the first stage of the conspiracy, and it was completely collapsed.

Mrs. Chernigo also became chaotic. Even if Svyatoslav made preparations in advance, he could only ensure that a small number of troops were still under control. As for the other troops, they had completely collapsed!

Although these troops were expected to collapse, but this is really...

Sviatoslav's troops were nothing special, so it was inevitable that the chaotic situation would soon engulf them.

Sviatoslav is really confused, he hasn't used his strength yet, is this army finished?This, this, this, what is the situation!

"What's going on here? What's going on with that ghost explosion? Ah? God, why are you treating me like that, why are you treating me like that!"

Svyatoslav howled, he wanted an answer, why didn't things go according to his plan?He was ready to bleed out—a pile of cannon fodder, in fact—but faced with this situation.

The prince of Chernihiv felt that a series of arrangements were all done in a lonely way. He performed hard like a clown, but the audience was unwilling to give him a laugh.

He made up so many reasons and made so many preparations for the "defeat", and he spent a lot of effort for it. Now that he is actually told that he has been lonely, the impact is naturally needless to say.

"Father, let's go now! We can't stay here anymore, no matter what the plan is, we have to leave this place!"

Gleb took his brothers and said to his broken father, his words were full of anxiety, if he didn't leave, he really couldn't leave, and he really had to stay here forever.

The prince's sons directly used their swords to open up a retreat route for their father. In fact, their retreat route had been determined before the battle, but they didn't expect it to be used so soon.

And their behavior also intensified the panic. Against the backdrop of the flames, the Svyatoslavs in human horses were like hell knights, harvesting souls on the battlefield.

There were already many people who were insane because of this chaos like a mechanical descendant, and seeing this scene made them even more crazy.

However, under such a chaotic scene, a prince of Ross made a choice that was completely opposite to this defeated scene-but to be precise, someone supported him to make this decision.

"Father, we must strike. Whatever the situation, we'd better go back to Pereyaslav, to our city, which is not far away."

Monomacher, who was covered in blood, said, but the blood was not his blood, but the blood of the prince who rushed to the prince without thinking.

After the attack began, Monomakh reacted the fastest. First, he immediately summoned his own soldiers and gave him the ability to move.

It was precisely because of Monomakh's decisive behavior that order was maintained, and the Pereyaslavs did not die immediately.

Moreover, the border residents and nomads of Pereyaslav were originally brave people. In the long-term conflict, they have developed the habit of subconsciously rallying against the enemy, coupled with Monomakh's decisive behavior, so Prince Pereyaslav The number of troops is still quite a lot.

"Father, please make a decision, we can't wait any longer!"

Monomakh once again said to his father that there was a reason for the prince's eagerness, because just now, a wave of arrows fell on the ranks of the Pereyaslavs.

Because of the suddenness of the incident, many people had no armor or even shields, so people fell under the arrows, and the army was shaken.

If they don't act again, there will be no chance when the army collapses on its own, and this is why Monomacher is anxious.

"Ah-hmm-damn it, go, go, go, go to Pereyaslav!"

Vsevolod's speech was a little awkward. In fact, he was in a state of sleepwalking before. He was suddenly pulled up by his son, and then he heard the loud noise, and then saw the unstoppable collapse of the troops.

Now he has realized that since the situation has developed to this point, there is only one option to charge now, so Yaroslav's third son immediately led the crowd to go against the current in the tide of defeat
Seeing that the prince was leading the charge, everyone naturally followed, and then brought in some other troops.

Ivan Tvorimilić, a veteran, also decisively chose to go retrograde in this scene of defeat. He cannot tolerate such a defeat. This is an insult to him.

Originally, he had finally brought his own troops to stand firm in the defeat, hoping that the Grand Duke of Kyiv would launch a counterattack to reverse the situation, but he waited for a long time and got nothing.

The last thing I saw was that Prince Pereyaslav launched a counterattack, so the old man didn't care about anything. His army was already crumbling under the situation of being defeated on all sides. If he didn't launch an attack, there was really no possibility of attacking!

So in the countercurrent of the defeat, a counterattack force suddenly appeared. They bravely disturbed and rushed out of the camp, dispersed the nomadic cavalry who were at a loss because of the chaos in the camp, and then attacked the main force of the nomadic army.

The next development was indeed just as Monomakh thought. Facing the Ross army that was going upstream, the Polovets, who had been stunned by what happened in the coalition camp, did not have much resistance at all. intensity.

They gave way in front of the Ross people, and they probably didn't have any intention of going forward to fight. They behaved extremely negatively, so Pereyaslav rushed back to their city like this.

The reaction of Pereiaslav was also quick, and the level of training as an important border town all the year round was reflected. After seeing a team rushing towards the city, after confirming that it was his own, he immediately opened the city gate and let Pereia The army of the Slav prince enters.

On the side of the Polovets, Saru was frightened by this scene, and he ordered not to conflict with the Rus, and let his army look at the Rus like this.

This era is an era of superstition, and the Polovts are undoubtedly a representative of superstition, even among the superstitious people, their superstition is well-known.

Some people even began to worship Changshengtian, who widely believed in the Eurasian grasslands on the battlefield. In their view, this was the will of this great god.

No one is going to stop these worshipers, because everyone thinks so.

Other than that, Polovey planned to do nothing for a long time. Anyway, the collapse of the coalition forces was already an established fact, so it was better to just wait and see how the situation develops.

So just like that, the Polovian army waited here, watching the Russ break up, watching the flames spread in the camp, and watching it extinguish itself.

During this period, many nomads got off their horses and slept on the spot. Of course, many people prayed all night. Only Saru Khan and his personal guards continued to watch the chaotic development.

It wasn't until the next day that they went to occupy the messy Ross coalition camp.

Having experienced chaos and ravages, the coalition camp is like a big garbage dump. It is completely impossible to tell that this was once a huge camp with 2 people gathered, but even such a mountain of garbage can make people rich.

Because there are too many things left in the Ross coalition camp, armor, food, gold and silver...whatever you want, even if they are all abandoned here, even if many of them become tattered in the chaos, it also makes Polove The second time people are dazzled, because even the most rotten things can be used after tinkering.

Many Polovite tribes made a fortune instantly by picking up junk here, and many people put on iron armor and used luxury goods.

And even the most ordinary herdsman has obtained his armor or wealth.

Due to the continuous chaos on the grassland these years, all the ministries are very poor, and this camp in front of them is wealth for them.

The entire nomadic army changed their guns because of this, and the people in Polovets were very happy. Everyone shouted Saru's name. They thought it was something brought by Khan, and his prestige rose crazily. Now his authority is extremely secure.

Saru himself was at a loss. Hearing the cheers in his ears and looking at the coalition camp "occupied" by him, he felt extremely unrealistic.

what did I do?What am I thinking?What exactly is going on?

But amidst those cheers, Saru put these questions behind him, and put on a brave and brave look, forget it, don't think so much, the most important thing is to establish prestige.

And now there are other thoughts in his mind. Since the Ross coalition collapsed like this, those people in Pereyaslav obviously did not have the courage to come out to fight, so wouldn't the road to Kyiv be smooth?
Ambition was brewing in Saru's heart. Although the situation in front of him was too unexpected, the main force of the coalition forces still collapsed, and they could no longer pose any threat to him.

Then, Kyiv is next. He, Bruce's son Saru, will go to a place that his father has not been able to go, and make contributions there!
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　Update in case, and about this battle, history is that the defeat is unclear at night, and suddenly the armies of the princes collapsed. According to the narrative habits of previous years, some embarrassing things must have happened to just mention it.

　　
　
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