king of ros

Chapter 395
In April 1069, the former Grand Duke of Kyiv, Ijaslav Yaroslavich Rurik, crossed the border. He had 4 soldiers under his command, most of them came from the cities of Chervin, and a small part came from Southwest Ross, Ija The eldest son of the Slav, Jaropolk, led them.

The cities of Chervin were the most important frontier between Rus and Poland, the two countries had been at war over this, and the area had changed hands between them.

However, in the last 50 years it was the territory of Ross, but due to the inextricable connection with Poland, Zhucheng chose to fully support Ijaslav.

As for Southwest Ross, it is the center of Ijaslav's rule no matter how you say it, and the locals are still very supportive of the prince, so some people turned a blind eye and went to the prince's army. .

In addition to these people, there were five hundred soldiers following the former Grand Duke. These five hundred came from the Principality of Polotsk and were led by Izyaslav's third son, Svyatopolk.

Originally, the prince of Novopolotsk could bring more people, but it is a pity that due to the unstable situation in Polotsk, the 500 people he brought out is already the limit.

Although there are only 300 people, it is impossible for this force to defeat Vseslav, and it is not even enough to surround Kyiv, but there are six thousand Polish troops following these Russians.

Although there is such a large army, Izyaslav's mood is still very low.

Svyatopolk tried many times to talk to his father, but in the end Yaropolk held him down. Their father was now in a very bad mood.

To be more precise, he has not been in a good mood since the coup in Kyiv. The coup in Kiev hit the prince too hard. He originally thought that he should have the support of the people of Kiev, but it turned out that Kyiv People betrayed him without hesitation.

Izyaslav is very frustrated now, no matter what ambitions he has, he has forgotten them now, and he just wants to return to Kyiv and become the ruler of the city again.

After returning to Kyiv, he didn't have the heart to do any liquidation. At most, he would hang those leaders who caused troubles. As for government affairs, he planned to delegate power to Ross.

"This is Rose. It's my first time here. It's amazing."

Walking on the land of Ross, Boleslaw couldn't help but feel a little strange. About half a century ago, his grandfather Boleslaw I also walked on this road to attack Kyiv.

At that time, Yaroslav was beaten away directly, and his son-in-law, the famous "villain" sat on the throne of Kyiv. Unfortunately, the "villain" still failed to secure a seat in Kiev after all, and Yaroslav became the king of Russia. Grand Duke.

And now, the Polish army entered Ross again, and the Polish King Boleslaw led the Polish elite into Ross to help his uncle restore his rule over Kyiv.

Of course, Boleslaw did not come in vain. His uncle gave him his savings directly, and promised to give him more rewards after taking Kyiv. Boleslaw, who got the money, immediately agreed. At the request of Izyaslav, he led the army into Ross after the end of the battle.

The Polish army is obviously very new to this land. These people are Polish elites. They have followed Boleslaw on many battlefields, but this is the first time they have come to Ross.

Due to Izyaslav's request, the Polish army showed restraint along the way, instead of looting everything passing by like locusts, they marched honestly.

Seeing that the former grand duke came with an army, and the towns along the way were surrendering to this army, Izyaslav also accepted them very generously. The biggest request was to provide food and grass for the army.

This undoubtedly sends a friendly signal to Kyiv, that is, Izyaslav will not do anything to them. Most people think so, and everyone does not want to be affected by the war. Peace under Jaslav.

In fact, many people have great opinions on letting the prince of witchcraft be the grand duke. The princes of all Russ participated in the war with Vseslav. Now Vseslav is sitting on the throne of Kyiv. Lead troops to come.

Since such remarks have always existed, the public opinion about peace talks quickly became the mainstream, and those conspirators could not stop the spread of such public opinion at all, and even some militias began to become agitated.

Several small-scale riots broke out in Kyiv. Their biggest achievement was the killing of the Polotsk nobleman Iva, but that was all. Sensitive, so the suppression of witchcraft maharajas is also fast.

After suppressing the riot, Vseslav suddenly realized how weak his power was, and he woke up suddenly from the dream of ruling Kyiv.

However, it was impossible for him to admit defeat. Vseslav then simply summoned the Kyiv militia, assembled a full 6000 people to prepare for the battle, and asked his subordinates and allies to strengthen their control over the city.

The gathering of the army will undoubtedly put an end to the increasingly dangerous speeches immediately. Many nobles who cooperated with Vseslav also began to exert their efforts to control the situation and speech in Kiev. Finally, with their efforts, the environment in Kyiv is moving toward It is getting better and better.

Vseslav's army also went out. In fact, defending the city is undoubtedly the best choice now, but the witchcraft prince needs to show strength. If he can't show strength, then he will be overthrown sooner or later.

But as soon as he left the city, Vseslav regretted it.

Almost at the moment when I just came out of the city, the rumors about how powerful the Polish army was and how good Boleslaw was at fighting actually showed the strength of the Polish king to a certain extent, but they were too exaggerated.

But people just believed such exaggerated words, and these rumors spread geometrically among the people, greatly shaking the morale of the army.

Originally, many people did not want to fight, but under the influence of these rumors, deserters appeared immediately.

At first, there were not many deserters, they appeared only scattered, but as they got closer and closer to the Polish-Russian coalition forces, deserters appeared in groups, and even a whole battalion ran away overnight.

Vseslav adopted various iron and blood measures to maintain military discipline and reduce deserters, but the results were very limited. Whether it was hanging deserters in front of everyone or beating people bloody, there were still an endless stream of deserters.

Moreover, there are more and more news of the surrender of the towns ahead, which leads to more and more deserters. The people of Kyiv are unwilling to fight for this foreign prince, and they are unwilling to die for him.

Vseslav finally panicked. According to the situation in front of him, it is estimated that he had 1000 people in his hands when he was in front of Ijaslav, and these 1000 people would definitely collapse when facing the enemy.

When he arrived in Belgorod, Vseslav made a decision in his heart that the situation could not go on like this, and if he stayed here, he would die.

The prince of witchcraft summoned his cronies and those who had been unable to get off the ship, and asked their opinions on this matter, but the attitude of all the people was very firm, and they could not go on any longer, they had to make another plan.

Vseslav first ordered the troops to temporarily rest in Belgorod for a period of time to reduce the breakdown speed of the troops.

Then he sent envoys to Kyiv, and the news was brought to his cronies, telling them to put oil on their feet and prepare to leave Kyiv.

As for where, the prince of Polotsk appointed by Yaroslavich has left his fiefdom, and now is the time to make a comeback.

As for what to do after the comeback, that can only be said at that time.

After making a series of preparations, on an ordinary night, Vseslav Brachyslavich Rurik secretly left Belgorod with a hundred of his cronies, and no one was there. The leader of this army was found to have fled.

It wasn't until the next day that the nobles who asked for the prince's order came in, only to find that the prince and his court had disappeared, and they didn't know where they had gone.

The entire barracks exploded at this moment. Nothing had a greater impact on the people than the commander's escape. The entire camp immediately fell into chaos, and then everyone began to flee in all directions, and the army disintegrated like this.

After these people returned to Kyiv, they suddenly discovered that the cronies of the witch princes were also missing, and only after communicating with the citizens did they know that they had left in a hurry.

Now the whole of Kyiv knows that the Grand Duke of Kyiv, Vseslav, whom they elected, has now completely abandoned them!

Next, the faction that supported Izyaslav naturally took control of the situation. After getting the news, the Polish-Russian coalition forces also marched towards Kyiv with all their strength. At this time, Kyiv Vicher began to prepare for the return of the Grand Duke.

Izyaslav's depressed mood finally recovered, but what he didn't know was that the foreign aid he invited, the King of Poland, received a letter from Chernihiv.

As for those who once called the wind and rain on Wecher and contributed a lot to the overthrow of Ijaslav, they have now been abandoned by the Wecher people, and they are also in a constant state of panic, because Ijaslav will definitely attack them when he returns.

But at this time, a Mrs. Chernigo visited these former Vecher favorites and speculators, and after this person's visit, these people, who had to be dealt with even with Izyaslav's gentle temper, immediately united When they got up, they began to organize their manpower and prepare weapons.

They wanted to give the grand duke a gift, a gift he couldn't refuse, and at the same time, this was their last blow.

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(End of this chapter)