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Under the leadership of Oleg, Monomakh soon came to the camp of the Southern Army.

What the Pereyaslavs saw was a huge military camp distributed along the Dnieper River. The densely packed tents were distributed in an orderly manner on the ground. There were trenches dug around the camp and wooden walls were erected, which is enough to reflect Sviatoslav's army. ability.

The temporary port is full of long ships, and people are constantly busy on the port.

A part of the forest disappeared here as if it had been eaten. It was all felled by the Southern Army during this period, and many people were still cutting in the forest to prepare firewood and building materials for the army.

Some of the civilian men at work glanced at the newly arrived army, but they were scolded by the supervisor and continued to work hard. There were still many things to do.

"My friend, I will continue to patrol, to find out if there are any unlucky people who have been attacked like you, so as to save them, you go to see my father yourself, remember to change your clothes, you will definitely not be able to see him in this suit .”

"Go away, you bastard, I feel awkward when you are here."

After finishing speaking, Oleg and his subordinates turned their horses and left. Monomakh cursed at the sound of his leaving, and Oleg just laughed back. This is how they interact.

Some merchants set up stalls not far from the camp, selling a variety of items, the most of which are all kinds of battlefield amulets that claim to have divine powers, fragments of the true cross, Perun's ax and the blessing of Veles Over the grain, there is really anything you want.

A businessman was yelling at the Pereyaslav team to sell the panacea, but nomads were actually interested, which made Monomakh subconsciously grin with disdain.

Prince Pereyaslav naturally dismissed these things, and rode over without looking at them.

Monomakh's team walked through the camp of the Southern Army. He saw all kinds of people. The civilized Kyiv people sang poems together, and Chernigov's spearmen were honing their skills. The accompanying campers from other places are busy with various things.

Many people were cooking food in pots, and there was so much cooking smoke in the camp that it formed a cloud of smoke that permeated the sky, which was quite impressive from a distance.

But generally speaking, the whole camp is still chaotic, for example, the soldiers who came to report one after another, they are still stuck there to prepare documents, and the food collection side is also quite chaotic because of someone pretending to be a leader.

Monomacher didn't think there was anything strange either, this was the normal situation when a large army gathered, and some people could not be deterred even with swords.

He saw many flags, which represented different cities and regions. He counted the number of flags with great interest, trying to recognize them all, but in the end it was nothing, after all, God knows which land it is from Banner.

As the advance team of Prince Pereyaslav, they naturally have the privilege of directly entering the camp, and soon someone found Monomakh's team.

It was a priest from Chernihiv. After he inquired about the origins of Monomakh and others and confirmed their identities, he took them to the camp prepared for the Pereyaslavs.

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The soldiers and servants quickly set up the tents. As the men trained by Monomakh, they worked very quickly.

While Monomacher changed into new clothes under the service of the servants, and took off the armor that was covered with scars and blood.

When he took off his armor, he was still sad, because he thought of Mrs. Pereyaslav who had just died in battle, but this emotion only lasted for a moment.

The prince's new clothes consisted of a black woolen coat, gray breeches, and then a fur coat, and Monomakh's handsome, textured face, combined with his military air, made a Rurik noble The young master was thus released, a man that everyone would think was good, enough to attract those unworldly girls in the bustling city of Ross.

Svyatoslav's tent was easy to find, the largest one in the entire barracks, and after presenting the documents, Monomakh entered the center of the southern army.

When going in, Monomakh saw two Sviatoslavitches, they greeted Monomakh in a friendly manner, and Monomakh also responded in a friendly manner.

Walking into the big tent, Monomakh saw that the Grand Duke of Kyiv was listening to the progress of the battle ahead. The prince did not go up to disturb, but chose to wait.

"...Vishata launched three assaults against us today. Suyinslav was killed, 300 people collapsed, and other troops were also driven back. St. George's Monastery is now occupied by the Northern Army."

The general who reported had a look of embarrassment, because this is really not good news. Veshatta caught the slack of the frontline troops, and as a result, the frontline was repelled by such a large area.

The most embarrassing thing is not that someone was killed in battle, but the chain retreat of other troops, with no fighting spirit at all. This general is in charge of this area, so he is naturally afraid of being held accountable by the Grand Duke.

"Immediately let Roman and David lead their team to attack. We must contain Veshatta's team, and then see if we can cut off the back of the Smolensk people and surround them. For those defeated soldiers Let’s kill one out of ten, there is a price to pay for breaking up, and I don’t want this kind of thing to happen again.”

Svyatoslav didn't show any resentment, he just made the arrangement in such a flat manner, because this was the most common scene in the past month, with various small conflicts of less than a thousand people between the two sides.

"But Grand Duke, Veshata is a veteran in the battlefield, even if it is like this, it will be difficult for us to catch him."

Immediately, someone raised a question. Monomakh turned his head and found that the person who raised the question was Kiyanin, a nobleman of Kiev. He knew this person. This person had come to Pereyaslav for trade. happy.

This person has a lot of power in Kiev. During the series of incidents in Kyiv, this person was very low-key, so the family's power has been maintained until now. When others have overturned their cars, his family's power has been able to expand wildly.

After Prince Chernihiv entered Kyiv and stabilized his power treasury, he also decisively fell to Sviatoslav and became a popular man in front of the Grand Duke of Kyiv.

"Master Chianin, this battle is ultimately just to recapture St. George's Monastery, and the real attack is on the flank of the Northern Army. Don't forget that we also have a lot of troops wandering on the Northern Army's side. Ladies and gentlemen, today's meeting Come here, everyone go about your business."

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Svyatoslav waved his hand to signal the nobles of Kyiv to stay calm. From the beginning, Svyatoslav had no intention of acting according to the ideas of the Northern Army. As a general, the most important thing to avoid is to act according to the ideas of the enemy.

During this period of time, the Liang armies of the north and the south can be said to have come and gone. Both sides have caused a lot of losses to each other, but the total casualties on both sides so far is less than a thousand. Everyone knows that this is just the appetizer before the start of the war to pass the time. It's just an afterthought.

Of course, this view is not entirely correct. For the Southern Army, this means a lot. Smolensk is an area that the Northern Army has operated for a long time. This area is full of various strongholds and fortifications of the Northern Army. These fortifications need to use These skirmishes wreak havoc little by little.

Following the prince's words, everyone dispersed to busy with their work. At this time, Svyatoslav called someone, "Monomakh, my nephew, come up." Svyatoslav had already noticed Monomacher.

"I salute you, my Grand Duke." Monomacher saluted the Grand Duke with an impeccable gift.

"Have you encountered an attack on the road?" Svyatoslav immediately realized that Monomakh was attacked, and soldiers in the battle are very sensitive to the atmosphere of the battlefield.

"Just a few minor attacks." Monomacher didn't complain to the uncle, because that was not his habit.

Svyatoslav didn't bother with this topic either, "Well, it's fine, so where is your father?"

"He came with Saru Khan. After all, my father is worried about this person and needs to keep an eye on them the whole time."

As the prince of Pereyaslav, Vsevolod's worries about the nomads cannot be relieved with just a few words. He must personally keep an eye on the Khan, and he must monitor the whole process of Polovets entry , in case this guy loots or something on the road.

It is also because of this that Pereyaslav did not mobilize all his troops. There are still many troops there to guard against the visitors from the grassland. However, because of fear of Pereyaslav, Saru Khan only brought 3000 people, but most of them were from various tribes. elite.

"Well, that's good. When your father arrives, our army will be ready. At that time, the total army may even exceed [-]. Our army will overwhelm the north. The victory will undoubtedly belong to us."

The Grand Duke of Kyiv boasted about the prosperity of his troops, but Monomakh didn't respond. He knew that the Grand Duke boasted here. Inside it was even more negative, but he didn't show it.

"Of course, Grand Duke, victory must belong to us." He just said so.

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