king of ros

Chapter 51
The deeper the march, the more exhausted the army became.

The original impulse for war has been consumed by endless marches, and many people are exhausted. If it is not because of leaving the team rashly, it is no different from sending them to death, and some people have already quit.

Yes, there is no difference between leaving the team and dying. The Polovets have appeared on the fringes of the Ross army. Since they dragged a deserter to death in front of the Ross army, no one dared to flee.

The horse archers dexterously threw arrows at Ross's army, and then ran away. The black hat soldiers in charge of the flank guard expended a lot of effort to drive these guys away.

Rostislav also led his entourage to attack several times, and beat the Polovite cavalry to pieces with fierce charges. Those weak arrows could not do anything to his subordinates. The Polovets fled before his ranks.

The hearty victories boosted his reputation in the army. After all, Rostislav's heroic demeanor on horseback was witnessed by many people, and in the soldiers' daily chatting and bragging, and the scene was seen twice and repeated again. According to rumors, those who do things call him Alexander, and his followers are called the Companion Cavalry. This was the first playful name of the Grand Duke, but now it is becoming more and more realistic.

The prince is also happy to see the success of this. After all, for a prince, reputation is an extremely important resource. The name of the battle is resounding everywhere, and the warriors will naturally come to seek refuge.

Although the Russians have been victorious in various small encounters, the Grand Duke has not forgotten to strengthen the configuration of the infantry team. He put the infantry with shields on the outside of the team, and let the archers be ready to shoot at any time under the protection of the infantry to drive away the annoying nomadic cavalry .

The logistics convoy has also been strengthened for defense, and each cart is equipped with archers and spearmen to prepare for the possible impact of nomadic riders.The Grand Duke understands that supply is the most important thing. As long as the supply is maintained, he can consume the Polovites. If there is no food, he can only retreat sadly.

After all, although the nomads invaded one after another, they were nothing more than harassment after all. Their goal was to disgust the Ross people and affect their march-and they could only do so much.

Yaroslav's methods are aimed at the harassment of these cavalry. The arrows shot by the nomadic horse archers are too light and weak, but if they are too close, they will be shot into a sieve by the Ross archers or defeated by the Ross cavalry.

In this way, this piece of land that has experienced the battles of countless armies once again staged scenes of battles, filling a new chapter in its war history.

At noon that day, Ross's army stopped early to set up camp, because they were getting closer to Peicheng, which also meant that the grassland army was in front of them, and the Grand Duke needed to let the troops rest for a while, so that they could enter the battlefield with the most vigorous posture .

The place where they camped was a flat land behind a hillside. It was next to a small river, which was convenient for the Ross people to get water. Since they were stationed, there should be many people carrying pots and bowls to get water.

But the Ross people saw a scene that surprised them.

"There are so many crows, it seems that there is a battle ahead."

Glenval, who was discussing the march with the prince, stopped talking. He raised his hands to his forehead and said as he looked at the flock of crows flying by like dark clouds.

"Yeah, the scavengers ran over in such a hurry, it seems that there is a big meal to enjoy."

The prince narrowed his eyes, and the crows flew by like dark clouds. This was the first time for many soldiers to see such a scene, and they couldn't help opening their mouths.

"My lord." A Rose rider rode forward, "The Grand Duke invites you to go over."

"Where is the Grand Duke?"

"Turn over the hillside in front, and then follow the group of crows to see the Grand Duke."

The rider pointed to the hillside and said.

--------

Crossing the barracks and the hillside, following the crow, Rostislav saw Grand Duke Ross, his two sons, and a bloody battlefield.

In front of them was a mountain that was once garrisoned by the Ross army. The reason why it was said was because the Ross people who had stood firm here had been defeated and left a lot of corpses.

The hillside in front of them was covered with horses, each with sharp thorns pointing forward, every five or six were chained together and fixed in the ground.What should have been a daunting sight, with such sharp spikes dotted across the hillside, has been badly damaged.

The first row of rejecting horses was crooked and severely damaged, and many of the rejecting horses were broken. The scattered war horses and herdsmen's corpses during the period showed what happened here, and many broken arrows were scattered in front of the second row of rejected horses that were broken through. There are also corpses all over here, but now they are on both sides.

The fiercest battle took place between the third and fourth row of horses. The corpses of people and horses were piled up layer by layer. Weapons and severed limbs were strewn about, mixed with blood.

It is obvious that the two sides fought repeatedly here, leaving countless corpses, but it is a pity that the winner is the Polovites, and they won the final victory in this meat grinder.

Because at the top of the hillside, flying among the corpses of the Rus soldiers was the pale yellow banner of the Polovets, and on both sides of the yellow banner were two heads pierced by spears, and the owners of the heads were present You all know who to say.

Igor Yaroslavich and Vichyaslav Yaroslavich, fourth and fifth uncles of Prince Rus.

The Grand Duke rode forward and stepped over a broken Rurik flag. Everyone immediately followed the Grand Duke, on the one hand for his safety, and on the other hand for fear that he would do something stupid.

The second uncle decisively ordered the soldiers to control the entire mountain to ensure safety and search for survivors, while the Grand Duke came to bring the yellow flag and the heads of his two sons.

Yaroslav's face was so ugly that everyone lowered their heads. In less than a year, Ross's sun lost three sons. This was too cruel for an old man who knew that his time was numbered. It has been several years, but three sons have been sent away in a row.

Everyone noticed that the Grand Duke's back had lowered visibly with the naked eye, and his aura of calmness and prestige disappeared. Now Yaroslav seems to be just an old man with white hair and black hair, not the ruler. Grand Duke of Ross.

"May God bless the souls of my sons, may they ascend to the house of the Lord."

After a long time, Yaroslav read the words of blessing.

"God bless you."

The crowd responded.

Immediately Yaroslav raised his head. The sadness just now had disappeared. Everyone knew that the Grand Duke suppressed the sadness, because the Grand Duke understood that he still had a war to fight, and he wanted to avenge his sons.

--------

(End of this chapter)