Chapter 376 Blatant Breach of Contract

When he surrendered in Minsk, Rostislav's biggest feeling was that of depression.

Yes, depressing.

Although they are said to be surrendered.

Although the city gates of Minsk are already wide open.

Although they were wearing armor, heavily armed, and had taken over the city.

Although the wizard prince Vseslav and his vassals were wearing only common clothes in front of the Yaroslavich princes.

Although they are victors.

But the feeling is still so obvious.

There is a strong sense of sadness among the people of Polotsk. Even after such a huge defeat, the impact of Vseslav's family rule on this land is still clearly visible. The people and soldiers all surrendered to their prince.

And sad.

It was this feeling that made Rostislav uncomfortable. He didn't like such an atmosphere, which always reminded him of bad things.

Vseslav presented the key to the city gate of Minsk, representing the surrender of the Principality of Polotsk, and Izyaslav, as the Grand Duke of Kiev, naturally accepted it.

This scene, combined with the heavily armed coalition soldiers and unarmed Polotsk people all around, conveyed such a strong meaning.

There are a large number of black hats behind the Grand Duke. Rostislav does not understand this. The cavalry does look more majestic than the infantry, but it is not like using these black hats as a guard of honor. It is better than them.

Have it?

Moreover, many of these nomads are smelly. Herders on the grasslands don't often bathe, and this habit is carried over even when they leave the grasslands.

The pride and elation on the uncle's face were visible to the naked eye, which was in sharp contrast to the arrogance of the witchcraft prince. It seemed that even though he was defeated, the witchcraft prince still maintained some magnanimity.

"You should just kill him."

Rostislav heard his second uncle mutter, and he actually agreed with this point, while his third uncle's attitude was noncommittal.

But the uncle who had a grudge against Vseslav for killing his son said forget it, and they couldn't say anything. However, they also expressed their understanding, because the political rules of Russia were not so bad that they would use weapons on those who surrendered.

Everyone supports this. After all, for everyone, it is better not to break political rules. Of course, although grandfather Yaroslav did a lot of questionable things, he never left any evidence and was very good.

Suppressed the rumors.

However, they all agreed that Vseslav must not be allowed to stay in Polotsk, but the uncle said that I had my own way.

Then the uncle's next wave of operations caused the situation to explode.

Because as the Grand Duke waved his hand, several Kiev soldiers controlled the Witching Prince. As for the nobles behind the Witching Prince, they were also controlled. Some people wanted to resist, but then a knife was placed on their neck.

This undoubtedly made the people of Polotsk shocked and angry. If they didn't agree to surrender, would it be over? The crowd started to agitate.

However, Ijaslav had already anticipated such a scene, and the black hat troops behind him immediately took action, riding their horses to attack the restless crowd.

Only at this moment did Rosti realize the significance of the existence of these people. It turned out that from the beginning, the uncle had no intention of letting Vseslav stay in Polotsk.

The charging cavalry undoubtedly caused the crowd to flee in all directions. Those who ran slowly were whipped, and their skin and flesh were torn apart. Some were even knocked unconscious to the ground and then tied up as slaves.

The Kiev soldiers immediately followed behind the cavalry. These soldiers drove away the remaining people who did not escape. But there was a solution for those who did not run away, which was to hit the head with the hilt of a sword.

Anger flashed in the eyes of the wizarding prince. Although he was somewhat prepared for the scene before him, he never expected that Ijaslav would actually do this. He would actually treat his oath as rubbish and trample it on the ground.

As for the reaction of the Polotsk nobles, there are two extremes. Some people resisted vigorously and were killed by the soldiers, while some people were completely embarrassed and allowed the soldiers to catch them. Some people were yelling at Fushe.

Slav, scold him for what a bullshit decision he made.

But most of all, he was scolding the prince of the coalition forces, which made Rostislav touch his nose in embarrassment. Although he was still happy to see all this, he still wasn't that thick-skinned.

The Prince of Witchcraft raised his hand a little, but then put it down weakly, as if he was discouraged, and then allowed the Kiev soldiers to take him away.

When Rostislav looked at the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but change his uncle's opinion. This trick was so smooth. Rostislav never thought that the uncle who usually seemed kind-hearted could be so aggressive.

Watertight.

Next, the coalition forces naturally took over Minsk and sent another army to Polotsk with Vseslav himself to order the city to open its gates.

The coalition forces that entered Minsk were still very gentle and did not carry out large-scale looting. After all, the anger of the battle had been resolved in the leisurely life before - this is the advantage of having more camp personnel.

They just went door to door to collect some things that "should be collected", and the consequences for those who refused would make everyone obey.

Of course, in the final analysis, the main reason why it was so dignified was because the coalition forces captured a large amount of food. This was originally prepared by Polotsk for the Minsk army, but now it happened to belong to the coalition forces, and the Grand Duke directly distributed the food.

In most areas of Rus, food is still the first equivalent, so this act of the Grand Duke actually appeased people's hearts and avoided the customary massacre after the battle - these food are actually equivalent to the dispersal expenses.

It was also after such an action that many people in the coalition forces began to leave, especially those who enlisted sporadically and had no subordinates.

These grains have allowed them to make a lot of money during this expedition, not to mention the spoils on the battlefield, which is enough to go home happily and live a good life for a while.

After exchanging grain for the gold and silver they could carry with them from the merchants, they left together, and for a while the roads were filled with such victorious returnees.

The merchants made a lot of money through this wave, and the food was suddenly so cheap on the market. However, the prince quickly intervened. They were still making money anyway, so it was better to let them eat the food and use it.

Then there was better news. Under such circumstances, Polotsk also opened its city gates to the coalition forces. According to the prior plan, the troops stationed in Polotsk immediately emptied the prince's warehouse in the city.

, and sent it to Minsk.

Then, the most important thing for the princes next is how to divide the spoils of Polotsk Principality.

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Chapter completed!