Chapter 389 Ridiculous Collapse

For the coalition forces, since the leaders were discussing the expedition these days, they inevitably slacked off.

Now the coalition forces are eager for the Polovets to come but don't want them to come. Those who want them to come are eager to gain military exploits. Those Pereyaslav beggars have defeated these nomads so many times, so they can definitely do it too. Defeated them with great success.

As for the ones who don't want to come, they are the princes of Rus and the nobles. They plan to conduct an expedition to the grasslands, smash into the lair of the Borovets, and plunder the nomadic people's most important resource, livestock.

The most important among livestock is the war horse, which is suitable for both plowing and fighting. It is also the most exported item by the grassland people. There are even several specialized horse trading markets on the border.

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

It was under such an environment that the Polovets seemed to be in an uninhabited land and came very close to the coalition forces. On the way, they also annihilated several organized Russian troops, and He didn't let anyone go and successfully covered up his traces.

Originally, the purpose of the existence of these troops was to use their demise as a warning. In the eyes of the princes, if they were annihilated, one or two people would have to run away. Moreover, the main force had regular messenger contact with these troops. Without contact, everyone would be in trouble. You can find something wrong.

But the Polovets not only did a perfect job of annihilating them, but they also quickly approached Pereyaslav, leaving the Russians little time.

On that agreed night, the long-prepared Polovets army launched an assault on the coalition camp. There were eight thousand Porovets cavalry here, all selected teams from each ministry. This is why they were able to maintain their Good order.

Salu had calculated the time. From departure to arrival, everything was so strictly in line with the time. Next, it all depends on how the Russians react.

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

The first wave of attacks were on the scattered tribes on the grasslands. They have always existed as cannon fodder, so naturally they are now also cannon fodder, to test the reaction of the coalition forces and let them see the arrival of the nomadic army.

The coalition forces did not react to the arrival of the nomadic army at all, because these cannon fodder arrived under the wooden wall very smoothly, with only a few arrows affecting their activities.

Those arrows hit at most one or two, and the few that fell were like small splashes in the waves, disappearing the next moment.

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

As for the nomads on standby, they fired arrows that they had prepared for a long time at the camp. These were rockets. For a moment, it seemed as if stars had fallen from the sky, bringing death and fire to the camp.

According to the plan, the coalition forces will then set out to confront the Polovts army. The Chernigov army will "disintegrate" under the attack of the Polovts directly after the war, providing the Polovts with an attack. channels, allowing them to break through the entire Ross front and then defeat the entire coalition.

This is also the reason why Salu agreed to the letter. Anyway, if Mrs. Chernigo had not done so, she would have just withdrawn.

As for the ambush, who can leave behind the nomadic army?

At most, it can be regarded as just a harassment. The cost of this matter is not high, but the feasibility is very high. This is the root cause of Saru's coming here.

And just when Salu was thinking about how to respond based on the coalition's reaction, suddenly, an explosion sounded 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 explosion. This was a sight they had never seen before.

Saru watched a fireball rise in front of his eyes, and then exploded. He had never seen such a scene before, and he couldn't help but be fascinated by it, completely immersed in the scene.

This reminded him of the bonfire banquets in those days when his father forced the tribes to surrender. At that time, the bonfires were so conspicuous under the night sky, and those celebrating around the bonfire were the tribesmen who surrendered under his father's command.

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

If Rostislav were here, he would definitely disdain this scene. His memory is much more exaggerated than this, but the people here are not the same. This is the first time they have seen such a scene.

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

The fire was burning bigger and bigger, even spreading inside the camp. The flame was like a dancing balrog twisting its waist and spreading flames in the camp.

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

When the guarding soldiers were escaping, they unfortunately dropped the pile of flour on the ground, and the flour that was thrown up spread all over the space in an instant.

After sufficient combustion, the explosion occurs.

Originally the flour should not be placed so close to the edge of the camp, but in order to save some effort, the newcomers who escorted the nobles needed supplies directly piled the expensive flour in the tents at the edge of the camp, and they piled more and more.

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

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

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

After the explosion, the flames spread even more due to the pile of debris, and several oil tanks were even detonated by the flames, which caused a certain amount of panic.

The too many new recruits in the Kiev Army were already extremely panicked due to the surprise attack. They could initially maintain order with insults and whips. After maintaining this state, the next step was to enter the battle normally, but the explosion happened unexpectedly.

The sudden explosion became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Faced with the situation that they could not understand, the newcomer simply ignored the commander and started running around.

They thought it was some evil spirit exerting its power. Some even thought it was Satan coming, while those pagans thought it was the gods exerting their power.

So run away quickly, otherwise your soul will be harvested!

Moreover, the newcomers were already strongly dissatisfied with the Grand Duke and the steward, so taking this opportunity, their escape became unstoppable.

Some veterans were not much better. They were unable to walk when faced with this scene. They were frightened and ran around, ignoring their superiors. This was the worst scene.

The explosion caused a chain reaction in the camp. Many people were awakened by the explosion. After the awakening, the soldiers rushed out and saw the light of fire and people running around.

And don’t forget, the nomadic army has been throwing rockets into the camp. To some sleepy-eyed people, this scene looks like God sending down fire from heaven to destroy the sinful city of Sodom.

Most people will be extremely panicked by this scene, and then join the running tide under the herd mentality.

There are also devout people who believe that this is the moment of final judgment and even commit suicide in despair. Others take advantage of the chaos to start robbery. This undoubtedly adds a lot of firewood to the flame called chaos, making the flame burn even more fiercely.

exuberant.

When the well-informed nobles and soldiers saw all this, they subconsciously believed that the situation could not be restored. They gave up their responsibilities and joined the fleeing ranks.

A small number of rational people gathered together, but unfortunately faced with the chaos around them, there was very little they could do. They could only barely protect themselves, but even so they were in danger under various impacts.

The coalition camp is now in chaos like a crucible of hell. Everything that is still sane is being drawn into it, and it is boiling until it is completely over.

Faced with such a chaotic scene, the response of the Grand Duke's soldiers was very responsible. These people thought that the heretics had used some devil's method and that chaos in the camp was inevitable, so they decisively decided to find 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!"

Ijaslav, who was standing at the door of the gorgeous tent, was in disbelief. He had just been 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. The soldiers fled in panic, while rockets like stars were still falling from the sky...

The most important thing was the loud noise. Although the Grand Duke of Kiev 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 Ijaslav to experience such a fierce scene. Although he had experienced many battles and battles, this was the first time for him to experience such a blood and fire...

The Grand Duke of Kiev couldn't help but be confused, and the ridiculous idea that this was the Doomsday Judgment popped up in his head.

The result of the confusion was that the leader of the coalition immediately stopped, and no matter what he did, it was difficult to elicit a natural response from him.

"Grand Duke, come with us! The camp is over! Anyway, let's go back to Kiev!"

The soldiers rushed in under such circumstances, and then they didn't care about the Grand Duke's reaction. They held him and rushed outside. No matter what the war was about, the most important thing now was to save the Grand Duke's life. Without the Grand Duke's

Their personal army has no value in existence.

Oh, but that’s not entirely the case. After all, the Grand Duke’s son Yaropolk is still in Kiev, but even so, the soldiers still don’t want the Grand Duke to die. They are lords and comrades in arms. Who would want their own death?

Paoze and his comrades died.

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

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

It can be said that from this moment on, the brains of the coalition forces were completely dead and they could not 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 away like crazy. No one wants to stay and fulfill their duties. Everyone is trapped in madness.

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

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

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

There was nothing special about Svyatoslav's troops, so this chaotic situation quickly swept them, which was inevitable.

Sviatoslav was really confused. Before he even exerted any force, this army was finished. What is this? What is going on!

"What's going on? What's going on with that ghost explosion? Ah? God, why are you doing that to me, why are you doing that to me!"

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

Prince Chernigov felt that all the arrangements were made to make him feel lonely. He worked hard like a clown, but the audience was unwilling to laugh at him.

He made up so many reasons for the "rout" and made so many preparations. He spent a lot of effort on this, and now that he was truly told that he had been lonely, the impact was needless to say.

"Father, leave now! We can't stay here any longer. No matter what the plan is, we must leave this place!"

Gleb led his brothers and said to his somewhat collapsed father, his words full of anxiety. If he didn't leave, he really wouldn't be able to leave, and he really would have to stay here forever.

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

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

Many people were already going insane because of this deus ex machina-like chaos, and they became even more insane when they saw this scene.

However, in such a chaotic scene, a prince of Rus made a choice that was completely opposite to this debacle - but to be precise, someone made him make this decision.

"Father, we must strike. No matter what the situation is, it is better for us to return to Pereyaslav, to our city, which is not far away."

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

After the attack began, Monomach responded the fastest, immediately summoning his soldiers to give him the ability to move.

It was precisely because of Monomakh's decisive behavior that order was maintained, and Pereyaslavs were not killed immediately.

Moreover, the border residents and nomads of Pereyaslav were originally brave people. In the long-term conflict, they had developed the habit of subconsciously gathering to resist the enemy. Coupled with Monomakh's decisive behavior, Prince Pereyaslav was surrounded by
To be continued...