Seeing the remaining Polovtsian cavalry flying away as quickly as possible, Rostislav couldn't help but regretfully said that he wanted to chop off the heads of a few more Polovts nobles.
"That's how the Polovtsians are, His Highness Rostislav Slav, once he realizes that something is wrong, he will run very fast."
Covered in blood, like a bloody man, Gevalan came to Prince Ross, and his Danren ax cut off countless heads and limbs.
Behind the two men, some Russians were stripping off the clothes of the deceased, some were sitting down to rest, and some were tying up the prisoners.
"What about the casualties? And the captures?"
Rostislav did not look at Gvalan, but continued to look at the Polovets who fled away, confirming their escape.
"The casualties... there are roughly twenty people dead, and there are dozens of wounded. The lightly injured will just be taken care of. As for the seriously injured, we can only put them on the carriage to see if they can make it through this way. There are seven soldiers in the Guards.
People are injured, and I don’t think one of them will survive, but only God can decide their fate now.”
Gevalan looked very ordinary when he said these things. For professional soldiers, war and death are just extremely common things. Even the life and death of his colleagues are treated in this way. The battle is the daily life of a warrior.
"As for the prisoners, I don't know yet, but there should be hundreds of them anyway. Many Polovets surrendered directly when they saw the desperate situation. It's a pity that those war horses basically couldn't be pulled out of the swamp.
You can kill it and get some horse meat."
"Then let the prisoners take us to the Polovets camp. There should be no one there. There must be something worth capturing in there."
Rostislav's words were full of expectations. There is nothing better than conquering a failed enemy.
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After leaving the servants to clean the battlefield, the Russians, led by the prisoners, went to the temporary camp of the Polovets, which was not far away. After about ten minutes of walking, the camp appeared in everyone's sight.
The temporary camp of the Polovets was extremely crude. There were shabby sheds built randomly everywhere, and some daily items were placed in the sheds, such as cheese pelts and the like.
There are no rules and regulations in the entire camp. It's just the herdsmen setting up camp wherever they think they can. It also exudes the usual stench of herdsmen, which makes people frown.
The original Polovets guards ran away immediately after learning of the defeat. Before running away, they took away all the portable valuables in the camp and looted all the tents, especially Tugel's big tent. This is the key point.
Loot objects.
Therefore, the Russians could not find many valuable things in the camp. Some scattered gold and silver were their limit. In the end, they only found dozens of bad horses, some food and flags.
However, one of the flags made Rostislav very satisfied, because it was the Polovei battle flag that represented his identity.
"This thing is good. My grandfather will be very happy after taking this thing back."
Rostislav played with the light yellow battle flag. There were symbols on the flag that only people in the steppes could understand. There were tassels on it. The battle flag was made of silk, and there was a gold spearhead on the top.
It is the utensils of noble people.
"Oh God, a prostrate war flag belongs to Tugel. This trophy is a great honor."
Gevalan looked at the battle flag and touched the tassels on it. He had been fighting for many years and this was the first time he touched such a battle flag. The nomad's battle flag was not easy to capture, because if the grassland people ran away, Ross's infantry would not be able to catch up.
Got it.
"Congratulations, Your Highness Rostislav."
Flag Officer Yang congratulated his peer, his tone full of envy. Rostislav had received such honor at such a young age, and as a young man, he couldn't help but feel envious.
"This thing is so surprising."
Rostislav looked at the light yellow battle flag, and it was really unexpected to get such a trophy. He thought that Tugel's cronies should take this away, so he couldn't help but sigh at his luck.
"Yang, put this thing away."
Rostislav threw the flag to the flag officer, and Yang held it as if he had found a treasure. Of course, such a precious trophy must be so valued, and it was also the flag of Tugel. The defeat of this notorious man had a great impact on the Russian people.
It has a different meaning and will give Rostislav a great reputation.
"Next, let's go back to Kiev and enjoy the glory we deserve."
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I don't know whether it was due to Tugel's defeat or simply the retreat of the nomadic army, but the road back to Kiev was very easy, and Prince Rus's team did not encounter any enemies on the way.
As he approached Kiev, Rostislav saw large armies gathering from all over Russia.
Soldiers from all over Rus gathered here. Rostislav saw the axemen from Smolensk, the spearmen from Chernigov, and the hastily armed peasants. A large number of soldiers were gathered and armed.
, and more troops are coming.
However, in addition to the soldiers, a large number of refugees also gathered. They fled nearby to seek shelter from the city walls of Kiev, but were turned away by Kiev. They could only set up camp on the outskirts of the city. From a distance, they looked like a slum with countless
People live in it.
Kiev Vecher distributes some food to this "slum" every day to prevent people from starving to death. However, as the number of people continues to increase, the food is becoming less and less available, and the dissatisfaction of the fleeing farmers is also increasing.
They originally came to pray for the protection of the city wall but were turned away. Now they are being exploited by merchants who are constantly raising the price of food. The food distributed by Weicher has begun to fail to satisfy everyone. Various factors have accumulated and made them very resentful.
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As for the city, it's not much better. The merchants' price hikes are effectively squeezing the wealth of the citizens. Many low-level citizens are already hungry. The food distributed by Weicher is not enough, because on the one hand, Weicher has to supply food to the people inside and outside the city.
, on the other hand, we have to prepare military supplies for the assembled army - the Grand Duke predicts that at least 10,000 troops will gather here.
However, recently the Grand Duke beheaded several grain merchants who had raised the most outrageous prices, and used their grain and property to appease the restless people. This caused the market price of grain to drop instantly, and the originally dangerous situation immediately eased.
The envoy sent by the Prince of Rus had already spread the news of the seizure of the Tugel flag, and he also entrusted his men in Kiev to spread the news throughout Kiev.
So when the expeditionary Rostislav entered Kiev with the yellow flag of the Polovtsians, the whole city was boiling.
This is the flag of the infamous Tugel. This man is "famous" in Rus'. It is the name that parents in Kiev use most to scare their children. Now the Grand Duke's grandson has seized the flag of this evil man and brought it to Rus'.
The devil whose hands were full of the blood of the people of Kiev was defeated today!
Moreover, he also brought a large amount of trophies and captured many Polovets prisoners, including many Polovets leaders. The huge value of those thousands of horses was clear to everyone present, and the intelligence that the prisoners could bring was
It shows that he successfully completed the investigation mission.
The news of defeating such a notorious and powerful enemy has greatly diluted the Kiev people's dissatisfaction with supply constraints and fear of the nomadic army, and also made the assembled armies more confident, and the people's morale and military morale can be put to use at this moment.
Men chanted Rostislav's name, shouted for his military name, others directly joined the hero's ranks, and women kissed his soldiers.
The soldiers from the cave monastery were obviously not used to these and seemed very passive, which caused bursts of laughter from people.
Rostislav walked through the streets of Kiev amidst the popular welcome and went to the Grand Duke's palace to report on his achievements.
The Grand Duke was naturally very satisfied with this, and his grandson did much better than he expected.
After the audience was over, Rostislav hurriedly arranged for his subordinates and returned to the Red Mansion to meet his little wife Zoe - for a young man who was already at a bloody age, he was forced to leave his new wife.
The depression and the hormonal impulse caused by the fighting made him feel very uncomfortable.
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"Rostislav is indeed very capable. I originally thought he would bring dozens of people and capture a few prisoners, but he brought Tugel's flag and defeated this disgusting guy. Ha, I can imagine that bastard
The expression on his face made him feel even more uncomfortable knowing that the one who defeated him was a 16-year-old boy, hahaha."
Beside the burning fireplace, the Grand Duke of Kiev commented on his grandson over a glass of wine, accompanied by his janissary captain Tika.
The wine the Grand Duke drank was from the collection of a wine estate in Moldavia in the south. He would not bring it out for ordinary banquets on weekdays. He would only drink it on days when there was meaning or important events. It seemed that it was very important to the Grand Duke.
Said today is such a day.
His joy was beyond words. Tugel's reputation was based on harming the authority of the Grand Duke. Seeing this person suffer, the Grand Duke was naturally very happy.
"Grand Duke, are you going to do what you decided before?"
Ji Ka's tone was still so plain, as if he was talking about ordinary things, but in fact the decision they were going to make would have an extremely far-reaching impact and change the fate of countless people.
"Well, leave Smolensk to Vishata and let him become the mayor there. My eldest grandson has proven that he deserves more resources."
While drinking wine, the Grand Duke mentally added a weight to the scale - on Rostislav's side. And what he did today will have a profound impact in the future.