When Monomakh's army passed through the mountains of Transcaucasus, many eyes looked at this powerful army.
Some people came to join Monomakh. Just as Rostislav's war attracted many people to come for the spoils of war, now in Transcaucasia, as long as the news of Monomakh's expedition is spread, a large number of soldiers will come.
Come and try to get some loot.
Others looked at this army and watched them leave their own land. They were extremely indifferent during the whole process. To them, whether they were kings, khans or emirs, they were just distant figures.
Vocabulary, they just need to be careful of any troops passing by.
When Monomakh's army arrived at the gates of Tbilisi, the impact was immediate. The street vendettas in the city immediately stopped due to the arrival of this army of ten thousand people. After a period of negotiation, everyone temporarily put aside each other.
The hatred between them started to help defend the city according to tradition.
After stationing the army, Monomakh simply sent an envoy to demand the city's obedience, and naturally he did not get what he wanted.
Over the years, although the rule of the Kingdom of Georgia has been in ruins, not many people like Monomakh. Many people remember that it was what he did that led to today's chaos.
But Monomach was not in a hurry at all. He just spent time under the city, did not block the city, and did not build siege equipment. He just watched the city.
As time went by, the various factions in the city became more and more uneasy.
The reason for the commotion is very simple. Everyone has already formed a blood feud in the previous fight. Now they are standing together just because of Monomach's possible threat. But as Monomach takes a non-siege posture, those people are standing together.
Hatred has emerged again, and blood feud is now number one.
Finally, someone couldn't help it anymore, and started another killing under such circumstances. At first, everyone tried hard to control one or two, but soon everyone realized that this was not something they could control. Those who were killed
Temporarily suppressed hatred will explode uncontrollably.
Just as the city's guards were crumbling, the gate of Tbilisi was opened, and as the gate opened, Monomakh's army came in.
Everyone was caught off guard, and subconsciously believed that their opponents had opened the door and let the enemy in, but no matter what they said or did at this time, they could not change the subsequent situation.
On the day they entered the city, Monomakh's army controlled key areas of the entire city in a very short period of time, and then Amvrosi, who had a long history of influence in Tbilisi, came forward to express his views.
surrendered to the Russian conquerors.
These two moves made most people have no intention of resisting. As for the few who planned to do anything, Monomacher had a list in his hand. The list came from the person who had already reached an agreement with him in the city.
Of course, these people were controlled immediately.
Amfrosi's defection made it possible for Monomakh to do whatever he did in Tbilisi in the short term. No one dared to stop him. Amfrosi's name and prestige were there. How many people dared to go there?
What about touching?
A large number of soldiers filled the streets of Georgia. Their discipline was very strict, and no one committed any crime. This may be because they have not experienced many battles since entering the city, or it may be because of the strict military law of the Russian prince.
In short, Tbilisi is relatively stable after changing its owner, and the scenery on the streets is relatively peaceful.
This was beyond the expectations of many people. Given the poor behavior of the military in this era, how could those guys not rob and rape? But such things happened.
The public's response to Monomakh's return was quite unimpressive. Many people were even very optimistic about Monomakh's rule. In the previous month or so, those street vendettas had left everyone's appetites turned off. Now here comes a foreign warlord.
Just let the foreign warlord, as long as he can restore the stability of the city, that's fine.
This can be seen from the current city appearance of Tbilisi. When Monomakh first entered the city, he found rubble and rotting corpses everywhere on the ground. This shows how fiercely these guys fought.
Next, Monomach's governance was quite calm. He issued some orders to stabilize the city and clean up the city. In addition, he accepted the routine tributes from all parties in the city. Just when everyone thought that the next days would be
When things calmed down, Monomach took action.
He took action on a dark and windy night. That is, at that night, a large number of soldiers poured out from their temporary camps. They all held swords and bright torches in their hands, but these soldiers were on the streets.
As they walked through, the reflection of the swords and the light of the torches formed a long dragon.
Monomakh's army began to arrest people, and they arrested none other than some important families in the city. The action had very drastic consequences. You know, Tbilisi is already in the midst of countless street vendettas.
It has built itself into a city of a thousand towers. What are these towers used for? Is it not to prevent sieges and night attacks?
But it is a pity that Monomach came completely prepared this time. He brought many trebuchets, and when encountering anyone who resisted, these trebuchets would directly hit them.
After a vigorous night, dozens of Georgian families, large and small, were uprooted. Not only the people in the family mansions were arrested, but also the managers of the various industries they owned. This was to root out their roots.
As for why Monomach is so clear, it is because Amfrosi provided this information, and the reason why he provided it is very simple.
"The hatred between these guys is so deep, and the prejudice and hostility between them is so serious that it is actually impossible for these guys to reconcile. Even if they use force to suppress them, they can only suppress it for a while. Once they have the opportunity, they will
They will fight against each other."
Amfrosi's idea is very simple. If Tbilisi wants long-term peace and stability, these guys have to be destroyed, and Monomakh is also happy with this. He just made a lot of money through this, and now he has it back.
In Tbilisi, there are many places where you need to spend money in the future.
So there was a large-scale operation this night. As those families were eradicated, the remaining forces in Tbilisi were also frightened and came to convey their loyalty to Monomakh. As usual, they offered gold, silver and hostages.
And as he received these two things, Monomach knew that the city was now truly obeying him.
As for those who were caught in one fell swoop, Monomach turned these people into slaves and handed them over to the slave traders in Shirvan. Recently, he met a Persian slave trader named Abdul. The price he paid for the slaves
Much higher than others.
After solving the problems inside the city, it is time to solve the problems outside the city. For the Kingdom of Georgia, things in Tbilisi can be said to have undergone drastic changes. First, their government was destroyed, and then that
Monomach captures another city?
The kings and nobles of the Kingdom of Georgia were still discussing how to deal with Tbilisi. As a result, Tbilisi learned that it had been captured by Monomakh for the second time, so one can imagine their mood.
And just when they were planning to question Monomach and launch a crusade against the adventurer, a letter he sent caused everyone to temporarily stop their actions.
The content of the letter was very simple. Monomakh explained the motivations for his actions and the situation in Tbilisi, saying that he had no choice but to take over the city.
Naturally, everyone thought he was messing with this. This thing was too weird no matter how you looked at it. There must be this guy's shadow behind it. But then they sadly discovered that they really couldn't find a way to deal with Monomach. According to their mission,
The spies who went there reported that the Russian did everything perfectly and couldn't find any reason at all.
And this makes some people unwilling to get involved. Georgia is highly divided. As long as a hole is opened, someone will naturally jump into the corresponding hole. As for the Georgian king? He can only be among them.
Just go with the flow.
So amid the rounds of nonsense, the matter about Tbilisi was dropped, and Monomakh's dominance was actually recognized.