Vasiliko did not expect that he would see Monomakh so soon.
After bidding farewell to the main force of the Crusaders, Vasiliko's team took advantage of the gap created by the defeat of the Muslim army and successfully passed through the Emirate of Aleppo and stopped in the County of Edessa.
After a while, they entered the kingdom of Monomach.
Among different populations, the kingdom of Monomakh also has different names. Most outsiders call it the Kingdom of Georgia, and see it more as an extension of Georgia's power. The locals in Transcaucasia call it the country of adventurers because Monomakh
Identity of Nomachna military adventurer.
As for Monomakh himself, it was his Alexander Empire.
In the castle of the local lord, Vasiliko learned about the location of Monomach, Tabriz.
Vasiliko immediately headed there, and along the way he was also able to see the sights of the Kingdom of Monomakh.
Perhaps because they are located in a border area with constant conflicts, Vasiliko and his group saw most of all kinds of ruins. Burnt villages often contained the same charred corpses.
Vasiliko turned a blind eye to all this. For the war lords, such scenes are never uncommon. Many of them are also the creators of such scenes, and they have long been accustomed to it.
There were a lot of bandits along the way. Vasiliko lamented the prying eyes more than once. He also often saw wanderers with different armors. They knew that Vasiliko's team was a big piece of fat, but this big piece of fat
The meat is covered in armor and feels very tricky, so they don't dare to do it rashly.
Therefore, Vasiliko's team crossed the crisis-ridden area without any danger and arrived at Tabriz, where Monomanmacher's army gathered.
The closer we get to Tabriz, the stronger the atmosphere of war that can be seen on the road. There are more and more ruins of recently burned villages. Among these ruins are charred bodies in charred houses. They can be seen everywhere.
The corpse was hung on the gallows and fluttered slightly in the wind.
There were more and more soldiers, and Vasiliko saw almost every ethnic group under Monomakh's rule here: those who wore old and stolen armor were mountain people from all walks of life in the Caucasus, and those who were arrogant and armored
The cavalry were small landowners from Georgia or Armenia. As for those with mixed weapons and different armors, they were Monomakh's military adventurers from all over the world.
But the most common ones are civilian infantrymen wearing various colors of cloth and holding crude or old weapons. They are either lifeless or overly excited. Vasiliko is very familiar with this kind of people. No matter where he fights, he will be like this.
Human shields are indispensable.
There are always troops from all walks of life running on the road. They are either in a hurry or marching leisurely. This road has not been so prosperous for a long time. The number of people passing here during this period is probably more than the number of people passing by here in the past ten years combined.
need more.
Vasiliko led a team of a hundred people, so he was subject to a lot of questioning along the way, but after he showed his identity as an envoy, the soldiers let them go.
Those who were more familiar with the origins of Monomach had a lot of eyes on this Ross team. They knew about the entanglements between Monomach and his relatives in the north, and were very surprised by the arrival of these people.
But no matter what, no one made trouble for them after all, and they progressed smoothly along the way. In this way, they arrived at the city of Tabriz, the destination of their trip.
Tabriz is an important city on the Iranian plateau. It can be said that if you want to move further south, you must capture this city. During Monomakh's great expansion period, his convenient expansion in Persia was finally forced to take place here.
city before, but now, Monomach has taken this city.
When Vasiliko's team reached Tabriz, an unprecedented fierce battle had just ended. Seljuk Sultan Bakiyaruk was defeated by Monomakh and lost the important stronghold on the border.
In Briz, for the Seljuk Empire, this failure made the situation extremely bad. If Monomakh was willing, he could go further south.
When the Russians arrived, it was less than a month and a half after they left the Crusaders. This is why Vasiliko said that he did not expect to see Monov brother so soon. He originally thought that the trip would take half a year.
Outside the city walls of Tabriz, Vasiliko saw piles of corpses. These corpses were being stripped off everything in an orderly manner, and then they were thrown into the corpse pit as naked as when they were born.
The nobles and rich people in the Seljuk army were treated better. At least they were wrapped in white cloth, and then they were thrown into special single pits - of course, provided that their relatives could come up with money.
Vasiliko informed the city's defenders of his arrival, and then sent out his request to meet Monomach. Soon, the news reached Monomach.
"Rostislav's son wants to see me?" Monomakh said in a surprised tone, "That Grand Duke of Rus, my cousin's son?"
"Yes, he calls himself Vasilko Rostislavich Rurik." The guard who reported the news replied, "We have verified the identity and it is not false."
Monomakh, who was already middle-aged and had a big beard, pondered, well, Rostislav asked his son to come to see him? What is he planning to do?
"If you ask me, just hang this kid. If he takes the initiative to bring him to me, isn't he just asking for death?"
A low voice sounded, and Monomakh didn't even need to raise his head to know that these were Oleg's words. It can be said that his father and brother both died at the hands of Rostislav, and his hatred for Rostislav is naturally the strongest.
, it is not surprising to say such a thing.
"Hey, Oleg, I don't care what's going on over there? But that's not how we treat guests. There's no reason to burn guests to death."
Radko said that some white color had appeared on his hair and beard, but the white color did not affect his actions. The mercenary-turned-lord was still as strong as a stubborn old tree stump.
"Yes, my lords, this is not our way of hospitality. No matter what this Rostislavich plans to say, we still cannot hang him like this."
Anton expressed his approval of Radko. The two of them have always had the same attitude, and this time is no exception.
"That's because you have no hatred against that brat's father! Damn it, I almost forgot that you two were Rostislav's subordinates. I'm not surprised that you said that. Damn it, Monomach,
Why are you just watching? Come out and say something, weren’t you forced to leave Rus because of that bastard Rostislav?”
Although he is older and a lot of time has passed, Oleg's hatred remains undiminished, but his words immediately changed the expressions of everyone here.
"Oleg, we are all our own people here, so there is no need to talk like this."
"Lord Oleg, our loyalty to Lord Monomakh is visible. It is definitely not what you slandered!"
Radko and Anton said one after another that this was a very serious accusation and they had to take a stand.
"Oleg, you talk too much and make too many gaffes. I think you should take a good rest."
There was anger in Monomach's tone. Oleg's words were very inappropriate. The three people here are all the founding members of Monomach's entrepreneurial team. No one else is as trustworthy as the people here, but Oleg
Legge’s words are undoubtedly shaking the unity!
"Okay, I made a mistake, so Monomach, what are you going to do?"
Monomacher's attitude also made Oleg think that his brain was blocked by hatred, and it was really inappropriate to speak, so he simply changed the topic - more accurately, he brought the topic back to the topic and discussed what they really needed.
Questions for discussion.
"I will meet with Rostislavich alone to see what he wants to say and what our relative plans to do, and then we will decide what to do next."
When Monomacher spoke, he put his right hand on his nose. The three people who knew him well knew that this was when he made up his mind.