For Rostislav, this night was the most satisfying night since he came to this era. Countless honors accompanied him, countless people called his name, and his future was extremely bright, as if he was walking on a bright road.
This night, he also threw away his previous reserve and drank glass after glass of wine until he almost couldn't get up. Fortunately, his last willpower allowed him to control himself and he didn't become completely drunk.
When the sun rose on the second day, the former battlefield was filled with drunkards. When the Peicheng scouts sent out because the Borovets hurriedly left from the city found this place, they couldn't help but be stunned when they saw this scene.
News of the victory quickly spread to Pei City, and the city naturally fell into joy. Their Grand Duke had won the victory, and they no longer had to be under the threat of the nomadic scimitar.
The third uncle of Prince Rus, Vsevolod, led his soldiers out of the city and hurried to his father and brothers. Here he also learned about Rostislav's achievements. The young prince could not help but be surprised by his nephew's achievements.
The future of the young war prince is bound to be limitless.
The militiamen from Peicheng also rushed to the battlefield one after another and began to help the Kiev army clean up the battlefield. For the people in Peicheng, they had saved themselves, so it was their duty to help them clean up the battlefield. Everyone was very enthusiastic.
By noon, the effects of the hangover had dissipated among the drunkards on the ground. They struggled to get up, patting their heads, and were then rushed by the soldiers to do various miscellaneous things. The battlefield still had to be dealt with, and the military camp still needed to be tidied up.
But just two days later, they had to abandon these tasks and hand them over to the citizens of Peicheng. The commanders of the Russian army were in an extremely bad mood. Yaroslav's face was the ugliest. The reason was also very simple.
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Riots broke out in Kyiv.
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Let us move forward to the nights of a few days ago. At that time, the black hat troops who escaped from the battlefield returned to Kiev. They ran for a day and a night without any effort, bringing the news of the defeat of the Grand Duke's army, and then arrived one after another.
Ross's defeat undoubtedly proves the authenticity of this matter.
This made Kiev explode in an instant. The failure of the Grand Duke meant that they lost their protection. The Polovtsian army will soon arrive in Kiev, and the arduous siege will also begin. And about the horror of the siege
Many people have heard it countless times from the elderly.
Fear came like a boulder, and everyone was almost crushed by it. The reaction outside the city was especially huge and caused drastic changes.
The farmers who took refuge outside Kiev were once again exploited by profiteers with high grain prices after the Grand Duke left. Behind those profiteers were the powerful people of Kiev. They restrained themselves when the Grand Duke was there. After the Grand Duke left, they became unscrupulous.
Wicher, who was supposed to be distributing food, stopped even distributing food. Many people in the "slums" had already starved to death.
The news of the Grand Duke's failure became the last straw that overwhelmed the people. The squeezed dissatisfaction mixed with the fear of war continued to ferment among the people, and a qualitative change occurred. Once the qualitative change was completed, the result would be very horrific.
At this time, a group of Perun believers suddenly stood up and told the people that it was the people who worshiped the Cross God in the city who had caused all this, and that they had led to today's predicament.
The followers of the Slavic gods had been active among the peasants these days. They had won the trust of the people with food and medicine. Now they began to channel the anger of the people, and the results were very successful.
"Kill all those Christians!"
"Burn them all!"
"Get that Christ out of Rus! He brought in those greedy ones!"
Farmers full of complaints and hatred made such voices. Their anger has been fully aroused. Words that they once did not dare to say are now spoken unscrupulously. Even many citizens have joined their ranks, and the citizens have also suffered those who deserved to die.
Under the oppression of the powerful, life is not easy either.
No one came out to stop all this. Wycher's militia had long ignored what happened outside the city, and now they were naturally unable to control it.
"Yes, that's it! Go kill those damn masters! Go get your things back!"
The warlock stood on a high place and roared, and with his words, those passionate emotions reached their highest peak. And a crazy expression appeared on the warlock's face. This extremely fanatical scene in front of him was exactly what he needed most.
The people's anger has been aroused. At this moment, the powerful people in Kiev suddenly discovered that the situation that should have been under control was actually not under their control. The farmers and citizens who had been ignored by them suddenly took up arms to resist them at this moment.
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Even the Black Hats were in commotion. They had already betrayed the Grand Duke of Russia anyway, so what’s the point of betraying them again now? Taking advantage of this opportunity to go to Kiev to grab a wave was the right thing to do. Yaroslav was probably dead anyway (they
It seems).
As the city gate of Kiev was opened by an unknown person, the farmers who had been rejected entered the city with weapons, and the restless people in the city also raised their weapons, and nomadic riders were galloping on the streets. Everything changed.
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Rostislav's Red Mansion was usually very quiet on weekdays. After all, Rostislav was basically not in his mansion except at night. But now, there are countless torches standing on the courtyard walls, and people in armor are everywhere.
Others are debugging bows and arrows.
"Your Highness Zoe, please come with us. It's too dangerous here. Those mobs may come and kill you at any time!"
Leo was now dressed as a warrior, wearing a pointed iron hat and chainmail. With his strong body, it was completely impossible to tell that he was actually a man proficient in books.
Leo's clerks were also dressed up in the same way, and were more or less armed with armor. However, compared to Leo, these people looked very lame, and they didn't look like soldiers at all.
In comparison, the personal soldiers left by Prince Ross beside Zoe stood so upright. The armor seemed to be weightless when worn on their bodies. Their waists were straight and their hands were always on the hilt of their swords, ready at any time.
Stand with your sword drawn.
"No, absolutely not."
Zoe was wearing a black robe, her hair was tied back, and her words were full of decisiveness.
"My husband's savings are here. He can't lose this money. I won't leave."
In Prince Ross's red house, there is the huge wealth he inherited from his father, which is the foundation for his future business.
"This...I guess your husband won't blame you. Saving your life is the most important thing now! We can take away as much gold and silver as we can."
Leo is also a close confidant of Rostislav, so he knows the news, but he cares more about saving Zoe's life than gold and silver. On the one hand, it is because of his and Zoe's relationship that is similar to family affection. On the other hand, if Zoe
If Yi is gone, then his investment can be said to be a complete failure. This is a situation that Leo absolutely does not want to see.
But Zoe said so, and he had no choice. As for taking her away by force, it wasn't that he couldn't take Zoe away by force, but that his men, who had just put on armor, would definitely not be able to protect Zoe.
Those dozens of soldiers.
"Your Highness Zoe, a group of armed men came outside the door and they said they wanted to see you."
At this time, a soldier opened the door and delivered a piece of news that suddenly made the situation tense.