“You called me father, I want good things for you and I give to your brother
_outside her
119) John, 575. 111) New author., p. 147. 12) Ip., 382. 385.
Roman KMev." Setting off, Roman left his son Yaropolk to reign in Smolensk 113).
However, the Horopia relationship did not last long; Prince Andrei was not slow to show his pride and demands. He demanded that the Rostislavichs hand over three boyars who were accused of poisoning his brother Glb. The Rostislavichs refused and allowed the boyars to leave. Then Andrei sent an unprecedented order to Roman: “You don’t walk in my village with your brothers, so go from Eva, let David go from Vyshgorod; Mstislav from Blgorod; Smolensk for you - share it.” Needless to say, the Rostislavichs were offended by such a proud order. Roman, not wanting to stay in Yu®ev, who could no longer imagine any protection, went to Smolensk. However, the brothers were not at a loss. They sent to tell Andrey: “Brother! indeed, we called you father and kissed you on the cross, and we stand kissing you on the cross; and now you have brought our brother out of Eve and you are showing us the way from the Russian land without guilt, then may God and the power of the cross be with us.” Andrey did not respond to this speech. The Rostislavichs realized that they had to wait for a serious war; they were the first to start it (1177). Having accidentally gone to Noev, they captured Vsevolod Yuryevich, Andreev’s brother, and his nephew Yaropolk and all the boyars; These princes occupied Kev on the orders of Andrei. In addition, the Rostislavichs went to see Andreev’s brother Mikhail at Torchesk.
Andrei, before deciding to go to war, sent the boyar Mikhn to tell the Rostislavichs: “You don’t want to be in my world, you Rurik, go to Smolensk to your brother in your homeland. Tell David,” he said to the boyar, you go to Berlad (to the steppe people), and I order you not to be on the Russian lands; Tell Mstislav: that’s it lies in you, I command you not to be in Russian lands.” When the ambassador arrived with such requests to Mstislav, he ordered him to cut off his beard and hair in his presence. “Go to your prince,” Mstielav said to the ambassador: and tell him: we have considered you until now as a father, but if you with such roars
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send it not as to a prince, but as to an assistant or a simple person, then do what you want” 114).
Until now, Andrei had been hesitating, assuming that the Rostislavichs would come to him confessingly. But now it was impossible to hesitate. He soon gathered about 50 thousand soldiers of the northern militia and sent them under the command of his son Yury and governor Boris Zhidislavich; he ordered them to expel David and Rurik from their homeland, and to bring the captive Metislav to him.
During the campaign in Suzdalsma, the troops were increased by a huge number of allies: they were joined by all the princes of Soveryansve, headed by Svyatoslav Vsevolodich, the princes of Polotsue, Turovem and Gorodensshe.
Roman Rostislavich, when the regiments passed by his land, was also forced to send a regiment with his son against his brothers; he was afraid then to show his alliance with his brothers because his own land could be ruined.
When the enemy approached, the Rostislavichs abandoned their numbers; They decided to defend themselves in such a way that everyone locked themselves in their own city: Rurik in Belgorod, Mstislav with David’s regiment in Vyshgorod, David himself rushed to Galich to ask for help, which he managed to do. The Allies first of all captured the YVNoevs and sent part of the junior squad to Vyshgorod. On the very first day, Mstielav gave both of them a battle, which remained indecisive. The next day all the regiments arrived and the siege began. During the siege, violent clashes often occurred, from which the besieged suffered greatly. So about 9 weeks passed, when Yaroslav, Prince Lutsey, with the entire Volyn army, came to Rostislavich. He sought seniority among the Olgovichs and then wanted to take Vev. But when this was refused to him, he went over to the side of the Rostislavichs and, turning his regiments, headed towards Belgorod. The allies, seeing this retreat and believing that Yaroslav in their rear would unite with the Galicians and Rurik, rushed to flee from near Vyshgorod. During their flight, many of them drowned in the Dneir and perished in the fire of Metislav 115).