February 1238
Pereyaslavl-Zalessky, once the capital of the Principality, to the arrival of the Mongol was the fiefdom of Yaroslav-the powerful brother of Grand Duke Yuri Vsevolodovich. With an iron hand Yaroslavl ruled two capitals — Novgorod and Kiev. Near matured son Alexander, the future Nevsky.
Yaroslavl's City
In the city there was a strong Pereyaslavsky regiment. Governor family, not having the order of the Prince to leave, was preparing to fulfill his duty to the suzerain. To defend was that. Yuri Dolgoruky, the Creator of Parallax capital spared no money and effort to equip it.
Pereyaslavl-Zalessky was a great fortress and was in the top 10 big cities of Russia. Almost 3 kilometers of the ring shaft up to 10 meters high, crowned with a wooden wall with 12 towers and 3 gates. With 3 sides of the city of Yaroslavl defended 2 of the river True and Murmur, which in winter are useless. On the last side of the lake Pleshcheyevo was dug a deep ditch.
Above to the North in 5 kilometers there was a strong Klein — the ancient capital of Pereyaslavshchina. It was on a mountain and also fortified with a wooden wall.
In Klein the Governor placed all cavalry in 3 hundred. There were about 2,000 men-at-arms and militia. But before there was enough and smaller to beat off from steppe inhabitants. About strength and tactics unknown to the Tatars Pereyaslavets had no idea.
The first news appeared with Vladimir refugees from the South. Cattle, carts, women and children went North in a long stream past the town along the Pereyaslavsky tract...
When Governor enemy learned that the Tatars took Vladimir, I realized-no chance. Therefore, ordered to warm and feed refugees. But having provided with supplies, not to let in a fortress, and to send further. With them and sent the civilian population of Yaroslavl.
Now Pereyaslavsky regiment not just defended the princely patrimony. It became a shield, giving the refugees time to get further away from the Tatars engaged in the assault.
The Emperor's son
Guy, the son of Pagan (Emperor) Opera brought his Lumen (10 000) a day after parting with Batu at the burned Yuriev-Polsky. Batu himself went to the left to Novgorod.
The siege will be difficult, Yaroslavl a serious fortress. Batu sent him here with 1 Lumen on purpose. Hoped bezrodnyy son Duchy, that'll break off son Pagan her teeth about pereyaslavskiy a ridge, putting have walls unclaimed Mongols.
Nothing. Will be the day, when Guy Khan sits on his father's throne and will cause the bat to bend the neck! And now, he will take the rich city of the lesser Horde. And pray of will glorify themselves!
Guy's Lumen consisted of experienced swordsmen. The father gave the son the best Mongols of plus, three thousand conquered Plans joined the Lumen before the Russian campaign. Guy was not an idiot, and he bargained for 3 light stone throwers and a couple of arrows. Pereyaslavl-Zalessky was taken in the ring. Chingizid will try to take him fast attack.
Storm
To the Spas sky gate went protected RAM, but the walls were blackened from screaming Rostov, and the air from their arrows. The Russian slaves of Khazar covered the RAM with their bodies, the Mongol archers suppressed the fire. But rusty was stubborn. A human shield of slaves falls. And the RAM burst into flames, before they reached the city.
Dismounting from his horses, Lumen tried to take the walls on the move, but could not. The nukes rolled away from Yaroslavl, leaving dozens of dead and screaming in pain on the dirty snow...
To storm further and lose Mongols Guy changed his mind. Richer hails on the way will not be more, I want to squeeze it to the drop. Therefore, having withdrawn the Lumen, he unfolded the stone-throwers and arrow-throwers. The Tatars beat the walls of Pereyaslavl-Zalessky with stones and pots of burning oil. Trying not to set fire to the Posed inside.
Pereyaslavsky Governor enemy knew that the destruction of the walls-a matter of time. In the third night Pereyaslavsky regiment went in sortie, to destroy dangerous amnesty...
A signal fire for Klein was lit on the North tower. Simultaneously from two sides hit the garrisons pincers. But the Mongolian knocking over a barrier, the squads met each other, not finding the Tatar catapults. Mindful of the success of the Muscovite, Guy ordered every night to steal light kamnenosov into the mill. The remains of both squads went to Pereyaslavl-Zalessky.
Fire a hundred
Five days the wall of Pereyaslavl-Zalessky kept blows of huge blocks and fire. By noon of the 5th day, Guy saw the glow of a huge fire engulfing the city. But his stonemasons had nothing to do with it. Pereyaslavsky Governor ordered setting fire to his city, so as not to get the enemy.
Guy's dreams of production and glory turned to ashes together with fire of Pereyaslavl-Zalessky...
By the evening of the 5th day, unable to withstand the shelling, the wall collapsed. The Tartars, with a furious shriek, rushed to the assault in order to save at least part of the booty. But fiercely fought against the fire Pereyaslavsky regiment in numerous breaches.
And the fire grew and grew, the unbearable heat burned their faces. There was no point in continuing the assault.
The drums began to beat, and the Mongol hundreds stood at the edge of the walls and breaches, away from the zone of fire...
But it wasn't over. The funeral pyre of Pereyaslavl-Zalessky itself attacked the Tatars. Somewhere in the depths of the fire the bell of the Transfiguration Church was beating heavily. From black smoke and soot flew sulitsy and arrows. The Smoking men-at-arms ran to the attack.
Lowering their blades, the Mongols watched in silence as the burning howls came stubbornly at them from the flames. Like hate. Pain wins.