Chapter 399: Overture to the Western Expedition

Today, since she entered the Golden Horde, countless wolf-like eyes have never left her, and fortunately, the Mongol Khan Kublai Khan seems to have little interest in her.

In fact, she was wrong, Kublai Khan wanted her very much, but she was the favorite concubine of Nahai after all, and Kublai Khan had just subdued his busy brother Timur and Nahai, and he didn't want to do superfluous things.

Many Mongolian nobles gathered in one tent, chatting and laughing, and the great battle of the previous day had been left behind. It's just that Kublai Khan has not announced the opening of the banquet, obviously waiting for someone.

Yufro looked up, and there was an empty seat next to Aibuhua, and although the Mongol nobles in the tent were crowded with each other, no one occupied the seat and the open space behind it. Yu Fu Luo Xin understands that this position must belong to the key person of the long overdue war-Cheng Yue! He is the only one who can make everyone from Kublai Khan to ordinary Mongolian nobles wait for him willingly, without complaining at all.

Cheng Yue - He's really amazing, what kind of person is he?

Suddenly, I heard one after another shouting from outside: "Cheng Yue, the commander of the right army, has arrived!" The tent suddenly fell silent, and then someone laughed: "The heaven-sent horse is here, can you have a banquet?" ”

The laughter of the Mongolian nobles continued, and as soon as the tent door was raised, a handsome young man wearing a crisp European-style military uniform walked in, followed by several generals wearing the same military uniform.

All the Mongolian nobles stood up and saluted the young man, and Yuphoroth no longer doubted, "Cheng Yue-!" Yufroxin shouted in his heart.

Cheng Yue saw Youfu Luoxin, and Youfu Luoxin was also looking at him. Cheng Yue took off his hat and put it on his chest. The left hand is behind the back. Bow gracefully. He bowed a standard European salute and said to Euphro in his newly learned French: "Good afternoon!" Dear Madam! ”

Yufro was stunned for a moment, and then almost jumped up in surprise! Except for a French-speaking servant with her, she hadn't heard the language of the European aristocracy for a long time, let alone the aristocratic etiquette she was familiar with!

Why does Cheng Yue have these things? Isn't he Han? It's amazing!

Everyone saw Cheng Yue's unusual behavior and thought it was very interesting. Mongolia has close ties with European countries and is no stranger to European etiquette and language, but it is the first time to see Han Chinese do so. And it's done smoothly and looks pleasing to the eye.

Nahai didn't think too much about it, Yuphroxin was just his plaything, it was sent by Michael VIII in order to reduce the hostility of the alliance between the Golden Horde and the Amluk Dynasty towards the Byzantine Empire, if it weren't for this reason, he wouldn't mind giving her to Cheng Yue at all.

Both the Golden Horde and the Amluk dynasty believed in Islam and formed an alliance with the Ilkhanate, which insisted on Buddhism and supported Kublai Khan. This time, the Golden Horde dared to send troops to fight Kublai Khan, and it also relied on the Amluk dynasty's containment of the Ilkhanate.

However, now the Mongol khanates have been reconciled and are no longer hostile to each other. The situation in Eurasia will inevitably change dramatically as a result.

Kublai Khan said curiously: "Cheng Yue, what did you just say?" Why haven't I heard of it? ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "Great Khan." The minister spoke Frankish, the official language in which the European aristocracy communicated with each other, and it was just a very simple greeting just now, and the other ministers were still learning. ”

Kublai Khan said, "What are you learning this for?" What's the use? ”

Cheng Yue took a step forward and said loudly: "Great Khan, when the time is ripe, the minister will invite the Great Khan to march west!" All of Europe, must be brought under our rule! ”

The Mongol nobles were stunned at first, and then everyone jumped up in ecstasy, and shouted wildly together: "Western Expedition!" Expedition to the West! Expedition to the West! ”

Kublai Khan was also aroused with great ambition, and shouted: "Western Expedition! Expedition to the West! Expedition to the West! "Yes, several of the Mongols' western expeditions were abandoned due to the death of the Great Khan, and then they fell into a melee, and now that Mongolia has been reunited, can the western expedition be realized in their own hands?

The Mongols are worthy of being the best at expanding their territory, and Cheng Yue even saved his lips and tongues, and just one sentence inspired the ambitions hidden in the hearts of the Mongols. How can you still play it, Kublai Khan has already been approved!

The cry was deafening, and everyone's eyes were full of fanaticism! Frightened, Yufro's new face turned earthy. She didn't know much about Chinese, but she probably understood Cheng Yue's words, it turned out that he was going to occupy all of Europe! Oh, my God! Is he the devil? Could he be even more terrible than the Mongols?

Cheng Yue stretched out his arms, pressed down gently, signaled the Mongolian nobles to be quieter, and then raised his voice and shouted: "Not only that, but we also want to destroy the Amluk Dynasty, avenge the cowardly Buhua, and occupy the whole of Africa!" ”

"Ahh The Golden Horde was boiling to the extreme, and even Timur, the busy brother who had formed an alliance with Amluk, was roaring wildly, and the excitement in their hearts was indescribable!

The cowardly Buhua is Hülegü's favorite general, and he is also a famous general. Twenty-four years ago, Hulegu led 120,000 men, including the cowardly Buhua, to the west, and five years later conquered all of Persia, completely changing the map of the Islamic world.

Just when Hulegu was full of ambition to march to Africa again, the news that Möngke Khan died in Diaoyu City, Sichuan, came to fight for the position of the Great Khan, Hulegu's fourth brother Ali Buge and second brother Kublai Khan fought for the position of the Great Khan, Hulegu had to interrupt the western expedition, stay in Syria without spending money, and lead 100,000 troops back to help Kublai Khan.

Cowardly, there were only 5,000 Mongol cavalry and 15,000 miscellaneous soldiers. After Hulegu left, Mamluk immediately attacked Palestine.

Cowardly, he did not spend any time making enemies with the Crusader states, led his army to attack Sidon, heard that Mamluk was coming, and immediately returned to the army, and the two sides faced each other at Ain Garut.

Before the war, the Franks of Aga not only did not help him, but instead helped Mamluk to replenish their food and grass, and the Mongol army was short of food, grass and arrows. Even in the face of such a predicament, the cowardly Buhua still refused to retreat, and even gained an advantage at the beginning of the war!

Unfortunately, the arrows of the Mongol cavalry were not replenished, and the situation immediately took a sharp turn for the worse in the face of the overwhelming Mamluk cavalry.

The Mamluk army launched a frantic counteroffensive, the ragtag army died and fled, and his subordinates advised those who did not spend time to withdraw from the battlefield first, and then fight again. The cowardly Buhua refused to retreat, he said: "I'd rather die than retreat." If anyone can see Hulegu, tell him that he is not willing to retreat shamefully, and would rather die in the line of duty. It is hoped that the khan will not be overly sad about the loss of a Mongol army. Let him think of it this way: the wives of the soldiers have not been pregnant for a year, and the mares of their herd have not given birth to a foal for a year. Happiness to Khan! After saying that, he led the Mongolian cavalry to continue the bloody battle, until finally he was captured because of the fall of the war horse.

After being captured, the cowardly Buhua was brought to the Mamluk Sultan Khudusi. Seeing the embarrassed appearance of the cowardly Buhua, Kudusi was very proud, and tried to humiliate him with words, but the cowardly Buhua scolded: "If I die in your hands, I think it is the will of God, not you." Don't get drunk on a moment of victory. When the news of my death reaches Hulagu Khan, his anger will be like a boiling sea, and the land from Azhel Byzam (Azerbaijan) to the gates of Egypt will be flattened by the Mongol horses' hooves! After saying that, he ridiculed Kudusi to his face as a villain who killed the monarch and stood on his own.

Kudusi was furious and immediately cut off his head.

When Hülegü heard that the cowardly did not spend his life in battle, he was extremely angry, and indeed raised troops to take revenge. However, due to the continuous wars between the Ilkhanate and the Golden Horde at that time, Hülegü had no time to go south with all his strength, and was defeated by Amluk again, unable to avenge the cowardly Buhua, which made people sigh.

The two major victories of the Mamluk dynasty against the Mongols prevented the Mongols from advancing their influence into Africa, and the center of gravity of Islamic civilization shifted to Egypt, which had a profound impact on later generations.

Although the Ilkhanate suffered two defeats, it did not fear the Mamluks. After that, the two sides still fought a series of battles, and the Ilkhanate won and lost with other countries and crusaders, and with the Mamluk dynasty, and the Ilkhanate even won more and lost less, occupying some lands that originally belonged to the Mamluks, but it was never able to achieve a big victory.

All Mongolians know the story of loyalty such as cowardly not spending, so when Cheng Yue mentioned cowardly not spending, all the Mongols in the Golden Horde, no matter which khanate they were, had red eyes. Especially Aruhun of the Ilkhanate, he was crying while roaring. He is the grandson of Hülegü, and his cowardice has always been a problem in their family's heart.

Kublai Khan looked directly at Cheng Yue and said word by word: "Then who do you think is good to lead the troops to the battle?" ”

The eyes of all the people in the whole account were focused on Cheng Yue. yes, who is going to lead the troops into battle? You said it so impassionedly, you wouldn't let someone else go, so as to weaken the Mongol army, and you only bluffed in the Southern Song Dynasty and wanted to make a profit, right?

Cheng Yue took a step forward and said loudly without hesitation: "The minister should not let it go!" ”

Cheng Yue said categorically, and as soon as his voice fell, there was silence in the tent.

The expedition to the west was indeed a chore, but it was also a fat errand. The vast lands conquered were basically established by the people who conquered the west and occupied the khanates. This was actually a form of feud for the Mongols, so all the western expeditions were led by the Mongol princes and established one khanate after another.

But Cheng Yue is Han, how to calculate this? Is the place laid down to him? Everyone hopes that Cheng Yue goes, but they don't want him to lead the army, but the current situation seems to be indispensable to him.

If someone else leads the army, who can suppress Cheng Yue? The Mongol kings, important ministers, and all the famous generals who can fight well are almost all defeated generals under Cheng Yue, unless Kublai Khan personally leads the army on an expedition, otherwise Cheng Yue must be the sole power in the end and order the whole army. However, of course, Kublai Khan could not go, and it was extremely difficult to think about it. (To be continued......)