The fighting on the front line continued, and the will of the Europa to resist greatly exceeded Kublai Khan's expectations. Although they had been completely defeated, the Holy Roman Khan, who had unified the army, seemed to have fled. But there are still three troops desperately resisting on the battlefield of the Vistula!

One group of Swiss, who held the town east of the Vistula (the core of the arc of the defensive position), put up a stubborn resistance with spears and crossbows (given to them by the emperor's knights) to repel the attacks of the Rus' and Lithuanians. And they ignored Kublai Khan's persuasion to surrender, even if Kublai Khan promised to spare their lives, these Swiss people were unmoved - these mountain people from the poor countryside all believed in Christ, how could they betray Christ?

For the stubbornness and warlike warlike nature of the Swiss, the Khan frowned - are the Swiss so stubborn? Is this Switzerland big? What is the population? It won't be a problem for Greater Mongolia to unify Europa in the future, right?

The other force that fought to the death was the Bohemian Legion of the Holy Roman Empire, which consisted of knights from Bohemia, Austria, and Styria, and was joined by a number of other troops, including knights, heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and crossbowmen, numbering more than 20,000. These men had already been routed by the Mongols, and were being pursued when they were rescued by another group of knights (the Order of Knights under the command of St. Hannon) who suddenly launched a counterattack. King Ottoka II of Bohemia took the opportunity to regroup and take his troops to the crossing on the Vistula River (where they had crossed), only to find that the pontoon bridge had been burned. Just as he was trying to cross the river, he was surrounded by the pursuing Mongol cavalry. And this surrounded army refused to surrender and sang by the river. After singing, the morale was greatly boosted, and the Mongol warriors were repulsed after several charges......

This Bohemian country doesn't seem to be easy to deal with! Kublai Khan's brow furrowed even tighter. He didn't come to the last time he played Europa (the eldest son went west. He wasn't the eldest son), but it was easy to hear from Möngke. Why is it so difficult when it is your turn to fight? One Switzerland is not enough, another wave of Hemia is really hateful!

The third group of undead Europa men was the knights of Louis, King of France, and about the same as the Bohèmes, who also gathered more than 20,000 people (one after another defeated troops joined in). They set up a square formation, singing and fighting at the same time. The Europa people seem to be very good at this, as if they are singing songs and fighting wars. These French people are also very difficult to fight! Several charges were made with Rus and Lithuanian mercenaries, all of which were repulsed by them!

Due to the stubborn resistance of these three armies, Kublai Khan for a time misjudged the combat effectiveness of the Europa army. Therefore, a large army was not sent to cross the river to pursue the army led by Emperor Alphonse - the Mongol army had sheepskin rafts that could be quickly tied. It was possible to force the crossing of the Vistula, but heavy weapons could not be carried through, and the number of troops crossing the river on sheepskin rafts would not be too large. If you encounter the army of Europa, I am afraid that you will suffer.

After all, there are too few people in the Mongolian Eight Banners, and even fewer of them are authentic Mongols! Kublai Khan did not dare to let them lose too much.

Listening to the continuous good news, Kublai Khan's face became more and more gloomy - how many beheadings and how many captures were made, but there was no news of annihilating the three Europa forces that were still resisting. It's the afternoon of the second day of the Battle of the Vistula!

The bitter battle has been going on for a day and a night! Kublai Khan even sent the artillery of the Eight Banners Firearms Army to bombard these three enemy forces. But the attack still didn't work! The Great Khan of Mongolia sat like a stone statue in his tent and did not move. In this battle, he is not worried about losing. It's nothing more than how many casualties there are and how long they last. However, the battle to pacify Europa has only just begun, and I don't know how many tough battles there are to be fought. If the Eight Banners were dispatched to fight hard in every battle, it wouldn't be long before there would be a few of his 200,000 Eight Banners left.

While Kublai Khan was thinking about how to take Europa with minimal losses. I heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the tent. Then there was Liu Bingzhong's inquiring voice, which spoke in a very soft voice, and Kublai Khan couldn't hear it clearly in the big tent. Then the curtain of the tent was lifted. A cool breeze blew, and Liu Bingzhong had already hurriedly walked in. Holding a furoshiki in his hand, it seems to be a box inside.

"Great Khan."

"What's the matter?" Kublai Khan turned his head to look at Liu Bingzhong. The other party looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, and his eyes only looked at the people who were waiting in the big tent. Kublai Khan understood what the other party meant, and waved his hand, "It's nothing to do with you." ”

Seeing that everyone was retreating, Liu Bingzhong put the burden on the table in front of Kublai Khan with both hands, and then opened it, and inside was a gold-lacquered wooden box. It was specially used by the Khanates of the Mongol khanates to send letters to the Great Khan.

"This is ......," Kublai Khan's brow furrowed even tighter.

"It's an urgent report from busy brother Timur," Liu Bingzhong lowered his voice, "Five horses died on the road!" ”

"Ran and killed five horses? So urgent? Kublai Khan gasped, and the messenger was on his way at all costs, which only shows one thing - Timur, a busy brother, gave a death order, which must be delivered within the time limit.

"Could it be...... Did the Ming army fight to the Western Regions? Kublai Khan said in a low voice.

Timur's original fiefdom was on the territory of the Golden Horde, but Kublai Khan had his share of the land reassigned to him before his expedition to Europe. The Ili River valley and the territory north and south of the Tianshan Mountains were given to the busy brother Timur, and the sweat tent of the busy brother Timur was in the territory of the original Haidu - this arrangement was arranged because Kublai Khan knew that the relationship between the busy brother Timur and the Haidu was very good, and he believed in the Heavenly Religion. So he was arranged to be neighbors with Haidu, and it was also a place where the Tianfang Sect was relatively strong.

"Hurry up, open it and take a look!" Kublai Khan hurriedly instructed Liu Bingzhong to tear off the seal, open the wooden box, and take out the letters inside.

Liu Bingzhong first read the ten lines at a glance, and then handed it to Kublai Khan with both hands, and at the same time said in a low voice: "Great Khan, the letter from the busy brother Timur said that the Ming army had already defeated Hamili, just a month and a half ago!" ”

"Hamilit! It's coming so fast! Kublai Khan gritted his teeth. In fact, Chen Dexing's Western Expeditionary Army did not come quickly at all, because they had too many things to deal with during the Western Expedition. While marching in, they paved roads (railways), set up settlements to arrange military households in Tuntian, suppressed local forces, and relocated the Tubo tribes on the Qingtang Plateau and then dispersed and resettled. With so many things to do, it is natural that the march will not be fast. Therefore, it was not until the autumn of the fifth year of the Heavenly Dao that the Hami force was laid.

"Great Khan, do you want to gather all the ministers to discuss countermeasures?" Liu Bingzhong asked.

Kublai Khan nodded, then shook his head again and lowered his voice: "No need...... The news of the Ming army's defeat of Hamili must not be leaked, lest the army's morale be shaken. ”

Although Da Ming is thousands of miles away, Da Ming's arm is very long, and now it has reached Europa! Therefore, the news of the capture of Hamili by the Ming Western Expedition is likely to cause a certain amount of panic, and if it spreads to the Europas, it will definitely boost their fighting spirit.

"The news of the Ming army's invasion of the Western Regions may only arrive in Jiangdu now, and it will take at least half a year to send it to Europa by sea." Kublai Khan stood up and paced back and forth in the big tent, "Only half a year, let alone all of Europe, even Breer and Holy Rome may not be able to settle down......"

He walked over to the long table covered with the map and stood still, holding the edge of the table with his hands, staring at it for a long time, then shaking his head, "It will take two years to pacify all of Europe, even if it is just Breeille, Holy Rome and Flynn!" Liu Qing, do you think Chen Dexing can give us two years? ”

He didn't wait for Liu Bingzhong to answer, so he looked down on himself and said: "I think it's impossible, this time in the battle of the Vistula River, there is already a Ming army helping the heroes of Europa. Chen Dexing, a thief, is ambitious, and only wants to dominate the world, so he will naturally not let Europa go. ”

Liu Bingzhong comforted: "Great Khan, Europa is tens of thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, and if you take the sea route, I am afraid it will be 100,000 miles." No matter how long Chen Dexing's hand is, how much strength can he exert in Europa? ”

"It's hard to say...... Kublai Khan snorted coldly, "isn't there still a traitor like Haidu?" The journey of tens of thousands of miles is a moat for the Ming army, but what is it for us Mongolians? ”

Mongolia is a so-called traveling country, that is, the whole country moves around, without a fixed place. If Haidu goes west, it is the migration of the entire khanate, and a large number of herdsmen follow, so naturally there is no need to worry about logistics.

The Ming Dynasty's westward expedition must build a logistics communication line that is tens of thousands of miles long. Along the way, it was necessary to appease the barbarians, establish strongholds, build roads, and relocate the people. The pace of advancement is naturally slow, even slower than the sea route through Europa. If it weren't for the Ming Dynasty's possession of sea-going ships that could cross oceans and seas, Khan would not have encountered the Europa army with cannons and muskets.

However, what really frightened Kuda Khan was not the European army that used the "Chinese guns and Chinese artillery", but the Mongols who held the "Chinese guns and Chinese cannons"! Now the hometown of the Mongols is in the hands of Haidu, and Haidu also held the Kuritai Assembly in accordance with the Mongolian ancestral system, elected the Mongol Great Khan, and won the support of the Mongolian host kings. Haidu was armed with muskets and artillery by the Ming Dynasty to march westward, and it would be possible to reach the Rus steppe in a year at most!

When the time comes, if Kublai Khan can't occupy a large piece of territory in Europa and establish a solid rule, he will have to suffer from the enemy!

The Mongolian Great Khan turned his head, looked at Liu Bingzhong, and said in a deep voice: "Liu Qing, you should be my envoy to Jiangdu!" I want to make peace with Chen Dexing! ”

"Peace?" Liu Bingzhong's face was embarrassed. "I'm afraid it's not easy to ......"

Kublai Khan gritted his teeth: "You can be called a minister!" You can ask Chen Dexing to be a Europa Khan or a Yuan king. Such...... He Chen Dexing is the king of the world, he should be satisfied, right? (To be continued......)