Chapter 660: Breaking the 100,000 Troops of the Huns (Two in One)

"King Xia from the Han Empire, he is said to be the most powerful person in the Han Empire."

"Not only that, but what kind of relationship he has with the Grand Duke......"

In Moscow City, Chutian became the most talked-about figure, and the nobles who were stranded in the city handed over their troops to Catherine, and then only had to wait for the results ahead.

The order in the West was relatively fragmented, with some nobles having greater power, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow even had a senate established by the player lords and some of the surrendered Grand Dukes of the Rus' states, and even Catherine was hampered.

This time, on the contrary, it gave Catherine the opportunity to strengthen the centralization of power.

Catherine deployed heavy troops in the city of Ryazan to hold the Golden Horde, and Smolensk in the west was handed over to Chutian's 40,000 cavalry to support, and Catherine also handed over 10,000 Cossack cavalry to Chutian, and the Cossack leader was Khmelnitsky of Ukrainian civilization.

Although it is only 50,000 cavalry, its strength is better than that of 100,000 low-level cavalry.

Ten thousand horses galloped, and the Cossack cavalry and the Iron Eagle scout cavalry opened the way.

The Cossack cavalry was familiar with the steppe and marched faster than the Iron Eagle scouts.

"Approach Breda's army as quickly as possible, and defeat it before it reacts."

Even in the Eastern European Plain, Chu Tian's war horse was rampant.

Xiao Xuan followed Chu Tian's side, his eyes constantly changing, as if he was hesitating to escape. However, at this time in Eastern Europe, there is not much place to escape, and if it falls into the hands of other Western barbarians or lords, the end may not be as nourishing as in Chutian.

The hero of the Huns, Bleda, commanded an allied army of 100,000 and marched towards the city of Smolensk. Among the 100,000 allied troops, there are eastern-looking rangers, western-looking knights, and barbarian warriors.

Among the allied forces were Lithuanian, Ruthenian and Tatar hussars under the command of Grand Duke Vytautas from Lithuania, Polish knights.

Lithuania joined forces with Poland, and its power was already quite large, but it still succumbed to Attila and dealt with the world enemy of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

"Attila is becoming more and more arrogant, and dares to levy our Polish and Lithuanian troops, but our last defeat has left no room for bargaining."

The Grand Duke of Lithuania, Vytautas, squinted, and he reluctantly led 30,000 soldiers to support Bleda.

When Attila rose, the combined Polish and Lithuanian armies were defeated by the barbarian coalition and had to pay tribute to the barbarian coalition and lost their autonomy.

In particular, Attila received a reward that should have belonged to Temujin, and no one knew what special reward he would redeem.

"Rest here!"

Only twenty kilometers from Smolensk, Breda ordered the march to be halted and prepared to gather strength to capture this important city.

The coalition of the various tribes stopped, and each camped to rest, and Bleda was dressed in plate armor.

As a nomadic civilization, the Hunnic Empire has absorbed the characteristics of its civilization after seeing the plate knights of Western Europe.

"Smolensk will be easily flattened by us. Our great enemy is not in the East, but in the West. The Macedonian pikes, the German Teutonic knights, and the Roman legions were far more of a threat than the East. ”

Breda believes that this expedition is inevitable.

"With your ability, coupled with the Golden Horde as the main force, the Grand Duchy of Moscow will definitely be completely destroyed."

The generals of the Hunnic Empire, together with several Gothic, Slavic, and Germanic barbarian generals, took this opportunity to flatter the second person in the Hunnic Empire.

If Attila dies in battle, then according to the rules of succession of the Huns, it is likely that Bleda will become the new Hun Emperor.

"You will fight with me, and in a few days you will be victorious and return to the Empire. Those who have made meritorious contributions in battle can receive land as a reward. ”

"Our opponent is just a woman, and we are only facing a partial division, and it may take a little time to besiege the city, but it will not drag on until the cold winter."

Breda believes that the current situation is still under control, and the capture of Smolensk is as easy as a snap.

"Breda is as arrogant as his brother, and I really wish he could plant a big heel in Smolensk and we in Lithuania can be liberated."

Grand Duke Vytautas, although he had some feuds with Catherine, was even more reluctant to be a dog of the Hun Empire.

The 100,000 Hunnarian coalition had a relaxed atmosphere, and they were almost in agreement with Breda, and it must have been easy to defeat the Grand Duchy of Moscow by joining forces with Temujin.

However, the 100,000-strong Hunnarian coalition did not yet know that an eastern cavalry was rapidly approaching it.

The city of Ryazan in the south of Moscow, a hero of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, Dmitry of the Don, led 150,000 defenders and was ordered to defend the city of Ryazan to the death!

Historically, this city was captured by Subutai and Batu, and at that time, this area was still the period when the Rus' principalities were juxtaposed, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow developed under the nose of the Golden Horde.

Now, the city of Ryazan is facing a crisis similar to its history - cavalry from the east, as well as servant armies from Eastern Europe, are attacking Ryazan in a big way.

As soon as the city of Ryazan fell, then the southern gateway to Moscow would be opened, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow would become a vassal state of the Golden Horde.

Dmitry of the Don, also known as Dimitri Ivanovich, once defeated the Golden Horde, but he defeated the Golden Horde in its decline, and the attacking Golden Horde was the Mongol expeditionary force at its peak.

Dmitry stood on top of the ten-meter-high walls of the city of Ryazan, with round towers, which had a condescending range even in the face of siege towers higher than the walls.

In addition to Dmitry, there was also a group of generals of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and sweat oozed from their foreheads, because they had already seen the black line on the horizon - the arrival of the cavalry of Temujin, Subutai, and Batu was overwhelming.

The Golden Horde came with all its might, and the target was Ryazan.

"The Whip of God in the East......"

All the heroes of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, as well as the Grand Duke of Ryazan, who was responsible for the defense of Ryazan, all had a chill in their backs.

They will face a formidable enemy like never before!

Catherine gave them the order to hold out until reinforcements arrived.

"Our city is so majestic, it should be able to hold it for at least three months, right? At that time, the cold winter is approaching, and the Mongol cavalry will retreat. No one can endure the cold winter in Moscow. ”

"The Mongol cavalry came from the cold plateau, and they may not be willing to attack the north, but even Ryazan in December may not be able to stop them. What's more, there is still some time before the cold winter. ”

Some of the Inhumans guarding Ryazan knew much more about the Mongol cavalry than the local natives, after all, the Mongol cavalry was also a conqueror who arrived from the alpine region, which was very different from the conquerors of Western Europe.

"And this group of people seems to be good at siege ......"

The defenders of Ryazan City did not know that Chutian had left Moscow City with 40,000 elite cavalry, and they were waiting for Catherine's reinforcements.

"Take Ryazan in five days, take Moscow in fifteen, and if they are not willing to surrender, they will plunder all the gold, silver, and people, and set fire to the city."

Temujin's soldiers approached the city of Ryazan, looking up at the towns to the west, and had the desire to trample the city under their feet.

The giant Xiangyang cannon gradually took shape under the patchwork of craftsmen, and the Mongolian cavalry was responsible for guarding the Xiangyang cannon.

This kind of monster used to siege the city caused panic among many generals of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

"Have you received any definite news, has Chu Zimou of the Han Empire come here?"

Temujin camped at the edge of the woods with a troop of cavalry, waiting for the giant counterweight trebuchet to take place.

Before the advent of bronze cannons, the giant counterweight trebuchet was enough to make most Western civilization fearful.

Temujin was more worried about reinforcements from the Han Empire, and there seemed to be some tacit agreement between the two.

Yelu Chucai shook his head: "After the collapse of our empire, the intelligence network of the Han Empire disappeared rapidly, and some strangers who were originally willing to sell intelligence for profit no longer provided any information about the Han Empire. ”

"Beware of his ......"

Temujin was inexplicably palpitating, he was already a little afraid of Chu Tian, this was from the instinctive fear after several failures.

"Temujin's troops are coming to Ryazan City, and they are about to launch a giant counterweight trebuchet to attack the city, please send troops to support Ryazan City as soon as possible!"

Chutian sent troops, and Catherine received a request for help from the city of Ryazan almost at the same time.

Under the premise that Temujin used a counterweight trebuchet, Ryazan City may not be able to withstand the bombardment of such large siege equipment, after all, the great battles of Luntai City and Yumen Pass have proved that the siege ability of the Mongol army is not bad at all.

"You go with me to rescue the city of Ryazan!"

Catherine decisively divided her forces and personally went to relieve the siege of the city of Ryazan, and separately divided part of her forces to resist the offensive of the Nordic civilization from the north.

In the early part of the first year of the war, the war in Central Asia was the most tragic, and in the second year, the war in the western continent was even more tragic.

Alexander the Great once again declared war on the Hun leader Attila (50% system bonus), and the princes of the Holy Roman Empire formed an alliance to participate in the war.

"Ottoman Turkish Empire, they did not respond to my request."

"Your Majesty, since their sultan was killed by the Han Empire, there has been an internal change, the Janissary Legion is manipulating the choice of sultan, and some feudal nobles seem to have objections to the Janissary Legion. I'm afraid that they will not be able to participate in this big war because they are too busy to take care of themselves. Moreover, within the Ottoman Empire, there were also some tribes who were dissatisfied with it. ”

"Without the Ottoman Empire, with our strength, it would be enough to defeat Attila."

Alexander complained that the Ottoman Janissaries had not been able to take part in the war.

Tens of thousands of war horses galloped straight to the 100,000 Hun coalition army in Bleda, and the war eagle of the Iron Eagle Scout had already discovered the location of the 100,000 Hun coalition army!

A crisp whistle sounded, and a war eagle landed on Xiao Xuan's arm, and she seemed to have an affinity for the war eagle as well.

Chu Tian grabbed the reins of the war horse, and he frowned slightly.

Chu Tian found that no matter Mulan, Joan of Arc, Catherine, and Xiao Xuan, they all had an affinity for the war eagle, and the war eagle of the Iron Eagle Scout had not paid much attention to him for so many years.

It is estimated that each hero still has a lot of hidden attributes.

As a hero of the Khitan civilization, it is not surprising that Xiao Sui has an affinity for war eagles.

"Don't kidnap my warhawk!"

Mulan protested.

"Good sister, do we still need to divide so clearly......

Xiao Xuan returned the war eagle to Mulan.

"The vanguard of the Huns' army is thirty miles to the west, and the number of horses in its rear may exceed 100,000, or even 200,000."

"The Huns should also be more than one person, and considering the infantry lacking war horses, it is estimated that this should be the 100,000 Hun army that Catherine said. Speed up the march and destroy them in one fell swoop! ”

After Chu Tian noticed the position of the Hun coalition army, his first reaction was to step forward and assault.

"We don't have to be cautious?"

"Soldiers, noble and fast!"

Chu Tian mobilized all his cavalry and rushed towards the Hun army.

"What a madman."

Xiao Xuan shook his head and was forced to follow.

"Cossack cavalry, iron eagle scouts, flank from the left and right flanks! The rest of the cavalry, crush the enemy head-on! ”

50,000 cavalry, 10,000 light cavalry each of the Cossacks and Iron Eagle scouts, detoured to the left and right, like open palms, and grabbed the Hun army.

In the vanguard camp of the Hun coalition, an Ostrogothic leader carried two warriors on his shoulders and threw them out at the same time to show his strength, and the two sturdy warriors were no match for him alone.

Suddenly, the ground began to tremble, and the Ostrogothic general did not react for a while.

When he reacted, he and all the gothic warriors looked at the source that caused the ground to tremble.

On the left, the double-headed eagle battle banner appeared, and the Cossack hero Khmelnitsky drew his saber and commanded ten thousand Cossack cavalry in a quick detour.

On the right, the Red Dragon Banner was unfurled, and the Iron Eagle Scout drove straight in, outflanking from the other direction.

On the front, the light cavalry composed of the white-robed army and the white horse righteous congregation launched a charge, and behind the light cavalry was the heavy cavalry legion composed of terrifying high-ranking heavy cavalry.

The Gothic warriors were not aware of the danger hidden behind the white-robed army and the white horse righteousness, and their eyes were attracted by the white wave in front of them, and the white-robed army was too eye-catching.

"Array!"

The Ostrogothic general picked up a battle axe stuck in the ground, and a group of Ostrogothic swordsmen and pikemen quickly formed a defensive formation, trying to block the attack from the east.

The white-robed army and the white horse Yi never attacked the defense line of the Gothic warriors head-on, but used bows and arrows and superb horsemanship to shoot at the Gothic army.

A rain of arrows fell, filling the shields of Gothic warriors!

From time to time, gothic warriors are killed by a rain of arrows!

After the cavalry in the front rows threw a rain of arrows, they retreated to the rear from both sides, allowing the cavalry in the back row to mount and shoot, constantly shaking the psychological defense line of the Gothic warriors and looking for opportunities for the high-ranking heavy cavalry in the rear to defeat the Gothic army.

Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun were mixed in the White Horse Righteous Followers, shooting several arrows in a row, shooting and killing several tall Gothic nobles.

The Cossack cavalry and the Iron Eagle scout cavalry on both sides were also harassing the Gothic army.

Tens of thousands of cavalry are like locusts eating away at the legions of Gothic warriors who are the vanguard cannon fodder, leaving the Goths in a raging storm with arrows in all directions.

"Use bows and javelins!"

The Ostrogothic barbarians drank loudly and sent a dozen of their cronies to convey their orders.

Gothic warriors began to use bows and javelins to return fire.

The javelin is thrown through the air, and it has an amazing ability to break defenses, piercing through the armor of the east!

On average, though, a Gothic warrior may not have a javelin or two, and some Gothic slingers throw sharpened stones that can also do a staggering amount of damage.

"The number of arrows is limited, and the cavalry charges!"

Chu Tian considered that the number of arrows carried by each cavalry in this raid was not much, and it was only the vanguard of the opponent in front of him, after using cavalry to interfere with the opponent's formation, next, he could directly throw himself into the heavy cavalry charge!

Taking advantage of the light cavalry interference with the opponent's formation, the high-ranking heavy cavalry units have changed their horses and armored armor, and are armed with weapons such as horse lances, spears, bones, and battle axes, and are ready to attack.

The white-robed army and the white horse Yicong completely withdrew from the two wings, revealing a hideous heavy cavalry corps!

Monk Wanyan Chen volunteered to lead the loyal and filial piety army and the Heli army to serve as a pioneer!

This Jurchen fierce general, who originally swore to the death, served Chu Tian at this time, dressed all over his body, and took the initiative to fall into battle!

At present, the number of this group of loyal and filial piety troops is less than 200, and the Heli army is no more than 1,000 people, but under the command of Monk Wanyan Chen, the defense line of the Ostrogothic warriors is torn head-on!

Monk Wanyan Chen took the lead, letting the rain of arrows of the Gothic warrior fall, colliding with his iron armor, without hesitation, the dozens of pounds of bones in his hands fell, and the spear of a Gothic pikeman broke, and the bones slapped to the chest, and the latter burst out with a breaking sound of the sternum, and died instantly!

The cavalry of the Loyal and Filial Piety Army was generally armed with blunt weapons such as heavy pistols or iron bones, and like their main generals, they were not afraid of life and death, and attacked the Gothic phalanx from the corners!

The Jurchens' way of charging the formation was simple and rude - in wheel battles, the first row could not break the formation, so they retreated to the last row, the second row became the first row, and so on, until the opponent's military formation collapsed!

Monk Wanyan Chen led more than 1,000 loyal and filial piety troops and Heli troops to charge the battle three times, and the Goths' formation was already crumbling.

The Gothic pikemen and swordsmen in the back row saw that the situation was not good, and immediately strengthened the defense of the corners!

However, it was too late, and when the torrent of steel made of heavy cavalry broke through, even the Gothic pikemen could hardly withstand the terrifying onslaught!

In the rear of the Loyal and Filial Piety Army and the Heli Army, the Xuanjia Army of Wei Chigong and Cheng Biting Jin tore a big breakthrough!

This time, Wei Chigong changed into a horse lance that was more suitable for the charge of war horses, swept it hard, and killed several gothic shield-wielding swordsmen in seconds at the same time.

Cheng Biting Jin's battle axe was chopped down, and the Gothic generals used their shields to block, like the sound of chopping wood, the battle axes were embedded in the shield, smashing them, and directly killing the Gothic civilization generals behind the shield!

Tai Shi Ci commanded the Tiger Army, King Arthur commanded the Knight Army, and Hua Xiong commanded the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and they rushed along the gap, like a bamboo!

If Monk Yan Chen breaks through the formation and opens up the situation, then for the cavalry in the rear, it is a pure harvest.

The Gothic Barbarian Berserker was forced to trigger the Berserk trait to inflict as many casualties as possible on the Eastern Cavalry, but still fell under the iron hooves of the charge!

Some berserkers have not yet exhausted their physical strength before they are crushed by iron hooves!

"The berserk state of this group of gothic berserkers seems to be far worse than that of the Varangian Guards, which is also the precious thing about the Varangian Guards......"

Chu Tian saw his Praetorian Heavy Cavalry Legion tearing apart the Gothic Vanguard Army, and he didn't think so, this was a matter of course.

He was observing the characteristics of some branches of the armed forces in the West.

The Gothic warriors who attacked the Grand Duchy of Moscow were not the elite of the Gothic Kingdom, but a partial division, only relying on the 50% bonus of the system, which was slightly stronger.

The gap between high-level heavy cavalry and Gothic warriors, Chutian and Gothic barbarian generals can not only make up for the gap in system bonuses, but also surpass them.

Chu Tian's "Heavenly Khan" characteristics have also been effective, and the Gothic leader in front of him is obviously not even at the level of a king, and the Gothic army has been suppressed by Chu Tian!

"The Goths meet the enemy cavalry!"

When the Gothic cavalry was attacked, they immediately reported the situation ahead to the Hun commander Bleda in the rear and the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas.

"Rus, how can they still have the courage to go out of the city and fight back!" Bleda couldn't believe it, and after reacting, he immediately ordered, "Everyone, come forward with me to help!" ”

Grand Duke Vytautas also reacted immediately, commanding 30,000 troops subordinate to Poland and Lithuania, and went up to test it.

But Grand Duke Vytautas was clearly selfish and deliberately one step behind Bleda.

As a hero of the rank of grand duke of Lithuanian civilization and martial arts, he still maintained his prudence.

The Grand Duchy of Moscow took the initiative to attack the Hun coalition army, which seemed a little strange.

"The city of Moscow has been completely closed, even strangers cannot transmit information, all kinds of signs, all kinds of abnormal ......"

Grand Duke Vytautas looked to the east.

Before Breda's Hunnic coalition had time to join the vanguard, the Gothic army of more than 10,000 men had been crushed by 40,000 cavalry from the east plus 10,000 Cossack cavalry!

After 50,000 cavalry defeated the Gothic army, they didn't even have time to clean up the battlefield, but rushed non-stop, rushing to attack the main force of the Hun army, aiming directly at Bleda!

According to Chu Tian's assumption, he didn't have the energy and time to play with Breda, and this time to relieve Catherina, the biggest enemy was still Temujin, and he had to solve the troubles.

"Fight!"

Braida did not expect the Gothic vanguard to be defeated so quickly, and hurriedly gathered cavalry to meet it.

The cavalry all over the mountains and fields rushed in, and the monk Wanyan Ah Chen still seemed to be a madman, rushing to the front and engaging the Hun cavalry!

After shooting one or two rounds of arrow rain, the white-robed army and the white horse Yicong also directly drew their sabers and fought hand-to-hand in close combat!

Joan of Arc took the opportunity to launch a motivational effect, and the morale of the whole army was greatly boosted, and she planned to defeat the 100,000 Hun coalition in one go!

The Hun cavalry and Germanic barbarian warriors relied on the system and the bonuses of Breda to resist stubbornly!

Zhao Yun picked dozens of people in a row and broke into the enemy's army!

Hua Xiong's broadsword was blocked by a Germanic barbarian leader, which surprised Hua Xiong a little, these uncivilized tribes are generally amazingly brute force.

"I didn't expect that there are some powerful people in the West!"

Hua Xiong came hard, swinging his sword hundreds of times in succession, fighting with the Germanic heroes who held the giant sword in his hand.

Swords collide and sparks fly!

Grand Duke Vytautas could barely resist the effect of the "Heavenly Khan", but he saw that Bleda was attacked by 50,000 enemy cavalry, and he hesitated for a while.

"Withdraw...... Fall back......! ”

Grand Duke Vytautas saw that the situation was not good and took the initiative to withdraw his troops.

Because Grand Duke Vytautas has discovered that the more than 50,000 people in Breda, under the elite blows of the other party, although the resistance is stubborn, there is already a tendency to collapse.

An arrow pierced the throat of a Hun commander, and Xiao Xuan personally went into battle, and she basically relied on a bow and arrow to carry out a sneak attack.

And the Khitan general Xiao Tzu Rin had to work hard, wielding the mace with both hands, using this strange weapon to give the Hun cavalry a terrifying impression.

If you are hit in the head with a mace with an iron nail, your head will bleed even if you are equipped with a helmet!

Clang! Clang!

Several arrows hit the iron pieces of the shield, almost injuring Xiao Xuan.

Chu Tian brought the Tiger Guards over, and the iron walls of the Tiger Guards blocked the rain of arrows.

"I don't need you to save me."

Xiao Xuan found that after the Hun cavalry's arrow rain damage was increased by 50%, it was actually very high.

If it hadn't been for the Tiger Guards' advance, perhaps she would have been seriously injured by the rain of arrows from the Hun cavalry.

"As the commander-in-chief, there is no need for you to charge the battle in person."

Chu Tian also counted on Xiao Xuan to recruit some remnants of the Liao State for his own use, and he couldn't let her die here.

"Vytautas, where are my reinforcements?!"

Breda fought a bloody battle with the cavalry of the East, drenched in blood.

He was suddenly attacked by a surprise attack, and after a long battle, the Hun coalition began to collapse, and he could no longer control the Hun coalition army, and found that the Lithuanian Grand Duke's legion, which was an important combat force, had taken the initiative to flee the battlefield, and he immediately despaired.

Without 30,000 main forces, even if you have the bonus of the system, you can't go back. Now, it seems that he can only escape.

"Attila will avenge me!"

As Bleda fled on horseback, one of Xue Rengui's arrows hit him in the thigh and collided with the piece of iron!

"Ah!!h

Braida let out a scream, sweating profusely, and fled against his thigh injuries.

Of the 100,000 Hunnic allied troops, 30,000 retreated without a fight, while the rest of the army fled, died, or surrendered.