Chapter 683: Surprise Attack on Hungary (2/2 noon)

"Attila, his goal is Hungary, sending half a million cavalry!"

Alexander joined forces with the Roman Triumvirate and was tugging at Attila's cavalry on the border, when he suddenly received information from the scouts who had sacrificed their lives.

Whether it was Alexander or the Roman triumvirate, the most elite legions or infantry, were inferior to the Hunnic Empire in terms of the number of cavalry, and were relatively passive.

So Alexander pulled Hohenzollern, who had many knights, and Ferdinand, who had many Hungarian hussars, into a big war with the Huns.

When Attila's troops suddenly changed to the Kingdom of Hungary, the Macedonian legions and Roman legions pulled by Attila's cavalry were in a dilemma.

Alexander asked the clerical officer Eumenes, "Is it possible to get accurate information, is it Attila himself, or is it Temujin's surprise attack on Hungary?" ”

Yumenes' expression was calm: "The Hunnic Empire has begun to completely block the news, all cities are under martial law, and the various units of the Hun cavalry are out all year round, and their whereabouts are uncertain. But it is likely that Temujin and Subutai led the cavalry to attack Hungary. The Austrian Archduke led his troops into the Kingdom of Poland, and the Kingdom of Hungary was defense-empty, and under the offensive of Temujin, it could not be resisted, and, moreover, it would soon be defeated. ”

"The occupation of Hungary by the Hunnic Empire will cut off the Holy Roman Empire from our Macedonian kingdom and form a semi-encirclement of our Macedonian kingdom. Could it be that Attila is planning to fight us to the death in Hungary? ”

Alexander weighed whether to attack the capital of the Hunnic Empire or to support the Kingdom of Hungary.

"Seleucus, tell me what you think."

Alexander looked at Seleucus, the captain of the shield-wielding guard (the founder of the Seleucid Empire), who was one of Alexander's rare generals with a war elephant class.

Seleucus, like Alexander's other generals, was young and could fight for decades, and was one of Alexander's kings.

Seleucus did not show much ambition in front of Alexander, just as Timur did not dare to oppose in front of Temujin.

The strong who are ambitious, when they meet the stronger, also have to give in.

Seleucus, as the captain of Alexander's shield-bearing guard and a tyrant who had built an empire, pondered for a moment: "If Attila is determined to fight the king in the Kingdom of Hungary, will he not be in harmony with the king's will?" ”

"Indeed, Attila's light cavalry wandered uncertainly. If he fights me head-on, he will surely lose. I would have liked to invite the king of the East, the Grand Duke of St. Petersburg, who has excellent light cavalry generals, and a large number of light cavalry, and together we can easily defeat Attila. ”

Alexander dismounted, and the shield-wielding guards and silver shield soldiers immediately lined up to protect Alexander from being assaulted by Attila's cavalry.

Although the Macedonian Kingdom, which is famous for its infantry, also has cavalry classes such as partner cavalry, the cavalry is still at a disadvantage in the face of the Hun Empire, which has cavalry characteristics, and Temujin, who was at the peak of cavalry during the Cold Weapon period.

Eumenes said, "King, the lords of the East have been reluctant to send troops and have not refused our requests, most of them are trying to sit on the sidelines and consume our forces. ”

"Your guess is correct, this is the ploy of the lords of the East. If I were in their position, I would make the same decisions as theirs. Inform the Roman triumvirate to pin down Attila with one force, and we will go to Hungary and force Attila to a decisive battle. ”

After much consideration, Alexander chose to face the predatory Attila and Temujin in the Kingdom of Hungary.

Attila and Temujin seem to want to fight a decisive battle with the Western coalition in the Kingdom of Hungary, take the Kingdom of Hungary by chance, block the offensive from Germany and Austria, and then destroy the Kingdom of Macedonia from both directions.

The situation of the Kingdom of Macedonia is quite precarious.

Alexander left a commander and more than a dozen generals to lead 100,000 Macedonian soldiers to guard the northeastern border of the Macedonian kingdom, while himself, the royal expedition, rescued the Kingdom of Hungary.

The Macedonian phalanx of silver shield soldiers, shield guards, partner infantry, and partner cavalry changed the route to the direction of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Among the Macedonian army, there was also an extremely conspicuous legion - the War Elephant Legion, consisting of 500 war elephants.

Tall war elephants on the battlefield can have a deterrent effect on unprepared cavalry legions, making the horses fear and retreat.

"Seleucus, with his army of war elephants, gained the king's favor, and the king even gave him the shield guard to command."

The Macedonian general Antigonus was glared at Seleucus's army of war elephants, and he had only one eye left, which was a bloody stain caused by chronic sleep deprivation.

Seleucus's status was inferior to his, but Seleucus was able to recruit special war elephants, and his status in the Macedonian kingdom rose steadily.

Seleucus was only a second-rank general, and now he is faintly a first-order, that is, Alexander's core general.

"Antigonus, your legion, how many men are left?"

A Macedonian general, riding a warhorse, approached Antigonus.

The pupil of Antigonus's only remaining eye narrowed, and the person who came to inquire about him was Alexander's best friend and commander of his fellow cavalry, Hephaestion.

Hephaestion was somewhat handsome, and his status was among Alexander's generals, and he could be at the top, otherwise he would not have been appointed by Alexander as the commander of the important companion cavalry.

Antigonus would have been jealous of Seleucus, whose status had risen rapidly, but not Hephaestion, who was irreplaceable in Alexander's heart.

Unless Hephaestion dies in battle or dies of illness, Alexander will consider the next general he trusts to be the commander of his fellow cavalry.

Antigonus said, "My legion has forty thousand men. ”

Hephaestion nodded: "In the battle of the Kingdom of Hungary, the king intends to appoint you as the vanguard. ”

When Antigonus ruled Alexander, he did not dare to have any intention of rebellion: "The king's army must be invincible." ”

"Attila was attacking and defending, which was beyond my expectations. There are several teleportation arrays in the Kingdom of Hungary, and we can use the teleportation arrays to go to the Kingdom of Hungary as soon as possible and defeat Attila and Temujin. The last time we suffered a loss with Temujin, Crassus was captured by Temujin. This time, we will avenge the capture of the Roman Legion's Eagle Banner by Temujin. ”

Caesar received the information from Alexander, and after consulting with Constantine and Pompey, he each commanded an army of 70,000 and joined forces with Alexander to march to the Kingdom of Hungary.

"Why did Attila choose to attack the Kingdom of Hungary? Does he want to open up a new battlefield and turn from passive to active? ”

Constantine was speculating about Attila's intentions, and although he had some suspicions that Attila had other plans to transform the battlefield into the Kingdom of Hungary, his allies had already chosen to assemble in the Kingdom of Hungary, so they had to follow him to the Kingdom of Hungary.

Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, when he learned that Attila had suddenly changed his goal to attack the Kingdom of Hungary, which was the territory under his control, changed his face and immediately withdrew his troops and returned to the Kingdom of Hungary.

"Ferdinand, his territory was attacked by Attila......"

The Teutonic Knights of the German lord Hohenzollern were engaged with the hussars of the Kingdom of Poland, and the battle flag was hoisting on the Bode Plain, and a group of Teutonic knights charged the Polish hussars, who bravely returned fire without backing down.

The Polish cavalry also had a grudge against the Teutonic knights.

The battle between the two sides lasted for a day, and the Teutonic knights' offensive was halted by the ferocious return of the Polish hussars, and for the time being there was no victory.

When Hohenzollern received the news of Attila's sudden transfer to the Kingdom of Hungary, he was stunned for a moment and decided to withdraw his army.

"The Teutonic Knights have withdrawn!"

The king of Poland watched the Teutonic Knights and the German princes depart like a tidal wave, wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

With a population of more than 30 million, Hohenzollern is three times larger than the Kingdom of Poland, and it is too much pressure for the Kingdom of Poland to hold off the combined forces of the German princes and the Teutonic Knights.

"His Majesty Attila has asked you to lead the hussars to the Kingdom of Hungary."

Just as the Polish king breathed a sigh of relief, Attila's envoys immediately asked the Polish king to go to the Kingdom of Hungary to join the war.

The Polish king was pale, he had to obey Attila's orders, and the relationship between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Holy Roman Empire was not very good. In the event of a victory for the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Poland is likely to be divided.

"I will personally take command of the Polish hussars and go to the Kingdom of Hungary."

Weighing the future of the kingdom, the Polish king was still forced to side with Attila and use the barbarian civilization to weaken the strength of the powerful rivals Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Holy Roman Empire.

Otherwise, even without this civil strife on the Western continent, the future Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth would have been caught between the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Holy Roman Empire, and would have been finally partitioned.

All the Western lords, suddenly will be targeted. Transformed into the Kingdom of Hungary.

Attila's main force has not been in a decisive battle with the empire of the Western Continent, and its main force suddenly appeared in the Kingdom of Hungary, capturing more than 30 cities in succession within seven days, and half of the Kingdom of Hungary has fallen, which shocked the entire Western Continent!

In order to quickly conquer the city, Temujin specially borrowed a siege type of military general from the Ilkhanate to speed up the occupation of the Kingdom of Hungary!

Even Alexander, Ferdinand and others could not imagine that Temujin was attacking the city so quickly, the defenders of the Kingdom of Hungary were defeated one after another, and more defenders saw the advance of the Mongol cavalry and surrendered directly.

"Temujin has been defeated many times, and there are still so many generals, and his khanate can also give birth to many heroes......"

Attila saw that Temujin could bring generals from the Ilkhanate and was surprised by the number of generals in each of the Khanates.