Chapter 657: Catherine's Plea for Help (2-in-1)
In the Don Plain, the battlefield is littered with corpses, and the Viking heroes Harald and the Varangian Guards take the initiative to launch a berserk trait and engage the pseudo-cowardly Xue army of the Golden Horde!
The Viking berserkers of the Varangian Guard, with red eyes, cut a cowardly Xue cavalryman and horse in two, and the blood stained the Viking berserker's Nordic helmet.
"Whew...... Whew......"
Harald slaughtered dozens of cowardly cavalry one after another, entering a state of rage, although his combat power was greatly improved, but the speed of physical consumption also increased by 50%.
The Varangian Guard fought alone and attacked indiscriminately, but it was still difficult to bridge the gap in strength between the two sides.
Temujin's exile to the Golden Horde led to a significant increase in the power of the Golden Horde, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow, as a sworn enemy, was under great pressure.
"The Varangian Guard is running out of energy, go and rescue them."
Catherine realized that even the valiant Viking berserkers could not turn the situation around, so she sent a group of Boye cavalry (the cavalry of the nobles of the Grand Duchy of Moscow) to rescue the exhausted Varangian guards.
At this point, the Varangian Guard had less than a hundred men left.
The eyes of the exhausted Viking berserker have returned to their clarity, and they can already distinguish between friend and foe.
Covered in blood and panting, Harald half-knelt in front of Catherine's horse: "I failed to defeat the demon from the east, and I disappointed the Duke. ”
"Temujin's cavalry bonus is too high, and the Don Plain is suitable for cavalry combat, so it's not your sin."
Catherine seems to have been mentally prepared, and she has no intention of reproaching Harald, the Varangian Guards have proved their bravery with their blood.
"The army of the Golden Horde is attacking!"
The Varangian guards were defeated, and the armies of the Golden Horde of Temujin and Jochi began to counterattack, and the cavalry galloped all over the mountains.
Bathory's Polish hussars, as well as the cavalry and heavy infantry of the Grand Duchy of Moscow itself, engaged the cavalry of the Golden Horde, with casualties on both sides!
Catherine even went into battle herself, leading the cavalry to attack the army of the Golden Horde.
She was already equivalent to an imperial cavalry hero in her own right, barely able to compete with Temujin.
The armies of the two sides fought for three days, suffering numerous casualties, and the Don Plain was dyed red.
After Harald recovered his strength, he took the Varangian Guard into battle again, and in the end less than 50 members survived!
"I didn't expect the soldiers of the Grand Duchy of Moscow to be so ferocious, and it was not easy to conquer this giant bear."
A war broke out between Temujin and the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and the tenacity of the other side was beyond his expectations.
"Father Khan, as long as this army is defeated, we can march north and occupy the great city of Ryazan, and then their capital Moscow. When the time comes, Father Khan will make a comeback and join forces with the Hunnic Empire, which occupies the plains of Ukraine. In the future, Mobei will return to the hands of his father Khan. ”
Jochi was supported by Temujin and Subutai and others, and was full of confidence.
In the current war situation, the Grand Duchy of Moscow is at a disadvantage.
"Lord Duke, the despicable Swedes are sending an army to attack the Baltic coast, and the goal is St. Petersburg!"
While Catherine was still in a stalemate with the Golden Horde, the northern frontier was attacked by the Swedish civilization.
Sweden is also a formidable enemy of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and in Lords, Sweden is the most powerful civilization in Northern Europe, and its warriors are warlike.
The Grand Duchy of Moscow did not have a good relationship with its neighbors around it, and it was surrounded by enemies on all sides.
"Sweden must have seen that we were being delayed by Temujin, so they wanted to take advantage of the situation. When the Golden Horde is destroyed, I will not let them go! ”
Catherine was greatly annoyed that the Kingdom of Sweden had suddenly attacked the Baltic region, and she would have to return to her division, otherwise St. Petersburg, an important city, could be lost.
The main forces of the Grand Duchy of Moscow were concentrated near the Volga and Don rivers, and St. Petersburg was empty, and if the Kingdom of Sweden had decided to attack St. Petersburg, it might not be impossible to capture this important city.
Sophia said, "Lord Duke, we can withdraw our troops overnight. ”
"This matter must not be heard. In addition, when retreating, the city of Ryazan was defended with heavy troops, the southern gateway of Moscow was held, and the walls were cleared, delaying the progress of the Golden Horde army. ”
During the night, the troops of the Grand Duchy of Moscow retreated to the north, exchanging space for time and extending the front of the Golden Horde.
The next day, Temujin, Jochi and others discovered that the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow had retreated, and the road from the Don Plain to Moscow had been opened.
"Why did they withdraw their troops voluntarily? Find out now! ”
Jochi feared that this was a trap for Catherine, so he did not lead the cavalry in pursuit, and it was not until the third day that the Inhumans betrayed information to the Golden Horde, the Swedish kingdom in Northern Europe, took the opportunity to capture several cities of the Grand Duchy of Moscow on the northern border, threatening St. Petersburg.
"It seems that there are many contradictions between these traditional kingdoms, and if we take advantage of the grievances between them, we will get twice the result with half the effort."
At the celebration banquet of the Golden Horde, Yelu Chucai showed Temujin and others the next strategy.
"The Grand Duchy of Moscow has a large population, and its value is far above Mobei, although my father Khan accidentally lost Mobei, but if he captures the Grand Duchy of Moscow, he can still claim to be the king and hegemon."
Jochi and a group of generals from the Golden Horde nodded one after another.
"The plains of Eastern Europe are indeed more fertile than Mobei, and this is the pasture given to us by God."
Temujin's discovery of this pasture in the Eastern European Plain restored his confidence slightly.
As long as he occupies the entire Eastern European Plain, he will have a larger population and cavalry, and perhaps one day, he will be able to fight back to Mobei.
"Hunnic envoy, Bleda!"
Many of the generals of the Golden Horde were celebrating the defeat of the Grand Duchy of Moscow when an uninvited group of guests arrived!
This group of uninvited guests did not belong to the Golden Horde, nor to the Grand Duchy of Moscow, but to the Hunnic Empire, entrenched in the Ukrainian plain!
The Hun Empire, which is said to be the descendants of the Huns and the nomadic tribes of Central Asia, after hundreds of years of great integration, when they arrived in Europe, they were no longer the original Huns, but were called the Huns separately to distinguish the concept of the Huns.
A young man who looked like an Oriental, but with a few different looks, walked in, with a group of Hun Imperial guards behind him.
"Great Khan of Temujin, in Lower Breda. My brother, His Majesty Attila, sent me down to make friends with the Great Khan. ”
The hero of the Huns, Bleda, respectfully saluted Temujin and explained their purpose.
After the fall of the Mongol Empire, Attila, the leader of the Hunnic Empire and the whip of God, took the place of the head of Temujin's barbarian camp.
The Hunnic Empire, with its 50% system bonus, was so strong that it could bridge the gap between Attila and some of the best European generals, and even more than that.
Temujin was dissatisfied with his replacement: "Attila is a powerful man in the West, why did he send you to me?" ”
"Macedonia, Rome, the Holy Roman Empire, join forces against His Majesty Attila. Although His Majesty Attila had the favor of Heaven and the warriors of the tribe were brave and good at fighting, his two fists were invincible to his four hands, and His Majesty Attila suffered a small loss in the battle with Alexander and Caesar...... Therefore, His Majesty wanted to ask the Great Khan to send reinforcements to attack Macedonia. ”
Attila's brother, Bleda also felt a sense of oppression in front of Temujin.
Despite losing his status as Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, Temujin still had a suffocating sense of oppression, which Brighta could not match.
Bleda explained the intention of joining forces, and Subutai, Jochi, Batu, Yelu Chucai and the others glanced at each other.
Breda continued to lobby: "The Great Khan is the lord of the East, and our Attila is the lord of the West, as long as they join forces, they can sweep the world, even Macedonia and Rome will be razed to the ground. In return, after destroying Macedonia and Rome, His Majesty Attila will send troops to recapture the Mobei Land for the Great Khan and destroy the Han Empire. ”
At this point, Temujin was moved.
Their allies are more numerous than they think.
The Swedish civilization of Northern Europe inadvertently helped them because of their enmity with the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
There was also Attila's Hun Empire, an even more powerful ally, and an unexpected ally before Temujin.
With Attila's Hunnic Empire plus a 50% bonus, combined with Temujin, it was enough to sweep away all the enemies in front of him.
"When I capture Moscow, I will send troops to support Attila. As soon as the Grand Duchy of Moscow was not destroyed, the Golden Horde was threatened and could not come to its aid. ”
Temujin stared at the arriving Bleda and did not easily agree to send troops to help Attila, otherwise it would be easy for Attila to cross the river and tear down the bridge.
He needed to gain a foothold in Eastern Europe, own a vast pasture, train cavalry, and collect taxes.
"The Capture of Moscow ......"
Breda's request for help from Temujin was blocked, so he changed his mind: "Great Khan, our Hun Empire can divide our army and attack Moscow from the west, which can be regarded as our sincerity to the Great Khan. When the matter is done, the Great Khan will give us something in return. ”
Temujin's eyes lit up: "Ben Khan promises you." ”
"As for the land occupied, it is bounded by the Don River, west of which is the territory of our Hun Empire, and east of the Don River is the pasture of the Great Khan."
Instead of handing over all the lands to Temujin, Bulda agreed with Temujin to divide the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
The territory of the Grand Duchy of Moscow was concentrated east of the Don River, so Temujin could still hold the lion's shares.
Temujin hesitated for a moment when the Huns demanded that the Huns send troops under special conditions, but finally agreed to Bleda's alliance conditions.
Catherine of the Grand Duchy of Moscow had many heroes, and there was still a group of new troops under her command, which was not completely defeated.
If Temujin wanted to use the power of the Golden Horde to annex Moscow, he would have suffered heavy losses.
A union with the Huns will make things go much smoother.
"Macedonia and Rome are also enemies. If the Eastern European Plain is occupied, send troops to Attila and attack Macedonia and Rome. ”
Temujin remembered that during the Third National War, he was defeated by the Han Empire, Rome, and Macedonia.
Therefore, for Macedonia and Rome, Temujin was no stranger.
In addition to Macedonia and Rome, the three traditional civilizations of the Holy Roman Empire (Germany), France, and England are also obstacles for Attila to conquer the European continent.
The Plate Knights of the Holy Roman Empire were a nightmare during a head-to-head battle with the Huns.
Jochi asked, "Father Khan, do we really want to cooperate with Attila in the future and destroy Macedonia and Rome?" If Attila were allowed to occupy these places, he might become our enemy in the future. According to the child, Attila is not small. ”
"When we join forces with it, we wait for an opportunity, and Attila wants to annex us, and we can also find an opportunity to annex Attila's Hun Empire."
Temujin had a ruthless look in his eyes, and in order to take revenge on the princes of the Han Empire, he had to join forces with the ambitious Attila.
However, like the disputes between the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Kingdom of Sweden, the barbarian camp is not of the same mind, and the barbarian civilizations also want to annex each other to form a larger empire.
"Your Majesty, Temujin has agreed to form an alliance with us, and all we need to do is send troops to assist him in attacking Moscow and relieve him of the trouble."
As Attila's brother, Breda was second only to Attila in status, and reported to him about his mission to the Golden Horde.
Attila, who is short, broad-chested, and has a sparse, gray beard, sits on the throne, and although his appearance does not quite match the terrifying image of the Whip of God, Attila's eyes are full of ambition, greed, and shrewdness.
"The strength of the Golden Horde, does it have the qualifications for us to unite with it?"
"Temujin's cavalry, almost impeccable, they are qualified to be the object of our alliance."
"He came from the East, he was ambitious, and like a lost dog, he must be insatiable, and a Grand Duchy of Moscow may not be able to satisfy his ambitions."
"But Your Majesty, Temujin once made the Macedonians and Romans suffer, and with them, Alexander, Caesar, Constantine, and the Teutonic Knights will all be defeated by our iron hooves."
Attila listened to Breda's advice, fell into a brief silence, and finally spoke slowly: "I already understand your intentions, Breda. The Goths were fighting against France, Spain, and Rome, and they were vassals who asked me for help, and I had to answer their cries. Then you lead a coalition of 100,000 troops to attack Moscow from the west, occupy the lands along the way, plunder the gold, silver and people, and plunder the Eastern European Plain into panic and war. ”
"Yes."
After his resignation, Bleda summoned the forces of the Hun Empire.
The Hunnic Empire not only had the tribes of the Huns themselves, but also the Gothic tribes, Germanic tribes, Slavic tribes and other subordinate tribes, which belonged to a multi-tribal civilization, otherwise the lords of Europe would not have a headache because of the Hun Empire.
The Grand Duchy of Moscow also had spies in the Hunnic Empire, and the movement of the Hunnic Empire Bleda to gather an army of 100,000 attracted the attention of the spies.
For a time, the Grand Duchy of Moscow was in a precarious situation.
Chu Tian was in the Xia Palace, dealing with internal affairs.
"Chutian, my side...... The enemies encountered seem to be a bit too much......"
Suddenly, Chutian's player system received a letter from Catherina.
"Temujin and the Golden Horde began to attack Moscow?"
Chu Tian put down the paperwork about Ma Zheng on Jeju Island, he knew that Catherine might not be able to deal with the Golden Horde with Temujin joining, and there would be a day when they would beg for help.
It's just that Chu Tian didn't expect the Grand Duke's Congress of Moscow to fall into crisis so quickly.
"There are a few enemies, the Golden Horde, the Hun Empire, and the Kingdom of Sweden, and they all seem to covet my territory."
“……”
Chu Tian didn't expect Catherine's enemies to be like a cloud, which was a bit beyond his expectations.
"You can choose not to come, I think as long as you hold out until winter, no one will be able to take Moscow and St. Petersburg."
"No, it will be a trouble to sit back and watch Temujin grow, in the future."
Chutian could not let Temujin develop in the west, although it was not bad to destroy some European civilizations, but that would lead to the growth of Temujin's power, and eventually become a great empire across Europe, West Asia, and Central Asia.
Chu Tian would rather keep a divided Western Continent than see the Western Continent unified by a conqueror.
Temujin took the Grand Duchy of Moscow, plus a few sons who could fight, and his power would soon be in full swing.
"Inform me in advance when you plan to send troops."
Catherine also had some pride, and she didn't seem to be very willing to ask for reinforcements, but she couldn't deal with the attack from three directions with her own strength, so she had to ask Chutian for help.
"It seems that Catherine's popularity in the Western continent is not very good."
Chutian found that Catherine was in a somewhat similar situation to himself.
A strong lord can easily make the surrounding lords and civilizations fearful, and then join forces.
The alliance between Temujin and Attila was an unexpected result for Chu Tian. When these two men join forces, any civilization in Europe will probably be afraid.
To aid Catherina, there is basically no need to worry about food, grass and weapons, Catherine can provide it, Chutian only needs to bring tens of thousands of elites and a group of generals over to assist Ekaterina in defeating the incoming enemy.
The discussion between the two people is almost unknown to outsiders, so the dispatch of troops can be taken by surprise.
Chutian secretly dispatched troops and gathered in Xia City, preparing to go to Eastern Europe.
In the future civil war, Chutian may also need Catherine's reinforcements, which can be regarded as an alternative equivalent exchange.
There was a storm brewing inside the Han Empire, and the princes were still recuperating because of the Mobei War, and the war had not yet broken out for a while.
Chu Tian also had time to consider a trip to Eastern Europe, while the various counties were actively preparing for the war.
The Bingzhou Army, Youzhou Army, and Jizhou Army, which were set up to deal with Temujin, are no longer suitable for the current situation.
There are three key areas for the cantonment.
One is Youzhou, dealing with Mingguan from outside the Guan. Myeongguan had territories in the western part of Liao, Liaodong, Buyeo, Goguryeo, Goryeo, and the Heilongjiang Valley, and was considered a formidable opponent, so it was necessary to gather a large army in Youzhou.
The second is Yuzhou and Merge State, mainly to deal with Mingguan from Guanzhong. As the Central Plains region, Yuzhou bore the brunt of the attack, followed by the state, and the state was one of the springboards for attacking Guanzhong.
The third is Huainan, stationed troops in Hefei and Shouchun to block the copper sparrow from Jiangdong.
Tongque was only an ally against Temujin, and when Temujin was defeated, Tongque was an enemy again, and the two sides formed a feud because of the previous battle of Hefei.
When the major princes were brewing wars, they merged with the Ordos Plateau in the state, and the Southern Xiongnu held a conference with Xiongnu nobles such as Yufuluo and Huchuquan.
The Southern Xiongnu forces were once attacked by the Mongol general Mu Huali, and they became weaker and weaker.
At this time, Yu Fuluo and Hu Chuquan chose to attach themselves to Chutian, who occupied Bingzhou, and monitored Tuoba Xianbei, who was grazing in the area of Helan Mountain, on the Ordos Plateau, which was a task given by Chutian to Yu Fuluo and Huchuquan.
"I heard that the blue wolf of the grassland, Temujin of Mobei was defeated by the Xia King, fortunately we did not resist, otherwise, we would be like moths to a fire."
Yu Fuluo couldn't help but be glad that when Chutian swept through the annexed states, he didn't take the opportunity to make trouble, otherwise Chutian would have an excuse to pacify them.
The Southern Xiongnu still have a certain use value, and only they are willing to graze in this place and monitor Tuoba Xianbei for free.
"Compared with Temujin, we are far inferior, how dare we betray the Xia King. Let's concentrate on grazing in the future. Perhaps only the legendary Maudun Shan Yu was qualified to compete with Temujin. ”
Hu Chuquan also said that the Southern Xiongnu will only be able to sing and dance in the future.
"Alone, there are people who ask to see."
When Yuvro was discussing matters with the nobles of the Southern Xiongnu, someone suddenly visited.
"Could it be that Tuoba Xianbei has moved?"
Ivro's face changed.
Chu Tian ordered him to monitor Tuoba Xianbei, and Tuoba Xianbei's every move must be reported to Taiyuan County, if Tuoba Xianbei has a big move, then the Southern Xiongnu may be implicated.
A nomadic cavalry waited for Yuvro outside the court of the Southern Xiongnu.
Outside Helan Mountain, Tuoba Xianbei tribe.
Tuoba Xianbei chieftain Tuoba Tao settled the tribal population.
"The population we brought from Yanmen County was plundered by Chu Zimou of 100,000, and only 200,000 remained. But we can also plunder the population from the Xianbei tribes in the west. It's just that I didn't expect Temujin to be defeated so quickly, and we have to speed up. Cui Hao, the matter of governing various ministries can only be handed over to you. ”
Tuoba Tao said to the chief strategist Cui Hao.
Cui Hao is an emperor-level strategist, and in the previous battle with the Bingzhou army, he could even attack the east and the west and hide from Xu You.
Cui Hao said: "The King of Qin of the Han Empire may give us some convenience, King Xia is his great enemy, we can use the relationship between the two to strengthen ourselves." ”
Tuoba Tao nodded: "Very reasonable." ”
In the Mobei grassland, Di Qing was ordered by Prince Yan to crusade against the Mobei tribe that was unwilling to obey.
In addition to the Mongol tribes, there are also Xianbei tribes and Xiongnu remnants in Mobei, and some tribes took the initiative to attach themselves after the defeat of Temujin, but there are still some tribes who are not very willing to submit.
For these tribes, Di Qing took the initiative to attack, forcing them to surrender.
However, a cavalry detachment from Di Qing was wiped out when he attacked a tribe.
"The three thousand cavalry were all wiped out, could it be that there are still remnants of Temujin left in Mobei?"
Di Qing couldn't help frowning when he received the news that a team of cavalry had died.
It seems that it is not so easy to completely unify the entire Mobei.
It took Temujin a lot of effort to unify Mobei, and in order to deal with the princes in Guannei, Chutian only let the combination of Prince Yan, Fan Zhongyan, and Di Qing sweep Mobei.
However, there are still changes in Mobei.
In August of the ninth year of the lord's calendar, the rewards for the first national war began to be settled.