"Teutonic Knights, it's time for us to go."

Hohenzollern sent an army of 200,000 high-ranking Teutonic knights, tens of thousands of knightly servants, and other German princes, and marched from Brandenburg to the Kingdom of Poland, which was controlled by the Huns.

The Black Cross banner, shield, and breastplate of the Teutonic Knights converged into a black torrent.

The Teutonic Knights had a strict hierarchy, with the official knights being the core backbone of the Order, and these were the real high-ranking cavalry troops, and each knight could buy better equipment on his own when he had money. In addition to this, each knight also had a special minion, which belonged to the low-ranking cavalry. Not only that, but Hohenzollern also had a large number of pikemen, crossbowmen, and archers formed by citizens and peasants.

"Did the Knights Templar, it seem, fall into the hands of the Romans, it seems, with the Lords of France, and the Knights Hospitaller, on the island of Malta?"

When Hohenzollern saw the black torrent of the Teutonic Knights, he couldn't help but think of the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller.

The Teutonic Knights, the Templar Order, and the Knights Hospitaller are the three major knights in Europe, and their status is relatively superior in the Western continent.

Vienna, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria led a combined Austro-Hungarian army of 200,000 and Hohenzollern to attack Attila's sphere of influence from the north.

Macedonia and Rome launched an offensive from the south.

Across the Western Continent, more than three million armies are fighting!

The scale of this great war, which swept most of the Western continent, was even more exaggerated than the Battle of Mobei, because except for Rome, other civilizations were fighting at home, and the supply pressure was not as good as that of the Han Empire's expeditionary force, so they were able to mobilize more troops.

For a while, the players of the Western Continent were panicked, and many players from the Western Continent evacuated to other cities to avoid the big battle between the two camps, and the number of players who fled from the Hunnic Empire alone was as high as one million.

On the outskirts of St. Petersburg, a viscount led the Poye cavalry on patrol on the seashore.

"Viking warships!"

A Poye cavalry exclaimed, and in the sea fog, the dragon head warship appeared!

"Use a longbow to prevent them from landing!"

The viscount of the Grand Duchy of Moscow realized that if the Vikings were allowed to come to land, they would have to fight the Vikings head-on. If there are high-level Viking berserkers in this group of Viking pirates, then the Boyer cavalry, who is also a high-level class, is in danger!

Part of the Poye cavalry dismounted, the front row of Poye cavalry held shields and spears to form the wall, and the rear cavalry took off their longbows and nervously watched the approaching Viking warships.

The fast and nimble Viking warships abandoned the troop carriers of the Kingdom of Sweden and quietly appeared on the coast near St. Petersburg, before heading straight to the beach!

"Follow me and slaughter all the mighty enemies!"

Olaf I, a Viking king, raised his battle axe and ordered his ships to attack the coast!

The Viking berserkers of the Jumus Warband follow the king of the Viking civilization, shouting, brandishing their tomahawks, jumping into the shallow water, wading to attack the Boyer cavalry lined up on the shore!

The Poye cavalry released arrows, and the rain of arrows broke through the air, covering the Yumus warbands that attacked the coast!

Several Viking berserkers were killed by a rain of arrows and fell into the sea, splashing in the water.

The Poye Cavalry is also a high-ranking cavalryman, with amazing bow and arrow damage, and can also shoot the Viking berserkers of the Jumus Warband if they hit the vital point!

"I'll fight myself!"

The Viking ship ran aground and shook violently, and Olaf I jumped into the sea with an axe, and slashed at the sea with an axe, and all the arrows shot were knocked away by Olaf.

Hundreds of high-level Viking berserkers successfully fought Olaf on the beach, and the first row of berserkers threw their tomahawks with great force, and the tomahawks flew in the air at high speed, piercing through the small shields of the Boyer cavalry, directly killing the Boyer cavalry behind the shield!

At least thirty Poye cavalry were killed by the tomahawks thrown by the Viking berserkers!

The dismounted Boyer cavalry was in disarray, and the Viscount led the rest of the Boyer cavalry to raid the Viking berserkers on horseback, trying to drive the barbarians back into the sea.

The number of Poyer's cavalry was about eight hundred, and under the leadership of a viscount, they took the initiative to launch a heroic charge against the hundreds of Jumus regiments of Olav I!

The heroes and soldiers of the Grand Duchy of Moscow were, in a sense, quite fierce.

Olaf and Yums warbands took the initiative to enter a state of rage, holding tomahawks in hand, and shook the feudal aristocratic cavalry of the Grand Duchy of Moscow head-on!

The war horse galloped, Olaf did not move, the battle axe directly split the war horse of a Boyer cavalry in half, the Boyer cavalry on horseback fell to the ground heavily, and he was greeted by the axe blade of the Viking berserker!

About an hour later, the viscount fled back to St. Petersburg with the remnants of the Poille cavalry, the ground covered with dead horses, discarded armor and shields.

The soldiers of the Jumus Warband, exhausted, stood proudly on the battlefield and killed about 400 Boyan cavalry.

More Viking warriors came ashore after the victory of Olaf and Umus, and there were thousands of them.

Not all Viking soldiers were berserkers, and Viking warriors were strong and weak.

Catherine recruited the Viking hero Harald through national warfare, and his Varangian guard is one of the top classes of the Viking civilization.

Olaf's Yumus warband, which is also elite, in addition to the Yumus warband, Olaf also brought ordinary Viking warriors.

Ordinary Viking warriors are not high-level soldiers.

"Loot all the surrounding villages and towns and get supplies before His Majesty arrives!"

Olaf was a murderous man who plundered the villages and towns near St. Petersburg without any psychological burden.

Not far away, he could already see the towering walls and towers of St. Petersburg, a fortress built by Catherine to conquer the Nordic civilization.

The formidable warbands of the Vikings, the Yums, swept through St. Petersburg, razing the surrounding villages to the ground.

"How many Viking warriors did Gustav bring with him? And how many members are there in the Eumus Warband? ”

St. Petersburg was terrified, and the murderous Olaf and Yums warbands were notorious, and St. Petersburg became the last city in the north to block the northern heroes.

……

"The Eumes warband, they participated in the attack on St. Petersburg, but they didn't expect Gustav to subdue the Vikings who were active in Northern Europe."

Catherine, who had commanded the army into the Don Valley, received information from the defenders of St. Petersburg that she already knew that the legendary Viking hero Olaf and the Eums warband, loyal to King Gustav of Sweden, had joined forces to attack St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg is under more pressure than expected, and Gustav's firearms regiment, Grand Duke Vytautas's Polish-Lithuanian cavalry, and Olaf's Eums regiment are all not weak forces on the Western continent.

"The Eumus Warband, could it be the original Viking King Canute, the legion that conquered England?"

Chu Tian was still operating with Catherina, and he had heard of the Vikings' Eumus warband. The Eumes warbands conquered England, and the Viking hero King Canute was once the co-king of Northern Europe and England.

The Eumes Warband's abilities are similar to those of the Varangian Guard.

"If the Eumes Warband ascends first and then goes into a berserk state, it will be extremely difficult to defend St. Petersburg......"

Chu Tian could fully imagine how much psychological pressure the Viking berserkers of the Yums War Regiment would bring to the defenders when they ascended the walls of St. Petersburg.

"I can only choose to trust the defenders of St. Petersburg, and on our side, we need to speed up the elimination of the Golden Horde."

Catherine was also under tremendous pressure.

"I led the cavalry and acted alone."

Chutian personally commanded 120,000 cavalry, separated from Catherina's army at night, marching from the other direction, with other plans.

Fifty thousand Cossack cavalry and a small number of Han cavalry were regarded as bait by Chutian, and under the leadership of the five Don Cossack chiefs, disguised as Han cavalry, they marched to the royal city of Sarai, the capital of the Golden Horde.

The number of these Cossack cavalry was almost the same as the number of Han cavalry brought by Chutian, so it could play a role in confusing the line of sight.

Catherine's army of 450,000 quickly advanced towards the Golden Horde, compressing the living space of the Golden Horde, and forcing the main army of the Golden Horde to a decisive battle.

The Cossack leader Khmelnitsky was already engaged with the Mongol cavalry of Subutai, Khmelnitsky was broken by Subutai, and more than three thousand Cossack cavalry were killed!

After the defeat of Khmelnitsky, he began to retreat backwards, joining forces with Catherina.

The Golden Horde amassed the remnants of the Mongol Empire, which is no longer what it used to be.

"Subutai, his cavalry is extremely fierce! My Cossack cavalry, in front of his cavalry, was simply vulnerable! ”

When Khmelnitsky fought against the Golden Horde under the command of Chutian, he had not yet felt the horror of Temujin and Subutai, and when he led the Cossack cavalry alone to engage Subutai, he found that Subutai was simply the Great Demon King.

Subutai was not very strong in the previous engagements, purely because Chu Tian's cavalry bonus was almost the same, or even surpassed.

Khmelnitsky's cavalry, however, was defeated by Subutai.

"You lost only three thousand Cossack cavalry, which is already beyond my expectations."

To Khmelnitsky's surprise, the master of the Cossack cavalry, Catherina, who presided over the fate of the Cossack cavalry, did not blame him, but forgave him for his defeat.

Catherine recalled dozens of generals, holding a parchment map in her hand.

The initiative was in her hands, and she tried to find a suitable place for a decisive battle with the Golden Horde.

"This field on the left bank of the Don River is a swampy land, with a radius of 100 miles of dense jungles, ravines, and often fog, which is not suitable for the Great Cavalry of the Golden Horde, but you can try to lure Temujin, Subutai, Jochi, Batu and others to this field for a decisive battle."

"The Golden Horde was best at using powerful cavalry on both flanks to annihilate the enemy from the front and from the flanks and rear. If the Golden Horde army could be lured to the swamps, it would suppress the Golden Horde's cavalry superiority to the maximum. ”

Catherine's finger shifted to the parchment map, the location on the left bank of the Don.

At this time, the Grand Duchy of Moscow still had quite complex and reckless terrain.

The Polish hussar hero Bathory pondered and asked his lord: "How to bring the Golden Horde here for a decisive battle?" ”

Catherine looked at Sun Bin, the military advisor left by Chutian: "I have considered with the strategists of the East to sacrifice some soldiers and horses to introduce Temujin and Subutai into the decisive battle site. ”

"So my Cossack cavalry, their sacrifices, were also to attract Temujin and Subutai to come?"

Khmelnitsky thought of the 3,000 Cossack cavalry men he had sacrificed, which turned out to be the price that Catherine had to pay in order to defeat Temujin and Subutai.

In the eyes of the future tsar, the Cossack cavalry was a bargaining chip comparable to the feudal cavalry, but only a bargaining chip, and when it was time to use it, the Cossack cavalry would be a qualified cannon fodder.

"War comes at a cost."

Ekaterina was outside, without mercy.

Chutian went to ambush, Sun Bin left the layout, he found that Khmelnitsky's loyalty might decline because of this incident, so he supported Catherina: "If the Golden Horde cannot be defeated, the Don River valley and the Volga River valley, on which the Cossacks depend, will be occupied by the Golden Horde. The Cossack cavalry sacrificed for the better survival of their tribe in the future. ”

Khmelnitsky listened to Sun Bin's explanation, and his face looked slightly better.

"Khmelnitsky, I know it's cruel, but that's war. In the next battle, the warriors from all tribes and city-states were killed, tens of thousands of dead and wounded, and three thousand Cossack cavalry were only one of the costs. Being a subject of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, it is a thousand times better to die honorably than to live in shame! My legions have never known what surrender and retreat are! Going on the expedition means that there is no way back, and if you return without doing anything, it is better not to come at all! ”

"If there is no more opinion, then we will fight to the death with Temujin and Subutai in the swamp area. The Golden Horde mustered an army of millions, and in fact, among their soldiers was a large number of promiscuous herdsmen. Their food and grass can't last long, and it should be them who are desperate for a decisive battle. ”

"Destroy the Golden Horde, with the prestige of our Grand Duchy of Moscow, it will become the Tsarist Russian Empire, and all tribes, I will treat them equally."

Catherina's tone was unmistakable, faintly with the momentum of a person in a high position, Khmelnitsky, as the head of the Cossacks, knew that he had accidentally provoked the authority of the future tsar, and humbly showed weakness to the future tsar: "Please forgive me, the great Highness Catherine. ”

"In the name of the Grand Duke of Moscow, I forgive you for your faux pas."

Catherine looked around at the generals, and everyone bowed their heads slightly, she knew that it was not far from the establishment of the Tsarist Empire.

Perhaps, just after this battle.

Subutai's cavalry entered the Don River Valley, and Mu Huali's Tanma Chi Pioneer General Buli Hebaduer led a team of Tanma Red Cavalry as the eyes and ears of Subutai.

The Tanma Red Cavalry was unscrupulous in the Don Valley, and the Golden Horde gathered a million cavalry to meet Catherine's army of 500,000, ostensibly having a superiority in strength!

However, only the top brass of both sides knew that the Grand Duchy of Moscow had not yet exhausted its national strength, and even if it was defeated, it still had a large population and financial resources. And the Golden Horde has exhausted its national strength, and if it fails, it will never recover.

"Can't fail again. If the Golden Horde is destroyed again, then only a part of Central Asia will remain, with a population of only twenty or thirty million, how can it compete with the Han Empire......"

Subutai repelled the Cossack hero Khmelnitsky, but remained sad.

Khmelnitsky's Cossack cavalry was only the vanguard of the other side, and Khmelnitsky saw that the situation was not good, and immediately led the Cossack cavalry to flee, and Subutai only captured 3,000 Cossack cavalry at a time.

With Subutai's ability, if Khmelnitsky was stubborn, maybe 50,000 Cossack cavalry would be completely annihilated by Subutai.

The Tanma Chi military general Buli Heba Du'er rode a Dawan horse with a war eagle resting on his shoulder, and came to report to Subutai: "General, the Tanma Chi scout at the front has already detected the traces of Yekaterina's army!" ”

Subutai was really moved at this time, and Catherine's corps had the Varangian Guard, the Poye Cavalry, the Polish Hussars, the Cossack Cavalry, and the Tsar's Guard, the hidden main force that Catherine did not use much.

Catherine can single-handedly withstand many strong enemies, unify the Rus' principalities, put the Grand Duchy of Moscow on the right track, and is about to be upgraded to the Tsarist Russian Empire, which naturally has a background.

The Tsarist Guards have been defending the city of Moscow, and in the Battle of Mobei, Moscow was surrounded by strong enemies, and Catherine did not dare to transfer the Tsarist Guards to Mobei.

And this time, Catherine finally used this hidden legion.

The Tsarist Guard, somewhat similar to the Shenji Battalion established by the Yongle Emperor.

"Catherine's main forces, what is their marching route?"

"The main forces of the Grand Duchy of Moscow marched along the right bank of the Don and numbered about half a million people."

"The right bank of the Don?"

Subutai makes people get maps.

The left bank of the Don, bordering the sphere of influence of the Hunnic Empire, and the right bank of the Don, was safer for the main forces of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, but at the cost that the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow could not cut off the connection between the Hun Empire and the Golden Horde.

"If Attila can provide another cavalry, perhaps 100,000 cavalry, on the left bank of the Don, and then cross the Don, then we will flank the main forces of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and win in one fell swoop."

Subutai thought of Attila, who occupied the left bank of the Don.

Attila didn't know if he could divide his forces.

Subutai was eager for Attila to be the first to deal with the enemy from the east, and the sudden appearance of 100,000 Hunnic cavalry on the left bank of the Don would surely cause panic among the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

"Try to ask Attila for help, he is the first to help our Golden Horde win, we Golden Horde, can send half a million cavalry to help him defeat Alexander, in return."

Subutai still tried to ask Attila for 100,000 cavalry, and at a critical moment, from the left bank of the Don River, he raided the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

The matter reported by Buri Batuer has not yet come to an end: "General, there is also a cavalry of about 50,000 people, marching rapidly along the left bank of the Don River, they separated from the large army, marched alone, and they are already more than a hundred miles away from the main force, and the distance is still growing. The last general suspected that this was Chu Zimou's Han cavalry, and he wanted to ...... Surprise attack on the city of Salai. ”

Subutai's face changed again, Chu Tian and Catherine divided their troops and led 50,000 Han cavalry to march alone, most of which were the same as Buli Batuer guessed, Chu Tian planned to surprise attack Sarai City.

The city of Sarai was founded in the Volga Valley, and the defensive capabilities of the walls were not comparable to those of Moscow.

Chutian's sneak attack on Sarai City may be successful, while Subutai's sneak attack on Moscow City is difficult to quickly surpass the walls of Moscow.

Su Butai closed his eyes, and then opened his eyes: "But he only has 50,000 people, as long as the Great Khan leaves any of Mu Huali, Timur, and Batu in Salai City, plus 300,000 cavalry to defend, then Chu Zimou will be defeated and sunk in the sand." We also have 700,000 cavalry and herdsmen. ”

"Tell the Great Khan all this."

Subutai is only the number one general under Temujin, and the specific ruling depends on Temujin's meaning.

Behind the vanguard cavalry of Subutai, the cavalry of the Golden Horde was overwhelming, and wherever the war horses went, there was not a single grass.

All the cattle and sheep of the Golden Horde were forcibly requisitioned by Temujin's cavalry, and all the national strength of the Golden Horde was exhausted, and they went north to fight Catherine with all their might.

"Batu, you lead 300,000 cavalry and herdsmen to stay in the city of Sarai, and use your life to guarantee that the city of Sarai will not be lost until we defeat the main army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow."

Temujin left his grandson Batu to defend the city.

Among Temujin's grandchildren, there were also many powerful figures, such as Batu of the Golden Horde, Möngke, Kublai Khan, and Hulegu of the Ilkhanate.

Batu solemnized: "I will defend the city of Sarai with my life, and wait for the triumph of the Great Khan." ”

"Jelu Chucai, go to Attila and ask for a cavalry of 100,000 men to put pressure on the Grand Duchy of Moscow from the left bank of the Don. If it could, seize important places on the left bank of the Don River, force the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and fight in the field. ”

Temujin considered Subutai's suggestion and asked Attila for a cavalry, intending to be the first to deal with the threat from the east.

As the chief minister, Yelu Chucai sent an envoy to the Hun Empire.

Temujin used all the power of the Golden Horde, and he couldn't wait for a decisive battle.

Catherine was under pressure from the north and had to fight as soon as possible.

Both sides are fighting for a chance of victory in the decisive battle.

"The whole army goes north to meet Catherine's army!"

After Temujin deployed, there was no longer much to hesitate.

Since both sides are desperate for a decisive battle, they can only fight to the death.

The Golden Horde used all its national strength, and 700,000 cavalry were overwhelming, many of whom were herdsmen between the first and third ranks.

The four mastiffs of the Mongol Empire, except for Subutai as the vanguard, followed by Temujin.

Temujin also had Chi Lao Wen and Timur as the generals of the cowardly Xue army, as well as his eldest son Jochi.

"Wait until you defeat Catherine, and then come back to deal with Chu Zimou, who was delayed by Badu. Borhu, Borshu, I will avenge you! ”

Temujin had a grudge against Chu Tian, and two important generals of the Cowardly Xue Army, as well as his son-in-law, died at the hands of Chu Tian's generals, and a Cowardly Xue Army Talisman fell into the hands of Chu Tian.

The hatred between the two people because of the hegemony has been in dire straits.

Chu Tian did not give up the crusade because he fled to Eastern Europe, but persevered in the crusade against Temujin, obviously wanting to end the future forever.

In the Hunnic Empire, Attila had some resemblance to Temujin and had to go on the path of military force.

These nomadic civilizations lack sufficient national strength to wage a war of attrition, and they must defeat a strong enemy as quickly as possible.

Attila also requisitioned a million-strong army in an attempt to defeat Alexander at the expense of the Huns' fortunes.

"Temujin, he still wants a cavalry of 100,000 men? When he was at his peak, an empire, the four khanates, were more powerful than my empire and vassals, why did he act so timidly? ”

After hearing Yelu Chucai's intention, Attila actually wanted to ask for a reinforcement again, and couldn't help but wonder.

Yelu Chucai knew that Temujin had already had a psychological shadow on Chutian, but he couldn't say it explicitly: "We, the Great Khan, he must be 100% sure of defeating the opponent, so he wants to ask His Majesty to send 100,000 cavalry to threaten the main force of the Grand Duchy of Moscow from the left bank of the Don River." ”

Attila was silent: "I have arranged for Gustav and Vytautas to assist you, and if you are confident that you will destroy the Grand Duchy of Moscow in two or three months, I can promise Temujin." ”

Yelu Chucai lobbied: "A war can determine the world, please don't doubt it, Your Majesty." ”

Attila looked at Bulda: "Bulida, you have been frustrated in the east, this time, you will lead 100,000 cavalry to the villages and towns near the left bank of the Don River, and obey Temujin's orders. A month, a month at most, this cavalry must return. On my side, under the pressure of Alexander, Caesar, and others, I could not stand alone. ”

"Me?"

Breda was defeated by Chutian's cavalry in a surprise attack in the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and he still has a psychological shadow, and he can't help but shudder when he hears that his younger brother, Attila, the emperor of the Hun Empire, intends to let him deal with the Grand Duchy of Moscow again.

"Yes, where you fail, you get up."

Attila's tone was unmistakable.

"I ...... Obey ......"

Breda knew that even though Attila was his own brother, Attila's order could not be refused, otherwise Attila would see this as a provocation to himself and would even try to eradicate his own brother.

Reluctantly, Bulaida gathered 100,000 cavalry and went to the aid of Temujin.

"Damn, I don't want to fight the cavalry of the Far East anymore."

Before setting out for the battle, Brada muttered to himself.

Chu Tian's cavalry seemed to have become his nightmare.

Despite this, with the murderous Han cavalry in front and Attila, the whip of God, in the rear, Breda was sandwiched between the two and could only take one step and look at the other.

"Temujin seems to be afraid of me......"

Chu Tian was ambushing soldiers and horses on the left bank of the Don River at this time.

The 50,000 Han cavalry, mainly Cossack cavalry, and a small number of Han cavalry arranged for the Cossack cavalry to enter the Golden Horde, forced Temujin to increase the number of troops remaining in the city of Sarai. At the same time, a small number of Chutian's main cavalry disappeared, and the initiative was again in his hands.

When his scout cavalry learned that Temujin had left 300,000 troops to defend the city in order to deal with 50,000 Cossack cavalry disguised as Han cavalry, Chu Tian knew that Temujin was afraid of him.

If you are afraid, you will be defeated.