Most of the area in the two river basins can be described as a flat river. The proportion of the hilly area in the two river basins is not high, and the height of the hills is also average. If you really want to see the mountains, you can only feast your eyes on the Anatolian plateau north of the two river basins.

Marshal Boyan has no interest in seeing mountains, he has traveled more than 100,000 miles in his life for more than 40 years, and he has seen countless scenery. Perhaps the most important thing to forget is the flat fields of Palestine. In the field, the banner of Mamluk opposite the Marshal Boyan fluttered in the wind.

On the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, there are several important seaport cities or offshore cities. To the north is Aleppo, and in the center is Damascus and Beirut, near Damascus. The city to the south is Jerusalem, and further south of Jerusalem is the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. Twenty-three years ago, 25,000 Mamluk troops marched north from Sinai to attack the 5,000 Mongol army attacking Jerusalem. Marshal Boyan was fighting under the cowardly General Buhua of the Mongol army at that time.

The Mongol cavalry galloped through the open space between the two armies, and they kept approaching the Mamluk formation, making various difficult maneuvers on their horses. The Mamluk army on the opposite side also sent cavalry to respond, and the cavalry on both sides came and went like butterflies wearing flowers, watching the excitement. Such a celebratory circus-like action is undoubtedly dancing on the tip of a knife in the eyes of Boyan Dashuai.

Get close to the enemy array, scout the enemy's formation and number of people, and drive out or even kill enemy cavalry close to your own array. From time to time, there were cheers in the arrays on both sides, which were cheers for their own cavalry scouts to kill the enemy. Every cheer means that a life is gone.

The surviving Mongolian cavalry kept urging their horses back to Marshal Boyan, and loudly reported the news that they had gambled their lives to come back. The military clerk next to him wrote down the contents, and then waited for Marshal Boyan to speak. If the boss thinks the content is valuable, he will say the word 'reward'. This side will give the Mongol scout a reward.

"These people are rewarded. Let everyone come back. Boyan said. He had pieced together the previous information to complete the enemy's situation, and although there was bound to be a lack of information, compared to the time efficiency, this lack would not affect the battle.

Not long after, the Mongolian scouts returned to the forest like birds and rushed back in the direction of the Mongolian army. Scouts who rushed back earlier were able to run in a straight line and return to their troops. The Mongol scouts, who were far away, encountered a moving forest on their way back. Marshal Boyan ordered the Mongol infantry to take the initiative to attack the Mamluk army. The Mongol infantry marched in a neat line on the flat field against the enemy.

Of course, the Mongol cavalry did not dare to block the path of the infantry brigade, and hurriedly urged the horses to leave the direction of the infantry advance. Even if they can't rush back to their cavalry unit as soon as possible, they can only accept this small unhappiness.

Soon, the Mamluk generals gave the order, and the Mamluk archers went to the front row, ready to fire arrows at the approaching Mongol army. To their surprise, the Mongols stopped at the edge of a stone's throw away. It was more than 8,000 infantry, but it was as neat as one person.

The army of several thousand men was divided into many columns, each with a gap between them. Not long after, something pushed down the front of the Mongol army along the interval. Just as the Mamluk generals narrowed their eyes and guessed what it was, with a muffled sound, something came and flew directly into the Mamluk military formation.

It doesn't matter if it's a general or a soldier, whether it's on a horse or a camel. As long as you take a shell, you will be reimbursed immediately. Those who were directly killed were fine, and immediately entered the world of death after a moment of severe pain. Those who were not killed immediately were blown out of their limbs, and they clutched their rotten limbs in vain, screaming helplessly.

The Mongols were not particularly excited by this, and after the artillery bombardment, the musketeers mounted the Mongol heavy muskets on the brackets inserted in the ground and fired lead bullets at the Mamluk formation. A shot of lead bullet with a diameter of about 25 mm could not be resisted by any living creature on the battlefield.

Both the artillerymen and musketeers were calm, they reloaded, aimed, and fired according to their usual training. As for the result, no one paid special attention to it. Because the Mongols had seen how their comrades-in-arms were hit by the guns of the Song army, and how they struggled in the rain of bullets and bullets made by the Song army's muskets and artillery. The helplessness and despair of the past are now all projected onto Mamluk's body.

"Marshal, the observation post returns, and the Mamluks on the opposite side send camel soldiers to outflank our infantry."

"Hmm." Marshal Boyan responded blandly. The Mongol army also imitated the Song army, erecting high lookout poles on the position, and those with strong eyes and light bodies climbed up and held binoculars to observe. The latest news is conveyed by a signal flag. As with musket artillery, these were methods learned from the Song army. Although the Mongol court encountered many problems on the road to sinicization, there was a lot of resistance. But the Mongols were extremely humble and obedient when it came to learning to be stronger. All the complaints and even angry scolding were only because the Mongol army was too slow to learn.

The reaction of the Mamluks proved that they were not weak, and they were able to attack despite being met with muskets and artillery. The camels of these Mamluks were usually equipped with small trebuchets, which were large slingshots. Can quickly launch fist-sized rocks up to thirty paces away. Those riding bows were inferior to such trebuchets in terms of range and rate of fire. Although the camels were uneasy at the sound of gunfire, they were much more determined than the horses. In the desert, strange movements can often be heard.

Camels are much taller compared to horses. The Mamluks, sitting on camels, condescended to see that the Mongol army was a mixture of pikemen and musketeers. The different classes alternate at regular intervals. The entire Mongol infantry array consisted of these two arms.

Before the camel soldiers could throw stones at the Mongol army, they saw puffs of white smoke rising from the Mongolian musket array, and with the dull sound of gunfire, the camel soldiers fell to the ground one after another. It was a huge camel, with a 25mm lead bullet and a blood hole in its body. If you are hit in the leg, you will fall to the ground. was hit in the head and killed on the spot. As for the humans above, the protection is not as good as that of camels.

Boyan listened indifferently to the sound of gunfire. The first time the Mongol army saw the firearms of the Song army was in the Battle of Ezhou 24 years ago. At that time, Zhao Jiaren officially entered the war arena and competed with Kublai Khan, the current Mongolian Great Khan. It was also at that same time that the then Mongol Khan Meng Ge returned to heaven near Diaoyu City in Sichuan.

At that time, Boyan was following Hulegu Khan in his attack on Palestine. It was about to settle Mamluk and take the Holy Land of Jerusalem. When news of Möngke Khan's death reached Hülegü's side, Hülegü returned east with the Mongol army, ready to help Kublai Khan fight for the throne of the Great Khan. This is why the cowardly General Buhua was defeated.

The fierce sound of gunfire reminded Marshal Boyan of his past fierce battle with the Song army. God's arrangement is truly wonderful, and the muskets and artillery that once caused the Mongol army to feel great pain and despair are now the weapons of the Mongol army. The observer's report, what Marshal Boyan himself saw through the telescope, was that the Mamluk army was struggling under the fire of the Mongol army.

Mamluk, which originally meant "slave", was formerly known as the Ghulam Guard, which grew out of the political struggle of the mid-Abbasid period. The eighth caliph of the Abbasid dynasty, Mutassim, was the son of a Turkic slave girl, and after he ascended the throne, he was deeply jealous of the Persian nobles in the court at that time, so he hired a group of Turkic warriors from Central Asia through his mother to serve as his own bodyguard, which was the earliest "Ghulam" and laid the foundation for the later Mamluks.

Most of them are non-*** captives from the Caucasus and the northern Black Sea, some of them were caught by slave traders and sold to the Middle East, and then formed into mercenaries by the caliphs and sultans, while others were tribes from the east who were favored by the caliphs and sultans and became their mercenaries.

The most famous of these peoples were the Turkic peoples, who were expelled from the desert by the empires of East Asia.

In the late reign of Saladin, he ruled Egypt and reformed the original slave guard system of the Arab Empire to a considerable extent, in order to stabilize his family rule, Saladin abandoned the original Ghulam selection system, and no longer mixed slave soldiers with free mercenaries, but completely selected strong men from private slaves for military training, and then uniformly distributed equipment. As a result, a unique group of military aristocracy was gradually formed.

This slave army shows the true character of having milk is a mother, as long as they spend a lot of money, give them more room for development. The Mamluks will not hesitate to kill the old master and defect to the new master. As Mamluk grew stronger, he finally completed the transformation of the slave into a master. The Mamluk dynasty was established in Egypt.

"Marshal, the Mamluk cavalry is dispatched!" The observation post gave an update on the situation.

Boyan put down the binoculars and gently patted the horses' necks with his hands, soothing the somewhat excited horses. These beautiful Arabian horses were given to the marshal by Princess Mary after she returned to Constantinople. Compared to the Mongolian horses, which have a cold temperament, Arabian horses are sensitive and soft. It stood calmly at first, just like the usual coldness of Marshal Boyan. When the excitement in Boyan Dashuai's heart was uncontrollable, it also began to be a little restless.

There is no need to see it with the naked eye, and when you close your eyes, you can 'see' the image that has not been forgotten for more than 20 years. The cavalry and camel soldiers of Mamluk surrounded the Mongol army, and many of the Mongol troops chose to evacuate, and the timid general Buhua said resolutely to the commander Boyan who persuaded him to leave: "I have never fought such a defeat in my life, and if I flee back, it will be a capital crime." If I die here, everyone will be safe. Boyan, run away. God bless you. ”

Open your eyes. Marshal Boyan felt that his vision was a little blurry. The news of the death of the cowardly general reached the side of the Great Khan of Hulegu, and the Great Khan did not punish those who fled the battlefield to save their lives. He said bitterly: "The cowardly Buhua has died in battle, and I can't lose you again." ”

Later, at the behest of Hulegu Khan, Boyan traveled all over the Western Crusades and tried to persuade them to launch another crusade to settle the Mamluks. met his love in Eastern Rome. He was also ordered to go to Kublai Khan. After learning that Princess Maria had married into the Ilkhanate, and that Hulagu Khan, who was going to marry Princess Maria, had died, the son of Hulagu Khan married Princess Maria. Marshal Boyan agreed to Kublai Khan's request and stayed under Kublai Khan's command.

Raise your hand and wipe away the tears from your eyes. More than 20 years of anticipation have come true today. With the experience gained by the blood of the Mongol army, those Mamluk troops could not bear it for long. Boyan ordered loudly: "The cavalry of the left and right armies advance, and when the Mamluk army collapses, you will start pursuing." ”

The horn sounded, and 10,000 Mongol cavalry participated in the battle, and there were 3,000 Mongol cavalry on the left and right armies. In addition to the 4,000 Mongol troops in the Chinese army, there are now 2,000 infantry troops under the direct command of Marshal Boyan. According to the current situation, these 4,000 cavalry and 2,000 infantry troops no longer need to be engaged in battle.

The next development was as expected by Marshal Boyan, and it was the Mamluk elite who came from Egypt to aid the defenders of Jerusalem. Like the Mongol elite of those years, they still tried to fight in the face of constant fire from guns and artillery. These attempts just keep accumulating failures, keep letting their arrays loosen, keep letting their elites fight to the death.

"Great. The Mamluk army has collapsed. Our troops began to pursue. "The two Mongolian cavalry armies on the left and right sent people back one after another to report it.

"Hmm." Marshal Boyan replied lightly. Before fighting against Zhao Jiaren's Song army, Marshal Boyan once believed that war could be won by courage and experience. After the Battle of the Yellow River, Marshal Boyan finally understood that some gaps could not be maintained by courage and perseverance alone. What's more, the Song army was much better than the Mongol army in courage and perseverance.

From a distance, the battlefield in the distance was filled with gunsmoke and dust. The Mongols began to pursue the routed Mamluk army. The reason for the defeat of the cowardly general Buhua last time was that he had too few troops, and he was suddenly surrounded by a sneak attack by 25,000 elite Mamluk troops. This time was completely different. The Eighth Great Khan's immediate tribe had arrived in Baghdad, and the Great Khan's available army had reached 200,000. The Mongol army will never again have the same problem of insufficient strength as before.

"The Great Khan, the Great Marshal Boyan, has already defeated the 30,000 Mamluk troops who came to help. Beheaded twenty-four thousand. The rest of the Mamluks left their companions behind and fled back to Egypt. ”

Kublai Khan smiled when he heard this, which was indeed good news. But it was not enough to make Kublai Khan ecstatic. Before the war with Mamluk, Kublai Khan felt that Mamluk should be quite tricky because of his cowardice and lack of defeat. When it really started, Kublai Khan didn't think there was anything wrong with Mamluk. The combat effectiveness of these people is still a little behind the elite of the Song army guarding Xiangyang. For example, it took only three days for the Mongols to break through the walls of Jerusalem, and the resistance in the city is now largely over. The Mongol army is traditionally bringing out the whole city.

As long as Jerusalem is settled, the next step is to completely deal with the Mamluk in Egypt. After that, he continued to expand Kublai Khan's direct territory. Just as the Great Khan was contemplating the future, he heard the sound of war drums outside. This is the war drum for the execution of prisoners. The Mongol army had always done this with the cities they resisted, not to mention the fact that the generals defending the cities had publicly executed the emissaries sent by Kublai Khan. The Mongols believed that the envoy was a very sacred being, and insulting and killing the envoy was a major event that had to be washed away with life.

Just then, someone ran in. This man had green eyes and was the leader of the Mongol army. He knelt down in front of Kublai Khan, and said in a trembling voice: "Great Khan, we have received news of the Holy Bowl!" ”

"Holy Bowl?" Kublai Khan was a little confused about what this meant.

Immediately next to him, a Nestorian priest who accompanied the army explained to Kublai Khan, and the holy bowl was also called the Holy Grail. It is said to be a wine glass used by Jesus to send away Judas Iscariot and his 11 disciples at the Passover dinner before the crucifixion of the Jewish calendar. Jesus took the cup and told his disciples to drink the red wine that contained it, which symbolized His blood.

After listening to the explanation, Kublai Khan lost interest. I don't know what it became like a thousand years ago. The Crucifixers were particularly fond of collecting Christ-related gadgets. For example, the Marshal Boyan once made great efforts to collect the 'True Cross' casually.

This 'true cross' is the same cross on which Jesus was crucified. Decades ago, it was captured in the war by Saladin, the owner of Mamluk, and then shattered. Boyan ordered a careful search during this campaign. Eventually, some remnants of wood that were said to be 'true crosses' were found. The fragments were not formed at all, so Boyan ordered the fragments to be wrapped in silk and gold and silver to be remade, and a shiny cross was made.

Noticing Kublai Khan's expression, the leader of the color eyes said eagerly: "Great Khan, the holy bowl is a relic of Christ, and whoever has it has the legitimacy of Christ. ”

Hearing this, Kublai Khan finally became a little interested. But he still couldn't agree with the love of the cross. Among the items they want to collect is a holy spear, also known as the Spear of Longinus. According to the New Testament, when Jesus was crucified, a centurion stabbed him in the flank with a spear to see if Christ was really dead. This spear was soaked in the blood of Christ and became the holy spear.

In Kublai Khan's opinion, this thing was not so much a holy spear as a magic spear. At least the Mongols would never consider the spear that pierced the Son of Immortal Heaven to be sacred. It's a peerless evil weapon.

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