Kublai Khan escaped in the end. When the Norman hussars caught up with him, the Mongols in the camp sensed that something was wrong. Cavalry was dispatched to support. A chaotic battle ensued. The Mongol cavalry retreated with their emperor in defeat. I went back to the camp and held out. The Norman hussars were only a thousand-man team, so it was naturally impossible to forcibly attack the camp where hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed. And so he returned. Kublai Khan escaped.

"Tsk, that's a pity. At this moment, Egil, who was still directing the slow advance of the artillery unit, heard that he had laid a net. In the end, he still did not take Kublai Khan's surname. Humming softly, he complained. I didn't think much about it after that.

His Majesty the Emperor had already exercised his state of mind. The Norman Empire's territory was against the Mongol Yuan Empire, the overlord of the Far East. I want to do it all in one battle. How is this possible.

Therefore, the Norman artillery on this side still roared continuously, and the army formation of Meng Yuan on that side suffered countless casualties. The first thing Kublai Khan, the emperor of Mengyuan, did when he returned to the military camp was not to treat his wounds, nor to transfer troops to arrange the next combat mission, but to use a knife to cut the life of that Wen Xian. It's not enough to chop this guy alive. The piece of stinky meat will also be thrown to the mastiff to eat. In this way, Kublai Khan was a little relieved.

However, after the gas was gone, the problem came again. What to do next? The Norman Empire's 700,000 troops were no joke. And looking at the Mongols themselves, there are 40,000 heavy cavalry missing, and the rest is more than 100,000 Mongol cavalry, more than 100,000 Central Asian nomadic allies. These are the number of hussars, archers. It's good to harass and deal with lightly armed troops. It can also be dismounted and used as infantry if necessary. However, it is worse to fight a tough battle.

After that, there were more than 200,000 Han troops in the Central Plains.

Kublai Khan was a bit embarrassed.

If anything, at this moment, he has the most combat effectiveness of these Han troops in his hands. Heavy cavalry though not much. But there are quite a few elite hoplites who can wear two layers of infantry armor. If you want to fight a head-on battle, you must use these soldiers as the main force and put them on the front.

But here's the problem. Although he has been in the Central Plains for so long. He also learned the culture of the Han people and called the emperor. But Kublai Khan was still a Mongol at heart. The people he relied on were also Mongols. He was always wary of the Han people's armed forces. Think of them as cannon fodder. In such a situation, the morale of these Han people will naturally not be too high. Despite the good level of training, the equipment is good. But it really depends on them as the main force to fight a tough battle. Naturally, it won't work.

Under such circumstances, Kublai Khan has no reason to stay here any longer. He just wants to get out of here with his army now. Go back to his Mengyuan Empire. Behind closed doors, he is called Emperor. Even if it was destroyed by the Normans a few decades later, it would be destroyed. Anyway, there are still decades of happiness to enjoy. When the time comes, there will be no loss in death.

But the question is, can he really go? Would the Norman Emperor let him go so easily?

Kublai Khan was very troubled. Even several times wanted to write letters, negotiate with the Normans. But there was only one thing, the arrogance from the golden family, which made him restrain this idea. In the end, he didn't really give in to Egil. Of course, even if he really relented, and even knelt down and begged Egil to let him go, Egil would happily agree and chop him up one by one.

And so it went for another three days. The artillery of the Norman army almost plowed Kublai Khan's barracks. Immediately after that, the hussars of the two legions charged and crushed the remaining remnants of the ruins and panicked Mongol cavalry. Stormed into the city of Kazan. And the city of Kazan, which had been besieged by the Mongols for more than half a year, also opened its gates and shouted loudly to welcome reinforcements.

The two hussar legions, one man and three horsemen, carried a lot of military supplies and urgently needed food. It gave the defenders of Kazan enough confidence. In this way, it is impossible for this city to be breached in a short time. Even Marshal Winde, who assisted the city, planned whether he could cooperate with the outside and stab him in the back when the main Norman army was in a decisive battle with the Mongols.

Kublai Khan's military camp was not far from the city of Kazan. There was cheering in the city of Kazan, but the morale of Kublai Khan's Mengyuan army dropped a lot. This became the last straw that broke the camel's back. At this point, Kublai Khan made a decision to retreat! Those infantry from the Han region in the Central Plains may all die here. However, the nomadic cavalry of Central Asia, as well as the Mongol cavalry, were able to escape a lot. The army traveled lightly, leaving all the grain, grass and baggage behind. I'm sure I'll be able to get back this way!

However, at the same time as Kublai Khan thought so, the Hussars of the Norman army opened their bows and arrows at the gate of his half-broken barracks, and shot an arrow book. About three days later, the Mongols fought a decisive battle. As soon as Kublai Khan's heart moved, he also sent cavalry and replied with a letter of arrows. Agreed to the demands of the Normans. Secretly, he stepped up to pack his bags. Prepare to leave and flee in three days.

So, just like that, three days later, on the battlefield, only about 200,000 Han Chinese appeared on the side of the Mongols. Kublai Khan deceived his Han generals. Saying that he wanted them to face the enemy head-on, he led the Mengyuan Iron Cavalry, and when the Normans could no longer support it, he launched an attack from the flank. Although the Han generals under his command were dissatisfied with this arrangement. But there was no choice but to agree. Unexpectedly, Kublai Khan sold them directly.

That's it, April 1, 1016. Yesterday it was cloudy, and the weather that seemed to rain turned out to be cloudless. This made the Norman army, which relied heavily on gunpowder weapons, really relieved. And the Norman Emperor knew this was the result through the forecast of the system's authority. However, this did not prevent him from continuing to shout "Mandate of Heaven" to build momentum for himself.

The Norman army was imposing, with 300,000 troops all dispatched, but on the frontal battlefield there were only listless, more than 200,000 Han soldiers. The 200,000 Mengyuan cavalry had already fled—Shenma, you said that the Norman army originally had 700,000, where did the 400,000 army go......? On the road to the Ural Pass, the Norman army was in full array, waiting for the Mongol soldiers and horses to pass by. Standing on the makeshift watchtower, Egil looked over with a telescope in his hand and saw the panicked and helpless faces of the Mengyuan soldiers. I must have been terrified to the extreme......

(To be continued)