Chapter Seventy-Four: Spare Me, I Don't Dare Anymore
After the Norman hussars caught up with the Mongolian heavy cavalry, they hit the mace, armor-piercing hammer, chain flail, halberd and other heavy weapons in their hands. At the same time, a group of hussars took out cavalry crossbows, and at close range, the power of cavalry crossbows was good. Even the Mongol heavy cavalry, wearing double armor, could not be completely defended. As a result, the Mongol heavy cavalry suffered many casualties.
Kublai Khan didn't see it as a problem. So he stubbornly ordered a part of the Mongol heavy cavalry to stay behind and block the attack. For such an almost mortal errand, none of the elite of the Mongolian army wanted to undertake it. However, it is not possible to bear it. Kublai Khan's military law was strict, if it should be. The one who dies is one, and it should not be down, and the one who dies is the whole family!
That's it, for the safety of his wife and children's family. A group of Mongol heavy cavalry stayed behind to do this mortal errand. Kublai Khan led more than a thousand other cavalry to continue his advance.
It's just that he has a good idea, but the other party may not necessarily go according to his plan. The Norman hussars who pursued the Mengyuan rout were a whole legion. Five thousand people. Kublai Khan left a few hundred troops and wanted to leave, which was really a bit taken for granted.
Seeing the Mongol cavalry gradually running away, the Norman army sounded a horn. He left a team of 1,000 people to fight with the Mongolian heavy cavalry behind the palace, and the remaining nearly 4,000 cavalry continued to pursue.
The Norman light cavalry was faster, and soon they caught up again. The Mongol heavy cavalry also knew the truth. He immediately discarded his armor to reduce his weight. Kublai Khan was helpless, and it was worth repeating his old tricks, leaving hundreds of heavy cavalry behind, and the remaining six or seven hundred heavy cavalry continued to flee. And the Norman hussars continued to do the same, leaving a thousand-man squad to continue the pursuit.
Just chase and run. The Norman hussars who saw it divided into two thousand men. Behind the Mongols were only a thousand hussars. However, the heavy cavalry that followed Kublai Khan was less than a hundred left.
Hussars were armed with cavalry crossbows and compound bows. While chasing, he shot arrows to injure the enemy. Kublai Khan only felt the arrows "whoosh" and "whoosh" behind him. A cold sweat kept pouring out. Although the heavy cavalry around him had tried their best to protect him. He also wore two layers of heavy armor and tried to keep his body on the horse's back. However, the Norman hussars recognized him. knew that he was Emperor Mengyuan. Eighty percent of the bows and arrows were shot at Kublai Khan.
In this case, if you don't get an arrow, then there will be a ghost. In fact, Kublai Khan heard it too. The sound of "clanging" came from behind him. Coupled with the force, he was faintly painful. Then he knew that he had been struck by many arrows. Fortunately, the armor on his body is heavy and the workmanship is excellent. So these arrows were all lazy by his armor. Didn't do any harm.
That's it. Kublai Khan finally relaxed a little, and secretly thought to himself: "After a dozen miles, it will be the big camp." When you hear the sound, someone in the camp will definitely come to answer you. This surname is a fate. Immediately afterward, he thought of Mr. Wen again. I couldn't help but be angry in my heart - the man persuaded him to attack the Norman barracks, but he almost killed his surname!
First there was an ambush, then a fire, then a trampling of each other, and then a ring of heavy cavalry. The heavy cavalry encircled and broke through, and there were still a large number of Norman hussars, persevering in pursuit. This series of arrangements does not respond to Mr. Wen's sentence "Ten deaths and no life?!" Kublai Khan could not have imagined that he had escaped from such a series of calculations. This is really "against the sky". It's just that the 40,000 elite Mongolian heavy cavalry under his command can be regarded as the entire army annihilated.
These 40,000 heavy cavalry are missing. Kublai Khan had almost no main force capable of fighting head-on. It can be said that his strength has been directly removed by at least one-fifth, or even more. And more importantly, in this vast prairie, the strength of this group of elite heavy cavalry is missing. Then in the face of the Normans, he was no longer able to attack. The chance of victory is almost gone! Although the battle has not yet been decided. However, the already slim chance of victory belonging to Kublai Khan is gone!!
"I'm going to kill you!!" At this thought, Kublai Khan's hatred for Mr. Wen was beyond measure. I have long forgotten how he respected this man in the first place. I only thought about cutting him with a thousand knives before I was relieved.
It was at this time. Kublai Khan suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his shoulder, but a crossbow bolt went straight through the gap between his armor and embedded it in his flesh, and even his shoulder blades were cracked!
"Ahh However, Kublai Khan was Kublai Khan after all. In this situation, he still gritted his teeth, drew his scimitar in his left hand, and cut off the shaft of the arrow in one fell swoop. Then he tore off a sleeve and hastily bandaged himself. All this was done on a galloping horse. He Kublai Khan also wounded an arm. It can be seen how skilled his equestrian skills are.
And just after that, the Norman hussars caught up again, and there was no need for Kublai Khan to speak for a while. The remaining less than a hundred heavy cavalry all turned around and fought with the Norman hussars. I was able to follow Kublai Khan here. Definitely the master of the master, the henchman of the henchman. Among them, there are quite a few Kublai Khan who took a fancy to the Mongolian Nayan, who was quite popular with the military and skilled in the art of war. Seeing that these people were about to die at the hands of the Normans. Kublai Khan's heart ached like a knife. I couldn't help but cry out with an "Ah!". The voice was like that of an old wolf who was wounded by a pack.
Nothing, nothing. What is missing is not only the 40,000 elite heavy cavalry, but also a large number of Mongolian elite soldiers. There is also the ambition of Emperor Mengyuan. Originally, he went out of the capital, crossed the Ural Mountains, and besieged the city of Kazan. The pride of wanting to completely crush the Norman Empire and accomplish what his grandfather Temujin had not accomplished was evaporated with this battle.
At this moment, Kublai Khan finally saw the horror of the Norman emperor head-on, really, and really. And he was no longer willing to fight this crazy and ruthless opponent.
He was scared, frightened, desperate. Don't dare anymore.
And at this moment, the Norman hussars, like maggots on tarsal bones, waved their blades again and chased after them. Seeing that their armor is red, they must have experienced a fierce battle. And being able to chase them down proves that the Mongol heavy cavalry that blocked them had been killed by them.
40,000 Mongol elites, the whole army was annihilated. Kublai Khan was still on the run, but his face was already showing despair......
(To be continued)