When the messenger had said this, he began to speak again. As he said more and more, Egil pondered a little - this guy, if he translated the article in his hand into Chinese, would be a good article. The above is Genghis Khan's praise of merit, and the flesh is extremely numb. This kind of statement is almost certain that it was written by a Han literati who had served the Mongols. I can't say it, those who can write such articles will have a small reputation in the Central Plains.

"It's a pity that the character is a little worse. Moreover, here, there is no market for such overly literary things. Egil snorted lightly, and was no longer in the mood to listen to the bastard's nonsense, hahaha laughed three times, and then waved his hand, beside Egil, the sharpshooter Robin Hood, who had been waiting for a long time, stretched out his bow and arrow, like a meteor falling to the ground, and shot through the messenger's neck with one arrow!

After this, Egil still felt that it was not enough, but, although he had expected some situations before, he had taken precautions to exchange for Mongolian proficiency. But Temujin was so faceless that only an insignificant messenger came out. Then it is naturally not easy for the Norman emperor to stand up and speak directly.

So Egil turned his face away and whispered a word to another Mongolian-speaking knight of the Guard, and then commanded him: "Just shout it in Mongolian as I told you!"

"Yes, Your Majesty. The knight of the guard nodded, then stepped forward and shouted at the messenger, "Your Majesty the great Egil Skadergrímsson of the Norman Empire, now order all of Mongolia to be his slaves!"

The messenger didn't seem to expect such a thing to be said. I was stunned. And immediately afterwards, Egil raised his hand and shouted, "Everyone, as if he had just said it, say the same thing!"

That's it. Egil repeated his command three times. First of all, there are people around who also know a little Mongolian - this is not very common. Immediately after that, there were slightly smarter officers. They didn't understand what that meant though. But that didn't stop them from learning to pronounce the phrase. And after that. The other soldiers also learned this phrase. This sentence: "The Norman Empire." His Majesty the great Egir Skadergrímsson, now commands all the people of Mongolia to become his slaves!" Although there are many people who can't speak clearly, the pronunciation is also strange. But you can understand it anyway.

And just like that, from west to east. The first line of defense of Moscow's absolute defensive circle. Hundreds of thousands of troops all shouted in unison, and the sound shook the sky. At that time in momentum. and overwhelmed each other. Seeing each other cheering,

Hundreds of thousands of people shouted together, and they could be heard clearly within dozens of miles. Genghis Khan waiting for news in the tent of the Chinese army. Naturally, I heard this. The Great Khan thought for a moment. I knew the other party's plan. Snorted: "Arrogance." And he spoke no more.

However, Genghis Khan could endure it, but the Mongol generals around him couldn't help it. Over there, one of the four Mongolian dogs, Lele was the first to come out, knelt down on one knee, bowed his hand to Temujin, and said, "Great Khan." Look at those Normans, insulted you. Also insulted to the great Mongolia, insulted to all of us. I beg you to give me a chance to lead my army and kill all these Normans!"

Nearby, a group of Mongol generals also scrambled to jump out, knelt down in front of Genghis Khan, and begged their Great Khan to allow him to lead his army into battle.

"Well, my warriors, let's go, let's go and see first!" Genghis Khan did not give an order to a group of Mongol generals. Of course, there is no denial. It's just that for a while, he couldn't sit still. The Mongol Great Khan, who had originally assumed his identity, thought about it, then stood up as well, walked towards the outside of the tent, and said this to the generals as he went. Hearing the words of his own Great Khan, the Mongol generals followed him and walked out. ...,

Along the way, a group of Mongol soldiers heard the Normans shouting, and they all geared up for battle. Looking ahead, the Persians and Han Chinese, who could not understand Mongolian, were also a little uneasy because of the cheers and shouts of the Norman army. Little by little, morale wears down and falls. Temujin snorted softly when he saw this. Although, the Mongol Khan did not read any books on psychology at all, nor did he systematically study the strategy of military writing. But with years of experience in the war, he can also deduce that it is not good for his side to continue like this.

If you attack with the vassal troops as you thought in advance, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult. Now, the Mongolian sons and daughters under his command, everyone is holding their breath and wants to fight the enemy. With his own prestige, he can naturally forcibly suppress these desire to fight. But morale can not be discouraged. It may be fine to do this once or twice, but if it happens too often, the soldiers will feel discouraged, which in turn will affect their combat effectiveness.

"It seems that the commander of the opposing side has a good intelligence. "Although it was a small loss. But Genghis Khan did not get angry, but smiled confidently. At the same time, he ordered: "Those craftsmen, pull up the return cannons! The first attack, using those Han and Persians to weaken the strength of the other side." When the second group of attacks comes, it will be our Mongol warriors who will win!"

"Yes, Great Khan!" heard Genghis Khan's promise that he could go into battle, though not in the first batch. But the Mongols were still happy. At the same time, he secretly prayed that the slaves would fail sooner. So that the Mongol warriors could enjoy more of the pleasures of war -- as for the slaves or something, whether they would die or not, and how many they would die. This has nothing to do with the Mongol soldiers.

In this way, under the order of Genghis Khan, hundreds of return cannons, pulled by a large number of people, as well as mules, cattle and horses, and other livestock, slowly moved forward, and those hoplites lined up in arrays, also temporarily gave up imagining those useless things, and began to slowly move forward.

"Oh, what's going on with the other party?" Seeing that the other party didn't answer his words again, but directly started attacking. Egil, who also wanted to show off his eloquence and ability to spoil people, felt a little lost in his heart. But it doesn't matter. Appetizers are important, but they are not as important as the main course, which is war.

Seeing the opposing army slowly advancing, Egil also began to calculate that the range of the Mongol return cannon was almost the same as that of the Norman Empire's catapults, and slightly higher than the city defense crossbow. However, the Normans were the garrison, with two meters of rammed earth and three meters of wooden walls, adding up to five meters high. Shoot far if you stand tall. Therefore, the city defense crossbow and catapult arranged at the head of the city began to fire one step ahead of the Mongols.

A salvo of catapults, iron cannons fired from catapults, and heavy ballista guns fired from city crossbows came at the face, destroying several of the opponent's return cannons after a loud bang. At the same time pierced, killing some enemy infantry. This was followed by a volley of Norman artillery. The more violent roar, as well as the powerful lethality of the flowering shells, caused the Mongol servant army to lose nearly 100 people.

After suffering such a kill, the opposing side, the Mongol army, did not appear to be in much panic. Still moving at the same pace as before. The infantry reorganized the array, and the craftsmen who had lost their return guns were even more relieved, retreated, and returned to the barracks to continue their work.

Soon, the opponent's return cannon also reached the firing range. The Mongol army stopped here. Begin to fight back - hundreds of return cannons, either with stone shells, or with the Mongols' gunpowder weapons Shocking Thunder, or with iron watermelon cannons made from the Tang people, and fire oil shells filled with fire oil. ...,

In an instant, the fire, the explosions, the screams, and the creaking of the wooden walls...... These were the tragic scenes that the Normans brought to other enemies, but this time they were reversed and landed on the Norman soldiers......

Under the onslaught of the Mongols, the Norman improvised militia was in disarray. The Norman officers, as well as the Norman regular soldiers, had to shout loudly for them to restore order and for the Norman engineers to return fire.

In this way, both sides used catapults, heavy crossbows to kill and wound the enemy. After two or three rounds of attack, the Norman soldiers bent down and hid behind the walls. The wooden walls, which are not sturdy, but will not be destroyed all at once, are used as cover. And the Mongolian soldiers, too, raised their shields and hid everywhere. The wooden donkey cart covered with iron sheets is a pretty good bunker. Quite a few soldiers hid there. Let the pointy wooden donkey cart with a passenger of 20 people seriously exceed the standard, and each wooden donkey cart is stuffed with at least 30 people.

The heavy soldiers of the Mongol vassal army stayed in these wooden donkey carts and advanced. These iron-clad defensive machines can effectively resist the attacks of stray arrows, gravel, and gunpowder shrapnel. It's relatively safe here. However, if Norman's catapult used stone bullets, or if the artillery used solid bullets, or if it was shot by a crossbow from the city defenses, it would still be injured or even fall apart.

The first round of firefighting between the two sides began. Egir was amazed that the Mongols possessed a range of firepower that rivaled that of the Norman Empire, despite the inaccuracy of the return guns. However, they can compensate with their numbers, as well as their lethality. And the siege machinery made by the craftsmen of the Central Plains is also strong enough. And the city defense crossbows and catapults of your own front-line fortresses are somewhat insufficient in such a situation.

If you continue to attack the return guns, and the ballistae that gradually enter the range and start firing, you will not be able to stop the opponent's troops from continuing to advance. And if you want to block the advance of the opponent's army with a barrage, you will not be able to resist the powerful firepower of the opponent's long-range projection machinery...... Worthy of the Mongol army. The ability to attack the fortification is stronger than Egil imagined!