Although very unwanted to admit it. But Kublai Khan knew it very well in his heart. At this time, Mongolia, which was once strong, is already in decline. The Normans, who were once inferior to the Mongol Empire, ushered in their own golden age. The strength of both sides has changed. And the changes are obvious. Whether it is territory, population, mobilization capacity, wealth, political system. The Norman Empire was much stronger than they were.

In such a situation, the side that was originally the weaker should defend, and the stronger side attacked. That's right. Kublai Khan also knew that if he went on the defensive, the vast and barren snowy regions of Siberia and the vast desert wastelands of Central Asia. It's his best natural barrier. With such a geographical advantage. As long as you don't make any big mistakes, you can't say that you will be able to keep the Mongols' century-old foundation. It is possible to rule calmly in East Asia.

But what after this, what happens after this? Kublai Khan heard about the speed of expansion of the Norman Empire. That's incredibly fast. And most importantly, while annexing territories so quickly, the Normans were able to guarantee effective governance over those territories. Able to obtain troops and taxes from these territories. And not to turn these territories into imperial baggage.

When he heard that the Normans had begun to develop and colonize the Kazan region west of the Urals. His heart was half cold. He knew that this was the Normans, a prelude to the development of Siberia. Egil is now just thirty years old. It is conservatively estimated that he will live another thirty years. Under the control of such immortal tyrants, why couldn't the Norman Empire control this barren land?

No, they don't need to master it. What they need is to build a solid forward base here. Hoarding supplies, accumulating troops—and then striking with a thunderbolt! Slaughtering the Mongol Yuan empire like a landslide from north to south! Whenever he thought of this, Kublai Khan was terrified. Sometimes, he even dreams about it; In the midst of the fire, a horde of monster-like armies attacked the Mongol tribes along the river, burning and looting, and the heads of children with high wheels fell to the ground. Then the twisted monsters attacked his capital. The glorious capital of Yuan. His army, the Mongol soldiers, resisted desperately. But they could not stop their advance, the city was broken, slaughtered, his army was destroyed, and then his palace was breached. His maids and servants fled in all directions. He shouted desperately, "Someone!" and finally attracted the leader of the group of demons.

Kublai Khan did not meet the Norman emperor. But Kublai Khan dreamed of him. He was dressed in the ornate armor that countless people had described as calloused in Kublai Khan's ears, and he held a straight-edged knife that glowed with a demonic red light. And because it was in a dream, one of the man's faces was hazy and indistinguishable, and Kublai Khan could only see that the man had sharp edges and corners like a knife and an axe, typical of Caucasians.

In this way, the Norman emperor with a strong smell of blood imagined by Kublai Khan found him, and then showed an extremely hideous smile. In his sleep, Kublai Khan felt that his whole body was paralyzed and unable to move. I could only watch him step by step, step by step, step by step, and want to come over by himself...... "Your name is Kublai Khan?" the man in the dream asked, and then without waiting for him to answer, he continued: "You can die." The arrogance in the statement could not be more obvious. The Mongol emperor was completely treated as a pig and sheep to be slaughtered.

Immediately afterwards, I saw the man's smile widen, and the red saber in his hand was raised high, and then fell. Kublai Khan only felt that his body was light, and his great head flew up all of a sudden...... "Ah!!"

The next moment, 2:23 a.m. Kublai Khan, the emperor of Mengyuan, woke up from a nightmare and screamed like a pig. Seeing that there was a person lying next to him, he didn't say a word and kicked the innocent concubine out of bed. At the same time, he shouted outside the door: "Someone!

Fortunately, this is not a dream, not the last thing he shouted hundreds of times, but no one answered. A group of Mongolian warriors outside the hall heard the sound and hurriedly rushed in.

Seeing a group of well-trained professional soldiers, they blocked themselves in the middle. Then Kublai Khan felt a little at ease. And after that day, he had to send more guards to himself, and he kept by his side all night and night, so he felt relieved. He knew that his nightmare wasn't just a dream. If nothing is done, a dozen or decades later. There is a good chance that this dream will become a reality. It's not him, it's his children and grandchildren.

And Kublai Khan also knew that after entering the Central Plains Flower World, the Mongols were blinded by the prosperity scene, and their combat effectiveness had been declining rapidly. But there was nothing he could do about it - even he himself lived in the palace and called the emperor. What qualifications did he have to teach other Mongol nobles a lesson? Not to mention that he was the first to propose such a "sinicization measure." Isn't opposition a slap in the face now?

So Kublai Khan understood, he understood why his grandfather, the great Genghis Khan, who was dying at the time, led an expedition to the Norman Empire. In fact, before that, for people who lived on the Mongolian plateau. Everything in Europe is as far away as the horizon. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with them.

The reason for that is because if the Norman Empire cannot be defeated early, then when the Norman Empire gradually grows, grows, and grows to the point that the Mongols cannot cope, it should be changed, and it is the Normans who turn their heads and attack the Mongols. And whether the Mongols, who had lost their morale in the gentle countryside of the Central Plains, could be saved under the offensive of the Norman Empire...... Kublai Khan really didn't want to think about it.

So we had to attack, we had to put an end to this hidden danger, we had to defeat the Normans, we had to stop the Normans' furious offensive. It must be necessary to have !! Kublai Khan was both afraid and anxious. I secretly swore that if the heavens were to destroy the Great Mongolia, then let him die at my hands, but before that, I would definitely do my best to win that glimmer of life.

And that glimmer of life was the Norman Emperor.

“...... This is the first one? Can you have something a little more interesting? At least a female assassin or something. I'm good to have something fresh. What a ......."

At the same time, when Kublai Khan was suffering from gains and losses, in the Norman [***] camp, the Norman Emperor Egil Skadergrímsson complained a little boredly, his swords stained with blood, and his armor hung red. The big horse golden knife sat in an open space in the center of the barracks. There were lying all over him, and a few killers who couldn't die anymore complained like this. The reason why it is said to be lying down is because Egil's hands are ruthlessly tight. The corpse was cut into seven or eight pieces.

Maybe it's really after the Easternization, the brain is enlightened. I have also heard the allusion that Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin so failed. Therefore, although he did not have the courage to fight with Egil head-on. But send a killer assassin to carry out the assassination. Kublai Khan still did this kind of thing.

And it just so happened that Egil didn't have the idea of a decisive battle in the past two days. So he used these killer assassins or something, as toys, pinched and rounded and played with them—the heads of the demon lord were stacked up, and they were as high as the walls of Krakow. The mind is also weird and terrifying. How did these indiscriminate methods hurt him?

It's just that hearing Egil's complaint, the female killer standing beside him was not happy. He glanced at Egil with an unnatural expression. The emperor didn't think it was angry, and he didn't feel embarrassed. Instead, he burst out laughing.

"Sonya, are you jealous?" Egir admired Sonya's expression, and while she was not paying attention, he suddenly reached out and took her in his arms, and then whispered to her ear, "Don't worry, I'll have a good rehearsal with you, a female assassin, tonight......"

Sonia blushed when she said this, and wanted to break free, but she felt a little reluctant. I was attracted by Egil's male surname again, and I felt weak and weak. So he had to fall into his arms and let it be rough and rough.

That's pretty much it. The same emperor, the same before the war, Kublai Khan did not worry about the night. He has nightmares every night, but Egil is happy to die, with almost no psychological burden. Of course, in the words of the Norman Emperor, this was called: "Despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically." "Loose on the outside and tight on the inside, take out the free time to do things every day, think about it for a while, and it is enough to deal with a half-crippled Mongolia.

Still, think so. The Emperor still had to rush back by September of this year. Not because of anything else, but because it was Aurora's birth.

At that time, the emperor also asked: "Since you know when you are pregnant, can you know when you will give birth?" Maybe it's because the thought circuit is different, or because you're used to the emperor's nonsense. The eldest princess answered his question completely indifferently:

"I don't know the exact time, but I'm also limited by the 10-month period of human birth. It's November, and if nothing else, the production deadline is September next year. ”

So, albeit cautiously, albeit calmly. But Egil was not in a hurry. So, in late March. The Norman hussars in the steppes of Rus', fought the people to ravage the Mongol cavalry, ravaged almost the situation. The Normans took full control of the battlefield, leaving the Mongols huddled in a small area, barely able to move. Egil is on the move. This first blow will solve the danger of the siege of Kazan City!

(To be continued)