In order to ensure that you have enough physical strength to deal with the next war. Egil didn't do anything dishonest that night. I didn't do anything I loved to do. And so I slept until dawn. Rejuvenated, Egil got up and got dressed. Then he went out, and took a loaf of bread and a piece of bacon from any of the thousands. After that, he ate while walking, and talked and laughed with the officers and soldiers passing by, so as to show his closeness to the soldiers.

Even though it's summer, the early morning wind blows in this part of Moscow, and it still makes people feel cold. Egir was dressed in a white fox coat, and stood out among the sergeants. So there were constantly soldiers, and when they saw him here, they came over to greet him, and he responded one by one. And simple, but without losing a few solemn compliments. In this way, in a very short time, the soldiers were excited and cheered. In turn, this boosts morale.

At the same time, the Norman soldiers were eating, and the Mongols were eating too. Unlike the Norman Empire, which had a wide variety of foods. The Mongolian recipe is meat except meat. Roast lamb, roast mutton, roast mutton, roast mutton...... At most, bring a bag of mare's milk wine to drink. From ordinary Mongol soldiers, to Temujin. It's all this configuration. At most, the lamb is more tender, sprinkled with more salt, and has more spices. That's pretty much it.

The soldiers of the Mongol army lived on such things. It's all carnivores.

In this way, both sides, two armies - said armies, in fact, the size is tens of millions, and there are many fortresses on this side of the Norman Empire, and it is not indispensable to call them cities. And on the Mongolian side, there are also countless yurts. From a distance, there is a snow-white camp tent, and there is no edge in sight. If there are too many of them, then whatever you do will look spectacular. Even if it's eating. On the side of the Mongol Empire, on the side of the Norman Empire, there was smoke on both sides, and at first glance it was a large cloud of smoke. In the distance, the two armies were separated by five or six miles. It can also be seen clearly.

Looking at each other, most of them were smoke rising from burning cow dung cakes. Egil sighed slightly: "These Mongols, have they moved the entire tribe over?"

Over there, the Mongol soldiers were also very surprised when they saw the smoke of the Norman Empire: "Could it be that the other country has piled all their people in this city?"

In this way, the soldiers on both sides sighed with emotion and feasted on their hearts. Immediately afterwards, under the command of the respective officers, they were ready and put on their armor. If you don't have a task for the time being, you will start the day's training. And those who are ready to go to war. is highly stressed. Unusual vigilance.

As the sun rose and the temperature rose, Egil took Artoria with him, along with the other generals. Once again, we came to the top of the highest watchtower in the fortress. Looking across from the distance, a force of the Mongol Empire slowly moving forward. Carefully discern which person commanded the elite of this army.

In terms of equipment, these soldiers do not seem to be much different from those Mongol servant troops of yesterday. It is also a well-made double-layered heavy scale armor. And the weapon in the hand has changed slightly, it is a large shield, and the configuration of a heavy mace. Unlike the Mongol servant armies that preceded them, these soldiers were highly motivated and eager, sometimes. He also sticks out his scarlet tongue and licks his chapped lips. His eyes sparkled like a wolf.

These people are definitely Mongols - if not Mongols, then the elite of the nomads allied with the Mongols. Their will to fight is not the same as that of the previously forced, low-ranking servant army. It looks like it's going to be another tough battle today. ...,

"The number of each other. In total, there are 50,000 people. If all of them are Mongolian elites, this is a little too scary. Egil thought to himself:

According to intelligence, after Temujin unified the entire Mongol tribe, he had a total strength of 300,000 accounts. The Mongol soldiers were more than half a million soldiers. And after twenty years of growth and reproduction. The Mongols' power is getting bigger and bigger, life is getting better and better, and in twenty years, the generation that can be multiplied, I am afraid that the number of people who can fight will increase by half.

This piece of information is in line with what it says. Now. There are 800,000 young and strong Mongolians. These people, so to speak, were the core of the Mongol army.

And conquered Persia, Han land. Previous wars with the Jin State, the Liao State. It doesn't seem to have been too much of a drain on Mongolia's manpower. Antithesis. During these wars, the Mongol soldiers plundered a great deal of wealth. What's more, they acquired a large number of slaves. They had these slaves come and tend to their cattle, sheep and horses. Serve them to live. In this way, a considerable part of these Mongols were detached from production. Become a slave owner. And have more time to practice their equestrian and martial arts. These people are the elite troops of Mongolia - they are about 200,000 people. All of them were the most elite cavalry, the fiercest warriors.

In addition to these core Mongol armies, the Mongol Empire also did not lack a large number of armies composed of other ethnic groups. One of them was a cavalry unit conscripted from the steppe peoples of Central Asia, Kazakhstan, etc., who had been conquered by the Mongol Empire. These people were called Semu by the Mongols - and the Norman soldiers of Egil could also be called Semu.

The fighting power of these steppe peoples, the talent of cavalry and bows, and their mounts, were certainly inferior to the elite of the Mongols. However, it is also able to reach the average level of the average nomadic population. Moreover, their number is no less than that of the Mongols. Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, these nomads, plus the newly conquered Cumans by the Mongols. These nomads, if mobilized, could have conscripted millions of troops.

These steppe peoples formed the core of the Mongol Empire. Among them, the elite of the elite is the Xue Army, which is composed of the descendants of the Mongolian meritorious nobles. and the Proton Army, an elite army of descendants of foreign vassal nobles.

In addition to these elite cavalry and archery units, the Mongol army also did not lack high-quality infantry. Among them, the soldiers of the Han and other ethnic minorities in the north were the mainstay, and the elite heavy infantry and crossbowmen were the most numerous. And the army from Persia came second. Similar to yesterday, the heavy infantry army led by Guo Kan can also have more than 100,000. There were even more lightly armed infantry, and as for the conscripted slaves, they were even more outrageous.

Thankfully, not all of these forces were gathered in front of Moscow's absolute defensive circle – of course, if Temujin had done so, the Mongol Empire would have collapsed long ago.

Today, the Mongol Empire has millions of troops in the absolute defense circle of Moscow. But the vast majority of them are steppe nomadic troops. These people, even some, entire tribes have come here. leading cattle and sheep, with wives and children...... It doesn't require much logistical support. And those slaves were even more miserable and severely malnourished. Severe undernourishment. That's why so many Mongol troops were able to sustain themselves.

Otherwise, according to intelligence, the Mongol Empire organized at least 300,000 Mongol troops this time, and his nomadic allies numbered 300,000. The Cuman army, which had defected to the Mongols, also numbered at least 200,000. In this way, the army of nomads with their own logistical skills is 800,000.

And the infantry units from the Han land, the troops provided by these farming peoples, the elite ones are 100,000, and the average ones are 200,000. Persia is slightly less, only 100,000. These troops add up to four hundred thousand. The number of slave troops conscripted from other places exceeded half a million. ...,

In this way, the Mongol army, on the periphery of the absolute defensive ring of Moscow, gathered more than one and a half million troops. This terrifying figure is not all the army that the Mongol Empire has.

In the south, in the Middle East. The Mongol army gathered 100,000 Mongol troops as the vanguard of the attack on Syria. In the newly conquered Central Asia, the Mongols still had 50,000 Mongol troops as an occupying force and a follow-up force to Syria. In addition to the 100,000 Mongol troops, there were also 100,000 servant troops recruited from Persia itself.

On the Mongolian plateau, the Mongol army could still raise 50,000 troops. In Kazakhstan and other regions, more than 100,000 troops can also be conscripted. In the Han region of the Central Plains, there were 50,000 Mongol troops and 100,000 Han servant troops in the north. In the Jiangnan region, there were 50,000 Mongol troops and 300,000 Han servants.

In this way, these troops, numbering more than two million and six hundred thousand, are the absolute strength of this mighty and terrifying empire. There were twice as many armies as the Norman Empire. Just thinking about it makes me feel intimidating.

These garrisons were mainly used to stabilize the situation in the conquered areas, to suppress the rebellion of the conquered peoples, or to sweep away the local warlords and bandits who were causing rebellion. Especially in the Central Plains. After the Mongol conquest, riots continued to occur. The Mongols were quite distressed. This is despite the fact that many large-scale massacres have been organized. But there were still people who stood up and resisted. The Mongols have not yet transitioned from the role of conquerors to the level of rulers. They are still figuring out how they can rule over these regions and these peoples.

From now on. Their methods of rule are extremely primitive. Completely treated the conquered peoples as slaves. They even want to use all of these areas as pastures. After all, although such a surprising result was achieved for a while. But the Mongols are still a pathetic, uncultured nomadic people at heart. They lack wisdom and the means to run their country. And then the problems will continue to arise. Bring down this powerful military empire.

"I hope so. I just don't know if I'll be able to see this day. Egil finally stopped thinking and sighed. And at this moment, those Mongol troops also began to attack, as they did yesterday......