Chapter 59 The First Ride in the World
A thrilling Armageddon was about to begin, with the combined strength of both sides exceeding a million! The scale of this battle had completely surpassed any war in which Egil had participated! The Norman Emperor was in high spirits and felt that this was the most glorious moment of his life. As for whether the Mongols could be defeated, Egil had no doubts at all. Without Genghis Khan's old wolves, the Mongols were nothing more than a pack of plucked wild dogs. If you want to hit as many sticks as you want, you can hit as many sticks as you want.
That being said, however, when the Mongol army was really encountered, the Norman emperor was still very cautious in his use of troops.
On April 5, 1010. The Mongol Empire and the Norman Empire, two vast empires on the east and west sides of the world, ushered in their Judgment Day. A battle to decide the fate of humanity is about to begin. The Mongols were nervous, and the Normans were nervous. Both sides, from generals to soldiers, were full of thoughts and emotion. For the sake of the empire, and for oneself.
Before the war, the Norman Empire was very graciously handed over to the Mongols. And the Mongols were also very ungraceful to chop up the war letter together with the messenger who submitted the war letter.
The Norman Emperor did not find anything wrong with this, or conversely, the Norman Emperor felt that it was best to do so. He has one more charge of being a barbaric nomad, and can maintain a greater sense of superiority when fighting the nomads - I am a civilized man from a civilized world. My opponents are a bunch of idiot savages in the sheepfold of grassy flats. Thinking about it this way, Egil feels comfortable.
Therefore, it is better to laugh at your opponents than to be civilized and civilized. It seems to be the choice that most generals will make. Of course, if in the end, the Norman Emperor suffered a defeat at the hands of the barbarians, then there would be another way to interpret it. Even if it was just for this, the Norman Emperor had to fight hard.
Although the Mongols killed the Norman envoys alive at the first time. However, they did not attack the Normans in the first place, as if in such a hurry. They also have to make a plan. It is also necessary to prepare, to do pre-war mobilization. Reconnaissance rangers are to be sent to explore the terrain of the battlefield, to set up camp, and to ...... In short, they have a lot to do. And they are not Genghis Khan, they will not be able to do all this in a short time. Of course, they can't, and neither can Egil.
Although the Norman emperors carried the army. The vast majority of them are the elite of the elite species, and there are special engineers and baggage soldiers waiting for them, but they are also the elite of the elite. So what they need to be fed, equipped. and other supplies are also more than the Mongolian miscellaneous goods. So Egil needed to prepare for the same time as the Mongols. And in addition to this, the Norman emperor prepared some "surprises", ready to give them as gifts to the Mongols. So that they will not forget these things even for hundreds of years.
And so, another three days passed, and Egil was completely restored to the state he had been in a few years ago, when he had not yet known the Mongols. Wear gorgeous clothes every day, look in the mirror, and look at the shadow and feel sorry for yourself. I feel that I am twenty-six years old...... Look to the sky.
"I think I was a big boy when I came here, but now I've stepped into my uncle's threshold with one leg. Of course. None of this matters, even at the age of forty, I still want to be a wine pond and a meat forest, and I am proud and ......lascivious," said Egil, looking into a large mercury mirror as he gestured to the camera with his hands. "Click".
"So, get me a painter and ask him to draw me in a brilliant and powerful way, and then print out a million copies!" said the Norman tyrant. ...,
On the afternoon of April 6. When all the preparations are done. The Norman Emperor convened a military council to formulate, or rather announce, how the war that began tomorrow would be conducted.
"It's the same tactics as before, charge with heavy cavalry, pierce and chisel, and then the assault infantry further divide and encircle, and use that tactic. "In the other day, when Egil used this tactic heartily. After the 100,000 troops behind the Mongol palace were wiped out. Empress Artoria fell in love with this tactic. So at the beginning, the queen still thought that such tactics should be used to achieve victory.
"No, no, Hani. This tactic can be very effective against enemies that are slightly worse than you, or almost the same. But. If the opponent's strength is several times that of your own. Then such a tactic is too dangerous. Egil shook his head, and then said, "The Mongols like to use mobile and flexible tactics to fight. But it was not stable. I have both the best light cavalry and the best hoplites. Whether mobile or heavy, my army has it all. So this battle is definitely a victory for me. ”
April 7, 1010. At that time, the Norman Empire continued to advance in high spirits, and Egir put the emperor directly under the hussar regiment, the 1st Hussar Regiment, the 2nd Hussar Regiment, and the 4th Hussar Regiment. There were four full hussar corps, and the 20,000 elite hussars were divided into twenty teams. Each thousand-man squad fights independently. Egil sprinkled these elite light cavalry on both flanks of the battlefield like pouring beans. Ask them to take turns attacking the Mongol army.
On the front, more than 300,000 Norman elites slowly advanced. The crossbow longbow opens the way in front. The new army's ultra-long spear phalanx defended all sides. Heavy cavalry pressed the formation. The Norman emperor, under the guard of ten thousand armies, advanced towards the Mongol camp.
And while the Normans had done everything they had to do, the Mongols were still squabbling. The three Mongol princes all refused to give up to each other for the ultimate command of the battle. They knew that if the battle was lost, then nothing had to be said. But if the battle had been won, the man who had presided over the battle, whether he had been able to kill the Norman Emperor or not, would most likely have become the new Great Khan of the Mongols.
The fourth prince, Torre, thought that he should be the commander on the grounds of the Mongolian tradition of "young sons guarding the stove". And the second prince, Chagatai, thought that he should be the commander on the grounds that he was the eldest prince. But these are all imaginary. In the end, although they were reluctant. But the position of commander still fell to the third prince Ogedei - because he alone owned half of the Mongol army - no, after the death of Jochi, it was already half of the army. And the vast majority of the powerful Mongol generals supported him - after all, Ögedei was the most capable Mongol prince they thought he was.
In this way, Ögedei was recommended to become the regent of Mongolia. When no new Mongol Khan was elected, he was in charge of all the affairs of the Mongol Empire. Until the new Great Khan was elected.
When it's over. The Mongol generals and nobles were about to celebrate when they heard a commotion outside the camp. Immediately Mongol soldiers rushed in to report that the Normans had sent cavalry and harassed them on both flanks of the camp. He was talking about the Norman hussars that Egil had just sent out.
"It's ridiculous! The other side actually used light cavalry to harass us?!" At that time, Wokotai felt angry and amused when he heard it. His first order as regent was immediately issued, sending elite Mongol cavalry, as well as some nomadic cavalry, to form a corresponding cavalry force. Expel those Norman cavalry. ...,
In this way, before the battle of the main forces of both sides, the outpost battle of the advance of both sides, those lightly armed cavalry on light horses, armed with bows and arrows, scimitars, began.
The Normans, following their predetermined tactics, led by lightly armed archers, rode away after a rain of arrows. People can't help but want to scold: You bastard infantry traditional country, what Parthian tactics are you playing?!
But that's the way it is. After a rain of arrows knocked down some of the unprepared Mongols, the Norman hussars continued forward, some throwing torches and setting the camp on fire, while others with greater strength threw iron cannons, canisters of heavenly fire. Let the explosions and flames, make the Mongols even more panicked. Of course, these did not actually cause too many Mongol casualties. Soon, the Mongols reacted, and the hoplites lined up to defend themselves, and the Mongols and Semu soldiers opened their bows and arrows and fired at the Norman hussars.
The Norman hussars then used the classic band charge tactic. The hussars in the front row, leveling their light cavalry guns, charged at the Mongol heavy cavalry troops, once, and again, and again......
The heavy infantry of the Mongol servant army, because they did not have the blessing of the Mongol military god skills, collapsed very quickly under the continuous wave of cavalry. The Norman hussars immediately withdrew their rifles, if they could still use them, drew their sabers and slaughtered the Mongol archers. Immediately afterward, before the Mongol reinforcements arrived, he stopped in time and rode away with a wild laugh.
Seeing that the enemy was so arrogant, the Mongol cavalry who had just been sent out were so angry that they rushed towards them on horseback. With the bow and arrows, the Mongol recurve bow was full of power, and a rain of arrows shot a group of Normans. The Norman hussars immediately "flickered", and the array split in half in the rapid run. A team of 1,000 people was divided into four teams of 100 people, one on the left and one on the right. The remaining two hundred-man lightly armed archers continued to run forward, turning around and shooting as they ran. It is also a round of arrow rain to pay tribute to the past. The Norman hussars who were separated went around the flanks of the Mongol cavalry in a circle, leveling their rifles and preparing to charge......