047. The Executioner of the Black Sea
In fact, this Hutuchi is the cousin of the nobleman who failed to marry Timur at the beginning, and later killed his people, and was divided by five horses after Timur got the blood of the black dragon.
Hutuchi was called the "executioner of the Black Sea" by the locals.
The people praised him for his loud and powerful voice, which could penetrate mountains and deep seas with a single roar.
With great force, you can lift a horse with both hands.
Later histories of the Black Sea and Central Asia described him as, "Strength can lift horses, and bravery is unparalleled." β
He once led only three of his clansmen to defeat an entire team of horse thieves.
At this time he led 30,000 men over the mountains and into the plains.
Timur's subordinates were persuaded to retreat, but this brave and difficult to match, inheriting the blood of the black dragon of the steppe female Khan, is unwilling to give up, this is just a stone on the road to growth, the predecessors can win more with less, they can also, as long as they win this battle, the entire east of the Black Sea, will become their own hunting ground.
Let's take a saber and decapitate all enemies!
She persuaded her people that their tribe had no way to retreat, and that they should hide in Byzantine territory. Or did they flee further west, to Bohemia, Romania, Austria, foreign places where milk wine does not drink at all and does not believe in totems?
Thinking of wearing a cross or an Orthodox object around his neck, the clansmen were reluctant.
Timur judged that the opponent had a long way to conquer the mountain, and there were too many tribes and different commands, so he could choose some favorable terrain for ambush.
The strategy was successful at first, but Ashklai's support of 2,000 spears and 700 horsemen was delayed.
Timur was unable to support herself, and the enemy's team continued to converge, from point to point, and finally the army was concentrated, and she was also forced to fight for life and death......
The Duchy of Austria has always had an enterprising heart towards the East.
Hoffman didn't witness it with his own eyes, but he read the family's letters, and added his own brain to paint pictures of the day, and Bran listened attentively.
ββ¦β¦ In the vast Black Sea steppe area, the cavalry charges of the two sides were hard-hitting, and there was no weakness at all. On the day of the battle, Hutuchi rode through the front of the army to boost morale.
He said: "Valliant steppe warriors, this battle will make the whip of the great Magyars wave again on all sides, and the Tatars will elect a woman who is not worthy of such a fat territory, and this battle will be won, and we will dominate the Black Sea!"
The sound of killing shook the sky, the dust was flying, the guns were like a forest, and a thousand arrows were fired!
On the day of the battle, the sky was filled with countless eagles watching the show......"
I have to say that Hoffman is also quite suitable to be a bard, and when it comes to the results he is about to come out, he suddenly stops and sells off.
"Thirty thousand! Did this female Khan really win?"
"That's not true, it's still losing, after all, there are more people and fewer people. However, she was not captured, and retreated with the remnants. The Tatars, along with the Byzantium, as well as some of the surrounding lords who believed in Orthodoxy, were captured a lot. The war is not over yet, but it is estimated that it is coming soon. The prestige of this Magyar Khan would soon spread to the peninsula. β
"Cheers to him." Hoffman laughs.
"The executioner of the Black Sea", Bran read again and again in his heart. didn't take the female khan to heart, thinking that this female khan was just a passerby in history......
This dinner party allowed Bran to understand the changes in the situation in the East.
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On January 3, 1316, Bran turned 16 the following month.
At this time, countless foreign lords and pilgrims entered Rome.
The nobility did not know about the sudden illness of the Pope, so this time the pilgrimage was not as good as the last one.
This is a great opportunity to meet many foreign aristocrats.
Bran even caught a glimpse in the crowd of his friend who was studying at the monastery at the time, Christian Day Gary from the Duchy of Debulle in Eastern Europe.
The senior and companion who became his guide on the day he entered.
Less than three years after separation, Christian, who is not yet twenty years old, has been weathered and looks ten years older.
He walked with a limp, as a result of being shot by the archers of the Rus' horse thieves during the battle.
Hearing that the Rus are getting stronger, it is rumored that they have found an ancient lightstone mine with many precious metals in it.
Debulle had only three titles besides the Grand Duke, Count, Baron, and Knight.
Christian was knighted a year earlier by the current Grand Duke Chanan Day Robert for his bravery in battle, and without waiting to inherit his father's inheritance, he first had a knightly village that controlled the lives and deaths of hundreds of people.
He was appointed as a Roman pilgrim legate to the duchy to seek the papal blessing and relief from his physical painsβhe wanted to ask for the papal lightstone. As the lords know, Rome has the largest number of light stones on the mainland.
Bran last corresponded with him a year ago, and has since been disconnected.
In the crowd, Christian also quickly saw Bran standing in front of him, and smiled at each other.
Friendship is all in plain sight.
Since it was not yet time to start, the two classmates were close friends and stepped forward to say hello.
As soon as he heard this, Bran was even more surprised, and Christian's voice even changed, very deep, like the voice of a middle-aged or old man in his forties and fifties.
"You must be surprised by my voice, it's nothing, the year I went back, I was sent into the army by my father, and once during an operation, I accidentally drank polluted water, and I had a fever for a few days and nights, and after I got better, my throat became like this."
"And your legs?"
"The good deeds done by a group of Rus' thieves have made the land around our country unstable and much more dangerous than the Italian peninsula."
"Hateful Rus!"
After hearing about his friend's situation, Bran chimed in.
The Rus, located in Eastern Europe, were considered by the Byzantines to be a branch of the ancient Vikings, but there were also different opinions.
They were active in the local trade routes, working as robbers and merchants, plundering property, taking people into slavery and transporting them to Constantinople for sale.
Later, it began to flourish in a city called "Kiev", and gradually changed from a tribal to a feudal form of government, and became the Kingdom of Kiev, so they were also called "Kievan Rus".
Due to their long-term dealings with Byzantium, the Rus' became more and more Orthodox, which could lead to a split......
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Christian sighed shortly, then told Bran his purpose.
Bran sent his friend to help, thought for a moment and said, "Cardinal Heywood, I'll see you later...... After that, go to ...... At four o'clock in the afternoon, my escort time, I will mention you to the Bishop, hoping to help you obtain the Light Stone. β
"Thank you, I remember this kindness."
"Where."
The two turned their palms into fists and struck each other in the chest, a gesture of friendship at the monastery.
By the afternoon of the same day, more and more nobles learned about Luyo II's illness.
Heywood's act of becoming the acting pope and not allowing everyone to see the Pope's sick body caused speculation, but the nobles still suppressed the small calculations in their hearts.
Far north, England and Scotland also sent men.
Both countries want a higher legitimacy.
Scotland wanted the papal edict to declare, and England wanted peace instruments.