"It's a strange story...... Zhu Wenkui, who knows the least about it, thinks this thing is weird.

"Because this is a combination of a series of elements, it may be a legend that has only been sorted out in recent years." Guo Kang told him: "For example, the name of this giant is actually a spelling of two names. In their scriptures, it was originally called Gog and Magog. ”

"It is said that this is a very ancient time, when the leaders of two tribes in the East who were against the Heavenly Father, and later it became more and more exaggerated, and some people believed that their tribe symbolized the arrival of the end of the world."

"In ancient Roman times, the early priests thought they were Scythians, but later there were more invaders, and some people thought they symbolized the Huns and even the Arabs. More than 100 years ago, when the Mongols appeared, because the related doomsday theory happened to be popular at that time, the topic became popular. For a time, there were such legends everywhere, saying that the end of the world was coming, but they were terrified. ”

"The life of Europeans is so peaceful." Zhu Wenkui said with emotion: "There are not many Mongolians who marched westward, and they were actually scared like this." ”

"yes." Guo Kang took a bite of the pie and said with emotion: "Even if there are invaders, they generally stop at the Hungarian plain, and there are very few who go west." It's very peaceful indeed. They were also lucky, and each time the invaders were either too weak or left halfway, so they didn't fight particularly hard battles. ”

"It's because it's a special environment." Jeanne Jr. tried to explain: "Unlike places like Eastern Europe, there are many fortresses in Western Europe, so you just need to defend them. Even if the Mongols wanted to continue, they couldn't attack. ”

"Uh......" Zhu Wenkui hesitated: "I don't actually know much about military affairs, but I know that the official family thinks the same way." ”

"......" little Jeanne was speechless for a long time.

"There's not much value in that historical discussion." Guo Kang hurriedly played a round: "Because it is only a partial teacher, there are not many records in the historical materials of the Central Plains and Persia. On the European side, the records are numerous and mixed, and the credibility is very low. So, there's no need to worry about it. ”

"Can't you believe it?" Princess Jeanne asked in surprise.

"They obviously didn't reconcile the accounts." Guo Kang told her: "In the records of the Europeans, Batu was killed by them. His generals were even more miserable, like Baitar, who were repeatedly killed by armies in different places. He had never been killed, and he was embarrassed to say that he had resisted the Mongols. ”

"I see...... Princess Jeanne nodded, "Then did this man die in battle?" ”

"No, he went back at the end and participated in the enthronement ceremony of Guiyu Khan." Guo Kang said: "He is the son of Chagatai. At that time, the Mongols were still very tough and fierce, and that place was not the Central Plains. If it was really killed by the Europeans, it would not have been possible to have no movement at all. ”

"Why is the Central Plains an exception?" Princess Jeanne asked again.

"Because the intensity of the war in the Central Plains battlefield is not a level." Zhu Wenkui explained to her: "I have heard that according to the general strategy of the time, where resistance is abandoned, it will be spared, and where fierce resistance is carried out, it will be looted and slaughtered. But if the fight is so hard that even the Great Khan dies, then there is nothing to do. ”

"Why is that?"

"Maybe it's because the resistance is too fierce."

"So the end of the world as it was understood at the time...... Princess Jeanne organized the language: "Actually, they are not the main army? ”

"Of course, the main army will not go to Europe. The army that followed Möngke Khan to the western expedition and later participated in the civil war between Kublai Khan and Ali Buge, behaved very ...... Worst. Guo Kang thought for a moment and found a rather euphemistic word: "This army is in Yaobei Valley, and it was basically wiped out in the first battle." So we generally don't think it's a first-class army. ”

"Huh? What was that war like? "Jeanne Jr. was clearly more interested in the war itself.

"The war itself is not complicated." Guo Kang said: "Roughly speaking, the army that followed Meng Ge into Sichuan supported Ali Buge, so he was ordered to go north and make peace with the friendly forces in the southward movement of the grassland in the Liupan Mountain area. The former was most of the descendant armies of the Möngke era, and the latter was the steppe forces that supported Ali Buge, so the momentum was very huge. ”

At that time, many people were very panicked, and even advocated abandoning Guanzhong and shortening the defense line. However, the strategist Lian Xixian believes that there is no need to be overly afraid of the enemy. Therefore, he summoned Marshal Wang Liangchen of Gongchang, and the Mongolian generals Hedan, Bachun and others to fight a decisive battle with Ali Buge's army in the Yaobei Valley. ”

Lian Xixian thought that the combat effectiveness of Bachun and the others was unreliable, so he ordered Hedan to be on the left flank and Bachun on the right flank, responsible for filling the battle line. Wang Liangchen's department was in the center and served as the main attack. ”

"During the battle, the soldiers of Qinzhou and Gongchang, dismounted and fought on foot, set out from the middle road, broke through the left flank of the Mongol cavalry in a roundabout way to the right, then went around the back of the enemy, and then routed their right flank from the rear. Ali Buko's army was defeated in chaos, and his army of 70,000 was almost wiped out. After this battle, the victory or defeat of the two sides is basically a foregone conclusion. ”

"Infantry roundabout cavalry?" Jeanne Jr. grasped the point and asked.

"Yes, so I think the quality gap between the soldiers on both sides is too big." Guo Kang nodded: "The cavalry with superior numbers can be broken through by the infantry starting from the middle to the flank, and then fight around them." It's certainly not just a matter of stratagem. ”

"In their pre-war analysis, it was already very clear. The backbone of Ali Buge's army is the descendant left by Meng Ge, who theoretically fought from Eastern Europe to Sichuan, and has seen any battlefield, but in practice, this is actually the case. ”

"Why is that?" Jeanne asked curiously.

"Because the Mongols were not very good at cavalry." Guo Kang said: "Their cavalry has always been not very well trained and disciplined. The tactics are also relatively dull and backward, and they almost rely entirely on the individual commander's performance, so the lower limit is very low. ”

"Even in the era of Genghis Khan, the decisive battle of Yehuling was won by dismounting and fighting on foot, hard consumption with the other party, and endurance. A general like Mu Huali simply dismounts when he encounters a tough battle, otherwise it will be difficult to fight. ”

"When this generation of famous generals and veterans gradually disappears, the people behind them will be completely unable to maintain their combat effectiveness, and finally they will be reduced to those who can only bully the people in the west. By the time of the civil war, it was no longer possible to act as the main force. ”

"No wonder. Later, it was replaced by these Han people to fight, right? Princess Jeanne asked.

"I don't know if it counts." Guo Kang said: "Lian Xixian is supposed to be a Uighur, but he was born in Gaochang, so I don't know if he is ......."

"What's wrong with Gao Chang?" Jeanne Jr. asked.

"There is a habit on their side that people in places like Tingzhou and Xizhou often make a special declaration of their place of origin, rather than saying that they are Uighurs in general." Guo Kang said: "Because these states, in the Tang Dynasty, were the same as the Central Plains. Therefore, they have been repeatedly emphasizing this to show that they are residents with hukou, which is different from those people outside. During the Yuan Dynasty, culture and education were still flourishing there, and it was indeed not a nomadic culture. ”

"Then is he a Han Chinese?" Princess Jeanne asked.

"I don't even know, how to judge according to the above standards." Guo Kang sighed: "I can't tell the difference, I really can't tell the difference." ”

(End of chapter)