Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 315: The Southern Rus Allied Forces are formed and divided into north and south.

"This time, it is a war for each of us. No one can stay out of it. When you think you can stay out of it, when the Mongols come to you, you will find out how ridiculous you are." Theodore continued to speak. .

"Why should we fight for you?"

"War kills people, why should we help you?"

"What good does this do to us? The war ten years ago cost us heavy losses."

Obviously, the impassioned speech of the little prince Theodore did not change the minds of these local nobles.

"I think you have also received the news. The Principality of Vladimir has now been attacked by the Mongols. Counting the Principality of Ryazan and the Principality of Murom, there are now three countries.

Being attacked by these nomads, nobles, I think it's time for us to come together. "Kievan Rus said openly.

"This is your war in Ryazan, not ours."

"Hahaha! There is no Ryazan Principality anymore, their country has been destroyed.

It is said that the Mongols now support a new Grand Duke named Kasef. "A group of nobles said.

(Things in history are also quite funny. During the Mongol invasion, the Principality of Kievan Rus changed its Grand Duke four times in a row. The first Grand Duke was the brother of the Grand Duke of Vladimir City. After Vladimir was conquered, he stood He took the position of Grand Duke of Vladimir Principality, but was ousted by the nobles.

Then rush to the city of Vladimir for support and defeat the main Mongolian force there. This is our only chance. "The Grand Duke of Kievan Rus stood up and said.

“Nobles, we should contact the entire Southern Rus’, as well as Northern Rus’, and the Principality of Novgorod that was not attacked by Mongolia.

Help him resist the Mongolian invasion but I refused him for the same reason as you, this is your war, not mine. It was you who were invaded, not my country. Why should I send my own soldiers to help you? "At this moment, Vladimir, who was sitting aside, said openly.

Now, his capital is being besieged by the Mongols. The sooner he can promote the alliance with Southern Rus, the sooner he can save his city. That's why he came to find his relative, the Grand Duke of Kievan Rus.

Or it has become a vassal state of the Mongols, and the candidate for the Grand Duke has also been changed. You are just a civilian now, why are you here making irresponsible remarks and get out of here? "A noble stood up, pointed at Prince Theodore and said.

The reason is that the Grand Duke of the Principality of Vladimir is not as dignified as the Grand Duke of Kievan Rus. If you become the Vladimir People, you will not be able to do so. Grand Duke of Kiev, the reason why the last two successors drove us away was that you were not qualified to lead us against the Mongolian attack. )

So he did not go to Poland and Hungary because he knew it would be useless.

"I am doing it for everyone. If you are not willing to unite, then sooner or later we will be defeated by the enemy one by one." Theodore gritted his teeth and said.

"Hahaha! What is your identity now? The prince of the Ryazan Principality? The Ryazan Principality has been destroyed.

Moreover, Ji Fuchen is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is located on a river. There is no shortage of water sources inside, and a large amount of strategic materials can be stored in the city.

If the Mongols dare to come, come and Kiev will show them what despair means.

"Enough! I had the same idea as you. The Grand Duke of Ryazan once visited Vladimir City and came to me. He told me to send troops to support Ryazan.

"Then how many troops do we need? Who will pay for this military expenditure, and do we, the nobles, have to pay for it?"

"You're right, you are no longer a noble."

In the eyes of this group of nobles, the Mongols were nothing, and it was impossible for them to capture the city of Kiev. The walls of Kiev are different from those of other Rus' cities. Construction standards of the city of Kiev. It's completely based on Western Europe.

Because now the only one who is likely to send troops is his brother. As for those countries in the West, the sects they believe in are even different from theirs. In their eyes, the Orthodox Church is a heretic, and they are all targets that should be crusaded by the Crusaders.

As the Grand Duke of Kievan Rus, his life was actually quite difficult. Many top nobles in the country were eyeing his position as Grand Duke of Kievan Rus and wanted to usurp power.

"I have no money, and I have no one to give it to you."

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and the Grand Duke of Kievan Rus, who was sitting at the head, looked a little livid.

This is a solid stone city fortress. None of the city walls are made of wood. The strength of this city is not comparable to other cities in the Ross region. The title of the Mother of Cities is no joke.

If he can unite all the principalities in Southern Rus this time to form a coalition, and then defeat the Mongols, or repel the Mongols, he will gain a huge reputation, and then he will be able to secure his position as the Grand Duke of Kievan Rus. .

"I can send troops, but you have to provide weapons and food, and pay my troops every day."

A large group of nobles began to talk nonsense.

"Oh, report! Sirs, I have received the latest battle report from the front." At this moment, a guard hurried in and said.

"Don't you understand what politeness is? Who asked you to break in? This is the territory of the nobles?" A big noble said with a very unhappy look on his face.

On such an occasion, it would be very rude for an ordinary soldier to suddenly run in. The Grand Duke of Kiev was really incompetent.

"Is there any urgent military situation? Tell me." The Grand Duke of Kiev glanced at the guard and said.

He understood that on such an important occasion. If there is no emergency, your own guards will never rush in.

Something very serious must have happened.

"Reporting to the Grand Duke, we have just received the latest news from the front line. The city of Vladimir has been captured by the Mongolian army. The entire Vladimir has now been occupied by the Mongolian army." The guard raised his head carefully and glanced at the many people present. The nobles and the two grand dukes sighed and said.

"What? You, what did you say, say it again." Yuri II, who was sitting next to him, suddenly sat up from his chair, widened his eyes, and asked with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Grand Duke Vladimir, your country was captured by the Mongols, and your two sons died in the battle."

"Impossible, you are lying. This cannot be true. When I left, I had clearly made defensive arrangements. The food and grass I had hoarded in Vladimir City was enough to last half a year.

It is enough to feed the whole city, and it can feed the soldiers and ordinary people for half a year. With the food from some citizens' homes, it should be enough to last for seven or eight months. "Yuri II stood up tremblingly and said.

He couldn't accept it. He absolutely couldn't accept such a result. He was moving reinforcements everywhere and had arranged all the city defenses in the city.

But his city actually fell in just a few days, and his two sons were even killed in an explosion. How is this possible? This is absolutely impossible.

"Tell me! What exactly happened? Who gave you this news?" the Grand Duke of Kiev asked with a cold face.

"Grand Duke! This is the news from the border front. I have confirmed it again and again. It is definitely not false. The Principality of Vladimir has really been captured by the Mongols.

The entire principality of Vladimir is finished, and now the Mongolian army has moved north and started to head towards Novgorod. "The guard knelt on the ground and said.

After hearing the news, some of the big nobles present were also silent. How is this possible? Although Vladimir City is not as good as their Kiev City, it is not far behind. At least half of the stones are used to build the city wall.

The structure of the stone city wall is three to four meters high. With some wooden piles, the city wall of Vladimir City should be seven or eight meters high. Mongols, how did the Mongols conquer?

"According to the battle report, the Mongols, the Mongols seem to have used a kind of flame from hell. This flame cannot be extinguished with water. It will burn immediately after water is poured on it. However, according to the news from the front line , as long as you kneel on the ground and pray, you can weaken this hellfire.

There is also a big white cloth bag. This kind of big cloth bag was thrown by the Mongols with a trebuchet, and then it would make a loud bang, just like thunder and lightning from the sky, and the city wall would be blown up in an instant. A smash.

Nowadays, many people are saying that the Mongols are the whips of God. They come here to punish us and punish us unfaithful believers.

Because these weapons, fire that cannot be quenched by water, and cloth bags that can explode, are all things that can only be made by God. "The soldier said.

This incident spread very quickly. Now it has spread to all parts of Russia, and many people in Russia believe it to be true.

"How is this possible! There is a fire that cannot be extinguished by water? Is it true that you can extinguish the flame with prayer?"

"Isn't this too exaggerated? The city wall was exploded by thunder from the sky. The catapults only launched some huge stones, with at most some flames burning on them. How could it explode?"

"Impossible. This battle report must be false. The Mongols want to use this method to intimidate us and make us lose our ability to resist."

At this time, Yuri II was no longer in the mood to listen to the nonsense of these nobles. I was now sitting on the ground extremely sad, and my eyes had lost all their sparkle. He really couldn't believe that his country, his capital, and his sons and wives were all dead.

"Everyone, you have also seen the current situation. The Mongols have moved towards the Principality of Novgorod. We must quickly form a coalition now, if the Mongols move south.

If we can't form an effective coalition, then all of us will be killed. You can't stay out of this anymore. Face it. "Seeing the current situation, Prince Theodore immediately stood up and said.

Nowadays, these nobles can no longer sit back and ignore the threat from Mongolia. After all, several large cities were conquered by the Mongols in one day. This deterrent force is really too great.

"Then let's form a coalition army! But if the coalition forces want to arrive on the battlefield, it will probably take a month or two. In these two months, I hope the Duke of Novgorod can withstand it."

The nobles who originally didn't want to start a war finally relaxed. After all, everyone could see the current situation. If the Mongols were allowed to attack again, all of them would be finished in the end.

"I know the terrain of Novgorod. The terrain there is extremely bad. The Mongols just want to attack the Principality of Novgorod. It's not as easy as they thought. The muddy roads of the Principality of Novgorod, There is still a swamp in the area that will deter the Mongols." The Grand Duke of Kievan Rus stood up and said.

This is really not what he said. The reason why Novgorod can stand among the Russian countries. A very important reason is because of their natural barriers.

Apart from anything else, the Inner Mongolians will not be able to reach the capital of the Principality of Lovgorod for at least a month. During this period, they will have time to prepare an army and a coalition army.

Then drive the Mongols away.

"But even if we form a coalition, we may not be able to defeat the Mongols. You should all know how powerful the Mongols are in field battles. The princes of Ryazan, Grand Duke Vladimir, and ten others have fought against them. Those who survived years ago all know it." An old nobleman who looked to be in his fifties said.

They were also in the Principality of Kievan Rus back then. They were called by the previous Grand Duke of Kievan Rus and then formed a coalition of 80,000 people.

If Vladimir's army can arrive, then their reinforcements from the Rus' countries alone may exceed 100,000 people.

But even without the army of the Principality of Vladimir, there were 20,000 troops in the Kipchak Grassland. But even with such a huge army, an army of 100,000 people faced a disastrous defeat against the Mongolian cavalry.

There is no problem in forming a large army now, but the important thing is, how will they defeat the Mongols? It is said that this time.

The Mongolian army has more than 200,000 troops, and there are even some troops stationed on the grassland. The total number of troops may be more than 300,000. Their military strength is at an absolute disadvantage!

The coalition forces formed before were easily defeated by the Mongols despite their absolute numerical superiority. Now that the Mongols have an absolute advantage, how can they win?

"Don't think about these things first. Let's form an army first, and then wait for the Mongols to arrive on the border of South Russia. God will definitely be on our side when the time comes."

"We, we can ask for help from Byzantium, the Eastern Roman Empire!" A noble suddenly said.

Those Western European churches did not deal with them, but Byzantium, their brothers who also believed in the Orthodox Church, would not reject them.

"Do you think it's possible? Byzantium is now called the Nicene Empire, and it only retains a part of its land. The domestic army is not as strong as ours."

"Yes, they are still counting on our Ross army to help them regain their homeland. How can they come to help us?"

The current Roman Empire is no longer the original Roman Empire. Now its name is the Nicene Empire. Although it still calls itself Rome, it is already in decline.

"What's more, even if Byzantium is willing to support us, how many troops can they send? How long will it take for their troops to arrive? I estimate it will be at least half a year. By then, the Mongols will have already reached us and there will be no time at all." The nobleman spoke.

"In this war, we can only rely on ourselves, and leave everything else to God!"

"Prince Theodore, I think you should restore your identity now and become the Grand Duke of Ryazan again. After we take back your land, you can rule again." Grand Duke Vladimir looked at Prince Ryazan Theodore spoke.

Now, like this prince, he is a man who has subjugated his country, so the two of them must help each other. If he wants to restore his country, he cannot do without Theodore's help, and Theodore also needs his help if he wants to restore his country.

"Yes, I want to inherit the family's property. Even though I have nothing now, the people of Ryazan will be on my side."

Finally, the Grand Duke of Kievan Rus, the Grand Duke of Vladimir, the Grand Duke of Ryazan, and a large group of nobles issued a call to all the principalities of Southern Rus, large and small, calling on everyone to form a coalition to resist the Mongolian invasion.

Soon, all the southern Rus' countries responded to the call of Kievan Rus. Everyone knew the threat of the Mongols. If they united together, they might really have a chance to stay in their own castles, which would be a dead end.

Since the most powerful Kievan Rus is willing to take the lead, they are naturally willing to follow.

Half a month later, Zhang Yong also received information about South Ross, and the South Ross coalition he hoped for was finally formed.

At this time, Zhang Yong also led a Mongolian army of nearly 100,000 people and came towards South Rus in a mighty manner.

Now there is only one Principality of Novgorod left in Northern Russia. Zhang Yong directly left it to Batu, Subotai and others to deal with it, while he led his army to fight towards it. South Ross.

The journey to the Principality of Novgorod in Northern Russia is extremely difficult, and when you are almost there, Novgorod should also take the initiative to surrender. After all, Novgorod now is not just facing the threat of Mongolia.

Soon after, the famous Battle of Ice Lake was about to begin. The Battle of Lake Chud, and now the Teutonic Knights were the main enemy of Novgorod.

A large part of the reason why Novgorod agreed to surrender to Mongolia so happily was because of the threat of the Teutonic Knights.

Zhang Yong had told Batu in advance about this, and the bargaining chip for the negotiation was that the Mongolian army would help the Novgorod Principality to counterattack the Teutonic Knights in the future.

"Pass my military order, and the entire army will move towards the target. Kiforos." Zhang Yong slowly put away the battle report in his hand and said.

As long as this coalition force is annihilated, Blue Ross will be their own, and the goal of winning the Ross countries this winter will not change.

The first year of the Western Expedition must end perfectly.

(End of this chapter)