Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 316 You are like a fool, don’t you understand? It means scarecrow

In this division of troops, Zhang Yong led an army of one hundred thousand troops. In addition to the 10,000 Mongolian cavalry under his command.

There are also the Wokuotai family army under Guiyou, the Xixia army led by Chahan, and the Chahetai family army led by Baidar.

Before the army set off, Zhang Yong originally wanted to bring Brother Meng over. After all, having the eldest son of Tuo Lei under his control made him feel more at ease. At least I could watch him all the time.

But for some reason, Batu refused directly, saying that Brother Meng and he hadn't seen each other for many years and wanted to renew their brotherhood.

So this time he went to Novgorod with Meng Ge, Subotai and others.

Zhang Yong didn't say much about this. After all, Meng Ge still had 50,000 troops brought from the Torre family!

"Brother Zhang! I finally understand. This Brother Meng is indeed not convinced. Otherwise, he wouldn't be unwilling to come with us this time." Guyu said.

Ever since he took the credit from Meng Ge last time, Meng Ge had a bad look on his face.

He no longer even pretended to be fake. Recently, since the attack on the Russian kingdoms, Meng Ge and Batu have become very close. The two often talk and laugh, and they look very close while drinking and chatting.

After some discussions, many major workers did not want to fight the Mongols and proposed to send some envoys to negotiate with the Mongols.

"Believe me, don't worry, I have my own arrangements." Zhang Yong smiled and said,

At this time, several Grand Dukes of Southern Rus gathered together, as well as two Grand Dukes who had perished. They were the newly succeeded Grand Duke Theodore of Ryazan, and Grand Duke Yuri II of Vladimir.

Grand Duke Vladimir was slightly better, although the Mongols attacked and destroyed the Principality of Vladimir.

"We agree that they will occupy all the land in Northern Russia. We will maintain peace. The Mongols cannot invade our land in Southern Russia again." A grand official of the Principality of Southern Russia said.

If he becomes the Great Khan of Mongolia in the future, he must take back all the other territories of the Jochi family.

The last time he went to the Mongolian military camp for negotiations, he knew how arrogant the Mongols were. These grand dukes of Southern Russia were simply whimsical.

Your fiefdom is on the side of Khwarezm, not in the west. That is the land that your grandfather gave you.

The two armies happened to meet on a plain, less than a kilometer apart, and began to confront each other.

These two people don't take him as their eldest brother seriously at all. Batu, do you really think of yourself as the leader of the princes? Do you have another brother? And I'm older than you.

"We can have some negotiations with the Mongols first. The Mongols have also seen how many troops we have brought.

"Hmph! Brother Zhang, I should be chosen as the commander-in-chief of the army this time," Guyu said.

"How are we going to talk to them?"

The number of the entire cavalry was less than 10,000, only more than 7,000, and some of them were not riding war horses, just ordinary pack horses, and they even snatched a horse directly from a farmer's stable.

There was even a large group of farmers' militia recruited temporarily, and the weapons they held were hoes and forks.

As for Brother Meng, haha, even though he was adopted as an adopted son, the children of the Tuo Lei family are still very united.

I have my own plans boy.

The Mongols' surrender negotiation condition was that they completely surrender to him, rather than giving the other side the Northern Rus' that the Mongols already occupied.

Then deal with these brothers one by one, and the current situation will not happen.

I definitely can’t give away all the land in the West. Why else would I get a Byzantine princess?

"Brother Zhang! This time, all the kings of the West Road want to compete for some land.

But the newly succeeded Grand Duke Theodore of Ryazan was in a worse situation. He only had about ten people around him, and he didn't even know that these ten people were just moles.

What does this mean? Their territory is there. Northern Rus' territory and had been destroyed by the Mongols. Do you mean to directly abandon their territory?

Grand Duke Vladimir Yuri II wanted to get angry when he heard this, but he looked at the troops under his command and endured it.

Upon hearing this, the faces of Grand Duke Vladimir and the new Grand Duke of Ryazan did not look good.

Zhang Yong said that Guiyou didn't say a word. Ogedai was indeed the Great Khan of Mongolia, but he could not control all the power of Mongolia. Therefore, the Chagatai family and the Ogedai family were relatively close.

Their Southern Rus' army has more than 80,000 people. It was created by the Grand Dukes of Southern Rus' in the past month.

If Wokuotai had listened to him earlier, he would have started to divide the brothers and divide the military power in Tuo Lei's hands.

But there were still some loyal guards who came all the way after hearing that the Grand Duke was here. Their number was about two thousand, and they gathered around the Grand Duke Vladimir. There were hundreds of cavalry and a thousand Multiple infantry.

After marching for several days, the army arrived at the border of Kievan Rus' with the strong mobility of the Mongolian army. At this moment, a coalition army composed of Southern Rus' had also gathered here.

But if according to what my father said, all the land contested this time will be allocated to the Batu family, then why are our other kings fighting? "Guiyou said.

As for Grand Duke Theodore of the Ryazan Principality, he remained silent because he understood the Mongols.

"On the surface, it's okay. When you meet Batu in the future, be a little more polite to him.

These people will report every move of their army to the assassins lurking around the military camp, and then these assassins will report to Zhang Yong.

These two grand dukes were a little out of place standing together with the other big workers, because they really didn't have many subordinates.

What is the current situation of the Jochi family? It has taken root in the west. If he does not do anything during this western expedition, all the conquered territories in the west will belong to the Batu family.

It is true that his fighting ability is not very strong, but the veteran Subutai is very strong, Brother Zhang is also very strong in fighting, and his brother Baidar is also very good.

Hearing this, some of the surrounding Grand Dukes of Nanruos were in an uproar. Is there any mistake? The disparity in strength between the enemy and us is quite big.

"There are a hundred thousand Mongols in this group, and all of them are cavalry." The soldiers responsible for the reconnaissance sent a desperate message.

This is good for you. After all, he is the commander-in-chief of this Western Expedition, although it is only in name. "Zhang Yong looked at Guiyou and said.

Although they are powerful, they will pay a heavy price if they want to completely annihilate us. We can use this as an excuse to have some negotiations with the Mongols. ” said one of the great ministers of South Ross.

"We can also pay some money. What these nomadic troops want most is money. In this case, we can just give it to them." Another grand official from South Ross said.

"We want to choose a knight who looks extremely majestic and powerful, and tell the Mongols that we are not weak, so it is best not to mess with us."

"That's right. Each of our grand dukes sends two of their best knights to meet the Mongols. They must not lose their momentum."

"Okay! I hope the Mongols will cherish this last chance and choose peace." The official of Kievan Rus said.

Soon everyone selected a very brave Ross knight named Karev, and led a dozen carefully selected knights to Zhang Yong's military formation.

These knights all wore iron armor that covered their whole bodies, were dressed in extremely luxurious clothes, and held sharp swords and spears. The equipment on their bodies was already the entire property of the Grand Duke of Ross.

Zhang Yong also came to the front of the formation and began to observe this improvised Ross army.

This is a completely improvised army with no discipline or military discipline at all. They all only obey the orders of their respective lords.

Zhang Yong could imagine with his butt what kind of chaos these troops would become when they were under command.

Looking at the Ross army opposite, Zhang Yong shook his head helplessly, what is this? Isn't this similar to the Peasant Rebel Army?

Looking at the weapons they carry, there are basically no standard ones. Some farmers carry axes. He didn't even have a decent helmet or armor, just wearing fur clothes. The infantry square formation had no formation at all. It was just a group of farmers standing there, densely packed together.

Not to mention the cavalry troops. Not to mention the 100,000 troops brought by this army, 10,000 or 20,000 Mongolian cavalry can rush over and destroy them.

"Hahaha! Master Military Advisor, have you seen it? What is this coalition called? I thought they could form such a powerful coalition." Chagatai's eldest son Baidar also came to Zhang Yong , smiled, and said.

"Brother Zhang, give me an army of 10,000 people and let me charge into their military formation and kill them all," Guyu said.

But military merit is given in vain! This is all my own. Sure enough, following Brother Zhang is the right thing to do.

"Wait a minute, they seem to have a few people coming over." Zhang Yong looked into the distance, and a dozen Ross knights had already arrived in front of the formation.

"Nomads? We are here to negotiate." A leading Ross knight said.

The translator next to Zhang Yong immediately spoke to Zhang Yong and jabbered.

"Negotiation? I thought you were here to surrender! Are you sure you want to fight? Bring these troops to die." Zhang Yong said.

"Are you looking down on us and the courage of the Ross people? Although our equipment is not very good, one of our soldiers is better than three of you. They have the courage and determination to protect their hometown and a strong will to fight." The Ross Knight heard this. He drew his long sword, rode on his horse, and roared at the Ross army behind him.

The Ross army at the rear was extremely excited, waving various farm tools, forks, sickles, axes, and even wooden sticks in their hands, and then shouted loudly, looking really impressive.

Most of the soldiers in the entire Ross army did not even have a decent weapon, let alone armor.

The roars and shouts of this group of guys were so ridiculous to Zhang Yong and a group of Mongolian generals. Now as long as they walk into the farmland, they are a group of qualified farmers.

"First of all, I admit that you Russians are indeed very good warriors. If you are bare-handed and don't carry any weapons, no one can beat you in a one-on-one fight." Zhang Yong smiled and said.

After all, being tall is such an advantage.

Hearing this, the leader of the Ross Knight's face suddenly showed a smile, but soon, his expression changed, because Zhang Yong's words suddenly changed.

“But we are at war, not a few farmers getting together to fight, you have to distinguish this.

Look at your army, and then look at our army here. Do you really think you have a chance?

My army doesn't even have an infantryman, and each cavalry is equipped with three spare horses. In my opinion, you are like grass on the ground that will be harvested.

Can't understand? Put it this way! You are like scarecrows in the rice fields, powerless to resist.

In other words, with just one knife, your head will move immediately. "Zhang Yong smiled and said.

"You will pay for your arrogance. I originally meant peace. As long as you are willing to withdraw from the territory of South Ross, you can occupy the land of North Ross, and we will no longer care." A Ross knight said. .

The Mongolian army really scared them. They were all wearing the same armor. It seemed to be well-made and the troops were uniform. This army was definitely different from the peasant army they had pieced together temporarily.

They have no hope of defeating this army. Their only hope is to frighten these armies into retreating and occupying the land in Northern Russia, and not to attack our Southern Russia.

“I give you a very merciful option, all of you lay down your arms and surrender to me.

All nobles hand over one-third of their property, and I don’t want any common people.

Then you select 10,000 warriors and follow me to continue the Western Expedition to attack those countries in Central and Western Europe. This will be good for all of you. "Zhang Yong said.

Please, the conditions I offer are very generous, if Batu is here.

I will probably ask for half of your property and all your troops, but I just ask you to raise an army of 10,000 servants to follow me.

"It seems that we can't reach an agreement. We Russians will not surrender to you." Karev, the leading knight, said with a cold snort.

"Listen to my words, cherish your life, it is better to be alive than dead." Zhang Yong said.

"I will use my sword to chop off your head in a while." Knight Ross drew out his sword, pointed at Zhang Yong and said.

"Really? My subordinates will chop off your head in a while and then bring it over in person and place it in front of me." Zhang Yong said with a smile.

The Ross knight Karev didn't say anything more, but rode his horse back to his formation. The negotiation completely failed.

Soon these knights returned to the Ross army formation, and a group of grand dukes gathered around anxiously, eager to know the answer.

"Karev! What did the other party say? Are they willing to withdraw their troops?" the Grand Duke of Kievan Rus said anxiously.

After all, he really didn't have much confidence in the motley army he had.

"Grand Duke, these arrogant Mongols have no intention of peace at all. All they want is war." Karev said.

"Are we going to fight them on this wild plain? They are all cavalry!" A nobleman from Kievan Rus said in a panic.

"We only have one chance now. After a while, I will take all the elite knights and charge in the direction of the Mongolian commander, killing the Mongolian commander who just spoke to me.

As long as the commander is killed, this army will be in chaos. Once our army swarms up, we can hope to resolve the battle. "Karev said.

When he just went to the Mongolian position, he had already observed the surrounding terrain. They were all open plains. There were no dangerous areas at all. He could lead the cavalry troops to charge directly to the opponent's general's position.

The Mongolian general has exposed his position. As long as he rushes over and kills the opponent, the victory of this battle will belong to them.

"Hahaha! You're right, this is our only chance, and our numbers are not much less than those on the opposite side. I heard that this army only has about 100,000 people.

After their leader dies, there will be chaos, and then let the farmers use forks and agricultural tools to hook the soldiers off their horses. " said a great man from South Ross.

"You're right, give them some color and let them know how powerful we are."

"We killed their commander."

“As long as we can defeat this Mongol army, then the Mongols will know the power of us Rus.

At that time, the remaining Mongols will not dare to attack us again. Like the nomads before, they will run back to the grassland in embarrassment and never dare to come to our territory again. "The Grand Duke of the Chergoni Principality said.

"Karev, you are the bravest knight here, you lead all my cavalry troops.

And all the cavalry troops of the Grand Duke, go and kill the Mongol general and bring victory to us all! "Vladimir said openly.

"Let's fight! Let's fight!" Karev, the knights of Ross, drew out the sword in his hand, and then a cavalry unit of about 5,000 people rushed towards Zhang Yong with great momentum.

The war drums are beating! Looking at Ross Junduo rushing towards him, Zhang Yong showed a sneer.

After waving his hand, Baidaer directly led 10,000 Mongolian cavalry to fight, while Guyu led 20,000 Mongolian cavalry and rushed towards the infantry square.

You will soon know what a failed choice it is to play cavalry with the Mongols.

Zhang Yong was guarded by his own soldiers and watched the battle from a high place.

The two armies quickly collided, and then the Mongolian army turned around and retreated.

The cavalrymen replaced their sabers and took out their bows and arrows to scatter.

(End of this chapter)