Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 330 Attacking Hungary, Twin City of Pest Buda

With Zhang Yong's friendly help, Guyou wrote a very intriguing letter, which even made Guyou himself feel a little nauseous.

"Brother Zhang, would it be a little too, too embarrassing to write like this?" Guyu said.

Is there any mistake? In this letter, Batu and Meng Ge were praised to the heavens. I admired them so much that I almost knelt down to recognize my elder brother.

"That's how you have to write it." Zhang Yong picked up the letter with great satisfaction. After reading it carefully, he nodded with satisfaction, stuffed it into the sheepskin bag, and sealed it carefully.

After that, he also wrote a letter. At the same time, Baidar and other princes from the West who followed Zhang Yong also wrote personal letters. The number of envoys returning to Mongolia this time is probably more than one hundred.

In addition to the letters sent to Wo Kuotai, they also carried Zhang Yong's family letters, which were to be sent to Jingzhao Mansion.

It has been more than a year since I left home. I wonder what happened to the boys and the mother-in-law at home. Zhang Yong also misses her very much!

Soon, more than a hundred Mongolian envoys, each equipped with three spare war horses, marched toward the Mongolian headquarters of Harakorin.

After being delayed for a day because of writing a letter, Zhang Yong, Guyu, Baidar and others set off the next day.

This time, they recruited 20,000 Rus troops to serve as civilians, Zhang Yong's 10,000 Mongolian cavalry, Guiyu's 30,000 Wokuotai family cavalry, Baitar's 30,000 Chagatai family cavalry, and 15,000 The army of all the princes, the Xixia army of ten thousand Chahan

Together, a total of 100,000 troops set off in a mighty manner. Five thousand Mongolian cavalry were left in the city of Kiev, and Zhang Yong's 15,000 Han troops were stationed in Kiev Rus.

Zhang Yong remembers that in the original history, after Batu withdrew his troops from Hungary, Bela IV successfully restored the country and built a large number of fortresses on the border of Hungary. These fortresses did not defend the Mongolian army, but protected them in the future. to Hungary.

"This is why they were beaten by us. Do you know? If they can organize 100,000 people, the king cannot directly mobilize these 100,000 people.

Because at that time, nearly 1/3 of Hungary's population was massacred by Mongolia, which divided the local people and nobles. Give generously to those who have people, those who have the strength to contribute, and those who have money to contribute. The border fortifications were built.

You must know that in the fifteenth century, the walls of Constantinople were only a few meters thick and only more than ten meters high.

The border between Hungary and Kievan Rus can be said to be a naturally dangerous area, and the hills that can be passed here are very steep.

Most of the border areas are war-torn areas, and basically no nobles live here, so unless the king allocates funds and then pays, fortresses can be built on the border.

There are only two important roads that can allow large armies to pass through. These are in the Central Plains region, and they are ancient important roads that must be defended by military strategists.

After advancing for seven days, the army successfully reached the border of the Kingdom of Hungary. The border area of ​​Hungary is a stretch of mountains. There is only a small canyon to pass through.

Before attacking Hungary, Zhang Yong had already sent exploration horses to investigate and selected the path for the army to pass.

After seeing Zhang Yong's case, these people ran away without even resisting.

The best fortification built during this period in Europe was the fortress, which was a small castle.

Those giant luxurious castles that are more than ten meters or even twenty or thirty meters high are all castles built in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries when European countries entered the industrial period after the Renaissance. Ancient castles in the Middle Ages are simply The simplicity cannot be described in words.

"This is actually a natural danger. If I were a Hungarian, I would definitely build enough fortresses here." Zhang Yong looked at the nearby mountain terrain, shook his head and said.

And obviously the current situation of the Kingdom of Hungary means that there is no way to build a fortress or anything like that here.

And their small castles, to put it bluntly, are just small earth buildings with two or three floors, a few meters high, and many of them are made of wood. But don’t be fooled by the tall castles in European and American movies and TV series.

With these people staying in the rear, they can manage the rear to suppress Kievan Rus very well. This ensures that there will be no rebellion here, and at the same time removing the 20,000 Ross troops, it can also weaken some of the local forces.

That is to build a castle in a plain area. The castle is surrounded by ordinary farmland and some villages. Ordinary nobles cannot afford things like cities.

The Central Plains Dynasty would definitely build strong fortifications in such an area, but unfortunately, this was not the case in ancient Europe.

"These Europeans really don't know how to fight. In such a dangerous area, even if they are trying to sell iron, they still have to build some fortifications. And these guards who were responsible for the garrison actually escaped directly?" Baidu'er said.

Therefore, in a natural defensive zone, the King of Hungary only deployed a small amount of troops.

Moreover, the annual military expenditure is also a huge output.

He first mobilizes the big nobles under him, then the big nobles mobilize the small nobles under them, then the small nobles mobilize the knights under them, then the knights mobilize the knights' entourage, and finally the ordinary militia. "Zhang Yong said.

It is no exaggeration to say that the combat effectiveness of European countries at this time was not even as good as that of the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China.

In the absence of current accounts, the combat effectiveness of the European army was extremely poor, and it could even be said that there was no military discipline at all.

The soldiers fought their own battles, and even the mercenaries hired by the king with money found that they had no military pay halfway along the way, and then immediately turned around and ran away. The king had no choice. (For example, the real king of Poland during this period recruited more than 8,000 mercenaries to fight Baidar and others. As a result, 8,000 mercenaries escaped and 5,000 escaped halfway.)

But if this kind of thing happened in the Central Plains Dynasty, would you dare to try it? Your family members will be punished, your fellow villagers will be punished, and even if you run back to your hometown, they will catch you and chop you down.

"Hahaha! We will win this battle."

Facing the mighty Mongolian army of 100,000, Hungary fell into panic. The nobles in the border areas began to flee and rushed towards the capital Pest, and the army showed no resistance at all.

The army led by Zhang Yong and others marched forward without any resistance at all.

At this time, the city of Pest was crowded with nobles. After receiving the news of the invasion of the Mongolian army, Bella IV had someone hold a bloody sword.

Start to the nobles across the country. The highest alert was issued, asking them to go to Pest to gather troops to resist the invasion of the Mongol army.

Holding a bloody sword was the highest warning for the Hungarian king. Such an incident would only occur when the country suffered an imminent disaster.

The nobles who were originally fighting against King Béla IV of Hungary had to put aside their prejudices against the king and began to assemble their knights, knight attendants and militiamen to rush to the city of Pest.

After all, fighting for rights with the king is their internal matter. But if the kingdom is destroyed by foreign enemies, then the foreign enemies will not tell you anything about the Golden Edict.

"Your Majesty the King, the Russian countries have been conquered. We should ask for help from other countries, such as the Kingdom of Poland, the Holy Roman Empire. There are also the Papal States and Western European countries." A big noble said.

“I have given orders and sent envoys, but the news from Poland is not good either.

The Mongolian army also invaded there, and they divided their forces into two groups.

As for the Holy Roman Empire, they promised to support Poland, but they did not promise to support us. King Béla IV of Hungary said with a sigh.

There was no way, he had not been on the side of Emperor Shinra before, but on the side of his opposite, the Pope.

But as we all know, the Pope is a complete idiot.

"Your Majesty the King, this is a moment of crisis, and it is when you need us nobles to help you.

You should unite us. I think the matter of the Golden Edict should be put aside for the time being.

You should also give us nobles some benefits, such as the distribution of spoils and land after defeating the Mongols. "A nobleman said.

"And we need to get rid of those Kipchaks. My territory has received more than a dozen reports of robbery. Those nomads are trampling on our land and letting their livestock eat our crops and plunder residents' property." A nobleman said. .

After these Kipchaks came, they did not bring any good things. It was okay at the beginning, and the king would restrain them, but since the Mongolian army began to invade. These Kipchaks seemed frightened. They kept gathering their cattle and sheep, and then let the cattle and sheep eat their crops to make them fat and strong. They even went directly into residents' homes to snatch food. He looked like he wanted to escape.

"Don't worry, everyone, the Duke of Kipchak is already a great noble in our country.

Some unpleasant things have indeed happened recently, but I believe we will get through it.

Dealing with the Mongols is now the top priority. These Kipchaks are also nomads.

They will make a good resistance force, and they are all good cavalry. Bella IV waved her hand and said.

no way. He also wanted to let Kotaian Khan manage his subordinates and restrain his people, but sometimes things often did not develop in a good direction. There was not much food in the Kingdom of Hungary. These Kipchaks could only eat one meal a day. Just a meal.

The extremely hungry Kipchaks just wanted to lie in their tents all day and had no time to restrain their animals, so these extremely hungry animals went to eat the crops in the farmland, which caused problems with the aborigines. caused huge disputes.

Now within each noble territory, there is friction between ordinary people and tea people, which gives him a very headache.

And this period was due to the invasion of the Mongols. The city of Buda on the other side of the river, as well as its own capital city of Pest, have gathered a large number of residents.

These Kipchaks were also gathered in the city by Bela IV, but they allowed their 40,000 cavalry to wander outside.

The name is to protect them, but in fact it is to imprison them. Don't let them go out and cause damage again.

But some people don't think so. They think His Majesty the King wants to protect these Kipchaks. There are still a large number of refugees gathering outside Pest, and these refugees have nowhere to go.

But His Majesty the King would rather allow some outside nomads to enter the city than his own residents, which aroused great anger.

Bella IV's life has been extremely difficult recently.

"We should believe in the church and the noble knights, not these nomads. They will not bring us victory."

"Okay! I started preparing to deal with the Mongolian invasion a long time ago.

After more than half a year of preparation, the city now has sufficient food and grass.

Moreover, Buda City is across the river from us, and there is only one bridge connecting the two cities.

It is impossible for the Mongols to attack our city. When they run out of military supplies, we can send troops to regain our homeland. Bella IV said.

Just kidding, although there are no natural dangers to defend in other areas, Buda and Pest are completely different. These two cities built on the Danube River are two natural military fortresses that echo each other.

The big river between Buda and Pest is called the Danube. The width of the river is more than 400 meters and the water depth is about ten meters.

The two cities of Pest and Buda, one to the east and one to the west, are just across the river. In order to defend these two cities, Bella IV made a lot of preparations in advance. All the residents and food and other supplies east of the Danube have been confiscated and entered. In the city.

The city of Buda to the west of the Danube will transport a steady stream of supplies to the city of Pest through the Danube.

The Mongols' desire to cross the extremely fast Danube River is obviously a fantasy. After all, we will not just wait for your ships, and it is not easy to build enough ships for a hundred thousand troops to pass.

However, the two cities of Buda and Pest have very convenient access, and the two cities can also travel to each other. Because there is a bridge that can connect the two cities, and it is an inner-city bridge, it will not be attacked by the Mongols.

Bela IV planned to adopt a strategy, using the city of Pest as a fortress for defense and the city of Buda as a backup, and then continuously transport supplies from the west of the Kingdom of Hungary to fight a protracted war with Zhang Yong.

More than half a month later, Zhang Yong's army arrived at Pest City without encountering any decent resistance.

Then Zhang Yong personally led a large group of people and began to observe around Pest City.

The more he observed, the more he frowned. The two cities of Pest and Buda were built in very tricky locations.

They are connected at the smallest channel mouth of the Danube River, but even at the smallest channel mouth, the width of the river is more than a hundred meters.

The two cities face each other across the river, running from east to west. The height of Pest's city wall is about nine meters, making it a circular city.

"This city is very difficult to defeat! It is said that there are two cities, but it is actually one city. The distance between the two cities is really too close, and they also guard the most rapid crossing of the river. The surrounding water is extremely strong. It's so fast that it's impossible to besiege such a city." Guyu looked at the tall city wall in front of him and said.

This is already similar to the walls of some large cities in the Central Plains region, and the mechanical drills built in the two cities have a waterway that can continuously transport supplies and cannot besieged at all.

Surrounded by rapid rivers, the Mongolian army had to build rafts if they wanted to cross the 100-meter river.

"Is the water here deep? How about we ride across the river?" Baidar said.

"No, I have just sent people to test it. It is four to five feet deep, and some places are even deeper. It is impossible to swim across, and the archers on the city wall can attack at any time." Chahan He spoke.

"Throw corpses into the city and let them cause a plague."

"No, the enemy can wash away the corpses through the water. Moreover, even if the plague is successfully produced, capturing this city will not do us any good." Zhang Yong said.

The plague hurts the enemy and hurts ourselves.

This city is great. No wonder the Hungarians didn’t build a fortress on the border! I spent a long time in my own capital.

But don't think it's safe this way. If you make me anxious, I will blast you away with explosive packs and my newly forged cannon.

"Commander, use your explosive pack! Blast the city wall directly, and then we rush in." Guyu said.

"No, no! It is indeed not difficult for us to blow up the city wall, but we are mostly cavalry troops and are not good at street fighting. The casualties in street fighting are really too high.

And according to our intelligence, Bella IV is fully in the city. One hundred thousand heavy troops were deployed, and 40,000 Kipchak cavalry were moving around us. "Zhang Yong said.

It was easy to blow open the city wall, but with two huge and connected cities, I could only reach the city of Pest, but the city of Buda was completely out of reach.

If you only attack one city, the other city can deal with you through various counterattacks. Moreover, in street fighting, one hundred thousand versus one hundred thousand, the advantage of your own cavalry can be said to be completely gone.

More importantly, there are 40,000 Kipchak cavalry wandering outside!

If these people take advantage of the street fighting between themselves and Bella IV to come and surround or attack the Mongolian army, then they will lose more than they gain.

Even if they don't die, they will lose their skin. It's better to attract them to come out and fight, or to deal with those Kipchaks first.

"Surround the city first. It would be best if they are willing to come out to fight in the field. If they are not willing to come out to fight in the field, we will first mobilize some troops to take care of these 40,000 Kipchaks." Zhang Yong said.

"Brother Zhang, we plundered many priests and nuns from some nearby churches.

We captured these people directly, the priest executed them directly, and then asked the soldiers to insult their nuns and force them to come out to fight. "Guiyou said.

Damn, you are so cruel! This is a great trick!

(End of this chapter)