Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

These words were said in Mongolian, so the knights who were knocked to the ground did not realize what was going on.

A large group of Mongolian soldiers laughed ferociously, grabbed the leading knight, and then began the process of making human sticks.

It seems like a long time has passed, and none of their Mongolian envoys have been killed or injured by the enemy. They are lucky today! I actually met someone who dared to hurt the Mongolian envoy. Didn't this give the Mongols a reason to go to war?

"Ah! Ah!" A scream sounded.

One of the knight's arms has been chopped off with a machete by the Mongolian soldiers present, followed by the other arm, and the Mongolians here are preparing to chop off his legs.

"No! How could you do this to him?" A group of guarding knights who were forced to dismount by the Mongolian soldiers immediately wanted to resist, but dozens of scimitars were placed on their necks.

"There are too many of you. I don't need so many people to report back. I'll leave two people behind and kill all the others." Zhang Yong said.

As soon as Zhang Yong finished speaking, the Mongolian cavalry drew out their scimitars, and the bright white blade directly cut across the necks of these knights, and blood spurted out.

The silver scimitars had been dyed bright red, and more than a dozen knights fell in a pool of blood. Their eyes were wide open, filled with unwillingness and disbelief. They did not expect the Mongols to be so cruel.

"Ah! We are here to negotiate, you devils, we are here to negotiate!" the leading knight said. At this time, his arms had been chopped off, blood was flowing out, and he was struggling to stand up.

There was also a letter from the tsar to the Mongol commander in his arms, but he seemed to have no chance to take it out.

Is it because we cut off the Mongol envoy's ears and tongue that we should do this to us?

"There were a dozen people in the team of envoys I sent out, but only one came back, and he was tortured like this by you. I'm just following your tsar's approach.

I think there is nothing left to talk about between us. I am leaving you two healthy people. They will send you back in a while. My letter to the Tsar is written on your back. "Zhang Yong said.

The leading knight wanted to say something more, to save his legs and his life, but the Mongolian soldiers present did not give him a chance and quickly cut off his legs.

Then he dug out his eyes, cut off his ears, tore his back open with his tongue, and tattooed several large characters on his clothes.

The top is written in Mongolian, while the bottom is written in Bulgarian. (They seem to speak Slavic, and even the Greek-Macedonian region seems to have interoperable languages.)
"Okay, take your commander back. I'll let you two go back alive without hurting you. Thank me for my kindness!" Zhang Yong said with a smile.

The tsar of the Bulgarian Empire obviously wanted to give himself a show of strength. The envoys he sent, except for the main envoy, had all been killed.

And the one who came back also had his ears and tongue cut off. For such humiliation, I must repay it tenfold.

Obviously, the Tsar of the Bulgarian Empire did not yet know how terrifying the Mongols were. Perhaps he had been too merciful in most wars since he led the Mongolian army.

This is just an appetizer. Tsar of Bulgaria, you have given me a reason to massacre you. This time, I will let the Mongols do it.

At this time, the two surviving cavalrymen were so frightened that their livers and gallbladders were split, their faces turned pale, and they even vomited beside them. Their hands and feet were trembling, and they did not dare to look at Zhang Yong at this time.

But they still gritted their teeth, suppressed their fear and fear, put their boss on the horse with trembling legs, and then went back bleeding all the way.

At this time, the Mongolian envoy who had returned alive was kneeling in front of Zhang Yong with a painful look on his face, making a whimpering sound in his mouth.

Then he drew with his hands and made a writing gesture. It was obvious that he wanted to take a piece of paper and write down his initial situation.

Zhang Yong nodded, asked someone to fetch paper and pen, and placed them in front of the envoy.

Soon Zhang Yong learned about what happened to the envoys in Bulgaria. After the envoys sent by Zhang Yong arrived in the Bulgarian Empire, the Czar did receive them.

Then ask them what they want to do. The Mongolian envoy naturally told the truth. First, your Bulgarian Empire must surrender to the Great Mongolia. Moreover, you must donate half of the property of the tsar and half of the property of all nobles. In the future, you will have to pay taxes to Mongolia every year, which is 1/10 of your country's total income.

Then came a series of conditions from Mongolia, such as the tsar going to the Mongolian grasslands to kneel down and worship the Great Khan.

The Bulgarian Tsar knew this and was naturally unwilling. Over the years, the Bulgarian Empire had grown extremely powerful under his leadership, eating away at a large amount of the Latin Empire's land.

Even the Tsar of the Bulgarian Empire wanted to take advantage of the invasion of the Mongolian army to attack the Nicaea Empire. Complete a great unification and build a powerful empire.

With such a strong national power and extremely strong military combat effectiveness, the Tsar of the Bulgarian Empire naturally disagreed with Zhang Yong's conditions.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yong's envoy said that the Bulgarian Empire had taken in those Cuman Kipchaks, and these people were servants of Mongolia.

But the Tsar's answer confused the Mongolian envoy. The Tsar of the Bulgarian Empire, Ivan Asen II, said that those Kipchaks did flee to the Bulgarian Empire, but he did not take them in. They ran to the Latin Empire and are now being held captive. The Latin Empire protected.

“So, now these Cuman-Kipchaks are not in the Bulgarian Empire at all, but have gone to the Latin Empire, right?

Speaking of which, it seems that there are only two big cities and a small area left in this empire, right? Zhang Yong asked.

The Mongolian envoy who was kneeling on the ground nodded and made a sound of ah ah ah.

"Thank you for your hard work. You did a good job. Go get some reward money, and then go back to recuperate first!" Zhang Yong said.

"Brother Zhang! How are we going to fight this battle?" Guyu asked.

"I'll leave this battle to you. I'll be in the rear. I'll give you 30,000 cavalry to kill all the Bulgarian troops. I don't want any prisoners, no one will be spared. Is that okay?" Zhang Yong said.

He has already supported the power of Hungary, plus Serbia, Croatia, and the southern Rus principalities. The Bulgarian Empire no longer needs to exist.

In the history of Zhang Yongji, the Bulgarian Empire did remain honest for a while after surrendering to Mongolia, but it was also a restless lord. However, it seems that the one who surrendered was not the current reigning tsar. This guy died during the invasion of the Mongolian army.

But because this butterfly of his has flapped its wings, he has not died yet. In that case, I will let you die gloriously!
"Hahaha! Brother Zhang, I have been waiting for your words. Don't worry, this battle will be left to me." Guyu said.

Zhang Yong nodded, handed over the command to Gui You, and then found a high hillside with a escort of several hundred people.

The Grand Dukes of Serbia and Croatia began to observe the entire battlefield from a high position.

It was time to flex their muscles at this time, and naturally they wanted these two princes who had surrendered to themselves to see the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian army.

Down below, Guiyu has gathered the 30,000 soldiers and horses of the Wokuotai family and is beginning to gather.

The Bulgarian Empire's army has about four to five thousand cavalrymen and more than forty thousand infantrymen. This small number of troops is really not enough for the thirty thousand Mongolian cavalry.

On the other side of the battlefield, in the direction of the Bulgarian Empire, two knights took the knight who had been cut into a stick and returned to the Tsar's army.

"Arraf! Arraf! My you, how did you become like this?" Tsar Ivan Asen II said.

"Woo!" The man who had been cut into a human stick at this time could not speak at all. He just shook his head twice, and then died immediately.

Come on, his limbs were cut off, and he was riding on a horse all the way, so he already lost too much blood, okay? The moment he saw the Tsar, he took his last breath and swallowed it. "These damn Mongols, tell me what's going on! Where are the others?" Tsar Ivan Asen II asked.

"Great Tsar, we, we went to negotiate with the Mongols, but they didn't give us a chance to speak.

As soon as we handed over the Mongol envoy to them, they drove us all off our horses. Then he did that to Knight Arraf, and then killed everyone, leaving the two of us to bring Knight Arraf back. "A knight gritted his teeth and said.

"You mean, they didn't even give you a chance to negotiate or talk, right? Just killed people directly?" Tsar Ivan Asen II asked.

I originally wanted to give the Mongols a blow, but I didn't expect that it was the Mongols who gave me a blow!
But to be honest, the Mongolian army is indeed very terrifying. They are all cavalry and are so dark that they look very oppressive. He doesn't feel confident at all now.

"It's not good, it's not good, Your Majesty the Tsar, the Mongols have mobilized a large number of cavalry, and it seems they want to launch an attack." A noble army commander ran over and said.

"Don't panic, stabilize your formation, and if they dare to charge, just ask them to charge over.

The cavalry team stayed with me on both sides and listened to my orders at any time. The infantry moved forward in formation, with the shield soldiers in front and the spearmen behind. They placed their spears in front to block the cavalry formation and let all the archers prepare. We would not take the initiative to attack. "said the tsar.

Damn it, if he had known that the Mongols would be so powerful and all cavalry, he should have huddled in the city, but if that was the case.

Then the prestige of the Tsar that he has established in Bulgaria and even in the Mediterranean region over the years will be discredited. He only brought the army to the border as a last resort.

Soon the formation of the Bulgarian Empire began to change. The cavalry was inserted on both sides, and shields were placed in front.

However, the shields of the Bulgarians look a bit funny. They do not use tower shields or giant shields, but small one-handed round shields.

Seeing this kind of shield, Zhang Yong on the top of the mountain in the distance was a little funny. Is there any mistake? With this kind of shield, do you want to defend against the Mongolian cavalry?
Under Guyu's command, the three chief guards led their respective heads of thousands households and began to disperse into formations of thousands of people. They put away their sabers and took out the Mongolian curved bows behind their backs.

The classic riding and shooting of the Mongolian army began. Before the men and horses arrived, the arrows came first. This is the classic Mongolian tactic.

The shield soldiers and pikemen in front were hit by the rain of arrows before they even saw the Mongols, causing those who were shot to fall over their feet.

"Ah!"

"Help!"

"Ah! I was shot."

A large number of Bulgarian Empire soldiers were shot to the ground by the Mongolian bows and arrows, and screamed miserably. There were wailing sounds everywhere on the battlefield.

The small bucklers of the infantrymen could not defend their entire bodies, and the Mongolian bows and arrows came like rain, one after another.

Each wave of thousands of cavalry, when they rush to about 150 meters away from them, will open their bows and throw them. There is no need to aim or anything. As long as the number is large enough, as long as there is a general direction, the enemy will not be able to do anything. Can't escape.

"No, if this continues, we will be exhausted by the Mongols. Order the cavalry on both sides to attack me." The Bulgarian Tsar gritted his teeth and said.

This tactic is really disgusting! He couldn't do it without sending cavalry.

After receiving the tsar's order, 2,500 cavalrymen on each side rushed out of the formation and charged towards the Mongolian army.

Guyu also waved his hand, and soon two teams of Mongolian cavalry appeared and began to engage them.

Then there was the classic collapse at first touch. Even before these cavalry could touch the Mongols, the Mongols began to turn around and run away.

In this way, the European cavalry chased behind and the Mongolian cavalry ran in front. Soon the two groups of cavalry disappeared from the sight of the tsar.

Damn it, didn’t I tell them not to pursue me?
Without the restraint of the cavalry, Guyu took the remaining 2 Mongolian cavalry.

The Tsar's army formed a huge circle, and then the cavalry troops he led began to circle and fired a volley at the Bulgarian army in the center.

Each volley fired tens of thousands of bows and arrows, and a large number of Bulgarian soldiers fell, but there was nothing they could do.

The Bulgarian soldiers who pursued them on the other side were quickly led into an ambush circle by the Mongolian army, and what greeted them next was the Mongolian heavy armored cavalry.

These black knights wearing black armor and strange masks, holding silver scimitars, began to harvest the lives of these Bulgarian cavalry.

This cannot be called a battle at all, but a complete massacre. The gap between the two armies is really too big, whether it is the tactical system, command system or equipment system. Even the quality of the soldiers.

The opponent was far from being a match for the Mongolian army. Under the encirclement of 10,000 Mongolian cavalry, more than 5,000 Bulgarian cavalry were quickly wiped out.

The Grand Duke of Serbia, who was sitting next to Zhang Yong and watching the battle, had his mouth wide open at this time, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

Are you mistaken? Are you kidding me about this kind of fighting power? The five thousand cavalrymen were gone in less than an hour.

"The fun is yet to come. Just take your time and watch." Zhang Yong smiled and said, picking up the green tea on the table and taking a sip.

"Great, great King John, I think it would be a pity if these horses were shot." The Serbian Grand Duke hurriedly said.

Five thousand cavalry means five thousand horses. Even if some are lost in battle, there should be more than 4,000 or at least more than 3,000 horses after the war. These horses cannot be wasted!
"Hahaha! Of course we can't let go of these, but it's not time to clean the battlefield yet. I want the war horses, their military rations, and their property. I want some of the remaining weapons and equipment. If you like it, I will give it to you. Let’s go!” Zhang Yong said.

The only things that the Mongols were interested in were these European war horses, as well as their grain, grass, and military supplies.

Since the first Genghis Khan's Western Expedition, the Mongols have brought a large number of war horses from Central Asia back to the Mongolian grasslands, so now the Mongolian cavalry in addition to riding short Mongolian horses.

There are also many tall Central Asian war horses riding on them, and these European war horses are also tall. They can be brought back to the Mongolian grasslands to crossbreed with local Mongolian horses to breed better breeds.

"Dear King John, do you mean to let my army go over and clean the battlefield for a while?" the Serbian Grand Duke said.

Cleaning the battlefield is a great job!

"It's not impossible to let you go, but the war horses are not allowed to be stolen, the food and supplies are not allowed to be stolen, and the property of the Bulgarian Empire is not allowed to be stolen. If you like the remaining tattered equipment, you can take it." Zhang Yong said.

Anyway, these tattered leather armors and some Western weapons are not favored by the Mongolian army, so just give them to the Serbian Grand Duke!
"Yes! As long as I get some weapons and armor, I will be satisfied." The Serbian prince said openly.

Just kidding, many of the thousand-man cavalry team he improvised together were soldiers recruited temporarily.

Many people don't even have decent armor or weapons, and the rest of the infantry team is even less so. There are only two thousand standing infantry with standard weapons, and the rest basically have hoes, farm tools and the like.

If he could harvest a batch of weapons and equipment from the Bulgarian Empire, it would be a huge boost for him!
Unlike the Serbian Grand Duke, the Croatian Grand Duke Kalman stood beside Zhang Yong without saying a word, staring at the battle below with wide eyes.

He only brought a hundred cavalrymen, and even if he took some weapons and equipment, he couldn't transport much back. What he really wanted to see was how the Mongolian army fought. (End of chapter)