Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

However, the former emperor of the Latin Empire could indeed use it to boost the morale of the Crusaders and become more famous. After all, the Latin Empire was a Crusader country and belonged to the power of the Papal State.

The Latin Empire established during the Fourth Crusade was the country supported by Western Catholicism.

But in recent years, because of the Papal States. The internal fighting between the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire caused the originally huge Latin Empire to be compressed into a small place, and now it was even destroyed.

"Everyone, kings, grand dukes, and nobles of Europe, first of all, I am very grateful to Frederick II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, for allowing me to speak on this occasion." After taking the stage, Baldwin II said to everyone The man spoke.

There was a burst of sparse applause below. Obviously, the Emperor of the Latin Empire, Baldwin II, was not a great figure in front of these Western monarchs or nobles. Many people even thought that he was just a Just a clown.

why? Do you think any emperor of an empire would beg for food in front of monarchs and even nobles of various European countries like him?

That's right, it means begging for food. If you give him money, he will take it. If you give someone else, he will take it. If you give him food, he will take it.

Moreover, when I met with the monarchs and princes of various countries, they basically said the same thing. Our Latin Empire is the bridgehead of the East and the only country that can provide various strategic support during the next Crusade.

Not only did they have to deal with the Nicaea Empire and the Bulgarian Empire, they even had to deal with the attack of the Roma Sultanate.

If our Latin Empire disappears, then these countries will attack your country, and those pagans will come over. Now I am suffering for you, and you should support me and provide me with free assistance.

But now, his Latin Empire is really gone, destroyed by the evil Mongols.

Constantinople was reoccupied by the Nicaea Empire. Now, does His Majesty the Emperor really have the nerve to bear the title of Emperor?

Many European nobles sneered at this.

"The Mongols, they are the most brutal and evil race in the world. They are not the legendary Elder Kingdom at all. I can definitely confirm this.

They came to us with the sole purpose of plundering our land and enslaving our people.

My country could have resisted, and even had a vague revival, but because of the appearance of these Mongolian bastards, everything came to nothing.

All the people of the Latin Empire, whether soldiers or ordinary civilians, were killed by the extremely evil Mongols, including my wife, the princess of Jerusalem. "Baldwin II said impassionedly.

This poor Emperor, who is only 21 years old, still doesn't know that his wife is not dead, but married to someone else, even willingly. Who calls him too incompetent?

"I know that in the eyes of many of you, I am no longer worthy of being the emperor of an empire, because no emperor even has his own territory, but I stand here today to tell you all.

You must unite as one, show your greatest strength, and unite under a wise leader to fight this battle. The Mongolian army has extremely strict military discipline. And well trained.

If it is just an improvised miscellaneous army of ordinary lords, kings, and princes, then no matter how many people there are, they will be defeated by the Mongols, so we need a common leader, a military commander. "Baldwin II said.

"His Majesty Baldwin II! Do you mean to say that you want to be our commander-in-chief and lead this crusade?" A nobleman said sarcastically.

Just kidding, even an ordinary lord is unwilling to hand over his military power and knights to others.

"Of course it's not me. I'm not qualified to lead this Crusade, but there is one person who can. This gentleman has contributed to this alliance and the unity of the entire Europe. He should be elected as the commander-in-chief of the entire army and lead the entire The armies of Europe confront the Mongol Empire,” Baldwin II said.

Pope Gregory IX below heard this and his face was a little gloomy. The commander of the Crusades, the commander recommended by Baldwin II, without even thinking about it, must be the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Frederick II. passed away.

damn it. If this guy boarded. If he takes the position of commander of the Crusaders and leads the Crusaders to defeat the Mongols, his reputation will be so high that he will even be forced to give him the title of saint.

At that time, the power of the Papal State will be completely suppressed by him. This is something that the Pope, or the Roman Church, does not want to see.

But how can I stop it? As the pope, it is impossible for him to serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces must be served by a secular monarch.

And among the current European monarchs, is there any secular lord who can be compared with the Holy Roman Emperor? The answer is no!

"So I recommend here that His Majesty Frederick II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, lead our Crusade this time. I believe that under the leadership of Frederick II, we will not only be able to defeat the Mongols.

It can even attack the Mongolian forces in the east, complete an epic Eastern Expedition, and then establish a new Crusader state. "Baldwin II said.

If they can defeat the main army of the Mongol Empire this time, then they can take advantage of the situation and enter the territory of the Rus' countries.

Even those lands of the Kipchaks, those lands of the Bulgarians, those lands that were once Orthodox.

They will all be owned by their Crusaders, and at least a dozen Crusader countries will be established by then.

And Frederick II had promised himself that he would become the king of a country when the time came.

This is why he spoke here today. Although his country was destroyed, the Latins were not destroyed.

There are a large number of Latins in many countries in Europe. If they can obtain a piece of land, many Latins will be willing to follow them to survive in the new land.

Of course, if he could, he didn't want the bitter cold land of the Russians. What he really wanted was the land of the original Latin Empire. But obviously, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire also took a fancy to this rich land, so it was not his turn.

"I agree that the Holy Roman Emperor is the leader of the secular monarchs and he should be the commander-in-chief on this occasion."

"I also agree that His Majesty Frederick II personally facilitated the formation of this Crusade, and we in France are willing to support it."

"The Kingdom of Aragon is willing to support."

"The Kingdom of England is ready to support."

"The Principality of Austria is willing to support the Emperor."

"The Principality of Bohemia is willing to support the Emperor."

"All the Grand Dukes of the German Union are willing to support the Emperor."

For a moment, all the representatives of the monarchs present or the grand dukes who came to the scene raised their hands in agreement, expressing their willingness to support the Holy Roman Emperor to become the leader of this new crusade.

This emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was still very war-minded. During the last Crusade, the Crusaders he led even captured Jerusalem without bloodshed. This time he will surely be able to lead them to a more glorious and great victory.

After hearing this, Frederick II nodded with great satisfaction, stood up, raised his hands, and signaled everyone to be quiet.

Pope Gregory IX, who was standing below, looked a little ugly. In this collective gathering of European monarchs, he seemed to be just a marginal figure. All the limelight was occupied by the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

"The Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, His Majesty Frederick II, is indeed a leader among secular kings, but he should sit at the rear and take charge of the overall situation, rather than leading troops to fight on the front lines. I think the commander-in-chief of the coalition should choose a A general with high moral integrity and excellent military qualities will be appointed." Gregory IX said.

The kings and leaders of the secular world who heard this, as well as some envoys sent by the king who were not present, were a little at a loss.

When their European monarchs launched a war, the king must have taken the lead in the battle. How could anyone sit at the rear?

Especially during the Third Crusade, the kings of England and France personally arrived at the battlefield to participate in the battle. When he raised objections at this time, His Majesty the Pope fell into his old habit again.

Even now, he still wants to weaken the power of the Holy Roman Emperor!

"Great Pope, you should be the one who really sits in the rear and is in charge of the overall situation! You have to sit in the Papal State and pray to God day and night, praying that our coalition can win." The Grand Duke of the Principality of Austria said.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Pope, you should stay in the Pope, I pray for us, pray for victory this time." The Grand Duke of Bohemia said.

"Your Holiness, the one who leads us this time should be the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. All of us firmly believe that only His Majesty the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire can lead us to the final victory."

All present. The Grand Duke, the nobles, and the envoys sent by the king all said in unison.

Even the Archbishop who was following the Pope gently touched the Pope's body and signaled him to stop talking.

Can we afford to change the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces? Who should I replace? Who can make all the princes and kings present accept the leadership with sincerity? Your Majesty, will you come in person? Do you really understand war?
Seeing this, Pope Gregory IX also sighed. It seemed that he was the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces this time. The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire did his part.

But don't be too proud. After defeating the Mongols, I will definitely take back your rights. Without the threat of the Mongols, I don't believe that these kings and nobles will be on your side.

Damn bastard stuff.

"I accept this position, and I will become the new Crusade Commander and lead you to the final victory of this war.

Now, I have an updated order for all of you. Everyone returns to their own country. Except for the Archduke of Austria, the Archduke of Bohemia, and the Grand Dukes of Germany who are on the front line, everyone else must raise their own country's troops.

Then they carried military rations, weapons and equipment as quickly as possible and rushed to Austria and the German region.

Next spring, the new Crusaders will gather there, and all of us will launch a final counterattack against the Mongols. "Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II said.

"I will take this word to our king, and next spring the armies of all our countries will assemble in your territory."

In the next few days, leaders, nobles, and the king's envoys from various countries gathered together to discuss specific plans for sending troops. Which countries provided food and grass, which countries provided some high-quality horses, and which countries provided some armor weapons. .

Pope Gregory IX returned to his Papal State on the day the meeting ended and never participated in anything again. He only promised in name that when the coalition forces were formed, he would be there in person to perform the mass ceremony.

In the end, the combined forces of the entire European coalition numbered 260,000, but among them there were only more than 50,000 cavalry troops, and the remaining nearly 200,000 were mostly ordinary infantry.

There is no way, this is the largest number of cavalry that can be gathered in the whole of Europe.

"No, this cavalry unit cannot defeat the Mongols at all. We need more cavalry." Looking at the report in hand, Emperor Frederick II of the Holy Roman Empire said.

He has been collecting intelligence on the Mongols, and naturally knows what the combat power of the Mongolian army is. That's several horses per capita, basically all cavalry.

Only some of the servant troops are infantry, and most of these infantry will not participate in the battle and will only clean up the battlefield afterwards. In other words, he serves as a transportation brigade.

The number of Mongolian cavalry is at least 150,000 or even 200,000. If their infantry soldiers are concentrated on the plains, the Mongols can easily annihilate them as long as they send tens of thousands of cavalry.

"But Your Majesty the Emperor, the monarchs of various European countries have already said that this is the maximum number of cavalry they can provide." An officer said.

“Those of the three major knight orders, including all their official knights, as well as knight attendants and apprentices.

Can you get some more cavalry together? The cavalry of more than 50,000 people is really not enough. "Frederick II said.

"Your Majesty, the Teutonic Knights are currently resisting the Mongols alone. They even asked us to send troops for help. It is said that their grand leader has been killed in the battle, and the Knights of the Sword are almost the same.

The Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar agreed, and the specific number of people they would send would not be too many. After all, the three major knights came out in full force, and they could only gather less than 10,000 cavalry. "A member of the Knights said.

Hearing this, Frederick II frowned. Damn it, if he was facing those YSL heretics, he had more than 50,000 cavalry.

Then he would have an absolute advantage, but facing the nomads on horseback and the Mongolian army composed entirely of cavalry, he would be at an absolute disadvantage!

"Your Majesty the Emperor! Why do we have to fight the Mongolian army in the wild? We have a large number of infantry, and we can garrison the city!
The Austrian city of Vienna is extremely strong. After the Principality of Bohemia experienced the defeat in the last war, it has already been strengthening the surrounding defenses and some small fortresses of the nobles.

The lords in the German region are also strengthening their castles and stocking up on supplies.

These castles are extremely strong, and each castle can accommodate two to three hundred soldiers.

They hid inside, and the Mongols had to send at least two to three times more troops to attack them before they could capture these small fortresses.

But after these small fortresses were captured, they could only gain a little bit of property for the Mongols. For them, the gains outweighed the losses, and they would even consume a lot of military strength.

And in terms of siege warfare, cavalry has no advantage.

The Mongols don't have much infantry at all. After all, they are on a long-distance expedition, even if they have logistical supplies from the Ross area, Hungary, and Poland.

Their military rations will not last long, as long as we can hold on for more than half a year.

The Mongols will retreat without a fight, and then we can take the opportunity to regain Poland and Hungary. "Baldwin II said.

Why go to fight with the Mongols in the field? Just like the Tsar of the Bulgarian Empire, Ivan Asen II, he was so confident that he went to fight the Mongols in a field battle, but was directly wiped out by them.

The Mongols' field strength was truly terrifying.

Unless the cavalry has an absolute advantage, there are a large number of heavy armored infantry, and an excellent longbow unit, otherwise, there will be no advantage at all against the Mongolian cavalry.

That being the case, why don't we defend?
In Germany, Austria, and Bohemia, there are a large number of small fortresses and large, strong city walls.

They can completely rely on these to resist the Mongolian army. They have at least more than 200,000 infantry, and the garrison of each small fortress can be doubled at least.

If the Mongols want to win this war, they must pull out these densely packed small fortresses and castles one by one, just like pulling out nails.

This is the best way to deal with the Mongolian army.

"Yeah! What you said makes sense. I thought so too before.

But you should have received the information! The weapons the Mongols used when they attacked your Latin Empire, Constantinople? "The Holy Roman Emperor glanced at Baldwin II and asked.

"I know, it is said to be something that can burst into violent flames, and there is also the legendary Greek fire." Baldwin II said.

"Yes, since these weapons can easily blast through the walls of Constantinople.

Do you think those small fortresses and castles of ordinary nobles can really stop the Mongolian army? "Frederick II sighed and asked. (End of this chapter)