Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

This winter, according to the predictions of democracies and archdukes across the Holy Roman Empire, Mongolia would never launch an attack.

Therefore, they did not set up any garrisons at all in some small villages this winter, because most of the troops had already begun to assemble in the rear under the orders of Emperor Shinra, just waiting for a full-scale war with Mongolia next spring.

This also led to the fact that when Guyou led the Mongolian army, these areas did not have much resistance at all.

You mean their castle? When the Mongolian army launched a massive attack on Poland and Hungary, some small lords of Austria, Bohemia and other principalities in the Holy Roman Empire did fortify their castles.

But the castles in Europe during this period, when called castles, were simply small earthen walls. The average lord's castle was only three or four meters high, and could accommodate up to ten people inside. (A book friend said that there were more than 20,000 small castles in the Holy Roman Empire, and there were more than 200,000 defenders alone.

This is still a castle with only a dozen people, and there are not more than 20,000 nobles.

Only nobles can build castles, and the general knights of small nobles lived in small villages in the Middle Ages. The walls of their homes were only slightly higher. Only big nobles had their own castles, but compared with those in the 17th and 18th centuries, In the 19th century, the castles built by European nobles were far behind. )
In the castles of these small nobles, the Mongolian soldiers first fired a wave of arrows into them, and then directly pushed back the defenders on the city walls.

Then he sent out a dozen war horses and hooked the city wall with iron hooks, which could directly destroy the small castle a few meters high without even using explosives.

For a stronger castle, Mongolian soldiers would cut down some huge trees nearby, and then a dozen people would work together to knock the castle open.

After losing the protection of these castles. A small noble with only a dozen people was no match for the Mongolian soldiers.

The lords of these small villages were killed, and all supplies were plundered by the Mongolian army.

For slightly larger territories, the Mongolian cavalry directly used explosive packs to blast them open, and then plundered them.

In just over a month, the entire Austrian Bohemia was on fire, and the Archduke of Austria jumped in fear.

After knowing that the Mongolian soldiers were divided into a dozen teams, each with a thousand men, and then scattered around the country to plunder, the Austrian Archduke immediately summoned a cavalry of three thousand men without saying a word.

Without any infantry, they began to attack the Mongolian army in Austria.

But facing the Mongolian army, which was extremely mobile and had no intention of fighting a decisive battle with them, the Duke of Austria did not see any sign of the Mongolian soldiers at all.

The Duke of Austria saw only dilapidated villages, destroyed castles, and massacred noble lords.

This made a certain Austrian count burst into tears. It was clear that he had already assembled some troops on the border. How did these Mongolians break through?
If the Mongolian army hears this, they will happily tell him that the Central Plains Dynasty will also build the Great Wall to defend them. The Great Wall in the East is much more powerful than the fortifications you built. They can even cross it, let alone the one you built. Those little defenses.

Moreover, the Mongolian cavalry relied on their terrifying mobility to even prevent some defenders from sending messengers. Many noble lords and residents of small villages did not even know what was going on, but saw the Mongolian soldiers running wildly. coming.

After Guyuk learned about this cavalry team of 3,000 people, he immediately led the Mongolian army to massacre them.

If you bring 30,000 troops here, then I will avoid you for a while, 3,000 troops! Are you kidding me?
Guyou immediately summoned two nearby thousand households to come to help, and then led his own bodyguards, three thousand against three thousand. After a battle, he basically annihilated all the cavalry families brought by the Duke of Austria.

Facing Mongolia's current tactics, these European armies had no means of defense at all. A certain furious Duke could only be dragged back to his castle by his men.

After all, if he had run slower, the Mongolian army might have captured him alive or killed him directly.

"Damn, damn these Mongols, how dare they fool me like this, humiliate and massacre my people like this." Frederick II of Austria said. (Yes, the Archduke of Austria is also called Frederick II. In order to distinguish him, we will just call him the Archduke of Austria from now on.)
It's so abominable. Who would have thought that the Mongolian army would start a war without declaring a war. In winter, it would send troops to attack its own territory.

The situation on the side of the Grand Duke of Bohemia was slightly better. Only half of the territory was attacked by the Mongols, but his side was the main care recipient of the Mongolian army.

Except for the city of Vienna, almost all other areas were looted by the Mongolian army, and a large amount of military supplies were plundered.

And this time, he even annihilated the 3,000 cavalry troops under his command. You must know that there are only more than 5,000 cavalry in Austria.

At this time, most of them were lost. The remaining two thousand cavalry troops had already rushed to the hinterland of the Holy Roman Empire to gather with the coalition forces of various countries.

In the current situation, I basically have no cavalry under my command. The cavalry unit does not just have a horse and then let an infantryman ride on it, it becomes cavalry.

"Dear Archduke, we should immediately write a letter asking for help and tell the Pope and the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Tell them that the Mongolian army launched an attack in advance and that this war will be more difficult than we imagined." 1 A great nobleman spoke.

In the current situation, the Mongolian army is probably planning to eliminate their Kingdom of Austria first and create a stable area for the next battle.

"Why the hell is this battle happening in my country? Why should we have to face it? Can't these Mongols attack Bohemia or other areas?
This idiot, Béla IV, had no ability at all and just gave up Hungarian land to the Mongols. "The Archduke of Austria sat in his chair and sighed.

The situation of other European principalities is better than ours. After all, we are directly connected to the land occupied by the Mongols. We must be the first to be attacked by the Mongols.

The formation of the coalition originally gave him great confidence. As long as he could hold on until the coalition came over, he could turn defeat into victory.

But the sudden attack by the Mongols broke his wonderful fantasy. He spent more than a year to let the various lords reinforce the small castle, but it had no ability to resist in the face of the Mongolian cavalry.

These small castles with only a dozen or even more than 20 people garrisoned are okay when facing an army of several hundred people, but facing an established Mongolian cavalry, it is really hard to cry!
Even after the Mongolian army had just arrived, it only took a few hours or even dozens of minutes to raze the small castle to the ground.

"Grand Duke! Now quickly ask for help from several other neighboring countries. If they refuse to save you, the Mongols will soon burn the flames of war to their land. For God's sake, they should take action. Yes." A big noble said.

Under this situation, Austria had no way to deal with the situation alone. Although the Mongolian army only numbered 10,000, if they did not fight a decisive battle with them, relying on the high mobility of the cavalry, they would not be able to fight at all.

"I will write a letter immediately and have it sent to Emperor Shinra. I hope he can send reinforcements as soon as possible." The Archduke of Austria nodded and said.

The power of one or two principalities will definitely not be able to face the Mongols. Only the combined strength of everyone can.

"Grand Duke, even if you send a messenger now, it often takes more than ten days to receive him and back, plus organizing an army to come over.

It is estimated that it will take half a month, at least a month, before the Mongolian army will still wreak havoc on our territory. "A noble knight said.

"There is no good way now. You go and convey my order. All ordinary people, as long as their feet can still move, rush to the nearest city immediately, and then enter the city. As long as they enter the city, Then you can be protected," the Austrian Grand Duke said.

This army was just the vanguard of the Mongols. Therefore, it should not attack some medium and large cities, but only harass some villages and small towns.

Therefore, as long as ordinary people hide in big cities, there will be no problem. Moreover, it is also winter now, and ordinary people do not need to engage in labor or anything. Just let them hide in the city for the winter!
The nobles nodded, and soon several envoys set off from the capital Vienna. This time, the Archduke of Austria's target for help was not only the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. There are also several great lords in neighboring Germany, as well as the Kingdom of Bohemia.

Needless to say, the Kingdom of Bohemia also suffered an invasion from the Mongolian army. Although the extent of the losses was not as horrific as Austria's, it was still considerable and there was no spare power to come and support them.

On the contrary, several lords in the German region sent some symbolic reinforcements, but these people were simply dispensable. The total number of people from the several lords was less than a thousand. On the other side, Emperor Frederick II of the Roman Empire soon received a request for help from the Archduke of Austria.

He sat on his throne holding the letter and sighed deeply.

"Your Majesty! We must provide support to the Archduke of Austria. After all, he is your subject, and he is the Shu Kingdom of the Holy Roman Empire." A palace minister said.

"I know, but how can I send reinforcements there now? Reinforcements from various places are still on their way. If I send people there in batches, it will be equivalent to a decisive battle with the Mongols in advance. We are not ready yet." Lie II spoke.

If possible, he would also like to support Austria, but there is really no way. The coalition forces here have just begun to form, and the monarchs of Western European countries are recruiting soldiers and distributing weapons to them.

Then we raise military food and military pay. You must know that when the European armies go out to fight, they need to be paid. If you don't pay them, they may run away.

Only in the spring of next year will these armies set off from their own countries and assemble towards the Holy Roman Empire. It will take 3 to 4 months, or even longer, for the entire coalition to fully join forces.

During this period, he only had some troops on hand. These troops were his most important force, if sent out to protect the Duke of Austria.

The gains outweigh the losses, and may even affect the entire battle situation. Even if the entire coalition is formed, it will be at a disadvantage.

"Your Majesty the Emperor! If you don't send any reinforcements, what will the monarchs of European countries think of you? What will the Pope think of you? You can at least send some troops there symbolically.

As long as they don't take the initiative and stay in major cities, they should not be attacked by the Mongols. After all, the Mongols are only the vanguard, their main task. It's harassment. "An imperial knight said.

Most of these Mongolian soldiers were light cavalry with strong maneuverability. Their goal was not to win a decisive victory at all, but to continuously consume the power of the Holy Roman Empire.

"Recruit 30,000 civilians, as well as miners, mercenaries and the like, and then ask them to immediately go to Austria to support, but tell the Austrian Archduke.

Their mission is very simple, that is, stationed in various large cities, gathering all the people and putting them on the defensive until our coalition forces are formed. "Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II said.

After Guyot led the cavalry to wreak havoc in Austria for two full months, Emperor Frederick II of the Holy Roman Empire sent a symbolic army of 30,000 troops.

Then he stationed himself in various important cities, and then moved the people in the villages into the cities, which slightly stopped the harassment of the Mongolian cavalry.

After all, some of the surrounding small villages have basically been destroyed by the Mongols, and some large and medium-sized cities cannot be moved by your light cavalry.

After wreaking havoc on Austrian soil for two months, Guyuk led the Mongolian cavalry into Bohemia and continued to wreak havoc on Austria's neighboring country.

It is worth mentioning that after seeing Zhang Yong sending troops to harass the borders of the Holy Roman Empire, Batu Subotai and others stationed in Poland also followed suit and launched harassing attacks.

After all, this move is a traditional skill of their grassland people, and when Subotai was young and following Genghis Khan in the early stages, he also relied on this move to attack the border stations of the Jin Kingdom.

This move is his special skill! When he and Zhebie were on an expedition in the west, the 20,000 troops had no supplies at all, so what did they rely on! Isn't it just looting along the way?

Now it's time to show these guys real Mongolian tactics and how Mongolian raiding works.

So without saying a word, the Mongolian veteran immediately joined the harassing ranks with thousands of cavalry and began to wreak havoc on Bohemia.

As the saying goes, people! The older you get, the more you become a monster, and Subotai, a veteran who has been fighting with Genghis Khan for half his life and is over sixty years old, is even more of a monster among monsters.

Whether it was tactics or vision, as well as his sense of war and enemy's prediction, Subotai's abilities were far superior to Kiyo's.

Under the command of this veteran general, Guyou's army even marched hundreds of kilometers and entered the German region.

All of a sudden, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire got bigger, first the Principality of Austria, then the Bohemia region, and then the German region. There is no end to it for you, right?

damn it! These evil Mongols, you all deserve to go to hell.

But the Mongols would not be polite to them. They burned, killed and looted all the way in Bohemia. The Grand Duke of Bohemia couldn't stand it anymore and once again appealed to the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire for help.

Since they helped Austria, it would be unjustifiable both emotionally and rationally not to support Bohemia. The Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Fitrea, could only grit his teeth and once again sent more than 2 reinforcements to large cities in Bohemia to assist in city defense.

Only then did they withstand the fierce offensive of the Mongols.

The harassment campaign that lasted for three months came to a successful end. Subotai's army and Guyu's army withdrew to Hungary and Poland one after another.

At this moment, the food, grass and strategic materials of the two armies have basically been stored, and the all-out war of conquest of the Holy Roman Empire is about to begin.

In the land of Eastern Europe, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which had been resolutely resisting, was recently completely defeated by Batu, and the Mongolian army completely eliminated the hidden dangers in the rear.

The Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights died on the spot, and the new Grand Master fled into Bohemia with only a few hundred members of the Order.

On the other side, Zhang Yong also received letters from the Grand Duke of Croatia, the Grand Duke of Serbia, and his cheap father-in-law John III.

The first is his cheap father-in-law John III. He will send 8,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry to assist him in the battle.

Although the Roman Empire is now restored, it still cannot spare a large army. After all, they still have to deal with the Sultanate of Roma.

The Serbian Grand Duke brought 7,000 troops to support Zhang Yong, and the Croatian Grand Duke on the other side brought 700 knights and 2,000 infantry to assist Zhang Yong in the battle.

In Hungary, under the order of Queen Maria, five thousand Hungarian infantry also joined Zhang Yong's expeditionary force.

A few days before Zhang Yong's army set off, Queen Maria successfully gave birth to a baby boy with the help of her maids, palace doctors, and Zhang Yong's military doctor.

The baby boy was named Ottos by Zhang Yong.

The two Mongolian armies, which had been dormant for more than half a year, began to march towards Austria in a mighty manner, and completed their division on the Austrian border, dozens of kilometers away from the Austrian capital Vienna.

A full 250,000 Mongolian expeditionary forces finally gathered together.

After nearly two years, Batu and Zhang Yong met again. (End of chapter)