Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 382: Fierce street fighting, conquering Vienna
After capturing the city of Vienna, when the Mongolian army entered Austria and attacked other tributaries of the Holy Roman Empire, the roads would be clear and there would be a more suitable logistics supply location.

During the preparations for the war, Batu, Subotai and others accompanied the army to provide supplies, which was basically the traditional method used by the Mongolian army.

But Zhang Yong's Mongolian army has experienced a brand new change, in addition to Mongolia's traditional animal husbandry.

Several other slave countries will also provide a large amount of grain support, and these grains will be concentrated in Hungary in advance and then uniformly dispatched.

"Tomorrow's siege battle, I plan to ask the servants of the Roman Empire, Serbia, and Bulgaria to join, and you will lead 20,000 Mongolian cavalry to hold back." Zhang Yong looked at Subotai and Batu, and said .

The brutal street fighting is all left to these servant armies, and the real Mongolian army will follow behind to harvest.

This time, the servant army brought by Zhang Yong, plus some servant troops brought by Batu and Subotai, were quite large.

Using them to fight street battles will not hurt the Mongols if they are consumed, and it will also help their future rule by consuming the army of the slave country in a disguised manner.

"Just as you say, military advisor, some of the Polish slave armies who surrendered to us, as well as the servant armies of the Principality of Lithuania, can also participate in the battle." Subotai said.

Zhang Yong nodded, and the three commanders of the Western Expedition chatted for a while. After discussing the specific details of the battle, Subotai and Batu said goodbye and left.

Trebuchets and heartless cannons, coupled with the heavy artillery brought by Zhang Yong, continued the bombing for another night.

It wasn't until dawn the next day that Zhang Yong ordered all the soldiers and artillerymen to start packing, pack all weapons and ammunition, and then prepare the vehicles to move back.

At this time, the legions in the rear have been assembled and will soon launch the final siege of the city of Vienna.

At this time, the Austrian defenders on the walls of Vienna finally could no longer hear the nightmarish sound.

"The Mongols have stopped attacking, the Mongols have stopped attacking!" An Austrian soldier secretly raised his head, looked at the Mongolian army that had begun to retreat in the distance, and said with an expression of great surprise.

Suddenly, the entire city wall of Vienna fell into a state of tears of joy.

The bombing for a whole day and night has caused severe psychological pressure on these defenders. The Mongols, these evil ghosts, these bastards crawling out of hell, the weapons they used. It's not what the world should be like at all.

In just one day and one night of bombing, the city of Vienna was already in ruins, and even some of the outer buildings in the city were basically burned down.

Many areas of the city wall were also destroyed.

"Quick! Quick! Quick! Everyone, don't be stunned. Everyone, go back to your posts, pick up your shields, pick up your spears." An Austrian sergeant stood up and shouted at the other soldiers. road.

Now is not the time to relax. The Mongols will not carry out bombings at this time. It is very likely that they will send out siege troops soon to completely launch an occupying siege of the city. Then will be their biggest test.

"Move all the dead people below the city, then gather them together and burn the bodies. If there are any people still alive, all militiamen, please take action immediately. Repair more than a dozen broken city walls. , the Mongols will launch an attack soon, and I want you to take action immediately." At this time, the Archduke of Austria also rode a tall horse and led hundreds of knights to the city gate, shouting to everyone.

Last night, no one in the entire Austrian city could sleep, and he, the Archduke of Austria, was no exception. He also had a premonition.

During the day today, the Mongols will definitely launch a brutal siege. If something goes wrong, the city they are stationed in, let alone half a month, may not be able to survive today, and the Mongols have just arrived two days ago Time!

"You lazy fools, fools, idiots, stand up, do you hear the Grand Duke's order?

If everyone doesn't want to die, move all the stones to the gap, and then block the city wall quickly to prevent the gap from expanding.

Otherwise, the Mongols will rush in and kill us all. "Some Austrian nobles also began to take action at this time, commanding these militia troops to carry out simple repair work on the city wall.

The city wall had been blown down, and it was impossible to carry out large-scale repairs like this. They could only move some sandbags, pile them up, and put some wooden boards behind the sandbags to make some simple defenses.

But even so, the repair speed was not very fast, and the Austrian army began to do its own thing. The real regular professional soldiers began to gather on the city wall and looked at the Mongolian soldiers in the distance.

"Everyone, please don't be lazy. This is to protect your families, your property, and your own lives. You must rise up and fight. This disaster is the Lord's test for us and God's punishment for us." 1 A bishop from the Catholic Church was delivering a speech to the working civilians.

Looking at the bishop who was deceiving the common people over there, the Archduke of Austria shook his head speechlessly. If you have such leisure, you might as well bring your priest and some knights under the church to help me defend the city.

"Grand Duke, Grand Duke, you'd better come and take a look for yourself. The Mongols outside the city are making big moves." A knight ran down from the city wall in a panic and said to the Austrian Grand Duke.

"Let's all go up and take a look. The people below will hurry up and guard the gaps in the city wall. I will place two hundred soldiers at each gap in the city wall.

Take your spears. If the place you repaired is broken, then use your bodies and spears to block the Mongols outside. "After the Archduke of Austria finished speaking, he jumped off his horse and rushed up to the city wall. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the Mongolian army outside.

At this time, on the hillside outside, the troops that had been bombarding the Austrian city of Vienna had collected all their belongings and catapults, and then withdrew to the rear.

What appeared in front of them now was not the familiar Mongolian cavalry, but a strange infantry phalanx.

These people held a variety of weapons in their hands, including shields, axes, spears, and swords. Some wore gorgeous armor and looked like heavy infantry, while some only wore simple civilian clothes.

"These are not Mongolian elite troops, or even Mongolians. They have the same skin as us, not yellow skin." The Austrian Grand Duke said.

"That's right, Grand Duke! I just observed it and found the flags of several regions. The most eye-catching one is the flag of the Roman Empire. Did you see the double-headed eagle? That is the symbol of the Roman Empire. "A nobleman came to the Austrian Archduke and pointed to the flag of an army in front and said.

This army is very gorgeously equipped, wearing bright armor, holding spears and shields, and it looks like the military discipline is extremely strict.

"The Mongols helped the Nicene Empire defeat the Bulgarian Empire and destroy the Latin Empire. Now the entire Roman Empire has been restored, and that Rome is back." The Archduke of Austria sighed.

As a subsidiary country of the Holy Roman Empire, they are the ones who least want to recognize the Roman Empire. After all, everyone knows who the real Roman orthodoxy is.

The current Papal States and the Holy Roman Empire do occupy part of the land of the Western Roman Empire, but they are definitely not the successors of the Western Roman Empire.

Even the Eastern Roman Empire always called them one of the three barbarian tribes, the descendants of the Germans and Slavs.

"Grand Duke, in addition to the army of the Roman Empire. I also saw the flags of the Rus' countries. One flag is Ryazan, one flag is Kievan Rus', and the one on the far left is Novgorod.

In addition, there are the flags of the Principality of Lithuania and the flags of the Hungarian Army. With the flags of Croatia and the Principality of Serbia, the armies on both sides of them should be the real Mongolian cavalry. "The nobleman standing next to the Archduke of Austria frowned and said.

“The Mongols wanted to use attrition tactics, and basically all of the troops they sent were troops that had surrendered to the Mongolian country.

They want to use this kind of army to consume our strength. After our strength is greatly consumed, they will then send the main army to attack, and then reap the fruits of victory. "The Archduke of Austria still doesn't understand the Mongols' evil intentions.

The damn Mongols, who don’t want to fight the most brutal street battles with themselves, actually sent the troops of these servant countries to serve as cannon fodder and pave the way for the Mongolian army. What a good idea you have!
"Grand Duke, maybe this is an opportunity for us. What comes is not the real Mongolian army, but the Eastern European army that we are familiar with. When facing them, our soldiers will not feel too much fear. We can withstand them." This wave of attacks will even annihilate them, letting the Mongols know how powerful we are, and we can hold on for as long as we can," the officer standing next to the Austrian Archduke said.

Since the Mongolian army marched westwards a few years ago, they have felt unprecedented pressure in the entire West.

The last time Guyuk led more than 10,000 Mongolian cavalry, wreaked havoc across Austria, massacring people, it also left a huge psychological shadow on the Austrians.

After seeing those men wearing oriental armor and holding scimitars facing the ferocious Mongols, ordinary civilians would be instantly frightened and lose the ability to resist.

They are simply evil spirits crawling out of hell, and they are really scary.

"You're right. They should launch an attack soon. Let the people below move quickly. Even if it's a simple solution, block the opening in the city wall and get all the archers ready. Ejection." The Archduke of Austria also gave the order very decisively.

"The Grand Duke orders! Everyone is ready for battle. All soldiers return to their posts. All nobles and knights return to their posts. All archers stand under the city, ready to launch. Prepare to launch. ." Several Austrian nobles immediately rushed down the city wall and then mounted their horses. Shouting began along the way, giving orders to all the troops.

Hearing that the Mongols wanted to attack, the ordinary militiamen who repaired the city wall became even more anxious.

He kept moving up sandbags and some stones, and then piled them up randomly. Put another layer of wooden boards on it and want to evacuate.

After a while, these gaps must be the main offensive positions of the Mongols. A huge meat grinder will form here. Staying here is basically a dead end.

"No one is allowed to retreat. Go over, pick up your axes or hammers, and prepare to fight." An Austrian soldier stopped the militiamen who wanted to escape, pushed them back, and said.

"For the sake of God, please, let us leave! If we stay here, we will die. We still have families, and I still have children and a wife waiting for me to go back." A man who looked like he was in his forties , the unshaven man said.

"Please, sir, I'm only sixteen years old and I'm not married yet!" A young man who looked very young cried and said.

"I say it again, go back to your posts. If you leave, where can you go? As long as the Mongols break through here, all of you and your families will die. Stay here and fight to the death to protect yours. Family." The Austrian officer drew his sword and pointed at the militiamen who wanted to leave.

At the same time, the Austrian soldiers behind him also drew their long swords. In addition to being defensive soldiers, they also served as supervisors. After a while, the first wave of battles with these Mongols would consume these militiamen.

Despite their reluctance, the militiamen who repaired the city wall were not able to leave, but were randomly issued some weapons. He stood tremblingly under the city wall.

At this time, the army outside the city also gathered. Under the leadership of the Roman Empire, Serbia, Croatia, and Hungary. Tens of thousands of servant armies from Lithuania, Poland, Novgorod, Ryazan, Kievan Rus and other countries.

At this time, they also began to take action. They raised their shields, formed small square formations, and began to slowly approach the city wall of Vienna.

"Don't be afraid, stay in formation. Most of the defenders in the city were wiped out yesterday. You also heard the explosions that lasted all night. There is not much resistance in the city. We can defeat the enemy as long as we rush in." Several commanders shouted.

"Take this city! Let's charge together!"

"Roar! Roar!" Under the encouragement of the commander, the Pu Village burst into roars.

"All archers, raise your bows and arrows to the sky, and listen to my orders." The Archduke of Austria looked at the slowly approaching army, raised his arms, and gave orders to the archers.

Wow! Wow!
The sound of drawing a bow sounded, and thousands of archers under the city collectively pulled up their bows and arrows, and then pointed them at the sky.

When the Mongolian vassal army was still a hundred meters away from the city wall, the Archduke of Austria waved his hand decisively.

"Shoot the arrow for me, shoot the arrow quickly!"

Whoosh!Whoosh!
A row of arrows rained down from the sky, and they shot at the siege army outside the city. The servants outside the city raised their shields, some made of iron, some made of wood, and put them on their heads, and began to resist. This wave of arrows attacks.

Most of the soldiers' bodies were well defended. Only a few unlucky ones on the outermost side of the formation were shot into hedgehogs by bows and arrows.

The Mongolian army following the servant army also took out their bows and arrows and rode on their horses.

A volley was launched against the Austrian army on the city wall, and a round of fire suppression was launched against the Austrian army on the city wall to cover the attack of these servants.

Soon the servant army pushing the siege truck came to the broken city wall. Dozens of soldiers came to the ramming hammer, pushed the staff ramming hammer, and crashed into the newly repaired city walls.

boom! boom! Boom! Boom!
The Austrian soldiers in the city rushed forward. He blocked the wooden board with his body to prevent the siege vehicle from hitting him.

"Everyone, grab your weapons and prepare to fight. These gaps must not be lost." The noble knight pulled out his long sword, looked at the gap that was about to be opened, and said with a heavy face.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, prepare to fight!"

Boom!Boom!Boom!
After more than a dozen hits, the newly repaired city wall was knocked open, along with some sandbags, stones, and wooden boards.

"Kill! Rush into the city and kill them all." The commander gave the order.

These servants picked up their weapons, held up their shields, and fought to the death with the Austrian army in the city.

"Ah! Ahh!"

The sound of an ax chopping bones, the sound of spears piercing armor and flesh, and the sound of knives striking flesh. Scratches on the armor began to occur at more than a dozen gaps in the city.

"Deploy half of the defenders and go under the city wall to block the Mongols." The Austrian Grand Duke said.

A bloody meat grinder battle began. A large number of Austrian soldiers, Austrian militiamen and these slave country coalition forces collided and started a fierce fight.

The Mongolian soldiers and some archers at the back began to shoot at each other, suppressed by a steady stream of troops.

Soon the Austrian troops in several gaps were wiped out, and a large number of slave country troops rushed in.

After the servant country troops rushed in, they immediately rushed to other gaps, and the Mongolian cavalry following them also rushed in, put away their bows and arrows, held scimitars, and charged at the defenders. .

At noon that day. Basically all the cities in Vienna, the capital of Austria, were captured by the Mongolian army, and large numbers of Mongolian cavalry began to pour into the battlefield.

One gap after another, the defenders were wiped out and then fell, and soon the city gates of Vienna also fell.

(End of this chapter)