Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 389 Strategies against Shinra, letters from Fatima
In medieval Europe, let alone the use of some strategies, complete command was not even possible on the battlefield.

It can be said that the Mongolian invasion not only introduced the use of gunpowder and other weapons. A new strategic and tactical approach was also introduced, which completely changed the ancient cavalry aristocratic tactics of the Middle Ages.

"Master Military Advisor is right. During the recent confrontation, I also discovered that the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire wants to fight a protracted war with us.

No matter how provocative I was, I even executed the Duke of Austria in front of him in front of the whole army. This guy was unmoved and had no intention of fighting. "Batu nodded and said.

According to the original plan, just after arriving at the front line, during the confrontation between the two armies, Batu moved the Duke of Austria out.

Then, in front of all the Western European aristocratic troops, the Austrian Duke was wrapped directly in a cowhide bag and trampled to death by a group of war horses.

This kind of punishment is the highest courtesy in Mongolia, but in front of these Europeans, it is naked humiliation and torture, which does have a certain effect.

Many European archdukes and knights applied to the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II to fight.

But without exception, they were all rejected by the emperor, because the emperor knew better than anyone else that as long as he dared to send cavalry troops to fight the Mongolian army, no matter how many cavalry troops were sent out, they would never return.

Originally, Batu had planned to wait for Zhang Yong's arrival to discuss with him and directly send heavy artillery, thunder tubes, trebuchets, and explosive packs to attack these cities, but now it seems that there is another way to deal with it.

"Directly expose our baggage and grain storage positions, and then attract their cavalry to attack. We set up an ambush circle and lay some dry firewood, straw and other flammable materials around the perimeter.

Sprinkle gasoline on it, then light a fire, mobilize catapults on the top of the mountain to attack the interior, and then use cavalry to block the road in the gap.

Try to annihilate all their cavalry units in one go. "Zhang Yong said.

Holy Roman Emperor Contact Europe. The number of coalition cavalry should be about 60,000. As long as this cavalry unit is annihilated, the remaining infantry, even if there are another 500,000, will not be enough for the Mongols to kill.

"We sell some troops from the slave countries, and then select some troops from the Kipchak grassland, and give them two real intelligences, so that the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire can win two games against us." Subotai said.

Selling a weakness to the opponent is a common trick of the Mongols. If you can use counterintuitive tactics, you must make good use of it. There is nothing wrong with sending two armies to act as bait. It may even be a last resort. The Mongolian army headquarters All can be used as bait.

"The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is very shrewd, but the army of the servant country may not be able to scare him.

We will send some Mongolian troops to fight with them, and then they will be defeated. Except for sabers and bows and arrows, all flags, armor, and even some gold and silver jewelry can be thrown away. "Zhang Yong said.

If you want to deceive a very smart person, you still need to put in some effort.

"Brother Zhang! I can lead a cavalry unit to fake defeat and lure them into the encirclement." Guyou said.

"Let Brother Meng handle this matter! He is more honest and steady." Batu said.

"Brother Meng is my brother in name. Whatever happens, I, the eldest brother, have the final say." Guyu said.

After experiencing the last incident, Guyu now speaks with confidence, because he can also see that his father is weakening the power of Batu and Meng Ge.

"Okay, stop fighting! Let Brother Meng execute the bait selection this time! As a great prince, you are also the eldest son of the Great Khan.

You stay at the rear, and after attracting them into the encirclement, you lead 20,000 cavalry to block the gap. "Zhang Yong knocked on the table and said.

Is there any mistake? Guyu, this kid, even has to fight for the vanguard bait. There is not much military merit here, it is just a false defeat. If you eat meat, you have to let others drink some soup, even if this person is your enemy. in this way.

Moreover, this decoy mission is not a great achievement. It is also full of dangers. I don’t want others to give it to me, but you kid actually wants to grab it. Wouldn’t it be better to surround it in the rear?
"Hmph! I understand, Brother Zhang, I listen to you." Guyu said slightly unconvinced.

Batu nodded with satisfaction. This time Zhang Yong gave him face, which made him very happy.

"The implementation time of this plan is set to be one month. Within one month, we sold them three loopholes and allowed the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire to discover our actions three times in advance. After that, we began to implement a comprehensive combat plan. Introduce it into our encirclement. During this month, we will first choose a suitable area, preferably a valley or plain." Zhang Yong said.

Batu, Subotai, and Guyu looked at each other, nodded, and agreed.

It will be time to watch the performance of the Mongolian army in the next period of time.

Under Zhang Yong's instruction, Kalman soon sent a letter to the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, stating that he had discovered a lone servant country army with a small number and not many cavalry.

This army was surrendered by Poland and Lithuania under Batu. It was a cannon fodder army, and it was an unstable cannon fodder army. After all, these two regions had just surrendered to Mongolia.

The local people are still very dissatisfied with Mongolia. Taking the opportunity to clear some of them will also be conducive to Mongolian rule in the future.

After receiving the news, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire first waited and watched to confirm that there were no ambush around.

Immediately, two thousand cavalry troops were sent to cooperate with five thousand infantry to encircle and suppress these Polish and Lithuanian troops.

After a day and night of fierce fighting, these Polish soldiers and Lithuanian soldiers were successfully annihilated. A large amount of weapons, armor, and grain were also seized.

This major victory greatly boosted the morale of the coalition forces. After all, this was the first time they achieved a major victory after the Mongols launched their invasion.

That night, the Holy Roman Emperor held a grand banquet to celebrate this victory, and there were also some high-ranking nobles from the coalition. All the Grand Dukes of the Holy Roman Empire attended this banquet.

More than ten days later, Kalman sent another piece of information to the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. The Mongolian offensive in Bohemia was not very satisfactory, so the Mongolian commander planned to concentrate some troops to support Bohemia.

This army consisted of 10,000 Kipchak troops, 5,000 Mongolian cavalry, and 10,000 servant country troops.

After receiving the news, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire did not dare to neglect at all and immediately convened an emergency military meeting.

"Generals and nobles, I have received a definite message that the Mongols plan to detach an army of about 25,000 people to support Bohemia in an attempt to seize the entire Bohemia and create a threat to us. Encirclement." Frederick II said.

Hearing this, all the nobles and nobles present looked at me and I looked at you. They were a little confused for a while. They didn't expect that the Mongols were actually going to support Bohemia.

Now the battlefield in Bohemia seems to have fallen into a stalemate. The Mongols are shouting and killing, but the army in Bohemia, led by nobles of all sizes, is huddled in the castle.

The Mongols did not engage in any large-scale siege, but the Bohemian army did not dare to go out of the city to fight, and the two sides fell into a stalemate. If Mongolia sends an army over at this time, it is indeed possible to change the situation of the war.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, where did you get the information? We have no idea about this matter." A big nobleman from the German region asked.

"Yes! Your Majesty the Emperor, the last time you sent an army to attack the Polish and Lithuanian armies, you received the news in advance. Do you have any special channels?" A knight from the Kingdom of France asked.

Last time, the Shinra Emperor told them that a Polish and Lithuanian army planned to support some rebellious lords in the German region, and these rebellious lords wanted to surrender to Mongolia.

The result was a great victory. Recently, most of the rebellions in the German region have been suppressed, but there are still many new small lords who have emerged. These small lords were originally refugees. After they killed the local noble lords, they established themselves. In the eyes of the great nobles in Germany, these people were a group of rebels, so no one would recognize their identity.

These people seemed not to want to belong to the Holy Roman Empire, but to the more powerful Mongol Empire.

Recently, the Mongolian Empire dropped a bombshell, that is Henry VII, the eldest son of the Holy Roman Emperor. Under the propaganda of the Mongols, many areas occupied by the Mongols swore allegiance to this king of the German region. .

However, most of the great nobles in the German region do not recognize it. The leader of the German region and the king of the German region must be Germans, not from these royal families in Sicily.

"I know your doubts. I can only tell you that this information is true and the information is very reliable. As for my eldest son, I am very heartbroken. This is the third time he has betrayed me." Holy Rome Emperor Frederick II said with a heartbroken expression.

The first time his eldest son made a mistake, he really planned to forgive him. When he made a mistake for the second time, he couldn't bear it anymore and imprisoned him, intending to make him calm down.

When he was older, he was allowed to come out as the king of the German region. However, unexpectedly, the Mongols interfered and his imprisoned son was released. Moreover, this boy betrayed himself once again and openly rebelled against his father.

What a useless boy, don't you understand that you are being used every time?
The first time was instigated by the archduke of Germany and Austrian Bohemia, the second time was instigated by the Pope, and the third time was instigated by the Mongols.

"Emperor, Your Majesty, this is your family matter. We have no right to interfere. However, if we are to stop an army of more than 25,000 people, we will have to dispatch an army of at least 30,000 to 50,000 people. We must also be prepared for the Mongolian army at any time. Come to support." An English noble said.

"We must stop their reinforcements. Think about it, if we don't stop them, once the 25,000 troops enter the Bohemian region, the Mongols will gain an absolute advantage in strength.

Coupled with their terrifying siege weapons, Bohemia will soon fall, and we will be attacked from both sides. On the contrary, if we can annihilate this army, we can greatly weaken the power of the Mongols. . "The Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire said.

"Okay! Your Majesty the Emperor, we agree to go to support and prevent these Mongolian armies from entering Bohemia."

Soon a military operation was launched. The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire mobilized a cavalry force of 30,000 people, and an infantry force of 30,000 people, a total of 60,000 people, to ambush and ambush on the road that the support army must pass. Be sure to wipe them all out.

As for Zhang Yong Batu, the news of the fake retreat was only told to Qian Hu, who commanded 5,000 Mongolian troops.

The other slave country armies received the news and all went to support Bohemia. After all, acting requires real acting.

A big drama is about to begin. If the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is fooled this time, he will no longer doubt Kalman, and Zhang Yong can implement his final plan to lure out all their cavalry and annihilate them.

After watching the army leave, Zhang Yong also returned to his camp, and the next step was to wait for news.

Not long after Zhang Yong returned to his tent, a man wearing a brown and white robe and a one-piece hood appeared in the tent and knelt in front of Zhang Yong.

"King of Guanzhong, a letter was sent from the Guanzhong area, and Mrs. Fatima from the grassland also sent a letter. After this letter was sent to the Kievan Rus area, after several twists and turns, I brought it to the front line and gave it to you. "Master Assassin Bam Sin said.

This time, it was Bamuyi's younger brother, Bamsin himself, who followed Zhang Yong in his western expedition and led the entire assassin group.

"Well, I understand. Thank you for your hard work. Come on down!" Zhang Yong nodded and said.

Bamxin bowed to Zhang Yong, then respectfully left the tent and closed the door curtain.

Zhang Yong opened the letter from Guanzhong, which was written by Tu Lanlun. First of all, he told himself that the Southern Song Dynasty army launched the Northern Expedition. But it ended in a disastrous defeat, and they even captured several high-ranking officers of the Southern Song Dynasty. All these people were detained in Xi'an City.

Yes, yes, this is a good thing. Some of the back-ups I left behind have finally come in handy. After this Western Expedition is over, we will start to think about the destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty. I don't intend to keep you until the end.

Another thing is that Tulan Lun agreed to the marriage with Batu, but it was not his son, but Farmayina's son.

There are also those fleet commanders and craftsmen who came from the west. Tulan Lun has received them and sent them to Chongqing.

Finally, Zhang Yong was told to take care of his health and return safely.

In general, only the second news slightly surprised Zhang Yong. According to Tu Lanlun's temper, he should have rejected the other party.

To be able to agree to this matter, Turan Lun's mother, Princess Hulan, should have contributed a lot. After all, he did not know about his son's death.

After putting down Tu Lanlun's letter, Zhang Yong opened Fatima's letter. After seeing the letter, Zhang Yong's eyes suddenly widened. Even his whole body was covered in cold sweat.

First, Fatima told Zhang Yong that the Mongolian Great Khan Ogedai had suffered a stroke, and this matter had not been notified to all the Mongolian nobles, but it should only be hidden for about a month. By the time this letter was delivered, Mongolia Shangcheng should have made a decision.

Next, Fatima told Zhang Yong that Ogedei could not speak at all now and could only move one hand, but she passed some alphabet games left by Zhang Yong.

After understanding what Wokuotai meant, Wokuotai wanted Guyu to inherit the position of Great Khan of Mongolia.

But this position of Great Khan of Mongolia is only temporary, and his mother and brothers need to oversee the country together. When his grandson Shiliemen comes of age, the position of Great Khan needs to be passed on to his grandson Shiliemen.

In addition, Wokuotai also expressed another intention, that is, he wanted to kill Zhang Yong. Fatima told him to find a way to end the Western Expedition quickly, and then return to Mongolia headquarters to deal with this matter.

"Wo Kuotai, Wo Kuotai, you actually want to kill me, how is this possible?" Holding the letter in his hand, Zhang Yong sat on the chair with a gloomy face.

Wokuotai suffered a stroke and then fainted on the bed. He had expected this. After all, he drank that high-purity liquor every day and then went hunting on the grassland. If you didn't have a stroke, you would be sorry for this operation.

But Zhang Yong didn't expect to kill himself. If Genghis Khan wanted to kill himself, Zhang Yong could understand it.

Genghis Khan's character and scheming were not comparable to that of Ogedai, but he and Ogedai had a very good relationship, and the other party actually wanted to kill him.

However, his strength has indeed become stronger and stronger in recent years, and even after opening trade routes, he has controlled the economic lifeline of the entire Mongolian grassland to a certain extent.

Most of the food in the Mongolian grasslands now needs to be imported from Guanzhong and Sichuan-Sichuan areas.

The entire Mongolian food lifeline is in their own hands, which will definitely make the rulers uncomfortable.

But okay, okay, now Ogedei has suffered a stroke and can't speak, and no one except Fatima knows the news.

Really, in this case, I will have to withdraw my troops early. I originally wanted to attack France.

However, his main industry is still in the east. Now that Wokuotai has become like this, he really needs to go back.

Fortunately, Fatima also said in the letter that she would do her best to help her deal with it, and Zhang Yong still had time to prepare.

(End of this chapter)