Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 395 Europe’s last hope, the destruction of the coalition (Part )
"Why is the smell here so strange? What is this overpowering smell?" A European knight galloping on horseback touched his nose, sneezed and said.

Since entering this grand canyon, they smelled a pungent smell, and the grass here was scattered.

There were a lot of dry firewood and straw thrown in. The European knights didn't know what these things were used for.

At this time in medieval Europe, no one used any tactics such as fire attacks. During the fights, the knights rushed out desperately and the militiamen cut each other down.

"Who knows, maybe these Mongolians are too dirty and the smell emanates from them."

"Hahaha! You're right, these Mongolian bugs."

"Smell it, this is the smell of fear among the Mongols, they are afraid of us!
Fear the noble knights, these cowardly guys, they simply don’t have the guts to fight us head-on.

Each time, he ran far away and launched a sneak attack with bows and arrows. "A knight from the Teutonic Knights said.

After many battles with the Mongolian army, the Tiaotun Knights also figured out some of the Mongolian tactics. The Mongolian cavalry is indeed very powerful, but they are not invincible in close combat.

Even under certain circumstances, the knights of the European Knights Teutonic Knights can still have a certain advantage.

It's obvious that the Mongols want to set fire to Greece. These people are trapped here. People and horses are the best burning materials. Soon this place will become a hell like a raging flame.

"I know this very well. The Mongols left about 10,000 defenders here, as well as some infantry, of which my Croatian army accounts for about half. I have put my infantry in the front. An area and I'll join them, and I'll go pick them up first," Kalman said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

He didn't dare to go through Meng Ge's hole. Although he said he would let it go, it would be bad luck if Meng Ge used some tricks and lost more than half of his soldiers.

Generally speaking, the Mongolian tactics are to lure the enemy with light cavalry, and then use bows and arrows to continuously consume the opponents. If the bows and arrows cannot penetrate the hard armor, then they will take them for a walk and consume the power of their European knights and their own horses.

But the really disgusting thing is that the Mongols won't fight you at all. They will run away after you chase them, and they will fire their bows and arrows while running.

Sometimes when the horses are tired from running, the knights' marching speed will slow down. European knights are good at one-wave tactics rather than long-term continuous battles.

So Archduke Kalman could only find an excuse, saying that he wanted to meet his infantry and find a way to reach the retreat point.

Those things around, hay, firewood and other flammable materials, as well as golden oil spilled on them.

"Okay! Stop talking, Grand Duke Kalman. Do you know how many troops the Mongols have left here for defense?" Herman, the grand leader of the Knights Templar, asked.

So the safest way is to go to other openings and go through. There is one opening that Zhang Yong's general Cha Tuohua is responsible for. As long as you go through there, you should be fine.

At this time, Meng Ge's army in front has retreated to a narrow valley mouth. When the fighting breaks out later, Meng Ge's army will stay there to block it.

After all, when I was chasing him just now, the soldiers under my command were merciless! Cutting down at least dozens of Tolei family soldiers.

"These despicable Mongols have no sense of chivalry at all. These shameless bastards sometimes even shoot our mounts. You must know that noble knights never hurt their mounts during battles." One person. The European knight complained.

These damn Mongols are about to take action, and I have to leave quickly.

This gave the Mongols an opportunity to take advantage of it. When the knights were exhausted and the horses were exhausted, the Mongolian heavy armored cavalry would rush out to harvest.

And to put it bluntly, I belong to the faction of Zhang Yong, the king of Guanzhong, and Meng Ge belongs to the Tuo Lei faction. The two sides don't deal with each other at all. They secretly use a little trick on themselves. It is estimated that the Mongolian commander will not say anything, and Zhang Yong will not either. Jump out and stand up for yourself.

"Duke Kalman, then be careful. Meet your infantry first and let them stay on the outside for a while to assist us in the battle. Don't block the charge route." The Grand Master of the Templar Knights had no doubts. He nodded to Kalman and said.

When the European knights were exhausted, the Mongolian cavalry launched a decisive battle.

European knights are all covered in heavy armor, and their horses are also covered in heavy armor. They are not afraid of damage from ordinary bows and arrows, but they are afraid of being kited away like this.

In addition, there are several openings that can leave the valley that have also been blocked by the Mongols. The person in charge of these openings, whether it is Qianhu or the prince, has been explained, and as long as he rushes over, he will feel relieved.

Kalman nodded, waved his hand, and a group of noble generals under him immediately started a meeting, commanding the cavalry under him to run wildly in the other direction.

Ordinary soldiers didn't know what was going on, but they, the lords and nobles, did. This time they played a big game and came out as bait, hoping that the Mongols would not treat them badly.

Soon Duke Kalman ran all the way and led more than a thousand cavalry troops to a small valley mouth and met a Mongolian general.

"Chatuo Hua Qianhu, I have brought the enemy in, and now they have all entered the encirclement. Please let me pass!" Kalman said.

"Well! Grand Duke Kalman, you have completed your mission well. I will take credit from the King of Guanzhong. Now you and your soldiers retreat to the back, but don't leave here and defend with us. If there is a European cavalry plan If you rush out from here, your soldiers will also need to help stop them," Cha Tuohua said.

Duke Kalman nodded, waved his hand, and asked his soldiers to open a path from the Mongols and enter the rear. Duke Kalman breathed a sigh of relief until they were completely in the rear.

This time, the task of luring the enemy deep was finally completed. A group of noble generals under the Grand Duke also breathed a sigh of relief, and some even fell off their horses so nervously.

The ordinary soldiers were confused. Well, our Grand Duke and the nobles are just playing tricks. Is this repeated horizontal jumps? So where are we from?
When you just took us to kill the Mongols, weren't you very excited? Why did he become a decoy force in the blink of an eye?
Zhang Yong has also received news that Hermann's troops have safely withdrawn and that all coalition forces have entered the encirclement.

"Master Military Advisor, can we start sealing the bags?" Batu asked.

"Well! First use the trebuchet to launch the burning boulders to ignite the surrounding hay and wood, and then launch the explosive packets. This time, we must annihilate them all here." Zhang Yong said.

This battle would completely destroy the hopes of the Holy Roman Emperor.

As the commander's order was issued, dozens of Mongolian cavalry raised their flags, and the Mongolian army began to take action.

At this moment, some European knights also discovered something was wrong.

After Duke Kalman rushed into a small mountain pass, he never came out again, and the large number of infantry he promised did not appear.

"What is going on? Where are Duke Kalman's people? Didn't he say that there is an infantry force of several thousand people staying there?"

"I don't know, the situation is very strange. We have rushed so far and haven't even touched the enemy's hair. The Mongolian army in front of us seems to have withdrawn to other places." A master of the Knights Templar said. .

He didn't know what was going on, but at this moment, he suddenly had a creepy feeling, and the hairs all over his body were exploding, as if something very dangerous was about to happen.

"Oh, report to the Grand Commander. The Grand Commander is in trouble. The Mongols, the Mongols have gathered in the gap. There are about 20,000 Mongolian cavalry. They have surrounded the entrance of the valley." The Templars in the rear rushed over in a hurry and spoke.

"What! The Mongols appeared behind us? They blocked the way back!" Herman, the grand leader of the Knights Templar, suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Captain, look, there are people everywhere in the valley, all Mongolians." Some Templar knights also discovered something was wrong at this time.

Above the valley, large numbers of Mongolian soldiers appeared one after another with catapults and were pushed out. At the same time, the Mongolian army also unfurled their bows and nocked arrows, and ignited flames on the arrows.

At this time, many knights had already realized that something was wrong.

"Damn it, these despicable Mongolians, they, they actually plan to set fire to us! They want to set fire to us!"

"Damn cowards, you bunch of cowardly Mongolians, you don't even dare to fight us head-on. Come down and fight us head-on!" A large number of European knights began to curse crazily. They thought they could meet the Mongolian army here. An epic battle takes place.

When the cavalry from the east and west faced off head-to-head in a real sense, I didn't expect the Mongols to play tricks again.

"We fell into a trap! The Mongols, the Mongols deliberately led us here!"

"Yes, yes, but Duke Kalman, it was Duke Kalman who brought us here, and he also came with his own army to support us personally." A European knight said in disbelief.

Because this matter is too outrageous for them. The credibility of a noble is very important. If he loses his credibility, no one will believe him in the future.

Attracting one's own friendly troops to the enemy's ambush circle is a very shameful behavior and completely violates the spirit of chivalry.

"Although he doesn't want to believe it, Duke Kalman has indeed shamefully abandoned his discriminatory beliefs and turned his back on the Lord. He chose to help the Mongols to harm his fellow Catholics." Herman, the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, said with a sad look on his face He spoke.

"God bless, these Mongols, these Mongols, seem to be stationed on the main road out of the valley."

At this time, another change occurred on the battlefield. Large numbers of Mongolian soldiers appeared and blocked all the main roads that could leave the valley.

At this time, the Mongolian army on the hillside had already begun to take action. A large number of catapults dropped burning boulders into the battlefield.

After being contaminated by some sparks, the dry firewood and forage originally placed on the battlefield instantly burned.

First they ignited the hay and wood around the knights. Now, these European knights finally understood why there was so much hay and wood scattered here.

It turns out that these things are all flammable? Cocoa is not right either. Even if hay and wood are very flammable, they shouldn't burn like this when encountering a spark.

"This is the Mongols' Greek fire! They used Greek fire!"

"What! In order to deal with us, these Mongols actually used Greek fire!"

Horses are very afraid of flames. After the flames started to burn, many knights' horses began to get frightened and scurry around.

Some veteran knights can rely on their superb riding skills and years of tacit cooperation to calm their mounts, but some young cavalry or some temporarily recruited cavalry are not so lucky.

A large number of novice cavalry were thrown off their horses, and many horses began to run wildly around the battlefield. After the first wave of catapult fireball attacks ended, thunder cannons, cannons, and catapults began to fire explosive packets at the same time.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

These projected explosive packets were the real secret weapons. As soon as the explosive packets came out, all the war horses were severely frightened. No matter the veteran knights or the young knights, they could not comfort their mounts.

A large number of war horses shook off their momentum and began to run wildly in all directions.

"Quick! Quick! Everyone rush out with me. We must not let the Mongols be trapped here, otherwise we will all be finished." Herman, the grand leader of the Knights Templar, shouted.

Those who are not dead, if this continues, they will all be wiped out here. Now they can only work together and charge towards the entrance of the valley.

"But, but, Grand Commander, if we charge with the whole army, we can only turn our horses and rush out from the rear, but there are tens of thousands of Mongolian soldiers blocking the rear."

When such a large-scale cavalry enters this mountain pass, they can only rush out from the place they came from. Some other trails can indeed be used.

But it is impossible for more than 60,000 cavalry to go together. They can only go in thousands of people. By then, a large number of soldiers will be lost here.

"I know, so now we have to fight hard. Everyone, turn their horses around and charge towards the entrance of the valley." Herman, the grand leader of the Knights, roared.

Many veteran knight masters also understood the meaning of the grand leader, and immediately began to command some noble knights and ordinary knights under their command.

The narrow intersection has been blocked by the Mongols. Even if they rush over and open it at a huge cost of casualties, they won't be able to pass many people, so they might as well charge in the opposite direction.

In a head-on battle with the Mongolian cavalry at the entrance of the valley, if they could defeat the enemy, they would still have a glimmer of hope.

"Knights, warriors, turn around, turn around and charge, turn around and charge."

Under the command of Hermann, the Grand Master of the Templar Knights, a large number of Templar Knights, as well as ordinary cavalry, and other members of the Knights Order began to turn their horses and charge towards the mouth of the valley.

However, a large number of soldiers were still trapped in the chaos. The double blow of flames and explosive charges made them unable to control their mounts at all. Many knights could only reluctantly abandon their horses. Transform into infantry and slowly follow behind some cavalry troops.

The person responsible for guarding the entrance to the valley was none other than the Mongolian general Subutai. He guarded the entrance to the valley and completely blocked the European cavalry here.

It is a very important task. It can be said that whether these European cavalry can be completely wiped out this time.

It is very important to block this opening. Some other small openings are not suitable for large-scale cavalry at all. In the past, small groups of cavalry would be annihilated by the troops guarding there.

Only at the entrance of this valley, they could not set up an ambush in advance and could only send cavalry to stop it, so this glorious and arduous task was handed over to the veteran general Subotai.

More than 20,000 Mongolian cavalry are all blocked here.

"Everyone stretched out their bows and shot arrows. When the enemy was two hundred steps away, they fired three rounds of arrows. When they reached thirty steps, they drew their sabers and faced the enemy." Subotai said.

At the mouth of this valley, the Mongolian army cannot use explosive bags or trebuchets to launch gasoline fireballs, because that will frighten the horses they release.

Although explosive packs are very useful, the Mongolians have become very weak after using them for more than ten years. I clearly realize that this thing must not be used with horses, otherwise, if my horse goes crazy, my relatives will not recognize it.

The European knights braved waves of arrows and finally rushed in front of Subotai. The veteran drew his saber and led the army to fight with the European knights bravely.

"Block the gap, block the gap, never let them leave, never let them leave." While waving his saber, Su Taiyuan shouted loudly.

At this time, the Mongolian soldiers above the valley no longer used trebuchets and explosive bags. Instead, they took out their own bows and arrows, and began to shoot at the European knights below from a high position.

"Ah! Ah!"

"Help! Help!"

"O God! Bless your people, bless your children."

Countless soldiers were shot into sieves, or were beaten to death by boulders, or were blown up by explosive packs and lost arms and legs. They kept rolling and wailing on the battlefield, and then gradually became silent.

Some soldiers turned into flaming men, started running around, and finally fell to the ground.

"No! This is not my destiny. I haven't gone home yet, and I haven't inherited the family title." A young noble knight from France, with four or five arrows stuck in his body, sighed with extreme unwillingness before he died.

(End of this chapter)