Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Countless war horses were also engulfed in flames. Like burning war horses crawling out of hell, they began to charge and roar crazily.

Many soldiers were trampled to death, and countless knights were now transformed from cavalry into infantry.

"No, I am a nobleman, I am a nobleman, I ask for surrender, I ask for money to redeem my life, you can't do this to me." A noble knight from England really couldn't stand this kind of slowly waiting to die. Suffering from pain, he stuck his long sword on the ground, then raised his hands and roared.

This allied force from Europe included a large number of noble children, but this time none of them could go back.

The Mongols would have no mercy at all towards these people, nor would they follow their tradition of keeping noble captives, treat the nobles well, and allow these nobles to pay ransom for their freedom.

The English noble knight who stood up and surrendered was directly shot into a sieve by the Mongols. He fell to the ground in an extremely miserable state, disappearing into thin air along with his noble status.

At this time, the valley was a scene of hell on earth, and the mount was lost. The cavalry and some nobles in the valley were now in complete despair. The Mongols did not even intend to keep them alive. This time, all of them would die here.

There were also some European knights who did not intend to sit still and wait for death. They picked up their swords and shields and planned to break out from a small road.

They picked up their shields, raised their swords, and bravely charged at the Mongolian cavalry guarding some checkpoints.

But what awaited them was only the fate of being slaughtered. If you rushed over as a cavalry unit, the Mongolian army would still look at you, but if a group of stragglers rushed over, they would be shot into sieves before they even rushed to the front.

Not to mention, there were falling rocks and rolling logs waiting for them at the top of the valley! These things were not even used.

"Pour these rolling logs with gasoline, then light them all, throw them down from the valley, and continue to kill them." Zhang Yong looked at the European knights below and said.

"Master Military Advisor, these people are now turtles in dreams. There is no way out at all. We only need to shoot them one by one with bows and arrows. If we release the burning logs, some horses will be injured. These horses are also important. Property, these European war horses are also our trophies," Batu said.

Mongolians attach great importance to horses. During the first Western Expedition, Genghis Khan took a fancy to the tall war horses in Central Asia and brought the tall Central Asian war horses back to the Mongolian grasslands to strengthen the Mongolian cavalry.

This time they launched a western expedition and naturally captured a lot of horses. The horses in the Kipchak grassland were similar to Mongolian horses.

But these horses ridden by knights from Western Europe are very popular with the Mongols. These horses are tall and powerful, making them ideal for forming heavy cavalry.

"It's true what you said. These Western European war horses are indeed very suitable for forming heavy armored cavalry." Zhang Yong nodded and said.

Mongolian horses do have great advantages and are full of endurance, but they are relatively short in stature. They are suitable for forming light cavalry. However, if you want to form heavy cavalry, you must use Central Asian war horses or European war horses. (The development of war horses in the Central Plains can be said to be inseparable from the Yuan Dynasty. The Mongols conquered the world and also took away good horses from all over the world. If the Yuan Dynasty had not established so many horse farms in the south, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have developed at all. Not getting up cavalry).
The reason why I was able to form a heavy armored cavalry and Genghis Khan on the land of Guanzhong. The Central Asian war horses obtained there have an indispensable relationship.

After opening up the trade routes to the Western Regions, Zhang Yong also imported a large number of horses from the Western Regions and allowed some Mongolian herdsmen to start raising them on the Qinghai grasslands.

We can also buy some of the Western European war horses captured this time and transport them back. The war horses here also need a share of the pie.

"Although some of them died, if we clean up the battlefield quickly, we can still save a lot of horses. Can you give me part of the horses this time?" Zhang Yong looked at Batu and asked.

"Hahaha! Master Military Advisor, you are so polite. You and I will be a family from now on, why should we be so polite? How about 1/3 of the horses rescued this time belong to the Military Advisor?" Batu said.

Not long ago, Batu's envoy had returned to him and informed Zhang Yong that his eldest wife Tu Lanlun was willing to marry. The two also discussed it privately in the military camp.

This matter has been settled. When Batu's daughter reaches the age of fifteen, Zhang Yong's son will come to the West in person to visit Batu and then marry her.

Therefore, he would naturally not refuse the military advisor's request. Anyway, I will live on this land for a long time in the future. You can get such war horses anytime and anywhere. Why not be a favor and give some war horses to this military advisor?

Zhang Yong smiled and nodded after hearing this.

At this time, the battlefield in the valley had completely calmed down. There were not many European noble knights left who could run and jump. The only knights still alive were at the mouth of the valley with the Mongolian General Subotai's army. Fighting.

These last surviving knights, led by Hermann, the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, fought bravely and launched a near-death suicidal attack on the Mongols.

They desperately tried to open a hole, but the Mongolian army commanded by Subotai was so good at fighting that these European knights could not break through the defense line at all.

It can only be a futile and useless effort. Subotai will even send out dozens or hundreds of knights from time to time, and then let the Mongolian cavalry on the outside encircle and kill them.

Moreover, more Mongolian cavalry troops are constantly coming to surround and kill these knights. With one ebb and flow, the defeat of the European knights is already determined.

There is no hope of a comeback.

There are not many knights left around Hermann, the Grand Master of the Knights Templar. Most of the old brothers who joined the Knights with him had died in front of him, and the grand leader was not much better at this time.

One of his arms has disappeared, cut off by an unknown Mongolian soldier. There were three arrows stuck in his back, and three arrows stuck in his chest. The armor on his chest had disappeared, and a long hole extended from his abdomen.

At this time, the Grand Master of the Knights Templar supported his body with his lance. His entire eyes turned blood red and even started to blur. After losing too much blood, he briefly entered the light and had a flashback, but after this flashback ended, he was going to die.

"God! My soul will go to your kingdom, and my soul will rest in heaven." After the grand leader gave his final words, he closed his eyes and dropped the long sword in his hand.

"This man is also a warrior. He fought so hard to keep his body safe and bury him properly." Subotai looked at the fallen Grand Master of the Knights Templar and said.

When fighting the Teutonic Knights before, their grand leader did not have the courage of this man.

Since the death of the grand commander named Feng Sheen, the newly succeeded grand commander did not dare to fight the Mongolian army at all. He was a cowardless person.

But Subotai was impressed by the Grand Master of the Templar Knights who died on the battlefield in front of him. Therefore, in accordance with the Mongolian respect for warriors, he put his body away and buried it properly.

In the evening of that day, the battle was completely over. All the European knights were basically wiped out, and the Mongolian army also began to enter the valley and began to clean the battlefield.

In this battle, the army led by Subotai suffered the greater casualties. Nearly two thousand soldiers died in the battle, including more than 500 Mongolian soldiers and more than 1,500 others, mostly Turks. army.

Successfully blocked the last retreat of the European knights. Next, the Tuo Lei family army led by Meng Ge lost hundreds of people. The direct troops of other sect kings were basically in a state of zero casualties. The Mongols fought. A very beautiful battle of annihilation.

With minimal casualties, he completely annihilated all the cavalry forces of the European coalition.

Counting the loot lasted a full day and night, and it was not until the evening of the next day that the entire battlefield was cleaned.

This time, more than 60,000 coalition knights and horses from Western Europe were annihilated, and a total of more than 40,000 horses were captured. More than 20,000 horses died here due to various reasons.

Batu promised to give Zhang Yong 13,000 of these war horses as a reward for Zhang Yong this time.

After all, this strategic plan was formulated by Zhang Yong himself, and the reason why it was so successfully implemented was that Duke Kalman under Zhang Yong played a crucial role.

If it weren't for that Duke Kalman. After delivering so much false news to these Western European coalition forces and the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, they could not win so easily and attract these European knights into the encirclement.

So Batu was very generous and rewarded the Grand Duke from Croatia with a thousand war horses as a reward.

Such a large number of horses was enough to double the Croatian cavalry force, which made Archduke Kalman extremely happy.

It's not that he doesn't want to help the Western European coalition forces, it's really cost-effective to follow the Mongols.

After the Mongols took away the war horses, the Mongols did not let go of the armor worn by some knights. They took them all off and planned to take them away and redo them when they returned to the grassland. The Mongols did not like to use these European knights' equipment, but it did not prevent them from collecting it.

In the future, you can either make armor, weapons, or some arrows for bows and arrows. Anyway, they can be used as waste. Iron is always a valuable thing on the battlefield.

In addition to some iron armor, some leather armor and the like were taken away by the slave country's army cleaning the battlefield. Mongolia's fur manufacturing industry is very developed, so it doesn't look down on these rags.

In addition to capturing a large number of war horse armors, some surviving European knights were also captured.

All the European knights and some nobles who were still alive were gathered together, and nearly three thousand lucky people survived this war.

Among them were members of the three major knight orders, as well as members of some small knight orders, and some noble lords from other regions.

"Master Military Advisor, what are we going to do with these people?" Batu looked at Zhang Yong and asked.

"Batu, you are the commander-in-chief of this western expedition. What do you want to do with these prisoners?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Originally, according to our Mongolian rules, if these prisoners cannot be used by us, it will be a waste of food, and it is most correct to kill them directly.

But I heard that Western European nobles have a rule, that is, these noble knights can ask their families to contribute money.

Then I will redeem them. I will establish myself here in the future. As long as my family can afford the money for these more than 3,000 people, I will let them leave safely. Batu said.

The next goal of the Western Expedition was to attack the German region.

And if these knights were from the Holy Roman Empire or the German region, Batu would definitely not let them go.

But if it is France, England, Aragon, or even some other small European countries, they can let them go, as long as they can pay the ransom.

Just enough money can be made to reward the meritorious soldiers in the army.

"The noble knights from other regions can be released and asked to pay a ransom, but the knights from the German region and other regions of the Holy Roman Empire must be killed," Zhang Yong said.

The Germans are still very brave and good at fighting. If these knights are allowed to go back, even if they are not in large numbers, they will cause some trouble to the Mongolian army in the future.

"I know, Master Military Advisor. I received a battle report saying that Guyu has captured the city of Rome. His city of Rome is a holy place in their west. It is said to be the area where their pope lives." Batu asked. .

Last night, the battle report of Guiyou's victory was sent to the Mongolian camp, which made a lot of Mongolian nobles look up to them.

Unexpectedly, the son of Ogedai Khan had the ability to lead an army alone across the mountains and captured the enemy's capital.

This is a considerable achievement, completely surpassing everyone present.

Even Meng Ge, who took the initiative to act as a bait, and Duke Kalman, a key figure in this war, could not compare with Guyou's contribution this time.

“Once the news spreads, plus we wiped out all the European coalition cavalry here.

We don't even need to take action now. The Crusaders formed by the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire will flee on a large scale. "Zhang Yong said.

is not that right? Under this double blow.

How much fighting power can a loose coalition have?
As long as the news spreads, the morale of this newly formed Crusade will drop to a freezing point.

In the land of Europe, the current situation of the country is similar to that of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is equivalent to the Emperor of Zhou, or even inferior to the Emperor of Zhou.

After all, there was no one above Emperor Zhou, and the one above him who was equal to him was an old pope!

The current situation is that the holy city of Rome and the Vatican have been breached, and the Pope has been captured.

The Western European allied cavalry of the Holy Roman Empire was completely wiped out.

This kind of blow is definitely an unprecedented defeat.

"Hahaha! Master Military Advisor, should we take this opportunity to go all out and let me lead the army to attack the remaining army of the Holy Roman Emperor?" Batu asked.

Now is a golden opportunity. Now these Western European coalition forces don't have any cavalry at all. The Mongolian army can completely crush them.

"No, it doesn't have to be! Now is not the time.

If we go over now, these Western European coalition forces will launch a fierce resistance. Although they are all infantry now, if we rely on fortifications to defend, we will still have to pay a heavy price to break through.

We have to wait a little longer for these two little news to spread completely.

As long as these two pieces of news spread completely, the morale of the European coalition forces will drop to an unimaginable level, and the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire will be unable to reverse the defeat no matter what he does.

At that time, the coalition forces will collapse, and the lords, large and small, will lead their armies to leave.

No one will believe in the Holy Roman Emperor anymore. When the time comes, when he has betrayed his relatives, it will be the best moment for us to defeat him. "Zhang Yong said.

To beat the dog in the water, you naturally have to wait until the dog falls completely into the water. The dog is not desperate yet. Wait until he is completely desperate before launching a fatal blow to him.

"Hahaha! Master Military Advisor, you are still experienced. Let's go down and discuss merits and reward them now!" Batu said.

Zhang Yong nodded after hearing this, and came to the Mongolian military camp with Batu. At this time, the Mongolian generals, princes, thousands of households, thousands of households, and a large number of servant country officers were all gathered here.

"Now in terms of merit and rewards, the ones who made the greatest contributions in this war should be military advisor Zhang Yong and General Subedai, followed by Meng Ge and Grand Duke Kalman from Croatia. Other generals who made great contributions in this war should be , I will also reward you." Batu said.

Military strategist Zhang Yong instigated this plan, and Gui traveled thousands of miles to launch the raid, so his contribution naturally ranks first. General Subotai blocked the retreat of the Western European coalition knights, and his credit was certainly not small.

As for Meng Ge, his achievements are much lower than those of the previous ones, but he is also trapped in the enemy's position. The next one is the key figure in the implementation of this plan, Archduke Kalman of Croatia.

"Commander Batu, you are in command of the entire army and your contribution is not small. You should be ranked alongside General Subotai and the military advisor." A Mongolian prince said.

"Yes! Commander Batu, your contribution is not small."

"I think so too. The merits of Commander Batu should be ranked alongside this king and General Subotai." Zhang Yong smiled and said.

After all, he is the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition, so he still needs to be given some face.

"Hahaha! Thank you for your appreciation, Batu shamelessly accepted it." Batu said with a smile. (End of chapter)