Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

In this situation, they had to find a scapegoat, so all the noble knights present decided unanimously to pin the blame on the mercenaries, since they were all dead anyway.

"These shameless mercenaries! We were in the front, attracting the enemy's firepower and charging bravely, but they failed to achieve their goal." said a Polish general.

"If they can succeed in their attack, the Mongolian army's camp will be in chaos and we will win," said a Prussian general.

"These shameful cowards are the ones who have failed us!

If they were braver, if they had the courage of God's people, this wouldn't happen!" said a Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights.

At this moment, everyone in the room shared a common hatred for the enemy. Everyone believed that the failure this time was because the mercenaries did not fight well. Otherwise, their army that charged head-on would not have been defeated so badly.

Hearing this, Nevsky turned a disdainful eye. Those Vikings were not fighting without trying their best, it was just that the gap in strength between the enemy and us was too big!
Even until the last man died, they did not retreat.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the only good news now is that we don't have to pay commissions to those idiots anymore, because they have all gone to hell to be with Satan, and the souls of these pagans cannot go to heaven." A pastor said.

As long as you do not believe in God, you are a heretic, a person who should be eliminated, and an existence that should be wiped out.

"Duke Alexander, how many troops did we lose this time?" asked a European knight.

They suffered heavy losses in today's battle!

"This time, we lost about 28,000 troops, the worst hit of which were the cavalry units, which basically lost 70%. It was equivalent to losing all our cavalry combat power," said Alexander Nevsky.

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent. The losses this time were far beyond their imagination. The enemy's combat power was simply terrifying, especially their weapons, advanced firearms.

It caused a serious psychological blow to the European knights, some of whom had never seen such a horrible weapon.

The power of that now makes me feel cold behind me, just like the roar of the devil, the breath of the evil dragon! It makes people shudder.

"This is just a temporary failure. The Mongols cannot keep winning. God will stand on our side, and we will surely win in the end." A European knight stood up and spoke loudly.

However, no one responded to this, because everyone knew how difficult this war was. They hid in the city and wanted to rely on the city's defense.

But the artillery of the Mongol army outside can teach them a lesson. The artillery can completely blow their city to pieces and trap them to death in the city.

Instead of being a refuge for them, this huge city will become their grave.

But if we go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the Mongolian army, the chances of winning will be very slim, not to mention a head-on fight.

Just the combat effectiveness displayed by the Mongolian army today and the terrifying destructive power of their artillery were enough to make them unable to cope with it.

"We need more reinforcements. In this war, we must defeat the enemy with absolute strength and absolute military advantage. Otherwise, we will not be able to win this war." A general from Prussia said with a sigh.

To put it bluntly, these people, the big European countries, are actually here to delay time.

The Kingdom of France, the Kingdom of England, the Holy Roman Empire, Bohemia, the German region, the Kingdom of Alfonso, and other large and small principalities all need time to gather their armies.

"We absolutely cannot sit and wait for death. You know, in this western land, the Mongolian army has more than one helper, including the Eastern Roman Empire, the Bulgarian Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Principality of Croatia, and the Principality of Serbia. They were all supported by King John." A Western European knight said.

That's right. In fact, the Eastern Roman Empire perished because of their attack. When they launched the Crusades, it was a surprise attack, and Constantinople established a Crusader state.

As a result, this Crusader state was eventually destroyed by the joint efforts of King John and the Eastern Roman Empire, although only two cities were left when it was destroyed.

But it is undeniable that the Mongols were not isolated and helpless in this land. They had their own allies and reinforcements.

"Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky, our Teutonic Knights have suffered heavy losses this time. We can no longer participate in the next war. We must leave." A Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights nodded to his companions, stood up and spoke.

This time, the Teutonic Knights suffered heavy losses. Now there are only a few knight masters with some knights, some knight apprentices and squires left. The number of people has dropped by 70%, and thousands of knights have died here.

They could no longer participate in the next battle and had to retreat to the Prussian Swedish region to recuperate in preparation for the next battle.

"We, the Knights of the Sword, can no longer participate in this battle. I will take the remaining people back to the base, and we will leave together with the Teutonic Knights." The Grand Commander of the Knights of the Sword said.

The relationship between the two knightly orders is now very close. After all, they are in the same region, and one of them almost annexed the other.

Alexander Nevsky frowned when he heard this. There were not many people left in the Order of the Sword and the Teutonic Knights. The two orders together had only a few hundred people.

But these people are well-trained, battle-hardened European knights with the best equipment, and are the absolute main force.

A charge by one hundred well-trained members of the Sword Knights or the Trouble Knights could wipe out a team of thousands of peasants without leaving a single survivor. The gap between the two sides was so huge. This time they intentionally preserved their strength, so the Novgorod knights suffered no losses. Obviously, this caused dissatisfaction on the other side.

They now want to leave the battle, or rather, they have decided that they are doomed to lose and it would be a waste of time to stay here.

Alexander frowned deeply, his mind working rapidly, thinking about how to get the people from these two knightly orders to stay.
After hearing what the two members of the Knights Templar said, some of the other people who came to support them became restless. All the generals from the Kingdom of Poland, the Prussian region of the Duchy of Lithuania, and the Kingdom of Sweden began to get restless.

"We, the Principality of Lithuania, also need to return to the country for defense. Please forgive me for not being able to participate in this war anymore. I will lead my army away." The commander of the Principality of Lithuania stood up and said.

They had always been at odds with Novgorod, or the entire Russian region, because the Russians had been invading them before.

So now that the Russians are in trouble, they are more like gloating over their misfortune and come to support the war because of the pressure from the two major knightly orders and other Western European countries.

Now that the people from the two major knight orders are leaving, there is no need for him to stay here.

We, the damned Russians, will be killed by the Mongols! We don't care whether you live or die!
"Our Polish army must leave too. We can't stay here and continue fighting. We have also encountered some problems at home, and our food supplies are almost exhausted." The Polish commander immediately found an excuse and wanted to take this opportunity to leave.

Although they are both Slavs, one is Western Slav and the other is Eastern Slav. They are of the same race but different ethnicities, and they both look down on the Russians.

Since the two big brothers, the two great knightly orders, are leaving, and Lithuania is leaving, then there is no need for Poland to stay here.

"It's the same for us in Prussia. The Prussian region originally belonged to two major knightly orders. Since the two major knightly orders have decided to leave, then we must leave." said the commander who led the Prussian militia.

The Prussian region and even the Kingdom of Sweden have always been under the protection of the Teutonic Knights, who are their boss and even the tax collector.

So, if the boss has decided to leave, then they naturally have no reason to stay here.

Seeing this scene, people from the Kingdom of Sweden and other small regions who came to support raised their hands, indicating that they could no longer stay here to fight, and everyone said they wanted to leave.

"I understand your difficulties and your intentions. In principle, I welcome anyone to support me and thank you for coming to support me. If you want to leave, I have nothing to say. I will open the city gate and let you leave." Alexander Nevsky smiled and said. Is it so easy for you to leave? If it was a cavalry unit, it would be easy. You just need to rush out of the city and run. Maybe the Mongolian army will not chase you.

But if the Mongolian army pursues you, haha! In the field battle, you don't even need to think about the consequences of being pursued by the Mongolian army.

Of course, there is also a one in ten thousand chance that the Mongols have lost their minds and don't chase you, and you can escape successfully.

But this is only the treatment of the cavalry. If the infantry ran away, haha! The consequences are simply unimaginable. The Mongolian cavalry will definitely be very happy to harvest a wave of straw.

Everyone present understood how lethal cavalry was to infantry.

It is not so easy for you to leave now. It was indeed easy when you came here because the Mongolian army had not yet laid siege to the city. The entire Vladimir Principality bought you some time to resist.

But now the Mongolian army has surrounded the entire city of Novgorod. In this situation, do you want to leave?

No problem, go ahead! If you leave.

Hearing this, the faces of people from the Duchy of Lithuania, the Kingdom of Poland, the Prussian region, the Teutonic Knights and the Order of the Sword all turned gloomy.

Alexander Nevsky was right. It was easy for them to come, but it was not so easy for them to leave. Alexander Nevsky would not stop them, but would open the city gate instead.

But could they escape? The cavalry still had a chance of escaping, but the infantry were doomed to die. As long as they left the city, they would be dead. There was absolutely no other way.

"Grand Duke Alexander, you asked us to come here to help you. Now you should at least find a way to let us leave." said the commander of the Principality of Lithuania.

Damn it! Are they going to be trapped in this city? I don't want to work for these hateful Russians!

"Whether you like it or not, this is the truth. If you want to leave, you must be prepared to die.

If you don't want to leave, stay here and defend the city with me. At least we still have this solid wall to stay in." Alexander Nevsky snorted coldly.

Let me find a way to help you leave, what can I do? If I say a word, will the Mongolian soldiers not chase you? If I say a word, the Mongolian soldiers will listen to me, are you kidding? If that were the case, I would have asked them to withdraw long ago.

Do you think this is just a game of house? This is war! You can come and go as you please.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present fell silent. Now they were all grasshoppers tied to the same rope, and no one could leave alone.

At Zhang Dingguan's camp, the Russians had already cleaned up the battlefield. The reason they wasted so much time was that they wanted to capture all these people instead of annihilating them.

This time, the grand dukes of Southern Russia captured more than 5,000 prisoners. As long as they were taken to their own territories, they would make them serfs and farm the land.

They are the best labor force, and all men are very valuable labor force and should never be wasted easily.

“Great eldest son of King John, you have brought us a glorious victory, I had a premonition of it.

Soon, we will enter the city of Novgorod and sing the Lord's praises in the largest church in the city, praising God, King John, and you. "The Grand Lord of Ryazan said.

"Hahaha! Don't worry, this day will come soon. Now I have a task I want to give you. I wonder if you have the confidence to complete it?" Zhang Dingguan looked at Grand Duke Liang Zan and asked.

"Please speak, the great eldest son of King John. No matter what the order is, I will follow your wishes." Grand Duke Liangzan bowed to Zhang Dingguan again and spoke very respectfully.

"Choose two envoys you trust most, and then bring a handwritten letter from me into the city of Novgorod to persuade them to surrender. Are you willing?" Zhang Dingguan said.

"Great eldest son of King John, I am of course willing to go and persuade them to surrender, but you have promised us.

We must cut off the bloodline of all the Grand Dukes of Kievan Rus, so that our rule can last long and we can always be loyal to your family and your father." Grand Duke Ryazan said openly.

This made him very embarrassed! What they wanted was to completely exterminate the bloodline of all the first generation of Kievan Rus Grand Dukes, not to negotiate with them.

"I know this. I will never go back on my promise to you. I just want to send the envoys this time to observe the situation in the city, see the morale of the people in the city, and then choose the best opportunity to attack." Zhang Dingguan said.

Another most important reason is that the envoy sent this time might be killed by the enemy in anger, so he didn't want to let his people take risks.

"Great eldest son of King John, there is no problem in sending an envoy. We can select the bravest warriors to carry out this glorious and arduous mission, but the question is, what if they accept your surrender? Or if they kill the envoy, then wouldn't we be giving away our lives in vain?"

"They will not accept surrender! Let me teach your envoy what to say!" Zhang Dingguan said with a smile on his face.

It would be strange if they surrendered according to the Mongols' way of persuasion!

The most important thing is, if the messenger is killed, I can still do some morale boosting!

This time, not only the Mongolian army will be encouraged, but even the Russian army will be encouraged.

When Grand Duke Liangzan heard this, he could only nod his head. That night, he selected three envoys, and Zhang Dingguan taught them the Mongolian way of persuading surrender.

When the Ross warrior heard this way of persuading surrender, he was stunned on the spot. Are you sure you want us to persuade surrender and not to provoke the enemy?
But with a knife at their necks, they had no choice but to go!

The envoys soon arrived at the city of Novgorod and were allowed into the city after stating their purpose.

After the messenger came in, he began to observe the city defenses and the staffing for housing arrangements in accordance with Zhang Dingguan's orders.

In the royal palace of Novgorod, Alexander Nevsky summoned the top leaders of the two major knightly orders, as well as commanders from other countries, to meet the envoys.

"We are here to persuade them to surrender on behalf of the great King John's eldest son." A Russian envoy gritted his teeth and stepped forward to say.

"King John! There is no King John? There is only the ruler of Mongolia, Emperor Zhang Yong of the Central Plains. We will not recognize his identity. The Pope has ordered the excommunication of him and his son." A priest said.

"Just tell me why you are here!" Alexander Nevsky waved his hand and said.

“The commander of the Western Expedition Army, the Great Prince of the Daqian Empire, Master Zhang Dingguan, demands that you, all of your wives, and daughters.

One, go out of the city and surrender together, and then let your wives and daughters accompany you to drink at night. As long as you agree to this condition, all of you can live." The Ross envoy stammered.

As soon as these words came out, everyone present fell into silence. (End of this chapter)