Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

At the same time as these Western countries breathed a sigh of relief and no longer had to worry about Mongolia, they also did something in tacit agreement.

That is to immediately send envoys to the Northern Russia region to establish diplomatic relations with the newly appointed Grand Dukes of Russia by Zhang Dingguan, and express that they have absolutely no intention of invading the Northern Russia region.

There was no way. The father behind the other side was too powerful. If this father got angry and led the troops over, they would be in trouble.

More than a decade ago, Mongolia flexed its muscles against them, and the coalition forces they formed were beaten badly, more than a decade later.

They formed another coalition, but this time they lost even more miserably, not even causing much damage to the enemy. They were all defeated!

Moreover, the monarchs of these Nordic countries, as well as nobles of all sizes, all sent envoys to Zhang Dingguan.

They meant that as long as the Mongolian army had no intention of continuing to expand westwards, they would definitely not intend to be enemies of Mongolia.

This time, sending reinforcements to support the Northern Ross region was just a misunderstanding;

It was just the instigation of the Grand Duke of Novgorod and the Grand Duke Vladimir brothers at that time.

"Hahaha! Your monarch is really funny. He can fight a war when he wants to, and not fight it when he wants to." Zhang Dingguan said with some amusement as he looked at the group of messengers in front of him and the letters they handed over.

The envoys in front of him were sent by the Kingdom of Poland, the Duchy of Lithuania, the Teutonic Knights in Prussia, the Order of the Sword, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the Kingdom of Finland.

Some monarchs of countries further west have not yet made a clear statement, or are still waiting and watching, but the monarchs of these Nordic countries can no longer bear it.

Although there were only tens of thousands of troops supporting the Northern Russia region and the Principality of Novgorod this time, it was already a serious blow to them. In the Dark Middle Ages, there were not many military reserves in the whole of Europe.

“Dear eldest son of King John, dear commander of the East, our king would like to express his apologies to you.

We were indeed bewitched before, but after your envoy arrived and explained to us that you had no intention of attacking our Eastern European countries, we absolutely dared not become your enemy." The envoy of the Kingdom of Sweden said with a smile.

In fact, the Kingdom of Sweden was the worst off. The Mongolian army was not good at naval warfare. At least it was very difficult to raise a navy for such a long distance to the west. If the Kingdom of Sweden wanted to go there, they had to take a boat.

Therefore, the Mongolian army could even reach the Kingdom of France and would not pose a threat to them, as well as the Kingdom of Sweden and several other surrounding island countries.

This time, the Kingdom of Sweden agreed to send troops only under pressure from the Grand Master of the Order of Treadon, the Order of Health and other Nordic countries.

As a result, not only was the entire army wiped out, but a certain commander himself was killed in battle, leaving a huge mess as a result.

The king of his own country had to send envoys to apologize to others. After all, the Mongols were notoriously crazy.

Who knows if these crazy people will build ships and attack me just because I didn't send anyone to apologize?

"We in the Kingdom of Poland also want to express our apologies. The Kingdom of Poland is a country with a feudal system. Several of our grand dukes have no intention of going against Mongolia." said the envoy of the Kingdom of Poland.

This time, he represented several grand dukes in the Kingdom of Poland to express to the Mongols that he had no desire to go to war.

The terrain of Poland is very suitable for the Mongolian cavalry to display. As long as the Mongolian cavalry is willing, it only takes a few tens of thousands of troops to enter Poland, and then the end of Poland will come. The endless plains and the Mongolian army fight in the wild.

In this era, only a fool or a madman would do this.

"During the last Western Expedition, you were defeated by Batu Khan of the Golden Horde and became a vassal state of the Golden Horde. Now that the Golden Horde has been destroyed by me, I do not ask you to continue to be my vassal state.

But remember, if you dare to invade the Ross region again, it will be a provocation to me, and I will definitely launch another Western Expedition to defeat you. "Zhang Dingguan leaned back in his chair and spoke.

"Great King John, our country has no intention of starting a war. Our king wants to protect his territory." The envoy from the Polish region said while gritting his teeth.

"For now, I have no interest in attacking Western countries like you.

But since it is an apology, it is a bit unreasonable for you to just come here to make an apology. I need you to provide me with war reparations. "Zhang Dingguan said.

I will not continue to attack westwards, but since you sent troops here to attack me, how can I not show my appreciation?

“Great King John, as long as you don’t enter and listen to our country, we can pay you some taxes.

This year and next year, 10% of our country's income will belong to you." The envoys of the Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland gritted their teeth and spoke collectively.

There is no way. Their two countries are too close to Mongolia and are the most vulnerable to invasion.

"Just two years' taxes?" Zhang Dingguan asked.

In fact, Zhang Dingguan could see that although it was said to be two years, as soon as he withdrew his troops, he would not be able to get the subsequent food and taxes, unless the family of Ogedei launched a separate westward expedition to attack these western countries.

Otherwise, if you want them to pay money, that is impossible. He knows the character of these Western countries very well. When you are here and your troops are stationed here, you are their boss, but as long as your troops leave, they don’t care who you are!
"Great eldest son of King John! Commander in Chief of the East, we can offer you up to three years of tax revenue in exchange for peace between us."

“Remember your promise. This is the compensation for your previous dispatch of troops to the Northern Ross region if these taxes are not in place after I leave.

Then the troops I left in the west will attack you as well, so don’t take your chances.” Zhang Dingguan said.

This is a warning to these Nordic countries. I am leaving, but I will leave people here to guard. If you dare to mess around again and disobey me, I will send troops to fight you.

"You, didn't you say you wanted to withdraw your troops? Are you planning to live in the Kipchak steppe?" asked the Polish envoy.

“I myself will not live in the Kipchak Steppe, but the children of the previous Mongol Khan Guyuk and his brother Khatan will.

And the children of Genghis Khan's son, Kulechen, will establish their own Khanate on this land if you fail to fulfill your agreement.

Then they will attack you as well. Remember this, the armies of North and South Russia will attack you together." Zhang Dingguan said.

The envoys from Lithuania and Poland nodded together and agreed with each other. After all, the two countries were the closest to each other, and they would be the first to suffer if a war broke out.

“Swedish envoy, you are far away from us Mongolia, but I tell you that the Mongolian army also has a navy.

You also have the Prussian region, which, like the Kingdom of Poland, must pay me war reparations. If you don't, I will lead my army to attack you as well. "Zhang Dingguan said.

The envoys from the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of Finland, and the Prussian region all nodded helplessly and agreed with Zhang Dingguan's statement.

There is no way, they are just paying for peace.

After all, no one wants the Mongolian army to invade their land, and 10% of the tax revenue each year is not a lot, so they can hold on by gritting their teeth.

Moreover, the Mongolian medicine is not a permanent one. It only lasts for three years, and they will no longer provide it after three years.

After getting the conditions he wanted, Zhang Dingguan waved his hand, took all the envoys from the West away, and then ordered his people to treat them with good wine and food.

"Crown Prince, why do you have to make so many demands on these Western barbarians? If we want their things, can't we just occupy their country directly?" asked a Mongolian captain.

“It is enough to get these things. If they cannot afford or provide them, then we will have a suitable reason to go to war.

If we attack them now, it would be tantamount to tearing up our previous statement.

These Western countries will definitely form a coalition once again to attack us. Queen Maria is helping me mediate, and I don't want to cause any trouble at this time. "Zhang Dingguan said. Now he wants to quickly stabilize the situation in Hungary, consolidate his brother's comrades, and his stepmother's rule.

"What is the response from Duke Kalman now? He doesn't want to come to the Western Expedition Army's camp to see me, right?" Zhang Dingguan asked.

After entering the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary, Zhang Dingguan immediately sent an envoy to Croatia and notified Duke Kalman to come and meet him.

But the Duke of Kalman replied that he was seriously ill and could not come to the audience. After he recovered, he would go to the capital of Hungary to pay a visit.

He also asked several generals he had sent over about the current situation.

After these Hungarian generals were imprisoned, the news was not leaked out, so some people outside did not know that Zhang Dingguan was planning to break off relations with Archduke Kalman.

“Hahaha! He’s seriously ill?

It just so happens that among my military doctors, there are many doctors with superb medical skills, and we also have herbs from the East. Since he won't come, we will lead the army to his territory and treat him. "Zhang Dingguan smiled and said.

If you don’t want to come, just don’t come. If you don’t come, I will go find you myself. I want to see where you can hide!
How big is the entire Croatian region? It is just a tiny place with a total population of only a few hundred thousand people. Even if all the men are added together, the number of troops will not exceed eight thousand.

With such a small number of troops, the Mongolian army had no difficulty in dealing with them.

“Grand Prince, if we go there now, it will delay us. Croatia is still very far away from the two cities of Budapest.

And don't forget, our main goal this time is to deal with those old Hungarian nobles. We must first stabilize the security near the royal city, and then attack other noble territories. "A Han army general said.

“I know this, but this Croatian Archduke is the mastermind behind this incident, so I must deal with him.

How about this, who among you is willing to lead 10,000 troops to invite this Croatian Grand Duke Kalman to me?" Zhang Dingguan looked at the generals in the tent and asked.

"Grand Prince, why do we need to mobilize 10,000 people to invite a small grand duke? A few thousand people will be enough." A Mongolian captain said.

A small Croatian principality, with less than a thousand cavalrymen in total, and the rest were all infantry.

How could they possibly stop the Mongolian cavalry? Sending 10,000 people over there is a bit like using a butcher knife to kill a chicken. As long as a few thousand people go over there, Archduke Kalman will be in obedience.

"Well then! We will dispatch 4,000 cavalrymen, led by four centurions, and have the Principality of Kievan Rus in the Rus region also dispatch 5,000 troops to cooperate.

Let's go to Croatia together and invite Grand Duke Kalman to Buda, and tell him that I want to host a banquet for him in person in Buda.

Remember to invite all his family members, even illegitimate children, to come to me." Zhang Dingguan said.

It is these Grand Dukes of Southern Russia who know how to deal with these noble bloodlines. The more you indulge them and pamper them, the higher they will go.

So the best way is to send them to see God.

Directly and neatly, after completely cutting off the bloodline of the Hungarian royal family, his younger brother became a member of the royal family.

"Don't worry, Your Highness! We will respectfully invite Duke Kalman over here." The four Mongolian commanders knelt on the ground and spoke.

"Okay, I'll give you one month, is that enough?" Zhang Dingguan asked.

"Why would it take a month? All of our cavalry can rush to the Croatian capital in just a few days. We don't even need those Russians."

"Yes! Grand Prince, we don't need those Russians to send reinforcements at all. Most of those people are infantry.

Slow action will only hinder us, so it is enough for us to take only 4,000 soldiers and horses." The four Mongolian captains spoke together. When the Mongolian army moved, each cavalryman had several spare horses.

They moved extremely quickly, and bringing these Russians with them would slow down their march, and they would even have to spend time waiting for them.

The eldest prince had waited for two months in Ryazan City for the Russian coalition forces to arrive.

If their Mongolian army had acted alone, the Northern Russia region would have been destroyed long ago. In the eyes of the Mongolian commanders, these Russians were a complete drag.

"It seems that you are very confident. Well, then don't send out those Southern Russian troops. You only take 4,000 soldiers to invite people." Zhang Dingguan nodded with great satisfaction.

The four thousand cavalry troops were a complete crushing defeat against Croatia.

Moreover, Zhang Dingguan will equip these cavalry units with some explosive packs, so these troops are not without the ability to attack cities.

Soon, four thousand elite Mongolian cavalry set out from the camp and galloped towards the Croatian region.

In addition to the weapons and armor they carried with them, each of these cavalrymen carried only seven days of rations, and the entire army carried another three days of rations, for a total of ten days of rations.

As for what to eat when they return, they will need the help of the Croatian Duke. Anyway, they will definitely find enough food in his capital.

The Mongols have always been very good at this, if only Duke Kalman were a little more honest.

If they follow them obediently and hand over enough food and wages, the local people will not be slaughtered. Otherwise, there will be a bloody massacre.

After resting for a night, Zhang Dingguan continued to advance towards the Hungarian royal city with an army of more than 100,000.

Queen Maria also sent some troops to support them, and began to build some simple military camps outside the royal city to accommodate these hundreds of thousands of troops.

An army of more than 100,000 cannot live in the city, otherwise it will cause serious damage to the entire city. Zhang Dingguan and Queen Maria also agreed on this in the letter.

On the other side, Grand Duke Kalman of Croatia also received this news that made him extremely desperate.

The commander-in-chief of the Mongolian army ignored him and directly sent 4,000 cavalrymen to attack his capital.

Kalman knew exactly what these 4,000 cavalrymen were here for.

"Grand Duke! They only have 4,000 men. They really underestimate us! If we gather all the men in our army, there are at least 8,000 of them.

If it's a defensive battle, it's impossible for them to break through our city with 4,000 people." A noble from the Croatian Principality said.

"We Croatians are not pushovers. If they want to fight, then come on!" said another noble.

If 10,000 Mongolian cavalry came, they would be scared to death, but if there were only 4,000 people, it would be a bit of an underestimation of Croatia.

"No! Even if there are only 4,000 Mongolian cavalry, we cannot resist them.

All our cavalry combined only have more than a thousand people. I know the fighting power of the Mongolian army. If we want to defeat them, we need at least several times more people than them. We absolutely cannot go to war with Mongolia." Kalman shook his head and said.

Others did not understand the fighting power of the Mongolian army, so how could he not understand it? After all, he had followed Zhang Yong to fight in the war.

Even with only 4,000 troops, they could be defeated, and once Mongolia started a war, the outcome would be quite miserable.

"The Grand Duke is right. We must not be enemies with the Eastern Army." said a noble knight. (End of this chapter)