Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

“Second Prince! These are all things that His Majesty and Khan Guyuk had discussed before. Besides, the Kingdom of Jerusalem is not very large, and there are several other principalities!
Even if he were made the king of Jerusalem, this man wouldn't be able to make much waves!

More importantly, the King of the Kingdom of Jerusalem will definitely be inclined towards us Mongolia in the future, after all, he is the blood of Genghis Khan." A Mongolian captain said.

They had also heard about the upcoming little prince of Jerusalem. When Khan Guyuk was still alive, this little prince had a good status in the family.

But since the death of Guyuk Khan, the treatment of this little prince has plummeted. When Guyuk Khan died, the little prince was only six or seven years old and still very young.

"I understand! I will handle this matter. When the little prince arrives, I will meet him in person and help him conquer Jerusalem and make him the king of Jerusalem." Zhang Dingxia said.

Because of his bloodline and Western appearance, he was not welcomed by other princesses, so he and his mother had a hard life until this Western Expedition.

After the army arrived in Europe, the little prince's mother found Zhang Dingguan and told him that she wanted to return to Western Europe.

There is also the matter of the King of Jerusalem. She married the Mongolian Khan Guyuk because Zhang Yong told her that he could help her descendants become the real King of Jerusalem in the future.

This made her, a true royal princess of Jerusalem, become one of the wives of the Mongol Khan Guyuk.

His elder brother Zhang Dingguan and his father the emperor had already written to inform Zhang Dingxia about this matter, asking him to support the little prince.

After all, the other party grew up in Mongolia. If a real king of Jerusalem is to be supported, then he is undoubtedly the best candidate.

Because the current Pope Innocent IV was not very honest and had been trying to do something tricky during this Western Expedition. This Western Pope did not know.

All his every move in the Kingdom of Hungary was secretly monitored by the assassin army. If it weren't for his different appearance, Zhang Dingguan even wanted to send some of the assassin army to Rome.

However, there were Persians, Han Chinese, Xixia people and Mongolians in the assassin's army, but no one with European blood, so the matter ultimately came to nothing.

However, the conversations between the Pope and others every night were still recorded by the assassin army using his father's artifact, so their every move was naturally known to Zhang Dingguan.

That's why Zhang Lingguan sent this little king out. You Westerners want the land of Jerusalem, and even Egypt. Fine! Then I'll put a king on your heads first.

The position of the King of Jerusalem is quite important. It can be said that he is the most important king besides the title of Holy Roman Emperor, and he has an unimaginable lofty status. In the secular world and the theocracy, his status is incomparable.

His father had actually started planning for such an important position more than ten years ago. This princess of Jerusalem was found by his father and married to Guyuk Khan.

"Alright! In addition to waiting for the reinforcements from Western Europe, we can't sit idle. Order all the Mongolian cavalry to be divided into groups, led by their own thousand households.

The villages and towns around Baghdad were looted, and I need to weaken Baghdad's strength as much as possible." Zhang Dingxia said.

At this time, it is natural for the Mongolian cavalry to make use of their old skills of collecting money, which is the traditional skill of the Mongolians. It is not so easy to attack some areas protected by city walls.

But for villages and towns without city walls, as long as a thousand New Mongolian cavalrymen went there, they could basically rob them clean.

"Yes, Second Prince, we will send all the thousand households out right away and have them head to the vicinity of Baghdad." A Mongolian thousand households nodded and spoke.

The Mongolians are very good at this kind of thing of harvesting grass and grain.

The most important thing is that the autumn wind that is fought does not need to be handed in at all. In the past, it had to be handed in, but now the Daqian Empire does not need these things at all, and even has to pay salaries to ordinary Mongolian soldiers.

"Well! Inform all the thousand households to stay together. If you encounter an Abbasid army with less than 10,000 men, unite with three thousand-man cavalry squadrons and completely annihilate the army. Do not let them go back.

If the number of people exceeds 10,000, then you should turn around and leave immediately. Even if you can defeat them, you should not fight. If it is them, just harass them with bows and arrows. "Zhang Dingxia said.

This time, the mission of the Mongolian cavalry was to weaken the enemy's strength, continuously weaken the Abbasid dynasty's military power and all war resources.

He may not want the money from the plunder, but the plundered food can be used as food and wages for the army.

Moreover, in recent times, food and supplies from the direction of Khwarezm are about to be shipped here.

“Second Prince, please rest assured that we will never let you down. If they come in small numbers, we will annihilate them. If they come in large numbers, we will retreat if they dare to chase us.

Our strong bows will naturally teach them a lesson. "Several Mongolian commanders smiled and spoke.

Just kidding, the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian army is extremely strong now. The entire army is equipped with the most advanced weapons of this era, and the best armored horses are even wearing armor.

Moreover, the bows and arrows they use are much better than before. They used to use Mongolian ox horn bows, but now they use recurve bows.

Both the range and lethality are better than the previous ox horn bows. The most important thing is that these arrows are specially made. As long as they hit the target.

Even if he didn't die on the spot, after being carried back, he would basically be dead unless he was treated by the military doctor of their Western Expedition Army.

"Well! Go ahead! If you see Western troops on the road, then pick them up." Zhang Dingxia nodded and said.

In the following period, the Mongol army of the Daqian Empire began to continuously encroach on the land of the Abbasid Dynasty. Now the land area of ​​the Abbasid Dynasty is not even as large as that of the Mulashi Kingdom.

They were simply unable to resist the gradual encroachment of the Mongol army on the westward expedition and gradually lost territory. The army they sent out had no combat effectiveness at all when facing the Mongol cavalry.

Even if they gathered a force of several thousand men to pursue the Mongolian army, they were all annihilated by the Mongolian army's tactics.

If you don't do anything about it, the people around you will suffer and will be immediately looted by the Mongolian army.

This made things extremely difficult for the entire Abbasid dynasty, from the governors and chief executives to the highest-level caliphs.

At this time, they had no idea how to face the attack of the Mongolian army. Although Genghis Khan had marched west with great momentum.

But the main target of the attack was the extremely powerful Khwarezmian Empire, which was trying to challenge the authority of the Abbasid Dynasty and replace the original Seljuk Empire. But for this group of Turkic upstarts.

The caliphs of the previous generation naturally had no good feelings towards the Mongols, so they welcomed the Mongol attack.

Even when Khwarezm was attacked and its country was destroyed, it asked other countries that also believed in Allah for help.

As a result, the Caliph ordered that no country should come to the rescue of Khwarezm, which led to the collapse of this country that had dominated Central Asia for decades. But this time, it was the Abbasid Dynasty that faced the Mongol attack. Who would come to support them? Who would come to rescue this dynasty that was about to fall?
At this time, in the palace of Baghdad, the current caliph, Mustai, was holding an emergency meeting. (For the sake of reading convenience, he will be called the last caliph, or simply the caliph.)
"People of the True God, you should know that the devil from the East has returned, just like 30 years ago, and they are once again attacking the True God's land.

Launched an attack to plunder the people of God and their wealth. "The Caliph sat on his throne and made a declaration.

The Caliph has an unimaginable status in the Arab world and the entire Central Asian region, which is equivalent to the Zhou emperor in the East. All monarchs of countries who believe in the true God can only call themselves Sultan.

The status of the Caliph is quite transcendent, but the current Abbasid Dynasty is no longer the original Abbasid Dynasty. When the Seljuk Empire rose, they were suppressed once.

This was even more so when Khwarezm rose. Now that the Ayyubid dynasty and the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt have risen one after another, their status is even worse than before.

"Great Caliph, you are like the sun in the sky, you are extremely noble, you are the messenger of the true God, but these barbaric Mongols do not understand your greatness at all.

But we can ask other countries that are equally excited about Allah to come to our rescue. The Sultanate of Rum, the Ayyubid Dynasty, and the Mamluk Dynasty will all be at your disposal." A Baghdad prince and minister knelt on the ground and spoke.

The current situation is very difficult. The westward expedition launched by Mongolia this time is obviously aimed at all Arab countries and wants to eradicate all believers of Allah.

So at this time, all countries must unite and work together to withstand this crisis.

Upon hearing this, the Caliph nodded in agreement, as this was the same idea he had.

Their Abbasid dynasty had an army of only over 100,000 men at most.

If some serfs or slave troops were added, an army of 120,000 or 130,000 could be gathered. This amount of force was simply not enough to resist the Mongolian army.

However, there is no problem for players from the Ayyubid dynasty, but the Sultanate of Rum is too far away from them.

It would take several months to send an envoy, and a round trip would take more than half a year. By that time, the Mongols might have already reached Baghdad.

"Great Caliph, the two countries closest to you now are the Ayyubid Empire and the Mamluks of Egypt.

Among them, the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt is the most powerful. You should ask the Mamluk dynasty for help and ask them to lead the army to rescue immediately. "A prince and minister said.

This time, the Sultanate of Rum certainly cannot rely on some other small countries, so they don’t have to think about it.

"Asking for help from Egypt, the queen of Egypt doesn't trust me very much, and how can I ask for help from such a lowly woman?" The Caliph snorted coldly and said.

Pearl Twig was once a concubine in his harem. When the Sultan of Egypt came to report to him, he gave this woman to him as his wife or concubine.

But unexpectedly, after just a few years, this woman became the actual controller of Egypt, and her influence in the secular world even surpassed that of the caliph himself.

This was something he absolutely could not accept, so he forced the Queen of Egypt to become someone else's wife.

Once again, an Egyptian Sultan was supported, but the power of this Sultan can only be described as, haha!
“Great Caliph, we don’t need to ask for help from others. In the past, the lands that the Mongols attacked were either the lands of pagans or traitors, but now, they are facing the incarnation of the true God.

You are the successor of the great prophet, you are the great caliph, we should send a messenger to tell the Mongolian army, tell them that they attacked the holy city of the caliph and angered the true God, what will be the consequences? "A governor said.

As soon as these words were spoken, most people applauded instantly, and only a few people showed expressions of disbelief.

Are you kidding me? Although we say that the Caliph is supreme, the Mongols do not recognize this.

“You are right. It is said that there are people among the Mongols who believe in the true God. They are all the people of the true God. They should be able to understand my status as the Caliph.

If you attack me, then the true God will bring down his wrath, thunder and lightning from the sky, floods from afar, famine and disease, all kinds of disasters will befall my enemies." Alifa said confidently.

(Here is a true story. After the Caliph of the Baghdad Dynasty learned that Hulagu was about to attack his country, he immediately sent an envoy to the Mongolian camp and threatened Hulagu with such language. Hulagu was completely confused and couldn't understand where the Caliph got the confidence to threaten the commander of the Mongolian army. After conquering Baghdad, Hulagu locked up the great Caliph and his gold and silver treasures and starved him to death. But this is only one of the versions. There is also a more formal record that the Caliph was wrapped in cowhide with the highest etiquette by the Mongols and trampled to death by horses.)
"Great Caliph, you are truly noble. You are the most noble person in the world.

But we cannot use such demands to make those Mongols recognize your identity. Those Mongols are real barbarians and they will not recognize your identity.

So I think we shouldn't take risks, the best way now is to ask Egypt for help." A prince and minister kindly said.

There was no other way. Someone had to come out and remind the overconfident Caliph to make him clear about his position.

And the current strength of their city of Baghdad is no longer the extremely powerful empire they were in hundreds of years ago.

The Abbasid Dynasty had already split off a lot of territory, and was even just a small dynasty that controlled the area around Baghdad and enjoyed the position of Caliph.

At this time, there is naturally no problem if you put on the airs of a caliph in front of other believers in Allah. Everyone will give you face and obey your arrangements as long as your demands are not particularly excessive.

But the problem is that the Mongolians don’t think that way, the Mongolians won’t give you face, and the Mongolians won’t listen to your opinions.

Going to Mongolia to do business in this way, sending an envoy, and threatening the Mongols in such a tone is simply the most stupid way and the most suicidal approach.

"How is it possible? I am the honorable Caliph, how could they attack me? There are many Mongols who believe in Allah. Even their Golden Horde and their Khan call themselves Sultan." said the Caliph.

Hearing this, several princes and ministers were speechless. Are you kidding me, great caliph? Do you think the Golden Horde is the same as this Mongol Eastern Empire?

Calling it the Mongol Empire is just a convenient name. Now its real name should be the Daqian Empire, but because there are a large number of Mongolian troops, we still call them Mongolia.

What's more, Batu, the Khan of the Golden Horde, was just a figurehead and only talked about it. The only Mongolian who truly believed in Allah was Berke, who was born to the Khwarezmian princess.

But the problem is, the Golden Horde is gone now, they have all been exterminated. In this situation, where on earth do you get the confidence to think that the Mongols will listen to your threats and dare not attack you, the great caliph?
"They are just fooled. The Caliph is the messenger of the great true God. No one can defile the honorable Caliph. As long as the Caliph sends a messenger to tell the current commander of the Mongol army what horrible things he is doing, the other side will definitely withdraw." A religious minister said.

The Caliph nodded in agreement, and without paying any attention to the opposition from other princes and ministers, he sent an envoy to Zhang Dingxia's military camp.

Half a month later, the Caliph's envoy successfully arrived at the camp of the Mongol army's westward expedition.

"Messenger, are you here to surrender to me? If you surrender, I promise not to kill your caliph." Zhang Dingxia said.

"Foolish sinner, you don't know what you are doing. You dare to attack the messenger of the true God. We should kneel down and beg for mercy from the Caliph now." (End of this chapter)