Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 326 Kipchak Rebellion, King Béla IV of Hungary

Regarding this request, various Kipchak tribes faced difficulties. Some Kipchak tribes agreed to help send troops, but some tribes were not so relaxed.

The eight Kipchak tribes that were the first to surrender to Batu were relatively unoppressed, so they could send some people and animals to help in the battle.

It has little impact on their own tribe, and the Mongols are already good at fighting. In addition, they are also cavalry, so they just need to hang out with the Mongols.

But after the surrender, there was a rebellion and the three tribes who supported the Eight Red Man were not so happy.

They had already been robbed of half of their property and cattle and sheep. If they handed over some more livestock, cattle and sheep, and sent male members of the tribe to participate in the war, the entire tribe would not be able to afford it.

Maybe next year, everyone in the tribe will be hungry, and a large number of old people, children, and women will starve to death.

Although the Kipchak grassland is much richer and more fertile than the Mongolian Mobei grassland, it cannot withstand such consumption. The men and animals in the family were gone, and it was impossible to survive.

"Khan! We can no longer sacrifice our lives for the Mongols. If we continue like this, our own people will die."

"Yes, Khan, please think of a way, us. If we listen to the Mongols again, the old people, children, and women in the tribe will die. We men who go to the battlefield may not come back alive." The leader of a tribe spoke.

"Khan? What qualifications do I have to be called a Khan? The Mongolian Khans are the real Khans. They have dozens or even hundreds of tribes, and their territory is dozens of times that of ours." Ke Tai'an Khan laughed at himself He smiled and said.

"That's all we can do now. If I don't take you away, all of you will become cannon fodder for the Mongols. They will definitely find ways to kill us on the battlefield, and then let our wives, children, and elderly people at home die. "Ke Tai'an Khan said.

He was originally a khan elected by the twelve Kipchak grassland tribes in order to resist the invasion of the Mongols. When the Mongols invaded, he led everyone to resist the Mongols.

He originally thought that the Mongols would withdraw after conquering the Russians, but he did not expect that the Mongols had only just begun and the battle was expected to last for a long time.

Now the Mongols' exploitation of them is getting more and more serious, especially after the Mongols occupied this grassland, but Tai'an Khan can see it.

"I shouldn't have betrayed Bachiman. I should have led everyone to resist resolutely with him. It was my mistake to worry about the Mongols.

We went to beg their king, the Khan, to see if he would take us Kipchaks in. "Ke Tai'an Khan said.

The prairie man keeps his word, he must survive with these people, no matter what, he must survive with the people of his tribe.

It is simply impossible to go head-to-head with the Mongols. Although all their men combined number tens of thousands, they are simply not enough to fight against the Mongols.

Maybe they still have some fighting ability against those Westerners, and can fight back and forth with the opponent, or even suppress the opponent, but compared with the Mongols who are good at conquering and fighting, and are basically born for fighting. They really can't beat it!

They were originally the descendants of the Turks who came from the east. After the Turks were defeated by the powerful Tang Dynasty in the East, they fled to this grassland and lived for hundreds of years. The worst they could do now was to leave.

But in the end, the tribal leaders who recommended them betrayed themselves and surrendered to the Mongols. Even he himself has now surrendered to the Mongols.

I thought that after surrendering, we could continue to live peacefully on this grassland, but I didn't expect that they still didn't want to let us go. "Ke Tai'an Khan said with a sigh.

"Khan! You can't just stay depressed like this. You have to lead the rest of us not to listen to you. But our remaining three tribes, as well as some remnants of the Bachiman tribe, are willing to obey your orders. I am willing to obey your command." The leader of a tribe said.

"Well, since you all choose to believe me, I promise you that I will not betray your trust." Ke Tai'an Khan patted his chest and said.

What's more, they don't have any strength advantage.

A wild child without a home, a wild wolf wandering around?

But how many people could he lead at that time? He is just a larger tribal leader who was jointly elected as Khan by everyone, but he does not have the cohesion like Genghis Khan!

"Let's run, Khan, let's go somewhere else and no longer survive on this grassland. The Mongols can just give this grassland to them if they want. We will continue to walk westward like our ancestors." A tribe said The leader spoke.

"How are we going to run? Great Khan, please find a way. All three of our tribes are willing to follow you." The leader of one tribe said.

“The way I think about it, we’re heading in the direction of the Kingdom of Hungary, and the Hungarians were also nomads before they settled down on the land.

The Mongols like their grassland very much, and it seems that they plan to occupy it for a long time. If the Mongols occupy this place, then who are they, the Kipchaks?

"Khan, what are your plans? Tell me! We are all willing to follow you."

In the entire Central Europe, the only powerful one is the Kingdom of Hungary, and the Kingdom of Poland is now in disarray.

As for the Holy Roman Empire and France, they need to cross the land of these two countries, and it is not suitable for them to travel long distances there now.

"He does not believe in the same god as we do! We, we believe in Allah, and they, they believe in God."

"Great, Great Khan, we are mortal enemies with them. Our two sects are mortal enemies."

"If we surrender to them, they may make very excessive demands, and even ask us to be baptized and then join their sect." A Kipchak tribal leader said.

These people of Turkic descent have believed in the YSL sect for hundreds of years. It is really troublesome to suddenly change their beliefs.

However, their Turkic people's beliefs are not so strict. If they are faced with the choice of life and death, they can give up some things.

"So, do you have any better ideas? Let's first send someone to ask the King of Hungary.

Let’s see if he is willing to accept us. If he is willing to accept us, even if he wants us to change our beliefs, be baptized, and become Christians, I can agree, and it is impossible for him to reject us. "Ke Tai'an Khan said.

As long as you can survive, it doesn't matter what you believe in, and if the other party doesn't agree, then they can only become the enemy and mortal enemy of their Kipchaks.

After all, when they fled to Hungary, the cattle, sheep and livestock should have been eaten. If the other party ignored them, they would just start robbing them.

There was no way, after all, there was no food or livestock, and they would starve to death if they didn't grab it. I believe that the King of Hungary would definitely understand their difficulties and accept them.

The other two leaders gathered together, nodded to each other, and approved the plan. This was a disguised form of coercion. If the King of Hungary is not willing, then they will be the enemies of Hungary.

And if the King of Hungary is willing to accept them, then they will be friends and can even serve the King of Hungary.

Whether to have tens of thousands more enemies or tens of thousands more friends, I believe everyone will make a wise choice.

"This is what I think. We first pretended to agree to them and said we were willing to send troops to help and donate cattle, sheep and livestock.

Then we arranged for the Mongolian envoy to stay with us for a few days and ordered his herdsmen to start packing their luggage in secret.

Another envoy was sent to follow the Mongolian envoy to meet with Batu, but the rest of us left overnight. The Mongols generally only came to our tribe once a month or so.

By setting a time difference, we should be able to buy one and a half months to escape. At that time, at our speed, even if we are driving a large number of cattle and sheep, we should be able to enter Hungary smoothly. "Ke Tai'an Khan said.

"Well! We listen to your Great Khan." In the end, the leader of the tribe, Kotaian Khan, made up his mind. He first sent an envoy to follow the Mongolian envoy to the Mongol army garrison in Batu and Subotai.

He said that his tribe would soon assemble a large army and come to join the Mongolian army in autumn. During this time, they would step up grazing and prepare their own army rations.

On the same day that the envoy set out, Ke Tai'an Khan took his tribe and two other small tribes and drove out of the Kipchak grassland in a mighty manner and fled towards Hungary.

The only one who can save them now is the King of Hungary. He hopes that his army can stop the Mongolian army, and that the other party can take in the fleeing people like them.

After meeting with Batu, the envoy to investigate the tribes immediately left the Mongolian military camp, but he did not return the same way, but ran towards Hungary.

A month later, Batu Subotai and others did not wait, but Tai'an Khan and the cattle, sheep and other livestock sent by the other two inspection tribes did not wait for the so-called reinforcements.

So everyone discussed it and sent a team of Mongolians to urge them.

Ten days later, the Mongolian envoy returned with news that made Batu furious.

"Batu Khan, we searched the entire grassland and found nothing, but Tai'an Khan and several tribes under his command, we found traces of retreat in their residences, and judging from some signs of life, they He should have been gone for a long time, at least more than a month." The Mongolian envoy said.

"These damn Kipchaks, how dare they deceive me, deceive me, Batu, and deceive the grandson of Genghis Khan."

"In which direction did they run? Is it too late for us to pursue them now?" Batu asked.

"Batu Khan! I'm afraid it's too late now. Judging from some remaining camps and some traces, they should have withdrawn long ago." The messenger said.

"Damn it! I must capture him and let him know the consequences of betraying me. This is not the first time." Batu said indignantly.

"Batu! Don't be impulsive. We will accuse them of raising an army." Subotai said.

"Well! Lord Subotai! Where do you think these Kipchaks will go?" Batu asked.

“To the east is our mainland of Mongolia, below is the Caspian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and above is where we are stationed.

So they can only run to the west, and there is only one country in the west, the Russian countries and Hungary. The direction of their escape should be Hungary. "

"Won't they go to Poland?" The countries bordering them are not only Hungary, but also Poland.

"If you want to go to Poland, you have to pass through our territory. They are not that stupid. There is only one direction they can go, and that is Hungary." Subotai said.

Subotai was very familiar with the terrain in this area. He knew where these Kipchaks were going!

And you idiot can’t read a map? If you want to enter Poland, you have to pass through Rus' land, but if you want to enter Hungary, you don't need to pass through Rus' land.

Wouldn’t others choose this kind of thing? Is it through the Rus region, which is now completely ruled by the Mongols, or directly? It was a smooth journey into Hungary, but Taian Khan was not stupid.

"Hmph! Hungary, that's just right. Our next target to conquer happens to be Hungary. Now we even have a target for war." Meng Ge said.

"Send a battle report to the military advisor! Just say that the three Kipchak tribes that originally surrendered to us have now all gone to Hungary." Batu said.

Many Mongolian generals nodded. It was indeed necessary to inform the military advisor about this matter and let him prepare for it.

Now that summer has passed and autumn has entered, the military counselors have begun to harvest grain and grass, and they have also begun to slaughter cattle and sheep to make dried meat. Soon the army will set off.

King Béla IV of Hungary has been very distressed recently. During this period, he has become extremely thin.

Because he received a piece of news that he did not expect, that is, Pope Gregory IX did not know what illness he had, and he actually asked him to immediately mobilize several large armies and then join up with the troops of the Papal State.

Then he summoned troops from Austria, Vienna and other regions to attack the Mongolian territory and attack the Rus region, especially the city of Kiev.

are you crazy? You bastard must be sick, right? Now that the Mongols don't come to attack me, I will already be burning incense, but you actually let me attack directly.

Do I have to listen to you because my brain was kicked by a donkey?

"Dear! What's wrong with you? What makes you so distressed?" Bella IV's wife, Maria Raskelina, a Byzantine princess who had been married for several years, came to his side and said.

"My dear Maria Laskerina, I have been very distressed recently. There are a lot of things going on in the country. The nobles are unwilling to obey my orders because of the laws of the imperial army, and I have no subordinates. enough troops

But at this time, the Mongolian wolf is about to attack. Judging from some intelligence I collected, the Mongolian target is probably us.

Originally this was nothing, I also called in some reinforcements and even built fortifications on the border. But the Pope didn't know why he suddenly asked me to take the initiative to attack, and must break the city of Kiev. His tone and attitude were quite tough. Bella IV said.

"How can this be done to the Mongols? The Mongols have no reason to attack you. You and the Mongolian prince are relatives." Queen Bella IV frowned and said.

"What do you mean by that? How could I be related to those barbaric nomads? We have no interaction with each other." Bella IV said in confusion.

"I only learned about this news recently. My father John III sent me a letter telling me that one of my sisters, the youngest sister Euprasia, married a king of Mongolia. It is said that what King Guanzhong, and the other party also promised to help the rich countries of the Eastern Roman Empire regain their former territories." Queen Bella IV said.

? ? ? ? Is it wrong that one of your sisters married a Mongolian king? And the other party actually promised to help you restore the Byzantine Eastern Roman Empire.

This made Bella IV a little confused. Is this the so-called love? For the sake of a woman, a princess of the Byzantine Empire, she is willing to help others restore their country. Does the other party have nothing to ask for?

"There must be some conditions and purpose, otherwise, it would be impossible to agree to help you restore the country so easily." Bella IV said.

"I don't know about this. My father didn't tell me in too much detail, but you might be able to send an envoy there to ask. The other party lives in Kiev. Maybe a friendly negotiation can avoid a problem. A war." Queen Maria Laskerina said. (Hereafter referred to as Maria.)

"Absolutely not, there is no conspiracy. This Mongolian king must be thinking of something. Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible to agree to your conditions." Bella IV said.

"But this does not prevent you from contacting him. Maybe you can avoid a war. As for the Pope, let him be. Which of the monarchs in Europe is willing to listen to him?" Princess Maria said.

This is still a good opportunity. Maybe she can convince her husband to let her abandon Catholicism and believe in Orthodox Christianity directly.

"Yes! I understand. I will send an envoy to Kiev." Bella IV nodded.

What my wife said is right. Now send someone to Jifucheng to inquire about this distant relative of mine.

Maybe it will have some effect, and you can also test the opponent's tone to see what the Mongols have planned.

Maybe a war can be avoided, which would be good for both themselves and Hungary.

After all, the aristocratic power in the country is enough to give him a headache. As for a certain pope, let him go to hell!

(End of this chapter)