Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

The last time the two Mongolian armies met together was when they were in the Rus' countries. At that time, Zhang Yong and Batu had a meeting in the hinterland of Kievan Rus'.

The two discussed plans to attack Poland and Hungary, and in the next two years, the two completed their respective strategic intentions.

However, under Zhang Yong's rule, Hungary is now slowly recovering its strength, but the Prussian region of the Principality of Poland and Lithuania is a hell on earth.

Batu had no intention of living in these places permanently, but carried out almost destructive plunder. During this year, he recuperated in Poland and even destroyed a large number of farmland crops and converted them into pasture for livestock raising.

Now the Slavs in Poland have basically fled to other countries. As for what is happening in the Principality of Lithuania and what the situation is, Zhang Yong has no idea, but it is estimated that it will not be much better.

Relatively speaking, Hungary was captured by himself and was relatively well preserved. The only one who was dealt a devastating blow by Zhang Yong was the Bulgarian Empire.

There is no way, it is really impossible to defend it. If the Bulgarian Empire is completely captured, unless it is handed over to my cheap father-in-law and let him manage it, otherwise, he will have to leave at least 30,000 to 40,000 troops there to suppress it. .

"Master Military Advisor! It's been a long time since we last seen each other. Batu misses him so much!" Batu came to Zhang Yong, hugged him, and Zhang Yong said.

After hugging Zhang Yong, Subotai, as the deputy commander, also stepped forward and hugged Zhang Yong.

"Commander Batu and General Subotai have indeed not seen each other for a long time." Zhang Yong said.

The superficial relationship still needs to be maintained. The last military operation jointly carried out by Subutai and Guiyou did bring the two armies closer. After all, they were still nominally the Mongolian army.

"Since everyone is here, let's take a seat together!" Batu, the leader of the princes, said.

The other people didn't have any objections, but Guiyou's face was a bit unsightly. As the leader of the princes, he should be the one with this name!
All the Mongolian generals gave a guest introduction, and then Baidu began to introduce each other, introducing the leader of the Novgorod army who surrendered to him, Alexander Nevsky, and the three knight masters from the Knights of the Sword. and the new Grand Master of the Knights of the Sword.

This time, Batu attacked the territory of the Teutonic Knights, causing the Knights of the Sword, which had been annexed by the Teutonic Knights not long ago, to revive.

Many members of the Health Knights defected to Mongolia and obtained Batu's permission. As long as they paid taxes to Mongolia on time, they could retain their Catholic faith and rule the territory of the former Teutonic Knights.

In front of the Mongol rulers, as long as you are willing to pay taxes and be obedient, then everything is easy to discuss. After all, not everyone is a tough guy who will fight to the death.

After Batu's introduction, Zhang Yong also introduced the situation on his side, the two princes who led the Croatian and Serbian armies.

There was also a general from the Byzantine Roman Empire named Xus, and there were also Hungarian army commanders.

He is Zhang Yong's newly promoted Marquis Jotun. In the past two years, Zhang Yong has also supported many aristocratic forces in Hungary and suppressed the old aristocratic forces.

After introducing each other, all the leaders of the servant army stood up and said hello to Batu, Zhang Yong and others.

"Hahaha! It seems that Master Military Advisor has recovered many countries in the past two years, and now these countries are under the rule of our Great Mongolia." Batu said.

I really underestimated this military advisor. You captured Hungary, surrendered Croatia and Serbia, destroyed the Bulgarian Empire, and supported the Byzantine Roman Empire at a lower cost than yourself and others.

This record is much more dazzling than his own in Poland. In Poland, Prussia, and Lithuania, he has tried his best to let Meng Ge make meritorious deeds.

But this time, Meng Ge's light was still overshadowed by Gui You. Following this military advisor, Gui You made great contributions.

"You're welcome, coach."

"Now that our Mongolian army is gathered together, we will definitely be able to defeat the Holy Roman Empire and completely wipe out Europe." Subotai said.

This time's Western Expedition was even better than Genghis Khan's last one, and the results were even greater. The wealth it brought to Mongolia was unimaginable. Several letters had been sent to Mongolia from Ogedai Khan. Commendations were given to various Mongolian officers.

"Master Military Advisor, this time, Batu and I led an army of 150,000 people. In addition to our own Mongolian army, there was also a Novgorod reinforcement army of more than 10,000 people. I don't know. How many troops did you bring?" Subotai asked.

The Batu family has about 70,000 troops, the Tolei family has 40,000 troops, and there are tens of thousands of servants from the Kipchak and Rus regions. The total number of all the troops is about 150,000.

The Torre family's 10,000 troops, combined with the Batu family's 20,000 troops, totaled 30,000 troops guarding the rear of the Mongolian army.

“The troops I brought were 130,000, including 20,000 coalition troops from the Southern Rus region, 5,000 Hungarian troops, and 10,000 troops from the Roman Empire’s Byzantium.

There are also nearly 10,000 Croatian and Serbian troops, 30,000 Chagatai family troops, 30,000 Ogodei family troops, and 10,000 Qinghai Mongolian troops. "Zhang Yong said.

This time, the ones responsible for assisting the defense were the Han troops under his command. Zhang Yong basically did not intend to let this army participate in any front-line battles.

Ten thousand people were left to garrison in the Rus area, and Hungary left 5,000 people. In addition, there were 3,000 Mongolian cavalry who succeeded his brother-in-law, and Zhang Yong also stayed in Hungary and the Rus states.

This unit is a mobile group in Serbia and Croatia. Zhang Yong has not arranged any defenders at all. As for the Bulgarian area, his old father-in-law is now in charge.

"Great, this time, we have a total of 260,000 troops. According to the information we received, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire has also assembled all the European troops. There are as many as 280,000 troops. However, the cavalry among them There are only 50,000 to 60,000 people." Batu said happily.

Although it seems that the army assembled by the Holy Roman Empire is 20,000 more than the Mongolian army.

But apart from the servant army, the number of Mongolian cavalry reached a terrifying number of more than 150,000. The armies of other servant countries also had some cavalry, but Batu and Zhang Yong did not even count these people as the main cavalry team.

“Our Mongolian army’s strategic goal this time is to annihilate the coalition forces of the Holy Roman Empire.

We will also capture Austria, Bohemia, and the German region. Therefore, as the first step, we must gather all superior forces to annihilate this coalition first, and then divide our forces to capture other regions. " Batu said.

"After our continuous harassment in the past three months, Austria and Bohemia no longer pose a big threat at this time. We must capture this city of Vienna quickly." Zhang Yong said. said.

The Mongolian army marched very quickly. At this time, the Holy Roman Emperor's coalition forces had just been formed and were heading to the battlefield, and their side had already reached the capital of Hungary.

Zhang Yong did not intend to let hundreds of thousands of troops enter the big city and fight a defensive battle with him, so it was crucial to capture the city of Vienna first.

When the other Mongolian generals heard this, they also nodded. Compared with the city of Pest in Hungary, the city wall of Vienna is actually only half a catty.

If Zhang Yong blasted through the city wall regardless of the cost, and then sent soldiers in to fight in the streets, he would probably be able to capture this big city in a day or two.

"Master Military Advisor, we should implement the tactics you proposed and bomb first for three days. Then how about sending envoys into the city to persuade them to surrender?" Batu asked.

Since the emergence of weapons such as explosive charges and trebuchets, the Mongolian army has been very fond of using Zhang Yong's tactics. They first bombard the enemy indiscriminately, then break the enemy's psychological defense line, and then send envoys to persuade them to surrender. The effect is twice the result with half the effort. .

"No, no, no, this time in Batu, I plan to use a brand new weapon, a newly invented heavy artillery, to directly blast the city wall of Vienna. Then we will directly attack the city and strive to completely destroy it within two to three days. Surrender this city." Zhang Yong looked at Batu and detailed his plan.

"What you said, military counselor, is very reasonable. We really cannot give this city to others. It is the best choice for us to capture it here. This will force the Holy Roman Empire's army to fight us decisively instead of relying on the city. Defense." Subotai nodded and said.

This attack did not require any clever tactics. After all, the Mongolian army had an absolute advantage. Back then, he and Zhebie, with more than 20,000 troops, dared to face the 80,000 Russian coalition forces and the more than 20,000 Kipchak troops. Today's Mongolian army has an absolute advantage in cavalry. As long as they dare to form troops in the wild, they will fight a big battle with hundreds of thousands of cavalry.

Taking this strong city first would indeed be beneficial to the Mongolian army.

"Master Military Advisor, you also brought a secret weapon. Why haven't I seen you use it before?" Batu asked.

"Because no city has allowed me to use it before." Zhang Yong said.

Just kidding, the power of my newly forged heavy artillery is destructive. The explosion power may not be as powerful as the super explosive package launched by the trebuchet. After all, the amount of explosive is there!
But the destructive power is very powerful, and it can easily destroy the city wall. Pei Sicheng and Zhang Yong before could be said to have taken it down without any blood.

"Hahaha! Okay, if that's the case, then let's rest the whole army tonight, distribute some food and wine to the soldiers, and fight tomorrow to win the city of Vienna." Batu said.

"We, the Knights of the Sword, are willing to be the vanguard to attack the city of Vienna first."

"Croatian legions are also willing to serve as the vanguard."

"The same goes for Serbia."

"The warriors of Novgorod are always ready."

"We will show our enemies what the real Rome is."

Not only the Mongolian army generals, but also some of the army leaders of the slave countries who followed Mongolia also made impassioned pre-war declarations at this time.

"Hahaha! Okay, let the enemy know how powerful we are tomorrow. We will launch an attack from the four city gates, blast their walls to pieces, and capture the city." Batu stood up and said.

Although the Mongolian army fought bravely, the losses in street fighting were indeed very high. If the armies of these slave countries could follow them, they could indeed reduce some of the casualties of the Mongolian army.

That night, torches were set up in the Mongolian military camp, a large number of cattle and sheep were slaughtered, and then distributed to the entire army to boost morale.

At this time, the Hungarian palace in Vienna had accumulated about 50,000 troops. In the past three months, it collected some horses from civilians and Western Europe, restoring its cavalry team to more than 1,000 people.

On the city wall of Vienna, the Archduke of Austria looked at the brightly lit Mongolian camp in the distance and frowned tightly.

"Emperor, how long will it take for His Majesty's army to arrive?" the Archduke of Austria asked with an ugly expression.

The number and speed of movement of the Mongolian army far exceeded his imagination. They had just entered the border of Hungary and Austria a few days ago, and in such a short period of time, they had already attacked their own capital.

However, there is nothing to say. The entire Austrian defense line has been shrunk by itself, and most of the forces have been gathered in the city of Vienna.

"Grand Duke! Emperor, His Majesty said that we must hold on for half a month, and their army will arrive in half a month." A noble said.

"That is to say, we have to hold on for at least the first half of a month. The coalition forces will not arrive until half a month later."

"Yes, Grand Duke, more than 70% of the coalition forces are infantry, and they do not have the marching speed of the Mongolian cavalry." The nobleman said.

"But can we really hold on for half a month? Look, the Mongolian army outside has at least 250,000 people, and may even reach 300,000." The Austrian Grand Duke said.

He now somewhat understands Bela IV's despair when faced with the invasion of the Mongolian army. Such a terrifying army came under his capital.

It was indeed very despairing. The endless military camp was filled with war horses and groups of soldiers everywhere, and it looked very oppressive.

Will our country become the next Hungary? No! no way! I will never allow such a thing to happen.

"Grand Duke, we have gathered a large number of ordinary people in the city and hoarded a large amount of supplies, which is enough for our people in the city to use for more than half a year." In the city of Vienna, as early as two years ago when the Kingdom of Hungary was attacked, Supplies are stocked up.

Although a large number of people poured into the city, there was still no shortage of food and other military supplies. What's more, after the formation of the coalition, European monarchs from other countries also sent some strategic supplies to Austria.

"Grand Duke! We can recruit some militiamen in the city. There is a large young labor force in the city now. You can call all men over fifteen and under fifty years old, issue them weapons, and let them stand on the city wall." A nobleman He spoke.

Today, there are millions of people gathered in the city of Vienna and behind the city of Vienna. A large number of these people even fled from the Principality of Poland and Lithuania.

Gather a group of people. It is easy to recruit more than 5 militiamen. By then, the number of defenders in the entire city will reach . Relying on the solid city walls, the Mongols can still be defended.

The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire had previously notified all European lords that this war would never involve a direct field battle with the Mongols. It would be time-consuming, until the Mongols' military supplies were exhausted, and until the Mongols withdrew their troops.

"Well! You come to do this and summon all the men in the city, those people who have escaped from Poland, Lithuania, and Prussia.

As long as they were men, they were all given weapons and told that if they did not fight, they would die and be killed by the Mongols. "The Archbishop of Austria said.

Crazy mobilization began throughout the Austrian city. A large number of male residents were issued a broken wooden shield and a small ax to become a qualified militia. These militiamen even wore linen clothes and did not even have a decent armor.

However, when the number of people reaches a certain number, it also gives many people a kind of psychological comfort. At least they still have hope to wait until reinforcements arrive.

At the same time the Mongol army set off to attack the Holy Roman Empire.

A major event that can change the fate of the entire Mongolia, even the entire Europe, and the world is also taking place in the Harahorin of Mongolia.

Although the Mongolian Great Khan Ogedei made some political achievements in the past few years after the Western Expedition set off, they were much worse than before.

Basically he doesn't take care of things anymore, he only occasionally inquires about political affairs, and basically acts as a hands-off shopkeeper.

He was even more obsessed with collecting beautiful women and drinking mellow wine, especially the high-purity liquor shipped from Guanzhong and Sichuan.

The current life in Ogedai is what all Mongolian men long for.

Now Ogedai Khan, he would party late into the night with hundreds of young and beautiful wives and concubines every day. Some of these wives and concubines were Western beauties sent from the Western Expedition team.

There are also some women from the Western Regions sent from the Khwarezm area where Genghis Khan first marched westward, as well as prairie nobles and prairie women who contributed from their own land. These beauties from all directions form a group. A terrifying harem team numbering several thousand people.

Wokuotai indulged himself late into the night every night and got drunk.

Then he would sleep and wake up at noon the next day, and then continue drinking, eating meat, and having fun.

After breaking out in a stinking sweat, in the afternoon, he mounted his horse and went hunting in the cold wind on the prairie, running wildly on the prairie. (End of chapter)