This is the season for the Eastern European prairie to be clear and cool autumn. The sky is cloudless, and the blue one is like a blue silk covering the sky. Below the sky is an endless grassland, showing a golden color. This is a rich grassland, and golden grass grows on the most fertile black soil. If managed well, it can give birth to wealth, prosperity and strong agricultural civilization.

But now, there are only endless barren grasslands here. Not to mention farmland, there are not even a few cattle and sheep. If it weren't for a huge army that was marching across this grassland, it would probably be no different from the wild world before the birth of humans.

This huge army came from the east and went west, consisting of cavalry, infantry, artillery, baggage and countless cattle and sheep that followed the army.

The main force is the warriors riding on the eastern side of the horse, both one person, two horses or three horses, black leather armor or silver fish scale armor and chain mail forged with iron wire, and carried by the auxiliary horse. The soldiers were wearing Mongolian leather robes, and the colors of the robes were not consistent, including white, yellow, blue and red. Some robes also had strips of cloth of different colors on the cuffs, collars and hems. They carried scimitars, bows, arrows, and shields.

Some people carry giant shields or a very heavy mezzanine. These people are the so-called Mongolian Eight Banners soldiers. They are a brand new military group formed by Kublai Khan following Liu Xiaoyuan's suggestion and breaking his followers before entering Europa and breaking the clan and tribes. I don't know if it is the will of heaven, but this military group that refers to Chen Ji Eight Banners seems to be almost the same as the Manchu soldiers who are said to be invincible in the later generations.

Of course, they are still the first generation of Eight Banners! They are not the Eight Banners master who carried cages and birds to blow their ancestors in a cafe in Paris hundreds of years later. Their combat effectiveness is still quite strong. Since they retreated from the Central Plains, they have never encountered any rivals after traveling thousands of miles. Now they are Kublai Khan's biggest reliance on invasion of Europa!

However, with these Eight Banners alone, the future Europa Khan and Christian leader Kublai Khan would not have the confidence to siege Europa. After all, the number of these Europa soldiers is limited. A total of 200,000 is totaled. Excluding the 40,000 old foundation that protects family members and flag slaves, only 160,000 can actually go into battle. Even if the 30,000 Golden Horde cavalry sent by the Golden Horde to assist in the war, only 190,000 people can't help but consume it.

The problem Kublai Khan is facing now is the same as when he was in the Central Plains! The army is too small and cannot afford to fight attrition. Not to mention the exchange rate of one to one, even if he goes to exchange life with the Europa, if the other party dies one to ten, he will clean up the blood of the Mongolian Eight Banners soldiers.

Fortunately, the Mongols who were expeditioning to Europe also had cannon fodder minions available!

Before the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Golden Horde cavalry, the soldiers of the Europa Daqing Banner, composed of Lithuanians and Ross, actually did not have any Big Qing Banners, because the Europa Daqing Banner is a military group that integrates military and civilians, and is not a simple army. These Europa Dukes with blue flags have only soldiers but no civilians, but just mercenaries who collect money to fight. Moreover, the soldiers are the generals, including eighteen Grand Dukes of Ross and eleven Lithuanian princes, each recruiting a cooperative infantry, with a total of about three or four thousand, equipped with spears, swords, shields, bows and arrows. A total of twenty-nine European vassals, with a total force of nearly one hundred thousand!

The military pay of these soldiers was paid by their respective princes and princes. However, Kublai Khan allowed the army of these princes to participate in robbery after breaking through the city of Europa. Of course, Kublai Khan would not and did not need to build his army into a benevolent and righteous army without any offense. However, the robbery must be carried out in a restrained manner, and the city cannot be slaughtered after the robbery.

In addition to Ross, Lithuanian mercenaries, the Golden Horde cavalry and Kublai Khan's own Eight Banners soldiers, there were also 30,000 to 40,000 herdsmen who followed the army, all of whom were from the nomadic tribes of the Qincha grassland. Although they were all equipped with bows and arrows, they were not soldiers, but were responsible for driving away the herdsmen with more than two million cattle and sheep. Most of these cattle and sheep were purchased from the Golden Horde and the Ross countries. A small part was brought by Kublai Khan's men and horses all the way from the Three Rivers. They were the food and grass of this huge army in progress.

Among the huge marching team was a convoy of dozens of huge carriages. The horses pulled by the carriage were fat and strong, with smooth oil and water. The cavalry that rode the horses to guard the convoy were all cavalry wearing fish scales and iron armor. The polished iron armor was shining with the sun, and the reflection was dazzling. Needless to say, these people were Kublai Khan's personal soldiers. The former Qixue army was now called the elite of the Zhengbai Banner. Those who were firmly guarded by them were Kublai Khan and his closest ministers and concubines.

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Several fast horses rushed over. The horses were riding on the backs of the Golden Horde cavalry, and they didn't know where they came. They were all sweating and panting. They headed straight to the direction where Kublai Khan's Chronicle was. Several of the Qixue White Flag soldiers met the command and asked a few questions. One of them rode his horse to the super-large carriage where Kublai Khan was, and the carriage was dragged by dozens of horses, with ten wheels on each side, and there was no way to turn. The wheels were equipped with a huge square platform, and there was a yurt on the platform. The yurt was arranged very comfortably, with a thick velvet blanket, and a stove was also ripe, warming like summer.

Kublai sat cross-legged on the Hu bed, surrounded by several beautiful women from both sides, rubbed shoulders and knocked on his legs, and some people kept stuffing food into Dashan's mouths. Liu Bingzhong, Yao Shu, Shang Ting, Lian Xixian, Zhang Wenqian, Yelu Zhu and other scholars, Batulu, Moge, Boyan, Wulianghetai, Aibuhua and other sect kings and generals, and Kublai's adult sons, Prince Namuhan, Anxi King Mangela, Anbei King Hugechi and others. They all accompanied Kublai Khan here for a banquet. Just as they were in great pleasure, the curtain of the big tent was suddenly lifted, and a cool breeze came in, and then the Zhengbai Banner Antong strode in.

"Great Khan," Antong saluted Kublai Khan, who was drinking. "Na Hai Khan sent someone to report that the Europa League has set out from Krako City and advanced along the Vistula River. It is estimated that it will establish a village west of the Vistula River to block the Khan's heavenly soldiers."

"How many of them are there?" Kublai Khan waved his hand, letting the beauties beside him hide, and then began to inquire about military information.

"It is said that there are one million people!" Antong replied. "The King of Europa, Cialis, convened the crusades, King Louis of Flynn, and Holy Roman Khan Alfons all raised their troops to respond. It is said that there were also Ming troops coming from the Atlantic to assist in the war, and the momentum was very great!"

"It is said to be a million, and the real number of Hai Khan is probably not less than 500,000?"

“There are so many?”

"That's great!"

"All the elite of Europa can be used, and we can gather them to Borell!"

"With these 500,000 people destroyed, who else can dare to fight against us, the Great Mongolia?"

When the civil and military officials in the tent heard the number "500,000", they not only did not worry, but they were all dancing. Although the army they led, including the herdsmen, there were only 320,000.

Kublai Khan also showed joy on his face. What he was worried about was not how the Europas gathered the army to fight. Of course, he had already found out from the Hai Khan and the Roman Khan. Basically, he was still a swarm of knights charged! Although the arrival of the Ming Dynasty would bring some advanced tactics and weapons. However, it took time to digest these advanced tactics and weapons. After the Mongols obtained the H-drug weapons, it took many years to truly master them?

"Okay!" Kublai Khan clapped his hands and laughed, "This big thing is halfway. If the Europa people stationed their army in dangerous places in the mountains and the plains, they would be strong and clear the fields, and would not fight me to delay the battle, and train a new army, then I might not be able to beat Europa. But they just didn't know how to live or die, and wanted to decide the victory and defeat with me with 500,000 mobs. It was really a way to die. The chief generals of the three armies would not know the war! This battle would inevitably win!"

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"The decisive battle is in winter and when the Vistula River is frozen, it is time for my Christian Crusaders to defeat the Mongolian barbarians!"

At this moment, in the middle of the Vistula River, a town called Valsawa. As two giants of the 80th Crusade, King Louis IX of France and the Holy Roman Emperor Alphonse I of the Emperor, finally met historically.

Of course they had met the two in the past, but Alphonse I was not the Holy Roman Emperor at that time.

After a brief greeting, Louis IX, who were called the two kings of Christianity by the Europa at this time, and other important generals of the Crusader began to discuss and fight in front of an unfolded map.

"That's right, when the Vistula River is frozen, the Mongols will definitely cross the river." Alphons I's judgment on the time of the final battle was consistent with Louis IX. It's already autumn, and it will be late autumn when the Mongols arrive. As long as they wait for a while, the Vistula River will freeze.

"The decisive battle is in winter!" Hannon von Sangerhausen, the general leader of the Teutonic Knights, has experience in fighting the Mongols. He said, "The Mongols are not expected to attack our camps actively. They will cross the river elsewhere, then quickly pounce on Krakow, attract us to pursue, and then suddenly turn around to fight us. Their cavalry can act as light and heavy cavalry at the same time, and a cavalry is often equipped with several war horses. Our knights act slowly and it is difficult to catch up with them. Unless we can limit their movements, it is difficult for the knights to defeat the Mongolian cavalry..."
Chapter completed!