In March, the weather in Eastern Europe began to gradually get warmer.

After a month of training, the soldiers of the Norman Empire recovered and reached their best condition. The recruits did not disband and go home like they were going to the sky, and went back to work hard to cultivate the spring farming.

"Normandgu is responsible for all losses. At the same time, using new potatoes and corn to plant, the losses can also be compensated to a certain extent." The officials of the Norman Empire explained to the nervous recruits, although before this, the Norman Empire had chosen to recruit troops to fight during the busy farming period. However, the number of recruits was definitely not as large as this one million recruits, which can be said to be the strongest labor force in the Norman Empire. If they were missing, the Norman Empire's production activities would be seriously disturbed.

But these things don't matter. They don't matter completely for war. After all, compared to the war with the Mongol Empire, such important things are the honors, disgraces, gains and losses of individuals, and even those personal lives. They are all very casual things that can be abandoned anytime and anywhere.

The Norman Emperor sent his troops to Moscow and asked the Duchess of Moscow, Katerina, to organize her army and prepare to mobilize peasants. At this time, the people of the Duke of Moscow realized that the Norman Emperor sprinkled a lot of money to build a pile of fortifications, not to look good, nor to guard against the re-attack of the Kalmyk Centaur. But to guard against another enemy, another more powerful "terror nation named Mongols."

The Nova Scandinavian Garrison, the Border Garrison, and the Third Hussar Legion. A total of 16,000 professional troops entered the Duke of Moscow and were stationed at the outermost periphery of the Moscow defense circle. They also carried twenty twelve-pound long-barrel cannons. These cannons were properly placed on various turrets where the castle had been built long ago to enhance their defense capabilities.

A large number of arrows, crossbows, food, armor and weapons were transported to various castles on the front line. The crazy Normans also buried a large amount of gunpowder under the castle of the first generation of the front line. They planned to "boom" after the castle was lost at the last moment and bomb the enemy and themselves into the sky.

The outer defense line where this group of troops settled was based on two large thick city walls with three layers of stone, moats surrounded by bows and water, and solid castles covered with spike trenches. These two large castles were all designed in the shape of an octagonal star, with a slightly slanted wall, making it more difficult for the enemy to climb and be attacked by crossfire.

Inside the castle, there are many barracks and granaries in the training grounds and granaries. They can store all kinds of materials that the defenders have used for about two years in order to stick to it.

Around these two bunkers are smaller wooden castles, as well as digging fragmented, like a maze-like trenches, large numbers of caltrops, traps and horse pits. These can maximize the speed advantage of the Mongols and the cavalry advantages into empty designs.

Although these small civil and wooden fortresses are not as strong as large castles with stone structures, they should not be underestimated. The surface has been made of simple fire-proof wood, soft soil and fired mud brick buildings. They also have very good defense. In fact, generally speaking, such a defensive structure is already a big show for the landlord class in the East and the small Western nobles. However, in the Norman Empire, the biggest role of these "big show" is only to aggravate the loss of the Mongols and slow down the Mongols' attacks.

In the outer periphery, where the Normans could not guard, Egil also made full use of the soil excavated from digging trenches, moats, and scraps obtained from cutting down trees, and a large amount of construction waste was thrown into those places. After simple processing and stacking, a steep hill that was difficult to pass was formed. In other places, simple wooden fences were used, digging canals, piled up mud walls, etc.

This line of defense designed by the Normans was built after Egil invaded Eastern Europe and brought the entire Eastern Europe into his pocket. Now, it seems that such a line of defense has been arranged in total. If you want to describe it, it should not be a solid wall. But it should be a swamp and mud pond that eats people and does not spit bones. The advantage of cavalry that the Mongols are proud of no longer exists. They can only move forward slowly, slowly, and slowly, and slowly, and use space for time.

Egil did not have the idea of ​​blocking the Mongolians at once, defeating, or even eliminating them.

Destroy. The plan he made was to lose a large number of troops. The first three or four layers of the sixth layer defense line was in full swing, and when the Mongols exhausted their efforts, suffered heavy losses, were trapped and fled, and had no ability to move forward, they focused on their full strength to launch a counterattack.

Just like the Red Army during World War II, Egil wouldn't mind fighting a Moscow defense battle when necessary. Anyway, this was the territory of the Grand Duke of Moscow. He wouldn't feel heartbroken if he got ruined.

So, in mid-March, the second group of garrisons in western Poland, the garrisons in southwestern Poland, and the Second Hussars, also 16,000 troops and horses, began to move towards Moscow. At the same time, the 6,000 troops of the garrisons in the North Saxony were followed closely. These 38,000 local troops would be the backbone of the Normans' garrisons in the first line of defense.

While the Normans were dispatching troops, the Mongols were not idle either. Genghis Khan sent a large number of Mongolian spies, and spies mixed in the caravan to "scan the Normans for investigation. Of course, they just entered the city of Nizhny Novgorod and walked to the first level of the Moscow defense circle" and were told that they could not continue to move forward.

Goods and other things can be bought and sold, but people and other things must go back.

Although the merchants complained loudly that they would go to Moscow and to Krakow to import goods, the Norman soldiers guarding the level were indifferent. A small number of people who wanted to sneak in were arrested by the Norman army and executed according to the spy method. They were trapped in a messy, maze-like trenches, or they fell into the trap with one foot, and the wooden stakes buried in the trap made several transparent holes... "...

In this way, the half-baked spies in Mongolia were wiped out, which made the Mongolians even more annoyed. So they protested against the Normans like the later Americans. The formal diplomats, with formal diplomatic missions and formal spies, walked to the periphery of Normandigu's absolute defense circle. After waiting for half a month, they obtained Egil's consent. Under the strict surveillance of Norman soldiers, they advanced according to the route designed by the Normans.

Although these Mongol envoys only saw the tip of the iceberg of the Norman Empire's defense system. However, this was enough for them to express their surprise. Some of the Mongols who followed Hulagu and sent to the Norman Empire two years ago expressed their feelings. They said that when they passed by Moscow two years ago, these defense lines were not so perfect. But two years later, these defense lines were already scary.

Compared with these defense lines, what is even more terrifying is the Normans, to be precise, the Norman Emperor's determination. On the way to Krakow and submit the protest letter, and on the way to the way to the mission from Krakow to return to Kazan, they were surprised to find that "these lines of defense that were already considered perfect are still being reinforced and extended" and rammed earth and excavated trenches. And they also got what the Norman Emperor said: "As long as the earth still runs for one day, then the Moscow absolute defense circle will be reinforced for one day!"

What is the earth moving?

When all the information was combined and reported to Ah Mushi, this hair was huddy and looked a little old, but the mighty Khan was a little surprised. Genghis Khan glared at his husband's eyes and looked at both sides of him. The Mongolian generals asked loudly: "What's going on? Did the other party have confirmed the war with us Mongolians several years ago?"

"Although it's amazing, it seems like this. The noble Khan." The second of the four great masters, Mongolian Youwanhu Bolshu sighed: "It seems that this time, what we have to face will be a very powerful opponent."

"It's true that's true. But the Mongols will definitely win in the end!" Temujin waved his right hand, his eyes flashed with a light like a falcon, and then he stood up suddenly and shouted: "Nothing can stop the attack of the Mongolian Iron Cavalry! Those Normans are not good either. The more they resist, the more glory they will add to the Mongolian warriors! In the end, the Mongolian will rule the world. The Normans will become "a tiny little dust recorded in history!"

"Yes, khan!" When Temujin said such a heroic word loudly, the Mongolian generals knelt down on the ground in conscience, saluted towards their heaven, their khan, and their undefeated Mongolian military gods, and followed his decision wholeheartedly.

In the end, although many Mongolians expressed their lack of understanding, not understanding why their Khan had to launch an attack on the Gu family that was so far away and so difficult to fight. But they finally chose to obey.

And he began to fantasize about how much wealth and slaves he could plunder from the Normans.

On April 3, 1009 AD, the Mongols declared war on the grounds that the Norman Empire had hosted the Kalmyk Centaur Mongols. The Mongols' iron hooves were operating again, and under the leadership of Temujin and the terrifying Genghis Khan, they wanted to step the Norman Empire, the new owner of Europa, into meat sauce...
Chapter completed!