Before Chapter 12 it was just a trial
In this way, as the sun sets, the siege that lasts for a day comes to an end. Both sides participating in the battle are exhausted. They are also surprised by the other party's performance.
The Norman Empire needs no choice. Originally, the Norman engineers evaluated that this line of defense could block the advance of millions of troops. Even if it was to place the strongest Eastern Roman Empire in Europe on the opposite side of the garrison, it would be useless in the face of such a brilliant defense system.
However, the final result was that the engineers who were conducting the assessment had a big glasses. The Mongolians were just a partial division. A group of slaves and a group of cavalry were not all the enemy's core ethnic Mongolians! It was such a group of troops that made the defense line that they were proud of was shaking. Moreover, the enemy had no siege weapons!
This made the Norman feel a little stressed.
The intelligence was transmitted to the fact that the elite 125,000 Central Army and more local garrison troops were leading to Egier in Moscow. After that, the imperial emperor also expressed his feelings: "Mongol cavalry is the best in the world. But Subutai is also one of the few famous generals in the world." The Norman Emperor used this to inspire his soldiers to be braver and work harder. The Norman soldiers were also dissatisfied with what their emperor said to have overly praised the Mongols. The morale of the army increased. The confident Norman army was eager to defeat the Mongolian army in the next war to prove that they were the most powerful in the world.
In Mongolia, in this battle, the Mongolian army lost 50,000 troops. No one would care about the 40,000 slaves. However, the remaining nearly 10,000 casualties cannot be ignored.
It was the elite Mongolian army and their allies. They were brave and warlike, and the strong grassland nomadic cavalry. Among them, there were even about two thousand elite Mongolian heavy cavalry! Such an army, in other parts of Asia, no matter what the situation or force were facing, could fight against three, or even five, and win. However, in this battle, in the battle with the Normans, the Normans only spent some bows, arrows, gunpowder, and a small number of miscellaneous troops, and killed these powerful soldiers.
The attack led by Subutai was declared completely failed. He had to run back in shame and report his failure to the Mongolian ruler, the great Genghis Khan.
"In other words, the other party does not only have a strong city, but also a group of soldiers who are very capable of fighting and are very excellent, and they are even comparable to the Mongolian warriors?" After Subutai finished talking about the matter, Temujin hesitated for a while and then said such words.
"Although it's incredible, it's the truth, Khan." Hearing Genghis Khan say this, Su Butai buried his head lower.
"So that's it." Genghis Khan thought about it carefully, and then Zhan Yan smiled: "Indeed, you have done a good job, so you can't do it. Don't feel panicked or embarrassed.
I think under that condition, no one can do better than you.”
"Thank you for your praise." Subutai finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Genghis Khan say this. However, the Mongolian generals next to him felt strange... They returned after a defeat in a battle with the Centaur. This time, the Normans returned in vain. The generals thought that Subutai would be severely punished even if he was not beheaded enough.
However, unexpectedly, Genghis Khan not only did not blame him, but praised him very much. This was really hard to see through.
"You don't have the equipment to attack the city, nor the elite infantry. It's good to rely on cavalry and a group of Persian slaves to fight the war to this extent." Genghis Khan continued: "But it doesn't matter. In the past few days, the Persian craftsmen from the Han area have arrived one after another. The craftsmen who originally accompanied the army have also made a lot of siege machinery. The thunder transported from the rear have also been stored. This time, we can change another way to attack the city. The Normans can't bear the custody."
At the same time, while the Mongols were planning a new round of offensives, Emperor Norman arrived in Moscow. He was surprised by the report on this battle. But at the same time, he also confused him.
"Indeed, slaves consume our garrison supplies and living forces, and serve as engineers at the same time to resolve various traps and obstacles. Finally, the main cavalry unit built earth to attack the city. Such tactics are indeed desirable. In addition, the strong characteristics of the Mongols are still too strange." Egil shook his head: "In theory, it has occupied the Central Plains, Bo
The Mongol Empire in Sri Lanka would not lack craftsmen, and in the war against Eastern civilizations, they should also have strong siege capabilities. They should not use such primitive siege methods like ordinary barbarians. ". "Are you showing weakness?" Artoria, who was sitting next to Egil, replied after hearing Egil's words to himself. On the way of march, Egil had already given Artoria all the information collected by the Norman intelligence system about the Mongol Empire. Therefore, Queen Norman also had a considerable understanding of this terrible enemy.
"Well, maybe.
In addition, there should be some other reasons. Perhaps their main force is still preparing. Or maybe they want to send some cannon fodder to test our strength. However, in short, we cannot really think that the opponent's strength is just that just because the opponent exposed such power." Egil said: "You must be more vigilant." "I understand." Artoria nodded, and then asked: "So can we go out of the city to fight?" "No!" It's almost that. Although he said he should pay attention to it, not be careless, and he should regard the other party as the most dangerous opponent since his debut. But in fact, Egil, who has become accustomed to his own invincibility, actually does not take Temujin seriously in his heart.
Of course, he has his own reasons for thinking this way.
For example, he is the defensive side, with a good location and a harmonious place, while the enemy is a hard expedition. In addition, he has the most advanced technology level in the world, as well as weapons and equipment. He has one third of Asia's population resources, and the other two thirds of Asia's sovereignty, etc. "...
But in the final analysis, the most important reason is that one comes from the pride of an emperor deep in Egil's heart.
On July 21, Egil arranged the second line of defense to garrison troops from Scandinavia, and the remaining 100,000 recruits from Eastern Europe, a total of 300,000 and a half-professional militias, as well as a certain number of "heavy troops, engineers, and the two newly recruited new army 10,000 troops.
After completely setting the defense work, Emperor Norman brought his Imperial Guards and the Knights to the first line of defense that had just experienced a Mongolian attack. He visited and comforted the disabled soldiers and combat heroes who had made contributions in the war. He held a simple, but solemn ceremony.
Egil hopes to use this method to inspire morale with honor and to recover the impact on morale caused by the explosion of the lost fortress. It turns out that in this era, in this era when morality has not yet been degraded and materialistic, what Emperor Norman did was worth and effective.
The soldiers happily accepted the medals. Different styles were obtained by killing more than five enemies, killing enemy officers, killing an enemy heavy cavalry. They obtained by controlling artillery, city defense crossbows, killing a large number of enemies, and obtaining by officers because of their strong command... ". Some shiny medals that look bright and shining are the newly launched medals of Egil, which were originally only available to the knight class, and replaced the medals of the single variety of medals of the five eight gates with more types, more levels, and the medal levels increased gradually. "...,... ". Even if the soldiers made enough meritorious, they could also obtain the knight medals that only knights could wear.
Such a move did make the knights under Egil feel dissatisfied and insulted. However, for more other troops, such a reward is quite worth it and worth their hard work.
After the medal was completed, looking at the happy soldiers who received medals, and the soldiers who were envious and jealous and hated by them, who did not receive medals, Egil sighed in his heart: "Just one idea can control the honor and disgrace of 100,000 or even millions of people, and can control the rise and fall of a country. This is the so-called ruler and the so-called emperor," said..., "That's what I'm fighting for... "Egil sighed so much, while speaking of this, the joyful soldiers wearing medals, and the joyful soldiers: "Salute to you! Great soldiers! The defenders of the Norman Empire, the entire Europe, and the entire civilized world! I pay tribute to you! Because you are the most admired people in this world! Your identities are lofty, and what you do is extremely righteous! No
Anyone can erase your merits! History will remember all those who contributed to this great war!!” With the cheers of a large number of soldiers, some people even cried and swore allegiance to Egil. The second attack of the Mongols began.
Chapter completed!