Chapter 68 Breakthrough
Although he didn't want to admit it, Kublai Khan knew very well. At this time, the once powerful Mongolian was on a downward verge. The Normans, who were once unable to compare with the Mongolian Empire, ushered in their golden age. The strength of both sides had changed. And the changes were obvious. Whether it was territory, population, mobilization ability, wealth, or political system, the Norman Empire was much stronger than them.
In such a situation, the originally weak side should defend, while the strong side should attack. This is correct. Kublai Khan also knew that if he took the defensive position, the vast and deserted Siberian snowy areas and the large desert wastelands in Central Asia would be his best natural barrier. With such geographical advantages, as long as he did not make any major mistakes, he could not maintain the Mongols' century-old foundation and could calmly implement rule in East Asia.
But what after this? What will happen after this? Kublai Khan has heard of the speed of expansion of the Norman Empire. It was simply incredible speed. And most importantly, while annexing the territory so quickly, the Normans were able to ensure effective governance of these territories. They could obtain military sources and taxes from these territories, rather than turning these territories into a burden of the empire.
How could Kublai Khan not be afraid? When he heard that the Normans began to develop and colonize the Kazan area west of the Ural Mountains, his heart was cold. He knew that this was the Normans, the prelude to the development of Siberia. Now Egil is just thirty years old. Conservatively, he can live another thirty years. Under the control of such a powerful man, why should the Norman Empire not be able to control this barren land?
No, they don’t need to master it. What they need is to build a solid advance base here, hoard materials, accumulate troops - and then a thunder strike! From north to south, killing towards the Mongol Empire like a mountain collapse! Whenever they think of this, Kublai Khan is very scared. Sometimes, he even dreams of such a scene;
In the fire, a group of monster-shaped troops attacked the Mongolian tribes on the banks of the Onon River, burned, killed, looted, and children with high wheels also wanted to land. Then the twisted monsters attacked his capital, the glorious Yuan Dadu, his army. Although the Mongolian soldiers fought to the death, they still could not stop their advance. The city was broken, slaughtered, and his army was wiped out, and then his palace was also broken. His palace maids and servants fled in scattered. He shouted desperately: Come! In the end, the leaders of the monsters were attracted.
Kublai Khan had never seen Emperor Norman. But Kublai Khan had dreamed of him. He was wearing a gorgeous armor that had been described by countless people, and he heard Kublai Khan's ears were calloused, and he held a straight blade with a strange red light. Because he was in a dream, the man's face was so hazy that he could not distinguish. Kublai Khan could only see that the man had a clear edge like a knife, axe, and a typical white face.
In this way, the Norman Emperor, who had a strong smell of blood, discovered him and showed an extremely ferocious smile. In his sleep, Kublai Khan felt that his whole body was limp and unable to move. He could only watch him step by step, step by step and try to come over himself...
"Your name is Kublai Khan?" The person in the dream asked, and then continued without waiting for his answer: "You can die." The arrogant meaning in the sentence was obvious. He completely regarded the Mongolian emperor as a pig and sheep to be slaughtered.
Immediately afterwards, the man smiled widened, and the red saber in his hand was raised high, and then fell down. Kublai Khan only felt his body lightening, and his big head flew up suddenly...
"ah!!!"
The next moment, at 2:23 in the morning, the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan woke up from his nightmare, and then shouted like a pig. Seeing someone lying beside him, he kicked the innocent concubine out of the bed without saying a word. At the same time, he shouted to the outside of the door: "Come here! Protect the car!"
Fortunately, this was not a dream, nor was it the doomsday he shouted hundreds or thousands of times but no one agreed. The Mongolian soldiers outside the hall heard the sound and rushed in quickly.
Seeing a group of well-trained professional soldiers blocking him in the middle, Kublai Khan felt a little at ease. After that day, he had to send more guards to himself and stay by his side day and night, and then he felt relieved. He knew that his nightmare was not just a dream. If he did nothing, in more than ten or decades, this dream would most likely become a reality. It was either him or his children and grandchildren.
Kublai Khan also knew that after entering the Central Plains Flower World, the Mongolians were blinded by the prosperity scene and their combat effectiveness was declining rapidly. He saw that there was nothing he could do about it - he even lived in the palace and called the emperor. What's the right to teach other Mongolian nobles a lesson? What's more, he proposed such "sinicization measures" first. Isn't it a slap in the face now?
So Kublai Khan understood. He understood what was the great Genghis Khan who had not lived long back then, so he led his army to expedition to the Norman Empire. In fact, before that, for those living on the Mongolian Plateau, everything in Europe seemed to be as far away as the horizon. It seemed that it had nothing to do with them.
That reason is because - if the Norman Empire cannot be defeated early, then when the Norman Empire gradually grows, grows, and grows to the point where the Mongols cannot cope, it should change. It is the Normans who turn to attack the Mongols. And can the Mongols who have sucked their ambitions in the gentle hometown of the Central Plains be protected under the offensive of the Norman Empire...
Kublai Khan really doesn't want to think about this issue.
Therefore, we must attack, destroy this hidden danger, defeat the Normans, and stop the Normans from rushing offensives. We must have to have to have to have to have to have to!! Kublai Khan was afraid and anxious. He secretly sweared that if the heavens were going to destroy the Great Mongolian Kingdom, then let him die in my hands, but before this, I will definitely do my best to gain a glimmer of hope.
And that glimmer of life was Emperor Norman.
"...Is this the first one? Can you come with something more interesting? At least you need a female assassin or something. I can play with something fresh. It's really..."
At the same time, when Kublai Khan was worried about gains and losses, in the Norman Camp, Norman Emperor Egil Scadragrimsong complained a little boredly, his sword was stained with blood, his armor was hung with red armor, and his big golden sword was sitting on a clearing ground in the middle of the barracks. He lay beside him, and several killers who could not die were complaining like this. The reason why he was lying was because Egil was so ruthless that the body was cut into seven or eight sections.
Perhaps he really got his brain out after he became aware of Jing Ke's failure in assassination of Qin King. Therefore, although he did not have the courage to fight against Egil, he sent a killer and assassin to assassin to assassin. This kind of thing Kublai Khan could do.
It just so happened that Egil had no idea of a decisive battle these two days. So he used these killers and assassins as toys and smacked them up and played them with them. The heads that the demon king had cut were stacked up, and the city walls of Krakow were also so strange that they were terrifying. How could these despicable methods hurt him?
However, when he heard Egil's complaint, the female killer standing beside him was not happy. He glanced at Egil with an unnatural expression. The emperor did not think it was offended, nor did he feel embarrassed. Instead, he burst into laughter.
"Sonya, are you jealous?" Egil admired Sonya's expression while she was not paying attention, and suddenly reached out her hand and held her in her arms. Then he whispered in her ear: "Don't worry, I will practice it with you female assassin tonight..."
Sonia blushed and wanted to break free, but she felt a little reluctant. She was attracted by Egil's masculine aura and felt soft and weak. She had to fall in his arms and let the back be crude.
It's almost like that. Both the emperor and the same before the war, Kublai Khan was worried day and night. He had nightmares every night, but Egil was about to die, with almost no psychological burden. Of course, according to Emperor Norman, this is called: "Diss the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically." He loosened the outside and tightened the inside, and took out his spare time every day to do what he had done, and thought for a while, dealing with a semi-crippled Mongolia would be enough.
However, I thought so. The emperor still had to rush back before September this year. It was not because of anything else, but because it was Aurora's birth date.
At that time, the emperor also asked: "Since you know when you get pregnant, can you know when you are born?" Perhaps it was because of the different thoughts, or because he was used to the emperor's nonsense. The princess answered his question without caring at all:
"I don't know the exact time, but I am also subject to the ten-month labor period of human beings. It's November now, and if nothing unexpected happens, the labor period will be September next year."
So, despite being cautious and calm, Egil was anxious. So, in late March, the Norman Hussars fought against the people on the Ross grassland and ravaged the Mongolian cavalry. The Normans completely took the initiative in the battlefield and let the Mongolians hide in a small area and were almost unable to move. Egil began to act. This first strike would solve the danger of being trapped in Kazan City!
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