Chapter 671: The Don River War (2 in 1)

"The army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow has crossed the Don River and deployed on the left bank!"

Temujin and Jochi's main force of the Golden Horde approached Ekaterina's main force. The vanguard scout cavalry of both sides continued to clash, and hundreds of people died in battle.

The army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, who had been marching along the right bank, suddenly turned to the left bank to defend after the Golden Horde army approached, cutting off the connection between the Golden Horde and the Hunnic Empire.

"They want a decisive battle on the left bank...the left bank is mostly jungles and swamps, and the cavalry will be weakened. It seems that she has already figured out the place for the decisive battle."

When Temujin learned that Ekaterina's army had moved to the left bank, he probably guessed Ekaterina's intentions.

Mu Huali's Tan Machi was familiar with the terrain of the Don River Basin, and knew that the wilderness where Yekaterina was located was not very suitable for Temujin's cavalry to fight.

Jochi rode on a horse and discussed with Temujin: "Father Khan, our 700,000 soldiers have come here with all our strength, and the food, grass, cattle and sheep are overwhelmed. Even though there are many rivers and swamps on the left bank, there are restrictions on us, but it is not It means that the cavalry cannot be used. We have an advantage in numbers, and even if we consume it head-on, we can defeat the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow."

Temujin's face was uncertain, and the decision before him was very simple—whether to cross the Don River and fight the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the fields on the left bank of the Don River.

"Mu Huali, go find out the width of the battlefield on the opposite side to see if it is suitable for cavalry combat."

"yes."

Mu Huali personally led a team of scouting cavalry to the left bank for reconnaissance and fought with the scouting cavalry on the other side.

Ekaterina's army had already crossed the Don River suddenly at night, changing the location of the decisive battle, and Temujin, who originally thought that the decisive battle would be on the right bank, was defeated.

"There is flat land in the middle, the terrain on the left and right sides is broken, and there are many jungles and swamps, so the infantry in the middle must block the frontal assault of the Mongolian cavalry."

"Haral, you lead the vanguard army. After the battle, slow down the impact of the Mongolian cavalry. I will personally command the Chinese army."

"Nevsky on the Glacier and Dmitry on the Don, each of you command 100,000 people to guard the terrain on both sides that is not conducive to the charge of the Mongolian cavalry. Once the opponent's central army is too deep, divide your troops to attack it."

Ekaterina sent Harald's Varangian guards, as well as 30,000 heavy infantry and crossbowmen from the Grand Duchy of Moscow, as the vanguard army, in front of the middle plain. Among the heavy infantry of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, there are heavy-handled axemen capable of hand-to-hand combat, which are sharp weapons used to deal with cavalry.

"The width of the entire battlefield is only about 30 miles. Among them, the front is a flat ground suitable for cavalry assault.

Less than ten miles. The two sides are dominated by jungles and swamps. The cavalry may need to dismount to fight, and cannot attack the enemy from left and right. Unless the left and right sides are defeated, it is possible to attack the Grand Duchy of Moscow's army from the flanks or rear. "

Mu Huali quickly explored the terrain on the left bank of the Don River, and Yekaterina's intentions were completely exposed to the Golden Horde army.

"She still underestimated my cavalry. Cross the Don River and fight Ekaterina on the left bank."

After Temujin discovered Ekaterina's intentions, he still chose to fight Ekaterina on the left bank of the Don River, hoping to completely annihilate the main force of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

The Golden Horde cannot sustain a long war.

Columns of Mongol cavalry cross the Don River.

Timur, the current general of the Qixue army, led his horse across the river. He looked at the narrow terrain on the opposite side and was not very worried.

On the opposite side of the field, there is still terrain for the Mongolian cavalry to attack. The cavalry bonuses of Temujin, Timur, and Subotai surpassed those of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

And even if they are dismounted, Mongolian cavalry are still excellent archers and can also be used as infantry.

"Xiao Chuo seems to have been captured by Chu Zimou. If there is a chance, she can be rescued. Her ability can enhance the combat power of the army."

During this period, Timur finally found out that after the Battle of Mobei, Xiao Chuo and Xiao Talin of the Liao Kingdom were all captured by Chutian, while Yelu Abaoji led the remnants of the Liao Kingdom and was unwilling to leave their familiar land. East, fled back to the Horqin Grassland.

"Short-sighted and stupid Yelu Abaoji, he doesn't know that the easternmost land has been divided up. If he stays in the Horqin grassland, he will only lose his life. Only by going to the west and taking advantage of the complicated situation here can it be possible to open situation."

When Timur heard that Yelu Abaoji and Wanyan Aguda were still staying in their familiar places, and they were unwilling to leave their original land, but chose to stay in the Eastern Han area, he couldn't help but sneer.

It is not easy for them to open up the situation in the Eastern Han District, because the territory of the Eastern Han District has begun to solidify. The princes of the various Han empires will join hands to defeat the enemy when faced with threats from nomadic civilization.

Only the West or Central Asia, where there are many civilizations and complex relationships, has enough population and depth to open up the situation and take advantage of the contradictions between civilizations to build a new empire.

Attila took advantage of the inherent contradictions among European civilizations, coerced and lured, and won a group of allies, which inspired Timur.

"The army of the Golden Horde has appeared!"

The Cossack cavalry patrolling along the Don River discovered the vanguard of the Golden Horde.

A steady stream of Mongolian troops appeared, and the cavalry unit of Subotai, the king of the field who defeated the Cossack cavalry, emerged, with scimitars, bows and arrows, spears, and horses neighing. Subotai's cavalry is equipped with oriental armor, more specifically, it is an armor system influenced by the Han Empire.

The Cossack cavalry was already afraid of the Subotai cavalry, and Subotai caused a lot of losses to the Cossack cavalry.

Subotai's elite cavalry appeared on the left bank of the Don River, which quickly caused uneasiness in the Grand Duchy of Moscow's army.

Harald got up, and the 30,000 vanguard regiments with heavy infantry as the main force formed one piece, with spears and long axes everywhere, and the murderous aura filled the air. Harald looked at the approaching Mongolian cavalry.

Subotai was not afraid of the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and even came to a stone's throw, stopped, and confronted Harald's heavy infantry vanguard army.

Looking from a distance, the Mongolian cavalry was in the dark, with banners flying.

Harald pushed aside the dense heavy infantry phalanx, came to the front of the formation with a battle ax in hand, and stared at Subotai on the opposite side: "This is not the place for you, get out!"

Subotai looked at the burly Viking hero not far away: "If the Grand Duchy of Moscow surrenders, you can still maintain your current power and status, and even have a higher status in our Golden Horde."

"die!"

Harald took a few steps forward, and the cavalry around Subotai shot more than a dozen arrows, which pierced the ground in front of Harald.

"I didn't expect the archery skills of this group of cavalry to be quite accurate..."

Harald originally wanted to go up and capture Subotai alive, but the amazing riding and shooting ability of the Mongolian cavalry changed Harald's expression. If you rushed out rashly, you might be shot and killed by Subotai's Mongolian cavalry.

"Waiting for the arrival of the main force of the Great Khan."

Subotai did not launch an attack without authorization. He was waiting for the arrival of the main force of the Golden Horde under Commander Temujin.

Two powerful armies, one cavalry and the other infantry, faced each other on the misty left bank of the Don River. Behind them, each represented a powerful civilization.

"His Royal Highness, the Mongolian cavalry has appeared, and Haral's vanguard army is already confronting Subotai. A war may break out between the two sides at any time."

Bathory came back from the front and reported the situation ahead to Ekaterina who was behind.

"Let Haral learn to be patient and wait for Temujin to come."

Yekaterina is not afraid of Temujin, she has fought against Temujin many times, and Temujin can be regarded as an old opponent.

What she wants to defeat is not Subotai's vanguard, but Temujin's main force.

More and more Mongolian cavalry appeared on the left bank of the Don River, all over the mountains and plains, crowded with narrow terrain.

The narrowness of the left bank of the Don River is somewhat beyond Temujin's imagination. Hundreds of thousands of cavalry are crowded on the left bank of the Don River, unable to look at each other from head to tail.

"Is this Ekaterina's intention? But she will be disappointed, because our cavalry, even in such terrain, will still break them."

Temujin witnessed the 700,000 troops of the Golden Horde crowded on the left bank of the Don River, unable to form a formation.

The terrain on the left and right sides of Ekaterina's army on the opposite side is not suitable for cavalry to make a detour, so the usual detour tactics in the past are basically impossible to use in this battle.

"Jochi, Beerge (son of Jochi), you lead the infantry and cavalry to attack the left side. Mu Huali and Bulihe Batuer command the infantry and cavalry to attack the right side. Subutai and Wulianghe Tai and Jebe lead the elite vanguard cavalry to attack from the front, and I, Timur, Chilaowen, Jelmei, and Kubilai will advance later!"

Temujin made the next deployment.

The battlefield on the left bank of the Don River was narrow, so Temujin could only choose to fight on three fronts, giving full play to his superiority in strength.

The Mongolian cavalry attacking the left and right flanks may face the dilemma of dismounting and fighting on foot, but Temujin believes that he still has many cavalry from his generals.

Chutian's bonus is applicable to hundreds of thousands of cavalry at most, but there are 500,000 soldiers on the opposite side. Chutian alone can't take care of it, and there will always be a way to break.

On Temujin's side, there are a large number of people who can command the cavalry, and the bonus provided to the cavalry is exaggerated. There is also a system 25% bonus, which can offset the negative effects of the terrain.

"Subutai, Zhebie, you two join forces and use cannon fodder first to consume the opponent's physical strength, and then I will send Timur and Chi Laowen to lead the Qixue army to penetrate the enemy's formation in one fell swoop!"

Temujin made up his mind that he must defeat the Grand Duchy of Moscow. There must be a struggle between two powerful civilizations for the right to rule the Moscow region.

"If you can't wipe out the vanguard army on the opposite side, Subotai is willing to come and see you."

"Jebe is willing to fight to the death for the Great Khan!"

"Wuliang will join forces, and we will go forward indomitable!"

Subutai, Jebe, and Subutai's son, the future famous general Wuliang Hetai, they all served Temujin loyally, and they were also the most powerful fighters under Temujin's command.

Timur and Chi Laowen, two generals of the Qi Xue Army, commanded the Qi Xue Army.

After many battles, the Qixue army has to recruit new recruits after each battle. At present, it is a bit weak, but it is still a daunting and terrifying force.

Even for recruits at level 10, the basic panel of the ninth-level units is still very scary. Even if some low-level units are at full level, plus the bonus of many characteristics, they cannot be compared with the Qixue army.

When Timur and Chilaowen heard that Temujin planned to use the Qixue army to fight hand-to-hand with the heavy infantry of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, they knew it would be a bitter battle.

The narrow terrain is doomed to be a meat-grinding battle, and whoever can't persist to the end will collapse completely.

"Reward the whole army!"

Temujin ordered all the cavalry to eat and drink enough to prepare for a big battle!

As Subotai's son, Wu Lianghetai inherited his father's military ability, and he is one of the representatives of the tiger father without dog son.

He was observing the heavy infantry regiment commanded by Harald opposite him. Maozi's folk style was aggressive, and the heavy-armored axemen posed a considerable threat to the Mongolian cavalry.

On the grasslands, the Mongolian cavalry could play with the heavy-armored axemen, but the terrain chosen by Ekaterina forced the Mongolian cavalry to confront this heavy infantry regiment head-on.

Harald is another fierce general. The Mongolian cavalry's attack is destined to fill the narrow battlefield with corpses.

"Use minions."

Subodei mercilessly drove away the servants of the Golden Horde and pressed on the vanguard of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

This time the Golden Horde can gather millions of troops, more than half of which are servants and herdsmen, which is why they have such momentum.

In Subotai's eyes, the existence of the servant army is to consume the enemy.

There were about 30,000 servant cavalry as cannon fodder for the first attack on the Harald Heavy Infantry Corps.

Thirty thousand cavalry may not seem like many, but in fact, if placed on a small battlefield, one can see densely packed horses and cavalry everywhere, with shining sabers, sharp spears, and quiveres full of arrows.

The Golden Horde came here with all its strength, and all cavalry and weapons were invested in this decisive battle to determine the ownership of Eastern Europe!

Subotai commanded the light cavalry, Jebe commanded the sharpshooters, and Wulianghetai was fully armored and commanded the Mongolian cavalry, serving as the third echelon to attack the Harar heavy infantry.

The first echelon is the cannon fodder of the Golden Horde, and the second echelon, the Subotai and Jebe light cavalry will step forward to use cavalry and shooting to harass, and finally the Mongolian cavalry in Wulianghetai will attack.

Behind the vanguard cavalry led by Subotai, Temujin personally commanded the main force of the Mongolian cavalry, using the Qixue army of Timur and Chilaowen as sharp knives, and after the vanguard cavalry made a breakthrough, they attacked Yekaterina Ben Array.

It is hard to imagine that in a small field, tens of millions of troops have been gathered, using brutal hand-to-hand combat tactics, to decide which of the two powerful civilizations will win.

The army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, defending on the left is Dmitry of the Don River. The city of Ryazan he defended was captured by Subotai, and he was afraid of the Mongolian cavalry.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead uneasily, and the hand holding the sword was trembling.

After the legendary cavalry heroes such as Temujin, Subotai, Timur, and Muhuali joined the Golden Horde, its strength directly doubled. Under normal circumstances, the Grand Duchy of Moscow could not fight against it.

It was difficult for him to understand why the lord Ekaterina would decide to challenge Temujin head-on on the left bank of the Don River, unless Ekaterina had confidence in herself.

Ekaterina has confidence in herself, and Temujin is no exception, so Temujin decided to take the initiative to enter the decisive battle site set up by Ekaterina.

"If our Grand Duchy of Moscow is defeated, then the Grand Duchy of Moscow may perish."

Dmitry of the Don lacked confidence in himself.

Opposite him, his opponents are the real rulers of the Golden Horde, Jochi and Berg.

Jochi brought some of the elite of the Golden Horde - the eldest son army and the pseudo-coward Xue army (Golden Horde). The combat capabilities of these cavalry are also quite amazing.

Defending the right wing is Nevsky of Glacier, who historically defeated the expansion of the Swedes to the north, and defeated the Sword Knights branch of the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of Lake Chud, preventing the Ross region from being lost to the Western Catholic countries. Conquer, and also a legendary hero of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

What he was facing was Mu Huali's Tan Ma Chi as the main force, relying on the terrain, he could try to resist it, but he was not that nervous.

On the battlefield, except for Ekaterina's tsarist guards who have never been involved in the war with the Golden Horde, there is also a group of soldiers and horses carefully watching the battlefield in the jungle.

"We have to be patient."

Chu Tian led a main force of cavalry to ambush in the jungle behind the left flank of the main force of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, waiting for an opportunity.

Ekaterina's main force continued to increase in depth to prevent direct breakthroughs by Temujin's cavalry. The vanguard, main force, reserve team, and the ambush team led by Chu Tian himself, Temujin had to face coordinated operations battle formation.

It is not the first time that the two have joined forces, and they still have some confidence in each other's abilities.

Iron Eagle Scout's Warhawk cannot be used.

Although the war eagle can gain the advantage of vision, when the enemy sees the war eagle, they will immediately notice that Chutian's cavalry is nearby.

During the patient ambush, Xiao Chuo was massaging Chu Tian's shoulders, feeling depressed. He is also an all-rounder in military and political affairs, so why is his status similar to that of a little secretary?

In the city of the King of the Golden Horde Khan, Sarai, Batu personally commanded 300,000 cavalry and herdsmen to stay in the king's city.

No matter Temujin, Subutai, Jochi, or Batu, they all knew that a 50,000-man cavalry was trying to bypass the main force of the 700,000-strong Golden Horde army and attack the city of Sarai in the rear.

Therefore, as if facing a formidable enemy, Batu put up all his energy and planned to meet Chutian, a formidable enemy.

"Once there is any defeat in the wild, immediately return to the city of Sarai, and defend the city until the Great Khan and his father capture the city of Moscow."

Batu was determined to die.

Even though it is inferred from the intelligence that Chutian only brought 50,000 cavalry to attack the city of Sarai, even though the attributes of normal cavalry will drop when they attack the city, and even though the number of cavalry in Batu is six times that of Chutian, Batu is still doing a good job. Prepare for the enemy's death.

People are in the city, people are dead, and the city is dead. Batu has a sense of tragedy.

In the face of a strong enemy, die generously.

The 50,000 cavalry who attacked the city of Sarai were Cossack cavalry led by the Cossack leader Yermak and others. They were familiar with the terrain along the Don River and the Volga River, so they marched quickly and could often bypass the main force of the Golden Horde.

After Khmelnytsky was defeated by Subotai, he only lost 3,000 people, probably because he was familiar with the roads in the Don River Basin. After all, many Don River Cossacks made a living by plundering passing caravans. terrain.

In order to make the Cossack cavalry look more like the Han army cavalry, Chu Tian also sent the iron eagle scout team and the war eagle of the iron eagle scout to this cossack cavalry.

The war eagles of the iron eagle scout cavalry soared in the sky, making the Golden Horde even more convinced that the 50,000 cavalry attacking the city of Sarai in the Golden Horde was the 50,000 Han cavalry led by Chu Tian himself.

"We 50,000 people received an order to attack the city of Sarai. Could it be that the Grand Duke and the King of Xia are planning to send us to die? It is said that the Golden Horde has summoned a million cavalry. What if the city of Sarai has two With 300,000 cavalry, we are like sheep entering the tiger's mouth."

After a Cossack leader entered the Volga Valley from the Don River Valley, he hesitated.

They were temporarily assigned to Chutian by Ekaterina, and Chutian ordered them to attack the city of Sarai. This order, in the eyes of the Cossack leaders, seemed like a fantasy.

Chutian seemed to think too highly of their Cossack cavalry.

The Cossack cavalry is indeed relatively good light cavalry, but it does not mean that they can win more with less. The Golden Horde still has a lot of heavy cavalry.

"What are you afraid of? If you can't beat it, just delay the time."

The Cossack leader Yermak was not afraid.

Chutian is quite accurate in seeing people. He knows that the legendary hero Yermak who has the courage to conquer Siberia with hundreds of Cossack cavalry is a ruthless character. Even if it is a dangerous task, Yermak will complete it for gold, silver and status. Task.

Despite the concerns expressed by the Cossack leaders, Yermak still led the Cossack cavalry and continued to approach the city of Sarai according to Chutian's request.

Under the city of St. Petersburg, Gustav, the great army of the north, successfully besieged the city and joined the Viking warrior Olaf. The road was unimpeded, and no one dared to stop Gustav's army.

Gustav came to the city of St. Petersburg, but his face was not very good, because the fortifications of St. Petersburg were stronger than he imagined.

St. Petersburg is different from Xiacheng. Xiacheng is located in the hinterland and is absolutely safe. St. Petersburg is located in the northern border of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. As a bridgehead for fighting the Nordic civilization, Ekaterina built a large number of fortifications.

Gustav was also unwilling to spend too much of his troops in a tough battle, but in the immediate situation, he had to carry out a tough battle.