Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 280 I Can't Tell The Difference, I Really Can't Tell The Difference
"What a strange story..." Zhu Wenkui, who knew the least about it, thought it was weird.

"Because this is a combination of a series of elements, and it may be a legend that has only been sorted out in recent years." Guo Kang told him: "For example, the name of this giant is actually a combination of two names. In their scriptures, the original Their names are Gog and Magog."

"It is said that this was a very old time when two tribal leaders in the east were against the Heavenly Father. Later, the rumors became more and more exaggerated. Some people believed that their tribes symbolized the coming of the end of the world."

"In the ancient Roman era, the early priests thought they were Scythians. Later, when there were more invaders, some people believed that they symbolized the Huns and even the Arabs. When the Mongols appeared more than a hundred years ago, because it happened to be popular at that time. The doomsday theory made this topic suddenly popular. For a time, such legends were everywhere, saying that the end of the world was coming, but they were frightened."

"The life of the Europeans is really peaceful." Zhu Wenkui said with emotion: "There are not many Mongols who marched west, and they were so frightened."

"Yes." Guo Kang took a bite of the pie and said with emotion: "Even if there are invaders, they usually stop at the plains of Hungary, and very few go west. It is really peaceful. They are also very lucky." , Every time the invaders were either too weak, or left halfway, so they didn’t fight a particularly tough battle.”

"It's because of the special environment there." Little Jeanna tried to explain: "Different from places like Eastern Europe, there are many fortresses in Western Europe, so you only need to do a good job of defense. Even if the Mongols want to continue, they will not The offense stopped moving."

"Uh..." Zhu Wenkui hesitated: "I don't know much about military affairs, but I know that the officials think so too."

"..." Little Jeanna was speechless for a long time.

"That period of historical discussion is of little value." Guo Kang hastily smoothed things over: "Because it is only partial, there are not many records in the historical materials of the Central Plains and Persia. The records on the European side are many and mixed, and they are very credible. Low. So, don’t worry about it.”

"Isn't it credible?" Princess Jeanna asked in surprise.

"They obviously didn't reconcile the accounts." Guo Kang told her: "In the records of the Europeans, Batu was killed by them. His generals were even worse, like Bai Daer, who was killed by the army in different places many times. Kill him. If you haven’t killed him, I’m ashamed to say that I resisted the Mongols.”

"So that's how it is..." Princess Jeanna nodded, "Then did this person die in battle?"

"No, he went back in the end and participated in Guiyu Khan's enthronement ceremony." Guo Kang said: "He is the son of Chagatai. At that time, the Mongols were still tough and fierce, and that place was not the Central Plains. The Europeans were killed, so it is impossible that there will be no movement at all."

"Why is the Central Plains an exception?" Princess Jeanna asked again.

"Because the intensity of war in the Central Plains battlefield is not at the same level." Zhu Wenkui explained to her: "I heard that according to the general strategy at the time, places that gave up resistance would be let go, and places that resisted fiercely would be plundered and killed." Massacre. But if you hit so hard that even the sweat is dead, then there is nothing wrong."

"That is why ah?"

"Maybe it's because the resistance is too intense."

"So the end of the world that people understood at the time..." Princess Jeanna organized the words: "Actually, they are not the main force?"

"Of course, the main force will not go to Europe either. The army that followed Mengge Khan to the west, and later participated in the civil war between Kublai Khan and Brother Alibu, performed very... badly." Guo Kang thought for a while, and found A rather euphemistic word: "This army was in Yaobei Valley, and it was basically wiped out in World War I. So we generally don't think it's a first-class army."

"Hey? What was the situation in that battle?" Little Jeanna was obviously more interested in the war itself.

"The war itself is not complicated." Guo Kang said: "In general, the army that followed Mengge into Sichuan supported Ali Buge, so he was ordered to go north, and in the Liupanshan area, he joined forces with the friendly troops who went south on the grassland. The former was in Mengge's era. Most of the army of the direct line, the latter is the grassland forces that support Brother Ali, so the momentum is very large."

"At that time, many people were very flustered, and even advocated abandoning Guanzhong and shortening the line of defense. However, Lian Xixian, a counselor, believed that there was no need to be overly afraid of the enemy. Therefore, he summoned Marshal Wang Liangchen of Gongchang, and Mongolian generals Hedan and Bachun, etc. Yaobei Valley and Ali Boke's army will fight decisively."

"Lian Xixian believed that the combat effectiveness of Bachun and others' soldiers was unreliable, so he ordered Hedan to be on the left wing and Bachun to be on the right wing to fill the front line. Wang Liangchen's troops were in the center and took charge of the main attack."

"During the battle, the soldiers of Qinzhou and Gongchang dismounted and fought with short soldiers. Starting from the center, they circled to the right and broke through the left flank of the Mongolian cavalry, then circled behind the enemy army, and then defeated their right flank from the rear. Ali Boke's army was in chaos. After the defeat, the [-] troops were almost wiped out. After this battle, the victory or defeat of the two sides is basically a foregone conclusion."

"The infantry turned around the cavalry?" Little Jeanne grasped the point and asked.

"That's right, so I think the difference in quality between the soldiers on both sides is too great." Guo Kang nodded: "The cavalry with the superior number can be bypassed by the infantry from the middle to break through the flanks, and then fight around them. It must be more than a matter of tricks."

"In their pre-war analysis, they have already made it very clear. The backbone of Alibu's army is the direct descendant left by Mengge. In theory, they have seen all battlefields from Eastern Europe to Sichuan, but their actual performance , that’s exactly what it is.”

"Why is that?" Little Jeanne asked curiously.

"Because the Mongols are not very good at cavalry." Guo Kang said: "Their cavalry has always been poorly trained and disciplined. Their tactics are relatively rigid and backward, and they are almost entirely dependent on the commander's personal performance, so the lower limit is very low."

"Even in the era of Genghis Khan, decisive battles like Yehuling were won by dismounting and fighting the opponent hard, relying on endurance. A general like Mu Huali should simply dismount when encountering a tough battle, otherwise it will be difficult to fight. "

"When this generation of famous generals and veterans gradually disappears, the people behind will not be able to maintain their combat effectiveness at all, and will eventually be reduced to bullying people in the west. When the civil war comes, they will no longer be able to act as the main force."

"No wonder. Later, these Han people fought the war, didn't they?" Princess Jeanne asked.

"I don't know if it counts or not." Guo Kang said, "Lian Xixian is supposed to be a Uyghur, but he was born in Gaochang, so I don't know if it is..."

"What happened to Gaochang?" Little Rangna asked.

"There is a habit among them. People in places like Tingzhou and Xizhou often have to declare their origin in particular, instead of saying that they are Uighurs in general." Guo Kang said: "Because these states, in the Tang Dynasty During the dynasty, they were registered as households in the Central Plains. So they kept emphasizing this repeatedly to show that they were residents with household registration, which was different from those outside. During the Yuan Dynasty, culture and education were still flourishing there, and they were indeed not nomadic. culture."

"Then does he count as a Han Chinese?" Princess Jeanne asked.

"I don't even know, how should I judge according to the above standards." Guo Kang said with emotion: "I can't tell, I really can't tell."

(End of this chapter)