In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 507: Far Distance and Close Attack, the Alliance between the Song Army and Abbas
"You are scared too." Liu Zheng thought to himself that when Luo Lei went to Baghdad, Mustasuimu's father didn't take the Mongols seriously, but now he is scared.

It seems that the Mongols were quite influential after destroying the Roma Sultanate.

"How is Guiyu's fight on the other side?" Liu Zheng asked again.

Mustai Suimu said that Guyu's fight was a bit difficult, not to mention that the Lupini dynasty was small, but they were working hard and did not want to perish like the Roma Sultanate.

If Ayub loses here, he can run to another Ayub. If Lubini loses, the country will perish.

Guyou and Meng Ge sent troops at the same time, and so far they have not conquered as many places as Meng Ge. It seems that they will lose in the fight for the throne.

As long as Meng Ge captures Damascus first, Guiyou will definitely be finished.

At this time, Liu Zheng only needs to send troops to help Damascus together with the Abbasid Dynasty, which is equivalent to helping Guiyou fight for the throne and making Meng Ge suffer.

Liu Zheng thought that this was a big deal, and he didn't dare to make any decisions.

Moreover, in the early stage, Meng Ge and Batu agreed to trade with Song Dynasty, but Guiyu Kuoduan strongly opposed it. I have no reason to help Guiyu fight for the throne, right?

The forces of other kingdoms fought in the same old ways. According to Zhao Yurui, Philip II was not a man of martial ethics. As long as he could win, he would use any means.

The Mongols were lawless in Asia and Europe, and no one except the Song people could control them.

In 1227, he personally led the Crusade. He did not fight all the way, but negotiated all the way. The result was a smooth journey, and finally recovered Jerusalem through negotiation, which shocked all countries.

Mustai Suimu knew that their place was quite far from Lin'an, so he asked, how long would it take?
Liu Zheng said that it would take a year to go back and forth.

Unlike other people who fought step by step. If Europe had flintlock guns at this time, other forces might queue up and shoot. Philip II might have laid an ambush, used artillery traps around him, and used various methods to follow him. You play queuing to be shot.

The Song Dynasty now has clippers, which are specially used to deliver urgent messages. They start from the Persian Gulf and arrive in the middle of Lin'an. If you go faster, they only stop at four stops. If you go slower, they only stop at Sri Lanka, Singapore, Borneo, Hanzhou, and Dalian. Member, the sixth stop in Zhejiang is Lin'an.

It can be reached in as little as one and a half months one way, and a round trip can take three to four months.

This Philip II was really the most capable fighter in this era in Europe, and he was also the most skilled in military arts and tactics. He could be called the number one general in Europe.

When I go, Mustai Suimu almost faints.

Mustai Suimu heard that it would take a year to go back to Lin'an, so he had no choice but to go back first. However, he repeatedly reminded Liu Zheng that he hoped the Song people would come out to take care of the Mongols.

Liu Zheng said it would take one year, but of course he wouldn't actually use it.

So he asked Mustai Suimudao, "Just wait, I am just a local general and I have to report to His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."

In the second year of Yuanzhen, Zhao and Ruixian sent envoys to the Holy Roman Empire, hoping that Philip II would unite all countries to resist the Mongolian Western Expedition. Philip II refused, and soon Batu led his army to conquer all directions. In the fourth year of Yuan Zhen, when Batu led his army to attack Jiyali and Bolan, the envoy of Emperor Philip II of the Holy Roman Empire came to Lin'an, confirmed the envoy with the Song Dynasty, and also expressed his apology last time.

As soon as Mustai Suimu left, Liu Zheng compiled the information and immediately sent a clipper to Lin'an.

A few days later, someone suddenly reported that the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Frederick II, had sent an envoy.

He immediately thought of Zhao Yurui, who was thousands of miles away, and immediately sent an envoy to the Persian Gulf to meet with Liu Zheng and express his message of alliance and help.

In the past seven or eight years, Shenluo and the Song Dynasty have been in communication. After the Song Army occupied the Persian Gulf, they also conducted transactions with the Song Army.

Philip II looked down on the Mongols before, but after Batu's Western Expedition, he saw the power of the Mongolian army and quickly came to make up for it. Zhao Yurui didn't care, and established envoys with Shenluo, and both parties regarded them as friends.

Liu Zheng was stunned again, thinking, you can't come earlier, my clipper has just been dispatched.

Now Philip II was surrounded from all sides. As the number one general in Europe at this time, he knew that he needed a strong ally, otherwise he would be destroyed by the Pope.

Let's just look at his record.

Then he married the daughter of the king of Jerusalem and personally appointed the new king of Jerusalem, consolidating his rule here.

In August 1236, Frederick led only 8 knights and 1000 infantry across the Alps, appeared in the east of the Po River plain, and settled in the pro-emperor city of Cremona. After replenishing his troops, he suddenly Negotiations with the Lombard League ended.

Then within two days, Frederick marched 150 kilometers, captured the city before the Vicenza people closed all the gates, and set fire to the city and razed the city to the ground as a warning.

A two-day attack of 150 kilometers was something that only the entire Mongolian cavalry could accomplish at the same time.

Frederick II was very good at using tactics. If he could negotiate, he would negotiate, and if he couldn't negotiate, he would find a way to fight. He was never rigid in fighting, and he was good at surprise attacks and tricks.

This guy is of course a smart man. Seeing that his handling was not good, he wanted to ask Zhao Yurui for help.

When Liu Zheng heard that he wanted to join the Holy Court, this was a good thing. Emperor Zhao Yurui also mentioned it to him many times. Before he came to the Persian Gulf, he also mentioned that people here are very patriarchal, but we in the Song Dynasty People don’t talk about it, so we have to look for opportunities to weaken the patriarchal teachings here.

Frederick II had been fighting with the Pope all his life, and Zhao Yurui also wanted to help him.

However, the main enemies of the Song people are still the Mongols, so Liu Zheng had to resort to the old method. I, the Song Dynasty, are willing to help with this matter, but I can't make the decision. I have to apply to His Majesty for the deployment of troops. How about you wait?
The messenger asked, how long will it take for you to go to Lin'an?
It took more than a year to go back and forth, Liu Zheng said.

The messenger was speechless, but of course some of them had been to Lin'an, and it did take so long.

Although Frederick II's envoy did not receive reinforcements from the Song army, it was a good thing that the Song people were willing to help.

Before leaving, Liu Zheng had an idea and suddenly said: "We can't directly send troops in the name of the Song Dynasty, but we can organize mercenaries. You Shinra will pay for it, and we will help you recruit soldiers and horses from the people - —You know-"

Liu Zheng gave him a knowing expression. The messenger was overjoyed, and of course he understood what he meant.

The Crusaders in Europe were just like mercenaries at first, they just took money to do things.

This is indeed a good reason.

"Of course, we have a small number of mercenaries, only about five hundred to one thousand, who can help you garrison Jerusalem."

Liu Zheng heard from the emperor that that place was very important. Both the Holy Court and Saladin had been fighting over it for countless years, so he also wanted to occupy it.

But Frederick II's envoy did not dare to agree, and replied that they would go back and ask their Emperor. In this formal meeting, the two sides did not confirm cooperation, but they both had intentions to cooperate. Frederick II knew that the Song army was willing to help, and his confidence in fighting the Pope and other princes greatly increased.

Due to the joining of Zhao Yurui and Song Jun, the history of the entire Europe and West Asia has been thrown into chaos at this time, and the number one general in Europe, Frederick II, will also completely change his destiny.

But whether he will become more miserable in the future or turn into good luck, maybe he will not know until then.
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Woo, under the heavy horn sound, the black Mongolian army slowly appeared around Damascus.

The two brothers Meng Ge and Hulagu rode in front, quietly looking at Damascus not far away.

When he attacked the Roma Sultanate, Meng Ge also brought his younger brother Mo Ge, but he didn't take him with him this time and let Mo Ge and Kublai Khan garrison the city of Rai.

Batu originally did not let him attack Damascus, but only asked him to try not to offend the HRE Empire in Jerusalem first.

Of course Batu is not afraid of Shinra, but he always fights one by one, and this time it is to determine the position of Khan, and there is no need to go to full-scale war with Europe.

In particular, Frederick II of the HRE is still the number one general in Europe and is very powerful.

But Meng Ge was unstoppable in the early stage and fought smoothly. It didn't take long to reach the edge of Damascus. Then when he saw this place, it was so good that it was a pity not to take advantage of it.

Damascus, also known as Damascus, is one of the oldest populated cities in the world.

This is very awesome, just look at the oldest city in China.

For example, Qufu, the old capital of Emperor Yan, the birthplace of Huangdi, and the ancient capital of Zhou and Lu, the former only exists in legends.

Another example is Shangqiu, the birthplace of the Yin-Shang civilization and the earliest capital of the Shang Dynasty.

Xingtai has a history of more than 3,500 years.

The rest of Luoyang and Kaifeng also have a history of four thousand years.

Damascus is also on the same level as these cities, and it is also the earliest and most populated place here.

Once humans decide to build a city somewhere, it must be that the place has good geographical and other conditions and is convenient for living.

Water and geography determine the location and role of Damascus.

The Bairada River originates from the East Lebanon Mountains in the former Lebanon Mountains and disappears into the desert after covering a large fertile oasis. This land is called Quta, and people have lived here for thousands of years. For a long time, Damascus was built on a platform, 690 meters above sea level, overlooking the Barada River. Because there is no shortage of water and the fertile land, the people of Damascus can be self-sufficient. There have never been any natural disasters here, and there will be no drought. The land is on the edge of the desert and there are no insect infestations.

Its geographical location is also very important. It is at the eastern end of the only shortcut to the Lebanon Mountains, making Damascus a trading center where caravans start and end. After the rise of Islam, Damascus became the starting point for the pilgrimage to various Muslim holy places in the Arabian Peninsula.

During Saladin's lifetime, the Ayyubid dynasty was considered unprecedentedly powerful, but he later divided the territory among his three sons and younger brother.

His eldest son Malik Ifdal occupies southern Syria with Damascus as the center, second son Aziz occupies the vicinity of Egypt with Cairo as the center, and third son Zahir occupies Syria with Aleppo as the center. In the northern region, Saladin's brother Adilai Safudin owned Karak and Shao Bek.

As a result, once Saladin died, the Ayyubid dynasty immediately fell into chaos, with various princes competing for the throne.

Soon after a period of chaos, Saladin's younger brother occupied most of the Ayyubid dynasty. Only Malik Ifdal of Damascus still insisted that he was also an Ayyubid dynasty.

Now that Saladin's brother is dead, his successor is Saladin's brother's son Kamil's successor, Saleh Najmuddin, who owns Cairo, Aji, and most of Syria. Originally, Damascus would be captured this year, because the Mongols When the army arrived, he did not send troops, but sat and watched the Mongolian army attack Malik Ifdal's youngest son Aidali.

Adali is the youngest grandson of Sardin. After the death of his father Malik Ifdal, he controlled Damascus, Homs and Hama (probably located in northern Lebanon and western Syria). ).

We can call it the small Ayyubid dynasty. In fact, this small Ayyubid dynasty does not have much territory. When Meng came, he could not resist it at all. He immediately asked his relatives, Saleh of Cairo, the great Ayyubid dynasty. .Najimuddin asked for help. The two of them are cousins.

Of course Saleh Najmuddin ignored him, because if the Mongolian army had not come, he would have sent troops this year to recapture Damascus and Jerusalem.

Saleh Najmuddin sat on the mountain and watched the fight between the tigers, while Meng Ge worked hard to conquer the territory of the small Ayyubid dynasty in Aidali, and in the end only Damascus was left.

Brother Meng, or in other words, the Mongolian army now regards the Song army as its major enemy, and feels that the population is not enough, so it has changed its past style of massacring cities at every turn, and must recruit defeated troops to form a servant army in every battle.

When Batu went on a western expedition, 120,000 troops went out, and nearly 300,000 came back.

When the Mongolian army attacked the Roma Sultanate, 20,000 people left, and more than 30,000 came back.

This time he brought 30,000 troops out to fight against Ayyubid. When he reached Damascus, there were already 40,000 troops.

They frantically absorbed population and territory, imitating the Song army to consolidate the territory they occupied and strive for more troops.

The Mongols used to only think about herding and massacre, but now they know that if they want to confront the Song army, they must have a fixed territory, a stable population and a steady stream of troops.

Forty thousand Mongolian troops surrounded Damascus, but Meng did not immediately decide to attack the city.

The Mongolian army first stationed camps around it, and then began to assemble back artillery (trebuchets).

The Mongolian army's trebuchets were much larger than those of the Song army. When attacking the city, they threw large stones weighing hundreds of kilograms. It was difficult to carry the trebuchet and to use the stone bullets.

During the Western Expedition, Batu only brought seven trebuchets, which were mainly used in field battles to throw smoke, poison bombs, and fire bombs. They were all learned from the Song army, and they also played a huge role in the Battle of Seyo River.

This time Meng Ge wanted to bring a large trebuchet, but he also saw that Damascus City was difficult to attack.

Many places that Batu fought against during the Western Expedition, Jiyali and Bolan, had just entered feudal society. Their castles were all made of wood and there was no need for trebuchets at all.

However, Damascus has been a city for thousands of years and has experienced many dynasties. During the Umayyad Dynasty, it was the capital. At that time, the Central Plains was still in the era of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty.

It later became the capital of the Little Ayyubid Dynasty. In order to prevent the attack of the Great Ayyubid, Adali and his father reinforced it many times, concentrated the population, and concentrated the main elite in the city. Damascus City was also relatively easy to defend and difficult to attack.

When Salih Najmuddin came to attack, he did not attack by force. Instead, he surrounded the city and consumed the food in the city. In the end, because there were many people and little food in the city, he had no choice but to be defeated.

Of course, Brother Meng had no time to waste with them. He first stationed the army around and immediately sent people to look for big stone bullets.

(End of this chapter)