King Kami III of Poland did not dare to look down upon these pagans from the east, and personally issued orders to assemble such an unprecedented large army.
The Poles have mobilized so many troops. If the Yuan Dynasty did not send troops, it would not only lose its own face, but also allow the Poles to ravage the Slavic vassal states of the Yuan Dynasty unscrupulously.
Therefore, Wang Baobao immediately appointed his subordinate Hao Hai as the marshal of the Western Route Army, commanding 10,000 Walas cavalry, plus an army of 30,000 Slavic servants. A total of 40,000 people launched an attack on Poland.
To be honest, the Slavs today are not yet the famous fighting nation of later generations.
Among all the surrounding nations, the Slavs have almost the weakest fighting capacity.
Although these 30,000 people are large in number, their equipment is very poor and their training is very poor. Apart from their reckless character, they have no advantages on the battlefield.
After a period of marching, Hao Hai quickly saw how useless these Slavic soldiers were.
He immediately gave up following the Slavic army and took only a small number of Slavs to act as guides and translators. Then he led 10,000 Varas cavalry and launched an attack deep into Poland.
King Kami III of Poland is 60 years old this year. Since he came to power, he has been using his superb political skills to join forces with surrounding countries, fully doubling the area of Poland.
but.
This Kingdom of Poland, which was formed through the exchange of interests, did not undergo a strong reshuffle. Many feudal lords from various places did not have much respect and obedience to King Kami III of Poland.
This time the Mongols made a comeback from the east, and Kami III felt that his opportunity had come.
If these Eastern pagans can be defeated in one fell swoop, not only can they subdue the surrounding Russian barbarians, but they can also make the lords from all over the country completely surrender to themselves, which will help build a strong and united Polish Kingdom.
When King Kami III of Poland was preparing to go to war against the Yuan Dynasty, some of his ministers reminded him not to forget how powerful and ferocious the Mongols were back then. The fighting power of these Mongols was very high. Once they launched an attack on the Kingdom of Poland,
The brutal attack will inevitably affect the internal stability of the Kingdom of Poland.
But King Kami III of Poland, after careful consideration, felt that the Mongols were powerful for a long time.
After all, that was already a hundred years ago.
The current Kingdom of Poland is no longer what it used to be.
At this time, the Kingdom of Poland was definitely the most powerful country in Eastern Europe.
Kami III's Polish army was mainly composed of cavalry. These powerful Polish knights each had their own manor and land, and were feudal lords on their respective lands.
Therefore, the equipment of these Polish knights is very sophisticated.
Each Polish knight owned more than three war horses and draft horses, and these horses were carefully fed by more than a dozen servants.
Each Polish knight is equipped with a fine chainmail suit and a Bohemian armor made by Hungarian craftsmen.
The equipment includes a spear, a knight's sword and a shield.
The Polish cavalry were not good at shooting bows and arrows on horseback because they had not received training in this military skill since childhood.
Therefore, in order to prevent the Mongols from using horseback shooting and kite flying tactics against them, the horses of the Polish cavalry were also covered with thick leather and felt as horse armor to resist bows and arrows.
Each Polish knight also had an infantry guard composed of a dozen serfs.
During the battle, these infantry composed of serfs gathered into the central phalanx of the army, and Polish knights formed other cavalry phalanxes.
During a battle, the infantry usually rushes forward first to disrupt the enemy's formation and command.
Then the Polish knights launched an overwhelming cavalry charge from both wings until the enemy was defeated.
Although this tactic is very simple, it is very effective when implemented.
Because the surrounding countries are weaker than Poland.
Either they are not as numerous as Poland, or their equipment is not as good as Poland's.
In recent decades, it can be said that everyone knows the reputation of Dabobo.
King Kami III of Poland felt that he already had the power to compete with the Mongols.
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Kami III's self-confidence will soon make him taste the pain of arrogance!
The Oara cavalry led by Hao Hai easily crossed the Polish border with lightning speed.
These Oara people from Mongolia in the desert immediately dispersed and attacked after entering enemy territory, burning, killing and looting the surrounding areas.
In recent decades, Poland has always bullied others on the Eastern European plains, and no one else has the right to bully Poland.
Therefore, the villages and towns in Poland are very prosperous and prosperous, with tens of thousands of kilograms of grain accumulated in many cities, as well as large amounts of gold and silver treasures.
To the Wala people, this is like a mouse entering a rice barn.
The eastern border of Poland was immediately turned upside down by the Oara people, and any Polish village or town that dared to resist would instantly fall apart under the Oara people's wolf pack tactics.
No Polish village or town could withstand the Oaras for more than a day.
Because the Wala cavalry led by Hao Hai is no longer a nomadic cavalry in the simple sense, but a new type of armed cavalry equipped with muskets and artillery.
After Wang Baobao eliminated the Golden Horde and occupied Salai City, he obtained a large number of local craftsmen and produced a large number of sturdy and durable carriages.
These carriages can be used to tow light artillery, and can be used to march with the cavalry to launch attacks. The Wala cavalry led by Hao Hai is equipped with a total of more than 20 artillery pieces, all of which are imitations of the Ming army's nine-pounder cannons.
The craftsmanship of these artillery pieces is of very high quality, and their caliber and power are actually comparable to those of the Ming army's artillery pieces.
It's just a little heavier in weight.
But the thing that the Mongols have the most is horses. Since the artillery is too heavy, it would be better to make the carriage larger and use more horses.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Ora cavalry led by Hao Hai took advantage of artillery to loot Polish villages and towns. At least tens of thousands of people were massacred, and thousands of young Polish women were insulted.
After having fun, they all became prisoners of the Oara people.
These captured Polish women were escorted to the rear by a small number of cavalry, and were handed over to the Slavs who came later and sent back to the city of Salai.
For the Mongols, they have no habit of selling female slaves. As long as the women they grab are all their own, they cannot easily sell them to others.
Like a strong wind, the Oara people burned, killed, and looted unscrupulously on the eastern border of Poland.
At this time, Kami III was still leading his Polish army in Warsaw but had not yet set off.
After the sluggish Polish army received news of the emergency at the border, they immediately realized that the Mongolian cavalry, which was as fast as the wind, was back again!
Panic about the Mongols rose again in Poland.
In order to appease the people at home and save his own face, Kami III immediately announced that he would lead the Polish army to the southeast to eliminate the invading Mongols.
Amid the cheers of the crowd, Kami III led a large army composed of thousands of Polish knights and tens of thousands of serf infantry, gradually approaching the vast Oara cavalry.
After learning that the Poles were approaching him, Walla Haohai did not panic at all, and did not even have any plans to retreat.
Because, after many battles with the local Polish defenders, Haohai has clearly realized that the combat effectiveness of the Polish army is very poor, less than 30% of that of its old rival the Ming army.
The local Polish troops did not cooperate with each other, and they had no equipment advantage when facing the muskets and artillery of the Oara cavalry.
Apart from charging forward on the battlefield, all tactics are unorganized.
So Haohai made a bold decision and ordered all his troops to be released.
Tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry were divided into more than 20 small detachments, large and small.
These squads used the small cavalry tactics they were good at to harass and attack the Polish army, sneak attack the Polish army's logistics team, and destroy the Polish army's formation and organization.
Finally, under the constant harassment of the Oara cavalry, Kami III lost thousands of men but had no results. He finally broke out in anger and ordered the entire army to charge forward.
The Polish army had only one purpose, to catch up with those hateful Mongols.
As soon as the Poles saw the shadow of the Mongols, they would no longer conduct any reconnaissance and pursue them desperately.
This is exactly what Haohai needs.
After the Polish army rushed towards him like a wild bull, Haohai immediately gathered his cavalry to attack east and west.
After burning, killing and looting in the local area, he turned around and led the army to kill all the way to southwest Poland.
Under the guidance of Slavic guides, the Wallas went straight to the Polish city of Krakow.
Krakow is an important city in the interior of Poland.
The city is not only the commercial and handicraft center of southern Poland, but also has the largest number of scholars in Poland and is the second largest city after Warsaw.
Once Krakow was captured by the Mongols, Kami III's prestige would plummet.
The current situation was something that Kami III had never imagined before.
He felt that the 10,000 Mongolian cavalry, after seeing his army approaching, would either defend in place or lead their troops to retreat and flee. He never expected that these Mongolians would be so bold as to dare to continue deeper into the interior of Poland.
In order to prevent the important Polish city of Krakow from falling to the slaughter of the Mongols, Kami III decided to lead his Polish cavalry to rescue as soon as possible.
Kami III ordered to get rid of the cumbersome infantry, and all Polish knights moved forward lightly to pursue the Mongols in front.
Haohai took advantage of the mobility of the Oara cavalry and quickly learned the movements of the Polish army.
When the Polish cavalry and infantry gradually separated from each other for more than three days, Haohai led his Ora cavalry to immediately kill a carbine.
On the way to Krakow, they turned back where they were, bypassing the pursuing Polish cavalry behind them, and pounced directly on a pile of scattered Polish infantry.
The tens of thousands of Polish infantrymen composed of serfs were not material for independent warfare at all.
They had almost no training, and their equipment was only simple farm tools or spears. They were unable to withstand the Mongolian cavalry armed with muskets and artillery.
After half a day of fighting, tens of thousands of Polish infantrymen were all killed by the Oara cavalry.
The remaining Polish infantry scattered like panicked beasts!
In order to create panic, the Oara people, after a brief pursuit, let the Polish troops flee in all directions.
The news of the defeat of the Polish army was simply bad news, and it immediately spread throughout Poland.
Kamisan led his thousands of Polish knights and spent a lot of effort to finally reach Krakow before the Mongols.
However, they did not wait for the Mongols who came to attack. Instead, they received the terrible news that the infantry in the rear had been wiped out by the Mongols.
At this time, King Kamil III of Poland felt as if he was a stupid donkey being led by the nose and played around in a circle by the Mongols.
The defeat with tens of thousands of casualties was an absolute shame and huge loss for Poland.
If we don't take revenge on the Mongols, the image of Poland as a great country that the kings of Poland have worked so hard to build will collapse in an instant.
After receiving the news, Kami III had no other choice and immediately ordered thousands of exhausted Polish knights under him to follow him and continue to kill the Mongols.
According to the intelligence received by King Kamil III of Poland, after killing all the Polish infantry, these terrible Mongols actually moved towards Warsaw, the capital of Poland in the north!
Warsaw is as important to Poland as Krakow.
No!
It should be heavier!
In less than a month, the Oara cavalry entered the country from southeastern Poland and then traveled thousands of miles, almost reaching the physical limit of the nomadic cavalry.
For the Polish knights under Kami III, this period of march was simply more painful.
The horses of Polish knights are all usually attended by dedicated personnel, and they are only ridden to run and sprint when charging on the battlefield.
Usually they can only walk their horses for a walk, which is not suitable for long-distance marches at all.
Now they had just rushed all the way to Krakow, and then rushed from Krakow to Warsaw, which almost cost the lives of these Polish knights.
Even if people can bear it, horses can't bear it.
However, under the personal leadership of King Kami III, these more than 8,000 Polish knights gritted their teeth and persisted.
Just when they were about to arrive in Warsaw, they finally found traces of the Mongolian cavalry.
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There is a river outside Warsaw, this is the Vistula River.
The ancestors of the Poles originated near this river.
After seeing the Vistula River, Kami III and his Polish knights felt a little more at ease.
This is the mother river of the Poles. If they fight next to the mother river, they will have great confidence.
When Kami III led his Polish knights outside the city of Warsaw, Haohai led the Wara cavalry and surrounded the city of Warsaw for a day and a night.
After seeing the main force of the Polish army appear, Hao Hai immediately ordered his Oara army to withdraw from the siege and retreat to the east in a panic and embarrassment.
These actions of the Oara people were undoubtedly a sign of fear in the eyes of the Poles and they were fleeing.
All the Poles felt that the Mongols were scared out of their wits and no longer had the courage to fight.
According to the urinary nature of the Polish people, they have always been rampant when they have their ambitions, and they will open a dyeing room if they are given some color.
The Polish defenders felt that they were going to beat up the lost dog! After seeing the Mongols retreating, the defenders in Warsaw immediately sent people to request King Kami III of Poland to leave the city to pursue them.
Kami III also felt that his magic soldiers had descended from the sky and scared off the Mongols in one fell swoop. If he pursued them and achieved some results, he should be able to save some of his face, so he nodded and agreed to let the Warsaw garrison go out of the city to pursue them.
After all, the thousands of Polish knights under him were exhausted, and even the horses were exhausted, and they could no longer pursue the fleeing Mongols.
