Chapter 1039: The Battle of Poland [Finale]
The Polish army is finished.
When Bolesław led the team in his hand and went straight to King Władysław, who was also his eldest brother, he didn't know how many troops there were on the other side, and Władysław, who hastily thought that the infantry he had arranged in front of him had all been finished, had the only thought in his heart - to escape!
Then the collapse of the entire Polish army was no longer stoppable.
The speed of its speed caught Lu Yue by surprise, and he could only hurriedly order the whole army to attack. He was in a hurry, and he wasn't ready.
However, the coalition army, led by one plate cavalry battalion after another, easily tore the disheartened Polish army into pieces.
Their infantry and horse armies were completely divided.
This frightened Henrik, who led the knights to fight against Yelu Zonglei and Zhang Zigai's army, because there were two coalition cavalry armies inside that broke into the battlefield, completely breaking the momentum of the bilateral equilibrium, and in the blink of an eye, the army he led was in a difficult situation. This made him even more frustrated, because it meant the defeat of the Battle of Krakow, a crucial battle for the defense of the capital!
"Let's go! Breakthrough! Henrik roared, took his knights, and was about to break through.
But how easy is it to leave at this time?
Henrik's banner had long been like a lump of 'incense' floating for ten miles, like attracting flies, attracting the attention of a coalition cavalry.
The chief knight of the Polish Cross Knights, the chief German Jerg Merten, suppressed the anger that swelled in his heart, and he looked down on and despised King Władysław for his greed for life and fear of death and his escape. At this time, he commanded in a high-pitched voice: "Warriors, it is time for us to defend the glory and dignity of God with our blood. ”
He jerked up his two-handed broadsword and cried out loudly: "Please give us glory, God, give us glory, not for us, God, but for your name!" ”
All the Crusaders drew their swords, raised their guns, and cried out with Jerg Merten: "Give us glory to the will of God!" ”
"Praise my heavenly Father, glory to the Lord, Hallelujah!"
"Praise my heavenly Father, glory to the Lord, Hallelujah!"
The courage to die generously, the loud and passionate cry, as if this way drove away all the fear in the heart.
Then, the bishop on the side also sang in a high-pitched voice. "Glory to the Father, who loves and mercies the world; to save us sinners, to give the only begotten Son; The Lord was willing to lay down His life for us. Open the gates of heaven to eternal life......"
When he turned around, even Henrik's frightened heart settled down. The surrounding knights also began to sing the hymns of the gods, following their leader, clenching their weapons.
It's just a drum stage, morale +10!
In the Middle Ages, the power of faith in the monotheistic world was truly not to be underestimated.
"Knights of Poland! For the sake of God and Poland, fight to the death! One of Henrik's vassals raised his sword and shouted loudly.
This is obviously a decision to die, but under such an environment, it can easily arouse the fearless fighting spirit of many people to fight to the death.
"For the sake of God and Poland, fight to the death!" Almost everyone around the initiator raised their weapons and responded to the vassal with the loudest shouts.
One by one, the horses were strangled, and the figures were full of tragedy.
They are also really generous and tragic, and their actions are clearly to buy Henrik time with their own deaths.
But how easy is it to escape the pursuit of the coalition forces? Xiao Heda didn't eat rice, not to mention that after the whole army launched an attack, the galloping of the cavalry teams was suddenly compiling a big net.
Even if the Poles can slip away a few big fish, their main military force will be captured.
And a general without soldiers is still a general? Is a monarch without a vassal still a monarch? Unless Władysław lowered his head, why would Lu Yue return the captives in his hands to him?
Without knights and force, the whole of Poland would be a slick flower, and even if Władysław could escape today, what would it mean?
Unless he can rely on the power of the HRE to get his 'country' back for him!
But was Conrad III a great benevolent man who helped others? You know, the Germans have been spying on Old Prussia all the time.
But the latter had a good relationship with Władysław, so that even though they did not believe in a single god, they remained under Polish protection. Because as early as Władysław's father, Otto of Bamburg, the Metropolitan of Poland, was given a mission - to enter Prussia and convert the local Prussians to Ki monotheism.
This was certainly not a matter of lip service, but a task for the Poles to do before the Holy See—to 'persuade' the ancient Prussians to the arms of the Lord.
Even if they haven't done it yet, the Old Prussians have already been included in the work of the Poles, and if the Germans want to enter, they must first get permission from the Poles, right?
Otherwise, this is not only a matter of stealing business, but also the disrespect of the Germans for the Poles, and the contempt of the HRE for the Polish red fruit.
Conrad III had not yet settled the Saxons in the south, and the Welffs were only temporarily at war with them, because of the war in the east. Conrad III, who had not yet been completely settled inside, did not want to make enemies with Poland because of the ancient Prussians.
In such a situation, if Władysław really can only rely on the HRE to save himself, then the price he will have to pay will not be small.
Lu Yue doesn't look at talents to gain a foothold in Rus, but he knows a lot about the cattleness between Eastern and Central European countries. "Didn't catch Władysław?"
By ten minutes of sunset, the entire battlefield had ended the battle, and the recalcitrant Poles had been completely crushed for a long time.
Zhang Zongyan brought back Henrik, another general of the Luyue Protectorate, Xiao Heda failed to capture Władysław, and in the fleeing crowd, he captured the flag of the Polish royal family, but did not find Władysław himself. According to the captured royal knights, Władysław wore a sackcloth robe on the way to break out, and in that case he would have been able to catch someone. But Xiao Heda, who immediately rushed into Krakow, gave a pot to the royal family that remained in Wawel Castle.
Władysław's wife, two sons, and two daughters were all sent to Lu Yue by Xiao Heda. Previously, in order to declare his determination to defend Krakow, Władysław chose to let his wife and children stay in Krakow. But now he ran away in a panic, and his own children have all been explained.
Lu Yue naturally wouldn't blame Xiao Heda, he only had a thousand horsemen in his hands, didn't he? Władysław is the head of a country. Even when Henrik was about to escape, there were so many people who desperately blocked him, and almost let him escape. Władysław needless to say.
"It seems that I will have to understand the matter before he meets with Shinra."
Wu Luomu Three Kingdoms, now they can't eat Poland together, Lu Yue has never forgotten his original intention. He just wanted to convince the Poles and at the same time give the monotheistic world as much security as possible.
If the whole monotheistic world could be convinced, they would stop at Eastern Europe, having no interest in the Bode Plain and richer Western Europe, and would have come to repair the Rus' only because they were a resistance to the Byzantines, which would have been more perfect.
It's a pity, Europeans are not stupid.