Chapter 971 The retreating Mido

I have to say that Dorler is very smart, and he considers the benefits and losses of the big aspects very clearly, at least that's what Zhao Yougong thinks. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info As long as the strategic location of Istria is obtained, it is enough to include Kiporos in the territory, and as for the Caucasus, there will be no interest for the time being. Entering the Caucasus is not only because of the local complexity, but more importantly, once the troops are used there, it will also cause dissatisfaction among the Persians and Byzantines, which is definitely not a good thing for the current Great Song Dynasty. Dolle chose to help the Slavs, of course, he would not be too kind, his guarantee was to stabilize the Caucasus, and he would never interfere in Istria and the north and east of Kiev, in short, Dolle would not have a head-on conflict with the Easterners. The Frederick family was challenged by the Danube aristocracy, and Lothair of Saxony was sitting on a mountain and watching the tiger fight, and at this time he angered the Orientals, wasn't he killing himself?

Sending away the messenger of Vyache, Dolle found the most trusted noble lord Sugus, and after the Knights of the Holy Cross went through the Eastern Crusade, their strength was reduced by seventy-seven eighty-eight, and they had already existed in name only, and if they wanted to recover, they couldn't do it in three or four years. Therefore, the cavalry that Doller now relies mainly on is the cavalry of the Gray family in the hands of Suggs. The combat effectiveness and equipment of the cavalry of the Gray family are certainly not comparable to those of the Knights of the Holy Cross, but at least they are much stronger than the cavalry of the southern blacksmith family, and as long as they are used well, they can still resist the pressure of the Danube nobles. Since the plague swept through the Holy Empire, the Danube nobles have been making trouble openly and constantly occupying the fertile land in the southeast of the Danube, and there is no way for Pottenn to leave the Black Forest Castle and sit in the northwest of the city of Zimbach. The city of Zinbach, the future Munich, but Munich today does not even have a name, a small city is still named after a castle, and Munich today is best known for its theological monastery. Of course, Pottenen's life was not too easy, the Danube nobles opened up from the Black Forest Mountains to the east, and the city of Zimbach could fall into the hands of the Danube nobles at any time. Therefore, Pottenne sent a letter to Dorle half a month ago, asking for reinforcements. In the castle of the Black Forest, when Suggs saw Dolle, he asked a little eagerly, "There is a lot of pressure on the Sinbach side, Schwein gathered the Danube nobles a month ago, and continued to gather troops and horses, it is estimated that the city of Sinbach will be attacked soon, we should increase the army as soon as possible." ”

"Suggs, how many troops do you think we should send? Don't forget, Sinbach is close to the Danube, which is the territory of the Danube nobles, no matter how many people we send, there will be no advantage, and the lords in that area rarely support us, so if necessary, it is okay to give up Sinbach, at least for the time being, we have not eaten the strength of the Danube nobles" Dolle is not a blind person, he knows how to make trade-offs, otherwise he would not be young and firmly control the Frederick family, even if there is no Slavic alliance, He won't be too entangled with the Danube nobles, "Inform Pertenn that in a month, all the people around Sinbach will be evacuated to the north, and since they can't hold it, don't lose too many soldiers and horses." ”

"Give up on Sinbach?" Suggs was taken aback, and leaving Ziinbach meant that all the Danube Valley was given to the nobles led by Schwein. The Frederick family is fine, but what about the other great nobles of the East, can they allow this kind of thing to happen? After thinking about it, Suggs said with some concern, "It's not impossible to give up Sinbach, but have you ever thought that this move can easily cause dissatisfaction among other nobles. ”

"Of course I know this, why are they not dissatisfied, not because of the fertile land along the Danube? As long as we can take other benefits, will they still have an opinion? "The idea of giving up Hinbach is not a day or two, even if there is no influence of the Slavs, he will give up Hinbach, of course, Suggs may not understand this, "Suggs, you should know Hohenzollern, after the impact of the great plague, Hohenzollern's strength is far less than back then, why don't we take the opportunity to take Hohenzollern Castle?" With the land of Hohenzollern, why should we bother with the gains and losses of the Danube Valley? ”

Hohenzollern, who was no stranger to Suggs, had mostly heard of this place as long as they were Germanic. The Kingdom of Hohenzollern is located north of the River Spp, where the terrain is flat and quite fertile, and to the south of Hohenzollern is the Duchy of Saxony of the Holy Empire. The Kingdom of Hohenzollern was subjugated to the Danish king, and it was so powerful that no one could do anything to Hohenzollern for a hundred years. However, this is different, no one was spared from a great plague, and the Danes were affected by the decline of Viking power and could not continue to plunder resources, and fell into the quagmire of England and the Northlands, and could not exert enough influence on Hohenzollern, and this was the best opportunity to swallow Hohenzollern. The reason is very simple, but the only one who can think of it and put it forward is Dorle. Hohenzollern is far from being comparable to Berlin and Brandenburg, but it is still rich for the Holy Empire.

Doller smiled at the corner of his mouth, he had long wanted to swallow Hohenzollern, if he could eat Hohenzollern, coupled with the strong strength of the great nobles in the east, most of the Holy Empire would be placed in the palm of his hand, and he could also attack the Duchy of Saxony in the north and south, and at that time, even if the old fox of Lothair had great ability, he would not be able to pick out the encirclement, and when the old guy died, the empire would not be the eastern nobles who had the final say? There are too many benefits to capturing Hohenzollern, Suggs nodded with admiration, "Dolle, it seems that you have already had an idea, you are right, compared to Hohenzollern, the interests of the Danube can be completely given up, but the Danes and Louis are dead fat, and they may not care." ”

"Hmph, if they want to manage, they have to have that strength. Do you think that after the Easterners take Kiporos, they will not be interested in the interests of the west at all, as long as the Easterners exert pressure on the east, the Danes will not be too busy, and they will still be in the mood to provoke us again? As for Louis, that guy may not be able to see the importance of Hohenzollern, if we promise him money and beauty, he will naturally not be difficult for us" Dolle looked confident, his expression a little proud, "What's more, I have already concluded an alliance with the Slavs, and before long, those Slavs who stubbornly oppose the Easterners will retreat to the Caucasus, and our strength will be greatly strengthened, and then who can do anything to us?" ”

An alliance is beneficial to both sides, and the Slavs are using the power of the Frederick family, and isn't he also relying on the power of the Slavs? After Dorler's explanation, Suggs suddenly became enlightened.

North of Kipros, outside the city of Kalevala, after being stationed for many days, the ancient town cavalry and tens of thousands of foot soldiers finally ushered in the army of the skinners. More than 8,000 soldiers, plus the family soldiers of the lords of the various departments who were recruited, the total strength reached tens of thousands. Tens of thousands of troops, for the skinner, is a lot, but for the ****, it is commonplace. After seeing the Yongding River battlefield where hundreds of thousands of troops were killed, who would care about tens of thousands of soldiers and horses? On the first day of the battle, Meadow sent 2,000 men to attack tentatively, and Jerusha only set up a large infantry formation of more than 3,000 people, and did not even send cavalry.

More than 3,000 foot soldiers, forming three phalanxes, standing in a diamond-shaped position, patiently waiting for the impact of the skinner. The Skinners were anxious to retake the city of Kalevala, so the desire to attack was very strong. It's a bit funny to think about the situation on the battlefield, it is clear that **** has an absolute advantage in terms of strength and combination of troops, but the main attack is the inferior skinner. These days have been depressed, many of the Skinners soldiers roared angrily and rushed towards the infantry formation, on the way to the charge, they were not hindered too much, nor were they hit by the rain of arrows, and the Skinners soldiers were still wondering, why did this charge go so smoothly? When the two sides came into contact, the Skinners soldiers found that the attack was not as smooth as they imagined, and the opponent's shield was strong and powerful, and it was like hitting an iron wall. Just as he wanted to return to the hard resistance, the shield showed a gap and stretched out a wooden stick, which was as big as his thighs. The big wooden stick collided, and the front row of soldiers immediately suffered, many of them were knocked to the chest and collapsed, and half of a life was left in the blink of an eye, and the sound of thumping continued to sound, and every step forward of the shield meant that dozens or hundreds of soldiers of the skinning family fell.

Because they couldn't stand on a high place to watch and couldn't see the overall situation, Mido and the others didn't know what was going on, and they only saw that their people were pushing back little by little, as if they had been dragged back. Mido was greatly surprised in his heart, and shouted with a frown, "What's the matter, why can't you rush over?" ”

"I think it's because the other side is strong, and we don't have cavalry, so we can't attack the opponent's two wings" A commander replied with a bitter face, Mido didn't quite believe this explanation, if it was because of the cavalry, then his side should be defeated now, how could he retreat like this, right now, it seems that two people are wrestling, and the small strength is pushed back and slided.

Dense infantry charges, unable to communicate in time between the front and rear, were the biggest problem. The soldiers in front were so confused by the shields and wooden pillars that they could not survive or die, while the men behind rushed upwards with a roar, as if they were afraid that they would not be able to take the credit. Gradually, there was a conflict between the front and back, some people who wanted to retreat were blocked by the people behind, and those behind wanted to make meritorious contributions, and finally someone scolded, "Why are you coming back, rush up, don't get in everyone's way." ”

"Who are you talking about, the Orientals are too skillful in cooperation, and many of us have been smashed into human appearances, so let's withdraw quickly. If you don't withdraw, it's too late, and a lot of people have died" Of course, those who want to retreat don't want to be scolded for no reason, and if they can't argue, someone will start fighting, and besides, the style of the skinners has always been like this, if there is a problem, take a knife, whoever is strong is the truth. In the blink of an eye, one or two guys started fighting, and then more and more people caught and killed, and slowly, a strange scene was formed. Mido was a little confused, he didn't know what was going on, the front was inextricably beaten, and the back was also inextricably beaten, could it be that he was caught between two sides?

Soon the soldiers passed back the details of the matter, and as soon as they heard about the infighting, Mido's face immediately turned black with anger, this battle was really interesting, and others hadn't made a full move, so they had defeated themselves first. Mido proposed to retreat quickly, but they were already entangled, and it was so simple to retreat, perhaps it could be seen that the heart of the Skinners was dead, and a thousand ancient town cavalry killed from the flanks and rear, and the soldiers of the Skinners, who were originally demoralized, immediately collapsed, and by noon, less than 300 people had fled to the marching camp, more than 2,000 people were sent, and the rest was not even a thousand, and the disparity in combat effectiveness was too great. On the first day of the confrontation, the skinners were defeated and lost, a total of those people, if they were so damaged every day, then they would not be wiped out?

At the end of the day's fighting, Mido sat in the tent, his face full of dementia, and he felt that he could not fight like this, otherwise he would be greeted by only a dead end. However, there is too little to think about at the moment. The difference in strength is too big, it is no longer a conspiracy that can make up for it, and the next day, Mido sent more than 2,000 people to fight, and in the face of the joint strangulation of the **** infantry and cavalry, it was inevitable that it would be another rout. By the end of the third day of the battle, Mido's men had lost nearly 4,000 men, but Mido didn't say anything. He only has one thought now, that is, to live, he is still young, and he doesn't want to die in this meaningless war, even if he wins desperately, what can he get? The wolf lord of the Krigotisk family? I'm afraid not necessarily, what kind of person is my father? Turning his face ruthlessly is his truest portrayal, killing his son is a commonplace thing.

On the fourth day, after leaving 2,000 men to guard Medo, and the rest were sent to the battlefield, Jerusha was not polite, and the two sides threw in a total of 15,000 men and horses, and the most terrible confrontation began on the west side of the city of Kalevala. Standing on top of the mountain of corpses, you can see the vague shadow of Yerinburg.

The Skinners were still defeated, and Midor led the remnants of his army back in the direction of Yellinburg. What was surprising was that Jerusha did not pursue with his tail. Yu Xiaochen was puzzled, and after cleaning up the battlefield, he ran to Yelusha's big tent, "General Yelu, why didn't you order the pursuit?" Now the skinners are a bunch of frightened rabbits, wouldn't it be a pity to let them go? ”

"Why the pursuit? Wouldn't it be better to let them go? General Rain, do you dare to make a bet with Ben General? In less than two days, Yellinburg will be handed over to us, and from now on, the skinners are finished, and the troops are notified that they are ready to take over the city of Kalevala, and we no longer need to fish in the city of Kalevala! ”

Yerusha's words were full of confidence, Yu Xiaochen was really puzzled, but he could only act according to orders.

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