November 13, 1269. It was the most important day in Europa's history and the beginning of a long dark age that lasted for more than five hundred years!

In addition, this day is a very important day in the history of Christianity, the day of the collapse of the Eighth Crusade, and the day when the souls of many saints ascended to heaven and returned to God.

On this day and in the days that followed, there were people who gave their lives for the cause of Christ and became saints to whom future generations will admire. Others fled in panic, leaving behind their crusader brothers, and forever losing the opportunity to ascend to heaven and be canonized. There are also those who choose to surrender, to the enemies of Christ and Europa, to be the vanguard of their invasion of Europa and the massacre of the people of Europa.

Therefore, this day is also a key turning point in the rise and fall of countless people and families, and it is also the source of countless legends.

Saint-Louis, King Louis IX of France, was not dead at this time. He was not burned to death by the "Roman fire", and although the fire came quickly, not many people were actually burned to death. Most of them rushed out of the fire in time and saved their lives. Louis IX escaped unscathed under the protection of the loyal French knights.

But that's just the beginning of the nightmare for the French knights! They were undoubtedly the unluckiest of all the knights, for they had been in the middle of the Crusader formation, where the "Roman fire" was sprinkled the most, and where it was first ignited. Although these knights themselves were spared, their horses did not know where to go? They are now knights without horses!

And without horses, of course, there is no way to escape!

"Find a horse! Who goes to find a horse! Let His Majesty go first......"

The loyal knights shouted loudly, although the Mongols did not charge them - they withdrew from the fire backwards. There was still a large fire in front of them, and the Mongols could not have rushed into the fire, of course—but there were shouts of killing, screams, and the clashing of weapons all around. Or let all the knights recognize the reality that God is not in heaven today, so they have been defeated!

A white one. The scorched horse on the ass was brought to Louis IX.

"Your Majesty, ride it and escape!"

A knight shouted at his king. "France can't live without you!"

Louis IX smiled wryly and looked around, the bravest knights of France were here! For the sake of this crusade, France has no reservations! Without these knights, France is a beautiful girl who has lost her protection and is stripped naked, and she is not allowed to let the Mongols hold hands? What can he do as a bare-rod king?

Suddenly, Louis IX saw his little brother Charles, the Count of Anjou of France and the Count of Provence (his wife's dowry). He was also the king of Sicily (his territory included Sicily and the southern part of Italy, with Naples as the core).

"Charlie! Ride it and escape! Louis IX pointed to the white horse and shouted to his little brother, "Christianity and France need you...... Provence deserves to be the last bastion of France! ”

Provence is the area where Marseille is located, one of the richest regions of France in the 13th century. Moreover, the territory was close to the Mediterranean Sea and could be supported by the sea, and if most of France were to be occupied, Provence could probably be the last bastion of France.

If Provence could not be preserved, then Charles's Kingdom of Sicily would become a great stronghold for the restoration of France. Therefore, this King Charles I of Sicily must not have any three advantages and two shortcomings, otherwise it is difficult to say who the Kingdom of Sicily will fall into.

Charles I wanted to be polite, but suddenly there was an earth-shattering sound of horses' hooves in front of him - it must be that the Mongols had sent troops to the front again!

Charles I sighed. So he asked the squire knight to help him remove the heavy chain mail, and then turned over and got on his horse, and ran north without looking back. The pontoon bridge on which the Crusaders crossed the river to the north had been burned. Charles I had to flee northwest along the Vistula, where he met Rudolf of the Habsburgs, who was also on the run. Under the protection of Rudolph's squire knights, he fled to Bydgoszcz (also a town on the Vistula), where he crossed the river. He fled to the seaside town of Stettin (an autonomous city) in Polamenia (a principality of the Holy Roman Empire), where he boarded a Kirk galleon and fled to Hong Kong.

Louis IX watched his little brother flee. Finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the Kingdom of Sicily was ruled by the Capetian dynasty. Then there is hope for France. Then he drew his sword and shouted, "Knight of France! For God and France. Fight to the death! ”

"For the sake of God and France, fight to the death!" All drew their swords and responded to their king with the loudest shouts.

More than fifteen thousand French knights and squire knights thus surrounded their king, putting up a final resistance with swords, shields, and crossbows.

According to the later disclosure of the official archives of the Great Qing Kingdom of Europa, the resistance of these French knights on the battlefield east of the Vistula River lasted for two days. They repelled ten attacks by the Lithuanians and Rus', and the Mongols had no choice but to bring in artillery and crush the resistance of the French with heavy shelling...... More than 15,000 French warriors, almost all killed! Among them was King Louis IX of France. Kublai Khan had the head of Louis IX cut off and the freed French captives taken to Paris.

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"God bless us! Knights, rush! ”

This is Hannon, the chief of the Teutonic Order. Feng. Sangerhauten's last cry. Like Louis IX, he was killed on the afternoon of November 13, 1269, probably the first of all the Christian magnates to die at the Battle of Vistula.

This was so because the 6,000 knights and heavy cavalry of the Teutonic Order and three other orders were resting behind the battle line while the Mongols were attacking with "Roman fire" - they were the vanguard of today's march and had already fought a battle with the Mongols, so Louis IX told them to rest for a while. So they were not burned by the "Roman fire" and did not fall into chaos.

This would have been in their way to escape. In fact, they had already fled - according to the official archives of Europa and the archives of the Roman Ecumenical Church, the knights of these orders had fled when the battle line collapsed, but it was not long before they returned.

In this regard, there is no clear reason in the archives of the Great Qing Kingdom of Europa. However, the archives of the Roman Ecumenical Church record that these knights of the Order encountered ...... on their way to escape Lord Jesus Christ! That's right, the Lord who was crucified by the Romans more than a thousand years ago.

It is said that Hannon. Feng. Sangerhaugten recognized Christ (did they know it?) He asked, "Lord! Where are you going? Christ said to him, "Hannon, you have forsaken my warriors, and now I will go to the Mongols and crucify again!" So Hannon. Feng. Sanghauton beat his chest and wept, and then told his knight about his meeting with the Lord. All the knights of the Order followed him back to the battlefield. In the end, most of them were killed, and only a few survivors took advantage of the chaos to rush to the arc position on the edge of the Vistula River. Feng. The news of Sanghauton's sighting of Christ and his death in battle told Emperor Alphonse that of course there was only Hannon. Feng. Sangerhaugton saw it alone, and no one else saw it.

So the chief of the Teutonic Order was canonized two months after his death, and the Teutonic Order became the Holy Knights.

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"How is it similar to the story of St. Peter? Sangerhaughten must be hallucinating! The Holy Roman Emperor muttered in his heart, and then turned his head to look at Chen Chongguan, who was a little overwhelmed - although the arc position was still firmly in control, he also knew that his plan had completely failed, the Crusaders had been defeated, and most of the cavalry and Italian crossbowmen had been lost. Without these Italian crossbowmen, it would not have been possible for the army to retreat to Krakow, and without the cover of cavalry, would it have been possible for the remnants of the crusaders, who were mainly infantry, to escape?

"Count, let's go!" The emperor sighed, "While the Mongols have not yet completely settled our knight ......"

Chen Chongguan smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, can you escape?" ”

The Emperor nodded, "Yes!" Let the Swiss be the queen, and then abandon all heavy weapons, and bring only dry rations and protective weapons. ”

"Where are we going to run?"

The emperor sighed: "Let's go to Krakow first, and then to Bohemia...... Ottokar II of Bohemia wondered if he could escape? If I can't, I'll have to take over the responsibility of the Duchy of Austria. ”

King Ottokar II of Bohemia was the only prince of the Holy Roman Empire who was more powerful than the Emperor. Possession of Bohemia and Austria, of which Austria was taken from the Hohenstaufen family. Alphonse I, on the other hand, considered himself the heir to the Hohenstaufen family, and naturally wanted to retake Austria. If Otto II dies in battle, he will have a chance......

"Okay, then let's go to Bohemia......" Chen Chongguan didn't have time to think about Alphonse's little abacus, his mind was already blank. The Europa errand was messed up by him, and Kublai Khan would certainly have been able to take Poland, Prussia, Livonia, North Germany, and France.

Now, the Great Mongolia is about to be resurrected! Even the continent of Mingzhou, on the other side of the Atlantic, may be invaded by Kublai Khan in the future...... (To be continued......)