Chapter 7: Slavic princes encircle, Duke of Moscow on the street

It is said that Zhao Jin and Hui Niang left a large group of pursuers shouting "catch horse thieves~~" and ran for a while. When they were close to the Dongcheng Gate, they saw a large number of melee scenes!

It turned out that when Li Tuyi's army escorted four carts protruding the gate of the palace, Shataniev and Danil were commanding the coalition to surround the palace. Seeing Li Tuyi's army rush out, Shataniev instructed Danil to lead the army to pursue and continue to organize the siege of the palace. At that time, Zhao Jin and Hui Niang just grabbed a gap and ran out. Because of looking for horses and so on, Zhao Jin and Hui Niang spent some time along the way, and they were originally at a distance behind. At this time, Li Tuyi's army encountered strong obstacles near the city gate. Daniel led his troops to catch up with the attack. Zhao Jin and Hui Niang also rushed here with BMW.

"Stop the Tatar! Don't let one go!" An armored East Slavic prince shouted. Why do Dongsi people call Li Tu and others "Tahtar"? Because in the eyes of the Dongsi people, they can't distinguish the specific ethnic differences of the yellow people, which is called Tatar.

Zhao Jin and Hui Niang don't care about thirty-seven or twenty-one, and pass by. Zhao Jin also learned to shout: "Stop the Tatar!" I don't know that I actually belong to Tatar in the ethnic division of the Dongsi people. What's more, the prince who passed by turned out to be the Duke of Daniel Alexanderovich, the founding monarch of the Duchy of Moscow!

The Duchy of Moscow is the predecessor of the Russian Empire, and its establishment has a far-reaching impact on future generations. This is a long story, and we have to start with the Slavs. Slavs are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world. They originated in Asia, developed in Europe, and later returned to Asia. This ethnic group can be divided into three branches.

The West Slavic branch includes Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Luzhi and other ethnic groups. The main country in this era is the Grand Duchy of Poland. Historically, Poland was once very strong and one of the most powerful in Europe. In terms of martial arts, it defeated the surrounding great powers, including the Holy Roman Empire (the First German Empire), conquered and annexed many small countries, and its territory was far more vast than that of modern Poland. In terms of culture, he also made many achievements, giving birth to Copernicus and other outstanding figures who promoted the progress of world civilization, the oldest university in Europe - Krakow The school was founded in Poland.

The Yugoslav branch includes Bulgarians, Serbs, Croats, Slovenes and other ethnic groups. At present, the Grand Duchy of Serbia and the Kingdom of Bulgaria are the largest. The Yugoslavs also had the opportunity to rise, but they suffered a heavy blow during Mongolia's invasion and were suppressed by the extremely powerful Ottoman Turkish Empire in later generations. During this period, only the Serbian Empire in the 14th century could be regarded as one of the European powers, but it was only a flash in the pan.

Detailed about the East Slavic branch. East Slavs were very backward and were in a wild state for a long time. It was not until the rise of the Grand Duchy of Kiev in the 9th century and controlled a wide range of fields, which laid the foundation for later Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other peoples. The Grand Duchy of Kiev was once quite powerful and even attacked Byzantium many times, forcing the Byzantine princesses to marry and relatives. But later, the Grand Duchy of Kiev was divided and suffered a devastating blow due to the Mongolian invasion. Later, East Slavs were in a state of scattered sand, with no less than 100 countries, including the Grand Duchy of Vladimir as the largest. The other larger countries include the Duchy of Novgorod, the Duchy of Ryazan, the Duchy of Kimoldisko, the Principality of Smolensk, the Duchy of Rostov, etc.

The origin of the Grand Duchy of Vladimir is that Jaroslav III, Duke of Tver, flattered his knees and won the status of "Grand Duke of Vladimir" by the Golden Horde Khanate, which is above other countries as the claws of the Golden Horde to enslave the East Slav states. Teeth can really be described as "under one country, above a hundred countries".

Eight years ago, in 1271, Yaroslav III died of illness, and his eldest son Sviatoslav succeeded him as Grand Duke. Because Sviatoslav was still young, he was temporarily regent by his uncle Shataniev.

Sviatoslav is an adult, but Shataniev is greedy for power and still holds the government. At this time, Daniel planned to rebel against the Golden Account Khanate and proposed to Shataniev that it would be better to change the name of the Grand Duchy of Vladimir to the famous "Grand Duchy of Kiev" and honor Sviatoslav as the "Grand Duke of Kiev" to please him. How about you seek the title of Duke of Tver?

Shataniev agrees deeply. In this way, the Grand Duchy of Vladimir used the old name "Great Duchy of Kiev", which has a glorious tradition. The ignorant boy Sviatoslav correspondingly got the title of "Duke of Kiev". He was very happy and really thought that he was a great figure in the revival of the ancient country! In fact, this is all nominal, and the country did not become stronger because of this. Instead, it sealed Tver and Moscow.

Shataniev received the title of Duke of Tver, has the important city of Tver as a private territory, and continues to control the government of the Grand Duchy of Kiev. Daniel obtained the emerging city of Moscow and its surrounding areas and established the Duchy of Moscow.

In this era, the principality of East Slavs is as much as cattle. In order to attract them to join the anti-Tatar alliance, Shataniev adopted Daniel's suggestion and gave the title of "Great Duke" to the monarchs of various countries. Countries have been deeply suffering from the harm of the Golden Account Khanate and have long wanted to get rid of it. Now it is even more reasonable to wear a high hat.

But in this way, the ignorant boy Sviatoslav is very depressed - he doesn't want so many people to be on an equal footing with him, all called the "big prince"! Daniel had to explain to him: "You don't suffer losses! Because only the Grand Duke of Kiev is a noble orthodox. The monarchs of other countries have been upgraded to Grand Dukes, and you have actually become the leader of the Grand Dukes, which is even more glorious!" Sviatoslav was happy to hear this explanation.

In fact, the reason why Shataniev and Danil want to give honor to the monarchs of various countries is to make them rebel and not repent. The Grand Duke had to be authorized by the Golden Account Khanate, but now they are called the Grand Duke without authorization, but don't you know how to rebel?

As a result, many Grand Dukes boarded the thief ship and made no progress.

Sviatoslav became the leader of the Grand Dukes and was very grateful to Daniel, who was particularly close to him. The ignorant boy was very afraid of always restraining his Shataniyev, but he didn't see Daniel's insidiousness and said to Daniel kindly in private, "Why don't you call yourself Grand Duke of Moscow!"

Daniel said humbly: "I am very grateful to you for proclaim me the Duke of Moscow. How dare I be the Grand Duke? I will always be your loyal servant!"

After that, Daniel further used his superb political skills, so that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a powerful country that does not belong to the East Slav nation but is geographically close, also agreed to join the alliance to fight against the "Yellow ★ disaster"!

"Yellow ★ disaster" is the "yellow ★ disaster" that frightened the West! This is the third time since the Huns and Turks. The Xiongnu and Turks who moved to the West in the past were just the dying remnants of the Han and Tang dynasties, but still caused a huge impact on the West. Unlike the Xiongnu and Turks, Mongolia is fortunate not to face a unified and powerful Eastern emperor. In the territory left by the Tang Dynasty, Jin, Song (Southern Song), Xia (Western Xia), Liao (Western Liao), Li, and the five countries were separated and fought against each other. No one could stop Mongolia's growth. Therefore, Mongolia is not a remnant of dilapidated. Mongolia is calmly prepared for the attack of the West and has a strong backing attack, which is irresistible!

Regarding the Mongolian army's western expedition, Western history books record: "On April 9, the coalition forces were eliminated and King Henry was killed in Valstadt near Legnica. After this victory, the Mongols entered Moravia and destroyed the land into ruins... The second army under the leadership of Badu came from Galic, captured the Carpathian Canyon between Uzhgorod and Mukachevo, and defeated the count responsible for defending the place on March 12, 1241. The third army led by Hadan marched from Moldavia to Oradea and Jonnad. At that time, both cities were destroyed and the residents were slaughtered in various cruel ways... The Mongols attacked and burned the city of Pest, while King Bella of Hungary fled to Adria to take refuge. After the residents suffered unspeakable atrocities, they were often massacred... The Mongolians encouraged the fleeing residents to return home and promised to completely pardon them and kill them all after dispelled their doubts. On other occasions, they drove the prisoners in front of them to attack the defended cities... and killed them after forcing farmers to harvest crops for them, just like killing local women who had been insulted by them before they continued to plunder elsewhere.

There are also Arab biographies describing their fear of the Mongols: "There was a Tatar who had no weapons and wanted to kill the man, so he ordered him to lie on the ground to find a knife and return to kill the man, but he did not dare to escape. Someone else told me: 'I have traveled with 17 people. See a Tatar cavalry arrived. He ordered us to tie our hands behind our backs. All the companions obeyed. I told them that he was the only one who should be killed and fled. The companions replied that we were very scared. I encouraged them that he would kill you. Let's kill him first. Maybe Allah will save us. However, no one dared to kill him. So I killed him with a knife, and we escaped safely."

Such a "yellow ★ disaster" has been afraid of people for decades. In order to completely get rid of the dark and miserable years, the only way is to rise up and fight to the death!

Be not only courageous, but also organized. Monarchs of various countries know that this joint rebellion is of great importance. If it is not done well, they will fall into the hands of the Mongols and end up to the terrible end of being dragged to death by horses or run over by cars. Therefore, before the war, Shataniev, as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, made a contract with the monarchs of various countries: concentrate on fighting! After the war, we will share the wealth that will walk with the wealth that will not walk!

Monarchs of all countries have searched Moko Timur before. They all know that the wealth in the new city can definitely make a lot of money back. In order to ensure the victory of the battle and the destruction of their wealth, they restrained the troops three times and deeply warned the soldiers: the Mongols are very powerful. As you know, you must not be distracted by the war! If you can't kill the Golden Horde, Timur will come back in the future, and your hometown, your relatives, and yourself will suffer!

Thanks to strict education before the war, the discipline in the battle is acceptable. But it is also due to the so many barracks in the city to prevent the wealth that can walk from fleeing and the wealth that can't walk from being stolen.

After entering the city, the monarchs were basically able to fight hard at the beginning, but... the ignorant boy Sviatoslav had a very bad head at this time. He thought that he was the Grand Duke of Kiev. Who else could this new city belong to? This is all my own stuff! So the young prince took people and horses, regardless of war at all, but only cared about blocking the barracks and protecting the booty. He himself worked hard to paste seals everywhere!

The leaders of the Grand Dukes did this, and the Grand Dukes were unwilling to lag behind. They began to have no intention of fighting, but were busy demarcation and protecting their own trophies.

Just like dogs peeing to confirm the sphere of influence, the Grand Dukes also have a set of ways to draw territory. For example, I put a seal on the gate of this barracks, ha, this is mine! For example, you see the body of my soldiers who died fighting. Needless to say, this is the place where my army sweated and bled. Ha, it must be designated as my occupied area!

Even if people who want to fight with all their strength at the beginning, as soon as they see other people's enclosure, they are inspired and follow the circle. Some people didn't want to circle, but when they saw that many people were circled, they felt happy and felt that since you could circle, why can't I circle? So the monarchs, nobles and generals of the coalition countries devoted themselves to the great enclosure movement!

(to be continued in the next section)