Usurpation of Mongolia: My father-in-law is Genghis Khan

Chapter 250 Queen of Egypt, your man has died in battle yet again!
With a command from Adil II, the command flag on the platform flashed.

"The true God is supreme!"

"The true God is supreme!"

"The true God is supreme!"

"The true God is supreme!"

After four prayers, except for 5,000 Mamluks and 10,000 ordinary cavalry protecting Adil II, the Ayyubid dynasty's 200,000 infantrymen launched an attack.

Unfortunately, Egypt has a developed agriculture and a wealthy Nile Delta, but lacks land for raising horses, so warhorses are mainly obtained through trade.

Now, less than a year after the Battle of Baghdad, the main forces of the True God sects have been lost and they are struggling to survive. How could they possibly sell warhorses to the Ayyubid dynasty?
Therefore, after the Ayyubid dynasty cleaned up its resources, this was all the cavalry it had left.

However, the Ayyubid dynasty was wealthy.

Of the 200,000 infantrymen mobilized, 60,000 were equipped with iron armor. They carried huge shields, wore iron armor, and charged at the forefront.

Behind these 60,000 armored soldiers were lightly armed infantrymen, some wearing leather armor and others unarmored.

"The true God is supreme!"

"Kill all the heretics!"

"Evil Easterner, die!"

"May God bless us, and may we return in glory!"

……

Two hundred thousand troops roared across the desert, their might boundless and their momentum overwhelming. King Adil II was filled with fervor.

"The Mongol army is all armored, so what? Our army has just as many armored soldiers as they do! Those Balu Battalion soldiers were originally part of my main force, do you think I don't know their strength? To put it bluntly, what we need to deal with are just over 30,000 Easterners and 6,000 or 7,000 Bedouins, four against one, or even five against one!"

"Although the Mongol army has slightly more cavalry, I also have 15,000 cavalry. This difference in cavalry will not affect the overall situation! This battle will be the one that makes me, Adil II, famous throughout the world!"

As Adil II watched the army charge, a slight smile played on his lips, his confidence in victory growing stronger.

However, upon seeing this, Zhao He simply snorted, "Pathetic!"

If Adil II chooses to defend, it won't be so easy for Zhao He to subdue his army of over 200,000. After all, his main force only numbers around 30,000, and he can't afford to lose them.

If all else fails, Zhao He will have to use his cavalry advantage to cut off the Ayyubid army's connection with Cairo and starve them out. But this place is not far from Cairo, so the task will be quite difficult.

However, Adil II chose to let the infantry take the initiative to attack, changing their formation from defense to charge, which was perfect for his cavalry to maneuver!

Therefore, when the Ayyubid dynasty's army was praying before the battle, Zhao He did not take the opportunity to attack, as the Crusaders often did, without any martial ethics.

Now is the time to strike!

Zhao He shouted, "Hairig!"

"exist!"

"You led fourteen commanders of the Semu tribes to launch a fierce attack on the enemy's left flank!"

"Yes!"

"Shi Tianze!"

"exist!"

"You lead fourteen Han army commanders to launch a fierce attack on the enemy's central army!"

"Yes!"

Hai Rige and Shi Tianze spurred their horses and rode away.

Then, Zhao He looked at the messenger beside him and said, "Raise the flag! Have Lebnahan lead the Bedouin warriors to attack the enemy's right flank!"

Lebna Huan was the brother of Nadia, the Bedouin beauty mentioned by Zhao Hesona, and the son of the chief of the Bedouin Anaza tribe.

He was obviously not of high enough status, so he joined Hai Rige and Shi Tianze in getting close to Zhao He.

He is currently leading over 6,700 Bedouin warriors on the left flank of Zhao He's army, directly facing the right flank of the Ayyubid dynasty.

Lebna Huan had no complaints about her younger sister becoming Zhao He's concubine.

The Bedouin are known for their unruly nature and their deepest reverence for violence.

In their minds, the most powerful man should naturally possess the most, most beautiful, and most noble women.

A woman's greatest honor is to marry the most powerful man.
Since Zhao He has the biggest fist, wouldn't it be the best outcome for Nadia to become Zhao He's woman?

These days, the vast wealth plundered since Zhao He's westward expedition has made Lebuhne laugh in his dreams.

The only downside was that the Bedouins were spreading rumors that he had gained his leadership of the many Bedouin warriors because of a woman, which made him very unhappy.

Lebnadzhan was eager to prove himself with his camel and sharp knife!
"Whoosh!"

Upon seeing the signal from the command flag, Lebnahan let out the distinctive battle cry of the Bedouin and led more than 6,700 camel cavalrymen in a direct attack on the right flank of the Ayyubid army!

"kill!"

The long sword, with its blade made of Damascus steel, cut through the armor of an Egyptian foot soldier from above, and blood gushed out.

puff!
A long spear reinforced with Damascus steel pierced through the neck armor of an Ayyubi infantryman, and with the immense impact of the camel, ripped the soldier's head off his neck!

when!
A long spear came straight down from below, piercing a Bedouin warrior, but thanks to the speed of the camel and the sturdiness of its armor, the Bedouin camel rider was unharmed.

Then, with a powerful shot, he smashed the Ayyubid soldier's helmet and even his head from above.

The foot soldier didn't even utter a sound before collapsing to the ground, never to live again.

happy!

What a pleasure!

These Bedouin warriors had never been so well-armored and well-equipped before. They were having a really good time, and for a moment, the battle shouts of "Whoosh!" echoed across the right flank of the Ayyubid army!

Of course, another very important reason was that they used cavalry against infantry.

Moreover, after the Ayyubid dynasty lost its main force, these armored infantrymen were merely promoted from second-line troops. Although their equipment had improved, their combat effectiveness could not be increased in a short period of time. Not to mention the leather-armored and unarmored infantrymen, who were simply conscripted laborers.

Thus, although the Ayub army's right flank had an absolute numerical advantage, the mere seven thousand Bedouin warriors had completely tied them down!

If Bedouin warriors fight with the passion and bravery honed in the desert, then the Eight Banners army are professional killing machines.

Let's first talk about the fourteen Semu commanders who attacked the left wing of the Ayyubid dynasty.

Hairige had been entrusted with an important task by Zhao Shuo, leading the Flying Eagle Army to be stationed on the Baluwan Grassland, and was fully responsible for the military and political affairs of Khorasan, Afghanistan, and northwestern South Asia. The eight Semu households in these regions were all considered his subordinates.

Hairige was also the deputy commander of this western expedition, and he could command these fourteen commanders with ease.

"Attack!"

At Hai Rige's command, the fourteen commanders of the Semu tribes moved.

Each of the Semu commanders formed a neat square formation, with the cavalrymen standing very close together, almost stirrup to stirrup, and no more than three zhang apart. The entire Semu commandery resembled a mobile city.

The fourteen households were arranged in three rows, with no more than one zhang between the two households on the left and right, and no more than five zhang between the two households in front and behind.

The fourteen Semu commanders, when combined, resembled both a majestic, mobile city and a wild, savage beast that had just awakened, revealing its hungry, gaping maw.

More like a heartless killing machine, killing all enemies in its path and suppressing all who dare to resist!
Boom~~
Fourteen thousand troops surged toward the left flank of Ayyubi's army with overwhelming force!

"Hold it! Hold it!"

"Defensive formation! Defend in place!"

"Hey bro, hang in there!"

"God is great, God protect us!"

……

Before the arrival of the Semu Eight Banners troops, the infantry of the Ayyubid dynasty were already shouting in panic and hastily switched to defense.

The Han army had previously employed this tactic of concentrated charges when fighting the Kipchak cavalry. Afterwards, wherever the Han army went, the enemy dared not engage them in open battle, only in siege warfare, and thus the power of concentrated cavalry charges was no longer demonstrated.

The Ayyubid dynasty's vast army had never seen such a fighting style before!

However, based solely on their human intuition, they sensed a deadly crisis was imminent!

Moreover, just think about it: how easy is it to train cavalry to be so disciplined and equipped with the best warhorses, the strongest armor, and the sharpest weapons of the time?

However, it's far too late for them to switch to a defensive formation now.

That's too late!

The warhorses galloped, arriving in an instant!
Whoosh whoosh!
The 14,000-strong Semu Eight Banners army unleashed a neat volley of arrows fired upwards, which then crashed into the still-unfinished defensive formation of the Ayyubid army.

In an instant, shouts of battle erupted, weapons clashed, and blood and flesh flew everywhere!
The blood that flowed was mostly that of Ayyubid dynasty infantrymen!

Infantry against cavalry, if not properly positioned, are easily at a disadvantage. Moreover, these Ayyubid infantrymen were hardly an elite force.
The Semu Eight Banners were like snow melting under the scorching sun, or tigers entering a pack of wolves, invincible in their path!
The Han Chinese Eight Banners were even worse than them!
The same formation, the same tactics, only executed with greater determination and unparalleled strength!

By now, the Eight Banners under Zhao Shuo's command used the same training methods for both siege warfare and field battles. The only difference was that each commander had some unique skills in addition to their regular training. For example, Yan Shi's javelin and grenadier troops, Li Quan's troops developed a weapon called the "Rain of Pear Blossoms Spear," and Guo Kan's Cossack cavalry tactics.

However, in such large-scale battles, in order to closely coordinate with other units, the only option was to use the common tactics of the Eight Banners.

To reiterate, the innate differences between different races and ethnic groups are not significant. It is the influence of various factors such as environment, education, diet, and social environment that create the differences between them.

Timid in private duels, yet courageous in public battles. Disregarding the lives of the enemy, and when necessary, even their own, the highly disciplined Han Chinese were the best source of soldiers! Zhao Shuo used generous treatment, fully armed equipment, and ample training to form the Han Army's Eight Banners!

The Han army is not fully paid; a fully paid army is invincible!
Although the equipment, training, and tactics of the Han Chinese Eight Banners and the Semu Eight Banners are now largely the same, and their treatment is not much better, their combat power is significantly higher!
With a thunderous roar, 14,000 soldiers charged into Ayyubi's infantry ranks like a raging storm!
"kill!"

Lu Fulin was one of the Eight Banners Han soldiers charging at the forefront. With a loud shout, his spear flashed out like lightning, striking an Ayyubi infantryman squarely in the throat. The infantryman's dark, terrified face contorted in agony. A scream followed, and his body lay dead on the ground.

However, Lu Fulin didn't care at all.

How many is this?

The tenth or the eleventh?
How many armored soldiers and how many unarmored soldiers were killed?

Lu Fulin couldn't remember anymore.

He only knew that it wasn't enough!

The Ayyubid dynasty's 200,000-strong army clashed with the Han army beneath the pyramids. This battle likely determined Egypt's future, and there are unlikely to be any major battles to fight in the near future.

He wanted to make enough contributions in this western expedition to be promoted directly from a centurion to a chiliarch.

Then, he could return home in glory and marry his fiancée.

Lu Fulin was from Kuizhou, Sichuan, and was the son of a commander of the Song Dynasty's imperial guards stationed in Kuizhou. Lu Fulin's father had been on good terms with a local gentry surnamed Wang in Kuizhou, and they had arranged a marriage between their children.

After all, even though the Song Dynasty valued scholars more than warriors, the son of an imperial guard commander was still a suitable match for the daughter of a minor gentry.

Lu Fulin and Wang Xiaoniangzi were childhood sweethearts, inseparable since they were little.

Unfortunately, when Lu Fulin was twelve years old, his father died in battle suppressing a rebellion of barbarians in Luzhou. From then on, the Wang family's attitude towards him changed, becoming lukewarm.

Unfortunately, four years later, Wang's grandfather was nearly seventy years old. He had failed the imperial examinations five times, but the court, in a show of leniency, granted him a special title and bestowed upon him the title of "Jinshi". Although the old man was so old that the court had not even granted him the title of county clerk, the Wang family became arrogant and demanded that the engagement be called off.

"Don't tell me your father is dead. Even if he were alive, so what? In my Great Song Dynasty, how could a convict be worthy of a scholarly family?"

Lu Fulin still remembers the look on Old Master Wang's face when he said those words. At the time, he almost gritted his teeth and refused to allow it.

However, in the Song Dynasty, scholars were valued more than warriors. Since Master Wang had already been granted the title of "Jinshi" (a high-ranking scholar), he was already a member of the scholar-official class, and sooner or later he could be made to submit.

Lu Fulin knew he couldn't hold on for long.

However, Lu Fulin didn't know whether this was fortunate or unfortunate. Zhao Shuo borrowed a route to attack the Song Dynasty, and Sichuan concentrated its main force to fight Zhao Shuo at Xianren Pass. Lu Fulin also went to Xianren Pass with the main force of the Song army, thus avoiding the pressure from Master Wang.

Initially, he was unfortunate, becoming Zhao Shuo's prisoner.

However, due to his family's strong martial arts tradition, his skill in using weapons, and his cleverness despite his young age, he was recruited into the Han Chinese Eight Banners.

After the two sides made peace, Lu Fulin, under his new identity, wrote a letter to the Wang family, proposing to marry his fiancée, Wang Xiaoniangzi. Although the Song Dynasty's Imperial Guards were not valuable, the Wang family was quite hesitant in the face of Zhao Shuo's Eight Banners soldiers. They simply declined, neither sending anyone over nor mentioning the annulment of the engagement again.

Later, Lu Fulin participated in Zhao Shuo's conquest of the Jin and Goguryeo dynasties. Before his eldest son's western expedition, he was already a centurion in the Han Chinese Eight Banners. Moreover, Ögedei Khan's edict of self-reproach clearly acknowledged Zhao Shuo's role in the conquest of the Song dynasty.

By this time, the Wang family had repeatedly sent people to inquire when Lu Fulin would marry Wang Xiaoniangzi. If Lu Fulin was too busy with military affairs, the Wang family could simply send her over, all cleaned up!
However, Lu Fulin harbored a deep resentment and volunteered for the western expedition, telling the Wang family that he would marry Wang Xiaoniangzi upon his return.

What's a hundred households? Lu Fulin wants to be a thousand households!
A Han Chinese Eight Banners commander of a thousand men had roughly the same troop strength as a Song Dynasty commander (who commanded one to four thousand troops). In the Song Dynasty, a commander was insignificant. However, in Zhao Shuo's kingdom, an Eight Banners commander of a thousand men was on par with a prefectural governor! And Old Master Wang didn't even have the position of a county clerk! And the Song Dynasty was about to fall into Zhao Shuo's hands!
Lu Fulin aims to become a leader in the household registration system!
He wanted to go back and ask Old Master Wang properly: "Are thieves and soldiers worthy of a scholarly family?"

"kill!"

Lu Fulin mustered his remaining courage, his spear flashing like a dragon as he charged forward!
"This is terrible! The Han army is too powerful!"

"We've lost! We've lost!"

"God! Save your people!"

"Run! Run away!"

In just over two hours, the Ayyubid dynasty's central infantry could no longer hold out, and they scattered and fled with cries of despair!
Now, it's past noon, but the shouts of battle still echo across the fields, and the yellow sand is saturated with blood.

The Bedouin camel cavalry were still locked in combat with the right flank of the Ayyubid army. The Semu Eight Banners held a clear advantage over the Ayyubid dynasty's left flank. However, in front of the Han Eight Banners was the reserve force of 15,000 cavalry led by the Ayyubid Sultan.

I'm afraid that as long as Zhao He deploys his last reserve force—the Flying Eagle Army, a Mongol commander, a Khitan commander, and the Balu Battalion of over 20,000 men—he can secure victory!

"Perhaps, my choice to engage in open warfare with Easterners was indeed a huge mistake."

Adil II now finally understands the true capabilities of his army and his own abilities.

He was filled with deep regret.

He then realized why the True God Alliance had suffered such a clean and decisive defeat in Baghdad; impetigo was a factor, but not the decisive one. After all, impetigo had a mortality rate of less than 30%.

It's not that the rulers of the True God Cult are incompetent, but rather that the people of the East are simply too powerful!
If he had a way to undo his mistakes, he would never have chosen to fight in Cairo; he would have simply run away.

But what do we do now?
“Aibak, no matter how powerful the Han army in front of us is, they only number a little over ten thousand. Moreover, they have been fighting for a long time and are exhausted. We still have fifteen thousand troops. You lead the Mamluks to meet them first, and I will follow up with a pincer attack. Today, we may not be the ones to lose!”

King Adil II issued a decree.

In fact, he had already made preparations to escape while Aibak led 5,000 Mamluks to meet Zhao He before Zhao He mobilized his general reserve force.

"By imperial decree!"

Aibak agreed and rode his horse to the front of the army of the Muluk.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he said, "Let's go!"

Rumble~~~
The horses of Murukollon headed south!

Are you kidding me? Since defeat is inevitable, why fight for the Sultan? Expecting a bunch of slaves to love their slave owner is ridiculous.
Yesterday, Aibak had already rallied the Mamluks, but seeing the situation was not good, he made a hasty retreat!
"Aibak, you lowly slave, you deserve to die a horrible death! Uh... retreat! Retreat now! Protect me back to Cairo!"

Adil II was taken aback at first, then burst into curses, and quickly realized his predicament, leading 10,000 cavalrymen to turn and run away!
However, where can one escape?
Seeing the cavalry suddenly collapse, the honed training of the Han army's Eight Banners proved effective, immediately switching to a pursuit formation. Divided into left, center, and right flanks, the central army advanced rapidly while the left and right flanks flanked them.

Guo Kan is positioned in the middle lane!

"Drive! Drive! Drive!"

He spurred his Sakravi horse, relentlessly pursuing the nobleman Ayub, who was clad in magnificent armor and a dashing battle robe!
At the same time, he drew his bow and arrow from horseback and kept shooting down the guards around the nobleman Ayyubu.

They were getting closer and closer to that important person.

"Quick! Quick! Quick!"

Adil II was terrified, as the spur on his heel pierced the horse's belly. Although his riding skills were average, his warhorse was the best in the Ayyubid dynasty, and it seemed that the gap between him and Guo Kan was widening!

"Die!"

Guo Kan had originally intended to capture Ayub alive, but seeing this, he became anxious.

Whoosh!
The bow is drawn like a full moon, and the arrow is shot like a shooting star!
puff!
A heavy arrow pierced through Adil II's armor and struck him squarely in the back!
"what!"

Pfft!
With a scream, Adil II fell from his horse.

"Dead! The Sultan is dead!"

"The Sultan was killed by the Easterners!"

"The Ayyubid dynasty is finished!"

……

Exclamations of surprise rang out from the soldiers of the Ayyubid dynasty and then spread further afield.

In an instant, countless soldiers of the Ayyubid dynasty stopped fleeing towards Cairo and instead ran towards the surrounding wilderness.

Some cavalrymen, realizing they couldn't escape, knelt and surrendered. Field battles aren't sieges; surrendering should save their lives, right? They were willing to join Balu's battalion!

"Run! Escape back to Cairo!"

Although Aibak heard the soldiers' cries of alarm, he ignored them and continued to lead his horse-muluks in a flight forward.

However, suddenly...

puff!puff!
Two spears came almost simultaneously from the left and right flanks, striking Aibek squarely in the ribs, knocking him off his horse!

"You...you all..." Aibike, whose body was extremely strong, had not died for the time being. He opened his eyes wide and asked, "Why...why?"

It was his two lieutenants who assassinated Aibek.

One was named Norshawal, and the other was named Furyudo.

The two men reined in their horses and rode back to Aibak's side.

Nosawal sneered condescendingly, "What else could it be? The Easterners came too fast. Even if we escaped back to Cairo, we wouldn't be able to leave. In that case, we might as well exchange your head for our wealth!"

Fu Liuduo said, "Aibak, don't blame us. Since you can betray the Sultan, why can't we betray you? We're all just looking out for ourselves, it's all the same to each other!"

Then, he fired another shot, ending Aibak's life!

……

……

Meanwhile, on the walls of Cairo.

Pearl Branch and the Ayyubid dynasty's prime minister were anxiously looking south, waiting for news of the Ayyubid army's defeat or a messenger reporting the victory.

However, they waited for nothing.

"Look, what's that...?"

With a gasp, everyone looked up and saw billowing smoke in the distance, as a large number of Eight Banners flags were swarming toward Cairo!

(End of this chapter)