Perhaps due to the rich harvest in Rus, Batu's expedition went further this time. Their army crushed Poland, penetrated the Holy Roman Empire, and then crossed the entire France to the Atlantic Ocean to give themselves
War horses wash their hooves.
After completing this series of operations that shocked the European continent, Batu returned to the Volga River. According to the rules of the Great Mongolia, each Ulus cannot own cities. The cities must directly belong to Hara and Forest. In this case,
Then Batu would build the city himself.
So just like this, a big city appeared on the Volga River where there should not have been a big city in the first place. Using the huge amounts of gold, silver and slaves obtained from the second Western Expedition, Batu smashed out a big city, even if this city was built because of its construction.
On the saline-alkali land, a unique water selling industry emerged, and he just used resources to smash it out.
Batu's authority became stronger and stronger as time went by. As the third generation leader of the Golden Family, he was born with extremely strong prestige in Mongolia. This authority reached a certain level after he supported Meng Ge and became the Great Khan.
peak.
People at the time said that Batu's position in the western half of Great Mongolia was far stronger than Mengge's position in the eastern half of Great Mongolia, not to mention that Mengge Khan still owed Batu a favor. In other words
In other words, if Batu is willing, he can launch another Western Expedition, just like the second Western Expedition that year, gathering the power of more than half of Mongolia to help him in his campaign.
Faced with such a powerful khan, the Russian princes could only surrender, but there were still internal disputes due to the arrangements of the Mongols. After a brief civil war, Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod
He was appointed Grand Duke of all Russia by Batu.
Now the Grand Duke of Russia is no longer exclusive to the Prince of Kiev, but is used by the Khan to mobilize Kiev, Moscow and Novgorod, just like they use the Prince of Kiev, the Prince of Moscow and the Prince of Novgorod to mobilize these three
Prince Rurik of the region.
The Grand Duke of All Russia faced a difficult situation. Mongolia's silver tribute overwhelmed Russia. In the west, Lithuanians, Crusader Knights and Swedes appeared on the border again, free trade
The alliance has also been seriously shaken. Many towns have turned to the Hanseatic people, who are mainly German city-states. A new trade alliance is emerging.
In the Baltic Sea, Rus is the enemy of the whole world. All forces want to carve up the heritage that is difficult to protect after the decline of Rus. Faced with this situation, all Nevsky can do is express his obedience to Sarai.
He even went to Sarai several times to request reinforcements from the Khan. On the other hand, he tried his best to fight against the enemies from the west, defeating the border encroachments of Lithuania, Sweden and the Crusader Knights, and constantly fighting fierce battles on the border.
Yuri began to set up a group of vassals exclusively for the princes of Moscow. In the past, nobles in Rus were not considered to belong to a certain person. They could change jobs at will without being criticized, and Yuri intended to create a vassal group that was only loyal to them.
The family's vassal group, and it was his reform that gave Moscow its future strength.
Na Hai agreed to Tuo Tuo's request without hesitation and led his army to Salai to rectify the situation. On the way, Na Hai used the news that he was about to die to trap and kill Wu Labuhua and others, and then Tuo Tuo succeeded in taking power.
But then conflicts broke out between Nahai and Tootho. It was difficult for powerful ministers and equally powerful monarchs to coexist, and a war soon broke out between them.
After Nevsky's death, the encroachment from the west accelerated suddenly. The competition for the title after his death made Russia unable to counterattack for a while, while Belgo Khan was busy with the third Western Expedition. The Khan's successor
The throne was full of doubts. Both of his nephews died shortly after taking the throne, and the throne fell into his hands. However, no one doubted Batu's third brother, and his power was still extremely stable.
But what is somewhat ridiculous is that in the middle of the battle, Kalita thought that the war had been lost, so he fled the battlefield. If it were not for a monk named Sergei who inspired the Russians to persevere, the Russians would have
Failing.
However, this western expedition helped the Kingdom of Jerusalem retake Jerusalem. The Kingdom of Jerusalem has since become the most loyal vassal of the Ilkhanate. This was an unexpected surprise for the Ilkhanate.
Yes, this is correct, but the question is what if there is a problem with the Khanate itself?
In 1287, four kings of the Jochi clan headed by Wu Labuhua launched a conspiracy. They deposed Meng Ge on the pretext that he was addicted to witchcraft. From then on, Jochi Wu Lusi entered the "Four Emperors" for three years.
During this period, Kalita took advantage of the special political situation of the Khanate to do more things that he had not dared to think of before, such as letting Novgorod be in the hands of his governor and stationing troops in Kiev, as if
He has the posture of a powerful grand duke holding three capitals in his hands.
It can be said that Ross defeated the Mongols entirely by relying on its own strength. To say Kalita's greatest achievement is that he was the only one who integrated the Ross people.
Wu Labuhua and others naturally had strong opposition in the Khanate. These oppositions did not disappear because of the attack, which would only make them better prepared.
Nevsky could be said to be dancing with shackles on, but he still successfully defended Russia's territory and blocked the enemy from Russia's country. The only loss he caused during his reign was the collapse of the Free Trade Alliance.
Inflicting insults on almost all the forces around the Baltic Sea, Nevsky was simply unable to lead this dilapidated Rus to protect the things that Rus could only hold when it was strong.
On September 29, 1300, the two sides fought on the edge of the Don River. This war was also called the Don War by later generations. This time, the forest defeated the grassland. Tuotuo's army collapsed in the constant fierce fighting, and Ross's red shield was able to
Standing proudly on the battlefield.
After this war, Rus successfully achieved independence and got rid of the Tatar yoke. However, Kalita's next step is still very far away. Rus is still ruled by groups of princes. Kalita intends to change this situation.
, for this reason, he did not hesitate to directly take the land of the princes who died in the battle, which led to him receiving a lot of criticism, but the prestige of defeating the Khanate made it difficult for anyone to challenge him.
After being looted and massacred, Moscow has recovered very quickly in the past few decades. As a city in Rostislav, it already has a strong sacred aura. A large number of immigrants heading north chose to go here, and they rebuilt amidst the ruins.
The city of Rostislav soon regained its former glory.
After Tutuo, Yue Jibie Khan was even more difficult to deal with. He even succeeded in disintegrating the Ilkhanate and brought huge trouble to Ross.
At present, Belgo was unable to provide troops to defend his vassals. Under such circumstances, he appointed the young Prince of Moscow Yuri to clean up the mess and gave him the title of Grand Duke of All Russia.
Today's Prince of Moscow, Yuri, became the Grand Duke by marrying the daughter of the Khan. Facing the severe situation, to be honest, Yuri's performance was very bad. Facing the Crusader Knights and the Swedes, it can be said that
He was defeated repeatedly in battles, and seemed extremely incompetent in the face of Lithuania's encroachment. But fortunately, he persisted. With the return of Jochi Ulus' army from the third Western Expedition, these invaders were also pushed back.
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Yuri's position as Grand Duke of All Russia was only held in his hands for a short period of time. As Belgo joined many civil wars within the Great Mongolia, the most common one was the confrontation with the Ilkhanate around Azerbaijan——
The original Georgia had been pushed back to the Kingdom of Georgia and was now a half-dead Mongolian vassal. The Mongols began to mobilize the Rurik princes again, mobilizing them like radishes hanging in front of donkeys.
Leave Rose in disarray.
When the Khanate was in chaos, Kalita declared the independence of Rus in Rus. However, due to internal disputes, the Khanate was unable to come to deal with the rebellion in Rus.
Moscow, on the other hand, is developing quietly. The endless chaos in Russia is in sharp contrast to the calmness of Moscow. This has caused many people to come to Moscow. As a city of Rostislav, its name alone is enough to attract many people.
Naturally, the Khan of Lai could not just watch the development of Moscow. Belgo often gave the position of Prince of Moscow to other Princes of Linhou, but they were all quickly defeated by Moscow.
This kind of behavior not only exists in Northeastern Rus, but actually exists everywhere in the entire Rus. There are also many Rus princes who seem to be independent, but have actually surrendered to Kalita. As for those opponents of Kalita, he also used Mongolia
Human hands solve.
Kalita has a lot of work to do, and he has many ideas for transforming the country, but these require him to spend his whole life preparing, just like Rostislav did.
Under such circumstances, Belgo decided to solve this hidden danger personally, but Allah, to whom he had converted, failed to bless him, and he died at this critical moment.
But Yuri played a crucial role in the subsequent development of Russia. Since Moscow is a rebuilt city, the strong vitality and vitality of this city are unmatched by other cities. The huge upward space makes many Kiev
And the elite of Novgorod came here to serve the Muscovite princes.
In Sarai, Tokhtok's failure plunged him into civil war, but the khan quickly suppressed the civil strife. Then he started the centralization of power and economic concentration in the khanate. Tokhtok was not a
An easy opponent to deal with, Kalita spent the rest of his life fighting against Tuo Tuo.
This provided Moscow with a considerable elite group. Using this group, Yuri started reforms, and his reform plan came from Rostislav's "Discussion of Ancient Political Forms".
Tuotuo assembled a nomadic army of more than 70,000, and Rus did not show any weakness. The combined strength of the princes' coalition reached 60,000. Rus has been recovering over the years, and although the princes of Rurik were constantly being attacked
Mobilization, but they never forgot their hatred, which is why Kalita was able to assemble such an army.
However, if they want to secure this position, Moscow has to pay more and more tributes to satisfy the Mongols, and they have done a very good job. Even if the people below keep complaining, they have also collected taxes, so in
During the time of Tomongo, their family became the Grand Dukes of all Russia.
Of course the Mongols knew all about his little tricks, but considering that without Kalita, it would be difficult to find such a capable tax collector, they allowed Kalita's little tricks. In the eyes of the Mongols, Kalita
No matter what, it is impossible to threaten their rule. As long as Jochi Ulrus keeps rising, it is absolutely impossible for the Russians to fight back.
Due to the lack of support within the Khanate, Wu Labuhua and others who initiated the conspiracy to ascend to power could only temporarily turn a blind eye to Kalita's indulgent behavior. They were almost unable to suppress the internal opposition.
Not to mention the outside.
After Belgo's death, the new Khan was Batu's grandson Tamerlane. After Moscow sent a large number of gifts, Sarai acquiesced in Moscow's holding of the princely title and Moscow's expansion through Belgo's death.
territory.
In 1290, Tuotuo, son of Tamerlane, launched an opposition. He went to the west of the Khanate, to the sea where the powerful ruler was grazing in the Dnieper River Basin. The sea was undoubtedly within the present day Jochiulus.
A strong man, he has a strong army and the left wing of the Khanate, and is regarded as the elder of the Khanate.
In 1299, Nahai was killed by Toto, and the civil war between the Khans finally ended. Then Toto began to deal with the rebellion of Rus.
In addition, since Belgo actually retreated after completing the sack of Asia Minor, the Mongolian army fighting in Egypt was defeated, which led to some conflicts between him and the Ilkhanate. These conflicts will be
To lay the groundwork for the coming war.
Belgo Khan didn't care about Yuri's little actions. During the third Western Expedition, this Khan destroyed the wealthy Nicaea of the Eastern Empire and forced the emperor of Constantinople to hand over a large amount of gold and silver treasures.
And he expressed his surrender. Now he is eager to use the money to do a big thing. The original Salai location was not reasonable. Belgo also built a more reasonable Salai, and the materials were removed from the old Salai - although
It is said that this new Sarai is still built on saline-alkali land, and water still needs to be transported from outside to the city.
The prince of Moscow at this time was Ivan Kalita, people also called him Ivan the Moneybags. As the most loyal tax collector of the Mongols, Kalita could be said to have drained the entire Rus' dry and then sent it to Sarai.
It's just that the Khan of Sarai didn't notice when he promoted such a loser for them. Kalita withheld a lot of money that should have been given to the Khan, and then he used the money to buy those things.
The poor prince's principality then placed its own vassals.
But by this time, these struggles were not so much about the Tatar yoke as they were daily struggles in the forests and grasslands. It would take a long time for the descendants of Kalita to get out of such high-intensity struggles.
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But in any case, this era of Tatar yoke ended, 180 years earlier than in history.
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Someone asked what the protagonist has changed. This is what the protagonist has changed, leaving a better integrated Ross, instead of the one in history that became super bulky due to the massacre of the Mongols and lost technology to the point where it could not even make bricks.
As a real barbarian, the civil strife in Jochi Ulrus is cyclical. Civil strife broke out twice in early history, but Rus was too scattered and destroyed to take advantage of it.