Incredibly, the history books tell us that the Mongol cavalry that swept through Europe was defeated by Egypt, which everyone was not optimistic about, so that later historians regarded the battle as a "saving event".
Of course, many people have studied this in depth, and some people think that the reason for the failure is because of the death of the Great Khan Möngke, and the senior generals have returned to Mongolia to mourn, which has allowed Egypt to pick up the leak.
In fact, when we go through the historical books and carefully study, we will find that the defeat of the Mongol cavalry is not so simple, and it is not unjust, because Egypt has a mysterious weapon, and it is this weapon that makes the Mongol cavalry suffer and eventually the entire army is destroyed.
Mongolia of Weapons
The reason why the Mongol cavalry was invincible at that time was that there were three major elements. The first, of course, is that Temujin's military management ability is too strong, and he has the ability to condense a scattered Mongol tribe into a sharp blade.
Even after Temujin's death, he had completed the mongol empire's fighting system, and his successors Wokoutai and later Möngke were very good, continuing to use this combat system to continue to fulfill his long-cherished wish to conquer the world.
The second is the Mongolian war horse, don't look down on the short-necked Mongolian horse, the unique Mongolian horse can adapt to almost all harsh environments, and is the world's most endurance horse breed. What summer heat, winter cold wind, it seems that can not make the Mongolian horse yield. According to the study, the Mongolian horse can withstand the challenge of minus 40 degrees Celsius.
The third is weapons. To Europeans at the time, the weapons of the Mongol cavalry, though inconspicuous, were bows and arrows, sabers, spears, and maces. The Mongol bow, in particular, was initially ridiculed by Europeans, who thought that these bows and arrows were better than the English longbows.
However, they were mistaken, and when the iron horse of the Mongol Empire came to them, the European countries were immediately impressed by the powerful penetration of the Mongol bow. According to historical records, it takes at least eighty kilograms of strength to pull the Mongol bow. The penetrating power of such a pulling bow and arrow is indescribable.
Of course, the weapons of the Mongol cavalry were far more than that, they also absorbed the firearms technology of the Central Plains and created weapons such as stone vehicles and rockets.
Where have Europeans seen these advanced weapons, some European countries in the defense of the city, the Mongol army only used a few stone launchers or rockets, the kind of electric flint-like explosion scared the defenders to pee their pants. Under such a powerful psychological deterrent effect, the defenders of the city abandoned the city and fled.
If the Mongol cavalry had such a strong fighting power, why did they lose to Egypt, and what secret weapons did they have to defeat an unprecedented enemy?
Egypt of Weapons
In 1259, the Mongol general Hulagu returned to Mongolia to mourn the Mongol Khan, but he left the famous general timid and did not spend time, and let him wait for the opportunity to attack Egypt.
Egypt was now ruled by the Arabs, who had been very warlike and greedy since ancient times, and during the Tang Dynasty, they dared to shout, and finally defeated the Tang Dynasty and took control of the Western Regions.
Now the Mongol cavalry was invincible, but they were not afraid, and they took out all their family and 120,000 troops to fight against the Mongol cavalry. In addition, they used their secret weapon, the Damascus knife.
This weapon is made of Uzi steel, I don't know what method they used to forge it, this knife is extremely sharp, if a hair falls on it, it will split in two in an instant. Even if the finely processed gauze falls on it, it will be cut in an instant.
In fact, the Damascus knife is not a mysterious weapon, it was first produced in India, and later learned and developed by the Persians. However, during the Tang Dynasty, the Arabs snatched the management of the Western Regions from the hands of sheng Tang, and this technology was learned by them and continuously upgraded on the basis of the original, so this sharpness was formed.
However, no matter how powerful the Damascus knife was, it was only suitable for close combat, and the Mongol cavalry was good at long-range attack, and the Mongolian bows in their hands were not vegetarian.
For this reason, the famous Egyptian general Beybers thought of a plan, that is, to pretend to be defeated, to lead the Mongol army into the encirclement, and then use a sharp combat knife to break it.
Sure enough, the Mongol general timidly did not spend a plan, entered the encirclement of the Egyptian army, but the cowardly did not spend worthy of the Mongolian famous general, when the Egyptian army poured in from all sides, he did not panic, quickly organized a counterattack, ready to open an exit, escape from the encirclement.
However, this time the Mongol army could not escape, and the sabers and maces in their hands were like toys in front of the Egyptian army, and they were cut off in an instant. Even the lock armor that was specially designed to defend against slashing was instantly cut through by the Egyptian army.
Soon the Mongol army was slaughtered, and the main general was cowardly captured, and then beheaded by the Egyptian army.
Not bragging
Perhaps many people think that this is bragging, how can the Damascus knife be so powerful, the lock armor, which is specially used to defend against chopping, can be cut?
In fact, this is not bragging, with the naked eye, this kind of combat knife seems to be nothing special, that is, there are many special patterns left on the knife surface during quenching.
However, when you put the knife on the microscope and look at it, you will find that the blade and the surrounding area are indistinguishable by the naked eye. The secret of the sharpness of the battle knife lies in these serrations.
The power of the hacksaw must be very clear to everyone, when these miniature sawtooth combinations are arranged in rows, its destructive force is enough to be comparable to that of a hacksaw. What's more, the soldier cut the knife out with force, and the effect of the force increased its power several times, and it is not too much to call it the "blade of the chainsaw".
In fact, not only this battle, damascus knife in many battles in history are brilliant, such as the Battle of Jalu, the Napoleonic Expedition and so on. When the world saw the power of this knife, it immediately ranked in front of the Malay Kris knife and became the first of the three famous swords in the world.
References: Meta history, European history