January 15-20, 1238
The death of Genghis Khan and heavy losses forced Batu to stop and rest the darkness. The Grand Duchy of Vladimir was much stronger than Ryazan and needed to gather forces...
Border
When he reached the borders of Vladimir Batu lost 35,000 Mongols killed and wounded. On southern Ryazan border in battle with Yuri Ryazan generalship 10 100,000. At the storming of the Ryazan towns had gone to heaven 5 000 warriors. Kolomna took just 20 000.
Commander Tsubodei collected again 110 000 sabers, 11 Tumen*. January 12, 1238 innumerable darkness crossed the border of the Russian North of the year. By order of larkashkashi * Batu (Batu), advanced Tumen Baydara moved along the Moscow highway to Moscow-Vladimir fortress patrol.
Batu himself with all the darkness and baggage went to her on the ice of the Moscow river. Not far from Moscow was the smallest distance to the Klyazma river, and on it the darkness will go to Vladimir. The small fortress itself could not be left in the Mongol rear. The baht is expected that 10 000 nukers the Canoe, grab it before its approach.
red - fortress of the XIII century Moscow black - the way of the Tumen Canoe. blue - the approach of darkness Batu river
Moscow
Moscow regular militia was able to return from the battle of Kolomna with the Governor. But only half of the 3000 warriors . Troops from other cities also fled along the Moscow highway. For 2 weeks of respite in little Moscow gathered 5000 warriors of the battle of Kolomna.
The Tartars expected to meet here no more than a thousand soldiers. Moscow will be a big surprise for them...
In Moscow reigned the youngest son of the Grand Duke - Vladimir. Forest Fort kept watch on the Western border of the Principality. The white hundreds of the Moscow city militia were famous for their skilled Axemen and discipline.
Although the enemy Moscow has never seen, Moscow Krom (Kremlin) was made correctly. The chopped wall from pine logs, shooting platforms on it are covered with a double roof from a pine. The wall was interrupted by towers, and one exit / entrance led to a powerful four-walled tower (tower with bars), pushed forward walls.
But there were no ramparts and moat at little Moscow. Tatar and keep the darkness away from the walls was impossible. Experienced Governor, a mentor of the Moscow Prince - Philip Nyanka is well understood. Therefore, putting guard posts in the day of travel, expected to withdraw from Moscow, the population and the whole army at the first signal.
Until then, rest. Where to run in the cold wounded Kolomna soldiers. However, the cautious Governor has provided the worst
On Philip's orders, the Nannies burned the plantations so that the Tartars would have no shelter and no ready wood. Moscow was also prepared for arson. Updated fortifications Chrome, dilapidated since Dolgoruky. The streets of Moscow were blocked with rubble and doused with water.
Water was poured and Borovitsky hill, on which stood the fortress, and the walls themselves. Carried all arrived army on thousands and hundreds, specified a place of defense. The worst happened.
Advanced Tumen
After removing the Russian posts, the first thousand Afghan cavalry Tumen Baydar came to the gate in the evening of 14 January.
The army could still leave, but the women and children could not withstand a quick March. If the Tartars catch up, we have no chance in open battle. Moscow will add days to the father to collect the troops of the Principality.
We will fight as we can – quietly but firmly said to the Governor of the young Prince Vladimir of Moscow
The nyanka invited the young Prince to escape, Moscow will still fall. Tartars little, can be ward off sortie. But Vladimir refused, ordering only to send a message to his father. The night passed in anxious anticipation of the assault. In the morning when dawn broke, Muscovites saw that Borovitsky hill is surrounded by a crowd of Asians. Advanced Tumen came, battle for Moscow began.
Moscow Surprise
The Canoe was a clear instruction largescale Batu. Take the small town quickly while darkness is coming. Strong resistance was not expected. During the night the Tartars made ladders and cloths of branches. At dawn, 10,000 Turks launched an attack without much preparation on the 6,000 warriors and militia of Moscow.
Radar attacked Moscow with 2 — ' s sides. Under cover of the Afghan, Iranian gunmen ran to the Turkic infantry with ladders.
Furiously beat the drums of thousands calling to end the fight quickly. The dark one has set a big reward for the first hundred to take the wall. Cheerfully trotted Truman, Tadzhik, Afghani wanting to quickly throw small, frightened Rostov. But suddenly everything changed...
A cloud of Russian arrows lashed the waves. Again and again. At once the first ranks of Tatars collapsed tightly. Covered with shields and cloths, the nukes crawled on the icy slopes of Borovitsky hill. Tried to the switch tuna cover the infantry dense fire. But the return fire showed that the shooters on the walls too much.
Part of the Turkic thousands reached the saving dead zone near the walls of the Moscow From. And putting ladders, climbed the walls. But few of them reached there under the flow of resin, boiling water and logs. And what came-disappeared.
Understand Radar, that a lot of (Rostov) in Moscow and called off the attack. The first assault battered Lumen, but the war is the life of the Mongolian Satyr
With nightfall, Radar again threw Lumen into the attack under cover of darkness. There was a wild roar of thousands of throats, whistling clouds of arrows, piercing the fighters on both sides. The Turks of Radar reached the walls, but the defenders stood firm.
Muscovite, descendants of Bardeen, famously wielded the vaunted axes in the narrowness of the wall battle. Teams of hundreds, mixed Ryan, Vladimir, Sunday and kolomentsev supported Muscovite no less passionately.
Below, in the center of the fortress stood 300 horse guards with Vladimir of Moscow, ready with the Prince to rush to the site of the breakthrough. But it didn't. The drums began to beat again. Having lost 1 500 satyrs understood Radar. Moscow he did not take it.
Glow on the river
16 January Tatars not climbed, only rifle hundreds of sluggish practiced in shooting. Muscovite distributed the wounded in their huts, added to the loss due to the walking wounded. A small length fortress allowed episode create even reserve-4 white hundreds of Muscovites-topornikov.
At night, the defenders alternately slept an uneasy sleep. The watchers peered into the Moscow night. Vladimir and Philip Lanka woke up before dawn. And silently thought about his on the wall, to speak not like.
Does the father have time to gather an army? Never before has Russia seen the invasion of such hordes. And no strength to win, only to die, having sold expensive life - thought the Prince Vladimir.
Was 5 morning, when strange the glow of first a narrow DM, then all wider, became borrow the sky and jihad darkness with South. A vague hum rose in the still, frosty night. An hour later the tramping and creaking of hundreds of thousands became audible. The neighing and roaring of hundreds of thousands of horses and camels.
Another half hour and the Moscow river flowed hundreds of thousands of torches, surrounding a small fortress. The night ended before dawn. Baby came.