Another result of the "Anta War" was the introduction of transitional management and recruitment methods.
The system of the Purple Horde Khanate is actually a special case in the local area. Even within the Khanate, only some areas could implement it.
However, even so, after decades of continuous improvement and tempering, it gradually became perfect and provided the Purple Horde Khanate with abundant troops.
In Europe and West Asia, legionnaires are not considered the best warriors, but everyone in the Khan's court believes that they are definitely the most competent soldiers.
Even old rivals such as Shinra and Poland often misjudge the strength of Zi Zhang.
On the one hand, for a long time, they could not understand how the Purple Horde Khanate could draw so many regular troops from such a small place occupied by the Purple Horde.
On the other hand, perhaps due to the influence from its beginning, the Purple Army attaches great importance to logistics and mobility. In this era, even if the opponent can assemble a larger army, it will still take a lot of time to assemble and operate. Therefore, even if the total number of people is not as good as the opponent's, the purple tent army can often create opportunities to defeat the larger number and the smaller number on specific battlefields.
But in Basil's era, due to the rapid expansion of territory, the areas controlled by the Purple Horde Khanate could no longer be covered by the two military systems of Nanya and Beiya. In order to effectively utilize the war potential of these areas, new concepts such as "auxiliary armies" and "alliance armies" have also been introduced.
At first, this type of army was very loose. It basically recognized the rule of local nobles and then integrated their armed forces as vassal armies. However, this "alliance" is often not very stable, and its combat effectiveness is also uneven. Later, as the Khan's management capabilities and overall strength improved, everyone began to explore ways to better utilize and digest these forces.
Basil's consolidation of the Serbian region provided the Khan with a good example. Since then, the Khan's decision-makers have been referring to these experiences to formulate different grouping methods based on different geographical environments, folk customs and the balance of power between the parties.
Nowadays, the plain areas of Serbia have basically become military mansions. However, there are still some knightly territories remaining in the mountainous areas. These people have performed well in previous wars, so the Khan's court is not too eager to change. It's hard to say whether they are considered an auxiliary army or an alliance army.
Of course, according to their own opinions, it should be none of them, but the regular army of the legion itself. In order to show that they are also "proper Romans", the knights regularly send representatives to visit Basil's widow Queen Elizabeth in the capital, each time with great fanfare.
In fact, some people believe that the Beiya Army itself is also an auxiliary military system. It's just that this statement has been fiercely opposed by many people and is not very popular.
The auxiliary army in the true sense was indeed created by the Beiya Army.
When the "Anda War" broke out, the Purple Horde Khanate had just taken advantage of the break between Timur and Tokhtamysh to annex Georgia and Trabzon. In these places, management institutions have not yet been established, and reliable military fortifications cannot be organized.
Osman also hoped to take this opportunity to attack the Purple Horde Khanate, but there were disagreements within the palace on the direction of marching. Some people advocate taking Trabzon and other places on the southern coast of the Black Sea first, while others believe that the Greek region should be continued.
While they were still hesitating and the front line was still conducting reconnaissance and testing, the Khan ordered General Tuotuo of Beiya to lead his army south for reinforcements. Tuotuo then left the Ross front line that had just been pacified, took a few thousand households who could spare their hands, and set off from Kiev. In Crimea, three more legions that happened to be training were summoned. But he still felt that there were not enough manpower, so he temporarily recruited many Russians and brought them to Xiaoya in the south of the Black Sea.
Here, these "auxiliary brigades" conducted hasty training and were then sent to various places to set up defenses. But these Russians were surprisingly determined when fighting against the Ottoman army's attack, exceeding both sides' expectations.
This caused the Ottoman commander to misjudge the distribution and strategic intentions of the Purple Army.
While they were still unclear about the situation, Tuotuo decided to take the initiative. The local Turkmen tribes learned that the Purple Horde Khanate was coming to fight the Ottomans, and they all came out to help lead the way. After figuring out the situation, and with their help, Tuotuo led the main force and took advantage of the winter when there were generally no large-scale marches. He quietly went out to Sivas and defeated the Ottoman army that was resting in the winter camp and was caught off guard.
In this battle, he captured six high-ranking officers named Muhammad at one time, and even got the nickname "Mametinikus". The sudden defeat also dealt a blow to the Ottoman advance to the north, forcing the Sultan to abandon his plan to attack Trabzon. After that, Guo Kang was familiar with the matter of his adoptive father's "visit" to the Bursa palace.
As for the Purple Horde Khanate's expansion of its control area and recruitment of troops, the Mamluk regime in Egypt was most affected.
The Mamluk military system was almost completely different from that of the Purple Horde Khanate.
The system of the Purple Horde Khanate has many shadows of the Central Plains, and it is probably not too difficult to understand, but the organizational form of the Mamluk regime is an anomaly in the Mediterranean world.
The word "Mamluk" means slave. But "Mamluk Sultanate", "Mamluk Egypt", etc. are all names from outsiders, and of course they themselves would not call it that.
The official name of the Mamluk regime is "Turkish State", indicating their origin. Later, the dynasty changed, and the Mamluks from Circassians replaced the Mamluks from Kipchak. The official diplomatic name became "the country of the Circassians", or "the Circassians". "The State of Turkey" has nothing to do with Egypt.
Therefore, when facing specific matters, many of Guo Kang's "inherent impressions" must be updated. After all, at this time, the Mamluks of Egypt are "Turkey"; and if you say that the Ottomans are a "Turkish country", then the Sultan will be angry with you on the spot, thinking that you are scolding him...
The Mamluk ruler was not always a sultan. After the Abbasid dynasty finally fell to Hulagu's army and the caliph was trampled to death by the Mongols, the Mamluk regime took in one of his relatives and declared him the new caliph.
Although the Mamluk caliphate has always been and will be basically a puppet and his influence is relatively limited, this is indeed the only Abbasid caliphate in the world of Tianfang for a long time. Moreover, due to the frequent internal strife in the Mamluk dynasty, not long ago, the caliph was actually pushed to power.
Therefore, this strange regime is actually neither called Egypt nor Mamluk. At this moment, I don’t even know if it is a sultanate.
(End of chapter)
