Chapter 48

The Burning Dragon

1205AD

1683rd year of the Immortal queen's reign

Spartan/Chinese Border

If there is one thing the Spartan Border guards expected on duty was an injured Chinese's messenger as the guards moved to help him, he croaked out. "I bring word from the Emperor we need Sparta's aid.

With the mages aid he was healed up and teleported to Sparta to hand the message to the Immortal Queen what she read was very disturbing.

My Friend

I write to you with desperate plea for help my Northern Border was raided by the Mongol Tribes my armies are Powerless to defeat them I humbly request your aid or all of China will fall to theses barbarians.

Your friend

Emperor Zhangzong of the Jin Dynasty

Emperor of China

Kassandra wasted no time in gathering her High Command for Centuries Sparta had been sending aid to China weather it was through Trade , loans, and Military Support China now ruled large amounts of territory(most of modern-Day China is under there rule except for the land on the borders with South east Asia and Northern Manchuria).

For China to fall would mean centuries of investment gone, now Kassandra was pissed her generals agreed and a grand army would be mobilized it would take weeks for a force so large to be made ready so a vanguard would be dispatched many composed of Cavalry unites.

Word had also been sent to the other members of the Silk road union both Japan and the Korean Empire agreed to send support as the Mongol threat was closer to them then Sparta the Mongols were a new type on enemy they did not fight like the Armies of Europe they were a horde that destroyed all they set their sights on.

Kassandra Knew that standard Spartan Infantry would be almost useless against them and that Cavalry and Archers were the main troops that would be used against this foe.

Within a month Spartan forces attacked Mongol Raiding parties across Northern China causing significant casualties to the horde it bought the other SRU forces time to gather strong armies to push back the horde.

China had gathered an army of 80,000 men posted near or around the Imperial Capital, the Korean Empire had gathered 28,000 infantry and cavalry unites Japan sent 20,000 heavy infantry to assist the Spartan 20,000 Cavalry units who would soon be joined by 50,000 heavy infantry Battle-Mages and additional cavalry forces.

SRU forward Camp 10 miles from the Mongolian Border

Queen Kassandra sat with officials from the other nations with the Combined Strength of the Allied armies the Mongols could not penetrated further into China what they did try however was to breach the Imperial Borders into Persia.

Thankfully the Spartan Borders proved to strong to breach however scouts reported that the Mongols had been dispatching scouts around the Spartan Border to find weaknesses and it appears they had found one in the lands of modern-day Kazakhstan its south western lands were connected to the Caspian Sea.

And the Caspian Sea led right into Imperial Territory if they landed in Imperial Territory the untold havoc, they would Cause was not worth attempting to guess, Kassandra sent word to Her Daughters to fix this Problem.

The SRU decided to grab the hordes attention by launching a full-scale invasion into their homeland Given the 3 Princesses Time to Prepare and launch a naval invasion to the region to prevent the Mongol Horde from Invading their Empire.

The Invasion of western and southern Kazakhstan it would be a 3-point invasion Diana would invade from the Sea and deal with the Coastal Region Donna would invade from the Provence on Brasidas (occupied part of modern-day Russia near the border with Georgia).

And Gorgo would invade from Persia into southern Kazakhstan securing the Aral Sea within 3 months everything west of Turkestan was now controlled by the Spartan Empire the 3 sisters would then do as their mother did centuries ago.

With the ward stones and engineers in place with there combined power and the aid of there mages they called upon the powers of Gaia to secure their new province this would be the last Military expansion the Spartan Empire would do to permanent occupy a new province.

Genghis Khan was tired of his expansion into China being prevented then again, he had not expected the land to be well defended the Emperor had powerful friends to aid him with the two Asian Kingdoms of Korea and Japan but what impressed him was the army from the western lands.

He knew who this was there were very few people alive who had not heard the legends of the Immortal Queen who ruled a grand Empire he knew they were the ones insuring China was as large as it was its why he had invaded in the first place believing it would be an easy conquest.

In his planning he had not considered that Sparta would send support but it mattered not now his scots he had sent west around the Empires Borders claimed this land led to a great sea unguarded by the Empires forts or large mountains. However, after 3 weeks of travel the Great Khan was left very angry instead of flat plans all the way to the Sea, they saw nothing but mountains and Military Forts bearing the Banner of the Spartan Empire.

The Scouts were butchered for lying to him and for the next 4 days the Horde camped just 1 mile away from the Border as he planed his next move what he did not expect however was on the 5th morning was a large army Infront of the border ready to attack his camp.

He received a Spartan messenger to informed him that the Immortal Queen wished to meet him in the fortress to talk, against the judgement of his closest advisor's he agreed he wanted to meet this Immortal Queen, Afterall unlike the emperor of China this monarch didn't have others fight her battles she led from the front and in his eyes was a worthy opponent.

It is unknown what was said between the two but after 2 hours the Great Khan left but not before gifting the Queen with his Bow and she Gifting him with one of her own this was done before the two Armies. The Great Khan gave the Queen a nod from his horse before leading the Horde North.

The Mongols would turn there attention north into Russia before once again turning west and attacking the nations of Europe getting as far as Austria before Turning east again to invade Manchuria.

For the next few years there would be peace until the Death of the Great Khan and his son took power and started the troubles again leading to the Mongol Empire collapse and splitting a lot sooner than it would have at one time.

(Authors note: Hey guys I hope you like it until next time.

SRU: Silk Road Union an alliance of economic and military support Between the Spartan, Chinese, Korean and Japanese Empires.

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