In mid-August, the 100,000 troops of Noyan began to return to the territory of the Noyan Empire in batches. (This book comes from %..com, free full text txt download) The reason why it is much faster than before entering Moscow is because in the war of more than half a year, the road system connecting Moscow and Smolensk and Minsk has been completed. Therefore, the speed of the army has greatly increased for more than a month, because Egil did not let the army march quickly, but has advanced steadily and did not go too fast.

Just five days ago, the ten warships of the Norman Empire's squadron in the Los Angeles Sea were equipped with 24-pound heavy cannons, as well as nearly 800 transport ships that could provide 60,000 troops and 60,000 troops for more than two months. In addition, there were fifty, and the improved crossbow warships, which are the main battleships of the Norman Navy...,..., a total of nearly 1,000 warships, entered the Black Sea in a mighty way. In addition, the 300 transport ships of the Black Sea fleet that had just formed half of the Black Sea fleet, and fifty crossbow warships. The dozens of ports in the entire Helsson were already densely dissatisfied with these warships. Thousands of sails on the entire dock were magnificent.

Now, although Egil's main force has not arrived, and the grass needs supplies and supplies are not fully prepared. However, this busyness, vitality and vitality make people feel dazzling. The Norman Empire's rising state is undoubtedly revealed through this naval assembly.

Although I felt a little reluctant, under Joan of Arc, there were a total of 16,000 people, namely two garrison legions and one Hussar legion, all returned to their respective garrisons.

He did not participate in this crusade. Instead, he was re-recruited by the Norman Empire. Norman infantry, assault infantry, and mixed troops of longbowmen and crossbowmen through the sergeant reform regulations. In this way, the Norman Empire's regular army reached 70,000. In addition, after returning to the country, some troops will be replaced. Egil's originally planned military reform has now been completed by more than half.

"It should be time to show your strength in front of people." When Egil received a letter from Joan of Arc, writing about Kelsson's current preparations, Egil couldn't help but think of this: "This Crusade is my best stage!" Although the Norman Empire has been fighting in recent years, because the combat locations are all in Eastern Europe, the traditional continental countries do not know the actual situation of the Norman Empire today. They still have an old eye.

Some people even asserted that the Norman Empire had greatly lost its strength in the war to conquer Eastern Europe and fight against the Kumen. However, after a period of rest and recuperation, and under the stimulation of the Norman Empire, some people even had great strength to reform and gather aristocratic power and strengthen centralized power. Their strength has increased a lot. Everyone was full of energy and wanted to have a good reputation in this crusade war.

In addition, the negotiations with the Eastern Roman Empire have also been completed. As Egir speculated, the Norman Emperor Basil II finally did not stand the temptation proposed by Egir and decided to join the war with the pagans. Of course, because of the different sects, they did not use the banner of the crusaders.

The Marmara Sea Fleet is the Royal Fleet of the East Roman, plus the Aegean Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet. The Eastern Roman Empire concentrated three fleets, a total of more than 400 warships, and transport ships close to this number, Syl II was more eager to get the lead. Of course, this was the psychological problem he had when the Normans organized twice as many warships than him.

Perhaps, Innocent III himself did not expect that his death and the Fourth Crusade he planned before his death would eventually produce such an excellent effect.

The Norman Empire, the Kingdom of Britain, King of France, Gu Burgundy. The Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Republic of Venice, the Grand Duchy of Milan and the Kingdom of Portugal, the Kingdom of Leon and Castile Kingdom, the Kingdom of Aragon, and the Kingdom of eleven Catholic countries in total. In addition, the Eastern Roman Empire, and the two Orthodox countries of the Principal of Moscow, which are now a vassal of the Norman Empire.

In addition to this, fourteen countries participated in the Crusades, and in terms of military forces, it exceeded 200,000.

It is difficult for Egil to understand these people's pursuit of glory and their enthusiasm for religion.

Egil can indeed pretend to be a saint with a moral integrity and a religious believer. But this does not mean that he will be influenced by some religious dogma, or some belief, or some thought. If Egil really believes in something, or has a certain loyalty to something, then it is only his own desires.

In fact, for a long time before, Egil did not want to take action personally, fight the Egyptians who specialize in fighting the desert and Saladin, the King of the Desert. For a long time,

Egil just wanted to send a small number of regular troops. Most of the nobles summoned the army and were a little bit impressed. He took down the island of Cyprus, which he had coveted for a long time. He then fought a few decent battles with Saladin in the Crescent Zone. After that, he could return with his army. No matter whether he was withdrawing from Jerusalem or not. However, what Egil did not expect was that this time the system actually gave a large mission again.

Mission, the Fourth Crusade: Target: The lowest target is to liberate Jerusalem, the intermediate target is to weaken half of the Egyptian Caliph's strength, and the higher target is to completely defeat the Egyptian army. Liberate the entire Near East and kill Saladin. The ultimate goal is to destroy the entire Egyptian Fatima Dynasty.

This is the first time Egil has heard that a task can be divided into four levels. Abcd's evaluation makes Egil very fresh. Of course, it is not enough to make Emperor Norman fight for his old capital with just one "fresh". The rewards for this Eastern Expedition mission are quite rich. It can even make Egil, who is now a big business, salivate.

Mission reward: a total of five million Florin gold coins, a set of light armor with advanced traits (can be selected), and three technical levels are specified to improve.

The last two rewards are fine... But the one in front, who suddenly rewarded five million Florin gold coins, made Egil ecstatic. The value of the Florin gold coins is higher than that of the 1-stop gold coins that Norman uses now. Five million Florin is already comparable to the annual fiscal revenue of the Norman Empire. This can be said to be an irresistible temptation for Egil, who is crazy about money.

"As long as I have this money, I can complete the military reform. With a few years of accumulation and collection, by the time of the Western Expedition of Mengu, I will have 100,000 most well-equipped, strict training, and invincible regular troops. In addition, millions of recruited soldiers can be recruited from all over the country at any time. Even if the old bastard Genghis Khan came in person, I am not afraid... hahahaha..." Egil thought happily: "And this reward can only be obtained after completing the primary mission. That is to say, if we continue,

Then there will be even more rewards. In addition, I can plunder money from this fertile land in the Near East. There is great prospects!”

So, perhaps, other soldiers, nobles, bankrupt peasants and down-and-out knights joined the crusades and attacked Jerusalem. They believed in the propaganda of the Holy See and the Bible description. They imagined the legendary holy land Jerusalem as a paradise with milk and mi everywhere. The place God promised, a city where gold can be obtained everywhere (although many people ignore it.

God promised the Jews such reasons. They went there not, or were not entirely for saving the holy land and redeeming their own spiritual mortals. Instead, they were eager to make a fortune.

Religious slogans are just their excuses.

In comparison, Egil is so wise that there are only a very small number of those down-and-out knights, peasants, nobles, etc., who will succeed, but they will definitely succeed!

In this way, Egil suddenly turned 180 degrees. He was originally lazy about the Crusader Holy War, but now he talked about the most about this war that had not yet begun.

The 30,000 British troops, 70,000 Norman troops, and nearly 50,000 Ross, Bolans, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slavs, and other recruiting troops from all ethnic groups in Eastern Europe were ready to go after the order of Emperor Egil. They were ready to enter the vast desert and compete with the pagans riding Luoluo and veiled.

In addition, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which has become a vassal of the Norman Empire, also dispatched 5,000 elite soldiers this time, led by the crown prince Paul to follow Egil to war. This was what happened under the demands and promotions of the Norman Empire. Compared to the Duchess of Moscow, who was full of heart and independent, Egil naturally prefers this his admirer. The young and impulsive crown prince Paul. This time he was able to serve as the commander of these 5,000 elite troops. It was also completed with the help of Emperor Egil of the Norman Empire.

If you have military rights, you can have political rights. In this chaotic era, the army is the foundation for any aspiring noble hero to settle down. Paul naturally knew this. He remembered the help of the Norman Empire this time. He also strengthened his idea of ​​moving closer to the Norman Empire and gradually gaining authority from the Principality of Moscow.
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