Chapter 9 The grand military parade
Showing off his martial power in front of everyone is what the Norman Emperor wants to do now. Unlike before, after the current Norman Emperor gained considerable territory, development space, reputation and trade routes, he decided to rest and let his empire rest for a while, rather than continue to attack.
And if you want to rest yourself, Egil has considered that the easiest way is to show your strong strength and make others fear it. And the way to show your strong strength is to say that military parade is a very good idea.
Of course, a good military parade has something to do with its strong strength, but it is not the most useful one. Even in the 21st world of the later generations, the country with the largest military parade in the world, and countries around him who dare to blatantly fight him to the death. What's more, in the eleventh century, where information is underdeveloped.
"So, it's just a means. It's not the most important, nor is it omnipotent. But since it's not too difficult to use, it doesn't cost much money. It can satisfy the complacency of the rulers. Then do it a little, boost morale and shock potential enemies..., there's nothing that cannot be done." At that time, while Egil thought so, he delivered a speech on the horse's back.
A total of 10,000 Norman soldiers participated in the military parade after selection. A tall and turquoise, built in the huge square in the center of the city, was built using a system with a large round arch marble building named Krakow Gate, which rose up as an important part of the military parade. At the same time, it can add two points of happiness to the people of the city, increase a little loyalty, and five percent of the people's support.
In this way, the one walking in front was the fat cavalry with light horses, and the one following behind were the knights dressed in bright clothes and holding rifles. Then there were the infantry phalanxes. Norman infantry, Norman assault infantry, Norman phalanx infantry longbowmen, heavy crossbowmen..., and in the center of these arrays, two hundred guard knights were guarded by the emperor and queen of the Norman Empire.
Wearing a silver-white Absolute Guardian's entire body, he was straddled with the blade of tearing the life. He was wearing a silver-white fox fur behind him. Emperor Egil, with golden hair, looked noble and elegant, calm and confident. At the same time, he also contrasted with him. Artoria, who was wearing black armor and pale, looked mediocre. He was called a marriage by a group of jealous and crazy European royal noble ladies: it seemed that he was a marriage that forced the canary and the ugly duckling to join.
Of course, the person involved, Egil, felt that it was enough to feel good. Therefore, rumors such as the Emperor's preferences were very strange, spreading speed and coverage were quite wide. This rumors were increasingly confirmed with the rumors between Centaurus Princess Princia and Egil.
But these are nothing. It seems that a big man like Egil is somewhat quirky, which can be forgiven. Because he is a big man. If he is really no different from ordinary people, it would be strange. This can't stop the over-zealous women, as if they were crazy, shouting wildly on the way Egil passed, throwing handkerchiefs, flowers, fruits and even underwear at Egil.
"I'll just slap it! Stop it!" Seeing the overwhelming "hidden weapon" trying to attack it by itself, Egil's expression changed at that time. At this time, although he could, he would never pull out the long sword from his waist. After a slash, he would cut all the messy things into pieces. So at this time, he had to rely on the guards.
And the crazy actions of these girls, at least women, also frightened the guard knights. If an assassin or something was infiltrated inside, a flying knife or bomb would be thrown over, it would be a big deal. Although Egil was wearing a strong armor, even though the Norman spies checked the welcome crowd a hundred times and a hundred times before the parade. But what if, what if, what if?!
So, the guard knights, who were scolded by the girls as "not understanding the charm" and "scenely deprived of the scenery", raised their shields high and protected Egil from all directions to block the things flying in the sky. The Krakow sheriff, who was in charge of the security of the people, was sweating profusely to block these overly enthusiastic noble ladies. Although the noble ladies were crazy, kicking, hitting, and biting, the guards still gritted their teeth and persevered. Finally, amid the crying, Egil survived the disaster, and the parade team passed through this dangerous area.
"It's safe... I'll go back and pay you a salary." Egil breathed a sigh of relief, then felt that there was a foreign object on his head, and Artoria next to him looked at him with unfriendly eyes.
“…, whose bra is this?”
Fortunately, the guard knight's Shield Tao has not been put down yet. So no one saw Egil's current embarrassment, except Artoria. Of course, she would never go outside to promote this matter.
"Why don't you take it down quickly! When will you want to wear that thing?!" Artoria said in a low voice.
"Hahaha,"..." Egil took off the bra with a large cup and stuffed it into the armor while smiling awkwardly.
"If you throw it on the ground, you will be suspected." Although Egil explained this, Artoria still pinched it hard a few times. The guard knights next to him all looked up at the sky, looking like "I saw nothing."
After that, at the end of the parade, in front of the Grand Palace in Krakow, in the large square that can accommodate 100,000 people to observe, Egil climbed the gatehouse of the palace. Here, through a simple amplification device, he delivered a passionate speech to the subjects, soldiers and foreign envoys below. In this speech, the most common word mentioned by Egil is "peace." The monarch who killed countless people seemed to regard himself as a dove of peace. He vigorously promoted the concept of peace. At the same time, he ended with such words:
"From then on, the Christian countries in the continent will be as close as brothers. They will never suffer any more!" Egil ended with a lie that was destined to be realized and that children would not believe. It attracted a burst of cheers. The messengers of the continental countries around him were smarter and fell into deep thought:
What are the plans of the crazy devil king who has caused the European countries to panic? According to the other party's meaning, it seems that he will not want to start a war in the future. How is this possible? Anyone who says such words in this world is at least a hundred times more trustworthy than Egil. Everyone in the continent, even a child who has just been born, knows that the person who loves war the most in this world is this emperor.
"Or it's a concealment? Will the other party have to make any big moves next?" Some people immediately thought so. Then, some self-righteous people linked this matter with the Norman Empire's dispatch of fleets to the New World and Atlantis.
"Does the other party want to send troops to conquer that country? That country with gold everywhere! Do you want to take over the wealth there?! This is not possible!" After defeating the entire Egypt, the European countries were also full of confidence. They completely ignored how difficult it is to expedition the continent on the other side of the earth. It seemed that they could do it as long as they wanted to do it... Of course, in a sense, in the history of another world, the European countries that dared to think and do it really succeeded...
Egil didn't know yet that his impromptu speech actually prompted the European countries to work hard to explore the new world. He made great contributions to the expansion of the Norman Empire's pirate business...
"A army like this... is really a strong soldier." On the other side, Hulagu, who was still shocked by Egil's eyes and could not move, was by Hulagu's side, Guo Kan sighed like this. This general who came from the Han general in the Jin Dynasty was not like an ordinary Mongolian general. He advocated nature, freedom and movement tactics. The requirements for military discipline and neatness were not so strict. Guo Kan, who was influenced by traditional Chinese military tactics, naturally understood what the words "careful" and "shoulder" mean, such as "arms and fingers".
He was also a well-informed person. From the Far East to Persia, he had fought with the armies of many countries. But he had never seen such an orderly army. Yes, neat, the deepest impression that the Norman army had brought to him was not the knights in bright clothes and angry horses, the fierce warriors holding long-handled battle axes, and those who held strange iron pipes in their hands were unknown. But "neat".
The neatly dressed, neatly armed, neatly arranged arrays... looked quite shocking. It also made Guo Kan correct the Norman Empire's power assessment again. In the end, when a batch of twelve-pound cannons pulled by four horses were pulled out, the atmosphere of the parade reached the best. The cannons carved with exquisite patterns and engraved with "the emperor's last argument" were destined to be one of the most terrifying weapons of this era.
Of course, Guo Kan didn't know these things. When asked the business leader and translator next to him, they were shouting "God's Heavenly Condemnation", "Divine Fire", "Divine Thunder of Heaven", Guo Kan felt it was even more inexplicable.
"This may be a weapon used by some Western barbarians. But what exactly is it?" Guo Kan looked at these cannon cars and felt kind. But he was unaware of the key points and could not think of it.
Chapter completed!