Chapter 16 Speed ??Competition
The third army was from the eastern front of the other side, with the southwestern Polish legion led by General Hans, a standard legion, and the Second Hussar Legion led by Qiteng, as well as 20,000 horse-riding militias mobilized from Eastern Europe, a total of 30,000 troops, and about 10,000 Hungarian troops led by Attila, the Hungarian king, who was invited by Egur.
The total number of troops in this route was 40,000. It was the smallest of the three armies. However, most of them were cavalry. The power was very strong and could directly march into the South Germany, the hinterland of the enemy's invasion. In this route, Egur used the veteran general Saito as the head commander. His mission was to plunder, destroy, burn, kill and loot the enemy's invasion as much as possible. Try to weaken the enemy's invasion's strength, rather than fighting head-on with the enemy's invasion.
However, there is a slight problem here - that is, if you want to enter the heartland of Southern Germany, you need to travel through the two Holy Roman territories of Bohemia and Austria. Although Teresa, the Austrian ruling who now manages these two territories, is wisely not joining that alliance, but this does not mean that the other side will easily make a way out and even join the Norman Empire.
"She is a speculator. The speculator will choose the best time for herself." Egul commented on Teresa's approach and believed that it was necessary to deal with it in this way: "Then, let me create the best time for her."
Without the other party's approval, Egur still ordered the 1st to enter the Austrian territory with 30,000 Norman troops and 10,000 Hungarian troops who requested support to enter directly into Austrian territory! At the same time, Egur also wrote a letter that was gentle on the surface but hidden threats to the Austrian woman. The letter reads: "I wish to command 300,000 Normans and intend to hunt the Queen in Southern Europe with the Queen. What does the Queen mean?"
When the letter was quickly delivered to Teresa's hands, the queen felt dizzy and almost passed away. At that time, a group of Austrian and Bohemian noble knights were scrambling to join Norman in their life and death. However, Queen Teresa was smart and knew what Jing Jing should do at this time was right.
"We can't fight," Teresa said: "When the late emperor was in power, Austria and Bohemia launched too many troops to fight. In the end, they all died in the Syrian desert with the late emperor. So much so that our strength was greatly weakened. Now, Austria and Bohemia can't even put together, and they can't get 30,000 troops together. How can we fight against the Norman army?"
"So, Your Highness. Do you mean, let us give way to Norman enter our country and attack other German countries?" asked a nobleman.
"—No, not just that!" Teresa cheered up at this moment and said loudly: "We not only give up the road for each other to enter and exit. We also want to join the camp of the Norman Empire - no, it should be said that we are willing to recognize that the Norman Emperor inherited the position of emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, and also form an army, join the Norman entry and fight with them!"
Queen Teresa's words surprised the Austrian and Bohemian nobles present. The mature and persistent nodded repeatedly, thinking that this was not a good idea. Although the young nobles were dissatisfied, they were also very glad that they did not have to fight the terrifying Norman army.
On August 25, Egur received a reply from Queen Teresa, who was transferred by Norman's espionage system. For this woman who was very good at changing with the wind, Egur did not hesitate to praise him. Emperor Norman quickly wrote a passionate reply, praising the queen's wisdom and courage. At the same time, he repeatedly promised that Norman's army would reduce the loss to a minimum when passing through her territory. After Egur obtained the throne of the Holy Roman Emperor, she would definitely respect her status and interests.
In this way, before the war officially began, the Norman Empire once again added a considerable ally. The two principalities of Austria and Bohemia could provide at least 10,000 troops. In this way, the Norman army's eastern army reached more than 50,000, and had the ability to fight.
This is the three armies arranged by Egur, the Western Army, with Artoria as the head coach and the Burgundy King Charles as the deputy commander. The Celtic Army, the Brittany Army, the Normandy Army, the British and France recruited troops. In the end, the Burgundy King Charles spent a lot of money and mobilized 30,000 troops to participate in the battle. The number of the Western Army increased to 100,000.
The Central Army, the North Saxony Army, the Western Polish Army, some Eastern European recruitment troops, and the Scandinavian recruitment troops were formed. The two vassals Hessen and Brandenburg eventually mobilized 20,000 troops, which made the number of the Central Army's vanguards reach 63,000. Egur's main force was also rushing towards the army along the road from Krakow-Wlotzlaw-Stedin-Brandenburg. In this way, the number of troops from this route could reach 163,000.
The Eastern Route Army, including the southwestern Poland legion, the Second Hussar Legion, some Eastern European recruiting troops, and the elite Hungarian light cavalry assisted the war. After Austria joined, Teresa mobilized a total of 14,000 troops to join the war, which made the final strength of the Eastern Route Army reach 54,000.
This time, the Norman Empire tried a little and devoted itself to the Central Army directly under the emperor, the Celtic Army directly under the empress, Brittany, Normandy, North Saxony, western Poland, and southwestern Poland. In addition, the small number of militias initially mobilized (calculated based on the total number of entrances of the Norman Empire and the number of mobilized compulsory military service system, it is indeed a small number). In addition, the army of the five allies of Burgundy, Hesse, Brandenburg, Hungary and Austria. The Norman Emperor was furious and mobilized a total of 320,000 troops to attack! Such a grand occasion was rare in ancient and modern times!
From early August, the Southern European Union declared war on the Norman Empire, and to mid-August, the Norman Emperor issued a statement in response to the war. By the end of August and early September, the Norman Empire had formulated a comprehensive plan, and it took only one month in total. According to Egur's prediction, in mid-October this year, the emperor and his allies could launch a powerful offensive and defeat the Southern European Union with a devastating momentum.
"In the future, there will be no France in this world, no Milan, Venice, Swabian and Bavaria! If the pope is not tactful, then I don't mind changing another tactful pope, sitting on the most noble chair in Rome!" At that time, Egur issued a series of orders, and wrote his plan to dispatch soldiers through letters and pass them into his subordinates, and sent them to his subordinates, these Norman generals were very surprised to find out. At the end of the letter, His Majesty Baishao Emperor was arrogant and even said such words in a presumptuous way.
Of course, this further increased the morale and excitement of these generals. At that time, Sura, a civilian general of the North Saxony Legion, pushed the glasses on his nose and handed the letter in his hand to the candlestick in front of him, lit it, and burned it to ashes. Looking at the paper gradually being swallowed by the flames, the general's face showed an extremely excited smile.
"That's right! That's the feeling!" At that time, the beating flames reflected a strange shadow on the general's face. His expression also looked hideous because of extreme excitement: "The emperor I follow should be so arrogant and confident. This is a worthy of my follower and worthy of my life!"
Egur did not expect that his whim, if he added, would have increased his loyalty by one to two points. In contrast, their devotion decreased by one to two points.
"About half a year - no, it should be said that at most, I can only fight for half a year. It is necessary to understand this war within half a year!" Finally, after determining the overall offensive plan, Emperor Norman looked at his huge sand table that summarized the entire Europe and said this: "Only in this way can my empire recover its vitality before the next war and adjust it to its best state!"
In the second half of 1007 AD, the destined to be recorded in history. In Europe, an unprecedented war that summed up almost all European countries began. On another battlefield, the most terrifying conqueror in the world, and the huge coalition that he led, composed almost all nomadic peoples, also pointed his finger at his new prey.
This is a race against time. It is a contest between Norman and Mongolia. A competition for whom they conquers is faster, more cruel and ruthless. If Norman wins first, then Egur can devote all his energy, materials and troops to the battlefield without hesitation, and fight at home under the advantage of time and place. Fight against the upcoming Mongolian natural disaster.
On the contrary, if Mongolia first accomplished its strategic goal, defeated and annexed half-entry horse, while Norman was still trapped in the war quagmire of Southern Europe on the 1st, then immediately, facing Mongolia's strong attack, Norman, who could not concentrate its efforts to fight, would be difficult to win on the front battlefield. At that time, Norman, Europe, and even the entire world will usher in an unprecedented disaster... (To be continued.
Chapter completed!