At that time, Egil reached out his hand and stopped in the air, his body still, like a sculpture. Behind him, Sonia, who was following Egil all the way, seemed extremely tired, felt a little strange. Just as she wanted to speak, Egil in front of her turned around, raised her index finger with her right hand, and put a "quiet" gesture. Then she turned around again and looked at Joan of Arc through the crack of the door.

Joan of Arc's voice was very small, almost impossible to hear clearly, intermittently. However, with the amazing physique he received, Egil still barely understood what she was praying for.

"Marry, kind Virgin Mary, please bless the emperor of this country to forgive his sins. If not, then I am willing to suffer in hell on his behalf. If not, then I am willing to give up all opportunities and fall into hell with him... This is the only reason why I still live in this world."

After hearing Joan of Arc's prayer, Egil felt a little painful, and of course he also felt very happy. The pain was naturally because he felt the pain in Joan of Arc's heart. And the happiness was because he saw that Joan of Arc was willing to bear these sufferings for him.

"Although I don't care about Catholic faith, I have endorsed this favor." Egil turned around, swung his cloak, and advanced forward with great strides. He did not look behind him again.

"Why? I've been traveling for several days and nights in a row, just to see her? Why didn't I go in when I got to the door of the room?" Sonia caught up with Egil in confusion and asked.

"Come with excitement and return with all your energy. I have already got the results I want. So there is nothing to regret." Egil replied. He then rested in the palace for half a day to relieve fatigue. Then he rode his horse at the same speed when he came back for five days and returned to the front line.

"It's really strange." Although Egil answered Sonia's question, Sonia didn't think so at all. She just felt that Egil was a little confused and could not understand at all. Of course, as Egil's guard, Sonia didn't need to understand that much. Although she felt a little heartbroken when Egil did such a thing, she said casually along the way: "Thank you so hard for me to do it this time."

Just Egil's casual comfort was enough for Sonia to be happy for a while. It was like a puppy that was praised by her owner, and she maintained a high-pitched mood for several days. The fatigue in her body seemed to disappear all of a sudden.

In this way, Egil returned to the front line. He apologized for a long time to apologize to Artoria and then received the forgiveness of His Highness. After the emperor returned to his post, the army, which had a little sign of chaos, stabilized in the shortest time - this was a military force built by Egil himself. There is no need to say about his loyalty to Egil. It can be said that as long as Egil is alive for one day, the Norman army will obey his orders for one day. It is much better than the various Eastern Roman troops who cheated on them.

In the following time, I was a little bored. News kept coming from the Norman Empire's intelligence system. The Mongol Emperor went further and further away. He had already moved south and reached the warmer Central Asia region. Of course, it was not too warm to say that Central Asia, which also has a continental climate, has a temperature similar to Mongolia in winter. It is barely acceptable.

It seems that the other party is still not satisfied with the result of this battle. Otherwise, Egil thinks they should retreat further south, and a warmer place is. The reason why the other party does this is probably for the convenience of attacking next year.

On the other side of the battlefield, something beyond Egir's expectations happened. The Mongol's vanguard army was defeated by the Eastern Roman army. Moreover, because the opponent's commander was too tough, refusing to retreat. In the end, the Mongolian army suffered heavy losses, with at least 50,000 Mongolian soldiers either died in battle or became prisoners. The Mongolian commander-in-chief Buhua was also captured by Basil II and chopped off his head. The Eastern Roman army lost about 30,000. It was not serious. The proud and energetic Emperor Basil was ready to continue to advance. He also issued an order to the Near East, which was originally divided into the Norman Empire and other continental countries, requiring them to recognize Rome's special status in this area.

Egil even received news that Basil II had written letters to some influential nobles in the Near East, asking them to pay tribute to themselves and to be loyal to them, and to recognize themselves as their monarchs. At least, the minimum limit is to "achieve the same status as the Norman Empire."

"Really," Egir was a little angry after receiving this news. Now most countries in Europe have become their own vassal states. Then, the lands in the Near East, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and the upper and lower Egypt can also be regarded as territory of the Norman Empire. Basil II's actions can be regarded as a provocation of the authority of the Norman Empire in this region.

"It's clear that guy relied on my support, so he achieved such a result in such a short period of time. He actually repaid his grudges and revenge? But forget it, I don't have any good intentions to support him anyway."

Egil became calm when he thought about it. The main Mongolian army was spending the winter in Central Asia. However, at this moment, the 600,000 troops against Syria had arrived in the Babylonian region. He would soon meet the magnificent Eastern Roman army. Last battle, the Mongolian army was 68,000 and the Eastern Roman army was 200,000. One to three. And this battle, the Mongolian army was 600,000 and the Eastern Roman army was 170,000. Three to one. This is really a turn of feng shui, and the retribution of the law is unhappy. Hahahahaha...

Of course, Egil has increased his attention to the plague. After contacting the Mongols, some soldiers of the Eastern Roman army seemed to have shown signs of being infected with the plague. Of course, these things have not attracted enough attention from the Eastern Roman Empire. For the local residents, both the Eastern Romans and the Mongols are all disgusting pagans. They naturally would not take the initiative to remind the Romans that a city had disappeared because of this plague. Therefore, before there were not enough soldiers to die, the Romans would not care about this...

And in addition to this, there is another thing that the Norman spies did not pay attention to - it was a very, very accidental and completely inconspicuous thing.

In the trade with the Eastern Roman Empire, ships transporting materials - Northern Italy, Norman Empire and Eastern Rome, some ships also had abnormal patient phenomena on board, and thus deaths occurred.

Under unknown circumstances, the Black Death began to spread. Although the losses brought now are negligible, I don’t know what it will eventually evolve...

Well, at least for now, this matter still has nothing to do with Egil.

Time gradually moved forward, gradually... The weather became colder and colder. The war became more and more intense. In December, another showdown between the Mongol Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire began in the cold and cold Syria.

The final result was unexpectedly. Under the terrifying impact of the Mongolian Iron Cavalry, the Eastern Roman army was suppressed and could not move at all. The two archers and cavalry archers were quickly entangled by several times the Mongolian cavalry archers, and learned from the experience of the last defeat. On the front battlefield, facing the terrifying Minotaur monster, the Mongols adopted a strategy of intensively throwing gunpowder weapons. A primitive bronze musket that seemed to be imitating the Norman cannon was sent to the battlefield and played a miraculous effect in the battle against the Minotaur.

Next, the Eastern Roman army was forced to move into defense. They retreated back to their camp, with fifteen legions, a large number of heavy cavalry, and Minotaurs. The defense line formed by these solid troops once blocked the Mongols' crazy attack for several days. With the Romans being fully prepared, even the Mongolian cavalry could not break through the opponent's front in a while.

So next, the two sides began a confrontation. The Romans used existing materials to strengthen their defense, which increased their defense a lot. However, at this time, a plague suddenly broke out violently in the Roman camp. This made the Romans lose more than one-third of their combat effectiveness. Even Basil II suffered from the plague.

This emperor, who was originally strong as a cow, was still strong in support for the first week. He had red eyes and hair dispersed. From time to time he spit out a mouthful of bloody phlegm, as scary as an evil ghost. His originally strong body gradually became thinner at a speed that could be seen by the naked eye. Until a week later, when Basil II finally couldn't hold on, people carried the emperor, who had almost only one bone left, to the bed.

At this time, the emperor also gave an order with tears in his eyes: "We, retreat..."

That is, on the night when the Eastern Roman army retreated secretly, the Mongols launched a general attack. At the same time, the Minotaur mercenaries, who had previously had secretly communicated with the Mongols and received treatment far more than the Eastern Roman, decisively turned against the water. This group of monsters pushed down the Eastern Roman camp walls, put them into the Mongolian army, and ruthlessly massacred the former employers.

"That's it. The Eastern Roman army was defeated and nearly 200,000 troops were wiped out." The Norman spy, who was half-kneel in front of Egil, ended with this sentence and completed his report.

"Oh..." Egil nodded, and then asked a question he cared about: "Basil II, is he dead or alive?"
Chapter completed!