Chapter 17 Eastward
After returning to Krakow, Egir immediately drafted the document and issued instructions on the recent period of centaur refugees' request to return to the Ross Grassland.
Centaur civilians can return to Kazan. Centaur Khan Ayujie must stay in Krakow. Centaur civilians will not all move away, but will be left voluntarily. Moreover, the emperor will send troops, immigrants and centaurs to go with them. The city and county are built in Kazan, and the area under Norman laws is managed. Centaurs are the same as ordinary Norman civilians.
As soon as such a decree was released, ordinary centaurs had no idea. Just as Emperor Norman said, the years of life in Eastern Europe had already made them feel a great sense of belonging to the Norman Empire. Agil's behavior of taking them in times of crisis also made the centaurs very grateful. However, after seeing this decree, Ayujie couldn't help but sigh in secret that his little thoughts would probably not be effective in front of Emperor Norman, but it was just a laughing stock.
Despite all the dissatisfaction, he could not compare with Emperor Norman, in terms of strength or calculation, Ayujiehan had no choice but to stay in Krakow. Seeing that he was honest, Egil was unwilling to treat him unfairly. The imperial palace, the gold and silver mansion, and even the tributes were of no small number, so he trapped the grassland hero in the rich and tender land of Krakow.
However, Emperor Man also had his own plan - Siberia is vast and sparsely populated, and the climate is harsh. Not to mention now, even in a thousand years, it will be a remote place where birds can't shit. Russia's population and industrial strength in Asia are less than half of the European one.
But Egil knew that the Siberian region had a great future. Underground oil, natural gas, various minerals, animal resources, wood resources, and fishery resources were inexhaustible. Lake Baikal is also the deepest freshwater lake in the world. The Arctic Circle is a potential golden waterway. In East and West Siberia, there are also many brave and fierce Ainu people.
If the Siberian region is taken down, it will be equivalent to obtaining natural resources that can be mined for countless years. It will also be equivalent to obtaining an offensive base for the rest of Asia. The army can go south and attack Persia, Central Asia, Mongolia and Manchuria. Such an important strategic position, and such a vast and sparsely populated area, it is almost a waste of time to occupy. If Egil has no idea, then he is not Egil.
Of course, Siberia is vast and sparsely populated. Even if the entire population of the Norman Empire is thrown into it, I am afraid that there will be no bubble. Therefore, it is necessary to plan slowly and immigrate a little bit. In Egil's calculation, it is enough that he can take up all the territory west of the Ural Mountain in his life and start to advance east of the Ural Mountain.
Building a city and establishing a county in Kazan was Egir's first step to calculate. After that, the emperor would increase his immigration to the Ross area, taking another province west of the Ural Mountain. In terms of military defense, the Ural Mountain was also regarded as a natural barrier to defend against the attacks of the remnants of Mongolia from the east.
In this way, all preparations for the colonization of Kazan began to be carried out. Egil selected serfs and refugees in order to develop farmland, grazed and prepared materials. A large number of engineers were accompanied by them. They were responsible for building a solid city in the Kazan area. When Egil ordered that the border guards who were now guarding the Absolute Defense Circle of Moscow were dispatched to Kazan.
After such a struggle, the total number of military and civilians in the Mans who wanted to go to Kazan area exceeded 50,000. However, the centaurs who wanted to return to Kazan were only more than 1,000. The main and secondary had been completely reversed. There was a reorganized army of 5,000 troops guarding them. Tens of thousands of people were stationed. The centaurs and old, young, women and children were only more than 1,000. The rebellion before the emperor was naturally impossible to happen.
At the same time, when the Norman Empire was planning to explore Siberia, the Burgundy War finally broke out in the west of the Norman Empire.
Under the command of Navy Commander Nelson, the North Sea Fleet was weaved and went south to assist General Walter. The North Sea Fleet was responsible for patrols and shipping operations in England, Flanders, western Scandinavia and western North Saxony.
Because these areas are inland Norman, and there is no enemy country, and even pirates are a little bit. Therefore, the North Sea Fleet has been less war-free. It is not very large in terms of fleet size or sailor quality. Not only is it not as good as the main force of the Mediterranean Fleet, but it is even a bit inferior to the newly formed Black Sea Fleet. But even this is enough to support the army to cross the river, and it is even a bit useless.
The Norman Empire had a prosperous shipbuilding industry. There were countless shipyards along the coast of England and Scandinavian, and ships were built every year and month. Although the North Sea Fleet was the weakest among the Empire's fleets, it should not be underestimated. After so many years of development, the North Sea Fleet already has one first-class flagship, which is the naval commander Nelson. Twenty third-class ships, more than 60 frigates, and more than 500 cannons, which are quite powerful. They can transport 400 people - and also serve as a large transport ship for commercial trade ships. Four thousand trained sailors and three thousand Viking warriors responsible for landing operations.
Such powerful strength, let alone assisting the crossing of the river, would be no problem even if they were allowed to fight against the Burgundian army on the other side of the river as the main attack force.
The first-class ship has a draft and cannot enter the river. The third-class ship is also at risk of stranding. So this time, the only ones who go to support are equipped with six-pound cannons and nine-pound cannons - this kind of lightweight, fifth-class and six-class ships that the army now looks down on now, with a total of sixty-eight frigates.
There are sixteen artillery guns on the side of the fifth-class ship, and twelve of the sixth-class ships ※Eighteen small warships, and one round of side-side volleys can fire hundreds of artillery guns. On this battlefield in the Middle Ages, it can be called extremely terrifying.
On September 22, the Manchu army began to cross the river forcibly. The Burgundian army on the south bank was also ready. Before this, they collapsed the only bridge that crossed the Val River. Many fortifications were built on the banks of the Val River. On the river beach, they placed horses, fences, and traps. Three small wooden fortresses were built. A total of 16,000 troops were closely guarded here. Among them, more than 2,000 German mercenaries, more than 1,000 Italian mercenaries and more than 800 Swiss mercenaries.
Such power is probably enough if it is against ordinary continental countries. But if their opponents are replaced by the most brutal empire in the world, then...
"Start! Launch the shells!! Before the Army landed, blow up a position on the river beach!!!" General Nelson, who had not participated in the war for a long time, trembled all over excitedly. The Norman sailors who were busy around him also looked happy. It seemed that they regarded this war as a carnival.
Of course, it is almost the same in fact. If we exclude the battle with the "Navy Navy" of Burgundy, those inequality sampans, then this is the first battle of the North Sea Fleet in the ten years since the founding of the army. The enemies on the opposite shore even owed stone thrones. They would not pose any threat to the fleet at all. It is no different from hitting a live target.
So, the end of the Burgundian army came - the Burgundian commander who was originally guarding the south bank of the Val River did not think that his army could defeat the Normans, but he did not expect that he would fail so miserably.
In his prediction, the Norman army forced to cross the river. He was responsible for blocking. Even if he could not win, it could hit the Normans a big blow. Let them know that they were powerful. After trying to attack the Normans, they retreated and continued to fight, fighting in scorched earth and resisting step by step to drag down the Norman army. Finally, they forced them to return to the negotiating table, or wait for a new change in the situation.
His idea was very good. But the final result was unexpectedly tragic - in the first round of gunfire of the Norman ship, the tragic commander first smashed a big hole by the flower bullet, and then was smashed into pieces by a flying single piece.
Bombing, bombing, and bombing - solid bombing was used for those fortresses. For other obstacles, the enemy and the enemy's barracks, the Mann army bombed with a round of cannons, and more than a hundred shells roared away. Then there were a series of explosions. Just now, for some reason, I saw the Norman ships line up and the big tubes with black holes exposed, and the Burgundian army, who didn't know what they were going to do, exploded in a sudden.
They panic, they screamed, they ran away in scatters. No one wanted to stand up and resist.
On the Norman army, after a volley of Norman ships, the loader was busy loading the bullets. The helmsman followed the wind to the right and the fleet turned on the water surface, aiming the other side at the south bank of the Val River, and then another round of gunfire was bombardment.
"The general is dead!!!" After this round of shelling, the Burgundian army became even more panicked. At the same time, the fact that the commander was bombed was spread. In this way, there was no more power to stop the Burgundian army from collapse...
The Norman fleet shot six consecutive rounds of volleys, smashing the positions of the Burgundian army on the south bank of the Val River, completely disintegrating the morale of the Burgundian army. In the following landing battle, General Walter was bored to find that their opponents were either fleeing or crazy. They had almost no decent resistance and defeated the 16,000 Burgundian army without any effort.
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