Chapter 4 Romania and Yugoslavia
When the 150,000 Norman army, after two weeks of armed march, was about to arrive in Budapest, I heard an extremely surprising news - the Hungarian King. Attila, the uninhabited hero who once led hundreds of thousands of nomadic cavalry to rampage across the continent and forced the Romans to pay tribute, finally couldn't stand it after hearing that the Norman Empire invaded and died of worries and anger.
Of course this is not the point. After abandoning the last bit of shame as a human being, the death of this "old friend for many years" can no longer arouse the emperor's slight sadness. The point is, what happened after he died...
"A bunch of idiots!" At that time, after the emperor heard about Attila's death, the Hungarian nobles actually accepted the Romanian king - the nouveau riche Hungaryati. He asked him to be their king. The emperor was surprisingly angry: "Why are there no idiots from any country who come on the pole to ask me to be king?! Why is he?!"
"...Because, the country that can be invited to be kings has long been conquered by you?" In Egil's ear, Aurora's slightly bored voice sounded: "After all, you are a Nordic. Even if you take a step back, you are considered a German. Then now the entire Germanic nation has been conquered by you. This kind of good thing is naturally not your turn. That Hungary is very close to the Magyars in terms of blood."
"Tsk." Egil shrugged: "It's just a monarch of a weak country that is about to be killed. What's there to be proud of? In early summer, I can completely flatten Hungary. Then there is Romania!"
Speaking of which, it is true. A king who is about to be killed by the Norman Empire is indeed not very proud. In fact, this position is not good. Instead, it will burn his butt when he sits on it. The Norman Empire is aggressive, with a 150,000 army pressing towards Budapest like Mount Tai. At this critical moment, who would be willing to be the first bird?! This is why the Hungarian nobles made a quick decision and pushed out Hungary, who had fought with them before, and let him sit in this unlucky position.
Before this, Hungary Yati led 20,000 troops to Budapest. He was thinking about the crown of the Hungarian king. However, at this moment, under the threat of the Norman army, the crown was sent to him directly, but he began to hesitate whether to wear it on his head. During the days when he was hesitating, the most common thing that the Vadatari cavalry under his command was to touch his neck.
"This time, maybe my head is going to move... Although Wang Crown is good, I have lost my head. Where should I wear it?" After hearing about this, Hung Yati quickly thought of this. However, the greed in his heart made him hesitate. A crown is a big temptation. Not everyone can refuse it.
So soon, Hungary thought of another reason for refuting - the Normans came in bad ways. This time, they probably wanted not only to destroy Hungary. A Hungary that declined to the extreme would not allow the Norman Emperor to mobilize an army of 150,000. I am afraid that the Normans' real goal would be themselves.
If you retreat at this time and let the Normans attack Hungary, then when the Normans annex Hungary, the next one that will suffer will definitely be Romania! And if you give up Hungary, you will be passive! Instead of doing this, it is better to accept the surrender of the remnants of the Hungarians to strengthen your troops and strike the Normans head-on!
In this way, after hesitating for a day, Hungary decisively accepted the crown that fell from the sky. Then he led his 20,000 troops into Budapest and received the only remaining thousands of cavalry in Hungary. At the same time, he ordered the two countries of Hungary and Romania to mobilize. "We must fight the life and death with the Normans in Budapest!"
This is all the information sent to the emperor by the Norman spy mixed in the Romanian army. After Egil finished reading these things, he roared again: "Since those spies are so capable, why don't you bring the head of the bastard Hungarian king with his crown?!" It was almost a bit unreasonable and quarrel. It made people feel speechless.
In this way, the war from the Norman Empire invaded Hungary at the beginning, turned into a war between the Norman Empire and the United Kingdom of Hungary and Romania. It was likely to develop into a war between the Norman Empire and the Balkans and Greek alliances - this was the second bad news the emperor heard. When the news of him leading a 150,000 army to attack Hungary came out, the Greeks who were just about to stab the Romania were immediately stopped.
The specific situation is almost like this. The Eastern Roman Emperor Lilianu, who had been ascended the throne for a while and had gradually increased his prestige, severely rejected the suggestions of some ministers - ignore other matters, they attacked theirs. The Romans attacked the Romans and dispatched troops to attack Romania.
It seems that Liliannu knew very well. If he attacked Romania at this time, it would be equivalent to helping the Normans. When attacked in the rear, Romania and Hungary that fought on both sides would inevitably be destroyed. Like Hungary in Romania, who regarded Hungary as his shield, Liliannu also regarded Romania as his shield. No one in this world took the initiative to dismantle his shield. On the contrary, Liliannu not only did not want to attack Romania, but also wanted to help them.
The female emperor sent an envoy to meet with Hungaryat in Romania and made her suggestion. She claimed that she was willing to form an alliance with Hungaryat to fight the attacks of the Norman Empire. She also organized a powerful Roman Emperor team to go to Budapest to fight side by side with the Hungarians.
The following matters were not covered for the time being. According to the Norman spies' reward, Hungary was very moved by the Greeks' proposal. But at the same time he was worried - he was afraid that it was easy to invite God and sent him to the gods. After letting the Romans enter his territory, it would not be so easy to let them leave again. Maybe they would be swallowed up by the Romans directly. In addition, he was also afraid of something. If he took a step back, the Romans even made a fuss to help them fight. After entering his territory, he turned against him. At that time, he had no place to cry.
For this reason, when Hung Yati replied to Liliannu, it was okay to form an alliance, and to receive assistance. But it was unnecessary to send reinforcements. If the queen was really sincere, then she would send more combat supplies. Food, armor, weapons and war horses. These things are good, the more the better. Liliannu was so angry that she just wanted to kill people when she received the reply.
"It's almost that." After analyzing the situation, the emperor felt that although Hung Yati would not let Liliannu send troops for the time being, if the war really came to that time, he would probably not care about that much. He would try to eat pufferfish to death. He would die even if he didn't eat it. He would die sooner or later. Then he would choose to die late.
"At that time, I will most likely be caught in a tug-of-war in Hungary. After defeating the Hungarians, they will be Romanians. After defeating the Romanians, they will be Greeks... The battle may last for a long time. If it really develops that way, it would be too bad."
After Egil said this, he turned his head and looked at Artoria: "So, Hani, how about doing me a favor?"
"What?" Artoria also became interested when he saw Egil showing such an expression. Because whenever Egil said something like "I want her to help", it was time for Egil to lead her army and go to war.
"I don't want anyone to hinder me. If reinforcements continue to enter Hungary, the war will be endless - so, I want you to lead an army, take a warship into the Mediterranean Sea, and then bypass Hungary to attack Romania!"
Hearing Egil say this, Artoria was excited: "It sounds great, so what's the specific plan?"
"Herson's fleet will arrive soon. At that time, you will lead your Celtic army into the coast of Romania by boat, and then attack its capital, Sofia. Control the Romanian territory at the fastest speed! In addition, be prepared to fight the Greeks. I think that if the news of your army appearing in Romania will spread, the Greeks will definitely mobilize all forces to attack you. Of course, at this time, I will defeat Hungaryati as quickly as possible and go south to join you!"
Of course, when talking about the second half, Artoria could no longer listen. To be precise, it was when she heard the saying "fight against the Greeks". When she thought of the Greeks, she would think of Liliannu. When she thought of Liliannu, she would think of the conflict between herself and her. If she asked who Artoria hated the most in this world, she would probably choose Egil's sister Aurora. But if she asked who Artoria hated the most in this world, she would definitely choose Liliannu.
"I understand." Artoria showed an extremely happy smile on her face. It was when she felt that the years of hatred between herself and her old enemy were about to be understood. Artoria didn't care about Romania, what was the way out, what was going on and what was going on - she only noticed one thing now, that was that she had an excellent chance to kill Liliannu.
"...Oh, then let's compare. The fleet will arrive in almost two days." Seeing Artoria's smile so fiercely, Egil felt something was wrong. But for a moment, he couldn't think of something wrong...
Chapter completed!