"What are they here for?"

"They are looking for allies, their army is in ...... There was a fierce war with the Timurid Khanate in India, and their emperor wanted to find some allies, so he sent many emissaries around, and was able to find some countries to form an alliance against the Timurid Khanate. ”

Randy nodded, rubbed his temples and sighed, "What a chaotic world!" I know. ”

"Then, Wechen will retire."

Seeing that Randy began to close his eyes and recuperate, Talleyrand nodded at the emperor, turned around and left the room, and according to Randy's usual habit, ordered the maid guarding the door to bring Randy a supper.

"Alexander went all the way east from Macedonia, defeating Greece, Persia, and the West Indies, and it is already the largest expedition today, and if I go from Northern Europe to Greece, the length of the journey should be comparable to Alexander's, if I continue to follow Alexander's route, it will be twice as long as Alexander's, but then it will only reach India, China, it is really a distant word, will I have the opportunity to go there in my life?"

Thinking of this, Randy sighed lightly, knowing in his heart that most of this wish could not be fulfilled, even if he went back, what could he do? It's completely meaningless, this world is not even the original one, because of his arrival, everything has become different! ”

Randy opened his eyes, and the maid standing beside him smiled, handing over the lemon juice with ice cubes, this sweet and sour juice found and brought back by Marshal Carter in the Azores, aroused Randy's unusual interest, and soon took the place of wine as Randy's favorite drink.

But because of the climate problems of the Norman Empire, lemons cannot be grown in their own rice dumplings, and Randy does not want to easily and cheaply grow lemons in Italy, Spain, Greece and other countries, so there are only a very small number of these lovely lemons, which are transported from the Azores Islands, and every shipload of such lemons transported, at least more than half will spoil, and only a very small number of lemons will finally reach Randy's hands, which is not even enough for him to drink alone.

Lemon seeds or something, the offshore fleet that went to Malta Island before also brought a lot, and should be able to open up a lemon plantation there, although the distance to the emperor in the palace is not much closer than the Azores, but because of other countries, it can be exported as a cash crop, how much can make Randy make a fortune, Randy drank chilled lemon juice, while continuing to think with his eyes closed, and then suddenly stood up violently, walked out of his office, and went to the combat deduction room next door, Holding the baton and staring at the land of Eastern Europe, he threw off the black baton and made up his mind!

Eastern Europe! In any case, I'm going to get Eastern Europe into my hands!

On the thirteenth day after making up his mind, Randy gave the order to go on the expedition again, officially appointing his sister, the eldest princess Aurora, as the prisoner, and he led the 60,000 Central Army that had begun to take shape to go out with Artoria, while Joan of Arc stayed in Scandinavia due to health reasons.

On July 1, 1104, the Norman Emperor marched south with a large army to inspect the territory of the empire, and at the same time issued a proclamation demanding that Poland, Ukraine, various nobles, and various nomadic chieftains swear allegiance to him within a time limit, and send hostages and a sufficient share of tribute.

Legend has it that no matter where the emperor of the East goes, he is not called, but called to patrol or lucky, the most recent time can be pushed to thirty years ago, Emperor Taizong's southern tour was easy to formulate the future economic policy of the Tang Dynasty, that time should also be the last time the orthodox emperor of the Celestial Dynasty went on patrol, and it is not realistic to want to see such a situation in the future.

Although the Norman Empire is not yet comparable to the orthodox Eastern Empire, Randy's southern tour is really not small, and even surpasses it in some places, after all, not every king can bring 100,000 troops when he parades.

That's right! The 100,000 army, in addition to the 60,000 Central Army, also included 30,000 Celtic elites who came from Northwest Britain, as well as the three military divisions of the Eastern Military District, Livonia, Prussia, and Pomerania, with 15,000 men, 8,000 elite light cavalry of the 2nd and 3rd Hussar Corps, and 7,000 light infantry of the river fleet of the Baltic detachment.

A total of 120,000 troops, almost all of Randy's current family base, and most of the regular army of the Norman Empire, all pulled out this time.

Southern Tour?

Fools don't believe it!

120,000 troops, all the power of the country, what is this going to do? There were more than 800 ships transporting grain alone, which were transported from all parts of the country to Eastern Europe day and night, and if this was just for the Norman Emperor to play a big name, then he would be the first faint king of the ages.

Is Randy a faint gentleman? It's clear he's not!

The southern tour is just an excuse, look at the places where Randy's southern tour, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, you will know what he wants to do.

"I want all of Eastern Europe!"

At a military meeting in Königsberg, a city in eastern Prussia, Randy slammed his fists on the sand table with both hands: "Whoever stands in my way, I will have his head." ”

In addition to the emperor and his wife, Archbishop Peter, and the captain of the Death Knight, there were also Prussian garrison general Hans, Pomeranian garrison general Anderson, Livonian garrison general Ewen, and the second hussar corps general Qi Teng, these people also participated in the discussion, only the third hussar corps general Joseph did not arrive after obtaining Randy's permission because of the distance.

For a time, the whole Königsberg gathered famous generals, most of the Norman Empire's generals were concentrated here, and the entire Königsberg was full of elite soldiers, because Königsberg had abandoned the fortress model and changed to a commercial port city, so there were not many barracks that could supply the army to station, and most of the soldiers were deployed outside the city.

During the meeting, Randy first expresses his determination, and then begins to question Nemulis, the spy leader who has been standing nearby.

"What's the situation now?"

"Now the situation in the whole of Eastern Europe is like this, the Norman army is going south, His Majesty is personally conquest, the countries are shaking, the northern Poland is dominated by the two cities of Poznan and Bialystok, and it is only necessary to send officials to govern, the problem now is central Poland and the south, the Norman Empire has little control over central Poland, and does not occupy too important cities, but there are many nomadic tribes and small nobles who have a good impression of the empire."

"The bandits in southern Poland are relatively strong, they have officially declared war on the Norman Empire based in Krakw, and at the same time sent troops into Warsaw, the old capital of Poland, and if they do succeed, the situation in central Poland will be even worse."

Randy nodded and asked, "What about other countries?" ”

"Ukraine, Belarus, these two territories, although the official power of the Grand Duchy of Moscow has withdrawn, but there are many Slavic immigrants left, coupled with Moscow's original rule over these places, the aristocratic armed forces in these places are still psychologically inclined to Moscow, especially Belarus, where the vast majority of the nobles are still loyal to Moscow, and form a coalition of nobles there, intending to fight with the Norman Empire."

"The situation in Ukraine is even more complicated, some nobles and nomadic tribes in the east of Ukraine have allied with the Zaporizhzhia Khanate, and the forces in the west have contacts with bandit groups in southern Poland, and many people have clearly expressed their willingness to join the Polish autonomous government, and they have also sent troops in this war."

"And what about the Lithuanian side?" Hearing one bad news after another, Randy's mood became worse and worse, and the fingers of his left hand tapped on the table as if he were playing a piano.

"Lithuanian ...... Three hours ago, it was reported that Lithuania had officially declared war on the Norman Empire, and Vytautas had 30,000 light cavalry to attack Vilnius. ”

After hearing such news, Randy was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "I don't know how to lift." ”

On July 15, 1104 AD, the Norman army advanced into Eastern Europe, but the situation did not fall to pieces as Randy imagined, on the contrary, none of these countries in Eastern Europe sold his face, and even Poland, Lithuania, Moscow, and Zaporizhzhia Khanate still had a certain tendency to form alliances.

After three days of intense and hectic military discussions, Randy responded by dividing the army into two to deal with the offensive of the Polish Autonomous Government and Lithuania, defeating these two armies, completely occupying the territories of the former United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, and starting to take over Belarus and Ukraine.

Empress Artoria was promoted to the title of marshal, commanding the headquarters of 30,000 Celtic troops, 16,500 Norman garrison regiments, and the second hussar regiment, a total of 50,000 horses south to Warsaw, with the second hussar corps as the lead, must preemptively occupy the city of Warsaw before Poland rebels, control central Poland, and go south to Krakow, completely solve this hidden danger, and annex Poland to the empire.

Randy himself commanded his 60,000-strong army to march east into Vilnius to deal with the attack of the Lithuanian army, and it was best to defeat and kill Vytautas directly, so that this guy could go to hell and continue his dream of recovering the country.

The war machine of the entire Norman Empire is once again running at full strength, and in the bewilderment of the countries of Eastern Europe, this guy can't stop watching for a while, and begins to carry out bloody wars and conquests across Eastern Europe!

"It's all in one battle! I won't leave any trouble behind this time! Kill those who resist, kill those who are disgruntled, kill those who disobey orders, kill those who are defeated and captured, warriors, we must use our swords in our hands to kill a happy land, so that this rich land can be restored to order, and completely incorporated into the great Norman Empire, for these peoples, these peoples, these territories are the best choice, or let them die! ”

Randy roared frantically, motivating his soldiers, ordering them to march towards Vilnius, and at the same time sending out the hussars directly under the emperor, as well as the hussars of the 1st Hussar Regiment, including Norman knights, royal knights, and praetorian knights, to comb through the places they passed through like a storm, and those territories that originally belonged to the Norman Empire were temporarily ignored, and those tribes that originally belonged to Lithuania, or were loyal to Lithuania, were the targets of these people. ”

At the beginning, the cavalry was divided into thousands of people, and after arriving at a county town, they followed the map and the form written by the Norman spies before, selected the village tribe with the same race and language as them, regardless of the time and location, and entered the village as quickly as possible each time, shouting while frightening or intimidating the villagers, and letting the village chief or elder or team leader and other characters gather the people of the entire village and tribe, and the person with the highest status in the cavalry began to lecture.

At this time, the leader of the cavalry, dressed in ornate armor decorated with medals, and decorated with leopards, bears, tigers, and other wild animal skins, would ride proudly on horseback and wave his scimitar and shout:

"We are His Majesty the Supreme Norman Emperor, followers of Randy von Hoffmann, subjects of the Emperor, remember who you owe allegiance, remember who you have to pay taxes, remember who is in charge of your destiny, he is Randy von Hoffmann, remember him, it is good for you."

"His Majesty the Emperor sent you here for what?" In the crowd, someone dared to ask.

"That's a good question! What we bring is the order of His Majesty the Emperor, now that war has broken out between the Norman Empire and Lithuania, Lithuania will inevitably be destroyed, and you people have changed their identities, you are now subjects of the Norman Empire, and you have no connection with Lithuania or anyone else, and we are here to convey news to you. ”

"Nope! We are Lithuanians! The only object of our allegiance is Lithuania. Suddenly, an agitated young man shouted, picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at the leader of the cavalry.

"Norman bandits, get out of our country!"

The cavalry officer dodged the stone with his head and immediately raised his shield to protect his head.

Perhaps it was his defensive gesture that gave the villagers the illusion that these fellows were nothing more than that, and that a few stones could drive the invaders away, so more people joined the ranks, and they were angry, fanatical, excited, and like a celebration, they picked up stones and threw them at the Norman hussars, as if they would show their bravery and serve as a defensive effect.

"What a bunch of idiots! Kill all these idiots, and leave no one behind. ”

Immediately after receiving the definite order, the hussars drew their swords and rushed towards the crowd, mercilessly slashing at the unsuspecting villagers.

"God!"

A citizen standing in the front was instantly rushed by the war horse, only to hear a click, the whole lower body was unconscious, the war horse raised its front hooves again, and the hooves equipped with horseshoes stepped directly on his head, hundreds of catties of weight acted on it, trampling his head to pieces, the hussars sitting on the mount ignored the frightened eyes of the surrounding villagers, sneered and waved the scimitar to cut off the head of an old man next to him, and dozens of villagers in the front row were slaughtered in an instant.

"Ahhh!!h

The villagers then understood, no matter how hard their mouths were, they couldn't be harder than the knives in their hands, and in the face of a group of irascible hussars, the best way to deal with them was to close their mouths and be obedient, but it was obvious that it was too late, and the opposing officer had already issued an order to kill, and they would not give up if they didn't kill all these people.

(End of chapter)