Compared to the well-fought but inconspicuous infantry units of the Hessian Army, the Brandenburg Regiment looked much more formidable.

The same army of 10,000 people, the infantry are all wearing ordinary chain mail, and the mediocre contradictory hands in hard leather armor do not look as strong as the Hessian soldiers, but this legion has a cavalry force of 1,000 more than the Hesses.

This cavalry unit was heavily armed and equipped with heavy chain mail, horse chain mail, mace hanging from the waist, and a kite-shaped shield on its back.

Of course, if it's just like this, it's not much different from the average feudal knight.

What Randy really cares about is that the sheath on this cavalry and the horse blankets are all black, and it looks like a black cloud and a flock of crows from a distance.

"It's the Black Dragon Knights of Brandenburg! At that time, I was really willing to pay for it! ”

"This cavalry is much stronger than the average feudal knight, but compared to the ironclad paladier of Eastern Rome, it is far worse, basically at the same level as the Norman knights, and it is definitely not the opponent of the royal knights, let alone the opponents of the knights of the guards and the knights of the guards."

If Randy can still get something useful from the Hessian infantry, then in the Brandenburg Black Dragon Knights, Randy only sees superficiality, compared with the Norman Empire, which is now recognized as the first cavalry power of Norman, these knights are indeed too tender, whether it is equipment, tactics, or organization, they are inferior to the Norman elite, and Randy is naturally qualified to despise these guys.

But fortunately, Albrecht, Duke of Brandenburg, was a discerning fellow, and when he saw His Majesty the Emperor's disdain, he hurriedly said: "It really makes Your Majesty laugh, these heavy cavalry are already the strongest elite in our country, but compared to the Norman knights, I'm afraid they are still inferior." ”

People give face, Randy is not that kind of idiot, and immediately smiled and said: "It's over, although the name of the Imperial Knight is loud, but the Black Dragon Knights of Brandenburg are definitely not bad, and this kind of strong army can only be brought out by people like the Duke, in my opinion, the Black Dragon Knights are definitely not inferior to the Eastern Roman Guards armored cavalry." ”

Bavaria was actually about the same distance from Kherson as Brandenburg and Hesse, but the old horseman Henry was guided for almost a week under various pretexts, as if he did not show his character and independence if he did not do so.

Like the armies of Hesse and Brandenburg, although Bavaria is stronger than the above two German princes in terms of overall national strength, because Henry has not been on the throne for a long time, the accumulated strength is not as thick as the two countries, so the number of troops dispatched is also 10,000, and in terms of quality, it is not even as good as the Hessian army and the Brandenburg army. Look at the capital of his jokes.

In fact, in the process of interacting with the Normans, most countries have recognized the limitations of the old feudal conscription system, and during the period of the Norman Empire's expansion to Eastern Europe, they have carried out more or less reforms, just like the previous three kingdoms, Hungary, Hesse, and Brandenburg, but Henry did not communicate much with the Normans, and after obtaining the title of Duke of Bavaria, the war between Germany and the Norman Empire was forced to stop, so he did not see the elite of the Norman soldiers and the prosperity of the country. In addition, Henry relied on the support of the Bavarian aristocracy to obtain the title, so he relied a lot on the aristocracy, and while carrying out military and political reforms in neighboring countries, he still maintained the ancient tradition of aristocratic rule, although this made the political situation in Bavaria very stable to a certain extent, and also attracted a certain number of refugees to pour in, making Henry very complacent, but in fact, the gap between Bavaria and other countries has become wider and wider.

Along the way, Henry was also thinking about his own gains and losses, seeing that the Norman Empire was so strong and glorious, and the countries and people were rich and rich along the way, he couldn't help but feel a little lost, and after entering Kherson and seeing the armies of the other three countries, Henry couldn't help but tremble, and the port of Kherson, the sails that covered the sky and the sun, and the huge ships like castles, made him even more dizzy.

"In the long run...... Bavaria is dangerous! ”

Shiri and his senior staff officer, confidant, and now the commander of his army, Wallenstein, could see the horror in the other party's eyes.

After a day of visiting, Henry's at the dinner was a little distracted!

It doesn't matter if you are not as good as the Norman Empire, Randy is talented, the Norman Empire is rich and strong, and Bavaria is only a small state in Germany, so it is reasonable that it is not comparable.

But it is not as big as Hesse and Brandenburg, which are both on the territory of Germany, and in case of a conflict, a war will be waged...... That's a matter of life and death!

"My lord, I think we should reformulate the national focus!" Wallenstein whispered.

"Indeed, it's up to you."

"This crusade, the restoration of the Holy Land, and the spread of the Gospel depend on you." Randy now completely regards himself as the leader of the alliance, and even thinks of himself as a general, of course, no one will dare to oppose him, originally Henry still has some ideas, but after walking around Kherson today, this idea has disappeared.

So there was a ......

"How dare you! How dare you! ”

"Prizes! Overpraise! ”

Attila asked, "Then Your Majesty, what is Your Majesty's strategy to defeat the enemy in this crusade?" ”

Randy chuckled: "There is no hurry in this matter, the personnel are not gathered yet, and the charter should wait for the arrival of Charles of Burgundy, and then explain it in detail." ”

"Although it is true that it is impossible to explain in detail, but roughly speaking, let us have a good bottom in our hearts, and this will work."

Lucived was also a little happy, the weather entered October, gradually turning colder, and now the wine table was all hot, cold spirits, very high-quality kind.

"Yes! Randy, let's say something! Artoria patted Randy on the shoulder, nearly knocking him down.

Although Randy didn't want his queen to come out to meet people, Artoria was not only the queen of Norman, but also the queen of the Northwest Kingdom of Britain, this time she sent troops to conquer Egypt, and the Northwest Kingdom of Britain also participated, and even higher than Lucied, Albrecht and Henry, the three German dukes.

"Alright! I'll talk about it a little bit, but don't say it. ”

The atmosphere around him immediately became a little more serious, and although several dukes and kings were a little upset, they were still very attentive to business, and they nodded their heads again and again, and they all pricked up their ears and began to listen to Randy.

"The Norman Empire's Offshore Fleet, the Baltic Fleet, the Black Sea Fleet, plus our allies, the Eastern Roman Empire's Mediterranean Fleet, the Marmara Fleet, the Aegean Fleet, such a huge naval scale, blockading all the ports of the Egyptian pagans, there is absolutely no problem, when the time comes, we will send some elite light cavalry on fast sailing ships, landing on various places along the coast of Syria and Egypt to raid, harass, and destroy, so as to reduce the strength and will to fight of the infidels, Our main army landed in the Antioch region and attacked Jerusalem with the overwhelming force of Mount Tai, defeating the demon king Saladin who was entrenched there. ”

The first half of Randy's declaration made other kings and dukes who admired the spirit of chivalry in battle a little unimpressed, but the second half was quite in line with their appetites, and a group of straightforward people ignored the harassment tactics that Randy said in the first half, and called for the liberation of the Holy Land to spread the gospel, and then grabbed a big vote.

"Nima! How do you tell the truth? Looking at these unteachable dukes and kings, Randy scolded in his heart.

October 26......

The Burgundian army, which was furthest away, finally arrived in Kherson after a long four-month march.

Burgundy was a new European power, much more powerful than the other countries, with a total of 30,000 elite soldiers, including 15,000 elite pikemen and halberders from Switzerland, 10,000 Flemish halberders trained by Charles himself from the north, and longbowmen and Italian crossbowmen hired from England.

In this army, heavy cavalry, projection infantry, and melee infantry are all equipped to cope with battles in most situations, and they are relatively well-equipped and well-trained.

Followed by another banquet, celebration and praise, Burgundy is different from the other four countries, as an old ally of the Norman Empire, Randy and Randy have often exchanged letters before, Charlie naturally knows that if Randy serves as the commander-in-chief of the crusade this time, he will definitely not treat himself badly, so he naturally supports it strongly.

At the banquet, Charles introduced his young only daughter Mary, who is now in his 40s, has changed three wives and has a large number of lovers, but he is not happy in terms of children, if there is no accident, the sixteen-year-old princess will be crowned the second king of Burgundy after his death, so Charles attaches great importance to this daughter, in addition to hiring tutors who know Latin, priests, and Norman scholars who know natural sciences to educate her, and let her learn equestrian, fencing, military strategy, These are the things that men should be learning.

It is said that Princess Mary also decided on her fate, and studied every subject very seriously, and did not have the playful personality of children of this age at all, and now although she is only sixteen years old, she has completed a large number of courses in Latin, theology, philosophy, and many princes and dukes in the courts of various countries have taken a fancy to this girl.

But Charles didn't want his daughter to marry an independent king or duke, because that would mean that the Burgundian kingdom he had worked so hard to build would be given away as a dowry after his death, and his life's work would be in vain.

So Cha Ideal to find a son-in-law who comes to the door, it is best to be the kind of timid and afraid of things and duty, will not finger the power of the little white face, before he dies to hug his grandson is the most perfect, in addition, Charlie has no intention of interfering in his daughter's private life, anyway, what ran out of his daughter's belly must be his grandson, this does not need to be questioned, or that Cha Ideal wants an heir, no matter who it is, it doesn't matter.

"It doesn't matter what, what I have to think about now is not the European continent, but the threat from the East, as long as Burgundy can remain stable, continue to exist as an ally of the Norman Empire, threaten France, and make that fox dare not move, of course, it is also necessary to maintain good relations with the next leader of Burgundy."

Thinking so, Randy raised his glass and looked at the sixteen-year-old girl with a smile on his lips, "I propose to have a drink for the young and talented heir of Burgundy." ”

Since Emperor Randi proposed, the others naturally would not lose face, although the identity of the heir to the throne of Burgundy was a little worse than that of the Grand Dukes and Kings, but he couldn't stand the face of His Majesty the Emperor, and the others immediately stood up and raised their wine glasses to look at Princess Mary.

"For Her Royal Highness Princess Mary, you all have a drink."

"For the health of all the elders!"

Princess Mary didn't dare to hold it up at all, so she immediately stood up and said, and then turned her face to look at Randy's gentle smile, and her face turned red all of a sudden, and she lowered her head and finished drinking, only to be choked and coughed all the time, causing bursts of good-natured laughter from the people around her.

In fact, Randy also noticed this girl, and kept looking at his little movements, but this is nothing, a little girl at this age, shouldn't she like a handsome and dashing guy like herself? Looking at Lucived and Albrecht next to her, they are both middle-aged uncles in their thirties, and Attila and Henry are even more in their fifties, they can be her grandfathers, if she doesn't look at herself, who should she look at?

Of course, Randy didn't have any interest in this little girl with freckles, and he didn't want to wronged himself in order to consolidate the alliance, everyone just wanted to be ordinary friends, Randy thought so as he turned his face to look at his wife, snapped his fingers, and the maid next to him immediately poured lemon juice for himself and touched Artoria.

Seeing that the Norman emperor and empress looked so affectionate, the little girl next to the king of Burgundy sighed imperceptibly.

"What's wrong? My daughter? Charlie quickly noticed that something was wrong with his precious daughter and asked in a whisper.

"Father! I don't think they deserve it at all, His Majesty Randy is so knowledgeable, intelligent and personable, but the woman is vulgar like a countryman, completely ignorant of etiquette, and has no knowledge and temperament as a queen. ”

"Perhaps! My daughter. Charlie also somewhat agrees with his point of view, maybe many people think the same thing, now if Randy is willing to continue to choose, although there are not many objects, but he will definitely be able to find a more suitable and higher status woman than Artoria, not to mention that he has been married for nearly six years, this noble queen has not given birth to an heir to the empire, and no one can say whether Randy is not.

But Randy just liked Artoria as always, and he liked his queen from the first time he met Artoria until Randy's death.

Charlie looked at his daughter, and then at the very loving emperor and queen, and basically understood what was going on, although he wanted to maintain friendly relations with the Norman Empire, and did not care about his daughter's private life, but if his heir and the Norman emperor, such a cunning and dangerous person, got involved, it was definitely something he did not want to see, so His Majesty the King was ready to persuade her daughter.

Charlie was preparing his words when he saw Randy stand up at this point......

"Everyone! Now all our brothers in Christ are here! We already have 220,000 troops, a grand occasion comparable to the battle with the Eastern Roman Empire a few years ago, we uphold justice, we stand firm in our faith, we gather under the bright red cross, and we are about to march to the Holy Land. ”

The people cheered, and the Christians were excited to hear such an impassioned and stirring speech by the Norman Emperor.

"But our opponents are also very strong, very cunning, they know the terrain well, they are numerous, they have acquired evil power from the devil masters of their faith, they have become twisted and extremely cruel, they have overthrown the rule of the Christians in the Holy Land, and even for a time they have the upper hand in the contest with us, but we will prevail in the end, because our faith is right, because our ways are bright, because of the blessing of Jesus Christ, and because of ourselves, our own efforts, Christians all over the world will be invincible when united. ”

With Randy's unwilling, but very timely speech and encouragement, the guards, maids, princes and nobles present cheered.

"Our ships are ready, my friends, tomorrow we can board them and go to Jerusalem to save the Holy Land."

Randy concludes with such a speech, which stirs up the atmosphere to the fullest, and finally the guests and hosts return happy.

Just as Randy was taking his heroic oath, in a wilderness 300 kilometers from Kherson, the Cossack chief Pugachev asked his spies for the third time: "Have you inquired clearly?" Kherson is now an empty city, and all the Normans, the crusaders of other countries have left by boat? ”

"Yes, Khan, I have inquired again and again, the Norman Emperor's army had left a month ago, and now there are no troops stationed there, except for a large number of baggage transports and a small garrison."

"That's good, it's about the lives of our Cossacks, pass on my order to raid Kherson early tomorrow morning and cut off the logistics of the Normans."

"Yes, Khan!" A few of Pugachev's henchmen immediately ran out.

"Don't be idle, send secret agents over, if you can open the city gate before our army attacks, it will be a great achievement for you."

"Yes! Khan! The leader of the spies knelt down excitedly and bowed his head in salute, but the smile on the corner of his mouth was not for Pugachev's promise.

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