"Are you supposed to be with that centaur...... What's going on, right? ”

"How so! My dear! Do you think I'm that kind of person? ”

“………………”

"But something did happen! It's all an adventure for love, justice and courage, and it doesn't feel good. ”

Randy's opening meditation gave Artoria a sense if this guy had a bad brain.

"Centaurs are the strongest soldiers in the world, I want a force composed of centaurs, the number of people is not too much, about five thousand, I can only use Printhia a little, everything is for the empire, doesn't the queen want a strong centaur army?"

"I think so, but how did you win her over?"

"Some of the little gifts that women loved, flowers, food, jewelry, clothing, and the company of the most handsome men in the whole of the Norman Empire, of course, were just a candlelit dinner, a view of the moon, a love poem, and nothing else."

Artoria nodded in disbelief: "That's fine, that means the war between us and the centaurs is going to end?" ”

"Yes!"

"So now it's time for the next plan, right?"

"That's right, Holy Land, although I don't want to completely defeat Saladin, recover the Holy Land, or even occupy the whole of the Near East and Egypt, but there are some necessary benefits, I still want."

"Cyprus?"

"Queen, you are really a roundworm in my stomach......"

Randy appeases his wife and sends emissaries and letters to Joan of Arc in Krakow, to the commander of the Baltic Fleet, and to the Eastern Roman Empire.

Let Joan of Arc reorganize her army, enter the Zaporizhzhia Khanate, gather ships in Kherson, the leased port of the Norman Empire, speed up the construction of the Black Sea Fleet, which has not yet been reorganized, and at least gather ships capable of transporting at least 50,000 soldiers before Randy returns to the territory of the Norman Empire.

The order handed over to the commander-in-chief of the Baltic fleet, Admiral, Viscount Apraksin was to concentrate all the transport ships in the Baltic Sea, enter the Black Sea through the Vistula and Dnieper waterways, and be ready to standby, and at the same time drive all ten large cannon warships manufactured by the Scandinavian shipyard.

Randy has decided that this expedition will be the maiden battle of the artillery warships, and he must show the enemies, heretics, and pirates what it means to be a superweapon across the ages.

The Baltic Fleet, because most of its role is transportation, has a large number of transport ships, enough to carry more than 50,000 soldiers, so that with the ships concentrated by Joan of Arc, the Norman Empire can transport 100,000 troops south at one time to conquer the Holy Land.

The letter to the Eastern Roman Empire was to keep the agreement to open the Dardanelles Strait for the Norman fleet to pass through when the Norman fleet headed south, and at the same time to ask the Eastern Roman Emperor Basil II and invite him to join the Crusades.

"Uncle's empire inherited from ancient Rome, is the lord of the Mediterranean, should control the Near East, North Africa authority, *** pagan wolf ambition, lack of food, both the Near East, North Africa and not content, day and night attack Asia Minor non-stop, now there are more Cordoba Moors, intent on getting involved in Iberia, is really the enemy of your country, I have heard that the wise man is far-sighted, when the rainy day, make preparations, now the European countries are working together, jointly send troops to conquer Arab heresy, this golden opportunity, if the uncle does not grasp, will regret."

Randy believes that people like the Eastern Roman Emperor Basil II who are not willing to be lonely will definitely not miss this opportunity, either Turkey or Egypt, in short, the other party will definitely take this opportunity to send troops to share part of the pressure of the Norman Empire, of course, Randy must also beware of the other party in this war, to gain too many benefits, but also to prevent the other party to prolong Randy's long-term Cyprus, to obtain it first.

In addition to sending envoys in these three places, there is another place, that is, Marshal Carter of the Norman Offshore Fleet, because the distance is long, and he crosses mountains and seas, so he can only use flying pigeons to pass the book, Randy also mobilized him, so that he can do his best without affecting the defense of Malta Island, and transfer the warships of the Offshore Fleet to occupy Cyprus in the name of the Crusaders, if the nobles of the island of Cyprus know each other, this is all right, if they do not know each other, they will be hanged for the crime of sabotaging the Eastern Crusade, without saving face.

In Randy's eyes, the war with the centaurs is no longer the same thing, and he is still focusing on the Fourth Crusade, but unfortunately the centaurs don't think so, and they are there to write letters to his subordinates, including the Eastern Roman Empire, while Ayujie Khan looks at his daughter kneeling in front of him, with a stubborn face, and his thoughts are unprecedentedly confused......

"Do you know what you're doing?"

Ayujie looked at his daughter kneeling in front of him, although he had been with her for twenty years, and she had only been away from him for a few months, Printhia looked so strange.

He knew that from this day on, as a father, he was no longer the person that Printhia valued the most, but had to take a back seat and give up his position to another man, that is, the Norman Emperor she called it, Randy von Hoffmann.

Although Ayujie Khan had expected such a day, he didn't expect it to come so quickly and so suddenly, so that she was not prepared at all.

Like all daughters have a favorite of their fathers, Ayujie Khan is very excited, and unlike those fathers, Ayujie Khan's reason for stopping this is not how poor, frustrated, or short he is.

"He's a human!"

Printhia also said good things about Randy like the other girls, of course, she didn't know that such an attitude would only make Ayujie Khan more angry, and it could only have the opposite effect.

"In short, Randy's proposed conditions are generous enough, this war continues, and it will not benefit us centaurs at all, father, do you really want to go your own way, because you will bury all the inheritance of Oirat centaurs?"

"Who said I didn't agree to the conditions of the Norman Emperor? With such superior terms, such an unfavorable situation, why didn't I agree to his terms? But you have to make it clear that the negotiation and cooperation between the centaur tribe and the Norman Empire does not mean that I accept the matter between you and the Norman Emperor. ”

Hearing this, Princia's face froze, and her eyes turned red and tears flowed.

"Father Khan, the woman has made a lifelong ...... with Randy"

"What is it for life? It's just your wishful thinking, silly daughter, people are family people, and your words to him are just an underground lover, will he abandon his wife for you? You take this as a dream, forget about him, and when you return to the steppe, Father Khan will find you a better one. ”

"How could there be a better one? Even if it's a lover, I can't fall in love with anyone but him. ”

"Don't say this kind of thing so early, you are still young after all, this is just an impulse for a while, my daughter, time will make you forget all unpleasantness."

Ignoring his daughter's subsequent vocal defenses, Ayuj Khan forcibly imprisoned her and sent an emissary offering to sign an alliance with Randy and negotiate on the terms offered by Randy.

Upon meeting the Centaur Emissary, Randy is overjoyed and offers to make an alliance with the Centaur tribe.

Just before the two armies, Ayujie Khan and Emperor Randi personally intervened and made a bloody alliance, and the time was set for five days later, that is, on July 10.

After finishing finishing his business, Randy suddenly relaxed, comforted the centaur envoy, and asked indifferently, "By the way, how is the county lord of Printhia doing recently?" Can the messenger reveal that? Now that you and I can conclude an alliance and make friends with each other, your county lord has made great contributions, and I miss it very much, if you can, can your county lord participate in this alliance and meet me? ”

"I'm afraid this won't work, the county lord of Printhia has unfortunately been caught in the cold recently, and I'm afraid I can't attend any activities."

"Is that so......"

How could Randy be deceived by such a bad street cold and such a cliché lie, and sighed leisurely in his heart, knowing that Ayujie Khan made the choice that any normal parent would make, grounding Printhia and not letting them see each other again.

"I know!" Randy nodded, feeling a little sad in his heart, but he was still smiling on the surface, which made people feel like a spring breeze, and the centaur messenger opposite couldn't help but secretly admire.

"This emperor is indeed very good."

"Then please convey my condolences to your lord and wish her a speedy recovery."

The seven-month-long war between the Normans and the Centaurs ended like this.

An armistice treaty was drafted and borders were drawn up in the face of heavy losses on both sides.

On the same day, Ayujie Khan and Randy made an alliance, and Randy did not see Printhia again, and after Ayujie Khan saw Randy, he finally understood why Printhia liked Randy, he had to be.

The full text of the treaty between the Norman Empire and the Oirat centaur tribe is as follows:

First, all forms of hostilities ceased between the Norman Empire and the Oirat centaur tribes, and both sides were fraternal allies, and their subjects shared stability and peace, sending envoys to each other every year to greet each other, and at the same time establishing permanent diplomatic personnel in their respective capitals.

The first half of the sentence is a cliché, and the second half of the sentence is not too significant, but it should have a certain effect on things like friendship.

Second, the boundaries between the Norman Empire and the Oirat Centaur tribe were officially confirmed, with the North Dvina River and the Kama River as the border, and the border in the middle of the two rivers was demarcated with the central axis as the standard.

In this treaty, both sides ignore their respective allies, that is, the Muscovy and the Cumans, both sides tacitly believe that the Norman Empire completely regards the Muscovy as its own fiefdom, while the centaur tribe has annexed the Cumans who have greatly reduced their strength, and both sides have their own small calculations.

Third, the Norman Empire and the Oirat Centaur tribe opened the border to provide exchanges, and the two sides jointly sent officials to take charge of the mutual trade, jointly negotiated the annual trade share, and once there was any illegal and fraudulent behavior, it would be resolved through communication and negotiation between the two sides.

This is different from the complete opening of borders in ordinary countries, and even the full trade of tariff reduction, Randy used a slower and more prudent way, opening up the mutual market, and trading in a fixed amount, on the one hand, because the Norman Empire's handicraft production capacity is very strong, and if the trade is fully opened, the deficit of the centaur tribe will definitely be like several other kings who signed similar treaties with the Norman Empire, almost forcing them to hang themselves, and on the other hand, punishing the crime of trade fraud, It is not so much to warn the simple centaurs, but to warn the Norman Empire's own merchants, after all, with the support of the strong national power of the Norman Empire, the Norman merchants will not be satisfied with the money earned through normal channels, so as to ensure fair trade, and ensure that the trade deficit between the two sides, will be controlled within an acceptable range, so that the Norman Empire's rich handicraft products, ordnance, food and other materials can not only meet the requirements of the centaur tribe, but also allow the centaur tribe, Instead of going bankrupt for some unnecessary luxuries, it can be said that Randy did take into account the interests of the centaur tribe in this document.

Fourth, the Norman Empire accepted centaurs to join the Norman Empire's army as mercenaries in their own name, and hired them according to the annual salary of each centaur warrior of twenty gold coins, one gold coin per month, and the remaining eight coins were divided, and four coins were paid every six months.

Randy is sure that such a high cost of hiring will definitely attract the attention of many centaur warriors, and he is willing to join the Norman Emperor's army to die for himself, which is the alien mercenary obtained by the Norman Empire after the abolition of the dwarven super-pikeman.

Randy's plan is like this, to build a team of no less than 5,000 people, including heavy armored troops, light troops, raiders and archers, including elite, can fight independently, in order to join the Norman Empire as a mobile force in the battle situation, forming a fast, fierce firepower, can be guerrilla, can raid, can also fight frontal multi-faceted legions, of course, the cost of forming such a legion, conservatively estimated to be more than 500,000 gold coins, according to the current economic strength of the Norman Empire, It's not a heavy burden, but it's also a bit painful.

Not to mention that now the Norman military reform is only half completed, and there are still many legions looking at Randy with blank eyes, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to spend money on equipment.

After the implementation of this series of treaties, presumably Randy will also receive a lot of complaints from the military, and it is necessary to spend some money to carry out step-by-step reforms to appease the military.

In addition to these four points that can be understood by Ayujie Khan, there is another one that he can't figure out.

That is, the fifth article formulated by Randy, the Norman Empire will send experts and scholars every year to the Oirat Centaur tribe to impart knowledge, and at the same time welcome aspiring young people of the Centaur tribe to visit the Norman Empire, of course, in order to avoid unnecessary disputes, the Norman Empire hopes that before the centaur travels, they can learn the customs and habits of the Norman Empire in the tribe, human geography, and obtain the recognition of the scholars sent by the Norman and the chieftain of the tribe, and come to the Norman Empire.

This article seems to spread knowledge and help the centaur tribe to civilize, but in fact the purpose is to carry out cultural aggression, Randy hopes that through this method, the Oirat centaur tribe has more people, from the mentality to the Norman Empire, although because of the race, the centaur tribe is impossible to integrate with the Norman Empire, but as a qualified foreign Tibet and barrier, it is for the eastern border of the Norman Empire, the Ural Mountains, but it is very qualified.

First, under the icon of Jesus, Randy held up the cross and prayed, loudly declaring that he would never betray the covenant.

At the same time, the Khan, under the watchful eye of the Great Shaman, made the same vow to the immortal heaven of the steppe faith.

According to the custom of the grassland, the two sides slaughtered a white lamb, drank blood wine, looked at each other, looked up to the sky and smiled, and Randy then whispered.

"Is it true that Printhia has a cold by chance?"

"If you dare to call me father-in-law, I will dare to hand over my daughter to you."

Because both of them lowered their voices, the mouth movements were very small, and the people around them did not notice their small movements, and after the two finished speaking, they laughed again, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with them at all, and the people next to them thought that they talked harmoniously at first sight, and the guests and hosts were happy!

(End of chapter)