This move of Duke Otto was something that no one expected, not even Emperor Henry VII of France himself, who did not expect Duke Otto to put aside his prejudices to help himself in such a difficult time.

I think that when Henry VII was still the crown prince, he actually encountered a similar crisis, but at that time, it was mainly because of the civil strife in the French Empire due to the struggle for the throne, and many lords who supported other princes united to resist Henry VI's decision, and this was instigated by the Holy See.

At that time, Duke Otto and Henry VI were like the twin stars of the Empire, sweeping away all other opponents, and at the same time, Duke Otto also repelled those careerists who wanted to take advantage of the civil strife in the French Empire, and the results were extremely beautiful, and finally won him the title of Imperial God of War.

It's just that decades have passed since this period of time, and if you don't look through those dusty memories, you probably can't imagine that Henry VII and Duke Otto were once friends of life and death. But now the two of them can't help but kill each other because of speculation, and others also predict that Duke Otto will eventually watch the fall of the French Empire, making this period of history completely dusty.

But they still underestimate the former god of war in this empire, he can turn the tide when he is young, and he can also help the building to collapse in his old age! As Duke Otto shouted the slogan, after so many years, whether it was the help of Duke Otto or the lords who had served under Duke Otto, they all began to respond at this moment, and even sent out their full worth.

In this way, when the empire had fallen to nearly half of the territory, Duke Otto relied on his own appeal to bring in 50,000 lord troops on the basis of 50,000 lion troops. You must know that when the barbarians attacked, the strength of the French royal family to gather the whole country was only to bring in 50,000 lord troops, and these 50,000 lord troops suffered heavy casualties in the first barbarian war, and it was even more difficult for Duke Otto to complete the conscription!

The 100,000 army from the northern defense line of the empire, plus the tens of thousands of troops left by the French royal family and the tens of thousands of strong men temporarily pulled out from the direct territory, and the remaining 30,000 troops of Prince Edward, and even the 5,000 people of Princess Jina were added. Under this combined situation, the number of the French army is actually almost the same as that of the Milan Imperial Army!

But this matter is not so simple, perhaps because of the Duke of Otto, King Qin, the chances of victory in the Milan Empire have plummeted. The Holy See also began to intervene and help the French Empire, just so that they would not really be destroyed by the Milan Empire. You must know that the Milan Empire and the French Empire were originally split from the same country, and if they were to be unified again, it would also be a great threat to the Holy See.

Now that the French Empire has completely declined, it is estimated that it will be rectified to death, and the Holy See does not want to let one family dominate, so it naturally began to find ways to help the French Empire alleviate this crisis. Sending troops to directly interfere in the dialogue is too great an impact on the prestige of the Holy See, and it does not conform to the rules of the Holy See for thousands of years, so it cannot directly suppress one side, but can only strengthen one side.

Therefore, on the side of the French army, the Holy See provides comprehensive support for financial, material and weapons and equipment, which is also what the French army lacks the most at present. After all, with the Duke of Otto leading the army of King Qin, the military strength has finally reached the same level as the Milan Empire, but after two consecutive wars, and more importantly, the territory has been invaded and destroyed, and the financial system of the French Empire has fallen into a collapsed situation.

Many great empires eventually fell not because they were unable to fight again, but because their finances were in a state of collapse and they could no longer maintain their military strength. Now with the Holy See to solve this problem, coupled with the real French Empire's native war, under this crazy counterattack force, the vanguard army of the Milan Empire collapsed in an instant, and at the same time, Prince Edward also showed his bravery, at this time he chose to take the initiative to cut off the retreat of the Milan Imperial Vanguard Army, and under the attack of the two armies, the 100,000 people of the Milan Imperial Vanguard Army completely collapsed!

The speed of this defeat was so fast that even the Milan Empire himself did not expect that the 100,000 army would be gone. The second wave of 100,000 troops to support, in the face of this situation, can only choose to cut the wrists of the strong man, because the Rhine River has been completely thawed, and if you don't seize the opportunity to retreat, you may not even have the opportunity to retreat, if the 200,000 troops are all explained here, then it is not the French Empire that is in crisis, but the Milan Empire itself!

With the help of Duke Otto's army and the Holy See, the French Empire can be said to have achieved a Jedi turnaround, not only recovering the territory, pushing the border back to the vicinity of the Rhine, but also annihilating the 100,000 troops of the Milan Empire, with less than 20,000 casualties, which can be said to be a very good victory.

For this kind of Jedi reversal of the French Empire, it can be said that it is beyond everyone's expectations, and basically other empires on the continent are waiting for the French Empire to die. At the same time, this scene also made many people once again see the prestige of Duke Otto, the imperial military god, who has been in the Duchy of Berry for more than 20 years, but once the banner of the lion army is put on, the imperial lords will follow.

In a sense, there is a reason why Henry VII is so targeted and jealous of Duke Otto, if you are an emperor, a military marshal and a great lord below has such prestige, and even surpasses himself as an emperor, how can you rest assured?

It can be said that Henry VII, as an emperor, was afraid of dealing with Duke Otto without any problems, this is imperial power and politics, for the stability and unity of the empire, he must deal with powerful figures. Henry VII was stupid to either cut through the mess quickly, directly kill Duke Otto or transfer him to the imperial capital to cut off all his military positions, or even force him to give up his territory for his son to inherit, so that Duke Otto could be controlled by his ascension and descent in secret.

Henry VII wanted to kill Duke Otto again, but he was afraid of Duke Otto's strength, and he also needed the lion army to help him guard the northern border. Just like Emperor Jianwen in the early Ming Dynasty wanted to cut down Zhu Di, either he didn't want to kill or tie up the emperor's uncle, or he didn't startle the snake.

As a result, he wanted to be a bitch, and he didn't want to bear the reputation of killing the emperor's uncle, and the final result was that he was killed......