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Immediately after returning to Krakow, Egil drafted a document in response to the recent request of the Centaur refugees to return to the Rus' steppe. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Centaur civilians can return to Kazan. And the centaur Khan Ayujie had to stay in Krakow. Centaur civilians were not all relocated, but of their own free will. And, the emperor will send troops, migrants and centaurs with them. Cities and counties were established in the Kazan region, and the regions were administered according to Norman law. Centaurs are treated as equal to normal Norman civilians.

As soon as such a decree came out. Centaurs in average don't have much of an idea. As the Norman Emperor said, years of living in Eastern Europe have given them a great sense of belonging to the Norman Empire. And Egil's behavior of taking them in at a time of crisis also made the centaurs appreciate it. It's just that the centaur Khan A Yujie, after seeing this decree, couldn't help but sigh secretly. In front of the Norman Emperor, I am afraid that my little caution will not work at all, and it will only increase the laughing stock.

Despite a thousand reluctances. But neither strength nor calculation can compare to the Norman emperor. Ayujie Khan had no choice but to stay in Krakow. Egil saw that he was honest, and he did not want to treat him badly. There are not a few gold and silver mansions given by the emperor, and even tribute items. trapped this steppe hero to death in the gentle countryside of Krakow.

Naayujie Khan had a plot against the Rus' steppe. The Norman emperors, on the other hand, had their own calculations - Siberia was a vast and sparsely populated region with a harsh climate. Not to mention now, even in another thousand years, it will be a poor country where birds don't. Russia's population and industrial strength in the Asian part are less than half of those of the European part.

But Egil knew that the future of Siberia was promising. Underground oil, gas, various mineral deposits. Animal resources, timber resources, and fishery resources are inexhaustible. Lake Baikal is also the deepest freshwater lake in the world. The Arctic Circle is a potential golden waterway. And in Eastern Siberia, there are also a large number of fierce and fierce Ainu people.

If Siberia were to be taken away, it would be a natural resource that could be exploited for countless years. It would also be equivalent to gaining an offensive base for the rest of Asia. The Great Army could go all the way south, attacking Persia, Central Asia, Mongolia and Manchuria. Such an important strategic location, and so vast and sparsely populated, is almost impossible to occupy. If Egil doesn't have any ideas, then he's not Egil.

Of course, Siberia is so vast and sparsely populated that even if you throw the entire population of the Norman Empire into it, you may not be able to bubble up. So you need to plan slowly. A little bit of immigration. In Egil's calculations, he was able to secure all the territory west of the Ural Mountains in his lifetime and began to advance east of the Ural Mountains. That's enough.

And in Kazan, a city was built, and a county was established. It was Egil's first step in his calculations. After that, the emperor would increase his immigration to the Rus' region. Strive for the addition of another province west of the Ural Mountains. In terms of military defense, the Ural Mountains were also regarded as a natural danger to defend against the attack of the Mongol remnants from the east.

In this way, the preparations for the colonization of Kazan began. Egil selected serfs and refugees in order to clear land and graze cattle and sheep. And prepare supplies. It was accompanied by a large number of engineers. They were responsible for building a fortified city in the Kazan region. At the same time, Egil also ordered the border guards, who were now stationed in the absolute defensive circle of Moscow, to send a regiment to Kazan.

Such a toss. The Normans were going to the Kazan region, the total number of soldiers and civilians exceeded 50,000. And the centaurs who were going to return to Kazan were just over a thousand. The priorities have been completely reversed. There was a garrison of 5,000 troops in an integrated corps. Tens of thousands more are stationed. The centaurs, the old, the young, the women and the children added up to just over a thousand, and the rebellion that the emperor was worried about before was naturally impossible to happen again.

At the same time, while the Norman Empire was planning its expansion into Siberia, the Burgundian War finally began in the western part of the Norman Empire.

The North Sea Fleet, under the command of the Commander of the Navy, Nelson, was organized. Go south to aid General Walter. The North Sea Fleet is responsible for patrolling, navigating and transporting operations in England, Flanders, western Scandinavia, and western North Saxony.

Because these areas are all Norman landlocks, there is not a single enemy country, not even a pirate. Therefore, the North Sea Fleet has been war-free. Neither the size of the fleet nor the quality of sailors is very high. Not only is it inferior to the main forces such as the Mediterranean Fleet, the Atlantic Fleet and other expedition fleets, and even the newly formed Black Sea Fleet is somewhat inferior. But even so, it is enough to support the army to cross the river, and it is even overkill.

The Norman Empire thrived in shipbuilding, and there were countless shipyards along the coast of England and Scandinavia, building ships every year. Although the North Sea Fleet was the weakest of the Imperial fleets, it was not to be underestimated. After so many years of development, the North Sea Fleet already has a first-class flagship, the Commander of the Navy, the Nelson Seat. There are 20 third-class ships and more than 60 fifth- and sixth-class frigates. There were hundreds of battleships and 500 guns. The combat power is quite strong. 400 large transports capable of transporting 400 people - also as commercial trading ships. Four thousand trained sailors. Three thousand Viking warriors in charge of landing operations.

With such a strong strength, let alone assisting in crossing the river, even if they were to be used as the main attacking force to fight against the Burgundian army on the other side of the river, it would be no problem.

The first-class ship has a deep draft and cannot enter the river. The third class ship is also in danger of running aground. Therefore, this time, only the six-pounder guns and nine-pounder guns were equipped with light, and the fifth- and sixth-class ships that even the army now looked down on, a total of sixty-eight frigates.

Rank 5 ships had sixteen guns on the side side, while rank 6 ships had twelve. Sixty-eight small warships, a single broadside salvo can fire hundreds of guns. In this medieval battlefield, it can be called terrifying.

On the 22nd of September. The Norman army began to force its way across the river. And the Burgundian army on the south bank was also ready. Before that, they had collapsed the only bridge leading to the Vaal River. A number of fortifications were erected on the banks of the Vaal River. Horses were placed on the river beach, fences were planted, and traps were set. Three small wooden forts were built. A total of 16,000 troops were heavily defended here. -- This includes more than 2,000 German mercenaries, more than 1,000 Italian mercenaries, and more than 800 Swiss mercenaries.

This kind of power, if it is against an ordinary European country, eighty percent is enough. But if their opponent is the most brutal empire in the world, then ...... "fire! Shoot shells!! Before the army lands, blow up a position on the river beach!! General Nelson, who had not participated in the war for a long time, trembled with excitement. And the Norman sailors who were busy around him also looked beaming. It looks like this war is like a carnival.

Of course, in fact it is more or less the case - if we exclude the previous battle with the Burgundian "navy", the sampans that did not enter the stream, then this is the first operation of the North Sea Fleet in the ten years since its establishment. The enemy on the opposite shore did not even have a catapult. There will be no threat to the fleet at all. It's no different from shooting a live target.

Thus, the end of the Burgundian army came, and the Burgundian commander, who had been stationed on the south bank of the Vaal River, did not think that his army would be able to defeat the Normans, but he did not expect that he would lose so badly.

In his anticipation, the Norman army forced the crossing of the river. And he was in charge of blocking it. Even if you can't win, you can be a big blow to the Normans. Let them know that it's awesome. After fighting the Normans as hard as they could, they retreated and continued the battle. In this way, the Norman army was dragged down by scorched earth and resistance. Eventually they are forced to return to the negotiating table, or wait for the situation to turn around.

He had a good idea. But the end result was an unexpected tragedy - in the first round of bombardment of the Norman ships, the tragic commander was first smashed through a large hole by a flowering shell, and then torn apart by a flying single piece.

Bombing, bombing, and bombing - solid shells were used against those forts. And against other obstacles, both the enemy and the enemy barracks used flowering shells. The Norman army bombarded a round of shells, and more than 100 shells whistled away. This was followed by a series of explosions. Just now, I was inexplicable, watching the Norman ships lined up. The Burgundian army, which had a big tube with a black hole exposed, and did not know what they were going to do, blew up the nest at once.

They panicked, they screamed, they scattered. It's just that no one wants to stand up and resist.

On the side of the Norman army, after a salvo of Norman ships, the loaders were busy with this reload. The helmsman followed the wind to the right with full rudder, and the fleet turned on the water, and aimed the other side at the south bank of the Waal River, followed by another round of shelling.

"The general is dead!! after this round of shelling, the Burgundian army was even more panicked. At the same time, the fragmentation of the commander by the bombing also spread. In this way, there was no more force that could prevent the collapse of the Burgundian army...... The Norman fleet fired six consecutive volleys to the south of the Vare, bombarding the positions of the Burgundian army on the south bank of the Vare. It also completely disintegrated the morale of the Burgundian army. In the ensuing landing battle, General Walter's men were bored to find that their opponents had either fled or gone mad. They met hardly any decent resistance and had no difficulty crushing the sixteen thousand Burgundian army.

(To be continued)