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Therefore, it is absolutely correct and indisputable that war was the eternal subject of medieval Europe -- at this moment, both Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Southern Europe, and Northern Europe are all in a mess. All kinds of contradictions are messy. Even between countries, because of some water sources, the icons are not clear, resulting in unclear borders, diplomatic insults, and commercial disputes...... Or maybe it's just that they want to fight, and they attack each other for such reasons.

Now, not to mention other places, just talking about the Baltic coasts of Northern Europe and Eastern Europe, there is a contradiction in the N group at this moment. The contradiction between the Norman kingdoms of Northern Europe and the Polish-Lithuanian United Kingdom of Eastern Europe: the United Kingdom has always made it its mission to unify Eastern Europe, and the Livonia region is exactly what the United Kingdom wants, the most and most wanted, but has never been able to find - either self-reliant, occupied by the Rus, or occupied by the Swedes, or by the damned Germans...... Such.

It is understandable, then, that Władysław II, after receiving the news, broke his alliance with Norway and insisted on the acquisition of Livonia, despite his reputation for grief and treachery.

At least so was thought by the princes and nobles of the United Kingdom, as well as the common people - as for the rest of the country, whatever it was, they were all scum, who are we? The nobles of the noblest alliance, the owner of the most fertile land in all of Europe, the largest territory in all of Europe (the most advanced political system in all of Europe (an aristocratic republic in which all men had the right of veto), and the strongest cavalry in all of Europe (although at this moment the Polish hussars had not yet appeared). Why should we care what the barbarians think?

It's as if a long, long time ago, the Greeks thought that all Europe except Greece was barbarians, and the Romans thought that all Europe except Rome was all barbarians. The people of the Celestial Empire considered the whole world to be barbarians except the Celestial Empire - but the United Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania did not seem to be qualified.

Today's Poland-Lithuania has not yet reached the peak of its history in the fourteenth-fifteenth centuries, but there are many problems in its original history, because all members of the noble parliament had a veto system, and the king was chosen by the nobles through voting. As a result, the United Kingdom has been in a state of governmentlessness for a long time, and the centralization of power is basically less than or equal to zero. No matter what kind of decree or decree it is, it cannot be enforced, and the whole country is in chaos......

Of course, the United Kingdom has not yet reached the point where it is difficult to return and can only lie down and wait for death. Today's Władysław II is also considered a hero, and he has made great achievements in domestic and foreign affairs. After the defeat of Hungary a few years earlier, the prestige of the king reached its peak, which greatly limited the power of the noble council. If this continues, Władysław II will not be able to change the ills of the United Kingdom...... But.

He chose a wrong — extremely wrong — opponent.

Egil Skadergrímsson. The Norman king, after his defeat and subjugation of Sweden, the attention of the European nations rose a notch again, although the exaggerated title of Alexander II has not yet been stated. But the title of the Norse wolf, which sounds very majestic, has been imperceptibly spread far away.

But the United Kingdom doesn't care - the people of the United Kingdom have a unique value - that is, the values of all barbarians except me mentioned above - and since they are barbarians, they should be beaten and obediently submitted. Is there any civilized man in this world who cannot defeat the barbarian?

…… Of course, if you take 10,000 steps back, even if the other party is really lucky and wins a little bit or two - that's what we let him do. What's the big deal?! The compensation for the land is the compensation for the land cut, and the brother has silver. The Most Noble Alliance is still the Most Noble Alliance.

Under the influence of such a strange psychology, the morale of the United Kingdom army was high, but Władysław II was also a veteran of many battles. I've heard a little bit about Egil's deeds. So, for the sake of safety, light cavalry units were again drawn from among the various nomadic peoples of the country, the Tatars, Lithuanians, Magyars, and Cossacks. He recruited knightly troops from within the country, a large number of Earman mercenaries from neighboring countries, and a large number of peasant soldiers......

In this way, the United Kingdom was able to raise an army of at least 50,000. And even such a terrible figure is still not the bottom line that the United Kingdom can mobilize. If the United Kingdom were to be pushed in a hurry, it would be able to recruit at least another 100,000 troops.

Egil was speechless for a long time after receiving this information. I have an intuitive sense of the United Kingdom's capabilities - but there is a slight problem here. Even the United Kingdom itself is not without enemies. On the contrary, in Europe and the Middle East, the United Kingdom is a formidable enemy on all sides. Novgorod and Moscow to the east, the Holy Roman Empire to the west, Hungary to the south, and the Teutonic Order to the north. So Egil decided that as long as he didn't push the other party into a hurry, the other party wouldn't fight with it.

Other than that, it's Egil's best diplomacy. The most important thing to use at this moment is the Teutonic Knights, a country that is no different from mad dogs.

However, a mad dog is a mad dog. In other words, the mad dog is better - because it bites harder. The Teutonic Knights, which were composed of Germanic people, the martial arts order that nominally had a Catholic faith, was in fact a mad dog organization, and naturally it was impossible not to think of rising again and becoming a great power in Eastern Europe. However, it is a little too difficult to accomplish this goal on its own.

Therefore, Egier sent Diplomat Fourteen, promising Albrechette, the current Grand Master of the Order and the Count of Brandenburg (the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and the founder of the Kingdom of Brandenburg-Prussia), that if the Order could give the Norman Kingdom "strong support", the Norman Kingdom promised to support Albrecht's rule over the whole of Prussia and was willing to transfer the sovereignty of Vilnius to the Order.

On 7 October, while Egil's army was still embarking at Gothenburg (which had been ceded to Norway) in southern Sweden, Diplomat 14 had already taken the lead and arrived in Magdeburg, the capital of the Order. Handed Egil's red-mouthed, white-toothed empty covenant to Albrethette.

Seeing such a lucrative empty check, Albrecht snorted lightly: "The land promised by your lord is now in the hands of the Polish-Lithuanian United Kingdom. Such a generous act of generosity, your lord really did it. ”

"How dare you, how dare you. Polite, polite. Diplomat Fourteen really took this as a nice one.

"Hmph......" Albresitt snorted a lot more decibels this time, of course, Diplomat Fourteen was still unmoved: "If you want to win the friendship of the Knights, you must first show sincerity." Weapons, food, horses, cloth...... I've heard that you've given a lot of aid to Sweden?"

"The greedy gaze, though annoying, could not be more appropriate. Diplomat Fourteen looked into the other's eyes, then smiled confidently: "That's true, but please be clear: the Norman kingdom's aid is not as selfless as God's blessing. And the lower lord is not a cowardly and benevolent person. On the contrary, the sovereign is extremely disgusted with the deception of others......"

"Isn't it annoying that he deceives others?" Albrecht spat in his heart. But I also know that what the other party said is not a lie. Egir really hated those who broke his covenant with him—like Scotland, Edward in Normandy, Sweden, and now the United Kingdom. So Egil beat them all, and those who were unlucky died directly, and those who were lucky had to cede their land and pay compensation. The worst is the United Kingdom of Ireland and Wales, not only the territory has been annexed, but even the queen has been robbed to be the queen of others......

"Naturally, swearing in the name of God, the Knights will not be unfaithful. Moreover, we have the same extreme hatred of the Poles and Lithuanians. Albrecht said.

"Thank you very much for your frankness, Grand Master, and I will convey your request to His Majesty the King as soon as possible, and I believe that there will be a good result......"

"That's true. ”

On October 15, the Norman army landed in Riga, using the system to upgrade the city walls, build arrow towers, crossbow runners and catapults, and collect a large number of oil and stones in the Livonia area. It seems that the city is going to be defended. However, they cut timber under the city and built a wooden fortress at the southern end of the city with their backs to the city walls, which were full of ballistas and catapults, which could directly attack the perimeter of the fortress and form crossfire. In addition, the fortress adopts a very strange star-shaped structure that has not yet been invented in Europe today, although the amount of work has increased considerably. However, it can form crossfire, which is easier to defend and difficult to attack.

During the night, Egil received a letter from Diplomat XIV, and agreed in principle to Albresit's request to aid the Teutonic Knights with supplies worth five thousand ducats. He also instructed the Teutonic Knights to declare war on the Normans of the United King [***] after the battle, and to send troops to directly attack the opponent's homeland in order to confuse their army. Albresit, who was completely unaware of the fact that the Poles had a second mobilization, gladly accepted Egil's advice. Even like many tragedies, he began to think that he had misunderstood Egil, who was actually a good man......

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