In May, before Egil wanted to officially send troops to conquer Sweden, he received news that the dwarven king Wald, whom he had not seen for a long time, had recently made a big move. Perhaps it was the enlightenment that Egil had given him before, or perhaps he saw the prosperity of the entire Norman kingdom. As a result, Wald finally made up his mind to take the reforms.

So he was tragic. After a bitter quarrel, the entire alliance of dwarven tribes split into two camps, the king's faction in favor of reform, and the elder faction that disapproved of reform. The king's faction scolded the elders for eating the ancients and not dissolving feudal superstitions. The elders scolded the king for forgetting their ancestors. As a result, it is like all mouth cannons, and it will be upgraded to a brick and a brick. The end result was the beginning of an unusually crazy and bloody war in the Scandinavian mountains that lasted for half a year......

This war ended just half a month ago. The end result was a confederation of dwarven tribes that lost nearly half of its population of 680,000. In the end, it collapsed.

But none of this has anything to do with Egil. Or rather, this one is in Egil's favor.

So, when Egil learned the news, he wrote a letter with touching words, plus enough food for hundreds of thousands of dwarves to eat for five to ten days. He also said Wald could offer "bigger" help if he wanted to.

So, in the end, a deal that made Egil laugh was finally reached: a comprehensive cooperation treaty between the Dwarven Kingdom and the Norman Kingdom. The two sides opened their borders and allowed their people to enter and leave freely. and each has full citizenship rights. Eliminate all customs duties. Engage in free trade. At the same time, the Norman kingdom guaranteed the reading power of the dwarven kingdom and helped the dwarven kingdom reform the political system. The Norman culture, writing, weights and measures, and even customs were fully implemented......

As a result, a large number of dwarves, tired of the boring life in the mountains, or dissatisfied with Wald, came out of Scandinavia. Dive headlong into the Norman kingdom of the flowery world. And for these excellent blacksmiths, engineers and inventors, the Norman central political axe, as well as the local political axe everywhere, are also quite welcome. And these dwarves also use hard work, bold surnames, and slightly silly brain circuits to make the humans in their territory quickly accept their round new neighbors.

Egil knew very well that the result of this was that the dwarven kingdom was absorbed by the Norman kingdom little by little, and Zu Zihong was reduced to a dominion, or a satellite state. The dwarves, on the other hand, would be an acceptable, special minority in the Norman kingdom.

In a sense, it's a great start. The Normans did not use swords and guns, but used peaceful means to expand their power, and they gained a lot.

And the poor dwarven king Wald, who seemed to have been sold and was still helping to count the money, even wrote a reply to Egil thanking him for everything he had done. Egil couldn't help but sigh for a moment, how simple his old friend's brain was......

That's it, harvest season...... Egil quietly established several scientific institutes in Wald's territory, employing dwarven master craftsmen to study metallurgical improvements, plate armor development, and the development of new weapons, especially crossbows, which Egil felt were no longer sufficient. And the longbow seems to have room for further improvement, such as some bits and pieces, such as a wrench or something......

After a few days of delay, on the 1st of June, after spending all of the month's tax revenues on Livonia and Prussia and beginning to build a network of roads between cities, Egil officially declared war on Sweden.

The reasons for the declaration of belli were as follows:

Under the Scandinavian sky, the Normans don't need two kings!

To put it bluntly, such a reason is the same as farting, and it is not much better than Song Taizu's "how can others snore on the side of the couch". It fully shows the ugly face of Egil's great power chauvinism and imperialism. But this era is a good time. Humanist ideas such as freedom and equality of nations did not appear at all. Greece or something has long since become the undisputed domain of Eastern Rome. Aristotle has been dead for thousands of years......

Therefore, Egil is not afraid of being provoked by others. He is not afraid of others saying that he is a tyrant. He had thought of asking for one of his advisers, but he had not thought of asking for a clerk. In order to increase the difficulty for future generations to study this period of history. Mystery is attractive, attraction is charm, and Egil believes that even if he is a thousand years later, he will definitely live in the hearts of everyone.

That's it.

A total of 50,000 troops marched from Gothenburg to Stockholm like a tsunami. Vows to wipe Sweden off the face of the earth. And King Gustav of Sweden also lifted his spirits and issued a final mobilization order, concentrating the manpower of the whole of Sweden, gathering enough troops of 30,000 (tragedy), vowing to stop the invasion of the Norman tyrant.

In this regard, Egil is a little strange, whether it is in terms of quantity or quality, and even logistics and supply, it is Egil's overall advantage, and after the last encounter, Gustav should also understand that his command ability is not below him (it is still Egil's own brain). So, why is he still so confident?

Egil couldn't think of it.

Reinforcements?Novgorod doesn't blow his chrysanthemum from behind, it's good. And the rest of Eastern Europe was busy embezzling Polish heritage. The only remaining part of Denmark is the Deland Peninsula, where people are devastated and wars are frequent. Scotland is struggling to protect itself. So, who can the other side recruit as reinforcements?

Brittany?

Burgundy?

Or France?

So, is that what you're thinking? The so-called French reinforcements?

"Cut, count on that flock of Gallic chickens...... Is this guy in the water?" Egir rolled his eyes. Once again, doubts were expressed about the IQ of his opponent. After all, the reputation of the French was not very good in later generations. The Scots helped France during the Hundred Years' War, but when Scotland was annexed by England, the French didn't even fart......

Egil did not think that this group of French would be morally good. It's as if Egil didn't think he would cross the street with his grandmother.

But what if it's profit? Even though it's June, the Scandinavian night is still cold, and Egils's heart beats hard. The Duchy of Normandy, it is enough to have this reason.

Egil muttered for a few minutes, then carefully got up from the camp bed and pinched Artoria's not-so-plump breasts as she slept soundly. Then he put on his cloak, went to the low table next to him, sat down on the floor, and took out a quill and sent a letter to General Loufus of the Normandy garrison and John of the English garrison. Ordered Luforth to intensify his patrols and fortify the Normandy castle. And ordered John to be sure to send reinforcements as soon as possible if there was a change in Normandy.

After that, Egil found a set of civilian clothes and put on, left his tent and rode to the camp of the spies on the outskirts of the barracks, and handed over the letters to the professional espionage.

Seeing that these two letters reached the hands of professional spies, they were rearranged into ciphers, folded in five-cent parchment rolls, and tied to the legs of carrier pigeons. And then let it out. Egil was a little relieved.

During the previous reform of the central government, Egil once again regulated his spy network. Anonymous - now nameless - was appointed as his intelligence director, and the duties of the two hundred spies scattered throughout the country and across the continent were clearly defined. Write a secret service manual, spy codes, and improve the carrier pigeon network. Greatly improve the efficiency of the kingdom's spy network.

"My lord. "Egil is not like some brain-wrecked people, who like to play the dangerous trick of the white dragon fish suit and the private interview, and he came to the spy camp to show his identity openly. Naturally, Nemulis was quick to get the news.

"Is there any special news from France in the last few days?" said Egil, who turned to Nemoulis after watching the pigeon fly away.

"Nothing special. Very calm. Nemulis said this, which made Egil feel a little more at ease, but the next sentence made Egil's heart beat a beat.

"Not only that, but Scotland, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, Novgorod, Lithuania, Burgundy, these countries are very calm, and your subordinates feel that there must be something hidden in them, and they are initially suspicious......"

Egil is not a fool, so he can understand what his spy leader is thinking: "Is there accurate evidence or something?!"

"Your Majesty is incompetent, not yet. Although he was pleading, Nemulis's expression was still unusually calm. I don't know if I used too much potion during the disguise, and all the facial muscles died......

"Understood...... Keep your men's eyes open. Whoever is the first to get accurate information will be rewarded with five hundred gold coins. ”

"The subordinates understand. Nemulis nodded, and then quickly left, presumably to set up a mission.

After that, Egil went back to sleep.

The next day, the weather was fine and the breeze was blowing, and the forward scouts came with information that they had not found the enemy in ambush and could pass safely, and the army under the command of Egil marched forward in batches after breakfast, and the two thousand four hundred professional hussars scattered in all directions to reconnoiter the situation around the main force. By the way, go to the various Swedish villages and towns to tell the villagers: a new era has come, and now you are the children of the Norman king. From now on, I will have to pay taxes to His Majesty the King.

In this way, the Norman army was getting closer and closer to Stockholm......

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