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Although, the anti-Norman alliance was formed. But in fact, after Egil obtained enough information, he found that there was not much difference between the formation www.biquge.info of this so-called "alliance" and that it was not.

They were loosely organized and had no orders in place - don't expect a teenage kid to have any authority when he becomes Holy Roman Emperor. It's really just a façade, plus a sign. The real power is still in the hands of the Electors. At the same time, the Electors took the opportunity to ask for many favors from their "Emperor", who was actually the Emperor's mother, Duchess Teresa.

They wanted to gain more autonomy after defeating the Normans. They refused to obey the emperor's orders and refused to obey the emperor's commands. At the same time, they were required to go in times of crisis and the emperor must go to help them solve their problems—not so much the Holy Roman Emperor, but the slaves of the electors. However, it is such a "slave" status, even at such a time of crisis, when the Holy Roman Empire is still precarious, the six electors are still eager for the emperor's throne.

"Right or something, cut ......" After getting such news, Egil was full of men who didn't know that hungry men were hungry, and mocked contemptuously.

The so-called anti-Norman League, or Holy Roman Empire, was not wrong. His internal six electors, as well as a republic (?), were divided into two factions when it came to choosing a strategy. For example, countries such as Hesse and Brandenburg, which are at the forefront of the alliance, hope that the alliance can put all its forces on the front line and fight to the death against the Norman Empire.

Countries such as Bavaria and Austria wanted the Allied army to shrink inland, relying on the mountainous terrain, rivers and forests of South Germany for defense.

Milan and Venice in northern Italy are even more bizarre. They wanted the coalition forces to completely abandon Germany and enter Italy. Rely on the defense of the Alps, and by the way, get rid of the Norman army in southern Italy. Then there is no need to be afraid at all............ Well, actually, that's really the way to do it. Retreat hundreds of thousands of troops into Italy. Relying on the defense line of the Alps and the opulence of the city-states of northern Italy. The princes fought side by side with one heart, and it was impossible to say that they could not keep a corner of Europa. Delay the Norman Emperor's near-range unification of Europa.

Of course, this is only from a technical point of view. In fact, which monarch would give up his own territory? There are different opinions on the three strategies, but in fact, they come down to it. It's all just for their own benefit. Where will there be any future for such an alliance. And the end result is that none of these countries can convince anyone. None of the strategies were achieved. Everyone wants to preserve their strength in the midst of this chaos. They all kept their armies in their own realms.

So in fact, this kind of alliance has no real effect at all, except for the good name. The Norman Empire was still faced with a single small state. This is not at all any pressure on the unparalleled Norman army.

January 4, 1013. When Western Europe, the newly conquered lands of the Norman Empire, welcomed Norman officials. Under the command of General Farr, while actively exterminating the bandits, the war officially began. The Norman army marched in four directions and entered the territory of the Holy Roman Empire. and fought against an enemy army separately.

In the south, in northern Italy. Winder, who had departed from Rome, met with the combined forces of Milan and Venice in Bologna. I've heard of it, and I've seen a lot of horrors of the Norman siege. Therefore, the allied forces of Northern Italy did not trap the lonely city. Instead, they lined up on the outskirts of the city. This made General Winder feel very relieved.

"So, we're dealing with a bunch of unbridled idiots. Let's get rid of them as quickly as we can!" the general couldn't help but laugh as the forward scout reported the news. and rejected the suggestion that his subordinates set up camp and rest the army. Immediately an order was given: the forward hussars of a thousand men charged, and at the same time ordered the heavy knights, as well as another hussar of a thousand men, to prepare for battle.

"We're going to rush over as fast as we can, and finish this battle as fast as we can. Kill all the enemies!!!" shouted General Winder excitedly, and his optimism seemed to infect many soldiers. Let them not feel tired anymore.

The knights quickly put on their armor. And the hussars took the first step and rushed to the battlefield ahead. Hoplites - a few thousand men who were originally draped up and served as guards also took the lead. The rest of the troops were also busy arming themselves. General Nawende also couldn't wait and left the main forces in place. He marched with the soldiers and horses he had prepared earlier, and went to command the battle.

"Charge, charge, crush the opposing camp!!" When General Winde received the order, the forward, the hussar thousand-man squad who was responsible for scouting immediately assembled. Pick up a light cavalry gun. Rushing towards the northern Italian army, which had not yet had time to react.

"How so?!"

In fact, when the Norman army was still some distance away from them, the soldiers of Northern Italy discovered them - after all, they were on the defensive side, and they knew both men and land. But they didn't expect that the other party would not play cards according to common sense and come from afar, but they had no intention of resting, and they came up directly to attack. This time I suffered a big loss.

Although the Norman hussars were on the road for a day, their mental and physical strength were greatly consumed. But for a moment, it was still very easy to deal with a group of unprepared and defenseless enemies.

It was not as strict as in the Norman Empire, and even if it was a makeshift barracks, it was necessary to cut down timber to build railings and dig trenches to set traps. It looks like a wooden castle. The barracks set up by this coalition of northern Italian armies were no different from those of the ordinary, medieval armies of Europe. Petty traders, memorists, jugglers and so on, wandering around the barracks. High smoky miasma, messy. There were no defenses, and even those on duty were rare.

If it weren't for the discovery of the Normans before, and the officers and soldiers had a little bit of attention, this thousand hussars, a charge, would almost be able to finish the North Italian coalition army.

I saw the hussars galloping towards them. Nine out of ten of the Italian troops were stunned, and most of the remaining ones were going to flee. Only a few reacted and took up arms - but they were completely out of array. Venice and Milan threw everything they had, forming a coalition of nearly 20,000 men. At this juncture, there was not even a single military crossbow in his hand and an arrow. It's really a waste of firewood...... So, they watched as the Norman hussars rushed over, and watched as the hussars raised their cavalry crossbows and brought down the front robes with a round of shots. I watched as the hussars raised their lighter, but equally deadly, lances, piercing, knocking, trampling, and crushing the Italians in the other row...... Although it was not as powerful as the heavy cavalry, the momentum and power of the fierce charge in that row of mountains and seas. But the hussar charge was faster, more unexpected, and more agile - in this round of charge, a hussar of a thousand men spread out an array, and directly killed nearly a thousand Italians.

"Ignite, ignite, burn these bastards!!" After a round of charge, the hussars threw down their rifles, picked up their sabers and slashed wildly. Some took out their lighter boxes and set fire to the tents, while others took out light earth-shattering thunderbolts and threw them at the enemy.

The sound of explosions, violent fires and smoke suddenly dispersed. This exacerbated the confusion of the Italians - and then, Duke Francisco and Duke Witte, also in a rage, with their respective guards, shouted angry and gathered their forces to prepare for a counterattack. Thanks to their efforts, the Northern Italian coalition was able to stabilize a little. And at this moment, another hussar thousand-man squad howled like a wolf, screaming loudly and rushing into the coalition barracks.

"Stand back! We give up the barracks! We can't go on like this!!" Duke Francisco, who is worthy of the origin of the mercenary old fritters. The situation was immediately judged. So he shouted - and with his shout, a dozen cavalry crossbow arrows also came - "protect the duke!" The guards next to him, the knights immediately shouted, raised their shields, and protected Duke Francisco's body. At the same time, several of them were shot by crossbow arrows and fell to the ground screaming.

"Yes, retreat, retreat!!" heard Francisco shout, and not far from him, Duke Witte immediately greeted and shouted. The Italian army had no desire to fight, and retreated, and finally left the black miasma, a terrible camp. Little by little, the two dukes gathered their routs and formed a defensive array. The Italian shield spearmen, the giant shield crossbowmen combined. It was a bit difficult for the hussars who were chasing after them.

“...... Stop the pursuit. "And this moment. General Winder also rushed out of the Italian camp with his guards, and saw that the other side was already prepared, and was on guard as if he were facing a great enemy. The general snorted. The order was given to stop the pursuit. The hussars finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, looking at the opponent's posture, if you force an attack, you can't say that you will suffer heavy losses.

So, the Norman army returned. At this moment, the knights and infantry who followed behind also arrived. The Norman army was at its peak. The Italians were even more frightened. It's just that he lost the bonus of the raid, and General Wende didn't want to attack for a while. Only a few arrows were fired by the crossbowman from a distance. Scare scare the Italians. Seeing the other party's frightened look, General Wende laughed, picked up a lot of loot, collected his troops back, and set up camp without mentioning it...... （

(To be continued)