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At that time, the city of Rome, which was unprepared and had no troops to defend itself, surrendered after a little resistance. A handful of papal guards abandoned the entire city of Rome and were trapped in the Vatican, the papal palace. A large number of bishops of the Papal States were captured by savage Norman sailors (or Vikings). If there is little resistance, the head will fall to the ground. The whole of Rome was shrouded in gunsmoke. In the rich city of Rome, the Norman army gained a great deal of wealth. Even according to the rules of half to the emperor. It's enough to make hundreds, if not thousands, of people rich. The Norman soldiers who participated in the robbery were more or less rich. It was in the midst of this chaos, looting and slaughter.

At the front, the Norman army, under the command of Egil, defeated the Papal forces without incident. And less than an hour after the win. Egil reaped the second good news he had today, the fall of Rome. That's it, after a day's rest, a day's revelry. On the third day after the victory, Egil hurried to the entrance of Rome, and Marshal Carter, who was not familiar with land warfare, let alone siege warfare, finally knocked down the Vatican Papal Palace. It's a pity that he didn't make a fool of himself in front of the emperor. Pope Gregory VII, in desperation, set himself on fire, although he was eventually rescued. But the two treasures he had placed around him, the Shroud of Jesus and a few bones of Jesus, were burned to the ground.

This made Egil feel very sorry. After all, when he obtained the fragment of the true cross, it had a very good bonus effect. Then the effect of the Shroud of Jesus and the Holy Bone will naturally be more worth looking forward to.

It's just that it seems to be predestined. So far, three holy relics have been obtained, but they are all true crosses, the shroud of Jesus, and the holy bones. But all of them are incomplete. This annoyed Egil. At the same time, it also gave rise to a bit of fatalism, or superstitious thinking.

I hold the titles of three emperors, and I have three relics at once. The three holy relics are all incomplete, so does it mean that I am a country......

The Emperor shook his head at the thought of this, banishing the unlucky thought from his mind. That's right, who else in the world can stop him? The Eastern Roman Empire at sunset, Leon Castille in the Iberian Peninsula, Portugal and Aragon, France on the verge of extinction? Impossible. There is nothing left in this world that can threaten Egil except Mongolia. As for Mongolia, Egil felt. Even if he could not carry out an effective attack on the Mongols. But if you defend it, it's definitely still okay. As long as it can keep the Mongols out of Eastern Europe. Then ten years one by one, only five years. Five years is enough time for Egil to digest the whole of Europe. Annexation or vassalization of Germany, Italy, and France. Unleash the full potential of those places. At that time, the power of the Norman Empire would increase several times. Doubling the professional army. If all of them are mobilized, millions of troops can be mobilized.

"When the time comes, I will be able to take all of Europe into my pocket, not only in Europe, but also in the Near East, Asia Minor, and North Africa. I was able to control all of these territories and recreate the territory of the Roman Empire at its height. After that, I will be able to wield my army to the east. Conquer everything!"

As he thought about this, Egil laughed out loud as he looked like a villain. In this way, accompanied by a group of European princes, princes and nobles, and confidants, he laughed wildly and stepped into the Vatican Papal Palace. Trampling the last vestiges of dignity of the Holy See with his riding boots. ...,

And at the same time, in the Pope's bedchamber. Several Norman diplomats, as well as Talleyrand, Egil's scribe. and a few bishops who had been bribed earlier, were trying to persuade their pope to open a little. Crowning Egil in a relatively low profile. The last step to make him Holy Roman Emperor is complete.

Although after this conquest, the prestige of the Holy See and the Pope has fallen to an all-time low. The princes of the European continent barely maintained their respect for this pope, who was actually only in his fifties, but who seemed to be in his seventies and eighties, and almost unable to walk. But in reality, I don't care at all. But it's like a pull on a birthday cake, a bell on a Christmas tree, a bird on a telephone pole. Although this kind of thing is dispensable. But according to tradition, according to convention, and in order to make this thing feel a little better. The pope is indispensable, ornamental.

Decorations for Egil's coronation. However, after such a crushing defeat and a suicide attempt, Pope Gregory VII stubbornly wanted to die. Whoever persuaded him, he would not listen to a word. It's also a mess of scolding at people. The attitude is very resolute. Just refuse to cooperate.

And Egil, after hearing about this, was surprisingly tolerant: "That guy has killed so many people. lost so much face, so naturally he had to make a fuss for a while. Fortunately, there is still some time before the coronation. There's no hurry. The reason why Egil said this is that there is still some time before the coronation. It was because in addition to the European monarchs who were now gathered in Rome, he also wanted the kings of other countries to be the worst and the royal nobles, and the envoys of important ministers to join in this coronation ceremony. Egil took this very seriously. Think of it as a sign that he can become the leader of the whole continent. When other countries sent emissaries, they were seen as submitting to the Norman Empire.

"Other than that, Altoria Hani. She doesn't seem to be doing very well lately...... Let her change the environment a little bit and relax. The reason why Egil said this was because of the recent correspondence between him and Artoria, and the other party, his Queen Hani, was clearly tired from the lines. Although she didn't say it explicitly, the Norman spies who stayed by her side told Egil about the latest stage of Artoria's war against the forest elves of Wales.

Failed again, although it is said that in the early stage of steady progress to gain some progress, the mouth killed a lot of elves, and destroyed a lot of elves living places, this may be because in winter, the forest elves in the Welsh industry forest, life is very hard, lack of nutrition and do not have enough to eat.

However, after some distance from the army into the mountains, the elves began to repeat their old tricks, sending troops to harass the garrisons and supply lines. In the end, Altoria was defeated again by relying on this method.

And when it comes to encircling and suppressing the rebels, we have to say another. That is, Charles of Burgundy, who is now suffering from the headache of Swiss independence. This guy also suffered heavy losses when he surrounded and suppressed the Swiss. If Artoria has killed a lot of rebellious elves and destroyed many elven tribes. If it is barely a little achievement, then Charlie's several encirclements and suppressions are basically a pure loss-making business.

The 30,000 Burgundian army, plus Charles' gritted teeth and stamped his feet, recruited peasant soldiers from vassal nobles, and his own domains. Second Burgundian Swiss War. In total, King Charles mobilized an army of 50,000 men. It can be called the largest formation in Western Europe. ...,

And then...... , and then there was no then. How big is King Charles's face and how big his eyes are.

An army of 50,000 wandered around the Swiss ravines for more than a month. Stunned, the Swiss army, which was less than 20,000, won four battles. The current Prince of Switzerland (self-proclaimed) Wilhelm is a talent. Plus home field advantage. and the character of the Swiss mountain people who dare to fight. The king of Burgundy, who was called Charles the Bold by the continent, was defeated. The army of 50,000 was more than 30,000. The resources and money consumed are even more uncountable.

And seeing this guy fail. Coupled with the fact that this battle caused heavy losses to its own peasant soldiers. The already unstable political situation in Burgundy suddenly looked like an earthquake of magnitude 8. There are a number of high-ranking nobles, all of whom are ready to act and intend to stand on their own. This made King Charles really unbearable. Under internal and external troubles, the king, who was no longer young, fell seriously ill and was almost called by the Lord .......

"That's not good," ,...... both of these things, and Egil felt a headache. For Britain, it goes without saying that what is in Artoria is Egil's, and Egil's is still Egil's. The situation in Britain is unstable, and the situation in this Norman Empire is no different. Egil planned to take the time to settle the Welsh elves when the matter of the Holy Roman Empire was over.

And for Burgundy...... , speaking of which, looking at Charlie so miserable. Egil really has a bit of a sense of schadenfreude, and it's not purely because Egil is a **. The main reason is that after the fall of the Kingdom of France, the most powerful country in Western Europe became Burgundy. And there is no French threat. With the strength of the Kingdom of Burgundy, King Charles could not say that he would think of something bad, something that would damage the long historical friendship between Burgundy and Norman...... , which is not in the interest of Egil.

And if Swiss independence happens. Then the Kingdom of Burgundy lost its most important piece of military territory. It will also consume a lot of strength because of this. King Charles lost face again. Naturally, he had no shame and could only obediently be a cordial and friendly ally of the Norman Empire.

However, this one thing is one thing. It is a good thing that the strength of the Kingdom of Burgundy has remained at a certain level and has not increased. But this is not to say that Egil wants to see the Kingdom of Burgundy fall apart and become a mess ....... ）