Chapter 7: Imagination in Eastern Europe
Seriously, although the husband and wife are united in their interests and money. But Egil doesn't really have much confidence in playing against Gustav. For this man who dominated the war in the era of alternating hot and cold weapons. No matter what the accolades are, they are slight. At that time, Gustav could be called an invincible opponent in Europe. single-handedly raised Sweden, a small third-rate country in continental Europe, to a super-first-class level. He can be called a god-like man who defends the sky.
When Egil had just debuted and was a child, he only heard Gustav's name a little, and then he almost peed. After that, he decisively broke off his plan to expand the country to the east. Fortunately, at this time, a dwarf sent a big man to the door to spoil him. The 30,000 allied troops landed directly in England and instigated the Scots, and Egil created this family business.
But then, Egil was worried. What's next? Britain is basically finished. Scotland left him to fend for himself. If you dare to cross Hadrian's Wall to beg for a living, you will beat him again. Then next, the continental ontology of southern Europe is too far away, and it is decisively passed. There are only three lands left in Eastern, Central and Western Europe.
In Western Europe, France was full of powers, and it seemed like an opportunity - but it could not be stopped from having a monarch who was at least nominal. And Philip II also left a glorious legacy in history. The fox's nickname symbolizes sinister cunning. Egil also held the title of Duke of Normandy. It is still a vassal of the King of France. Pretend to be stupid and ignore your duty as a vassal (see Long live my king, and tribute or something) then forget it. The following is a big no-no. It's going to be attacked by a horde. I believe that no French nobleman will give up such a good opportunity to increase his territory.
The territory of Normandy, although Egil has not yet governed. Production is not abundant. But it's also a springboard to Europe. The strategic position was extremely important, and Egil was not generous enough to risk such a large piece of territory.
Well, look at HRE again. The so-called emperor took turns to do it, and this year came to my house. This could not be more appropriate than that of the Shinra. Become a member of the Holy Roman Empire -- Become an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire -- the members elect you as Lori -- I mean the largest number of Emperors. Congratulations, you'll be able to add a powerful hat of Holy Roman Emperor to your title.
However, Egil decisively abandoned this tempting idea after analyzing the situation in the HRE. Because it's horrible. The entire Holy Roman Empire, including Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, and Northern Italy in another time and space. Such a terrifying number of territories, and the inexplicably high population of 17 million in another world, can easily mobilize hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of troops.
And the HRE nobles are very united. No matter how messy it is inside. The human head is beaten into the head of a dog, and once the outside forces join in and want a piece of the pie, they will temporarily put aside their suspicions, unite, and then peel the poor guy to the skin.
This had happened before Egil had crossed over. Attila, the king of Hungary who united the Kingdom of Hungary, ran rampant in the Balkans. With 100,000 men under his command, he could even force the Eastern Roman Empire to pay tribute to him. Sattila was so satisfied that he swept through Kievan Rus' in succession, destroying the oldest Orthodox Christian state of the Rus', and then continued his march, defeating the Polish-Lithuanian United Kingdom and drinking the Maportic Sea. This was followed by an advance into the Holy Roman Empire.
Originally, according to Attila's plan. This divided, civil war country was absolutely unable to defend itself against the combined forces of the Huns and Magyars. After taking control of the Holy Roman Empire, he could be crowned Holy Roman Emperor, and in this way, he could wrestle with the Eastern Roman Empire. It even made a great foundation that Alexander Yanjing did not do back then.
However, the Hungarian king miscalculated.
The princes of the Holy Roman Empire, whose heads were beaten into dogs' heads in the civil war, seemed to have changed at the moment of the invasion of foreign enemies, and directly elected Barbarossa, the Duke of Swabia, as the leader of the alliance (not the emperor), and then formed an allied army of 400,000 including 7,500 knights and tens of thousands of heavy cavalry. Beat the Hungarians to a good beating.
At the same time, a violent rebellion broke out in the newly occupied territories of Hungary, and the Rus' took advantage of the opportunity to establish two political entities, Novgorod and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The Polish-Lithuanian United Kingdom seized the opportunity to regain lost territory, and the Eastern Romans, not to be outdone, seized suzerainty in Serbia and Transylvania. Bulgaria decisively reneged on the Covenant and plundered Hungary proper......
In this way, a country that was originally considered a super-first-class power on the European continent was beaten overnight. According to insiders, the Hungarian king Attila, who was originally less than forty years old, aged rapidly during this period of time. Looking at the appearance, he is definitely over sixty years old.
Egil shuddered.
What kind of character Attilana the Hun Emperor was, Egil naturally knew very well. The ranking of the year "second only to Alexander". It added a bit of brilliance to the nomadic leader who exuded a terrifying aura all over his body. Egil didn't think that the territory he controlled could be secured. His own army can fight better than others. A lesson from the past, bastard. Egil didn't want the Norman kingdom he had built so hard to fall apart.
Then, there is only Eastern Europe next. Eastern Europe, around the Baltic Sea. The first trade and customs union was born, the famous Hanseatic League. The Eastern European plains are dense, which is more suitable for cavalry galloping, and the Polish hussars were powerful in those days. At the same time, Poland and Ukraine are known as fertile lands in the breadbasket of Europe. This is where it comes into play - in fact, before the Industrial Revolution, the United Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania was the number one power on the continent in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Although, in the end, the United Kingdom perished because of its political system. But that's the fault of man, not the fault of the land. Eastern Europe has always been a treasure trove of great powers.
What were the wars fought in the Middle Ages? money, food. And occupy the Baltic Sea circle of Eastern Europe, then the problem of money and food will be solved at once. More importantly, the countries that earlier entered the game on the Baltic coast, the Teutonic Knights, the Polish-Lithuanian United Kingdom, Sweden, Novgorod...... The contradictions between these countries are extremely acute, and Egil can use his strength to fight them. Pull a few hit a few. It will not be like intervening in Central Europe, being beaten by people united.
In this way, Egil chose Eastern Europe as his future direction. And firmly believe that if Eastern Europe is managed well, it will definitely not be inferior to France, the Holy Roman Empire, two behemoths in Western Europe and Central Europe. No, Constantinople is also close at hand......
However, now I think that these are all false. It is not the endless riches of Constantinople that are at hand, but the menacing Swedes. Egil's previous prediction, whether it was Wang Tu's hegemony or Bai Yumeng, just looked at this time.
War, war, and war. What else could there be but war in the Middle Ages? In the Norwegian Black Forest, the vanguard of both sides. The Finnish light cavalry and a newly recruited patrol cavalry of Egil were encountered. Immediately afterwards, spears and sabers exchanged fires. A fight unfolded quickly. The Finnish cavalrymen, dressed in light leather armor and boat-shaped iron helmets, were the elite who followed Gustav to the Baltic coast, and their quality, armament and morale were not at all comparable to Egil's newly recruited patrol cavalry. As soon as he looked at his face, he turned the man who the patrol cavalry killed on his back.
The end result was very disheartening, fifty scouts vs fifty scouts. In the end, the Finnish hussars were killed and wounded one. Forty-six cavalry patrols were killed, four fled......
However, just as the Finnish hussars were dismounting with a relaxed conversation and laughter, and then picking up the spoils left by the dead, especially the horses, suddenly there were several sounds of breaking the air from the diagonal rear. The well-trained Finnish hussars could naturally hear the sound of sharp arrows breaking through the air. Then, before they could react, they heard a few more muffled grunts. The sound of "clucking ......" was followed by the sound of several unlucky ghosts being shot through the throat.
Looking at his companion holding the shaft of the arrow inserted into his throat, he screamed in pain. A few of the hussars could not hold back any longer, and drew their swords to end their suffering—and then several more arrows burst into the air. This time, the light cavalry was prepared, quickly squatted, raised their shields to protect their heads, and then heard three "dingding" sounds. After that, a few more fell in pain, but it was the arrow feathers that shot directly through the round shields of the cavalry, this time, still in the throat.
"Damn it...... Get on your horse and spread out!!Cut down all these bastards who sneak up on them and let out the cold arrows!!" The leader of the light cavalry roared with his saber and was immediately knocked down by an arrow. The Finnish hussars were in an uproar, shouted angry and mounted their horses, and scattered in groups of a dozen or so......
After that, it's all gone.
The last group of light cavalry that escaped was only three men, and they swore a gamble that they had encountered an unseen enemy in the forest. No trace of them was found in any way. All you can hear is the sound of the bow being wound and the screams of the companions not far away. In the end, this elite light cavalry unit died in the Black Forest in such a very aggrieved way......
"The other must have been blessed by God - no, Satan. ”
The last hussar, after saying this, was beheaded by Gustav, whose face was as gloomy as water......
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