After making peace with the Celtic army, Egil and Artoria were not busy making out or anything like that. After all, this is a time of war, and business matters. So the couple greeted each other a little and went to the tent to discuss the current situation. Although she had previously learned of the war between the Celtic army and the Allied forces through carrier pigeons, Egil asked Artoria in detail about her battle with the Centaurs and Cumans that day.

"The nomads are all garbage. There is no formal training at all, there is no discipline, and the equipment is poor. But those centaurs must be careful, they are indeed very formidable opponents. Thus, Artoria gave the Centaur a powerful charge that day, and as a hoplite in battle with the Celtic hoplites, and gained a very large advantage. It's all said. To Egil's surprise.

"I've fought Centaurs before. I also know their brute strength and impact force 0, but I never thought about it. They can fight like this. Advance slowly in a manner similar to infantry..."Egil sighed, "If that's the case, then maybe the situation is really the same as the centaur girl said." As long as there is a grassland, it is all considered the sphere of influence of the centaurs...... ，”

"Which centaur girl is that centaur girl?"

Artoria didn't hear anything else, but this one was true, and then asked Egil rhetorically. "Hmm. She was the only daughter of the centaur Khan Ayujie, named Printhia...... "Egil doesn't seem like some fool who is secretive about this kind of thing. Instead, he said bluntly, "What's wrong?"

"No, nothing. "I thought in my heart that my husband was also the emperor of a country. It can't be so heavy, is it? Instead, he asked, "So, what should we do next?" We now have an army of 100,000 troops. Do you want to engage in battle with the enemy...... , but it's a little difficult, the other side is a nomad 0 with all cavalry, maybe not a large-scale battle with us. So, let's go to Moscow?"

"No, no, no, we will not fight, nor will we go to save Moscow. Egil chuckled, rejecting the two proposals Artoria had made.

"Then what are we going to do?" Artoria was slightly surprised: "Aren't we here to save Moscow?"

Hearing Artoria say this, Egil couldn't help but smile, his wife was still the same as before. Although very sharp in military terms. But the politically dull can. It's like what Mahabal said about the Carthaginian general Hannibal in the Bronze Age before the Common Era: he knew how to win, but he didn't know how to use it. His wife, Artoria, was also a Hannibal-style general. Of course, this doesn't matter, because the Norman Empire had a guy who knew how to extract the most out of war, or would only start war when it was possible, that is, Egir, Skadragrímsson. This is utilitarian and pragmatist through and through.

"Of course not, Hani. Egil chuckled:

"Our purpose is for the Empire, that is, for our own maximum benefit. It's not about saving anything. Or destroy something. You should think of it this way: if destroying Moscow would bring greater benefits to the empire, then it would be better to destroy it. ”

“...... Oh...... Artoria still looked as if he didn't understand: "But if we only focus on interests, isn't we in a disadvantageous position in terms of morality and public opinion?"

"Wrong!" Egil shook his head: "The so-called interests should take into account many factors, the money that can be seen and touched, the army, the power, the land, and the like are one thing, but the so-called morality, public opinion or piety, and the will of the people that you said before must also be counted." In this way, you can finally get the right answer. ”

“...... Altoria seemed rather surprised. It gives Egil a sense of psychological superiority and satisfaction. It's like the feeling you have when you meet someone who is stupider than you, and you laugh heartily. ...,

"Alright, alright. Hani, you don't have to worry too much about this kind of thing. Egil said, "When you don't understand something, rely on me." That's how husband and wife exist. Hearing Egil say this, Artoria smiled, but still felt a little inappropriate, hesitated a little and then opened his mouth and asked, "So, what about your so-called consideration...... What about me, if the interests are right, will you give up on me?"

"Why do you think that?" Egil was a little surprised: "From beginning to end, Hani has been my highest interest, and you are the only exception to this higher position." Hani. Egil hugged Artoria. So to speak.

Although I know what Egil said, I can only believe half of it at most. But Artoria couldn't help but smile. said "hate" on his lips, but fell into Egil's arms in his heart.

In this way, the Norman army of 100,000 was stationed in an open, unhindered open field fifty kilometers away from Moscow. Egil made the most of the few small heights in the vicinity, using timber cut from the surrounding area, and the efforts of his baggage soldiers, to make it a large barracks with a complete lookout, a shooting platform, and a two-meter-high, barbed wooden fence. The soldiers abandoned their military tents and took up semi-permanent wooden huts.

Of course, it would not be correct to insist that this is a military camp. Such a well-equipped defense, and a huge scale capable of stationing 100,000 people. Once Egil's army has retreated, it will be a good town to use a little...... , although there is nothing else to use in this vicinity except for a little timber resources... Next to it, it's an army of 100,000! It's not a joke. Even if it is 100,000 ants, crawling together densely, it has to make people feel cautious...... When Egil's army docked on the outskirts of Moscow, there was a shake both inside and outside the city. The Cumans and centaur tribes outside the city were in an uproar, and some of the chieftains, who had had enough of it, shouted to go back. Others shouted, "We can't attack the city, they can't fight in the field!" Let's go and kill all the Normans, and then Moscow will definitely surrender!" and then they were sprayed with foam in the face by several chieftains who had fought against the Celts before.

And wait until the scout cavalry is sent. After walking the [Shining God Slaughter] circle in the Norman camp. Seeing the ten-meter design platform, showing off at the battlement, the expression seemed to say: "Sun Tzu." If you rush here, your grandfather will dare to shoot you through the sieve...... and the hundreds of ballistas and catapults mounted on the firing platform. All the chieftains, chieftains, and khans were silent.

This mud horse seems to have a higher defense than the nearby city of Moscow?!Are the Normans creatures from another planet?!The Cumans are sure that if they do attack here, the final result will be absolutely miserable. The Cumans, who did not have any large siege equipment, were turned into a mass of bloody rubbish by a large number of bows, arrows, crossbows and stones that rained down. And all the Normans had to spend was a small amount of money. It's just a fitting fit.

The other one, "We can attack their supply lines!" was ultimately rejected. The Normans had three legions, totaling fifteen thousand of the most elite light cavalry. And the Celts also had more than 2,000 elite light cavalry, relying on such a large number of cavalry clusters.

As well as horse militias improvised from Neo-Scandinavia, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine, the Norman had enough force to guarantee his supply lines. A large amount of food and various supplies passed through Minsk-Smolensk-Moscow suburbs. Such roads are transported to the front. Egil didn't care how hard it was for the people who transported the grain to push a trolley to transport the grain in the weather of more than ten degrees below zero...

As a result, the Cumans cowered in their haphazard camp for several days, and only rode around every day, not daring to attack the city. However, a few days later, the imaginary attack of the Norman army did not happen...... , the Cumans outside the city, the centaurs are so. The Rus' in the city, however, shouted with joy. After three days without attack, and then hearing the news that the Norman 100,000 [Shining God Slaughter] army had come to help, the Rus' and Slavs couldn't help but shout God forbid, and took out the last bit of food and treasured wine and began to revel. However, in the end of such an. Catherine II in the palace. But it's the same frown.

"If the civilians outside knew, their so-called savior was actually a robber who came to rob, I don't know if they would shout so loudly. "For a long time. Catherine II, who was sitting on the throne of the duke, snorted softly and said such words.

"How can you say that?! On the other hand, Emperor Egil has come to our rescue with all his might! And although this treaty is a little harsh, it is actually for the good of Muscovy, and in the future, the two countries will be like a family, and nothing like this will happen again. ”

However, as soon as Catherine II finished speaking, the prince Paul, who was sitting next to her, stood up. So shouted loudly. made his mother's face even more ugly...

(To be continued)

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