Chapter 18 Coping Strategies
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When Norman and his allies, a total of 320,000 troops, advanced in the direction of southern Europe, the so-called Southern Europa Union suddenly panicked. Philip of France, in particular, almost turned his back on France after hearing that Burgundy and Norman had gathered a total of 100,000 troops to attack France. The king, who had just touched the foothills of the Alps, had a very large army of more than 10,000 men left because of the war and the exodus. And morale is low, and physical strength is lacking. Philip II could not have imagined what this army would do if the news of his 100,000-strong army attacking France was announced.
After all, having signed an alliance treaty, it was my idea to join the so-called South Europa Union. And now, at times like these, the idea seems so stupid that it is simply stupid, as Egil said, that now, there is no second Joan of Arc in this world to save France. And the first one was completely kept in the dark. Egir knew that Joan of Arc's affection for France was not something to be said casually, and if she knew that war had broken out between Norman and France, she might have been torn between her and even done something that Egil would regret. So, this period of time. Citing Joan of Arc's health problems, Egir did not assign her any tasks, to be precise, to be precise, to completely conceal the war between the Norman Empire and France, and to say that the object of the war was simply the German princes.
"Who dares to say to the Syrian archduchess about France, about the war. I'll kill whomever I want!" After threatening the maids who were taking care of Joan of Arc, Egil was relieved to set out on his way. And Joan of Arc, who felt a little wrong, was kept in the dark. Although, as the only two field marshals of the Norman Empire. Joan of Arc felt a little sorry that she couldn't be a part of the war.
And the thought of not being able to see Egil for a long time made Joan of Arc feel a little lonely.
But that's how it goes, and there's nothing to be done. She's not the kind of girl who doesn't like to be patient and likes to lose her temper. Although he felt a little inappropriate, he still agreed to Egil's decision and stayed in the court of Krakow. Cultivate your body and mind, pray and read the Bible every day. Live a peaceful life without any quarrel with the world.
And remove the more than 10,000 remnants of the army that are now at Philip's side. The number of troops in France is also quite pathetic. Now around London, because a few years ago, when Egil had not yet ascended the throne, the war with France. The aristocrats in this neighborhood are basically dead. Originally, Philip was quite satisfied with the situation.
Because it greatly increased his direct territory. However, at this time, when the Norman Empire and the Kingdom of Burgundy invaded, there was not even a single nobleman in the front line of London, who could stand up and lead the people to resist. The combined Norman and Burgundian armies easily captured Paris, which was like an empty city.
"According to this state of affairs, it would be easy to annex the whole of France. "Because the Norman queen and her Celtic army were still sailing in the North Sea, and it would still take some time to reach them, the first to enter Paris, the highest-ranking general of the Norman League, was Charles of Burgundy.
Charlie, who is nearly fifty years old, could not have imagined that he would be able to enter Paris as a conqueror in his lifetime. Looking at the large-scale French capital carefully governed by Philip II, Charles was suddenly in high spirits. However, the thought that the city would eventually be taken over by the Normans made Charles feel rather frustrated that it was not the same as Egil's vision of the many states of southern Germany and northern Italy. For France, Egil decided to completely destroy this Western European country with great potential in order to prevent future troubles. ...,
After a correspondence with Gil, Egil finally made this distinction between France. The southeastern part of France, the long-coveted territory of the Kingdom of Burgundy, including Marseille, the most important port city in France, and Lyon, the largest city in eastern France, were all handed over to the Kingdom of Burgundy.
The northwestern part of France, including Paris, Orleans, was included in the territory of the Empire. These two regions, plus Brittany and Burgundy. A new province called Flanders would be formed, of course, considering that Brittany was at least nominally the territory of the Kingdom of Britain, so Egil specifically stipulated that his Empress Artoria would have half of the sovereignty of this new province in name.
And for the territory of southwestern France, a large territory including Bordeaux and Toulouse. Egil decided to establish a new duchy here as a vassal of the Norman Empire. The Norman Emperor already had an idea of the choice of this puppet. It was that Philip II forcibly repossessed the land in that year. Louis, the son of Edward, Duke of Aquitaine, who has now become a down-and-out nobleman. If all else goes well, this down-and-out, exiled thirteen-year-old boy will soon become the rightful ruler of a small and somewhat outrageous principality.
In this way, Egil made a drastic move and divided the whole of France into three, leaving no scum for Philip II. I don't know if the king of France will vomit blood in anger when he finds out.
In the middle, when the Norman emperor was about to reach Brandenburg, the 60,000 vanguard troops in the middle had already crossed the border. With Sulla, Anderson's 43,000 Norman army in the center, Frederick of Brandenburg as the east road, and Lucivide as the Duke of Hesse as the west road. The three armies were in a zigzag shape, and Henry of Shi Yuanben, who pressed against him in the face of South Germany, and Henry of Bavaria, although these two men launched a conscription order, mobilized all the nobles to form an army of more than 40,000 men. But it is naturally impossible for them to fight the Norman elite with such a rabble.
They were waiting, waiting for the reinforcements promised by the South, Milan, Venice, and even the Papal States.
"However, even in Milan, Venice sent its troops over as promised.
Even with the addition of 10,000 lone soldiers in France, they gave up returning home. Join the war. Then our army will definitely not exceed 100,000 people, inferior to the other side in terms of quantity, and I am afraid that it will be even worse in quality. And to be honest, his subordinates really didn't have the confidence to fight against that emperor ....... "In the Lion City of Munich. Wallenstein, with a melancholy face, said this to his lord Henry.
“...... The nobles were encouraging me to lead my army, cross the Danube, and set up a position at Nuremberg. Henry, the lion who had been silent, suddenly said something like this. Then Wallenstein's face in front of him suddenly turned pale.
"Lord, don't listen to their nonsense! you don't know how good the siege equipment the other side has. And we only have 22,000 troops. There are more than 60,000 people in the vanguard alone. According to the city, I am just waiting to die!"
"So what should we do?" asked Henry, who was tired and tired, rubbing his face.
"Urging reinforcements from northern Italy. At the same time, he negotiated with the Duke of Swabia to bring the two armies closer together, and only by gathering enough troops could they form sufficient combat effectiveness. Wallenstein said.
"But as you said earlier, even with the French army, we won't have enough 100,000 men. And the other side has more than 300,000 troops!" At this, Henry looked even more frustrated: "It is impossible to win at all! Such a damn war!"...,
"No, my lord, actually, there is a way for us to win. Wallenstein took out a rudimentary map of Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and the Apennine Peninsula, laid it out on the table in front of Henry, and then said: "You see, the opposing army, though numerous, is divided into three parts because of the arrogance of the other side, or the desire for a quick victory. The fact that 100,000 troops were deployed in the French battlefield, which was not heavily guarded, and that there were more than 50,000 troops on the flanks, would be the most important factor in the defeat of the other side! Then the situation will change!"
“......。 Hearing Wallenstein's words, Henry also calmed down a little, and then asked, "Although there are fewer of them...... , but for 100,000 people, 150,000 and 300,000 are the same in some ways. The other side has more people than us, and that's the army led by the Norman Emperor himself!"
"No, in numbers, we still have a support army, and if that support army joins the war, then our army will no longer be at a disadvantage in numbers, at least, compared to the main forces of the Normans!" said Wallenstein: "The Papal States! The Holy See has fifty thousand of the most elite troops! And the Pope can send a crusade into battle at the slightest order! plus the forces that the Papal States itself can mobilize. At least 70,000, 80,000 men! As soon as the Papal States join this war, we will be able to join another 80,000 troops! By then our army will be 180,000. When facing the opponent's mid-lane army, the numerical advantage is on our side!"
"That's true!" Hearing Wallenstein say this, Henry completely perked up, and he roared at the table: "40,000 in South Germany, 40,000 in North Italy, 15,000 in France, 80,000 in the Papal States, and so on, we will have an army of nearly 200,000! )