Chapter Twenty-Four: Rebellion, Rebellion, Rebellion...... (Ask for a commuter pass)
When this proclamation of Egur, this grandiose and shameless proclamation of being the Messiah, it naturally caused an uproar among the princes of Europe. Egur's arrogance, arrogance, and shamelessness really shocked many people. Europe in this era is really in the mind, and what you do is what you do. It's rare to find an excuse to be a fig leaf. If the Emperor of the HRE wants to beat the Pope, he will say that he wants to beat the Pope, and he will definitely not use the name of the Qing Jun.
While saying: I care about you o Holy See, I care about you o Holy See, I support you o Holy See, I am for your good o Holy See, Holy See, Holy See, what's wrong with you, Holy See...... On the one hand, he beat the Holy See so that he couldn't find the north. This kind of thing can only be done by Egul and others.
In this way, Egur talked nonsense with his eyes open. High-sounding, but I can't find any reason to refute it, plus the Norman Empire's always super strong spy system. At least in terms of public opinion, Egur will not suffer. The people who have been encouraged by their faith think about it for a moment: Now is a good time. I was able to eat enough. Freemen did not have to pay more than ninety percent of their taxes, and serfs did not starve to death. And the Norman emperor also promised various reform measures, and life finally went a little fast. What is the fuss oA...... Of course, the peasants, the serfs, and the townspeople, under the great reputation of Egur, and the coercion and temptation, could not say that they would remain quiet. But among the aristocracy, I don't know how many pounds and taels I have, and at the same time there are many ambitious people who are still 1 day. Many of them fantasize that Lao Tzu is the first to be the protagonist chosen by fate! Feel like your protagonist will win. Usually they have to find something to make trouble when they have nothing to do, but now, they have an excellent reason...... For a time, there was turmoil within the Norman Empire. Although the vast majority of nobles have wisely chosen to remain silent. But it's good to die. Still on the 1st there were some into the decision to rebel.
In November, when the Norman army advanced into central Germany, the Altorian and Burgundian armies bulldozed most of France, and the Eastern Route Army and Austrian troops had advanced to the Austrian-Bavarian border, threatening the enemy flank. When the situation of the Norman army was very good, the news that the kings of the Norman Empire and seven other countries were excommunicated by Pope Gregory VII also spread. Although Egur's copy of the 1007 proclamation followed, the news of the domestic rebellion still came one after another on the 1st. It gave Egur a slight headache.
In Eastern Europe, to be precise, in what is now the province of Ukraine, near the border of the province of Crimea. Helpless horse bandits, unannexed nomads, Cossack leaders who wanted to be independent again, and nobles who didn't know how to get rid of the heights were all involved. They formed a large cavalry force numbering around five thousand. More than a dozen leaders all proclaimed themselves dukes. Rebelled in a small family castle and established the Kingdom of Crimea, claiming to rebel against the tyranny of the Norman Empire.
In the province of Livonia, Estonia, Latvian and Lithuanian nationalities, which have always had a very high tendency towards independence, also rebelled under the leadership of the local aristocracy. A total of 3,000 rebels, led by local nobles who called themselves Grand Dukes of Lithuania, advanced towards Vilnius, the capital of Livonia.
Also causing the riots was the northern part of the Danube, which is now just occupied. The German regions that have not yet been pacified. Not to be outdone, the local nobles of these regions took the opportunity to riot. For a time, north of the Danube, the nobles of the Swabian region responded en masse. There were so many rebels on all sides that General Sulla, who had just defeated Henry, Duke of Swabia, was a little overwhelmed. ...,
Of course, the three mentioned above are not the most important. What worries Egur the most is news from the Kingdom of Britain. The Norman Empire had been pursuing a policy that was synchronized with the Norman Empire, and the power was usurped by officials appointed by the Norman Empire, which made the nobles of Britain extremely angry. In order to appease these nobles, Artoria gave them a lot of economic privileges, tax exemptions and other benefits as compensation. In the past few years, the local nobles of the Kingdom of Britain have increased their strength a lot.
Emperor Egur, who has the best and most comprehensive intelligence system in the whole world, naturally knew about such a situation. But for the queen's kingdom, Egur felt that it was too convenient to manage too much. So I only vaguely told Artoria a few times. However, looking at Altoria En, oh oh, it didn't seem to be listening. Egur was a little worried, feeling that in the long run, something would probably happen.
As a result, this thing has really come out now...... For the sake of their own rights, they also covet the ruling power of this kingdom. The nobles of Britain raised the banner to drive out all the Normans, and the Celts to govern their own country! to drive out the hypocrites, the hypocrites of the Norman emperor!
In this way, a new round of aristocratic alliances began. They elected George V, Duke of Pembroke of Wales, as their chief. In Ireland, in Wales, in Scotland...... Rebellions were set up throughout the Kingdom of Britain. They stirred up ethnic hatred and targeted Norman in. They robbed their white spoon shops, estates, and fields. Kill Norman officials sent to various towns. Encourage the Celts into persecuting their white-spooned Norman neighbors. Turning the entire kingdom of Britain into a miasma.
According to Norman spies, the rebels in the three districts combined were more than 40,000 - although half of them were civilians who had been coerced and agitated. But the private troops of those nobles, knights, mercenaries, these fighting armies add up to nearly 20,000. There is also some information that the Welsh elves, who have been marginalized by Egur, are also involved in the riot. It seems that he is quite dissatisfied with the white spoon treatment given to them by Egur, and he is unwilling to continue to shrink into the woods...... "It's a little troublesome......" Egur frowned, looked at the sand table and muttered to himself: "The rebellion on the Ukrainian side can be ordered to deal with the Eastern European border garrison corps, plus Joseph's third hussar corps...... The rebels were all cavalry, but no matter how strong the cavalry was, it could outgrow the hussars, and in Livonia, there was also a New Scandinavian garrison to deal with. Neither of these issues is a big deal. As for the rebellion in the South German region. I'll be going south soon, and I'll take care of it myself. Custody will leave them with a lesson that they will never forget. Let them never dare to move again in their lives...... Just England, the Kingdom of Britain...... Tsk, what's the trouble......"
Egur wasn't talking about the rebels being troublesome - although there were more than 40,000 of them gathered at once, and there were even legendary elves to help them. But Egur didn't really take them seriously. The Norman Emperor is not what it used to be, and his vision is already very high. The one who can give him a high look at these years is a Gengusi Khan. Others, even those of Basil II, could roll their eyes at him. 40,000 rebels. There is no need to mobilize the main forces. Mobilizing the English conscription forces, coupled with the Atlantic Fleet blockading the coast, it couldn't have been easier to pacify them.
But Egur couldn't do that. Because he was a Norman emperor, not a king of Britain. Sending Norman troops to suppress the rebellion in Britain would definitely create a greater antagonism between the two races. It will also reduce the prestige of Artoria. Even worse, it will make Artoria sad. This kind of thing is absolutely not allowed in Egur. ...,
“...... Forget it, let Haney go back and give her the Breton Legion. The conscripts of the provinces of England also returned to England and stood guard on the border, putting some pressure on the rebels. On the battlefield of France, only the Normandy legion and the French conscripts were left. There was also the army of Burgundy anyway. And Philip's bastard won't be able to come back for a while, no problem. ”
Egur quickly made such a decision, 30,000 Celtic troops, 5,000 Breton regiments (remember, Brittany is also considered the territory of the Kingdom of Britain). plus 20,000 English conscripts. Egur mobilized an army of 55,000 at once, coupled with the famous Celtic queen Artoria, and it should be easy to put down a rebellion or something.
While the Norman Emperor was troubled by a few minor rebellions within the empire, several other Norman allied monarchs were also troubled. Their methods of governing the country were inferior to those of Egur, their prestige was inferior to that of Egur, and their standard of living was also inferior to that of Norman. There are still many rebellions under the rule of Egur, and the other countries will not be fine.
The most serious is Burgundy, a kingdom cobbled together from several regions that has always had many contradictions. Switzerland, which would rebel every once in a while, declared its independence again. In the Netherlands, the Germans who were dissatisfied with the Frankish aristocracy in their own country, and the Franks who were dissatisfied with the German aristocracy were also restless. Some aristocrats could not wait to jump out and openly oppose Charlie's rule. The king, frightened, wrote a letter to Egur and returned to the Netherlands overnight to suppress the rebellion.
The Bohemian nobles, who had been fighting for many years, were struggling with the people, and were dissatisfied with the Austrian duke's succession to Bohemia, also staged a rebellion. Some Austrian nobles, dissatisfied with Empress Teresa's joining the Normans, also began to rebel. Let Queen Teresa cry bitterly.
Fortunately, Egur's other three allies, Hesse and Brandenburg in North Germany, were more gratifying. The living conditions of these two Norman vassals were not bad. Both dukes have also ruled their territories for decades and are quite prestigious. Therefore, although the people's morale was unstable, they did not break out too violently. The Kingdom of Hungary, on the other hand, suffered heavy losses in many wars and relied heavily on the Norman Empire to survive. The nobles here are cautious and miserable, and they have no intention of making trouble. Therefore, the armies of these three countries can still grit their teeth and continue to participate in this war.
(To be continued)