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Norman Empire: After more than three years, the Norman Empire finally won after a long war with the Mongols. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Under the leadership of Egil, they crushed the Mongol army of millions, indirectly led to the death of Genghis Khan, and killed two Mongol princes, as well as several Mongol generals.

Of course, the Norman Empire paid an equally heavy price - hundreds of thousands of casualties, as well as manpower and material resources...... Countless losses. In addition to this, there was the terrible Black Death, which was caused by the Mongols. Even the most conservative people could estimate that the damage caused by this catastrophe would be greater than what they inflicted on the Mongols. If you look at it from this point of view, then this war can be said to be, there is no real winner. Both sides of the war are defeated - fortunately, there will not be a third powerful, transcontinental empire in this world. As a result, both the Mongols and the Normans were given a chance to recuperate.

The Mongols had to face anger from within, as well as revolts and riots from the people of the occupied territories. For a long time, they did not have the ability to continue to expand externally. The Normans, on the other hand, will face a mournful empire. Pray to Heaven that this plague will subside sooner. In order to restore the empire's commerce and agriculture.

Today, the empire has received a huge amount of loot, but this is insignificant compared to the damage caused by the plague. Trade routes of immeasurable value in the Mediterranean came to a halt. The empire's trade with Aquitaine, Germany, Italy, and Eastern Rome was paralyzed.

Today, the only trade routes maintained by the empire are the British Isles and Scandinavia, as well as the Neo-Scandinavia, and Moscow, which are more than a little preserved. This caused the empire's trade revenues to shrink severely. The original grand occasion of earning more than 500,000 yuan a month is gone. Today, the Norman Empire's monthly income is just under 100,000 - and this is the result of the very hard work of the Royal Council.

After the defeat of the Mongols, the Norman Empire was now looking forward to a panacea for the fantastical Oriental world, a hundred thousand miles away—and I hope that the merchants and explorers sent by the Emperor in search of a cure for the plague would soon return.

Italy: The Black Death continues to rage. In Italy, the first place to be affected by the disease, a considerable number of people have already been lost. In some villages, the entire township was sacrificed, and not a single person was left alive. Many believe that the end of the world has come, and that God's final judgment on mankind has begun—and that this statement seems to have been proven true when they see that the clergy, who call themselves messengers of God, are not spared, whether ordinary priests or high bishops, and that their deaths are no different from those of ordinary people.

Some wealthy merchants and aristocrats fled. Among them were those who had the foresight to build a shelter for the family in the deep mountains and forests, and who had stored a considerable amount of food, and who had survived - of course, some of them were unlucky, because some of them had already been infected with the disease, so unfortunately they died.

It is worth mentioning that in March, Pope Gregory VII, who had a nervous breakdown and turned into a fool, seemed to come into contact with some of his servants who were tainted with the Black Death. After that, the Pope, who was very old and in a very poor mental state, resolutely fell ill. And it looks like it's showing no signs of getting better. Egil, who was fighting the Mongols at the time, did not know about this.

Eastern Roman Empire: Also the first poor country to come into contact with the Black Death, the Eastern Roman Empire was not much better off than Italy. The last vestiges of this thousand-year-old empire were exhausted in the fierce war with the Mongols and the ravages of the Black Death.

Seriously ill and defeated, the Eastern Roman expeditionary force with their dying emperor was completely betrayed - the princess Lilianu of Eastern Rome took advantage of the fear of the Black Death in Constantinople and successfully staged a coup d'état. Under the command of the princess, the military and civilians of Constantinople closed the city gates and blocked the harbor. Denied entry to the expeditionary force they had sent out. Completely ignoring their wails and supplications. Cursing them as bastards who bring sickness and bad luck.

When Basil II, who had only one breath left, was carried on a stretcher to the gates of Constantinople, the inhabitants even attacked him with excitement - some brought bows, arrows and javelins, and tried to kill him. But in the end, people didn't do that. Instead, stinky vegetables and eggs were thrown at the emperor. And so he drove him away.

The people of Constantinople have completely lost their respect for this emperor. In the end, the emperor was never able to return to the city he loved.

A few days later, because of injuries and the psychological blow to Constantine's betrayal of him. Basil II died in despair. And inside Constantinople, after learning of her father's death, Lilianu performed a simple coronation ceremony. finally got her wish and became the female emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Spain: In 1009, the Black Death landed in Spain with sailors as the Mediterranean trade progressed, and it also raged at a rapid pace. Treat everyone equally in the face of illness. Neither Christians nor Muslims can escape the fate of death. The Black Death was the most problematic problem, both in the three Christian states of Northern Iberia and in the Southern Iberian region, where the Sultanate of Moldova was in control. and instead of religious wars, it became the most deadly disaster.

Rather ironically, starting from the last epoch and continuing for hundreds of years, Christians fought Orthodox, Orthodox Christians fought Christians, Muslims fought Orthodox Christians, and Christians fought Muslims...... In this chaotic time, the Iberian people were displaced, and the war was painful and helpless. In the end, it ended because of the Black Death! In the face of such a result, I really don't know whether to cry or laugh.

Whether it is the Christian León-Castiles, Aragon and Portugal, or the Islamic Sultanate of Moldova. In the face of the Black Death, all military operations had to be stopped. in response to a catastrophe that still seems to be unstoppable......

Germany: After the Black Death spread here, skirmishes have ceased, much like Iberia. Of the six dukedoms, Swabia has been completely abandoned. Because of the constant chaos, the state of apocamore, and the ensuing Black Death, the inhabitants of Swabia were left without a single survivor. Either you die or you become a refugee.

The remaining two territories, Austria & Bohemia, fared slightly better. The Austrian Duchess Theresa slaughtered sick civilians and sent troops to block the passage between the country and the country. Therefore, the plague in Austria remained under control.

In Bavaria, the situation is not encouraging. One doesn't have Teresa's means, and the other doesn't have the ruthlessness of that woman. Henry of Bavaria missed the opportunity. The plague spread throughout the territory and suffered heavy losses.

In northern Germany, Hesse and Brandenburg fared slightly better, because they were adjacent to the Norman Empire and had supported the Normans in all wars over the years. So they received quite a lot of aid from the Norman Empire. Although the psychological effect of these helps, which is better than nothing, is greater than the actual effect.

Aquitaine: If anything, the Black Death was a catastrophe for others. Then for the titular duke of Aquitaine, Louis XIV, it was a rare opportunity. His main political opponents in the dukedom, the southern French nobles who saw him as puppets, suffered heavy losses from the plague, and many of them died one after another, of course, by the assassins hired by the young duke.

In the midst of the chaos, the young duke used insidious means behind his back, and on the bright side, when everyone needed a backbone, he stepped forward. He used a lot of techniques, and he sent people to learn from the Norman Empire to slow down the plague.

In this way, although the Duchy of Aquitaine as a whole suffered as much as any other country that suffered from the Black Death, Louis XIV, as Duke of Aquitaine, was a rare person who benefited from the Black Death.

Switzerland: The Duchy of Switzerland was struck by the Black Death just after its founding. This is very frustrating for the Swiss people. Their original little ambition was completely wiped out by the plague. William, the father of the Swiss nation and the first Duke of Switzerland. Dyer contracted a black death disease and eventually died of illness, which made the Swiss people's hearts worse.

The entire Swiss hill region, which had been united by William's charisma and leadership, was once again in a state of chaos after his death. If nothing happens, this emerging country will probably be short-lived, ending its own history at the same time as the Black Death.

Hungary: Attila as king travels with the Norman army and participates in several major battles with the Mongols. As a result, there was no problem with the Black Death. Inside Hungary, however, the plague is still spreading and is completely undoing the achievements of the Hungarians who have worked hard to rebuild their homeland.

Like Hesse and Brandenburg, Hungary received better than nothing from the Normans - this is really better than nothing. For the sad Hungarians, it remains to be seen whether they will be able to continue to exist as a nation after this catastrophe

(To be continued)