Chapter 8: The Alternation of the Province of Flanders

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Therefore, don't always dwell on the influence of Chinese civilization on the world. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info gunpowder papermaking compass movable type printing or something. It's really a very good thing. But European civilization also made great contributions, such as the steam engine, the internal combustion engine, electricity, all kinds of electrical appliances, automobiles, airplanes, ships, rockets, and most importantly, computers. Aren't these all contributions of European civilization?

What? You say ancient? Well, let me think about it...... In ancient times, the only thing that the ancient Central Plains Dynasty absorbed was mostly produced in India. The Central Plains Dynasty once learned sugar making technology and forging technology from India. Other than that, there is the spread of Buddhism.

At that time, the third brother was very fashionable, and they also invented convenient numbers like 1234567 bunker, as well as chess. Many Central Plains scholars pretended to be forced, that is, they spoke Sanskrit. But now it's all in the past...... In other words, is the third brother of the present and the third brother of the past really the same race?

However, when it comes to ancient Europe, what about the influence on the ancient Central Plains Dynasty...... That's a bit of a tricky one. The building techniques of the Roman Empire, primitive cement, elevated aqueducts, water towers, public toilets, bathrooms and so on. It's a pretty good thing, but I haven't heard of it being introduced to China -- why do these things have anything to do with water? And after the fall of Rome, you don't have to expect anything about the impact of the Dark Ages on ancient China.

But that's not quite. At least the emperor knew about a system that ancient China had learned from Europe, the provincial system, the Shenma? You said that the provincial system had existed in China for a long time...... But I remember that it was the Arabs who learned the Roman Empire, and the Mongols who learned the Arabs, and then the amount that was practiced in the Central Plains.

Forget it, none of that matters. What matters is what the Norman Emperor decided to do this time.

He was ready to wipe out all the European countries along with him. Then the whole of Europe was divided into the provinces of the Norman Empire.

Of course, it's a very long job. Destroy those countries or very simply. But it may take another decade to completely annex those countries.

Because, although in this world, the specific concept of the state and the nation has not yet been proposed. But this does not prevent some people from thinking about things in this way. It seems that before, when the Norman Emperor "acted perversely", excluded dissidents in the empire, and installed cronies, some nobles launched a rebellion against Egil under the banner of restoring their homeland.

Although, the army of that level was crushed all at once. But this incident also made His Majesty the Emperor pay a few more attention. It was also stipulated that more time should be spent in the Norman Academy, so that students could understand what country they were living in and for whom they should be loyal.

And in Flanders, this original, traditionally belonging to the Kingdom of France. Things have changed in a similar way...... At the time of the Norman Empire, the army of 20,000 men led by General Farr - including a thousand-man army, reorganized Norman knights, two hussar thousand-man troops, and five regiments of new troops. There were even five twenty-four-pounder guns, such heavy firepower. When such a strong army came here to protect the territory and the people, the young and slightly feminine general was surprised to find that the people here did not seem to welcome him as he imagined.

Well, in Normandy, where the Norman Empire ruled for a long time, the mood of the crowd was quite stable. The identification with the empire is also high. So when it came time to land in Normandy and then sweep through the mob of this county, General Fall didn't feel anything wrong. Everything went well.

This was followed by the region of Brittany, which had also ruled for a longer period of time, although it had been a domain of the Kingdom of Britain. But it has been included in Flanders for some time by the Norman Emperor. is also a crushing operation, beating a group of mobs to crying dad and mother. By this time, the general had already noticed that something was wrong. This true man does not seem to be very grateful for the "salvation" of the Norman Empire. Of course, there is no malice either.

After the order was re-established and a large amount of grain, seeds, and other necessities were transported by air, the people of Brittany also agreed with the continued rule of the Norman Empire. It didn't make any trouble.

The real problem is in the county of Île-de-France. Not only did the mob revolt become more intense, but the original inhabitants were not very cooperative with the Norman occupation.

Here the new lackeys of the Norman Emperor were met with a war in the truest sense of the word. He encountered nearly 50,000 soldiers, two or three times the number of his army. And these people barely have a certain organization, and in terms of equipment, they are better than the mobs they encountered before.

But a mob is a mob after all. The final outcome of the war was still a crushing victory for the Norman Empire. General Farr uses the Norse Wolf skill to increase the abilities of his army. Immediately afterwards, the new army and strong crossbow artillery resisted several mob assaults. And killed and wounded a large number of enemy troops. Wait until the morale of the mob is low and the physical strength is almost exhausted, and then let the Norman knights on the flanks charge.

Under the cover of large artillery, the knightly troops broke through the flanks of the enemy in one fell swoop, and General Farr ordered the whole army to attack and crush these enemies in one fell swoop. Then the hussars on both flanks went out, frantically slashing and slashing the routs and capturing the prisoners. In this way, after half a day of fighting, this mob was completely annihilated. The rest of the scattered mob fled into the forest, and there was no need to worry.

After the war, General Farr noticed that something was wrong, and soon realized that this "wrongness" was something that His Majesty the Emperor had asked him to "investigate" before leaving—he had found something among the mob that should not be said about the "mob". It was a group of troops equipped with the standard equipment of the common nations of the European continent (excluding the Norman Empire), heavy chain mail, steel helmets, door shields, and spears.

Previously on the battlefield, this unit was hidden as the trump card of mob arming. It's just that before they can be used, these rabble are defeated. Then, the so-called "elites" of these people were coerced and fled together, and then they were caught by the Norman hussars, and none of them ran away.

Looking at these equipment, none of the Aquitaine coats of arms sprayed on them have been removed. General Nafar wasn't stupid, and knew what was going on—"Really, it's just a little kid." Do you really think you can change your life against the sky?" General Farr snorted. As usual, those who are sick are found and killed, and then burned, or they are simply burned to death. And to reduce those healthy mobs to slavery. Sent by ship to Siberia for mining...... After disposing of the spoils, General Fall ordered his troops to march into Paris. It was decided to take a break in the capital of the former Kingdom of France. And some of the military supplies - those expensive white bread and vegetables and bacon - were used to reward the three armies, celebrate the victory, and boost morale.

During the march, the general also took the time to write a letter to his own emperor, writing down everything that happened along the way. Then in the form of a pigeon letter, it was sent out by Norman scouts.

"It seems to be obvious. The Duke of Aquitaine instigated behind his back, even arming the mob. Combined with the recent rumors that he was going to marry Princess Marie of Burgundy, he probably wanted to include the whole of France. It's a good calculation. ”

General Farr rode his horse, closed his eyes, and walked slowly in the direction of London. At the same time, I thought so in my heart. As brutal as his lord, the general, when he learned of this, not only did not have any worries, but on the contrary became excited—for it meant more war, and more war meant more killing. As long as he kills, he will feel happy.

Burned, hacked, stoned, stabbed, crushed, crushed, broken...... It's pleasant to think about these things...... Hehe...... Heheheha...... Just as the general wanted to laugh nervously, he heard an uproar in the army ahead, as if something had happened.

"What's going on?" asked the general, opening his eyes and frowning. Soon, a hussar scout from the vanguard came running to report:

"General, our vanguard has reached the outskirts of Paris, but those damned Parisians have betrayed the Empire. They denied us access to the city. And declare that they have nothing to do with the Empire anymore! Some of the daredevil people in the city claim that they are free city-states. Not under the jurisdiction of the Norman Empire!"

"What?!" the general was slightly surprised to hear this news - this is really a big deal. Are these Parisians crazy?!, it really seems that His Majesty the Emperor said before...... Before the general left, Egil had summoned him to meet him individually once, and he was given a good face-to-face lecture. Many of these things were already in the minds of General Fall. Of course, there are some things I didn't expect -- like this one. Before, the general could not believe that someone would be so stupid as to betray the empire and the emperor.

Yet Egil said: "If there is a rebellion - I do not mean the mobs, but the places where the mob does not reach, the cities that originally belonged to the empire - it is best if it is all right, but if something happens, do not forgive." I want you to prove with the blood and corpses of 100,000 people that there are things in this world that are inviolable!"

(To be continued)