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Switzerland, Bohemia, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info of course, Nepal. Although these places are scattered all over the world. National cultures and everything are very different. But to sum it up, it is like Senegal, Uganda, Libya, Eswatini, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco, Somalia, Thailand, and Mongolia.

They don't seem to have any connection. But actually, actually, they have one thing in common - they are both polygamous countries.

Well, that's not the point, the point is the group above. What these countries have in common. They are all mountainous terrain. At the same time, they all produced strong mountain infantry.

The barren, closed and complex terrain of the mountainous areas has formed the unique surname of the mountain people. They are cunning, cruel, cliqued, xenophobic. At the same time, he is physically strong. Anyone who can survive in the barren mountains must be able to work hard. And in addition to this, it is also for these reasons. The price that outsiders want to pay to occupy a mountainous area can be considerable.

The terrain is complex, so it is difficult to transport supplies, it is difficult for the army to advance, and it is easy to be attacked by the other side. Xenophobic, so the impression of outsiders is bad. It can be difficult to get local support. This, combined with the fight against the local army, made it very difficult to pacify the civilian population. The people are fierce, so don't be surprised when you see a couple of snotty kids with a stone and dare to rush towards the knight......

That's pretty much it. Although Egil is arrogant, he is also cunning and cunning. This time, he declared war on the Seven Kingdoms at once. An army of 110,000 besieged it on all sides. It seems amazing, but it deliberately omits Switzerland. That's because the Swiss mountains are really chicken. It's a pity to discard the tasteless food...... So the emperor deliberately wanted to slow down Switzerland. When the whole of Europa is in your hands, then Switzerland or something, it will be a matter of course.

But that's not the case. The idea of the Norman emperor was quite good. But the other party did not plan to settle down as the emperor wanted. 40,000 heavily armed Swiss mountain dwellers - and most of them have mercenary experience. Such an army, with all the strength of General Ole, is also difficult to defeat. It was supposed to be a foregone conclusion. All of a sudden, it became a little more complicated......

Because of the attack of the Swiss, and the army was sent to block the road between France and Swabia. As a result, the Norman army was trapped in the mountains of South Germany. So what the Norman Emperor envisioned: the four-way army to destroy the Holy Roman Empire with the power of decay. Such a plan has practically failed.

Because there were not enough supplies to transport, General Farr had to be cautious in his actions. He confined his army to the city of Swabia. Because of going out of the city, going to other parts of the Duchy of Swabia, counting on this dukedom, most of the troops that could be passed on were attacked by the Swiss. Heavy losses.

Not only did the originally imagined "pass it on" situation not happen, but on the contrary, many Schwaben joined the Swiss army.

Such a situation made General Fall helpless and frustrated. He expressed this opinion to the Norman Emperor through the Flying Pigeon:

What can they do? Trap us people to death. Their army of 50,000 was able to move westward to contact the remnants of Burgundy and Aquitaine. Pose a threat to the provinces of Flanders and South Flanders. They were able to more than triple their territory. And then in collusion with the Spaniards, even the pagans of North Africa. They could form a whole new anti-Norman coalition. And prolong the war that swept Europa indefinitely......

After reading Farr's letter, His Majesty the Emperor refuted Fa's pessimistic arguments. wrote a letter and scolded him. And cheer him up. Because "the situation quickly improved." ”

And this one that the emperor said was "getting better". It happened in late February of that year.

When the Norman Southern Route Army, General Winde, broke Northern Italy. General Winde, who received instructions from the emperor, was not busy pacifying the cities and towns of northern Italy, but went straight north to destroy Milan. The Alpine Passage was opened up and the regions of North Italy and South Germany were connected.

In this way, supplies can be imported through the Alpine passes. At the same time, there were 10,000 Norman infantry and assault infantry - mountain warfare, hussars useless. Indeed, the infantry should be strongly supported.

After aiding General Farr, General Winder led the rest of his army and began to sweep through the rest of northern Italy. And to write to Krakow. It is hoped that the central government will send officials to receive the inheritance of northern Italy.

After receiving the letter, Egil issued an order to divide Italy into north and south, two provinces, divide and rule. Northern Italy was named the province of Lombardy. Southern Italy, on the other hand, was named the province of the Two Sicilies. A series of islands in the Mediterranean, including Sicily, Malta, owned by Southern Italy.

In this way, the empire added two more provinces and had the Italian peninsula, which was cut off from the Mediterranean Sea in the middle. The Empire's control of the Mediterranean will also be raised to a new level.

In April, the empire had elected two provincial governors, several county governors (who were also mayors of the county capitals, and provincial governors who were also mayors of the governor's residence), and hundreds of other officials, large and small. They took a horse-drawn carriage from Krakow to the Crimean peninsula, then by boat, from the Black Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean, and disembarked all over Italy. Begin to administer these territories and stabilize the situation.

In this way, in August of that year, everything was basically completed. The Norman Empire finally gained absolute dominance over Italy.

At the same time, the battle between the Empire and the anti-Imperial Alliance was still going on.

After receiving sufficient assistance, General Farr's troops went into action, and under the general's command, they rushed out of the city of Swabia and quickly swept through the entire Swabian area. Intimidate the inhabitants of Swabia with several brutal massacres.

After this, the Schwabians were a lot more honest. The general was divided into two lines, with a small number of troops stationed in the Swabian area, and guarded against a potential attack on Hesse in the north and Bavaria in the east. General Farr personally led the main force to the blockaded South Flanders and the Swabian mountain road. in order to defeat the Swiss. Unblock traffic on both sides.

The mountain road is difficult. And the Norman army did not have much experience in fighting in mountainous terrain. It's not like the Swiss haven't done anything in the past few months. They built forts, pushed down rocks and trees, blocked roads. And an army of nearly 10,000 was deployed to block the road. At the same time, the main Swiss forces were also stationed in Bern, not far away, and could come to their aid at any time.

This kind of terrain is really a bit difficult to fight. For Norman generals who are accustomed to fighting in large corps, like to spread out their armies, and use cavalry in clusters, it is really a very unaccustomed way of fighting. However, General Farr also had his own methods - crossbows, heavy crossbows in large quantities, longbows. And in addition to this there is artillery. The general, who liked to cover his attacking opponents with firepower, felt that if the mountainous terrain was well used, then this characteristic of the superior firepower of the Norman army could still be brought into play.

So, he gathered the heavy crossbowmen and longbowmen. At the same time, the crossbowmen in the new army and the musketeers are separated. and strictly guarded his ten twenty-four-pounder infantry guns, and only recently forged, a total of five mortars.

General Farr had a hunch that this battle would probably rely on these things to win.

After entering the mountain area, the Norman army was trapped by stones and trees blocking the road. It takes a while each day to clear the road, so the speed of travel becomes very slow. This led General Fall to believe that the Swiss would soon find out about them.

After this, General Fall put in place strict security measures. Ordered long-range heavy crossbows and longbows, and repeaters scattered throughout the army, asking them to be vigilant. If something is wrong, don't worry too much, shoot immediately.

After General Farr had made arrangements, a few more days passed. Sure enough, the Swiss mountain people came to attack again. It's just that this time the Normans have already prepared, and when they encounter the wind and grass, they will shoot a round of bows and crossbow arrows. Although the mountain people are strong, they have little armor. After a rain of arrows, most of the streets were hit. The ghost cried and the wolf howled, and the morale dropped by half. The rest either fled or were killed by other Norman infantrymen who reacted.

After a few times, the Swiss not only did not take advantage of the sneak attack, but lost several hundred troops. After two days of losing troops, the Swiss did not use this tactic. And the Norman army made the way safely to the main force of the Swiss. In the cover of the mountains, there is a rare extremely fast flattening of the ground. The Swiss army was stationed there. At the same time, fences were erected on the mountain roads and earthen walls were erected. Defend with a bow and a spear. to stop the Norman Empire.

"This is it......" The Swiss laughed and howled as they watched the ragged and swarthy Swiss laugh and howl in their fortifications. General Farr's face became more and more hideous. He ordered the engineers to take out the artillery that had been hidden for a long time and had never been used, and take revenge on these bastards......

In this way, after more than an hour, fifteen artillery pieces, as well as a large number of shells and gunpowder, were delivered to the front line, where the opponent's bows and crossbows could not fire. The Norman engineers pushed the artillery to the best position. Then detect, aim, correct, and it's ready to launch......

(To be continued)