Generals have things that generals should think about. And the king also has things that the king should consider. A king can be a successful general. But generals can never be kings of success.

Unless he rebelled.

That's it, while Artoria and Joan of Arc were fighting for their lives and deaths at the front, in the rear, Egil and Philip were not idle. It's in full swing.

Unlike the fierce swords and swords on the front line, such a battle is under the surface of the water, and there is no light and fire, but it is still extremely dangerous.

Wooing.

Lobby.

and, bribery.

In fact, during the period when Egil was on a boat to Normandy, he had not been cultivating a relationship with Aurora. The business is not left behind. The fastest sailboats, the fastest horses, the fastest pigeons, and the fastest spies will be the first to send the latest information. The unimportant documents were disposed of by the Director of Intelligence, Nemulis, and several of his lieutenants, Arnonimos (Latin ibid.), and Anonu (German). And the important ones will be sent to Egil as soon as possible.

For example, in the recent period, the political situation in each country, which ministers were appointed, what were the military trends, and what was the public opinion among the nobility. and so on. Connections to the Norman kingdom are given the highest priority.

Egil's task was to find something useful from the mountain-high sources, organize them, and make the right judgments.

For example, in recent times, his Burgundian allies have been pushing back and do not want to continue to cooperate with him in the attack on France. Aquitaine is inexplicable, just a little loss of troops and then defected again, not afraid of being poked in the back. The cardinals he bribed heavily were vague and vague. Looks like I don't want to speak to him in front of the Pope anymore. The civil war in the Holy Roman Empire suddenly stopped for some reason. In Lithuania, although Vytautas made a big battle in the south, the main army was inexplicably gathering in the north. Genoa, Venice has recently withered in the Mediterranean, a large number of warships have disappeared, and therefore have been miserably suppressed by the Ottoman and Barbary pirates......

Egil seemed to get it. Egil didn't seem to get it. Until Aurora said, "What do you think Alexander was doing when he was eighteen?"

"What for?"

"He was a king at the age of twenty. ”

Egil shrugged his shoulders in frustration. Although he does not think that there is any comparison between the Middle Bronze Age and the now dark Middle Ages. But he also understands that what he has done in the past two years is indeed a little too outrageous. Rise directly from a county to a powerful kingdom. He really seems to be a little better than Alexander......

After thinking about this, Egil really understood. These bastards are trying to band together against themselves. First, the Vatican found a reason to excommunicate him. This was followed by a general revolt of all the nobles of the country, and then by the nations of the continent united to form a crusade and destroy themselves......

Egil shuddered. Although it is said that his current strength is quite good. It can be called the strongest in Europe. But if the situation develops like that, I really can't stand it. It is only ten years before he can fulfill his tragic wish to conquer the world, which Aurora has not said before. But Egil himself slowly figured out something, such as that inflation really exists. It's not that the more you redeem, the system will give you a discount. On the contrary, the more you exchange, the higher the exchange price. It's like before, if you want to exchange for a good official, you only need 500 bonds. But now, if you want to exchange it for officials of the same quality, you need 1,500 bonds. That's it.

Therefore, it is better to produce it yourself as much as possible. It's just a little bit of a way to exchange something that you can't get in the short term. It's like binoculars and pocket watches and stuff.

That's it.

Unconsciously, all the countries of the European continent have developed a strong hostility towards themselves.

But why didn't they swarm and tear themselves to shreds in the first place?

So Egil continued to think: for example, the cost, the praying mantis catching the cicada and the yellow finch are behind and so on. The Norman kingdom was powerful. Therefore, it can create a certain deterrent to them. This must be a reason. After all, no one who mixes with the king or the emperor is a stupid person. There must be a lot of weighing before making such a big decision.

There is a more direct reason, and that is France. Egir made a slight assumption: the other party is so tandem and is about to attack the Norman kingdom, and its time period should be in a state of complete disadvantage in France - if France is annexed by the Norman kingdom, then the strength of the Norman kingdom will increase unprecedentedly, and it is just around the corner to become the hegemon of the European continent. That's why they were busy connecting in tandem and preparing to jointly suppress the Norman kingdom.

And the speed at which things are moving is beyond imagination. The Kingdom of France survived in such a disadvantaged situation. The heavenly saints lead the kingdom restoration or something. It's like a fairy tale - but that's not the point. The point is that Egil still has 50,000 troops on his hands, galloping along the sea route and starry night. Rushing to the French battlefield.

So waiting. If the saints of France were able to perform miracles again, then the Norman would have lost his land and prestige. In that case, the goal of suppressing the expansion of the Norman kingdom will be achieved, so let's wash and sleep. The one who should fight the civil war fights the civil war, and the one who should go to the aggression that should go to the invasion. Those who should sell indulgences should sell indulgences, and those who should be two-way dealers should be second-class dealers. Scattered gangs......

However, if Egil makes another brilliant achievement......

Kill him. There can be no new Alexander in Europe - unless that man is himself, and Europe cannot be the same - unless that man is himself, so all but himself - let all of them die - starting with the Norman kingdom.

In this way, Egilcier figured it out completely. In this battle, he will definitely not win, not even a draw. Only failure, and outright failure. It would be better to be wiped out and spared.

- What are you kidding?!

In the cabin, Egil, who had figured it out, got up and kicked over the chair, before smashing things. The first thing to be poisoned was still a beautiful porcelain tea set......

Half an hour later. Refreshed, Egil pushed open the hatch and stepped out, snapping his fingers to summon Nemulis, before handing him a parchment.

"Find a way to give this thing to Philip II. ”

"......" Although it is a little strange, now that the relationship between the Norman Kingdom and France has fallen to a freezing point, why did His Majesty write to him. But the most unforgivable thing about this kind of work of a spy is that there are many mouths and many tongues. So Nemulis didn't say a word, nodded and went out to make arrangements.

Egil's plan was simple. But it's practical. It was a deal with Philip II. Exchanged the King's Suspicion for an Alliance. He helped Philip II dispose of the saint and return the Île-de-France region at the same time. At such a price, the cooperation of Philip II was purchased, and the two sides put on an interesting play.

Although Egil's role in this play is a little disgraceful, he doesn't care. As long as it can maintain the strength of the Norman kingdom and reduce the suspicion of the European nations. After this incident, Egil also understood that there would be great resistance to expanding in Western Europe, a traditional part of Europe. From now on, I'd better focus on Eastern Europe.

But Normandy, and Brittany, must not be handed over. That's Egil's bottom line.

The big ship turned into a small boat, the small boat turned into a carriage, the carriage turned into a carrier pigeon, and the carrier pigeon turned into a carriage, and then there were the Norman spies who were recruited into the minions...... In this way, after several changes of hands, the letter appeared unobtrusively on the table of King Philip II of France in the makeshift palace of Orleans.

At this moment, it was late at night, but Philip II was still on business. He didn't have the central government axe as convenient as Egil, and the officials at all levels could help, so he had to rely on himself for everything.

Therefore, the work of the king is really not done by people - except for the faint king.

After a moment of contemplation, the King of France, known as the fox, smiled: "Indeed, the invisible faith is more terrible than the visible enemy...... No king likes an uncontrolled saint. After talking to himself, Philip II destroyed the letter with the help of a candle beside him.

On the 1st of October, when Jeanne d'Arc's army arrived on the outskirts of Paris, he received a letter from Philip II himself, claiming that the local nobles of Orleans had suddenly rebelled, and that in the south, the Genaian army was moving north. It is hoped that Joan of Arc will send part of the army to the rescue.

Joan of Arc knew that in such a decisive battle, any insignificant force was extremely precious. But Philip II was still king after all. And all over France, the evaluation of Joan of Arc herself has also changed from a life-saving straw - a savior - an unruly general who supports his own troops. This completes the triple jump. So, Joan of Arc didn't want to hear too much gossip. So......

"It's good to send some troops to support. Joan of Arc thought about it a little and then made this decision. He ordered his most trusted comrade-in-arms, Lahair, to lead 4,000 troops south to support. These 4,000 troops are basically the first volunteers to follow Joan of Arc, and they are very high in terms of combat effectiveness and loyalty. Joan of Arc sent them to Philip II before the great war. But he also has his own plans......

At the same time, in the French barracks, the vast majority of the French nobility received secret letters from Philip II......

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Therefore, at the same time, we must be prepared to be pitted...... Also, vote book friends, and also, the exact date of the shelves is March 1st. When the time comes, remember to vote for the monthly ticket. How about getting a first place or something......

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