Lower Lorraine's capital Moselle, deep in the heart of Central Europe, has an extremely convenient transportation environment and a very comfortable natural environment, which is not only the production area of Europe, but also the most densely populated place in the whole of Europe, which is why the Ulrich family, who have owned Lower Lorraine for generations, has such strength in the empire. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It's just that half a century ago, the rise of Ulrich's power came to an end, and this was all because in that war, France defeated the noble alliance of the Empire, forcing the Empire to cede Alsace-Lorraine to France as territory, and among them, Metz, the capital of the Duchy of Lower Lorraine, the only place where gold was produced in the whole of Central Europe, also entered the pocket of the French at that time, and the Duchy of Lower Lorraine has been in a collapse since then.

In the following fifty years, the recapture of Metz was the lifelong goal of each generation of Dukes of Lower Lorraine, for this reason, the previous Duke of Lower Lorraine did everything possible to let his eldest son marry the eldest daughter of the Duke of Baden, and after the death of the Duke of Baden, he successfully inherited the Duchy of Baden, so that the Ulrich family finally regained its due strength in the process of this marriage, and now, three years later, the new patriarch of Ulrich, Pompeii von Ulrich, planned this war, with the aim of recapturing Metz, rebuilding the Duchy of Alsace-Lorraine, and spreading the honor of the family throughout the empire.

To this end, he did not hesitate to spend a great deal of time, and through various promises, he invited five dukes to fight with him, one of whom was the Duke of Il, and today, the Duke of Il, arrived in Moselle and joined the other five.

Walking on the wide forest, Ilr rode on a tall horse, this time leading the army north, Il, with a total of 20,000 soldiers, is the least of all the dukes, but no one has any opinion on this, after all, the Duchy of Susa is close to the enemy, it is very likely to be attacked by France, unlike the Duke of Upper Lorraine and the Dutch, there is no need to worry about their territory being attacked by the French, so Il can send 20,000 people, which is already very good.

Of course, there are many people who laugh at Il, but they are not ridiculed because of the small number of troops, after all, if it is about the top combat effectiveness of the army, Duke Il himself is a knight of medals, in addition, he also has the Count of Karst and Count Jung, two nobles who are also knights of medals, sitting in the town, in terms of top combat effectiveness alone, he is the most powerful of the six dukes, and others want to laugh at them, but they are just humiliating.

Those who really laughed at Il, most of them laughed at his family for being too shabby, and in addition, there was nothing to laugh at, and Ilr didn't care about this, his family was really not a big family in front of these thousand-year-old nobles, and the Duchy of Susa was only established in the last ten years, and it was naturally not comparable to their principalities that had existed for hundreds of years, but Yir didn't care about it.

As we walked forward, the woods began to become less and less, and the bushes began to increase, and when we continued to walk deeper, even the bushes began to slowly thin, and when we walked a little further, there was no longer any shelter in front of the whole Il, and all the weeds were already below the height of the war horse, and at this time, as far as the eye could see, the endless barracks and brightly colored military flags occupied the eyes of all the soldiers and officers who followed Il.

"This, this must have 100,000, or 200,000 troops?~~"

Looking at the endless army on the vast grassland in front of them, many soldiers of the Yier army were a little dumbfounded, the largest battle they had ever seen before was only 40,000 people, and now, the scale of this tidal barracks really shocked many young soldiers present, and their hearts couldn't help but surge, they could participate in such a great and magnificent war, which would definitely make each of them go down in history.

"This Duke of Lower Lorraine is really generous. Jung stands beside Il, on the other side of Il, Karst, as the only three knights of the Order in the Susa region, his status in the army is naturally the highest, looking at the endless soldier battalion in front of him, Jung can't help but sigh in his heart, and the blood has been boiling unconsciously, as a soldier, the battlefield is Jung's home, for war, he has always been very longing, even if he is forty years old this year, but in the face of war, he is like a young man who has just come of age, full of red light, as if what he wants to do is to see his beloved little girl, not a battlefield that kills people without blinking。

"Yes, there are so many soldiers, I really don't know how much food and grass it will take to support them. Standing beside Jung, Müller echoed casually, he was still wearing a very expensive armor at this time, which could be seen to be very heavy, in fact, he didn't need to come to participate in this battle, but as a nobleman, he finally came, and standing next to him on horseback was his eldest son Aucto, who was in his thirties, the most powerful person in the entire young knighthood, and was now the deputy commander of the First Legion of the Knights of the Il-Expeditionary Army, and Jung was the head of this knight order.

For example, in the event of a full-scale war, no matter which family the knights belong to, they must be included in the army of Il to accept direct command, and the commander has Il himself to accept his orders, which is the situation now.

And in the third year after that, with the great changes in the whole world, the reason for the acceleration of the evolution of knights, this policy was also inherited to the knights who were promoted through formal channels, all of which were signed on the basis of strengthening the authority of the Duke of Il and expanding the combat effectiveness, and now the Duchy of Il, all the knights are organized, and they can organize about three knight legions, each legion is in units of five hundred people, this time there are two legions, the head of the first legion Jung, the head of the second legion is Karst, and the third legion is not convened, all subordinate knights are scattered in their respective noble territories and are responsible for the security of their own domains.

By the way, the commander of the Third Legion was Muller's eldest son, Octo, who was not now called up, and remained in Jung's First Legion as the deputy commander, which shows that the strength of these three families in the Duchy of Susa is undoubtedly much greater than that of ordinary families.

"Anyway, it's not for us to spend, who doesn't want to eat the free lunch, if it weren't for His Royal Highness the Duke's stipulation that only such a few people can be brought, I really want to bring all my troops here, so that my troops can have a good meal. Karst on the side said loudly, this march, all the costs will be borne by the Duchy of Lower Lorraine, this is a great thing, although it is just to eat rice, but for many people, just to be able to eat every day is an extremely difficult thing, Lower Lorraine does so, I have to say that it is wealthy, and I am really determined to recover Mace.

"Count Karst, we still have to beware of the damage caused by France to our homeland, your Turin City is also the first to bear the brunt of Genaya, do you really feel free to turn Turin into an empty city, I believe that Genoya will be able to protect the safety of your Turin?" Zigal, who was standing beside Karst, said that he was much older at this time than ten years ago, and there was almost as much gray hair on his head as Muller, but his expression was more depressed than that of Muller, and he didn't know if it was overindulgence, he looked like he wouldn't live for a few years, but his eloquence was very good, and he had a provocative taste when he spoke.

"Hehe, Viscount Zigal, of course I can be sure of the safety of Genaya, the strength of His Excellency Viscount Andreas, I don't think the French can break through, do you say yes, Count Muller. Karst laughed and said, there was a hint in the words and went towards Müller and Jung, everyone knows that Müller is the real master of Genaya, and at this moment Karst said that the owner of the city is Andreas, which is a sensitive matter for both families, but Karst said in front of so many people, many people have some speculations in their hearts, it seems that Karst is really dissatisfied with what Yir did.

"Heh, with Bolt and Count Rocodor, Genaya will naturally be fine, but even if Genoya is fine, it doesn't mean that Turin will be fine, my lord, you should care more about yourself. Muller said in a cold voice, as if Andreas was not mentioned in what Karst said just now, but deep down, Muller's lungs were about to explode, but it was in a public place, so he didn't get mad on the spot, but there was always a smell of discord in these words.

Everyone knows that the future count of Piedmont will be the child of Il and Roman Diccol, but now that Roman Diccol is not pregnant, then who will be the future count of Piedmont?

"Okay, gentlemen, we are here to fight, not to shake our lips here, here, no one knows who you are, they only know that you are important ministers of the Principality of Susa, and whoever loses face is the whole of Susa is disgraced, what we represent here is not ourselves, but the whole of Susa, understand?"

Proper quarrels and contradictions between courtiers are of course a good thing for the boss of Il, if there is a monolith underneath, then his position will be greatly threatened, but this contradiction must be within his control, if the contradiction expands, it will be a huge trouble for the stability of the principality, especially now on someone else's territory, if others see Susa like a plate of scattered sand, this is something that Il will never allow, so he opened his mouth to stop everyone.

"Yes, I understand. Everyone said, they also understand that they should not fight each other at this time, but there are too many contradictions between several people, and they are too dense, and there are always troublemakers among several people, which will inevitably lead to misfire.

"Okay, let's go in, we're the last group to arrive, it's time to let these nobles see the demeanor of our army, Yir army, advance!" Yir said with a smile, his proudest thing is not that he can defeat the enemy and unify Susa, but that he can make so many talented people submit to his command, this feeling is hundreds of times stronger than the pleasure obtained from conquering land.

"Yes, Il, let the gentlemen see the strength of our army, charge!" Jung echoed and shouted, and then the entire army with a total of 20,000 people roared, and with the charge of the cavalry in front, they rushed out of the bushes in an instant, and the two knight legions opened their bows left and right, and rushed straight towards the camp, the momentum was so powerful that the entire camp of hundreds of thousands of soldiers came out one after another, and many nobles stood on the central city wall and watched the army from far and near.

"Which army is this?" an old man dressed as a viscount lay on the city wall, watching the army that rolled up all the way to his position, the momentum was powerful, like a sharp sword, splitting the entire camp, this is the most imposing army he has ever seen since he arrived here, he is really curious, whose army is this, can have such momentum.

His question was unanswered, and the Germans always didn't want to know about the Italian aristocracy, so few people could understand the family crest on the military flag, until the question floated in the air for a while, and a voice exploded in everyone's ears, and the voice said: "That's the army of the Duke of Il of the Duchy of Susa." ”

"How are you...."The old man heard someone answer, and was about to turn his head to see who said the answer, but before he could spit out the two words, the old man's voice was blocked in his throat, and he could only make a 'uh-uh-uh' sound, but other than that, the rest of the voices couldn't come out.

"I really didn't expect that in ten years, there would be such a magnificent army, it seems that this Duke of Il is extraordinary, what do you say, His Royal Highness Duke Monica" The person who spoke this time was much thicker than the previous one, and he said to the person who spoke just now, with a little playfulness in his eyes.

Monica, who was asked, didn't say much, as the Duke of Flanders, he has his own proper cultivation, the army in front of him, although he was a little surprised, but it was just surprised, he had seen a lot of troops, among which the momentum was stronger than this army, there were many, but he was just curious about the fact that an army that had only been in the army for ten years could have such momentum.