Three days later, William received the news of the Crusaders' defeat and almost total annihilation. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This surprised William a little.

Although the crusaders had a bunch of problems up and down. But there is one fact that is certain. That is the number of crusaders, and the combat effectiveness of the crusaders.

The Crusaders, who almost emptied half of the mercenaries of the Western Empire, and the Crusaders with more than 100,000 elite troops, were an army that was absolutely worthy of a battle, and their combat effectiveness was even stronger than that of the centaur nomadic cavalry.

If Sarida Khan really fought against the Crusaders, then the final victory would have been a crushing victory. Then, William guarded the Vistula River and could easily earn the title of human guardian.

However, things were a little different than William had imagined.

"The Centaur Khan is very cunning. Cheka, who brought the news, said: "He first sent people into the camp of the Crusaders to spread the news of the weakness of the centaur army. The Grand Dukes were to be convinced that after a great battle with the Knights of the Holy Sword, the Tartarian army suffered heavy losses.

After this, he propagated that whoever could defeat the Centaur army and gain the most merit and prestige in this battle would be the most likely to become the king of Ruthenia and Pyrm in the future. Even after the complete defeat of the centaurs, he will become the emperor of the entire Slavic world.

Ruthenia, Pyrm, Kholmgard, Novgorod, Tronica, Cuman-Chincha...... Six crowns, a huge country in no way inferior to the Ostrogothic Empire. If someone does do that, then he can become one of the most powerful people in the world. ”

"The most powerful man. William chewed on the word, then gave him an empathetic expression, "That's a good reason." Even I feel a moment of excitement when I hear this word. In other words, those guys must have been fooled...... Don't talk yet, let me guess what happened next...... Well, having accepted this argument and arbitrarily assuming that Tartaria's army was vulnerable, they would march strongly. On a dark and windy night in the month. A certain Grand Duke...... Presumably Henry, or perhaps Dietrich, led his army out of the coalition. Then, as if they had received a signal, they began to march rapidly.

However, what awaits them is not honor, victory, and abundant loot. Rather, it was a trap, and a butcher's knife of Sarida Khan. rumors, prompting the coalition forces to split, and then setting up ambushes and breaking them one by one. Sarida Khan is really a great character...... Or are nomads born with a talent for tactics?"

After saying this, William looked at the Cheka. The Cheka member looked shocked when William said this. Then admiration and fear: "Yes, as the Count said." Hardly bad at all. ”

"This happened three days ago?" asked William again, confirming the same.

"Yes, it happened three days ago. The Cheka nodded. Responded to William's inquiry.

"Then it's pretty much it. After calming the hearts of the people, recovering the territory, and then cutting off hundreds of thousands of human heads to make a Jingguan by the way, it is time for the centaurs of Tartaria to come...... Win or lose, this will be the final battle of the Second Great Frontier War. ”

Of course, William doesn't need a person to talk to, or even a listener, right now. It's just talking to yourself, and it's just talking to yourself. Now he is immersed in his own world, calculations, intrigue, direction of development. Wars, battles, the final showdown with the enemies of humanity. His mind was running at high speed, thinking about everything that was connected with it. After coming to the conclusion that "there really is no problem". Finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"In other words, almost. No, it should be said, there is no problem...... It's been three years since I succeeded in gaining that power. Finally, it's time to wrap it up. ”

Speaking of this, the corners of William's mouth turned up, revealing a smile that can definitely not be said to be kind.

"Herald, all the Chekas, use all channels, all connections, to spread the news of the defeat of the crusade to all the areas we can cover and influence! Think of this crusade defeat as a defeat for the human world. It can be as terrifying as it is, and as serious as it is. It is better to get the whole world in a panic mood and make the whole world think that a new round of centaur invasion is about to begin. The entire human world will tremble under the iron hooves of centaurs!!"

"Yes, yes, Count!" replied the Cheka member nervously. At the same time, there was a vague excitement in my heart - no, I should say, very excited - yes, very excited.

William's order naturally understood to him -- how could people take it seriously if he didn't make it serious? How could he show his strength without describing the other party as extremely terrifying? If the crusaders were not defeated, how could they show that they were victorious generals?

Therefore, the demise of these hundreds of thousands of crusaders is the best stepping stone for the Hereford family. And with the success of the Hereford family, their status as the eagle dogs of the Hereford family will naturally rise with it! money, power, status. The big people have the vanity fair of the big people, and the small people also have the small people. Although the scale is different, the principle is completely the same.

That's it, and the Cheka member walked out in a hurry. Prepare to call friends and introduce the class, and try to convey William's will to the entire human world in the shortest possible time.

At the same time, at the same time that William was ready for everything but the east wind, the remnants of the Crusaders were advancing on the west bank of the Vistula River. With hundreds of thousands of crusaders almost completely wiped out, the more senior the personnel, the less likely they were to be killed. The four Grand Dukes were all unharmed. In addition to panic, hunger, and a slight embarrassment, only the Grand Duke of Vyal in Turov had a slight bruise.

Beside them were a dozen middle and high-ranking nobles, dozens of minor nobles and knights, and an escort composed of nearly three hundred light cavalry...... Or the remnants of the defeated army. All of them were not fully armoured. Everyone panicked. The slightest hint of wind and grass can make these nervous guys jump high like rabbits.

They are completely unable to continue fighting. If at this time there were a nomadic cavalry of one or two thousand men, or a force of centaurs, to pursue and intercept them, then they would never have escaped.

However, there were no pursuers.

This is probably the only thing to be thankful about in this purgatory-like defeat.

Sarida Khan did not send pursuers.

Of course, the Gothic nobles who escaped from the ascension did not appreciate this incident. In fact, some of the more self-respecting Gothic nobles took it as a humiliation - because Sarida Khan made it clear that he would not kill them. Because in this era, it's so rare to have a group of idiots like them as opponents. This is simply a gift from Tengri.

In this case, he naturally wants to spare their lives. Let them remain in power. Because compared to the really good opponents, they are nothing to mention.

"A really good opponent?"

"Really good opponents. ”

Yes, really good opponents.

Although these Gothic nobles were as powerless as babies in the face of Sarida Khan. But that's not to say they're really a bunch of idiots. Just thinking about it for a while, they knew who the "really powerful opponent" Sarida Khan was talking about.

Otto von Hereford. Duke of Mystia. There was no better fit for the role of what Sarida Khan called a "really good opponent" than the smartest, or most cunning, of the crusaders.

Thinking of this, the crusader nobles had mixed feelings. In addition to envy, jealousy and hatred, there is also lightness and loss.

Easy because they finally have someone to rely on. It's not the worst yet. They also have an invincible hero to take refuge into. Now that the dissatisfaction with the Hereford family has completely disappeared, because of their existence, the Gothic nobles of the Crusaders still have a way back. Of course, they didn't dare to have any more grievances than that. For in the future, at least until their army is restored, the Hereford family is the strongest among the Goths of the entire Great Frontier. This one is strong enough to dominate everything.

And the loss is because in the following time, the second great border war has nothing to do with them.

That's it. With the short-lived passage of the Knights of the Holy Sword, and the end of the Battle of Kiev. The Crusader forces, which had flourished in the first half of 1747, finally withdrew from the Second Great Frontier War.

After that, there were only two forces left in the ring of the Second Great Border War, the first was to easily annex Ruthenia and Pyrm again with the threat of a great victory. The army suffered very little losses, but it was still able to raise an army of 180,000 and advance in the direction of the Vistula River in the Tartariya Khanate.

The other is the only Hereford family with enough troops and spent half a year on the banks of the Vistula River after several families were out.

In any case, the final battle of the second border war, the final result, will be born in their hands.