Over the next few days, William accompanied his new allies, new vassals, and new "brothers" on a tour of the city of Riga, introducing him to his capital and showing off his strength. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Whether it was the gun foundry in Riga, the large expanse of merchant ships in the port outside Riga, the rapid construction of ships in the dry docks, and the fact that ships were bigger than the other, especially those huge battleships with U-shaped bottoms, equipped with all kinds of heavy guns, like mobile fortresses, all made the Crimean Khan feel terrified.

It's horrible, it's horrible. There are battleships in this world equipped with hundreds of guns, and a single roar is more powerful than the number of artillery bombardments fired by a salvo of artillery units of a legion.

And the flintlock units, artillery units, rifled gun hunters of the Hereford family also made the Crimean Khan feel terrible.

In a sense, it was the most terrifying army he had ever seen. Although small in number and far less spectacular than the Tartarian army in its heyday, this army, which has been fully weaponized with gunpowder and is armed with a large number of artillery and flintlock muskets, is definitely more powerful than 200,000 chaotic and scattered nomadic cavalry.

"Just ......" Thinking of this, this Crimean Khan felt a little strange. If the Herefords had such great power, then why did they help, support, and prop up these centaurs, and why did they yearn so much for the tribal army of the Cuman-Kipchak steppe?

Yes, with the strength, strength and wealth of the Hereford family, coupled with the authority they had inherited from the centaurs of Tartaria, the Crimean Khan believed that they could pull out an army of 100,000 in the steppes at any moment. An army of 100,000 capable of archery and horseback.

Only, does such an army really work?

Perhaps, hundreds of years ago, in the age of cold weapons, such a cavalry army was enough to crush any opponent, enough for a country to conquer a large territory and become a world-class huge empire. However, that was hundreds of years ago, in the era of cold weapons. Now it is the era of hot weapons, and the competition is not horseback archery, but all-round modernization, new army. All this made the Crimean Khan feel incomprehensible and at the same time afraid.

He was scared because he didn't understand what he was really of use to William. A dog is capable of chasing prey for its owner, an eagle dog, which is what he thinks is the definition. But if the master has enough and better minions available, why should he keep himself and share some of the meat of his prey for himself?

Although I don't know this allusion to the dead lackey cooking of the cunning rabbit. But the meaning and the truth are all the same. Thinking of this, the Crimean Khan was very afraid.

He had surrendered the throne of Tartaria, and he no longer had this item, which should be said to be the most useful thing for the Hereford family. So what kind of blow should be next, will it be killed, will it be killed? It's like any new overlord rising up in the steppe, what will happen to the people of the old overlord.

Yes, definitely, absolutely. The Crimean Khan was very, very afraid. The more William treated him, the more scared he became. I was scared and couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep. The delicacies arranged by the Hereford family, the soft beds and silk bedding provided for him, all made him feel uneasy.

After two days like this, the Crimean Khan really couldn't figure it out, and finally couldn't help but ask William this question. After this, William was a little surprised, and then couldn't help but laugh.

The ideas of the steppe people, the savage nomads, are so backward and useless. Thinking of this, William felt very happy. These guys are just so stupid and so cute. Sure enough, in a sense, these leading parties are even more hard-working than their own people.

It's like the Han and Tang dynasties, when the Central Plains Dynasty was strong, the surrounding countries, tribes, and ethnic groups all rushed to be Han and Tang. The nomadic knights gathered under the banner of the Central Plains Dynasty and fought bravely for the honor of the Heavenly Khan.

It's like the time of Tsarist Russia, the free Cossacks from all nationalities and regions. For the freedom granted by the Tsar, for the little barren land given by the Tsar, for the nobility of the Empire, and for the freedom to plunder the spoils of war, thousands of them gathered together to form the largest cavalry cluster on the European continent.

And what William expected was the latter. Uh-huh, yes, that's right. William hoped to gather these small tribes of centaurs, the nomads of the steppes. Then became a servant army of the Hereford family, a minor ranger. Then conquer cities for him, fight for him, and be cannon fodder for him.

Think about these steppe barbarians speaking their own different dialects, or simply shouting Ulla, brandishing their sabers, rushing forward, gathering with the enemies of the empire, killing each other, and then behind, the regular army of the Hereford family waited for them to kill almost all of them, and then charged again, killing all those scum and everything. Or simply an indiscriminate round of artillery bombardment, blasting the Cossacks into scum along with their enemies.

It's a pleasant feeling when you think about it.

In fact, William had been carrying out this plan before that. In his previous battles against His Majesty Emperor Kalman IV, he had drawn tens of thousands of nomadic cavalry from various nomadic tribes under his control to use as his vassals, rangers, scout cavalry, and cannon fodder. The effect is not bad.

And after William took control of Ruthenia, Pillm, and the Cuman-Kipchak steppe, then this strategy would be laid out quickly, at a faster pace.

Wilhelm only had to copy the attitude of Tsarist Russia towards the Cossacks. It is necessary to increase the combat effectiveness of these vassals, make them accustomed to sacrificing themselves for the good of the empire, and let them get used to the life of bloody knives. Let them get used to crouching under the wings of the Empire, and become the most loyal minions of the Hereford family in peace.

Well, that's it. It's pleasant to think about. In this way, William more or less told this Crimean Khan about his plans. Of course, the content of blood and tears as cannon fodder was brushed aside by him, or passed with Spring and Autumn brushwork. He was simply explaining to the khan that this win-win model of cooperation was that the empire gained the territory, land, and conquest he wanted. And the Cossacks (William had already officially taken out this title by the end) they would also get what they wanted.

Life, the necessities of life, wars, days of bloody stabbing on the knife, endless wars, opportunities to make a fortune. And the nobles of the various tribes, that is, the Gaimant of the Cossacks, will also receive their due titles, their own honor and wealth.

What a future it is. Even William was touched by what he described as a better tomorrow. He thought that if he were not a king, but a nomadic man who was precarious, and who had eaten the last meal and never had the next meal, he would have cheered and happily thrown himself into the arms of the Hereford family, and then fought hard for his own better tomorrow under the banner of the Empire.

After hearing these words from William, the Crimean Khan was stunned at that time. As the former co-lord of the steppe, he had also seen his father Sarida Khan recruit an army of 100,000 steppe in one go, so he naturally knew the horror of this strategy.

Recruit Cossacks, or steppe nomadic barbarians of any kind of name, to fight for their own interests. This kind of thing is not uncommon. What is really rare is to have a whole system for this kind of thing like William. And resolutely push it on.

The Crimean Khan was terrible to think of the appearance of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of Cossacks, cheering loudly and fighting under the banner of the Hereford family, under this tactic - these guys will no longer be a rabble, no more a bunch of scum. They will become a regular and professional army.

Their leader will enter the Imperial Military Academy, where he will specialize in cavalry tactics or mounted infantry tactics. These people will transform their tribe into one war machine after another. In the process of studying, they will also be constantly brainwashed, and they will be educated to be loyal servants loyal to the emperor. As long as the Emperor was able to maintain their privileges, that is, to maintain their support for the rule of their tribe, they would unreservedly pull out any adult or minor male from the tribe and pull these armies into battle to fight to the death for the emperor and for the good of the empire.

Although William is still only a king, the Crimean Khan still can't help but want to call William "emperor". He felt that if a terrible man like William could not become emperor, then it must be Tengri's fault. Only such a great, so terrible, such a cunning emperor is worthy of being the common master of all the tribes in the entire steppe. Only such a terrible man can defeat his father and gain his loyalty.

If, before this, the Crimean Khan obeyed William, and there was some reluctance, then now, the centaur Khan is completely convinced.

Like the son of every steppe people, the Khan of Crimea fell to his knees before William and reverently regarded him as his own monarch. Just because he has enough strength, enough strength. to dominate all that he has.

And this time, William did not pick up the Crimean Khan, as before, did not stop him, and let him kneel.

"That's it, this piece is almost ready to use. William looked at the Crimean Khan. After making sure that there was not the slightest hint of disgust or dissatisfaction on his facial expression, he smiled satisfactorily.

"You will be the first Cossack chief under my command. William said to him solemnly: "He will also be the commander of the first Cossack cavalry brigade under my command." Fight for the Empire, fight for your King, my warrior. ”