The Hereford family represents Russia, Wende, Polotsk, the Kingdom of Carpathia, the seven northern states of Lombardy, the Papal States, the Kingdom of Asturias, and the State of the Knights of Malta. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 On April 1, 1744, the Fourteen Nations, together announced the formation of the "Holy Alliance" to deal with the invasion of the Ottoman Empire, the Dark Elves, the enemies of humanity.

And in the army, the formation has been restored, and a Cossack cavalry brigade consisting of steppe cavalry has been added to the Hereford family. Together, the total army will be more than 70,000. At the same time, from the Cuman-Kipchak steppe, and from Ruthenia, the centaurs and nomads loyal to the House of Hereford, or the Crimean Khan, at least 20,000 troops could be obtained.

The Hereford family can claim to have an army of 100,000 in this way.

On the other hand, although the Carpathian Kingdom is said to be poor, its economic system, a large number of herdsmen can form a hussar mobilization mechanism in the shortest possible time, which also allows the Carpathian Kingdom to have an army that can fight well. In particular, Kalman IV, the elite units created specifically for the Carpathian Kingdom, the Carpathian mountain infantry, the Carpathian grenadiers, and the Carpathian Black Army...... These troops are all elite. Kalman IV put in a lot of effort to train an elite army. As a result, all of a sudden, the Holy Alliance was cheapened.

The Carpathian army can mobilize at least 20,000. Including one brigade of mountain infantry, two regiments of grenadiers, as well as two brigades of the Black Regiment regulars.

This was followed by Lombardy and the Papal States.

Neither the Lombards, nor the Holy See, their military power was not very strong...... Of course, this is not to say that they have a small number of troops. There is money, and there are enough weapons and equipment. In terms of numbers and equipment alone, the small states of Northern Lombardy are not inferior to the Holy See. Grit your teeth, and an army of 50,000 can make it up. If it is fully mobilized, the 100,000-strong army will also be easy.

But based on the romance and cowardice of the Lombards in the north, William felt that he could wipe out the opponent's 100,000-strong army with just one legion.

Therefore, the real intention of bringing the small states of Lombard and the Holy See into the alliance is not their extremely low combat effectiveness of the army units, those Lombard mercenaries who will cheat each other and fight like a play. When fighting against the Gothic mercenaries, she will scream like a woman in fear because the opposing troops are really killing.

By no means these guys.

Navy, and only the Navy. The navy was what William really expected them to provide - if there was not enough navy to threaten the enemy's naval forces in the Adriatic region, transport operations, and to stop the Berber pirates, and to stop the Berber pirates, then the war would have been lost before it began.

Compared to the Lombard mercenaries and levies with low combat effectiveness, the Lombard naval forces are gorgeous. Because of the perennial battles with the Ottoman Empire, many of them jumped in hand-to-hand combat, so the naval forces, seamen and pirates had a higher will to fight than the army units.

Some even claim that the Lombards, who were really brave and able to fight, all went out to run the boat. And the only people who remained in the Lombard Army were the disabled, mentally retarded, and countless cowards.

In a sense, this is not wrong.

The seven small states of Lombardy, together with the Holy See, would definitely be able to organize more than 50,000 naval forces. If there is a full mobilization, the 100,000-strong army will definitely be able to be taken - of course, this is theoretical, that is, the combat power that will burst into the army by conscripting all the Lombard ships sailing in the blue sea will never appear in practice.

The Lombards were more interested in trade and making money than war. Under these circumstances, the Lombards, of course, did not stop sailing and doing business. It is conceivable that even if a blockade of the Ottoman Empire is declared, or even if the Pope issues an edict strictly prohibiting followers who believe in the Lord of Light from trading with the infidel dark elves, this situation will not change.

But it doesn't matter, as long as you can take out tens of thousands of navies, plus a group of brave and warlike Maltese knights. The naval power of the entire Lombardy was enough to be compared with the Ottoman Empire, plus the Berbers.

Finally, there are the Asturians......

To be honest, William had some expectations for these guys at first. After all, before this, the Asturians were once the most powerful nation in the human world, both in the army and navy. If the Asturians could really pick themselves up and draw a naval force, plus an army of one or two legions, the war would be much easier.

It's just a pity that the Asturians don't seem to have this awareness, let alone the courage and determination. In a very bad financial situation of their own, the Asturians only promised to send a small fleet to participate in the war against the Berbers. This has no effect on the general trend of the alliance, and it has no effect. To put it more clearly, it's useless. Thinking of this, William felt very emotional.

Once upon a time, Asturias was the strongest country in the human world. If you don't want to make progress, you have to have a limit......

All in all, this is it, although Asturias, the small states of Lombardy, and the Holy See are all in the picture. But they can take a little bit of the pressure off their part. The Berbers, together with the navy of the Ottoman Empire, should be able to withstand these pressures.

And the war on the road will be borne by the Carpathian Kingdom and the Hereford family.

It is worth mentioning here that the Grand Duchy of Romania is worth mentioning. The mountain state, sandwiched between the Carpathians, the Wende and the Ottoman Empire, is currently the only variable in the upcoming war.

Prior to this, William had sent emissaries to Romania in the hope of convincing them to join the alliance. Although Romania is barren and backward, its population and economic strength are not very strong. But another advantage of barrenness is that the people are strong. These guys can draw out one or two thousand fierce mountain people in the next war. As long as they are armed and trained, a better mountain force can be formed. This was a very good temptation for William.

This is the best cannon fodder, and it is also the best shield to charge into.

It's just a pity that the Romanians don't seem to mean it that way. These creatures seem to prefer to stay still in their ravines, preferring to be wallgrass rather than offend the dark elves of Ottoman.

In the hundreds of years of fighting, these guys seem to have been trained very well by the dark elves of the Ottomans. And nominally, at least nominally, the Romanians were one of the vassals of the Ottoman Empire. It was as if they had conquered other peoples in the Balkans. It's just that it's a little remote, and it's on the verge of the front line. So a certain amount of autonomy was obtained.

Of course, there aren't a lot of such rights. And it's not very stable either. If the war ended in a complete victory for the Ottoman Empire, then William believed that annexing the disobedient Grand Duchy and expanding the borders of his territory to the north was the thing the Dark Elves were most happy to see and do.

That's it. As Cheka members disguised as merchants, travelers, refugees, and wandering gypsies continued to pass on information back little by little, William had a good understanding of the war, the war of the Dark Elves. The real decisive place of this war is still in Ruthenia, and the two sides that can really decide the outcome of the war are still the Hereford family and the Ottoman Empire.

There are a lot of vassals gathered by both sides, allies co-opted, and cannon fodder organized by the two sides, and they will definitely play a certain role in the next war. However, what can play a decisive role is still, certainly, and must be the main force of both sides. William was fairly sure of this. Moreover, quite confident.

This war, they will win.

Or to put it more generally, he, Wilhelm von Hereford, will be victorious. Absolutely, yes.

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The spring of 1744 quietly arrived, and with the revival of all things, with the beginning of the annual spring ploughing, which was the most important for the peasants, the smell of gunpowder that shrouded the old world became stronger and stronger.

On the battlefield of the Empire's sectarian wars, the Emperor fought a series of battles with his old rivals, the Britons, over the Elbe. Artillery, infantry, and cavalry of both sides fought several battles of varying sizes at various shoals and places where the river could be crossed. Half of the winners and losers.

Eventually, however, the Empire relented - feeling that the supply lines were too long and that the surrounding area could no longer provide sufficient supplies - and that the surrounding peasants, farmsteads, villages, and towns were looted, to put it in layman's terms. So the emperor decided to step back.

Despite great reluctance, the Swabian army gave way to the Elbe and retreated inland into Greater Moravia. In this way, the flames of war burned to the territory of the Swabian family.

From this series of attacks and defenses, two elements can be reflected.

First, the absolute strength of the Imperial Army is inferior to his opponents. Thus, in the event that the battle was won or lost, it was the Imperial Army that eventually retreated.

And the second point is that the strength of the Imperial Army is still there, and although it has retreated, it is actively retreating, not defeated, not collapsed. With the elongation of the supply line. and the dilemma of fighting on the outside front, the pressure on the Protestant coalition forces pulled up by Briton was even greater. There is even the possibility of further defeat.

In other words, this war is still being fought.

This is William's judgment of the current sectarian war. They will continue to fight, and the extent, location, size, and scale of the war will continue to increase. In this case, William came to breathe a sigh of relief. At least he doesn't have to worry about someone dragging him back. The other was a pity—it was a good time for him to continue to expand his dominance within the empire. If it weren't for the imminent arrival of a new war, William would never have let go of this opportunity......