In this way, the alliance against Kalman IV was full of internal contradictions, and the Archduke Christian and Prince Henry fought for power to split the alliance. At the same time www.biquge.info the Continental Alchemist Alliance was quite jealous of Briton's peers. Breton's experience was not far off, and they didn't want to be plucked again. In addition, the aristocrats and the capitalists also had contradictions...... There were also contradictions between the Protestant clergy and the aristocracy and the capitalists, and the alchemists of the Alchemist League were at odds with the Protestant clergy and the nobility and the capitalists......

Such contradictions come and go, and individuals will feel headaches. Although William thinks he is more capable than them, so is his fist. But if he wants to join that alliance, intrigue with a group of bastards, and then become the leader of the alliance, and work hard to win this war, he still can't be sensitive.

Of course, there is also the possibility that William was brought into their rhythm by the bastards, and his IQ was lowered to the same level, and then they were defeated with more experience or something......

As soon as he thought of this, William felt very unhappy. So he decided to protect himself.

To oppose Kalman IV is to be opposed. If you don't object to this guy, if you knock this guy down, how will you get on the throne?

But opposing Kalman IV did not mean joining that messy alliance.

William and his Hereford family had enough strength and consciousness to start anew, and one family formed an army to face the turmoil of this war alone. William didn't think he wouldn't be able to.

And just like that, it's July. Kalman IV finally scraped together enough money for his army and recruited enough mercenaries as quickly as he could. Plus his Praetorian Guard, as well as a very small number of noble feudal soldiers. A total of 60,000 troops were pieced together.

Kalman IV's army was much smaller than that of his enemies. Moreover, the support of his three allies, the Duke of Bern, the "King of Wende" and the King of Romania, has remained only lip service to him. Both the material and the army are very hehe......

However, Kalman IV remained very confident. He believed he could win - and his tactics were very simple. Although it is said that the Union army is more than his, it is the army of the entire Union combined to reach that number. And Kalman IV was confident that they would not succeed.

He can form a local advantage. Although the enemy's strength is quite large, none of them are more than him. He can easily build a local advantage and then break each one.

Of course, even if the alliance did join forces, Kalman IV was not afraid. The contradictory coalition forces will inevitably tear each other down, drag each other back, and ...... each other In this way, they may not be as good together as they are fighting separately.

"The guys who are in their early stages now, none of them have anything to worry about. In the barracks on the outskirts of Vienna, looking at the soldiers who were training hard, Kalman IV smiled and calmed down: "What really worries people are the two bastards who haven't played yet." ”

Briton, and Russia. These two forces, which have not yet intervened in the war, are what Kalman IV really fears.

Although Blitton's soldiers were a little intimidated, they couldn't stand the Briton people from having money. In this era when there is money and soldiers, the Bretons can rely on their own economic strength to crush their opponents who are not as good as their own economy.

Kalman IV was confident that he would defeat this so-called Protestant Union. But to really face Briton, Kalman IV was a little less confident.

"On top of that, there's that kid ......"

Thinking of Russia, or more precisely, of Wilhelm, Kalman IV could not help frowning. He felt like he couldn't guess what William was thinking, what William was going to do. His attitude is too ambiguous. His actions were also too ambiguous. At times, Kalman IV even felt that William was a greater threat to him than Britten.

"I hope a Wend, plus a Bolotsk, will satisfy his appetite. It's just that...... That bastard actually joined my army...... That's going to be a tough one. At this thought, Kalman IV felt a headache - yes, the rightful King Wende also responded to the emperor's alliance with great fanfare.

King Henry was a loyal servant of the Empire. But behind the scenes, Kalman IV made a pact with William that he would acquiesce to the Hereford family sending troops to annex the entire Wende kingdom. So William will definitely fight with King Henry, with Shilonsk.

When the two of them went to war, what was Kalman IV to do?

Supporting William would be tantamount to a slap in the face - after all, the King Henry had answered his call and joined his camp at the first time. He was attacked, but he was indifferent, what did this make the whole empire think, what did they think?

But it would not be good to support King Henry, who had a pact with William, albeit only in secret terms. But William could undoubtedly have talked about this secret treaty. He originally made great sacrifices in order to win over the Russian kingdom. Is it now necessary to waste all the efforts of the previous efforts for the sake of a small Grand Duchy of Shilonsk, and then force the Hereford family to the side of their opponents?

"This is a real asshole. That little bastard probably knew that things were going to come to this point, so he deliberately set a trap for me, right?" It's already ugly to be calculated, not to mention that the person who calculates him is a child old enough to be his grandson. This made Kalman IV even more angry.

It's just a pity that Kalman IV has nothing to do with William for the time being. There is nothing else that can be done but to constantly curse this kingless and fatherless bastard to die early and then go to hell.

"When I win this war, I will never spare him. Kalman IV thought this in his heart more than once. And so, at the beginning of July, Kalman IV, with his army of 60,000 men, headed west, attacking neighboring Franconia.

He had to defeat this betrayer, who was currently the highest-ranking bastard in the rebel alliance, in order to deter the enemy.

At the same time, after receiving orders from Kalman IV, the Bernese hesitated slightly, and then formed a small force of more than 3,000 men, ready to attack from behind the Franconia.

The tactics of these mercenaries are clear, they will not go head-to-head with the Franconian army. They only play the role of harassment and guerrilla tactics. They don't even want to fight any of the Franconian armies if they could.

With the expedition of Kalman IV. This sectarian war has finally passed the stage of verbal artillery and is moving in the direction of actual war.

When the news came, the Protestant League was silent for a while—and those who had been shouting loud slogans suddenly remembered one thing, that is, their enemy, Kalman IV, was a terrible adversary—his army, and his wrists, were by no means comparable to these little shrimps.

For a time, the entire Protestant alliance was in chaos. Many nobles did not have the courage to gather and form an army to fight against Kalman IV, nor did they have the courage to lead an army to Franconia to help Prince Henry defend himself. The fellows scattered their respective armies, and then hid in their own fortresses, fortresses, and looked like bastards who were passively beaten and waited for Kalman IV to come and surrender.

"That's terrible...... How can these guys be so bad?"

After hearing the news, William couldn't help but sigh -

Although he knew from the beginning that the so-called Protestant League could not be a match for Kalman IV - they were nearly twice as strong as Kalman IV. Can't you just ping-pong and then say something else? It's rubbish.

From this incident, William understood one thing - although he had made a lot of preparations in advance, after the beginning of the matter, it was still impossible to go on as he imagined. In the previous civil war, the princes of the Northlands had long been feared by Kalman IV. Especially in the region of Lotyrnia, many minor nobles couldn't help but shake their heads when they heard the name of Kalman IV.

It would be a real embarrassment for these weak chickens to fight Kalman IV.

"Now, Victoria must hate it to death. William thought to himself. At the same time, I also began to think that maybe my side would have to start it sooner.

“...... Prepare. So William gave an order to the Cheka chieftain, who was in charge of the matter: "Let the representatives of the people in Riga and the rest of Polotsk come and persuade them again." This time, we must do our best to make the most of the momentum. Don't care about spending money, and don't care about the dead. Unleash all your forces and let the whole world know that the king of Polotsk is none other than me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Hearing William say this, the Cheka leader in charge of the matter also looked quite excited. After agreeing, he left in a hurry to do the preparation for this matter.

"Are you ready?" asked Elise, who was beside William, after seeing him leave.

"Hmm. William nodded: "The Archbishop of Porotsk has promised to crown me. That's fine. ”

"Where is the Church of Rome?"

"We have decided to choose the Protestant Union," replied William, "so the Church of Rome will not be left to mind - this time I will accept the persuasion and be crowned King of Bolotsk." After that, the army of the Hereford family will attack Shilonsk as quickly as possible!"

Thinking of this, William's eyes almost lit up - Shilonsk, the goal that he had been planning for an unknown amount of time, this time he could finally eat it in his stomach!