In this way, the war between the Hereford family and the dark elves in the south came to an end, and for the time being, it was still the Hereford family that had the upper hand, and the dark elves suffered a little loss, but the loss was not very much. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Although the ratio of losses between the two sides is three to one, which may seem striking, it only takes a little thought to conclude that this is due to the tactical superiority of the Hereford family's forward force. If it is a tough match, the Ottoman army, with a large number of elite dark elf warriors, will not necessarily lose much to the Hereford family.

This battle proves some things, but it doesn't fully prove everything. In this situation, everyone is carefully observing, thinking seriously, and looking forward to the next escalation of the war.

At the same time, the internal war of the human world is still in full swing. The withdrawal of the Hereford family severely weakened the Protestant alliance against the emperor and the traditional sects. But because William had enough reasons, and because the dark elves of the Ottoman were indeed a formidable enemy, no one could let William give up and continue to join.

And there was no reason for William to continue to intervene. At the same time, and more importantly, after the Herefords severely weakened the Emperor's authority and military power, many believed that the power of the Protestant League alone would be enough to defeat the Swabians. They, especially the Britons, Her Majesty Queen Victoria thought that in this war the Hereford family had grown, grown too much, grown, grown to the point of being unbearable. They would never allow the Hereford family to continue to occupy more benefits, especially within the Ostrogothic Empire.

In this situation, under the influence of this psychology, the Hereford family was completely excluded. It is no longer possible to get involved in this sectarian war.

And without the Hereford family, a first-class military power, the battle against the Swabian family became even more difficult. Although the Bretons have begun to be equipped on a large scale and to improve new weapons and equipment. Despite the opposition of the traditional military faction, flintlock muskets and bayonets were massively loaded. An army unit that is armed with a true modern private. But on the other hand, their enemies are doing the same.

As a result of the large-scale deployment of muskets, the pace and speed of the battle increased dramatically, and the number of casualties increased dramatically. The mental and spiritual torture of human beings in line for shooting has naturally increased countless times.

On such a hellish battlefield, the Swabian traditionalist army fought three battles with the Protestant League army, all of which ended in the victory of the Traditionalists.

His Majesty Emperor Kalman IV has once again proved to the world that he is still alive and can continue to fight, and that he is still one of the best army commanders in the world.

Although not as good as William, a madman and monster. But the average man, such as the commander who was also quite good, General John Churchill was no match for him.

No, obviously the number of troops, weapons and equipment, the number of cavalry and the number of artillery are all more than the emperor's, but they just can't beat him. But it's also a matter of course. If the war in this world is to compare who has more guns and more guns, then this world will not be able to exist.

All in all, after three defeats, the Protestant League put another 70,000 troops in the quagmire of war. In contrast, the emperor's army also lost more than 30,000.

The battle loss ratio between the two sides was about two to one. If you compare the numbers alone, then it is definitely the Swabian family, and His Majesty the Emperor has won. But as I said before, war is not just a matter of numbers. Of course, at the same time, it is not possible to draw conclusions by simply comparing numbers.

Although the number of dead people is less than the other side. But the Buritons, who have already begun to recruit troops throughout the human world, and who have deep pockets, can very easily form another 100,000 army, another 100,000 army, another 100,000 army, and even more.

His Majesty, on the other hand, who relied on loans from the Lombards to finance his military expenses, had difficulty recruiting a sufficient number of qualified soldiers from his territory, the mountainous regions of Bern, and from outside Lombardy.

In addition to the problem of his reputation being damaged, more important is the problem of money. Compared to the war to protect the faith, the war that was about to start with the Ottoman Empire was obviously more important to them, after all, it was a war related to their survival and the amount of money.

Faith had to take a back seat to making money, and even if the Pope appealed, the money from the Lombard side went to the navy, as well as to hire sailors, pirates and sailors. Prepare for the next battle against the Berber pirates and the Ottoman navy.

As for His Majesty the Emperor...... Hawkers, His Majesty the Emperor has been defeated in a hundred battles. Even if you don't have enough money and enough troops, you won't have much of a problem. It must be so, right, hahahaha......

That's pretty much it, Kalman IV is still winning, still winning constantly, but in reality, strategically speaking, Kalman IV has failed.

On the other hand, although the coalition forces are constantly failing, although two people can only be exchanged for the head of the imperial army, but the coalition forces are strategically advantageous.

The victorious Imperial Army continued to shrink its front and advance inland into Great Moravia. On the other hand, the coalition army, which has been defeated repeatedly, is making great strides.

In a sense, it is quite rare for a war to be able to fight this way.

That's it.

Although the probability of defeat is getting higher and higher. In recent times, Kalman IV's health has also deteriorated, and the old man who supported the Swabian family has weakened his physical strength and energy due to constant, all kinds of bad news, although he is not too old, but in fact he has reached the age of the last year.

One of the things he feared most recently was that after he fell asleep one day, he wouldn't wake up the next day. Because of this, Kalman IV did not sleep soundly. This low-quality sleep in turn affected her spirit. And his poor spirits and huge pressure made him grumpy......

If the vicious circle continues, it may not be certain that Kalman IV will hang up at any time.

Now, Kalman IV has also lost the confidence to continue the fight and the possibility of victory. Although the war on the front line continues. Secretly, however, Kalman IV had already begun to send envoys to discuss peace talks.

In addition to compromising and negotiating with the Protestant coalition, he sent messengers urging the Hereford family to marry him, and the duchess's dowry was changed from a small duchy of little value at the beginning, to the whole of North Moravia. Or according to the new title of His Majesty the Emperor, Bohemia.

The Emperor promised William that he would marry him and mediate the war between him and the Protestant League, and canonized his daughter as the Grand Duchess of Bohemia. Then this land was given to the Hereford family as a dowry.

The northern part of Great Moravia, what he called Bohemia, was a land that Wilhelm coveted. As long as there is this land, then the power of the Hereford family in the empire will go further. If this situation continues, it is only a matter of time before the Hereford family rules the entire empire.

But William also knew that the Grand Duchy of Bohemia was just a sweet bait promised by the emperor. If he really intervened because of this bait, and then confronted the Protestant coalition, it would be a joke.

"So, my attitude is still like that. "In the face of the envoy sent by His Majesty the Emperor, William was expressionless—no, nor can he be said to be expressionless, if his expression: "You think I am a fool, or you are a fool", can also be regarded as an expression, then indeed, he made an expression.

"In other words, unless this war is over, I will never marry the emperor and the Swabian family. William said calmly.

"This ...... Your Majesty, I take the liberty of asking a question. Hearing William say this, the envoy was naturally a little discouraged. However, he was not completely discouraged, but asked, "Can your opinion represent the opinion of the entire Hereford family?"

"And rightfully so. William may have had a smooth life during this time, so this guy didn't hear the bait in the messenger's tone. Still answered without scruples.

"But...... As far as I know, the head of the Hereford family is still your father, King Otto, and this time, the princess is also married to His Majesty King Otto. But I haven't seen His Majesty the King in recent times, so I said—"

After hearing what the messenger said, William couldn't help but laugh "ahahahaha", after laughing. He said a word to the messenger, which made the messenger feel like his bladder was losing control for an instant.

"In other words, is it the Evil Family who wants to fight the Hereford family again in Magdeburg?"

"No, no, no, I don't mean that, I don't mean that—" After that, the self-proclaimed clever, but in fact stupid, man waved his hand again and again, and desperately told William that he did not mean that. Heavens pity him, if his monarch Kalmann IV knew that he had gone to negotiate with the Hereford family, and that the result he would have returned would be another battle of Magdeburg, he would have killed himself. Hang yourself without hesitation.

Because, just as if surviving the net has become a taboo topic for the Hereford family at present, the Battle of Magdeburg has also become a taboo in the Swabian family.

No one wants to relive that round of war. I don't even want to mention it. Because, because of that war, the entire Swabian family went from prosperity to decline, and even now it is in a difficult situation, and even has the risk of extinction.

It was the battle that deprived the Swabians of their best general, and caused Kallman IV to be so disappointed with his prince that he was deposed.

The Battle of Magdeburg deprived the Swabian family of honor, victory, tens of thousands of capable soldiers, a best army commander and a prince.

Everyone, even those who believed in the power of the Swabian family the most, believed that if there was another battle of Magdeburg, then this great, long-established and once great family that once commanded the group would inevitably decline completely, and even go to extinction.

"That's not what the foreign minister meant at all!" The envoy immediately said: "The Swabian family is sincerely reconciled with the Hereford family! This is proof that His Majesty is willing to marry the Hereford family!"

"Really?" Zhang Cheng said casually. The guy who was waiting for the other party's verdict swallowed his saliva, and he was about to faint with nervousness.

Luckily, another Magdeburg or something, Wilhelm just said it casually.

If there had been no war against the Dark Elves of the South at this time, it would have been understandable whether to accept the marriage, swallow North Moravia, or choose to cooperate with the Protestant League again. But now...... Even the Hereford family didn't have enough strength to stretch their tentacles into the Empire.

"I've known it for a long time, but I'm still sorry. William thought to himself, and then smiled pleasantly:

"Of course, of course I believe in the Swabian family, in the great Emperor His Majesty, in our friendship. ”

Even so, it is somewhat ironic that comes from a taboo word that has just been uttered Magdeburg, and which is the mouth of the enemy commander of this battle. The envoy was not even sure if William was saying the opposite. But he still didn't dare to be angry, on the contrary, the messenger breathed a sigh of relief.

At the very least, he won't be a Swabian sinner and won't have to do another battle of Magdeburg. This is just so important.