And so, because the Lombard states, as well as the entire Carpathian Kingdom, were not very interested in the terms of the general alliance of the Herefords, so in the end, this terms of general alliance came to nothing. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info William had to accept their terms, retreat to the next thing, and for the time being maintain a pure, military covenant. Then, under the cover of military aid, little by little infiltrated these two areas.

This penetration, as well as economic bondage, will of course be very slow. At the same time, it was natural that they would be rejected and spurned by the Lombard states and the Carpathian kingdom. But William believed that no one would refuse him when they also had a common enemy, the Ottoman Empire of the Dark Elves. They may use all sorts of excuses, excuses, or covert means to stop William. William can assure them, though, that it's all wishful thinking. In any case, William would get these two territories, as if William was going to get the rest of the human world, the kingdom, all the laurels and thrones, no matter what.

And that's it, the country represented by the Lombard, the Carpathian kingdom, as well as the Hereford family. Russia, Wende, Polotsk, and a total of eleven countries combined have entered into a military alliance, an alliance aimed at opposing the Dark Elves.

In March 1744, two new members were added to the League, as well as an associate member. Two new members, one of which is the Papal State, the Holy See, as one of the countries of the Lombardy region, has the duty to become a member of this alliance.

This reminded William of the so-called "Last Crusade" that was the "unprecedented pomp" of the Second Great Frontier War. It seems that the Holy See wants to take advantage of this opportunity to have a new crusade. Unfortunately, after the Crusader bubble, the defeat of the Tartarian Khanate, and the sectarian wars that followed, the prestige of the Holy See had plummeted. Even the most devout believers have to admit that the influence of the Holy See on the nations of the human world has fallen to the lowest level in history.

In this case, it is necessary for the Holy See to become a member of this alliance, or even a special one. To give this alliance a layer of sanctification, and then get a lot of money from the Pope for military expenses. This is supported by all. But if you want the Pope to dictate to them, or turn this war into a crusade, then everyone is not sensitive.

Under these circumstances, the Holy See had no choice but to admit the reality. That is, even though they are still respected, they are only respected. The real power was always in the hands of the kings, the dukes, the nobles. Even the Lombard countries, which were close at hand, could not exert absolute influence.

In addition to the Holy See, there was another ally that William felt was unexpected and reasonable.

They are the Kingdom of Asturias. This kingdom that controls the south of Lombardy and, at the same time, at some point in history, almost becomes the king of Lombardy.

Although the two Sicilies in southern Lombardy are barren, the people are relatively ...... Compare that what. Even at the southern tip of Sicily, it was the land of the Berbers for quite some time. However, the Asturians still attach great importance to this territory.

This is the most important point of support for the Asturians to ensure their precarious and deteriorating hegemony in the western part of the Blue Seas. If the two Sicilies in southern Lombardy are lost, then the kingdom of Asturias will be completely out of the human world, the hegemony of the old world. This is something that the Asturians cannot accept in any case.

Therefore, in order to keep the two Sicilies, that is, the southern region of Lombardy, the Asturians had to fight a bloody battle with the Berbers, the dark elves, and the Ottoman Empire. In some cases, it has to deal with the challenges of Sardinia and ******. This left Asturias, which was in a deteriorating state, struggling to cope.

So, as a last resort, the Asturians had to join this alliance.

Naturally, there was a clear dissatisfaction with the fact that the Asturians had joined this alliance, and that their other "allies" were the Visigoths. Louis XVI cried out in frustration, believing that his cousin's move was tantamount to betrayal.

But even so, Louis XVI was helpless.

Today, the Visigothic kingdom is in the midst of a severe economic and political crisis. Even in the face of the sectarian war between the Ostrogothic Empire and Briton, such a great opportunity could only be reluctantly shaken his head and give up. Not to mention the anti-bone boy of the Kingdom of Asturias.

In this way, the Asturians shyly agreed and joined the alliance led by the Hereford family against the Ottoman Empire of the Dark Elves.

Unlike the previous alliances, the Asturians were interested in William's economic alliance.

They didn't care that the Hereford family's cheap industrial goods would enter Asturias and hit the local manufacturing industry, which itself did not have much manufacturing. This peninsular country is mountainous and hilly. The property is very poor. The local civilians usually make a living by farming, herding sheep, and fishing. The only pillar industry in Asturias is the colony.

Whether it was the precious metals transported by the colony, or the spices, coffee, cocoa, cane sugar, and tobacco produced by various plantations, the Asturian royal family was greatly financed. Compared with these colonial interests, the little tax revenue in Asturias itself accounted for a pitiful fraction of the government's revenue.

For the Asturias, who have little industry, manufacturing consciousness, overseas colonies are everything. As for the local manufacturing, industry, what is it, can you eat it?

Until then, the daily necessities of Asturias, as well as the demand for manufactured goods, were fed by the Visigothic kingdoms in the north and the Lombard states across the sea in the east. But now, with the better, more affordable, more abundant and more demanding Hereford family's industrial products, the Asturians have a new choice.

In fact, a large number of Hereford merchant ships had already arrived on the Asturian Peninsula with all sorts of amazing commercial products, and the trade between the Hereford family and the Kingdom of Asturias was more than one might think.

Prior to this, due to the constraints of the covenant and the absence of a relatively stable, official trade treaty, the trade between the Asturians and the Hereford family was highly uncertain. Now, however, after William's proposal for a comprehensive covenant, the Asturians saw a different story.

Perhaps this is a good opportunity to increase the power of the kingdom. There are even those who believe that this is a good opportunity to get rid of the incompetent, rotten, degenerate Visigothic allies and regain sides.

All in all, although at present, the exchanges between the two sides are still at a relatively low stage. Only low-level diplomats explored the possibility of cooperation with each other. But in the future, the relationship between the Hereford family and the Kingdom of Asturias may or may not change greatly.

That's it.

And in the end, the last "half" ally is the Knights of Malta. This particular, remnant of the Crusader era.

Similar to the Gothic Order. The origin and experience of the Knights of Malta are basically the same as those of the Gothic Order. The only difference was the choice after the defeat of the Crusader nations.

The Gothic knights chose to return to the empire and find another way out. The Maltese knights, on the other hand, decided to continue the fight to the end.

In the years that followed, the Maltese knights fought their enemies in the blue seas, island by island, little by little, with difficulty. Again and again, he resisted the attacks of those dark elves, as well as the Berbers, who were vassals of the dark elves.

Eventually, on the island of Malta, south of the Two Sicilies, they established a fortified naval fortress and a fortified seaport city. A series of fortifications consisting of a large number of sea-based forts, forts, and bastions became a fortress of faith for the Maltese knights.

At the same time, it is also because of the knights' good fighting, as well as their devotion and tenacious fighting spirit...... Plus their power in the blue seas. Eventually, like the Gothic Knights, they absorbed a large number of merchants and merchants. At the same time, they were also known as Crusader pirates, like the Berbers - the difference was that the Berbers specialized in robbing northern humans, while the Crusaders specialized in robbing the Ottoman Empire.

After entering the new era, the status and power of this group of Maltese knights have deteriorated, and they have lost their former feared and admired belief in the Lord of Radiance, the status of a fortress of faith in the blue sea. It is believed that as time passes, the power of the knights will become lower and lower, and this country, which is only the size of a pee, will disappear into the tide of the times.

But of course, no one, no force, no force can accept this reality so easily. The knights were also thrilled when they heard that the war with the infidels and the dark elves was about to begin. Despite the numerous failures that have been experienced. But the knights still believed that this was a battle that would change their fate. The great, powerful, and terrifying Knights Nation is about to return again!

Of course, because these knights are a country, it is somewhat wrong. But not to mention a country, their status is basically independent. So after thinking about it, William always felt that this "ally" could only be regarded as half.

Compared with the other three allies, William could plot their economic interests, territory, and diplomacy, and the Knights of Malta only had military strength, which could barely make William borrow.

In a sense, the Knights of Malta are the chief leaders of all the pirates of the human world in the blue seas. At the same time, it is the best place to sell stolen goods and hide places. If they are fully mobilized, then at least half of the pirates in the human world in the blue sea who believe in the Lord of Light will obey orders and then come to conspire with them.

In this way, the alliance can at least have a navy of tens of thousands of people and hundreds of warships, large and small...... Or rather, a pirate ship. At the same time, the name of the Crusaders, the Knights of Malta is still very loud. In the eastern part of the azure sea, there are tens of thousands of honorary knights wearing the badge of the Knights of the Knighthood with an octagonal cross.

Among them, the merchants contributed money, and the children of the nobles contributed money and efforts. Add to that the Knights of Malta itself the thousands of the most elite Knights, as well as knights. Assemble an intimidating army in an instant.

Therefore, don't look at the Knights of Malta as a small broken island country the size of Pee. But if it is fully mobilized, the number of army and navy that can be mobilized is likely to exceed 30,000. That's quite a staggering number!