That's it, the Lombards cowardly a little. The combat effectiveness of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info is not too high. If it was a gang jumper, then the Asturians believed that they would definitely be able to defeat the Lombards.

But the Lombards also had their own advantages. Their strength lies in their understanding and mastery of the ocean. After all, for other countries, the Lombards were seafaring pioneers. In the absence of their own maritime strategies, the states of the Lombardy Peninsula are working very hard to establish their own navies, seafaring trade routes, and maritime commerce and exploration activities.

Although their combat effectiveness is weak, their skills in maneuvering ships are quite good. This indirectly compensated for their weakness in naval warfare, allowing them to play an important role in this naval decisive battle.

That's it. Caught between Visigothic, Berber pirates, and the combined Lombard navy, the Asturian fleet was defeated, with dozens of ships destroyed or captured by enemy attacks. The balance of naval power in the entire western azure sea was shattered in an instant.

Of course, the kingdom of Asturias, which had lost its control of the sea, endured an unbearable attack in the next moment.

The Visigothic army was large in number, with some servant armies from Lombardy and Frisia, Franconia and Lotternia. In total, there were ten legions, more than 200,000 troops.

The Asturians, completely unprepared, lost a fifth of their territory in an instant.

And as the enemy pressed up from the south. The army garrisoned in the Pyrenees had rightfully collapsed.

They themselves don't have much desire to fight, and their morale is not very high.

In this way, it is very stupid to deploy all the troops on the front line, and then all collapse in one breath. And then, because there were no reserves, it was very sad that they could not fight.

The kingdom of Asturias, now looks like a pill.

In this case, it seems that in a short period of time, the Kingdom of Asturias will be wiped out, and it seems to be a matter of course.

In this situation, the young consul Leopold began to think and plan for something else.

After conquering all the lands that he could easily conquer in his sight, he began to think about what to do next.

Should it be said that I am at a loss. Or maybe there's no goal.

However, this is not the case. The goal is natural and very clear. That is, the Russian Gothic Empire, and the Kingdom of Briton.

But the ease of defense and the difficulty of attacking these two countries, and the reasons for them, have been explained before. None of this will change with the addition of a piece of land to his empire or something. In addition, if the overseas territories are included, then it is likely that the empire and the Britons who will divide the entire Southern New World will probably get more booty than him.

Rashly launching an offensive in such a situation, fighting the enemy or something, is likely to lead to disastrous consequences. The worst outcome is the destruction of the great republic. It's nothing if everyone is wiped out.

In this case, though, he doesn't have too many options. By all indications, the Empire was absorbing and even using its newly acquired territory with desperate speed and efficiency. After the end of this Asturian war, it is likely that Leopold will, no, almost certainly, break out into war with the Empire.

In the case of such a war, the probability of defeat is quite high.

Due to the shortage of various materials, dissatisfaction with the Visigoths in the occupied territories was growing. The Archon Leopold could feel this as well. In this case, as long as he loses the war with the Empire. It is even said that if the slightest sign of failure is revealed, then there may be a betrayal of relatives. The vassals, the newly occupied territories, would surrender as quickly as possible, and weep and shout to meet their true emperor, Wilhelm von Hereford.

At present, though, for the sake of centralization, the Emperor had a bad relationship with the princes of Austrian Bohemia.

But these relationships have eased considerably as the Visigoths have soared on the battlefield.

Especially after they heard that Lombardy was swallowed up by the Visigoths in their entirety.

Under these circumstances, the nobility and royal families of Austria and Bohemia felt at the end of their rope. On the one hand, there is a revolutionary party that does not give a way to live, and on the other side is a bad emperor who gives nothing but a way to live. No matter how you look at it, it's the difference between a miserable death and a very miserable death.

In this case, these guys don't know what to do.

Although there are also a few people who think that if this is the case, there are guys who give up their privileges, join the empire and live a good life. But these guys are still not mainstream. More guys are still struggling to give up their money. Then desperately through various channels and in various ways, he begged the empire to come and help. And on his own initiative, he declared that Wilhelm was already the emperor on various channels and occasions.

Since he is the emperor, he is responsible for the future of the empire, the glory of the empire, and everything in the empire. If you can't be responsible, you're not a good emperor. Trying to use this way to get William to submit or something.

In addition, all kinds of bribes, all kinds of treasures brought by various envoys, and all kinds of means of crying in Moscow have also been used. The envoys frantically searched for anyone who could speak in front of the Emperor, hoping that the other party would help them and make His Majesty change his mind.

In this situation, William finally felt impatient.

These guys are jumping and screaming like fleas. If these guys continue to exist, it will naturally affect their good mood, and they will naturally make themselves want to kill.

In this case, William chose to kill.

Well, it doesn't matter. Anyway, there are enough people in this world. It doesn't matter if you die.

In other words, after perceiving that those guys did not want to give up all their rights obediently and support their centralized power as they thought, William finally made a decision.

Then use force.

Well, the use of force.

Since they claim to be emperors. Then you should be the emperor yourself.

Since they say that the emperor is responsible for the empire, then William is naturally responsible for the empire as well.

As for how William is responsible for the Empire......

First of all, the first step was to eliminate all the rebels who resisted the king's transformation.

Yes, the wretched kings of Bohemia and Austria. Their presence hindered the continued progress of the Empire. That is, these guys must die.

That's it. The nobles and monarchs of the two countries who got the news were confused, and before they could celebrate William's final appointment as emperor, they heard that William had declared them rebellious ministers and thieves, and everyone was punished for it.

This feeling made these monarchs feel strongly uncomfortable, even crazy.

In this case, more emissaries went to Moscow. It was hoped that William would understand their loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor. True blue.

They are even willing to contribute their wives and daughters to William whatever he wants, but they just don't want to give up the power in their hands.

Of course, it doesn't serve any purpose. Neither their flattering words nor their daughters were wanted. All William wanted was their land, and the people who lived on it.

With a little thought, the huge difference between the two can be figured out.

This is not a problem that they can solve by shouting loudly and being loyal to William.

In much the same way, while the Visigoths made decisive progress in conquering Asturias, the Russian Gothic Empire also extended its borders hundreds of kilometers eastward.

The development of this old world has reached such a state. It may not be right to say that it is a bottleneck. In any case, however, the present era of great and important diplomacy has passed.

Although there are still a few small countries left in this world. But these countries are often not even able to exist on their own.

In this case, these are the only countries in this world that can decide their own destiny and are qualified to become the lord of the world.

The Russian Gothic Empire, the Visigothic Republic, and the Kingdom of Briton.

At the moment, it seems that it was the Russian Gothic Empire that took a little priority. That said, Willian is currently in an advantageous, leading position.

It's just a question of how long this advantage and lead can be maintained.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if you're ahead or behind. "Compared with the Old World, it has a global vision, rather than the Old World as the whole of the world, as most people do. William thought so in his heart.

I'm going to win anyway. Anyway, this victory must have been predestined. If that's the case, then there's nothing to worry about.

A few days later, William received a battle report from the front. Easily, the Empire was victorious—the fact that the army was deployed on the frontier should have been suspicious. But in this case, those guys just think that William's army is deployed here to defend themselves by entering their territory after completing the bargain.

So, the vast majority of Bohemians, as well as the Austrian aristocracy, did not think of this. I didn't know at all that these protectors in my mind were crazy people who wanted their own lives.

In this case, Bohemia without any preparation with the Austrians was conquered in the shortest possible time. Then, the royal families of the two countries were sent out of the country as a gift. Within Wilhelm's empire, there were two more regions: Bohemia and Austria.

In this way, there is no longer any territorial border between the empire and the republic that shields and buffers the two sides. (To be continued.) )