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Part 4: Anti-Norman Alliance Chapter 17: March Eastward

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    After returning to Krakow, Egil immediately drafted a document and gave instructions on the recent request by Centaur refugees to return to the Ross Grassland.

    Centaur civilians can return to Kazan.  And Centaur Khan Ayuje must stay in Krakow.  The centaur civilians were not all moved away, but left to their own volition.  And, the emperor will send troops, immigrants and centaurs to go with them.  Establish a city and county in the Kazan area and manage the area according to Norman law. Centaurs are the same as ordinary Norman civilians.

    As soon as such a law comes out.  Ordinary centaurs don't have much idea.  Just like what the Norman Emperor said, several years of living in Eastern Europe had given them a great sense of belonging to the Norman Empire.  And Egil's behavior of taking them in in times of crisis also made the centaurs very grateful.  But Centaur Khan Ayujie, after seeing this decree, couldn't help but secretly sigh that his little thought would have no effect at all in front of the Norman Emperor, and would only add to the laughing stock.

    Despite all the reluctances.  But he could not compare with the Norman Emperor in terms of strength or calculation.  Ayuji Khan had no choice but to stay in Krakow.  Egil saw that he was honest and did not want to treat him badly.  There are many gold and silver mansions and even tribute gifts given by the emperor.  So this steppe hero was trapped to death in the gentle and luxurious town of Krakow.

    Ayuji Khan had plans for the Ross Grasslands, but Emperor Man also had his own plans - Siberia was a vast area with sparsely populated areas and a harsh climate.  Not to mention now, even in a thousand years, it will still be a remote and desolate country.  Russia's population and industrial strength in the Asian part are less than half that of the European part.

    But Egil knows that Siberia has a bright future.  Underground oil, natural gas, and various mineral deposits.  Animal resources, timber resources, and fishery resources are inexhaustible.  Lake Baikal is also the world's deepest freshwater lake.  The Arctic Circle is a potential golden waterway.  In Eastern Siberia, there are also a large number of brave and sturdy Ainu people.

    ¡°If we capture the Siberian region, we will be acquiring natural resources that can be exploited for countless years.  It is also equivalent to obtaining a base for attacking other parts of Asia.  The army can go all the way south.  Attack Persia, Central Asia, Mongolia and Manchuria.  Such an important strategic location, and so vast and sparsely populated, makes it almost impossible to occupy.  If Egil has no ideas, then he is not Egil.

    Of course, Siberia is vast and sparsely populated, even if the entire population of the Norman Empire is thrown into it.  I'm afraid I won't be able to take a chance.  So you need to plan slowly.  A little bit of immigration.  In Egil's calculations, it would be enough for him to secure all the territory west of the Ural Mountains in his lifetime and start to advance east of the Ural Mountains.

    And build a city and a county in Kazan.  This is the first step of Egil's calculation.  after this.  The emperor will increase immigration to the Rus region and add another province to the west of the Ural Mountains.  In terms of military defense, the Ural Mountains were also used as a natural barrier to defend against attacks by the remnants of Mongolia coming from the east.

    In this way, various preparations for colonization in Kazan began.  Egil selected serfs and refugees in order to open up farmland and expand herding.  And prepare supplies.  Accompanying them were a large number of engineering troops.  They are responsible for building a strong city in the Kazan area. When Egil also ordered the border guards who are currently guarding the Moscow Absolute Defense Circle.  Deploy a legion to Kazan.

    After such a torment, the total number of soldiers and civilians who wanted to go to the Kazan area exceeded 50,000.  But there were only more than a thousand centaurs going back to Kazan.  The priorities have been completely reversed.  There is an organized army of five thousand troops on guard.  Tens of thousands more people were stationed.  The total number of centaurs, old, young, women and children was only over a thousand. The rebellion before the emperor was naturally impossible to happen again.

    At the same time, when the Norman Empire was planning to expand into Siberia, in the west of the Norman Empire, the Burgundian War finally started.

    The North Sea Fleet was organized under the command of Admiral Nelson.  Moved south to aid General Walter's men.  The North Sea Fleet is responsible for patrols and navigation and transportation operations in England, Flanders, western Scandinavia, and western North Saxony.

    Because these areas are all in the Norman interior, there is no enemy country, and there are even a few pirates.  Therefore, the North Sea Fleet has rarely experienced wars.  Neither the fleet size nor the quality of the sailors are very high.  Not only is it inferior to the main force of the Mediterranean Fleet, the expedition fleets such as the Atlantic Fleet, and even the newly formed Black Sea Fleet is somewhat inferior.  But even so.  It was used to support the army in crossing the river, but it was sufficient. It could even be said that it was overqualified.

    The shipbuilding industry in the Norman Empire flourished. There were countless shipyards along the coasts of England and Scandinavia, and ships were built every year and added every month.  Although the North Sea Fleet is the weakest among the empire's fleets.  But it should not be underestimated.  After so many years of development, the North Sea Fleet already has a first-class flagship.Commander Nelson's ship.  There are twenty third-level ships, more than sixty fifth-level, and sixth-level frigates, hundreds of them, and they are quite powerful when they can fire over 500 guns.  Four hundred large transport ships capable of transporting four hundred people - and also serving as commercial trading ships.  Four thousand sailors have been trained.  Three thousand Viking warriors were responsible for the landing operations.

    With such a strong strength, let alone assisting in crossing the river, even if they are used as the main attacking force to fight against the Burgundian army on the other side of the river, there will be no problem.

    The first-class ship has a deep draft and cannot enter the river.  Level three ships are also in danger of running aground.  So this time, the only ships that went to support were fifth- and sixth-level ships equipped with six-pound guns and nine-pound guns - such light, small guns that even the Army still looks down on.  Eighteen frigates.

    The fifth-level ship has sixteen cannons on its side, while the sixth-level ship has twelve ¡ùEighteen small warships, and a single broadside salvo can fire hundreds of cannons.  On this medieval battlefield, it can be said to be extremely terrifying.

    On September 22nd, the Man army began to forcibly cross the river.  The Burgundian army on the south bank was also ready.  Before that, they collapsed the only bridge across the Vaal River.  Many fortifications were built on the banks of the Var River.  Place resisting horses on the river beach, install fences, and set traps.  And three small wooden fortresses were built, and a total of 16,000 troops were tightly defended here.  ¡ª¡ªIncluding more than 2,000 German mercenaries, more than 1,000 Italian mercenaries, and more than 800 Swiss mercenaries.

    Such strength, if it is against ordinary European countries, 80% is enough.  But if their opponent is the most brutal empire in the world, then

    "Fire! Fire the artillery shells!! Before the army lands, blow up a position on the river beach for me!!!" General Nelson, who had not participated in the war for a long time, was shaking with excitement.  The Norman sailors who were busy around him also looked beaming.  It seemed like the war was being treated like a carnival.

    Of course, in fact, it is almost the same - if you exclude the previous battle with Burgundy's "navy" and those inferior sampans, then this is the first battle of the North Sea Fleet in the ten years since the founding of the army.  One battle.  The enemy on the opposite bank didn't even have slings.  It will not pose any threat to the fleet at all¡âIt is no different from hitting a live target.

    So, the end of the Burgundian army came - although the Burgundian commander who was originally stationed on the south bank of the Vaal River did not think that his army could defeat the Normans, he did not expect that he would fail so miserably.

    In his anticipation, the Norman army forcibly crossed the river.  And he is responsible for blocking.  Even if they can't win, they can still give the Normans a big blow.  Let them know how great it is.  After attacking the Normans as much as possible, we retreated and continued to fight with scorched earth, resisting step by step to wear down the Norman army, and finally forced them to return to the negotiating table, or wait for a new change in the situation.

    His idea is very good.  But the final result was an unexpected tragedy - in the first round of bombardment by the Norman ship, the tragic commander was first hit with a big hole by the explosive bomb, and then was hit by a flying bullet.  The film was torn apart.

    Bombing, bombing, and bombing¡ªwith solid bombs on those forts.  For other obstacles, the enemy and the enemy's barracks used explosive bombs. Man's army bombarded them with more than a hundred shells.  What followed was a series of explosions.  I was still inexplicable just now, watching the Norman ships lined up.  The big black pipe was exposed, and the Burgundian army, not knowing what they were going to do, suddenly exploded.

    They panicked, they screamed, they ran away.  It¡¯s just that no one wants to stand up and resist.

    On the other side of the Norman army, after the Norman ships fired a salvo, the loaders were busy loading.  The helmsman followed the wind and turned the helm to the right. The fleet turned on the water and aimed the other side at the south bank of the Vaal River, followed by another round of artillery bombardment.

    "The general is dead!!!" After this round of bombardment, the Burgundian army became even more panicked.  At the same time, the news that the commander was blown to pieces also spread.  In this way, there is no more power that can stop the collapse of the Burgundian army

    The Norman fleet fired six consecutive volleys, blasting the Burgundian army's position on the south bank of the Vaal River to pieces.  It also completely destroyed the morale of the Burgundian army.  In the ensuing landing battle, General Walter's men were bored to find that their opponents had either escaped or gone crazy.  They encountered almost no decent resistance and defeated the Burgundian army of 16,000 without any effort.

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