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Part 4 Anti-Norman Alliance Chapter 22 Raid

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    Although, the anti-Norman alliance was formed.  But in fact, after Egil obtained enough information, he discovered that there was not much difference between whether this so-called "alliance" was formed or not.

    They are loosely organized and have inconsistent orders - don't expect a teenage kid to have any authority after becoming the Holy Roman Emperor.  In fact, it is just a cover and a sign.  The real power still lies in the hands of the various electors.  At the same time, the electors also took the opportunity to ask for many benefits from their "emperor", who was actually the emperor's mother, Duchess Teresa.

    They wanted to gain more autonomy after defeating the Normans.  They refused to obey the emperor's orders and obey his orders.  At the same time, in turn, they were required to have the emperor go to help them solve their problems in times of crisis - this was not so much the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as the slaves of the electors.  However, with such a "slave" status, even in such a critical moment, when the Holy Roman Empire was still in danger, the six electors were still eager for the throne of the emperor.

    "Rights and stuff, teh" After receiving such news, Egil, a full man, didn't know that a hungry man was hungry, so he mocked contemptuously.

    The so-called Anti-Norman League, or the Holy Roman Empire is not wrong.  His internal six electors and one republic (?) were divided into two factions when choosing strategies.  Countries such as Hesse and Brandenburg, which are on the front line, hope that the Alliance can put all its strength on the front line and fight the Norman Empire to the death.

    And it¡¯s like Bavaria.  Countries such as Austria want a large coalition army.  Able to shrink inland, relying on the mountainous terrain, rivers and forests of South Germany for defense.

    Milan and Venice in northern Italy are two more weird countries.  They wanted the Allied forces to completely abandon Germany and enter Italy.  Relying on Alpine defenses, the Norman army in southern Italy was eliminated by the way.  This way you don¡¯t have to be afraid at all¡­

    ¡­Well, in fact, this is really a solution.  Retreat hundreds of thousands of troops into Italy.  Relying on the Alpine defenses.  and the wealth of the northern Italian city-states.  The princes work together and fight side by side, and it is impossible to save a corner of Europe.  Delaying the Norman Emperor's efforts to unify Europe.

    Of course, this is just from a technical point of view.  In fact, which king would give up his territory?  There are different opinions on the three strategies, but they actually boil down to the bottom line.  It's all just for their own interests.  What future does such an alliance have?  The final result is that no one among these countries can convince anyone.  No strategy was achieved.  Everyone wants to be in this chaos.  Save your own strength.  They all kept their troops within their own territories.

    So actually.  Apart from having a nice name, this kind of alliance has no real effect at all.  What the Norman Empire had to face was still a single small country.  This put no pressure at all on the unparalleled Norman army.

    January 4, 1013 AD.  When Western Europe, the newly conquered lands of the Norman Empire welcomed Norman officials.  General Farr's subordinates are also actively suppressing bandits and bandits.  The war has officially begun.  The Norman Empire army marched in four directions and entered the territory of the Holy Roman Empire.  And each fought against an enemy force.

    In the south, northern Italy.  Wende, who set off from Rome, will meet with the Milan and Venetian forces in Bologna.  I have heard and seen many of the horrors of Norman sieges.  Therefore, the Northern Italian coalition forces did not besiege the isolated city.  Instead, they formed an array in the suburbs outside the city.  This made General Winde very happy.

    "So, what we are facing is a group of idiots without any protection. Let us eliminate them as quickly as possible!" The general scouted at the front.  After reporting such news, I couldn't help laughing.  He also rejected the suggestion of his subordinates to set up camp and rest and reorganize the army.  The order was immediately issued: the forward hussars, a thousand men, charge!  At the same time, order the heavy knight.  and another thousand hussars ready for battle.

    "We must rush over as quickly as possible and complete this battle as quickly as possible. Kill all the enemies! Kill not a single one left!!" General Winde shouted excitedly.  And his optimism seemed to have infected many soldiers.  It makes them feel less tired.

    The knights quickly put on their armor.  The hussars took the lead and rushed to the battlefield ahead.  The heavy infantry - originally in armor, a few thousand-man troops serving as guards also took the lead.  The remaining troops were also busy arming themselves.  General Wende couldn't wait and left the main force where he was.  He moved forward with the troops and horses he had prepared earlier to direct the battle.

    "Charge, charge! Charge the opponent's campCollapse!  !  "After receiving General Wind's order, the vanguard and the thousand-man hussars serving as scouts immediately gathered together. They picked up light lances and rushed towards the North Italian army that had not had time to react.

    "how so?!"

    In fact, when the Norman army was still some distance away from them, the soldiers from Northern Italy discovered them - after all, they were on the defensive side and knew both the people and the land.  But they didn't expect that the opponent would not follow common sense and come all the way, without any intention of resting, and launch an attack directly upon arrival.  This time I suffered a big loss.

    Although the Norman Hussars had been on the road for a day, they were mentally and physically exhausted.  But at this moment, it was still very easy to deal with a group of enemies who were unprepared and had no defensive measures.

    There are no strict regulations like the Norman Empire. Even for temporary forts, wood must be cut to build railings and trenches must be dug to set up traps.  It looks like a wooden castle.  The fortress set up by the Northern Italian coalition was no different from that of the general European medieval armies.  Vendors, prostitutes, jugglers, etc., wandered around the military camp.  It was a smoky and messy place.  There are no defensive measures, and there are even few people on duty.

    ¡°If the Normans had not been discovered before and the officers and soldiers had paid some attention, these thousand hussars could have almost wiped out the Northern Italian Allied Forces with one charge.

    I saw the hussars coming at full speed.  Nine out of ten Italian troops were stunned, and the remaining one would probably run away.  Only a few reacted and took up arms to be on guard - but they were completely unable to form an array.  Venice and Milan used all their resources to form a coalition of nearly 20,000 people.  At this juncture, no one even picked up the military crossbow and fired an arrow.  It's really useless to the extreme

    So, they watched helplessly as the Norman hussars rushed over, and watched helplessly as the hussars raised their cavalry crossbows, and a round of shooting knocked down the leader of the army.  Watching helplessly, the hussar raised the lighter but equally deadly lance, piercing, knocking over, trampling, and crushing the Italians in the other row

    Although it is not as good as the heavy cavalry, the momentum and power of the violent charge are overwhelming.  However, the hussars' charge was faster, more unexpected, and more flexible. In this round of charge, a thousand-man hussars formed an array, which directly killed nearly a thousand Italians.

    "Light the fire, light the fire! Burn these bastards!!" After a round of charge, the hussars dropped their lances, picked up their sabers and slashed wildly.  Some took out tinderboxes and lit the tents on fire, while others took out light thunderbolts and threw them at the enemy.

    ??The sound of explosion, violent fire and thick smoke suddenly dispersed.  This intensified the confusion of the Italians - then, Duke Francisco and Duke Werther also brought their respective guards angrily, cursed loudly, and gathered their forces to prepare for a counterattack.  Thanks to their efforts, the Northern Italian coalition finally stabilized somewhat.  At this moment, another thousand-man hussars rushed into the coalition camp, screaming like wolves.

    "Back off! We abandon the camp! We can't go on like this!!" Duke Francisco is worthy of being a mercenary veteran.  The situation was judged immediately.  Shouting loudly like this - and following his shouting, more than a dozen cavalry crossbow arrows were fired -

    "Protect the Duke!" The guards and knights next to him immediately shouted, raising their shields to protect Duke Francisco's body.  At the same time, several of them were hit by crossbow arrows and fell to the ground screaming.

    "Yes, retreat, retreat!!" Hearing Francisco shout this, Duke Werther, not far from him, immediately followed suit and shouted.  The Italian army had no fighting spirit and retreated while fighting. At least they left the smoky and terrible camp.  The two dukes gathered their defeated troops little by little and formed a defensive array.  The Italian shield spearmen and giant shield crossbowmen combined.  This put the chasing hussars in a bit of a dilemma.

    "Stop chasing." And this moment.  General Wende also led his guards and rushed out of the Italian camp. Seeing that the opponent was already prepared, he was on guard as if facing a powerful enemy.  The general snorted.  Then an order was given to stop the pursuit.  The hussars breathed a sigh of relief.  After all, depending on the opponent's posture, if they attack forcefully, they may suffer heavy losses.

    So the Norman army returned.  At this moment, the knights and infantry following behind also arrived.  The Norman army was at its peak.  Italians are even more timid.  Just losing the bonus of the surprise attack, General Wende didn't want to attack at this moment.  He only let the crossbowman shoot a few arrows from a distance.  Scare the Italians.  Seeing the other party's fearful look, General Wende laughed, picked up a lot of trophies, and collected them.Go back and set up camp, not to mention  .

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