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Part 4 Anti-Norman Alliance Chapter 23 Misunderstanding

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    Although this raid failed to defeat all the northern Italian troops.  But it is also a rare victory.  Two hussar regiments attacked the North Italian army one first and then twice.  While the coalition forces suffered a great loss of face, they also suffered heavy losses in troops and supplies.  Nearly four thousand men and horses were killed by the hussars, burned to death by fire and smoke, or trampled to death during the retreat.  Part of the supplies originally stored in the camp were burned.  The other part was taken away as trophies by the Normans.

    In addition to the loss of troops and materials, the invisible loss of morale is also very severe.

    Originally, soldiers had little interest in fighting the world's first-class military empire.  Especially those veterans who lived through the days of fighting alongside the Normans.  The more you know, the more scared you become.  But now in a surprise attack, the Normans directly picked their own camp.  Such a failure made the soldiers even less energetic.  A small amount of desertion has occurred.  And there is a tendency to expand.

    ¡°If you can¡¯t think of a way, then there is no need to consider the war with the Normans anymore.  Direct and unconditional surrender is like Queen Mary of Burgundy - not going to Krakow to become an idle nobleman like Countess Mary is now.  Although there are people watching every day, every move is restricted.  But at least he is still alive

    Of course, just like this, these powerful monarchs gave up their rights and status.  It's really unlikely.  Although fighting the Normans has a 99% chance of dying.  But isn¡¯t there another one percent?  What if something happens?

    certainly.  If this probability was one percent in their initial expectation.  But actually it is one in 10,000, then now.  Encountering an opponent.  And after a fight.  This probability is one in ten thousand.

    If you don¡¯t think of any more solutions

    "We must retreat!" The two Dukes were talking in the city of Bologna after a fierce quarrel, debate and bargaining.  They eventually reached an agreement.  In such a situation of low military morale.  Fighting the Normans with their powerful siege machinery was really not a good idea.  They decided to abandon Bologna - it was a pity that this was not their territory anyway.

    It is different from the anti-Norman alliance with seven or eight participating countries.  This alliance formed by the two dukes.  Although the strength is smaller and the troops are smaller.  But at least they have one very good advantage.  Because there are fewer people.  So at least we can reach an agreement in a short time.  Figure out a way¡ª¡ª

    And this method is to go back and exchange space for time.  Slowly restore your own morale over time.  And mobilized a larger number of troops to spend all their wealth.  Hire mercenary troops to join the battle.

    "I think those bastards should also know. If the Norman Empire wins and rules the entire Europe, then their group of mercenaries will have to wait until they are unemployed. As long as we discuss it, we can hire more soldiers for us at a cheaper price.  Work for your life!" Duke Francisco is indeed a mercenary-turned-gangster who sees things very viciously.  This statement accurately stated the thoughts of those mercenaries.

    "Well, then let's do it. The enemy comes from afar and wants to attack the city. I'm afraid it will take some more time to prepare. But we can't relax." Duke Werther nodded and agreed with Duke Francisco's statement and added.  .

    ¡°Try to finish the preparations tomorrow and wait until the night after tomorrow for us to abandon the city overnight!¡± Francisco then added.

    So when General Wende desperately urged his engineering troops to prepare siege machinery, but found that his enemy had already fled without fighting, you can imagine the anger in his heart.  The feeling that damn it, I was fooled by two idiots made General Winde feel ashamed and angry at the same time and made this decision: "Catch up! The opponent's troops are low in morale and there are not many. They just left.  It only takes a few days! We can catch up with them quickly and kill them!!" General Wind made a prompt decision and captured Bologna.  Because there are only a few rear-cutting troops left who have no fighting spirit.  Bologna surrendered after less than a day of token resistance.

    After entering the city of Bologna and punching down the Italian general who was nodding and bowing to him, General Winde shouted like this and sprayed saliva on his subordinates' faces.

    The general's eagerness and anger led him to take a slightly risky move.  He had his regiment of infantry follow behind while he himself led the hussars.  Together with the much faster knight who had removed all his plate armor, leaving only his breastplate, he went to chase the enemy - he wanted to teach those people a lesson they would never forget.  Let them know the consequences of playing tricks on them.  Although the other party has no such idea at all.

    After asking the prisoner, General Wende found out that the prisoner left last night.  Plus this day's siege.  The time difference is two days.  Not too much.  You can catch it with a light horse and a fast horsesuperior.  That's when the decision was made.

    A total of nearly three thousand elite cavalry faced off against a panicked composite army that was five times their own.  Of course we can fight.  And if there is another bonus for surprise attack.  Then it is not difficult to defeat it in one fell swoop.  This is what General Winde expected. He was very confident that he could defeat the rabble in Northern Italy in a short time.

    He thought this while urging the army to move forward faster.  Totally disrespectful of horsepower.  Anyway, the cavalry's newly equipped Norman No. 5 warhorse is as powerful as a monster and will retain a certain amount of energy even if it runs all day and night.  There is no need to worry about not being able to do it when it comes time to actually fight.  In addition, General Winde has an impatient personality.  But his ability to control is impeccable.  Naturally you will notice this.  He won't really give up his martial arts skills.

    The smoke and dust billowing as the army advanced all the way was truly spectacular.  In a blink of an eye, we arrived at a three-way intersection.

    The location of the city Bologna is quite large.  To the east is Venice and to the west is Genoa.  These two cities were originally the two most important city-states in northern Italy.  However, Genoa's status declined after it was annexed by the rising Milan.  The new country has Milan as its capital in the north. The Duke of Milan is one of the electors of the Holy Roman Empire.  This also caused Milan's sea power to be slightly weakened and its land power status to rise.

    The city of Venice is very important to Venice.  Genoa's status is relatively minor to Milan.  So when General Wende discovered that there were countless footprints and horse hoof ruts on the road heading west at the three-way intersection, he couldn't help but sneer.

    "The other party wants me to make a wrong judgment and lead the army to attack Genoa. But in fact, I want to retreat to Venice This is really smart"

    So General Wende sneered again and again.  Then he ordered: "The army moves eastward!"

    At the same time, it was indeed the center of the North Italian Army heading towards Genoa.  The two Counts Francisco and Vitte were talking - Venice is indeed the capital of the Venetian Republic (?).  But Duke Werther had no good intentions towards the city of Venice.

    Because the power of the merchants there is too strong - before this, when Witte was just the Governor of Venice, the big business families with strong economic and military power were just coveting his title of Governor.  But when he had no choice but to become a feudal nobleman like a "Duke" under the pressure of the Norman Empire, those big businessmen were nakedly hostile to him and wanted to get rid of him.

    The contradiction between capitalists and feudal landlords is irreconcilable.  That's pretty much what it means.  Businessmen who were accustomed to freedom and money-power politics could not admit that they would be ruled by an aristocracy under any circumstances.  Especially when they have the strength to overthrow that noble.

    Or perhaps a single large business family cannot match the strength of Duke Werther.  But if they join forces, that's a different matter.  Prior to this, Werther would be assassinated one after another in Venice.  The reason why the big businessmen did not dare to send out private soldiers to riot was because they were afraid of the Norman Empire behind Duke Werther.  This is why Duke Werther shyly changed the name of the country back to "Republic" after falling out with the Norman Empire.  But it seems that the big businessmen don't want to let him go.

    So Werther also gave up on them - it would be great if those bastards could be eliminated with the help of the Normans.

    "It only takes a while to reach Genoa. The city defense there is quite good. We can breathe a sigh of relief when we get there." Francisco said.

    "I hope so. I'm just afraid. The commander of the other side is a person who doesn't play by common sense. We quickly fled Bologna without knowing whether he would pursue us." Witte said.

    "Wellthat's true. Then let's dispatch a group of more elite troops at the end of the team to make them more vigilant." Francisco nodded in agreement.

    In this way, the two Dukes of Northern Italy worried all the way in vain.  General Winde, who had failed in Venice, became even more angry.  This brutal and full-scale general killed the entire Venice in a rage and left the city bleeding.  The Norman soldiers made another huge fortune.  After three days of slaughtering the city and three days of rest, and more than a week of rest, the Norman army finally gathered their spirits and went back to kill Bengenya To be continued.  If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.

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