Chapter 5 The Pride of the Nomads
In addition to the Celtic army at the headquarters of Artoria, Egil also handed her four thousand-man Hussars and about six thousand Eastern European horse-riding militia to her. With these elite light cavalry forces, the speed and mobility of the Artoria army can be ensured. According to Egil's budget, the entire Romania can be flattened "at the fastest speed". At the same time, the emperor also handed over the command of the Black Sea Fleet to Artoria.
Although Romania is still called Romania, its actual territory is quite large. In addition to the traditional Greek cultural circle, these territories are all occupied by Hungary, except for the traditional Greek cultural circle. Rather than "Romania", it is better to say "Yulwax" or "Bulgarian Empire". In the war-torn era, with its own strength and courage, it occupied a huge territory in a flash. Hungary can also be called a hero...
But such a good day will soon come to an end.
After a period of conscript and mobilization, in Budapest, Hungary had recruited 60,000 troops. It can be said that he had devoted all his strength to the battle. Among them were Mazar, the fierce herders of the Hungarians, and the barbaric mountaineering people of Yugoslavia. Although they lacked training and weapons and equipment, the strong folk customs could ensure a certain morale and combat effectiveness.
These two nations have been enemies for generations. But at this moment, in order to fight against the stronger Normans, they had to unite. Speaking of which, this is also a rather ironic thing. At the same time, it was clearly an alliance between the Hungarians and Yugoslavs, but their king adopted the "Romania", the country name of the Dacian and Roman mixed races. It was also a very inappropriate idea.
But these are not the key points. In that era, there were very few pedantics who were asking for trouble if they were fine. No one would be idle and point fingers at Hung Yati and said: You should not claim that you are the monarch of which country. Because according to the characteristics of the country and nation, Brabrabra... and so on. If someone really dared to be so ignorant, he would probably be cut off by Emperor Hung Yati. Indeed, the emperor, the monarch who occupied the vast majority of Yugoslav territories, has now begun to call himself Caesar.
"Is this the so-called final madness?" Egil said to himself after receiving the news. He owned the Balkans, the so-called Eurasian heart, and Hungary, which produced elite cavalry. After obtaining these two regions, Hungary did have the qualifications to be emperor. But Egil felt that he was seeking the title of Caesar at this time, which was a feeling of "I'm going to die anyway. Then go crazy before dying."
Of course, it seems that almost all the titles of emperors in Europe are related to Rome (no nouveau riche like Napoleon is not counted). Non-Roman is not emperor. This has almost become a consensus that everyone has agreed upon (genius like Egir does not count). If "Caesar" in Romania wants his title to be "legal principles", then he must be recognized by the Eastern Roman Empire or the title of the Pope.
When the Normans completely annexed the Holy See and left only a Vatican Paladin with a territory of 500,000 square meters for the so-called "Papal State", it was completely impossible to obtain the recognition of the Holy See. Therefore, this Caesar took "canonizing him as the deputy Roman emperor" as a condition in exchange for a comprehensive alliance with the Eastern Roman Empire. And "in the time of necessity, consider allowing the Roman Emperor** team to enter Romanian territory."
After such conditions were made, Liliannu was amused and crying. However, in the end, the queen agreed to his request. The title of "Caesar" was exchanged for the initiative in the war with the Norman Empire. The deal was worth it.
That's it. On March 5, 1014, when the Norman Empire fought a battle with the Hungarian and Slavic coalition forces, the war was also recorded in history as "the war between the two emperors". At the same time, there were also many arrogant bastards, calling this war "the war between the two nouveau riche". Although those who said so were killed by Egil.
Egil didn't understand why the other party gave up the city of Budapest and turned to fight him head-on. The 150,000 army he had was 2.5 times that of the other party. The combat power could not be calculated based on common sense. However, since the other party wanted a head-on battle, Egil would naturally not refuse.
"We will win. Indeed, because this is our land!" At that time, when he saw these ragged and simple-equipped soldiers holding their weapons high and making a roar, Egil was very surprised why these guys had such high morale. This emperor, who had already become arrogant and arrogant, would never understand such things. The so-called nationality, the so-called pride, the pride of the Yugoslavs in the Balkans, and the pride of the Magyars in Hungary. It was an inexplicable psychological disease for the emperor.
In addition, it is probably the sense of superiority brought by their number. In this era when mathematical knowledge is considered to be extremely high-level skills, many nobles don’t know a single word. When they see such a grand occasion, "Our people are crowded with Budapest City!", they will naturally feel the illusion of "we have enough power". It is precisely because of this that their morale further expands and their courage becomes greater. They believe that their army can take the initiative to attack in frontal battles and defeat the Norman invaders.
When most people think so, they are very excited and feel that they can win. Even the emperor cannot stop these people. Hungary had just won the crown of the Hungarian king and was about to officially become a Caesar. However, his qualifications, prestige and strength were not enough to support him in his kingdom. Among the so-called 60,000 troops, only about 10,000 Vadatari archers were truly able to obey his command. In addition, more coalition forces were the Yugoslavs who were conquered by him and the army of the Hungarian nobles.
He was afraid that if he refused to fight, he would be regarded as a manifestation of cowardice. Then people would say: Look, our king is actually a coward!
In this way, the crown he suddenly obtained, which seemed to fall from the sky, would definitely be suddenly lost. He flew to some unknown place.
"Okay, since that's the case, we will go out and take the initiative. Give those Normans a little color to taste!" After hearing the requests from people who met and hope to take the initiative, Hungaryat finally made up his mind and took the initiative to attack. He sent an envoy to submit a war to the Normans. Then he led his army out of Budapest City. The two sides formed a formation in the plains outside the suburbs. Then a great war started!
The Norman Emperor divided his army into three parts, each with an army of 50,000. His main force, the regular army of the Norman Empire, was deployed in the center. The two wings were recruited soldiers from Eastern Europe. Among the three parts, the 50,000 people in the middle were slightly behind, while the two wings had a future, and the three armies were in an inverted shape. The emperor's intention was very clear, which was to take advantage of his own numbers, attack with both wings and encircle the enemy, so as to win.
The Hungarian and Yugoslav armies appeared in a very chaotic form, almost no formation or a mess. Except for a few regular troops, Vadatari archers, and the few Eastern Roman troops that Hungary bought and surrendered, the rest of the mountain people and nomads were in this state. Hungary could only barely divide these people into several parts, part of the cavalry and part of the infantry. Well, that's it. Don't count on more.
Standing on the temporary watchtower and looking down at the past, Egil was a little dazed for a moment - he hadn't done this for a long time. After a few years, he entered the battlefield again. Although he was not a murderer like Artoria, the emperor felt very excited for a moment.
"The whole army, keep your position stable. Artillery preparation!"
In this way, with Egil's order, the war officially began...
The first round of attack was initiated by the Hungary. The Yugoslav mountain people waved battle axes, scimitars, as well as some wide-blade swords from the Roman Empire, as well as Thrace-style recurve swords. They launched an attack on the neat array of the Norman Empire in a messy but seemingly imposing formation.
"Fire!" After silently calculating the distance at the front, General Bamamei issued such an order - in an instant, fifty twenty-four-pound infantry cannons and eighty mortar cannons concentrated on the front line opened fire at the same time! After several years of accumulation, the artillery troops of the Norman Empire finally officially formed an army! It was not like before, with a few small fuss, more than a dozen artillery guns, but hundreds!
This round of gunfire shook the earth. It was like moving a few cumulonimbus clouds to the ground and rubbing the sounds they made desperately. At that time, even some Norman engineers who had covered their ears could feel their heads buzzing, their eardrums ruptured, and blood flowed. They were so deaf!
Looking at the opposite side, towards the Normans, the Balkans who met again, their front end "destroyed". Under the dense bombardment of the Normans, a group of Balkans who rushed to the front were blown into debris, and the scarlet mist suddenly spread out. The smell of blood, the smell of burnt, and the aroma of meat made people feel sick...
Chapter completed!