In this way, the problem between Elise and Shalumi was temporarily solved. otbnkotgt And in order to express herself, Elise also began to study seriously, hoping to help William.
In this way, William's work efficiency was restored again, or even slightly increased.
Of course, this is only a short period of time.
In this short period of time, William had prepared all the supplies that should be prepared.
Nearly five thousand new Mystian troops are ready to go to the battlefield to fight against the Tartarian army.
Of course, this war does not belong to William alone.
According to his analysis and arrangement with Duke Otto.
The 80,000-strong coalition army composed of the Wende Gothic Knight Crusaders will be divided into two parts.
Its main force will remain stationary in Krakow for the time being.
A small number of troops will go north.
Joined the new army of Mystia, and then headed towards the Kingdom of Ruthenia.
Its public purpose, under the banner of aiding the Slavi people and making peace with the Slavi people.
The actual purpose was to mobilize Kublai's 50,000-strong army.
"In other words, our purpose is to engage in a battle with Kublai Lai.
After that, no matter whether we win or lose, we will retreat back to the fortress at the mouth of the Vistula River.
Attract Kublai Lai's army and make him trapped.
Under the river mouth fortress.
At the same time, the main force was dispatched from the south to attack Kublai Lai's rear route.
Then the two armies attacked Kublai Lai's army to gain the upper hand and then deal with Tartariya's main force. " This was the campaign planned by William and Duke Otto.
Feint attack, containment, flanking attack.
A series of tactics that may seem insignificant today.
But in this era where there are no other tactics except battles, battles, and battles, it seems so, so strange.
Or complicated.
Speaking of which, people are lazy.
In other words, they are naturally unwilling to move or toss.
Although most people feel that fighting according to Duke Otto's tactics may be better than a traditional battle.
But at the same time, everyone still thinks this is too troublesome.
So the initiative is not too strong.
In fact, in the history of William's previous life, European military development followed almost the same pattern.
Because of the "laziness" of the lords and nobles and a kind of "since I am so lazy and you are so lazy, then everyone is lazy together, and this is how we will fight in the future.
If anyone is diligent and thinks of other ways, and has not been mentioned, we will say together that he has no The feeling of "chivalry, kill him" is there, so for a long time, the military technology of Europeans in a closed environment basically stagnated or even regressed.
It's just a shame.
The people in their circle will behave themselves.
But people outside the circle don't.
This is also one of the reasons why Europeans performed as badly as possible in the face of foreign invasion during the Middle Ages.
In the era of large-scale Arab invasions, in the era of large-scale invasions of Norman Vikings, in the era of invasions by Magyars, Cumans, Khazars and other nomads, in the era of Mongol invasions, in the era of Ottoman Turkish invasions These foreign invaders can often turn the entire Europe upside down, completing countless miraculous battles in which a small number defeats a large number.
In this way, Europa's military reform has begun.
If you don't change, it won't work.
If you don't change, you will die.
In this process, the military reforms in Eastern Europe and Spain were the fastest.
This is precisely because the opponents they have to face are not "people in the circle."
Whether it's the green believers on the Iberian Peninsula or the nomads on the vast Ukrainian steppes.
None of them will tell you anything about chivalry.
And people in these advanced European circles, with new technologies, new equipment and new military technology, naturally no longer want to abide by the rules.
Then, if the Holy Roman countries of Central Europe, Western Europe and France want to avoid being bullied to death by them, they must reform their military technology.
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Under such mutual persecution and pressure from their respective neighbors, military reforms began in full swing.
This time, the military reform, after reaching the era of queuing to be shot, that is, the era of musketry privates, came to a standstill again.
Technical reasons are one of them.
Another reason is that the European countries have discovered that as long as they maintain their existing military technology, they can perfectly suppress outsiders, that is, those non-European countries.
There was no external driving force, so for a long, long, long time, European military technology once again stagnated.
This time it was stagnant until the First World War when things changed.
The world that William lives in now is basically in an era where military technology is about to change, but has not yet changed.
Perhaps after being beaten to death by the Tartarians, the Ottoman Empire or other countries, the human countries will wake up, and then similar works such as war theories in previous lives will come into being.
But that is looking at the problem from the perspective of the entire human world.
The human world can afford it.
It has enough human, material and financial resources, as well as enough land and population.
It doesn't matter if you spend some money.
But if you look at the problem from the perspective of William and the Hereford family, it's different.
He can't afford to squander, and the Hereford family's foundation is very thin.
The five thousand new troops are the darlings of the Hereford family, and even one of them will feel distressed for a long time if they die.
If we really want to drag this army into the wilderness and fight to the death with the Centaur army, then even if we win, it will be a miserable victory.
It is absolutely not in William's interests.
But it is useless for the Hereford family to think so.
After all, Duke Otto is only the chief of staff and chief of staff, not the commander-in-chief or the leader of the alliance.
Since most nobles did not think this plan was good, Duke Otto could not put it into action.
So, after more than two days of discussion.
Duke Otto had to make concessions.
The most dangerous and less meritorious tasks of luring the enemy, containing them, and holding on to them were left to the Hereford family.
Of course, in order to achieve this goal, he cannot rely solely on the five thousand new troops under his command.
Other Wende nobles more or less also gave the Hereford family some support.
In addition, some nobles and Gothic knights who participated in the Crusade were also inspired by Duke Otto.
Expressed willingness to participate in this action.
More importantly, the Hereford family is rich.
Although William feels that his money should be used to expand reproduction, or other more important places.
But now is an extraordinary moment, an extraordinary moment, so you can't be reluctant to spend money.
And if you spend a large amount of silver marks, you can get a large number of mercenaries.
During this time, various large-scale mercenary organizations, including Starlight, Great, White, Saint George, Rose, and Black Brothers, had offices in Krakow.
As long as Duke Otto says hello, tens of thousands or even more mercenaries can be gathered in the shortest time.
Of course, Duke Otto actually didn't need that many troops.
Of course it's not unnecessary.
Right price, right number of people.
It’s not that Duke Otto, a mercenary cannon fodder who can fight tough battles with several regiments, doesn’t accept it.
That's it.
In a very short period of time, Duke Otto assembled a force that included local nobles, crusaders, knights errant, and a large number of mercenaries.
Most of these mercenaries were hired from previous donations.
A few were made by Archduke Henry.
There are also some mercenaries from other nobles, as well as mercenaries hired by Duke Otto himself.
Just like most human countries, the military composition of this era is the same.
Seventy percent of the army brought out by Duke Otto from Krakow were mercenaries.
All kinds of mercenaries.
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The 27,000 troops under his command are composed of such mercenary troops.
Just like that, the army went out to fight, and the streets were deserted.
Duke Otto nevertheless had a very difficult task.
But at the same time, he also received great benefits from having four archdukes in this alliance.
Excluding Turov, who did not come to Krakow, there were also three Vuillards.
There is also a deputy captain of the Gothic Knights who is theoretically on the same level as the Grand Dukes.
However, with so many nobles with higher titles, territories and strength than him, Duke Otto had to get the position equivalent to deputy commander of the coalition, or deputy leader.
Theoretically, Duke Otto's position in the coalition was second only to the leader of the alliance, Archduke Henry.
Became the second person.
"When he came to Krakow, he only brought 500 cavalry, but when he left, he took with him 27,000 troops."
When some noble and clergy historians recorded this incident, Uno said this in a very emotional and sometimes sour tone.
In this way, Duke Otto did not lead the army back to Circassian, but directed them to advance to the fortress at the mouth of the Vistula northeast of Mystia.
They would join William's five thousand new troops at the ford, fly the flag of the coalition, cross the Vistula, and then fight Kublai's army.
William, who was about to lead the army on an expedition, was full of ambition.
At the same time, I was a little reluctant to be separated from Shalumi and Elise for the time being.
He vowed to make a splash in the next war and gain more benefits for himself and the Hereford family. 160420oshow7: