prince of europe in quintiles

Huo Teng, on the other hand, unlocked [Mercenary] without accident.

This option allows Huo Teng to spend a relatively high amount of money to recruit auxiliary troops to supplement losses and win when he goes out to fight and does not have recruiting buildings and recruitment conditions.

But when Huo Teng was still thinking about how to send out the recruitment, another big news broke out in the empire.

Absolutely big news.

The young Emperor Conrad II, who didn't know if he had a brain twitch or something, suddenly announced that he hoped to run for the successor of the Kingdom of Burgundy and realize the unification of Romania.

Huo Teng was dumbfounded.

The Kingdom of Burgundy, located in today's southeastern France and along the coast, refers to the Lyon region and the Provence region along the Rhone River.It was ruled by Rudolph III who unified the upper and lower duchies of Burgundy.But Rudolf III was already very old, and he was a devout believer and had no children.

The scarier thing than not having children is that there are a large group of relatives on the premise of not having children.

It is said that this news scared Rudolph III from the capital, the coastal port of Arles, to Avignon to seek help from the Duke of Provence.

And Avignon...

In fact, it was a proper imperial territory in the Middle Ages.Because the Kingdom of Burgundy did join the Empire a few years later.So Avignon, which belongs to Provence, is actually considered German.

In the future, the Pope went to Avignon as a guest, not only not going to France, but actually closer to Germany.

And the Pope was not taken from power in Avignon.In contrast, the unification and centralization of the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe took place during this time period.French and German priests gathered here to help the Pope manage the Western European world.Although there were a few cases of the three popes and the pope being persecuted by the king during the period, the pope himself has been in such a position for a long time.

On the contrary, if the Pope is still in Rome and is held hostage by those big local families, I am afraid that the Roman Catholic Church will not have a strong period at all.

The biggest problem for Huo Teng in this incident is that Conrad II will not go to Italy.

I don't know if I can't fight anymore, or if I want to run away in despair.In short, Conrad II chose to withdraw his troops from Italy in the name of going to Burgundy to campaign.

The 6000 elite troops borrowed from Saxony will also return to Saxony.

Chapter 93 Finally, there are infantrymen, please take a leave of absence, there are too many things

"Damn it, it's so nonsense. Conrad, a bastard, actually lost the Italians. The emperor's reputation is squandered at will, and promises can be changed at will!"

Huo Teng paced back and forth in his room, wishing he could fly over the Alps immediately and die with Conrad.

Things are simple.

No matter what happened to Conrad in Italy, Huo Teng needed him to hold back old Bernard's [-] elite.The elite troops left by the three emperors of Otto were not something that Huo Teng's hip-trapping army could hold on to.Göttingen County has been continuously separated from the Duchy of Upper Lorraine under the stimulation of Huo Teng, and Connorsa also followed Huo Teng on the road to independence with full of trust.As it happened, the burden of the entire territory was on his shoulders, and Huo Teng couldn't help worrying about the threat these troops would pose to Göttingen when they returned to the Principality of Saxony.

"Is there any good way to stop it?" Huo Teng suppressed the anxiety in his heart, spread out the map and continued to search for possible turning points.

Emperor Conrad II, no, the Romanian king's war in Italy has been slow to progress, in fact, mainly because of the fierce resistance of the local nobles.

This naturally involves the great nobles and landowners in Italy, the archbishops left over from the Otto era and the urban interest groups formed by following these bishops, as well as the most extensive rural aristocrats.The conflicts between these three groups were so fierce that the emperor was often needed to help them mediate the conflicts.Not to mention among the great nobles and landlords, there was also a split because of the need for slogans such as the surviving blood of the Lombard royal family and the need to elect their own king.Some nobles looked forward to electing the descendants of the Lombard king, while others grew up and Otto II generously rewarded the territory, and remained loyal to the emperor.

Even between bishops and bishops, there are factional conflicts.Milan's unconvinced Ravenna, Bologna looked down on Piacenza.The petty nobles, small businessmen, petty bourgeois and priests in the folk couldn't tell the enemy from themselves in such a fierce vortex, and couldn't restrain themselves from following their goals like headless chickens.

Conrad II was full of plans, taking advantage of such a good opportunity, to recover Italy as soon as possible, and went to Rome to be crowned emperor by the Pope, so as to prevent the legal ambiguity caused by the vacancy of the emperor and overthrow the throne.

But the problem is that the way Conrad II entered Italy was not well chosen.He came in under the banner of recovering the Marquis of Vero (that is, northeastern Italy, across from Venice to the north).Because the Marquis of Verona is the territory of his father, the current Duke Otto of Carinthia (that is, the part of Slovenia and Austria today).Lost when the Emperor retreated from Italy.

In this way, the identity of Conrad II entering the arena is not the emperor, but a big landlord who is fighting for power and profit.As a result, the subsequent series of operations continue to pull the hips.

People don't like to win over nobles.Win over the bishops, but these bishops are all left by the predecessors.

Perhaps Conrad was also instructed by his father, knowing that he had gone the wrong way and could not make the same mistakes again and again, so he chose to switch to consider competing for the throne of Burgundy.Come to add bricks and tiles to his achievements since he took the throne.

This is a pain for Huo Teng.

He thought about it, and suddenly remembered a very important thing.

The most important Lombard king in Italy, the last dynasty was the usurping family before the collapse, the Anscalz family, from the line of the Duke of Ivrea.

But the Lombard princess who helped Otto II control Italy belonged to the Bosonides family of the orthodox dynasty.The ancestor of this family came from the kingdom of Losalingia!

The Bosonides family started from Upper Lorraine, got married in Burgundy, left a branch, and settled in Italy.

Therefore, this family has extremely close blood ties with the Principality of Upper Lorraine and the Kingdom of Burgundy.

"What if... encourage Dioderic and Rudolph III to compete for the throne of Italy?" Huo Teng's eyes suddenly lit up.

Since Emperor Conrad II could not enter Italy and chose to compete for the throne of Burgundy, Huo Teng could suggest that Lorraine and Burgundy should use their own blood to go to Italy and delay Conrad's return.Come for a home changer.

But this kind of cross-regional operation cannot be done by Huo Teng alone.

It must be an archbishop like Heribert, Willikis, and Burgard.

Therefore, Huo Teng must first come up with a convincing army, so that the master and apprentice of Burgard and Willikis are willing to sponsor more forces.

[Mercenaries: When you are far away from your hometown, you will find that only these gold coin prey are reliable.But you must also pay attention to the daggers hidden in the boots of these greedy evil spirits, don't blame me if you die. 】

Mercenaries will have different recruits in different regions, and mercenaries subject to geographical restrictions are like a lottery, and each place is different.For example, in Normandy, you can recruit special armies of Vikings and Normans, while in Saxony, you can find cruel and ferocious hunters in the Black Forest.

Therefore, the unique unit Horten recruited in the Rhine Plain between Mainz and Worms was... a small wooden cart.

[Holy Cross Pilgrimage Car: Recruitment cost: 0, maintenance cost: 0, number of people: 30 people.You don't need to pay much for them, and you don't have to consider that they will leave you, but you must know that the will of the church cannot be violated.Recruitment conditions: the approval of the Archbishop of Mainz.Traits: Pilgrim halo, all Christian fighters within the range of the cross pilgrimage vehicle will improve their morale, and have a higher probability of dying in the face of evil. 】3

Obviously, although the Saints' Cross chariot guarded by 30 priests has no combat function, it has qualitatively improved the entire army.

If equipped with armored Peasant Spear Corps and this cross chariot, then such an army will not lose to any regular army, and it will be [-]-[-] against anyone.If it doesn't work out, the peasants' fighting power will increase, and they will be able to bite the enemy's knights back.

Huo Teng was overjoyed and immediately recruited him.

Concerns about being bound to the church?

At this point, how can I care so much.

In addition to the cross chariot, Huo Teng also saw basic units such as [Peasant Spear Corps] [Peasant Archers] [Peasant Infantry Corps] in the recruitment pool.In order to gather the number of people, Huo Teng recruited four teams of peasant spearmen and two teams of peasant archers.

In addition to this, there are also professional-level mercenaries.

[Frankish professional mercenaries: 40 people, recruitment fee: 12 gold, monthly salary: [-] gold.Although the recruitment fees are astonishingly expensive, you have to understand them, because their employers survive on average for no more than three months.Traits: Round formation, they form a special formation, they can last longer under the siege of the enemy. 】

When Huo Teng saw this unit, tears almost came down.Two teams were immediately recruited.

Finally, there is a good unit that can be used as an infantry. Although the recruitment cost is expensive, the monthly salary is relatively favorable.This is in line with the behavior and habits of mercenaries.

Who doesn't want to be safe.

Within two days, one hundred knights with fiefdoms and retinues, together with 80 Frankish mercenaries wearing thin chain mail and wooden shields with spears, and two hundred militiamen with weapons, formed an army. Looks like a fighting force.

Regardless of the fact that there are only about 400 people, it is already quite a fighting force on the Rhine Plain.It is enough to see how scattered the neighborhood was demolished by Otto the Great.

Bishop Burgard of Mainz was also overjoyed by this, and urged Horten to set off as soon as possible to rescue the teacher Willikis who might be surrounded in Worms in the south.

Chapter 94 Huo Teng, the Lord of the Blue Sky

The end of April.

Huo Teng was anxious to solve the threats from the north and the south, so he only rested in Mainz for two days before offering to go south.

"What? The priests are silent? Isn't this a breaking of the precept?"

However, it is very tragic that since it happens to be the Great Lent period on the eve of Easter, that is, within 40 days before Easter, it is necessary to observe the Great Fast and the Lesser Fast, although the priests in Mainz have various The administrative position, but directly absent from work, led the people to start a meditation with their eyes closed, preparing for Easter.

This made Horten a Muggle.

The priests had no problem resting, but Huo Teng needed these priests to help contact the churches, monasteries and villages along the way, and help provide supplies and enemy information.Without the help of locals, the army from other places is almost certain to be deflated.

"Be content. Because we are going to fight, we can make an exception silently." Amelia, the sister-in-law, seems to have combat experience during the fasting period. She took out the dried salted fish from her pocket, shook it and said, "We have basically Get ready to eat this."

When Christians fight civil wars, they usually avoid festivals and fight again, or directly break the precepts and fight when the hatred is too intense.

But whether it is fighting a civil war or confronting foreign enemies, fasting is a taboo that cannot be avoided.

The so-called fasts include major fasts and minor fasts.There is almost no difference between Lent and Islam. You are not allowed to eat during the day, you can only eat one meal at night, and there are many taboos. You cannot eat any meat; And every Friday of the week throughout the year (more days in the Orthodox Church), and meat such as chicken, duck, pork, etc. is not allowed, but fish, eggs and cheese can be eaten.

If you eat by mistake or get sick, you can eat chicken, duck and pork while fasting, but you must find a priest to pray and confess.

Of course, Huo Teng has not forgotten this period of time engraved into the soul, because every year during this period, the strict fasting of Christians will make people feel as if they have died once.Especially during the important Lent, you can only eat one vegetarian meal a day and night, and anyone who does this for a week will suffer from lack of health.Huo Teng got up at two o'clock in the middle of the night more than once, and his feet were so hungry that he almost couldn't get up.

It's just that he really didn't expect that the fire was imminent, there were bandits everywhere, and these priests would show you a pious faith.

"You don't want to lose the support of the church, do you?" Amelia knelt down and tied the straps on her legs.

Huo Teng had no choice but to shake his head and regret: "Yes."

In fact, if it is not necessary during the fasting period, ordinary people generally dare not break the fast, and are not even qualified to break the fast. Many people have difficulty eating two meals a day.

However, the army led by Huo Teng was mostly violators.

The leader of Frank's professional mercenaries is called Caron.

Caron, who claimed to be from the Paris court, held a one-meter-long two-handed sword. He claimed to be a famous swordsman in the palace. , he was also expelled as a supporter of the former king.

Caron was spitting out the fish bones while biting the pickled fish: "Actually, most people don't want the Carolingian Dynasty to leave. The glory of Charlemagne is still lingering in Paris. Then, the big dignitaries in those places are like gluttons. They are like evil ghosts, eating up the wealth in the palace. They occupy the mountains and become kings in various places, and elect a puppet, hehe, Hugh's son Robert is still having trouble with those dignitaries."

Huo Teng nodded, collecting news from the west.

This world is not without mysterious power.But the mysterious power also has to obey the reality.The Carolingian family lost most of their strength in the continuous civil strife, and was overthrown by the nobles of the whole country.After the overthrow, the Kingdom of France completely entered the period of the island master of Paris.The local grand dukes once called themselves kings and cared little for the real king.The Capet family was chosen as the king.At this time, he was still the unlucky guy who was repeatedly suppressed.

It has to be said that the Capet family is really very long-lasting. They became kings in 987 AD until the fall of the Bourbon dynasty (the Bourbon dynasty is the direct descendant of the Capet family).What's even more bizarre is that Capet of the Capet family actually means cloak.Because at this time most nobles have not yet perfected their surnames.But this man in the cloak is actually an official position.As early as the Merovingian dynasty before the Carolingians, the Capet family held high officials in the Merovingian family and was elected king several hundred years later.It can be said that the history of this family is quite long.

The Capet family, from the office officials of the Merovingian dynasty, to the king of France, and then to the direct lineages such as Bourbon, Valois, and Orleans, and finally until the French Bourbon was sent to the guillotine, the Spanish Bourbon branch continued until Modern, in the true sense, is the only old family in Europe that has survived for thousands of years.

During the communication, Huo Teng also found that everyone's accents were different.

In terms of language, it is not very difficult.The courts of France and Germany all came from the core area of ​​Franconia, and the local Old Frankish language still exists and can communicate with each other.But if he is a Parisian from the countryside, it will be difficult for him to talk to Horten.

After lunch, Huo Teng took the initiative to say goodbye and left Mainz.

The original plan to ask Archbishop Burgard to help deliver the letter was also temporarily shelved.Huo Teng found that Burgard was a pedantic gentleman with a very bottom line and moral values, and it was obviously impossible to impress him.It's better to go to his teacher Willie Keith to find out, this one is the real tumbler.

When I left Mainz, I could still see traces of the original city walls, but they were forcibly demolished by Burgard.

There is no demolition office in this world, but Burgard can definitely be called the epoch-making patriarch of the demolition office. He can force the knights and citizens of the entire principality to demolish the city walls, and everyone has become "mostly defenseless". This kind of pedantry affects reality The ability is also very kappa.But this also made the banditry unstoppable, which is why Horten called Burgard an old gentleman.

Not long after leaving the city, Huo Teng intuitively realized the extent of bandits and green skins.

Looking around, all the villages are closed during the day, and traces of bandits and greenskin activities can be seen from time to time in the farmland.In many places, it has become a funny scene of greenskins and bandits fighting each other and grabbing the fruits of victory.

No wonder Bishop Burgard invited Huo Teng to go south in the spring in such a hurry. He probably noticed his plan to demolish the city wall. Not only did it not promote peace, but it harmed the peasants even more.

"It's a knight!"

Those bandits, robbers, green skins and others who were fighting among themselves, when they saw Huo Teng appearing, they immediately reunited in fear.They should fight the knights for a long time, so they know that they can't run on the plains.On the contrary, if you can form an array to block it, there is still a glimmer of life.

Knights, cannot attack the majestic spearmen formation.

So a funny scene appeared, next to the ragged bandit was a robber knight who had a good status in his hometown, and behind the robber knight was a trembling green goblin who was ready to run away at any time.

Huo Teng immediately ordered the soldiers to take a position based on the logistics carriage.

Caron, a great swordsman, had good strategic qualities. He asked his Frankish mercenaries to raise their shields to form three small phalanxes with protrusions, and let the knights attack, and the archers aimed at the shooting space.This is a relatively rare command, because most of the time, the noble lord will only let the archers shoot a few rounds in front of the formation, and then forget these archers in close combat.

Peasant archers and peasant spearmen are relatively stupid. The only baton they can understand is Huo Teng's whip.So Huo Teng had to drive them away personally, and let these people stand in their designated positions.

"Send out the archers and shoot the arrows!"

Noisily standing in their positions, Huo Teng urged the army to attack quickly.

Eighty archers lined up, shooting short bursts between the three small mercenary phalanxes, and quickly fired these bandits into a commotion.The bandits, who were far less heroic than professional troops picking down arrows with spears, immediately began to consider running away.

It is not necessary for them to run the fastest, as long as they are faster than those who were caught, wouldn't it be fine?

So from time to time someone starts falling behind.

The phalanx requires every participant to rely on each other in order to exert their maximum strength.Huo Teng's advance quickly oppressed the mob and began to disperse, so that it changed from a big bloated square to a bunch of scattered small squares.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Huo Teng ordered the knights to form two wedge formations without hesitation, and rushed towards the enemy.

Fingering the sea dragon gun, riding a half-half griffin fast spirit on the hips, Huo Teng had enjoyed a buff similar to the level of mysterious power in advance, so the power released was also amazing.

The place where the knights he led rushed through left countless bone fragments, while the team next to Amelia as the captain left moaning captives all over the place.

Among these captives, the greenskins were captured and executed immediately, while the robber knight stripped off his clothes, armor and horses, and ordered his family to come and redeem them, otherwise they would tear up their votes. middle.

Wherever Huo Teng went, he kept sending knights to the countryside to publicize: "Huo Teng, the savior, is here to save you!"

"Horten is here, Mainz will be saved!"

Chapter 95 The Church Cannibalism

Unfortunately, Huo Teng successfully violated the church's slavery policy and turned dozens of captured bandits into his own private slaves.

In the process of the development of Christianity, they were once the core positions advocating the abolition of slavery, which made great progress and progress in the cause of slave emancipation in the Roman Empire, but in fact, Christianity has never required all The Kingdom of Christ must abolish slavery, but only played the advocacy role of the church, led by bishops and major social figures to urge and publicize the abolition of slavery.