Chapter 697: Western Lords Gather! (2 in 1)

In the city of Linz, the army of Western lords is rapidly gathering, and the German princes responded to Hohenzollern's call to participate in the holy war.

Among the German princes, there are tens of thousands of princes with many troops, while those with few troops have only a few hundred.

Hohenzollern was already the largest prince in the Holy Roman Empire.

The Grand Duchy of Austria is the territory of the Holy Roman Empire. Attila's attack on Vienna is actually declaring war on the entire Holy Roman Empire.

The German princes were also brave and good at fighting. They assembled a large number of troops to meet Attila's army.

Some German princes had no time to participate in the last war and were on the march. They chose to participate in this war, and Hohenzollern was their lord.

The Western ruling system is somewhat different. There can be small lords under the big lords, and the principle is "my vassal's vassal, not my vassal".

It is not easy for Western lords to change this feudal system and centralize power.

The current German region still implements the feudal system of the Holy Roman Empire. However, the prestige of Hohenzollern is enough to command the princes in the German region. These princes also realized that only by joining forces can the Holy Roman Empire survive in the highly competitive Western Continent.

"The Holy Roman Empire is expected to gather 400,000 troops."

According to Hohenzollern's statistics, the troops sent by the various German princes reached a total of 400,000.

The Kingdom of Macedon was no longer the main force against Attila, and the Holy Roman Empire began to take the stage in the western continent.

"The Archbishop of Cologne, the Archbishop of Mainz, the Archbishop of Trier, the Duke of Saxony, the Elector of the Palatinate, and the King of New Bohemia are here!"

If Hohenzollern, who served as Marquis of Brandenburg, is included, the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire are all here!

Because of Alexander's injury and the fact that the main force returned to defend the Macedonian Kingdom, he could no longer sit on the throne. At present, the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire and the Big Three of the Roman Republic have a greater say in the Western coalition forces!

These ten great lords, plus Alexander, eleven people, decided the survival of Vienna and even the western continent.

"Vienna asked for reinforcements again, and Attila was gathering troops to march towards Linz. He wanted to capture Linz and enter the German region before our troops had time to gather. The Kingdom of Hungary and the Grand Duchy of Austria have been defeated. His next The target should be our Holy Roman Empire."

Hohenzollern folded his hands under his chin, and looked around at the lords present.

Constantine pondered: "My Genoese and Carthaginian legions have arrived, and they will teach Attila a lesson. There are two other legions, I don't know if they will have time to join the battle..."

"Genoa Legion? Could it be the Crusaders Legion?"

Hohenzollern's eyes lit up.

The Genoa Province of the Roman Republic is rich in crossbows of the highest quality in the Western Continent. Even the German princes and other Western lords have to buy crossbows from the Genoa Province.

Genoa's Crusader Legion was no less than the Roman Legion.

"In order to defeat Attila, no further reservations can be made."

Constantine glanced at the world rankings. The competition among the various lords was extremely fierce. In the second year of the national war, the great war was still breaking out. The lords of the Han Empire were sweeping up the remaining tribes everywhere, and they could still get some points.

The two Roman giants, Caesar and Pompey, all looked at Constantine as the player lord.

As a player, Constantine has a lot of advantages, and it is easier for players to deal with each other. Inadvertently, Constantine has firmly controlled Genoa and North Africa, becoming the strongest among the three giants of Rome.

Caesar and Pompey looked at each other thoughtfully, seeing caution in each other's eyes, perhaps Constantine's power continued to expand,

The two giants may join forces to counter Constantine.

Also, according to Constantine, he seems to have had two special legions.

This kind of strength has already posed a threat to Caesar and Pompey, and can even compete with Caesar and Pompey.

The city-state of Carthage in North Africa was able to compete with the Roman Republic.

The city-state of Carthage also had many famous generals, the most famous of which was Hannibal who almost broke through Rome.

Although the three giants of Rome are maintaining a delicate balance, in this battle, the three chose to join forces in order to preserve the honor of Rome.

"We, the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire, sent troops together. I hope that you can spare no effort to attack Attila. Once Attila becomes bigger, we will no longer be able to compete with him."

Hohenzollern was very satisfied with Constantine’s long-preserved Genoese Crossbow Corps and the Carthaginian Legion with war elephants and cavalry. He hoped that Alexander, Caesar, and Pompey would also try their best to fight instead of being ruled by the Holy Spirit. The seven electors of the Roman Empire fought alone.

"This time, the Venetians who work for me will also send legions."

Caesar also had his own sphere of influence, served by the Venetian fleet and the Venetian hoplites.

"I have called the Legion of Sicily."

Pompey also took out his own troops.

Hohenzollern looked at Alexander again: "Alexander, can the Kingdom of Macedonia stop the offensive of the Ottoman Empire? I don't want the Macedonian army to suddenly return to the Kingdom of Macedonia to defend the Ottoman Empire when they are fighting Attila's army."

"The Sipahi cavalry and the Janissaries of the Ottoman Empire were indeed brave and good at fighting. Their reputation spread throughout Asia Minor, but the Greek city-states had Spartans and Athenians. The Greek navy led by the Athenians and the Spartans led Infantry is enough to stop the Ottoman Empire from conquering Greece for a short time."

Facing the offensive of the Ottoman Empire, Alexander remained indifferent and chose to believe in the once prosperous Greek city-state.

When Alexander conquered many Greek city-states, it took considerable effort.

Only Alexander himself knew how terrible the Spartan warriors were. Alexander had to personally lead his partner cavalry to attack the camp behind the Spartans, causing the Spartans to fall into chaos before taking down the Spartan city-state.

It is precisely because they know how good they are at fighting, as long as the Athenians with a little bit of brains command the Spartans who are warlike, the Spartans will not be so easy to fall for.

The Spartans also have their own shortcomings, that is, their brains are not easy to adapt.

Alexander's arm was wrapped in gauze, and he was wounded in the battle with Attila, also a testament to his valor.

Not many Western lords dared to attack Attila's cavalry head-on, and Alexander could exchange injuries with Attila in a disadvantaged situation.

Hohenzollern did not doubt Alexander's determination to fight Attila. After all, among all the Western lords, Alexander was considered a warlike person, and it was Alexander who initiated the crusade against Attila's alliance.

The main reason was that the forces of Alexander's Macedonian Kingdom were restrained by the Ottoman Empire, which made Alexander unable to coordinate the overall situation, so he simply handed over the command to Hohenzollern.

The population of the Holy Roman Empire was only much larger than that of the Macedonian Kingdom.

The Holy Roman Empire had many plains, while the Macedonian Kingdom was dominated by mountains.

"King Xia of the Eastern Han Empire, and Ekaterina of the Tsarist Russian Empire, they joined our coalition forces, but they haven't sent troops yet."

Alexander has opinions on the combination of Chutian and Yekaterina.

The cavalry of the Tsarist Russian Empire is definitely a powerful force capable of changing the entire battlefield. However, Chu Tian and Ekaterina have not moved for a long time.

Constantine was used to Chutian's style of putting interests first: "They probably think that our losses are not heavy enough. They are really cunning Easterners. They won't take the initiative until the end."

"They defeated the Golden Horde with their own strength, and there is nothing wrong with acting alone now. We should be prepared to defeat Attila alone if the Tsarist Empire will not take action."

"It makes sense."

The great lords in the west all thought that Chu Tian was not easy to get along with, and that he did not have any rules in his behavior.

"Attila's army will soon advance to Linz. Before that, there are two new allies who are willing to join our coalition forces to deal with the threat from Attila. These two people may change the unfavorable situation. situation."

Hohenzollern mentions the new lord of the Western Lords Confederation.

The eleven big figures present are not the great lords of all European civilizations, but only represent Germany, Rome and Macedonia.

"A new ally?"

Alexander was somewhat surprised by Hohenzollern's diplomatic ability. After he became the new leader, he recruited two new lords for the western army that was in a difficult situation.

Those who are eligible to join the coalition of western lords are all influential or powerful lords.

Caesar asked, "Who are they?"

"I have already made an appointment with them. They will come to the city of Linz in the Grand Duchy of Austria soon. You and I will go to the teleportation array to meet our new allies. I don't think they will let us down."

Hohenzollern got up, and the other six electors of the Holy Roman Empire also got up.

Alexander and the Big Three of Rome were deeply interested in the new lord Hohenzollern had found, so they followed Hohenzollern to the teleportation array in Linz City, waiting for the new lord to lead their guards.

"These people usually hide their secrets. If there is a real war to destroy the country, their elite troops will come out."

"The population of our native Rome is no less than that of Macedonia, and the colonies in North Africa also have a population of several million. If we continue to expand in North Africa, the population of the dependent country may reach 10 million."

The three Roman giants Constantine, Caesar, and Pompey were in the same camp. While observing their future opponents, they also compared the national strength of Rome and these civilizations.

If Rome wants to unify the Western Continent, it must defeat powerful civilizations such as the Kingdom of Macedonia, the Holy Roman Empire, and France. None of these civilizations has a population smaller than that of Rome itself.

If Rome wants to expand, it must consider expanding to North African civilization.

"We can occupy Egypt and Morocco, not just Carthage. I need your support to gain more benefits in North Africa. It is not easy to fight in Europe, but the civilization in Africa is weak, and they don't know how to use the local resources, we can get tens of millions of people in North Africa, and then use them as cannon fodder, provide tax revenue, and conquer other European civilizations.”

After Constantine proposed the co-governance of the three emperors, he also proposed a plan to occupy North Africa. As a player lord, he can see further prospects.

"Konstantine, what other legions do you have that we don't know about?"

Pompey was afraid of the two legions that Constantine hadn't shown up yet, and he was worried that Constantine would backstab the other two Roman giants.

Constantine did not answer directly: "Pompey, please believe me, our interests are the same."

In the teleportation formation in Linz City, Hohenzollern and six other electors of the Holy Roman Empire were waiting for a special reinforcement team to arrive.

"According to the time, they should have arrived."

The teleportation array in Linz City flashed white light, and a group of knights walked out of the teleportation array.

The armor of this group of knights is covered with white robes. The chest of the robes is the symbol of the red cross, which is in sharp contrast with the black cross of the Teutonic Knights.

Alexander, Caesar, Pompey, Constantine and others all looked at the coming knights, who were still holding shields with red crosses.

"Louis of France?!"

Caesar was attacking the Gauls, that is, the French, and he recognized this old opponent.

Gallic chicken is definitely not an easy enemy to deal with.

"Louis of Paris, it seems that you have settled the Visigoth king with Spain."

Hohenzollern shakes hands with the arrival of the French lord Louis.

As powerful civilizations, France and Germany did not have much sense of existence in the previous national wars, but this time, they began to speak out.

In "The Lord", the population of France is slightly smaller than that of Germany, but France also has a population of 20 million, and the number of troops assembled at the door of the house can reach as many as hundreds of thousands.

This time, the French lords also decided to deal with Attila's threat.

"This is the Knights Templar of France..."

Hohenzollern noticed the special knight brought by the French lord Louis.

Like the Teutonic Knights, the Templars belong to one of the three major European knights, different from individual knights!

The Teutonic Knights are larger and more secular, but Hohenzollern is not very willing to fight the Templars, because the Templars are more fanatical than the Teutonic Knights, and their characteristics allow them to fight against the Templars. Sometimes it looks like a mad dog. Among them, the Knights Templar also has an elite composed of pure knights, one against a hundred.

"Your Teutonic Knights seem to have expanded in size again."

Louis was also very afraid of Hohenzollern's Teutonic Knights.

The relationship between France and Germany is also more complicated.

"This time we have a common enemy, and temporarily put aside the past grievances. There is also a lord, and she has not arrived yet."

Hohenzollern eased his grievances with the French lords.

The relationship between the French lords and the German lords is quite complicated and difficult to describe.

In fact, the relationship between European civilizations is very complicated. Sometimes they are friends, and sometimes they are enemies. Only interests last forever.

Louis heard that there was another lord who wanted to participate in the decisive battle of Attila's camp. He couldn't help but be surprised. Almost all the major lords in Europe participated in this battle. Who else will join the battle?

"Could it be that Charlie of England, his English Longbowmen Corps also want to join the battle? If England's longbowmen join the battle, it will undoubtedly be easier for us."

Louis coveted the characteristic arms of English civilization-English longbowmen.

England also has a similar order of knights, but the knights of the round table fell into the hands of Chu Tian, ​​and the English longbowmen and Galen sailing fleet became the main force of England.

It was impossible for the English galleons to go ashore and fight Attila's cavalry to the death, so they had to rely on the English longbowmen to attack Attila's cavalry.

As long as they occupy favorable terrain, the English longbowmen may become Attila's nightmare.

"No, Charles of England, he is busy dealing with Canute the Great of the Vikings. You should also know that Canute the Great occupied England in history and became the king of all England. He may be the most powerful Viking civilization. He is a legendary hero, so Charlie is in a bit of pain, and even Edward, the black prince of England, is struggling to deal with Canute the Great."

Hohenzollern denied that Charles, Lord of England, participated in the Great War of the Allied Forces of Western Lords.

"Knut the Great is indeed the only Viking civilization who can be called the Great. The English are really unlucky. This time, the one who came to attack England turned out to be the King of All England in history."

After excluding the lords of England, Louis had guessed who Hohenzollern had recruited to attack Attila.

The teleportation array flashed white light again, and another group of soldiers appeared from the teleportation array.

This group of soldiers is composed of spearmen, halberd soldiers, arquebus soldiers, and sword and shield soldiers. On the whole, they have good combat effectiveness.

Leading this group of soldiers was a queen with long golden wavy hair.

Louis was very familiar with this group of soldiers: "It turned out to be Queen Isabella I of Castile (Spain), and the famous Spanish phalanx. Not long ago, we also jointly defeated the Visigothic Kingdom and resolved The threat from the Visigothic Kingdom, so this time we can join forces."

"This time it's a lot of fun."

Constantine didn't think it was a big deal. Except for the three oceanic civilizations of the Netherlands, Portugal, and England, this time, almost all the lords in Europe were blown out by Attila, launching an unprecedented war.

Among these western lords, there was a lord from the East.

In St. Petersburg, Chutian assembled 80,000 cavalry and infantry (equipped with horses as vehicles), and 100,000 cavalry sent by Ekaterina to form an army of 180,000. The capital of the human empire.

He had already learned that Attila had reached Linz, and was going to start a battle with the western lords to determine the ownership of the Western Continent. Most of this battle would hurt both sides, so it was his turn.

It is difficult to escape the sight of Attila's scouts when the army is mobilized. After all, in St. Petersburg, there are many scouts from the Hun Empire or traitors inside St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg can also choose to close the city, so that scouts and traitors cannot spread the news, but the closure of St. Petersburg itself sends a message to the outside world-the Tsarist Russian Empire will send troops to attack the Hunnic Empire.

Therefore, the soldiers are divided into three groups, one of which is the main attack direction, and the other two are used as partial divisions to pull and suspect soldiers.

Soldiers are expensive and fast.

"Chen Qingzhi, you, Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun are on your own way, and we will meet in the capital of the Hun Empire."

Chu Tian separated the White Robe Legion as a partial division.

"Yermak, you lead a team of Cossack cavalry, which is like the defenders of the Hunnic Empire on the border."

Yekaterina sent out a team of Cossack cavalry to cooperate.

"Ermak originally intended to fight to the death for His Majesty, and faithfully fulfilled his mission."

As the leader of the Don Cossack cavalry, Yermak was extremely loyal to the Tsar, and he was the loyal eagle dog of the Tsar. The Don Cossack cavalry was extremely mobile, and it was quite easy to use it to contain the defenders of the Hunnic Empire.

"Before Attila led his army and allies westward, he left his elder brother Bleda to defend the capital of the Hunnic Empire. All the people of the Hunnic Empire were soldiers. There should be hundreds of thousands of cavalry. In front of 80,000 cavalry, it can be easily defeated."

The last time Chutian defeated Bleda's 100,000 Hun army with 40,000 cavalry, the loss was only a few thousand.

Bleda's abilities were much worse than Attila's.

"My lord, you must be careful. Attila only left Bleda alone, and Bleda must be assisted. If nothing goes wrong, Attila has at least two good generals left behind, so that he can go west with confidence."

Before Chutian sent troops, Sun Bin reminded Chutian to pay attention to the generals of the Hun Empire.

If Attila only left Bleda to guard the house and took all his powerful allies to attack the west, then Attila might not have too much confidence in Bleda's ability.

Chutian knew this very well.

But he couldn't think of any famous generals in the Hunnic Empire besides Attila, Breda brothers, and their amazing system bonuses.

The history of the Hunnic Empire is not long, and the records are not enough. It is Attila who can really fight.

"I have information about the Hun Empire. Attila seems to have recruited a group of generals from other civilizations to serve him."

Ekaterina finally got useful information about the Hunnic Empire before sending troops.

"Generals from other civilizations? His position is mostly Eastern European generals, but it doesn't matter. We have prepared a lot of time for this raid and spent a lot of gold and silver. We must pay back. This time, the soldiers came to block The water comes and the earth covers it."

Even though he knew that Attila would definitely reserve a second hand, Chu Tian resolutely sent troops, otherwise the teleportation array, food, grass, and weapons of the 80,000 cavalry could not be reimbursed.

Even if the capital of the Hun Empire cannot be captured, hundreds of thousands of taels of gold must be plundered and returned to the Han Empire to make up for the finances. Every time you send troops, at least it must be profitable.

"Your Majesty, the latest news is that Hohenzollern, the great lord of the Holy Roman Empire, invited Louis of Paris, the French lord, and Queen Isabella I of Castile to join forces against Attila!"

Chutian and Yekaterina were about to send troops, and they learned even more shocking news. Now even the lords of Western Europe participated in this war.