“Since trousers restrict the lower limbs of man, the human soul, and since trousers are an insult to all life except human beings, I, the Consul of the Alemannic Federation, order the wearing of trousers throughout the country. As a violation of the law, and punishable by death, all existing trousers of all kinds must be burned and the ashes spread evenly over the tombs of our ancestors.”
The end of the letter was solemnly stamped with the seal of the Consul of the Alemannic Federation.
"This Count of Île-de-France!"
Ella was so angry that she almost rushed forward and tore up the decree posted on the wall.
Ella is heading to Normandy with the dozen or so members of the Ancient Church of Abraham. From there you can quickly reach Stade by boat.
Then they saw the decree.
It's a quiet and peaceful scene around Normandy. People were coming and going on the road, but no one paid attention to this law. Even the guards were snoring under this decree
However, the Earl of Île-de-France caused quite a lot of trouble to Ella and the others. The two people who went to the port to explore the port tiptoed back and whispered: "There is a large group of guards at the port, searching for Semites and looking for an ancient book."
When you hear this, you know that it is an action done by the Abrahamic Orthodox Church. As the consul of the Alemannic Federation, the Count of Île-de-France was like a lackey of the Abrahamic Orthodox Church. He mobilized troops according to the requirements of the Abrahamic Orthodox Church in a very short period of time.
The sea route is impassable. Those members of the Ancient Church of Abraham began to whisper about which land route to take.
Amid everyone's discussion, Ella suddenly asked: "Does any of you know the mayor of Lübeck?"
Everyone shook their heads in unison.
"Are you sure?"
Everyone nodded unanimously.
"If that's the case, then there might be a spy among us."
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone didn't know why Ella made such a judgment. Habiba laughed and said, "Isn't this too much to worry about? Everyone here is a member of the Ancient Church of Abraham. Why would they not give such an important book as "The Technique of Chariots to the Sky" to..."
"The Technique of Chariot Ascension is not famous among outsiders, right? The book is written in Hebrew, so most people can't understand it, right? Even if they can understand it, the content inside is cipher text, and most people can't understand it. Don’t see the value, right?”
Ella asked three rhetorical questions in a row. Seeing that no one had any objection to this, she continued:
"If that's the case, then why did the mayor of Lübeck price this ordinary book at 500 nomis? This is not a small amount!"
"There is something strange indeed..." Gottfried mused.
"Obviously, the Mayor of Lübeck has a certain connection with the Ancient Church of Abraham. He wants to auction the book and it will be taken away by the apostles. He cannot be indifferent. But all of you who stood up to protect the book said that you don't know the Mayor of Lübeck. This has to make me suspicious.”
Ella glanced at everyone again.
"Of course, this is just a guess with little evidence. But for our safety, we still have to proceed with caution. I will plan the entire next route, okay?"
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Amy seemed to have heard someone say that after the war, there would be heavy rain.
She looked up at the sky. The sky was dark with a layer of clouds, and it seemed like it might rain at any time. This made the positions of both armies desolate. No matter how polished the armor was, it lost its luster under the dark clouds.
The enemy troops have formed a formation and are advancing towards Amy and the others. Every time they took a step forward, the pressure on the battlefield became heavier.
A battle between the Alemanni coalition and the Pirate Kingdom is about to begin on this battlefield.
Glahid hurriedly walked to Amy.
"I made a rough judgment based on the opponent's flag. The enemy gathered about 15,000 troops this time."
"Fifteen thousand? Doesn't sound like a lot. We have more than 30,000 people here."
Participating in this battle were almost all the lords of the Kingdom of Sweden, as well as some of the vassals of Hestein. If this incident hadn't suddenly caused the lords to be temporarily unable to raise the required supplies, Amy's troops could have doubled again.
In fact, when these lords first arrived, the sudden increase in the number of people made logistics supplies tight for a time. This situation did not get better until they captured Hamburg. But Amy is not worried about this. The suddenness of this war is the same for the Alemanni Federation.
Duke Otto gathered more than thirty lords from the Alemannic Federation, but the number of people was only fifteen thousand, presumably for this reason.
"It is indeed as you said, whether it is the number of people or the combat capability of the infantry, we have the advantage. But the key to the problem is that the Pirate Kingdom does not have a tradition of fighting on horseback. We only have infantry! The lords of the Alemanni Federation are all There is always a team of knights. Although each lord does not have many knights, when they are gathered together, they can organize a heavy armored cavalry that can play a key role in the battle! Fighting on the plains is not good for us! "
"Didn't you already expect this, so you deployed our troops on the high ground? What are you worried about now?"
Since Amy didn't understand military affairs at all, all the battles along the way were actually dispatched by Glahid. After hearing that the coalition forces led by Duke Otto were approaching, Grahid immediately set up a position on a high ground where the enemy troops must pass, waiting for the arrival of the enemy troops.
The direct troops from Ella territory were in the center. Glahid arranged the troops into three fronts, and Amy was protected in the last front, occupying the highest position on the entire battlefield. In order to further ensure Amy's safety, Glahid also asked the soldiers to build a simple camp and set up simple fortifications such as horses and caltrops.
In addition to the central army, the other lords' troops were arranged on both sides of the high ground. Grahid arranged for these lords' troops to form two fronts. The lords who supported Amy were placed on the front line and were responsible for charging into the battle to kill the enemy. Since those lords who opposed Amy might fight passively, Glahid placed them on the back line and were responsible for guarding the two wings of the central army.
"The problem lies in supplies! Come with me!"
Grahid pulled Amy up a rock and pointed to a place in the distance to show Amy. It was not far from the rear of Duke Otto's army. Hundreds of carts carrying supplies were connected to form a large circle. The interior of the large circle protected an astonishing number of cattle, sheep, and horses, as well as the soldiers responsible for transporting supplies. The cart in the siege circle is also very huge, as tall as two people, and can hold five adults inside. It must also contain a lot of military supplies.
Amy was surprised: "How is that possible? Such a large amount of supplies in such a short period of time should far exceed the ability of these lords to raise funds!"
"We can only think that they were well prepared. Before we launched the attack, or even before the King of Sweden landed in Stade, these lords of the Alemannic Federation were already preparing for war."
"Preparing for war? Against whom?"
"Just think about it. The closest thing to the Dukedom of Anglia is the Pirate Kingdom."
"They have long wanted to attack the pirate kingdom???"
"It can only be said that we are one step ahead of them - but this kind of thing no longer matters. Although I am confident that we can block this wave of enemy attacks, the enemy's supplies are far more abundant than we imagined, not to mention that this is on the enemy's border. , a protracted war will be detrimental to us. But if we take the initiative to attack, we will have to go down to the high ground and confront the enemy's heavy armored cavalry head-on."
"Hero King Hestein once used 10,000 infantry to defeat the First Field Army of the Seven Hills Empire, which consisted of 25,000 troops and was also equipped with a large number of cavalry. How did he do it?"
"So he is the King of Heroes, and I am just a small lord under the King of Sweden. Of course, if it were the King of Knights or the King of Sweden, they would be able to do the same thing. But I can't."
"You have an army of 30,000 people now?"
Glahid shook his head: "If those lords can completely obey my command, I will be more confident."
Amy was speechless for a moment. She knew that what Glahid said was true. In the absence of Ella, these lords of the Pirate Kingdom were completely in disarray. Although nominally she has brought this group of lords together, underneath, most of the lords are still submissive to her.
She stared at the car formation in the distance for a while.
"There's one thing I'm not very clear about. Normally, would supplies be placed so close to each other?"
"If it is a well-prepared battle, military supplies should be placed much further away from the main battlefield. Half a day, one day, or even three days' journey from the battlefield is possible. But it is difficult to say during the march. The enemy should I probably didn’t expect that I would set up my position here and didn’t have time to prepare, so I hurriedly used carts to protect the supplies behind the Chinese army.”
"Does that mean this is an opportunity that only exists today? Glahid, pick me a team of the best soldiers, and I will attack in person!"
