The Rise of the European Emperor

"Ahahaha, I didn't expect that the results of the winged cavalry would be so brilliant, they actually wiped out the opponent's heavy plate armor!" Sitting on the main seat of the Warsaw Palace hall, Sigismund I smiled complacently.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Hexi, Your Majesty, you have this powerful arm, and you can sweep the surrounding countries in the future!" The generals below congratulated.

However, the winged cavalry commander Lewandorf was worried:

"Your Majesty, the winged cavalry has the ability to charge repeatedly. However, it seems to be a little dependent on the spring lance of Beihai Kingdom..."

The generals were suddenly speechless, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little cold. And Sigismund I frowned:

"Can't our craftsmen make such a spring-loaded lance?"

Lewandorf shook his head and said:

"It's too difficult, the gun body and the tip are not difficult to imitate. The most difficult thing is the spring. Our people have imitated both pig iron and wrought iron, but the pig iron spring is easy to break, and the wrought iron spring is too soft, after compression , It is difficult to restore the original state! Therefore, the mystery should be the steel used for the spring!"

"That is to say, if the North Sea country no longer provides springs, we will not be able to make a suitable spring lance?" Sigismund I was a little depressed, feeling that his neck was stuck.

Then, he turned around and said:

"I heard that Beihai Kingdom has encountered a huge crisis, should we send troops to help?"

"No! Your Majesty, we have just occupied the Principality of Mazovia, and we haven't been able to fully control it yet. If we divide our troops to reinforce the North Sea Kingdom at this time, the Principality of Mazovia that we have eaten may be forced to spit out!" The Plate Knight Commander Yang Kerr objected.

But Lewandorf has a different view:

"His Majesty,

Lord Yanker is right, we can't do our best to reinforce the North Sea Kingdom at this time. However, it can be partially supported..."

"Partial support? What do you mean?" Sigismund I asked in confusion.

"It means to send some cavalry to protect Prince Caesar and Madame Angela. If Aurich can't keep it, escort them to Poland..."

"Lewandorf, what do you mean? Do you want His Majesty to take in the mother and son? They are the widow of the Grand Duke. If we take them in, do we have to give them the fief? It's a big loss!" Yanker objected.

If the North Sea Kingdom was just an earl country and Caesar was just the son of an earl, then it would be nothing to take in Caesar. The big deal, give him a small place to continue to be an earl.

But the son of the grand duke is different. The two families are relatives by marriage, so it is not good that they will not be placed in a place. But the identity of the son of the Grand Duke is there, and the site can't be given less, it's not worth it...

"No, no, Mr. Yanker, if Prince Caesar comes to Poland, you say, will he bring a blacksmith who knows how to make springs? At that time, we will have as many spring lances as we want. Lord Kerr, you have also seen that the plate knights can directly charge the infantry phalanx with their spring lances!"

"This... seems to make sense... But, just because of the manufacturing method of the spring, it doesn't seem to be very cost-effective to accommodate a heir of the Grand Duke..." Yanker said unwillingly.

"No, no, it's not just springs. Springs are also made of steel, and the most valuable is actually the kind of steel that makes springs. Even for sabres, that kind of steel is very good. You all know that Archduke Marin gave it to him before. Your Majesty's cavalry knife, right? Not only is it sharp and hard, but it is also very tough. I remember that General Markov's command knife was cut off by that knife. However, the knife only left some scratches... "

Infantry commander Markov nodded and said:

"That's right, the steel craftsmanship of Beihai Kingdom is too good. I have never seen such a good material, the blade is strong and sharp, the blade is flexible and not easy to break. Therefore, I agree with General Lewandorf's introduction of Beihai Kingdom's steel technology. Ideas. If we can introduce the advanced iron smelting technology of Beihai, the quality of our Polish army's equipment will be improved to a higher level!"

"Okay, let's do it like this! I will send people to Aurich and tell Madame Angela that if they are defeated, they can take refuge in Poland. At that time, I can make Caesar a duke!" King Sigismund I made a final decision.

"Then we still can't send troops?" asked General Markov.

"In this way, Lewandorf, you bring the 1ooo winged cavalry to Aurich yourself. Then, explain to Madame Angela that my army is busy fighting for the Duchy of Mazovia, and I can't draw too many troops for the time being."

"Then, your task is not to fight against the armies of the princes, but to ensure the safety of Lady Angela and Prince Caesar. If the North Sea Kingdom is defeated, you will escort their mother and son to Poland. But..."

Sigismund I paused and said:

"Before escorting their mother and son to Poland, be sure to remind them to bring craftsmen who know how to make springs and high-quality steel with them. Even, bringing those craftsmen with them is as important as escorting their mother and son's safety! Understand?"

"Understood!" Lewandorf instantly understood that his task, the most important thing, was to ensure that craftsmen who were good at making high-quality steel and springs came to Poland. As for escorting Angela mother and son, it is secondary. Of course, you can't go without them. Otherwise, it will be too ugly to eat...

"Your Majesty, you said that it was time to canonize Prince Caesar as a duke. But the duchy is not a small place. Where do you plan to seal him? Could it be the Principality of Mazovia?" General Yanker asked suspiciously.

"How is that possible? The Principality of Mazovia is my own territory in the future. I have already thought about it. Do you remember Kievan Rus in southern Lithuania?"

The generals were stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized...

Kievan Rus is the later Dnieper region with the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as the core, and the land is relatively fertile. Once, the powerful Grand Duchy of Kievan Rus was established in Kiev. However, after the Mongols invaded, the Grand Duchy of Kievan Rus was defeated and forced to submit to the Kipchak Khanate established by the Mongols, and it has since declined. By 1362, the lingering Duchy of Kyiv was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania...

However, after being annexed by Lithuania, the Ukrainian region has not been developed. Because, in the south of Ukraine, there is a robber state, the Crimean Khanate, which is constantly going north to sweep and loot, and plunder its population.

Therefore, the Kievan Rus region obviously has fertile black soil and abundant water resources (Dnieper River), but it cannot develop.

Moreover, Ukraine faces more than one enemy in the Crimean Khanate, and there is a more powerful Ottoman Turkey in the southwest...

In the face of the threat of two powerful enemies, no one is willing to press the treasure in the fertile Ukraine. Because, even if the local area is opened, it is easy to cheap the robbers or Turks of the Crimean Khanate...

Therefore, the Kievan Rus region is now a free paradise for the undisciplined Cossacks. As for the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it is difficult to form an effective control over the local area, and its influence is limited to a few important cities such as Kyiv.

Sigismund I meant that he planned to seal Caesar to Kyiv. The land area there is large enough, tens of thousands of square kilometers will do, which is absolutely in line with the status of the duke (the Ukraine in later generations has 600,000 square kilometers). However, if the country is closed there, it must independently bear the risk of possible invasion by the Crimeans.

And with the Hoffmans in the South, Sigismund I could save a lot. After all, there are many generals in the Hoffman family, and they have mastered the secret of fertilizer. As long as they are given enough territory, they can still develop.

Once the Hoffman family develops in the dangerous Kievan Rus region, it can not only contain the dangerous Crimean Khanate in the south. Moreover, if necessary, it can also provide enough troops to the Jagiellonian royal family to help fight...

When Sigismund I spoke out his thoughts, none of the generals envied the large fertile land that Caesar would get. Because, south of Kyiv is the terrible Crimean Khanate...

And, Sigismund I was right, the Hoffmans were good at military. If you can bring all the generals of the Hoffman family over to train troops to guard against the Crimeans, it will be equivalent to setting up a barrier in southern Poland and Lithuania...

"Your Majesty is wise!" For a while, flattering voices came from everywhere...

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