Chapter 79 Attila II (3) Coastal Overlord
At this time, the main territory of the Baltic Sea was naturally occupied by the Germans. They went deep into the inland to rob, and then used the robbed wealth to build castles along the coast, and then expanded inland.
However, at this time, the coastal areas of Poland were different.
The Celtics, Germans, and the Slavs were known as the three major barbarians. The Celtics had disappeared, but the latter two were in full swing. Although the Slavs were called "slaves" by the Germans, there were also outstanding tribes.
At this time, the area around Szczecin-Poznan-Bedgosch in northwestern Poland was a tribe called Pomeranians. They called themselves Pomeranians, and in Slavic language they were "people who lived on the coast". They were a Western Slav tribe that was enough to compete with the Viswa people.
The Slavs who set out from Poland either went east or went south under the oppression of the Germans. Of course, those who stayed behind were not ordinary people. The Pomeranians and Viswa were the most outstanding representatives.
How could the Germans be missing in such a good place in Poland? Moreover, they were the tribes that first used iron tools among the three major barbarians. In the lower reaches of the Vistula River in later generations, the area of Warsaw-Gdansk-Biavestok-Kalininggrad, the Teutonics, the Teutonics.
If you want to survive safely in the coastal areas, you must unite and be a powerful tribe. It just so happens that the Pomeranians and the Teutonics are all such tribes.
For such a large tribe, how could the pope who had always wanted to show the glory of the Lord in every corner of the earth be spared? However, as the protector of the pope, Pippin III, the king of the Frank Kingdom, obviously did not want to see this scene. Although the war between the Romans and the Teutonics has been over for hundreds of years, the word "teutonic" still affects the entire southern European region.
So Pippin III came up with a plan, and he suggested that the Pope let the Teutonics fight the Pomeranians first, and whoever defeated them would put the bishop there.
This move was very cruel, but it worked very well. Although Christianity on the Baltic coast was not as deep as the Middle Ages, it had begun to grow. If it was recognized by the pope, the nobles of each tribe could be safely hereditary, rather than being frightened all day long like now.
However, neither the Pomeranians nor the Teutonics were stupid. They neither dared to reject the advice of the Pope's envoys, nor dared to fight each other across the Vistula River (their boundary river) - when the main forces in German went south (the farthest Vandals arrived in North Africa), went east (the Otgoths occupied the Crimean Peninsula), and in fact became the main force of the Roman Empire's army, they remained north of the Rhine, and the tribes were not large in the west, and they were divided into tribes.
But in fact, these tribes also made Pippin III, Charles, and his son spend decades of hard work to finally calm down. Therefore, when the Pomeranians and Teutonics finally formed a large tribe, they would not easily kill each other.
For them, where there is weakness is the opportunity.
This time, they targeted the Saxons who had already gone south to attack the Aval Khanate in Transylvania, centered on Dresden, and the Viswas who also went south.
When the Battle of Transylvania was in full swing, the Teutonics had already attacked the vistochova near Czestochova, which belonged to the Viswa, and the Pomeranians attacked the viswa near Vraclaw, and plundered a large number of Viswa. At this time, both the Teutonics and the Pomeranians had already used slaves highly maturely.
Further ahead is Krakow. At this time, Krakow was just a wooden castle on the banks of the Vistula River. However, since it was the nest of the three major forces in Poland (the other two are naturally the Pomeranians and the Teutonics), they all believed that there was amazing wealth there (mainly gold).
So, the two sides agreed to attack Krakow together and then divide the prisoners and wealth there equally.
The Polish tribes at this time obviously did not reach the grand occasion of the Teutonic people who were able to gather 200,000 troops to fight the Romans in their previous lives. However, after the Western Roman Empire was destroyed and the Huns' empire was negligently destroyed, they were given about two hundred years of peace.
Two hundred years is enough to grow into a large tribe. According to the definition of the Holy Roman Empire in later generations, it is enough to become an archbishop or a grand priest, with a population of at least 200,000, with a population of at least 40,000.
Therefore, both the Teutonic and the Pomeranians gathered tens of thousands of troops when they headed south, and with the accompanying auxiliary personnel, each unit had at least 15,000 people!
By the time they reached the vicinity of Krakow, they had already plundered at least 20,000 Dingkou, and their respective teams expanded to more than 40,000!
After they were about to take Krakow, they asked their respective auxiliary personnel to take the prisoners back, and then the young and strong invaded Saxony westward and ransacked the Saxons near Dresden again.
At this time, the Pomeranians had already attacked Katowitz, about 150 miles northwest of Krakow Fort, while the Teutonics had attacked Kelce, about 200 miles northeast of Krakow.
Gao Juren's "army" happened to arrive at Tarnuf, 150 miles east of Krakow!
At this time, the Teutonics were the first to know the news of the arrival of "Atila II".
The leader of the Teutonic people is Odin, an energetic man of about forty years old and powerful Kong Wu. When he heard the news, he couldn't help laughing: "There are also powerful Khanate in the east, as well as the Pechenegs and Mazar people. Last year, I sent people to go deep into the black and white forest area to find out the news, and the situation there has not changed much."
"Did the Huns fight here from the distant East within a year? It's impossible, it's probably the Xhosa people pretending to be a ghost."
However, he was cautious by nature and sent spies to Tarnuf.
Not long after, the spy came back.
"Grand Duke"
At this time, Odin decided to completely convert to Christianity after grabbing one, and surrender to the Frank Kingdom, and began to call himself "Grand Duke" within the tribe.
"Tell me, I'll be back so soon, isn't the situation very clear?"
"Yes, when we headed south, we met a few Slavs who fled in panic. By the way, the Antes who lived in the Black and White Forest quickly learned something from their mouths."
"Talk quickly"
"Yes, yes, there are no Huns, and the Khanate of Xhosa is still there. The Pecchenegs and Mazar people have not left their pastures, and they are still wandering on the prairie between the black and white forests and the dark forests. However, to the east of the Khanate of Xhosa, a new force has emerged, called the Great Qin State. By the way, it is the Peach Blossom Stone Empire that the Romans used to talk about."
"Is there another change in the country of Orientals?"
"I don't know, but this great Qin State is very powerful. He did not provoke the Khonar first, but went deep into the dark forest in the north, conquered the Viajikis who fled there, and then rescued the Antes from the Varyags. It is said that their king had formed an alliance with the Avals, so he sent a small army to cross the black and white forest to Transylvania to rescue the Avals."
"Then, haven't you checked it nearby?"
"I went there. They were indeed not many, but there were many Antes following them. They were very similar to the Romans, fully equipped, with war horses, spears, and long swords shining in the night, and they looked very exquisite at first sight."
"Although this army is very small, it is probably very brave and completely overwhelmed the Antes, who have always been weak, so their leader was named Attila II."
"Why didn't they go directly to Transylvania, but toward Krakow?"
"Of course, we have the same idea as us. We are going to take advantage of the emptiness of the Viswa people and the Saxons' rear to grab it first. If the Viswa people and the Saxons learn that the rear is unstable, they will return soon, which can be considered as indirect rescue of the Avals."
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When Odin learned the truth, he fell into deep thought, and finally he made up his mind.
"In one Krakow, three troops came to plunder. The Viswa people were dead. However, if they could defeat this army of the Great Qin Kingdom and harvest three thousand sets of military uniforms, armor and good weapons, it would be more cost-effective than capturing all the Viswa people. It would be better if they could capture some Great Qin people. Let them be slaves for me!"
However, the reputation of "Atila II" still shocked him. He decided to attack the Qin people with Piaster, the leader of the Pomeranians (the ancestor of the founder of the Piaster dynasty in Poland), and the conditions were naturally implemented - to divide the captives equally.
However, Piast didn't want to make trouble, so he made a fool of himself.
"It's better to do this. I attack Krakow, and you attack the Qin people and take half of the captives. What do you think?"
Although Odin was a little unhappy, he finally agreed. The "Hungarians" were naturally powerful, but they came from afar. They were far less familiar with the black and white forest than theirs. Moreover, there were only three thousand people and tens of thousands of troops. If they were victorious, they would become famous. It would be natural to enjoy a bishop alone!
So, he gritted his teeth and decided not to go to Krakow first, but to defeat the people of the Qin Dynasty first!
For Gao Juren, after arriving near Krakow, according to the rules of the Sabha Army, he naturally sent Yu Hou's army to the surrounding area, and naturally discovered Odin's spy and followed Keltzai.
After that, they captured several soldiers from the Odin army and killed them after hearing the news through the Antes.
Gao Juren did not stop when he learned that Odin planned to attack him, but continued to move westward as planned. However, this time they walked very slowly. In addition to the fact that they did not walk fast due to swamps and dense forests nearby, they naturally had his mind.
A few days later, they walked to the vicinity of Pokhnia in later generations. The geographical location here is very important. You can go to the black and white forests of the Antes in the east, to Krakow and Dresden in the west, to Kelce in the north, to Eastern Bohemia in the south (Slovakia in later generations), and then to Transylvania.
Chapter completed!