To be honest, Innocent III left Egil with a good impression during this time. Apart from the red tape, there are also the priests and so-called paladins who want to kill. Everything here is very good. Whether it is the magnificent Pope Hall built with stone transported from the Colosseum, various cathedrals built with stone transported from the Colosseum, or the huge statue of Jesus Christ built with stone transported from the Colosseum. It looks very good.

It's just a pity that the Grand Arena of Rome disappeared like this.

But no matter what. There is no thousand-year empire in the world. Wealth and glory are just passing clouds and mists, and Nan Ke’s dream is just a dream.

After the ceremony of meeting with the pope, Egil ran quietly to find the Colosseum.

The answer I got was like this. Looking at the ruins that disappeared. The ruins of the Roman Colosseum covered by large areas of low civic houses, I couldn't help feeling lost. Then I felt like I was lost. Then the above-mentioned thing came into being. There is no prosperous dynasty in the world. Withering and prospering is the way of heaven. No wonder so many emperors want to live forever. Perhaps, in addition to the fear of death, there is another thing that wants to continue their dynasty forever.

Egil sighed softly and turned away. He didn't turn around and take a look.

There is nothing good to look at. Here is the answer I want.

So, after receiving the five million gold coins from the Pope and the title of the Paladin of Christ Valhalla, Egil was not satisfied and secretly launched his own intelligence network to spread the rumors that he was the Savior of the World and the Messiah chosen by Christ.

So he did not say that he was the son of the Lord, and his brother Jesus Christ.

In addition to Egil who received such a reward, other countries also received a lot of money, as well as the title of Paladins enthroned by the Holy See. However, Egil was a little inferior to Egil. In fact, they brought their elite troops in this time and let the Pope see this way, and the Norman army was majestic and neat, and they were the leader of the nations. The Pope naturally had to look up to him.

After that, under the auspices of the Pope, King Egil of Norman, King Egil of France, King Philip of Burgundy, King of France, Andrew of Gerá, Vite of Venice and Duke of Venice, Mayor of Bologna and Earl of Bologna, Mafeo, the mayor of Aquitaine and the Count of Bologna, and the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Frederick of the other four electorates, the Duke of Simea, Charles IV, Duke of Austria, Frederick of Brandenburg, Duke of Hesse, and Alfonso of Leon Castile of Iberia, King Carlos of Portugal, and Lamiro of Aragon, also sent envoys to visit the oath.

At the same time, Egil also represents his wife, Artoria, Queen of Northwest Britain. Therefore, Egil claims that he has double the voting rights in other countries in this alliance before his wife has arrived.

Of course, it is impossible to swear with the monarchs of the kings in their capacity. However, after Egil consulted with the Pope, the Pope promised that these monarchs who sent envoys would also become members of this sacred alliance. The entire Catholic world officially declared an alliance. At this point, all countries in the entire Catholic world are brothers and allies. They will not suffer any further disasters. They will jointly deal with the dangers of the Catholic world, and unite to fight against the common enemies, pseudo-religious people, and those Greeks formed the evil Roman Empire.

On May 1, 1003, seventeen Catholic countries in the Pope Hall formed a major alliance. With this as a symbol, it officially announced that the two major churches of the East and West had a complete break, and the European Union was revived. A war that swept the entire Western world officially kicked off.

Of course, there is a slight problem here, even if Bologna, which has only the title of Earl and only one territory, is included, there are only sixteen countries. Why is it said that there are seventeen?

Because of Hungary.

This country, which had no territory, castle, and only less than two thousand remaining residents, also sent representatives to participate in the alliance. The messenger representing Hungary told the brutality and cruelty of the Greeks in front of the Pope. Although everyone knew that the Greeks were not that bad, everyone was still filled with righteous indignation. Egil had tears in his eyes, holding the hands of the Hungarian envoy vigorously and promising in person that he would help Hungary restore his country. The Pope also spoke generously: "Remember this moment, all Christians in the world will seriously remember this moment.

This is a lesson, a warning, and it is also a fantasy. There is absolutely no peace between the destruction of the heresy. The war between us and them has only one result. That is, one of the two sides will completely perish! There is no negotiation, no compromise! There is no forgiveness! We must completely eliminate them. We will not even keep a bastard of heresy! Otherwise, we will fight them to the end until the day of the doomsday judgment comes!!

As the representative of Jesus Christ walking on the earth, I promise you! Listen to the soldiers who participated in this jihad! No matter what crimes you committed during your lifetime, as long as you died in the jihad and died because of heroic battles, your sins will completely disappear before death! After death, the spirit will surely ascend to heaven!!!

After hearing such bold words, all the soldiers present cheered, war, killing, plundering, such a rich and wonderful life, and after death, they can go to heaven. This good fact is too cost-effective.

"The people in the world who should go to hell have made a perfect guarantee. What's more sad is that people actually believed his words... Egil talked to himself in his heart. After that, he almost couldn't help laughing. Finally, he almost suffered internal injuries because he forced his laughter.

"I may be the first person to be injured after this jihad." Finally, after a long ceremony, everyone went to the palace where the pope prepared to rest. Egil rubbed his painful xiong because he suppressed his smile, and thought to himself.

That's it, the war began. On the one hand, it was the Alliance of the Seventeen Catholic Kingdoms, and on the other hand, it was the Eastern Roman Empire that was terrifying the world. When the Ottoman Empire Sultan Suleiman, who was suppressed by Eastern Rome for a period of time, was extremely moved. The cold that happened to be caused by wind and cold was cured in an instant. He jumped off the chuáng and shouted: "Opportunity! We have been waiting for the opportunity for countless years! Allah God finally gave me this opportunity! I am the luckiest of all sultans, hahahahaha." At the same time, after receiving this news, Saladin, who had already prepared an excuse, finally let go of his last concern.

"Did you see it? Christians, they are biting dogs. They can no longer stop us from regaining the Holy Land! Soldiers!! Allah has given me such glory!! Now, let us retreat to the Holy Land and towards Jerusalem!!" Of course, Egil didn't know these things. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

They are just some pagans. It's no big deal. Really, after dealing with the Eastern Roman Empire, Egil will deal with them. The so-called raising tigers is just a worry.

The coalition army has a large army of 100,000. There are also 250,000 troops rushing here.

No matter who it is, when standing with so many friendly forces, he will feel that he is extremely powerful and invincible. The same is true for Egil. Speaking of which, it was his first time commanding a war of 100,000 people. It felt really different.

The first target was two Sicily, or to be precise, the southern part of the Italian Peninsula and Sicily, because there was still an Eastern Roman naval fleet stationed, and the Normans' own fleet had not arrived yet, so they could not attack.

Egil has already received news that the plenipotentiary governor of Sicily, Narcis has stationed in Naples, the largest city in southern Italy, two hundred kilometers away from Rome. The same army of nearly 100,000 has flattened the outskirts of Naples, used large pieces of wood and stone to build a two-meter-high exterior wall. At the same time, it has accumulated food and grass and inserted heavy weights, and ordered the iron and iron to build weapons, bows, arrows and armor day and night, and look like they are determined.

Seeing the other party taking such a gesture, Egil didn't want to hit the wall. However, he took the map and looked left and right, but he couldn't find a place worth attacking. The entire Italian peninsula, except for this Naples, has a high strategic value. It has a large population and a large amount of arable land. The rest are all specially designated by mountains, hills, wastelands and small villages. Even if they are all snatched up, it is absolutely impossible to cause any blow to the other party.

Therefore, we can only bite the bullet and go on. Before the opponent's emperor Basil II arrived with 200,000 Eastern Rome troops, they captured Naples and killed all the Greeks! Otherwise, the opponent would give himself some ruthlessness when he fought Basil II.

Before the main force’s decisive battle, before the final decisive battle with Basil II, Egir must eliminate this danger!

A hundred thousand troops swore to march south. The teams were arranged into a long and endless row of dozens of kilometers.

Advance on the road originally built in the Roman Empire era to destroy the Roman Empire's army!!@.
Chapter completed!