C879 Teutonic Knights (1/2)
The situation of Prussia's founding was quite unique. First of all, there was no such country as Prussia. There was only one place called Prussia, and it was inhabited by the primitive Baltic peoples who worshipped the Nordic gods.
Why did the Prussian region become the Prussian Kingdom? That was back in the Crusades. It was well-known that the Crusades were for the Holy See to hoodwink all the kingdoms and believers of Europe, and to go together to the East to rob.
He had control of the Middle East region. Not only did he possess the holy city of Jerusalem, he also had control of the two rivers and the two Nile's two granaries.
Even by controlling the region, Europe could still make its way to ancient commercial routes to India and China. The geographical importance of the Middle East was evident.
However, he could not just stand idly by and watch while the Holy See coaxed the European kingdoms into war. Furthermore, he needed to take care of the territories they were fighting for himself and could not allow others to eat the flesh in the end.
Therefore, at the end of the first eastern expedition, the Holy See organized three great knight regiments, made up of the most pious monks and knights of the Holy See. They all joined the expedition, which included the famous and famous Hospital Knight Regiment, Temple Knight Regiment, and the ancestor of Prussia, the Teutonic Knights.
The Knight Order was established for the sake of war. To put it bluntly, they were mercenaries from the Church. They had swords in their hands in their hearts, as well as the financial support of countless members of the Church.
The war with the pagan was not limited to the Middle East. In the thirteenth century, there were still many ancient civilizations in northern Europe struggling to survive under the pressure of Christianity.
It was just like the primitive Prussian natives, who inevitably had countless conflicts with Christianity. The conflict with the Polish king was the most serious, because this group of natives had actually attacked the territory of the Polish king's son.
The furious Polish King not only sent troops to invade these valiant aboriginals, he also sent people to the leader of the Teutonic Knights to seek help, preparing to hire these professional soldier s to avenge them.
At that time, the Teutonic Knights had no more battles to fight, so every one of them had to pay attention to who was hired. The pagan has already attacked the Christians, we have to suppress them!
Just like this, the Teutonic Knights entered Northern Europe and began her 200 years of war on the Prussian soil. This was not an ordinary war. In the span of two hundred years, the Teutonic Knights had changed the faith of the natives on this land, and even changed their language.
From then on, the Teutonic Knights had settled down here, and finally declared that the secular world had become an independent kingdom, belonging to the German Nationality's federation.
As such, it could be seen that the Prussian's national character had a lot to do with his history. As the descendant of one of the Pope's three great knights, they were resolute and filled with nobility, similarly stubborn and lacking in flexibility.
Kevin was a classic descendant of a Prussian Junker family. He was not afraid of war and was full of the spirit of sacrifice, but it was definitely impossible for people like him to participate in private raids on the ocean.
”Alright, I know that I am unable to convince you. Now, I request to disembark and give me a small boat. I will head to the Marshall Islands in the dark of the night. I want to return home …”
Kevin gave up the position of vice Captain and chose to return to Prussia alone. I cannot change your decision, but I have the authority to not participate.