The frantically fleeing Auxerre cavalry held high their only flag, which not only ensured that the entire team did not run into chaos, but also maintained their dignity.
On Fisk's side, there were more Ross Riders flying, and many soldiers had the iconic wild goose feathers on their helmets.
The arrows should not be wasted anymore. They did not fire arrows randomly during the pursuit. The brothers just wanted to see where these idiots escaped to. When they encountered the enemy's main camp, everyone would deal with it properly. Shooting arrows at the enemy camp, no matter how many enemy soldiers are killed or injured, it is good if it can cause chaos.
Both sides were chasing each other. The horses of the Auxerre cavalry were panting heavily, and the situation of Fisk's troops was also relatively bad.
So the journey that originally took about three hours to complete was completed in only two hours.
At this moment, Wilfen saw the camp in front of him filled with Ross flags. He no longer had the slightest fear, but was just relieved that the crisis was over.
On the other hand, Fisk and the more than 400 brothers who were chasing after him were shocked when they saw the scene in front of them. They all tightened their reins subconsciously, and the pace of the pursuit was completely suspended.
They were stunned on the spot, looking at the scene in the east in disbelief!
I saw a huge army guarding a low mountain pass. I could see countless Ross flags flying. If I looked carefully, I could see that the soldiers wandering over there were wearing obvious white striped blouses. Who are those people if they are not their comrades?
"The King! The King has appeared!?" Fisk was trembling with excitement.
When the soldiers witnessed the situation in the East, they were so happy that they no longer knew what to do next.
Finally the trumpeter in the army realized what to do, and soon the low sound of the trumpet came
The sound of the trumpet with a unique frequency is a language, which corresponds to "friends" This word means that oneself and the other party are friendly forces to each other.
At the same time, the 10,000 Ross coalition soldiers stationed in the camp, even if they did not listen carefully to the obvious trumpet sound, just glanced at it and knew that the cavalry standing on the riverside meadow in the west was the cavalry. own people.
Sven and Karl’s troops are still in camp, so the identity of the friendly forces in the west is already clear.
Fisk’s unit and Brody’s unit, who had disappeared for more than a month, actually returned to the team so magically?
The soldiers stationed in the camp poked their heads out one after another, and they banged their shields in response to the sound of the horn.
Many soldiers hurriedly rushed to Rurik's tent, shouting words such as "Fisk is back".
"What are you making a fuss about?" Rurik pushed open the curtain impatiently. He glanced at his concubine who was holding the child in the tent and stood outside the tent.
I saw the joy on the faces of the soldiers. Countless people pointed to the northwest and shouted in unison: "Fisk is back."
"He? Is back? Falling from the sky?! "The surprised Rurik slapped his forehead suddenly, although he felt that he had metToo bizarre, he walked to the edge of the camp surrounded by enthusiastic soldiers.
At this moment, Fisk, Brody and the happy brothers reunited with their long-lost friendly forces.
The soldiers came together, hugged each other, and patted their companions on the back.
Fisk kept his bald head as always, and he stood out among the crowd when he took off his helmet.
Rurik, who came after hearing the news, quickly noticed a large number of cavalry returning to the team, and was also shocked to see the bald heads shining in the afternoon sun
.
"Fisk! It's really you." All doubts disappeared in an instant.
Rurik rushed up at a trot, rushed straight to Fisk, and placed a big hand directly on the bald head.
"Fisk, why are you here! I thought you had fought to the end of the world."
Turning around, Fisk suddenly saw Rurik's familiar face. Thousands of words are about to burst out of his face in an instant.
"Your Majesty, it is indeed you. Gods bless you."
"It's me. Oops..." Rurik, who was too excited, simply opened his arms and stretched himself out. love will hold.
Seeing this, the brothers who joined forces also danced in ecstasy and kept shouting and cheering.
More and more soldiers came after hearing the news, and the separated cavalry returned collectively. No matter how you think about it, it was the arrangement of the gods.
Ross Camp was instantly bustling with activity, as if a huge mass wedding had been held here.
Only a group of cavalry witnessed all this inexplicably. Wilfen, who was tired of running for his life, was left alone, looking at the joy of countless Russians inexplicably.
However, Wilfin quickly figured out the situation.
Rurik calmed down and patted the old man on the shoulder: "Brother, where have you been these days? Let me guess, are you going to attack the city of Auxerre?"
Fisk smiled and said: "Yes. It's just not comprehensive."
"How do you say this?"
"Ragraf." Fisk Say the name with a smile.
“Him?” Upon hearing this, Rurik’s slightly relieved enthusiasm became excited again. "He's not really in Auxerre, is he?!"
Fisk said solemnly: "He is in Auxerre. To be honest, that city is... The one who was besieged and led the siege army... is your son."
The information was too exciting. Rurik held his forehead and tried to smooth out his thoughts in the excitement.
"Where is the army of Tours? Isn't the siege army of Tours?"
"Them? The siege army is your son. For some reason, Robert of Tours has not yet arrived. Come. Your Majesty, I have much to report to you personally, but..."
"How?"
"It's like you don't know that Lord Reglaf is in Osei. Well, he doesn't know that you have arrived with an army.Everything is amazing. You would never imagine that Reglaf already has three thousand troops under his command. "
"Huh? He's not..." Rurik was just about to talk about the so-called son who only had a hundred warriors in his hands. He said with joy: "It seems that in the past three years, that boy has become a hero. "
"Yes, there is even a large fiefdom. "
"What's going on? Wait. "Rurik held his head, the excessive surprise and stimulation gave him a headache. "Okay, you continue. "
"Yes. Anjou and Shannon are already his territory, and Lord Reglave is already the Count of Anjou. Of course, in his territory, I think it can be called the Kingdom of Mercia. "Fisk was happy to appreciate Reglaf's power, but the more he described it, the more surprised Rurik was.
Fisk obviously mentioned the word "Anjou".
"That is, Anjou east of Tours? "Rurik must confirm this.
"The king is wise. "
"Hahaha! Come on, that guy is my son, I'm not surprised that he did this. "
"But it seems that the king has been too pleasantly surprised. "Fisk said with a smile.
More details
The situation still needs to be discussed in detail in the tent. Rurik, who tried to calm down, needs to figure out the cause of the farce.
Fisk explained that a so-called fierce cavalry team rushed to the city of Auxerre. They were as fierce as a herd of wild boars, and they suddenly broke into the camp of the Mercian army and caused incalculable damage.
After all, relying on their absolute strength advantage, the Mercian army successfully launched a counterattack. When the Ross cavalry stationed in the woods fully joined the counterattack, the enemy could only retreat. The present adventure
“That’s it. It was a miracle that you met Reglaf, and it is also a miracle that you are back together now. Rurik shook his head regretfully: "What a pity." ”
“Your Majesty? "
"You were fighting friendly forces, and the fight could have been avoided. Anyway, come and meet new friends. ”
Wilfen, who had been watching the show, was called over by Rurik. The latter had realized that the one who was chasing him was the bald Ross warrior, so he took the opportunity to see that guy’s true appearance. .
Welfen looked unruly. He walked to Rurik aggressively, looked at Fisk with disdain, and was not willing to speak.
"We know each other. Bar. Rurik said to Wilfen: "I feel angry knowing that you are being pursued. He is a warrior in my army and a relative of my king." "
"Who is this? "Fisk leaned forward slightly and asked.
The hook-headed Wilfen no longer tried to hide it: "I was the one who hunted you down a month and a half ago. You fled with your troops, leaving behind many of your baggage horses. ”
“Oh? The Burgundian general at that time was actually you? You chased me to the edge of the mountain. ”
“It’s me. "
"Haha, this time it’s my turn to chase
and kill. you? Who is it? "Fisk asked with a serious face.
Welfen raised his chest and said, "I am the king of Burgundy and the master of the city of Auxerre. Now, I want to go back to my city. ”
“Oh? I didn’t expect you to be a king? ”
“You find it incredible. Huh, I see your King Rus is also very young. Wilfen asked angrily.
“Let’s stop here. "Rurik immediately stretched out his hands to smooth things over. Of course he couldn't let the two shake hands and make peace, and the current situation in Auxerre City was far more complicated than he thought.
One thing is certain, the siege The army of Auxerre is a friendly army.
This is the end of an avoidable battle. The last elite noble cavalry of the Auxerre army has been counted and it is found that another hundred people have been lost.
More than 200 people retreated to the military camp. The soldiers were still afraid of the battle at noon.
Fisk's army still suffered no losses, but the soldiers and horses were exhausted. Amazing.
There is plenty of food in the military camp. The small Seran River runs through the camp. There is no shortage of drinking water for the army. The horses drink water and eat wheat as soon as they calm down. They will not be able to carry out activities for a while in the future like this afternoon. It was a general strenuous activity.
The soldiers who stopped immediately replenished their supplies, had a big meal and sat on the grass to rest.
Soon, the messenger arrived at the other side of the mountain pass with important news. At the Auxerre Army camp on the side, Conrad was in disbelief when he learned the information. The old guy calmed down and suddenly felt that his hanging heart finally felt better.
Because the messenger explained concisely. One fact - Rurik's son led troops to besiege the city.
Although this is too bizarre, could it be the legendary king of Mercia?
Many big nobles are besieging the city. Knowing that person, just knowing that he was staying in Turbo Country like a parasite, no one thought that this person could become a force.
Let Conrad believe that his main city was like this. The siege was really difficult.
The only good thing was that he no longer had to worry about the siege. As a matter of course, Rurik immediately ordered Reglaf to lift the siege in accordance with the treaty.
Conrad made up his mind, mounted his horse, and rushed to Ross Camp with some followers.
That night, a military meeting was held urgently to rescue the city of Auxerre.
< p>In any case, Fisk was a party to the siege, and his report was not just an internal matter within the Kingdom of Ross.So according to Fisk's arrogant description, Hezhe was defeated by Wilfen. The Ross cavalry clearly followed the mountainous area all the way south.
The more than 500 Ross cavalry were relatively large in number, and they were elites. They attacked like a pack of wolves and plundered like a herd of wild boars. The army was in Troyes. The country was destroyed, and then deliberately entered Auxerre.
After that, it began to destroy the village in an extremely targeted manner, causing the devil to descend.The horror of imminent death. This also explains why a large number of refugees are fleeing to the south.
Hearing the bald general talking triumphantly, Conrad clenched his fists and really wanted to strangle this guy to death. He suppressed his blush and organized all the known curse words in his stomach, but he didn't curse them out in the end.
"Where's Tonel? What's going on there?" Wilfin suppressed his anger. Does he represent the red-faced father's culture?
"That city is protected by stone walls, and we can't fly over. But we destroyed the nearby villages." Fisk proudly stretched out five hands
Pointing : "It is estimated that five villages were destroyed and burned down in one fire, haha."
"You! The murderer!" Wilfen burst into anger, and his father also got up furiously when he saw this.
Fisk glared fiercely, as coercively as a wolf looking at a rabbit: "You are loyal to Lothair, then you are my enemy. Burgundians, you have chosen the wrong ally."
p>"Come on. I think you just want to rob. I beat you away, and you are angry. You can't defeat me in an upright battle, so you vent your anger on countless civilians."
"It doesn't matter." Fisk shrugged. He had already exchanged key information with Rurik: "I don't need to fight you now. This time you chose the right ally. I hope you don't betray."
More detailed information was revealed by Fisk. The so-called "Bald" Charles's armies of Aquitaine and Toulouse were already in action. Their strength would be 20,000 or more, but their actions were very slow.
As of now, everything seems like a conspiracy.
The southern army is dilly-dallying, and the Earl of Tours is now unclear about the war attitude. The Earl of Nantes has decided to join the war, and now he has sent his second son, Wibert, to lead a small elite force to join the war.
The great nobles with huge real power should have been the main offensive force, but now the army that can barely be called the Mercia-Saxony-Nantes coalition is the main offensive force.
Conrad also learned for the first time that the Count of Orleans, trying to protect himself, sent his daughter to Poitiers to become the queen of Charles the "Bald", and Orleans joined Charles' camp. , in exchange for the guarantee that Turbo would not attack.
Conrad did not expect that William had actually lied to him. He originally thought of Orleans as Europe's backing
but in fact, this strong shield did not exist at all.
When Auxerre's tens of thousands of troops marched westward, their backs were actually completely empty.
Conrad now feels that his big gamble was a joke from beginning to end. It is one thing that he cannot defeat the Russians, and it is another thing that he was deceived by William of Orleans.
He rebuked hysterically: "William, I sent troops to help you relieve the siege. But it was you who allied with the attackers and sent the siege army to my main city."
< p>The information everyone had was gathered together, and Rurik naturally kept a lot of it. Conrad and his son, who were eager to restore peace, were too lazy to keep the information.OseYour announcement of rebellion against Emperor Lothair needs to be recognized by some big nobles. Since the exiled "Bald" Charles was miraculously able to mobilize the Aquitaine army, considering the future of Burgundy, we can recognize his legal rights. In exchange, Charles should also recognize Burgundy's legality.
A giant collapsed. Frank can no longer be called the "Roman Empire". Aquitaine, Saxony, Flanders, etc. have risen again. If everyone recognizes each other's legitimacy, then everyone is a chess game. The chess players in the game no longer need to be manipulated by an "emperor".
Conrad learned that Rurik’s son Reglaf was already a nobleman with a large fiefdom, and he was the new owner of the vacant Earl of Anjou.
The Kingdom of Mercia was resurrected on the European continent, and Conrad hoped that Rurik's son would withdraw his troops. In exchange, he could forgive the barbaric plundering and killings and recognize Reglaf's royal power. His posture was already very humble, and he was sure that Rurik could command his son as easily as he could command Wilfen.
The next step needs to be discussed in detail. Conrad can also be sure that Charles the Bald's army regards Auxerre and other Burgundian nobles as formidable enemies that must be defeated.
Charlie and Rurik have never met, and each side has a huge army to pursue Burgundy this year. This is something Conrad never imagined. He would have known that he would be so damned. The expedition should not be launched. The most important thing for the Burgundian nobles this year should be to defend the territory.
Fortunately, it is not too late to restore peace.
The two sides have determined a preliminary plan. The entire coalition will not stop tomorrow morning, and the coalition will arrive in Auxerre along the ancient Roman road.
When the time comes, let Rurik personally tell Regraf to lift the blockade on the city.
In Rurik's view, it was easy to order his son to lift the blockade. He was more concerned about his son himself.
Regraf is a truly exiled prince, and I feel really sorry for him. This is "those who achieve great things must first work hard." However, many down-and-out nobles will continue to sink and die silently, and they can still rise in desperate situations. This cannot be explained by miracles alone.
Fisk said that there were many generals under Reglaf, including many down-and-out knights. A group of people with nothing and extremely low wealth started their own business in troubled times. Even if they kept winning, they did not mean that their strength was rapidly expanding. Some were called gods. Traces of things do exist.
The Mercian Army imitated the methods of the real Ross Army in running its army. The infantry was organized into standard troops, which were further subdivided into centurions.
Lack of crossbowmen, the Mercian army organized hunters. Although the short wooden bows were inferior, they were capable of fighting after being organized in large numbers.
The Mercian Army has infantry, cavalry and archers all available, as well as the help of some heavily armed allies. They tried their best to imitate the Russian army in their clothing, so the white smocks were sewn with yellow strips of cloth, and a large number of flags were arranged. At first glance, they replaced the blue stripes of the Russian flag with yellow.
Rurik was very curious, and he wished he could see his son today.
Fortunately, the father and son who have been separated for three years will definitely meet tomorrow, when the Ross Expeditionary Force will join the three thousand army in one fell swoop.
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