From the struggle in the morning to nearly noon the next day, both warring parties survived this long period of mental stress, and now they are exhausted.
Regraf had no intention of storming the city, otherwise he would have taken tough measures more than ten days ago.
The plan to besiege the city and force the defenders to run out of food has been implemented for more than ten days. Judging from the current situation, it is obvious that the enemy troops are not exhausted by hunger.
At present, the bridge decks of the Yona River have been demolished again. No matter what the city of Auxerre becomes, even if the city is finally destroyed and burned down, the main force of the Auxerre army that reaches the other side of the river can only Stomp your feet and curse.
This is because they are unafraid of the consequences of a strong attack. The besieging party started a strong attack after being severely angered. Now they have plenty of time to slowly torture the enemy.
There were only a few tracking troops left outside the city, and most of the soldiers were fast asleep on the spot.
Everyone in the city fell asleep. The defenders were exhausted. After the tension eased slightly, they seemed to have suddenly lost consciousness and fell down as their energy was severely exhausted.
No one buried their dead, not even the wounded.
For the Mercian warriors who died at noon yesterday, rigor mortis has ended. The dead have begun to turn into a terrifying gray-white color, and their blood has turned thick and black.
As long as they rest for a few hours, the Mercian army can launch another attack before sunset today.
Vibert of Nantes also learned a lot of information about the enemy when he led his troops to withdraw. He had to admire the fighting will of the defenders. If he continued to attack in the next battle, he could no longer rush recklessly.
In the city, only the priests walked out of the cathedral to search for the wounded soldiers and made final confessions for the dead they could find.
Walking on the cobblestone road full of stones and
deaths, Archbishop Herribo witnessed horrific scenes, and he felt so depressed that he could not breathe. He walked all the way to the west gate, only to see that the good-looking west gate was gone.
What replaced it was a scene of hell!
Bodies were piled on top of each other, and all kinds of debris were thrown on top. It seemed that the collapsed stone wall had been basically repaired in this extreme way.
It is impossible to estimate the number of casualties suffered by the defenders. The Archbishop looked around and saw soldiers sleeping with their weapons everywhere. He was pleased with the will of the defenders.
The soldier did not stand up to salute him. This had never happened before.
"You... are so tired. You are fighting against the devils emerging from hell. Take a good rest." He did not blame the soldiers for their rudeness. He couldn't help but sigh, knowing that today's battle has not yet begun. Finish.
There are still a few soldiers and horses cruising outside the city, and those cavalrymen are circling the city holding the "St. Andrew's Cross Flag".
The archbishop wearing a gray and black robe is close to the main color of the stone wall. He blends into the wall. He climbed up the stone wall and noticed the bridge not far away. He was surprised to find that part of the bridge had been removed. .
“Lord, have we been abandoned by you?”
He kept crossing himself because he understood that the troops returning to defense after the bridge was damaged could only detour through Sens. After crossing the river in Sens, they would have to cross the river through the ford near Montarge. , it will take a lot of time to go back and forth.
Can Auxerre still hold on until then?
On the other hand, the Ross army, which was misunderstood as the main force of Auxerre, began to march after having a sumptuous meal early that morning.
The soldiers are full of enthusiasm. They will walk for a whole day tomorrow, and they will not feel tired because they are in high spirits.
Although no one is sure that there will be no fighting when arriving at Auxerre, considering that Lord Reglaf, who has been away for a long time, is the siege army, Ross will certainly not fight with his own friendly forces. Many people are beginning to say that the army has arrived. You can enjoy good wine and good food in the city, and everyone finally has a good rest.
The cavalry preceded the mighty infantry. In order to demonstrate the might of Ross's army, four cavalry teams joined together and were ordered to advance along the Roman road in full dress.
Yesterday's own battle caused a lot of losses to Auxerre's last elite cavalry. Fortunately, the battle has come to an end.
Wilfen calmed down and did not feel that he had suffered a big loss again. He led his troops to kill many soldiers besieging the city. He thought that if he could not kill the Russian army, could he also kill the soldiers of Rurik's son? The reason why he fled in the end was because he had too few soldiers. As for being chased by the Ross cavalry... he really couldn't defeat him.
He calmed down and now mingled with the Ross cavalry who almost killed him many times, completely ignoring that yesterday the two sides were fighting in a dark way.
Fisk was also surprised that the boy named Wilfen was adapting to the new situation very well. But it doesn't mean that he can accept this kid's alliance. He needs some time to adapt.
Fisk looked calm. Behind him was a neat cavalry formation, with flags and hunting feathers swaying. More than a thousand cavalry formed a long and narrow team, approaching the city of Auxerre along the road yesterday.
There is no need to force the war horses to run wildly anymore, the horses can just advance at a slow pace.
The soldiers' thoughts were calm, and they did not know that the fighting in Auxerre City had just been suspended.
They continued to advance along the Seran River, and the riverside forest continued to obscure the view, until the army reached the end of the small river and stood on the bank of the Yona River.
The cavalry gathered by the river, and Sven and Karl stood by the river and looked at the city not far away.
“Finally here?” Swain asked cheerfully.
"We're here! That's it..." Fisk took a closer look and saw smoke coming out over there.
The smoke was relatively light, but the mentally sensitive veteran suddenly realized that it was not the smoke caused by ordinary campfires.
Fisk called Wilfen over, tilted his head and pointed directly at the city: "That is your city. It seems that you caused a lot of damage yesterday."
Wilfen didn't want to say even a word to the bald general. He squinted and took a closer look, feeling that it was no longer familiar to him.A familiar city.
"Say something?"
Wilfenbei Fisk glanced at him and muttered: "What else can I say? You didn't destroy my city because of your kindness. , I just want to end this quickly."
"Humph," Fisk was too lazy to say anything. He shook his neck and said, "Brothers, come with me."
p>This sounds like Fisk is the owner of this land. In fact, after investigation, he is indeed quite familiar with this land.
The vast forests and waterways as thin as spider webs are the local characteristics. A few hills resemble barriers. There are many birds and animals in the woods, and the riversides are full of fertile fields.
The war has seriously damaged local people's livelihood. Wilfen estimates that the war in his territory will end soon. However, he must not have extravagant expectations about how much food he can harvest in the autumn.
Many villages were destroyed, and countless soldiers were missing after the great defeat. After Auxerre lost a large amount of labor force, the nobles would find it difficult to collect much tax in the coming years.
Welfen could only remain patient. He led
a small number of cavalry to accompany the Ross army.
He is the local host, and now he behaves more like a guest.
Fisk made no secret of their glory, and they deliberately slowed down the pace with great fanfare.
From the perspective of the Mercian army surrounding the city, a large cavalry team suddenly appeared in the east of the city. The cavalry were lined up in a long and narrow queue, with brown horses carrying blue and white riders. The flowing flags each mark the "Cross of St. Andrew."
Not long after the tired Mercian army fell asleep, a few soldiers with good energy were swayed by fear. They did not see clearly and subconsciously felt that the so-called main force of Auxerre was coming to kill them.
Soon, the panicked soldiers rushed to the camp, kicking and dragging their companions who were sleeping everywhere, and shouting loudly about the enemy attack.
The soldier who had just slept had to get up, dragging his tired body and holding his weapon to get up.
There were widespread rumors in the army that the defenders in the city launched a counterattack. It was not until the whole army cheered up that they realized that "the main force of the enemy army had appeared", so they pointed their spears towards the east.
At first, Bruno didn’t know what was going on. He grabbed Reglaf’s clothes and slapped him twice.
"Brother! Wake up quickly, the war has begun."
Reglaf was not angry at all. When he heard that the main force of the enemy army had appeared, he woke up instantly and drew his sword angrily. He said angrily: "The main force of Auxerre is here. They don't want to cross the river. Now we continue to attack and destroy Auxerre for them to see."
"Don't be too hasty." Bruno said: "Go to the river first Let’s take a look at the situation.”
“That’s fine. The brothers who have fallen asleep need time to gather together. Let’s see how their main force is doing.”
Let’s go to Reglaf. Before approaching the river, the soldiers who gathered first gradually saw the situation on the other side of the river.
The main force of the enemy army?Look at the appearance of those cavalry, they are all Ross cavalry. Are they just too big?
On the other side of the river, Fisk could already clearly see the east wall of the city. The wall is close to the river, and the small dock is as miserable and dilapidated as ever.
What Wilfen saw was shocking. He muttered to his subordinates: "I couldn't see the situation clearly when I came over yesterday. Why do I feel..."
He stopped talking nonsense. Because more and more besieging soldiers came closer, the soldiers of the two armies could see each other's faces clearly across the Yona River.
"Master." One of the subordinates said: "I always feel that the city has been attacked. Didn't the siege army tear up the treaty between us and the Russians?"
"The siege army They don’t know about the treaty at all. Damn it, it must be because of this, they have no qualms about attacking.”
Wilfen felt sick when he looked at those soldiers, wishing Rurik would kill them all. Take it away and get out of your own territory in a few days to fight Paris.
There was also a part of the Ross cavalry that did not participate in the pursuit. They immediately figured out the situation after arriving at the riverside. Although it is unbelievable, Swain's pig nose and Carl's mustache are too obvious. Doesn't the appearance of the brothers from the third and fourth teams mean that King Ross has arrived?
The remaining Russian cavalry rushed towards the camp where Reglaf was resting. They happened to see the King of Mercia also heading towards the river.
Many soldiers dismounted hurriedly and ran towards the numb-looking Regraf with smiles on their faces.
Regraf was surrounded by dismounted cavalry. He didn’t know why they were laughing and was surprised:
“What are you... laughing at?”
Suddenly One person said: "Your father is here."
"My father? Him?"
Another person boldly guessed: "He is here. Swain and Karl are also here, your father The main force is rushing here."
"Yes, I'm afraid there is no main force in Auxerre. It is actually your father's army."
After being told this, Reglaf said. He was stunned on the spot, not understanding how his father's army could descend from the sky with magic weapons.
He then thought about it again. Uncle Fisk suddenly appeared and brought information. The Ross Expeditionary Force was indeed attacking the Burgundian nobles, and it was also possible to meet under the city of Auxerre.
He patted his face and felt that his personal image was too sloppy. He thought about meeting up with more Ross cavalry first and asking them for information.
"If I had known this, I shouldn't have removed the bridge planks." He said angrily.
Reglaf does not wear a helmet. His face resembles his father's. With his deliberately long blond ponytail, he stands upright just like Rurik ten years ago.
After reuniting with Bruno, he tried his best to stabilize his emotions, and then appeared openly on the river bank, riding a horse parallel to the army on the other side of the river.
They headed towards the broken bridge. Soon, both sides were standing on the undemolished wooden bridge board at the broken bridge. At this point, the two sides were only less than ten meters apart.
Reglaf was no longer sleepy, and he shouted excitedly in the Rossfjord dialect of Norse: "I am Rurik's eldest son Reglaf, and I am the king of Mercia. I am from Rus! My father has arrived. "
The soldiers were surprised for a while. They heard their hometown dialect in an incredible place. The young soldiers knew that it was their father's language. The soldiers looked at it sideways and felt that the young king was in a trance. On the other side of the river
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Fisk emerged from the crowd with a smile. He did not talk nonsense, let alone honorifics, and shouted cheerfully: "Boy, your father will be here in the afternoon. Look at how you look." It's too bad. You have to wash your face, put on new clothes, organize your army, and welcome your father."
"Uncle Fisk, you..." Regraf was so excited that he didn't know what to say. .
"Stop dawdling." Fisk pointed directly at the broken bridge ahead: "Put the damn planks back on. Do you know how many people your father has? That's ten thousand people."
< p>"Okay. I'll do it now."Regraf felt that yesterday's battle was a waste of emotion. He knew that his father would definitely bring a lot of heavy weapons with him when he went to war, and they were all treasures that he longed for. Once With heavy weapons, you can take advantage of breaking through city gates or fighting in the wilderness. But it's not too late now. The father can easily break the city together, and the wealth of Auxerre will be shared between father and son.
The removed bridge plank quickly rushed forward. All Regraf could think about was joining forces and continuing the attack. Unexpectedly, Fisk came back with shocking news - the war was over, Ross Already allied with Auxerre.
Fisk, who successfully returned to the siege army camp, informed Regavros of the army's wishes on Rurik's order.
Fisk brought Wilfin specially so that this boy could take a good look at Rurik’s eldest son.
The two sides who were fighting savagely yesterday should be particularly jealous when they meet today. However, after learning the situation, the two of them really can't be cruel.
Welfen didn’t need to look carefully. He could just glance at the west gate and see the hell-like scene over there. After Hezhe himself retreated yesterday, the besieging army launched a strong attack under the command of the blond boy in front of him.
He also did not expect that the defenders had such tenacious will to fight that even if they used their bodies to build a collapsed stone wall, they still had to prevent the tragedy of destroying the city. At least the defenders of Auxerre fought hard for themselves.
Bruno, Aribert, Herbert, Wibert, Bekon and other knights, old Eric, all the flag captains, the nobles and officers from Reglaf's side are all here, their The configuration resembles a weakened version of the Ross Army, especially this short military meeting, which is also a replica of the "althg"
meeting.
Reglaf holds an army that only obeys his orders. He is the full king of Mercia.
Even as Rurik’s son, it doesn’t mean he obeys his father’s words.
However, he is too short of love.
Deep down in his heart, he just wants to do better.It is necessary to get the affirmation of the father and even continue to receive the support from the father.
Since my father has formed an alliance with Auxerre, and since the Burgundian nobles headed by Auxerre have announced their withdrawal from the war, Mercia's attack on the city of Auxerre should also be terminated.
He decided to fully implement his father's decision and unilaterally declared a truce with Auxerre.
In front of all the nobles, Reglaf faced Wilfen, who was in complicated thoughts, and said calmly: "If you come one day later, I will completely destroy Auxerre. Since that is my father I decided to lift the siege. You can go back to your city and tell the defenders that everything is safe."
"It seems that your father is right, you are an obedient and good boy." Will. Fen calmly replied that he couldn't be happy at all. How could he be happy when facing the tragedy in his main city.
Reglav kept his word, and the besieging army quickly lifted the blockade of the other three gates
This move shocked the sentries patrolling the city wall.
Soon Wilfen led the remaining cavalry to approach the largest south gate. He spoke a few words to the archbishop standing high up, and then the winch system lifted the iron fence about one meter.
The defenders were afraid of being deceived by the besieging army. For this reason, a noble man like Wilfen had to dismount his horse, crawl under the iron fence like a dog, and then enter the inner city through the half-open door.
His soldiers had to dismount en masse. A small number of soldiers were left at the city gate to guard the horses. Most of them finally entered the city, but the iron fence came crashing down again.
At this moment, all Regraf could think about was meeting his father. Most of the soldiers were originally puzzled about lifting the blockade. Now they heard that the legendary King Rus had arrived with an army of 10,000 people, and he thought to himself Since everyone could not embarrass their King of Mercia, after taking a nap, they flocked to the riverside and began to sort out their own affairs. The first thing they did was to wash their faces and refresh themselves.
In the afternoon, towards evening, the Mercian army, which had finished reorganizing its internal affairs, gathered densely at the bridge.
Now no one is paying attention to the situation in Auxerre City. A yellow and blue Auxerre flag is set up high above the south gate, which fully proves that Wilfen has taken over the situation.
If the people in the city escape through the city at this time, Regraf will not do anything to intercept them.
After suffering 300 casualties, the Mercian army still had an astonishing number of 3,000 troops.
Reglaf ordered four infantry flag teams to stand on both sides of the wooden bridge, holding spears in their hands to build a "forest".
All the cavalry gathered, and not only were the pack horses pulling the carts but also the war horses. Those who could ride sat on them and held a spear in their hands to pretend to be cavalry.
Wibert of the County of Nantes wanted to see the Ross Expeditionary Force.
As a young nobleman from Nantes, he could not embarrass his own power.
The allied nobles spread out their troops near the bridge, leaving the camp empty.
They had been waiting since just after noon. Finally, as the sun set, the mighty main force of the Ross coalition came out of the woods. They lined up in neat steps.They walked along the riverside for a while, sending countless carriages and carriages to each other.
Rurik was very satisfied with the large number of soldiers entrenched on the bridge not far away. On the other side of the river was the city of Auxerre, but this city was no longer important, and his son was the most important.
Just as Fisk said, Reglaf has really organized a large army, and their joining will definitely make the Ross army stronger.
Rurik specially put on his golden laurel crown, rode his horse and led the army to the bridge in a very high-profile manner.
At this moment, Fisker had already crossed the bridge and responded personally.
The Ross army formed a long and narrow queue. The head of the team has reached the bridge, and the rear of the team is still advancing in the forest area. As for Conrad's "Auxerre main force", it is still moving at the end.
Fisk happily joined Rurik: "Your Majesty, look, that's Reglaf's army over there."
"I've seen it all. It's really strange. I It feels very friendly."
"Of course." Fisk laughed: "That's Regraf, he tried his best to imitate us."
"Oh?"
Fisk couldn't hide his desire to express himself, and continued to smile: "Four infantry flag teams, each with 500 people. There are also baggage troops, focusing on taking charge of the carriages. The down-and-out knights of Anjou formed the cavalry. He commands, and all the bandits in the forest also work for him." Fisk did not say anything clearly yesterday, but now he is reporting to Rurik on the situation of the Mercian army.
Rurik waved his hand, indicating that Fisk could be quiet.
Because, even if the setting sun softly illuminated the world and turned it orange, Rurik saw a kind figure on the other side of the bridge. Who was that if it wasn't Reglaf?
He dismounted and signaled everyone to avoid it.
He walked to the wooden bridge alone, opened his arms and walked straight forward.
At this moment, Reglaf finally saw his father’s true face. Even after being away for three years, how could he forget his father’s face.
The south wind blew across the river, causing the colorful golden ponytails of a father and son to flow in the wind.
Regraf calmly took advantage of the situation, feeling really mixed in his heart.
After walking more than ten steps, his emotion reached its peak and he simply ran up and threw himself into his father's arms.
Rurik half-knelt down, hugged his eldest son tightly, and let the boy cry. He said nothing, just caressed and patted his son's back.
Just let Regraf cry happily, and then talk about anything slowly after the kid has vented his emotions and felt comfortable.
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