This night, Reglaf could sleep beside his father and enjoy peace. He had never felt such a comfortable sense of security. Even the smell of his father's sweat and body odor felt very comfortable.
Rurik felt that this was not a reward for his son. As a father, he had owed him a serious debt back then. What he did tonight was completely to make up for his fault. He intended to compensate his son who was already full-fledged, but because of his son's entry, the Ross coalition suddenly began to face a better situation.
Who is more trustworthy than his own son? What's more, as the de facto eldest son, the son joined the coalition army to bring capital and become a shareholder.
Of course, the Mercian Army is a team made up of various ideologies, including many elites.
Rurik's inspection of friendly forces is not just about the soldiers' mental outlook, weapons and equipment, and number of troops. He noticed that his son had prepared a lot of supplies vehicles, and all the unloaded vehicles were arranged outside the camp. They were obviously used as defensive obstacles. The vehicles that actually carried supplies were placed in the core of the camp to be protected.
The piled sacks must contain a large amount of wheat. Although the command camp he set up tonight is close to the bridge, it is also very close to the Mercian Army's camp. The campground is filled with the aroma of boiled wheat, and if you look carefully you can smell the unique sourness of rye.
Just the smell that permeated the entire camp proved that the Mercian army was not short of food. They had been besieging the city for a period of time, and they were still eating food without any scruples. It was obvious that his son was well versed in the essence of the Russian army's combat.
The Mercian army also went ahead without using food and fodder. They obviously still have quite sufficient surplus food to support the next move. The Russian army does not have to be responsible for the loss of food and fodder for the new friendly forces, so it can still be done
< p>Continue to maintain high efficiency.The Mercian Army is trying its best to learn from the real Russian Army. The supreme commander is the King of Mercia. The so-called learning is not superficial learning, but learning from the depth of blood. As long as the soldiers are given sufficient weapons and equipment, With longer training, it can be called the "Russian Regular Army".
In terms of senses, Rurik estimated that his son's army was stronger than Blue Fox's Gothenburg Army, let alone in terms of loyalty.
After a night, Rurik felt refreshed after a full rest.
Looking at Regraf who woke up again, the boy was surrounded by his father in high spirits, mumbling incessantly, as if he had ten thousand words to say.
Rurik let him talk and continued to wander near the bridge, such as standing on the banks of the Yona River to look at the nearby fortresses, and then turning his face to look at the scene of Auxerre.
Before Conrad himself arrived with the so-called main force of the Auxerre Army, he would not rush into the city, and then think about the "little wolf" Wilfen who entered the city to control the situation. With a stubborn temper, that guy returned to his main city. As a master, he would definitely not let other nobles enter the city at will. Even if Wilfen has no capital left, once that guy regains his stubbornness, he will be as hard as a piece of iron.
Each department of the Russian army designated its own camps.For example, if a flag team forms an independent battalion, there will be an open space between the two battalions to form a clear boundary.
Each flag team brought its own baggage vehicles and built defensive measures overnight according to management, and the soldiers lit campfires and built tents inside the camp.
The cavalry camp was more free. They stayed with their mounts. After waking up, everyone took their mounts to graze on the spot
.
In contrast, the Gothenburg Army's camp seemed messy. The soldiers were highly concentrated in their places of origin. They gathered together based on their relationships with relatives and friends, and ended up spreading a large pie to control a large area of the camp. Short spears were propped up, and large round shields with various patterns were hung against the spear shafts.
The situation of other alliance troops is similar. Nearly 10,000 people spread out on the wasteland east of the river in Auxerre. They also occupied the original wheat fields and did not care about destroying the young crops. Now a pair of eyes can easily The scene in the city of Auxerre was light. Everyone was quietly waiting for the king's follow-up order.
Rurik is still giving face to Conrad and his son. The Russian army is not a siege force. Although it now controls the bridge, the main force of the army is still east of the Yona River. The siege army was a Mercian-Nantes-Saxon coalition. The nobles collectively pledged allegiance or alliance to Charles "The Bald". Moreover, the siege of the city has now been lifted.
The huge and bustling camp began to be filled with the smell of cooking wheat again. When the morning fog completely dissipated, under the rising sun, there were soldiers everywhere holding rice bowls and eating thick wheat porridge.
Rurik stood at the bridge and gently stroked his son's back. He was full of pride: "You have three thousand people, and I have ten thousand people. Our army will attack new targets. I want to gain "Glorious honor."
"Okay. I will lead the army to follow you wherever you go."
"Of course I know that you will resolutely follow me because you are my son. But..." Rurik's words immediately changed: "You told me last night that due to practical reasons, you I have to declare my allegiance to that Charlie."
Why did my father ask that? There seemed to be a harsh tone in the words.
"Father, at that time..."
Rurik smiled and said: "Oh, I won't be angry about this kind of thing. You slept for a while last night, and you were in a daze. You told me a lot again."
"Me? Hehe, I almost forgot." Regraf scratched his head subconsciously.
“You told me that Charles organized a huge army to launch an expedition with the purpose of defeating the Burgundians. I have not seen Charles’s army. In my opinion, that smart guy is asking you to Being a pioneer and expecting you to fight the Burgundians is really helpless. Only by doing so can you have Anjou."
"I'm glad you understand. , if I betray him now..."
Rurik shook his head: "That's not necessary. I know that as my son, of course you want to follow me. You are the king of Mercia and will be the king of Britain in the future. Large areas are yours, and your territories on the European continent are still yours.. Now that you have sworn allegiance to that Charles, you can better expand your territory in Europe by remaining a vassal. When your territory becomes larger, continue to recruit soldiers, train them, and arm them. When the time comes... I still hope you can rely on Use your own strength to counterattack Britain and take back your power. "
It sounds like this is his father's praise. Regraf feels that this idea is too grand. "Can I really do it? "He asked weakly.
"I said you can do it, you can do it. Besides, now that Charles' plan has completely collapsed, I killed 10,000 Burgundian warriors, and I also killed King Pepin of Provence, and I also..."
"Wait! Father? ! Regraf trembled violently: "What did you just say?" That Pepin? ”
“Oh? "
Rurik turned sideways and looked down at his son's face: "Do you know anything? Yes, I killed Pepin myself. "
"Huh? That man actually died? ”
“Of course. "Rurik shrugged, and suddenly he also thought of something: "I pulled out a crown from that guy's head, haha, it looked like a thorn of pure gold. I was told that it was actually the crown of the King of Aquitaine. When I captured it, I thought, maybe I could find an opportunity to give this treasure to that Charlie. "
My father finished his words for him. After all, Reglaf once had a secret conversation with "Bald" Charlie in a secret room. He felt that he was a neglected ruler, and he still feels the same today. The so-called "bald" ", not only the people in the fiefs and territories that Charlie did not directly control, but also the crown was missing.
"Father, do you really plan to return the crown to Charlie? "
"Give it back to him? Of course, it depends on what kind of good price the guy can pay. That guy claimed to attack Burgundy but never showed up. Even if I wanted to negotiate, there was nothing I could do. "
Regraf thought for a while and said firmly: "He will come. Perhaps due to the procrastination of the nobles of Aquitaine, he was forced to slow down. Besides, Charlie told me that he planned to stay in Orleans for a while, which may have delayed a lot of time. "
" Orleans? Speaking of Orleans, I just wanted to ask you. "
"Yes. "
"How is the situation over there now? ”
“The Count of Orléans married a daughter of Eamon Crud, the wife of Charles. Orleans would be Charles's royal city, and I imagined where he would march his army, and then wait for news from me at Auxerre. "Regraf answered very naturally, and there was obviously no adulteration in it.
If you continue to ask your son, you will definitely get more detailed information. Now Regraf is completely awake, He must tell him everything he knows clearly. It's not just the information provided by his son. It happens that there are allied nobles in the Mercian army. They also have their own information. They are all smart people. As long as he asks, he won't worry about them. Don't say it.
Rurik continued: "You can no longer attack Burgundy. If Charles's army insists on attacking, I will have to attack Burgundy.He went to war. If Charlie doesn't listen, you can justifiably oppose him. "
"Follow your orders. Regrave scratched his head: "Charlie has no power. Count Poitier now controls the army." Charlie just wants to fight. Considering our strong strength, the nobles of Aquitaine must calm down and talk. ”
“Also a puppet? ”
“Maybe. But father, we are no longer fighting Burgundy, who will we fight next? ”
“Fight Paris. "Rurik blurted out.
"Huh? ”
“Are you surprised? "
"Because of Robert from Tours, he also plans to attack Paris. The army of Tours was not willing to participate in the battle against Burgundy at all. There were differences when we formulated the battle plan last winter. The nobles of Aquitaine wanted to fight Burgundy, and Tours just wanted to fight Paris. The army of Tours did not send troops at all. "Regraf said hurriedly.
"Is that Robert? Of course that guy stole the title of Tours. "
"Ah! Father, I also want to tell you about this, and that Hugo of the Tour family. ”
“No need. You can talk about it later. " Rurik waved his hand.
It seems that the course of history
has not deviated in some aspects. Robert, who immigrated with his family, eventually stole power and became a leader of the Loire River. Ba, if he had just sat idly by and ignored that guy's actions, Robert would have attacked Paris as planned in history, killed Gerald, Count of Paris in a decisive battle in the wilderness, became the new Count of Paris, and finally usurped the Frankish kingship for his family. Laying the foundation.
Rurik said again: "I have always known that you were in Tours, but I didn't expect that you have become a great nobleman and you have rebuilt the Kingdom of Mercia in the Frankish hinterland. I had planned to go to Tours to find you, and now you are standing next to me. In fact, I don't care about Charlie at all. The crown is in my hands. If he comes to ask for it, I can consider giving it to him. Anyway, our army's next move is to go north. Neither the Aquitaine army nor the Burgundian army can control my actions. "
"Then, we capture Paris and empty out all the wealth? "Regraf asked with a smile.
"More than that? "
"Father? ”
“The mouth of the Seine! "Rurik specifically mentioned this place name: "I heard that the local name is Rouen. Frank is no longer an empire. It is inconvenient for Ross to cut off Frank's body. If I don't cut off a piece of fat, I will be sorry for my expedition. I need an agent to control that territory, and if I can, I'd love to call it Normandy. I want you to be ruler of Normandy. ”
Both “Rouen” and “Normandy” are very unfamiliar to Reglave. He only knows that the Seine River runs through the city of Paris and eventually flows into the sea.
The predecessor of the so-called Principality of Normandy was the County of Rouen, and the duke was first the Count of Rouen.
Danes and Norwegians.After the situation stabilized, the Swedes immigrated and settled. They were the Normans in the mouth of the Frankish nobles, and the immigrant nobles turned into great vassals.
It is a vassal in name, but in fact it is a small independent kingdom. Because its combat effectiveness is too strong, Rouen expanded its territory after changing its name to Normandy. It was the Duke's mercy that he did not directly occupy Paris. However, the Duke of Normandy eventually became the King of England, and hundreds of years later, this line of nobles finally occupied Paris.
Rurik does not need this history to become a reality, because the Rouen region is relatively large, it is vast and sparsely populated and begins to border the County of Flanders in the north.
Because he deliberately "exiled" Reglaf back then, he hoped that this kid would become a pawn for Ross to lurk in the Frankish hinterland. Rurik didn't think this was anything sad for Reglaf himself. Now it seemed that the boy was a qualified fighter, and he was already attacking Auxerre with heavy troops.
Not enough, not enough at all.
Rurik did not mention Rouen casually. His son stood beside him all the time. He simply said: "My dear child, I am going to give you a small gift for my father."< /p>
“A gift?” Reglaf burst into joy.
"Rouen, that is my gift to you. The war will eventually end. After the war, the situation in Frankfurt has completely changed. I want you to be the Count of Rouen, control the city of Rouen, and then take you with me The soldiers captured all the nearby areas and then renamed it Normandy. I know that Rouen is the capital of Neustria, and this Neustria will no longer exist.”
“This. ..." Regraf was a little confused about the situation.
"To the north of Rouen is
Flanders. They are already allies with us, and they are even more allies with you. There are also Calais and Dundee over there. It would be better if you can control both places in Kirk. Then you can organize an army to easily land in Britain by ship..." Rurik kept on sketching a route to glory for his son. Picture, although Reglaf didn't quite understand it, looking at his father's enthusiastic look, he was fascinated by what he heard.
Regraf is certain that his father is committed to helping him expand his territory.
It is almost natural for a father to love his son and find ways to help him make a fortune without any motivation.
Considering purely rationally, since the son is a chess piece arranged by himself, he must be as effective as possible. Due to various factors, the cost of the Kingdom of Rus's wanting to take over a large area of the Frankish homeland for direct rule would be unbearable. As soon as the army withdraws, the local residents will soon raise the flag of rebellion, unless ruthless generals are used. All the locals were put to death, but if they did that, they would inevitably encounter crazy counterattacks from people in other areas in the future.
The most cost-effective way is to support agents. Ross has already supported some agents. No agent is as trustworthy as his own son. Seeing that his son's territory is getting bigger and bigger, the old father reallyRejoiced.
Besides, no matter how large Reglaf expands his territory, it will not affect the core territory of the Kingdom of Ross. The Kingdom of Mercia, which emerged with a new attitude, will only continuously deliver supplies to the Kingdom of Rus through trade routes.
Perhaps blood ties will dim after a few generations, but nobles who are not related by blood
gather together to swear a vow, and maybe the treaty will be broken in a few years.
Regrave has stronger support value than Black Fox's Nassau. As long as he controls Rouen, he can firmly supervise Flanders, Netherlands, Ramengao and Yuli. Nobles like Higo also provided military insurance for the Rhine River trade route built by Ross.
In this way, attacking Paris is not just as simple as robbery.
Conquering Paris is the prerequisite for occupying Rouen. In any case, the Rouen area must be part of the Kingdom of Mercia.
Therefore, Rurik must explain another fact to Reglaf. The so-called Russian navy has launched a large-scale attack, and the destination of the attack is the Rhine estuary area including Rouen. Originally, I had to think about how to deal with the Rouen area after the war was finally over, but now I no longer need to worry about it.
The Rus navy and allies will surely capture Rouen, and eventually it will be taken over by its new owner - King Reglaf of Mercia.
This is a little gift from a father to his son.
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