A flash of red appears in the emerald green world, which is very eye-catching.
The Russian troops stationed outside the city heard the sound of horns from the distance and spontaneously gathered towards the carriage defense line. Everyone thought that the legendary Aquitaine army was about to arrive, so they all geared up and soon noticed that A touch of red.
After hearing the news, Rurik rushed to the carriage defense line. Although he felt that a big war would not break out today, if Aquitaine went crazy and launched an attack because of his humiliation yesterday, he would not be at a loss to hold on to the defense line. measures.
The well-trained Ross army completed the defense quickly as always. The javelins are stuck in the mud, and the torque slingshot next to them can be charged at any time. A famous crossbowman is waiting in line, ready to release arrows forward at any time.
When the Auxerre Army returned to the city to garrison, the Ross Army was already in a fighting posture before they could figure out the situation.
Conrad and Wilfen stood on the city wall. They commented on the quality of Ross's military outside the city. They also looked at the red color in the distance. Based on the current intelligence, maybe that red flag represented " Bald” Charlie.
Conrad frowned with furrowed brows, and the breeze made his beard flutter, showing his weather-beaten melancholy. He sighed deeply: "It would be too bad if Charlie realized that I am very weak now."
"Father, what should we do? Maybe Charlie is really here." Wilfen reminded.
Conrad looked at his son and pointed at the Russian army outside the city: "Rurik and Reglaf have taken action. They are two kings. Don't forget that you are also a king. . When you take all the elites out of the city, you must bring the family crest, at least declare our presence to Charlie first."
"It is necessary to bring the flag? ?" Wilfen actually looked down upon the wandering "bald" Charlie. How could that guy be elected by the southern nobles without the blessing of blood?
"It's very necessary. I know you don't look down on that guy, but we still need that guy's support for our future."
"He? What strength does he have? According to me See, the so-called armies are all on loan."
"Don't speak too early, you are still too young. We are very weak now. When you are thirty, we should be strong again. The next ten years will be our weakest. It is not wrong to give in when we are weak."
"Some people will laugh at me," Wilfen said angrily.
"It doesn't matter. When you become stronger, chop off the fool's head with a sword. Now you need to declare your existence to that Charlie."
Welfen braced himself and listened. After listening to some of his father's life lessons, he walked down the city wall with great energy, gathered his troops and rushed out of the city. As always, he held the yellow and blue striped Auxerre flag over there, and now represented the Earl of Auxerre as he entered the Ross-Mercia military formation that had been deployed.
At this moment, Rurik and Reglaf had gathered together, flags were flying in the military formation, and the commander of the Mercian armyThe spearmen also carried their spears on their shoulders, which sparkled in the sun and looked like a forest from a distance. The father and son noticed the sudden appearance of Auxerre's cavalry from the corner of their eyes, and Auxerre only dispatched a few people.
"Dad, it looks like they are leading the team by Wilfen? Does that guy still want to take the initiative to attack?" Regraf was still frightened.
"The red flag is getting closer. It seems that Fess
has intercepted the Aquitaine army. If Wilfin dares to attack, it will break the tacit understanding. I will lend him a I don’t even dare to do it.”
Rurik does not take Wilfen seriously now. Ross and Mercia are actually launching a pincer attack on the Burgundian forces. Burgundian’s effective military power. It is tending to disintegrate. The reason why this force is still retained and even recognizes the "Kingdom of Burgundy" is only out of the strategic interests of Ross.
Welfen is not smart enough and tends to be impulsive. He is also too young and will become inferior after encountering major setbacks. He is a general who is good at fighting against the wind, and it is currently unclear that this person can become the king who properly rules the entire Burgundy. A Burgundy that is relatively fragmented internally but is strong but not particularly strong when united, it can check Aquitaine next door in the future, and it will not force the continued expansion of the county of Nassau-Coblenz to be frustrated, let alone This caused his son Reglaf's expansion in Europe to be frustrated.
If he could sit down and have a good chat with Charlie, Rurik already had a plan in mind about what he should say.
At the same time, "Bald" Charlie and his cronies, escorted by Fisk's troops, had arrived very close to the Ross army.
Charlie's initial calmness has dissipated. He feels like a deer that has strayed into a pack of wolves. As long as King Ross is interested, he will be wiped out in an instant. But he was close enough to the real Ross army, facing an army he had never seen before, and now he was amazed.
A large-scale battle is like a fight involving tens of thousands of people. Both sides will use cavalry first. When the cavalry is exhausted, a large number of infantry will rush forward, and the battlefield will quickly become nothing
A chaotic fight.
Looking at the orderly formation of the Ross army, Charlie couldn't help but murmur that if he had 10,000 soldiers, he might not be able to take advantage of such an army formation.
Charlie is very self-aware, and now he can only bite the bullet and move on.
Obviously Fisk noticed the melancholy of this boy and thought that he was obviously the king of Aquitaine and the grandson of Charlemagne. Could it be that he was irresponsible? He suppressed the sarcasm in his heart and pretended to be relieved: "You are against Lothair, and we are also against Lothair. You are the king, and my monarch is also the king. King Ross said that the enemy of the enemy can be a friend, you You can still approach our camp with your cronies without taking off their armor and weapons, so what do you have to worry about?"
Charlie relaxed a little, but he didn't know what Fisk was telling the truth.
The implication is that the king who supports Lothair is the enemy of Rus. Kill such a person andNo problem, he was implying that Pepin II deserved to die.
As everyone knows, as long as Pepin II lives, "Bald" Charles cannot really sit on the throne of Aquitaine.
Charlie suddenly asked: "Where is my Aribert?"
"I recognize the baron who exiled from Alsace, haha, that person and I are already friends. Friends."
"You are considered friends?" Charlie's eyes lit up.
Fisk was deliberately coaxing him. After some small talk, he had completely concluded that this young man with dark brown curly hair was the legendary "Bald" Charlie himself. He was not bald at all, but was widely known as The nickname that circulated clearly refers to the fact that this person does not have a crown on his head.
Charlie was also wearing a crown now, but when he took a closer look, Fiske could see at a glance that it must be a simple and inferior product. It might be a copper sheet with a layer of gold foil. . The real Crown of Aquitaine is made of pure gold, and is decorated with rubies, emeralds and lapis lazuli. On the other hand, all aspects of this crown are outstanding.
There is a legend that the crown has been handed down from more ancient times. It has changed hands several times in Aquitaine and now falls in the hands of King Rus.
Fisk did not mention the lost and recovered crown at all. It was a great achievement for him to escort Charlie to successfully meet the King of Rus. He was very lucky that he had good luck this time. "It really almost brought Brody new glory."
After hearing the sound of the horn, Brody's troops left the hiding woods and gathered in the direction of the military camp.
It was indeed bad luck not to meet "Bald" Charlie in person this time.
Based on Rurik's understanding, although Princess Gisla and this Charlie are uncle and nephew, they are actually people from two different eras. Gisla, who changed his name to Blackbird, has a very vague understanding of Charlie. , it is not an exaggeration to call it strange.
On the contrary, his son knew that guy very well, followed by Aribert, a close minister of Charles, who was also part of the coalition.
Ariobert was more like a supervisor to the Mercian Army, rather than a qualified information liaison.
In any case, only those with kingships in the royal family are qualified to use the lion war flag. Charles gave Reglaf the right to use the lion war flag, so that there is such a flag in the Ross coalition. Now Alibert One of our main tasks is to take good care of this flag.
Rurik suddenly had a new idea, and soon a red flag was suddenly raised in the Russian army, with three golden lions lying on it,
not far away The approaching red flag was exactly the same.
The sudden situation surprised and delighted Charlie, "That's my flag, my battle flag."
Fisk didn't care about Charlie's exclamation. Feeling that the team had reached the coverage area of the Ross army's arrows, he raised his right fist and ordered the army "escorting" Charles to stop immediately and form a human wall to prevent Charles and his soldiers from approaching the King of Ross.
“Why don’t you leave?”
“That’s it. "Fisk said casually.
"Oh? You are afraid that I will launch a surprise attack and take the opportunity to behead your king. ”
“If you don’t want to be chopped into pieces later, you can do this.” "Fisk shrugged and smiled, knowing that this boy was deliberately arrogant, so he suggested again: "Since you sincerely meet my king. All your cronies stay here, and you carry the flag and follow me. "
"Me? What a strange request you Russians have. ”
“Do you dare? Would you rather be a coward for the rest of your life or be a warrior today? Think about it, how glorious it is for a king to personally fight for everything he owns. We Russians only admire warriors. "
Having come this far, Charlie frowned and made a determined effort. Then he signaled his flag officer to hand over the flag, and then he carried the lance with the lion flag on his shoulder. Then he looked at Fisk resolutely: "General of the Russians, you convinced me. I am a warrior and must be a warrior. "
Fisk shook his neck and signaled: "Let's go now. At least for this moment, I admit that you are bold. "
"Bald" Charlie is wearing a shoddy crown, but this flag is a genuine lion war flag.
He left his cronies aside, in the lush wilderness, One person, one horse and one flag suddenly interpreted Frank's glory, and opposite him was the huge Ross army at war, just like a lone warrior challenging Jörmungandr.
Fisk rarely praises a potential. The enemy, he deliberately stood still for a while, making Charlie, who was carrying the flag, the protagonist of the entire wilderness.
Rurik couldn't help but shine when he saw him, thinking that "bald" Charlie still had such stubbornness in his hands.
He didn’t notice that his son Regraf standing next to him was extremely excited: “Dad, he is Charlie. "
"Huh? Is it really him? ”
“It’s absolutely true. "
Although he was mentally prepared to meet a king on his own, Rurik thought that he was actually hiding behind a wooden chariot, which made him look cowardly. "Damn it, he wants to be a warrior and let me be a coward? "Feeling that his honor had been frustrated, Rurik stood up and grabbed his son's arm. The father and son walked out of the military formation amidst the exclamations of the soldiers.
Rurik had already taken off his helmet and replaced it with Wearing his own laurel crown made of pure gold, coupled with his gem-decorated jersey, he became a very eye-catching presence.
Suddenly, Rurik pulled out his steel sword and pointed it directly at the horseman. .
Seeing his father's behavior, Reglaf also drew his own steel sword, but the sword was hanging on the ground. He held the helmet in his left hand and held the sword in his right hand, because his title of Anjou came from Charles. During the canonization, the vassals were not allowed to draw swords against the lord.
The sudden scene in front of him swept away Charlie's vigilance. He could see two faces standing abruptly in front of him, one of them. Isn’t it Reglaf himself?
Charlie made a fierce effort
and angrily planted the spear with the flag on the grass. He turned around and dismounted deftly, put the spear on his shoulder, and headed towards the blond boy holding the sword. The giant walked boldly.
There is no need to guess who it is. Since he can stand beside Reglaf, it is natural that he should be his father, King Rus.
At this moment, Charlie didn't have the slightest fear. Instead of negotiating, pleading, or negotiating with King Ross, he might as well take a good look at what the legendary King Ross was like.
While Charlie was observing King Rus, Rurik was also observing "Bald" Charlie.
Sure enough, "bald" is just a description. A young man will not be bald for no reason. Obviously, this Charlie is a young man with very thick hair.
Rurik put away his sword, raised his waist and raised his chin, his beard shining brightly in the sun.
He waited for Charlie's audience with the attitude of a conqueror, who still strode forward carrying a flag.
Until Charlie saw Rurik's face clearly, he stabbed the spear into the grass again.
At this moment, the two of them were almost face to face, and they could have fist bumped if they both extended their right hands.
Rurik felt that he had earned enough face. He continued to show his nose to others. He no longer hesitated and asked proudly in Latin: "Charlie, the grandson of Charlemagne and the youngest son of Louis, you "My mother is Judith, and you are the king of Aquitaine, right?"
It was a shame among the Frankish nobility to suddenly be given a genealogy by an arrogant Norman king. After all, only the family members themselves can say this kind of thing, and it is not the turn of outsiders to judge.
Charlie also pinched his waist: "The king of Rus. If what your son said is absolutely true, you
are called Rurik. A wonderful name, and the Danish chief Horry What's the relationship?"
"Oh? You still know that Horik? Unfortunately, that guy has been burned to dust by me, Charlie!" Rurik finally looked at the young man in front of him. : "Many people say you are bald, but in my opinion that is not the case. You... have thick hair and are obviously wearing a crown, how can you be called bald?"
"Hmph, maybe you know something. What. King Rus, there is no need to ridicule me. I am the King of Aquitaine. You should feel honored that I have come to you personally. At least that Horik has never enjoyed such a favor."
"Ho? It's my honor instead? My son said that you organized a large army with the support of many nobles. You intend to defeat the nobles of Burgundy and then attack your eldest brother."
Regraf was here, and the surprised Charlie rolled his eyes at the boy. His plan has been fully known to King Ross, and as it stands now, the situation seems to be so complicated that it is difficult for him to understand. He wanted to know what the relationship was between King Rus and the nobles of Burgundy. They couldn't be allies, right? If so, wouldn’t the army under his command be...
The frown on his face was noticed by Rurik.
“Are you worried about being killed?” Rurik put away his arrogance and suddenly asked seriously.
"Huh?"
"Charlie, are you afraid of being killed?"
"I...I'm not afraid. Are you threatening me? If you You won't get any benefits from killing me. On the other hand, you allowed me to come close with an iron sword."
"Humph, you noticed that my sword is just as sharp. ." Rurik shrugged, "We always talk in Latin. Those who can use your so-called sacred language fluently must be noble. If I killed you, you would have died in the forest. . I really appreciate your boldness in rushing into my military camp. Don’t you have an army of tens of thousands? Why don’t they come? Is it because you are too brave or because you are..."
"Enough!" Charles stopped Rurik's inquiry: "King Rus, as you can see, I have come in person. You are a king, and I am also a king. I have never thought of fighting you, Your son is a witness. I originally wanted to talk to you. Maybe we shouldn’t meet in this way.”
“I think it’s appropriate.” Rurik raised his chin again. "Coming here in person will save you a lot of trouble. Listen, Charlie, you are bald now. But! I can make you no longer bald."
Charlie is always annoyed by this insulting person. Qiang's nickname, because it actually has three meanings, each of which is extremely bad for a male noble. First, only priests had the habit of shaving themselves bald, implying that Charles should be a priest and should not have inheritance rights. Secondly, it insinuates that Charlie, as a man, has poor physical fitness and is frail and sick like a decrepit old man. Third, it implies that this person's royal virtue is not worthy of the throne, so he does not have a crown.
When they met the King of Rus, it was obvious that there were too many things hidden behind his irritating words.
"How can I be bald when I have thick hair? Maybe in a few decades, I will be old and it will be like this naturally. And you, King Rus, are the same."
"It doesn't matter." Rurik pointed to his golden laurel crown: "Look, this thing is made of pure gold, and it is also very heavy. Look at your crown again. It shouldn't be a copper sheet with a layer of gold foil, right? "
"You!"
"Come with me, I will show you a treasure"
As he spoke, Rurik ordered his army. He had no intention of quarreling anymore, and now signaled Charlie to carry the flag and enter in person, and continued to provoke him: "If you want to be a bald man forever, you can stay here."
" Well, I want to see what tricks you have up to you."
Charlie stepped forward doubtfully. The atmosphere had reached this point. He also knew that if he hesitated or pushed back, he would be lucky enough to escape. His reputation goes beyond just "bald".
So, another king officially entered the Ross Army Camp. Charlie looked left and right, he did not avoid the blond soldiers who looked at them, even if their eyes were full of threats and intimidation, he just stared back.
Charlie unexpectedly discovered that there were some blond women in plain robes in the Ross military camp. They seemed to be Norman priestesses. Their appearance may have been intentional by King Ross. One of the priestesses was obviously very special. She actually had dark brown and slightly curly hair, which was not as straight as the others.
Charlie didn’t care, but the woman he kicked was extremely concerned.
Verica was in the army. She was pulled hard by her companions, and suddenly a soft voice came from behind: "It's Charlie, it's my little uncle Charlie."
"I knew it was him." Verica, who had seen countless major events, stared at her without changing her expression. Knowing that Blackbird was hiding behind him, he still said seriously: "He is much more stubborn than your third uncle Ludwig.
Otherwise, my father would not have allowed him to enter the camp with weapons."
Rurik personally led the way for Charles, who was carrying the flag. After all, the latter had a sword hanging on his waist and was constantly stared at by a group of heavy infantry.
Charlie actually had the opportunity to assassinate him, but he had no quarrel with Ross in the past. He had a good relationship with Reglaf, so there was no reason to draw the sword.
Rurik was able to lead him outside an inconspicuous tent. He summoned several of his men to whisper orders in Norse, and soon the men who claimed to be ready reported back.
"Very good." Rurik clapped to Charlie and said, "I'll show you a gift."
The curtains of the tent were opened, the sun shone in, and the simple wooden table was The colorful crowns placed on it shine brightly.
Charlie was surprised again, "What are you doing?"
"Do you know what kind of crown this is?" Rurik asked deliberately.
Although it was unbelievable, Charlie's heart was beating wildly, and for a moment he realized what Rurik's crazy hints meant. "Crown? It can't be the Crown of Aquitaine."
"Clever. It is actually your crown. It will make you no longer bald, and I! I can consider giving it to you."
I was afraid that the real crown was right in front of me, and he should have reached out to get it back, so Charlie resolutely restrained his emotions. The crown was supposed to have been lost with Pepin II who escaped. How could it be unreasonable to appear in the Russian military camp?
Unless there are some incomprehensible secrets hidden in it.
Charlie was completely restrained. He hesitated and asked coldly: "There is no such thing as a gift without a reason. Tell me, what is the price?"
"Very good." Rurik Just wait for the boy to ask, "So we should
have a good chat."
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