On a new day, after learning that they should not be able to fight, the soldiers had a good sleep at night. Now they got up from the campfire and ate the dry food they had brought with them. They had no idea what to do next. Maybe you should stay calm and sit where you are.
The aristocratic armies in Aquitaine and further south all came to a standstill. Soon, Duda, Count of Autun, who was the most slow-moving, also rode from the last camp to the main camp in Yongquan Village.
The cronies sent by Charlie explained the situation to Duda. Although it was unbelievable, considering that once what Charlie said was absolutely true, it would be a perfect good thing for his own country.
Duda just hates war. He just wants to stay in his fief and live a peaceful life. He doesn’t want to offend several Burgundian nobles in neighboring countries, and he is unwilling to follow his cousin Bernard. Do something too radical.
Duda originally did not want to show his attitude immediately. However, due to the military power of the 30,000-strong army, he was forced to announce that he would instead support King Charles "The Bald" of Aquitaine. Unexpectedly, Charlie, who had been missing for a day, reappeared with a real crown on his head, as if it was a gift from an archangel.
Who has seen an angel? Perhaps only the most devout people will be rewarded by angels.
There must be another major hidden secret in this matter. Duda had no reason to refuse, so he quickly arrived with more than a hundred elite subordinates.
As soon as he arrived at the Yongquan Village camp, he learned something that surprised him.
It turns out that Charles has made up his mind and made an agreement with King Rurik of Rus. Today is the date of the agreement. If he cannot bring a group of nobles under his command to go to the appointment, the four kings will work hard to create
In a peaceful situation, it is possible that due to mutual suspicion, wars that should be completely avoided are fought in confusion.
However, even if Charles is really determined, will the great nobles really trust the Ross and Burgundians?
Bernard is actually repulsive about this matter. He cannot trust the Russians and the Burgundians. He is afraid that everything is just a deception by those despicable people. When the time comes, everyone will rush over and be defended by a group of ambushes. By then the entire southern aristocratic group had been beheaded by them. He kept his worries buried in his heart, planning to wait until Charlie really wanted to go there in person, and then explain his interests to everyone.
Finally Duda arrived with his heavily armed cronies.
Duda, who was in a complicated mood, dismounted, held his helmet and looked up at the fluttering red lion flag. He lowered his face and walked over there, and soon joined the crowd of people gathered there. The great nobles met.
Charlie had already put on his most gorgeous clothes and was energetic after washing his face. He especially wanted to highlight his crown, which he deliberately wiped with grease. Under the rising sun, the crown looked extremely kind.
Charlie saw Duda at a glance, and deliberately put aside the whispering crowd and raised his hand to say hello: "Okay, distinguished Count Autun, my great loyal minister, you are finally here."
Duda was suddenly startled, feeling that todayCharlie is overconfident.
"Your Majesty, I arrived successfully." He said.
"Very good." Charlie stepped forward, shaking his head deliberately to show off his crown: "My messenger has told you the whole story, do you understand it?"
"I basically understand, but..."
"I know you have doubts. But I trust the King of Ross, and I will lead you to have a talk with him.
The future will be sad. The war is about to end."
Duda was still muttering in his heart, and he said politely: "It would be a good thing if there is any way to end the long war, but it would be a good thing for you and the leader of the Normans to do so. It would be too condescending to talk about it in person."
"They are not real barbarians." Charlie lowered his head and raised his hand to signal: "There are many nobles standing over there, and there are even some noble ones that you didn't expect. . We hold a peace, so that the Burgundians will not harass you, and the other Normans will not harass you. I know what you desire after a peace. Implement it. I'm just afraid... you don't dare to go because of fear."
The temptation of absolute peace is too great, and Duda has lived for most of his life and knows that things should not be so simple. He lowered his head slightly. Ever since he entered the camp, he had noticed his cousin Bernard's face that was constantly twitching. His cousin obviously had something to say.
Duda did not answer for the time being. He took a few steps in the direction of his cousin and urged his cousin to say a few words with practical actions.
Seeing this, Bernard twisted his head and finally walked into Charlie. "Your Majesty. How should we get there?"
"Are you afraid?" Charlie narrowed his eyes and sounded harsh.
"We have to be on guard. If we go together like this and are surrounded by their troops, it will be difficult for everyone to escape."
"Can't you trust them? "
"I didn't say that." That's what Bernard said. He couldn't believe it.
"I have to go, this is my promise with Rurik." Charlie raised his finger to point to the crown, and said without changing his expression: "What do you think this crown is?
How did it come about? That King of Rus, Ruric, personally killed Pepin at Verdun and took the crown before giving it to me. If he had crazy ideas, he would not give the crown back to me. If...you let him think that we are right. If the goodwill is very uncooperative, war is inevitable. They killed at least 10,000 Burgundian warriors in the east, with only minor casualties. Do you still want to watch the Russians go to war with us?"
Charlie's words seemed to be addressed to Bernard, but in fact they were addressed to other people present. He emphasized again: "The Rus are Normans. Think about your territory..."
The words stop here, and there is no need to explain anymore.
The southern nobles whose territories are close to the Atlantic Ocean such as Gascogne, Agen, and Angoulême feel anxious when they hear the word "Norman".
A small-scale Norman pirate attack fromIt has not been interrupted, so for a group of knights near Bordeaux, their fiefs and villages may suddenly be attacked by pirates and suffer heavy losses. The Earl of Sainte they are loyal to is an aging devout man. If he expects that guy to eliminate violence and bring peace to everyone, they might as well defect now. As for the energetic Count Seguin II of Gascony.
Several earls were willing to give it a go. Seeing this, the earl of Toulouse gritted his teeth and claimed his power to accompany them.
"It's still too dangerous." Bernard knew that he couldn't stop Charlie from going, and it would be detrimental to him to continue questioning him. He thought of a compromise method, and said: "In this case, I Just send out all the cavalry at hand, and you nobles will try their best to fight." "You want to fight?" Duda's eyes widened in shock.
"No fighting. I can send out four thousand cavalry, and they will stand behind us as spectators throughout the whole process
I can give them orders, if the Russians act rogue and seize us , it’s not too late for the army on standby to launch an attack. So if the Russians make it difficult for us, they themselves won’t have to worry about it.” Duda shook his head worriedly: “I’m afraid of you. The threat really scared the Russians into taking the initiative to go to war."
Bernard retorted: "If this is true, it just shows that the Russians are all conspirators. Our 30,000-strong army is basically in place. The swords are not bad, so it’s hard to tell who will win in a fight."
The two cousins seemed to be quarreling, but Charlie raised his arms and shouted to stop the quarrel. To be fair, Bernard's words are reasonable. Besides, if there are really four thousand cavalry behind him, wouldn't it further demonstrate the hegemony of a king?
Charlie still remembers that his grandfather, the Great, actually commanded more than 10,000 cavalry to launch a mudslide-like charge towards the Avars camp, wiping out the enemy in one impact.
In fact, if you have four thousand heavy cavalry who are absolutely loyal to you, you don't need to lower your face to talk to Rurik. For so many years, Charlie felt that his miserable life was all because he had no soldiers. As long as he had a huge army in his hands, all the guys who had bullied him would have to kneel down.
After just getting back the crown, the attitude of a group of nobles towards themselves has changed drastically. If they still have thousands or even ten thousand warriors, why don't they kneel down in groups and imitate the barking of dogs?
Charlie was determined to leave, and since Bernard’s statement made sense, he agreed.
Of the so-called four thousand cavalry, three thousand must be made up. There are many people in the army who can ride horses
The charioteers can also ride horses. If they can ride horses, they are considered cavalry. Aquitaine can indeed pull out a considerable cavalry force, which is a sudden expansion of cavalry. The quality of the team is hard to say enough.
After receiving the order, the nobles seized the time to mobilize their cavalry. Except for the Otan army who was camped too far away, other nobles mobilized their own elite cavalry, plus Charles's own cronies, and finally pieced together five thousand cavalry. A behemoth of a cavalryman.
There were so many of them that all morning the troops were actively mobilized.
The sun was shining brightly in the morning, and the cavalry's chainmail, helmets and lances shone brightly. Although the distance was relatively far, the Ross army could only see the blurry effect there by standing on the wall of Auxerre. However, the metal reflection was too strong, causing everyone watching the southwest scene to take a breath.
So many people said that Charles, who had returned, had kept his promise. After returning to the army, he decisively organized his troops and planned to go to war with the city of Auxerre. There was a lot of commotion in the southwest. Under the absolute military threat, Conrad and his son completely put aside their previous suspicions and stood with the Russians, because once the war broke out, the Aquitaine army would fight against the Russians and Burgundians together. Woolen cloth.
Conrad ran to Rurik’s tent worriedly and explained his concerns concisely.
Rurik said confidently: "I believe Charlie will not break his promise. But people's hearts are elusive. If he voluntarily or is coerced by the southern nobles to fight, I am not afraid of them. Even if they attack with all their strength, my heavy weapons can kill them greatly, just like destroying your main army."
Kang La's words directly shocked
De'an. I was worried, but after a moment I thought about why it was so awkward and painful?
The Russian army, Mercia and Auxerre formed a real coalition, so much so that the troops of the Jovany camp far north of the city were urgently moving to the south of the city.
The wooden cart defense line remains the same and has been further reinforced. Considering that once a fight broke out, the opponent was likely to send out a large number of cavalry, Rurik quickly sent people to dig some shallow pits, and inserted the wooden beams and floor boards of some old houses that had been demolished in the city into the pits before burying them. .
A variety of objects built an extra thin layer of Luzhai defense line outside the wooden chariot defense line, trying their best to delay the enemy's infantry and cavalry attack.
With the addition of the more than 2,000 rabble brought by Conrad, the total strength of the coalition forces has reached 15,000. Since the Ross army is elite per capita, it is very powerful.
Both sides have been preparing for the "noble contact" throughout the morning. If someone were to observe the overall situation from a distance, they would definitely feel that the two armies were actually going all out to make final preparations for the big battle.
Hategar, Archbishop of Liège, Agius, the court bishop of Charles, and Heribo, Archbishop of Auxerre, three noble clergymen, extremely hope that the battle will not break out, because this is very inexplicable. . But Agius's words really poured cold water on everyone. As long as Bernard was sincere and that guy announced an attack, it would be difficult for King Charles to stop it.
The three high priests would not pray to a group of Normans in front of the battle, not to mention the princess Gisla who betrayed the empire. They felt unfavorable and believed that the Burgundians and the Russians who believed in God had made a sacrilegious covenant, and the covenant between Charles and them was equally sacrilegious.
Although this kind of covenant has a very popularIn practical terms, out of faith, the three bishops resolutely avoided it. They stayed in the Saint-Germain Cathedral in the city and prayed silently, hoping that the battle would not break out.
After a morning of preparations, Rurik's entire army entered a state of tension. As long as he felt that the situation was not good, the trumpeter on standby was ordered to blow the battle horn, and there was nothing he could do to stop the battle midway. .
So the four cavalry teams of the Ross army, as well as the noble cavalry of Reglaf, and even the Ross Gdańsk-Courland cavalry, all kinds of cavalry put together a force of 2,000 people. Cavalry. They relied on the stone wall of the city of Auxerre as cover. After the so-called large-scale battle started, when the time was right, this tactical reserve suddenly appeared and cut through the enemy array like an ax felling wood.
At the critical moment, the Ross cavalry, who are good at riding and shooting, have to change their appearance and become shock cavalry, even if they do so, they will easily suffer considerable losses.
Fisk, Brody, Swain, Karl, Kasimislaw, Bekon, and all kinds of capable veteran warriors, at this moment, their ethnicity, beliefs, and lifestyle have become It doesn't matter, they are all comrades fighting side by side. Once they get the attack order from King Rus, the two thousand cavalry must suddenly rush out.
At the same time, the huge Aquitaine army, which was about five kilometers away from the city wall of Auxerre in a straight line, formed a huge cavalry group. After eating some more pieces of bread, the soldiers finally began to obey orders. Take action.
The retinue followed closely their knight master, and everyone was told that they would not fight in this operation
But the army gathered into a huge monster, and marching forward was really just to boost King Charles' momentum. What?
The infantrymen who stayed in the camp were glad that they would not go to the muddy water. However, those infantrymen who could ride horses were guest cavalry. They had no armor and were just trying to cool off in the afternoon when the weather was too pleasant. He joined the large army in single clothes and carrying a short spear.
The cavalry with poor equipment lined up in the rear to act as the atmosphere group, and those with the best equipment gathered in the front row.
Today, Charlie is dressed proudly, with a shining crown on his head.
Behind him were three rows of heavy cavalry. Each rider was wearing chainmail, and their helmets reflected violently in the sun. Especially the first row of cavalry, their horses were protected, and many of them even put on horse clothes on their mounts, which looked gorgeous, huge, and majestic.
Several earls followed Charles, and as nobles they led the five thousand cavalry.
After all, Charlie did not want to fight. He also guessed that he led a huge cavalry group to approach the Russian camp, which must have caused them to be highly nervous. Based on what he saw at the Ross Barracks, Charlie estimated that they were on guard early in the morning. Even if the two sides fought, the Aquitaine side would definitely not be able to take advantage.
Then don’t fight. No matter how large the cavalry group is, it will still only serve as a guard of honor to show the honor of the true King of Aquitaine.
So Charlie is always accompanied by his cronies, as well as AriobThe two mediators, Thomas and Herbert, acted as insurance to ensure that there would be no war.
Recent transcoding has been serious, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you