The cavalry in the front row were ordered to advance slowly, and the cavalry in the rear could only blindly follow the ones in front.
The cavalry team is too large and even bloated. In fact, if they gallop, there is likely to be a stampede in some places and get out of hand.
Perhaps they are so crowded that even if they get the order to attack, it will be difficult for them to move forward in a short time.
Furthermore, Bernard knew exactly what the huge cavalry team he organized was like.
It is very dangerous for a large group of untrained cavalry to charge, so even if they are torn apart, he does not hope to push all his cavalry forward to confront the Russians head-on.
As the distance between them gets closer, Bernard himself can see the tight defensive array of the Ross people.
A long and narrow wall seems to appear out of thin air over there. If you look closely, it seems that there are countless carriages lying flat, and you can see countless large wooden wheels facing the attacking side.
The city of Auxerre is surrounded by surging rivers on one side and hilly forests on the other, and there are many creeks on the flat areas. The soil in this area has always been fully soaked, so that many places are too wet to even be worth reclamation. .
This is exactly one factor. The fief villages near Auxerre are mainly distributed in the low-level mountains and depressions further west of the hilly forest to the west of the city. At least the small rivers there will not soak the land into swamps. Unfortunately, there are a large number of villages. It had been destroyed by the Ross-Mercia army a few days ago. The largest village of Ruwani has also been transformed into the northern camp of the coalition forces.
Many cavalrymen were forced to march in quite muddy meadows. Instead of thinking about charging, they were more worried about their horses stumbling.
The Russian army has built a defense line, and there are countless "Saint Andre's Cross" flags flying over there.
Look carefully, there are countless spears set up. No matter how you look at it, the Russians are doing it. Enough preparation.
Bernard was worried and rode towards the king.
"Your Majesty, they are ready. Maybe they are planning to take the initiative to attack?"
"I think they are guarding against us." Charlie said: "One more walk I want your entire army to stop in a while. I will go to negotiate in person. When the time comes, you will go too." "Is it necessary?" Bernard was still very reluctant.
"We must go. Otherwise, wouldn't it be in vain for you to gather the army?"
The distance between the two sides is not close, but not far. It feels like the distance between the two armies is a thousand meters. , Charlie finally asked Bernard to take the initiative to stop. The huge team gradually stopped at noon. The five thousand cavalry were finally squeezed into pieces like compressed meat. The cavalry warriors crowded in the middle were surrounded by companions on all sides. This felt very bad.
At the same time, ordinary soldiers can also clearly see the situation of the Ross Army not far away.
The afternoon sun was so hot that it made everyone’s helmets feel hot. The good weather in recent days made people feel temporarily unbearably hot every afternoon. The sweat on the top of the head gradually began to flow down. Many Aquitaine warriors took off their helmets and looked over there, and their wet hair was quickly wiped away.Wind dry.
Seeing only reflections everywhere, they saw clearly the defense line formed by wooden carts, and also saw clearly that there was a thin layer of deer village outside the defense line. All reflections or soldiers' helmets, Or swords and spears, it can be judged that the Russians are completely ready to fight.
There was a tense situation over there, and Charlie sat on the horse and took a deep breath.
He knew that King Ross himself would definitely not condescend to show up, and he also wanted something from him. Their statuses were actually unequal.
The so-called first-level king, Charlie decided Make an appointment in person now.
He looked at the nobles gathered around him and said resolutely: "I'm going now. Please...come with me."
Everyone looked at each other. Seguin II and Akfred made painful decisions.
"I'll go with you."
"Yes. We are all here, no matter what the result is, I must get a result."
That's it, the two of them Stay close to Charlie.
Seeing this, other nobles made the decision to follow him, and in the end, Bernard was forced to bite the bullet and leave now.
Charlie then vigorously raised the lance with the lion's flag hanging high, held it with both hands and shook it vigorously a few times, then clamped his legs on the horse's belly and drove the horse forward.
At this moment, the nobles of Rurik and Ross who were standing behind the defense line were the first to see a man wearing a gold crown walking slowly towards the defense line.
"It is indeed Charlie." The blue fox, wearing a plate armor, stood beside Rurik, and he said cheerfully: "He came in person, and the battle will not start."
"Maybe. The next step..." Rurik thought for a while and figured it would be bad to show up right away.
Reglav stood beside him, and Rurik patted his son on the head: "The person here is Charlie. Do you know some of the people around him?"
Reglav Zhang Mu identifies it for himself: "One of them is Bernard."
"Are you sure? It's the most powerful nobleman in Aquitaine himself? Which one is it? They all look the same wearing helmets ."
"The one with the thickest beard is not a bad person," Reglaf blurted out. He also spoke sincerely. As for the issue of trading grain, Bernard was very happy to hand over the grain.
"An old guy? I don't think you need to think highly of him. So those cavalry...are actually mostly his?"
Regraf immediately affirmed. reply.
"Okay. It's not appropriate for me to show up now. Boy, I'll give you a chance to stand out. If you get on your horse and walk out of the military formation, you will talk to them first on my behalf."
"Okay."
It was a proud honor for Reglaf to be instructed by his father to do something. He organized a few of his cronies, then mounted his horse and walked out of the gap reserved in the wooden cart's defense line.
The deputy carried a flag of the King of Mercia, made of sky blue linen sewn with bright yellow strips.In fact, this is the genuine "St. Andrew's Cross Flag" and the flag of the King of Mercia.
Regraf put on an orange blouse. He wanted to prepare a golden laurel crown for himself like his father, but he really didn't have the financial resources to do this at the moment.
Fortunately, he showed himself well in Poitier and became a local figure for a while, and the local nobles completely recognized his face.
Regraf calmly rode his horse to get closer, and met a group of southern nobles within the maximum throw range of the Russian army's longbow.
Some are familiar, and some are quite unfamiliar.
His name as an exiled young monarch has long been spread among the southern nobles. After all, an exiled king of Mercia with Norman descent managed to become a great nobleman who ruled a side with only a hundred mercenaries. , indeed led more than a thousand warriors to "show off their power" under the city of Poitier. The related events are very romantic and legendary.
After some pleasantries, Reglaf explained his father’s request calmly.
"Okay." Charlie
made no objection: "I can go to your camp again, that is, the nobles around me. Some people are worried about the character of King Ross."< /p>
"Are you afraid that my father will play a conspiracy?" Regraf raised his chest and said triumphantly: "If you are worried about a conspiracy, don't talk about anything. Ross doesn't want to go to war with the southern nobles. On the contrary, now we all oppose the Frankish Roman emperor. Ross not only supports the great Charles as the king of Aquitaine, but also supports Charles as the new king of the Franks. Ross has the same or similar purpose as you, and there is no reason to be disadvantageous to you. ”
Everyone understands that at this moment, Regraf has completely become the mouthpiece of King Rus. There is no problem for a son to be his father’s mouthpiece, but this boy’s arrogant attitude when speaking is very Deserve a beating. It was as if the boy was not a vassal of the Kingdom of Aquitaine or the Count of Anjou-Shannon.
Regraf did tell the nobles except Bernard that the two sides were actually at war with each other. King Ross gave him a chance to negotiate. If he didn’t follow that guy’s idea, the consequences would be disastrous. ...
Everyone knows that the shameful sword is hard to sheath. The King of Rus does have a moral advantage now. They have given a solution. If you don't follow it, you will force the Rus and Burgundians to fight. Join forces to start a war.
Everyone looked at each other and simply followed Charlie, blocking them one by one with the mentality of going to the grave.
Led by Reglaf himself, the nobles cautiously arrived at the tightly defended array of the Russian army.
Soon curiosity outweighed fear. All the nobles in the south had never seen such an army. They were very neatly dressed and had the same color scheme. Everyone looked like they were in uniform. They were all wearing armor, and many of them looked very tall and even a little fat.
What the nobles don't know is that Guangfa soldiers wear plate armor riveted with a large number of iron armor pieces. This styleThis type of armor is already relatively popular in the Bavarian army, but the Ross army is more skilled in its production technology.
After wearing the plate armor, it is like wearing a turtle shell. The armor can be immune to general hacking and puncture of the torso, and also has certain resistance to blunt force hammering. Then a blouse was put on to cover the rivets. At first glance, it just looked like it was too expensive. Only these senior military nobles could guess the reason.
Since this is armor, even if everyone in the Russian army wears armor.
Wait a minute! What are those monsters with bear heads over there? What happened to them? How come everyone has a whole piece of iron growing on their body!
The integrally forged chest plate armor they witnessed was completely beyond the scope. In other words, the nobles were well-informed, but they had never seen integral iron armor. They have seen the integral "muscle plate armor" made of bronze. It is expensive, and regardless of its defensive properties, it does not have the comfort of chain mail at all.
Although the blacksmith can continuously hot-forge the iron ingots into wide iron sheets, what is the significance of doing so? It's such a waste of resources. At most, one or two sets of toys could be made that would become heavy for the nobles, and it would be impossible to install them.
The Kingdom of Rus possesses large iron mines and advanced smelting technology, and can also wield some seemingly incredible weapons.
The surface of plate armor is coated with a layer of zinc. Due to the presence of the zinc coating nicknamed "bright lead", it makes them too dazzling in the hot afternoon sun.
Rurik really had no intention of
conspiracy, even though he knew that he could easily control these stupid southern nobles as long as he sent out a group of heavily armored swordsmen. He must consider the international outlook. It is said that once he goes rogue, the alliance reluctantly established between Ross and the Burgundian nobles will quickly fall apart.
Rurik put on his favorite clothes, wearing the golden laurel crown on his blond hair. He was guarded by many heavily armored berserkers. He waited until the nobles dismounted and began to look around, then he appeared openly amidst the sound of drums and horns.
From the standpoint of Charlie and the nobles, they saw the bear-headed and iron-coated soldiers suddenly forming two lines. A tall, blond little giant walked out of the cover in an elegant manner. The clothes are gorgeous and heroic, but in sharp contrast are the collective short stature and unshaven beards of the southern nobles.
Beard shows the charm of a man. As the king of Rus, Rurik does not need a thick beard. He deliberately builds his beard, leaving a thin layer of beard, which not only shows off his masculinity , but also to show the world that their king is very young and energetic.
The extraordinary temperament forced the southern nobles except Charlie to retreat continuously, looking very embarrassed in public.
Until he approached these flattered people, Rurik spread his arms with a smile: "Nobles of Aquitaine, welcome to Ross's military camp."
He said it in Latin, and even the southern nobles could understand it. It was precisely this that made them very surprised - what happened?When did the Normans also start learning to speak the sacred language?
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to say
hello or whether to respond to this seeming kindness.
What is irrefutable is that they were also deeply shocked by the majesty and majesty of this time.
The powerful nobles in their respective fiefdoms all became helpless chickens at this moment, not only because they basically entered Ross's army alone, but also because the army they saw and heard was beyond their control. The military is aware of it.
The nobles were extremely embarrassed. As the king, Charles stepped forward to eliminate the embarrassment.
He approached Rurik with heavy steps, subconsciously holding the crown as if doing some kind of performance art.
He raised his head and stared at Rurik's face, and said calmly: "I brought all my men."
"Are they all nobles from the south?" Rick pretended to examine: "It seems that they are all old people."
"They are generally not young enough, but everyone has real power in the local area and can mobilize many troops. Although based on our beliefs, we only They can marry only one wife, but a good woman can give birth to many sons, and their wives are very proud.”
“That’s enough. What you are actually saying is that they must put multiple sons into consideration. Rurik waved his hand slightly: "Don't worry, if I am determined to do it, I will not return the crown to you, let alone allow your nobles to enter the king's army with swords on their waists. "You come to lead the way, and I will get to know your subordinates today."
Just as the nobles in the south wanted to take a good look at the villains who ordered the attack on Aachen, Rurik also wanted to take a look at the nobles in the Frankish south. .
The bigger the nobles are, the more they pay attention to culture and education. They are not illiterate, so there is no language barrier between Rurik and them. "Church Latin" is the international language of this era. After learning it, Rurik can even talk to the Basque Count Seguin II without any obstacles.
With a simple greeting, a lot of the bad reputation attached to Rurik, the Norman king, disappeared invisibly, because if he was a person who learned and sold it now, he would at most know a word or two of Latin. He can't help but talk a lot, and he talks too much.
South of the Loire River is already the vast ocean of the Gauls, and approaching the Pyrenees to the south is the traditional territory of the Basques.
Rurik has a different understanding of the Basques. Based on his knowledge, this group of people may be the direct descendants of the Cro-Magnon people who were cavemen 30,000 years ago. They have always been highly Active near the Pyrenees.
The descendants of its ethnic group are not only the Basques, but also the Etruscans, who simply constitute the main body of the black-haired Latins.
The appearance of the late-arriving Indo-European immigrants, such as the Germans, Slavs, Celts, and Dorian Greeks, is very different.
So in terms of appearance, it is too distinct from the common high bridge nose and big nose of the Gauls.The obvious difference is that the Basques' skin is like mature wheat, their collective hair is darker, everyone has deeper eye sockets, their noses are relatively small, and their lips are thin.
The Count of Gascony is a native Count of the Basques, and the title of Count he holds is also a helpless compromise with reality.
If possible he should lead his men to a kingdom in his own city, as... the Burgundians restored their kingdom.
Ryurik is at least half a head taller than everyone present. The thick leather boots soles do not help his height much. He is also recognized in his own kingdom.
Little giant.
He overlooked all the nobles, and under the attention of a group of heavily armored guards, he stood next to the shortest Seguin II with great interest, which made the latter feel a kind of deep-seated feeling. nervous.
"You don't have to be afraid of anything. I know you are not a Frank at all." Rurik showed half a smile.
Seguin II raised his head and asked: "You? Do you know something about me?"
"I know very little about you, but I know you are a Basque. You Your people are not Franks or Gauls. I have heard some sayings that you are like the Saxons and Thuringians who were forced to surrender because they were defeated by Charlemagne. King."
"Huh? You can't say that." Sejin II didn't know why the blond King Ross said this. To be fair, what King Ross said made sense. And these words made me feel very comfortable.
The Basques once spontaneously formed a principality, or in other words, the leader of the POS family borrowed the name "Princip", which was already popular in Western European aristocratic circles. At that time, chiefs of all sizes were using such names, and cats and dogs became the first citizens. Suddenly, the title was not noble enough.
If Gascon was a kingdom, then he would be the fourth generation king. Unfortunately, his family could not even win Bordeaux.
Wait a minute, did King Rus really mention these things without any purpose?
The County of Gascony had some extraordinary demands when it entered this war, so it was possible to piece together an army of 3,000 men. If it was just to deal with the expedition plan led by Bernard, Seguin II could send his son with one or two hundred elite cavalry to deal with it, instead of investing almost all the country's strength this time expedition.
He kept an eye out and planned to find a time to talk to the Russians about things that might seem crazy.
Because he could really see that the cowardly Charlie became extremely confident overnight, not only because the crown on his head was lost and recovered, but also because the guy found a big backer - King Ross.
"He can do it, and so can I. The Ross people are the overlords among the Normans. Maybe the Ross King can curb the commotion of some pirates and establish a good relationship with the Ross King. The pirates may not do it again in the future. Raid my coast, and with their help I can get Bordeaux back,Maybe Sant got it too. Perhaps Gascon should return to the kingdom, even as a principality. "Seguin II secretly made up his mind, hoping to take this opportunity to change his title from te to prcep, just like his great-grandfather before his defeat.
Because it is convinced that this little Charlie will never be able to It's the second Charlemagne.
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