Chapter 952： Better than the pleasure and revenge of the sword and the axe

The Baron of Nassau ran all the way to safely withdraw to their camp in the woods.

At the same time, Earl Robert was always hiding on the edge of the forest and the beach, and when he saw the return of the people he had expelled, he couldn't wait to show up to ask why.

The soldier stopped the galloping warhorse, and when he saw the earl here, the Baron of Nassau dismounted immediately and couldn't wait to announce his important news.

"My lord! Over there!" He pointed across the river. "It's all Normans... Normans..."

He was out of breath, but remembered Robert's forehead with cold sweat. "Slow down, what did you see?"

"Normans, everywhere. And Ludov, Count of Westphalia, who... really betrayed the kingdom. I saw him in person! Ludov claimed that Saxony was established, and he told us East Frank is already at war."

Although he had foreseen it, Robert was still surprised when the news was confirmed. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "This Ludoff, who forgot his past kindness and publicly rebelled? He even got mixed up with the Normans?"

"It's not just him. Your lord... the situation is very complicated. Because of Esquier, the saint of the north. He! Amazing is also mixed with the Normans."

"This is impossible!"

"No! My lord. Things are more complicated than we thought. Let's go back to the camp first, and I will report in detail."

"Alright." Robert's eyes were longing for the north. The wide Elbe River split the battlefield. After hearing this news, he really wanted to gather cavalry and rush directly across the river. Now his rage is rage, and it is this **** river that gave Liudov the capital of the separatist regime.

It's fair to say that the cavalry army at Robert's hand is still strong, but his enemy does not give a fair chance to fight at all.

He didn't have any extravagant hopes for a negotiated solution, but based on Baron Nassau's detailed report, it was really necessary to have a good talk with the enemy now.

They had two thousand prisoners of Frankish civilians in their hands! If the ransom cannot be paid, these people will be brutally killed!

They were Normans, and they would certainly execute prisoners brutally.

So to recognize the Duchy of Saxony, and the barbarian Kingdom of Denmark and the Kingdom of Rus, it is up to His Majesty Ludwig to decide for himself.

The Baron of Nassau went on and on, and in particular pointed out the military situation of the enemy he had seen. As a military aristocrat, is the delicate work of diplomatic negotiation really necessary? Under the blow of the tomahawk and sword, isn't all the problem solved?

The Baron did keep his word, he relayed the attitudes of Saxony, Roth and Great Denmark.

Earl Robert's attitude after hearing this, probably still intends to solve the problem militarily.

What's more, the attitude of the enemy is also very obvious, the so-called not afraid of war at all. A coalition force would be placed on the south bank of the river, where the negotiating scene would be placed. The enemy has prepared both hands, either negotiation or direct war.

"What shall we do?" Baron Nassau, who had no more words to say, asked cautiously.

Robert is also in a dilemma now, and even throws a rat.

He pinched his beard and wondered whether he would accept the negotiation requests of Ludov and the Norman leaders, or ignore them? The opponent gave him three days to think about it, and he really had to think about it carefully.

"Go down and rest first. You have made meritorious deeds. I will speak well for you in the future, and the monarch will not ignore your bravery."

Robert dismissed the Nassau Baron, and then secretly met with the three "unemployed" cavalry flag captains, and the secret conversation was actually how to fight.

Baron Nassau doesn't matter. He is not afraid of fighting. Knowing his own monarch Robert, if this guy is entangled in battle, he will most likely choose to fight.

Robert, Count of Rheingau, was a fierce general under Ludwig. In the recent civil war, he attacked the army of Count Metz, who was loyal to the de jure king Lothair, like a mad dog and a wolf. He dared to launch cavalry to ride the wall. The ruthless who charged, for the sake of his master, completely disregarded that Count Metz was a neighbor who had a good relationship with each other before the war. That's why Ludwig gave him three cavalry flags as many as 2,500 people, trusting their command.

The baron didn't have the heart to think about what decision he would make when he became a monarch this night. Just by looking at the attitude of the soldiers in the camp, he knew that it would be difficult to have a chance to negotiate peacefully.

The elite cavalry from Regensburg had a high self-esteem and was "sucked hard with a sap" on the banks of the Weser River. They just hoped that the enemy would set up a battle on the flat ground, so that the brave cavalry rushed directly over and trampled them into a muddy flesh to vent their anger.

Even if the baron felt that if he launched such a brave charge, it could not be said to be brave, only very reckless.

The Normans have already spoken out that they are not afraid of Robert's strong attack, and even Liudov, who knew the most about the Frankish cavalry, knew that the impact of the huge cavalry was like crushing wheat into powder by a stone mill. They were ready for battle.

But he is a baron, not even Frankish by blood.

There is absolutely no need and no qualifications to propose and try to influence the count's attitude.

So on the second day, the bronze horn sounded early in the morning, and the cavalry assembled in the mist.

This former Frankish village, which was used as a camp, is now inhabited by almost all Frankish cavalry.

Robert rode on a horse and was indignant at the attitude of the army. He drew his iron sword and pointed to the north, and loudly issued a "chapter for thieves".

"The count of Westphalia has betrayed, he announced the establishment of the Duchy of Saxony, this is the most shameful betrayal!"

"He formed a blasphemous alliance with the Normans, and even arrested and killed the northern saint, the northern archbishop Eskil!"

"Our enemies have taken 2,000 of our Frankish fellows hostage! Just like the horrific slaughter you have seen in this village! The Normans brutally killed them and threatened to kill our fellows further."

"But even so, they still feel like they can talk to us. How outrageous! They asked us to surrender! Do you accept it?!"

A sentence or two, every sentence is madly poking the lungs of the vast number of Frankish soldiers.

These elite cavalrymen were professional soldiers who were shaped according to Charlemagne's decree and supplemented by the system. They served in their families for generations, and were only responsible to their monarchs, and had the nature of a national army. Such personnel formed the core of the army of the three kings of the Franks. It was the key experience of Charlemagne's expeditions, and now it has become a force for frenzied internal friction in the civil war.

Although each has its own master, it is regrettable that the same clan can kill each other. However, the war was against the Normans, especially the Danes, and the rebels were the Saxons, and they all rallied under Robert's madness.

The cavalry war collectively roared, and such a roar shocked the flock of birds, and also made the scouts arranged by Rurik heard the sound from a distance.

What does the battle cry of an army mean? Isn't it just war!

The Vikings roared rhythmically for a while before the war, and in Viking culture, the collective was to fight after the war.

Therefore, the scout did not observe the grand gathering of the Frankish cavalry in the forest at all, so he "escaped" lightly to the bridgehead at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, and swiftly told his king the roar he heard.

So on the north bank of the Elbe, the noble generals who were expecting peace negotiations made a decisive decision based on the scout's report.

"They're really not afraid of death. That's fine." Rurik stared at Ludov's face, and asked solemnly, "If we annihilate this cavalry team, what does it mean to Ludwig?"

Liudov didn't change his face: "It means that half of his elite cavalry lost."

"Then, can he train another two thousand or three thousand cavalry in a short period of time?"

"It should be possible, but don't expect the newly trained cavalry to have any strength."

"What does that mean?"

Liudov sighed: "They are military households who have been loyal to Ludwig for generations. Every cavalry has a family and a child. Their family is very loyal to the monarch. If they die in battle, their children will not have enough time to become qualified. The cavalry. If we still face a huge war, and Ludwig comes to fight us, we can only recruit a large number of peasant infantry from the peasants."

Rurik understood, Ming Hongwu established the military household system, feeling that these generations of soldiers would protect the empire for thousands of generations. The service system established by Charlemagne also required the elite soldiers of the Franks to serve as soldiers from generation to generation.

The source of soldiers, this kind of thing suddenly appeared after no loss. Ludwig could only recruit young men from the Franks in his own territory to join the army, hoping that the army would have high quality and also recruit strength from the so-called "military households". train.

Destroy these two thousand cavalry! Let Ludwig bleed! This group of enemies doesn't seem interested in peace talks anyway.

The long-winded peace talks are not as good as the revenge of the sword and the axe, so the second set of plans that Rurik had arranged a long time ago can perfectly come in handy.

The coalition troops were of different ethnicities and beliefs. They all faced the same existential threat and had a deep hatred for the Frankish army, so they held together to keep warm.

If Liudov gathered all the Saxon men in the area under his control, including the twelve-year-old children, he would be able to piece together a behemoth of 8,000 troops, even if most of them were made up.

If the Russ Army and the Danish Army were added, the strength of the rebel army would immediately expand to 16,000.

Rurik did not trust the hastily organized Saxon warriors. In the end, it was his Rus army who could fight hard battles. Considering that the enemy was all cavalry, his large-scale production of spears finally had a role.

An excellent general, don't imagine that the enemy will act according to his own plan. Rurik felt that his abacus was in vain, and Count Robert had a high probability of getting a report from the Baron of Nassau, and he did not intend to negotiate any more, and directly confronted each other.

Well. The huge open area of ​​the bridgehead fortress on the other side of the river is a good place for grazing cattle and sheep, and it is also a field for war.

A large number of wooden spears are just long wooden shafts with sharpened points, and such spears are sufficient.

Because there are still a thousand Slavic soldiers in the army, they have been trained in spear square formation. Compared with the soldiers who are used to fighting with swords and shields, they are best at stabbing and slapping with spears in a group, which is a serious shortage of time and space. Armored Frankish cavalry has a huge tactical advantage.

The rebellious Saxon and Norman armies on the other side of the river decided to go to war, something that Count Robert could not have wished for.

In fact, it is not that he does not know the risks, but he has no choice.

That's an order! Ludwig gave himself to eliminate the possible rebellion in the north, and the task of determining the disaster was on his shoulders. The monarch also took out more than 2,000 of the most elite cavalry.

The order is already a dead order, this army must solve the problem of the north.

If you do nothing but go to Mainz quickly and ask the monarch to send the army to the north, it will not mean that he is a mediocre person, and when the monarch's wrath of thunder downgrades his title, he can only cry.

It's better to fight, not to mention the fact that the soldiers saw the fact that the Franks were killed, everyone is willing to take revenge, and there is no need to worry about morale.

Robert's agitation pushed the soldiers' grievances to a peak, expecting the foolish Normans and hateful traitors to foolishly drive the army to the south bank of the river.

Is it possible that after the enemy has formed a large array, can they escape to the ship in a short time?

Do not! The cavalry would rush out of the woods to raid the enemy's lines, trampling them into meat sauce before they could escape, as violent as a mudslide destroying a village.

The cavalry soldiers were in high spirits, but Ludov did not rely solely on his cavalry to fight this battle.

After he finished his incitement, he was immediately questioned by the Baron of Nassau.

"Why! Why say that? It's not true at all."

The current attitude of the baron disgusted Robert, and he shouted in annoyance: "You are only a lower noble, don't think you can teach me a lesson and leave my tent before I get angry."

The baron was unmoved and further questioned: "The Normans didn't kill our 2,000 compatriots, and Eskil didn't die either. You are spreading rumors and deliberately causing false hatred. Obviously, they are willing to have a good relationship with you. Talk. You..."

"Here's someone!" Robert finally took the trouble: "Baron Nassau is drunk, please ask him to rest."

Then two cavalry soldiers came in and tried to control Nassau, but they were forcefully freed.

"Why?! If we take the initiative, we will inevitably lead to the deaths of two thousand Franks. There is also the martyrdom of the saint Eskil. You know that if you have a good talk, there will be a constructive result."

Robert motioned his subordinates to calm down, turned around suddenly, and put his face almost on the face of the Baron of Nassau: "Ludov will not only be the Duke of Saxony, but also the Earl of Westphalia. The next step is to put Flanders and Oberritt are also under control. If Ludov is allowed to grow bigger, he will erode my Rheingau territory. More than half of the kingdom's territory will be lost, and the war will burn your little one. Village! What do you think it is necessary for us Franks to talk to such a madman? Henry Nassau! You are not a Frank and have no honor for us. You! You are only the chief of a small village, like a mouse that can only see in front of you A little bit. That's all. Shut up!"

The Baron of Nassau was speechless, and he didn't have any extravagant hopes to talk about it, but he was wrongly surprised that Robert would rather sacrifice the two thousand of his kin for the sake of war.

Does this guy have no kindness? Will he do anything to fight? Or was it just because the captured Franks were not the people living in the Earl of Rheingau. Is this still a servant of the Lord?

Of course, Robert still needs more troops to fight for himself, that is, to find the surrounding Saxon villages.

He sent out a cavalry unit, found the village and ordered the local Saxons to obey the orders of the Frankish military nobles, asking them to fulfill the mission of loyalty and to fight the traitors.

As a result, these cavalrymen who hurry up to get things done return empty-handed.

According to him, there were originally few Saxon villages nearby, and most of them were Frankish villages. The two have something in common, that is, the village is empty, and there are obvious traces of escape, and a lot of softness is left behind. The difference is that many Frankish villages were obviously looted, and some of the corpses were dilapidated and highly decomposed. When the cavalry found them, they even saw a brutal scene of brown bears eating the corpses.

"Damn All Saxons are traitors!"

Robert had no more hope, the appointed time was coming soon, and he could no longer go further afield to try his luck to find the servant army.

What about the Saxon villages and local nobles who live on the south bank of the Elbe?

When they learned that Ludov was reviving the Duchy of Saxony with the support of the Normans and his Saxon kin outside the walls, they changed course on a large scale. They also knew that if the Frankish army launched a large-scale attack, the scattered villages would be destroyed one by one, and finally they would be forced to submit to the Franks again, and they would also be forced to use soldiers to serve them.

A large number of native Saxon nobles dragged their families and brought their mouths to run in two directions, either going north to the Elbe River, taking their own boats with as much softness as possible to the forest on the other side of the river to set up camp, or dragging their families and mouths to the east, Run to Pomeranian territory, an area that the Franks did not control.

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