Chapter 955： The surrender of the Baron of Nassau

The brutal battle is now over, and the Frankish cavalry, who have not yet been killed, merely gestures in vain with their swords in hand, and faces death in despair.

They were intimidated by an astonishing number of spears, halberds, and stabbed one by one.

The killing continued throughout the morning, until at noon the last visible Frankish cavalry fell in desperation.

The battle is over without any post-victory euphoria.

The Rus warriors were almost all blood-red, their blond and golden beards were dyed red, and their blue-striped robes on a white background were also stained with thick blood.

The soldiers were already picking up the corpses to find out the wounded soldiers of the enemy. They were seriously injured and put to death. Those with minor injuries were temporarily left alive so that they could be slaves in the future.

So Robert, the Earl of Rheingau, who was dressed in a special dress, was quite special. The Ross warriors found that he was not dead, so a dozen people joined forces to drag him out from under the corpse of the horse, and then dragged him to the river to rest.

Another unlucky and lucky person was tied with his hands and dragged out of the pile of corpses abruptly. Henry, Baron of Nassau, he is not dead, he is still clear-headed, he coughed up blood after a sudden fall, and now his energy is very weak.

Of all the five senior commanders, except for one captain of the cavalry flag who was stabbed in the torso by the record, the other four were captured and dragged to the river.

It is a fact that the entire Frankish cavalry was annihilated, but there were as many as 200 wounded soldiers of various degrees captured.

Many of them will not survive today due to the rapid deterioration of their injuries, but a considerable number will survive surgery.

Continue to kill the wounded? Do not. Keeping the lives of these so-called Frankish elites has greater benefits, such as escorting them back to the northern mines to be miners.

Rurik acquiesced to his subordinates to clean the site freely, and as long as the equipment they seized could be towed away, it was theirs.

The work of rescuing its own wounded was also underway, so the dead bodies of the Ross Army soldiers were also dragged to the riverside. As for the wounded soldiers of the Ross Army, they must be treated regardless of the severity of their injuries.

Now Rurik will not grieve for his loss. Today, all the brothers are fighting for their lives. Rurik also knows that if the enemy destroys the array, he can also be killed by heavy cavalry.

It's fair to say that today's own losses are indeed a bit heavy. At first glance, the corpse of one's own side can be as large as 400, and the wounded soldiers are almost the same. There will also be their own bodies brought back, and they will die in the last fight.

Lost a thousand people, replaced the elite cavalry of the Franks and wiped out the whole army, and destroyed half of the elite of Ludwig, the king of East Frank, in World War I. For Ludwig, how will this battle be fought?

Ross's victory! Brothers who died in battle are worth dying.

Now it's time to do a good post-war liquidation.

The victorious soldiers swept the battlefield in detail, and the Danes, Saxons, and Russ soldiers examined every corpse on the battlefield where the dead were. They strip the corpse of its armor, and take their battle axes, swords, and spearheads for themselves.

A large number of arrows have been recovered, even if many are unusable due to breakage and damage, and the thorn-like carbon steel arrow clusters are difficult to bend, so the army actually recovered arrow clusters.

Such sweeping of the battlefield was very popular with the soldiers, and Ludov's Saxon army directly "changed the gun for the gun" because of this battle.

He lost a lot of people because of the collision of the heavy cavalry, and after all, it was the last standing soldiers who held the line. The surviving soldiers carried the captured chainmail to the river to wash them, and put them directly on their bodies. Their sackcloth belts were replaced by enemy leather belts, and their humble wooden shields were replaced by triangular kite shields. Many people have seized wide-bladed iron swords hanging from their waists, and there are often several hand axes hanging from their belts.

Picking off the armor of the corpse is what the natives of Saxony who have been exploited for a long time will do.

The soldiers of the Rus Army have experienced many battles and have seen them before. They also inspect the dead bodies, especially the small pockets of the dead bodies, and take away valuable weapons such as coins.

A large number of their dead bodies were dragged to the river bank and stacked neatly. The wooden or metal "dog tags" they carried were marked with personal information. Rurik sent people with paper and quills to count the identities of the victims in detail so that they could be cremated. The ashes were collected for burial in the New Roseburg cemetery, as well as a pension for the family of the deceased.

Sacrifice is inevitable in battle. When accepting the King's call to start this great cause, the soldiers are all ready to sacrifice.

The living mourn their fallen comrades, and the fight will continue.

Every flag team lost, many very young warriors, who died in battle on the banks of the Elbe, their short lives blooming like fireworks.

According to Rurik's orders, all the victims of their own will be screened, and each warrior will have a pool of fire to be reduced to ashes. The ashes are placed in a surprise-made wooden box, and the detailed identities of the deceased are written. The weapons and equipment of the deceased should be preserved as much as possible, especially the standard steel sword. The eldest son of the deceased will receive his father's ashes, as well as his father's sword.

In the end, all the children of the victim will be supported by the state, and his eldest son will immediately become a backup soldier of his father's flag team, and will be replenished once he reaches the appropriate age.

As for the victim's wives and concubines, the main wife can remarry but it also means giving up the right to inherit the husband's legacy. The main wife will immediately become the head of the family, and the side room will be free to leave or stay.

With this system, soldiers don't have to worry about their families falling apart when they suddenly die in battle.

In the afternoon, the soldiers who had basically finished cleaning the battlefield started logging everywhere.

They threw the corpses of the enemy into the Elbe, and let the river wash them into the ocean.

In the remaining open space, a large number of pine trees were placed, and the cremation of the war dead was carried out that night.

The huge group of injured people had all arrived in Hamburg through the pontoon in the afternoon.

The spirits used for anesthesia are not enough, but it is enough as a debridement agent.

Several large iron pots deliberately boiled boiling river water. After the boiling water cools, the sterilized water cleans the wounds of the wounded soldiers, and then sutures the wounds with twine.

The wound is sutured like a leather garment, and then a layer of honey is applied and then wrapped in plain white linen. As for the recovery, it depends on luck.

At least Esquil's wounds healed well, and he did not suffer from scurvy, which was an infection of the wounds. Of course, he regarded this as "the grace of the Lord", completely disregarding that this is the excellent medical skills of the Rus.

The so-called 400 wounded, after the first night, only 300 wounded survived. After the most difficult night, the rest of the wounded can theoretically return to normal after a long period of training.

It's not that the Russ people are really skilled in medicine. It's because these lucky ones are all wounded on the limbs. As long as they are closely related to the infection of the wounds, most of them can survive. That's it for later.

However, Robert, Earl of Rheingau, has already developed a severe inflammatory reaction in his injured left arm.

The Baron of Nassau had already woken up first, and when he woke he found himself lying in a complete house with stone walls. Through the narrow stone window, he saw orange light shining in.

"It's already evening? I...really not dead?"

He suddenly felt a blanket that looked like a blanket covering his body, and wanted to sit up suddenly, but it seemed as if his joints were broken.

He subconsciously began to howl, and immediately attracted the guarding soldiers to push open the wooden door.

It was the elite standing army of the Ross Army with a bear head. Their sudden appearance made the Baron of Nassau see the ferocious fangs.

"Ah! It's a monster from hell!" After shouting, he fainted again.

When he woke up again, a familiar person was already standing in front of him.

"It's... is it you? Count of Westphalia, Ludoff?"

"Looks like you didn't break your head. It's me," Ludov replied with the arrogance of a victor: "It's the Duke of Saxony. Nassau, you lost the battle. It's not your problem that you lost the battle, now I see you awake , I am very pleased."

"I lost the battle. We are doomed to lose this battle, so..." Baron Nassau was relieved, and immediately asked the crucial matter: "What will you do with me? Execute me? Or, ask for a ransom."

"Execute you? No. Am I such a vile person? You are not Frankish, and my family has no grudge against you since ancient times. I have already thought about what to do with you. Now I give you a choice."

"A choice? Isn't it always my allegiance to you?"

"Correct." After speaking, Liudov walked straight and sat directly by the wooden window: "This is my burger, this is my country. My territory needs some new nobles, and your monarch Robert has already It's over, you don't have much power in East Franken, so you might as well be loyal to me now, and I can make you an earl."

The leap from a baron to an earl was unbelievable. In this era of pedigree, it is almost impossible for the Nassau family to be upgraded to an earl due to pedigree issues, and that position is basically reserved for the Frankish aristocracy.

Unless, his allegiance is not the king of Frank.

"If I pledge my allegiance to you, I betray Frank. You...you know it." Baron Nassau's eyes trembled: "My village is still in Rheingau, if I declare my allegiance to you, my clan and family may receive threatened. So…”

"So how?"

"I need the priest's acknowledgment."

"This is easy!" Ludov said hurriedly: "Eskil, the saint of the north, is with me. You know, he was supposed to be the bishop of St. Peter's Basilica in Bremen, and the bishop's seat will also be placed in Bremen. May. Now the situation has changed, and he has decided to make the priory of Hamburg the seat of the bishop. He is the archbishop of the whole of Saxony, and he is also the bishop of Denmark. He has enough power to recognize your earl's title."

In the whole of Saxony, the ascetic Eskil was indeed the highest Catholic priest.

Regarding the nobility to demarcate each other by means of war, this kind of violence is actually disgusted by the Pope of Rome in this era. They believe in continuous preaching and indoctrination, relying on missionaries to persuade barbarians to convert, pious or naive to believe that as long as everyone believes in God and lives according to the way of life set by the great scriptures, they will achieve perfect peace Peaceful.

Eskil was against war, even though he knew that the noble lords, especially the Norman nobles, dismissed his own way.

Finally, the King of Rus, the King of Denmark, and the new Duke of Saxony miraculously hope for peace after a brutal war.

He was shocked and instantly supported this constructive determination.

Eskil immediately proclaimed the Abbey of Hamburg as his bishop. He was the bishop of the entire Saxony region and the North, and the "office" that had been destroyed in Bremen was reopened in Hamburg. He recognized Ludoff as Duke of Saxony, and if the Baron of Nassau was willing to become an earl loyal to the Duchy of Saxony, Eskil would immediately anoint him for recognition.

The Baron of Nassau thought for a moment, and declared his allegiance to Ludoff on the sickbed.

"You made the right choice. Unfortunately, I can't give you a suitable fief right now. Do you... have any suggestions?"

Liudoff just asked casually, he had already thought of a way to move all the people in the old fief of Nassau to the north, and found a village left by the Frankish immigrants near Hamburg as his temporary fief, and then sealed it later. The larger territory, the implication is that these new immigrants take up the axe to ask the forest for arable land and pastures.

Unexpectedly, the Baron of Nassau said this: "I want to take my clan away from the Franks, I don't want to be persecuted by them, and I don't want to be invaded by the Normans. I want a place with lush water and grass, such as a swamp. "

Nassau's original meaning is "wet swamp", but there is a place that fits his idea.

Liudov sank his face, lowered his head and said seriously: "There is a place for you."

"where?"

"To Flanders."

"Flanders? It's an earldom. Are you going to continue the war?"

"Why not? I have already defeated half of Ludwig's elite cavalry, can he still stop the civil war unilaterally and really drive the main force to the north? In that way, Lothair's army will easily take the entire Rheingau, And then the whole of Alemane. Besides...the Normans are a pack of hungry wolves who eat meat and don't spit out their bones, and I must satisfy their terrible appetite. Why don't I attack Flanders with soldiers, so that they will retreat, You can help me run the local area."

Are you going to keep fighting? The Baron of Nassau shuddered.

But if you think about it, it's not impossible.

The Count of Flanders is also an outsider to the locals, who are all Frisian, and the Count is a Frankish.

"The current Count of Flanders is Baudouin. He is a playboy. Like his father, he was obedient to Horrick's pirates. Occupy there."

"But Flanders is huge."

"Then occupy the northern Friesland area. You can act as a barrier to my west, I need you. Listen, war is inevitable, this year Ludwig's army has no time to attack me north, and for this, I will expand my strength. "Henry, your Nassau is just a small village in Frank. Your family joins me and immediately becomes the earl who rules the land. If you want your family to have great prospects, just follow me. We have no way out, only to create a situation."

Do you want to be a small lord all your life, or become a tyrant in a field?

Nassau chose the latter. He was still worried that he would be sacked by the Normans in the future because he was adjacent to the sea. At this time, Liudov immediately took out the so-called "Denmark-Saxony Non-aggression Pact" and "Ross-Saxony Non-aggression Pact". Does this treaty with the king of heresy have any effect? Nassau instinctively felt unreliable, and now he can only agree.

Henry Nassau was a wise man, now taking a high gamble on the fate of himself, his family, and his village.

Only the lower-ranking nobles are easy to rebel, not to mention that because of this Nassau single riding into the camp and negotiating, even the Normans respect him as a man, and Liudov thinks that he is very impressed.

But for Robert, Count of Rheingau, the situation completely changed.

Killing him will not make continue to imprison him.

Because Henry Nassau said these words on the sickbed: "Robert thinks you are a traitor who sold your soul to the Norman demons, and the Normans are robbers. He feels that he has no reason to negotiate with you, and feels that the heavy cavalry is charging. , will overwhelm your army. You can't bring him into submission."

Maybe, it's really not possible to force Robert to submit, and that's fine.

Liudov knew very well that if King Russ and King of Denmark wanted to kill this man, they would not be treating his wounds now. Otherwise, the wound on the left arm that is swollen into the egg will develop for a while, and the person will die of fever.

He had already learned of Rurik's decision, the so-called "let's have a good chat", and then exiled him.

Let this great aristocrat who lost his army and his generals be spared, and go to "announce the good news" to Ludwig in the civil war in person!

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