Rise of Rurik

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"Ho! Ho! Ho!"

The warriors struck their bucklers with swords and hand axes, and they advanced slowly on the plank road they had laid.

All shields were coated with a layer of chalk mud, and then marked with toner and painted with a positive cross.

More than fifty people continued to approach the enemy under the command of Regraf. He himself stood in the front row. The morale of the whole army was very good.

The closer those soldiers came, the more strange Aribert felt.

The soldiers from Poitier are not willing to fight on the bridge. They are cavalry. It is a shame that they can't get their horses after being attacked by a sneak attack. Fighting with a group of arrogant armored soldiers, I can't even put on the chain armor now. Who is stronger? It's clear which one is weak.

Fighting without armor and with armor. Although the dismounted cavalry from Poitier were armed with Frankish broad-bladed swords, they had neither armor nor small shields. The warriors holding swords in both hands were unable to carry out Ariubert's order to fight. They were Spontaneous retreat.

Alibert, who frowned, gritted his teeth, and he and the cavalry continued to retreat.

Until he couldn't hold his emotions any longer.

Suddenly, he put away his sword and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Soldiers on the bridge, who are you?!"

This is exactly what Bruno wants to ask.

Bruno, who was protecting his entire torso and half of his face with a shield, suddenly raised his head and signaled to his men to stop for the time being.

For a moment, the two armies blocked on the bridge fell into deathly silence.

Bruno's pride prevented him from rushing into camp. He responded: "Who are you? Why did you attack my camp for no reason and murder my soldiers for no reason?"

The other party said the word "soldier", and the gangster would never use this word to refer to himself.

Aliobert learned that the northern forest areas were often roamed by bandits, a group of escaped prisoners, runaway serfs, people who had committed crimes to avoid punishment, and simple villains.

The priests generally felt that there was still the possibility of civilizing these savages hiding in the forest, but the nobles felt that even hanging these gangsters would be an advantage to them - the gangsters' talents should be used to relieve their hatred.

Because bandits would take the initiative to attack the transportation convoys of nobles, especially in the autumn, grain transportation convoys that were not protected by soldiers were often attacked by these bandits. If the number of soldiers sent to each other is small, the gangsters will still dare to attack, but they will strip the soldiers who were attacked and killed, leaving only a pile of rotten meat for the wild beasts. The gangsters will change into soldiers' clothes and walk away with the loot.

Aliobert only knew the Count of Tours and the minor nobles loyal to him, who had been cleaning up the bandits in the territory over the years. No noble could understand how gangsters suddenly appeared like mushrooms after an autumn rain, and they would not think that this was directly related to the civil war that had lasted for ten years. Their attitude towards gangsters was to eliminate them.

As for how well the anti-bandit work in Tours was going, Aliobert didn't know or care. He only knew that there were often bandit activities near the ancient Roman bridge in the north because it was far away from the nearest settlement.

"Perhaps, that is actually Count Tour's army? Is it Robert's army?" Aribert thought for a moment.

He hesitated for a while, then simply revealed his identity: "I am a loyal subject of the King of Aquitaine, and my master is the great Charles. We came from Poitiers and went to Tours and Shannon with an important mission! You soldiers, you know what's interesting. Don’t block the way.”

The sound of the wind made Ariubert's shout a little blurry.

"What did you say? Say it again!" Bruno asked.

Helpless, Aribert had no choice but to inform these road-blocking warriors of his core purpose, and also threatened: "If you don't give way, the cavalry from Aquitaine will annihilate you all in the future!"

Bruno basically understood the origin of the enemy and said that these guys were not actually enemies and that everything was a misunderstanding.

He would not give way easily, so he shouted here: "You are actually the King of Aquitaine's people? Are you the people of Charles the Bald?"

"What did you say?" Just a "bald head" made Ariubert highly nervous, because only his enemies would openly mock Charles for not having a legitimate crown on his head. "Who are you? Auxerre? Orléans? Troyes?"

"What a confusing name

! Orleans is our enemy! "Bruno felt that the conflict was no longer necessary because the other party obviously lacked the will to fight.

He simply walked out of the shield wall, and the blade of his serious bright white Ross steel sword hung on the ground. He tilted his head and looked at the guy on horseback with disdain: "I am the eldest son of the Duke of Saxony, and I am the next generation of Duke! We! We are Saxons."

"Saxons! How could you be here?" Aribert thought that meeting Saxons in this ghost place was as outrageous as seeing fish flying in the sky. However... this guy's accent is indeed very stiff. One of his characteristics is that he has no nasal sound or phlegm when speaking. This is indeed the accent of the northern part of the empire.

Aribert kept an eye on it and asked again: "Are there any Dukes of Saxony now? I heard that there are only Counts of Westphalia. Who are you?"

"Now! The Count of Westphalia is already the Duke of Saxony. My father is Liudolf and I am Bruno. You are an arrogant guy. When I see the noble one, I will dismount immediately, otherwise...my sword will teach you how to behave. !」

The young man has an arrogant attitude, and the soldiers under his command are well-equipped. Just by looking at them, you can see that their clothes are also quite neat. Thinking about it again, these are definitely not gangsters, and their words don't sound like soldiers of the imperial nobles.

It’s just that young people are too arrogant and feel very uncomfortable.

Thinking that first things were important, Ariobote preferred to suffer a psychological loss, and he ordered all the last cavalry to dismount.

He pushed his way through the crowd and walked to the lineup. He put his sword back into its scabbard openly and spread his hands to make peace: "I think everything is a misunderstanding. Can we talk about it?"

"Then everyone take back their weapons and I give you permission to walk to our camp." Bruno ordered, taking stock of the situation.

Seeing this, Aribert got off the slope.

Just earlier, Aribert, who was advancing quickly with his men, discovered a strange camp at the ancient bridge. In the past few years, he had been accustomed to the harsh conditions of the world and had fought back many bandit attacks when he followed his master in exile. He subjectively believed that It was a den of bandits, and they were so arrogant that they set up camp on the main road.

He had long been accustomed to striking first, so he led his troops to launch a sneak attack without much thought. He used cavalry against infantry and easily won with a strength of ten to one.

They were searching for trophies, happily sitting down to eat the trophies and meat. They were so leisurely that they would use the "bandit camp" as their overnight stay, and then rushed to Shannon to tell the new Baron Shannon that their imperial cavalry team was helping He wiped out a group of gangsters and asked for a favor fee.

As a result, Bruno, who returned from hunting, saw that the camp was attacked and did not even think about launching a counterattack.

Ariobote killed several of Bruno's men. Bruno led his troops to catch up with those who had been hit by arrows, and stabbed them to death in **** for tat.

Now, the misunderstanding is finally resolved.

Both sides are brave and ruthless people, and similar people have died in the battle.

To be fair, Aribert's losses were greater, because the soldiers who were hit by arrows all had serious wounds. Once the wounds were infected with fever, whether they could survive depends on God's will.

The two armies sat down by the campfire. Both sides had died. Now each of them was collecting the bodies of their own men and rescuing their own wounded soldiers.

The firewood crackled, and the two nobles who were fighting each other sat together.

Because Ariubert lowered his arms, Bruno's men relaxed.

But Bruno still had a serious face. He sat cross-legged in front of the bonfire: "So, you want to go to Shannon first?"

"Yes! My master gave me a special order. I want to see Baron Shannon in person and then give him the king's letter."

"Is there still a letter?" Bruno said quickly: "Can I read it first?"

"You?" Ariobbert shook his head warily: "No. Even if you may be the eldest son of the Duke of Saxony, this letter. By the way, what is your relationship with Baron Shannon? Now, you should tell me what you were doing in the old days. The purpose of a bridge is to build a bridgehead. I am worried that if you quietly build a camp, new passers-by will regard you as forest bandits."

I have learned why this guy attacked Bruno, and I understand the ridiculous reason better.

Bruno quality

Question: "Can't you see the flag I'm flying?"

"There's actually a flag?"

"It's right there. I clearly marked Saxony." Now only the sunset was left, and the pattern of the flag hanging high became blurred.

"I can't read." Aribert answered simply, with a wry smile on purpose. In fact, of course he was literate, he was just looking for any excuse to make up for his recklessness.

Bruno was doubtful. Since he was the imperial envoy of the "bald" Charles, he should not be harsh on Aribert.

He introduced the Reglaf he knew: "Baron Reglaf of Shannon, he is the son of the King of Rus, the King of Denmark is his uncle, and the King of York on the British Isles is his other uncle. He is the King of Mercia, He and I have been fighting at Tours for the past three years. He and I were friends with Hugo, Count of Tours, but now..."

"Really? How can he be noble?" Although Bruno did not answer his question directly, this explanation made things more complicated. Ariobote thought for a while and asked again: "I have also heard that the King of Mercia is in exile. It seems that what the messenger from Tour said is true. The Baron is really the king in exile!"

"Exactly. He is my brother-in-law. And! He is the eldest son of King Rus."

"Rose?"

"you do not know?"

"I've only vaguely heard of it, it's a Norman force." Aribert's knowledge of this aspect is extremely superficial. In order to avoid making further irrelevant remarks, he had better not talk too much, because he has already realized that Shannon's side Nouveau riche, had very close relations with the Norman pirate chiefs.

"It is a very powerful kingdom. The King of Rus is also tall and a giant. They have strong military strength and can mobilize 10,000 armored soldiers to participate in the war! Moreover, the Rus Kingdom is also opposed to Lothair, and we, the Principality of Saxony, are also opposed to Lothair. "

Aribert was doubtful, and through Bruno's mouth he realized that he had obtained important information, so he agreed: "Since the Kingdom of Rus is so powerful and has the same position as ours in Aquitaine, maybe we can be friends."

"If your king, that Charlie, is willing to contact the Ross people, I guess... the Ross king will understand your kindness. At least this is my attitude!" Bruno said and beat his chest.

"But I killed your people."

"This is a tragedy, but as the future Duke, I must take a long-term view. I also want to meet your King of Aquitaine and have a chat with Charles. We Saxons have never had any conflicts with you Gauls. You are in the South I am in the north, and now we are working together against Lothair. I can represent my father and fight with you, the King of Russia, in the name of the Duke of Saxony..." Bruno hesitated. After all, he was not a duke, but his father was his only son. Bruno made up his mind: "I can declare an alliance with Charles, and I also hope that...Charlie is willing to form an alliance with us Saxons."

There is an unexpected surprise!

It seems that this Bruno is only in his early twenties, and his master happens to be only twenty-one years old. They are the same age.

Aribert learned that Charlemagne divided Saxony into three parts during his lifetime, and the descendants of the old Duke Widukind were placed in Westphalia as counts. If the Saxon nobles regained their power and the three Saxon territories, including Westphalia, returned to unity, a behemoth would surely arise in the north of Frankia!

I am just an exiled little nobleman from Alsace, and now I am being polite to this Bruno. Maybe he will become a big deal in the future and he will be able to reward me with some benefits.

But the next generation of the Duke of Saxony was hidden in Shannon, and no one knew about it beforehand. From this look, there is no doubt about Bruno's identity. Because this young man does carry some valuables with him, and with his arrogant demeanor, he does have the demeanor of a great noble.

Ariobote felt secretly happy and muttered to himself: "We must send someone back in advance to tell the king that the eldest son of Saxony is in Shannon."

Anyway, there was nothing to do at night, so Bruno started talking incessantly in front of "Bald" Charles's envoy. Without thinking much, he described all the major events of the War of 840 to Alibert.

So, about the great changes in Denmark, the rise of the new Danish king, the landing of the Russian army, the defection of the Saxons, and

The most critical issue was the defeat of Ludwig, Duke of Bavaria in the Northern Expedition at the Elbe River, which Bruno focused on describing.

Because the coalition forces defeated most of Ludwig's cavalry on the Elbe River.

The result of the war caused a chain reaction. Count Robert of the Rheingau immigrated with his family, and now he became the Count of Tours. He inherited the achievements of his father-in-law and his family, and by the way owned Le Mans and Anjou.

All these things were unknown to the nobles of Aquitaine. Aribert used the way of conversation to coax young Bruno to become more arrogant and proud, while silently recording what he heard in his mind.

Bruno had no city. He praised the Russians and Danes for their bravery, praised his Saxons for their unyieldingness, and belittled the stupidity of Ludwig's army.

As for the fact that he was so noble and lived in Shannon~www.readwn.com~ Bruno also claimed in a high-profile manner that this was brotherhood, and then denounced Robert for being ruthless and unrighteous.

"Robert hoped that Hugo would die soon. After the child died, Robert became a count happily. He didn't have any regrets, because the army in Tours was complacent. Regrave and I were Hugo "Friend, Hugo is dead, and our brothers have no memory of Tours. Regrave is now Baron Shannon, and I am here with my loyal soldiers." That's it, Bruno continued to denounce Robert's ruthlessness.

They are exiled nobles, and so are they, especially since they are not young anymore, and their wives and children are still in their hometown of Alsace. Aliobert was sure that Lothair's people would not do evil to the minor nobles, but he had not known what his family's situation was in the past three years.

The two men exchanged sorrows around the campfire and cursed at Lothair. The misunderstanding during the day was finally resolved.

Aribert thought for a while: "I killed you because of a misunderstanding. To apologize, I will give you some war horses. I know that such an apology is limited..."

"You actually plan to give me a war horse?" Bruno's eyes lit up.

"Exactly."

"In times of war, unintentional casualties are inevitable. I also killed your people. In this case, I will accept your horse! You are going to Shannon to meet my brother-in-law. To tell you the truth, we knew your master lived in Poitiers. Even if If Charlie doesn’t send someone to find us, we will send an envoy to talk to him. Tomorrow! As a leader, I will **** you to Shannon."

Aribert was overjoyed: "That's great. As for these brothers who died due to misunderstanding."

"Take them together and take them to the Saint-Maximin Monastery. The priest will say the last prayers for them and then bury them in the monastery cemetery. I think this is very decent."

Aribert nodded: "Thank you then."

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