Chapter 1,464 The Story of Tour and an Allied Force
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The Blue Fox, who returned last year before the winter freeze, brought the most direct news about the current situation in Frank.
Another autumn came, and there was no new news about Frank.
Now, Mistuy, the ruler of Lübeck, has made up for this shortcoming for Rurik.
Are his words credible? Are those descriptions of Frank's real situation? In just one year, the huge empire has been in complete turmoil? Are the conflicts between Ludwig and his eldest brother Lothair really irreconcilable?
"In the original history, they should have signed a treaty to end the civil war in 843, and then live an honest life in their respective fiefdoms. They would wait for some years to cultivate before fighting each other. It seems that their civil war must have an outcome.
An army attacked Metz, which was Metz. Count Metz was killed and the city sacked. Ludwig couldn't do such a thing, it must have been done by Black Fox and his brothers. I really can’t see how ferocious that little fat guy is.
A battle was fought in Alsace, but neither Lothair nor Ludwig was victorious. It seems that the attack on Aachen hit that guy hard! So they have no intention of peace talks? It seems that it was my decision. My expeditionary force muddied the waters and forced them all to lose.
Regrave, you boy seems to be doing well in the South. You and Bruno are Robert's foreign aid. If you can create a fiefdom there, you can recruit soldiers in France and follow you to counterattack Britain and regain your throne in the future. By then your Kingdom of Mercia will also have territory on the European continent. "
The news he learned from Mistuy was far beyond Rurik's imagination.
It was also learned that troops from Burgundy were marching north to aid Lothair, but did not join the battlefield.
The nobles of Paris, Reims, Troyes, Auxerre, and Orleans must be wary of military pressure from the south on the one hand, and they must send troops to support Metz under attack and Stella entering Alsace. Fort to support their "Roman Emperor" Lothair.
They were nobles from the elite areas of Frankia. Each count had a large population, so they should gather more troops to participate in the war.
These imperial nobles have sent troops, and it is unknown what results they can achieve. Rurik could guess that as long as these troops arrived and garrisoned in Metz, they would be a threat to Nassau-Koblenz.
Nassau is the winter destination for the expeditionary force planned by Rurik, especially Koblenz, which is across the river from Nassau. It has an extremely flat river delta area, which is really suitable for a large army to be stationed, and the local products are relatively abundant, and With the convenience of the Rhine River, the Russian army had a strategic advantage whether it launched an attack or went to the Low Countries to collect supplies.
"If the troops of the imperial nobles aim at Nassau-Coblenz, the forces I have left here may not be able to withstand it. The First and Seventh Banners of the expedition have been living at the mouth of the Rhine, leaving The only ones in Nassau are partial troops. They must have teamed up to intercept Metz this year. Afterwards, the main force still has to take the spoils back to the mouth of the Rhine to station. If Nassau is in trouble, I can't find a good one. It’s settled.”
Based on this information, Rurik felt that he needed to speed up and use the speed of the cavalry to reach the Lan River Valley where Nassau is located faster.
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Support the black fox.
As for the Burgundian army mentioned by Mistuy, they were essentially the army of Pepin II.
During Charlemagne's lifetime, the former Kingdom of Burgundy was legally dissolved, and it was once split into four parts to form four counts. The title of Kingdom of Burgundy was abolished, and the former royal family lived under a new identity.
The ruler of Geneva can still call himself "king" in small circles, but in fact he is only a count. Two northern counties came under this ruler, informally known as Upper Burgundy.
Its ruler is a man who is nearly thirty years old, and his mother...is none other than Adelaide, Robert's wife.
The Earl of Tours had multiple sons, and the eldest son could theoretically inherit the title of Tours. But the eldest son Gerard was more concerned about his title in Alsace. Since Alsace was separated from Tours by Ludwig's order, Gerard became an independent Count of Alsace. Because his power was given by Ludwig himself, he had no choice but to be bundled into the chariot of the "Roman Emperor".
Children from the same family will fight for their own interests under certain conditions, regardless of their flesh and blood ties. Charlemagne's grandsons are fighting bloody battles, and nobles who are married to each other are also fighting after taking sides.
The youngest son of the Earl of Tours should have inherited the title, but the boy was weak and sickly. During the war, Tours, which firmly opposed the Roman emperor, was in trouble. When the boy learned that his second sister Adelaide and second brother-in-law Robert had arrived, he transferred his power and gave the mess to Robert.
Robert is prepared
He came and immediately recruited troops with a huge amount of one thousand pounds of silver coins obtained from the Russians. As an outsider who inherited the title, he was bound to have some outstanding achievements to satisfy the doubts of the lower nobles.
Bruno, the eldest son of the Duke of Saxony, and Reglaf, the legal king of Mercia, stood behind the two of them were the northern forces. Although the number of troops they brought was small, they were more capable, and they also had the power to recruit from the mouth of the Rhine River. A group of extremely bored Danish fishermen.
A small group of Danes took a commission and were required to plunder legally. In exchange, they had to be baptized in Tours Cathedral and were promised that they could move their families to settle in Tours and be exempted from the tithe tax.
Robert led the troops mainly based in Tours in the Northern Expedition. The coalition crossed the Loire River and successfully captured Le Mans, causing shock to the rear of the imperial faction.
The coalition then used unconventional tactics to attack Orleans, forcing the Count of Orleans to struggle to deal with it. He also scolded those troops as bandits and pirates. Because as long as the Tour army in the long boat sets out from the city of Turben and goes up the river soon, it will reach the vicinity of Orleans. Those mercenaries authorized by Robert to carry out legal sneak attacks on Denmark will happily do so. broken.
Another partial division arrived in Paris, and just the feint attack force gave the Count of Paris a headache.
After long contact with the Russians, Robert, who regained military power and became more powerful than before, was actively improving his tactics. Of course, the Franks' favorite way of fighting in this era was to have a quick battle between the two sides, because the gathering of a large army was extremely logistical. If the two sides did not fight quickly, they could be eaten by just the mouths of the soldiers.
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Gotta collapse.
Robert adjusted his tactics. He now had a batch of Ross longships in his hands. One ship could quickly transport at least thirty armed warriors, making sneak attack tactics that were unthinkable in the past now possible. Although such tactics are shameless and shameless, it is difficult to win. It can definitely exhaust the enemy before the decisive battle. This is what his army did in the Orleans area.
Robert was such a pragmatic man, and his becoming Count of Tours was essentially illegal, so it was up to this little prince to declare it legal when the "bald" Charles came into exile.
The landless Charles now assumed the title of King of Aquitaine, and Robert's forces of Tours recognized the man's authority.
In addition, Bruno represented the Principality of Saxony and Reglaf represented the Kingdom of Mercia on the island. They recognized the exiled Charles as the King of Aquitaine.
In this way, the little prince "Bald" Charles is no longer bald. He has a crown when he becomes a real king, and he has reason to defend his power against his elder brother. But various nobles supported him just for the legitimacy of their existence, and he was worshiped like a mascot.
Adelaide returned to his hometown and was willing to do everything he could to take care of his frail younger brother who had given up his power. They are a true brother and sister, but what makes Adelaide sad is that the son he gave birth to in Burgundy is on the opposite side of himself - supporting the Roman Emperor Lothair.
The Burgundian army had no intention of attacking Tours, and Count Conrad was in a state of pain and hatred. Mother Adelaide is in Tours, but that
man……
The parents' divorce was legal, and the mother left Burgundy and eventually went to the North Rheingau. Later, the father died.
Conrad felt this was a deep betrayal, even so now that his mother was back in Tours. He wanted to see his mother who had been away for more than ten years, but he didn't dare to intrude. He knew that once his army moved westward, it would be attacked by Tour's army. If you go alone, you don't know if you will be detained.
What was even more severe was that Conrad, the ruler of Upper Burgundy, was helpless. Pepin II, the ruler of Lower Burgundy, that is, Provence, was the man who was supposed to inherit the Kingdom of Aquitaine and Provence, but now his younger uncle Charles "The Bald" usurped the throne. Pepin II must support his great Belotaire and help him win the civil war, otherwise everything will be over. Then under the command of Pepin II, Conrad must form an alliance with him and obey his command.
In terms of interests, Conrad of Burgundy was consistent with Pepin II. Even Gerald, who was staying in Alsace, although he was the son of the Count of Tours, had to support Ludwig for the sake of interests - only Support the emperor, and only after victory can the title of Tours usurped by Robert be restored.
His son and younger brother are standing opposite him, and his second husband and the son he gave birth to are bound to his interests. Adelaide, who is caught in the ethical whirlpool, is just a woman after all. No matter how noble she is, she is not a strong woman. She is completely unable to make any changes. She can only silently pray for peace in the women's convent in Tours and confess to the priest. .
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She felt that she was guilty, otherwise her son, husband, brother
How could each lead an army to fight?
However, the war situation in the South did not have much to do with Ross.
Rus has already formed an alliance with Lübeck, and Mistuy made a decision: "I will personally raise my troops and go south, while my son Anadog will stay in Lübeck and lead the entire Obotelit as a ruler."
With such good news, Rurik walked out of Ljubice Castle with great satisfaction.
He stood on the shore where the ship was docked and waved his hands happily: "Soldiers, we have achieved great success! Now we return and tell the soldiers in the camp the good news."
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The longship sailed down the river, and under Rurik's personal orders, the large ship that served as a deterrent also pulled anchor and left. The night covered the figures of the Ross army. They disappeared into Lübeck in the dark night, and soon appeared in the brightly lit Ross camp.
"The king is back."
"He must have returned with good news."
The warriors who had not taken off their armor and were sleeping lightly got up after hearing the news. It was estimated that the current battle situation must have resulted in some peace agreement between the king and those guys.
Fisk hurried over without any sleepiness: "Have you finished negotiating with that Mistui?"
"It's done. Now that we have formed an alliance with them, Lübeck will no longer defend us. We..." Rurik thought for a moment: "Now we can inform the entire army that they can take off their armor and sleep."
It was already late at night, and Rurik spent the night by the campfire.
In the fortress, he and Mistuyi had discussed the details of jointly sending troops. To his surprise, Mistuyi decided to take all the heavy cavalry and prepare a thousand spare horses.
And this is just Lübeck’s plan, the entire Oberliddite is okay
Send out some more cavalry.
In Mistuy's opinion, his naval power is better than nothing, but it is completely different when it comes to cavalry. The number of war horses and horsemen that can be summoned can definitely outnumber the Russians. After all, he was called "King" by King Rus. How could he deserve the title of King if he didn't have enough troops to support the show?
On a new day, people wake up in the cold.
The Ross army camp was lively and the soldiers were busy cooking a hot meal. They were told that the long expedition would finally enter a new stage. In fact, it should have started earlier, but it was delayed until now because the King insisted on coming to Lübeck.
The soldiers have long been mentally prepared. The next step is that after the king gives the order, all non-cavalry troops will go north by boat, circumambulate the entire Jutland Peninsula along the gaps between the islands, and finally arrive at Rotesta at the mouth of the Rhine River. Germany is stationed on standby.
The cavalry were busy feeding their war horses with fine grain, and a batch of grain was also unloaded from the ship overnight, planning to use it as food for the cavalry to continue their land operations.
Rurik held a small meeting with the generals in the camp, exchanged items with each other, and wished each other peace.
"Finally, we have to carry out strategic division of forces. I will lead the navy to successfully complete the task." Navy Admiral Goldlund assured, patting his chest, his eyes full of confidence.
"And me." The fat-headed blue fox smiled broadly: "I gave the guys in Gothenburg a clear message. They have been preparing for nearly a year. At least a thousand soldiers are waiting. Our army is stronger."
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"Then I wish you success, and I...I will arrive in Nassau one step ahead of you." Rurik said happily.
"Then it's up to you, Lord Lao, to take good care of my brother Heihu."
"Of course." Rurik couldn't help pinching his waist: "I also want to see what's going on with that kid. Why couldn't I see that he was so powerful at the time. He is actually Old Gould's son. It's immeasurable."
"So we are leaving today?" Goldlund asked this key question after hearing the news.
"That's right. You should move quickly while the weather is good. And I, I will also move quickly with the cavalry."
"I'll be ready immediately." Goldlund signaled and stepped back temporarily.
Based on the agreement last night, Mistui would personally lead a small cavalry team to the Ross camp to pay a visit. When the sun rose, a small group of cavalrymen holding cross flags came.
A middle-aged man deliberately held up his gold-plated headband and rode Mistui, a taller Frankish horse. Now it was his turn to show off his arrogance.
"King Ross, are your navy leaving?"
"Oh! Uncle, you know very well. The navy is about to leave, and my cavalry is about to leave. At least you won't be able to see my battleship tomorrow."
In this way, the Russians really fulfilled their agreement, and Mistuy secretly rejoiced: "So, when will your cavalry decide to set off?"
"It all depends on your speed, uncle."
"Really? This time I plan to send heavy troops. I believe in you, and with your prestige in the northern ocean, the Danes will not take advantage of the emptiness in our country to make a sneak attack."
Rurik immediately replied: "You can rest assured about this. My alliance with you also means your alliance with Denmark. When our navy goes north, we will definitely meet the Danish lords, and we will inform them about Rus's alliance with you, and urge them not to do anything Any damage.
"
"Very good. As for when I will send out troops, you... at least give me one day today."
"That's fine. I'll wait here."
"Then just wait quietly! Your cavalry will gather on the grassland south of the city early tomorrow morning." Mistuy pointed his riding whip, and Rurik saw a confused open space.
"There? We almost had a fight there."
"Thankfully the misunderstanding is gone. Ah! When the time comes we will form a powerful coalition and go south together. Do you plan to arrive in Hamburg first?" Mistuy asked.
"That's what I meant." Rurik nodded: "I am friends with the local Archbishop Eskil."
"Really? Then he and I can be considered friends. That's it. We have agreed that we will meet tomorrow morning. Let's go!" After that, Mistuy turned the horse's head and ran away quickly.
Fisk squinted at the man's disappearing shadow: "Can you really believe him?"
"You can trust him. If his family is not honest, they will not have great power. You should also be prepared, we will leave tomorrow."
"As commanded."
The Russians came and went faster, and the navy and infantry soldiers on boats reorganized into a fleet in the bay.
At noon, the cavalry, led by Rurik, formed a formation on the seaside to pay attention to the navy. With the sound of low horns, the ships lowered their jibs and gradually headed northward in the opposite direction against the north wind.
Rurik said his last short farewell to them, waved vigorously to his daughter Verika who was riding on the flagship, and kept watching the largest battleship gradually turning into a white dot and integrating with the world.
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