At the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was a feudal town, but in Western Europe

"Okay, okay." Uncle Abu's weak voice was full of joy. Although he was a little delirious with a fever, the words in his mouth were like flowing water, as if he wanted to say all the things he hadn't said in these years.

"When I heard that bastard Vidukind let you be robbed by bandits, I really wanted to kill him. Thank God, you were saved by those shepherds. Although I hate them, they did do something great thing.

Widukind told me that you were imprisoned in a monastery, but refused to tell me which monastery. He hated me for knocking his nose, but I think he deserved it. He wants to marry a Dane and has to give up you, this damn Widukind, ahem.

I've been looking for you, Gisela, I've been looking for you for 20 years, and I've always regretted letting that bastard Vidukind... ahem, ahem. "

Halfway through the speech, Abu coughed violently, while Gisela on the side opened his mouth and couldn't speak a word. Memories and reality flashed back in front of his eyes like a revolving lantern.

She stood up in a panic, she didn't know how to talk to Uncle Abu, sad?joy?Maybe both, but maybe neither.

"You, why are you here?"

"Of course to get rid of those damn Franks, if it weren't for them you would be married by now and I would be able to play with your sons and daughters, I would call them little golden balls, I could take them Go hunting..." Abu's chest began to heave, "It was all caused by the Franks, I must drive them away, but I don't want to do it with Widukind, he is a beast, and I will never forgive him."

After panting violently for a while, Abu raised his head to look at Gisela again: "What about you, little Jinqiu, why are you here?"

Gisela was silent, not knowing how to respond.

"Needless to say, I know." Abu looked at the top of the tent, "You joined the army of the Earl of Hamburg, right? Ha, Feng, I know his name is Feng, who would have thought that Woden was also there Sheltering him actually gave him the power to control the flood, and staying by his side is definitely safer than staying by Vidukind's side."

"Ah, ah, I, I have to go." Gisela stood up in a panic, almost knocking over the hot water in the clay pot beside her, "I still have some patients to be treated, I have to go."

"Gisela." Abu didn't look at Gisela, his eyes were fixed on the top, "For our own ambition and greed, we men have dragged innocent you into the abyss countless times. This is not our intention, but we are absolutely responsible. I'm sorry, Gisela, I'm sorry."

Gisela felt a pair of hands lock her neck, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

"I beg you to forgive me, Gisela, I beg you!"

Is what he said really true?Could it be that he just made up an excuse to lie to himself?Maybe he didn't come to find himself because he never found himself?Maybe he approached him just to save his life?

Countless words seemed to appear in Gisela's brain out of thin air, and the days of being enslaved by bandits, imprisoned by priests, and looking at the sky outside the small window in despair seemed to come back before her eyes.

Gisela wants to hug Abu, but is afraid to hug Abu.

After everything in the past, Gisela's biggest fear is that she will believe any heretic who doesn't believe her words again.

"No, no..." A torrent of memories washed over Gisela's brain, "I always thought you, thought you..."

As she spoke, Gisela staggered back, and when she got to the edge of the tent, she suddenly turned around and escaped from the tent, running quickly between the tents, as if she could get rid of the reality she had just seen.

But as she ran, her speed slowed down again. She seemed to see a pair of disappointed eyes, a pair of once radiant eyes looking at her leaving back.

Gisela stopped in her tracks. Why was she running away?Could it be that if Abu came to save her, she would not convert to the Heavenly Father?In that case, where is the great love of the heavenly Father?

This is the test that Heavenly Father gave her—a test between big love and little love.

She turned around, and she had to make a choice between her heavenly father and her relatives. She wanted to prove her piety, and she wanted to prove that her great love surpassed the little love among relatives. This is the duty entrusted to her by the heavenly father.

With a straight face and courage, Gisela returned along the original road and walked back to Abu's bed.

"Abu!"

The only answer to her was silence, but Abu, who had been talking endlessly before, didn't make a sound. She seemed to be bouncing, but looking carefully, Abu's chest was still rising and falling slightly, and she should have fallen asleep.

The anger in Gisela's heart also seemed to leave with Abu's sleep.

She sat dejectedly on a chair beside her, she didn't understand what was wrong with her, shouldn't it be fine if her uncle survived?Why is she so weird?Heavenly Father, I beg you to clear up the confusion for your lamb.

Suddenly, a strange flash of light flashed by, and Gisela raised her head in doubt, and walked to the bedside. At some point, Abu was holding a strange little thing in his hand.

It was a dagger, a rusted and broken dagger, but Gisela was very familiar with this dagger.

"Uncle Abu, can you give me this dagger?"

"Of course I can, but my little golden ball is still too small, and it's easy to hurt yourself. I'll give it to you when you're an adult, okay?"

"Okay! Let's pull the hook."

Tears welled up from Gisela's eyes and fell drop by drop on Abu's old face.

Alas, why is there war?

1 Chapter Fifty

Three days later, Feng Sen, who had transferred enough food and grass from Hamburg, was on the road.

This time, Feng Sen's team was mighty, with a total of 1000 people, including [-] Jingnan Army, [-] Yi Congjun Army, [-] prisoners of war and [-] local slaves.

Regarding the [-] Saxon prisoners of war captured in the Settenkaner River, Feng Sen and Wang Sima discussed and gave the final solution:

First, 500 people were selected as slaves and sent to Hamburg, Lune, and Badovic. These 500 people were not random, they were prepared. These people included the following categories: women, children, and nobles.

Basically, the families and relatives of the group of prisoners of war, as well as those high-ranking Gore and chiefs.

The remaining 500 people are still the old way, let them manage themselves, Feng Sen completely disrupted these 500 people, re-formed, and deliberately promoted many noble soldiers and slaves as slave captains.

It is not too difficult to manage 3000 people with 500 people. On average, one person manages two and a half.

The weapons and armor of the prisoners of war were all confiscated, and they had been hungry for several days. After encountering the flood and the defeat, they probably didn't have the heart to continue to resist.

The Saxons often form a "battle group" with tribes and villages. Basically, a village chief and his seven aunts and eight aunts form the main combat force, and the villagers and slaves under the village chief serve as logistics personnel and cannon fodder.

And now those chiefs and village chiefs were basically put under the care of Badovic by Feng Sen. Before the seven aunts and eight aunts argued over who would be the leader, naturally no one had the ability to organize a resistance.

So, so far, the prisoners of war have been very well-behaved. They just continued to move forward in a daze like when they were under Uda's subordinates. In fact, there is not much difference. The only difference is that they can eat a full meal every two days here.

But correspondingly, they need to firmly remember a string of four-digit numbers, and pick up an ax to clear the way for Feng Sen's army to cut down trees. The fastest and most obedient group can have an extra bowl of dandelion salad for dinner Woolen cloth!

Departing from Uelzen, a total of 1000 long dragons walked all the way to Brunswick along the route when Uda and others came. After accepting the surrender of the local Saxon tribe in Brunswick, Feng Sen quickly moved towards Lipper marches.

In fact, this is a very strange thing, because the mobilization of 2 people is not a small matter. According to Feng Sen's vision, even if the Frankish defenders in Lipper are delayed, they should be near Brunswick at this time, but Strangely, Feng Sen didn't even see the shadow of the Frankish defenders.

During the march, Feng Sen also dismissed some old, weak, sick and disabled Saxon prisoners of war, leaving only the young and strong, further reducing the team to 9000.

After marching continuously for four days, Feng Sen finally saw the Frankish army in Hanover. It seemed that Lipper's defenders did not do nothing. They rushed all the way from the Lippe River to Hanover. Although they successfully blocked Uda's northward road, they completely ignored the danger Feng Sen might face.

The cold wind blew the Frankish flag and the Feng flag on the wall of the stronghold. The prisoners of war were wearing thin clothes, and in the low temperature close to zero, they waved their axes and cut and chiseled on the trees beside the road. , making the sound of "dole".

After Zhang Shicheng was asked to take a few Yi Cong cavalry to notify Hanover, Feng Sen led the troops and began to camp beside the Maas Lake near Hanover.

Regardless of whether it is from the perspective of supplies or the level of people's hearts, Feng Sen is not at ease letting his army mix with these Frankish defenders, even if they may have to go north together to face Albion and the Danish army in the future.

Feng Sen set up the camp very quickly, and the trees felled along the road just came in handy. In just half a day, a complete camp took shape.

In fact, Feng Sen knew that they would not stay here for long, so he didn't really need to build such a fully functional and intact camp, but he did it anyway.

The reason is simple, he needs those prisoners of war who are young and strong to be familiar with these things, from marching to cutting trees to building camps, everything is to exercise engineering skills and discipline, they are planB.

If this request for help fails, Feng Sen will have to take this group of people north to Bremen, and he doesn't want to bring a group of burdens.

On the verdant slope, the sound of horseshoes rattled. Walking under the rare warm winter sun, Feng Sen walked slowly by the Maas Lake while holding Feimane.

The wind on the lake was a bit cold, but Feng Sen put on a big velvet made of beaver skin over the leather armor, and wrapped a layer of wolf skin around his legs, so he didn't feel the cold.

The weather here is actually quite mild. Although it is the end of November, the temperature is only three to five degrees. The air is extremely fresh under the transpiration of water vapor, and the sound of rippling water is so soft and soothing.

This is simply the best place for a winter walk.

"At the beginning of human beings, nature is inherently good. Their natures are similar, but their habits are far away. At the beginning of human beings, their natures are inherently good. Their natures are similar, but their habits are far away..."

If there is no monk Arvo's voice like chanting sutras.

Arvo led her big black horse and followed Feng Sen, repeating this simple three-character scripture over and over again.

"I beg you, can you stop reading?" Feng Sen asked with a sullen face. He found that Arvo didn't speak because he didn't understand what she said, so she didn't speak often, which made her look cute. The principle was a bit like a dumb bride.

but now……

"No." Arvo said happily, "Look, I will say no, oh, I couldn't say this sentence before, oh, I didn't say the last sentence, I couldn't say it before, oh no, I kind of forgot, at the beginning of my life..."

"Then can you read something else?"

"No, this sentence is difficult. My sister told me to practice more, and she will have a check-up at night. At the beginning of human beings, nature is kind..."

"Gan!"

"sure."

"I'm not talking about this... don't touch your hands, can you go to another place to practice."

"As a shield girl, I can't leave you easily. What if there are assassins? At the beginning of human beings, people are inherently kind and similar..."

"Father, come down and kill me with an assassin!"

Feng Sen didn't wait for the assassin, he waited for a messenger and a piece of unexpected news.

"What do you mean?" The depression on Feng Sen's face instantly turned into gloom.

"The defenders of Hanover said that we were spies of the Saxons. Not only did we wound several Rebel brothers with throwing axes, but we also captured the Orion knights."

"Didn't you show them Uda's head?"

"It was shown, and they said that there is no way to deceive him with a fake head, unless we give them the head and let them examine it carefully."

"You gave it?"

"Of course not." The soldier who sent the message shook his head. "I see this kind of guards the most. If you hand over Uda's head, they will never return it to you. They will report their military achievements immediately."

"Arvo?!"

"Ok?"

"Let's go, let's kill people!"

Chapter 151 Little Friction

The cold wind rolled Feng Sen's cloak, and the coldness was like Feng Sen's face now.

In front of him was a fortress about two meters high, built on an earthen platform more than one meter high. Judging from the sloping wooden boards at the door, if you want to enter the fortress, you need to walk uphill.

This is the only way to enter Hanover. Judging from the prisoners of war and the fresh soil next to the fort, this should be a newly built fort.

A few crows were circling in the sky, accompanied by annoying calls, Feimane shook his head impatiently, Feng Sen stretched out his hand and gently scratched his back to calm him down.

Half an hour ago, Feng Sen sent a few righteous cavalry to them, and now the heads of the two righteous cavalry who sent the message are hanging on the tower.

The cold winter wind blew the two heads back and forth, occasionally colliding with each other and making a "bang" sound.

On the other side, Priest Al was riding a little donkey, trembling to the front of the fortress: "I am the priest stationed in Hamburg in Bremen, Al! In front of you is the defeated Uda [-] rebels. The army of the Earl of Hamburg, we are here to rescue His Royal Highness Charles who is trapped in Bremen, I ask you to open the city gates and release our envoys!"

At this time, a head poked out from the fort, wearing a luxurious cloth hat with Byzantine embroidery, and replied with a smile: "Friendly priests, sorry, I can't open the door for you, I can't confirm your identity." Identity, I am afraid that you are coerced by Uda."

"I am sure that we have delivered to you the canonized documents and letters of His Excellency the Earl of Hamburg, on the courier's body!"

"No, we also cannot be sure whether Uda's army defeated and captured the Earl of Hamburg, snatched his letter, and forced him to write this document, which is unbearable."

"How is it possible? Ulzen, the Earl of Hamburg, defeated Uda. Even if you ask the bandits and refugees nearby, they all know." Shivering in the cold wind, Al shouted angrily, "Besides Even if the Earl of Hamburg is defeated, will he succumb to that Uda? Do you believe that a sincere and devout believer will betray the king of all Heavenly Father believers?"

"It's hard to say." The young nobleman poked his head out with a serious look, "Maybe the Earl of Hamburg is a homosexual cursed by the heavenly father, and that pagan named Uda is a powerful warrior?" (In the Middle Ages, the per capita Kongtong, the Heavenly Father taught homosexuality as one of the crimes.)

"Rats!"

"How dare you do that?!"

The guards who accompanied Ale to protect him immediately became angry, and shouted and cursed at the young nobles on the wall.

And the soldiers on the wall of the stronghold also shouted and cursed at the soldiers below with various accents.

Al first burst into impotent rage, he gasped violently for a while, but in the end he waved weakly to the soldiers next to him, "Give me Uda's head."

The soldier glared at the young man above, then took out the pickled Uda's head from a box and handed it to Al.

Al held up the head in his hand: "This is Uda's head. I believe this can prove that we have indeed defeated Uda's rebels."

"Come closer, I can't see clearly!"

Al took two steps forward, trying to raise his hands higher.

"A little closer."

Al frowned, and took another four or five steps forward.

"Yeah, okay, now I can see clearly."

After waiting for about half a minute, there was still no response from above. Al raised his head and shouted to the nobles above: "So, are you going to drive..."

"Wow!"

Countless yellow, white, brown, black viscous objects poured down from the top of the city like a waterfall, and poured into the mouth, eyes and the gaps in the clothes of Priest Ale.

And the young noble stood on the top of the wall laughing loudly, clapping his hands while replying: "This is my answer, go eat shit! Damn heretics!"

Looking at Ale, who was covered in feces and urine in the distance, Feng Sen shook his head and shook the reins of the horse. Three hundred cavalry followed him in a neat array, galloped, and came not far from the city gate.