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

"Basically found out." Astolfo bowed gracefully and replied, "Earl Lipper is basically right. This Siris army indeed defeated the five thousand Saxon army with one thousand and two."

"How did you defeat it? Are the Siris very good at fighting?" Charlie asked curiously.

Afu shook his head: "No, although the Saxons have an advantage in numbers, the soldiers of this Seris army are of extremely high quality. Among them, there are 300 light knights, and most of the remaining infantry are armored heavy infantry. The tactics used were just ordinary Macedonian anvil-hammer tactics."

Charlie rubbed his head: "But I remember that the shield wall tactics are used to restrain the Macedonian spear phalanx. Most of the time, the spear phalanx is only effective against unarmored light infantry, right?"

"It is true, but this group of Serisians is somewhat different.

The heavy infantry of Seris have extraordinary skills. They can not only use spears, knives and hammers, but also shoot arrows and ride horses, and some can even ride and shoot. "Ah Fu took off a Zhemu longbow presented by Feng Sen from his back waist, "Once their spear arrays get close, they will turn into close combat. "

Charlie took the longbow and pulled it into a half-moon shape, and then released it in a blood-pressure-soaring air.

"According to the soldiers present, this group of Serisians are very good at bows and arrows. They shoot arrows when marching, shoot arrows when fighting, and even shoot arrows when chasing them."

"This is quite similar to the Avars."

Charlie picked up an arrow curiously, drew the bow with three fingers, and the bow became a full moon. With a bang, the black-feathered arrow pierced through the tent and flew out.

"what!"

Simultaneously with the sound of breaking through the air, there were also the screams of soldiers passing by on patrol.

"This is a good thing, I never thought it would be useful before." Charlie's eyes lit up, "We have to get one too, and we have to teach those Iberian Saracens a lesson! "

Alcuin tapped his knees with his fingers, and suddenly asked: "Your Excellency Astolfo, have you found out where they came from?"

"I've checked." Astolfo nodded, "I sent people to the place where they said they would descend, and I also asked people to visit the local villages.

The villagers said that it was indeed foggy that day.

Judging from the traces at the scene, they did appear suddenly. There were no traces of marching or supply logistics. Their luggage could carry at most five days' worth. If they came here without being discovered by the villagers, unless they could fly and brought a glass of wine that could never be drunk. "

"Could it be that the heavenly father came down and gave me a fresh army?" Charlie's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Otherwise, so many skilled and well-armed fighters are enough to empty a small kingdom... Unless they come from heaven!"

"Look at their black hair and black eyes." Alcuin said disdainfully, "It's almost as good as saying they came from Hell."

"But Latins also have black hair and black eyes. Bishop Alcuin, they helped me. Why do you have such hostility towards them?" Charlie patted Alcuin on the shoulder lightly.

Alcuin didn't know why, but he was always inexplicably angry about the so-called "Wall of Sighs".

After being silent for a while, Alcuin said softly: "I'm afraid that they are an Avar army. In the future, maybe they will betray, just like Koro and the Basques in Zaragoza."

The tent suddenly fell silent. The war that led to Roland's death was a pain in everyone's heart.

In the end, it was Astolfo who broke the silence: "Actually, this group of people is not like Avars, they are more like Latins.

Most of the Avars I have seen are short and thick, but most of these Serisians are no less than five feet ten inches (1.7 meters five), and it is conceivable that the Serisians must be much taller than the Avars .

Compared with the Avars, they have no smell of sheep, clean appearance, and elegant and tidy clothes. The only similarities are that they love to use bows and arrows and are violent and aggressive. "

This is Ah Fu’s generalization. Although the average height of the Tang Dynasty was not low, it was less than 1.7 meters. The reason why the Jingnan soldiers averaged 1.7 meters 1.7 is because without [-] meters [-], you can’t enter the army.

As for being violent and aggressive, it would be strange if the fighters of the Tang Dynasty were not violent and aggressive. If they were not violent and aggressive, I think you are not qualified to be this warrior with us.

"His Royal Highness, have you thought about how to arrange them?"

"Of course." With a smile in Charlie's eyes, his fingers lightly slid across the table, "They, this group of Siris, have saved my daughter according to the self-evident teaching of the heavenly father, and brought such a A mighty ranks pledge their allegiance to me.

In order to commend his achievements, I decided to confer Feng an earl. It happened that the local Saxon earls had rebelled, leaving a lot of space. As for the fiefdom, it would be next to Bremen.

Tomorrow, I will personally baptize him and lead him to convert to orthodoxy. I like this young man very much. As long as he is loyal to me, as long as he converts to Heavenly Father, so what if he is an Avar? "

Speaking of this, Charlie's joyful eyes changed, and he clenched the armrest of the chair: "The parish in Bremen was just destroyed by the damn Saxons before, and if the uprising happens again, they can just as well be able to defend Bremen Effect."

"This time, I hope the Saxons can stay a little longer." Astolfo sighed.

Charlie said disdainfully: "This group of damned heretics, they are Amalekites and Moabites, and the place where they live is the city of Jericho! Hostage, I swear, I have tried everything..."

The armrests of the chair creaked under Charlie's tight grip: "But they will never learn to be loyal, they will always only think of betrayal. I spared their lives, sealed their land, and led them to believe in righteousness." , to guide their souls to heaven.

Yet they betrayed Isaiah's elect again and again and again!Maybe, maybe only blood can wake them up! "

"No! Your Highness!" Alcuin and Astolfo changed their expressions almost at the same time.

"Not all Saxons are traitors, Your Highness, the one who protected the princess is a Saxon, and the loyal Mrs. Gersuinda is also a Saxon. Even your favorite little princess has half Saxon blood Isn't it?" Astolfo said sincerely.

Alcuin took over the conversation and continued: "Your Highness, I want to remind you that belief in orthodoxy cannot be obtained with a sword. Only a sincere belief is pure. I cannot tolerate believers who are obtained with a sword!"

Soon, the discussion in the camp gradually changed from the disposition of the Siris army to the discussion of the Saxon prisoners of war.

Chapter 13 Short Nose Guillaume

On the other side, in Feng Sen's camp of the Chinese army, Theodoric, Feng Sen and Zhenhui were sitting at a table, negotiating.

"You mean, you can't give this barony." Feng Sen slapped the parchment with his palm, and his eyes gradually became dangerous.

Theodoric nodded and replied: "Yes, all the territory of the Franks belongs to His Royal Highness, and we are only qualified to manage it on his behalf. As long as His Highness Charles wants, he can abolish my position as earl at any time.

However, unless there is some serious fault, His Majesty will never abolish the title easily, and can pass the title down from generation to generation.

That's why I agree to give you the Barony as a gift.

It means, I signed a secret contract with you. When I was the Earl of Lippe, your Baronship of Ruhr can be passed down from generation to generation. However, due to my defeat in the war, although I kept the title, but After losing the fief, His Royal Highness appointed me as the royal inspector, and I need to go to Bavaria for inspection.

I have no territory. "

"Perhaps, we can bring this contract to His Royal Highness Charlie and let him judge for us." Master Zhenhui gently sang the title of Heavenly Father.

"Don't stop!" Theodoric immediately shook his head and said, "If you let His Majesty know that I didn't persuade you to launch an attack, I'm afraid I won't even lose my title."

Yes, neither Charlie nor Alcuin believed that little Ador could persuade Tang Jun with his love and courage. In order to try his best to shirk responsibility for the defeat, Theodoric put Feng Sen's strength and persuaded Feng Sen to fight. All the credit goes to his own head.

Once this matter is exposed, coupled with the lies of privately trading baronies and infidelity, Theodoric will not lose the position of Earl Lipper as easily.

Why were you so impulsive?Theodoric regretted so much, if he had known earlier, he would not have known so late.

When he signed the VAM agreement, he thought that if the Tang army went out to fight, they would be completely wiped out, and he would be able to hold the credit for saving Princess Ador in his hands. This is the best result.

In order to achieve this goal and lure Tang Jun to fight, Theodoric wrote about the reward of the Baron Ruhr in a strange way, but unexpectedly, Tang Jun won, and he was completely wiped out!

In this way, the credit for repelling the enemy army is not his own, and the credit for rescuing the princess is still not his own, and the desire to balance the merits and demerits is completely aborted.

You know, in the original timeline, Theodoric did defeat the Saxons with nearby reinforcements, and he did not receive any punishment.

Theodoric spread his hands, and said helplessly: "The only way now is to either wait until when I regain the fief, and I will transfer it to you, or I will give Earl Lipper all the private property of my manor. They are all given to you as compensation."

"If it's the first type, we need the equivalent interest on the debt..." Master Zhenhui was in the middle of speaking, but was suddenly interrupted by Feng Sen.

"Wait, the barony you're talking about is Ruhr?"

"Um, yes, what's the problem?"

"Location?"

"Between the Ruhr and the Lippe."

I am super!Ruhr area!The Ruhr area with its abundance of high-quality coal!Known as the Ruhr area of ​​Europe's industrial heart!

Within seconds, Feng Sen made a judgment.

"Because of the situation you said, I have a proposal." Feng Sen took out a piece of parchment, "I don't have to give up your manor, I will transfer it in the future, I can't wait that long, I know you are a relative of His Royal Highness Charlie , I have a lot of contacts in the palace, I just want one thing - the exclusive right to mine all the minerals in the Ruhr."

"What?!" Theodoric's eyes widened in surprise, but he asked suspiciously, "Is there any trap here?"

"Then I'll ask His Highness to judge."

"Okay, okay, I agree, I agree. In this way, I still have five manors and estates in the Ruhr area, and I am willing to give them all to you as compensation."

"It's a deal." Feng Sen and Theodoric clapped their hands together.

After bidding farewell to Feng Sen, Theodoric rode back to his castle.

Passing through the arched porch, Theodoric sat down on a cushion made of soft velvet. He picked up a bottle of wine, poured it into a glass and drank it down.

"Father!" A boy with brown hair and a stone-like nose bridge walked slowly and opened his arms towards Theodoric, "I thought I would never see you again!"

The wrinkles on Theodoric's face stretched instantly. He stood up and hugged his son vigorously: "Oh, my William, what did you come to see me for?"

"Dad, are we leaving?"

"Yes." Theodoric put down his glass, "I may need to go to Bavaria, you can follow your mother back to Burgundy."

"Then can I still go hunting at the mansion by the Lipper River?"

"I'm afraid I can't. I have already given that manor to someone else. Unless they invite us, it will be difficult for us to go again."

"Okay." William nodded, feeling a little depressed, "Maybe I can hunt in Autun's hometown."

At this time, a middle-aged woman in white came over: "Go and play with your old Bick and the others. I have something to say with your father."

William kissed the cheeks of his mother and father, and Theodoric patted him on the back in shame: "Go and play, I got you a beautiful war horse, it's at Old Piccolo's place. "

At this time, Old Bick also appeared at the door of the hall. He bowed his body with a smile on his face: "Master, the horse has already been led to the door."

After all, he was a young man, and William's emotions came and went quickly. After he trotted away, the door of the hall closed suddenly.

"How? What do they want? Are they going to leave all the manors?" the Countess asked impatiently.

Theodoric shook his head: "No, it's just the right to mine all the minerals in the Barony of Ruhr. In addition, I also gave him several manors and real estate in the Baron of Ruhr."

"Can you still decide on the mining rights of the Barony of Ruhr?"

"I can't, so I'm going to write to my brother and beg him to help me."

"My God, are you still looking for him? Last time he insulted me as a cousin from the Burgundy countryside! How can there be such a vicious person!"

"That's just a drunk gaffe."

"That's fine, but he treated you like a clown and teased you. I remember they threw you into the beer barrel, and you almost drowned!"

"We were all too young then..."

"But he never apologized!"

"You can't ask a duke to apologize to an earl! He has the blood of the Frankish royal family!" Theodoric couldn't help but shouted.

"You also shed the blood of the Frankish royal family!"

"But I'm an illegitimate child!"

In silence, the Countess sat down heavily on the chair and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

After a while, she said: "Actually, if according to the agreement in that contract, it only takes effect when you are Earl Lipper, it never discusses what will happen when you are not, why not take this opportunity to let it go?" ?

They also told Charlie that it was out of justice, but they were actually tempted by your contract. If they said it, they would also be affected. Compared with the credit for suppressing the rebels, they would know how to let go of a mere barony. "

Theodoric poured a glass of wine for his wife and stroked her back: "Perhaps, Father Calvin deceived me and concealed their strength, but they did fulfill their promise... I can't bear to be an unbeliever.

I have carried the name of illegitimate child all my life, and this is the punishment for my father's adultery, but I hope that, for my devotion and kindness to my heavenly father, our William can get a good one under the blessing of the heavenly father result. "

However, Theodoric probably wouldn't have thought that his William got a wonderful result.

In the future, he will be a famous general of Frank, not only becoming the Duke of Aquitaine, but also resisting the attacks of the Saracens from Iberia several times.

In 801 AD, William launched a counterattack against the Saracens, captured a large area of ​​Barcelona, ​​and reconquered the land of Iberia. However, he is best known for being cut off the tip of his nose by the enemy in a thrilling battle, so there was the famous short-nosed Guillaume in many martial arts songs.

Due to his fame and achievements, Guillaume (William) de Gueron was canonized in 1066.

As his father, Theodoric is recorded as the only recorded member of the Central Autan family of the same period.

Chapter 14 Weldon Big Picture

Not staying in Santer for long, Charlie led his guards and Feng Sen's Tang army towards the north.

After traveling for about two days, Charlie and his party finally arrived at the predetermined location - at the junction of the Weser River and the Aller River, there is a town called Weldon.

Most of the Germanic peoples did not have the concept of towns at the beginning. The prototype of their towns was a fixed place for gatherings every year. After a long time, they gradually turned into towns.

Therefore, in the Germanic mind, a town is not only a place for trading and living, but more importantly, its function of holding gatherings.

Weldon was such a town, in the manner of a Saxon town, divided into four districts behind an outer wall of crooked beech wood.

On the square in Werden, the former totem poles have collapsed, and there is only a newly built church.

Feng Sen stretched out his hand to caress the wall of the church, and he even felt the scorched black burn marks faintly hot.

"This church has been destroyed twice. The first time was during the Fritzlar riots nine years ago, and the second time was during the Eyresburg riots six years ago." Astolfo also got off his horse, and he stroked the charred walls. "No matter how many times, he finally stood here and converted countless lost lambs."

Feng Sen raised his head and looked at the rain-soaked cross on the roof of the church. Through the muddy sunlight, he could see a golden wood fiber thread hanging on the cross, fluttering in the wind.

"After today's rally is over, His Royal Highness King Charles of the Franks will baptize you here, and reward your achievements and spread your glory." Astolfo stomped his feet, shaking off the mud sticking to his boots .

"I am very excited."