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"No matter what, I should meet my future husband, and please allow me to temporarily live in the monastery in Göttingen."

The young girl has already figured out the target.She wants to live in a monastery in Göttingen, and then fight against Horten through legal means to fight for her legal rights as an official wife.She was to write to Archbishop Burgard and Bishop Willikis in Franconia, to the Pope in Rome, and to the King in Swabia.

She will protest that the Danish law should not be applied to one of her Christians, and at the same time hope that Conossa will make appropriate concessions.

The Billon family is a well-known wife who can bring huge claim rights. Wouldn't it be okay to wrong Connorsa to be a legal mistress?

With such belief, Gaudiu took Amelia's hand.

At this moment, the young girl suddenly realized that she was no longer a simple girl in the monastery, chanting scriptures every morning and sleeping in the evening.She now has to gain a firm foothold in the Bowendeng family. Perhaps the widow in front of her, who is passionately pursuing the status of a famous family, is someone she can rely on.

She is going to be a noble lady.

……

The dangerous political turmoil for many months has finally ushered in the incubation period of the crisis and the general outbreak.

To the surprise of most people, the result of the total outbreak turned out to be that the overlord of the North got his shoes wet in the Rumer River.As if fighting by the river was his Achilles' heel, just like the defeat on the Elbe, Bernard suffered a lot.

Obviously, judging from the data on paper, Huo Teng is not Bernard's opponent at all.

But Huo Teng can fully mobilize his territory, while Bernard can directly mobilize only his family territory, the land of Billund.The plain around Lüneburg is more than twice the size of Göttingen, and the land is more fertile, but it is not an irresistible enemy after all.The broader Saxon nobles actually rode the wall in this war.

Considering the long distance to transport grain from Lüneburg to the Rumer River, Old Bernard may be at a disadvantage.

This is the characteristic of medieval warfare.

Kings and emperors with low mobilization and organization are all seemingly fat masters, but they often overturn their cars on small enemies.

Just after this campaign ended, an extremely powerful faction formed within the Duchy of Saxony. They joined forces internally, and on the one hand, they played the banner of seeking justice for Earl Val. , should be abolished and thrown into a monastery for the elderly, causing a lot of trouble.

The co-operator of this forced palace faction is undoubtedly Earl Val himself.

When Old Bernard fled, at least the elite troops still maintained a high degree of organization and organization.

Just two days after Horten's victory, on the banks of the Weser River in the north of the Rume River, the Paderborn army, with a heart of resentment, attacked the old Bernard's unstable camp and asked him to sacrifice his daughter for the retreat. It became a complete rout.A large number of Saxon knights were not captured by the Göttingen people as prisoners, but instead fell into the hands of their own Earl Val and were imprisoned.

The Earl of Paderborn, led by Earl Val, launched a fatal revenge blow against the Duke.

Chapter 180 The Third Betrayal

This is vengeance from the blind.

Paderborn's urban militia, rural sergeants, church conscripts, supporters from the three parties, gathered Paderborn knights, gathered under the same banner, and besieged them in spite of the world The lord, who completely violated the feudal order and the close attachment of the tribal principality, was stunned to surround Bernard's embarrassing team on the banks of the Weser River under the leadership of a blind old guy.

For the old Val, being betrayed by the lord was like a bone-piercing pain, which kept him awake at night together with the pain from his eyes all the time.

But now, when he learned the first news of Bernard's defeat at the Rumer River, he found that his feeling was not worry and regret, but joy.He knew that he could no longer submit to the rule of the Billund family.

In this case, it is better to reverse it!

Old Val was born as a soldier, and soldiers often follow their first instinct to do things.

He rode in a wheelchair-shaped cart of wood, with six wheels cut from wood.There is also a small seat behind the wheelchair, and his wife Selena, who is still charming, is sitting.

This nondescript car was made by Huo Teng on a whim after he learned that Earl Val could no longer move freely before he set off.

A few days ago, Conosha enthusiastically sent the car to Paderborn.

There was no way, Connorsa looked at the constant news coming from the north in Göttingenburg, and her mood gradually sank to the bottom.When Bernard broke through the defense line of the Rumer River, Connorsa even packed up her salute, waiting for Huo Teng to come back and run with the pregnant Jones.

But when Jones gave birth to the next child, Connorsa suddenly felt relieved as she watched the birth of the child.

Although the child is not her own, it is Huo Teng's and his best friend's.This ambivalence quickly dissipated with the busyness of taking care of children.In any case, they are good girlfriends who grew up together, and Connorsa gradually feels the responsibility of having children.Then I think of my marriage and city-state, what if I have such a lovely child in the future?

In order to save Göttingen, Conosha will do anything.

The countess searched the castle and accidentally found the wheelchair left by Huo Teng in the castle.She immediately sent the wheelchair to Paderborn, hoping to get Earl Val's help.

Is this wheelchair comfortable?

In the absence of rubber wheels, any wheel experience is poor.

But Earl Val had nothing to lose, yet he was so cared for suddenly, which moved him very much.

This is not a timely help, but it comforts Val spiritually.

And the experience of a small wheelchair is much better than that of a donkey pulling a cart.So Val was heartbroken and decided to form an alliance with Huo Teng after Bernard's defeat. Everyone supported each other and survived together.

"City militia, set up a refusal horse in the front, let our sergeant set up the aiming point, draw the bow and wait to shoot. Everyone obeys my command, and no one of the duke's subordinates is allowed to be released without permission." Although Val could not see the battlefield, But a lifetime of experience allowed him to quickly lay out orders.

Val's army is very mixed, mainly because he has a big city, and his family also controls the local church.

The first is the Paderborn militia.With the economic and trade disruption brought about by Muslims and the gradual fading of the dark ages, and the revival of commercial cities, it is relatively chaotic and unfounded what legal responsibility these emerging cities should have for feudal lords.One or two hundred years later, the power of the free city-state stipulated in the imperial law was a guardianship purchased from the feudal lords.This also means that, prior to this, cities were responsible to the feudal lords, providing corresponding taxes and military service.

Are there examples?

Coincidentally, in lowland areas such as the Netherlands, there is a traditional urban militia system.These militias each have their own main business, but they also provide voluntary services to the city on weekdays, guarding strongholds, patrolling, and firefighting.In time of war, you must accept the military service call of the lord.Like the knights, the service period of the urban militia is generally around 40 days.The commerce and trade in the Netherlands and other regions developed relatively early, and they are very close to Saxony. The latter region has a closer culture to the Netherlands, and its urban military service is also very similar.

The people in the countryside gather around villages and clans, while the urban militias are mainly based on commercial guilds.Such as butchers guild, blacksmiths guild, shoemakers guild, etc.If the city is not developed enough, individual artisans will also form a coalition to organize a group of urban militias.

Don't underestimate these militiamen.

They are all handicraftsmen with families and businesses, including butchers and blacksmiths. Not only can they provide weapons and equipment by themselves, but their lives are also richer and their bodies are stronger.Moreover, city life in the Middle Ages was also full of dangers. These people killed people more ruthlessly than the peasants in the village.

In addition to the militia, there are also fighters provided by the church.

This has been explained before.Since local church properties were often donated by local nobles, monasteries were also invested by nobles.This also led to the gradual provision of feudal obligations to the lords when the families of the nobles gradually took control of the local church property.These people are similar to ordinary village militiamen.

At the crossing of the Weser River, Bernard, who was in a panic, never imagined that Val would take this opportunity to surround him.

Standing on the roof with disheveled hair, Bernard noticed that most of the besiegers were the people of Paderborn.He hurriedly dispatched his attendants to tell Val: "This cold winter day, why bother to send everyone to see you off? Let's go separately."

Earl Val categorically rejected the olive branch from Bernard, and he told the emissary indifferently: "In this cold winter, don't the people know the cold? Don't the people fear the rebellion? The people are not just afraid!? They are just angry I overcame my fear and vowed to avenge me. It was His Royal Highness' wrong behavior that caused the anger of all knights, squires, and priests, not the other way around. Please respect yourself."

The news reached Bernard's ears, and the old prince was helpless and could only sit on the banks of the Weser River.

No one came to rescue.

Val didn't attack either. After all, the opponent was his feudal superior. He was sure that the opponent had no food, and he would have to surrender obediently unless he jumped into the river after starving for two days.

The entire Principality of Saxony seemed to fall silent.

Two days later, Bernard gave up and continued to wait for the rescue that never existed, and begged Earl Val for mercy: "I came here instead of my Duke and asked Earl Val. Why do you force me to send you off? Do you have and request? Whether it is Territory or money, the Duke will naturally give it to you when he returns to Lüneburg."

In order to maintain the most basic decency, Bernard used various rhetoric to try to cover up the fact that he was besieged by Val to a dead end.

Earl Val remained indifferent.

"I don't want money, and I don't want territory. I want the duke to kill those Romans with long ears and send their heads to me!"

No matter how the envoy tried to lobby, Val refused.

He doesn't need the fertile territory of the Billund family, or his criminal money.All he wanted was to caress the head of the Roman prisoner that Bernard had decapitated.

after one day.

Probably because he was mentally prepared, Bernard's camp sent the heads of several long-eared Roman executioners.

However, Val repented. He gave Bernard a bag of bread and said, "Except for you and your attendants, everyone else should stay with me. Let's rest and recuperate for now. You can go back to Lüneburg by yourself. It’s okay to take care of your old age.”

It is said to be self-cultivation, but it is actually under house arrest, and a ransom is demanded from their families.

At this time, the question that tested Bernard came.

Do you want to abandon your loyal Black Dragon Knights, Bloodkin Furnace Guards, and Lüneburg Gladiators?

To live or to perish, that is the question.

After another hunger, the old Bernard was finally helpless. After discussing with his cronies, Shelei abandoned all his subordinates and drove back to Lüneburg alone with a few attendants on a donkey.

He, after all, abandoned all the soldiers and became the lone husband and the thief.

Earl Val stood by the river, but he did not force these knights to ask for a ransom from their families, but gave them food and sent them away.

When someone asked Val why he betrayed, but neither killed them all nor asked for money, Val replied: "I see through him, I understand that he is just a gambler bastard. I will not offend all Saxons, I will Let all the Saxons see through him! The Billund family, it is impossible to survive the next generation."

Chapter 180 Four is fine

Northeim Castle.

Brother Morris arrived in a hurry with supplies for the army, and saw Horten with a splint on his arm.

"My God, you are really lucky this time. Listen to me, I have studied Hippocrates' theory of four body fluids, Galen's theory of human body's three qi, and many ancient Roman medical masterpieces. .So listen to me, and I'll help you heal your broken bones."

Compared with governing internal affairs and diplomacy, monks obviously paid more attention to theology and medicine learned in the monastery.

He hoped to show off the results of his studies on the spot.

But after Horten showed his self-made support bag of broken planks, plaster and soft soil, Morris was shocked that Horten even studied medicine in the monastery.

This is not an easy subject, and it is even more difficult to understand the Greek works of Hippocrates and Galen.At this time, they were using Latin, and the Romans used only Greek, and the alphabet systems were quite different.These expositions are not only incomplete, they are all scattered and inferior biography, and some of the words are inaccurate, and some are mysterious, especially the four bodily fluids theory, human aura and other words that are similar to mysticism , It may take several years just to understand.

At present, there is no systematic translation of Roman medical knowledge, and Italian universities have not yet emerged. Only Salerno, a commercial city in southern Italy where Romans gather, has a medical school that systematically records and teaches Greek medical knowledge. .The best doctors in the whole God world come from the city under Mount Vesuvius.

Luckily it wasn't destroyed like Pompeii.

However, after discussing with Brother Morris, Huo Teng was shocked that in the Roman Empire in the Middle Ages, there had been relatively systematic discussions on the treatment of fractures and other trauma.Like the ancient civilizations in the East, although there are countless metaphysical elements in it, the overall foundation remains the same.Keep the injured part stable and self-healing without slipping, apply anti-inflammatory drugs, etc.

Carefully unpacking the wound, Brother Morris praised after checking: "The wound is not serious, it seems that the bone is not completely broken, and it should recover after a few months of recuperation. Your first treatment is great, even worse than mine. Good thing, this effectively prevented the injury from getting worse."

"Oh, I think we can start our own orthopedics department in the Göttingen Abbey. I taught a few smart people and gave this kind of splint to fracture patients in the whole army." Huo Teng had an idea and persuaded Morris is in charge of one more business.

If it was anything else, the monk might still refuse, but it was related to the development of medicine and monasteries, so he readily agreed.

Since then, the surgical tradition of the Göttingen Abbey specializing in bruises has continued.The splint plus support bag assisted therapy created by Huo Teng lasted until modern times, only to replace it with new materials that are more breathable.

After all, from the very beginning, Huo Teng stood at the finish line.

After rewarding the army, Huo Teng still had one last thing to do.

His relationship with the owner of the castle, Bernard Imdin.

In the Middle Ages, a count could serve another earl and a duke could serve another duke.In terms of things at the same level, many of them violate the scope of normal people's understanding.

But this kind of allegiance, most of the time, only depends on an earl's verbal promise or a certain ceremony, only in one generation, or even in a certain agreed year, such as 15 or 20 years.Maybe it was because of defeat and capture, or just too weak, or kinship, in short, various reasons may make an earl submit to his neighbor, but it will end after the next generation or the agreed time limit.There are few examples of generational allegiance.

This kind of surrender is also very loose.Because they only need to provide military service, and it is not mandatory to provide it every year, and more often it is only nominally short half head, mutual defense agreement, etc.

For example, William the Conqueror who conquered Normandy in 1066, because he was the legitimate son of a Danish wife and an illegitimate child in the law of Christ, his father forced the Duke of Brittany next door to kneel down to his young son, expressing that he would assist William’s vow.Although the latter was not happy, he still chose to swear.

Judging by the consequences, the effect of this oath is good.The guardianship of the Duchy of Normandy fell into the hands of Allen III, Duke of Brittany, and he did assist the young William to secure the throne.

But from the perspective of levels, this kind of surrender and allegiance at the same level sometimes changes with the death and ebb of important people.For example, after Allen III obtained custody, he actually had half of William Gao's head.There is a feeling of mutual father and son.

Allen's descendants participated in the conquest of England in 1066, but soon turned against each other and participated in the alliance of the King of France to surround Normandy.It is enough to prove that this level of allegiance is not strong.

As for the relationship between Huo Teng and Imdin, this matter is much simpler.

Horten is stronger than Imdin. He has tens of thousands of people, more arable land and food production, and enough knights.There are more, and there are fief knights who have come here one after another nearby.They live in the mountains, occupying some valleys and hills, swinging around like Imdin, whoever forces them to follow.

Now, they followed Huo Teng.

So did Bernard Imdin.

Under the eyes of everyone, Imdin plopped down on his knees, and sincerely swore allegiance to Huo Teng: "Under the witness of God, I swear to Huo Teng that I will always be loyal to him and follow him forever. Siegfried As evidenced by grandpa, our blood and kinship are united and we live together in God's shrine."

Bernard Imdin had a solid base of allegiance.The small country of Northeim was originally a part of Göttingen, and it was even named here.

Moreover, the family relationship between Horten and Siegfried Luxemburg is very close. The two parties are not only political alliances, but also have a certain kinship relationship.After all, Huo Teng continued a seed for the Siegfried family.

You can reprimand Imdin for being shameless, and this kind of relative dares to climb up, but seeing Huo Teng drive Bernard away with his own eyes, he has no reason to follow Bernard to the end.

"That's right. Under the witness of God, I accept Imdin's allegiance. He provides me with military service, and I confirm his territorial integrity, inviolability, and family continuity." Huo Teng agreed on the spot, and started another meeting with Imdin Feast to celebrate.

According to the tradition at that time, Huo Teng killed a sheep, wrote the oath of both parties in the sheep's skin, cut it in half and kept the other half for collection.This will serve as the original legal basis to deal with possible future real estate disputes.It can also be regarded as a Japanese-style safety block.

Taking advantage of the free time on the way home, Huo Teng also consumed his two skill points respectively.

Considering the situation on the battlefield this time, Huo Teng still believes that the current personal martial arts line is enough, and there is no need to waste more precious points on his broken arm.The improvement of the army's strategy, as well as the improvement of the soldiers' personal skills and tactics, are both imminent troubles.

Good harvest this time.

They are [Special Recruiter: Two kinds of armies can be recruited at the same time. ]; and [Caller of Glory on the army line: sound your rallying call to bring the morale-destroyed army back to the front line. 】1

As if to reward Huo Teng for his complete victory, the two skills this time are special skills.Their characteristic is that they cannot be upgraded, and they mainly have special functional functions.The special recruiter allows Huo Teng to open two lines to recruit more troops in an emergency. It can be in one barracks in the same city, or different barracks in two cities. It is indeed a very effective function.

Callers of Glory may be even more useful.This seems to be taken from Huo Teng's self-created assembly number, he can immediately order the rout of the army to regroup.In some cases, he can even turn the tide of battle.

Horten deservedly got all the cheers when he led the army through the village of Göttingen.