A long ship sailed upstream on the Rhine with news from Nassau, and finally King Ludwig, who was entrenched in Mainz, learned of the attack on Trier.

It was a secret report, the messenger sent by the blue fox carried a torn cardboard as a letter, on which was spelled a simple sentence in Frankish: The attack on Trier was successful, we looted and burned, Archbishop Heto banished.

Other than that, nothing else.

After all, this kind of thing cannot be made public, so Ludwig does not want the world to think that this matter is his secret authorization, and the matter cannot be made responsible for the Baron of Nassau.

He silently accepted the letter, received the ten oak barrels of wine "tributed" by the Nassau side, and gave some wheat as a reward, and asked the Viking longship under the banner of Nassau to leave.

On the bright side, this is the tribute of the Normans entrenched in Nassau, showing that King Ludwig has recovered these Normans.

Behind the scenes, Ludwig was mixed. This group of Normans from Rus is more mobile and fighting than the old Danish mercenaries in Harald Clark. As long as they are assigned tasks that can make a fortune, this group of people is really armed with an axe. The problem also came. Keep the wolves by your side, what if you are attacked by them?

Ludwig didn't care too much. He was defeated in Kaiserslautern in his last attempt at the end of the summer. The military operation did not make any progress and the loss of troops would be huge. At present, he can only stick to Mainz.

At least there is plenty of time. In winter and spring, he feels that he can slowly transfer troops from Bavaria, and things will be much better next year.

As for the result of the Normans attacking and burning Trier, Ludwig did not know, but his elder brother Lothair would react soon.

Now, the Moselle Valley is in a state of turmoil.

The city of Trier was on fire, and people fled to the mountains. When the flames gradually went out, people who returned to the city faced the blackened stone wreckage. The granary was turned into black coal, and even the complex cellar system was overdone, and the underground granary was just like a mess.

The stone pillars of the church are still there, and the wooden buildings on the upper floors have disappeared without a trace. The emperor's palace has become a dark place, the interior is empty, and the breath of Jiao Lake cannot be dissipated for a long time.

Trier's clergy suffered heavy casualties, and Archbishop Heto himself fled into the woods, mentally and physically devastated when he was found.

He became insane, and kept chanting "This is God's punishment", "We suffer from this bad luck because we are not religious enough", "Greed is the source of disaster" and so on. The people living in the mountains and forests are facing a gradually cold climate. The destruction of Trier means that many people's homes are gone, and their property is destroyed. They hoped that the bishop who had miraculously escaped could guide the confused and desperate people, and as a result, the bishop became a holy fool.

Do not. He is not a fool, he is clearly simply crazy.

Continuing to live in the mountains will starve to death for a long time. The insane Archbishop Heto has no meaning. In the critical moment, other junior priests who escaped from their lives began to turn the tide.

Trier has become a ruined city, the attackers are the Normans, the legends of the past have come true!

The inhabitants of Zhucheng were unable to seek refuge in the villages, and could only continue to move upstream along the Moselle River.

The largest settlement in the upper reaches is Metz, and with Metz as the center, the nearby rivers are densely packed with villages and towns. The people imagined that as long as they got there, they would get enough food, and with the Archbishop in the team, everyone could get relief.

In a painful flight, thousands of people barely reached Metz by begging all the way.

At this moment, Adalbert, Count of Metz, was also stationed in Kaiserslautern in the northeast with a large army. His son was stationed in his hometown and unexpectedly encountered a large number of refugees.

The city of Metz is only the residence of the Earl. The scale of the city is not very large. Suddenly, at least 3,000 people arrived. The narrow alleys in the city could not hold so many people. Rather than helping them, the Earl was worried that this group of people would Because of starvation, it turned into a bandit and harmed the party.

When it is discovered that Archbishop of Trier is among the refugees, even if the whole person becomes insane, any actions against the refugees by this person will be interpreted as blasphemy.

Metz's granary released some food, and the refugees were collectively resettled in the woods that became the forest and let them build shacks for the winter. The food donated was enough for these people to relax. As for the future, the count was not sure.

The refugee issue was secondary, and the most dangerous thing was that Trier was deliberately destroyed and burned by the Normans.

The news spread quickly to Strasbourg and Kaiserslautern, and it was early October in early winter when King Lothair received the news. It's not that the horse-riding messenger runs slowly, it's that the refugee group wastes too much time on the way.

The terrible news caused King Lothair to tear the parchment to pieces, and then paced and cursed in the imperial palace, scratching his ears and cheeks under the influence of anxiety and anger.

He urgently dispatched an envoy to Kaiserslautern, and urgently ordered Count Adalbert to meet him.

The same Adalbert also received news of his son. Thousands of refugees and refugees were entrenched in the city of Metz, and the Archbishop of Trier became mad and was still present. Dealing with this group of refugees and stricken priests was enough for him to worry, but it was not appropriate for him to leave the current line of defense.

Adalbert arrived in Strasbourg with a small number of entourage, and went straight to the king's palace without rest.

The situation was urgent and complicated. King Lothair had no red tape to consider, and he even accepted the appearance of the dusty count in casual clothes.

The tall tower had its wooden windows open, and the early winter wind was a little desolate.

Lotaire faced the cold wind with his hands behind his back. He has a long beard. As the boss of the royal family, he is no longer young. He will be fifty years old. This civil war is already the last effort to maintain the unity of the kingdom.

"You came."

"Yes. Your Majesty, I'm sorry for being rude in this way."

Lothair turned around and was very satisfied to see that his stomach was still unloaded.

"You came just in time. Now, the odious Normans have attacked Trier, and I already know the news. Trier is said to be in a mess."

"Yes. I also got the news. There are a large number of refugees outside the city of Metz. My son opened the warehouse to put food relief and treated the fleeing Archbishop of Trier kindly."

Lothair was a little surprised, and estimated that since the news came from Metz, they must have notified many people.

With a dignified and thoughtful expression, he stated with an old face full of beards: "In the beginning, the Normans attacked Nijmegen, Duinsburg, Cologne, Bonn. Aachen should beware of Norman harassment. , and the Count of Flanders became a traitor and made peace with the Normans. At first, the Normans attacked my brother's territory (referring to the Eastern Kingdom), but in the final analysis, it was my subjects who attacked. I will eventually Restoring complete rule will reckon with traitors and the sins of this group of Normans. I really can't imagine that the Normans would dare to go all the way to Trier to burn, kill and loot. It's unbelievable! What do you think, Aiqing?"

For a while, Adalbert was inexplicable, he hesitated and said, "We should strike hard. We don't need any kindness against the Normans."

"That's right. Now the problem is obviously very complicated. The Normans ignored my garrison in Koblenz, attacked Trier directly and succeeded. I don't believe this is the Norman's ability, I'm afraid someone provided them with convenient."

"This... Does Your Majesty suspect there are traitors?"

"Traitor indeed! But not on our side. I'm sure it must be Ludwig's conspiracy, he has Norman mercenaries in his hands, and some dirty deeds are done by these mercenaries. He met with the Normans last year. Let's fight, I heard that there was a promise.

Earl Metz also knows some things, and since the civil war in the kingdom is a matter between brothers and sisters of the royal family, it is not appropriate for him to comment.

"Damn, I launched a sneak attack during my most critical training period. I arranged for a Norman mercenary to do this. He felt that he could sit back and relax if he hid himself deeply. Considering that my king is a fool? The problem is indeed difficult, I am really worried about Koblenz. They were easily occupied."

"Ah? Your Majesty, in fact, Koblenz has been..." Adalbert was shocked, as if his son had erased some information from the king's intelligence.

"what?!"

"Koblenz has been taken by Nassau."

"Take it away? Who? Nassau? The baron? It's impossible! This..."

"It should be true, Nassau, loyal to Ludwig."

Lothair originally had a bit of fantasy, and he asked in detail again. Through the mouth of Count Metz, he could finally be sure that the so-called lower Moselle area where Trier City was located was no longer firmly controlled by his own forces. He immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, so that the victory of Count Metz in the defense of Kaiserslautern was no longer honorable. On the macro level, it all seemed like Ludwig's dirty tactics.

"Damn! You!" Lothair pointed his big hand to the north, and cursed at his third brother Lothair from the air: "If you can't win a fair battle, you will use dirty methods to do damage. The dioceses do not participate in our war. , you are breaking the agreement!" There was a north wind in his immediate response, and this bleak feeling seemed to have swear words caught in the wind, making it uncomfortable.

Lothair, who was scolding, was not relieved at all, and he had to make more important adjustments. Originally, Count Metz had come back to arrange a new task for him. After learning that Koblenz was occupied by the enemy, Adalbert's son actually held back from telling him such important news.

In the end, Lotaire was getting older, and his mentality was much calmer. After venting his rage and scolding, he still needed to rationally face the worsening mess.

He issued this king's order: "Those Normans must be mercenaries raised by Ludwig, and it may be Ludwig's army that was destroyed, but in disguise as Normans. Trier is no longer a barrier. , your Metz must strengthen the defense. You return to Kaiserslautern and lead your men to withdraw, and I will guard myself..."

Hearing this, Adalbert's eyes widened like copper bells, and he stood on the high tower of the palace like a statue. He didn't speak or gasp, and his surprised face was not moved by the cold wind.

"What? Stupid? It's an order that you have to follow."

"I"

"Any more conditions? No, you can retire. Listen, I want you to get back Trier, help me get Koblenz back. And I! My young Louis is in need of training, so let me He is stationed in Kaiserslautern, and Baron Saar is responsible for garrisoning the Sarabrugge Bridge. Don't feel that you are at a loss. Listen!" Lottel paused, "Next year is a full-scale counter-offensive! The king's generals The training is over! Next year will solve Ludwig, and then quickly solve the problem of Aquitaine (referring to the Western Kingdom), the kingdom is unified! Don't worry, as long as you contribute, Koblenz can give it to you, and Mainz can also give it to you.

It sounds like an empty promise. Compared with the king's promise, Adalbert still hopes that his army will directly capture Mainz next spring, so that the fief can be controlled in fact.

The king's fate is hard to defy and his own Metz has indeed encountered a big trouble. The local people are definitely panicked. It seems that only Metz's army can return to their hometown and let the villagers see the army to be reassured.

Lothair felt that he had made the best solution in the troubled time. Of course, the complexity of the civil war had grown beyond his imagination.

Even if Metz's army withdraws from Kaiserslautern at the beginning of October, Mainz, which is holding a free battle card, should have nothing to do.

Ludwig was secretly relieved. He knew that his eldest brother was busy training troops. Of course, his side was a lot worse. As long as the troops from the rear continued to arrive, he would take risks in taking the initiative to attack. He felt that there was no problem with pure strategic defense. In principle, according to the treaty signed with the Kingdom of Rus, he can take the opportunity to invite a strong guest army to the King of Rus, or he can continue to ask Saxony, Thuringia and Nassau of the Netherlands to fulfill the obligation of surrender, the so-called sending troops to help the war. . His strength is indeed not as good as before. The Marquis of Thuringia is a man invited by a man, and the reasons for putting pigeons can be varied. As for Nassau in Saxony and the Netherlands, as the loser of last year's large-scale conflict, he couldn't bear to beg these two.

From this point of view, the current Baron of Nassau has something to do!

It is clearly a group of Normans, so they are the big loyal ministers.

Are you really loyal? Ludwig was living in a dream, but he didn't know that the Leingo area he occupied had been sold to Nassau by the Count of Leingo.

As the so-called Ludwig faced the rise of various princes in the territory, Lotaire had to beware of the rise of the princes but had to use his strength, so he had to draw a big cake to encourage him, and King Charles of the Western Kingdom, he directly incarnates the southern princes to recommend. the "Emperor of Righteousness".

The situation was turbulent, and Lanhu could sense the complexity of the situation, so he had to get up and go back resolutely.

Wine from Nassau, regardless of the degree of fermentation, is shipped in as many as one hundred standard oak barrels (approximately the height of an adult man's waist). In addition to wine, Nassau does not have any specialties, but it is precisely wine that is the biggest specialty here.

Blue Fox can be sure that this batch of goods will be dumped instantly when it arrives in New Roseburg, and the Russians, who are suffering from imported inflation, will spend money on this sweet wine. You will earn a lot of cash yourself, which is military spending for future operations.

Because Blue Fox had a hunch that his younger brother, Black Fox, had too few troops stationed in Nassau. Attacking Trier will definitely cause a fierce reaction from King Lothair, and more troops will be needed to protect the fruits of victory of the Rus' forces.

Besides, the high-intensity interference in the Frankish Civil War was the will of King Rurik, and the reason for the interference was very sufficient.

Nassau Village Pier, the returning fleet is ready.

Although arrangements have been made, the blue fox at the dock had to say a few more words to the people stationed there.

He patted the old attendant Vardy on the shoulder: "You really should do a lot. You will not be my attendant in the future, but my brother's subordinate. My brother needs your assistance, and your title and fief will be indispensable in the future."

He then instructed his brother Heihu: "Most of the brothers are in your hands, hurry up and train soldiers this winter, don't slack off. I will go back to meet the king to report the situation, and I will bring more troops next year."

"I understand." The black fox nodded, "Say hello to my father and mother when I go back, say hello to the king for me, and tell us everything truthfully."

"I understand." No matter how weak the old brother's head was, the blue fox stood in front of Sophia, who had bulging cheeks, and said peacefully: "I will arrive in the Netherlands by the way, and I will tell your father about your situation. I think, next year you will Father will come back."

The little girl doesn't understand war. He just wants to meet her parents again. When she hears that her father may come back next year, she feels a strong joy in her heart~www.mtlnovel.com~ The entourage that the blue fox wants to take away is only fifty people, and all the ships are only There are only armed cargo ships.

He didn't worry about his loneliness at all. After the chatter, he boarded the big boat. With the dull and melodious sound of the Bullhorn, the blue fox's return journey began. However, in his heart, he would not be alone. He believed that he would have a high probability of encountering the returning fleet of the fourth brother, Red Fox, and that a large amount of wool would be transported to New Roseburg by sea. .

The best possibility is that they can meet each other in Stade on the road, and if the situation is worse, they can also meet on the road.

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