A cavalry army marched swaggeringly from the far south to the north, and in front of this army was a very narrow rammed earth wall, and even a deep trench below the wall.

Obviously this wall has not been maintained for a long time, and now it is still a serious obstacle to the cavalry troops.

Digging soil to fill in the trenches, and then making large earth slopes for the cavalry to pass directly, this is of course possible but not necessary.

Looking at this wall, a young Frankish nobleman named Ludoff pulled the reins back and forth in circles.

"Sir." Hu Cong suggested, "As long as the trench is filled, our warhorse will scrape directly over this wall. It cannot stop us."

"Stupid! I don't have time to dwell on things here. Let's go! The whole army goes east, to Schleswig." Then he muttered, "I wish there were still our defenders there."

In this cavalry team, an old man wearing a black burqa with a gray beard, followed the young nobleman and his five hundred cavalry in a simple carriage.

The old man is none other than Esquier, the "Saint of the North" who has experienced ups and downs in recent years. .

He held a gilded cross in the shape of a wooden staff, and a gilded cross inlaid with rubies was deliberately hung outside his black robe.

An aristocrat, a saint, one young and one old, they know that after they cross this wall, the world of Denmark is, and they know that Denmark has changed dramatically.

Now, the time is the spring of 839 AD.

This year, Rurik of Rus successfully completed the kingship ceremony in Uppsala, north of Lake Mlaren. The strategic plan for the offensive begins.

In the vast land south of the Baltic Sea, the situation is becoming more and more chaotic. For example, the civil war between the three Frankish princes over the power of the king has become more and more **** with the death of the previous king, Louis the Pious.

The Danish king Horrick, who was defeated by the Rus army the previous year, almost lost his underpants. The reality forced him to get military support from Frank, so he betrayed Odin again and re-believed in God.

No one can still believe that this person will be religious to such a person who jumps repeatedly.

The Frankish prince Ludwig never asked this person to be devout, but only asked the Danes in the north not to cause trouble to themselves during this special period. For Ludwig, the trouble was not just to discuss with the fourth brother, Charles, the eldest brother Lothair, who was the king of Franks, who was "cutting the domain". There are also many unstable nobles in his own fief, and some people with special status are better to be transferred to a far place, while his cronies are transferred to the front line of the civil war.

King Horrick of Denmark was downgraded to an earl. He was legally a vassal of Ludwig, but for this vassal, a Frankish army was required to go to Denmark to stare at the man with a sword and axe to deter him from daring to move. Rebellious mind. Who was the commander of the Frankish army? The prince named the young Count Ludov to take his personal army to the north, and his fief and his family were temporarily monitored by Prince Ludwig!

Count Ludov had nowhere to express the anguish in his heart. Thanks to the prince who also communicated with the Archbishop of Reims, Esquil, who had suffered a severe mental blow and went into hiding, was forced to come out again. Ludov confided his distress to Esquil, and got this reply: "Perhaps for you, this is an opportunity. You are a Saxon! I should not have thought about these things, but you are a Saxony."

Eskil really didn't say much, or that he just had to be a "riddler".

Ludov was no fool, because Esquil himself was a Saxon, everyone was the same.

Considering his ancestry, Liudov suddenly realized that his current trip to Denmark might be an opportunity.

From Reims Cathedral, to the detmold (Dortmold) monastery (in the fief of Liudorf), then through the ruins of Bremen, and then through the still intact Hamburg Castle. In the end, the saint could not give up his obsession with entering Denmark to spread the gospel. Now the situation in the north is chaotic and complicated. Although there are many crises, the war has given missionaries a great opportunity.

Robert, Count of Hamburg, entertained the army, which was in desperate need of a frontier.

He arranged a banquet, considering that the visitor was actually Widukind's great-grandson, Count Ludoff of West **, the banquet must be grand.

What's more, Eskil, who originally announced that he would not come to the north again, came again this time, and Robert felt that there would be a big event in the future.

Priests are a group of ascetic monks, as long as they are given brown bread and water, Eskill himself does not force the Count to provide any additional food.

As a result, Ludoff was the only one who gave the grand banquet to the Earl of Hamburg.

After the war, Hamburg absorbed some of the refugees from Bremen. Since the Count of Bremen himself was killed, his descendants were also killed in the Norman (Viking) attack. For the time being, the Count of Bremen was vacant, and Ludwig, who was busy with the civil war, did not have the energy to appoint a new one.

As an elder, Robert poured the wine into a silver cup and pushed it in front of Liudov himself.

"You... respect me so much?!"

"Why not?" Robert smiled and sat back to his seat: "I know your identity very well! Although I am a Frankish, my family members and the people of my territory are all Saxons. And you! The title of Duke of Saxony It should belong to your family. But... King Louis, who has gone to heaven, completely confiscated your father's title. You can only be a count now, of course, this is only temporary."

Robert's face was flat when he spoke, but Ludov's feet were already sweating after hearing this.

"How can I... dare to covet the title of Duke?"

"No! Maybe you can. You are a descendant of Widukind. Many Saxons agree with you. Some people in my territory want to pay their respects when they hear that you are here. For example, the cheering crowd you saw when you entered the city."

"Those people? Aren't they cheering the Northern Saints?"

"Not all of them. You are the descendant of Widukind, and you are their leader. And I am just a simple Count of Hamburg."

Robert, the Earl of Hamburg, belittled his identity. Of course, it is not that this old guy has masochistic tendencies, but that his current situation is simply an axe hanging over his head.

He wanted to know all the orders that Ludwig had given to Liudov, and it was rare that Ludov, who was greatly respected, simply and completely told him.

Going to the north, monitoring Horrick, stationing... Ludov explained it all.

Now Robert was in a cold sweat, and he couldn't help but scold the young man: "You were ordered to see Horrick. Do you know how that Horrick failed?"

"Probably encountered the Lord's punishment."

"Ridiculous, that wooden head of Esquiel told you?"

"A group of pirates," Ludov replied casually.

"Pirates, but not all of them. They're not even Danes, they're Swedes, they're Russ. This is the new enemy in recent years, you live in the south, and I've heard a lot in the north. I'm afraid these things, No one knows better than Esquill. You should ask him well about the horrors of the Rus."

Now, Liudov thinks that Robert's excessive tension is very boring, how can he so promote others' prestige?

"I have five hundred cavalry under my command, and these are my elite."

"Oh, cavalry. The dead Earl of Bremen also had cavalry, and they all died in battle! I dare say they died at the hands of the Rus. Those Rus were Normans, but they were by no means simple Normans. When you go over the Schleswig border, watch out for Horrick, and even more for the Rus who might attack."

"Okay. Your teachings are very useful to me."

At this moment, Liudov looked happy, but in Robert's opinion, he really wanted to slap this kid a few times in the face. Anyway, I also hope that this kid can become his backer when he grows up, so that the family can be in the Earl of Hamburg.

Continue to live peacefully.

Ludov was asked to beware of Rus and Horrick, for fear of his sudden loss of power. To promote him to establish power in the Danish world, it is also the order of the Earl of Hamburg.

"Charlemagne was too harsh and caused your ancestors to rebel, but the king's repression was too terrifying, and many Saxons crossed the wall and went to Denmark. You... go there and build your own power. Remember, you are not Frankish, Denmark. It doesn't matter who you are. There are a lot of Saxons out there, whose ancestors followed your ancestors, and you are the real Duke of Saxony. Think about it, when our Prince Ludwig won the civil war and won the kingship, he Is it possible to also serve as Duke of Saxony? At that time, if you look at it, you, who have power, will naturally be able to restore your title."

There are only two nobles in this room, and even the waiters are deliberately avoided.

Compared to Esquier's Riddler's behavior, Earl Robert's words could not be more straightforward, and Liudolf was stunned.

He even felt that this Robert was more like his father, so in this secret place, he reciprocated by auspicious words: "Okay! If I restore the title of Duke of Saxony, I will give you a lot of gold and silver. Your family will be Friends of my family, we can get married and do a lot of things together."

"Oh! That's really nice."

The young man is very good, and Robert, the Earl of Hamburg, is happy that his political investment has the possibility of paying off. Although he is not completely sure that Ludov can really restore the title of duke, if Prince Ludwig holds the title of duke of Saxony, and he does not adjust the title of earl of Bremen and the nobility of Alemany in his own territory, it must be only the current title. The stage is too busy with the civil war to take care of it. The war will eventually end. After the war, Ludwig still wants to restore the neglected aristocratic system. By then, the nobles who have made meritorious deeds during the civil war will be rewarded.

Therefore, Liudov left his fief West** and went to the north to stare at the Normans. He could not establish merits in the civil war, but he also had the opportunity to establish merits in the north.

This is a quirky kid! A down-and-out aristocrat, his bloodline naturally has a strong appeal.

Therefore, Robert spent a lot, so that Liudorf's army received unexpected supplies in Hamburg. Robert took out a lot of his inventory and even gifted some horses in case he needed it.

Such kindness Liudov was remembered in his heart.

Based on the guidance of this year-old friend, he has already planned his actions after crossing the border wall and entering Denmark!

The army finally saw the side wall, and the cavalry held high the Frankish "three lions battle flag", the cross flag, and even made a very special flag temporarily.

It was a huge plain white sackcloth on which the word "SAKSON" in Roman letters was scribbled on a piece of charcoal.

The cavalry arrived in the town of Schleswig. Although it experienced war, due to its important geographical location, it was the only land exit of the side wall, and it could also take advantage of the convenience of sea transportation on the spot. There are not only the frontier troops that the Earl of Hamburg relocated to garrison for the second time, but also a group of Saxons who believe in God.

With the confirmation of the Earl of Hamburg, Ludov doesn't have to hide many things.

He played the Saxon flag directly in Schleswig, and then had his soldiers (most of them also Saxons) shout to the people in a Saxon dialect different from the Frankish language: "I am a descendant of Widukind!"

Widukind? ! Widukind who led the people against Charlemagne? !

Even if it was fifty years ago, the Saxon nation dare not forget its great hero!

Because the Saxons were not active converts, they were tragic losers who had to renounce Odin's beliefs in order to avoid being crusades. Over time, the large number of Saxons who fled to Denmark, they refused to give up their reverence for Odin even after the defeat, and now even Denmark is in chaos. In Denmark, people who believe in Odin have left one after another. Crosses have been erected in every village in Jutland. The visitors who live in Jutland do not want to leave because they are descendants of Saxons, and eventually they must convert.

In order to live a stable life, the Saxons gave up a lot, but the heroes who led the people against tyranny did not dare to forget a single one. The names and achievements of the too old heroes became blurred, and they especially remembered that the last hero was Vidukind, even if the hero was eventually recruited.

Ludov appeared like a miracle!

He must be Widukind's grandson! The Saxon he speaks is so true! He is a leader worthy of everyone's trust!

Lo and behold! Even the sage of the north, Eskil, is back!

Horrick, the ruler of Jutland, is the great-grandson (proclaimed himself) of the Danish hero Godfrey, but what does this have to do with the Saxons. It was this man's strong landing that caused civil strife in Denmark, and it must be this reason that the Rus in the north felt lucrative to take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack in 838.

Horlick, who repeatedly jumped in faith, made the guests unable to continue to trust them. They miraculously welcomed the grandson of the great hero. The Saxons of Schleswig stood up, regardless of gender, age, and child, and joined the army. Run to the north.

Liudov never thought of this scene, and he never thought that he was really hit by the Earl of Hamburg. His bloodline has a strong appeal in the Danish world!

The Saxons who fled Jutland in the past lived in the southern part of the peninsula, and some small tribes drifted far away in long boats. In the past, because everyone believed in Odin, the local Danish tribes had no aversion to these outsiders. Now that Denmark has been divided into two parts because of the war, the Saxon residents have built their own villages, built a monastery in the village and secretly kept the sacred wood altar. Now the situation in Jutland is clear, they demolished the sacred wood altar and transformed themselves into pious people. Catholics.

Due to the crippled Horrick's control of the Robard tribe in the north of the peninsula, his management of the southern Danish and Saxon villages has always been weak.

He got the military support of the Franks, and it was only after the defeat that he re-stabilized the situation. Although he lost a lot of the Danish population (fleeing to Zealand), now the village of Jutland is flying the cross flag. Objectively, this man has completed the partial unity and stability.

Horrick the tyrant has a very flexible attitude towards faith. Odin's Hall of Valor is a temptation, isn't it a temptation for God's heaven? Besides, who knows what the world will be after death?

For the power of this life and the power of future generations, it is most important to be able to control the power over Denmark. Now that he has lost the military strength to challenge the Franks, the Frankish Kingdom believes whatever, and you can follow it.

Horrick used strong means in the Robard tribe he controlled, and then borrowed the momentum of the Frankish kingdom to push the faith of God.

Those who were determined not to convert were executed, and after a few killings, the conversion of the entire Robard tribe was complete.

Seeing that Horrick was attacking the inside with such a heavy blow, he didn't want to leave Jutland to be a pirate and he didn't want to die, so he had to demolish the stone boat altar and choose to convert to God.

In fact, in the summer of 839, a large-scale "centralized baptism" in Jutland was still going on, and the people responsible for the baptism were young priests sent in advance by the Bishop of Reims.

Now that the northern sage Eskil has returned, he has joined forces with the ambitious Ludov to do such a thing.

The cavalry, under the banner of Vidukind, was bluntly trying to attract Saxon villages to their villages, and those who had not been baptized were baptized by Eskil himself.

He is the grandson of the great hero Widukind! He will call the shots for all Saxons! Only he can be our real backer!

The people had such a simple attitude, and they also noticed that the young Liudov had no intention of asking for too much money from everyone, as long as the village provided enough food for the cavalry.

To support the nobles they identify with, the people are willing to pay more. Liudov's 500 cavalry gave the people strong confidence and attracted some Danish villages to surrender.

Because the civil war broke out in Denmark after Horlick landed, and finally Horlick relied on the cavalry to complete the victory.

The new cavalry arrived, but Horlick had already lost all his cavalry in the "Battle of Goldfrehagen". In fact, these Danish villages do not support Horrick as a man, but because of the situation, at least they can't show their opposition. There was a new cavalry, in complete Frankish uniform, and with Charlemagne the Three Lions banner, and that alone was enough to make the Danish village tremble.

Regardless of the relationship between these cavalry and the Saxons living in the Danes, the appearance of the five hundred cavalry itself is the same in nature as the large ships of the Rus, and they are the existences that the brothers dare not provoke.

At least these cavalrymen did not rob their homes. It was said that they were descendants of the ancient Dukes of Saxony. This nobleman was really young, promising, tall and handsome, and no matter how he looked at it, he had a brighter future than the old squat man Horrick.

Therefore, no matter what Liudov thought, he had only five hundred cavalry when he came, and now there are as many as two thousand soldiers who brought their own food and weapons. They were Saxons and Danes, they smeared chalk mud on their round shields and smeared huge crosses with charcoal blocks, and they also carried home-made cross banners, and they served Ludov as infantry.

This army swaggered to the Robard tribe at the northernmost tip of Jutland. From Horlick's point of view, he was so frightened that he thought that Prince Ludwig had brought the troops in person!

Horrick was ready to kneel and kiss his feet, but he brought his soldiers to respond, and then he noticed that this Frankish army was very strange.

The cavalry in front of them were standard Frankish cavalry, their lances were long, and they held high the banner of Charlemagne. The many infantry around him seemed too inexplicable.

A young nobleman rode his horse forward, looking at himself from a top-down perspective.

At this moment, Horrick suddenly realized: "Ah! You are the nobleman arranged by His Royal Highness to be stationed?!"

"Yes. Obviously, you are Horrick! Durist's Horrick, and now Denmark's Horrick. Your Highness is very dissatisfied with your affairs. Since you are now back in our camp, I hope you can do it yourself. ."

Because Ludoff had heard a lot about Horrick, this guy was a typical Norman pirate, and now he was only recruited and converted for the third time. Although he is young, he is not a fool. This Horrick cannot be trusted. He must be watched carefully to avoid trouble.

How is Horrick in a good mood? The capital he built was destroyed by Rurik, a young Rus, and he almost died.

Now a young man has also come, and look at this army, it is really a bad comer.

"His Royal Highness has a letter, I know what to do. Friend, who are you? You want to be stationed here with me?"

"Here?" Liudov looked at it, he noticed that the ocean was directly north of him, and he was looking to the north was a vague shadow.

To be honest, it was the first time in his life that Liudov had come to such a distant place.

His bloodline is absolutely true, indeed the descendant of Widukind, the last Duke of Saxony in the barbarian era, he was demoted to Count of Wester**, and the core of his ruling lies in Dortmold. He was chosen here because The cemetery next to the monastery in this small town is buried with his ancestors, that is, Widukind himself!

Look behind you, is the army organized by yourself. With 2,500 troops, how could this army not restore the glory of the real Duke of Saxony?

Therefore, Horrick, who was demoted to earl in front of him, was just a recruited pirate.

Ludoff rode a tall horse and reported his noble blood: "My grandson of the old Duke of Saxony, Widdukind, and now the Earl of West**, all Saxons agree with me, and many Danes agree with me. Also agree with me, the saint of the North, Esquier, blessed me, and His Royal Highness Ludwig has given me a great mission! I am Ludov, and my army will be stationed in the south. I came today to see you and tell you that I am here. ."

"So...is that so?!" A big man really came, and Horrick was extremely upset, so he could only accompany him with a smile. "So, what can I do for you?"

"Then give me food and fodder for the horses. Also, tell me about other Normans you know."

PS: Widukind was recruited after his defeat against Charlemagne, and he was forced to escape into a monastery to spend the rest of his life. Although his son was still a Frankish nobleman, he temporarily lost the title of Duke of Saxony, and his great-grandson Liudoff was demoted to an earl. . If there is no accident, Ludov will restore the title of Duke of Saxony, and his great-great-grandson is Otto the Great, who established the "Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation".

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