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Then use the [Diplomatic Rhetoric] to give it some kind of power, Huo Teng heaved a sigh of relief.

"In this way, at least the enemy will be late for more than a month, right? During this period, I can also prepare my arrangement."

Chapter 68 Let Dad go to ask for a leave of embarrassment (Orz)

"Ahem, is Amelia there?"

Flash Knight Jones, wearing polished chain mail, came to Bowenden Village accompanied by guards.

When she came here, Amelia was in the mill, wearing simple and rough linen clothes, supervising every farmer to use the mill on time and pay the mill tax, ensuring that every bit of tax revenue would not escape her palm.

Hearing Jones' cry, she hastily pulled off her scarf, wiped her face with the water for the animals, shook the ashes from her skirt, tidied up reluctantly, and came out to see Jones.

Sunshine and beautiful, Jones, who is known as 'Flash' in the territory, now has sunken eye sockets and thick dark circles.

And Amelia, who is elegant and capable of writing and martial arts, can only be said to be in the same state as Jones, with the same gloomy expression and erratic pupils.

Just like a normal social interaction, the two gave each other gifts and organized outings to complete the social activities of the nobles for a day.

But as long as you observe carefully, you can find that Amelia's expression is erratic. When she went out, she only remembered to change into a decent skirt, but she was still wearing old soft-soled shoes; Mail.I don't know, I thought Bo Wendeng's family was going to join forces to start a war against someone again.

This is the current situation in the whole county of Göttingen.

On the surface, it is still orderly, but in fact, everyone is distracted, and there is no backbone at all.

When the Saxon giants in the north were about to launch a battle to recover the old land in the south, almost everyone in Göttingen was in a state of confusion and didn't know how to deal with it.

Everyone was born after the marriage led to the joining of the Three Kingdoms to the Principality of Lorraine.With the lifespan of people in the Middle Ages, few old people have fully experienced the changes at that time.Without previous experience, no one can say for sure what will happen next.

As stated earlier, medieval invasions were of two types.

One is to preserve the structure of the local nobles, eliminate the hostility of the local nobles to the greatest extent, and complete a whole-hearted assimilation.

The second is to launch a violent attack to take back all the guardianship rights of the territories held by the local nobles, and then distribute them centrally.In this way, although the greatest benefits are obtained, the reputation and popularity are easy to stink, and the fierce resistance of the nobles will not be appeased for a while.

Even if they had confidence in themselves, the nobles of Göttingen did not dare to expect that the Duchy of Saxony would allow them to stay.

Deprivation of custody and expulsion from Göttingen is already a very merciful treatment.

Some nobles would even deliberately use petty crimes to imprison the expelled nobles and force them to hand over a huge ransom before releasing them.

Today's surroundings are already a radish and a pit, and every pit has an owner.Many young nobles of the new generation may not be able to move to a territory until middle age.Who among the nobles is not afraid of dying in another country?

"Do you think that paying the ransom will allow the Duke of Saxony to let the Bowenden family go?" As they walked, Amelia suddenly asked without beginning or end.

This is an autumn field trip.

Jones shook her head slightly not unexpectedly: "Have you heard? The Duke of Saxony has just handed over [-] troops to the emperor to suppress the rebellion in the south. This duke really picks his time and specially chooses a soft-mouthed emperor. If he didn't want to swallow the three counties in one gulp, why would he do it at this time?"

to be honest.

Bernard I, an old man, saw that the young emperor had no soldiers, so he borrowed flowers to present Buddha at this time, and used the soldiers and horses that should have belonged to his family to prevaricate the young emperor.Then, while the young Emperor Conrad II was embarrassed to question him, he took the lead in provoking a war with the Duchy of Upper Lorraine.

Moreover, Bernard I made it very clear that as long as he takes back these three counties, the fight will be over.The Grand Duke of the Principality of Upper Lorraine is another one who can't read his head well, so he might go down the slope and return this legal territory.

In the Principality of Saxony, a large number of soldiers who were raised by slaves were starving for food, and it was not convenient for the Duke to go around.Wouldn't it be fun if he took the opportunity to seize Göttingen, Kassel and Weimar at this time and greatly expand his direct territory?

Let you stay?

Don't even think about it.

Since paying money is not enough, what about allegiance?

"What if we change the court?" Amelia asked unwillingly.

She thought, with Huo Teng's intelligence, he would be valued by Bernard I after all.

"Then transfer us to the northeast border? He was beaten by the pagan Slavic tribe over there more than ten years ago, and he never dared to cross the Elbe River again. What about us? Help him get beaten on the border, or He picked off the peaches because of the fierce battle with the heathen Slavs?" Jones was still shaking her head.

In fact, these answers were all told to her by Huo Teng.

But Huo Teng's analysis can be said to be basically correct.Although Bernard I was a mighty general, but more than ten years ago, during the fierce battle with the Slavic tribes in Pomerania on the Elbe River, because the river swelled, his army formation was submerged by the water, and the generals were at a loss. Return in defeat.Since then, border parishes and colonies such as Brandenburg have been lost, allowing the small boats of the Slavic tribes to flow unimpeded on the Elbe.

He will not forget this loss, but it is also convenient for him to send distrustful factions to the border to wait for death.

"It's not for peace, nor for surrender, so what do you think we should do?" Amelia was almost desperate.

For a moment, she even wished to remarry immediately with her family property.

"Give this to father." Jones put a letter written by Huo Teng in Amelia's hand.

That was the diplomatic rhetoric that Huo Teng had been busy for at least a week before carefully writing out his words.

"You mean..."

"Let father go to Lüneburg (the residence of Bernard I, the capital of the Duchy of Saxony) and deal with Bernard I." When Jones said, she felt ashamed and ashamed.

"Isn't this... embarrassing my father?" Amelia also had mixed feelings, as if she had knocked over a five-flavored bottle.

"What Huo Teng means is...to let Mr. Old Madi lose face in Lüneburg once, so as to slow down the advance of the Principality of Saxony, and make sure it goes south in winter." Jones said Huo Teng's The plan came out.

At this moment, no matter how stupid Amelia is, she understands that Huo Teng just made his father make a fool of himself.

Disgrace to Lüneburg.

Although Christianity does not regard filial piety as the core of its culture, it still makes people feel uncomfortable to embarrass their father in this way.

"Hotten said that those who want to accomplish great things can't care about small sacrifices." Jones said.

This sentence, and all the conspiracy, finally returned to Bowendeng Village, in front of old Madi.

Knowing that his son asked him to go to Lüneburg to embarrass himself in order to delay him until winter, old Maddy slapped his thigh immediately.

"Dry!"

As long as he can defend the family's territory, let alone face, even if old Madi commits suicide, he... has to think twice.

I didn't see through this son, old Madi either.

But since he wants the enemy to wait until winter to attack, it means that he must have a way.

It's a good thing to have a solution. Being an enemy of the Principality of Saxony, old Madi's spine shudders when he thinks about it, but Huo Teng has even thought up a defense plan.He immediately put away the letter, found out his poorest set of clothes, and put them on without hesitation.

After dressing up, he looks like a poor nobleman who is poor and wants to be decent.

Before leaving, old Madito Jones told Huo Teng: "I didn't intend to come back this time, but you must remember to have a child with Amelia and inherit your brother's family name and our family. You He is a child who does great things, and I only have one request."

……

Jones, tell Huo Teng the old Madi's reply intact.

Huo Teng wiped his eyes and said in a low voice, "Okay, I see."

Most parents in the world love Huo Teng and old Ma Di, but they are not familiar with each other, and they are also the child abandoned by old Ma Di.He should have resented this father, but Huo Teng couldn't remain calm when he saw old Ma Di going to "send his death" without hesitation.

Old Madi's northward journey could not be hidden from the nobles of Göttingen.

Everyone knew that Horten sent his old father to Lüneburg to meet Bernard I, there must be some kind of conspiracy.

Most of the nobles believed that Huo Teng might want to surrender.

But soon, Horten publicly convened the second fair in autumn, bringing together farmers and noble knights from the ten miles and eight villages of Göttingen.

At the market, Huo Teng spoke unsurprisingly with a firm stance: "I am with Göttingen! I am with the Countess! I am with my family! I have planned a set of tactics that can Let Göttingen survive the winter!"

Among the nobles, there are many people who have secretly communicated with the Principality of Saxony. They each have doubts, wondering if Huo Teng is cheating.

Anyway, after shouting like this, Huo Teng got up again and hid in the castle.

He asked his businessman, the trade master Greya, to collect low-priced grain everywhere and store it in the Free City of Göttingen.

He also ordered his farmers to use huge stones, or stones, lime and other items to compensate the money and taxes owed this year.This of course aroused the enthusiasm of the citizens.

It doesn't matter if another nobleman rules them, the tax is still the same anyway.

But if you can avoid taxes and debts, it is tantamount to happiness knocking on the door.

In just ten days, Huo Teng used stones and lime, etc., and used primitive rough cement technology to fill the castle with boulders and touch the seams with lime, and added a layer of rough stone walls to the castle.

This is only one aspect of Huo Teng's plan to resolutely resist.

He also fortified the defense of Göttingenburg not far away, enhanced the defense of the situation, added arrow towers, remodeled corners, and blocked the dung road. It can be said that he used all the good ideas he could think of.

The countess, who had been tormented so much by Huo Teng for several days, came to Huo Teng's side.

"What exactly did you write in Bernard I's heart?" Conosha was a little suspicious.

Michael smiled slightly after hearing this.

"Of course I know. It's just an easy request. Bernard will just smile and then march south. But while he lent 6000 elite soldiers and horses, the troops in his hands must be stretched."

Huo Teng directed the farmers to cover the stones one by one, and then filled the gaps between the stones with raw cement made of lime and shell powder.He turned his head, looked at Conosha, who was still suspicious, and said with a slight smile: "Then if I tell him that the Kingdom of Frisia is still in civil strife, and I suggest that he fight Frisia first, and then go back and eat our brother?" What about Tingen County?"

Chapter 69 Bernard the Defiant Lion Cub

The Principality of Saxony is located in Lüneburg in the north-central direction.

This is not a particularly large, but extremely sturdy and tall top-level castle. It is the old nest of the Billund family to which Bernard I belongs, and has been operating for decades.

As we all know, cities can expand wantonly, but the castle must be maintained at a suitable size, otherwise it would be a bit ridiculous to load soldiers who can't even stand on the top of the city wall.So despite standing at the top of the Principality of Saxony, the place where Bernard I lived was unusually simple and plain.The only valuable thing in the whole room is a lion skin sold by an Italian businessman.

"Hmph, nonsense!"

Bernard I's son, Little Bernard, known as the 'little lion', the 28-year-old young knight crumpled up the letters from the south and threw them into the trash.He paced back and forth in the room, scolding Horten of Göttingen: "Pretending to be a hypocritical dead monk, trying to trick us into letting go of Göttingen here? Are you kidding me, are we the Duchy of Saxony all stupid? "

And his father, the 56-year-old old Bernard, who has gray beard and white hair, but is still hale and hearty, Bernard I, wearing a calm black robe different from his son's gorgeous clothes, picked up the letter paper on the ground and lightly Stretch lightly.

"Don't worry, little Bernard, how many times have I told you, don't always have your own preferences to judge, it will blind your eyes."

Old Bernard considered Huo Teng's letter word by word, even if the other party was just a pastor from a remote country.

"Father, do you really think that we should follow that kid's command flag?" The little lion couldn't accept it.He is arrogant, and he is bound to accept the son of the Principality of Saxony, while the other party is just a country bumpkin in the backcountry. The difference in status makes it impossible for the little lion to put Huo Teng on the same level as himself.

However, Bernard I, who was born in the army, did not despise the opponent because of his low status.

He considered his words carefully and said, "What he said is not unreasonable..."

Under the influence of the addition of [Diplomatic Rhetoric], Bernard I began to seriously consider the new strategic direction provided by Horten.

Friesland, which is part of the future Kingdom of the Netherlands, is currently a chaotic land, with constant internal strife and external wars.

After lending 6000 elite troops to the young Conrad II, the only remaining army in Bernard I's hands could only decide one aspect of the attack.And choose to attack the Principality of Friesland?Or attack the three counties in the south?

This is not a multiple choice question.

Although the Principality of Friesland is chaotic, it is also a rich area by the sea.There are ports such as Zelan, which welcome visitors from all directions, pirates sell stolen goods, and merchants trade, almost making a lot of money.Especially in the pirate trade on the North Sea, those Viking pirates who have plundered are usually sold in the Duchy of Normandy and the Duchy of Friesland.

The former is because we are all relatives and the relationship is not far away.The latter is purely due to businessmen making money.

In fact, most of the feudal lords and priests, on the surface, severely condemned this behavior, and even launched punishments on certain towns to expel the pirates from landing and trading.But secretly, most feudal lords are happy to see a group of pirates spend the last copper in their wallets if the towns and merchants can turn over enough profits and guarantee that pirates will not attack their jurisdiction.

"I hope you go to Friesland." Bernard I knocked on the table. After four to ten minutes of thinking, he finally made a final decision when his son was impatient and the lights were dimming.

Yes, this war is not just for the Principality of Saxony to get back the lost land of the dowry, nor is it just for establishing prestige when the emperor goes south.

It was also the first battle that Bernard II actually commanded.

For the old Bernard, although he does not feel that he is in poor health, but he is almost 60 years old, and it is time to consider arranging a way for his son.Recommending your son to your subordinates is the first step in establishing authority.

And what Bernard II had to do was a hearty victory.

Old Bernard gathered as many troops as he could gather in the Principality of Saxony, nearly 3000 people, and handed them over to his son.

"But..." Bernard II, the little lion wanted to refuse with lingering fear.

He didn't want to go to the Principality of Frisia.It was a hell of a mess, full of swamps and forests.Moreover, the enemy forces are chaotic, and the various factions are intertwined. Little Bernard has self-knowledge, but he can't grasp it.

He wanted to go to the three counties in the southwest.Because the three counties of Kassel, Göttingen and Weimar have just experienced a whole summer of greenskin and bandit turmoil, picking peaches is easy.

"go with!"

Old Bernard's hand, which was like dry bark, slapped hard on the table, causing little Bernard to jump all over.

"Yes, father."

The little lion is still too tender in front of the teacher.

When the son left the room to organize the army, Mrs. Hildegard, old Bernard's old wife, opened the door and came in.

"Why are you so angry with your son?"

Old Bernard, who was re-studying Huo Teng's letter, said with a sneer, "You brat's wings are stiff. He only wants to eat meat, not shit."