The cavalry raid was suppressed until it was destroyed, and the Frankish army subsequently lost all its cards.

The heavily armored Russian army transformed into berserkers and immediately launched a fight against all the dismounted enemy troops. Now that there was no clear battle line, they quickly won the victory. For this reason, their armor was stained with the blood of Sticky Lake.

In this way, the decline of the Jotalan army has been resolved, morale has been revived, and the counterattack is now.

Soon, many of the Russian heavy infantrymen, dressed in blood red, abandoned their bucklers and joined the siege of the Frankish infantry with a sword and an ax in one hand.

At this moment, the defenders of the Liege Fortress were leaderless. They relied on instinct to resist, and gradually collapsed as they retreated.

A group of blood-red berserkers rushed into the battle from the flanks, and the veteran Grund, who had been holding back for a long time, charged. Behind these standing troops, the young men of the Seventh Flag also joined in the chaos.

Finally, the total collapse of the Frankish infantry occurred.

People roared and screamed, in pain and despair. They were stabbed from behind, pushed down with bucklers, and had their heads smashed. They died needlessly as they fled, and very few of them could really escape from the battlefield.

The war-loving Grund was busy sacrificing blood in the killing, while the Götaland army began to stare at the open door and rush towards the fortress in the continuous pursuit.

The overjoyed Gorm didn't care about his injuries at all. He rushed into the fortress with his brothers. He was delighted to find that there were food and weapons stored here, and he even found some money.

"Hurry up and get it!" He urged loudly: "If you get it, it's yours. If you're slow, someone behind you will snatch it away."

He shouted and did the same. Gom found the box where the former garrison kept money, grabbed a large handful and stuffed it into his pocket.

The chaotic battle had just ended, but there were still some enemies fleeing towards the city of Liege. Desheng's soldiers were exhausted, especially the blood-red standing army wearing heavy armor. They sat down one after another, not caring that they were surrounded by dead soldiers.

The blood of the dead men and horses formed a stream and flowed towards the Maas River, and the river quickly turned red.

The blue fox held a sword and walked among the dead bodies, giving orders as he walked.

"If you find anyone alive, stab them with a sword to end their suffering. Find our wounded and treat them as much as possible. If the injury is serious, help him die."

The young people of the Seventh Flag Team who had tasted their first victory were deeply shocked by the corpses on the ground. However, for these real Russians of old Russian blood, they knew that they had an obligation to participate in this kind of chaos and face the corpses and blood.

Don't show fear either.

But everyone was still deeply shocked. The grass was dyed red and dead bodies were everywhere. How many people were killed, maybe 5,000 or 10,000...

The Ross Alliance Army will never collect the corpses of these people, and deliberately make the corpses stink quickly in the summer. If the stench that permeates a large area can create the so-called "hell curse", Blue Fox is happy to create this.

Of course, a large number of dead bodies were not something the tired soldiers were willing to carry after the war.

Grund held his helmet and wandered towards the Meuse River. Many soldiers wanted to follow the chasing army into the fortress and into the town, but their bodies did not allow it.

He tied his helmet with a rope, rinsed it vigorously in the water, then lay down and washed away the blood on his face, as well as the soil and sweat stained...

The soldiers were all wet, and their linings and clothes were soaked with sweat. More and more soldiers were sitting on the ground, and now it seemed that only the Jotalan army was still attacking.

When Grund returned, he rectified his soldiers and saw them sitting together on the ground. There were also a group of people lying on the ground with their stomachs intact. He couldn't help being shocked, and he grabbed someone at random: "Those brothers who were lying down

What's wrong?"

"We're all exhausted."

"Damn it, I thought I died in the battle." He let go of his hand and ordered: "Continue to rest, there is no point in chasing now. As agreed, let the Jotalans grab it this time, and I will go talk to Blue Fox.

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Grund quickly found Blue Fox. At this moment, this guy was sitting on the grass talking to a group of young people. They had talked a lot, and when they saw the veteran Grund came back, they invited him to sit down together.

"I thought you led people to pursue. Haha, the robbery is over?" Blue Fox's words were a bit

Joking.

"I'm almost exhausted." Grund hit the breastplate hard with the hilt of his sword: "It's very heavy, heavier than our previous scale armor."

He sat down and when he saw several young people sitting here, he immediately showed off, especially towards Askard: "Boy, how many enemies have you killed this time? How are your soldier losses?"

"Old man, how are you? None of my men were killed, but more than ten brothers were injured."

"Old guy? Haha. It doesn't matter, I am indeed old." Grund said angrily, and then sighed to himself: "It's good to have armor on me. None of my people are even injured. Thank you for the plate armor, Your Majesty!"

Everyone was very pleased with the result. The ground was full of dead bodies. Could it be that the Russian army really won with very little loss? The scene was strange.

However, the Russian army still suffered a lot of losses, and the losses were mainly at the Götaland army.

More than 100 people died directly in the chaotic battle, and more than 200 people were injured to varying degrees. In the actual confrontation between the two armies, not many soldiers from both sides were killed, until one side's morale collapsed, the army's formation collapsed, and they were killed indiscriminately.

Even if they were defeated, they dragged their exhausted bodies and instinctively fled towards the town of Liège. Those who fled into the town first entered the city with great hope, but what they saw was an empty city. What kept these people fleeing

It was hope, thinking that escaping into Liege would provide more reasons, but there was nothing here.

They vomited blood and fell down, or walked to the side of the house and sat down.

Despairing in God, these people have given up resistance.

Just behind them were the same panting Jotalan warriors who were chasing after them. Many of them were in pain from running, and their eyes were blood red from holding back. The situation was no better than that of the fleeing enemies. It was also hope to maintain the motivation of their pursuit, gold and silver.

, delicious food, new clothes, and even captured local women. These poor Götaland fishermen formed an expeditionary army and were also very enthusiastic about taking away the daily necessities of the Franks.

The Gautalans swarmed and sacked the fortress. They did not know that this military camp fortress was the birthplace of Charlemagne a hundred years ago. They had no idea of ​​the significance of this place, but even if they knew it, they didn't think much of it.

They had no hatred against the Franks, and the expedition was to make a fortune, so after looting the military camp and fortress, they began to rush into the towns one after another...

The defeated soldiers sitting everywhere had given up all resistance, and many simply opened their chests as if they wanted to die.

All the defeated soldiers who wanted to die were killed, and then all the civilian houses were targeted by the Jotalan army.

The stone church in the city is so generous. There must be a lot of gold and silver in it. The soldiers who poured into the church were eager to find endless gold and silver, but the result was surprising.

"Gold? Where's the gold?"

"This church is full of poor people? Where is the gold and silver?"

The bloody soldiers were shouting in the honest stone chamber. Because they did not grab enough gold and silver, the soldiers vented their anger on the wooden tables and chairs, and even the wooden cross hanging on the wall was directly smashed.

The soldier smashed the bronze pedestal on the wall, thinking it was gold but found out it was only bronze.

Someone said that there was a mezzanine in the wall and gold was hidden in it, so some brave people simply started smashing the wall.

Gorm and other Jotalan nobles can judge that the locals have fled. If they fail to make a fortune, it can only mean that the other party has escaped with the money.

Undoubtedly, the wooden bridge leading to the Maas River next to the fortress was an important escape route for the locals.

The Bishop of Liège completed the packing of almost all the holy vessels, books, gold and silver in the boxes during the rain period. The priests in black robes were afraid that if they ran too slowly, they would be intercepted and killed by the sudden attack of the Normans.

The rain drove the carriage to escape. They passed the Liège wooden bridge, and after stepping onto the other side, they fled towards Aachen without even thinking about it.

The people were fleeing in all directions, and the city was already evacuating spontaneously while the local defenders were gathering.

It might be a very wise choice to follow the Bishop's footsteps and evacuate, but due to the fact that the bridge in Liege was once held by soldiers, a large number of people who were eager to escape simply couldn't get past the bridge, and they moved upstream along the Meuse River.

In the upstream area, there is a river bend called Xiu Yin about three days' walk from the town of Liege.

of towns.

Copper and tin deposits were discovered in the mounds near this site, and the town developed from these deposits and shipped bronze consumer goods to the nearby area.

The town does not belong to any nobles. In principle, the town of Xiuyin is also demilitarized. The daily life of the town is managed by priests appointed by the Diocese of Liege. The residents of the city pay tithes to the priests, as well as several other commercial items.

Taxes. The city was an important tax source for the Diocese of Liège, but the bishop himself gave it up in the face of the catastrophe.

A large number of people began to pour into Xiuyin Town, causing this peaceful metallurgical town to be in turmoil.

If the Normans came along the Meuse River, they would easily destroy all the smelting workshops!

Pure copper can be used as currency in itself. The copper materials stored in the town are in the hands of various craftsman families. Everyone is worried that they will be targeted and die tragically in a bloody storm.

Are you still interested in continuing to mine ore and smelting copper safely? People who fled to the town claimed that Maastricht was attacked and countless people were killed. It was also said that the town of Liege also suffered the same fate, and the local defenders had all

The army was destroyed.

Town residents did not dare to have any doubts. They saw the frightened faces of the fleeing people and were convinced that everything was true.

People hoped to get protection from the priest, but they learned that the bishop had fled.

The bishop did not defend Liège Cathedral, and the Holy Land was humiliated by the Normans. This also meant that the priests were unable to turn the tide in this battlefield disaster...

Since even the priesthood cannot do something, what can a commoner do?

Everyone had one thing in mind, which was to escape.

Where to flee? There must be food and troops stationed at the destination. Priests are great. It is a pity that priests do not know how to fight. Now only some noble military lords can turn the tide.

The local residents and refugees in Xiuyin all thought of a place to go. They wanted to continue along the Meuse River to the Earl of Ramengau further upstream.

Unlike those nobles with strong strength, Count Gilbert of Ramongou did not have strong military strength. His fiefdom was close to the powerful and independent country of Flanders, although both sides were counts.

, strength and the area of ​​the control area are two different concepts.

Count Ramonco is loyal to King Lothair. A "big noble" like him with noble status but average strength has no choice. Lothair, the only Roman emperor on the side, is indeed the only choice.

The high-intensity military confrontation in the Brussels Fortress seemed like a war was about to break out. As a local nobleman, Gilbert had to carry out military mobilization.

Although his territory was small, he mobilized all the knights in the territory, plus his own retinue, and recruited 400 armored elites, among which 200 mounted infantry were organized to maintain the 400-strong army.

The consumption of funds has made the Earl panting. He is still persisting, but he is not willing to have a war break out.

After all, no matter how arrogant the Flemish people are, they will never attack the two holy places of faith, Maastricht and Liege due east, but it is more than enough for the army to attack their own territory. The diplomatic relations between the two sides have been very harmonious for a long time, but

This harmony has not yet evolved into a relationship between children and their parents-in-law.

Ramengau is on high military alert, and the count lives in the town of Namur along the river. The count has already issued orders to villages everywhere. He called for the strong men in the village to be summoned. He gave all the villagers a threat: "If war breaks out, Fran will

The Des people will attack us. You must arm yourself and fight, if not for me, then for your fields, your wives, and your wealth."
To be continued...