Chapter 1149 Surrounding Wei and Rescuing Zhao Style Operational Plan
"Our first purpose in this expedition is to prevent Ludwig from being wiped out."
Summoning the generals who were eager to go on the expedition, Rurik faced them for another small meeting before the expedition.
He continued to ramble: "According to the intelligence obtained last year, Ludwig fought a vicious battle in Kaiserslautern last year. He neither won nor lost. This is just on the surface that he did not win. He lost and suffered huge losses! A lot of
The soldiers died in battle, and even though he still controlled a large amount of land, he could not hold it. Up to now, the army of the Middle Kingdom is still stationed close to Mainz and can launch an attack at any time. In my opinion, Ludwig lacks the ability to fight back. Blue
Fox, you think."
"Yes." Blue Fox straightened his body and began to gain weight again: "The news is that I brought it back, and it is true. As for that man... I saw the situation in Mainz, and they did suffer a lot. The atmosphere in the city
It’s also very bad.”
"In this case, we must help him. Remember, we cannot help him win, we must ensure that he does not lose. Our army has never been his ally and will not fight for him. Our current task is only to use him. Only he is alive
, can we recognize the legality of our deployment on the Rhine River."
"Follow your orders. This... I know very well."
Blue Fox showed with his eyes that he fully understood. Rurik shook his head slightly: "Maybe I don't fully understand. Blue Fox, you are the commander appointed by the king. You may be able to control an army of three thousand. Do you know what this means?"
"
"It means that I can try to fight some fierce battles."
"correct."
Rurik smiled and patted his belly: "We are war bears in the north. We are prone to hunger and need to eat a lot of meat. With an army of three thousand, it is not very realistic to expect the king to bring a large amount of supplies to the south. You guys
If we need local supplies, we must target rich places to plunder them."
"It's aimed at the Middle Kingdom. Your Majesty...can you give me some direction?"
"Direction? Of course there is. The three thousand army cannot plunder randomly, and I am also afraid that you cannot control the army well. The veterans, young people, and the Jotalans you are about to recruit. Everyone wants to make a fortune, but they are afraid that they will not be able to make a fortune in time.
After getting rich, the army was so itchy that they robbed that unlucky guy Ludwig again."
"Hehe. This is impossible. If anyone dares to commit a crime, I will arrest him."
"No need." Rurik looked at everyone again, "Let me make it clear now. At any time, you should not attack the guys on the north side of the Inn River. We cannot break the treaty first."
"What about that?" Young Askard frowned and pursed his lips with disdain.
"Boy, of course I have to give you a chance to make meritorious deeds. Let's do this! You all listen up."
Everyone turned their heads and listened attentively.
"Do you know the capital of the Franks?"
Rurik conveniently summoned the centurions and even the most prestigious and extremely strong warriors in the standing army as his guests. The core of the Russian army headquarters that was eager to go out was here. When it came to the Frankish capital, everyone looked at each other.
"It's Aachen." Lan Hu gave guidance to everyone who was confused.
"It's Aachen. I thought you all knew it, but it seems that you still need to learn. Aachen is their capital, where there are piles of gold and silver, and the barns are overflowing with food." Rurik tried his best to use gorgeous words.
Describing Aachen's wealth, gold and silver, good food and wine, and beautiful young girls, the desire for these may show a man's vulgarity, but this is not the case for the Russians. So far, the desire for these is a powerful driving force for the army to fight.
source.
"Let's go to Aachen to test. Blue Fox, maybe you will lead more than 3,000 people."
"What do you mean, Your Majesty? Are you planning to lead the expedition yourself and take our brand new warship with you?! The warship is about to be launched, and the brothers are all looking forward to her showing off her power."
"This is not necessary. Unless the final decisive battle breaks out in Frank, I may personally lead my troops to participate in the battle. What I want now is a small-scale attack, and I want to launch an attack on the enemy's core location. I want to disrupt the Middle Kingdom of Lothair.
After all, you revealed that Lothair is training new recruits, and is afraid that he will attack Mainz this year. If this really happens, most people will think that our troops stationed in Nassau are going backwards along the River Inn.
To support Ludwig's city of Mainz."
"Isn't it necessary?" Blue Fox couldn't help but ask one more question.
"It's necessary! Of course it's necessary. If this kind of situation really happens, you can just send a hundred people to provide symbolic assistance."
"ah?"
"The smartest trick is not this. In order to maximize our interests, I order you to go to Aachen to discover the looting. It is best if you take Aachen directly. I heard that Charlemagne's tomb is in Aachen. What do you think?
What is the greatest humiliation?"
Lan Hu was able to figure it out, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "Destroy the tomb."
"That's not necessary. I'm afraid that if Charlemagne's tomb is destroyed, our Ludwig will be so angry that he will vomit blood. But Charlemagne himself killed people in Saxony and Denmark decades ago. They have the motive of revenge. We
There is no need. On the contrary, we rob the city and its outlying villages, but we must not persecute Charlemagne’s tomb.”
"I understand. But... how do we get there? I have been informed that to go to Aachen, we can land in Dusseldorf from Cologne, which we plundered once, and take the Roman road to get there. Marching by land is not ours
strengths.”
"Is there no waterway? They wouldn't build a city where there is no river. I think the guys over in Utrecht and Flanders can give you a plan."
At this point, he saw that the young fat man Red Fox was already trembling with excitement. He couldn't hold it back and simply grabbed the king's words and said in a simple and loud voice: "You can go to Aachen by waterway!"
"You?" Rurik looked at him, as did everyone else. "Is there a plan?!"
"Yes! I talked with the nobles of Flanders in Rotterstad. There is a steward named Pepin, and I have a business relationship with him, and..."
"Stop talking nonsense! Red Fox, speak quickly."
"Yes." The red fox saw that the king was taking the trouble to name a river: "Maas River. Let's go to Maas River!"
"Maas River?" Rurik asked several times, and the red fox kept emphasizing its name.
Rurik's greatest recognition of the Maas River was not just that it was a river. In 1914, the rapidly advancing German Second Army was lined up in an orderly manner and intended to continue advancing through the Maas River Bridge, but was unexpectedly blocked by the troops stationed here.
The British army was also mowed down by heavy machine guns. The pedantic general actually ordered the soldiers to launch a line attack and use nineteenth-century infantry tactics to forcefully break into the machine gun positions. They all fell victim to the heavy machine guns, which turned into a ridiculous farce.
Where is the source of the Maas River? At least it is the nearest large waterway approaching Aachen.
According to the "business intelligence" that Red Fox got from the Flemish people, it turns out that the Maas River is an optional route for transporting wool. Taking a detour through the waterway, fortunately, can transport more goods at a lower cost than the land route.
Regardless of whether they are transported by water or by land on Roman roads, merchants must stay in the town of Maastricht. As long as they arrive in this town, the flat Roman road leading directly to Aachen is right in front of them.
"Hey! Boy, why haven't I heard you say that before?" Lan Hu smiled and patted his brother's round back.
Rurik was even more excited: "Here's the plan. Let's loot Maastricht! Also, if you can still find a waterway closer to Aachen, it should also be used as a priority..."
The characteristic that makes Rurik superior to other kings is that he has a rare perspective on the overall situation.
The war is really just an agreement between the two armies in a wilderness, and in the end they fight to the death to determine the outcome. This is a grudge and grudge, and it is this kind of battle that proves what it means to be a "barbarian".
Ross wanted to help Ludwig, who had suffered heavy losses, stabilize his position, but he couldn't really send troops to help him out of honor, otherwise wouldn't the brothers become that guy's mercenaries?
Since the previous agreement was still to help Ludwig survive, the best way was to stage a drama of "surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao".
As long as you attack Aachen, the capital of the Middle Kingdom, even if you cannot break the city, you can still loot the nearby areas wildly. This can attract the main force of the Middle Kingdom Lothair and objectively reduce the pressure on Ludwig. Even this approach
It also reduces the strategic pressure on the Western Kingdom, which has not yet established contact.
When Rurik named his plan, the war turned out to be two battlefields far apart, but they managed each other. People who lack wisdom still don't understand, at least the smart Blue Fox brothers understood it with a slap on the thigh.
"In this case, I will send someone to send Robert's family to a place called Tour in the Western Kingdom this year..." Blue Fox asked tentatively, "Do you have any suggestions, Your Majesty?"
"Just do as you agreed. Robert was defeated. Before he rises again, this kind of person is of limited use to us. But you can get in touch with the nobles of the Western Kingdom, which will be beneficial to our business."
"Okay, I will allocate manpower to help me do this. However, we may be able to bring more supplies, as the saying goes, to show our sincerity to the nobles of the Western Kingdom. Because... we don't need to rob them for the time being.
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"It makes sense. We are unable to attack the Western Kingdom now, and I am very willing to do business. You can do this yourself and arrange for a trustworthy person to do it."
It sounds like the king also lacks confidence in the reality of doing business in the Western Kingdom?
Blue Fox thinks otherwise. Since there are good business opportunities, we must seize them.
Who is qualified? Who is up to standard? Blue Fox's mind is spinning. He feels that getting in touch with the Western Kingdom will be a great achievement once he succeeds. His status is already high now, is it necessary to strive for new merits?
No! Robert left Ingau and was also a count. His wife was not only a countess, but also the daughter of the count of Tours. Even if this family had a hard time in the past winter, they were a great noble after all.
It stands to reason that at least a count must be there to escort the count and his wife away. This person must be at least equal in status. Due to language issues, it is best to know noble Latin, so that he can communicate and suppress them.
They asked themselves that Blue Fox did not have such talents, or that the most suitable person was himself. But the problem was that he had an army of 3,000 people to carry out war missions, and his younger brothers Black Fox and Red Fox were also auxiliaries in war missions.
By.
He was sweating as he thought hard, and suddenly he thought of a very suitable big shot.
Yes! He is a young big shot!
The blue fox cleared his throat vigorously, attracting Rurik's attention: "Your Majesty, you must not ignore Lord Reglaf."
"He? My son, he is the king of Mercia."
"Yes, that's him. In my opinion, the best choice to escort the Robert family away is him."
"Is this...appropriate?" Rurik became interested again and tapped his thigh: "Go on."
"Lord Reglaf is the only legal heir to the throne of Mercia, but unfortunately he is in Saxony. I think he needs the recognition of more nobles. He is the son of the king, and he has inherited the king's bravery. He is in urgent need of experience because he is young. After all, he
He is a king whose status far exceeds that of Robert and the nobles of Tours. He knows Latin and can communicate freely with priests from all over the world. According to your order, he is no longer a warrior of Odin and has converted to the god of Frank.
, the godfather is still the noble old guy from Eskil. Any noble there can readily accept his status. Moreover, it does not show your sincerity even more if you send your son to negotiate business matters with the nobles of the Western Kingdom.
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They asked themselves, sometimes Rurik did forget his actual eldest son Regraf. Although he knew that this boy's mother was not actually from the royal family of Mercia, those who knew the truth had long been physically destroyed.
"Is there a possibility?" Rurik pinched his beard and thought: "I asked this boy to go to the Western Kingdom to explore the situation. If possible, he could meet with the bald Charlie and tell that guy that the Kingdom of Ross supports his opposition.
The Middle Kingdom promises that the Kingdom of Ross will not use force against him or plunder him in the future. What Ross wants is the possibility of comprehensive trade. This matter may be very promising."
Blue Fox chuckled: "Last year I had a chat with the Robert family, especially his wife. The woman said that the south of Frank is very warm and has a large population, but most of the people are not Franks. The nobles do not want to participate in the civil war, especially
It was the Count of Tours who was very angry. One of his fiefdoms was taken away by the Middle Kingdom, which is why their allegiance is to the Bald...Charlie the Bald."
"Charlie is not bald now. Haha, he will be in the future." After hearing so much, Rurik couldn't help but sigh: "Blue Fox, you are a hundred times better than your father. That's it! I have to give it to you."
A chance for my eldest son."
Who heard these words most clearly? Among all the people present, there was no one more than young Asgard.
The birth of his cousin Reglaf was accompanied by the death of his biological mother, and he felt very pitiful for his real cousin. The two brothers usually had a good relationship, especially when they participated in the war together in 840, the relationship became even closer.
In fact, Askard is still a little envious of his cousin now.
Even if a king has only a dozen subordinates, he is still a king. Once he seizes the opportunity, his rise is inevitable! Especially, his cousin is engaged, and his wife is the daughter of the Duke of Saxony.
Looking at myself again, as the eldest son of the Lord of Mstisk, establishing a reputation for meritorious deeds is completely dependent on myself.
He didn't think that his younger brother's conversion to the Frankish god was an outsider. He could meet his cousin again during this expedition, so of course he wanted to show off.
Askard couldn't hold it in any longer, so he expressed his expectations for his cousin here.
Rurik could also clearly see his nephew's restlessness: "Boy, do you miss your brother?"
"Of course. I am commanding five hundred people now, and I will make meritorious deeds. When I see him, I will show off to him."
"Of course you can show off, but I'm afraid he will still show off to you."
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Rurik thought of the fleet being resupplied in Hamburg when Blue Fox returned last year, and brought back the specific situation of Reglaf. "My cousin is recruiting troops in Hamburg. He is the king after all, and many Saxons are willing to sacrifice their lives for this noble man. Maybe.
, he will have more soldiers than you by then!"
"Is that so? Humph!"
"Boy? Are you jealous?"
"Not jealous. I will perform meritorious service on the battlefield to make him jealous of me."
"Have some backbone." Rurik sighed softly, cheering up and making a sign of encouragement: "There have long been rumors that your father killed a thousand enemies on the battlefield. I can testify that this is true. Double Sword Arik
, the first berserker of Ross. How do you do?"
"I will kill two thousand enemies!"
What he said quickly caused everyone present to burst into laughter.
"Hey! Why are you laughing? I keep my word!" Feeling slighted, Askard looked around with an angry look, baring his teeth to express his anger.
"Stop it all!" Rurik banged the wooden floor with his scabbard: "The brat has great courage. I think he can do it. Let's wait and see." This chapter has been completed!