The Lombards captured Trento on the upper reaches of the Adige River and the Tyrolean plain in the far north of Italy.

In this battle, the Lombards not only completely defeated the forces of Otto III, Duke of Swabia, and the Franconians, but also occupied the northern Italian territory, took control of the Alps, and finally opened the way to Bavaria and Vienna.

The only force still resisting in northern Italy was the 8,000-strong army of Conrad III, Duke of Verona and Carinthia, which remained entrenched in the city of Mantua, but the morale of the army inevitably slipped into a trough after learning of the defeat in the Rivoli Heights.

The defeat at the Battle of Rivoli made Conrad III feel that it was pointless to continue to resist, and in the face of the dilemma of running out of ammunition and food, and isolated, the city of Mantua had no hope of holding on.

What worries him even more is that in the rear of the city of Mantua, his vassal, Count of Treviso, Lombardo. Advance. Treviso also seems to be on the move, an Italian who will have no way out if he colludes with the rebels and thieves of Lombardy and Tuscany.

That night, the Duke of Verona and Carinthia abandoned the city of Mantua, ignoring the thousands of infantry in the city, and fled from the city in a hurry with only a few hundred knights under his command.

Now not only the city of Mantua is in danger, but even the city of Verona is about to be destroyed, and the entire Duchy of Verona is completely surrounded by the Lombards and Italians.

At this time, Conrad III's only option was to flee in the direction of Carinthia.

In Carinthia, there were no Italian nobles, no fierce Lombards, and in Carinthia, the counts of Conrad III, loyal to him, and reinforcements from Bavaria, Bohemia, and Austria.

It was only with the help of Bavarian and Bohemian reinforcements that Conrad III was able to make a comeback and march into Italy again to destroy the rebels and reclaim the Duchy of Verona.

The Italian rebellion, in which the Venetian consuls Dominic II and the Contarini family, as well as many Italian families, were involved, so it was not safe to sail down the Po River to Carinthia by sea.

Conrad III could only reach Carinthia by way of the Treviso states and the bishoprics of Aquileia.

Although the Count of Treviso was ready to move, Bishop Aquileia was a Germanic and a direct vassal of the royal family, and with the bishop sending someone to respond, this road was relatively safe.

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On the second day, when the soldiers of Mantua discovered that their Duke Conrad III had fled by night, a riot broke out, and the garrison, Mayor Ferdinand, had to open the gates and surrender to the Tuscan Grand Duchess outside the city.

Archduchess Matilda was still young, and the surrender ceremony of the city of Mantua was actually performed by the Norman nobleman Roger. Morality. Beaumont and Baron Guy Chatillon. Morality. Chatillon, with 3,000 Norman soldiers, then occupied the city of Mantua, a hub of great importance for northern Italy.

Nominally, of course, Roger. Morality. Beaumont and Guy. Morality. The two of Sation occupied Mantua in the name of Matilda, the Grand Duchess of Tuscany.

Speaking of Baron Guy Guy of Châtillon. Morality. Shatillon is the villain of the Heavenly Dynasty. Morality. Ancestor of Châtillon.

Historically, though, Renard. Morality. Shatilon was not actually a villain, but the right-hand man of the Leper King, who not only helped Baldwin IV defeat Saladin at the Battle of Mongisa, but was also an out-and-out royal party.

In the play, this person occupies Fort Calle and robs *** caravans, the author speculates that this is because Renard was instructed by Baldwin IV to cut off Saladin's intelligence network by robbing the passing *** caravan and wipe out his painstaking spy network.

It was this move that provoked Saladin's sore spots, so he came with his army in a hurry.

As for the act of Baldwin IV punishing Reynard in the play, the author thinks that this is done for Saladin to see, otherwise why would Reynard not be executed and still live well.

The Lombard Duke Ezzo II annihilated the Swabian legion in the middle of the HRE Empire in the Battle of Rivoli, and for a time he gained momentum, not only seizing the two counties of Trento and Tyrol, but also pointing the spearhead at the city of Verona.

On 2 November, tens of thousands of people from the Lombards, Tuscany Italians, and the allied forces of the Italian states laid siege to Verona.

The defender of Verona, Baron Mahan of Montecchio, had no will to continue to resist, and surrendered on the same day.

According to the agreement, the city of Mantua and part of the territory of the country of Mantua on the south bank of the Po River belonged to the Duchess of Tuscany, while part of the territory of the country of Mantua north of the Po River belonged to the Lombards.

Because of the great achievements of the Lombards in the war, not only Trento and Tyrol, but also the Count of Verona were also under the direct jurisdiction of Ezzo II, Duke of Lombardy, and Lambardo, Count of Treviso, was directly attached to Ezzo II.

In a moment, Ezzo II's territory nearly doubled, encompassing not only the vast plains north of the fertile Po River, but also all the territories in the southern foothills of the Alps, and Tyrol in the northern foothills of the mountains.

With the current momentum of Ezzo II, it may not be long before he wears the crown of the King of Italy.

But how could this be, not only the royal family and princes of the HRE Empire did not allow it, but even William and Pope Victor II of Rome also did not allow a powerful Italian kingdom to appear.

William, for his part, received news from Baron Beaumont that he was both happy and sad about the victory of the Lombards.

The good news was that the victory of the independence of the Italian states was in sight, and after taking all the Alpine risks, the Italian confederations only needed to hold on to the city of Treviso in eastern Italy and prevent the armies of the Holy Roman Empire from entering Italy from here, and then force the other side to abandon the intention of attacking.

But what worries him is that in the battle of Rivoli, only the Lombards are credited, but the Tuscan side only has the merit of forcing the city of Mantua to surrender, and in terms of territory, the Lombards occupy a large part of the territory in northern Italy, and it is the turn of Tuscany, only half of the country of Mantua in the south of the Po River is pocketed.

Fortunately, the city of Mantua, known as the Italian lock, was occupied by the Tuscan side, which allowed him to take the initiative in the Italian war.

Originally, William had envisioned that the best outcome would be for his daughter-in-law, Archduchess Matilda, to be proclaimed Queen of Italy, giving the entire Kingdom of Italy as a dowry to the House of Normandy, but after the Lombard victory of Rivoli, this possibility has approached zero indefinitely.

William had no choice but to settle for the Tuscan side, hoping that the Tuscan side would win more victories in the war so that he could divide more of the fruits after the victory, so he planned to send a Norman mercenary force of up to 5,000 men to Italy to support the Tuscan side in the battle.