Herman. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoBillon led the army of Arrod's vassals all the way south to the east bank of the Elbe, where they wanted to support the combined forces of Saxony and Thuringia.

Before the army departed, Arold sent an envoy to report his actions to King Otto, so he was very pleased when the messenger brought Otto the news of the departure of the Mecklenburg army, because at the same time the news of the Allied army had inflicted heavy damage on the Bohemians under the castle.

"It's double good news." When King Otto walked on the cloister, he was surrounded by courtiers behind him, and courtiers kept handing them parchment, and Otto kept reading and signing as he walked, and it was not easy to rule a kingdom.

"Yes, Your Majesty, even if there is no army in Mecklenburg now, we are sure of victory." Otto's palace said to him.

"What do you mean by that?" Otto listened to his minister, and he stopped and looked at his minister.

"I asked the messenger carefully, and this time it was not the Duke of Mecklenburg himself who led the army, he let Herman. Billon led the army of his vassals, and this perfunctory attitude was really suspicious. The palace minister reported to Otto.

"Herman, Arold actually let Herman lead the army?" Otto almost thought he had misheard, but when he confirmed that it was correct, he was slightly distracted.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Seeing Otto stunned, Gong Xiang hurriedly asked.

"No, it's all right, send an emissary to tell Arold that we are grateful to him for being able to send troops to support, and will give him three carts of olive oil as a gift." King Otto commanded the Prime Minister.

"Your Majesty, is this too much love for the Duke of Mecklenburg?" Gong Xiang asked with some hesitation.

"Don't you understand? Mecklenburg's dispatch of troops means that there are still princes who obey the royal orders, not to mention that Arrod's wife is the regent of the Duchy of Mason, which is the power of the two principalities, and we must firmly grasp their hearts. Otto said helplessly, this time the Bohemians invaded the country, although he did not explicitly issue a vassal summoning order, but secretly sent envoys to the Duchy of Lorraine, Franconia, Bavaria and other princes to test the tone, hoping that they could take the initiative to lead troops to help, but these princes did not move.

"I understand Your Majesty, and now I can only hope that the coalition forces can fight another victory on the Elbe, so that the princes, seeing this victory, will gather under the banner of His Majesty the King." The palace minister also understood Otto's dilemma, King Henry violated the Carolingian tradition, although relying on his prestige and Saxony's strength made the princes dare not disagree, but the princes must have a lot of dissatisfaction, not to mention the instigation of the Duke of Bavaria from time to time, for the young Otto, the throne is not comfortable.

The Bohemians suffered a loss under the castle on the banks of the Elbe, and after they managed to rescue some of the people who had fallen into the fire, they were like a slap in the face, and their morale suddenly fell considerably, and the situation seemed to be in favor of the combined army.

"What should we do next?" The Saxon general was not happy to have repulsed the Bohemian attack with a fire attack, because there were still tens of thousands of troops outside the castle, and in fact a victory did not change the actual situation.

"I don't know, the rest can only depend on God's will." The Count of Thuringia raised his head and smiled bitterly, and said to the Saxon general, this kind of strategy can only be used occasionally by taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, and once the opponent is more vigilant, it will not work.

"Tsk, being besieged in a castle alone is the worst thing that can happen." The Saxon general shook his head and complained.

"No, I don't think the worst thing is this, it's that." Suddenly, the Count of Thuringia stretched out his hand and looked out of the city walls, and the Saxon general's gaze was also startled.

The Bohemians, who had surrounded the castle to the brim, retreated like a tide without warning, and they seemed to be looking for another way out, which caught the Saxon general and the Count of Thuringia by surprise, and their task was to stop the enemy on the east bank of the Elbe, but now the Bohemians were preparing to bypass the castle, and they had to get more information.

"What's wrong? Why are the bohemians leaving? The Saxon general looked at the bohemians like the ebb tide and couldn't help asking.

"Adjutant, send spies immediately, we must know what's going on?" The count of Thuringia immediately said to the adjutant.

Several Thuringian soldiers disguised themselves, dressed in gray hoods and capes, climbed under the castle with ropes, and slowly approached the camp where the Bohemians had withdrawn, at which point the Bohemians had completely lifted the siege, leaving only an empty camp, but the spies found a pillar in the camp with an East Franconian nobleman tied to it.

"What's going on, sir?" The spy untied the linen strap that had been tied to the nobleman's mouth and asked him.

"I, I'm a local nobleman, and the Bohemians asked me to bring a message to the defenders." The bound East Franconian nobleman was not harmed, but he was already frightened and spoke incoherently.

The spies brought the frightened nobleman back to the castle, and from him the Saxon general and the Count of Thuringia learned the terrible news that the Bohemians, having captured a group of native East Francons, had learned from them that the castles along the Elbe were not fully defended, and that several castles had not been built, and that the gaps in them could break into the unsuspecting East Francian kingdom.

"Damn, this sucks." When the Saxon general heard the news, his face turned pale, and if the Bohemians poured into the kingdom from the breach, their mission would have been completely defeated.

"It doesn't seem to be doing any good to hold on to the castle now." The Count of Thuringia was also worried, their task was to stop the Bohemians, in order to increase their chances of victory, so they scattered all their troops in the castles along the way, who knew that because the castles along the Elbe were being built, many of them were simply fictitious shelves, and once the information was known to the Bohemians, then the plan to defend the castles and weaken the Bohemians would be ruined.

"Where did the Bohemians go?" The Saxon general hurriedly asked the East Frankish nobleman.

"It's like heading upstream, where there are plains and dense forests."

"Regroup all the soldiers at once, and we'll catch up from behind." The Saxon general fastened his cloak and gave the order.

"Do you really want to do this?" The Count of Thuringia put his hand on his shoulder, and it was clear that it was very dangerous to fight the Bohemians in the field, and they had seen the strength of the Bohemians in the past few days.

"This is the only way to hold back the Bohèmes, and we have no other way." The Saxon general sighed and said that he certainly did not want to fight the Bohemians in the field if he could, but the Saxon general, who was tasked with defending the kingdom, could not stay in the safety of the castle while the enemy invaded the country.

"This is a battle with no chance of winning, so in order not to confuse the command, I will hand over my army to you, and I will garrison the castle with a small number of soldiers, leaving a way back for you." The Count of Thuringia said to the Saxon general.

"Understood." The Saxon general stared at the Count of Thuringia for a moment, and it was clear that the Count of Thuringia was unwilling to go on an adventure with him, but at least the Count was willing to surrender his army.

"Woo~~." When the horn sounded over the castle, the soldiers of the Combine Army, who had been scattered in the castle, left the castle one after another and gathered together, the Saxon general mounted his warhorse, and the two attendants raised two flags, one was the Imperial Eagle, representing Otto's royal family, and the other was the black and yellow striped flag, representing the Duchy of Saxony.

"Onward, valiant soldiers." Looking at the thousands of Combined Soldiers behind him, the Saxon general grabbed the reins of his horse, kicked his mount with the spur on his foot, and shouted loudly.

"Boom, boom, boom~~." The soldiers formed a long serpent march, and they followed the Saxon general with their banners as they meandered in the direction of the upper Elbe to the unknown battlefield.