The night was long and torturous for many people, and Caroline barely slept all night, and it was unclear whether it was fear or excitement that kept Caroline's brain in a state of excitement. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info Counting the life of the previous life, Caroline has never experienced such a big battle, and at the end of last night, Otto brought the latest information about the Divine Judgment: the Orton family has prepared a full 2,500 warriors to participate in this duel, and all the adult males of the Orton family will go to the battlefield to fight to the death!

The news brought by Otto made Carolan very worried, although Herman expressed disdain for the Orton family's determination to break the boat, but Carolan, who is familiar with military history, knows very well that if there is any biggest plug-in for the decisive victory on the battlefield in this era, then Carolan will definitely tell you that it is luck. Who can guarantee that Lady Luck will smile at her?

Lying on the bed with wide eyes and staring at the ceiling, Caroline finally waited until dawn, and as soon as she heard the noisy voices outside the door, Caroline immediately jumped up from the bed.

"Lisa, bring me water to wash." Caroline shouted Lisa's name as she scrambled to dress in the flamboyant outfits that were only worn for formal occasions.

"It's coming, it's coming! Master Carolan, this is not how to wear this dress! After a while, Caroline finally packed up and prepared to go to the hall to meet her family.

Caroland, who walked out of her room, found that the servants of the Klose family had all gotten up today, and stood neatly in the courtyard outside the hall of the Klose family's manor, staring silently at the door of the hall, only bowing softly when she saw Caroland.

“。。。。。。。。。” The moment Caroline saw this scene, she felt that all the scenes she had imagined about today's duel before had turned into a silent pressure enveloping her, making Carolan, who had wanted to tell a few jokes to adjust the atmosphere, retract her inappropriate thoughts.

"Carolan has arrived, too, so everyone is here, let's go." Seeing Carolan enter the hall, Hermann, who had been talking to Heinrich, stopped, and then gave the order to go.

"Yes." Everyone present responded at the same time.

Caroline was surprised to see that Elise was also standing beside Lady Canossa, and that she was not wearing the samurai dress she usually wore, but in the same traditional Saxon costume as the rest of the Klose family.

"Today there is no Danish princess Elise, only Herman's apprentice Elise." Noticing Caroline's surprised eyes, Elise said calmly.

"Sure enough, things weren't so simple at the beginning~ Is Elise still very supportive of our family?" Carolan touched her chin when she heard Elise's words, nodded her head and said nothing, and then walked out of the hall with Herman and Rudolph side by side with Elise.

You must know that the witness of today's duel was Henry the Bird Catcher, the referee was Otto, and the audience included most of the nobles of the whole of East Francia, and even Italy and the Czech Republic and West Francia came to watch. Not to mention, all the dukes of the four major tribes of the kingdom have arrived, and if Elise appears as Herman's apprentice today, it means that if the Klose family is defeated, then Elise will also become a prisoner of the Orton family. Of course, the Orton family definitely didn't dare to do anything to Elise, but a large ransom payment would definitely not be avoidable, so Elise's decision today really moved Carolan.

When Herman and his family reached the gate of the manor under the gaze of all the servants, Herman suddenly stopped, turned to everyone in the manor, and said loudly in an uplifting tone that Caroline had never heard before, "Now! Everyone go and prepare the materials! In the evening I will celebrate our victory with a grand celebration! ”

"Yes!!" The high-pitched response vividly demonstrated the trust of the Klose family's servants in their master, Lord Count Hermann.

"Let's go! The fighters are waiting for us! After saying that, Herman seemed to be a different person, no longer as calm and restrained as Caroline usually saw, but into a passionate and proud appearance.

Looking at Herman's radiant side face now, and then looking at Rudolph and Elise with reverence, Carolan suddenly had a realization, that is, this is Herman, the first swordsman of the kingdom himself!

For the sake of his family, for his friends, and for the sake of appreciating his birdcatcher Henry, Herman had to hide his sharp character, because only calm and restraint can better control his authority and plan a better future for his family. Today, however, he is only a warrior who is about to go to war, and now this warrior Herman is the real Herman.

The Klose manor house is built on a small hillside, so leaving the Klose manor requires a curved bend into the suburb of Memleben. Caroline gasped as he followed Herman through the bend to see what awaited him down the hill.

The army, an army of a hundred men lined up in a phalanx, a full ten phalanxes of infantry plus five phalanxes of cavalry, stood quietly in place, waiting for their master's arrival. The Orton family exhausted the whole family's efforts, and hired a mercenary group of thousands and a few hundred Vikings to toss an army of 2,500 people. And the Klose family quietly pulled out a whole fifteen hundred well-trained and heartfelt legions.

"Shhhhh Father, I don't think I'll bring the royal guards to our family to make up the numbers. Carolan was so frightened by the confidence of the Klose family that she gasped coldly, and couldn't hold back her shock, so she lowered her voice and asked Rudolph.

"What are you kidding, it's all been cultivated by my father... You see there, the leader is Heinrich's brother, the one is Edbed's father... Rudolph obviously recognized many acquaintances in the military formation, and pointed them out one by one to introduce Carolan.

Listening to Rudolph's introduction, Caroline probably knew how the army in front of her had come to be. Most of the infantry were militia guards in the Klose fiefdoms, and Herman had always allocated enough land to the families of these militiamen and lowered their taxes, so the militiamen were well trained and equipped. The cavalry is Herman's vassals and guards, and I have to say that Herman has given Carolan a good idea of what it means to be a powerful nobleman.

The real power aristocracy refers to that you make me unhappy, and I will shout thousands of people to cut you every minute, believe it or not.

The whispering between Carolan and Rudolph was stopped by Herman's look, and when he saw that his two sons had finally quieted down, Herman cleared his throat and began his pre-war lecture.

"Warriors! A month ago! The Ordons orchestrated a despicable and shameful attack, and they sent someone to attack my child, Caroline, while he was out hunting with a maid. "Well, according to the convention, first condemn the opponent and put yourself on the moral high ground. Carolan gave Herman a thumbs up in his heart, but he was suddenly curious about what the Orton family's pre-war lecture was like.

“。。。 God willing, this shameful attack has failed! But! This thing doesn't end there! Only by making them pay with blood can everyone understand! The glory of the Klose family is inviolable! Herman did not fool the warriors before him with any false promises or lofty reasons, for he had personally chosen them from among his people, and he trusted them as if they were his own children.

"Blood debt and blood payment!" In an instant, all the soldiers shouted as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, what is the meaning of the existence of the soldiers in this era? Isn't it war, if there is no war all year round, then how can they keep their high salaries, and how can they ensure that the land allocated by their families will not be recovered? Why pay less taxes than others! So, when war came, these seasoned warriors shouted in unison to celebrate their own revelry.

"Now the whole army is on! Beat them! At night! ! Herman shouted the last words hoarsely, and with a wave of his hand, Heinrich began to command the army and began to turn around and head to the arena of today's Klose and Orton.

Herman asked old Tim to lead the horse over, and then stepped on. The Klose family is a martial arts family, and even Canossa is proficient in riding. Then Herman rushed out first, through the gap in the formation, and ran wildly towards the back. Herman didn't realize how deeply Carolan had been impressed by his back as he galloped through the army at this moment. The moment she saw this scene, Caroline felt hot all over, as a man should be.

Each time the two parties to the judgment will jointly appoint a qualified witness and judge, and then after the parties have set a time, the witness will choose a suitable location as the location of the judgment. The site was not chosen randomly, and a few days before the date of the divine judgment were to arrange for the land to be cleaned of all the weeds, and then the bishop would have a mass on the site to ensure that the land was sacred enough to bathe the blood of the warriors a few days later.

The location of the Judgment of the Klose and Orton families is not far north of Memleben, whether intentionally or not, this is exactly the place where Herman defeated the Magyars ten years ago.

Ten years later, when he returns to his hometown, will Herman be able to make everyone shudder again?