The Mecklenburgers stood on the walls of the border fortress and looked downward, the open gate was not blocked, and through the open gate they could see the pikemen, and it was clear that they were not afraid of the Bavarians rushing in.

At this time, however, not far below the fortress, between the pointed wooden stakes and trenches, the Bavarians also gathered behind the trenches, and they quietly watched the cleaned battlefield, which became unusually quiet because the supreme commanders of the two armies were meeting for peace talks.

"Duke of Mecklenburg."

"Lord Duke of Bavaria."

Arold and the Duke of Bavaria were dozens of paces apart, armed only with two escorts, a banner-bearing attendant, and a nobleman. The Duke of Bavaria looked up and down at Arold in front of him, this young nobleman who did not look very majestic and mighty, but his eyes showed a shrewdness to see through people. And the Duke of Bavaria instinctively felt that Arold had an indescribable difference.

At the same time, Arold also looked at the Duke of Bavaria in front of him, this stubborn old man who gave King Henry a headache, which reminded Arold of the old Huang Zhong in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, his upper body was straight like a proud old lion, and the chain mail and smock were tight on him.

"I have surrounded the fortress, the Duke of Mecklenburg should surrender immediately! I will entertain you according to aristocratic etiquette. The Duke of Bavaria raised his chin and cocked his beard and said to Arrode.

"Hey, Lord Duke, didn't you wake up? I've just repelled your besieging forces. Arold sneered, and put his hands on the leather straps around his waist, the thumbs of both hands buckled in the belts, and his nonchalant attitude made the Bavarians angry.

"Young man, you are so proud. I've seen many young nobles like you, but when they challenge me. Without exception, they have become my subordinates, so take it when you see it! This is the sincere counsel of an old man. The Duke of Bavaria raised his left hand to stop the commotion of his subordinates, and he said in a confident voice, although his words were a little arrogant, but as a duke who had survived three dynasties. He is absolutely qualified to say this.

"You can give it a try." Arrod was too lazy to talk, the reason why he agreed to the peace talks was just to be curious about the Duke of Bavaria, after all, in later generations, a Hollywood "Princess Sissi" made the Chinese people know the name of the Duke of Bavaria for the first time.

"It seems to me that there is absolutely no need to waste the lives of soldiers, you are well aware that you do not have legal possession of this fortress, the longer you hold out. The more you lose people. The Duke of Bavaria narrowed his eyes and looked at the expressionless Arrod, a young nobleman who was so angry that the old duke found it very troublesome.

"Well, what does the Duke have any suggestions?" Arold stared into the eyes of the Duke of Bavaria and asked the old duke.

"Withdraw your men and return to your own territory, that's all." Said the Duke of Bavaria.

"Oops. It's going to be tough. Arold turned his face sideways and looked in the direction of the Frontier Fort. He said as he took off the leather gloves on his hands.

"What's wrong?" The Duke of Bavaria asked.

"We have been ordered by His Majesty the King to find Lord Mason. Now the Duke of Mason not only did not find him, but because he was obstructed by the Duke of Bavaria, he returned in vain, so there was no way to give an account to His Majesty the King. Arold said.

"Don't scare me with that guy who plays with birds in bed and under the bed. It's just an excuse for him to deal with me. The Duke of Bavaria held out his finger in exasperation and pointed at the tip of Arrod's nose and said, and the Mecklenburgers reacted immediately, placing their hands on the hilt of their swords at their waists, while the same Bavarians were not to be outdone and flattened the tip of their spears.

"Huh?" Arold couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. Although King Henry was fond of playing with the canary, the Duke of Bavaria was clearly laughing at Henry.

"How? Young people, don't be like. The Duke of Bavaria waved his strong arm and said to Arold.

"I'm still the same sentence, if I don't see Duke Mason, I won't leave, and neither will my people." Arold said to the Duke of Bavaria.

"Hmph, then you're going to die here." The Duke of Bavaria's gaze became fierce and menacing.

"Then let's see!" Arrod smiled contemptuously, he was not afraid of such a threat.

"Once I issue a vassal summoning order, do you know how many troops I can gather?" The Duke of Bavaria misunderstood that Arold did not believe in his strength, and he decided to put some pressure on Arold, so he revealed his decision-making and strength.

"Oh?" Arrod nodded thoughtfully.

"Ten thousand, a whole ten thousand. My vassals will lead armies to gather here from all directions, and such a border fortress cannot stop them. The Duke of Bavaria raised his finger, pointed to the border fort, and said to Arold.

"Lord Duke, since you told me this information, then I should also tell Lord Duke something."

"What's the matter?" The Duke of Bavaria asked curiously.

"Here, this frontier fort is guarded by my Mecklenburg Legion and the troops supported by the Mason nobles. However, there were many Slavic tribes in the territory of the Baltic Sea, and in order to deal with them, I established a knightly order, where the knights fought against the Slavs for many years. ”

"A knighthood, ah, ha, are you joking?" The Duke of Bavaria sneered and said, everyone knows that the Order of Knights needs to spend a huge amount of money to maintain, but it is not something that he has the impression that poor and backward northerners can establish.

"Oh, I forgot to mention that my brother was the Count of Lauzitz, in addition to the Teutonic Knights, and that I didn't tell you about my alliance with the Danes?" Arold said.

"Danish?" The Duke of Bavaria's brow furrowed, and he was interested in the Knights or something, but the Danes wielding battle axes were a nightmare for the Franks.

"Don't listen to his Lord Duke, even if he has these foreign aids, it won't be too late to save him, our people are faster." The military governor of the Duke of Bavaria stepped forward and said to the Duke of Bavaria.

"Yes." The Duke of Bavaria nodded, it was a long way from the Baltic coast to the Duchy of Bavaria in the south, not to mention that the Danes might not be willing to come to work for Arold.

"You are wrong, I sent my brother to mobilize troops before entering the Duchy of Bavaria." Arrod sighed twice, he thought to himself that the time should be almost there! (To be continued......)