Obviously, the Duchy of Saxony could not have more troops, and the entire Duchy of Saxony had an army of up to 10,000 people, ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 under each of the five counts, a total of more than 7,000 people. And the duke has more than 3,000 people, and the total is nearly 11,000 people.

And now, the three counties have fallen, and all the armies of the remaining two counties are here, so the (shēn) part of this army is called out (yù) - the army of 2,000 led by Sir Ditrick!

This was good news for the fleeing Earl of Anhalt, as Sir Ditrick's army managed to cover the remnants of the Earl of Anhalt and flee back to Magdeburg.

And Han Xing looked at the Saxon army who retreated into Magdeburg in horror, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, everything was going according to plan!

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At this time, in the hall of Fort Madgar, Lady Helena and Count Anhalt were anxiously waiting for the latest news of the war, while the little Duke Henry, sitting obediently on the throne, twinkled his eyes and looked at his mother, who was pacing back and forth in front of him.

As the closed castle gates opened again, it was not only the light of heaven that penetrated into the deep castle, but also the shadows of the Earls of Anhalt and the Counts of Verbourne, but judging from the embarrassed appearance of the Count of Anhalt being supported by two knights, one on the left and one on the right, and the blood-stained cloth belt on his shoulders, Lady Helena knew that the situation was not optimistic.

The only consolation to her was that in the rear of the two of them, there was the shadow of Sir Ditrick, who was the younger brother of her husband, the regent appointed on his deathbed, and the only adult man in the Udano lineage, who was the only refuge for the poor orphaned widow of Lady Helena and the Duke of Henry.

I wonder how she would have felt if she had known that the trusty Sir Dietrich had come back to divide the Duchy of Saxony, and even to covet his son's ducal throne··········

"Sir Ditrick, what the hell is going on?" Lady Helena was the first to ask.

"Lord Duke, Lady Helena!" Sir Ditrick approached and greeted the Younger Duke and Helena on the throne before he spoke: "I was ordered to lead an army against Paderborn, but the Earl of Paderborn, a cunning yellow Satan, led an army to bypass me and attack the Saxony mansion. When I heard the news, I hurried back, but I happened to bump into the scene just now, and saved the Earl of Anhalt in time! ”

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back!" Lady Helena said with tears in her eyes. As a woman, (shēn) was in the Middle Ages, and it was extremely difficult to deal with these militaristic affairs, navigating this patriarchal society (qíng). Lady Helena was therefore delighted with the return of Sir Ditrick.

"Count Anhalt, what is going on?" Sir Ditrick looked at Earl Anhalt, who was supported by the servant, and then reluctantly reclined in his chair, covering his wounds.

If Han Xing was here, he would have laughed out loud, and then complained, "You don't know what happened?" You are one of the main developers and participants in the plan! 虚 (qíng) false, cat crying mouse! ”

Seeing that the Earl of Anhalt's face was like gold paper, his anger was like a gossamer, and his frowning face was painful, the Earl of Verburn replied first: "The Earl of Anhalt led his army out of the city to destroy the enemy's artillery!" It's just that I don't know how to make it like this, alas~"

"I was ambushed, there were enemies everywhere, they were using a strange weapon, we didn't even see any enemies, and the knights fell inexplicably one after another! I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled! Earl Anhalt slapped the table. But he accidentally touched the wound on his shoulder, and he inhaled cold air in pain.

"Strange weapons?" Hearing this, the Earl of Verbourne stroked his beard and said suspiciously, "Tell me, what does that weapon look like?" ”

"I didn't see it, we were destroying the artillery, and all of a sudden, there was a thud in the woods, and the soldiers started to fall, and the weapon could easily pierce through the plate armor, not even the shield! You see, even the wound on my shoulder is the work of this strange weapon! This must be Satan's weapon, witchcraft, and we should find a priest to exorcise it! Count Anhalt lifted the bandage that covered the wound and showed the hideous, bloody (ròu) wound.

Lady Helena frowned in fright when she saw this terrible wound from afar, and hurriedly took half a step back. Holding (xiōng) mouth to do (yù) vomiting, holding it for a long time before swallowing the saliva back. After all, it's a woman's home,

Unlike Lady Helena, who was a woman, the Earl of Verbourne did not shy away from walking up, carefully examining the wound, and then stroked his beard and said, "This is the ??????? Muskets! The Earl of Verburne's face changed dramatically and exclaimed.

"Muskets?" At this time, Sir Diettrick took on the role of a compliment, he asked with a puzzled expression.

"A musket, also known as a hand cannon, is a hand-held long-range gunpowder weapon made by shrinking the cannon several times, which can easily pierce armor???" The Earl of Verburne seemed to remember some bad memory, his eyes were red, and he said in a trembling voice.

"What should we do?" Hearing this, even Madame Helena was surprised, she had not seen such a thing as a musket, in fact, her father, the Duke of Thuringia, was once a realm lord and owned a world called "The Three Musketeers"), but in her impression, this weapon was slow to load, complicated in process, difficult to popularize on a large scale, and with the death of her father, this world was also lost.

"I'm afraid it's going to be hard for us to fight this Oriental! Unless we can find the help of another realm lord with a technological world, it may only be a matter of time before Magdeburg is breached! The Earl of Verburne said in a deep voice.

"In my opinion, we'd better negotiate with him and see what he wants! If the conditions are not too harsh, just promise him! Presumably, His Majesty the Emperor is here, and he doesn't dare to mention any conditions that are too excessive! "The Earl of Verburne had obviously seen the power of guns, so he made this pertinent proposal.

"What? Negotiate with that yellow-skinned Satan? We must not bow to him, otherwise those dead soldiers will not die in vain? Help me up, and I can keep fighting! Earl Anhalt was furious when he heard this, and struggled to get up, but because of the excessive blood loss, his cold feet were weak, and he fell to the ground like a turtle that had turned over and slid his limbs weakly.

"Maybe we can change our minds and see what he really wants, whether the negotiation can succeed or not, even if it can't, it's good to delay him!" Sir Ditrick said.

Everyone nodded when they heard this, and the Earl of Verbourne agreed: "That's true, anyway, let's hear what his price is!" It is really unwise to offend a realm lord, and it is even more self-inflicted to offend a realm lord in the world of science and technology! If you can give some gold and silver, it will be worth sending this Attila away! ”

"I'm afraid, since he is the lord of a realm, I'm afraid it's not gold and silver that can be sent!" Lady Helena said worriedly.

"Lord Duke, Lady Helena, I am willing to go and negotiate with this Eastern devil!" Now that the Lord and the faction have gained the upper hand, Sir Ditrick saw that the fire was almost over, and hurriedly invited himself to negotiate with Han Xing.

"Now, Sir Ditrick, you have just returned, and you are going to go to the danger of (shēn), or shall I go?" The Earl of Verbourne (tào) said.

"No, I am the regent designated by the eldest brother before his death, and I am also the only adult man in the lineage of the Wudaoneng family. Sir Ditrick said with a sincere face.

The Earl of Verbourne was still entertaining guests (tào), but he saw Sir Diettrick wave his sleeves, and there was a posture of "the wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return", and strode towards the gate. Before going out, there is also a frequent look forward to the pulse (qíng). So much so that everyone in the hall praised him as a "good man with responsibility".

"I am going to write to my nephew, the Duke of Thuringia, and ask him to lead an army to support us!" Lady Helena thought about it for a while, but she was going to make another preparation.

After about twenty minutes, he came back again, of course, there was no such thing as negotiation, Han Xing just chatted with him and made a show.

"I brought with me the conditions of the Earl of the East, who demanded that we cede and relinquish our claims to Braunschweig and Feldenburg, and transfer the dominance of the Free City of Bremen. Also ask for a war reparation of 100,000 gold coins! ”

If Han Xing heard this guy's offer, he was afraid that he would jump up from his chair angrily, "When will I ask for the war reparations of 100,000 gold coins?" Sense (qíng) You guy is a black intermediary, eat at both ends, right? And Lünaburg, you obviously asked for it yourself, why did you also carry it to me? ”

"Such conditions are unacceptable!" Count Anhalt puffed up.

"Such conditions are inevitably too harsh! Alas~ It's just that it's good to be able to negotiate! Lady Helena shook her head when she heard this, but she still sighed.

"Why is he so greedy, isn't he afraid that we will go to His Majesty the Emperor to appeal?" Count Anhalt was indignant.

"I'm afraid not, because this war was started by us!" The Earl of Verbourne gave Sir Detrick a blank look, as if to say, "It's all your fault, if you hadn't rashly led your army to invade the territory of another country, would you have provoked such a terrible enemy?" ”

The negotiations went on for a few more minutes, and Sir Diettrick ran inside and out several times, but mostly in duet.

Eventually, under the threat of a gun, everything went as Han Xing wanted, and Ano, to be exact, Sir Dietrek wished, and the Duchy of Saxony agreed to cede Braunschweig and Feldenburg to Han Xing, and permanently relinquished sovereignty over these two territories, and transferred the Free City of Bremen to Han Xing.

Playing a decisive role in this was the reply from the Duke of Thuringia, Lady Helena's nephew, who decisively rejected Lady Helena's request for reinforcements after hearing the news that the Duchy of Saxony was at war with a Techno-Frontier Master. There is a way that the lonely city cannot be defended, coupled with the "concession" on the condition of "Han Xing", it was reluctantly facilitated this peace treaty.

As for Sir Dietric, he succeeded in taking ownership of Lünaburg, became one of the three giants of the Duchy of Saxony, and he (shēn) was the regent, instantly beating the Earl of Anhalt and the Earl of Verbourne, and also received a "commission" of 20,000 gold coins.

At this point, the balance of power left by Duke Otto during his lifetime was completely broken, and the original situation of the five counts and the regent checking and balancing each other was completely broken, and it was foreseeable that a storm was about to befall the mother and son of the Duke of Saxony.