In the Nancy region, Walter, Count of Nancy, was a little worried.

The county of Nancy, originally the direct domain of King Lothair II of Lotharingia, Walter was only a baron in the Nancy region.

With the death of Lothair II, he was promoted to Count of Nancy by the new King of Lotharingia, Hugue.

Although the knighthood was raised, Walter could not be happy.

Everyone knows that the current kingdom of Lotharingia is in turmoil, and it is in danger of destruction at any time.

Walter knew that this idea was definitely not made by King Huge, a child, who was not yet capable of managing the country, and it was most likely the decision of the regent of the kingdom and several great nobles.

Compared with the small and medium-sized nobles, the room for surrender of the big nobles is much smaller, and no one is sure whether they will still have huge power and retain huge amounts of land after surrendering.

Therefore, the willingness of the great nobles to resist was even higher than that of the king of Ge.

Anyway, he is also a member of the Carolingian family, and without the title of king, it is not difficult to mix the title of duke and be rich and noble for a lifetime.

But even if Walter knew everything in his heart, after becoming the Count of Nancy, even if Walter had been at odds with the East Francian Kingdom before, he could only choose to support King Hugg of Barr at this time.

After all, if he had just been promoted to the title by the Kingdom of Lotharingia and defected to the East Frankish Kingdom, then he would not have to mix in the aristocratic circle in the future, and it would be impossible for several generations to raise his head, and it was very likely that the position of this count would not be kept.

No lord or king likes disloyal vassals.

After hearing that the Metz region was under siege by the East Franconian army, Walter had been worried that the Nancy area would also be attacked. So, he used almost all his influence to invite a group of nobles to lead an army to Nancy to assemble.

Although the nobles of the Kingdom of Lotharingia are pessimistic about the future of the kingdom, many of them have not forgotten their vassalal obligations.

In more than half a month, Walter gathered more than a dozen minor nobles, and the number of troops in his hands also reached as many as 6,000.

Although most of them were just a number of conscripts, the number of 6,000 troops still gave Walter a great sense of security, and even at the instigation of other nobles, he had the idea of rescuing Metz.

Who made the army of the East Frankish kingdom attack so slowly, and the tiny Saarburg took nearly a month to take it.

Such a speed of march will inevitably make the small nobles of the Lotharingia Kingdom in Metz have a strange idea.

Maybe the vanguard of the East Frankish Kingdom is not an elite, you can try to fight, in case it happens, then you can be regarded as having some achievements, and in the future, the situation will develop, no matter which side you take refuge in, it will be a little capital.

Warriors who can fight well have always been very popular in aristocratic circles.

Under their persuasion, Walter was also tempted, and sent sentinels for several days to inquire about the siege of Saarburg.

Unexpectedly, before he could attack, the army of the East Frankish Kingdom took the lead in moving south into the Nancy region.

"What? The army of the Kingdom of East Francia is coming towards Nancy? Hearing the information, Walter was a little panicked, could it be that the East Francian Kingdom had changed its target, so how could he stop it.

"How many enemy troops are there?"

When he heard that the army of the East Frankish kingdom numbered only two thousand, Walter was instantly relieved.

Two thousand people, fortunately, it is only a small army, but only two thousand people, just want to capture Nancy, is it too much to look down on him.

Walter summoned the minor nobles to discuss a plan to defeat the enemy.

Hearing that the Kingdom of East Francia had only sent a small force, the little nobles were all excited, and they all felt that this was a good opportunity.

The first to attack the Kingdom of Lotharingia was the Kingdom of East Francia, since the beginning of the war, the Kingdom of Lotharingia has been defeated one after another, but the main force is in the Bal region and the army of the Kingdom of West Francia is facing off, and there is no time to worry about the east in a short time.

Therefore, if the 2,000-strong army of the East Frankish Kingdom can be defeated at the moment, it will undoubtedly greatly boost the morale of the entire Lotharingian Kingdom, and many nobles who are still waiting and watching may also join the war.

In this way, it is difficult to say whether this war will be won or lost.

Although on the whole, the Kingdom of Lotharingia is at a disadvantage in strength in the face of the attacks of the other two kingdoms, the victory or defeat of the war is never determined by strength, and there are too many keys to affect the outcome of the war, and no one can guarantee that the stronger side will win.

If the kingdom of Lotharingia wins, then why don't they, the nobles who won the first battle, not get the reward of the little king?

As aristocrats, what did you receive military education for from an early age? Isn't it just to practice your skills and fight for wealth on the battlefield?

No nobleman is afraid of war, and without war, where will everyone go to get rich, and where will a large family go to get new lands and titles? Many times, the nobles wished that there would be wars every day, and they were born for war.

And the kind of war with a large probability of victory and a big harvest is what the nobles like to participate in.

Isn't this the kind of war that must be won right now?

"Lord Count, the commander of the East Frankish Kingdom has clearly underestimated the enemy, this is our chance."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Earl, the other side looks down on you too much, our army is more than three times the number of the enemy, is it possible that we are still afraid of the other party?"

"Lord Earl, this is not only an opportunity to make a name for yourself, but also a good time for you to make a name for yourself."

A group of nobles were chattering, all of them wanted Walter to send troops to face the enemy head-on.

One or two nobles who were still sober-minded, who made a sound suggestion that they might as well rely on the various castles to hold on, were also sprayed as cowards and cowards by others.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone is on the same front now, I'm afraid that even more ugly words would have come out.

Listening to their noise, and the analysis that seemed to make some sense, Walter couldn't help but be moved.

Yes, no matter what, this battle is six thousand against two thousand, or a local battle, and the advantage is mine!

What is there not to dare to fight? If he doesn't dare to face the battle head-on, I'm afraid that the name of a coward and coward will accompany him for the rest of his life, don't look at these nobles who are now scolding those one or two nobles who refuse to attack, but if Walter does not send troops, he must be scolded in the end.

"Attack! Let the nobles of the Frankish Kingdom know that we, the nobles of the Lotharingian Kingdom, are not so easy to bully. ”

Walter drew his sword in a fit of rage and shouted.

"Lord Earl is wise! This battle will be won! ”

"Victory! For His Majesty's Majesty! ”

"For His Majesty!"

For a time, the nobles of Nancy were in high spirits.