Hearing that the Duke of Swabia still wanted revenge, Alto also breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that the defeat of a battle had not affected his confidence.

That's good, lest the Duke of Swabia cower in the war later, and how can he fight for a "loyal" vassal like him.

Unfortunately, the Duke of Swabia's desire for personal revenge may not be realized.

When the results of the Battle of Arnhem came out, the commanders of East and West Francia realized the seriousness of the problem, and they all thought that the Kingdom of Lotharingia was already at the end of its strength and could only rely on important fortresses to hold on, but they did not expect that the Dutch duke still had room to dare to fight the main force of the East Frankish Kingdom head-on.

As soon as he learned of the battle report, the Duke of Bavaria, the commander of the East Frankish Kingdom, immediately abandoned his plan to besiege Aachen and bypassed the fortified Aachen and went straight to the Arnhem region.

As for the Kingdom of West Francia, it was actually similar, except for a small number of troops still besieging the fortified Antwerp, and the remaining main force chose to attack the Dutch principality.

Both sides have the same intention, which is to destroy the last living force of the Kingdom of Lotharingia and end the war.

It was precisely because the kingdoms of East and West Francia chose so quickly and decisively that Otto managed to escape after the defeat.

It was not that the Duchess duke was kind enough not to pursue him, but that he learned of the attack of the other two armies.

At the beginning of May, again in Arnhem, this time in the hills south of Arnhem, the army of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, under the personal command of the Duke of the Netherlands, engaged in a fierce battle with the army of the Kingdom of East Francia.

The Dukes had nearly 40,000 soldiers on their side, and the East Frankish side had about the same number of troops. Although the number of mobilized troops in the Kingdom of East Francia before the war had reached 80,000, the number of troops left in the hands of the Duke of Bavaria was not much due to the long-term offensive and the division of troops to occupy the main routes.

The most important reason was the defeat of the Duke of Swabia, which led to him having to divide an army of nearly 10,000 to help his younger brother fill the hole. Otherwise, the nobles in the northeastern part of the Kingdom of Lotharingia would not be so obedient.

The second battle of Arnhem lasted three days, and the two sides were evenly matched.

In the end, the Duke, under the pressure of the attack of the West Frankish kingdom on his territory, chose to withdraw after leaving three or four thousand casualties at the meeting.

This retreat also basically announced the end of the Kingdom of Lotharingia.

For the only remaining territory of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, East and West Francia reached a rare tacit understanding, and the two sides released their previous suspicions and jointly attacked the Dutch principality.

In the face of attacks from both sides, the Dukes of the Netherlands were powerless to resist, and after the most important fortress in the Hague area was breached, the Dukes of the Netherlands sent a letter of surrender to formally surrender to the two kingdoms.

The Dukes who surrendered, in fact, were treated quite well, because of the previous two battles of Arnhem, which proved their strength and loyalty, the kingdoms of East and West Francia wanted to win him over, and he went from a captive who surrendered to a guest of honor on both sides.

As for the little king of Lotharingia, Hug and his brothers and sisters, since they are all members of the Carolingian family, after losing the throne, there is no problem in the life of wealth.

Hugue, from the status of King of Lotharingia, transformed into the Duke of Baal.

The kingdom of Lotharingia has been conquered and Huge has abdicated, so the ownership of the throne has become the focus of the open and secret struggle between the East and West Frankish kingdoms.

In this kind of battle, the commanders of both sides are a little unqualified.

King Charles of West Francia and King Louis of East Francia personally arrived in Holland to discuss the throne of the Kingdom of Lotharingia.

Both sides, which have just gone through a major war, do not want to solve problems by means of war. The main reason is that the strength of the two sides is equal, and there is no way to distinguish the winner in the short term.

Otto didn't care if the two kings would meet and Mars would collide with the Earth and a larger war would break out.

Historically, the two sides would sign the famous Treaty of Melson, in which the Kingdom of Lotharingia would no longer exist, and the Kingdom of East and West Francia would divide up its territory.

Now, all the news is just a smoke bomb released by both sides for negotiations. In order to obtain more bargaining chips for themselves at the negotiating table.

Even though the nobles below looked a little misfired, Otto still knew that there was no possibility of war between the two sides.

You know, the Carolingian family, in addition to the two Franks, now has an Italian king on the side.

Although the Carolingian king of Italy was so busy expanding into southern Italy that he had not come to the feast of the kingdom of Lotharingia.

But who can guarantee that once a war broke out between the kingdoms of East and West Francia, the Italian king would really not intervene.

Otto is now on the move every day for the benefit of the post-war period.

"Lord Duke, you have to believe me, we will definitely not be able to fight with West Francia, now is the right time for the expansion of the Duchy of Swabia, my suggestion is to swallow the entire region of Alemania."

Otto persuaded the Swabian duke to start grabbing the territory, because in this war, many nobles on both sides were killed, and naturally, a lot of territory will be vacated.

These territories will basically be left as a reward to the nobles with military merits, as long as the Duke of Swabia gets these territories in his hands before the reward, then the owner of the new territory will naturally become a vassal of the Duke of Swabia, and his influence and influence will naturally expand.

"Wouldn't it be bad at this time?" The Duke of Swabia was a little moved, but deep down he was also a little scared.

Otto's eyes signaled, and the Count of Ansbach on the side also persuaded him.

"Lord Duke, make a move when it's time to do it, don't hesitate. If you don't do it, will your brothers make the same choice as you?

Lord Duke, don't forget that this time the Duchy has suffered heavy losses in this war, if the strength is not replenished..."

Before the Count of Ansbach could finish his words, the Duke of Swabia suddenly woke up.

Yes, the total income is so much, if you don't start early, the meat will be eaten.

"Okay, then listen to you, we'll send troops to take over those territories."

Hearing this, many of the nobles in the camp began to praise the wisdom of the Duke of Swabia, and their hearts were very excited.

The Duke of Swabia ate meat, and they, the nobles below, also had soup to drink.

Otto and the Count of Ansbach looked at each other and smiled, all without saying a word.

Otto's prediction was correct, and just as the army of the Duchy of Swabia was the first to start enclosing the territory, news of the signing of a treaty between King Charles of West Francia and King Louis of East Francia came out.

The fresh Treaty of Melson was released, and the tense confrontation between the two sides, from the nobles to the soldiers, was gone.

The treaty states:

The northern part of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, the elite region dominated by the lowlands, will be divided equally between the Kingdom of East Francia and the Central Region, and the southern part will be divided equally between the Kingdom of West Francia, with Lyon as the boundary, including Provence.