The northern barbarians and heretics in the mouth of Count Ansbach were undoubtedly the more active Nordic Vikings of this period.

The Vikings began to raid the south from a very early age, and the coastal areas of Western Europe were tormented.

However, with the rise of the Frankish kingdom, the good days when the Vikings could easily plunder with agility and personal prowess are gone.

Against a small number of Vikings, a well-equipped professional knight with a squire and a small standing guard can easily eliminate them.

Although the Vikings are brave and seem to be like Odin in various heroic epics, the fact is that these people are only flesh and blood, not invulnerable, and when facing knights who have also received military training since childhood and are better equipped than them, they often only have the fate of holding their heads.

Failing to penetrate enemy armor sounds like a joke, but it's true that Vikings are the norm in the face of knights.

After all, the real equipment gap is not something that can be made up by a little bravery.

When the Vikings shine again, it will be at the end of the Carolingian dynasty, which is not too far away.

It's just that the current Vikings, who had been ruthlessly educated by the Frankish knights during Charlemagne's time, have now learned to be low-key and will not rob in the territory of the Franks.

And so England, Ireland and Iberia, and the people of the Baltic coast, were afflicted.

The English in particular, although England faced Viking invasion at this time in history, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom still ruled England.

But now, the current southeast of England, the Kingdom of East Anglia, has been extinct for more than ten years, and in the territory of the Kingdom of East Anglia, there have been several small states established by the Vikings, and now they are gradually encroaching on the territory of the Kingdom of Mercia and the Kingdom of Wessex.

These two kingdoms of England have long since put aside their previous suspicions and joined forces to invade the Vikings, but most of the time on the battlefield, they are no match for the Vikings.

They also appealed to the Kingdom of West Francia for help, but in the face of the English Channel, the Kingdom of West Francia chose to stand by in view of the poor naval situation of the Kingdom of West Francia.

When continuing to fight with the English, the Vikings did not forget to loot everywhere, and all kinds of things after the robbery needed a place to sell the stolen goods, and the Zeeland region in the lowlands became a window for the Vikings to sell the stolen goods.

There are many things that cannot be grabbed by looting alone, such as weapons and armor, and many of the things that are looted also need to be exchanged for useful supplies.

But even the merchants were reluctant to do business with the Vikings, for fear that this group of barbarians would not be satisfied with one of them and rob them directly. At this time, the only one who could deal with the Vikings was the Frankish kingdom, which they did not dare to provoke.

Due to the previous unhappiness between the two sides, most of the Frankish nobles did not welcome the Vikings, and the Dukes of the Netherlands at this time took the lead in offering to act as an intermediary, so that the Vikings had a channel to sell the stolen goods.

As a result, the lowlands are now rich and prosperous.

This prosperity came entirely from the various things that the Vikings had looted and their need for supplies.

Otherwise, the Dukes of Holland would not have become the most powerful duke in the kingdom of Lotharingia.

After seeing the Duke's fortune, I don't know how many nobles are blushing, and now that the Kingdom of Lotharingia has disappeared, the Dukes of the Netherlands have no protection from Lothair II, so they naturally have to give up a lot of benefits.

Therefore, many nobles want to obtain a territory in the lowlands, not at all to value the value generated by the lowland territories, but to get a piece of the stolen goods network.

After hearing this, Otto regretted that he was in a hurry to sell two baronies in the lowlands, otherwise this lucrative business would have to be divided into some money.

No wonder the Earl of Ansbach didn't talk about the value of the territory of the lowlands at that time, and he said that he was happy after exchanging territories with him, it turned out that there was still this relationship.

But thinking about how many people want to share this cake, Otto feels that if he loses it, he will lose it, anyway, he is not so short of money, and building a good Allgao collar and periphery is better than anything else.

By the way, it seems that Neuchâtel, who originally said he was going to give himself, gave it to the Grodunnin family?

This Duke of Swabia is really interesting, so it is time to go back and plot and get both Bern and Neuchâtel.

Until then, we have to arrange the affairs of Nahuel Territory.

"It's great that the Sighards are willing to underwrite the goods of the Allgao collar, and I am worried that there are too few caravans in the territory to sell the goods. With the help of the Sighard family, it really solved a heart problem for me. ”

Otto smiled and responded to Count Ansbach's request and put forward his own ideas.

"As for this Nahuel territory, it is really far away from Aargau, which is not conducive to management, and you also need a lot of help from your family, see if there are any nobles you want, in exchange for conditions, just land closer to Aargau, it's really not good, and the Duchy of Bavaria can also be."

Since Otto was willing to give him the raffite for underwriting, the Count of Ansbach naturally agreed to Otto's request to help him find a good buyer for Navelling.

This matter seems to be troublesome, but in fact, not only can you get Otto's favor, but once the transaction is completed, you can also get a "thank you fee", and you will not lose money.

Since he was ready to go to Nahuel, Otto didn't bother to go to Nahuel, so he casually sent a family knight to take care of it, and went to Baden with his army, preparing to pick up his wife Sophie, go to the family territory in Swabian to inspect it, and then go to Linz.

After the fall of the kingdom of Lotharingia, the remaining major event was nothing more than the death of two elderly Frankish kings. This is unlikely to change, both of them are so old, with medieval medical conditions, it is rare to live to the current age.

As long as Louis, the king of East Francia, dies, the kingdom of East Francia will inevitably be divided, and whether the Duke of Swabia will be able to reap the most benefits this time Otto is not sure.

But what Otto can be sure of is that the Duke of Swabia is the youngest, and it is very likely that he will live to the end, as in history, and naturally reunite the Carolingian kingdom again.

Therefore, it is necessary to prepare in advance around Austria now, and in the future, when the time is right, you will be able to take the opportunity to take charge of Austria.

Austria, that's the place to be!

Before coming to this war, Otto was just a small unknown baron, and with five hundred elite cavalry, he was not taken seriously.

After more than half a year, the war ended, Otto became an official count, and he was also well-known in the aristocratic circles of the Frankish Kingdom, and his opinions could also be respected by others, especially in the Duchy of Swabia, many nobles had noticed Otto's rising star.

The only pity is that of the five hundred soldiers brought from Allgau this time, only more than three hundred can follow Otto back.

Otto glanced at the nameless tombstones he had erected for the soldiers who had died in battle, sighed, and left Aachen with the soldiers.

belongs to his era, and this is officially the curtain.