On the banks of the Rhine, on a snowy field on the outskirts of Vienna. 8ｗ`ｗ=ｗ-．=

The thrilling decisive battle has been going on all day, and the heavy snow on the ground has been trampled into a snow shell by the samurai of various races who shuttle non-stop, and even in some of the fiercest places of the fierce fighting, the blood has turned the snow into muddy muddy water, and in the reflection of the setting sun, there is a strange red light.

Driven out of their homeland, faced with the choice of survival or not, tens of thousands of Saracens and Bavarians really tried their best, almost everyone forged ahead, fought to the death, and even suffered an axe, a hole in their stomachs, their arms were cut off by a tomahawk, and their legs were unloaded Barbarian warriors still roared and fought non-stop, and the rudimentary guns and axes hit the shield with the sound of Ang Duang non-stop.

On the other hand, the warriors of the Frankish armies were also highly motivated.

This era was the greatest social change in the early Middle Ages, and the nearly equal tribal membership of the original Germanic primitive communes became more and more differentiated, and the upper nobility occupied a large amount of land resources, and with each internal conflict, or the spoils of war or the reward of the king, the aristocracy became richer and richer.

The status of clan slaves rose slightly, and with the spread of Christianity, nobles often freed slaves, and in order to encourage enthusiasm, nobles often tempted slaves with freedom, but the situation of the freedfolk warriors, who formed the original backbone of the army, deteriorated.

A large number of freedmen who were tormented by frequent wars went bankrupt and had to sell their poor land, and became hired farmers under the command of the aristocracy, and were severely exploited all year round, which will be a great change in European society that lasted for two centuries, and more than two hundred years later, when the Holy Roman Empire was formally established, the free man class would almost disappear completely, and some were the serf class that was integrated with slaves under the typical feudal system in the Middle Ages, and this dark but stable social form lasted for more than a thousand years. It will not be until the time of the bourgeois revolution that the next upheaval will be brought about in society.

Although these Frankish warriors may not have this long-term vision, they also feel the imminent pressure of survival, if they do not take advantage of this great expansion opportunity to make military achievements and become nobles, then they may not have a chance for more than a thousand years, so the Frankish army is also particularly fearless of death. _>__ bar>w'w-w·. -

Moreover, the Franks not only accepted the sophisticated equipment of the Great Min, but also accepted the advanced military system of the Great Min.

Although the Germanic barbarians overthrew the Western Roman Empire, in fact, regardless of the degree of civilization or technical system, the Germanic states in the early and middle Middle Ages were far inferior to ancient Rome.

Today's Saracen-Harwa coalition army is this typical medieval tactic, once the war starts without leaving reserves, the whole army attacks, the heavy infantry with axes is hard to maintain the shield array scattered after a slight impact, each part of the battle is separated, the front desperately squeezes the enemy, the rear army can not catch the enemy, but it is still squeezed into a stinky sweat, the strength is not less, but it is useless.

At this time, the Frankish army was much more organized, eighteen legions of six and six took turns to attack, after breaking through the enemy's heavy infantry array with a pig-nose formation, they quickly fought with a team tearing wounds, and there were enough gaps between the legions that went out to fight, and they were exchanged every half an hour, and the fresh army gradually occupied the battlefield from the back of the head, and the tired legions retreated back to repair.

The bloody battle of this scale has been carried out to the full sunset, tens of thousands of corpses have been left in the snowfield, and it is very laborious to wield a two-handed axe of more than ten pounds, many of the arms of the Saracen coalition are shaking, and the soldiers of the Frankish army are also out of breath, as if the decisive battle has entered the final stalemate.

But as if turning a blind eye to the embarrassment of the decisive battle, at this time, the Frankish king Peping actually took out the liquor and drank a glass with Wang Xuance with a smile, and then the very Chinese cup was thrown as a number, and the precious glass cup from Damin drew a dazzling light in the sunset, and then fell heavily to the ground, crisply cracked into pieces.

The next moment, it seemed that the earth trembled.

It is no wonder that the French knights were the most famous in the next few hundred years, the heavy warm-blooded horses bred by the Franks were generally more than one meter four at the shoulder, and the heaviest could reach one ton, and the elite cavalry was also equipped with the elite heavy armor made by Damascus, especially at this time they had two more magic weapons for victory that the Great Min taught them. 8ｗ-ｗ`ｗ-．=

Stirrups with Takahashi saddle!

China is the earliest Ming stirrup area, the era of heavy cavalry in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the stirrup has become one of the standard equipment of the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the stirrup in the West According to archaeological research, it was the Harwa people who were attacked by the Frankish army in front of them to the West.

Today, the Great Min is supplied to the Franks on a large scale, more than 200 years earlier than in history.

There is nothing more practical than the stirrup, there is indeed an equestrian master with his legs between his legs and a war horse can also walk on the ground, but down-to-earth and feet volley are definitely two feelings, with the stirrup to borrow, the knight is simply like a tiger with wings.

The Takahashi saddle is an artifact of the heavy cavalry, this kind of saddle firmly fixes the knight on the back of the war horse, and the knight can exert all the explosive power when engaged.

So such a scene appeared on the banks of the Danube, in the eyes of the Saracen heavy infantry, who had been fighting fiercely for a whole day, and such a desperate scene appeared.

Behind the hidden banners of the Franks, two steel monsters of more than 10,000 people suddenly rushed out from the two wings, and the knights with more than a ton of war horses wrapped in steel all over their bodies trampled on the snow they had pressed and explained, and rushed fiercely towards the fragile wings, and then the group of comrades actually flew alive, and finally came to their own faces, smearing their world into a bloody ......

This war report is estimated to have been written by Wang Xuance after the war, and with his writing, the battlefield was almost vividly reproduced in front of Li Jie, Wu Meiniang, and Anna, as if reading a flesh-and-blood story, the three of them were slow from beginning to end, and after a while, Li Jie nodded with emotion.

"It's really time to do it!"

The annihilation of the remnants of the Saracens and Bavarians was only the last part of the expansion of the Frankish kingdom, and the Kharvas, who could fight with them, were an important part of the Huns, who had wreaked havoc in the Balkans forty years ago and were defeated under the city of Constantinople.

Although they got together with Constantine IV, they had the flowers and rivers of the Balkan Peninsula to rob at will, but the vast Pannonian Plain of Eastern Europe was the homeland where the Huns relied on to survive and graze, and the best result was that 100,000 Huns were transferred out of Constantinople from then on, and the Hungarians who went north to fight a decisive battle with the Franks in later generations could take the opportunity to clean up the empty Constantinople, even if some of them were transferred or disturbed the military morale of the Huns, it was still a powerful aid to the Great Min.

However, after reading the battle report, Wu Meiniang became worried and shook her head worriedly.

"Lang Jun, is Da Min's aid to the Franks too much? The Franks are already brave, and have such excellent horse breeds, coupled with the strategy and tactics of my Damin, now they are allies with my Damin, and once the Eastern Roman Empire borders on it in the future, the Franks will become a serious border trouble for my Damin, and maybe they will make a wedding dress for others! ”

Wu Meiniang's worries are not unreasonable, didn't the Western Jin Dynasty support the Southern Xiongnu as a barrier for the Jin Dynasty in the north? As a result, during the chaos of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Northern Xiongnu were the first to enter the Central Plains, which led to the Wuhu Rebellion for more than 200 years.

However, when it came to this question, Anna smiled easily and explained to Wu Meiniang playfully.

"Sister don't worry about this, the Franks have a tradition of separation, and the culture of the Franks is too shallow, conquering a vast territory, but they can't digest it, after using this group of barbarians, it is okay to provoke their many heirs to fight, as long as the old fox of the Frankish king Peping dies, Jesus can't let the Franks continue to unite into a country!"

"I'm afraid Lang Jun has already made up his mind!"

In the end, Anna also slapped Li Jie a little on the back, but the effect was that the martial artist glanced at Li Jie with vinegar again.

has been a king for many years, and his cheeks have long been practiced as shields, Wu Meiniang's white eyes are directly regarded as invisible, and after pinching Wang Xuance's military situation and reading it again, Li Jie's face suddenly became serious.

"Zhao'er, instruct Feng Pavilion to inform the important ministers that tomorrow's court meeting will be held in advance! Anna, tomorrow the court will be attended by your Roman senators! ”

Before the New Year, the major state affairs of Damin are generally not dealt with at this time, and they generally have to be delayed after the New Year, and suddenly a court meeting will be held in advance, obviously Li Jie has made a decision in his heart to start doing certain things, and at the same time, his heart is awe-inspiring, Anna and Wu Meiniang suddenly stood up and replied solemnly.

"Yes!"

In the early morning of the next day, staring at the cold wind early in the morning, the courtiers were already waiting outside the Danfeng Gate of the Taixifeng Palace at five o'clock in the morning, the prime ministers were responsible for the roll call, and the ministers were whispering about why the King of Min wanted to hold a great court meeting a day in advance, and what major national policies should be implemented?

On the other side, more than 100 elders of the Minyuan Senate are a little angry and unenergetic, they are used to going to work after nine o'clock in a lazy manner, and the sudden arrival of the court will make everyone quite uncomfortable.

Chenshi, Dengwen drums, the spectacular nine-story gate of Taixi Feng Palace opened almost at the same time, after searching, the ministers under the guidance of the prime minister rushed in, entered the newly built, magnificent and huge palace of the King of Min.

Unlike in the past, it was impossible for the ministers to wait for a while, and at this time, Li Jie was already waiting in the court, which made the ministers feel a little uncomfortable.

After three bows and nine bows, the minister sat on the futons on both sides of the hall, but at this time, Li Jie was the first to speak out unusually and excitedly.

"The first year has been used for nine years, it has reached the extreme, in the spring of the next year, the widow intends to change the year name, next year, when the first year of Mingfeng!"