Chapter 62 The Winning of the Duke of Franconia (read more)
Otto was not innocent, he was really grateful to Count Werner.
After winning the Battle of Nancy with Count Werner, Count Werner learned about the emptiness in southern Lotharingia by asking the captured Lotharingia nobles, so he decided to divide his troops and quickly sweep Lotharingia.
sub-southern region, cutting off the possibility of regrouping troops in the southern region of Lotharingia.
At this time, there were several barons under Count Werner, and even Werner's own vassals.
However, faced with this opportunity to gain military exploits for nothing, Count Werner did not rely on his status as a commander to keep Otto by his side and let his vassal baron reap the military exploits, taking all the credit into his own hands.
, but gave Otto the opportunity to attack south.
At that time, the reason given by Count Werner was that Otto had previously been responsible for the task of luring the enemy deep. The task was dangerous and Otto's troops suffered heavy losses. Otto was the first to win the battle of Nancy, so the rest was easy.
The task was left to Otto.
Of course, another reason is that most of the cavalry under Count Werner at that time were Otto's soldiers. It can be said that Otto's soldiers were also the most mobile. Let other barons command Otto from
Some of the cavalry brought by the territory are not suitable.
So, this task was handed over to Otto.
Otto didn't think too much at the time. In order to build his reputation, he would not be polite when he had the opportunity to gain military exploits. Naturally, he took over the task and led the army to charge. Werner was very considerate and dispatched the few remaining cavalry together.
Gave it to Otto.
But thinking about it afterwards, Otto felt that something was wrong. The reason Werner gave at the time seemed reasonable, but in fact there were many points that could be refuted. Otto was too young and had not fought many battles, which was enough to make Otto a
A certain baron's deputy.
In this way, the possible situation of being unable to command Otto's soldiers will no longer occur.
The fact that Werner did not do this proved that he may have deliberately asked Otto to gain military exploits. Whether Werner simply showed his kindness or asked for something else, Otto could only thank him. Otto is now
His military exploits were indeed given by the other party.
However, listening to what Werner said now, it seemed that it was not Werner who really wanted to reward him with military exploits, but the Duke of Franconia.
The Duke the other party mentioned could only be the Duke of Franconia.
But Otto had never had any interaction with the Duke of Franconia before, and Alajolf had always been just a small vassal in Swabia. How could He De win the attention of the Duke of Franconia? Otto couldn't help but think of meeting him.
Could it be that the scene with King Louis was caused by Crossbow again?
This crossbow is really a bad thing! I should have known better than to make it.
Thinking of all the bad things that had happened since the crossbow came out, Otto felt a little regretful, cursed secretly in his heart, but asked calmly and calmly on the surface.
"In that case, I am probably receiving such a generous reward this time thanks to the help of Duke Louis. However, I am a low-key man and the Habsburg family is also very weak. I don't know if there is anything I can do to help the Duke. Louis
The Duke is so kind to me, I really don’t know how to repay him.”
Count Werner smiled and did not answer directly.
"Maybe it's just that the Duke is interested in you. By the way, are you free now? If you don't mind, the Duke would like to talk to you."
Now that he could see the real owner, Otto stopped asking further questions and followed Count Werner to a secluded place.
The Duke of Franconia has been waiting here for a long time.
"Your Excellency the Duke." Otto saluted respectfully.
"Count Otto, congratulations. It is rare for such a young man to become a count based on his own abilities. It is rare in the Frankish Kingdom. He is such a rare talent." The Duke of Franconia looked at Otto with a smile, looking very kind.
Before he could figure out what the other party wanted to do, Otto could only say a few polite words, saying that thanks to His Majesty the King's wise leadership and the good command of the several Dukes, he was especially grateful to the Duke of Franconia for his care.
After the pleasantries, we got down to business.
As the two people continued to communicate, Otto suddenly realized that it turned out that the Duke of Franconia valued not him, but his marriage partners and allies, the Sighard family.
The reason why they value the Sighard family is also very simple, because Sighard actually has a lot of influence in the Principality of Saxony.
This point comes from the marriage relationship between the Sighard family and many nobles of the Principality of Saxony.
The Duke of Franconia took care of Otto on the battlefield this time in order to show his goodwill to the Sighard family and to use the influence of the Sighard family in the Saxony region to control the Saxony region.
Although he understood the reason, Otto was even more confused. It was true that the Sighard family had influence in the Saxony region, but the Principality of Saxony was previously in the hands of King Louis, and the Duke of Franconia had asked him before that.
Showing good intentions, could it be that the other party already knew that they would obtain the Principality of Saxony after this war?
The more Otto thought about it, the more he felt that the water here was very deep. Maybe the so-called nobles in Saxony did not listen to King Louis' orders, and there was the shadow of the Duke of Franconia behind them. After all, the Principality of Franconia was right next to Saxony.
Well, now that the Duke of Franconia has obtained the Principality of Saxony, there is no problem behind this. Otto does not believe it.
Because Otto's status and level were too low, he had only been relatively familiar with some situations around Allgäu and the Principality of Swabia. As for the power struggle at the kingdom and principality level, Otto had no understanding at all.
With Otto's current strength, he is not qualified to intervene in this kind of matter. The small splash caused by this level of power struggle may be a tsunami of annihilation for Otto.
Therefore, when Franconia offered to give Otto a fiefdom in Saxony and let Otto help manage the Principality of Saxony, Otto refused without hesitation.
"Thank you for your consideration, but as a vassal of the Duke of Swabia, it is really inappropriate for me to serve in the Principality of Saxony. If your Excellency can communicate with Duke Carl, and the Duke allows me to go to Saxony, then I will be very happy.
Serving the Duke."
The Duke of Franconia had a disappointed look on his face, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. He must have not expected Otto to refuse.
However, the Duke of Franconia was still restrained and managed a smile.
"With a vassal like Count Otto, my useless brother is really lucky.
I understand your concerns. Well, I will find an opportunity to talk to Karl about this matter, so let’s do this for today. However, if you change your mind anytime, you can contact me at any time, and the Duchy of Saxony will reserve an official position for you.
of.
By the way, I heard that not long after you got married, I happened to get a pretty good carriage this time, so I gave it to you as a wedding gift.
I hope that in the future, Count Otto can serve the kingdom as wholeheartedly as he did in this war."