Section 2 The Avars point their sword at France

The edge of the Kui's hoof is crawling, not avoiding the fire. The thorn bushes are flying and rolling, and the nets are not set up. There are huge crowds all over the world, and they are limping. The number is the age of the white horse, and the disaster has already been severe. Four unicorns are pulling out to restore me.

In the Yanhuang Kingdom, I was in decline and spread all over the rivers and lakes, and I had a swollen tongue towards people. I stabbed the remaining scenery, chewed and spat out the ink.

The winter between 565 and 566 was particularly cold. Heavy snow closed the mountains for more than five months in Central Europe, and traffic was severely hampered. Under such circumstances, the Franks, who were originally free and casual by nature, were busy running household chores without any awareness.

Faced with the huge threat from the east. The ability of nomadic people to endure extreme weather is much better than that of agricultural people. Boyan Khan seized the opportunity of the cold weather and quietly led his cavalry across the frozen Elbe River. The Frankish King

Siegbert did not expect that his allies would tear up the contract at this special time, but he had no choice. Since the enemy had already attacked, he had to rush to fight. As a result, due to lack of preparation, he fell into the enemy's trap. This war is in

French historical records state that the Avar wizards used magic to control the wind and rain, and the Franks lost their way and were in chaos. In fact, this writing method is similar to Zhuge Liang borrowing the east wind, which is simply impossible. The Avar people did not really change at that time.

It may be that they have a deeper understanding of the natural world. To put it simply, their weather forecasting methods are relatively advanced and they can predict the next climate change by observing astronomy. Therefore, in this war, the Franks also felt very

It was good to understand the power of the advanced military equipment brought by the Avars from Northeast Asia. Compared with the advanced military equipment of the Avars, the Franks still used traditional weapons, daggers and battle axes. In this era, especially with the Avars,

The Baers were already very uncomfortable in fighting, and their swings were extremely cumbersome. The Avars used spears, and at this time they were all equipped with iron horse stools. The cavalry could operate freely on horseback, and there was no need to worry about falling.

Or maybe fighting is inconvenient. The Franks are different. Their cavalry is not equipped with iron horse stools, so it is extremely unstable on horseback. In addition, they still use the short spears from before, which are suitable for throwing.

It is not suitable for fighting. When the Franks and the Abars were fighting, they could not even reach each other. The spears used by the two mothers were heavy spears four to five meters long. The disadvantage of this weapon was that it was too large.

It is too heavy to be held in the hand and can only be carried on the back. When fighting, you must let go of the reins and hold it with both hands. The attack methods are varied and powerful. Although this weapon is long and heavy, it is very easy to operate.

Flexible. It can even replace a shield, because it can block the arrows fired by the enemy by swinging it.

Moreover, the armor worn by the Avars cavalry was much harder than that worn by the Franks. The Avars held spears and wore hard armor, so the Avars generally did not use shields. Not long after, the Avars brought them from the east

These advanced military equipment were completely absorbed by the Byzantines, and they were still very popular even in Europe during the Napoleonic era. The Avars' steel helmets were also famous in Eastern Europe, and were the main protective equipment of the local army before the Mongolian period. In short, whether it was because of

Due to the weather or equipment, the Franks suffered a disastrous defeat in the face of the Avars' attack. Even the Frankish King Sigbert became a prisoner of the Avars, but she was quite clever and used her own invulnerability.

The Rotten Tongue persuaded Boyan Khan and exchanged a large amount of grain and livestock for his freedom. The Frankish King must have made a huge sacrifice in the era of famine for using so much material in exchange for his freedom. Just that year

14,000 French people starved to death. Fortunately, the Franks who were responsible for writing history also covered up this incident in their historical books.

Although King Siegbert of the Franks was frustrated on the battlefield, he was compensated in love. He married the Visigothic princess Bronhiltan who ruled Spain, which also marked the Franks' abandonment of the struggle for hegemony in Central Europe.

The plan shifted the strategic focus to the west. Due to the huge pressure from the Avars, Ebogut had to move the capital westward from Metz in the Rhine River Basin to Reims in the Seine River Basin. Merovingian

The dynasty's control over the Rhine Valley waned from then on. A few decades later, Arnulf, a great lord of Metz, became the bishop of the city. He used the power of the church to control Austrasia.

The military and political power of the old capital of the kingdom. He also formed a family relationship with Pepin, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Austrasia. The descendant of the marriage between Arnulf's son and Pepin's daughter later replaced the rule of the Decwin family.

The Carolingian family in France was the Carolingian family that later replaced the Decwin family in ruling France.

The rise of the Carolingian family and the loss of power of the original clan leaders, the Mulowin family, marked the official transformation of Europe from the slave society of the Roman era to the feudal society of the Middle Ages. However, every major historical transformation requires a series of accidental events.

Catalyst. But without the victory of Boyan Khan's attack on the Frankish Kingdom, the Carolingian family, which was not a Frankish dynasty at all, would not have had the opportunity to ascend to the throne of France. The Western Heaven of the Rouran people would have had a great impact on Europe.

One of its many impacts was to greatly accelerate the feudalization process in Europe. The news that Boyan Khan defeated Sigbert spread to various parts of Europe, and the whole of Europe was shocked. In history, the steppe empires that came from East Asia,

After developing to a certain scale, they will come to Europe and teach Europeans a lesson in their own way. At the same time, they are also leading the progress of Europeans. The most obvious thing is that they have brought advanced military weapons and equipment to Europe.

In fact, it is possible that Boyan Khan had no intention of crossing the Rhine and conquering the Franks before. Because after he won the victory, he stopped in time and reconciled with Higbert. This was probably also because more than 100 years ago, Atti

The historical lesson of La's failure to conquer Gaul made him wary of the Franks. After all, the current Abar people could not withstand such a major defeat. For them, after defeating the Franks, it was relatively safe to turn around and conquer the Danube River Basin in time.

A lot. However, if Boyan Khan could predict how the Franks would treat the descendants of the Avars in the future, maybe he would not be so merciful to these defeated generals now. Almost at the same time as the Avars artificially attacked the Frankish Kingdom

, Emperor Justin was not idle either. He helped the Gepids attack the Lombards and captured the city of Simion, which he had coveted for a long time. Alboin quickly launched a counterattack and defeated Cunimond.

surrounded the city of Simion. Justin did not want to see the Kingdom of Lombardy annexing the Kingdom of Gepids, so he sent troops to help the Gepids relieve the siege. However, Justin's wishful thinking still failed, and Cunimon

He went back on his word and refused to hand over the city to the Byzantines as agreed in advance. As a result, the Byzantine Empire, the Lombards and the Gepids all became enemies.

On his way to withdraw his troops from the Rhine, Boyan Khan encountered congratulatory missions sent by Lombardy and Gepid. Both countries hoped to form an alliance with the Avars and start to destroy the other side. Boyan

After the Khan listened to their statements, he expressed no interest in either opinion and ignored the envoys from the two countries. The Gepid envoy left angrily, but the Lombard envoy braved the wind

Xue insisted on waiting for Boyan Khan to change his mind. In the end, the persistence of the Lombards moved Boyan Khan. It is also possible that they offered an even more irresistible offer, so the relationship between the Avars and the Lombard Kingdoms was established.

According to the alliance between the two parties, the Lombards must immediately pay 1/10 of their country's territory to the Avars as a deposit, and then the two countries will jointly attack the Kingdom of Gepid and score the country's property and population, but the land

All are owned by the Avars. Then the two sides are jointly attacking the Byzantine Empire, because the Byzantine Empire has been looking to curb the development of other nations and countries in Europe, and its relationship with the Turks, the mortal enemies of the Avars, is getting better and better. In fact, this

This alliance has established the subordinate status of the Lombards to the Avars. Boyan Khan even decided the fate of Europe in the next few centuries in an instant. The Gepids, who were once glorious, now have their home in Byzantium.

Between the third largest empire of Avar and Lombardy, the Gepid people today are really helpless and can only sit and wait for destruction. 122 years after the collapse of the Huns Empire, Boyan Khan immediately made a plan for

Attila's descendants took revenge.

Cunimund heard that the coalition forces of Avars and Lombardy were advancing towards his country, and he had a premonition that the end was coming. Now he could not count on the help of the Byzantines, so he had to bite the bullet and lead his own soldiers and civilians to fight against the enemy alone.

. He also learned the traditional strategy. No matter which way he came, I only went all the way. The Gepids first faced their old rivals, the Lombards, and after defeating the Lombards, they then went to face the Avars. At the Gepids

When Gepid and the Lombards were inextricably killed, Boyan Khan arrived with his army and gave Gepid's army a fatal blow from behind in time. Alboin personally beheaded Cunimund.

level, and then made his skull into a gold-plated wine vessel according to the tradition of the nomads. For the nomads in Asia and Europe, this tradition is not an insult to the deceased, but on the contrary, it is indeed an appreciation of his ability. Because

The victors believed that if they drank from this terrible vessel, the extraordinary wisdom of the deceased would enter their bodies. Alboin finally got the Princess Rosamond he dreamed of, although he had already been with a Frank

The princess was married, but for the Lombards at this time, polygamy was nothing more than normal. Albert should look like a winner, holding Rosamund in one hand and holding Cuni in the other.

Mond's skull made a wine cup, and he also wanted to use the wealth and beauties of the Gepid Kingdom. He had become the co-king of the Lombardy and Gepid nations.

But Boyan Khan was even happier than Alboyn, because he could make a huge profit from this war deal. He easily obtained most of the land of the Kingdom of Gepid with almost no effort. However, that

The Byzantine general Ponus, who had always been hostile to the Avars, also took the opportunity to make a fortune. With the assistance of several Gepid nobles, he seized the city of Simeon, the capital of Gepid. Boyan Khan's attack on the Byzantine generals

He was so angry about this behavior that he vowed to make the Byzantine Empire punished, and immediately.

Life insights: Everyone longs for success. Everyone hopes that God can give him the best in this life. No one likes to crawl and linger in mediocrity. No one likes to feel like "second-class", nor does he want to

Forced to feel "second best".

There is a saying in the West, "Confidence can move mountains", which is often talked about by successful people in various industries.

There is nothing mysterious or miraculous about the power of confidence. Here's what confidence does: It's an attitude of "I'm sure I can" that generates strength, skill, and the necessary energy. When you believe "I can

When you do it, the problem of "how to do it" will be solved naturally.

I believe that many young people hope to enjoy the success of being at the top one day. However, most of these young people have no confidence that they can reach the top. Therefore, they really cannot reach the top. On the contrary, because

They believe that it is "impossible" to climb to the top, and they cannot discover the steps to reach higher goals. In this way, their behavior remains at the stage of ordinary people.

However, a small number of these young people truly believe that they will succeed. They are committed to the work they are doing with the attitude of "I want to reach the top" and have strong confidence in it. So, ten years later, they really are successful.

reached the "peak status".

Once they begin to believe that they will succeed, they will begin to study and observe the responsibilities and behaviors of senior managers who are senior to them, continue to learn how successful people solve problems and make decisions, and also pay attention to the attitudes of successful people.

As long as you truly believe that you can move a mountain, then you can really do it. But how many people really believe that you can move a mountain? Maybe on some occasions, you will hear someone say this: "Light

Thinking that you can move the mountain just by saying, 'Mountain, move it!' is simply impossible! This is absurd and superstitious."

People who think this way are undoubtedly confusing "confidence" and "taken for granted". Indeed, you cannot move a mountain with your imagination, nor can you be promoted by your imagination, nor can you live in a luxury house or enter a hotel in an instant.

People are in a high-income class. However, you can move a mountain with faith. You can win success by "believing that I can succeed."

Only those who believe they can "can" will think of "how to do it". Successful people understand: confidence, strong confidence can drive the mind to come up with methods and steps. "Believe that you can succeed" will win the trust of others

.

People without vision can only see what is in front of them, what is tangible, and what is at hand; while people with vision have the whole world in their hearts. Vision has nothing to do with a person's occupation, identity, or status. The poorest people in the world are not

A penniless person is a person without vision.

Foresight can predict your future. People who lack foresight may be stunned by the future that awaits them. Unprepared changes often leave them wondering how to deal with changes. Life is full of opportunities, but people who lack foresight often fail to seize them.

these opportunities.

Vision gives people the spark of creativity and makes it possible to achieve success. This is how successful people achieve success. Olympic gold medalists can't just rely on sports skills, but also rely on the huge driving force of vision; the same goes for business tycoons. Vision is to push people forward.

With the realization of this dream, you will understand what are the elements of success. Without vision, there will be no target to aim and shoot in life, and there will be no more lofty mission to give you purpose and hope; when you have lofty ideals

, you will create great achievements.

Only those who believe they can "can" will think of "how to do it". Successful people understand: confidence, strong confidence can drive the mind to come up with reasons, means and steps. "Believing that you can succeed" will win the trust of others

.

The difference between people is not how much time they have, but how they use it. The achievements of most outstanding people are achieved in the time wasted by others. To achieve success in life, although the time available to us is limited

, however, it’s not that there’s not enough time, it’s that we don’t know how to use it effectively.

Rybakov said: "Time is a constant. But for those who are diligent, it is a variable. People who use minutes to calculate time have 59 times more time than those who use 'hours' to calculate." To make full use of it.

Time, to ensure not to waste time, the most important thing is to seize the moment.

The average person may maintain different views on time in different environments, different ages, and different moods. These views are often contradictory. When a person has too many things to take care of, he always feels "

"I don't have enough time to control"; however, when an individual has nothing to do, he feels "I don't know how to kill time". It can be seen that the average person's attitude towards time is extremely subjective.

People who regard time as their enemy often regard time as the object of transcendence and attack. Such people often set time limits that are difficult to complete in order to "break records" or "refresh records." For example, some people drive to work and like to look for

Shortcuts are taken in order to create records; for such people, the little time saved seems to be saved.

There are also people who feel "victory" because they arrive early and feel "frustration" because they are late when they arrive at an appointed time. This feeling of "victory" or "frustration" is caused by the time, not the time.

It is caused by the consequences of time. For example, some people will feel frustrated because they are a minute or two late for a date. Although the other party does not think there is anything wrong, they have lost a battle with time.

Feeling frustrated by the battle.

People who regard time as a mysterious thing usually think that time is inscrutable. Their attitude towards time is very similar to their attitude towards their own bodies. Unless they wait for their gastrointestinal problems, they will not realize the existence of their intestines or stomach.

The importance of the stomach. Likewise, children will not realize the existence or importance of time until their use of time is restricted.

People who regard time as a mysterious thing can concentrate on their work because they ignore the various restrictions imposed by time. This is not a bad thing. However, time is stingy to most people unless they truly understand

To this stinginess, otherwise they will not be able to allocate their time properly.

Charles Cafield, associate professor at the Medical College of California in San Francisco, leads a "Successful Career" research center. He has studied 1,500 outstanding achievers in all walks of life. He found that these people each have their own specialties, but there are also some

Commonalities: For example, efficient work is one of their most obvious commonalities. This characteristic is likely to be mastered by everyone the day after tomorrow.

This does not mean that everyone can become a company manager or an Olympic champion, but it does mean that it is possible for all of us to make better use of our time and achieve our desired goals in ten years.
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