"The most terrible thing has happened. Aachen! It has been captured by the Normans. Everything is over! Everything is over..."

Hatega tried his best to stay calm, which he could do with his qualifications.

He jumped out of the carriage and approached the count with a wooden stick, forcing the noble Count Eberhard to dismount hurriedly to greet him.

Just three or two sentences of negotiation have already explained the situation.

"The king's city is occupied by barbarians? This is our shame! No, I have to attack with the whole army!" The hurried earl looked left and right, and casually ordered his soldiers: "Go quickly! Order the men who have assembled to ride on horseback immediately, don't do it!"

One person was missed."

The cavalryman who received the order whipped his horse whip violently, and the horse's hooves flew away in endless dirt.

"You don't need to be in such a hurry," the serious Hartega said again.

"Why! That is the king's city, Charlemagne's city. How can I not be anxious, I want to avenge the king. Besides, Charlemagne rests there."

"Do you have many soldiers? Can you really win with a small number of troops charging into the city?"

This is an important issue. The passionate Eberhard no longer cares about it. He beat his chest hard: "This is my duty. I happen to have a team on hand. I was on standby by the king's order. Now it is the closest to Aachen.

The army is me, and I would rather disobey orders and rush to the aid of Aachen, even if I die in battle. Let’s go! God supports the just act.”

Having said that, the count turned around, mounted his horse, and rode away again.

Hartgar stood there. He could not persuade the Earl of Lichgau, and he was not qualified to do so based on the current situation. For ordinary priests, they often joined the army to attack the Normans because of their fanatical belief. Really?

Having seen the terror of those special Normans, Hartgar was willing to stay in the town of Jili.

As Earl Eberhard said, he is indeed going all out to rectify the existing troops.

All young and middle-aged men who could ride a horse were gathered together, and all the horses that could be found were led out. Even some horses that were used for pulling and milling could not be wasted, so the pack horses were arranged to pull flatbed carts to transport some infantry.

Nothing is more important than speed these days.

Eberhard calmed down a little. Considering that the enemy had a lot of troops, he had to spend the necessary time to assemble his troops in order to have a higher chance of winning.

He spent the whole day gathering an army, and the time he spent produced remarkable results, because he really assembled an army of 1,500 people.

With 800 cavalry and 700 infantry, Julichgaard has never had such a strong armed force. Seeing the army he personally organized to attack, the count felt heroic.

The strength of the Frankish army lies in the cavalry team. The other forces they face are generally weak in the cavalry force tribe. Relying on the mobility that is stronger than the enemy, the Frankish army can carry out surprise attacks, and can use armored heavy cavalry as simple and rough as a mudslide.

Overwhelm the enemy's lines and trample the enemy into a lake with horseshoes.

Most of the eight hundred cavalry were light cavalry, and nearly 40% of the riders only had leather armor. The situation should not have been so miserable. It was precisely because there had been no war in the Frankish core area for thirty years that the old cloth armor's coarse cloth covering was damaged and the riveted armor was damaged.

The pieces have also rusted away, leaving only the extremely durable and wear-resistant hard cowhide that can still be used.

Even so, Count Eberhard of Jülich, who had organized such a large force for the first time, was extremely excited.

"Rescue Aachen! Defend the faith! Fight against the barbarians!"

The soldiers chanted such slogans, which was the fundamental reason why the count could assemble such a large army.

The people of Ulich are fighting for greater morality. They are pure Franks. Charlemagne is the greatest king in their minds. Any behavior that humiliates Charlemagne will cause these people to be furious.

join the army.
Chapter completed!