king of ros

Chapter 551 Conquering the Holy Land
After the attack on the governor's palace, Jerusalem went into a military emergency. Crusaders arrested all suspicious people throughout the city, and they were even arrested and tortured just because someone was wearing a black robe.

What happened in the Governor's Palace was also restored from the dictation and deduction of the survivors and the parties (Godfrey) afterwards.

These men in black robes entered through an unknown secret passage in the basement of the palace. Since the Crusaders killed all the defenders of the palace in the previous battle to conquer the palace, this secret was not discovered.

The action of these men in black robes was very professional. After they dealt with the knights and soldiers who might threaten them in an orderly manner, they launched an attack on the place where the guardian of the holy tomb was located. Although Godfrey bravely resisted to the last moment, he still killed Killed a man in black robe, but was still knocked out and tied up.

It's just that when these people were planning to transport Godfrey away, the arrival of the two Ross people disrupted their plans. For this reason, they sent the main force to the hall to fight, and bought time for them to go to the basement.

But then the way to the basement was blocked by crusader knights pouring in like a tide. They didn't expect someone to rush in regardless of the battle in the hall. Ray's place, and just stopped to discuss how to deal with Godfrey, the two Rurik princes rushed in with a large group of crusader knights.

At that time, the man in black who had just put Godfrey down subconsciously planned to wipe the neck of the guardian of the holy tomb with a dagger, but then Volorida directly threw the sword over, as for the other person who was thrown over The dagger pierced through the head.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. If any link was slowed down by a second or two, the current effect would not be possible. If the old man in the mountain did not decide to change the assassination to a prisoner, and if the Ross people did not decide to go to the governor's palace, If the Crusaders hadn't just rushed into the corridor...everything would have changed dramatically, which made everyone who knew the cause and effect of this incident sigh that this must be God's protection.

The secret passage was destroyed after the Crusaders explored it, which later sparked a movement to find the secret passage in Jerusalem, and the palace was abandoned at the same time.

Later, at the suggestion of the Ross people, the Crusaders planned to transform this place into a relic exhibition hall to preserve a series of precious items left by the jihad.

As for the headquarters of the Crusaders, it was relocated to the Asak Mosque. This mosque has been confirmed to have no secret passages, and now it has been largely remodeled and can be used just right.

None of the men in black robes was alive, and even the captives seized the opportunity to commit suicide by taking poison. This made Vasiliko severely whip the careless knight, and the one who was finally caught was gone. This is so infuriating .

It was not until a year later that the Crusaders knew that these people were the Feidai (death squads) sent by Nichali, but in the future they had a more famous name, that is Assassin.

These fanatical assassins had received orders from the Fatimid Caliphate to destroy the leadership of the Crusaders, and after much research and gathering information, they discovered the opportunity, which is under the Governor's Palace where the Crusaders now serve as their headquarters. undiscovered secret passages.

For this purpose, the old man in the mountain assembled the most elite force in his hands, and the whole plan was carried out very carefully. First, he found out the activity time of the leaders of the Crusaders, and then calculated the raid on the day when only Godfrey was there.

They spend a lot of time for this, but hunters can afford and are willing to wait. Patience is essential if you want to hunt powerful prey.

Their goal is to capture Godfrey, and then make the scene more terrifying, such as pile up and distort the corpses of those knights and soldiers, creating everything like divine punishment.

Then he executed Godfrey in front of the crusaders when they confronted them, boasting everything as the power of Allah, which could deal a fatal blow to the crusaders.

The raid was successful, and the Assassin's elite quickly completed their mission. Everything was completed in just 10 minutes, but when the plot progressed to transport people away, two Ruths walked in.

Then there was this fierce battle. Although the Assassin's operation failed, such a big case in the hinterland of the Crusaders still made the Assassins famous. As for how the Crusaders knew these things, they were The abandoned documents were found a year later during a raid on an abandoned Assassin camp.

As a direct result of these documents, the Kingdom of Jerusalem decided to establish an intelligence organization dedicated to fighting assassins, and the name of this organization was the Foreigners Association.

Things continue back to the present. At that time, this attack that may have alarmed the entire Jerusalem, the first political impact it caused was not to retaliate against Muslims—there were not many Muslims in the city—— It was everyone's pressure on Raymond.

Everyone uses the kidnapping of Godfrey to point out how dangerous the Crusaders are currently facing. You Raymond still occupies an important fortress like the Tower of David and has not let go. How did the Holy War Kingdom be established? Come out, don't give everyone a headache.

Raymond has always been aloof and valued glory. When such a big hat was suppressed, he could only reluctantly give up the Tower of David in the end, allowing Godfrey the title of Guardian of the Holy Tomb to be truly implemented. The old count, who was in a good position, led the Toulouse army to leave Jerusalem.

However, what he actually did was to expand his territory to the coast of the Dead Sea, stationed on the Dead Sea, and still carried out the orders from Godfrey after his anger subsided.

After solving the problem from Raymond, Godfrey can finally command the Crusaders. Right now, the area occupied by the Kingdom of the Holy Land is still very limited. hands.

So the Guardian of the Holy Sepulchre started his actions, centering on the Holy City, he spread out all his troops and expanded in all directions, taking all the territory radiated by Jerusalem in his hands, and defending Jerusalem.

The lords of the Mu. S. Lin were quite slow in responding to the Crusaders. Even the massacre in Jerusalem could not unite them to fight against the Crusaders. These guys still went their own way and continued the struggle among them. Only the Sultan of Fatima Still care about that side, which creates a lot of room for the activities of the crusaders.

The Ross brothers are the happiest about this. Finally, the Crusaders are finally on the right track. This is so touching. The prosperity and development of the Holy War Kingdom is their mission here.

However, the Ross people did not leave the Holy Land after signing a trade agreement with the freshly-baked Jerusalem regime, because they will be needed in the next war, and the current holy war kingdom is still very unstable.

With the actions of the Crusaders, the territory of the Jihad Kingdom expanded like a blown balloon. It was difficult for the emirs who were fighting independently to fight against the orderly expansion and unified command of the Crusaders. They could only lose their territories.

And those great emirs pretended not to see the crusaders one by one, which was especially evident after Fatima's counterattack failed.

In order to recapture the Holy Land, the prime minister of Fatima assembled an Egyptian army. The timing of this army's attack was ingenious, and it happened to capture Godfrey's headquarters in Jerusalem. The other troops either marched inland, or Time to siege coastal towns.

But it is a pity that this army failed next. Godfrey, who had received the news of the Fatimid army's attack, brought [-] knights and [-] infantry to the Egyptian army. Another scene happened.

The Fatimid army collapsed before the Crusader knights' charge, and the number of troops seemed to be non-existent before the Crusader knights. The threat from Fatima was completely disintegrated, and at the same time, other emirs who wanted to The idea of ​​taking advantage of the fire.

Since then, the Islamic forces can only stick to their positions in the face of the Crusaders. No one dares to march, and it is difficult to march. What's more, internal fighting is the most important thing for them. The Fatimid Caliph has that idea, but the weak Egypt The army simply could not achieve his goals.

But the bad news came next. After seeing that the threat from Egypt was eliminated, Robert the Short Sock and Robert Flanders both decided to lead their troops to leave the Holy Land. They had fulfilled their jihad responsibilities. The threat has also been neutralized smoothly, and it's time to go home.

Raymond also left with them, but he didn't want to go home, but he wanted to build his own country after seeing all the juniors in the Holy Land, and then he found A very fitting place, the Emir of Tripoli.

Although he was very reluctant to leave them, all Godfrey could do was send blessings and let them leave with their own army. Along with them, there were also a large number of pilgrims, and Jerusalem lost a part of it. A batch of important combat power.

However, they also announced that they will work hard to promote it after returning to China, so that more people can come to join the Crusade. strength.

The crusader lords currently staying in the Holy Land include two princes of Ross, the former General Pecheneg and the son of Bohemond. The former came for their father's strategic goals, while the latter two came purely because they did not find their own land.

War Friar Peter and his crusaders intend to take root in this piece of land, continue their jihad, and fight to defend Jerusalem.

Godfrey, who lacks a lot of power, can only shrink his strategy. Now he only has 6000 people in his hands, but fortunately, the task of inland expansion has been completed. The next thing to do is to pull out the Islamic ports along the coast. .

But the siege was difficult to achieve, because the Crusaders were unable to block the sea, and the sea was controlled by Fatima's navy. At present, there are still too few Catholic navies in the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Ross people only take safe routes, so there is not much to do. Use the force.

Therefore, the defenders could continuously obtain resources from the sea. Several sieges ended in failure, and in the end they could only loot and loot the village.

Jerusalem has had a hard time during this period. The efforts to expand the coastal control area have repeatedly hit a wall, and it is difficult to expand without sufficient military strength in other areas. Moreover, this time is not suitable for provoking powerful enemies.

And there is bad news, but there is also good news, that is, after learning that the Holy City was restored, the Duke of Antioch and the Earl of Edessa in the north led the army and pilgrims to the Holy City for pilgrimage.During this period of time, a large number of pilgrims and crusaders gathered in Antioch, and there were always people coming by land and sea.

Among them is the archbishop of Pisa, Dimbott, who came as the envoy of the Pope, the new spokesperson for the Pope in the East, and he has a huge Pisa fleet and a powerful Pisa army under him.

Another piece of good news is that Raymond, Count of Toulouse, has indeed found his own land in the north. After receiving the help of the Pisa fleet to block the harbor, he captured Tripoli, an important city linking Antioch and Jerusalem, and conquered it. The surrounding area of ​​the city was established, and the county of Tripoli was established, allowing the forces of the Crusaders to be linked together on land.

As he joined the pilgrimage down south, he went to Jerusalem as a victor.

However, the Bishop of Dimbert can be said to have a bad reputation. On the way, he robbed the islands of the Eastern Empire and was hunted down by the Eastern Empire. He also formed an alliance with an ambitious guy like Bohemond, and almost fought with the Eastern Empire.

Soldiers and pilgrims combined, their number has reached [-], they can help Godfrey a lot before they leave, and many of them will inevitably settle down in the Holy Land, which will be of great help to Godfrey's cause of defending the Holy Land Make a huge help.

In July 1099, after this army arrived in Jerusalem, as usual, the Temple Mount was crowded with worshipers, and the eyes of the people were filled with tears for coming to this land. Likewise, many people were preparing to settle here.

In the church, the Pope's envoy officially crowned the Duke of Antioch, the Earl of Edessa, and the Earl of Tripoli. Since then, their titles have been recognized by the Church as nobles directly under the Church.

The situation of Godfrey is a bit embarrassing. As the Guardian of the Holy Sepulchre, his title means guarding Jerusalem on behalf of the church. The church is his employer, and he is just a part-time worker.

However, Dimbert, who had just arrived, didn't intend to do anything too extreme. He just controlled several major churches in the city in the hands of the church as usual, and then he was busy consolidating his power.

As for Godfrey, he began to besiege the coastal Muslim towns again. This time with the help of the Pisa Navy, he can completely blockade these sea towns. town.

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