People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 72
"May Heavenly Father forgive their sins in this life, and let them wash away their shame and ascend to heaven."

Lothar drew a sign of the cross in front of him.

He is not a cruel person, he can show no mercy to armed enemies, because showing mercy to the enemy means irresponsibility for the lives of himself and his subordinates.

Even when dealing with bandits who slaughtered the weak and robbed civilians, he could sentence them to death without blinking an eye.

But these people, in all fairness, did not commit such an unforgivable crime.

When Lothar was a social animal in his previous life, he couldn't guarantee that he would catch fish during working hours.

But harsh punishments and harsh laws have been the key to controlling the army since ancient times.

If Lothar has no one in his hands, no soldiers, and no unconditional trust from Baldwin IV, if he dares to do this, he may end up betraying his relatives.

Because these executed knights and attendants have their own robes and brothers in the knight order.

They will hate him because of this, and even look for opportunities to assassinate him, unify their caliber, and push this matter to the revenge of the Assassin assassins.

But he has his own soldiers. Unless all the members of the Royal Knights unite and openly rebel, there will be no way to deal with Lothar.

After severe punishment and severe law, one must be gentle.

After all, knights are a quasi-noble class, which is equivalent to the officer class of an army. They should not be suppressed blindly, but should pay attention to both grace and power.

This is much more effective than simply applying pressure, or being kind like Count Philip.

It's just a small favor, it is absolutely impossible to make an army appreciate your kindness and be loyal to you like a finger.

Even in the previous life, when the goddess with a straight face all day suddenly smiled at you, it is far more flattering than usual.

Lothar's kindness and power are actually very simple, just to send money.

No matter how lofty the morality is, you must bow your head for money.

Isn't the real pursuit of the knights who came across the sea from the west in an endless stream, money and land?

Lothar witnessed the end of the execution, turned and left.

Count Philip squeezed through the crowd, gritted his teeth and said: "Baron Lothar, they never expected that someone would attack the crown prince, but you took their lives!"

Lothar looked at him condescendingly, and said coldly:
"Earl Philip, you have been acquitted, but you have to know that this is an unjust compromise without a trial by the Great Council. I have the right to arrest you at any time."

Earl Philip smiled bitterly: "Oh, even after a trial, my result can't be worse than this."

"is it?"

Lothar chuckled and said, "Master Philip, how many people do you have now?"

"How much value do you have for the noble party or queen party who once wooed you? Is this really enough for them to use their influence to preserve your official title and life?"

Philip was stunned for a moment. Nobles are real people, and he doesn't have many brothers-in-law in the Holy Land. How can he speak for him if he has no interests?

Lothar said in a respectful tone: "My lord, do you know where I went wrong?"

Philip looked stunned.

"The royal knights only allow the existence of the royal party."

Looking at Lothar's back, Earl Philip's expression was ashamed, and he said to his servant: "Let's go, let's go back to the fief of Saxony."

"My lord, we just went back like this? We can't take anything back with us. The money His Majesty the King rewarded you has already been squandered."

"That's right, just go back penniless and full of humiliation!"

He gritted his teeth and said: "But sooner or later, I will come back as the uncle of the Duke of Saxony. The Welf family will be like Godfrey of Bouillon and Bohemond of Taranto. Let’s rebuild a new unbreakable country!”

He waved his horsewhip and shouted: "Drive!"

He had to admit that he had just had an evil thought in his mind, that is, Jerusalem was lost in the hands of these people, and that he and his nephew known as the "Lion" would take back the city together and become the city of the whole Christ. Savior of the world!

In the main hall of the court meeting.

Earl Leonard's penetrating voice echoed in the hall: "This is a despicable murder, damned Saracens, they finally tore off their disguise and revealed their ugly true face!"

The former Grand Duke of Antioch, who had an unforgettable pain with the pagans, clenched his fists: "War, we need a war, the weak Greeks have made peace with Saladin, and the kings of the West are still fighting for power in Apennines. People will come to our aid, and there are no real reinforcements!"

"For the honor of the knights and the will of God, we will take the initiative to fight against the Saracens. Our army will be like a holy spear, piercing the enemy's heart!"

Earl Leonard's impassioned speech aroused loud applause.

Saracens is also a general term for Zoroastrians, regardless of races such as Persians, Kurds, and Egyptians.

Just like the Franks are also a collective name for a series of Western European nations such as Gauls, Germans, and Angles.

Preaching the evil of pagans, the honor and courage of knights, in this era, is a politically correct sentence.

Although Lothar felt that everyone knew that he should not walk out of the fortress carefully built by the Crusaders in this scorching sun to fight against the heathen army.

But that doesn't stop them from saying that.

And all those who dared to stick to the castle and let Saladin's army plunder the village were regarded as cowards and traitors who colluded with heretics.

This also made Lothar's original idea of ​​"strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness" swallowed back by him.

If you think about it, it is impossible for these stupid and short-sighted nobles to have the courage to make such a choice.

As a result, Losar became a clay sculpture and wood sculpture at the Great Council.

He just calculated that Savudin led the army to the south, which seemed to be beneficial to the King Saleh and Abdullah, and made troubles in the north.

At this time, someone rushed into the hall and shouted loudly: "Lord Tiberias, the governor of Syria, Savudin, with tens of thousands of troops, has broken through Akas and Fort Rog, and is heading towards Tripoli. advance."

Earl Raymond's face changed slightly.

The entire hall was even more noisy.

The northern part of the Kingdom of Jerusalem is almost entirely the territory of Earl Raymond and his vassals.

Without the position of the regent, he is still the monarch of the Earl of Tripoli, but if he loses the territory of Tripoli, he may not be the regent.

Not everyone can be as lucky as Earl Leonard, who lost the title of Grand Duke of Antioch and can become the Earl of Transjordan by means of marriage.

Many queen mothers secretly expect that the Earl of Tripoli will be able to take his followers to go north to fight against the enemy's invasion.

In this way, Jerusalem will be theirs alone.

"That was just a feint."

"The Saracens navy is no match for the Knights and the Tripoli fleet. Even if they besiege Tripoli, it is impossible for them to break through this strong city in a short time."

Regent Raymond's tone was very calm: "Saladin's real goal will always be Jerusalem. They want to take the Holy Land as their own. There are only two ways to go."

"Egypt and Transjordan, not going south."

The former bears the brunt of Baron Godfrey's territory, and the latter bears the brunt of Earl Leonard's territory.

The climate of the Holy Land determines how long an army can spend on expeditions.

If Saladin wants to attack from the north, there are too many fortresses that need to be pulled out, which is obviously unreasonable.

Even so, Lothar still sighed a little. This Earl Raymond is by no means a mediocre person. He can remain calm when his foundation of life is attacked, which is not something ordinary people can do.

Earl Leonard shouted: "Then we should take advantage of this opportunity to eat up the main force of the enemy. In the north, it is very close to the city of Acre of the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Castle of the Knights Templar." , we can quickly assemble an elite force of [-] heavy cavalry, which will definitely make this group of heretics never come back.”

"Yes, let's go to war!"

People shouted.

Even in Raymond's Jazz Party, many people think that they should play.

Especially the lords of Arcas and Fort Rogge clamored to take back their fiefs immediately.

Earl Raymond was silent for a moment, and he said: "I have to ask His Majesty for his opinion. If he agrees to us going north to meet the enemy, then we will send troops to attack."

(End of this chapter)