Albrecht's Chronicles

Albrecht gives the soldiers a full day's rest. And the next morning, I gathered all the knights.

Two thousand knights and soldiers sat down and Albrecht stood before them. Randolph, Herman, Diego, and their senior knights look down at the knights and soldiers with their legs beside them.

And he paid them the money he earned for stealing and lending money from his enemies. I also couldn't give much.

Senior knights and infantry commanders handed out silver coins one by one to their members. Little money, but smiles on their faces.

Generally, the commander takes his things first and then gives you what's left, but Albrecht doesn't have what he needs.

I couldn't share one silver coin with everyone if I had something of my own. Gold coins remain from the looted supplies, but they will also be used for the army in the future.

He gave me a combat allowance and gave me an order.

“If we take a city or town in the future, plunder is prohibited. If you plunder, you will be punished accordingly. You will cut your wrists, be banished from the Knights, or be beheaded. ”

Albrecht speaks, and the knights and soldiers rumble. The people in the back also ask the person in front of them what happened because they couldn't hear Albrecht.

Albrecht looks down at them quietly. As soon as I saw Albrecht, I was silent. Though I thought it was the right path, it was an unfamiliar and unacceptable decision for a knight or soldier.

Moreover, Albrecht may have to punish his men with his own hands in the future. However, the military regulations were strictly intended to apply.

I could have left the punishment with Randolph or Hermann, but I thought the person who made the sentence would have to punish himself to know the weight.

Albrecht banned pillaging not just because of modern ethics.

Given Earth's history, many commanders have unexpectedly forbidden plunder since ancient times.

Soldiers don't think about fighting hard when loot piles up, not for humanitarian reasons. It was because the more I had, the more I lost my life.

The weakening of the troops that were tasted by the plunder was something the commanders of Earth's history had long known empirically. However, no matter how much they banned it, everyone would have noticed.

The Knights listening to Albrecht had to think about what they were saying for a long time. What are you fighting for if you can't pillage?

Albrecht continued:

“There are three things I can promise you. The first will pay on time, the second will feed you, and the third will win. ”

The knights and soldiers' expressions were still frowning. Everyone was speechless from Albrecht's charisma.

Albrecht sought to solve the problem of eating in this world, at least if he was fighting for himself, and to make it a career that would improve his status if he worked hard to raise money.

Of course, the reality was not greedy, so no matter how much money he lost, he could be put on death row, or starved because his supplies were limited.

But like the great commanders of Earth's history, we will always strive to fight ahead and gain human trust from them.

If a knight or soldier recognizes himself as more than just giving orders from above, but also as a comrade in battle, he can overcome both hardship and adversity. That was the way to create an army of defeat.

Albrecht said, still looking at his knights and soldiers.

“With the rest of the day off, I'll be on my way to Yatai 'q. Fold the camp and prepare to march. Dismissed.”

I heard that the supply run improved by looting enemy supplies, but I had to clear a path to Salamis, whether by land or sea, because it was still in the midst of enemy lines.

Randolph leads his knights, and Herman urges his soldiers to prepare for march. Diego inspects the supplies and tells his senior knights to prepare for march.

Albrecht thought, looking at the 10,000 troops that had gone up to Schwarz to prepare for march.

The knights and soldiers were truly diverse in appearance. He was a child, a criminal, a murderer, and a comrade of his.

How do they see themselves? Simply as a commander with overwhelming force. Beyond that, is he trustworthy? Or should I say tyrannical?

Albrecht wanted to see the sunrise again for no reason, but the sun had already risen completely and was gazing down at him indifferently.

Albrecht divided the Knights into 8,000 infantry elements and controlled them. And 8,000 foot soldiers will not be plundered.

They had to seriously consider whether it was wrong to abandon the commander, but there was no turning back.

After two more days of marching, you see a large city far away. Not as big as Lucretia, but a majestic stone wall surrounds the harbour city.

However, it looks fairly old and some of them have already fallen apart. Seeing that there hasn't been a ruler in the city for a long time, it looks like someone stepped up and didn't pay for it.

Albrecht has marched around the city, riding around the city with only a few knights and riders with flags with knight crests on them. If soldiers hit the ruins, it looks like they could just fall.

I was worried about how to take down the fortified inner wall, but on the contrary, I was embarrassed by other feelings.

Above the wall was a green flag with an intersection of the crescent and sword. But there were no soldiers.

Despite the devastating impact on the Jatai capturers in the battle on the river, the commander seems to have abandoned the city altogether.

The 100,000 armies of Amas were unprecedented, except that, in fact, 10,000 armies had never been seen before.

He decided he couldn't keep up with the walls like this and went straight to Amas.

“Is anyone there?! ”

Albrecht shouts boldly at the gate. However, Albrecht's screams are void, and the entire city is silent as if dead.

I waited for a long time, but no one climbed the wall.

“Anybody?! ”

I yelled again. Albrecht's cry still echoes through the air.

After a while, the man with the turban on the crumbly skin climbed over the wall.

“Who are you?! ”

A skilled speaker of Albrecht's language shouts.

“I am Albrecht, leader of the Crusaders! Open the gates!”

When the man on the wall heard that, he raised his head and saw 10,000 soldiers standing far away. You shake your eyes and see Albrecht again. I turned my gaze to the army again. I repeated it for a long time.

Albrecht set out not to plunder, but he did not intend to cover the fire of life and death.

I was also willing to take over the city with force if I needed to. Then the soldiers will return to the city.

At that time, he could not kill all the soldiers, no matter how strict the law was.

I hoped he would be wise. Once you open the gates, we'll have as many troops as we can to enter the city.

After a long time of alternating armies with Albrecht, he made a decision and said only after considering life's greatest concerns.

“Please wait a moment! We'll open the gate! ”

The man said so and hurriedly ran downstairs. Albrecht waits a moment, and the gate opens.

Albrecht first entered the city with the riders and some knights. I saw people.

The robust adult men were mostly women, children and elderly, who were in half-assed form, but few were seen. These may not be everyone in the city, but I have a hunch.

Albrecht felt peculiar. It was similar to what it was like in the Central War. It was an exhibition. Not only that, it seemed like they had taken men with them as a troop resource.

They all look up at Albrecht, riding his horse with anxious eyes. The children stared blankly at Albrecht with innocent eyes.

At that moment, a little girl with big eyes approaches Albrecht with a red flower. Then he gave flowers to Albrecht. Does it mean "welcome"? Does it mean "surrender"?

Albrecht bows and accepts the flowers with his gauntlet hand. I smelled it once and stuck it in my chest.

“Thank you."

I smiled at the girl. The girl just looks up at Albrecht and goes back into the crowd.

Albrecht turns his gaze to the man who opened the gate.

“Do I have a place to stay? ”

“Well, there's a palace in the middle of town. I think you should stay there. ”

Albrecht nods and tells the knights behind him.

“Tell Randolph to slowly and separately bring the troops tied by their armies into the city. Tell them to protect their citizens and see if they can find a place to stay. Pay special attention to Herman and tell him to watch the soldiers. ”

One of the knights answered and ran back out of town to the army.

“I'll take you to the government office. ”

The man who was watching Albrecht and the knights said with an uneasy look on his eyes. And then I took hold of Schwarz and began to lead him.

“What is your name? ”

Albrecht asked.

“Khalid Yven Ali. You can call me Khalid. ”

Albrecht nods and follows Khalid's lead to the palace in the center of the city.

It seemed to be the building the League of Merchants used to run the city.

A long time ago, the ruler who founded the city seemed to have used it. I felt like I kept using it while making intermediate repairs.

There was a small pond in the garden with floating aquatic plants. The building had arched columns in the hallway outside the room.

Each room seemed to use its feet instead of the door. On a hot day, I feel like my feet are lifted so that the wind can breathe.

Albrecht goes out to look around at the soldiers, not disarmed, just looking at his own official space.

There are a lot of vacant houses because of the exhibition outbreak. The officers and knights are allowed to stay in vacant houses, and the soldiers are allowed to camp near the wall. It was better than getting hit by the wind outside the city.

When the soldiers who were resting near the tent saw Albrecht, they gave him an example of a funeral or a little helmet. Everyone has Albrecht's orders, so it looks like they're just camping and resting.

It wasn't like they were staring at citizens. They were also half-assed, but the citizens were half-assed. Though not sympathetic, it was not an exciting situation.

After a fierce battle, if the city had been taken over and poured in, it might have swept people away with excitement, but as I slowly walked through the gates, I didn't think I'd like to plunder it.

The difference between a soldier who has fought at least once and a soldier who has not fought at all will be different from a soldier who has experienced this experience. Albrecht wanted them to get used to it.

Albrecht looks around at his soldiers, and he sees Randolph giving them things from afar.

Suddenly, I remember the first time I met him. He was much different then and now.

He had already taken off his T-shirt a long time ago, and he was still handsome, but his face was also thick and he looked like a man.

My eyes changed a lot more than anything else. It felt serious and adult.

He was a good rider himself, but he was a good cavalry commander as Albrecht's deputy. I led the Knights and always stood behind Albrecht.

He had followed Albrecht into two great wars. Albrecht felt as though he were his brother.

Randolph was good, strong, and capable. Though ignorant.

Albrecht gives up his thoughts and approaches Randolph with instructions.

“Randolph. Lower all the flags on the walls and raise the Knights' flag. And raise the Knights' flag in the harbor. ”

“Yes, Master. ”

Albrecht looks away from Randolph, who leaves with instructions. If nothing else, the Second Master of the Knights was Randolph.

Albrecht summoned officers to the palace for a meeting. There, sailors who sailed along the coastline also docked in Yatai 'ik.

Albrecht tells the sailors to unload supplies and go to Salamis to inform them. The boat is open, but we need to get supplies from outside to feed the soldiers.

Boduin, who was a sack of barley, also followed them to Salamis. Albrecht seemed to be doing well.

Amaz couldn't seal off the sea without the Navy. I just took the cities and stopped them.

It was possible to train the Navy through generations of efforts.

Just because you put soldiers on a boat doesn't make you a Marine. After five days on the train, I watched the soldiers almost super-dead.

Navy is the Navy that has all of its skills in navigating, including the preparation of drinking water, food, and sea adaptability.

From the very beginning, when we raised the Navy head-on to the bare ground, there were a number of things that were inevitably swarming to death.

However, the sea route was not blocked, so it could only be supplied from outside if the city was captured.

Diego reports an estimated month's worth of supplies remains. Albrecht told you not to spare anything, but to distribute it to a mediocre level.

Citizens in the city were nearly starved to death by demonstration, but unfortunately, they could not feed them. They seemed fortunate enough not to hurt themselves.

A few days after sending the sailors to Salamis, the wives of the village began to sell themselves against the soldiers. I sold myself for a few hops of wheat.

Albrecht spends his days waiting to hear from Salamis. It was routine to have the soldiers repair the walls and take a few knights with them to look around.

I saw some women from the city coming out of the soldiers' tent. I also saw some of the soldiers coming out of the women's houses.

When they saw Albrecht, they were just flustered and showing examples.

On the outskirts of the city, you see a few soldiers resting in the shade with their spears against their shoulders.

The fearless boy approaches the soldiers and seems to say something. The soldiers smile, looking at the boy cute.

When the soldiers saw Albrecht, they hurriedly stood up to give an example. The boy simply looks up at Albrecht. Albrecht only smiles a little.

Two weeks after landing, ships carrying supplies from Salamis arrived. Albrecht hurried to the palace. And I heard the unexpected news.

“Commander Philip arrived in Salamis and the next day, he killed all the sunbathers. They also killed the crusaders who beat them. ”

Albrecht is stunned and speechless. Why the hell did you do that? It was a strategic foolishness to leave humanitarianism behind.

The coastal cities of the eastern continent have long been without a ruler. The coastal cities were hostile to Amas, as Amas was occupying the cities in an uproar.

However, doing something like that not only made enemies, but also gave Amaz a good reason to rot his head on the inside.

And that was not the end of the shocking news.

“Commander Philippe has taken cities along the coastline and massacred every city he occupies. And they're surrounding the city of Hyveron, and Amaz is coming and he's surrounding them outside. We have requested salvation from the Master at this time. ”

Reports of an enemy scout outside the city have come in that it has been overwhelmed. Albrecht only knows what he means when he says he needs a backbone.

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