In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility. - Chapter 700

c697 Right-hand man

As the sun rises, the Crusaders stationed inside and outside the city also wake up from their slumber.

The clergy accompanying the army gathered together holding gold, silver, copper, or wooden Latin crosses, Orthodox crosses, Coptic crosses, and even rare Armenian crosses.

The monks in sackcloth, barefoot, and the bishops wearing gold-domed bishop’s crowns and holding scepters picked them up one after another and came to the military camp, leading the soldiers in morning prayers, praising the resurrection of Christ Jesus, and repenting of the sins they had committed. .

Cardinal Sebastian took off the black robe he usually wore, put on a red cassock and a red cloak to show his distinguished status as a “cardinal”.

But it is a pity that this guy does not seem to be loved by others. The only people surrounding him are the knights guarding him on the church property and the elite of the group of Apennine mercenaries.

“These people would rather believe in heretical servants of God and private clergy established by princes than listen to orthodox teachings. I have begun to wonder whether the Crusaders who came to the Holy Land still remain pious, or have been deceived by demons. Bewitched.”

Speaking of “devil”, Sebastian glanced at the distance with some jealousy, at the ascetic monks from the Order of Saint Lazarus, and the Crusaders surrounding them, praying for God’s favor.

In fact, he is not unpopular.

The soldiers at the bottom had no idea of ​​the filthiness of the upper echelons of the church and the discord between him and Duke Lothar. They just thought that he was gorgeously dressed and had a respected status, so they stayed away from him.

The well-informed nobles also did not want to have anything to do with this cardinal who had an empty reputation and was disliked by the generalissimo.

Even the two respected kings have clearly recognized the status of the generalissimo. If the generalissimo is disliked, there is no need for any conspiracy. The subordinates only need to delay the delivery of some supplies or place him in a On dangerous fronts, it may cost people their lives.

Although the Generalissimo is upright, who is not close to him?

At that time, if he has also made great achievements and will be named a prince, can the Duke of Alexander and the neighboring Duke of Siwa be considered the same thing?

Lothar put on his armor neatly and came to the courtyard. A group of winged cavalry as guards immediately stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

A horse neighed.

The tall Eclipse soared dozens of meters above a group of wing cavalry and jumped in front of Lothar. It raised its hooves high and neighed with excitement. Its eyes were full of eagerness to try.

The groom who was taking care of it looked helplessly at the reins that had been broken free from his hands. He couldn’t stay where he was. He wanted to come forward to accuse him, but he couldn’t get past the neatly dressed armored cavalry.

Lothar patted Sun Eclipse’s big head, got on his horse, and waved his hand to give the order:

“Set off.”

Following his order, the hussars mounted their horses one after another.

The door of the mansion opened, and Lothar took the lead and rushed out.

The reason for agreeing to a battle with Adil is simple. In front of the dragon, the city wall is of no use at all. This is not the Theodosian wall with a magic circle embedded in the giant ship world of yesterday.

If you want to rely on city walls for defense, the entire city will easily be burned to the ground. At that time, you still have to go out to fight in the city. But by that time, all the favorable terrain outside the city has been occupied, which is not conducive to the deployment of tens of thousands of Crusaders. .

Baron Charles was inspecting his cavalry. In addition to the Flanders knights and their retinues, his cavalry also included many landless knights from the Flanders Wallonia region who had taken refuge in Lothar.

Lothar gave all these people to him to command. There were more than 300 heavy cavalry in total, named Flanders Wallon United.

“Everyone, the time has come to make achievements. Most of you are like me. You are the unappreciated second son in the family, or simply a bankrupt knight. You can inherit nothing but the family’s armor and spear.”

“If we were in Europe, we might die in an unjust territorial conflict and fight for a lifetime without getting a piece of land. But now we are in the Holy Land, in Egypt, fighting to liberate the Holy Land and defend the greatness of Christ. Fight for the cause.”

“We are loyal to Duke Lothar, who is known for his generosity. Even farmers who were once worthless can be promoted to knights for their meritorious service. Do you think we nobles can’t compare to those who have just put down their farm tools? A new recruit?”

Baron Charlie’s face turned red and he spoke passionately, as if he had obtained Lothar’s three-point true inheritance.

Suddenly there was the sound of horse hooves in the distance.

Wearing black armor and horse and horse equipment, the iron pagoda cavalry is as majestic as an iron tower, and there are also the Qixue cavalry with similar style and relatively light equipment. They all carry bows and arrows and form a winding marching team, followed by baggage. carriage.

The leader was a strange man with a distinct Turkic appearance who was riding a three-meter-tall land dragon.

“Isn’t this the heavy cavalry company under your lord’s command? Why is there an unknown person leading the team?”

Baron Charlie was sure that he had never seen this guy before, but he had the illusion that the two were “connected by blood” in his bones. He soon realized that this person should be His Majesty’s newly promoted dependent.

“Baron Charlie?”

The man was standing down from a high position. The giant dragon under his crotch had bulging muscles, and a pair of claws stretched out a nearly two-meter-long winding blade. Even if he wore three layers of armor, he would be easily cut in half.

“Yes, I am.”

He stepped forward.

There was a sense of nobility in the visitor’s bones, and he said calmly: “I am Orhan Celebi. Your Majesty has appointed me to be Lord Hans’s deputy. Lord Hans has ordered you and I to lead my subordinates immediately.” The cavalry assembled.”

“His Majesty?”

Baron Charlie was shocked. This guy is really good at flattering. Our Lord has not been crowned the king yet.

He nodded and said: “I have ordered all the people and horses. After a little preparation, we can set off.”

Orhan glanced at the relatively neat cavalry on the opposite side, as well as the attendants who were bringing in horses, pack animals, and carriages. They contained the food, water bottles, and replacement lances needed by the knights and their mounts, and they needed to be worn in battle. Heavy armor and other baggage.

It seems that His Majesty has many talents under his command in this world.

“Dude, can I ask you a question?”

“you say.”

“Is this dragon under your crotch given to us by your lord? Why didn’t I?”

Baron Charlie was very greedy and even tried to reach out and pat the big guy. The clawed dragon under Orhan’s crotch obviously did not harm this familiar aura of the Dragon King’s family, but just shook his head impatiently.

“hair?”

Orhan felt that this word was quite appropriate: “It can be regarded as something sent to me by the adults. As for you, you don’t have the blood of dragon training.”

“Dragon-taming blood, similar to the Targaryen family blood?”

Baron Charlie was extremely curious. He had never heard of any dragon knights in this world.

This time it was Orhan’s turn to wonder: “Which family are the Targaryens?”

Baron Charlie said with a surprised look on his face: “The Targaryens are not a certain family, they are a fictional family in the novel Song of Winter and Summer written by my lord. You have not even read my lord’s works. Could it be that they are Saracens?” A spy sent, right?”

He paused slightly: “No wonder I see you look like a Turk. You can’t be a Mamluk, right?”

Orhan was about to explain when he saw a smile on Baron Charlie’s face: “Hahaha, it’s just a joke. We are all connected by blood and are half-brothers. How could we possibly suspect you of being a spy?”

“Lord Hans, your Majesty’s army in this world seems a bit average.”

Giovanni Giustiniani frowned as he looked at the troops that were continuously flowing into the camp.

For example, the newly formed sword company composed of Coptic soldiers, most of their equipment was captured from Saracen soldiers. Although they have undergone a certain amount of crash training, in Giovanni’s view, it is not as good as the original guard of Constantinople. The militiamen of Dimburg, not to mention Jenichery.

Although, according to the standards of this era, they are already considered a good infantry company, much better than the group of old farmers brought by the Saracens, but they are just worse than worse.

Compared to the Renaissance, when plate armor had long been popularized, and elite standing armies such as the Imperial Armored Cavalry and the Hungarian Black Army had appeared, it was far behind.

“Times are just different.”

Hans paused for a moment, then replied in a soft tone: “If it were the Teutonic Knights of my time, only one grenadier carrying a grenade filled with white crystal powder would be able to kill people. Dozens or hundreds of armored cavalry.”

Giovanni smiled: “Your Majesty, you misunderstood. I didn’t mean to accuse you of not being good at military training. I just think that according to your Majesty’s temperament, if it is your direct army, you will not be stingy in providing them with the best equipment.” , the best trained.”

Hans nodded slightly: “You are right, but the situation does not allow it. From the time Your Majesty came to the Holy Land to establishing this foundation, it took less than a year in total. This long sword company was established by itself. Less than a month ago, they were either loaders, porters, farmers, or even hunters, and they had never been exposed to weapons. It’s pretty good to be able to do what they are now.”

“I am ignorant of this.”

Giovanni smiled, looked at Hans for a while, and then asked: “Which family does Sir Hans come from?”

Hans shook his head: “I don’t have a family.”

He really didn’t have a family, but when Giovanni heard what he said, the kindness in his eyes became more obvious. He hesitated for a moment, and then asked: “Lord Hans, in your time, what was the situation of the wandering wolf clan? how’s it going?”

Hans shook his head and said: “In fact, you should ask Miss Cerinina about this kind of thing. She is the princess of the Basilicata family. Her family has opened up a new home in the New World, a place called Texas. And it is claimed that all wolves, regardless of their origin, can join the Texas Wolf Clan.”

Giovanni was a little surprised: “Didn’t you trick the wandering wolves into becoming slaves for them?”

“No, the wandering wolves are not idiots. They declared that the wolves are equal, which angered the wolf master and caused the wolf master to send an expeditionary force led by the Yaxi family to attack. Unfortunately, it failed due to our intervention.”

Hans was very proud that he was involved in such a big event, even though he didn’t play a big role.

“Wolves are equal.”

Giovanni couldn’t help chewing the word carefully, and a trace of longing flashed before his eyes: “Listening to what you said, I really want to go and see your timeline.”

In his timeline, most of the wandering wolves lived in his fiefdom, Lemnos Island, Chios Island and other places. Although they were protected by Rome, they no longer lived under the hands of the Genoese as before and were a group of people. A wandering mercenary.

But with the departure of His Majesty and Miss Viviana, Rome has lost its greatest deterrent weapon. Although the clawed dragon under Orhan’s crotch has grown a lot, how can it be compared with the three-headed dragon, the copper-horned red dragon, and Miss Viviana’s red and black dragon?

The Wolf Lord, a terrifying existence who has lived for who knows how many years, has always been a mountain weighing on the heads of all wandering wolves.

“The Lord is here!”

Hans suddenly shouted.

In the distance, dust was flying, and a double-headed eagle flag was raised. Giovanni looked at this familiar flag, and the dusty memories of the past jumped out one after another, and he was a little dazed.

“It’s an honor, Your Majesty, to have the honor to fight side by side with you under this flag again.”