In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility. - Chapter 702

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Shields with coats of arms of various colors, robes of various colors, flags, Crusaders from all over the world formed variegated phalanxes, like tall mountains, moving forward slowly.

In the middle is Lothar’s headquarters. The main combat force is the foot sergeants of the Teutonic Knights and the Order of Saint Lazarus, the Varangian Guards, the retained veteran brigade, and some of the peasant soldiers who were ordered to form by the knights. Town militias of Manoud and Damietta.

These armored sergeants formed three square formations, separated by long-range projection infantry including woodland shooters, urban militia shooters, and mercenaries.

Richard, the Lion-Hearted King, had a gold lion flag on a red background at his back. He was guarded by a group of Royal Guards cavalry with bright armor, and he was surrounded by hundreds of heavily armored cavalry armed to the teeth.

Although he has experienced hundreds of battles, he has only seen such a large-scale battle in his life.

The total number of troops participating in the war, including the logistics personnel, exceeded 200,000. The last time a battle of this scale occurred in Europe could be traced back to the Battle of Poitiers between Charles the Hammer and the Saracen Expeditionary Force. .

Not long ago, Emperor Henry sent out to conquer the Lombard Alliance, but only sent 20,000 troops, which easily crushed the more than 10,000 troops put together by the Lombard Alliance.

“Look at our Majesty Philip, he is probably so frightened that he can’t even hold the reins.”

Richard’s breathing was a little rapid, and under the golden crown helmet, his eyes were bright red.

He was born with a big heart. It was also the first time he saw such a big scene, but he did not feel frightened at all. Instead, he felt that he should belong to the East and belong to the forefront of the fight against the heretics.

“Fuller, I told you I belong here!”

He knocked on his helmet and made a clanging sound: “What a pity. I would really trade Albion’s crown for him.”

He is the head of the Anjou family and the most powerful contender for the throne of Jerusalem under Baldwin IV. His father once left a generous war fund in the holy treasury of the Holy Land. If things develop normally, he will succeed Baldwin IV as the king. The supreme commander of the Holy Land Crusaders was originally the most natural person he should be.

After leading the Crusaders to defeat Saladin, it was a matter of course that he became the king of Jerusalem and Egypt.

Earl Fuller on the side rolled his eyes. If you are willing to change, others must be willing too.

Although Duke Lothar and the two kings divided their spheres of influence, the territory that Richard obtained was, at most, treated as royal real estate and handed over to his subordinates to take care of, and it was impossible to piece together a crown.

It was also impossible for him to give up the throne of Albion and the territory of Gaul and stay in Egypt as a vassal for Lothar.

On the other side, under the golden fleur-de-lis flag.

Dressed in blue robes and wearing a gold crown, King Philip was not trembling as his friends in his youth had slandered him, but he was indeed nervous, his body was tense, and his mouth was dry.

He subconsciously picked up the water bag and drank it.

He is not afraid that the king of his country will fall under the hands of some unknown person in the chaotic army. The palace witches and cavalry guards around him are not vegetarians either. He is just worried about the terrifying dragon falling from the sky with a mouthful of dragon flames. Burn him to ashes.

“Alice, can you promise to take me away when the dragon flames spray down?”

He muttered under his breath.

This little sound was drowned in the noisy battlefield as soon as it came out.

“Your Majesty, you have asked me for the fourth time. If you don’t trust my level, you can call Tros or Amanda.”

Behind him, a witch wrapped in a black robe replied muffledly, but Philip heard it clearly. He breathed a sigh of relief and added: “I’m not worried about your level, it’s just… that is a legend after all. ”

The legend is ahead, who dares to say that it is 100% sure? After all, it seems that Shemeier is still crazy and wants to fight the Crusaders until death.

The witch didn’t reply.

Philip had already fallen into a regretful mood. During the battle meeting this morning, he should not have listened to Richard’s advice and went to the battlefield in anger.

What is his purpose in coming to the Holy Land?

Isn’t it just to prevent Richard from grabbing the biggest fruit of defeating the Saracens and get a smaller share of the pie!

How come after just a few words between Richard and Duke Narosa, he became a famous general, an indispensable part of defeating the heretics?

What a mistake! What a mistake!

Lothar and his company of hussars walked at the front of the team, and together with the other two monarchs’ personal guards, they formed three protrusions of this giant military formation.

On the opposite side, the Saracen army in black or white robes was slowly coming towards this side like an endless ocean. The flying flags of the Holy Fire looked like clusters of burning bonfires under the sun.

roar–

An earth-shattering roar sounded.

Like a giant dragon on a floating island, it spreads its wings and glides slowly.

This one-horned giant dragon, which is comparable in size to three demonic dragons, has a body of colorful scales. Three pairs are different, as if they come from different dragons’ broad wings, growing on the somewhat bloated and strong body. It seems a little inconsistent.

But except for insiders like Lothar, to laymen, this dragon is undoubtedly the incarnation of Satan, the kind that can fight against Michael, the deputy king of heaven.

“Tiamat.”

Lothar slowly chewed on the name that belonged to this giant dragon that was passed back by the shadow of darkness.

In many legendary novels he had read in his previous life, this was the name of the Mother of Dragons.

The closer he got, the more he felt that this giant dragon was strong on the outside but weak on the inside. It looked more intimidating than the three-headed dragon, but if the two fought, the three-headed dragon would probably only be slightly injured at most, and it would be able to tear Tiamat into pieces of meat and rotten bones.

The appearance of the dragon did not shake the morale of the Crusaders. The enemy had the help of the Satan Dragon, and they also had the Glory Knights who were angels descending to the dust.

On the contrary, the stronger the enemy, the more important this battle is, and the greater the responsibility they shoulder – these are what Duke Lothar said during the pre-war mobilization yesterday, and every devout Crusader believed it.

The phalanx of the Saracen army continued to advance slowly, and finally stopped in the shadow cast by the dragon hovering in the air.

Both armies stopped and confronted each other under the scorching sun.

“My lord, do you want the spellcasters to test these Frankish barbarians first?”

A Saracen noble beside Adil asked.

Adil shook his head and said, “We are not the only ones who have spellcasters. Don’t put all your hopes on them. Pass my order and send the giant beast army to fight!”

As Ivan said, the giant beast army has been out of food for several days. If they don’t consume it, they will cause trouble.

In front, the Saracens made way and released giant beasts of various shapes. These hungry giant beasts were fed with a few pieces of raw meat by the drivers on their backs. Not only did their ferocity not decrease, but they became more vigorous.

“Lord Adil.”

The black-robed wizard seemed to appear out of thin air and came to him: “Although they are just some consumables, they should not be wasted. My students and I will control Tiamat to attack. I want to see how Duke Lothar will deal with its dragon flame.”

Shemaier obviously didn’t think that Tiamat, a fusion beast, was his partner. It was not even a real dragon, but just a tool.

Adil did not insist any more, and put his hand on his chest, bowed and said: “As you wish.”

It would be great if Shemaier was willing to send the dragon to attack, after all, he was unable to command the other party at the moment.

The dragon in the sky soon received the order from Shemaier. Iris, riding on its back, excitedly urged the dragon to flap its wings and fly over the enemy’s head.

“How many people will die if this dragon fire goes down?”

“With so many pious souls, I can’t help but endure so much hardship in front of the old thing before.”

Iris said excitedly: “After eating so many souls, even if I can’t kill Lothar this time and can’t cancel that damn contract, this trip is worth it.”