People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 167
The relationship between Lothar and Leonard's monarchs is very delicate.

The latter neither came to Hajj nor sent vassal taxes, but only verbally acknowledged the position of Lothar's superior lord, and Lothar didn't seem to care about it.

The two tacitly acquiesced to the current situation, and neither intended to change it.

But Leonard's fiancée, Lothar, must be saved.

Because this is a great opportunity for Lothar to enhance his prestige, gain political reputation, and regain legal territory.

How can a monarch gain the support of his vassals?
It's not enough to be strong, you have to be able to do things for the little brother.

In the eyes of many vassals, although Lothar has the ability to command troops, as a feudal lord, his strength is weak, far inferior to the old Earl Leonard.

In terms of the Earl of Transjordan alone, the strength of the Earl of Lothar even ranks third under the lord of Petra, Baron Argonne.

Even if the vassals are loyal to Lothar on the surface and have a certain affection for Lothar, they are far from loyal.

Otherwise, Zayn Aladdin would not have dared to levy heavy taxes on the caravan passing through the New Habsburg trade route, resulting in the severance of the trade route, and sent troops deep into the interior of Transjordan to rob Leonard's fiancée.

This is a provocative move not to take Lothar seriously.

He is sure that the fragmented Counties of Transjordan cannot be integrated by Lothar to deal with him.

Rang Na's face was flushed, but her eyes were very clear. This level of alcohol could not make her drunk.

She turned the wine bottle upside down, drank the last sip of wine, and said: "My lord, I know that you have always wanted to recover the port of Ella. But I must remind you that there is no crusader fleet in the Red Sea, and pagans can ride on it." Battleship, raid the port of Ella at any time."

Lothar frowned and said: "Indeed, facing the Red Sea completely under the control of the Zoroastrians, it is easy to defeat Ella Port, but it is not easy to hold it."

He paused slightly: "However, people can't stop eating just because they are afraid of choking."

"The Port of Ella is a trade hub from the Red Sea to the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Occupying this port can provide me with a large amount of business tax, and the Port of Ella is also one of the key nodes to maintain the new Habsburg trade route."

"Even if I have to deal with the harassment of Saracen pirates every day, I must hold it here."

Jean Na sighed softly: "After occupying the place, how to manage it is also a problem."

"Leave it to Coors."

Rang Na was slightly taken aback, and sighed: "That is indeed a talent who is good at deceiving people."

"The navy is indeed to be formed, but the surplus money in the treasury is more than enough to form a merchant fleet, but it is far from enough to build a galley fleet for offshore operations."

Ayyub's navy was not as powerful as the Crusaders' fleet, and he failed to make progress in besieging Tripoli several times.

The Norwegian bandits once raided and plundered the coastal areas of Fatima Egypt in warships, and they had nothing to do about it.

"It's too early to talk about occupying the port of Ella. In short, this opportunity must not be missed, at least the city of Alandele must be recovered."

Lothar stood up and said solemnly to Jeanna:

"Jianna, I don't doubt that you can bring me victory in this battle, but to win, I must win beautifully and heartily, so as to show my strength."

Jeanna also rarely became serious: "I will."

"Like we used to do?"

Jeanna raised her head, and there was a trace of nostalgia in her pale green eyes.

After a long time, the corner of her mouth curled up slightly: "That's right, just like what we did before, my lord, my servant, will definitely bring you victory."

The whole of Hebron has entered the stage of intensive preparations.

The city guards transported the siege equipment that could be pieced together into carriages, and recruited mules, horses, Bactrian camels, carts and other vehicles-the dromedary is more suitable for riding, and it is actually inferior to the double-humped as a pack animal Camel.

The news that the flames of war have been ignited again, like a beacon, burns throughout Transjordan.

During these ten days, Lothar only conferred six imperial cavalrymen.

The remaining four places were saved by Lothar and reserved for the future canonization of heroes.

After experiencing the loss of the previous war, the hussars now have 36 people, and the Varangian guards have 50 people because of the less loss in the previous war.

But there are still more than [-] Varangian guards who need to guard the blacksmith shop and printing workshop respectively.

Originally, only blacksmith shops had this kind of treatment.

However, the popularity of the Gwent brand has made the printing workshop one of the most profitable industries under Lothar's hands.

Coupled with woodblock printing, it can be used not only to print books, but also to dye fabrics. Once leaked, the loss will be huge.

Therefore, in this battle, counting the 150 remaining veterans, the elite standing army that Lothar can take away is only [-] people.

These people are in the field, and Lothar is confident that he can easily defeat ten times the enemy, but it is far from enough to use it to storm a castle.

So in this battle, Lothar still plans to make a surprise move.

It's just that we still have to put on a posture to attack aggressively.

In addition to the 150 elite standing army, the streamlined city defense army also has as many as 200 people. In this era, it can be regarded as an elite sergeant in armor.

Of these 200 people, Lothar planned to leave only one hundred to be stationed in Hebron, and all the other hundred would go out with the army.

In addition, it was the peasants and soldiers recruited by the imperial cavalry. Although they had only undergone a short queue training, Luo Sala was only planning to show them off when he followed them.

Right now, he couldn't afford to storm a city.

afternoon.

Lothar is in the lord's hall, discussing with Jeanna the strategy of breaking the city.

"grown ups!"

Hans strode into the lord's hall with more than a dozen soldiers in red and white burqas.

He issued a call-up order, and Hans, who was serving in Jerusalem, naturally had to hurry back.

Lothar stood up and patted Hans on the shoulder: "What are these?"

"My lord, you have seen them. They are all fighters who accompanied me to deal with the demons. They are also members of the Royal Knights. Under your leadership, they fought bloody battles against heretics."

Of course Lothar knew them, and he even took Fringila to give them a "hint" at the beginning, but now it seems that he has a villainous heart.

Because a mere "hint" at most made the knights feel grateful for Hans' kindness, and they would not report him to the church, and they would not become Hans' close friends.

But Lothar didn't regret it.

Be careful, there is no big mistake, once it is revealed that Hans is a werewolf, in the powerful Middle Ages, Hans can only feign death to escape.

Even Lothar's reputation will suffer a heavy blow.

Because the werewolves in this world, as they grow older, sooner or later, they will be completely swallowed up by animal nature.

A person who killed a werewolf and slaughtered a dragon with his own hands would not be able to recognize Hans' identity?

At that time, some nobles who have long disliked Lothar are likely to incite such conspiracy theories.

"Of course I know who you are, Alexander, Adrian, Adolf, and Joseph. I can name each of you."

Lothar had a warm smile on his face: "Don't forget, I am the Grand Leader of the Royal Knights."

The knights and sergeants who were named by him suddenly showed flattered expressions.

"My lord, you still remember our names."

"Of course, you are all excellent fighters. What I want to know is, what is the purpose of your coming here?"

They all said, "My lord, we want to swear allegiance to you and fight against heretics together."

"We long to continue to fight and achieve merit under your command, not to sit around doing nothing in Jerusalem."

Lothar nodded and said: "It is my honor to receive your allegiance."

He drew his sword from its sheath.

The knights knelt down one after another and performed the oath of allegiance ceremony.

Lothar has not yet thought of changing jobs for them, it depends on their performance in this battle.

The imperial knights need to equip the plate armor produced by the blacksmith workshop, as well as the land entrusted to them by Lothar, which is not for nothing.

"You should know me. As long as I make meritorious service in battle, I will not be stingy with the title and fief of a knight."

Complete the canonization ceremony.

A knight had a hesitant look on his face.

Lothar said, "Alexanders, do you have any request?"

"My lord, if we make great achievements in this battle, can you reward me with one of your Gwent cards?"

A look of embarrassment appeared on Alexander's face: "Sorry, my lord, I know this is very abrupt."

Lothar said with great interest: "It's okay, if you have made enough achievements, I will naturally not be stingy with such a small request."

All the people suddenly showed a look of surprise.

Send these people away.

Hans was a little embarrassed and said, "My lord, you probably don't know how popular Gwent cards are in Jerusalem during this time."

Lothar couldn't help laughing and said: "Indeed, just looking at the account books Coors presented to me, I really can't imagine a knight who would make such a request when he pledged his allegiance to me."

By evening, the army was ready.

Curs also returned from Jerusalem.

"Coors, you and Andreas stayed at the castle of Hebron during this time. If there is no accident, there is a high probability that the remnants of those local tyrants will take the opportunity to make trouble."

"This is their last chance."

"Model, take your people and take care of the food and supplies. We will set off for New Habsburg tomorrow morning."

Lothar ordered.

(End of this chapter)