People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 168 Reaction of the Parties
Petra city.

It is closer to the port of Ella, and Baron Argonne received the news that Eleanor of Languedoc was kidnapped no later than Lothar, who was personally delivered by Baron Fulk.

"Mrs. Eleanor is a very pious and charming lady. I once met her at the banquet in Calleburg. My lord, we shouldn't just sit back and watch her be taken away by heretics."

"That's right, my lord, Zayn Aladdin is a greedy man like a jackal. I heard that he persecuted Christians on a large scale in his territory, robbing their fields and occupying their houses, Elinov It is too dangerous for people to fall into his hands."

The knights talked to each other, trying to persuade Baron Argonne to send troops.

The baron thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "We should indeed do this, but the Earl has already sent a letter, claiming to send troops to attack Zayn, but he did not recruit us to fight. This shows that the Earl has the confidence to defeat the enemy alone."

The knights looked at each other.

"But I heard that the relationship between Earl Lothar and Lord Leonard is not harmonious. Will he do it on purpose?"

"shut up."

Baron Argon said in a deep voice: "The Earl is an upright knight. He is at odds with Brother Amalric, and he would risk his life to rescue them both on the battlefield. You shouldn't use such dark thoughts Let's speculate on him."

When Lothar was on the battlefield, he resolutely decided to return to rescue the fallen knights, including the Amalric brothers who were known to be at odds with him.

This incident earned him a lot of prestige, which is why Lothar's lord, the earl, did not receive strong opposition.

"Sorry, my lord, I shouldn't speculate on Count Lothar so much, but although Count Lothar is an outstanding general, he doesn't have a large army. If he doesn't recruit us to help, can he really defeat the heretics? "

Baron Argon pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "If it's just a field battle, I still have confidence in the Earl, but if it's a siege battle."

He didn't go on.

There is a big disparity in the strength of the two sides.

In addition to owning Alandele and Ella Port, Zayn Aladdin is also a brother to the lord of Vilaye in Aqaba. The two have a very good relationship and are allies of each other.

The two sides can gather at least [-] standing troops.

A knight guessed: "My lord, maybe I just want to fight a small battle with Zayn. If I win, I will exchange the captives for Madam Eleanor."

"That's right, Lord Lothar's hussars are more elite than the pagan Mamluks, and they come and go like the wind. If I were Lord Lothar, I should be able to force him to hand over as long as I robbed a few villages of Zayn in succession." .”

Baron Argon also thinks this is justified: "May God bless, Earl Lothar can successfully win. If he is in danger, we will find the right time and send troops to rescue."

In all fairness, even if Lothar issued a call-up order, Baron Argonne was unwilling to answer the call. After all, he was not the one who took his fiancée away.

The relationship between him and Leonard was already at odds, because Leonard had interfered in Petra's succession issue.

Only considering the mood of the knights under his command, he had to adopt an attitude of wanting to rescue Eleanor.

This is also the attitude of many lords in the territory.

It wasn't such a big event as the invasion of foreign enemies that they didn't want to send out their own troops.

...

At this time, Leonard of Kaleburg.

He was pacing back and forth in the castle with an angry face.

After this year, he will be 50 years old. The reason why he is anxious to marry a new wife shortly after Lady Stephanie's death is to get an heir sooner.

Otherwise, if he died, this territory would return to the hands of his ex-wife's relatives.

"damn it!"

"If I were still the Earl of Transjordan, if it wasn't for the loss of a large number of knights and soldiers in the battle with Saladin, how would a small character like Zayn dare to offend me so much?"

Leonard cursed angrily in the lord's hall.

Once upon a time, he was the uncrowned king of the entire Dead Sea.

To him, Zayn Aladdin was really an insignificant character, but now he was riding on his head, making him lose face.

At this time, a knight walked into the hall: "My lord, Lord of Hebron, Lothar has sent troops."

The knight carefully considered his language and did not dare to call Lothar the earl.

"Lothar sent troops?"

There was a hint of shame and anger on Leonard's face: "Damn it, he wants to save Eleanor. It seems that all the vassals have proved that he also has the ability to protect the vassals?"

"This is my right and obligation. He has just become an earl, so he can't wait to show his authority?"

His huge roar echoed in the empty hall.

The knight lowered his head, not daring to answer.

Since Lady Stephanie's death, Leonard has become somewhat neurotic.

Soon, the anger on Leonard's face turned into a sneer again: "Okay, let him send out troops. With more than 100 elites under his command, can he win any decent battles?"

"Proceed with the order to recruit all the knights and soldiers. After Lothar, the thief, loses the battle, we will prove to everyone that in Transjordan, I, Leonard, still have the final say!"

The knight said in a deep voice, "Yes, my lord!"

...

Port Ella.

Sparse white sails moor in the harbor.

From the castle here, it happens to be able to see the vast sea in the distance.

A messenger hurried in to deliver the news.

Zahn Aladdin sneered and said, "Well done, this Frankish lord once defeated Zahir and Adil, and has a great reputation. Even King Saladin will retreat because of his bravery."

"If I defeat him, I will definitely become famous and gain a lot of prestige."

"At that time, I will join my brothers and go north together to open up the connection between Aqaba and the Sinai Peninsula. The kingdom of the Franks will be completely surrounded by us, and the entire Zoroastrian world will regard me as a hero!"

Zayn Aladdin doesn't doubt that he will emerge victorious.

He didn't even think about asking his brother to send troops to help, because he had already found out that the new earl's strength was mediocre.

Although the Mamluk guards under his command are not as good as those local governors, they are also an extremely elite force.

The advantage in numbers, coupled with the enemy coming from afar.

Zayn Aladdin couldn't help laughing and said: "Ha, I just can't figure out how I should lose? The great cause that even King Saladin failed to complete is about to start with me!"

It's getting late.

Under the moonlight, the Lord's Hall of Hebron seemed to be covered with a layer of silver frost in the dark night.

puff-

Bursts of white smoke curled up.

In a secret room of the castle.

Fringira was holding a green glass test tube and pouring the solution into the cauldron. When the solution dripped onto the cauldron on the fire, white smoke would rise.

She was trying to concoct a highly corrosive potion called Acid Bomb.

boom--

The cauldron burst open suddenly.

The solution inside splashes out.

Flynn quickly transformed into a bat and hid on the roof.

Those wanton flowing solutions are like highly poisonous aqua regia that can engulf the human body, rapidly eroding the ground.

"Shouldn't be."

Fringira turned into a bat and yelled loudly: "My lord, quickly help me find out which program is wrong? After it is deployed, it should be stable!"

Fringilla's talent is blood magic specialization.

Rather than the blood magic master.

In terms of formations and alchemy, although she has inheritance, her mastery is very general.

Lothar pinched his nose and walked into the house.

I felt a sour smell coming over my face, and quickly closed the door again: "Flynn, you are asking the wrong person for asking me, my blood magic is inherited from you, you will, I may not, you are not good at it I don’t even know anything about alchemy, you should ask Coors.”

Coors, dressed in a dress, appeared behind Lothar like a ghost, startling Lothar.

"Coors, can you stop being so elusive?"

Coors smiled and said, "Sorry, my lord, I just wanted to get to the scene as soon as possible, so I used the ability of 'shadow jump'."

"However, if you ask me, you might as well ask you, because apart from 'Blood Shadow', I almost know nothing about any blood magic."

He pushed open the door and said softly: "Miss, you can go out quickly, I will clean up here."

Fringila flew out in a hurry, and said with a look of displeasure: "It must be bad luck today, which caused problems in this lady's experiments one after another."

The corners of Coors's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a kind smile.

Although this smiling tiger usually had a polite smile on his face, Lothar could only see his real smile when facing Fringilla.

"Miss, is there a possibility? I'm just talking about a possibility, and I don't mean to offend you-your blood magic talent does not include alchemy. Have you forgotten how to blow up a The ancient castle caused the ancestors to be furious and banned you from researching all magic potions?"

Furingilla's face darkened: "This is a dark history decades ago, so don't mention it again. Moreover, the acid bomb is just a very common magic potion, and its destructive power is not that great."

Lothar's face turned darker: "Flynn, didn't you say that you have studied alchemy before?"

If he knew that Fringilla had such a brilliant record, he would never have dared to agree to Fringe's request to open an alchemy laboratory in the castle.

Hebron's castle is still very elegantly decorated, and Leonard has invested a lot of money before.

It would be ridiculous if it was blown up because of Furingilla's research on alchemy.

(End of this chapter)