People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 174
When Lothar was surrounded by hussars and entered the inner fort of Alandele City.

Tariq immediately held the gold-encrusted tray respectfully and presented the most precious wine.

"On the holy fire, I worship the great lord of Transjordan, the new uncrowned king of the Dead Sea—Lord Earl Lothar, please drink this glass of wine and accept my tribute to you."

Lothar subconsciously glanced at Jeanna, and seeing the uncontrollable smile in her eyes, she couldn't help feeling ridiculous: "I heard that the teachings of Zoroastrianism do not allow drinking alcohol?"

“To us, it’s just fermented grape juice,” Tariq said eloquently.

Tariq carefully considered his words and said cautiously: "My lord, I am willing to persuade my brother-in-law to return your vassal Leonard's fiancée and all the property he robbed, please forgive him for offending you. "

Lothar frowned: "I have already occupied the city of Alandele, no matter what, I will not return this city."

Tariq hurriedly said: "Master Lothar, you misunderstood, I have no intention of taking hostages in exchange for your retreat."

"I just realized that you possess some kind of terrifying magic power, which we cannot resist, so we are willing to make peace with you."

Tariq's tone was clearly pessimistic.

He didn't understand where Lothar's extraordinary power came from?
I also don't understand why the "Holy Fire" they believe in didn't favor them and gave them a way to deal with the "demonic power" of Lothar.

Is it true that the gods of the Franks are more powerful than ours?
"Do you mean what you say?"

Tariq shook his head: "I can only say that I will try my best to persuade my brother-in-law."

Lothar nodded with a smile: "Unfortunately, you won't have such an opportunity for the time being."

"Take him down and put him in a dungeon."

A trace of paleness appeared on Tariq's face: "Master Lothar, are you hoping that my brother-in-law will make a reckless advance so that you can wipe him out in the field?"

A trace of unnaturalness flashed across Lothar's face.

This kid is quite smart.

Tariq was keenly aware of the change in Lothar's expression, and hurriedly said: "You are thinking too much, my brother-in-law, although his brain is indeed not working, he is reckless and timid, and he is faster than anyone else when he sees benefits— —but again, if he sees danger, he will balk like a hyena."

Lothar waved his hand and signaled Pepin to take Tariq down. This time he emphasized: "Prepare a cell for him, don't hurt his life."

Pepin laughed dryly: "I understand, my lord."

Jeanna sighed softly: "This Tarek is a smart man, no wonder he gets the importance of Zayn Aladdin, what do you think he will do next?"

Lothar shook his head and said: "I don't know, but the dominance has already fallen into my hands. If I want to fight, I will rely on Alandele as the front line, and slowly consume him. He can't fight me."

Now, he doesn't need to be in a hurry to continue to attack Port Ella. One is a surprise attack, but one can be the other.

The second is that they now have chips in their hands.

Even if he stopped, he had won a big victory, and in the eyes of the vassals, he greatly improved his face.

Jean Na pointed not far away: "The remains of the manticore, are you going to cut off its head and make a specimen?"

"Cut it off, and hang it in this inner castle."

Lothar looked up.

At this time.

The holy fire flag that was originally hung on the castle has been chopped off by two remaining veterans with swords, and replaced with a huge double-headed eagle flag and a Jerusalem cross flag.

Lothar said: "Model, you are temporarily serving as the sheriff of Alandele, leading your soldiers to maintain order in the city. All the laws are simplified to three - murderers die, thieves die, rapists die die."

Model quickly knelt down on one knee and replied, "Yes, my lord."

"Master Ryan, you are in charge of taking care of the prisoners. As long as they can pay the ransom, you can send them away from Alandelle immediately."

Lothar issued orders one by one.

The army of less than 200 people under his hand immediately began to operate in an orderly manner like a well-wound machine.

Alandelle has a population of more than 5000, which is considered a large city.

Originally the majority of the population here consisted of Frankish and Hellenistic immigrants, later after the fall of the Port of Ella and the Bishopric of Arendelle.

This has become the frontier of Zoroastrian immigrants from Yemen and other places.

When the war situation is settled, Lothar may have to carry out a purge to kill those original vested interests and fill in what he can rely on.

In a short time, Alandele will not become a negative asset under Lothar's hands.

Because next, ransacking the house, exchanging ransom, selling trophies, etc., are all good ways to get money-there is also the most damaging way, that is, Lothar can rob Alan Dele inside and out, and all The pagans were sold into slavery, and all their property was confiscated, after all the oil and water had been squeezed out.

Return this place to the Church.

Many lords did the same thing. Blindly expanding their territories might not necessarily bring in much money. On the contrary, it would be easier to get a lot of money if they plundered wantonly.

Alandele City, after the initial chaos, became very quiet.

People shivered and hid in their homes, fearing that the arrogant pagan soldiers on the street would forcefully kick open their doors with weapons and carry out a massacre.

However, the Christians who were originally in the oppressed class in Alandre felt like turning into serfs and becoming masters, and began to retaliate against the pagans who bullied them in the past.

Model's temporary security forces are too small to manage for a while.

This point was not improved until the peasants and soldiers stationed in New Habsburg arrived.

The monastery outside the city, although the walls are high and strong, still stores a large amount of grain and defense equipment inside.

But it didn't bring much hindrance to Lothar, just let Tariq lead people to persuade him to surrender, and the defenders inside put down their weapons and withdrew in an organized manner.

At this time, Alandele fell back into Lothar's hands with all his beard and tail.

After the war, the casualties were settled, and there was only one dead, an unlucky Varangian guard who was pushed off the city wall.

There were a lot of wounded, but due to the excellent armor, they only suffered minor injuries.

...

Port Ella.

in the castle.

Zayn was looking at the message sent by the messenger with disbelief, his upper and lower lips were trembling.

"How...how could it be possible to make it look like this?"

"This Earl of Lothar actually has a wizard who can kill a manticore in one blow..."

He slumped on the throne.

Lothar didn't let Tarek back to persuade Zayn Aladdin to make peace with him.

But he did exactly as his brother-in-law predicted.

The ambition that originally wanted to step on Lothar's name to become the top, after suffering such a big setback, immediately began to worry about gains and losses.

"In short, this Frank is fierce, and I can't easily lead the army there."

"Let's pay...pay for the money, first redeem Tariq, and then send someone to have a good talk with this Earl of Lothar, can you take Leonard's fiancée and exchange Alandelle?"

He hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Send another letter to my brother, asking him to send an army to support me as soon as possible."

Zahn's elder brother, known as Kasimi the Impaler, is a cruel and tyrannical lord. At the same time, he is also the lord of Dahab, Ma'anvilaya and other places, with extraordinary strength.

If it wasn't for his elder brother's backing, Zayn would not be able to take the position of the lord of Ella Port.

(End of this chapter)