People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Zayn led his Mamluk guards up the marble stairs leading to the palace of Aqaba.

This harbor city is now full of rout soldiers who have withdrawn.

Fortunately, he had the foresight to retreat safely as soon as he got the news of the defeat.

In this battle, Rauf dispatched more than [-] troops from the headquarters, plus the troops of vassals and allies, and the civilian men who were responsible for transporting the luggage. The total number was close to [-].

I am afraid that only one tenth of them can come back.

On the contrary, most of the Bedouin nomads who came to make up the numbers ran away because they packed lightly.

In Aqaba today, almost every household in Aqaba is crying.

The passing guards, little feudal lords, and local chieftains looked at Zahn with complicated expressions.

In this battle, Zayn, who was originally regarded as a bait, retreated unscathed.

Relying on the Mamluk personal guard under him, his strength suddenly jumped to become the number one general under Rauf.

Zahn greeted them with a sad face.

In a trance, he seemed to have returned to the appearance when he was defeated at the city of Alandele and fled to Hab in embarrassment.

Only at this moment, the two sides changed positions.

For some reason, he felt a little happy in his heart—it was obvious that Rauf would have a chance to get back the territory if he won, but he just felt happy unconsciously.

Let you laugh at me back then!

You, Rauf, are far stronger than me. You fought a battle with that Lothar, wouldn't you still lose?And lose even worse!

Ah.

He left the accompanying guards outside the palace and went straight into the palace.

Rauf was lying on the lord's throne, disheveled and gulping down fermented grape juice. His eye sockets were bloodshot, and he didn't know whether he was drunk or was hit too hard.

"You're back."

Rauf raised his head, his eyes were no longer as wild as before.

In this battle, the elite of his headquarters suffered serious losses. If it wasn't for the manticore to support him, even he himself would have to be defeated by the hussars who jumped out from behind.

Now, not only is his territory in the Sinai Peninsula doomed to fall, but his territory in the Hejaz region may also be unstable.

His rapid expansion in these years has accumulated a lot of potential enemies for him.

For example, in the south of his territory, Hashem Suleiman, the lord of Hashem, is a deadly enemy with him.

The territory that originally belonged to the "Yanbu" and "Khaibar" areas under the rule of Hashem was embezzled by him a lot.

If it weren't for the Suleiman family still controlling that holy place, it would be shrouded in a theological halo.

Rauf has long continued to go south, expanding his territory to the Yemeni region.

Instead of choosing to go east to open up the bad land in the Nezhi Desert like now.

Now, most of his troops have been lost, and the opponent will definitely wait for an opportunity to retaliate.

So, he needs Zayn now.

There was a concerned expression on Zahn's face: "Brother, you drink too much, you are a falcon in the sky, a lion protected by flames, if mother is still alive, she will never want to see you like this It's so decadent."

He silently sighed in his heart that he really matured too much now.

In the past, it was absolutely impossible for him to be overjoyed while showing such a hypocritical expression of concern.

Rauf sighed, and put down the golden wine glass inlaid with rubies: "Zane, you are right, I regret that I didn't listen to you. This Lothar is really not that easy to deal with."

"It's that damned Minometto, I listened to his boast, my manticore knight, watched him beheaded by the enemy, it was this self-righteous fool who died when he died, and got on I have so many loyal soldiers."

Is Rauf convinced?

Of course I don't agree.

In his opinion, Lothar was just lucky and got the witch's vote.

His strategy is absolutely fine.

Zayn was silent for a while, contemptuous in his heart: At this point, are you still unwilling to admit that you are also an idiot?

On the face, the expression became more earnest: "My brother, regret is useless. Dahab is just a barren land. It's okay to give up for the time being. At present, we still have to guard the Hezhi. This is our foundation."

Rauf pondered for a moment, then said: "You are right, Zahn, I intend to hand over Yanbu to you for defense, which is the southernmost border of my territory."

There was a gleam of joy in Zayn's heart.

Yanbu is also considered a wealthy territory. Although he is only temporarily taking charge of it, he can finally use it to continue to develop his power.

The money he brought from the port of Ayla is not a small amount, and it is easy to raise another army.

I thought so in my heart.

His face was full of astonishment: "Brother, how can I, a defeated general, take on such an important task?"

Raouf said without hesitation: "Zaen, help me guard Yanbu, I can't trust anyone now, only you, you are my brother, connected by blood, I believe in you, you will be able to take Hashem's army Get in there!"

Tears welled up in Zahn's eyes, and he looked like a brother: "I will never let down your trust!"

Outside the port of Ella.

The civilians are cleaning up the corpses in an organized manner. There are too many dead people. If they are not cleaned up as soon as possible, it is likely to cause a terrible plague.

The belongings on these corpses had been looted by the soldiers, some were handed over to the loot shop for sale, and more were thrown into the warehouse.

These dilapidated armors, weapons, and helmets can be used again with a little repair.

Most of the weapons and equipment used by the Black Eagle Banner come from this.

The corpses piled up like rags.

Sprinkle the kindling, and after a while, it burns with billowing smoke.

The people were full of joy. The enemy was repelled, and the whole army was rewarded. Most of the militiamen had no chance to participate in the battle, and they could still get the food generously donated by the lord. It is not too beautiful!
The new week's draw doesn't command the allegiance of Miss Cellinina.

But the rewards are still very useful.

It is a large Roman-style irrigation canal that can be placed in a manor near the port of Ella, which can greatly speed up the construction of hydraulic engineering.

Of course, practicality belongs to practicality, but its value is not high.

Lothar himself spent hundreds of gold coins and asked some workers to build irrigation canals and karez wells that can also be used. Although the effect is not as good as that produced by the system, it can still be used.

"My lord, you should be very disappointed, right?"

"After all, she is the new beautiful lady. If it were me, I would be crying now."

Jeanna's face was full of sarcasm.

"Then you're such a crybaby."

Lothar lay on the soft bed without raising his eyes, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

In this battle, although due to the upgrade, he replenished the consumed blue bars and energy several times in succession, but he still felt a kind of exhaustion that seemed to go deep into his soul.

tired!
It's so tiring!

Can't wait to sleep for ten days!
But he couldn't do that yet, he had to wait for his vassals to arrive and swear their allegiance to him.

The vassals of Transjordan responded to the call for the first time, but they were very fast.

Usually, the vassals in Europe would not have such enthusiasm.

Dally, slowly set off.

In many cases, the war is over, and the vassals are long overdue.

Or, some people came early and wandered leisurely in the military camp for a month or two, and when their service period expired, they patted their buttocks and left regardless of whether they fought or not.

Unfortunately, this behavior is completely legal.

Even the emperor has no right to punish them.

But this time, Lothar's vassals will not dawdle, because this is a spoils feast, and the dishes are all on the table, just waiting for them to eat.

There is fast hand, no hand is slow.

...

After many noble children swore allegiance to Lothar.

The Trans-Jordanian Crusaders began the Western Expedition.

The war was going well.

Lothar didn't even show up in person, but sent Jeanna and Hans to command the army, and there was a grand parade. The main battles were all completed by the vassals.

Although it is divided.

But it also depends on the strength, to decide who can eat more and who can eat less, it all depends on the individual's performance in this battle.

It took only three days for the Crusaders in Transjordan to capture Fir Aoun (Dahab) and a large area to the west.

Lothar reset the diocese of St. Catherine, the Barony of Tih, and divided 46 knights-due to the limited number of knights in the Order, many knights were really divided out by Lothar.

Among them, the diocese of St. Catherine is temporarily managed by Moreno, the second son of Baron Zugal—whether it is directly secularized and becomes a feudal lord, or let Moreno swear a lifelong vow to devote himself to the ranks of priests, it depends on him How the family pushed forward.

Moreno originally wanted to consult Lothar, but Lothar had no opinion.

Baron Tiher was succeeded by Baron Argon's second son, Bolvar.

The knight collar below will not be described in detail.

Many aristocratic families have won varying numbers of knight titles. As for whether they are planning to develop their territories, or exhaust their resources to exploit civilians, it is none of Lothar's business.

Losar has no plans to attack the coastal territories such as Tour, Fran, and Galat in the southwest of the Sinai Peninsula due to the obstacles of high mountains.

It is not easy to defend after it is taken down. Standing on a high place there, you can even see Egypt on the other side and the Arabian Desert east of the Nile.

Adil will not allow Lothar to expand to this point.

For the time being, Lothar only plans to win the southeastern part of the Sinai Peninsula. As for those who don't get a share, they can only wait for the next time.

After annexing one-third of the Sinai Peninsula, the territory of the Counties of Transjordan nearly doubled, but the increased population was only about [-].

There is also a part of the Bedouin who are semi-nomadic and semi-settled near the oasis.

After completing a grand armed parade, Jeanna, who barely made any effort, announced to Lothar as soon as she returned to her mansion in Port Ella.

"My lord, from today onwards, you are a great desert monarch."

Now 80.00% of Lothar's territory is desert.

With such a vast area, it is more than enough to be a duke in Europe, but in the Holy Land, if he does not rely on business, Lothar feels that he is at most an ordinary earl.