People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 285
Limassol in the morning.

People have not recovered from the scars of war.

Flocks of black crows flew in the sky, they stood in a patchwork pattern on the treetops, looking at the funeral procession below.

Corpses covered with white linen were carried to the square on stretchers for family members to identify and bury.

Naturally, the enemy's corpses could only be hastily transported out of the city on a cart, dug a large pit and piled up, poured with kindling and burned, and then buried to avoid possible plague.

This was one of the few post-war matters Lothar was most concerned about.

Whether it was the Justinian Plague that cut off the revival of the Eastern Empire, or the Black Death that should have ravaged Europe more than a century later according to the original historical trajectory.

The two plagues have halved the population of continental Europe, which can be called apocalyptic natural disasters.

However, the people of Limassol will not be willing to eat fish for quite a long time, because last night, too many enemy corpses were buried in the belly of the fish.

Banruo walked among the crowd carrying the corpse, with long black and smooth hair tied up in a white turban, wearing a veil with only her eyes exposed, like a nun in a monastery.

People subconsciously bypassed this strange-looking woman.

The black ghost-mask shield shrank into a necklace-like pendant. If someone looked at it with spiritual vision, they would be able to find that this pendant was just like the center of a black storm.

Countless souls of the dead are being absorbed into the ornaments.

It can take part of the "toll" by sending the soul of the dead to hell to enhance its own defense.

But this is obviously not as comfortable as chewing up the soul directly and swallowing it into one's stomach, just like King Seleucus, who was chewed up and swallowed by it.

She finally stopped on the square in front of St. Paul's Cathedral.

It has become a large morgue here, where hundreds of corpses are displayed.

In this battle, the casualties of peasants and soldiers under Guang Luosa's hands exceeded [-]. Although most of the urban militiamen only needed long-range support for combat, their equipment was too simple, and they suffered heavy losses under the shooting of the Turks and Kumans. .

Some town militiamen have even fought hand-to-hand with the enemy, but these irregular troops have almost no combat experience, so they are no match for the mercenaries who are licking blood with knives.

However, their will to fight is very tenacious, probably because Limassol City is their homeland, they have lost more than half of them and have not yet collapsed.

There were cries everywhere in the square.

The family members of the town militia surrounded the corpses, looking deeply mourned.

Some young widows carried their young babies on their backs numbly, and put bread, kettles, salt, knives, dinner plates and other daily necessities in the simple coffins.

Some wealthy families also put some gold and silver coins inside.

Grave robbers are often profitable.

This is also the reason why in this era, many cemeteries have grave keepers, and even many dead are buried in church cemeteries.

They have to wait for the orthodox black-robed priests or nuns to finish singing hymns before placing the deceased in the coffin, and closing the coffin until the end of the funeral.

The knights of the order and the priests accompanying the army have already begun to play the requiem for the peasants and soldiers, which is the custom of the Catholic Church.

The monks and knights with a white cross on a black background are distinct from the local monks in black robes in Cyprus, and they each preside over their own burial ceremonies.

Lei Nuo put the old peasant soldier into the simple coffin, thought for a moment, and then stuffed a silver cross pinned to his chest into the old peasant soldier's stiff hand.

"May the Father bless you, Father."

"Reynolds, sorry."

"Old Nock was a crusader fighting for the Lord. He died with honor and will surely ascend to heaven."

The peasants and soldiers of the same battalion comforted Renault a few words. This guy who has never been very likable, because he inherited the legacy of the old peasants and soldiers, turned himself into a master knight in the reserve.

The comrades couldn't help muttering a few sour words like "what a lucky guy", but they couldn't say it in front of Lei Nuo.

"Old Nock was a brave warrior, I've heard his name."

Renault raised his head and saw that it was the commander of the Teutonic Knights, the knight master named Hiberland.

He quickly stood up, patted his numb legs, and said awkwardly, "Good morning, my lord."

"Good morning."

Hiberlander also saluted Raynor.

This flattered him a little.

Hiberlander brought a group of knights of the order to a round platform where the city magistrates usually gave speeches, and said to the crowd: "Lord Jesus, you wept for the death of Lazarus, please forgive me. Soothe those who mourn and weep for their comrades who died in the great cause of the struggle against the heretics."

The solemn atmosphere also infected many Orthodox Christians.

They looked at Hiberlander, and some of them also prayed: "May the Lord hear us."

"This"

"How can Catholics be allowed to preside over the requiem mass?"

The Orthodox monks looked at the Catholic knights with repulsive faces and whispered to each other.

They were very worried that these heretical clergymen would stay in Cyprus and not leave.

Colleagues are enemies.

The churches on each site have a limited share of the cake, and every time an extra hand reaches in, they can get less.

However, the sword is in the hands of the Franks.

These crusader knights who are good at fighting are obviously not something that Orthodox monks like them can afford.

"In the future, shouldn't we have to deal with these Frankish barbarians?"

Thinking of the terrifying fighting power of these Frankish barbarians, and their leader, the Earl Lothar of Transjordan who possesses mighty power given by the devil or the heavenly father.

These Orthodox priests have a dark idea of ​​the future.

...

Inside the mansion.

After sending Turiados away, Lothar was listening to Ned's report.

"My lord, since the city of Limassol has been included in your rule, should we use those Frankish immigrants to form a local garrison company?"

The Crusades were not only a military operation, but also a population migration. When 10 people set off, only 2 or [-] people arrived in the Holy Land, and the rest could not all die.

It is perfectly normal to settle in a place where there are livable places along the way, or to meet the opposite sex in the place.

Cyprus is a fairly wealthy transit point on the pilgrimage route, and naturally many pilgrims settled here, and this group of people is the source of soldiers Ned intends to recruit.

Lothar carefully considered Ned's suggestion, thought it over and over again, and still refused: "I haven't officially assumed the post of general of the Limassol Military Region yet, so this place should still be managed by Turiados and his guards."

A new, heretical and alien lord is likely to arouse the common hatred of the local forces.

Before Turiados was deprived of his title and territory and pledged allegiance to him, he had no intention of showing the locals his ambition to stay in Limassol.

"But the fighting power of those Greeks is not reliable."

Talking about the fighting power of the Greeks, Ned couldn't help showing a little disdain in his tone.

He felt that the Greeks alone would not be able to handle even a slightly larger pirate group landing here.

After all, today is different from the past. The fleet of the Eastern Empire that ruled the Mediterranean has already suffered heavy losses.

These affluent coastal cities are like tender meat that has been cracked into hard shells.

Lothar shook his head and said, "It's not that the Greeks are unreliable."

The Greeks were also considered a fighting nation, and they gained a great reputation in Asia Minor. The farthest Hellenistic country, the Kingdom of Bactria, even penetrated into Central Asia.It is called Daxia by the Han people.

This is like the saying that was circulated on the Internet in the previous life: Ming army is not full of pay, full pay is invincible.

In fact, how can there be so many fighting nations? No matter how strong the fighters are, they are treated like slaves, pigs and dogs, and they can't arouse the interest in defending the property of "noble gentlemen".

"In short, you don't need to worry about the security of Limassol City. Have you counted the captured ships last night?"

During the landing battle last night, many ships were stranded on the coastal mountain. Although they were all transport ships, whether they were sold or kept for their own use, they were a lot of wealth.

"Last night, we captured twelve intact medium-sized oar transport ships and more than twenty small galley warships. Most of the remaining ships fled away."

"not bad."

Lothar nodded slightly. It is imperative to form a Mediterranean fleet. However, the business crisis in the Mediterranean is full of dangers. If he gets involved rashly, he can only be chewed until there are no bones left.

This matter has to be discussed in the long run.

(End of this chapter)