People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 88

Jogrisburg.

Overlooking the land from the tower at the top of the castle, it is a vast expanse, distributed vertically and horizontally, like a valley in the cracks of the earth, which is the vicissitudes left by the diversion of the Jordan River.

The dust raised by the two light riders was rushing towards the castle.

The guard in the tower immediately shouted: "Someone is coming, maybe it is the messenger of the lord, and sent someone to ask their identity and open the city gate."

The geographical location of Fort Yogryus is very advantageous, and the surrounding area is flat. If a large army attacks, it will not be able to hide from the guards on the tower.

It was just two riders in light clothes, obviously they did not come here with malicious intent.

There was a commotion below.

Guard officer Model was wearing a red and white burqa. Hearing the guard's announcement, he asked in confusion, "The messenger from Kaleburg? We have no communication with Kaleburg. Let them in."

The iron gate creaked up.

"Thanks to" the cold relationship between Lothar and Earl Leonard, they are obviously neighbors, but there is very little contact and communication between the two places.

Fort Yoglius, which is far away from commercial routes, has not been visited by outsiders for a long time.

The two messengers came in with some trepidation, hesitated for a while, and still saluted Model: "Excuse me, are you the guard officer of Fort Yogryus?"

"That's right, tell me why you came, Messenger of Calleburg."

Mordel looked at the two messengers indifferently, obviously not thinking that any good things would come to him.

The two messengers looked at each other.

This is not the first time they have come to Fort Yogryus, but it is obviously completely different from before, with the solid, brand-new stone walls, towering at the top, and a tower with a stone shooting machine installed.

As well as the interior, the towering fortress-like building, and this luxurious all-stone lord's hall.

It is completely different from the dilapidated small castle in the past.

Except for the smaller scale, the castle's decoration and sturdiness seem to be no less than that of Calle Castle, which Earl Leonard spent a lot of money to build.

What does this mean?
This Baron of Jogrisburg must have a strong background and amazing financial resources!
Therefore, the letter that was originally preached became something that offended people.

After hesitating for a while, the messenger still held his dignity and said: "Your Excellency, I honor the honor of my master, the noble King of the Dead Sea, the lord of Hebron and Transjordan, Kaleburg, Montreal, Adil and Tafila." An order from the great patron, Count Renard de Châtillon, requesting that all the armored soldiers of Fort Joglius be called to assist in the defense of Fort Calle."

"Heh, if I remember correctly, your master's honorable title doesn't include the Baron of Yogrysburg?"

Mordel scoffed at this.

The messenger emphasized his tone: "This is Earl Leonard's will, you think about it, if you make a wrong decision, it will only bring trouble to your master."

Another messenger said angrily: "We treat each other with courtesy, but you are so ignorant and offended my master, be careful we send troops to attack!"

Model slammed the table and said angrily: "Count Leonard is indeed very powerful, with thousands of troops, and he is one of the most prominent lords in the Kingdom of Jerusalem."

"Moreover, he is also cruel and violent. From time to time, he loots the passing caravans and villages that do business with pagans—many lords are afraid of him."

"But what does that have to do with me?"

"The army in Fort Yoglies only obeys the orders of my master, Baron Lothar. Let alone a small messenger like you, even if your master comes personally, I will still not change my answer."

"Who dares to cause trouble in Jogrysburg?"

A rough voice sounded at the right time.

I saw a giant wearing only a pair of shorts, pushing the door open and entering.

His bronze-colored upper body, with muscles like marble, held a giant hammer the size of a human head in his hand. The terrifying oppressive force instantly frightened the two messengers to freeze in place.

There are such tall people in this world?
The legendary Cyclops on Rhodes Island is like this, right?
"It's just you two?"

The giant lowered his head and looked down at the two little ones.

"No, no, no, we're just having a pleasant meeting with the Lord Guard."

"Please, please, don't kill me, I just came here on orders."

It seemed that the oppressive force of the giant Marles was too strong, and one of the messengers, who was only less than 1.5 meters away, fell to his knees on the ground with a plop.

Model sneered and said, "Oh, Lord Marles, thank you for taking these two poor bastards out, otherwise, I'm afraid they will be scared to pee in this sacred place."

Mallos nodded and said, "I am willing to help."

After all, with a messenger in each hand, he carried them out of the door.

The two rolled and crawled, got on their mounts, and didn't even dare to say a word of cruelty, so they hurriedly left Fort Yogryus.

As for how to report back, it is natural to add fuel and vinegar, and tell Earl Leonard about the cold reception in Jogrysburg. As for whether his master will provoke this obviously not easy to provoke Baron Yogrysburg?
This is obviously not within the scope of consideration of the two.

In the empty wilderness.

An army of thousands of men is slowly advancing.

They fly the black eagle and the Jerusalem cross.

The red and white burqa renders the entire army as a whole.

It was different from the Northern Expedition.

Going north, there are territories of the Kingdom of Jerusalem everywhere along the way, and these are located on the Mediterranean coast, which is the most elite part of the Levant, and supplies can be obtained at any time along the way.

But marching to the east, except for a replenishment at Bethlehem, the marching distance is long and barren, and it is difficult to find water sources and supplies.

Therefore, the entire army was divided into several branches by Baldwin IV, and marched in sequence to relieve the burden and logistical pressure.

Otherwise, the nearly 5000-strong army in Jerusalem will probably lose most of its fighting power due to thirst before it meets the enemy.

They will meet in the city of Montreal, and then integrate all the troops to march together to Fort Calle, which was besieged by Saladin.

The Royal Knights led by Lothar was the first army to set off.

At this moment, he was taking the lead, and Hans came to the front of the team.

He pointed to the village in front of him and said with a smile, "Hans, this is your fief. It seems that you haven't been here yet?"

Sego in Hans' surname comes from this village.

Hans complained a little: "Not only have I never been here, I have never seen a copper coin of tax money fall into my pocket."

Lothar spoke righteously: "When a man has money, he will turn bad. I will take care of your food, drink, and housing. What do you want money for? What else can you do except go whoring?"

Hans opened his mouth and sighed softly: "My lord, you always have a set of fallacies that can convince me."

Knights do not live in fiefdoms, and it is a common thing in Jerusalem. Instead of doing a lot of construction here, they spent money to build a wooden fort.

It is better to entrust the duty of tax collection to the taxpayer and take the commission by yourself.

When it comes time to collect taxes, taxpayers (often served by local leaders) will come here to collect taxes with warriors hired with money.

Lothar looked at the inspector on the side, and asked: "Andrew, according to legend, there are huge manticores and giant war elephants in iron armor in Saracen's court. We will see them on the battlefield ?"

Inspector Andrew De Porti shook his head and said, "My lord, this is also the first time I have confronted the Saracens head-on. Before that, I only fought some small battles."

"You can ask Richard. Although he is a civilian, he has served in the Knights longer than me. He may know something."

Lothar called Richard at the back of the team to come over, and asked again.

"Maybe there will be armored war elephants, but the chances of the manticore are very small. The Saracens have tried to tame this beast, but they have never heard of any successful examples."

Richard said so.

The team rested for a while in Sege Village, and then set off again.

Lothar sent Ulm as a messenger to Fort Yogryus. He wanted to summon the newly trained hussars and Varangian guards to join the team, and brought the armor made by Mahlers for Prajna.

(End of this chapter)