Chapter 601: Church Pressure

On the other hand, the Church issued a warning to the countries that were eyeing the Kingdom of Lorik and asked them to stop attacking the Kingdom of Lorik.

Although these countries estimate the Church, they still pride themselves on not crossing the border, not violating their territory, and still operating near the border.

However, their behavior has been much more restrained, and their behavior is no longer so aggressive, which is also the result of the pressure exerted on them by the church.

But after all, they really didn't cross the border, and the church couldn't condemn much, so William's crisis was still not resolved.

In fact, among these countries, only the White Rose Kingdom does not really want to invade.

King Lerna no longer has an heir, which means that his family will be extinct, and there is no point in doing such a thing.

He couldn't have wanted to lay down a big territory and let someone else inherit it.

Because he had no heir, and his discretionary authority was not as heavy as before, the nobles in the country almost forced him to send troops to the border between the two countries.

They wanted to be able to gain greater benefits from the war, and the king's family had no heirs, and they wanted to lay down a large territory for their sons to inherit.

However, to William's surprise and touch, the Kingdom of Ribone actually sent troops to the border of the Kingdom of Lillard.

This is putting pressure on them, forcing them to retreat and defend, which is quite a bit of a siege of Wei to save Zhao.

None of this is a thought, it must be the church's instructions to the kingdom of Riborn, they did not blatantly support William, but let the country under their control help William.

Although the kingdom of Ribone is not strong, and even a little weak, it still has the strength that it should have as a kingdom.

Their approach directly threatened the kingdom of Lillard, and their border nobles retreated directly to their own territory, and after a period of argument, the royal family also issued an order to retreat.

In other words, the only one who really wants to attack the Kingdom of Lorik is the Kingdom of Sals now.

They are not a very strong country, and during the period of the Lorik Kingdom of the former Tskma Kingdom, they were not at all comparable to the Tskma Kingdom.

If you have to find a comparison, it is stronger than the period before the fall of the kingdom of Tskema, but the strength is limited.

William immediately wrote a letter of thanks and sent someone to deliver it to Uben II in the Holy City.

He looked at Archbishop Bairinsin of the Diocese of the Kingdom of Lorik in front of him, and said with a smile: "Thank you so much for the support of the Church, please rest assured, the servants who serve the Holy Father will receive the best protection in our country, and I am also the most faithful friend of His Majesty the Pope!" ”

"That's really good, I'm very aware that there can be such devout saints in this world, and with saints like you, Your Majesty, the grace of the Holy Father can spread even further!"

Archbishop Bailinsin said with a smile.

"Of course, I will devote my life to the best of my ability to proclaim the Father's grace!"

After William said this, he continued: "Although His Majesty the Pope is still in his prime, he still has to serve by the Holy Father, but the Holy Father cannot be without a spokesman in the world......

William's words were highly suggestive, and Archbishop Bailinsin slowed his breath slightly.

When they were on the battlefield of jihad, the two had a discussion about this.

And this time, William finally mentioned this promise again, of course he also has this ambition, although he has dedicated his life to the Holy Father, but if he can become the closest person to the Holy Father in this world, it is also his lifelong dream.

"So, my dear regional archbishop, if you can become the future Father's spokesman in the world, I believe that with the tacit understanding between the two of us who have worked together, we will be able to spread the Father's grace better!"

When William said this, he mainly hoped that Archbishop Bailinsin could fully assist him and help him communicate well with the church.

He threw this olive branch so that he could help him well, and after he became the Pope, he would definitely give himself a lot of convenience.

With this layer of relationship, William will also develop and grow rapidly.

At this time, William's relationship with the Church was still in its honeymoon phase, and the Church was eager to regain its authority and interests in the Rhodesan Empire.

In this context, every nation that supports the Church is very important to them, let alone William's kingdom of Lorik.

After all, in terms of strength and relationship, William's Kingdom of Lorik is second only to the Kingdom of Astra.

Even in terms of relations, William's kingdom of Lorik is even on par with the kingdom of Astra.

William's crisis has been resolved, and by this time half a month has passed, and most of William's army guarding the royal capital of Denlenburg has been dispatched.

The remaining nearly 4,000 royal infantry were sent out, 3,000 men, and archers and crossbowmen, more than 6,000 men, more than the royal infantry.

More than 1,000 people promoted by the Iron Cross Knights were also sent out, and even the knights of the Inner Palace, William, sent out 50 people, and nearly 10,000 regular troops plus 5,000 conscripted militiamen went to the border in this way.

Although the kingdom was worried about the situation at this time, all the subjects instantly returned to their former tranquility when they saw that William was still able to take out so many troops so easily.

Such a large number of troops could not be gathered even if many countries did not divide their troops, and what William did not expect was that William would once again increase some prestige because of this, and the powerful and benevolent king would always be supported and admired by everyone.

Half a month passed, and Nuo Wen also led his troops to besiege the castle under this Kusenburg for half a month.

During this time, ballistas and trebuchets bombarded the enemy's walls all the time, and ballistae poured on the walls around the clock.

As for the archers and crossbowmen, they also continued to shoot after a short rest, and in fifteen days they had fired at least 400,000 arrows.

If it weren't for the fact that this was a counterinsurgency war, logistics and supplies were not difficult to obtain, I am afraid they would have been unable to support this attrition long ago.

In addition to this, Norwin had the soldiers tentatively attack several times, but they all failed.

Except for the first time, when they did not understand the strength of the royal army and were taken by surprise, and a part of the city walls was lost, every attack was repelled by the enemy's desperate counterattack.

The losses of the royal army were not too much, only more than 600 people died on the city wall, and during this time, the counterinsurgency army also consumed more than 800 of them.

But there were not many defenders inside the castle, only more than 3,000 regular troops guarded it, and almost all the serf conscripts died in the line of defense outside the city.