Chapter 1342: The Lowest
Having already staged a mutiny, there was no way out, and Gregory did not think to convince Dolle. Being able to defeat many competitors and become the first person in the church, Gregoriel's courage is naturally not comparable to ordinary people, "Your Excellency Dorle, do you know what it means to use troops against the church?" What will the people of the Empire do if they find out what you have done? Since you are familiar with historical materials, you should know about the Hohenzollern Mutiny a hundred years ago, right? ”
Dolle smiled slightly, on the side of the Orientals, he has learned a lot of things, the reason why the church is terrible is because the people believe in the church, so if you want to kill the church, the first thing to do is to destroy the sacred and inviolable image of the church. Gregory was calm, the smile in Dorle's eyes grew stronger and stronger, and gradually Gregory became a little apprehensive. Dolle raised his hand and patted it gently, "Hehe, His Majesty the Pope is really powerful, yes, once the people of the empire make a noise, it is definitely not easy to suppress it." However, the Frederick family did not come to destroy the Church, but to purify it, and Your Majesty heard me clearly, I never said that I would destroy the Church. ”
Gregory chuckled in his heart, he was really a little scared at this moment. Dolle is too calm, such a calm person, either something to rely on, or stupid, obviously Dolle is not stupid, and he is very smart, "Your Excellency Dolle, what do you want to do?" ”
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much, I just heard that many priests of the Ark Church have kept women in captivity, defiled the church, and insulted the Holy God, so I have come to clean up the moths in the church and return the people of the Holy Empire to a good day. For a while, there are no eyes for swords and guns, and I hope that Your Majesty will quickly dodge" Dolle understated, as if telling an insignificant matter. Gregoriel's heart sank directly to the bottom, why did the Holy Empire and even the people of Rome believe in the church, it is because the church pastor is holy, represents holiness, and is the preacher of God, once it is no longer holy, how many people still believe in the church? Not everyone can be God's preacher. Dolle's move is too ruthless, it is simply a draw from the bottom of the kettle, he is not destroying the church, but trying to control the church. Once the Dolle Mutiny was successful, the Church became a vassal of the nobility and served the Germanic nobility. How can a church that has lost its claws compete for benefits if it is just an ordinary missionary? At this moment, Gregory felt that Dorle was even more terrible than Lothair, although Lothair was old and spicy, but he was not as decisive as Dorle, this guy was really slaughtering the church, like a mad dog. Gregory's wheezing became heavy, and then there were bursts of exclamations and invectives outside, mixed with the cries of women, and pushed Dolle away, and hurried out of the house, leaning on the railing and looking down, Gregory almost didn't fall.
More than a dozen scantily clad women weaved through the crowd, holding church pastors around each other, and the pastors were so embarrassed that they couldn't hide. Gregory could see that these women were bribed by Dorle, and Dorle must have promised them countless benefits in order to make them put life and death on the line, "Your Excellency Dolle, you won, and if you do this, don't you worry about the Orientals at all?" ”
"Of course I am worried, but it turns out that the church is a greater threat to us, and neither the Orientals nor we want the church to point fingers. Your Majesty, please go back to the city of Rome, God will definitely tell you what to do" Raising his hand, several soldiers pounced and dragged Gregory down directly. The moment he left the Ark Church, Gregory's tears flowed, it took thousands of years for the Church to establish a huge power in the Holy Empire, and after today, the Holy Empire will no longer be under the rule of the Church. Thinking of the efforts of the popes of the past, I am really ashamed to die. The Church will become an instrument in the hands of the Germanic aristocracy, and from this day on, the naivety of the Holy Empire will change color.
Gregory was sent away, and the priest of the Ark Church was taken into custody, during which time the movement of troops and horses was so frequent that the nearby Germanic people had no idea what was happening. It wasn't until the next day that the explosive news came out that a large number of priests in the Ark Church had kept women in captivity, which was insulting to God's view, and would be hanged in three days. When the news broke, the entire Holy Empire was shaken, especially in the Hohenzollern region, and many of the church's people were speechless in shock. Three days passed, more than 30 priests and 27 women were sent to the gallows, and the frenzied Hohenzollern people cried for the disgraceful priests to be hanged with their own hands, and their faith was severely damaged. Doller's heart was as black as ink, and he sneered in his heart, but on the surface he made a sad look, "Today is a shame for every Hohenzollernite, these messengers of God, to do such a thing. Kill them today, but God will be dishonored after all. In order to maintain the dignity of God, starting today, the Empire will form a metropolitan church to fully supervise the clergy of the church, and we will hang all those cultists who insult God, so that the church will become holy and clean again. ”
"Yes, kill them and purify the church" At the instigation of those who have a heart, countless Hohenzollerns shouted loudly, ignorant people are always tools in the hands of rulers, and they have long been unable to distinguish who is righteous and who is evil. At the sound of an order, dozens of people were sent to the gallows, and lives were lost in the roar of the Hohenzollerns. Hundreds of years have passed, and the Germanic people are still reflecting on what kind of force made these ordinary and kind Hohenzollern people do such crazy things? Not only did they hang them, they set them on fire, and several priests who had not yet died were burned alive.
History always leaves people with many questions, and the truth has long been buried in the dust with time. Every place, every person, has a homeland complex, they think they are guarding the land where they live, they think they are purifying their souls, but in fact, all kinds of actions are like the rebirth of demons. Dolle not only exterminated the Ark Church, but also established the Metropolitan Church, and since then, the Holy Empire has set off one riot after another, countless metropolitan soldiers have arrested a large number of church personnel, and no one can count how many people died. Although the church was preserved, it was no longer the original church, it was just a tool in the hands of the Germanic aristocracy. Of course, it is impossible for the people to understand this, they only know that Lord Dorle has exterminated a group of church moths.
A vigorous purification campaign was launched in the Holy Empire, and the imperial army led by Zhao Yougong finally crossed the Elbe River, and the Kingdom of Saxony was vast, divided into Upper Saxony and Lower Saxony, Upper Saxony included two parts, North and South, of which South Saxony was sandwiched between the Hohenzollern and the Danube. Zhao Yougong is not interested in South Saxony, isn't it asking for trouble when he goes to South Saxony? The Imperial army crossed the Elbe and swooped down on Suprin, where the siege of Suprin was impassable in a few days. The city of Suplin is the heart of the Kingdom of Saxony and has a long history and thick walls, but it is also the weakest place to defend. Lothair II's expedition to the east of the Istrian Heights almost emptied the troops and horses west of the Elbe, and now the old, weak, sick and disabled people stationed in the city of Suplin add up to less than 5,000 men, which is the limit of the strength that Suplin can muster. Lothair II had a total of fourteen sons, and it was the eldest son Gamasi who now held the control of the castle in Suprin. The sons of Lothair are of uneven quality, but at this moment they are unusually united, they know very well that once the city of Suplin cannot be saved, others may be able to live, but the people of the Lothair family will definitely die without a place to be buried.
Gamasi had a great headache, he had tried his best, but he could not find a single reinforcement, the principalities that had previously attached themselves to the surrounding kingdom of Saxony had also broken off relations, and the nobles in the south had become silent. More than a dozen letters had been sent to the Frederick family, all of which had been sent to the sea, and Gamasi knew very well that these Germanic nobles had abandoned the kingdom of Saxony, "Well, these stupid nobles, do they think that by doing so, they will be able to maintain their strength?" The ambitions of the Oriental people must not stop there, these fools cannot let go of their prejudices and fight non-stop. ”
The Holy Empire's nobles have been fighting among themselves for a long time, but at this time, they can't work together, and some of the mud can't hold up the wall. Gamasi felt that others were stupid, but in fact it was himself who was really stupid, and the Germanic nobles led by Dorle were willing to give up Saxon interests easily, but the loss was too great. In addition, Zhao Yougong deliberately did not attack South Saxony, which was equivalent to acquiescing to the current situation, and everyone did not invade each other. For their own interests, the Germanic nobles could only give up Saxony, and similarly, Zhao Yougong was not arrogant enough to challenge the entire Germanic aristocratic system and attack Saxony, because there was a good reason, Lothair took the initiative to attack the Istrian heights first, and the imperial army attacked Saxony to occupy the legal principle, and others could not say anything. Looking at the city of Suplin in front of you, the domed castle stands tall, as if it is connected with the sky, and there is a sense of heroism in the magnificence. Zhao Yougong observed for a while, handed the clairvoyant mirror to Sanniang, and asked the surrounding generals, "Supulin City has thick walls, how do you think it should be fought?" Now that the victory is in hand, this king does not want the soldiers to have unnecessary casualties. ”
Dongfang Jin, as a dog-headed military division, naturally wanted to be the first to stand up, he touched his chin and pondered for a while, and then said loudly, "Your Highness, this battle should be based on attacking the heart, our army has broken through Festak, the top of Nushui Mountain, and Yumsburg all the way, it can be said that the battle has been won successively, and the Germans stationed in Supulin City are probably all old, weak, sick and disabled." This group of people was forcibly concentrated in the city, how much fighting spirit could they have? If the prediction is right, it should be the eldest son of Lothair who is in charge of Suprain, as long as we create strong pressure on Suprin City, and then use the duel as an excuse to transfer the sons of Lothair out and kill the sons of Lothair, who will be determined to defend the city? ”
The corners of Yang Zaixing's mouth twitched, and he smiled a little unnaturally, "Mr. Dongfang, are you taking Lothair's sons for fools, they will stupidly run out of the city to duel with us?" ”
Duels are not uncommon in the West, especially in the era when chivalry was prevalent, and there were countless duels between noble knights in order to compete for women, survival, etc. Especially in Saxony, there is a law that clearly stipulates that in the case of the death penalty, duels can be chosen, and if the duel is successful, the death penalty can be waived, and this law is respect for the noble knights. Of course, there are not many who can succeed in duels, because there are few invincible knights of that kind. During this time, Dongfang Jin has studied Saxon customs, with Saxony's tradition of advocating duels, coupled with the young and vigorous son of Lothair, as long as the operation is done properly, it may not be impossible to succeed, "They are not stupid, a certain family does not know, but if they don't even dare to respond to a woman's challenge, then they are not men." Dongfang Jin touched the animal skin hat, twisted his bear-like body, and looked at Hu Sanniang next to him with a smile, Sanniang frowned slightly, and didn't say anything.
In the evening, the Dingguo army set up trebuchets and began to bomb the city of Supulin, although the effect was very small, but it could not withstand the many stones, and the soldiers and civilians in the city could not lift their heads when they were smashed. Gamasi climbed to the top of the city, and before he could see the specific situation under the city, he was thrown to the ground, a stone whistled past, slammed, splashed a cloud of dust, Gamasi gasped, his legs kept swinging, fortunately he was knocked down, otherwise his head would have been smashed into a meatloaf. Where did the Orientals get so many trebuchets and let people not live. Half an hour later, the trebuchet finally stopped, and the battered Suprin soldiers and civilians finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Dingguo army did not attack the city, and the Supulin people also took advantage of the rare respite to bury the pot and make rice, and at about the end of the unitary time, before they finished eating, the city of Supulin began to fall into a frenzy again.
Boas, an ordinary centurion, is almost fifty years old this year, and he was already holding his grandson at home, but he was temporarily seized from the city. Boas did not want to defend the city of Suprin, all four of his sons were requisitioned to the heights of Istria, and now two have been killed in battle, and the other two are not known to be alive or dead, if his old bones die in the city of Suprin, then there will be no man in the family. Without men, how can a family live? Families without men will be bullied, and women will suffer a tragic fate. Boas lived through several battles of the Elbe, and he saw firsthand what life was like for families who had lost their men. Without his own protection, the only grandson would become a lowly serf, and the family castle would be taken from him.
Although he sat in the city of Suprin, Boas had a thousand and ten thousand reasons to leave, and there were not many people like Boas, most of whom were forced to go to the city. The power of the Oriental people has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and today they have seen the power of trebuchets, and many people's courage has been frightened, and they feel that if they continue to guard Supulin Castle, they will definitely die. For the kingdom of Saxony, a lot has already been paid, should everyone be with the kingdom to perish? Ordinary Saxons don't think too much, they don't have such big ambitions, they just want to live in peace, if the Easterners are not here to kill Saxony, then why fight to the death in Suplin Castle? This is the home of every Saxon, and it is also because of the Saxons that it can be called the homeland, and without people, what is the meaning of the blood-stained land? Whew, suddenly someone shouted loudly, and then a makeshift wooden house burst into flames, and the surroundings were lit red.
"The Oriental trebuchet is smashed again, everyone quickly dodge" Boas, an experienced man, hurriedly beckoned the soldiers who were still holding their rice bowls to dodge, the Oriental people are really bad enough, deliberately let everyone eat, and began to smash again halfway through eating. As Boas feared, this attack was not only about stones but also of oil, and many of the young Saxons were inexperienced and suffered heavy casualties. From this moment on, the intermittent attacks of the trebuchets never stopped, and fires broke out everywhere on the outskirts of Supulin, and the soldiers and civilians in the city not only had to prevent being smashed, but also were busy fighting the fires, and their morale was also plummeting. Tossed and turned until dawn the next day, many of the Sulprin people could not close their eyes.
The sun broke through the clouds, finally bringing a little warmth, and the eastern army also pressed up again, to everyone's surprise, the first one turned out to be a woman. The interpreter next to him shouted arrogantly towards the head of the city of Suprin, "This is the princess regent, Your Highness is sympathetic to the people and does not want too many casualties, so he sent the princess here, I wonder if the sons of Lothair in the city have the courage to duel?" His Highness personally promised that there would be a fair duel, and if we won, please open the gates and give up the castle of Suprin. If we lose, we should quit Saxony, and we will never commit any crimes. The regent has a promise, so you don't have to doubt it. ”
Hey, a group of Saxons at the head of the city are all pumping cold air, they think that the Orientals are crazy, they obviously have a huge advantage, how can they play a duel, isn't this asking for trouble? If you want to fight a duel, send a powerful one, why did you send the princess? Boas and the others all looked at the sons of Lothair, and the men led by Gamasi were all red-faced, and it was obvious that they felt humiliated, and sent a woman to come forward, making it clear that they were looking down on people. Should not fight? What are you kidding, the old, weak, sick and disabled in the city have been hit and have lost their morale, if they should not fight at this time, then it is to tell everyone that there are no men in Suplin City? When the time comes, I am afraid that the old, weak, sick and disabled will not be able to command.
As the eldest son, Gamasi was duty-bound, gave a few words, took a war horse and led a few brothers to open the city gate. The Dingguo army kept the agreement and did not take the opportunity to attack Supulin City, Gammasi looked at the woman in military uniform not far away, and had an unreal feeling, the Oriental people showed their heads and gave such a big gift to Supulin City? Duel, there are no rules, life and death are fate, although the other party is a woman, Gamasi did not intend to be polite, roared angrily, and rushed over with a spear. The war horse galloped, the spear was like a dragon, Sanniang just frowned slightly, her hand was not slow at all, she pulled out her double knife, and when the war horse swept by, the knife in her right hand knocked out, and the knife in her left hand quickly wiped it on Gammasi's neck. Blood suddenly gushed out, and Gamasi's war horse galloped far away only to see Gamasi's corpse rolling to the ground. Although Gamasi is not a brave warrior, as the eldest son of Lothair, he has been practicing martial arts all the year round, and his kung fu is naturally not weak, but he is such a big man, and he was slaughtered with one move.
The remaining sons of the Lothair family all stared in disbelief, and the fifth of them, Quargillet, almost stared out his eyeballs, "You.... What kind of magic have you used this woman.... Gah...."
Halfway through his words, Quarguilie stopped talking, for he had already felt the mocking eyes around him, especially the Saxon soldiers and civilians in the city, all of whom looked at him with contempt. If you can't beat it, you can't beat it, you have to say that people have cast demon laws, but everyone can see it really, how can it be demon laws? Quarguile and the others are also difficult to ride tigers, if they go back like this, won't they lose the duel and have to give up Supulin City? Angry in his heart, Quagillet didn't care about face, he ran to Sanniang on the horse, although he was a little shameless, but he had to kill this Oriental princess, Sanniang had experienced countless battles over the years, and he had already dealt with it, so he immediately turned the horse's head and ran, seeing that Quaguilie was getting closer and closer, he suddenly stopped the horse and cut the horizontal knife. Kwa Gillette was in a hurry, and the person in front of her suddenly stopped the horse, and she was not mentally prepared at all, so she stupidly hit the blade, and since then she has been dying.