In 1255 AH, the Fifth Crusade began, and the Western armies launched a powerful pincer offensive against the Seljuk and Crescent Empires on two fronts under the command of the Holy See. ◎，

Once again, the chess game of the whole world has fallen into chaos, the millennial hatred between the East and the West, the war between the crescent moon and the cross has once again begun!

And the vanguard of this crusade is the new Brad kingdom, which has been silent and low-key.

In the late spring of 1255, the Grand Duke of Athens of the Neo-Blad Kingdom suddenly routed the Seljuk garrison at Ephesus, declaring the war of Roman against the Turks. In June of the same year, the Neo-Bullard Kingdom also launched a summer offensive against the Nicaean Empire, and the Nicaean people, who were completely caught off guard, were instantly crushed, and even their own capital fell and had to retreat to the hinterland of Asia Minor to resist the attack of the Neo-Bullard Kingdom.

As a result of the unexpected and great results of the New Brad Kingdom, the combined forces of the Knights Hospitaller, the Venetians, and the Genoians stationed on the island of Crete also landed and took full control of the western part of Asia Minor.

Under the powerful attack, not only the Nicaean Empire and the Cerle masters, but also the Kingdom of Trebizond in the north were also terrified. The Turkic Empire's defenses were completely destroyed and untenable, and now the only ones who could stand up to the Crusaders were the Empire of Nicaea and Antioch the Apostate.

In the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the main force of the Crusaders finally landed in Gaza, and on the first day, a coalition of 80,000 troops led by the king of Aragon fought fiercely with Saladin outside Jerusalem.

Once again, the whole East was plunged into the shadow of war・・・・・・

Outside Jerusalem, unlike the heat of the day, the night is exceptionally cool.

The 80,000-strong coalition was not all stationed in Jerusalem, as such an ancient city could hardly accommodate a large number of Crusaders.

It's just that most of the monarchs of the Western countries entered the city at this time to meet, but except for one man.

White horses circled the city, and on horseback sat a handsome man, dressed in the armor of a general, but his true identity was the commander of the Fifth Crusade - King of Aragon, Jaime.

"My king, it's too dangerous here, let's go back to the city." The knight of the guard, who followed on horseback behind him, said in a deep voice. Indeed, although Saladin's Crescent Empire was temporarily defeated, there was no decision at all, the pagan army outside Jerusalem was not purged at all, and King Jaime, as the commander of the coalition army, was in danger of having only a few followers.

"Mondstadt, this is Lone's first time setting foot on the land of a saint, don't disturb Lone." Jaime whispered a whisper to interrupt the attendant's admonition.

"Lone inherited the legacy of the former emperor to expel the Moors as his own responsibility, but for several years he did not make a big contribution, and only this land could bring Lone a short period of peace. Lone will never let the banner of the crescent moon fly over the realm of the Holy Messiah again. King Jaime looked up at the crescent moon shining in the night sky and muttered to himself.

The attendants behind him did not speak, but continued to follow their king.

The Kingdom of Aragon was the country that founded the Holy Church on the ruins destroyed by the Moors, and hundreds of years ago they began a campaign to regain lost lands. However, the pagans had been entrenched in Iberia for a long time, and the centuries-long tug-of-war had exhausted both sides, but their homeland had not yet been fully recovered, and the Moors were still eyeing the Moors and ready to make a comeback.

Twenty years ago, when Pedro II, the first king of Aragon, was martyred in a crusader against the paganism of Toulouse, the whole country fell into chaos.

After the internal strife of the Iberian Holy Church led to a low ebb in the Reconquista, this man set off a second reconquest, conquering the Moorish capital of Valencia, nearly doubling the kingdom's territory, and breaking away from the Frankish suzerainty over it, leaping to become a Mediterranean power, and for a time conquering the southern islands controlled by the Crescent pagans.

The so-called unbuilt merit is nothing more than the man's self-effacement, and in fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most outstanding king since the establishment of the kingdom.

At this moment, the sound of galloping horses' hooves attracted their attention, and the guards subconsciously clenched the short guns at their waists, but they were stopped by King Jaime.

"It's someone from the Knights Templar." The man said lightly, ordering his subordinates not to act rashly.

"Your Majesty Aragon. Please also move to the city, the coalition forces have important matters to discuss, and you as the commander cannot be missing. I saw the knight holding the reins of his horse and said humbly, not daring to offend Jaime in the slightest.

And Haimei pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Gu knows, and after a while, Gu will naturally go." ”

The knight did not dare to object, saluted Jaime, and rode away.

Looking at the knight's distant figure, Jaime shook her head and said, "It seems that they are still not used to the lonely style!" "When he entered the city before, King Jaime rejected the invitation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and stayed outside the city, which was already very displeasing to many monarchs, just as the Kingdom of Aragon was isolated from the system of the Western kingdoms and faced the infidels independently, and their kings were as withdrawn as the loners. Although he is the commander of the coalition forces, he does not actually have the power to command any country. The previous fierce battle with Saladin was completely the main force of the Kingdom of Aragon, and it was because of this that Saladin chose to retreat temporarily. I'm afraid that if it appears again, it will be the 200,000 troops stationed in Syria!

And this became the reason for the dispute between King Jaime and the monarchs of various countries.

"Do you still have to meet with people you don't want to meet?" At the thought of meeting the original sect master, a wry smile appeared on Hai Mei's face, "I'm afraid he doesn't want to meet the other party even more than me!" ”

The attendants did not dare to interject, Frank had a long relationship with Aragon, and this was not something they could say.

・・・・・・

"Huh, what a big shelf?" St. Peter's Basilica is where most of the monarchs of the Western countries gathered, except for the king of Aragon, who was basically there.

Except for the Franks and the Normandy kings, who were silent, the other monarchs showed displeasure on their faces, and they were even more dissatisfied in their words. For them, the Kingdom of Aragon was just a young kingdom, and they were not convinced that the Holy See had appointed him as the commander of the coalition forces, and it was even more unpleasant for Jaime to be absent from such a major event as the meeting of the kings. (To be continued.) )