Chapter 482: Disarming
He gasped for a long time, almost draining the rest of his life force. During this time, several knights tried to speak, but they were stopped by his gestures.
"Your Excellency, Grand Master, we are with you!"
"We'll never leave you, woo......"
"Please, let our Grand Master go, let's leave prisoners of war......"
The five knights pleaded with Akon, who thought the little man was their leader.
Akon looked at Zhang Fan, "In the Middle Ages, prisoners of war could be exchanged for huge ransoms, these knights were all very rich, as long as they didn't break their promises, there should be no problem." ”
Zhang Fan looked at the fierce king, this giant man is not his own team, and he has no right to order him. The Fierce King shrugged his shoulders, "I'm just a helper, you can do whatever you want." Don't take my opinion into account. ”
Zhang Fan thought for a moment and asked the great knight Rogge, "Are you sure you won't resist?" ”
"In the name of the knights." Rogge hissed.
Zhang Fan turned his head and said to the other knights, "If you don't resist, I can consider treating your Grand Master first." He can't support such a situation for long. ”
"In the name of the knights, we will not resist!" The five Hospitallers swore an oath at once.
The Great Knight Rogge suffered a penetrating injury, although it was very serious and had pierced his lungs, but this was the easiest treatment for Zhang Fan in the scene. After using the Blue First Aid Medication and being healed with the Dharma Mantra, Grand Knight Rog was able to sit up and speak.
"Your Excellency, consider my proposal to keep me prisoner of war and let these poor children go back to their homeland. They still have their wives and children, and the young man is not married. I promise you'll get a good ransom, and I, Rogge, have some savings, and I can write a letter to these lads to bring back, and you'll be able to get this big sum. If you wish, one of my castles in Franks can be yours to own......" Rogge continued his earnest words.
"We are willing to stay in exchange for the freedom of His Excellency Grand Master, and we can pay a ransom befitting his status......" The knights pleaded with Zhang Fan.
"I see that Your Excellency is not a Muslim, nor is your companion, and the honor of Saladin's army is not very important to you, so why don't you let us go and gain wealth that we can enjoy for the rest of your life? IMHO, there is nothing fun about the life of a mercenary. The war between Christians and Muslims is not something you should be involved in meaningfully......" Rogge looked at Zhang Fan as if he was a good talker.
Zhang Fan pondered: "Your Excellency, I am very touched by the friendship between your comrades, but please believe that money and wealth are not what we need. Your conditions make it difficult for me......"
Akon nodded on the side and glanced at Green Wing, although the latter didn't know what Zhang Fan was thinking, but Zhang Fan's behavior seemed to be very different from before, and now he had learned to bargain, and it seemed that his methods were quite clever. In the past, maybe as soon as the mind was hot, I let them go.
Rogge thought for a moment and said, "I see that Your Excellency's medical skills are very skillful, and our Knights Hospitaller's predecessor was a medical and nursing order to treat the wounded on the battlefield, if you are willing...... I can be a referral......"
"Are you making us surrender?" Zhang Fan smiled, "Don't forget, you are prisoners of war." ”
"No, Your Excellency, you misunderstood me." Rogge hurriedly waved his hand, "My recommendation allows you to choose freely, even if you were once an enemy of Christianity, but as long as you want, you can join my order, or our army, at any time, without pursuing your past behavior." Even if you don't want to join us, as a friend of the Knights Hospitaller, you can come and go as you like our realm without being harmed. The choice is yours. Of course, your partners and followers have the same rights. Even after you have healed our Crusader soldiers, you will be rewarded with the corresponding rewards from our Crusaders, which is unique to you and an additional right of our Knights Hospitaller. You see, this does not affect your exploits in the Arab camp. ”
When Zhang Fan heard this, his heart was moved, isn't this the identity skill of the 'Red Cross' that Patigul said? ! I can't imagine that it can be obtained directly in the scene! But it seems to be confined to the Christian camp. That's also nice, because almost the whole of ancient Europe was open to Christianity.
Zhang Fan glanced at Aken, who nodded, so he thought for a moment and said, "In addition to this, I must let you keep your cross sword, I know that it will be difficult for you, but it is still insignificant compared to the lives of your six noble knights." In return, I can heal your injuries and protect you until you leave safely. ”
"The cross sword is our life!" One of the knights shouted, "This is the proof of our knight's oath." It is a testament to our faith! ”
Akon stepped forward, "Then you must spare your lives!" ”
Zhang Fan waved his hand and sighed, "No, I don't want to take away your faith, because I also have my faith." I do not want to take your lives at will, because I have life. If so, then fight me! You, Rogge, if you kill me, you'll all be free, and if you're killed by me, at least your companions will be free. Until then, I have to fulfill my responsibilities as a healer......"
After Zhang Fan finished speaking, he stepped forward to help the five knights treat their injuries, and after a while, these hospitality knights stood up vigorously, Zhang Fan asked his teammates to return their swords, and he waited aside, waiting for the reply of the great knight Rogge. The knights were speechless. The other party chose to duel with his most powerful Grand Master in such an advantageous situation, could it be that his own Grand Master was really embarrassed to kill this benevolent opponent? If you don't kill him, how can you win the duel?
Rogge pondered for a long time, sighed, held his saber in both hands, and said to Zhang Fan: "I am indeed your prisoner, and it is your power to seize my saber." If I duel with you, it will be a violation of the knight's creed, and there is no point in defending the knight's sword. But I can only decide the fate of my own knightly swords, and their knightly swords must be decided by themselves! Also, I would like to say that you are a respectable opponent, and your benevolence is already worthy of having this knightly sword. ”
Zhang Fan took the big cross sword, held it high in his hand, and said, "You are free." ”
The other five knights, looking at each other, stepped forward in unison, inserted their swords in front of Zhang Fan, drew a cross on their chest, and said: "We are already your prisoners, and we have been treated by you, if we fight with you again, it will be unkind and unjust." Even if you win, you can't get rid of the brand of the loser. Win or lose, we've already lost. God testifies that you have overcome us, and this is the spoils you deserve. ”
The fierce king standing on the side took a deep breath, and he and Patigul calculated carefully and fought desperately, and finally completed the task. Looking at Shi Fan, the soldiers were bloodless, so he captured six cross swords at one time, and one of them was the head of the Hospitaller Order. This luck and ability can't help but impress yourself!
Akon stared at Zhang Fan seriously for a long time, sighed, and fell into deep thought.
Rogge took out a Knights Hospitaller badge from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Fan, this is his promise, naturally he will not break his promise.
Zhang Fan asked Akon to go outside to inquire about the situation, and took out supplies from the space by himself, so that everyone had a full meal. And talk to the knights. Now with the approval of the Knights Hospitaller, the lines of factions have blurred, the language barrier has disappeared, and everyone can talk freely. The Fierce King Alimu also informed the Apdu team about the situation here.
It was not until the evening that the scattered fighting in the village of Hardin ended, during which there were several searches by Arab soldiers, but they were all blocked by the murderous king Alimu. The six knights are very safe. It's just that the Grand Knight Rogge is a little down, after all, most of his soldiers have already died, and this defeat deprived the Crusaders of the chance of final victory. Although he saved his life, he was still depressed.