Duke accepted the punishment, but the result of the punishment was the best he could have imagined, and it can be said that he was lucky to take advantage of the conflict between Leonard and Ole, and the deal between Kasmai and Leonard behind him made him afraid to investigate Storm Castle too deeply.

But then again, if it weren't for the conflict between Leonard and Ore, this investigation of Storm Fort wouldn't have happened at all, and there wouldn't have been so much trouble, so many times it was Seon who lost his horse, and he didn't know if it was a blessing.

Kasmai eventually accepted a reprimand, but Leonard later met with him privately and was pleased with his obedience. even gave Kasmai a promise that if he had the opportunity, he would be recommended to be the archbishop, and if he couldn't be the archbishop, at least he would have the position of bishop of the city, which was considered a reward for Kasmai.

For Leonard's reward, to be honest, even Kasmai himself was a little surprised, after all, he is now simply a super mole in the Holy See. Thinking that he was cautious at the beginning, all kinds of pretending grandsons could only stay in Stormcastle, and now he angrily scolds Bishop Will of Ayutthaya, satirizes Archbishop Ole, and even threatens Cardinal Leonard.

As a result, there was no, but all kinds of attention was taken seriously, and with the opportunity to rise, Kasmai felt a little that the world was changing so fast.

In addition to reprimanding Carsmail openly, Leonard originally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to remove Ole from the position of archbishop, and then send him to the Heavenly Judgment Seat. This is also an example to those who disagree with each other to understand that as long as they remain in the position of cardinal, they will remain absolute authority.

As a result, unexpectedly, a big man from the Holy City Pontifical Mission came forward and saved Ole, but his position also changed from archbishop to bishop, but he still held the highest priesthood in Andorra City. You must know that the bishop of the pro-kingdom or duke's state, usually the archbishop can serve as the highest priest, so it can also be seen from the results of this treatment that Ole is only a temporary "demoted", and it is very likely that the status of the archbishop will be restored when the limelight passes.

It seems that it is not only Kasmai who has found a backer like Leonard, Oreman dares to disobey Leonard's orders, and there are people behind him. It can be said that after thousands of years of development, the Holy See has long been no longer a simple struggle for faith and the survival of mankind, and there are already various factions in it.

It's just that the struggle between these high-level leaders is very distant for the common people, who still think that the Holy See is their spiritual pillar.

Duke and Kasmai returned to Storm Castle, and almost all the people in the city stood at the gate to greet them, especially Allen and their group of generals, waiting for Duke's return was a torment, and they even planned to take a desperate gamble to snatch Duke back from the Holy See army.

"Long live the Lord!"

Cassel shouted a word of encouragement, and then saw the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Storm Castle repeating this slogan.

"Long live the Lord!"

Seeing the thunderous shout, Duke was also excited in his heart, this is his army, this is his own subjects!

People are emotional, from the beginning Duke wanted to escape from this place and wait for death, until the moment he finally decided to change this place and give hope to the people of Stormcastle who were under threat of death at any time, he also won the absolute allegiance of the people.

Because the hope of life was extinguished by the Holy See, all this was brought by Duke!

In addition to being proud of his loyalty to the military and civilians, Duke is also proud of the Battle of Storm Fort, not just for Duke, but for all of the Storm Force's soldiers.

Because this may be a rare move on the mainland in the past hundred years to resist the Holy See army by force. Although the God of Light may still be their faith, being able to fight against the most powerful Holy See army on the continent is undoubtedly something that a warrior yearns for.

It can be said that if it weren't for Leonard's sudden appearance, maybe the Teutonic knights would really be annihilated in front of Stormcastle City, as a lord army, annihilating one of the most powerful cavalry regiments on the continent, how could there be no pride and pride?

Duke faced the cheering crowd, smiled and waved confidently, no matter how proud he was in his heart, he had to maintain a calm lord's posture at this time, and his attitude was calm and light, which could better pretend to be a high-end realm.

However, after returning to the castle, Duke's previous pride almost disappeared in an instant, because during the period of Duke's departure, Alan and the others had already counted accurate casualty data, and this number can be described as heavy casualties.

"Your Lord, the first regiment of the Storm Castle has a total of 1,500 people, and in the face of the attack of the Teutonic Knights, the total number of casualties has reached 768, of which more than 300 have been killed, and among the rest of the casualties, the warriors who are seriously injured or have broken limbs occupy the majority, because of the huge impact brought by the war horse, the storm armor is completely unable to defend, and many warriors' plate armor is completely dented, and the impact force has brought serious internal injuries. ”

After Allen's speech, Cassel also came to report the casualty data: "Lord Lord, the five hundred knights of the first regiment of the storm cavalry, the death toll is one hundred and sixty-seven, more than fifty are seriously injured, and there are the same number of minor injuries, this time we faced a double number of mountain cavalry, causing more than half of the casualties of the entire storm cavalry regiment. ”

After saying this, Cassel's tone changed and he said firmly, "But we also caused their casualties equally, and the Storm Troopers defended their honor and courage. ”

Although the Stormfort Cavalry Regiment suffered more than half of the casualties, the casualties were not unacceptable. Because there is a huge difference between cavalry and infantry, an infantry regiment undergoes a year and a half of military training, and then goes through one or two actual battles to become an elite.

But cavalry is completely different, and riding training alone is more than that. And many times, knights have grown up on horseback since childhood, and a cavalry regiment like Storm Castle, which has been a halfway monk and has been established for less than half a year, is already a very good record against opponents who are twice as good as themselves and have the same casualty data.

Therefore, Cassel did not have the slightest consciousness of heavy casualties, but a look of pride. Because there is no humane and human rights in this world, as a knight, death is not worth mentioning in their eyes, and the battle and glory are the things they value most.

Cassel values the record and the ease of doing more, believing that the casualties are worth it, but Duke's heart is dripping blood. Before the advent of thermal weapons, the importance of cavalry was self-evident, and the plains on the continent of Europa, especially in Western Europe, allowed cavalry to establish a strategic position.

The province of Storm Fort was frugal and robbed Alpine City, and finally gathered 500 cavalry, and half of the casualties were killed and wounded. Moreover, the mortality rate in this world is very high, and it is good that 12 percent of the wounded cavalry can return, which is completely incomparable with the 70 percent return rate of the wounded soldiers during World War II.

If it weren't for the addition of the dwarven war sheep cavalry, Stormfort might have faced a situation where there would be no cavalry available.