At that time, after the end of that battle on the outskirts of Jerusalem. (The update is the fastest and most stable, look,.) Egil was very mindful of one thing. Who, on that day, uttered the words "I saw St. John in the midst of the army," and thus laid the chances of victory? A bit of talent and quick wit. It can be used - Egil doesn't believe that the gods or anything can be so bad. Say you see it, you see it—of course, if only it were true. Jesus Christ or something...... Hehehehehehe.

And after some thought, Egil once again made this judgment: the other party should not be an unknown person. Should possess a certain level of qualifications and prestige. In this way, people can be quickly convinced. without giving rise to suspicion. After such an investigation. and a visit by Norman spies, and on February 13, three days after the end of the war, Nemulis delivered the news to Egil's desk.

Sonia was still a step late—even with Egil's hints, both light and dark. Of course, if you take into account the factor that Sonia has just recovered a little from her serious injury. This time, Nemulis was a little bit overwhelmed......

"Does this mean that my sweet little kitten has finally surpassed the old spy chiefs in intelligence gathering?" said Egil as he pounded on the table at the time - of course this is not an important matter, just ignore it. Although until now, Egil has always favored the latter in the contest between the Norman espionage system and the Senate Intelligence Section, but Egil has not forgotten that his original intention in supporting the second intelligence system was to provide checks and balances, not to replace them. Among the reasons for helping and supporting the Intelligence Section, of course, there is his love and favor for Sonya. But this only occupies a very small, almost insignificant part. More importantly, with the former, the intelligence department's strength and leadership are at a disadvantage. It didn't work as Egil wanted.

So, after learning about this matter, Egil thought like this: "Perhaps, in the future, we should gradually reduce the support for the intelligence department." ”

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"In other words, you said that on the same day, such a lovely rumor was spread...... Is it our esteemed, prestigious, archbishop and chief priest of the Field Order, my friend Peter?"

"Indeed, that's how it is. My lord. Nemulis replied.

“...... You go down first. Don't tell anyone about it. Egil frowned, waved his hand, and commanded.

"I see, my lord. Nemulis nodded, and without asking any more questions, he turned and left. It's as good as ever.

"-Master-I got the news-" Almost the next moment, less than ten minutes later, Sonya, who was still hanging from her neck with a bandage around her neck on her left arm, ran in with her other arm still intact and waved a piece of paper, and her face looked very excited—worthy of youth, and she looked like she was about to die, but she lay in bed for two days, drank two more mouthfuls of duck blood, and ate two pieces of blood tofu to continue to get out of bed. The good physical fitness makes Egil a little jealous.

However, when Sonia looked at Nemulis with a smile on her lips, glanced at her with a triumphant look, and then passed by, Sonya's joyful expression disappeared at once. The whole face collapsed at once.

"Oh, that's really commendable. Egil chuckled and beckoned Sonia to come over. A little comforted the girl who was in a bad mood. Then I started thinking about it. ...,

"I really didn't expect it - no, although there is no problem with this beginning. But actually, I've thought about it. Archbishop Peter...... It's a name I haven't heard in a long time. ”

Although it is said that during the founding of the Normans, even before the Norman kingdom was founded, when Egir was only one of the Earls of Biard, the Battlefield Order joined his forces. Advocating combat and firm faith. And the chief priest, Peter, who was not very worldly* and not very high, had already become a confidant and a very trusted man of Egil at that time. Next, he went to Rome to earn a Norwegian crown for Egil, and then followed Egil to fight in the north and south. Prestige is growing.

At that time, the archbishop relied on his religious position to firmly overpower Robin Hood, Alpha, Carter, Anderson and other important ministers of the empire, and even higher than the prestige of the eldest princess Aurora. At that time, if not Queen Artoria, then the archbishop was definitely the second most important person in the empire. At that time, Egil had always called the archbishop "my friend", and even once tried to install the archbishop as the pope of Rome - at worst, the pope.

"When did you start snubbing him...... Oh...... I remembered......" Egil continued, at that time, when Kiev was crowned as the Rus' Tsar. At that time, in order to demonstrate his power and power, he did not follow the proper ritual and waited for the archbishop to put the crown on his head. Instead, he took the crown from his hand and put it on himself...... At that time, although Peter did not say anything after this, Egil did not want to see him again because of guilt and jealousy.

And then, when Egil was completely at odds with the Holy See, and the two sides almost fought each other, Egil pulled himself into the Eastern Roman Empire in order to get rid of the diplomatic dilemma, and the two sides became quasi-allies. At the same time, in order to stabilize the Rus' and Slavs in the newly conquered regions of Eastern Europe, Egil allowed them to remain Orthodox in the faith. There was even a doctrinal exchange with the Eastern Roman Empire. There is a vague implication of converting to Orthodox Christianity, or establishing a separate Holy See. This made Peter, who was a staunch Catholic, feel discouraged. The archbishop recognized the fact that:

Egil, Egilskadragrímsson was never a devout believer. His attitude towards religion was still pragmatic. When it works for you, you use it. If it's useless, ignore it. If the question of faith threatens him or does something against him, he will not hesitate to deal with it.

After this, the friendship between Egir and Peter became much weaker. Egir threw his desire to support the archbishop as pope into the orbit of Neptune. And Peter also lived in seclusion. No longer engage in any public activities. Until that day, in the battle of the day, the archbishop still led a group of field priests, wielding war hammers and scepters to fight on the front line. Boost morale and kill heretics. At such times, it is only at such times that Peter can forget all the bullshit in politics. It was only when he shouted the name of Jehovah and waved his scepter to tear the brains of the infidels that he realized that his life really had meaning. And this battle to recover the Holy Land is also very much in line with his character and values.

However, after this, after half a day of fighting, when the archbishop saw that his soldiers were exhausted, and the battle did not turn around, he began to be anxious - although Egil, as the direct commander, was not in a hurry for a moment. But as a pious priest, a warrior of God. Peter felt that he could not afford to wait for a moment. So he came up with this method, and lied about seeing a miracle in order to boost morale .........,

"I really can't imagine that his prestige in the army is so high...... How can you motivate the army like this......"

However, this incident also made Egil's fear of him much deeper.

"Or, there should be an opportunity to exclude him from the military system. He just needs to be a symbol, a symbolic being...... Or after conquering the Holy Land, you can do it. Egil thought about it and decided.

"Then let's put this matter aside for the time being. Egil gathered his thoughts. Then he walked out of the tent - and he was greeted by a busy and busy look. Engineers and baggage soldiers were working hard, and other soldiers also acted as temporary workers, bringing in timber collected from all over the world, even some of which had been removed from seagoing ships. It was then handed over to the Norman engineers and baggage soldiers.

The blacksmiths of the baggage soldiers who accompanied the battalion were also busy, and they provided a large number of iron nails and rivets. After that, these timbers, these iron nails and rivets were quickly assembled by the engineers to form one after another siege trucks, building cars, ladder trucks, baffle cars and so on...... And at a distance, you can see it with a telescope. A greater number of men, pushed and pulled by horses and camels, did their best to transport an unknown number of guns to the front line—a small number of them were rushed by the blacksmiths of the army's baggage—and of course many more were dismantled from the artillery ships of the Norman fleet, and even from the Royal Navy's ship, the Victorious.

Empire, Crusaders, Christians. Preparations for the siege of the city are in full swing. Nearly 300,000 of the nearly 400,000 Crusaders were ready to set up tents and encircle the holy city of Jerusalem. Once the siege machinery and artillery were in place, they could launch an attack and liberate the city where Christ had been martyred.

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