Leon stayed at the fortress of Turda for only two hours before marching south again.

In the past two hours, he met with Gawan Khan, and gave him a clear way - to unite with Bahaman and the other lords who did not follow Cardin in the attack on Lion City, and you can defend yourselves.

The lord said that he had come specifically to trouble Bahad Khan Cardan, which was the Lion Kingdom's response to Cardin's brazen attack on the royal city, and it was a battle for the dignity of the kingdom.

In other words, a Dexia lord like Gawan Khan, who had nothing to do with the attack on Lion City, had better stay out of the way if he didn't want to be crushed.

And, what will Bahad Khan Kadan do when he is weakened and faces a strong enemy?

Will you lords who are not particularly close to him be cannon fodder?

Judging by the Inquisition's approach to the vicinity of the Turda Fortress, Cardin has already done so, and the first one to shoot is you, Gawan Khan!

The path given by Leon is actually very much in line with Gawan Khan's own wishes - not to be cannon fodder for Cardin, but there is no need to take refuge in others, and he goes to Bahaman by himself, and the brothers can join forces to keep warm.

Anyway, Leon didn't ask him to surrender or do anything else that would lose his reputation, and even said that he would not occupy his territory, Fortress Mapda, which was very moral.

So Gawan Khan hurried to Echkoman as fast as he could, without even taking any soldiers with him—he was to get his brother out of danger and return with him to the fortress of Turda, which was much safer than Echkoman.

To tell the truth, if Gavan Khan could hold on to the fortress of Turda, relying on the fortifications of the fortress and the familiarity of his troops with the terrain, even if there were only 500 men, they would be able to keep Leon's troops from advancing outside the borders of Dexia......

After all, more than half of this group army, which seems to have more than 10,000 people, are businessmen, and this time these merchants have not carried a large number of supplies, but are all high-value goods - not only can they not play a role in logistics supply, but also drag down the combat effectiveness of the entire army.

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Moreover, the real warriors in the army are actually not suitable for attacking fortifications, they are all mixed troops composed of small lords, and it is very troublesome to forcibly attack the city with this kind of army - as long as a knight is killed or wounded, there is a high probability that the knight's followers will run away......

If there are a little more runners, the battlefield will be chaotic, and the whole will look like it has been scattered.

If those businessmen saw such a scene, they might retreat, and if they retreated, there would be a chain reaction.

Therefore, when attacking the fortified city, he could only use his own direct troops, but Li Ang did not want to suffer any losses in this place, so he still tried to do as little as possible to attack the fortified city.

Besides, he can't afford to delay now.

Time is life, time is money, Leon doesn't want the Great Lord of Dexia to have time to gather his forces together, he wants to take Echkoman as quickly as possible, this is the tender to be auctioned.

You have to be efficient in the face of this kind of big business - Ramon has been very efficient in his previous work.

Leon had previously told Ramon to send the news to the Turda Fortress that "Bahad Khan Cardan had hired the Inquisition".

This news, combined with Sarah's rhetoric, naturally made Gawan Khan mess up.

Speaking of which, the Inquisition was indeed recruited by Cardin - Cardin's army was defeated outside the Lion City, and the army of the Lion Kingdom marched towards Dexia, which was naturally the best opportunity for the Inquisition.

But in fact, the Holy Inquisitor of the Inquisition Rasmus. Defatika had been peeping around Zingal and had not come to the Turda Fortress, presumably because the Inquisition had wanted to attack Zingal.

However, the city lord of Singar, Caliph Tahir, did not follow Cardin to the Lion Realm, and Singar's strength was not damaged in the slightest, so the Inquisition did not act rashly.

However, Leon asked Ramon to send a message to the Holy Inquisitor Rasmus: "The Inquisitors of the Inquisition are raiding around the fortress of Turda."

In fact, this was originally Emperor Marius's plan, and the location information of the Holy Inquisitor Rasmus was also provided by Marius.

The small team that previously claimed to be 'judging heretics' was the illegal armed forces such as bandits and bandits that Emperor Marius rushed to Dexia, and there were people from the Shadow Wolves who were secretly operating, and Emperor Marius originally wanted to 'procure' some horses from Dexia.

Well, in the way of zero dollar purchase.

Emperor Marius's original plan was to drive these bandits to 'crusade against heretics' and plunder, and then the Shadow Wolves were responsible for getting the stolen horses away - just 'sell the stolen horses back to Bacchus', and let the robbers return to China to collect the money and share the spoils.

After all, they were all Bacchus's bandits, and they all knew that it was more expensive to send horses back to Bacchus, and they were supposed to return to China to share the spoils.

But in fact, Marius only planned to get the horses back to Bacchus, he didn't plan to let those robbers return to China - if no one returned to China, Emperor Marius didn't need to pay, anyway, they were all bandits and robbers, and they all died in Dexia to contribute to Bacchus......

Marius had always known about the existence of the Inquisition, and in fact he used it in this way to attract the Inquisition to attack them......

So Marius had planned to send a message to Rasmus, the Holy Inquisitor, the leader of the Inquisition.

But the Inquisition has stalled in Sinjar, and the Shadow Wolves have a hard time communicating with the Inquisition - if the Shadow Wolves dare to appear in front of Rasmu, the Holy Inquisitor, they will be 'judged' directly.

So Leon expanded this plan a little, and found Ramon, the elder of Singar, as soon as possible.

Therefore, Rasmu, the Holy Inquisitor, led his troops around Singal and went straight to the fortress of Turda—no army would be happy to see anyone looting under their banner, and if they encounter such a fake and ruined reputation, they must first fight the fake!

Even if their own reputation may not be very good, they still can't afford to be imitated......

Later, Ramon sent his men to lead the way for Rasmu, the Holy Inquisitor, and routed one of Qavan's forces near Ghasin - a deliberate attempt to bring the Inquisition to the vicinity of Ghavan Khan's forces, and Ramon's men were quite reliable.

In fact, Rasmu, the Holy Inquisitor, was also a flexible person, he did not kill those bandits and bandits, but absorbed a lot.

After all, there were many dead and wounded in the battle with the troops of Gavin Khan, and they had to replenish their manpower, anyway, at least when it came to 'judging heretics', everyone had a common language, and these guys seemed to be very quick when they looted the property of heretics......

But the nimble Inquisitor probably didn't expect that as soon as he had finished replenishing his men, the Singar who had led him in the direction of another large army had once again led him......

And again, the same goal as Sarah's upcoming visit.

……

In the desert more than 100 miles north of Eichkoman, a tribal settlement called 'Madan' was inexplicably attacked by a force.

The force appeared to be from the Buckley continent, and some of them were stout mercenaries or bandits, some were knights in white robes, and some were monks who looked helpless.

The mercenaries were the first to attack, followed by the seemingly non-threatening monks, and the well-armed knights prepared to intercept the villagers on the perimeter who might escape.

They held blunt instruments of various sizes in their hands, and waved their weapons in their hands with words in their mouths.

But strangely, there are not many villagers in this village who have fled, and ...... It seems that out of those mud huts and tents, there are a vast number of middle-aged soldiers?

After the attack, all the villagers of Madan rose up in revolt, and almost every one of them had sabers and horses......

This so-called village is actually a huge military camp!

So a surprise attack turned into an unskilled scuffle.

The leaders on both sides are asking the same question: "What the hell!" Where did this troop come from? ”

After hundreds of casualties, the troops on both sides were completely mixed together, and the battle was inextricably linked.

Rasmus Defatica, the Holy Inquisitor, smashed the head of a Descha rider with a war hammer in his hand, turned back and shouted angrily: "You are lying to me! You brought me here on purpose? ”

But no one responded to him.

The Singar who led the way was now gone.

Rasmus Defatica gritted his teeth and turned his head and rushed into the place where the Dexia people were gathered, and the hammer in his hand set off a bloody storm.

Rasmus was a baptized knight, but he was not a member of the Knights of the Dawn.

In fact, he might be called a 'knight of the church' – before he became a knight, Rasmus was a monk.

Since the Knights of the Dawn came to Pande, they have set off one religious judgment after another, and various sect branches have also spread in the western part of Pande, and Rasmus became a monk at that time.

And the Dexia people often raided other countries, and from time to time they plundered his territory...... Then the Dexia people who believed in Vata naturally became a heretic in the eyes of Rasmu.

As a devout follower of the Goddess of Justice and a monk, Rasmus started out with the aim of 'saving the depraved' and 'spreading the faith'.

He organized a group of monks and monks to the "lair of heretics", the Savanniel Desert, where they saw countless wars and killings, and these believers, whose mission was to save the world, began a "redemption" movement in the Savannel Desert.

However, the raiding habits of the Dexia people are difficult to change, and their belief in vata has a long history, so the inspiration of the goddess of justice sometimes does not have much effect......

Unable to convert the predatory herders through oral proselytizing, Rasmus decided to conquer the religious realm by force.

Rasmus was baptized as a knight and was willing to bear the sin of killing and armed himself as a 'judge'.

At the same time, he began to hire mercenaries who 'shared the same faith' and began his redemption and purification under the banner of judging heresy.

He claimed to be the Holy Inquisitor of Pande, and when he met people, he said that he was the savior of Pande, who wanted to rid the world of all heresies and false gods, and judge those who had fallen faith.

Rasmus was a natural commander, with a nimble mind and extraordinary martial arts, as well as a charismatic personality - a former ascetic monk who did have many good personal qualities.

He is clean, tidy and polite, sincere and never lies, and is extremely self-disciplined, does not drink alcohol, and is not close to women.

A man with both great force and charisma will naturally make many believers and soldiers join his ranks.

Moreover, his subordinates all believed that Rasmus existed on the continent of Pander for the purpose of eliminating heretics and purifying the infidels, and that he was the messenger appointed by the goddess to judge heresies—he had no habits or vices, and seemed to have been born to judge heretics.

As a result, the self-proclaimed Holy Inquisitor was recognized by many believers, even some other tributary sects, who also recognized Rasmu's name as the 'Holy Inquisitor'.

Rasmus himself was best at wielding a warhammer, which he believed to be a powerful and bloodless weapon that could bring the believers back to their senses when they had been tempted by false gods.

That's why Rasmus and his followers used it as equipment for their holy legions, calling themselves the 'Inquisition'.

Since Rasmu, the Holy Inquisitor, was not a murderer, the Inquisition only took the captives and then tried to persuade them to stop believing in the false god Vata.

Many people would be 'influenced' and then 'voluntarily donated' all their possessions to worship the goddess.

And those who are 'stubborn' are judged by the 'Holy Fire' - as the Knights of the Dawn say, the goddess will naturally tell whether there is sin or not......

They have been known to have used warhammers and torches to perform numerous 'trials' in the Savannail Desert, and Rasmuy's reputation and team have grown exponentially in the past few years.

Today, more than 2,000 people are following the Holy Inquisition.

But if nothing else, they are about to lose half of their staff – or even more – in the village of Madan.

This is because the place of Matan is the family domain of Caliph Bahaman, the lord of the city of Aichkoman, and it is governed by his son Ikram.

This place was the base of Bahaman's base and the source of his pro-army, and after Bahaman became caliph, the tribe was quite powerful.

But again, if nothing else, most of the Bahaman's tribe will surely be wiped out by the Inquisition......

The young patriarch Yin Kram had already started to run, he was a brave Dexia warrior, but he knew that he would definitely not be able to defeat it, and the Inquisition was more than twice as powerful as the tribal warriors.

He must return to Eichkoman as fast as he can and ask his father for help.

Thousands are fighting for the death, a handful of women and children are on the run, houses are set on fire, and bones are shattered.

No one noticed that a beautiful woman was watching all this with a cold eye.

Yes, this is to drive the tiger and devour the wolf.

The lord is in a hurry, which will allow the merchants to enter Eichkoman before the Duchy of Dexia gathers a large army, and business is important......

Moreover, after the merchants were separated from the army and resettled, Leon's army could exert its combat effectiveness.

A day later, Sarah arrives at Echkoman and meets Bahaman.

"His Holiness Caliph Bahaman...... If nothing else, you've probably met your brother Gawan Khan? Maybe meet your son Ikram too? ”

Sarah didn't use her professional smile anymore this time, her expression was serious: "I'm Sarah, the chief foreign officer of Count Leon. ”

“…… The army of the Earl of Leon...... Is it coming? ”

Bahaman looked calm, but the tiredness on his face revealed his true heart—he certainly hadn't slept all night.

"The army is fifty miles north of the village of Madan, you should know what that means...... But Count Leon can show you the way—if you will. ”

Sarah said it bluntly, because Bahaman's current situation was so bad that there was no need to beat around the bush.

"What advice does Count Leon have? You can just say ......"

Bahaman still looked calm, but his hands were gripping the armrest of his chair tightly.

"Eichkoman has few troops, and your tribe has been invaded by the Inquisition, and cannot replenish its forces. Your brother Gawan Khan has suffered heavy losses and will not be able to help you. The Great Lords of Dexia now have their own thoughts, and they will not come to support you, but may take advantage of the opportunity...... You should know who brought in the Inquisition, and you should know that Emperor Marius's fleet is marching on Eichkoman...... The only person in the entire territory of Dexia who can help you in a short period of time is Count Leon......"