"May the Father forgive them the sins of this life."

Lothar drew a cross in front of him, he was not a cold man, he could be merciless to his enemies; He can also sentence the robbers who slaughter the weak and rob the civilians without blinking an eye.

But these people, in all fairness, did not actually commit such an unpardonable sin.

When Lothar was a social animal in her previous life, she didn't dare to guarantee that she would fish during work hours.

However, strict punishment and strict law have been the key to mastering the army since ancient times.

If Lothar had no people, no soldiers, and no unconditional trust of Baldwin IV, he would have dared to do so, and the end would have been to turn the people away.

But he had his own soldiers, and unless all the knights of the royal family united and openly rebelled, they would not be able to help Lothar at all.

After the severe punishment and strict law, it must be Huairou.

In the end, knights are quasi-aristocratic class, equivalent to the officer class of an army, and they cannot be blindly suppressed, but must pay attention to both grace and power.

This is much more effective than mere pressure, or a favor like Count Philip.

It is only a small favor that it is impossible for an army to be grateful for your kindness and be loyal to you, like a finger on your arm.

Even in her previous life, the goddess who had a straight face all day long suddenly smiled at you, which was far more flattering than usually smiling at you.

Lothar witnessed the end of the execution and turned away.

Count Philip squeezed through the crowd and gritted his teeth, "Baron Lothar, they never expected someone to attack the crown prince, but you took their lives!" ”

Lothar looked at him condescendingly and said coldly:

"Count Philip, you have been acquitted, but you must know that this is not a trial by the Great Council, the procedure is unjust, and I have the right to arrest you at any time."

Count Philip laughed miserably: "Oh, even if I am judged, my result will not be worse than this." ”

"Really?"

Lothar chuckled, "Lord Philip, how many of you still have now?" ”

"How much use do you have for the party or the party that has been wooed by you? Is this really enough for them to use their influence to save your rank and your life? ”

Lothar said in a respectful tone, "Lord Count, do you know what you are wrong with? ”

Philip looked stunned.

"The royal knights, only allow the existence of the royal party."

Looking at Lothar's back, Count Philip let out a long sigh, and said to the squire who followed him: "Let's go, let's go back to the fiefdom of Saxony." ”

...

In the great hall of the court council.

Count Renard's piercing voice echoed through the hall: "This is a despicable murder, damn Saracens, they have finally torn off their disguises and revealed their ugly true faces!" ”

The former Archduke of Antiochus, who had an unforgettable pain with the infidels, clenched his fists: "War, we need a war, the weak Greeks have made peace with Saladin, the kings of the West are still fighting for power in the Apennines, no one will come to help us, and no one is really reliable reinforcements!" ”

"For the honor of the knights, and for the will of God, we will take the initiative to wage war against the Saracens, and our army will pierce the heart of the enemy like a holy spear!"

The impassioned speech of the Count of Renard provoked a loud applause.

Saracens are also a general term for Zoroastrians, regardless of the Persians, Kurds, and Egyptians.

Just like the Franks, it is also a collective term for a series of Western European peoples such as Gauls, Germans, and Angles.

Preaching the evil of the infidels, the honor and courage of the knights, in this day and age, is a politically correct phrase.

Although Lothar felt that everyone knew that it was not right to go out of the well-cultivated fortress of the Crusaders and fight against the infidels in this scorching sun.

But this did not prevent them from saying so, and to regard as traitors who dared to offer to hold on to the castle and allow Saladin's army to plunder the village.

This also made the "strong wall clearing" that Lothar originally wanted to propose, but he swallowed it back.

Just think about it, these stupid and short-sighted nobles simply can't have the courage to make such a choice.

As a result, Lothar became a clay wood sculpture at this council.

He was only thinking that Safuddin would lead the army south, which seemed to be beneficial to King Saleh and Abdullah in the north.

At this time, someone broke into the main hall and shouted: "Lord Tibilias, the governor of Syria, Savoddin, with tens of thousands of troops, has broken through Arcas and Rogue Fort, and is advancing towards Tripoli. ”

Count Raymond's face changed slightly.

The whole hall was even more noisy.

In the northern part of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, almost all of them were the territories of Count Raymond and his vassals.

Without the position of regent, he is still the king of the Count of Tripoli, and he may not be the regent if he loses the territory of Tripoli.

Not everyone can be as lucky as Count Renard, who lost the title of Archduke of Antioch, and can become a Count of Transjordan by virtue of marriage.

Many Queen Mothers secretly hoped that the Count of Tripoli would take his followers north to resist the enemy's invasion.

Then Jerusalem will belong to them alone.

"That's just a feint."

"The Saracen navy is no match for the Knights and the Tripoli fleet, and even if they besiege Tripoli, it will be impossible for them to break through this fortified city in a short time."

Regent Raymond's tone was calm: "Saladin's real goal will always be Jerusalem, and they want to take the Holy Land for themselves, and there are only two ways to go. ”

"Egypt and Transjordan."

The former, the first to bear the brunt of the domain of Baron Gofrey, and the latter, the first to bear the brunt of the domain of the Count of Renard.

The climate of the Holy Land determines the length of time an army can go on an expedition.

If Saladin wanted to attack from the north, there were so many fortifications that he needed to pull out, which was obviously unreasonable.

Despite this, Lothar still sighed a little, this Count Raymond is by no means a mediocre person, and he can remain calm when his life is attacked, which is not something ordinary people can do.

Count Renard shouted: "Then it is all the more important to take advantage of this opportunity to eat up the main force of this enemy, in the north, close to the city of Acre of the Knights Hospitaller and the knights' fort of the Knights Templar, we can quickly assemble an elite force of five hundred heavy cavalry, which will surely make this group of heretics return." ”

"Yes, go to war!"

People chanted.

Count Raymond was silent for a moment, and then he said, "I must ask your majesty for advice, and if he promises us to go north to meet the enemy, then we will send troops to attack." ”