When Lothar was surrounded by hussars and entered the inner fort of the city of Aramdelor.

Immediately Tariq respectfully held the gold-encrusted tray and presented the most precious wine.

"Flame above, worship Lord Count of Lothar, High Lord of Transjordan and new uncrowned King of the Dead Sea, please drink this glass of wine and accept my salute to you."

Lothar subconsciously glanced at Jeanne, and saw an irrepressible smile in her eyes, and couldn't help but feel a kind of ridiculous emotion: "I heard that the teachings of Zoroastrianism don't allow drinking?" ”

"To us, it's just fermented grape juice," said Tariq. ”

Tariq weighed his words and said cautiously, "My lord, I would like to persuade my brother-in-law to return the fiancée of your vassal Renard, along with all the property he plundered, and I ask you to forgive him for his offense against you." ”

Lothar frowned: "I have already taken the city of Alandler, no matter what, I will not return this city back." ”

Tariq hurriedly said, "Lord Lothar, you have misunderstood, I have no intention of taking hostages in exchange for your withdrawal from the army. ”

"I just recognize that you have some kind of terrifying magic in your hands, and it is not something we can resist, so we are willing to make peace with you."

Tariq's tone was visibly pessimistic.

He didn't know where Lothar's supernatural powers came from.

Nor did they understand why the "Holy Fire" they believed in didn't take care of them and give them a way to deal with the "demonic power" of Lothar.

Could it be that the gods of the Franks are really more powerful than ours?

"Do you mean what you say?"

Tariq shook his head: "All I can say is that I will do my best to persuade my brother-in-law. ”

Lothar smiled and nodded: "It's a pity, you won't have such a chance for the time being." ”

"Take him down and put him in a dungeon."

Tariq's face showed a hint of paleness: "Lord Lothar, are you hoping that my brother-in-law will be reckless and rash, so that he can be completely annihilated by you in the field?" ”

A hint of unnaturalness flashed across Lothar's face.

This kid is quite shrewd.

Tariq was keenly aware of the change in Lothar's expression, and hurriedly said: "You are thinking too much, my brother-in-law, although it is true that his head is not good, he is reckless and cowardly, and he is quicker to see the interests than anyone else—but in the same way, if he sees danger, he will surely be like a hyena. ”

Lothar waved his hand and motioned for Pepin to take Tariq down, this time emphasizing that "prepare a good cell for him, and don't hurt his life." ”

Pi Ping smiled dryly, "I understand, my lord. ”

Jeanne sighed softly: "This Tariq is a smart man, no wonder he will get the importance of Zahn Aladdin, what do you think he will do next?" ”

Lothar shook his head and said: "I don't know, but the dominance has fallen into my hands, if I want to fight, I will rely on Alain Deler as the front line, and slowly consume him, he can't fight mine." ”

Now, he doesn't need to rush to continue to do anything to Ella Harbor, one is a raid, but one can be two. Second, there are chips in hand at the moment.

Even if he stopped, he could be regarded as a big victory, and in the eyes of the vassals, he greatly increased his face.

Jeanne pointed not far away: "The remains of the manticore, do you want to cut off the head and make a specimen?" ”

"Cut it, hang it in this inner fort."

Lothar looked up.

Then.

The flame banner that had been hung over the castle had been broken by two remaining veterans with their swords and replaced with a giant double-headed eagle banner and a Jerusalem cross flag.

Lothar spoke: "Moder, you are currently in the position of Sheriff of Alandler, leading your soldiers to maintain order in the city, and all the laws have been simplified into three - death to murderers, death to thieves, and death to rappers. ”

Moder quickly got down on one knee and replied, "Yes, my lord." ”

"Captain of the stables, you are in charge of keeping the prisoners, and if they can pay the ransom, you can send them out of Alaandler immediately."

Lothar issued orders one by one.

The army, which was less than 200 men under his command, immediately began to operate in an orderly manner like a clockwork machine.

With a population of more than 5,000, Alain is a city of considerable size.

Originally, the population was mostly made up of Frankish and Hellenistic immigrants, after the fall of the bishoprics of Port Ayla and Aramdelor.

It became a frontier for Zoroastrian immigrants from places like Yemen.

When the battle is decided, Lothar may have to carry out a purge to kill those who have vested interests and fill in the ones he can rely on.

Alandler will not be a negative asset under Lothar in the short term.

Because then, raiding the house, exchanging ransom, selling the booty, etc., are all good means of getting money—and the most damaging way is that Lothar can plunder Alain Le inside and out, sell all the heretics into slavery, confiscate all property, and wait until all the oil and water have been squeezed out.

Return the land to the church.

Many lords also do this, blindly expanding their territories, they may not be able to get much money, but they can plunder a lot, and they can be more safe.

The city of Alandreux, after the initial chaos, has become very quiet.

People shivered and hid in their homes, fearing that the pagan soldiers who were swaggering in the streets would kick their doors open with their weapons and commit a massacre.

Christians, who were originally in the oppressed class in Alaindel, were in the mood to turn into serfs and become masters, and began to take revenge on those infidels who had bullied them in the past.

Moder's temporary security force is too small to be managed for a while.

This did not improve until the arrival of the peasant soldiers stationed in the new Habsburgs.

The large monastery outside the city, although the city is high and strong, still has a large amount of food and equipment to defend the city.

However, it did not cause much obstacle to Lothar, and only allowed Tariq to persuade people to surrender, and the defenders inside laid down their arms and withdrew in formation.

At this time, Alain Deller was all back in Lothar's hands.

After the battle, the casualties were settled, and there was only one of the casualties, an unlucky Varangian guard who was pushed off the city walls.

There were a lot of wounds, but because of the good stomach, the injuries were only minor.

…

Port Ella.

In the castle.

Zahn was watching the messenger's message in disbelief, his lips trembling.

"How... How is it possible to look like this? ”

"This Count of Lothar actually has a wizard under his command who can kill a manticore lion in one blow..."

He slumped on his throne.

Lothar did not let Tariq come back to persuade Zahn Aladdin to make peace with him.

But he is indeed just as his brother-in-law predicted.

The ambition to step on the name of Lothar to the top immediately began to suffer after suffering such a big setback.

"In short, this Frankish man is fierce, and I can't easily lead the army there."

"Or dig... Let's pay for it, redeem Tariq first, and then send someone to talk to this Count of Lothar, can you take Renard's fiancée and exchange Alain Delle back? ”

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Send another letter to my brother, asking him to send an army to support me as soon as possible." ”

Zahn's brother, known as Kasimi the Impaler, is a cruel and tyrannical lord, and at the same time, he is also the lord of Dahab, Ma'anwilaye and other places, and his strength is extraordinary.

If it weren't for his brother's support, Zahn wouldn't have been able to sit in the position of Lord of Ella Harbor.

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