Outside the city of Semanud.

At this time, it is getting late.

It is the time when the moon rises in the west and the sun sets in the west.

The chaotic sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded.

The villagers, who were cleaning up their farm work, went to inspect in amazement.

"What's going on?"

"It's a rout! Lord Mahri's army is defeated! ”

"Run!"

The villagers were horrified to find that the fields and the avenues were full of routs, and they threw away their armor and rode on various mounts, like migrating beasts on the grassland, desperately fleeing.

That is, these cavalry, or those who had grabbed horses, could run in front of the cavalry of Lothar.

The rout of the army frightened all the villages along the way to close their doors, fearing that they would be lawless on weekdays, but now they have lost their organization, and they are more likely to turn into rogue routs and loot.

But they were overwhelmed.

These routs had no intention of lingering, as if they were followed by the devil in Hellfire, passing through the avenue in the middle of the village without stopping.

In fact, that's exactly what happened.

A cavalryman with a double-headed eagle banner was the first to rush across the hillside, and behind him were a group of Crusader knights trotting slowly in almost unison, neither chasing the rout in front of them, nor scattering to plunder the village.

From a distance, these routs looked like the vanguard of the Franks, and the two sides were clearly in a gang!

Kommer was the first to return to Semanud, a port city now closed with its gates closed, drawbridges rising high, and a half-dry moat that was brought in by the action of a water wheel under the control of dozens of laborers.

It seems that the news of the defeat of the Franks by the Governor himself, the Falcon, has been passed on by the Falcon.

OK!

Kemar breathed a sigh of relief and shouted: "I am Kemal Rashid Iled Gulsumum Abdul"

He spoke his full name very quickly, which meant that he was the son of Ilad Gulesum, and if he only said Komar Rashid, he could find at least a hundred of them in the whole city of Semanud.

"Let Nizar Ulema (an honorific title for the clergy) come to me, and I have important matters to consult with him."

Nizar was the most respected clergy in Semanud and is said to have lectured at Al-Azhar University in Cairo and was praised by King Saladin as a master of the Sun-based Zoroastrianism.

But Mar believed that if he could get the help of Master Nizar, he would be able to stabilize the situation quickly.

"Shut up, traitor, you are your squire, why are you the only one coming back now?"

Suddenly there was an angry roar at the head of the city, followed by a trembling bowstring, and a sharp arrow flew from the string.

In a hurry, but Maier only had time to tilt his head, but he was shot in the shoulder by an arrow, and he lost his armor in order to rush back as soon as possible, otherwise the arrow would probably be bounced off in the mission.

"Jabrifaris, I am not a traitor, the Governor died on the battlefield, I was ordered by the Governor to defend the city of Semanud from the invasion of the Crucifixion, and I have the seal of the Governor as proof!"

But Maier endured the pain and cried out.

The arrow may not have been poisoned, but it was probably soaked in gold juice, and the pain from the wound was constantly scorching.

The head of the city whispered for a while, and then he dropped a basket, named Jabri's Faris, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Send me the seal of the lord, or it will not be enough to believe!" ”

But Maier was not a fool after all, and shouted angrily: "Now that the iron hooves of the Franks are about to invade the city, and the tens of thousands of people in Semanud who are favored by the Holy Fire are in danger, do you still want to fight for power? ”

"You have misunderstood, but Lord Maier, please enter the city in a hanging basket first, and I will immediately send someone to invite Ulema to meet you."

But Marr grabbed the basket and hesitated for less than a second, then decisively unpacked his mount and stepped in—the man to whom he was loyal, the Governor of Mahri, even if greedy, stupid, and short-sighted, was still his allegiance.

He must preserve the legacy of his lord and the legacy of the Mahri family.

However, as soon as he stepped foot on the city, he saw Jabri draw his sword and hold it against his throat.

"Hand over the letter of your lordship!"

"The adults entrusted this thing to me on their deathbed, and I will only present it to the young master."

But Maier was unmoved.

"Then you go to see the young master."

Jibri's face showed a playful expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

But a sense of foreboding rose in Mer's heart, and the next moment, the Saracen's straight sword pierced his neck.

He opened his mouth, a "ho-ho" sound, and bloody foam continued to spill down his throat, as if he couldn't believe to death why Jabri was fighting among himself when the enemy army was overwhelming.

Jabri leaned close to Komer's ear and whispered, "Young master, and your master, are waiting for you underground, and the entire governor's palace was slaughtered as soon as I received the news." ”

Looking at Kemer's widening eyes, he couldn't help but sneer: "Fool, those crusaders are all cavalry, what do you use to attack the city?" Lord Adil is coming soon, and those crusaders can't help me. ”

But there was a hint of abruptness in Maier's eyes.

No wonder, no wonder he would do such a thing.

The expression on his face quickly changed to mockery, stupid, what a stupid idiot, do you really think that it is an ordinary crusader? Can an ordinary crusader crush the Governor's elite so easily?

He grinned, and the pain seemed to be far away from him at this moment.

I'm waiting in hell!

Jabri was not frightened by Kemer's dying expression, but only sneered, and said, "Someone, hang the body of this traitor at the head of the city, like this kind of collaborating and rebellious, and will not allow him to be burned by the holy fire after his death." ”

He stepped on Komer's chest, drew the straight sword that pierced his throat, and wiped it on his corpse before he withdrew his scabbard and took the seal of the governor of Mahri and took it into his hand—a jewel-encrusted gilded seal with a fine ornamentation.

"Governor Mahri has ordered me to take over all the military affairs of Semanud City, from now on, no one is allowed to go out at will, we will firmly defend this city, and when Lord Adil arrives, the whole army will attack, and the inside and outside should be united to avenge Governor Mahri!"

He shouted, orders were handed down one after another, and an order stamped with the governor's seal quickly spread throughout the city.

"Look, sir!"

The guards on the side suddenly shouted.

I saw that there was already a large rout of the army under the city, they threw away their armor, traveled lightly, and rushed to the city in a blink of an eye.

"Open the gates, let us in!"

"The Crusaders are coming soon, let us into the city."

"Varashma, is that you? I am Senmut of the Gate, I beg you, open the gates quickly, for the demons of the Crusaders are coming soon. ”

The defenders at the head of the city subconsciously set their sights on Jabri.

Unexpectedly, this man raised his bow and shot down the cavalryman who had lost his armor: "Get out, whoever dares to stay under the city again will be shot and killed, and from now on, whoever dares to propose to open the city gate will be a traitor who has fornicated with the Crusaders, and the end will be the same as this guy!" ”

As he spoke, Kemer's body had been suspended in the air, his body was limp and fluttering in the wind, but his eyes were still staring at Jabri at the head of the city as if they were full of mockery.

The guards on the side couldn't help but whisper: "My lord, Governor Mahri has taken away most of the elites, and now there are only more than a thousand soldiers left in the city, even if you issue a conscription order, but the strength of those conscription militias."

Many of the fleeing routs were their acquaintances, neighbors, and even neighbors, and he couldn't bother to aim his weapons at them.

In the dark night, Jabri's green eyes swept over him, startling him.

I heard the new city lord sneer: "I have my own way to make these militias play a force that can match the regular army, I am not a fool like Mahri, I have to be accompanied by a staff member like Komer." ”

"So, just follow my orders."

The sharp eyes swept over, and the guard was startled, hurriedly moved his face, and whispered yes.

The vast majority of the Saracen militia could not even put together a sword.

Their standard armament is only two spears, one for throwing and one for attacking, one for shields, not to mention armor.

He took off his iron gloves, held the city wall, and looked up at the bright moon that gradually replaced the sun and hung high in the sky, his two green eyes full of wild and violent colors, not like a normal human.

"Mahri's idiot, it's long overdue to abdicate."

He held out his finger and pointed to the city: "From this day forward, Semanud, I am the only one!" ”

(End of chapter)