After Becoming The Tyrant

The army led by Pope Theolde is mainly composed of the Knights of the Temple, and the follow-up reserve is mainly composed of fanatics.The army set out from the territory of the Meissen family, bypassed the Puluo hills on the left side of the Meissen territory, crossed the Donard Plain, and headed all the way to Newt City.

The marching route of this Holy Land Holy Army was much longer than that of Blaise's old aristocratic army led by Duke West to attack Douro City.However, the Knights Templar led by Pope Theolde was in strict order, traveling lightly, and advancing much faster than the northern route army formed by the old nobles of Blacy.

A few days later, the Templar Knights arrived at the south of the Sidot River not far from Newt City.

"The wind is against us, Sire."

Sisian accompanied Siolde to stand on the bank of the river and watch.

The wind was blowing from the northwest, and the fleet of small ships that had been ordered by the Pope to go up the lower reaches of the Sidot River had assembled on the river, but the wind was so strong that the fleet located in the south of the river could not sail.The Sidot River was turbulent and wide, and the army who arrived at the river bank first at this time watched anxiously.

Originally, on the Sidot River, there was a bridge with two banks.But at this time, the Legrand defenders on the other side of the Sidot River blew up the bridge early.Within sight, at the head of the broken bridge on the opposite bank, stood a Legrand bunker that served as the outpost of Newt City.

The sky gradually darkened, but the wind direction never changed, and the wind did not necessarily decrease.

"The soldiers are already a little anxious."

Sisian whispered to Theold.

Their army moved so fast at the cost of giving up carrying a large amount of supplies.Before marching, the required time had been calculated, and everyone only carried the necessary dry food according to the time.If they are trapped by the wind and stay here for one more day, the soldiers' food will be lost for one more day.This is a terrible thing for a main force of nearly 2 people.

It was Pope Theold's guarantee before departure that such a huge army would make such a march plan that would not allow mistakes or delays.

Guarantees made in the name of faith and gods are no less than a double-edged sword.Although it can drive believers, it will also stab itself in turn when it encounters resistance.

Sisian knew this very well, and had to feel extremely anxious about it.

Pope Theolde glanced at him: "Our war is for the blessing of the Lord."

But the Holy Lord may not...

Sisian was about to say something when he saw Siold walking forward.

Siolde, who was wearing a white robe, walked forward stepping on the wet sand on the river bank.His actions caught everyone's attention.Night was approaching, the sun was hanging obliquely on the top of the mountain in the west, and the blood-colored glow spread along the rushing river, sparkling thousands of times.

"His Majesty!"

Seeing that Theolde was about to walk into the river, Sisian was startled and wanted to catch up immediately.

Siolde stepped forward, and the river near the shore flowed under his robe.

He turned his back, like a Mass, like a Father opening his arms to his people.Xi Sai'an's steps forward suddenly stopped, his familiar old friend at this moment carried a majesty like a towering mountain, the river surged past behind him, and the setting sun shrouded him in the sky, this scene Overlaid with the images on the title pages of all Holy Books.

At that moment, everyone thought they saw——

Holy Father!

"The Holy Lord has called us and given you swords, and He wants you to walk on the earth and build up His kingdom for Him. In the past days, you have always waged unjust wars; you have always fought because of greed and Arrogant and brandishing weapons against each other, for which you shall suffer eternal death and damnation.[1]”

"And I will now lead you to war that will bring eternal glory.[2]"

"This battle is a holy battle! This battle is a battle of God's blessing!"

"All those who hinder us will become those who protect us!"

The voice of Theolde spread far in the wind, clear and powerful, with an inviolable majesty.The crowd exclaimed, not only because of the mighty majesty shown by Pope Theold in front of them at this moment, but also because of the miraculous scene happening in front of them——

Accompanied by Theold's resolute words, the wind from the northwest gradually changed direction.

The last sentence fell like an order, and the wind blew wildly between the sky and the earth, blowing mightily to the other side of the river——the direction of the wind completely changed!

The sails of the fleet, which was stuck on the river and was difficult to move forward, were instantly agitated and fluttered.

Heaven mirrors Theold's words!

"Fight for the Holy Empire! Fight for glory!"

Siolde exclaimed.

"Fight for the Holy Empire! Fight for glory! God bless us!" Sisian shouted, drew out his sword, and raised it high.Behind him, all the silver-armored warriors drew their swords at the same time, the last ray of light in the sky swept across the earth, and the swords pointed at the sky like a forest.

With the sails beating, the army began to board the ship quickly, and in the unprecedented high morale, all the troops crossed the river.

On the other side of the river, Legrand's soldiers, keeping an eye on the enemy, did not hesitate to shoot arrows at the troops crossing the river from their guarded bunkers.On the top floor, someone blew the ancient bronze horn vigorously.

The sound of the desolate horn echoed between the heavens and the earth, and the war began again.

………………

The land was flooded by the flames of war, and the army and soldiers seemed to be rushing to the battlefield all the time.

The scarlet Rose King flag was blown up by the wind, and the king led an army of more than 1 people across the Kawa Mountains to the west of Jolling County City, and arrived in the northeast of Yoring County early, at the foot of the Kawa Mountains, near Douglas. Douro City on the Mahe River.

They were about to face an army of about 3 men.As the armies of both sides continued to approach, the scouts were finally able to re-monitor the enemy's army situation.Their opponents were not the Templar Knights, but a huge army composed mainly of cavalry composed of old Blaise nobles.

After the enemy's military situation was determined, the officers had to be convinced by the king's decision.

——The Knights of the Temple did not protect Pope Theold and stationed in a safe territory, but went out with the Pope.

Pope Theold's military plan was far more daring than the officers had imagined. Both Douro City and Newt City were his targets—he divided his forces.If they really acted according to the battle plan drawn up by the officers, when they concentrated their efforts on defending any one of Douro and Newt, the other would definitely be breached.

But now, when the king led his troops to arrive in Douro City ahead of schedule, General John was also leading another army to launch an operation against the Knights of the Temple.

Today's Legrand battlefield—or the battlefield in this world—is like a game of chess, where the pope and the king quickly confront each other on the chessboard.Only the two of them are evenly matched opponents. The army, people, country, belief... are all chess pieces driven by them.

They pushed the entire battle situation to set off an unpredictable frenzy, and even pushed themselves into this frenzy.

This is a battle of two kings.

Outside Douro City, where Legrand's army is stationed.

The king walked slowly on his horse, inspecting his troops, and the soldiers stationed everywhere raised their swords and saluted the king.

The king returned them with knightly gifts—whether they were infantry or archers or reservists.

The devil accompanied the king, who took great pleasure in disguising himself as a human knight--except for his excessive pallor, he really looked like a human.In the eyes of the devil, human soldiers are just ants, and they don't need the king's attention at all.

However, he still hid his disdain for these ants well - after all, they are His Majesty's army.

In fact, a completely unfamiliar knight suddenly appeared beside the king, which attracted the attention of many people. Moreover, this strange knight was about to replace the position of the head of the house, and was always by the king's side.However, the king seemed to acquiesce to this, and although the officers complained quite a bit, they were helpless.

"How did you guess that it would be the main force of Blaise's old nobles who attacked Douro City, and not those annoying knights from the Holy Court?"

When the devil is willing, he will never let the atmosphere fall into silence, and obviously, at this time, the king is more concerned about the current battle situation than other things.

"Because the title of Emperor of the Holy Empire is more suitable for Theolde than the title of Pope." The king passed by the longbowmen troops stationed there, and replied while checking whether the trenches protecting the longbowmen had been dug, "he He will not allow his own army to disobey his command. Instead of waiting for the old Blaise nobles to interrupt his plan in the middle of the war, it is better to let them gnaw a hard bone and learn a lesson. On the other hand, Douro City is far away from He Reid City is closer, if the battle situation really has too much influence, the Blessed One of Herrid City will intervene in the battle situation.”

While speaking, the king left this battle line and rushed to the next one while the longbowmen saluted.

The king chose a gentle highland in front of Douro City as a place to deploy tactics and troops.It is interspersed between the Kawa Forest and the northern plains of Donard. It is close to the forest on one side of the highland, and a small stream flows slowly on the other side. In front of the battlefield is a low-lying depression.The king's army was deployed here relying on forests, towns and villages, and opened up a battle net to intercept Blacy's old noble army. [3]

"and……"

The king gave a icy smile.

"He knows that we will definitely intercept the old Blacy nobleman."

Douro City is too close to the Doma River, and in the long run it poses a greater threat to Yoring County than Newt City.Because once Douro City is under control, the Holy Army's fleet is likely to pass through the Doma River and attack Yoring County from the waterway with the army on land.

During the conversation, a scout rushed over.

The king reined in.

The author has something to say: [1][2] Quoted from the speech of Pope Urban II

[3] The battle layout of this article refers to "Military History of the Western World" and "History of Medieval War Art"