Chapter 50 Royal Seal Ring
In the Middle Ages, wars or battles were commonplace.
As small as a few barons fighting over women, fields, and serfs.
As big as the war or peace between Britain, France and Germany that lasted for hundreds of years.
Then to the expeditions involving tens of thousands of people between religions.
It can be said that the era known as the "Pax Romana" has completely ended.
War has become an eternal theme in this land of Europe.
Either preparing for war, carrying out war, or returning from the battlefield!
When Garris told John that he was going to prepare for war.
John just nodded with a solemn look on his face. He also knew that Garris' current activities in the area must be against that old immortal named Leonard.
But this is nothing to fear.
Now that they haven't exposed themselves yet, Leonard should only send people over to inquire, but not really mobilize the army immediately.
In addition, Leonard is a person who knows how to give in. He will temporarily tolerate some people or things that make him uncomfortable for the sake of a greater goal.
As long as they show the power to make Leonard lose more than they gain, they can make a little concession.
Then Leonard will definitely give in for the war against Saladin in the coming year.
That guy had only a few years to live, and he lost this opportunity to fight Saladin. Then it would be impossible for him to place the cross on the Kaaba of the Great Mosque in Mecca during his lifetime.
"Including Simon, plus you, my lord, we have a total of 7 knights here." When mentioning Garris, John paused for a while. After all, whether Garris can be counted as a knight, this is really bad. speak.
"In addition to the 7 knights, there are also 3 squires who have received long-term military training and can be trusted."
"There are 8 young men in the village of Skar who have been trained and can be mobilized. There are 20 young men in the village of Monterey who are being trained and can be mobilized."
"These 28 people, currently, have good morale, but lack of training and can only maintain the most basic military formation."
"As for the ordnance and weapons, due to the Bedouins, the legacy of our brothers who died in the battle, and what was seized from the tax collectors, we have enough, and we are even quite rich."
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John summarized and reported what he knew over the past few days.
Both Skaar Village and Monterey Village are undergoing intensive training, although at present, they are just militiamen who are just getting started.
But because Garris declared himself a prophet and performed miracles, each of them was very enthusiastic about training and had more fighting will than ordinary militiamen.
After listening, Garris also nodded: "On my side, Simon is training 7 recruits, and 3 of the 6 people I rescued from the dungeon are willing to join our team."
"So in total, we have 7 knights, 3 squires, and 38 recruits, a total of 48 people."
This number is a bit small, but combat effectiveness is not calculated in this way. At least on the medieval battlefield, it was common for one dismounted knight to kill 10 of them. As for characters like Garris, it was even harder to quantify.
Garris continued: "Considering that we need someone to stay behind to guard the prisoners, we can actually dispatch at most 30 people."
"30 people."
John repeated the number and could feel the pressure. No matter how powerful a single soldier was in combat, he could not defeat four people with two fists. When the gap in numbers was too wide, even victory would mean that it would be a once-in-a-lifetime victory. A miserable victory. Garris also frowned a little. He knew his own situation very well. The miracles he performed in Alhadi Town a few days ago were actually quite extreme.
Simply relying on yourself to kill all the enemies is obviously extremely risky.
At that time, when the fight breaks out, even if Garris can lead the knights to launch Wushuang, he will still need a relatively stable rear formation to be able to meet them and avoid being trapped in the enemy's formation and unable to save himself.
"Actually, it's not that there's nothing we can do, it's just a bit..."
Garris smacked his lips as he spoke, and then looked at Isabel behind him.
Feeling Garris' gaze, Isabel had a clear understanding, and naturally thought of what Garris needed now.
Isabel lifted the necklace around her neck and took the pendant out of her collar.
That was not an ordinary jewel, but a ring.
To be precise, it was a seal ring.
Nowadays, there is only one seal ring of the same style in the entire Kingdom of Jerusalem. That ring is currently worn on the thumb of Sibylla, the current Queen of Jerusalem. It is the symbol of the royal power of the [Anjou-Jerusalem] dynasty.
If recruitment was directly issued in the name of the royal family of Anjou to the surrounding villages established by the descendants of the Crusaders, then many villages would be happy to send people over to understand the situation.
As descendants of the Crusaders, the Franks in rural areas actually had quite a lot of martial virtue.
Unlike the conquered Muslims, the Franks, as conquerors, were treated so unfairly under Leonard's rule, and instead had more motivation to resist.
After all, before fighting the Crusaders, they were weak-legged, and after fighting the Crusaders, they were still weak-legged. Wasn’t the Crusaders fighting in vain?
In the past, due to their lack of organization and fear of other surrounding lords, including the royal power, they may have never raised troops to riot, and even if there were protests, they were quite restrained.
But now, Isabel directly took out the royal seal ring. She was openly supporting the Frankish farmers' protest in the name of the royal family.
This will mean that the tax resistance actions organized by Garris and others will have a considerable degree of legitimacy. This was enough to relieve the surrounding Frankish villages of some of their worries.
"How do you think Leonard will treat us if we are exposed? Will he be furious?" Isabel expressed her worries.
"Rage? Probably...but he has to endure it after all."
Leonard is a person who knows how to give in. He will temporarily tolerate some people or things that make him uncomfortable for the sake of a greater goal.
Perhaps, Leonard will be thinking in his heart that after defeating Saladin in the future, he will deal with Garris and the others as ruthlessly as the autumn wind sweeps away the fallen leaves.
But Garris knew very well that there was no need to settle scores. Next year, the Holy City of Jerusalem would be breached!
Leonard's ambitions are destined to be castles in the air and difficult to realize.
"Write a letter and have it sent to nearby villages. In the name of the royal power, order the heads of those villages to come here to discuss the formation of militia to resist the tax."
Hearing what Garris said, Isabel's lips curled up into a smile, and she couldn't help but feel quite proud.
There will come a time when you ask me for help!
(End of chapter)