Chapter 87 The enemy is on the other side of the mountain
How much is the life of an ordinary person worth?
The answer is different in everyone's mind.
In the eyes of the feudal lords, the value of ordinary people was equivalent to their lifetime output, because ordinary people were their cattle and horses that did not eat grass.
But to rogues and bandits, the value of an ordinary person is only equivalent to the price paid by a slave merchant.
Is Mach wearing rich clothes a businessman?
He is naturally a businessman, and he is also a relatively well-known slave supplier in the Levant region.
Mach sent the Franks to Damascus and sold the Arabs to the Genoese, so he could enjoy both sides.
"Boss, why do we have to go so far and come to this hilly place?" Yasir was quite puzzled.
Maher smiled when he heard the words of Yasir, a vulgar man
"Didn't I just say this two days ago? We are here to make a fortune."
"But this is not where you can make a fortune. Why do you have to come here specifically?" Yasir became increasingly puzzled.
"Of course it's because of other reasons." As he said that, Mach, who was riding a horse, looked at the mountains in the distance and asked Yasir on the side: "I ask you, after the Prophet Muhammad, will there be any more people?" A new prophet comes to the world.”
This statement immediately stopped Yasir.
However, he was sincere and said directly: "Boss, you know, I am just a rough guy. How can I know about a person like the prophet? Whether this new prophet comes to the world or not, what does it matter to us mortals? Relationship? ”
Maher felt a little dizzy when he heard Yasir's illiterate speech. I felt that my grasp of the ideological and cultural aspects was not tight enough, so that among these two hundred or so brothers, I could not even find anyone with whom I could discuss the scriptures.
He felt that he was a cultural person, so when he heard illiterate people speak, he felt a little uncomfortable.
However, he was a good teacher and patiently explained.
"Prophet Muhammad is the last prophet and the sealed prophet. He has brought an unchangeable scripture to the world."
"After him, there will be no new prophets. After him, all those who claim to be prophets are Dajjals and liars."
After hearing this supplementary lesson, Yasir still could not understand the relationship between the prophet and them.
"Boss, will this delay us making money?"
Mach's head is a bit big, and the people under his command are uneducated, which is really annoying.
"Delay! Of course it is a delay! Because the Holy Prophet said that the world will usher in the end after 30 false prophets appear! If this is the end of the world, how can we happily make money!"
As soon as he heard Mach talking about the end of the world, Yasir immediately stopped talking.
In fact, Yasir didn't know much about the end of the world. He simply felt that the end of the world must be something bad.
"Of course, apart from the great work related to the end of the world, there is another important reason. Someone came to me and said that as long as we bring the head of the false prophet, we will be rewarded with 2,000 gold dinars, which is enough for each of the brothers to share 5 dinars. ! ”
As soon as the money was mentioned, Yasir suddenly became energetic.
"That's a great relationship! Boss, why don't you give me more points?"
What false prophets, what the end of the world, what faith, what the Holy Prophet... for a rough man like him, they are all drowsy to listen to.
Whenever Maher asked for money earlier, Yasir would express his intention to stab someone with injuries.
After all, there are only a few educated people in this world, and guys like Yasir who talk about money are just common.
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The village of Skal is located in a basin and valley, and there are actually only three main entrances and exits. One is the downstream outlet of the Arnen River, and the other two are gaps in the surrounding mountains.
Among the three entrances and exits of this valley, the north and south entrances are still very narrow. It can even be said that it can be turned into a military pass by simply building a wall.
The reason why Garris values Skaar Village so much is naturally inseparable from the mountainous situation.
Perhaps no city could develop here, but in the Middle Ages, it was enough to accommodate thousands of people, plowing land, forging iron, and producing goods in this basin.
Of course, thinking about it, this matter is currently not very feasible. The main reason is that Garris and the others can't spare the manpower to build the wall.
At most, checkpoints are set up at various easy-to-travel crossings to guard the surroundings and prevent unsuitable people from entering the basin.
Because of Marwan, a letter was spread out on a conference table two hours ago.
The contents of the letter had been translated into Frankish by Gehris and shared with others.
Basically, Abdullah recognized the other party's identity and realized that those people were snooping for news about Skar Village, and they were obviously plotting against Gairis and the others.
After listening to the contents of the letter, Pudock, the militia company commander, first spoke: "Do you need me to mobilize the militia in each village now?"
"It's too late. According to the description in the letter and what I saw on the road to Marwan, it won't be long before that group of people comes over and kills me."
Among the people at the meeting, John directly rejected Pudock's proposal. Nowadays, in Skaar Village, Isabel is the nominal leader, Garris is the de facto leader, and John with the scar on his face is the first person in charge of specific affairs.
"What should we do? Are there enough people in the valley now?" At this time, another knight participating in the meeting complained.
After all, nowadays, there are only about 120 people in the valley who have received military training and can be used in combat. Compared with the potential enemies mentioned in the letter, they may only be half as powerful as the other party.
Even if they believe that under the leadership of the prophet, they will be able to win, it will not be beautiful if too many people are injured.
However, at this time, Joss suddenly stood up, looked around in front of everyone, and then said loudly.
"Christianity paid 100,000 martyrdom sacrifices before it became the state religion of the Roman Empire. We should also have this awareness!"
"Brother Heavenly Brother Jesus was the first wheat to fall to the ground and die. The pain he suffered is beyond our imagination. How can we reject true faith because of fear of death!"
"The real [prophet] is beside us. He is a genius! He is a great leader! He is always right! He never makes mistakes! He is the true successor of Brother Jesus! If we follow his steps closely, we will surely win again and again!"
Garris' brows jumped a few times when he heard what Jos said, but he didn't feel comfortable saying anything.
Finally he spoke and put the final word.
"Mobilize all those who have received military training in the valley, put on armor and pick up weapons, and gather in the open space at the entrance of the valley. This time, I will lead the charge and be at the forefront to take the road to victory for you. .”
"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone; but if it dies, it bears many grains." 】
——"The Gospel of John" 12:24
This passage is said to be what Jesus said after his resurrection from the dead, and is an exaggeration of the significance of his crucifixion.
As a result, after Jesus preached for three years, his disciples were limited to Palestine. After he was hung on the cross, his faith and worship spread out of control to all parts of the world.
The seeds of the universal church were sown through his death, and only then did the follow-up apostle Paul reshape the church.
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In the valley of Skaar Village, there is no shortage of weapons, but of course armor is another matter.
For a skilled blacksmith of this era, a week is enough to forge a simple long sword.
But if you want to weave a set of high-quality chain mail, it is not technically difficult, but it will take an extremely long time.
When he was reorganizing and lowering his troops, Garris actually adapted to local conditions and distributed weapons as reasonably as possible instead of using all standard equipment.
Among the reorganized Royal Army companies, the first and second rows were composed of sword and shield bearers mixed with spearmen, and their armor wearing rate was relatively good.
The third row concentrated all the long-range weapons that could be collected. They were equipped with swords and shields and carried out long-range projection strikes, but basically did not wear armor.
Since these soldiers themselves had received training at Leonard Manor, it was quite simple to reorganize them.
As for the company scheduling system, it seems to be a bit ahead of its time, but in fact it is just that.
Exquisite team combat does not exist at all. The soldiers' daily training is to push, poke, push, poke...
During the Thousand-Roman period, this was nothing more than a centurion leading a few veterans to train new recruits.
Even among other armies of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, they are only at the middle level and cannot be said to be good at fighting.
But such an army, which was by no means good at fighting, showed extreme enthusiasm for fighting when it received the order to assemble.
When Garris ordered all those who had received military training to assemble, they were the most proactive and the most organized in formation.
Compared with them, although Simon's order warriors were more well-trained, they were still too few.
The men who were ready to join the battle were gathered in the open space. They looked at Gareth, and Gareth looked at them.
The autumn wind blew through the dry field ridges, and the chirping of birds came from the nearby hills from time to time.
The sounds of breathing rose and fell, and the faint sound of chainmail shaking and colliding continued, but no one spoke a word.
They were waiting, waiting for Garris to make an announcement to them.
"What's on the other side of the mountain?"
Garris asked everyone present, but before anyone could answer him, he continued: "If I told you that there are enemies behind that mountain, would you believe me?"
With someone taking the lead, hundreds of people responded in unison: "We believe in you! Because you are a revelation from God! Show us the way forward!"
"Then listen, the Lord has chosen me as his messenger to preach the right way to the world, and to let sinners receive fair judgment!"
The first update is now a 3,000-word chapter, so it is changed to two updates
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