Chapter 182 Wash your feet with the blood of the wicked!
Night has fallen, and Mono is patrolling with a group of soldiers.
On this plateau where the evening breeze blows gently, campfires flicker sporadically, bringing a touch of warmth to the surroundings.
A camp of 13,000 people, even if it was only temporary, was already too large to manage.
That is to say, when Garris came, he not only brought a large amount of food and cloth, but also brought hundreds of militiamen.
Only then could this huge camp be settled.
In Transjordan, the average temperature at night in October is still about 16 degrees Celsius, so you can spend the night with a blanket rolled up.
Otherwise, there would be too many tents and beddings for 13,000 people.
Walking on the planned road, Mono could see these refugees wrapped in blankets brought by Garris. Most of them were penniless. In the past few days, they had to live in autumn with their thin clothes. A tough fight against the cold.
It can be said that these blankets brought by Garris allowed them to sleep soundly in the warmth.
During the patrol, Mono also walked to the isolated ward, where the doctors were holding torches to check the conditions of the patients overnight.
Those who were weak were given thick soup, while some patients had their limbs restrained and medicine was poured into their mouths.
Just by smelling the indescribable spicy taste, Mono was sure that the potion must be terrible to drink.
These strangers are always doing their best to help the refugees, bring warmth to the refugees, and cure the diseases of the refugees.
Mono already somewhat believed Balian's words. Perhaps this land was really the new Canaan.
After inspecting the area, Mono came to the women's camp again.
Just after Mono arrived at this location, he saw a sneaky figure.
Mono, who noticed this strange movement, immediately drew his sword and chased after him.
In the past five days, controlling the marching team of thirteen thousand people did not just rely on Balian's personal prestige.
Many times, problems need to be dealt with decisively, even if it means someone is going to see blood.
"Stop!"
Listening to the shouting behind him, the man in front ran even more vigorously
But not long after running, the figure in front of him slowed down a bit, tripped over a stone, and fell to the ground awkwardly.
Seeing this, Mono quickened his pace and approached. Just as he was about to attack with his sword, he was lightly tapped on the shoulder.
Almost subconsciously, Mono escaped and slashed behind him.
The blade shone coldly in the moonlight.
Then, Mono suddenly felt that his swing was in vain.
The person who had patted his shoulder before passed by the tip of his sword in an almost horizontal movement!
After this weird moment, Mono realized that the person behind him was Garris whom he had seen during the day, the [Prophet] in Balian's mouth.
Then he realized that Garris's movement skills before were indeed a bit scary, because they were in the form of floating to avoid his sword!
At the same time, Garris also spoke directly:
"Don't worry, this person actually doesn't have any malicious intentions. You can listen to his words and then make a judgment."
After a moment of pause, Mono's eyes gradually softened in the darkness, and he retracted his sword slightly.
The man who fell to the ground was breathing heavily, with anxiety written on his face.
He explained in a low voice: "I just want to see my wife and daughter. There have been bad rumors in the camp recently, and I feel uneasy..."
His voice was laced with deep concern and fear.
Trust is expensive, and even if they treat Balian, refugees like them cannot trust him wholeheartedly.
Especially tonight, the men and women were forcibly separated, which brought more fear and inevitably made these refugees think about things.
Although the soldiers continued to publicize that this was to avoid certain things from happening, some people finally couldn't let go and wanted to come over to visit their wives.
Under the other party's nagging words, mixed with guilt, Mono put the sword back, but he still continued: "Then why are you running! Just make it clear!"
The man who fell to the ground was helped up by Garris. He was speechless for a while, and finally uttered one word: "I'm afraid."
Mono sighed and shook his head. He could understand this kind of human behavior.
The moon in the sky is constantly rising, and people on the ground have their own joys and sorrows.
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In the early morning of the next day, many soldiers in armor began to ring bells, blow whistles, and beat gongs to wake up the sleeping refugees.
The militiamen shouted to everyone to stay put and breakfast would be served soon.
In order to keep everyone queuing up in an orderly manner, the refugees were repeatedly told that anyone who dared to disrupt order would be punished with a stick.
Garris has his own kind heart towards the world, but at the same time he will try to figure out human nature with the greatest malice, because the world is like this.
Relieving victims of disasters has been a difficult task since ancient times, and when it comes to relieving victims fleeing famine, there is no need to die.
After the soldiers with swords in their waists and sticks in their hands warned the refugee group again and again not to cause commotion, specialized soldiers, escorted by other soldiers, brought in many wooden barrels exuding the fragrance of food. Or iron bucket.
Some of these wooden or iron barrels come from the reserves of the Yanen Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and a considerable part come from nearby villages.
They stayed up all night last night, and the militiamen were exhausted just by raising a breakfast for 13,000 people.
If it weren't for Garris taking the lead personally, someone might have given up on it long ago.
At the same time, Balian and Mono organized the refugees in various camps to line up in an orderly manner to receive their food.
When the aroma of food filled the air, the restless hearts of the refugees gradually calmed down. At least the meal was not bad, and Balian would not sell them out.
Balian walked in the camp, and after just one night, the entire camp seemed full of life under Garis's orderly arrangements.
What was even more incomprehensible to him was that the faces of the soldiers who were giving out porridge did not show the slightest reluctance, but were full of energy.
Under the leadership of their own officers, they did all kinds of work that had nothing to do with the concept of the army, and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to this relief operation.
It can be said that this army of less than 800 people is completely different from any large army Balian has seen in the past.
After the meal, the triage begins.
The first step is to prioritize the craftsmen among the refugees, and most of them will be sent to Skaar Village to continue to expand the scale of the craft factory.
A smaller portion remains in the town of Alhadi.
The team of 13,000 people will be divided into at least three teams here, one team will stay in Arnon, one team will go to Karak City, and the other team will go to Fort Montreal.
These farmers, who may have had farming experience, were gathered together and planned to reclaim wasteland and build a large number of new villages with the funding of religious groups or county governments.
As for other people who lack skills, they will be temporarily resettled in various manors or Frankish villages, and then resettled after they stabilize.
Throughout the process, Garris showed a toughness that was extremely inconsistent with his past style.
Because he knows very well that now is not the time to reason with the refugee group, if the diversion cannot be completed within a few days.
Then these thirteen thousand people will eat up the food reserves of Alhadi Town!
You must know that with such a large population, the daily food consumption alone can reach a starting point of seven tons, which is a starting point of 14,000 kilograms.
The daily food supply on this scale is a nightmare for a small town with a population of less than a thousand.
In this case, Gareth couldn't care too much.
"We must give priority to efficiency now."
Rarely does Gareth say something so serious
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With the current capabilities of the Second Kingdom, there is actually not much administrative capability at all.
It can only be said that relying on the trained militia and the example of the Paladin group, the general diversion of the more than 10,000 people was completed within a week.
The subsequent placement is even more endless work.
But fortunately, at least it has nothing to do with the current Garris.
Garris also arranged a small courtyard for the Balian family, right next door to him.
Because when the Balian family arrived, in addition to his wife and children, there was also a housekeeper and several servants.
Therefore, the number of people was too large to fit in a small courtyard, so the four imps were forced to live in the guest room in Garris' courtyard and sleep with Isabella.
Then, before seven o'clock every day, those little ghosts would wake up Garris by chirping in the yard.
In this regard, Garris approached Isabella to negotiate: "How about we arrange for them to go to school and then ask them to live on campus?"
Since Arnen County is quite large, there are some distances between villages to reach the school, so Alhadi School actually has a residential setting.
Then Garris heard Isabella decisively reject his proposal.
"Can't."
Facing the girl protecting the calf, Garris was quite helpless, but at least he touched her head, knowing that she wanted to spend more time with her brothers and sisters.
Because, if nothing unexpected happens, Isabella will be separated from these little devils again in a few days.
At this moment, Garris's stomach growled.
The oldest boy among the little ghosts took the half-eaten barley cake in his hand and shook it in front of Garris.
"Garys, do you want to eat?"
Garris did not answer, but shook his head and touched the little guy's head with a smile. The light brown hair refracted into a shining golden red in the morning sun.
It can be said that Maria's children, including Isabella, all have strong Greek ancestry. After saying hello and farewell to these children.
Gareth took Isabella to the residence of Old John, the governor of Arnon County.
After Garris arrived, some more people walked into the conference room one after another.
Among them were Simon, the head of the church, Archos, the Orthodox priest, George, the supreme commander of the standing army, and Balian and Mono.
Basically, all the upper-level core people in the Second Kingdom are present at the meeting.
At the beginning of the meeting, Orthodox Father Arthos had some doubts.
"Rescue Tire?"
"Yes, it is Tire. Tire is currently the most important port city among the remaining forces of the Kingdom of Jerusalem."
"Once Tire is captured, Saladin will no longer have any targets worthy of attention in the original Kingdom of Jerusalem, and we will be the first to be hit."
Old John simply drew a map on the conference table and revealed the current situation to everyone.
Now, it is already November, and the news about the entire Kingdom of Jerusalem is actually pretty much the same.
At present, in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, apart from the scattered castles, the two largest anti-Saladin forces are the north with Tire as the core, and the other is Gairis and others on the Transjordan side.
It can be said that Saladin was facing a choice, either Tire or Transjordan. Or, eat Tire first, and then eat Transjordan.
Once the war reaches Transjordan, the current stable development will not be able to continue.
Arnon County, which has just got on the right track, also needs to be fully transformed into a state of war.
Even if Garris breaks into Saladin's army alone, he will be beheaded directly.
But it doesn't mean that this is the end of things. On the contrary, it will be the beginning of something worse.
Because Garris has expanded to a critical point, he does not have more power to take over the land outside Transjordan.
He himself is too incapacitated to appear on multiple battlefields.
So when there is no leader, the Kingdom of Jerusalem will inevitably be taken over by the remaining Frankish nobles and the generals under Saladin.
The final result was that Garris and the others were still surrounded by various feudal lords.
Will spending a lot of effort to kill Saladin change the situation? When the religious order was unable to control more land, it was nothing more than replacing a unified feudal lord with a group of loose feudal lords.
To defeat a unified feudal lord, only one decisive battle or beheading is needed, but what if the opponent is replaced by a group of loose feudal lords...
It is naturally impossible for Jerusalem to have so many bandits, but in a sense, the feudal lords in bulk are indeed more troublesome than Saladin.
Because the more bulk it is, the more energy it takes to deal with it.
For Garris, the more united the enemies are, the easier it is for him to behead them.
At this meeting, Gareth also expressed his thoughts.
"Unlike our landlocked Transjordan, Tire is a seaport surrounded by sea on three sides. As a seaport, Tire can easily receive assistance from Europe."
"We only need to pay a small price to solve Tire's urgent need. With the rise of the Third Crusade, Tire can serve as a bridgehead and receive a steady stream of reinforcements from Europe."
"It can be said that as long as Tire exists, Saladin will never be able to take action to launch a large-scale invasion of Transjordan."
After hearing what Garris said, everyone else nodded.
In fact, it is quite easy to understand. To put it bluntly, the war is burning in Transjordan, which will affect the development of Transjordan.
And if he attacks in the east and west, creates disturbances in Tire, and constantly exposes the threat of Tire, then Saladin will not think about going south.
Transjordan, as far as it appeared to outsiders, was a dead place, a place of deep siege.
And Karak City is a fortified city. As far as the siege methods of this era are concerned, unless Karak City runs out of food, it is really not something that ordinary people can capture.
Therefore, as long as Transjordan does not provoke Saladin too much, it will always be a piece of useless food in the eyes of the other party, and it is a pity to abandon it if it is tasteless.
On the contrary, the seaport of Tire will firmly attract Saladin's attention because it can allow the Crusaders to land.
It was a strategic adventure, but one that Gehrys felt could be carried out.
Judging from the current militia forces in Transjordan, dealing with small groups of enemies should not be a problem.
"Then who should we let to relieve the siege of Tire?"
Aljos asked, but while he was speaking, his eyes fell on a place that was not marked on the map drawn by John.
There is his hometown - Cyprus.
If people like Garris really control Tire, in fact, it means that they are only one step away from Cyprus.
After all, it only takes one day and night to reach Cyprus by boat from Tyre if you travel quickly enough.
Garris noticed Aljos' gaze and knew exactly what the other party wanted.
In Cyprus, there is Archos, the enemy of the Orthodox priest, who is the Emperor of Cyprus.
It may seem unbelievable that an insignificant Orthodox priest could have an enmity with the Emperor of Cyprus, but it is indeed true.
In fact, not only Archos, the Orthodox priest, but also the entire people on the island of Cyprus, had a blood feud with the Emperor of Cyprus, Isaac.
Garris said frankly: "I will personally lead the team in the next operation to relieve the siege of Tire, and Her Highness Isabella will also go with me."
"As for you, Archos, our army needs a chaplain."
After hearing what Garris said, Aljos stood up and bowed slightly to Garris.
"It's my pleasure."
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Cyprus is located south of Anatolia. The easternmost point of the island is located due west of Latakia to the port of Latakia, only 110 kilometers away.
Since ancient times, Cyprus has been the main source of copper in the Eastern Mediterranean. In classical Latin, copper was even named: aescyprium, which means the metal of Cyprus.
Unlike the Chinese region, Europe as a whole does not lack copper production. Therefore, although copper coins are often used as auxiliary coins, they do not have the same status as copper coins in Chinese history, and there is no way to say that they are natural currencies.
But even so, copper's metallic properties make it the easiest metal to utilize, and it has played an indispensable role in human history.
In 88 BC, the then King of Egypt Ptolemy Incorporated into the province of Silesia.
From this time on, Cyprus officially entered the Roman system. Starting from 293 AD, with the reforms of Derrick Xian, Cyprus became part of the Eastern Empire, which lasted until Isaac landed with mercenaries.
During the period of Roman rule, Cyprus was the most prosperous era. The island's various outputs: wine, oil, grain, copper, other minerals, timber, glass and shipbuilding, etc., brought it abundant funds in trade.
The emphasis on road transportation since the Roman period has also connected the entire island into a whole, which can transport goods and raw materials more efficiently, giving it a developed production capacity.
As a member of the Komnenos family, Isaac used the Komnenos family to collect the ransom for his daughter after escaping from captivity, hired a group of mercenaries, and forged documents. Forced landing on the island in the name of the Governor of Cyprus.
After landing on the island, Isaac proclaimed himself emperor on the island of Cyprus, and he had the title of tyrant.
From the day of his coronation, Isaac began to plunder Cyprus, raping women, defiling virgins, inflicting excessively cruel punishments on criminals, and even arbitrarily punishing innocent people.
Archos was a priest of the Church of Cyprus.
During a mass, the emperor's mercenaries broke into his church, robbed the worshipers and attempted to rape young women.
Archos stepped forward and begged the soldiers: "In the name of Heavenly Father, I beg you, beg you, command you! Don't do this!"
But it was useless, these soldiers were not Christians, the holy church instantly became a place of violence, and the girl's cry became the lament of Cyprus.
Archos himself was severely beaten.
The next day, before he got up, he was ordered to go to Antioch.
That is why he was captured by the Turks and sold to Damascus, and finally ended up in Transjordan.
When Garris mentioned that he was going to rescue Tire, Archos realized something.
The fastest voyage from Tire to Cyprus is only one day and night, if the prophet can set foot on that island.
Then Cyprus will be saved, and that beautiful, ancient, and fertile island will usher in a new life.
The vow Aljos made in the past can be fulfilled.
When he was exiled to Antioch, Archos was thinking: Why is the Lord’s Day of Judgment not coming for so long?
Until then, he, Alchos, will wash his feet with the blood of the wicked!
[Their misfortune is before they are aware of the bush fire. May the raging wind blow them all away! The righteous will rejoice when he sees that great vengeance has been avenged; he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked]
——"Psalm" 58:11
The proposal to support Tire became the consensus of the upper echelons of the Second Kingdom, and Garris also took the initiative to participate in military training during this period, uncharacteristically.
Nowadays, whether it is the hundreds of troops brought by Balian, or the militia or standing army of Arnon County, they are all receiving training on how to use chariots.
It can be said that when Garris lit the fuse, he could say:
"My lord, times have changed."
It's time for the knights to know what a "Hussite Demon" is two hundred and thirty years in advance.
The above pictures are from the comic "My Mom is the Emperor of Shinra", written by HeX.
This comic explains some of the history of modern Europe vividly and interestingly, and is free without charge.
Interested students can go and take a look.
6000-word chapter, two in one
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