Half an hour later.
"No more fighting, stop it!"
Lothar sat on the ground panting.
"Honestly, how much of your contribution did you make?"
Hans thought for a moment and replied: "Eighty percent of the time there is always."
Although Lothar's accomplishments in blood magic can already serve as a four-star mage retinue, coupled with his other advantages.
Even without upgrading and using the werewolf transformation, Hans, the Five-Star Shame, was barely evenly matched. But the problem was, that was without upgrading Hans.
He is not short of money now. For Hans, a follower who has been with him since early, he will not be stingy with wealth, so he has also been promoted to level 30.
"Come with me, I have a lance for you. This is a magical weapon with indestructible characteristics. I believe you can use its full power."
Lothar decided to give Hans the cavalry lance.
It is conceivable that if there is a BMW horse, Hans will definitely be a killing machine on the battlefield.
...
At noon, Lothar held a grand knighting ceremony under the witness of the parish priest of Montreal.
He first read out to all the Crusader sergeants and knights the merits of each person.
Then, in accordance with the Gaulish tradition, the swallow tail of the swallow-tail flag was cut off for each attendant, giving them the status of a knight of the square banner, and accepting their formal allegiance.
At the same time, Lothar ordered the craftsmen to design exclusive coats of arms for them, and gave each of them a roll of silk and ten gold coins of Surides.
From today on, they will all enter the ranks of military nobles.
Lothar prepared a small fief for them in Yogurtsburg. Of course, it was only a fief in name, because many places were simply barren land.
They had neither the financial resources nor the conditions to build castles or manors here, or to recruit refugees and gather them into villages.
For those who hold the title of knight, Lothar can only give a few gold coins as rewards, and more of them are honorary rewards.
For example, it was creatively proposed to promote titles such as "Grand Knight" and "Knight Commander" among the knights of the Royal Knights, which can make the best use of talents without having to pay out of pocket.
The sergeants who witnessed this scene were all extremely envious. It was a blessing from Heavenly Father to have such a generous leader!
I couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. If I had not flinched on the battlefield before, but fought bravely to kill the enemy, would I have been able to get the title of knight?
And this is exactly what Lothar wants.
It is enough to reward people based on their merits and achieve this level.
The messenger, covered in dust, flew by on the street.
When he saw Lothar, his eyes lit up: "Are you Lord Humphrey of Montreal? The Prime Minister of Amalric has led an army and arrived near Montreal. Please prepare a resting place for the army in advance."
Lothar pointed to the coat of arms on the front of her robe: "Can someone who doesn't even know this coat of arms be a messenger?"
The messenger's face changed slightly: "I'm sorry, sir, please forgive my offense. I just arrived in the Holy Land from Sicily."
"Go and do your duty."
Lothar waved her hand in a daze.
He looked behind him at the familiar faces.
The second batch of Crusaders has arrived in Montreal, which means that the day of decisive battle with Saladin is approaching.
By then, it is unknown whether these people will survive half of them.
...
Outside Montreal.
In the distance, dust is billowing.
Fifty knights in bright clothes and angry horses, holding various swallow-tailed flags and square flags, surrounded Amalric and advanced.
He looked at the army behind him with some satisfaction. Although he was a palace minister, he always had Count Raymond and Count Leonard riding on his head in Jerusalem.
Finally waited until these two people left.
Baldwin IV actually stood up and re-administered the government.
It was only during the period when he personally led troops on expeditions that he truly enjoyed the authority to "speak the truth" and "make decisions with just one word."
This feeling made him a little elated.
The army slowly advanced towards the gate of Montreal.
A knight complained: "Why hasn't anyone come to greet you yet? Don't you know that the noble Prime Minister has already arrived?"
These words spoke to Amalric's heart.
With a straight face, he ignored the tired and chapped sergeants who had been tortured by days of marching, and said loudly: "Stop, send someone to urge me, and ask Sir Humphrey to send someone of equal status to meet me. !”
He cursed inwardly.
He knew that Count Leonard looked down on him, but after all, he was also an important member of the Queen Mother's party, and he spent a lot of money to recruit troops and horses to rescue Fort Kalle. Why wasn't even his son willing to give him a favor?
Who knows that Montreal hasn't even elected a chief executive yet, so how can anyone think about whether it will cause dissatisfaction with a so-called "palace prime minister" who relies on a woman to rise to his position?
When Lothar heard the news, she almost laughed out loud.
"Just let him wait. In the end, he will be embarrassed."
"The city gate is open, just come in. As expected, the more people lack something, the more they care about it."
Lothar didn't care about the three thousand "army" led by the Queen Mother's concubine.
The gold content of this army is too low. Except for more than fifty knights and their attendants, most of the others are hastily trained conscripts. They can't even make a set of helmets or iron wrist guards.
As for the original military expenditure of the city defense army, a considerable part of it was probably pocketed by this person.
Lothar was very confident that even if the Royal Knights, who were now severely injured, really had to fight in battle, the winner would definitely be the Royal Knights.
And the loss will not be huge.
Amalric was not really a big shot to Lothar, although he was one of Queen Mother Agnes's favorite lovers.
But Queen Mother Agnes had too many lovers. She kept many lovers almost "semi-openly" and sent them to important positions such as diocesan bishops and court dignitaries.
Queen Mother Agnes was the sister of Georgelin III, Earl of Edessa.
She had been married twice. After marrying the late king Amalric, she was rejected by the crowned Patriarch of Jerusalem because of her chaotic style. He openly stated that she was not worthy of wearing the crown of Jerusalem.
Therefore, the late King Amalric married the purple princess Marie Komnenos of the Eastern Empire royal family, the Komnenos family.
If Princess Sibylla had not had a son, she would not be worthy of competing with Princess Yinsabella for the right to inherit the throne, because in a strict sense, both Baldwin IV and Princess Sibylla can only be regarded as "illegitimate children."
It took about an hour before a knight finally came to greet him.
It is said that Amalric was scolded by Amalric, but it turned out that the knight was also very angry. The two pointed at each other's noses and cursed, and it was a farce.
It was his younger brother, Juyin of Lusignan, who stood up and declared that he would fight the opponent, which finally put an end to the farce.
"I really doubt how effective this Amalric and his 'army' really are."
Lothar was enjoying the joke, but he never thought that the joke would soon get to him.
"What, Amalric wants us to vacate the inn for him and his knights to live in?"
Lothar's eyes widened.
