Chapter 120 Armistice Agreement
The fire behind him was raging.
But these pagans only dismantled the nearby camps and had no intention of going up to put out the fire.
More and more armored infantry surrounded him. The stern formations and the gleaming spears made Amalric feel a deep despair.
He saw a knight surrounded by a group of Saracen warriors.
The forest of spears frightened the horse so much that it couldn't even run. The knight behind him was forcibly thrown off his horse by the swarming pagans.
They held daggers like can openers, found a few weak points in the protection, and stabbed them hard.
He wanted to surrender, but then he realized that he was not a nobleman like Earl Raymond who often dealt with pagans, and he did not know the language of pagans at all.
At this critical moment, as long as one is not careful, the enemy may be thrown off the horse and stabbed into the gap in the armor with a dagger to take his life.
"Father in heaven, is it because I have violated justice that I have ended up like this?"
Amalric murmured quietly, his voice full of desperation.
But at this moment, the sound of intensive horse hooves sounded.
The screams are endless.
Not far away, a figure that made him gnash his teeth and hate him endlessly yesterday was taking the lead, leading a group of winged cavalry and rushing towards him.
"I am not wrong, right!"
"Losa, he...he brought his personal guards to rescue us?"
Amalric's voice trembled with excitement.
Guy also looked at the other side in disbelief. He indeed had no ill feelings towards Lothar, because there was no direct conflict between the two of them from beginning to end.
And what Lothar did was reasonable and admirable.
But he never expected that Lothar would take the risk and return to the military camp to rescue them with only his personal guards.
Is this just stupid?
Yes, it’s stupid!
But why is it so touching?
Guy felt a burning sensation on his face, shame, surprise, happiness, all kinds of emotions, extremely complicated.
"Don't be stunned, catch up quickly!"
Lothar shouted.
He had successfully upgraded in the battle just now, and the newly acquired attribute points were naturally added to his spirit as usual.
Therefore, it is now up to him to maintain the night vision capabilities of his cavalry.
Although the number of people was much smaller, the consumption was not small at all for Lothar, who was not yet familiar with night vision spells.
Almost charging along the way they came, the number of cavalry behind Lothar increased from a dozen at the beginning to more than fifty.
Most of the scattered cavalrymen, except those who had died in battle, were recovered by him.
More than fifty cavalrymen were invincible. After more than half an hour of fierce fighting, they miraculously rushed out from the direction they came from.
Adil opened the curtain of the camp and walked in with a gloomy expression: "My king, tonight, we lost at least five thousand people, and one-third of the food reserves were burned."
Saladin was silent for a moment and whispered: "Is the loss so great?"
Adil was also in a trance for a while. After a long time, he said: "They had extraordinary people involved, but they concealed it very well. Some of our soldiers used magic-blocking gold, but they got the wrong target and it didn't take effect."
In fact, it is not a wrong goal.
It's that the followers produced by the system follow an extraordinary path, which is completely different from that of this world. They don't have the weakness of "demon-blocking gold" at all.
Saladin thought thoughtfully: "Perhaps, like Emperor Henry of the Franks, I should build a high tower in Cairo and train a group of spellcasters."
"Get ready to withdraw."
"Tomorrow morning, I will send a messenger to convey the news that I want to negotiate to that Baldwin IV. We can no longer fight this battle."
Saladin's face did not show much frustration.
Adil was a little confused: "My king, our elites are still there and the losses are very small. We can continue to recruit soldiers."
Saladin smiled and said: "Forget it, Adil. If you lose, you lose. It doesn't matter if Baldwin IV wins against me for the last time. Just win it back next time."
Adil did not consider the cost of continuing to draw troops from the territory.
Perhaps those lords and chiefdoms still have hundreds of thousands of troops combined, but are these chiefdoms really willing to spend more money to participate in jihad?
There are simply countless Zoroastrian lords who have privately formed alliances with the Crusader lords, made peace, and promised mutual non-aggression.
For people at the bottom, faith is everything.
But for noble men, faith is really just a business.
Early the next morning.
The news that the Saracens had sent an envoy spread throughout the Crusader camp.
The entire army moved, and they lined up on the hillside to watch Baldwin IV riding a white horse and his servants to meet Saladin.
Saladin's servants have already set up curtains to protect them from the sun.
Between the curtains, there was a table and two chairs inlaid with magic-blocking gold.
Baldwin IV and Saladin took their seats respectively.
After Saladin sat down, he did not greet Baldwin IV immediately, but looked at Lothar: "Are you Baron Lothar?"
Lothar nodded politely.
He had the same respect for the pagan king.
Saladin said solemnly: "In this battle, you caused a huge blow to my army. If it weren't for you, the outcome of this war might be different. But what I want to tell you is that if one day, you fall into our In your hands, I am still willing to fulfill the promise my brother made to you - to let you live."
Lothar said sincerely: "Thank you for your generosity."
Baldwin IV smiled and said: "King Saladin, our record was originally one win and one loss. In your eyes, maybe it is the same now. Because it was Lothar who defeated you this time, not me."
He paused slightly and let out a suppressed cough.
"But at least it proves that my vision is better than yours."
"indeed."
Saladin suggested: "I brought a chessboard. Do you want to play a game?"
"certainly."
Baldwin IV raised his hand and said, "It's okay."
This game has been played for a long time.
The sun was scorching hot, and the two opposing armies were already somewhat exhausted.
At the back, Baldwin IV's hands were trembling.
Saladin then said: "Your health is not good, so stay here this time. I hope that one day, we can play a good game of chess as good friends under a real roof."
"I hope so too."
"Next, how about our two countries going on strike for three years?"
"certainly."
The two kings looked at each other and said goodbye.
Lothar asked nervously: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
Baldwin IV shook his head. He stepped on the slave's back and climbed onto his horse with some difficulty. However, his voice was brisk and he said: "Saladin wants to test how long I can live, so I will give him the illusion that he is about to die." .”
"Let's go, Baron Lothar. Next, I will help you ask for your title from Lord Leonard who is hiding in Kaleburg."
Lothar said sincerely: "If he is forcibly stripped of his title, it may cause turmoil. The kingdom cannot withstand such a blow now. Your Majesty, we should try to be careful."
There was a sound in my ear.
Kingdom level battle: declared over.
Warring parties: Kingdom of Ayyubid, Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Important battles: the defense of Kaleburg, the siege of Roggeburg, and the Battle of Arcas.
The faction you belong to is the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Important commanders: Baldwin IV, Raymond III, Grand Master Gerard of the Knights Templar, Roger, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, Leonard of Chatillon, Lothar of Allgau.
Your contribution ranks first.
Settlement reward: Six-star retinue lottery ticket × 1
Rare quality mount lottery ticket × 1
You completed the milestone: Turning the Tide [You successfully changed the direction of a major battle and brought victory to the disadvantaged side. 】
Reward: Epic quality item raffle ticket × 1
Since the biggest reward had been obtained, Lothar honestly didn't care much about the title of earl.