Warlock Royal Family

()Chapter 220 De Frisch branch leader

"Praise be to your piety." The already crippled knight de Frisch failed to kneel down in the end, but even the most critical diplomat would not question such a thing.

"Please be sure to save the [-] members of the Knights Hospitaller, His Royal Highness the Archbishop in Red."

With the loss of a right leg and all the fingers of his left hand, coupled with his wrinkled face and exhausted eyes, the de Frisch knight looked more than 20 years older than when he parted at the beginning of the year.

The once strong knight no longer exists, only a dying candle remains.

Although the style of his armor indicated that his status had improved a lot, he was no longer a liaison officer, but became the head of the German division after the head of the hospital knights, but there was really nothing to congratulate.

This promotion is not because of his old relationship with Ladislaus, but because the Knights Hospitaller has lost four-fifths of its high-level personnel, and even half-disabled people can be promoted as long as they have the will to resist the war.

This organizational state shows that after more than half a year of siege, the Knights Hospitaller is really dead.

The tragedy of the de Frisch knight is the epitome of the state of the Knights Hospitalier.

"The Hospital Knights are the benefactors of all the believers of the True God of Europe. Please don't be in a hurry. Our warlock royal family will definitely not ignore the Hospital Knights. Please tell me about the current state of Rhodes Island."

Facing this problem, De Frisch's branch leader didn't speak directly. He suddenly realized that the words he had prepared were not enough to explain the current situation on Rhodes Island. He seemed to be thinking for a while before finding out. That word: "Crash is crash." De Frisch's branch leader seemed to be unable to accept the word he found for a while.

>The three "protecting the country" except the head of the group, Adam, can persist.His Highness Bierhoff died, His Highness Cantona also lost his sword-wielding hand, there are only two of the twelve dark priests left, and none of the eleven mages are left. "There is no need for a list. Knight de Frisch recognizes every formally sworn hospital knight, and it is only now that he realizes for the first time that the loss has actually reached this level.

The proportion of high-ranking warriors in the Hospital Knights is much higher than that of all major European countries. It is no surprise that the knights who go back thousands of miles and leave their hometowns to fight against demon believers are the most dedicated and courageous figures. , not to mention that they have been on the front line for a long time, and everyone has survived a hundred battles, so there can be so many "protecting the country" in a control area with a population of tens of thousands.

"There are too many enemies. They have 20 people. Your Highness, 20." Ladislaus looked serious after hearing this, but Sazastan did not hide his doubts.

Seeing Sazastan's suspicion, De Frisch continued to emphasize: "Please believe me, there are really 20 soldiers in the Ottoman Empire. They can get food supplies from Egypt and supplies from Istanbul, and transport food every day." The cloth fleets are in constant stream, never stopping from morning till night.”

"But the Kingdom of Hungary has been reporting that the number of Ottoman legions facing them is still sufficient." Sazastan knew that this was Ladislaus' old friend, so he questioned it politely.

"I am willing to swear on the honor of my knight, we are really facing an unprecedented army." De Frisch's branch leader was very emotional, and even the slightest doubt was unacceptable. "The Ottoman Empire has the most efficient administrative system. No one can be lazy under severe punishments, and no one dares to embezzle Suleiman Sultan. In the face of the Sultan's insightful wisdom, they have no choice but to work hard."

Sarzastan still believed that the other party was exaggerating the enemy in order to save face for himself, but Ladislaus believed De Frisch.

Suleiman enjoyed the title of "Emperor" in the future, and it is not unreasonable to be remembered as one of the greatest monarchs of the Star-Moon Church in Li Di's history.

Of course, Ladislaus absolutely does not believe that no one dares to embezzle, and that where there are people, there is embezzlement, at most it is only a matter of degree.

"I believe you, Commander De Frisch, the intelligence work of Austria and Spain in the Ottoman Empire has been completely paralyzed in recent years. I believe this shows that we have encountered an unprecedentedly strong enemy." Ladislaus first said The excited knight was calmed down by good words, and then asked: "There are still [-] soldiers on Rhodes Island? How about the material reserves? Is the defensive fortress intact?"

"No, the Knights Hospitaller didn't have 5000 soldiers when it was in its heyday. What's more, two-thirds of them have died in battle. Now there are 1 men, women, old and children on the island, but the supplies are still enough, at least enough food. , we hoarded food for a year according to the standard of [-] people. It's just that the cloth and fuel are a little short. Although Rhode Island's winter can't freeze people to death, the hot and humid days are sad. What's more dangerous is that there is no way for the corpses to be killed in time. The cremation plague will break out, and the corpses will inevitably lower the morale of the survivors. All the outer fortresses are still in our hands, and the protector Bierhoff and more than half of the priests and mages are trying to retake a conquered The fortress died in battle. In fact, at present, if this defense system is opened at any point, it will completely collapse. We have no ability to resist one by one, let alone regain the lost fortress. Once any point is broken through It's the day when Rhodes Island is conquered, and the Knights Hospitaller may be destroyed at any time." As he spoke, De Frisch knelt down to plead for mercy.

The number of 2 soldiers has exceeded the number of Austrian field troops. Of course, if Vienna is mobilized and organized to defend the city with [-] people, it will not be a problem.

"Please believe me, the warlock royal family will definitely not sit back and watch the hospital knights try to destroy them." Ladislaus said while helping the other party up again. "How is the Navy of the Knights now?"

This navy has played the same role as the Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean all year round, but their goals are opposite to those of the Barbary pirates. They specialize in robbing ships and coastal towns flying the Xingyue flag.

Just as the Ottoman Empire needed Barbary pirates, the Habsburg Empire also needed these knight pirates.

It's just that Spain has not been able to invest enough financial resources to support the Knights Hospitaller, and naturally it cannot completely control this navy like the Ottoman Empire. In this siege battle, Spain definitely wants to establish some kind of master-slave relationship and include this powerful Mediterranean army. camp.

"At present, most of the ships controlled by the Spanish knights have been withdrawn to the port of Taranto, and the ships controlled by the French knights have been withdrawn to Marseilles or Crete. There are different opinions in the knights on how to reorganize." Dever Although the head of the Rich branch is upright, he is not a fool. He is very clear about the plans of the Habsburg family for the Knights Hospitaller, but although he is the leader of the German knights, he does not control a few ships. Can't compare.

Ladislaus was disappointed. It seemed that the German-speaking Knight Hospitaller would not be of much help to his navy. He had to make a difficult decision. (To be continued.