Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 143: Walk out of the stone church and build a holy temple in your heart for the world.

A strange scene appeared, and Hassan and his friends' casual chat became a reality.

A Frank appeared in front of them, and behind him was a long road paved with corpses.

Those who were originally assigned as sentinels are no longer breathing.

Hassan's heart was beating violently and he wanted to turn around and run away. However, when the man was staring at him, he felt powerless all over and had to tremblingly draw the sword from his waist.

The Franks slowly moved forward, their eyes as sharp as a knife, piercing the night, when they were close enough.

The Frank disappeared, and when he was seen again, he was next to Hassan.

He swung the sword, cutting a hole in Hassan's neck. Blood gushed out from the carotid artery and splashed onto the people around him.

"what!!"

Accompanied by the screams of others, the Bedouin camp, which had been gathering its strength, suddenly became abuzz.

However, Hassan's fallen body was just the beginning.

When the sleeping Bedouins were awakened, they could already hear the sound of horse hooves.

These Bedouins didn't even have a chance to ride their horses, as the Paladin attendants and the cavalry who had arrived from the town of Alhadi had already broken into their camp, bringing more chaos to the camp.

Next came the veterans with military experience, leading the militia in the manor to charge forward.

There are two full moons by the lake, one hanging in the night sky and the other falling in the lake.

It was these two bright moons that illuminated the battlefield so brightly that when they coordinated with the night attacking party, it was as bright as day.

The Bedouins who had originally planned to attack Labret Manor at night became the targets of the night attack.

For a moment, the identities of the prey and the hunter were reversed. Garys's early appearance was only to kill the sentinels in the outer circle and cover the actions of the main force.

It is intentional but unintentional, wearing armor is against not wearing armor.

With the addition of the god-like and devil-like Garys, this battle was a one-sided victory.

A short battle, not difficult at all.

Gérice even dared to say that even without his personal presence, Pierre would be able to properly handle the crisis.

Pierre demonstrated the qualities that an officer should have. He was calm and composed, and was able to put the military knowledge taught by Guéris into practice. He was brave and resourceful, and gave various orders properly.

It can even be said that even if Pierre did not arrive, La Brette Manor could handle this crisis on its own.

Their sentinels were always diligent, able to detect incoming Bedouin attacks in advance and organize a rapid mobilization of the estate.

After the mobilization within the manor is completed, these militiamen will be able to continue fighting until reinforcements from Alhadi Town arrive and rescue them. However, in that case, the losses of the manor will be particularly great.

The farmers here are no longer defenseless. They are now able to fight against this dangerous world.

At the post-war triumphal celebration, even Gellis himself, along with everyone else in the manor, raised his glass and drank wine.

If others were celebrating the harvest in the manor and defeating the invading enemies.

But Garys saw a better future.

Today, the Arnon Valley, an area in the northern territory of Transjordan, has produced beautiful fruits under the careful cultivation of Gairis.

The baby who had been stumbling around had grown up and no longer needed Garys' constant care.

And thanks to that group of Bedouins, he also had enough horses to form a light cavalry unit, which was not only used for daily patrols, but also to respond to crises in the territory more quickly.

Garris felt liberated, he could leave here and move on to a bigger stage.

Therefore, Garys was so happy that he sang along with the people around him.

He makes my feet like those of a deer; on high places I stand like a mountain.

[Teach me strength in my hands for war, so that my arms may be like iron and I may draw my bow with fearlessness.]

[He gives me salvation as a shield, His right hand protects me; He holds me up.]

[I am great in his glory, my heart is firm and I am not afraid of difficulties.]

[My steps were broad and light, my ankles were firm, I did not slip;]

[I will pursue the wicked without ceasing, and will not retreat until I have utterly destroyed them.]

I crushed them like dust before the wind, and dumped them like mud, without reserve;

[In the name of the Lord, be brave and fearless, the sound of victory resounds through the sky! ]

[Holy! Holy! Holy! ]

……

Many things in the world are universally connected, so for a wise man, it is not difficult to judge whether something will happen.

For example, as long as one understands the relationship between the army and food, any rational feudal lord should not send troops during the busy farming season.

Even Reynard would not violate such an iron rule of war.

Therefore, May in Palestine is a peaceful month.

However, as soon as May ended, a letter was delivered to Garys.

The content of the letter is very simple, and the general meaning is as follows:
[Today, the kingdom war is imminent. As a subordinate vassal of Reynald, Isabella needs to gather 500 troops and provide 5 knights to participate in this year's war! ]

[If Isabella is willing to participate in the kingdom's war, Reynald will not only completely cede the northern territory, but will also cut a portion of the newly conquered land and grant it to Isabella.]

After reading the letter, Gailis tore it up in front of the messenger.

A subordinate vassal of Reynard? Why is that guy still so self-conceited as always? Did he really think that Gailis didn't rebel because he was afraid of Reynard?

As for war? Are you kidding me? The current situation in the northern territory of Transjordan is not just good, it is very good!

The constituency councils in each territory have already been set up, and those constituency councils are essentially local self-governing entities at the township level.

Each village elects a leader, participates in the constituency council, maintains order within the village, formulates relevant development plans, uniformly trains militia, and pays the "royal tithe" to Gellis.

Gellis sent people to teach them how to build water conservancy projects, how to improve crop production, and how to replace the old theology with the new one.

At this time, the Paladin and the priests of the order came in handy.

The Taiping Sect's church will not only guide farmers in their inner salvation, but will also essentially play a role similar to that of an agricultural science station, barefoot doctors, or a police station.

Those Paladins, wearing armor and holding swords, will be like what Paul wrote: "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places."

Their fight is far more than just on the battlefield. It will be a fight against social injustice, lawlessness, evildoers, plague, famine...

This is a Paladin, a Knight of the Order, a Holy Knight, not a Knight.

Moreover, after the establishment of the township-level councils, Gellis will also start to promote the establishment of county-level councils.

According to the current plan of Gelis, the Kingdom of Jerusalem in the future, from bottom to top, will essentially be a federation composed of a large number of entities.

There is no clear governing relationship between these entities, but each has its own meaning of existence. The villages handle their own internal affairs, the district level coordinates the development of multiple villages and coordinates the labor force, and the county-level parliament will replace the traditional feudal lords.

From top to bottom, it becomes: kingdom - county (city) - constituency (town) - village (community).

The main reason for doing this is that Garys currently does not have any reliable officials at all and is unable to train a new civil service group on his own.

Being able to sort out the situation with the cult has already consumed most of Garys's efforts.

In the end, all we can say is that the feudal lords were replaced by parliament, and clear taxation and military service obligations were exchanged for clear public welfare and military protection provided by the kingdom.

And the Order in this process is essentially an other, belonging neither to the kingdom nor to the locality, but rather an organization that provides services.

Under normal circumstances, I would not interfere in politics. Yes, I would not interfere under normal circumstances...

We must step out of the stone temple and build a temple in our hearts for the world.

Likewise, the Islamic community cannot and should not be tied to a particular country. It must go beyond the tiny country of Palestine and spread the good news of the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven to every corner of the world.

Countries have borders, but ideas have no borders...

In this situation, Garys has to deal with a huge amount of things every day, seizing every minute and every second to build the system.

Fighting? What a joke, he has no time! He doesn't care, his territory was not obtained by swearing allegiance to his superiors.

Rather, it came from the bottom up, and was voluntarily supported by the peasants who were looked down upon and despised by the noble lords!

As Gaillis once said: A country that only owns land is not worthy of being called a country, but a country that is supported by the people is a king even if he has never been crowned.

Leonard could not understand, nor could he understand, and Garys had no intention of making him understand.

"Go back and tell Reynard that this war has nothing to do with me, and even less with Isabella, and even less with the poor people in our territory!"

"The war of 1187 was feudal on both sides, that is, an aggressive, plundering, robber war!"

"We don't need Reynald's favor, nor do we need to covet more new territories. If he wants to fight me before going to war with Saladin, then let him come!"

Gellis made this response to the messenger, to which the messenger said that he would tell Leonard everything.

……

In the wilderness, a long dragon was marching. Reynald led most of his troops and set out from near Karak Castle.

The team of 3,000 people was divided into three armies: front, middle and rear, stretching for more than two miles.

As soon as this assembled army left the city of Karak, the newly formed light cavalry troops under Garys's command rushed back with the news.

Two days later, after camping in the wild for a night, Reynald set out again and saw the shining pearl rising on the Transjordan Plateau: the town of Al-Hadi.

This once unknown town is now well-known even to Leonard.

Merchants regard this place as an oasis and a safe place, where they trade and consume.

Leonard licked his lips subconsciously at such a new pagan town. He was thirsty for the wealth here and the blood of the Muslims here.

But now, he has to endure it, because at this juncture, falling out with Garys and Isabella could easily lead to losses over and over again.

Of course, the more crucial point is that in front of the town, there is now a neatly arranged military formation of nearly a thousand people.

It was the army of nearly a thousand people that forcibly suppressed the greed in Reynald's heart and prevented him from giving the order to allow his troops to plunder.

As for Gellis, he was also observing Reynard's army in the distance.

The passage of a large army is never a joke. The idiom "using the enemy's territory as a pretext to attack the State of Guo" from the Spring and Autumn Period is the crystallization of the blood and tears experience of our ancestors.

Who dares to say that Reynard is a good man and would not think of launching a surprise attack on Alhadi Town while the army is gathering?
To this end, Gellis not only assembled the standing army, but also pulled out all the militia that could be assembled from the various constituency councils.

He needed to prove something to Leonard.

Today, the Gailis territory has grown strong and is no longer a force that can be manipulated by him at will.

Time passed little by little, and Reynard's army in the distance finally arrived in front of the soldiers in Alhadi Town.

Perhaps for the sake of demonstration, Reynard forced his troops to pass through the main street of Alhadi town.

　It's another day with 1015 words written a day, and as the third update, I paid back a chapter. After counting, there are still 1115, 1215, and chapters to go. There are three month ticket nodes that have not been updated.

　　
　
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