Chapter 44 The Pilgrimage to Rome
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When Egil ran in again, he saw that the cardinal was still an acquaintance. Heardbrand, who had sent him to negotiate with him for help and rescue. Egil thought to himself: Could this guy be because he brought me, the reinforcement.
Is it because of my contribution that I appreciated? But I don’t know which unlucky cardinal got a little bit at this critical moment, or is it a killer directly from the Pope and his sect. The purpose is to support this guy to take power?
Egil judged others by himself, and thought so secretly in his heart, but on the surface he still smiled brightly. Young people can definitely defeat more than 95% of women (the rest is lace) and more than 20% of men (they are gay).
Of course, the matter is actually similar to what Egil imagined. Robert, the captain of the mercenary who originally belonged to the Pope's sect, was inexplicably assassinated. The Pope was furious, but he blamed another sect of cardinals who had always opposed him. The final result was just a little different from Egil's imagination. The Pope sent troops to search the house with great fanfare, rather than assassinating as Egil imagined.
"Sir, I'm late to give up the sect, forgive me for my sins." Egil greeted Cardinal Hildebrand like this. Then he drew a cross on his xiong's mouth, and his facial expression quickly changed from the happy expression of meeting friends to guilt. He could be called a quick face change.
"Miss. Your Majesty's words are wrong. If it weren't for your Majesty's righteous act, regardless of the ice, snow, and cold, and fearing the long distance, I personally led the troops to rescue me. My Roman Holy Land had already turned into ointment. The Roman holy land would also suffer from war disasters. Your Majesty made great contributions and worked so hard. How could it be said that it was wrong?!" Hilde was also a wonderful person, and the displeasure he pretended to be almost as real as it was.
If you just listen to these words without looking at others, you will be mistaken for being a court priest of Egil, not a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.
"Hahaha...you're welcome." Egil smiled happily, and he didn't see anything polite.
At this time, Charlie, Duke of Burgundy beside Egil, coughed softly, which means you don’t just talk to others, we have also participated in this matter. The benefits cannot make you occupy the money alone.
Egil then "suddenly realized and slapped his forehead: "Look at my memory, Bishop, let me introduce you to me. These are my solid allies who participated in this feat. You also know this loyal believer of Jesus Christ, His Majesty Philip, King of France..."
Then everyone got to know each other again. His Excellency the Cardinal said the command of Pope Innocent III, saying: "You must personally meet the warriors who saved the world of Christ."
Egil naturally agreed: "Okay, okay, then, will the Pope's Holy See go out of the city to review our 100,000 army or will our 100,000 army go to the Pope to have a military parade?" Egil choked Hield with one sentence. The Cardinal glanced at the other feudal lords again, but found that the group of goods were very united at this time. They smiled without saying a word, waiting to see their own jokes.
Everyone knows in their hearts that the Pope is trying to find face for themselves. If they are stupid and really go directly into the city of Rome as the other party said, then it would be a matter of life and death? Although the Holy See is now at the moment when using people, it is inevitable to beat them. Otherwise, wouldn’t they be more arrogant than their top talents by virtue of their merits?
As the commander of the coalition, Egil naturally could not allow such a thing to happen. He thought to himself: "I want to use it with magnanimity to us and show my way of controlling people? Virtue!"
Then he caught the loophole in Heard's words. Didn't you say that the Holy See wants to meet the warriors who saved the world of Christ? Everyone involved in this war is counted. There are a total of 100,000 people.
You can do it. In this moment, Heard choked.
"There are too many troops in this hundred thousand. It is inevitable that there will be disturbances when entering the city. And leading the army into Rome is also an offense to the Holy See. Even if the Holy See does not care about mercy, it will be a loss to everyone's reputation. This..."
Egil laughed in his heart and said that he would lose his reputation and lead his troops into Rome's horses to the confidant place of the Holy See. In fact, who would lose his reputation should be the pope. So Egil slanted his eyes slightly. Alpha, the captain of the Death Knight, who was standing next to him, understood it and said angrily: "We will work hard and fight thousands of miles, firmly believe in fighting with the extremely cruel heretic devil. After a lot of hardships, we arrived at the city of Rome, and were entering and seeing the style. But the villain was at work, so we were not allowed to enter?!"
Alpha took a step forward and drew his sword out of the sheath: "Say! Are you a villain, you blocked the Pope's Holy See and did not allow us to enter the city?! Have you had already colluded with the heresy of the Eastern Roman Empire and wanted to frame the loyal and good people and betray the Holy See?!
"Don't be rude! Why don't you retreat quickly!" Egil glared at Alpha's little eyes and glared at him.
Voice scolded.
"But Your Majesty is really unreasonable. If we had known this would be the end, we might as well not come. It would be great to stay in our own country!"
"Rare!" Egil raised his voice a little, and Alpha stepped back with grievance: "Go back and settle the score with you." Egil snorted coldly again, then turned around and said to Hild with an apology: "Don't be as knowledgeable as this boy. This guy is not a country man, he has never seen the world, and he doesn't know your greatness. But don't look at his vulgar words, he is extremely pious about God. He is so moved because he is afraid that he cannot enter Rome to pilgrimage and see the Pope's face. Therefore, he is anxious and speaks without saying anything. So,..., Bishop, look, although this boy has said a little more than that, it's not unreasonable,..."
"Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, the Holy See is right. None of these feudal lords can rely on!" Hilde, who was shocked by Alpha, was so ugly that it was in his heart. However, on the surface, he still had to pretend to be indifferent.
Just when King Norman and Cardinal Rome had fought for several rounds, the other kings, dukes and governors next to them were all silent. They had no intention of trying to speak for the Cardinal. However, what Egil said was "a hundred thousand army entered the city to parade" and was quite popular. Everyone nodded and said yes. When Egil scolded Baron Alpha, they pretended to dissuade them. They were all so realistic that they could be. They could not tell at all that they were fake.
They are all powerful actors.
In the end, the Cardinal could not defeat two kings, two dukes and two governors, with such a luxurious lineup. He had no choice but to agree to Egil's request to lead troops into Rome. In terms of the number of troops led, the two sides bargained again. In the end, the Cardinal bargained that the various countries would choose soldiers ranging from two thousand to hundreds as representatives according to their size, and enter Rome with their respective monarchs to see the Pope's Holy See.
Egil calculated that if one of the six countries had 100,000 troops together like this, he could at least bring in 5,000 elite soldiers. Although the number was slightly smaller than that of the Holy See.
But the victory is that all the elites are elite. Moreover, Wei Jian's team is full of famous generals. If the Holy See really wants to do anything, he will definitely not suffer any losses. As time goes by, the outside army will receive news and can easily seize the city of Rome with cooperation inside and outside. At that time, the destruction of the Pope will be made by one word.
So Egil smiled and agreed to Cardinal Hilde's conditions. Then he invited the bishop to have lunch. The monarchs talked and laughed, ate and drank, but secretly sent their confidants to select the most elite and loyal troops into the city.
At the banquet, a group of feudal monarchs were chatting and laughing, while Cardinal Hilde and the two bishops who came with him were smiling like needles and needles. He was eating the delicacies prepared by special chefs in the Norman Kingdom, but it was as delicious as chewing wax. He barely survived such a lunch party like this, Cardinal Hilde had no time to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard Egil say, "Okay, all the representatives of the genius who asked the gen to see have been chosen." The Cardinal cried in his heart, knowing that there were still some sins today...
Egil's fifty guard knights, six hundred Norman royal knights, one thousand Norman heavy cavalry, and two hundred battlefield sects. These were 1,850 heavily armed heavy cavalry, and even the men and horses were covered with people and horses. A water-like sea blue sè sè sè sè, let alone the combat effectiveness, just talking about this momentum is shocking.
Looking at the armies of other countries, it is a little worse. France, Burgundy, and Aquitaine are all recruited feudal knights, and the escorts are all covered with all their bodies. The shields are covered with five or eight gates, which looks like whistle. However, they are not as good as Egil's army. In addition, there are Gernaya, the newly joined Venice, and Bologna, which is the last in the city of Liberty. These three forces are used to being in the hands of the Pope. Gernaya giant shield crossbow soldiers, Venetian heavy infantry, and the Bologna elite guards that are exactly the same as Venetian heavy infantry. In addition, they are Italian heavy cavalry with excellent clothes.
Chapter completed!