Chapter 174 Post-War Processing

When Lothar was surrounded by winged cavalry and entered the inner castle of Alandre City.

Tariq immediately respectfully held the gold-inlaid tray and served the most precious wine.

"Holy fire is on top. I worship the great lord of Transjordan and the new uncrowned king of the Dead Sea - Count Lothar. Please drink this glass of wine and accept my tribute to you."

Lothar glanced at Jeanne subconsciously, and saw the uncontrollable smile in her eyes. She couldn't help but feel ridiculous: "I heard that the Zoroastrian teachings do not allow drinking?"

Tariq plausibly said: "For us, this is just fermented grape juice."

Tariq considered his words and said carefully: "Sir, I am willing to persuade my brother-in-law to return the fiancée of your vassal Leonard, together with all the property he looted. Please forgive him for his offense to you. "

Lothar frowned: "I have already occupied the city of Alandre. No matter what, I will not return this city back."

Tarik hurriedly said: "Master Lothar, you misunderstood. I have no intention of taking hostages in exchange for your withdrawal."

"I just realize that you have some kind of terrifying magic power that we can't resist, so we are willing to make peace with you."

Tariq's tone was obviously pessimistic.

He didn't understand where Lothar's extraordinary power came from?

They also don't understand why the "Holy Fire" they believe in didn't favor them and give them a way to deal with Lothar's "demonic power".

Are the Frankish gods really more powerful than ours?

"Do you mean what you say?"

Tariq shook his head: "I can only say that I will try my best to persuade my brother-in-law."

Lothar smiled and nodded: "Unfortunately, you won't have such an opportunity for a while."

"Take him down and put him in a dungeon."

A trace of paleness appeared on Tarik's face: "Lord Lothar, do you hope that my brother-in-law will advance recklessly so that he can be wiped out by you in the field?"

A trace of unnaturalness flashed across Lothar's face.

This guy is pretty shrewd.

Tarik was keenly aware of the change in Lothar's expression and hurriedly said: "You are thinking too much. Although my brother-in-law is indeed not very smart, he is both reckless and timid. He is quick to act when he sees the benefits - —But equally, if he sees danger, he will definitely stay on the move like a hyena."

Lothar waved his hand and signaled Pepin to take Tariq down. This time he emphasized: "Prepare a good cell for him, don't hurt his life."

Pepin smiled dryly and said: "I understand, my lord."

Jeanne sighed softly: "This Tariq is a smart man. No wonder he gets the attention of Zahn Aladdin. What do you think he will do next?"

Lothar shook his head and said: "I don't know, but the leadership has fallen into my hands. If I want to fight, I will rely on Alain Deler as the front line and slowly wear out him. He can't beat me."

Now, he doesn't have to rush to attack Port Ella. The first thing is a surprise attack.

Second, now we have a bargaining chip in our hands.

Even if he stopped moving forward, he would still be considered to have won a great victory, and he gained a lot of face in the eyes of the vassals.

Jeanne pointed not far away: "Do you want to cut off the head of the remains of the manticore and make it into a specimen?"

"Cut it down and hang it in the inner castle."

Lothar looked up.

At this time.

The Holy Fire flag originally hung on the castle had been chopped off by two remaining veterans with swords, and replaced with a huge double-headed eagle flag and the Jerusalem Cross flag.

Lothar said: "Model, you are currently temporarily serving as the Sheriff of Alandre, leading your soldiers to maintain order in the city. All laws are simplified into three rules - murderers will die, thieves will die, and rapists will die. die."

Model quickly knelt down on one knee and responded: "Yes, sir."

"Stallmaster Ryan, you are responsible for guarding the prisoners. As long as they can pay the ransom, they can be sent away from Alandre immediately."

Lothar issued orders one by one.

The army of less than 200 people under his command immediately began to operate in an orderly manner like a well-wound machine.

Alandre has a population of about 5,000, so it is considered a sizable city.

Originally the majority of the population here was composed of Frankish and Hellenistic immigrants, and later after the fall of Ella Port and the Bishopric of Alandre.

This became the frontier zone for Zoroastrian immigrants from Yemen and other places.

When the war situation is decided, Lothar will probably have to carry out a cleaning campaign to eliminate those who have vested interests and replace them with those he can rely on.

In the short term, Alandele will not become a negative asset under Lothar.

Because next, ransacking homes, exchanging ransoms, selling trophies, etc. are all good ways to get money - and the most damaging way is that Lothar can completely rob Alandele inside and out, everything The pagans were sold into slavery and all their property was confiscated until all the oil and water had been squeezed out.

Then return this place to the church.

Many lords did the same thing. By blindly expanding their territory, they might not be able to gain much wealth. On the contrary, if they looted a lot, they would be able to make more money.

Alandele City, after getting through the initial chaos, became very quiet.

People trembled and hid in their homes, fearing that the arrogant pagan soldiers on the streets would use weapons to force open their doors and carry out a massacre.

The Christians who were originally in the oppressed class in Alandre were eager to become serfs and become masters, and began to take revenge on the pagans who bullied them in the past.

Model's temporary security force has too few manpower and cannot handle it for a while.

This situation was not improved until the peasants and soldiers stationed in New Habsburg arrived.

The large monastery outside the city has high walls and strong walls, but it also stores a large amount of food and defense equipment.

But it didn't bring much hindrance to Lothar. He just asked Tarik to persuade others to surrender, and the defenders inside put down their weapons and evacuated in an organized manner.

At this time, Allandre fell back into Lothar's hands.

After the war, the casualties were counted, and only one person died, an unfortunate Varangian guard who was pushed off the city wall.

There were a lot of injured people, but due to the sophisticated armor, they only suffered minor injuries.

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Port Ella.

In the castle.

Zain was looking at the message sent back by the messenger with a look of disbelief, his upper and lower lips trembling.

"How...how could it be like this?"

"This Count Lothar actually has a wizard under his command who can kill a manticore in one blow..."

He slumped on the throne.

Lothar did not let Tariq come back to persuade Zahn Aladdin to make a truce with him.

But he did exactly what his brother-in-law predicted.

The ambition that originally wanted to take advantage of Lothar's name immediately began to worry about gains and losses after suffering such a big setback.

"Anyway, these Franks are fierce, I can't lead the army there easily."

"It's better to... pay for it. First, redeem Tarik, and then send someone to have a good talk with Count Lothar. Can you exchange Leonard's fiancée for Alandel?"

He hesitated for a moment and then said: "Send another letter to my brother and ask him to send an army to support me as soon as possible."

Zahn's brother, known as Qasimi the Impaler, was a cruel and tyrannical lord. At the same time, he was also the lord of Dahab, Ma'anwilaye and other places, and his strength was extraordinary.

If it hadn't been for the support of his older brother, Zain wouldn't have been able to take the position of Lord of Port Ella.