Chapter 121 Crusade!
"Well, system sign-in!" Roland muttered vaguely while chewing bread. His resentment towards the devilish dishes made him even ignore the habit of signing in with his eyes open every day.
"Sign in successfully! Congratulations to the host for successfully triggering a random event - the Crusade!"
"Pfft!" A mouthful of warm soup was spit out by Roland. This crusade really showed off to him. He almost pointed at the system and asked, "Brother, this is already in Middle-earth, why don't you put it aside?" What about the Crusades? Everyone in the total belt can go on a vigorous crusade, right?
"Note: The Crusades were an organization composed of civilian soldiers and noble soldiers after the Lagrand Empire was severely damaged. After the empire regrouped, it launched a war east of the Rune region. It was known as the Crusades in history!" This time the system actually A rare explanation was given.
"So what will be the outcome of this war..." Roland's face looked ugly. As a hardcore veteran player of The Lord of the Rings, he had no memory of this war... It seems that either the war failed or the entire army was destroyed.
"Ding! Historically, during this Eastern Crusade, Archduchess Nyx was captured and executed. Except for the Knights of the Cross (100 people) who luckily retreated, all the other 100,000 Crusaders died!" The system's emotionless electronic sound sounded.
Roland was shocked, what a guy! I call you an expert! Was the Grand Duchess killed by the prisoners? All the 100,000 troops have sex? Are you sure this is really an attack on the barbarians in the east of Rune and not a well-equipped orc or strong orc?
"Wait? Grand Duchess Nyx! Isn't this the small principality on the eastern border of the empire? I remember there are only three towns in the country..." Roland's head was filled with black lines, and he understood instantly.
What? The Lagrand soldiers defeated the barbarians and wiped them out? From the Principality of Nyx? That's okay... After all, they are rich in beauties, and killing is really not what the Principality of Nyx is good at.
"No wonder I've never heard of this before. No wonder I don't know the plot of the Crusades... Maybe the whole army was wiped out within two days of fighting. The mastermind probably didn't even react to issue the mission. This plot It's over..." Roland maliciously speculated on the situation at that time. In fact... he guessed it right!
In fact, with the high degree of freedom of the Lord of the Rings, such a large-scale military operation, whether initiated by NPCs or players, can be regarded as a summons for lords, summoning the pioneering lords in the empire to gather for attack, not to mention the continuous attack. A grand duke ended up rolling up his sleeves himself. However, this mixed army and civilian Crusaders really failed to live up to expectations. They suffered a devastating blow not long after setting off. The Grand Duchess was captured and died. The entire army suffered unprecedented blows and injuries. Then they retreated without a leader and were ambushed. Except for There is not a single person left in the Knights, not to mention the players. The system may not even be able to respond. Even large-scale magical reality shows would not dare to do this.
"But I should be considered aware of this matter..." Roland suddenly looked strange. He remembered a large-scale mission that he later participated in - the defense of the Principality of Nyx.
"Damn, this is the follow-up to this!" Roland complained helplessly. After all, his mission at that time was to save the Principality of Nyx from being invaded by barbarians. Unfortunately, the barbarians were driven away in the end, and the Principality of Nyx was annexed. (After all, your grand duke and the army are gone, who can refuse a delicious food in front of you?)
"This Crusade is a revised version of current history, and the number and quality are very different from the original Crusade." The system suddenly said.
"Good guy, the Principality of Nyx is already a waste, and you cut me off with a knife, so what's the use of activating this event for me?" Roland rolled his eyes, and now he had no expectations at all! You must know that what the Crusaders are facing now is not the backward eastern barbarians from more than an era in history, but the Dongyi people who are the minions of Sauron in Middle-earth. Just one chariot man can drink enough for them. After a pot, Roland couldn't bear to think about the next scene. It was so cruel!
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"Your Highness, I'm afraid we still have a long way to go!" A knight with a redbud cape behind him came to Grand Duke Nyx. The redbud flower is the family crest of the Duke of Nyx, indicating that The visitor is her retainer.
"Well, I really want to regain our land as soon as possible! Let's stop and set up camp and have a rest. That's it for today!" Nyx rubbed his temples and turned over to dismount, showing a bit of charm in his heroic appearance.
"Okay, Your Highness, your kindness will be sung by everyone!" the knight complimented.
"Giggle, giggle~" came a string of laughter like silver bells. It was obvious that the young Grand Duchess was so amused by his slightly funny compliment.
"Go, go!" Her Highness Nyx was in a great mood. She was originally a sixteen-year-old girl in her prime, but in order to restore her country and her people, she could only resolutely take up arms and embark on the road to the Eastern Expedition. (In the history of the game, she launched the Crusade because of her duty to protect the lord.)
Roland would have been shocked if he had seen this young Archduchess. He would have been unable to imagine the inhuman torture and humiliation that this young and beautiful Archduchess suffered after being captured. In fact, in the end, he became a knight of the Knights of the Cross and Bauhinia. With the help of various lords, they defeated the barbarians and found their lord's body again. They found that their prince was naked and had his limbs tied behind his back. A spear was inserted into his mouth from the back yard. The body was stood upright on a cross. The place where the army was destroyed! (This torture has a prototype, which is the piercing torture in the Middle Ages.) The knights of the Cross and Redbud Knights were distraught. In the end, they marched alone until the entire army was annihilated. According to later player statistics, this hundred-man knights did In a brutal massacre, the 17 barbarian tribes encountered along the way, totaling more than 300,000 people. Except for the last tribe that destroyed them, the other 16 tribes were slaughtered, and the entire east was penetrated by them. They followed a bloody path, and later the famous Bloody Avenue was born because of them.
"Your Highness! The situation is not good! We found the Eastern Chariot People five miles ahead! There were about a dozen chariots. They should be patrolling soldiers. What do you think we will do next?" Suddenly the front The investigating knight came back and brought back this troublesome news.
"Ah!" Nyx's face turned pale, and he was confused for a moment. This is the eldest lady who is even more warlike than Roland. If you asked her to manage a castle and become a eldest lady, she would definitely be able to do it, but she was asked in a hurry. Commanding an army... It's not surprising that he was captured and tortured in history. After all, he didn't have any military qualities.
"..." Nyx looked around nervously, at the countless hopeful faces behind him, as well as the resolute faces of the knights around him, and finally clenched his fists.
"Are we sure we can keep them all?" Nyx said softly.
"Of course, Your Highness! We are the knights of the Cross Bauhinia family! Your glory is the faith we are sworn to defend to the death!" The only twenty-four Cross Bauhinia knights in the team drew out their swords and shouted.
"Then let them stay!" Nyx said lightly.
"As you command!"