In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility.

Becoming a frontier earl is no big deal.

What really shocked Jerusalem was that Lothar stood clearly on the opposite side of Regent Raymond.

After Lothar exchanged greetings with the nobles, the smile on his face gradually faded away.

Hans, who was wearing a red and white robe, stepped forward and said, Sir, I have to congratulate you for being promoted to the position of Bian Bo. This reminds me of the two prominent royal families in our world, and you happen to be one of them.

You're talking about the Brandenburg Borders and the Austrian Borders, right?

The former is the place of prosperity for the Hohenzollern royal family; the latter is the place of prosperity for the Habsburg royal family.

The Teutonic Knights that Hans belongs to are also under the rule of the King of Prussia who is also the Elector of Brandenburg in the setting of yesterday's giant ship.

That's because these two border counties are the only ones worth remembering in the history books. The Frank Empire established sixteen border counties in Iberia, including 'Roussillon,' 'Barcelona,' 'Besaru,' and 'Girona'. How many of them are still alive today?”

Hans smiled and said: You are right, you are not distinguished because of the title of Bianbo, but the title of Bianbo should be honored because of you.

Lothar was a little helpless: Okay, please stop praising me. I have heard too many similar words today. If there are any more, I may not be able to control myself and become arrogant.

Hans, His Majesty wants you to replace me as the grand leader of the Royal Knights. Only by doing so can you be worthy of your name.

I think it's just the opposite. With you behind me, I, the commander, can do my job more securely.

Lothar patted Hans on the shoulder: No one will think that if you replace me as the grand leader of the Royal Knights, it means you have betrayed me.

Hans, I have been watching your growth, and I sincerely look forward to the day when you can truly stand on your own.

Hans suddenly felt a heavy weight on his shoulders.

Immediately, he felt helpless again: Sir, I feel that my burden is already very heavy. Don't even think about using me like you did Coors.

Lothar couldn't help laughing and said: You brat.

He turned over and got on the horse: Say goodbye to Your Majesty for me. I will take Prajna, Fulin and Chelinina back to Hebron.

You sound like you're on your honeymoon.

In your eyes, am I the kind of person who is greedy for enjoyment?

Hans recalled it for a moment, shook his head and said, No, that's why I said it 'sounds' like it. Sir, you can go ahead and leave this place to me.

Well, if you have anything to discuss, you can discuss it with Uldin. He is a very decent man. Although he hates you because of your bloodline, I feel that you two should get along.

Lothar gave instructions and raised his riding whip.

The two winged cavalry nodded slightly to Hans, followed behind Lothar, raised the double-headed eagle flag, and headed towards the Constance Manor.

…

When they returned to the manor, Phryne and Chelinina had not returned yet.

Prajna was sitting on a lounge chair in the courtyard, and the water from the fountain shone with colorful rainbow light under the sunlight.

all the best?

Well, everything went well.

The two people talked in a tacit understanding. The two hussars following Lothar consciously retreated, leaving the empty courtyard to the two of them.

When do we leave?

Let's go in the afternoon. Let's go see Chelinina's progress in the past two days later.

Um.

Lothar took out the recliner and sat across from Prajna: Gaul Wars, please translate it for me.

You listen to my stories every night, it's time to repay you.

Prajna frowned slightly: Obviously Fulin is pestering you to tell it, but if you want to hear it, I'll read it to you.

Prajna's soft voice sounded in Lothar's ears.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, letting the faint light through the gaps in the leaves fall on his face.

Listening to Prajna's narration, he quickly entered into the perspective of Caesar who led his legion to conquer Gaul.

Although there were some exaggerations and falsehoods, Lothar still learned a lot.

for a long time.

Prajna stopped and asked, What do you think?

Vito Cinli is a powerful man. Unfortunately, although the Gauls have the same culture and race, they are only a loose alliance. If they can really unite under Vito Cinli and implement his guerrilla warfare and scorched earth strategy, Caesar may be We are going to fail miserably.

Lothar paused slightly and then said: The same is true for Saladin, and the same is true for Egypt under Adil. This is my chance to defeat the strong with the weak.

Prajna said softly: As long as you have feelings.

Lothar nodded: I'm a little tired, Prajna. Do you still remember the request you made when we were camping?

Want a knee pillow?

Um.

Then come on.

There was no obvious fluctuation in Prajna's voice, which made Lothar a little unsure whether she was really willing.

He hesitated, tentatively pulled the recliner closer, and gradually lay down.

Very soft to the touch.

You can smell a faint fragrance.

Prajna unfolded the old book in his hand and said, Do you want to continue listening?

No, I want to think about something.

He relaxed quickly, and neither of them felt anything strange due to this level of close contact.

Everything falls into place.

He quickly cleared his thoughts and focused on his newfound reward.

Byzantium is very similar to the Eastern Empire in this world. It cannot be said that they are exactly the same, but they are very different.

Caesar, Octavian, Trajan, Hadrian, Belisarius...this world also has the trajectory of their activities.

The Eastern Empire's armored cavalry is a typical heavy shock cavalry.

That is, heavy tanks that perform frontal attacks on enemy formations lack mobility compared with Crusader Knights, because their opponents are infantry phalanxes formed in formation.

Instead of being as versatile as the Crusader cavalry, they had to charge both infantry and cavalry, and even had to dismount to fight at critical moments.

Heavy cavalry sounds weird, like a made-up unit in a game or novel.

After all, the advantage of cavalry archers lies in their mobility. If they are fully armored and equipped with horse and men, wouldn't they exploit their weaknesses and avoid their strengths?

But in fact, not only the Eastern Empire, Sasanian Persia, and the Saracen Mamluk cavalry, all have a considerable number of heavily armored archers.

The advantage of this kind of cavalry is that it can shoot at close range. After shooting, it can use war hammers and spears to engage in hand-to-hand combat. To put it bluntly, it is an armored cavalry that can shoot arrows.

The effect is not much different from the military camp unlocked by the equipped spear in Hans' hand.

In terms of cost-effectiveness, this kind of cavalry is extremely cost-effective and not very practical because it is too expensive.

But that doesn't mean they aren't strong.

They are more suitable than hussars for attacking enemy infantry squares from the front or side.

Even the prosperous Eastern Empire now has only a few equipped cavalry.

Among them, although the horse breeding land in Asia Minor was lost, and the Balkans were mountainous, more suitable for infantry combat.

But the flashiness of the armored cavalry is definitely one of the reasons.

Having such an army may not be more practical than obtaining a wing of cavalry, but all enemies will definitely think that I am rich.

Lothar had such an idea in her mind.

However, the woodland elf archer was able to enter the combat sequence in advance, which surprised him.

The historical Battle of Agincourt is not so much a victory of the British longbowmen against the French knights as it is the result of stumbling on horse ropes, rejecting horses, trapping horses, and terrain advantages such as swamps.

In fact, bows and arrows could not penetrate the defense of French knights wearing full plate armor.

But a light infantry that could rival British longbowmen was still of great value to Lothar.

This means that the biggest shortcomings of his army have been made up for.

You know, if an army can only take a beating without fighting back, the blow to morale will be extremely huge.

At the same time, having an infantry archer is also a huge threat to the enemy's cavalry.

During the expedition to Parthia, Crassus, one of the three Roman giants, was severely defeated by the archers who were good at mounted archery because he did not have enough light infantry.

After the Romans came and equipped with a large number of light infantry, Parthia was no match for the Romans in field battles.

This is also the advantageous area for heavily armored cavalry - they are almost fearless of the enemy's infantry archers' shooting.

Holding the riding bow in his hand, he dared to shoot with the walking bow on the opposite side.

In addition, the ability of the Tree of Life to split into sub-bodies is also crucial. After all, although the territory under his hands is vast, it is full of useless deserts.

Once all the desert can be turned into cultivated land, his territory will be able to support at least one million people.