"What conspiracy!" Roger said smugly. "Your Majesty, you saw it with your own eyes. How valiant and skilled my Hospitaller Knights are! The Great Xia cavalry is utterly no match for my knights."
Why do you still keep such a useless organization as the Knights Templar?
You know best how much it costs to train a Templar Knight.
Wouldn't it be better to use this money to do something meaningful?
Training a competent knight requires a large amount of human and financial resources, and the cost is extremely high.
A knight's equipment is extensive. It mainly includes a helmet, breastplate, iron plates to protect the shoulders and elbows, a sword, and a spear.
Converted to current prices, it would cost approximately 360,000 yuan.
This does not include the cost of repairing or replacing equipment.
A Templar Knight, however, requires even more.
To maintain the funds needed for this powerful army, the Knights Templar began to find ways to make money.
At its peak, the Knights Templar were among the wealthiest in Europe.
To give a simple example, in 1241-1242, the Knights Templar's annual income was equivalent to the combined income of 200 Englands and over 70 Frances—enough to buy the whole of Europe.
Roger's meaning was quite clear.
Wouldn't it be better to disband the Knights Templar, turn their money into your own, and their women into your own?
Upon hearing these remarks, Bob Wynne's breathing became even heavier.
The Knights Templar were very popular in Europe. You think you can just disband them like that?
“One defeat proves nothing!” Bob Wynne declared. “The war is far from over. We’ll talk about that later!”
This was considered a partial compromise, and Roger didn't continue.
On the main battlefield.
Following Lin Mo's orders, Xiang Yu had no choice but to suppress his emotions and feign defeat!
Seeing the "rout" Great Xia cavalry, the Hospitallers on the front lines were filled with pride.
The commander shouted, "In the name of God, kill!"
"Jerusalem!"
At this moment, the Knights Hospitallers all had fierce expressions on their faces.
In their eyes, the Xia cavalry were the enemy of God and must be completely annihilated.
But just as the Knights Hospitallers were in pursuit...
However, Commander Roger issued an order to halt the pursuit!
This move completely baffled the knights.
The enemy is fleeing, why not pursue them?
Roger was also helpless.
The order was given by Bob Wyn himself, and he had no choice but to carry it out.
"What the hell!" Will, the frontline commander of the Hospitallers, was furious.
However, before he could figure out what was going on, the Xia cavalry suddenly turned around and launched a counterattack.
But this time, the attacking force was not composed of heavily armored Tang cavalry, but rather lightly dressed Hu-style archer cavalry!
Upon hearing the sound of hooves, Will turned his head sharply.
Upon closer inspection, a flash of cold light appeared, and an arrow shot out from the front.
Will reacted quickly, swinging his arm to block the arrow with his arm armor. The arrow was light and slipped off the armor after being blocked.
"Damn those Great Xia people, they actually ambushed me!" Will was both anxious and angry. "Hmph, since you voluntarily returned to the battlefield, don't blame me for disobeying orders! Knights of the Hospitallers, charge! Kill them!"
Will shouted and ordered his men to charge.
However, what awaited them was a hail of arrows from the Hu-style archer cavalry.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
The arrow pierced the air and landed with perfect accuracy on the heads of the Knights Hospitallers.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Hundreds of branches, thousands of branches, countless in an instant.
Many knights fell to the ground, their shouts turning into wails.
But like the Templars, the Hospitallers were heavily armed cavalry.
The Hu-style archer cavalry led by Xiang Yu did not have modern composite bows, so they did not inflict much damage on these iron cavalry.
After suffering hundreds of casualties, the Knights Hospitaller charged in front of the Hu-style horse archers.
"Jerusalem!" Will charged ahead, spear in hand, into the Xia army.
As before, once the two sides clashed head-on, the Xia's Hu-style archer cavalry quickly showed signs of defeat.
One by one, the Hu-style archer cavalrymen were felled from their horses, their deaths so tragic!
At this moment, Xiang Yu, hiding in the rear, waved his hand and shouted, "Retreat!"
That's right, the mighty Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, hid in the rear and shouted "Retreat!" once again!
And all of this was Lin Mo's idea.
He first sent men to withdraw the Hu-style archer cavalry from both flanks.
Bob Wynne was a cautious strategist who knew the principle of not pursuing a defeated enemy relentlessly.
Therefore, while the Knights Hospitaller were puzzled, they sent their Hu-style archer cavalry to launch a surprise attack and provoke their opponents.
The reason for doing this is quite simple.
For example, imagine a girl with a blank expression, who comes in naked, lies on the bed, and waits for you to do whatever you want.
Who can be seduced by such a tactic?
A nerdy guy with little experience and a lot of desire.
Would an experienced player fall for this?
That being said, leading troops into battle.
Bob Win and Saladin were both steady and cautious generals of their generation. If they were to use overly obvious bait, would the enemy fall for it?
If you're going to lose, you have to lose in a way that shows you're not convinced.
Seeing that the Knights Hospitaller were not pursuing the matter, they decisively dispatched Hu-style horse archers to launch a surprise attack.
The Crusaders would fight back and then flee, constantly provoking the Crusaders while deliberately sending some of their own lives to be lost.
With this back-and-forth struggle, Will, who was fighting on the front lines, finally couldn't hold on any longer!
"That's outrageous!" Will roared. "Chase them! Chase them to the ends of the earth and wipe them out completely!"
"In the name of God, Jerusalem!"
He was completely enraged.
At this moment, neither Captain Roger nor Bob Wyn could stop him from pursuing the damned Great Xia people.
Seeing this, Bobwin clenched his fist. "Sir Roger, send your men back!"
Roger frowned. "Your Majesty, what are you worried about?" He didn't understand Bobwin's order. "These Great Xia people are utterly vulnerable. Why don't we press our advantage?"
Besides, even if the Great Xia people have set an ambush, wouldn't it be better to have Will lead a team to investigate?
Bob Win thought what he said made sense, but for some reason, he felt that something was off.
At this moment, Raymond rode forward and said, "Your Majesty, Sir Roger is right. Our main force is stationed here and will not affect the overall situation!"
A long sigh came from behind the mask. "Very well, let Will go!" Bob Win said. "Sir Roger, tell him to be very careful!"
Then Bob Wynne asked, "Raymond, how is the battle going with our ally Saladin?"
Raymond's expression was very complicated. "Your Majesty, Saladin's victory was also surprisingly easy!"
Bob Wen clenched his fist slightly. "This Regent of Great Xia is so unpredictable!"
On the other side of the battlefield, Lin Mo carefully observed the battlefield.
Upon seeing Xiang Yu lead his troops in a "rout" to the designated location, he immediately ordered, "Sound the horns, the entire army retreats westward, and those who disobey will be executed!"
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