It wasn't until the next day that people understood what had happened during the noisy night yesterday.
Forces loyal to Godfrey forcibly captured the Tower of David and took over the military camp. Then these guys also controlled most of the city gates in Jerusalem. Then they declared the city under martial law and only allowed entry but no exit.
The Holy City suddenly became panic-stricken. People were discussing what had happened. Most people thought that the Guardian of the Holy Sepulchre had passed away. After all, Godfrey's condition was well known in the city.
But when they asked the soldiers and their commanders under martial law, all they got was constant denial.
While the forces loyal to Godfrey continued to deny the fact that Godfrey was dead, they immediately sent envoys to Edessa to request Godfrey's brother, Baldwin, Count of Edessa, to inherit the throne.
The Bishop of Jerusalem, Dembert, was almost going crazy. He finally took control of the Tower of David, but the chess piece he got was taken away before it started to work.
What made him even more embarrassed was that at noon the next day, all the Pisa sergeants he arranged were released. They just had no weapons. The only exception was Sonny, the commander of these people. He only wore mail and armor on his upper body.
Armed uniform, and there was a woman wearing nothing beside him.
This made Dambert almost mad. Those people were just slapping him in the face. All the forces in Jerusalem laughed from ear to ear when they saw this. They had long looked at Dambert and his Pisa people.
I'm unhappy, it's really fun to be like this now.
The Bishop of Jerusalem almost ordered an attack on the Tower of David. Anyway, he had nearly a thousand Pisans under his command. Damn it, wasn't he just going to do it? But such an idea was immediately suppressed by his men.
With the level of dissatisfaction that Dembert has in the whole of Jerusalem now, if he does this, he will be labeled as a traitor, and then he will be besieged by the entire city.
After being persuaded by everyone, Dembert could only restrain his thoughts and instead mobilized troops through the Herod Gate he controlled, summoning the church lords from all over the Holy Land and the Pisa people in the harbor to come. Damn it, wasn't it a confrontation?
? Then confront each other, who is afraid of whom?
Just as he was gathering troops, the Godfrey faction was doing the same. The Russians, Crusaders, and Godfrey's knights were all entering the Holy City in a steady stream.
This tense scene made the Holy City even more panic-stricken, with all kinds of rumors flying everywhere. As both sides lifted the blockade - there was no point in blocking it at this stage - news about the turmoil in the Holy City also spread everywhere.
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During this period, Dambert saw that the number of troops on the other side was increasing, so he sent his dead men to secretly contact the Emir of Damascus and reveal the news that the next king of Jerusalem was going to the Holy City. As long as this news arrived, he would not be needed in the future.
Whatever you say, Emil will do it himself.
On the other side, Baldwin immediately headed to Jerusalem after learning the news. He only brought 500 knights along the way. Because he wanted to ensure that he arrived as soon as possible, he did not bring infantry. At the same time, this configuration was also to bypass the army of the Emir of Damascus.
, he has received news from Damascus that the emir is frequently mobilizing troops.
The Crusader lords along the way were very willing to help Baldwin. Baldwin's reputation was no less than that of his brother, and he himself was particularly good at being a good person and charming. There were even some enthusiastic knights who joined him.
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But even so, Baldwin was still blocked by the Damascus army. The emir's troops boldly penetrated into the territory radiated by the Crusader fortress, blocking the army in front of Baldwin.
It's just a pity that the location they chose was not very good. It was a long and narrow passage between the cliffs. Seeing this layout, Baldwin knew that there was a nest on the opposite side. Yes, the narrow passage was easy to block, but it also made it easier to
The superiority of troops on the opposite side can no longer be used, and only a small group of soldiers will always face the enemy.
So the classic scene was staged again. As the first batch of Islamic soldiers who resisted the Crusaders knights were killed or collapsed, the entire army collapsed like falling dominoes, and the Crusaders suffered less than ten casualties.
people.
After solving this team, Baldwin entered the territory of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, where he was welcomed by the Crusader lords and Latins along the way. Baldwin came to Jerusalem almost with a farewell.
Baldwin's arrival made the citizens of Jerusalem extremely happy. The Latin citizens even opened the city gates themselves to welcome Baldwin's arrival. The news of Godfrey's death had been announced during this time. The Latins in Jerusalem were very uneasy about losing the guardian of the Holy Sepulchre. Now
The arrival of Baldwin, who was also a hero of the First Crusade, made everyone feel relieved that someone finally came to protect them.
The city held its own celebrations. This was a step that no one had expected. Seeing this, Dambert also gave up all thoughts of being cautious. The people welcomed Baldwin's arrival so much, and his military strength was far inferior to those of those who did not.
The failure of the King's faction is inevitable.
He dismissed the army he had summoned. He originally thought he could use this army to defeat everyone, but it turned out that many of these people defected directly after Baldwin arrived, and it was no use now.
But Baldwin did not punish Daimbert. He only withdrew a series of privileges of Daimbert - or the church - as punishment. He did not kill everyone, even if Daimbert staged an armed confrontation.
, the kingdom needs the church and his Pisa people, and Baldwin also needs Dambert to crown him.
But this does not mean that Baldwin has forgotten Daimbert's attempts to seize the rule of Jerusalem. It is just that now is not the time to settle accounts. Once that time comes, he will act without hesitation.
After all, even in the Holy City, safety cannot be said to be absolute. Even the Guardian of the Holy Tomb was almost kidnapped.
The shadow of the Assassin assassins hangs over everyone's head. The main work of the Anti-foreign Association is still on collecting corpses and checking abandoned assassin strongholds. It is still difficult to confront the assassins head-on.
So the Bishop of Jerusalem was captured by the despicable pagans, and then tortured but still steadfast, and finally tortured to death. Later, his body was discovered belatedly by foreigners, and the king held a grand funeral for him and also gave him his body.
Canonized as a saint - no one can doubt this script.
Baldwin had secretly arranged a death script for the bishop, but the bishop himself was completely unaware of it. He even made various gestures when he crowned the king on Christmas, thinking that the king had forgiven him just like this. After all, compared to the punishment for what he had done, It's simply not worth mentioning.
In this way, King Baldwin I of Jerusalem was born. The rise of this king made the secular rulers of the Holy Land and adventurers from all walks of life extremely excited, because they saw that even a young son in the East could become a king!
King Baldwin did not stay in Jerusalem for long. In order to consolidate his position, he started another round of clearing out the surrounding Muslim forces. This was a very successful strategy. The king even pushed his army to the coast of the Red Sea, where No Christian armies have arrived for thousands of years.
Baldwin occupied the small town on the Red Sea and enfeoffed a series of lords and knights here. They were all veteran warriors who had won a series of achievements in battle. There were even civilians inside, and established the kingdom's rule over it. Then he Returning to Jerusalem, he received good news.
The new European Crusaders have reached the East and are now heading towards the Holy City.
The scale of the Crusade in 1101 ultimately exceeded everyone's imagination.
Because when crusaders from all over the world gathered in Constantinople, the total number of this army reached a terrifying 150,000, yes, 150,000. Even excluding the large number of civilians among them, the number of combatants exceeded Sixty thousand people.
When this huge team advanced, the whole world seemed to be shaking, and they were like locusts eating up everything they encountered on the road, even Alexios' Eastern Empire, which provided such a huge team. They all felt exhausted.
Moreover, such an army far beyond imagination was crowded under the walls of Constantinople, which also made the emperor very uneasy. After entering the imperial territory, this Catholic army caused trouble and robbed everywhere, and even had conflicts with the citizens of Constantinople.
Therefore, the emperor moved very quickly. He used all the ships that could be summoned in a short period of time to transport the Crusaders to Asia. During the whole process, the emperor's attitude was as if he was sending a plague to the god of plague. He simply won over the Crusaders lords. Nothing happened.
After reaching Asia, the Crusaders continued to advance. From the sky, this army was simply overwhelming, stretching for dozens of miles, drowning everything in front of them, and eating up everything they could find.
During the advance in the interior of Asia Minor, the Crusaders also encountered many difficulties, the biggest of which was the supply problem, which caused the Crusaders to suffer a lot of attrition, but fortunately they were all within the acceptable range.
As always, people put all the blame on the Greeks, thinking that it was because of the Greeks' inability to deliver supplies that the Crusaders encountered such difficulties, but they just cursed, and everyone knew that there were no supplies from the Greek emperor. They couldn't even get past Xiaoya.
But what they don't know is that when their remarks are spread back to the West, they will have a far-reaching impact.
The Crusaders did not encounter any war during their stay in Asia Minor. This made the old soldiers in the Crusaders breathe a sigh of relief. They knew how inferior the strength of this Crusaders was. Compared with them at that time, they were very It would be better if we fought with the Turks and it would be over in a matter of minutes.
The newcomers didn't think so. They even complained because they couldn't see the Turks, and then vowed to kill more infidels in the Holy Land. Whenever they saw these overconfident guys, the old warriors could only cover up.
Shut up your face.
In Antioch, the Norman Crusaders summoned by Tancred left the large group. They joined forces with Bohemond to attack Aleppo. Tancred fell in love with this city, and Bohemond
Very happy to cooperate with his nephew, giving him multiple buffer zones in front of the principality.
Baldwin of the County of Edessa (cousin of Baldwin I, with the same name) also sent troops to help the Norman uncle and nephew to relieve the pressure from the southern front.
The remaining Crusaders still numbered 120,000 people. When this army arrived in Jerusalem, a series of holy places headed by the Temple Mount were immediately filled with pilgrims. People everywhere shed tears in front of the Holy Relic of the Lord.
Believers with full eyes.
A grand banquet was held in the palace that had been transformed from a pagan holy place. Baldwin I entertained all the holy war nobles from the Christian world. It was an unprecedented grand occasion, with so many European princes crowded under one hall.
Next, you have to plan the next strategic goals. The lords brought such a huge army not just for pilgrimage. The key is to fight, fight for the Lord, and use war to show their faith in God and
loyalty.
But Baldwin did not hesitate for a long time. With so many top princes here, it was impossible to find a historical city worthy of them all, so he chose Damascus.
The reason for choosing Damascus is simple. The city is famous enough, and the distance is not as far as going to Egypt. Moreover, the whole road to Egypt is desert, so it is the safest to take it. Of course, this cannot be said.
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Baldwin wanted to make sure that as many of these jihadists from afar as possible return home with the title of Crusaders. Only with the arrival of a steady stream of Crusaders can the Kingdom of Jerusalem better defend the Holy Land.
Now the Crusaders can be said to be attacking across the board. If the Crusaders capture Aleppo and Damascus, then the entire Syria will be under the control of the Crusaders, and the situation of overseas countries will be even better.
And their enemies are still fighting among themselves. Each emir country can only rely on its own strength, and the Seljuk Sultan is unable to come to help, because Monomakh decided to go south to the two rivers. Now his army has taken Mosul, and is now
Heading towards Baghdad.
However, there was one person who did not follow the army. He embarked on another path. This person was Edgar Wessex, who led the British Crusaders (because all the ethnic groups in Britain came, and there were many
, hence the name change) decided to go to Egypt.
Edgar found that if he wanted to obtain his own country, he could only work in this direction, and he was not alone. The Russian Crusaders and Italian states came to help him. The former was to expand the Crusade.
power, the latter is for commercial profits - if Fatima is eliminated, there will be almost no danger for them to sail in the Eastern Mediterranean, and they can also enter the Red Sea.
There is no doubt that 1101 is the year of the Holy War. The entire East is burning in the flames of war, and the situation in the entire East will change even more.