Chapter 35 The Seljuk people's evil deeds

Schwab looked at the dilapidated territory in front of him, with yellow sand spreading across the ground, and several buildings built by dilapidated linen tents stood listlessly. Occasionally, some thin civilians walked into dark corners in this dusty town. When they saw the Teutonic Knights, they just looked at it numbly. As for the Vinikovpoy, who called himself the Lord of Neru, seemed to have been used to it.

"It was really dangerous at that time. If I hadn't just taken the troops by, you would have been really haha." Vinikovboy said with a laugh as he rode on the horse. He seemed to show his life-saving grace to the Teutonic Knights, but this aroused the disgust of the members of the Teutonic Knights. Even without Vinikovboy, the Teutonic Knights were sure that they could kill the Turks.

"This bastard has been wandering far away, but he only saw that there was a advantage to get close to us." Baron Liugudi said mercilessly in front of Schwab. What this despicable lord did was really despicable.

"It's okay, we just need a place to settle down. The Knights need to rest after fighting, and no one can guarantee that the Seljuk Turks will make a comeback." Schwab said softly.

"Hey, I'm back, open the door~~~." When Vinikovboy led Schwab and his party over a hill, a small castle appeared in front of people. The castle was built with yellow rocks and stood on a raised cliff. Below the cliff was a path leading to the avenue. When Vinikovboyy shouted, the gate creaked open and a wooden suspension bridge was put down.

"In terms of the castle, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack." Schwab looked at the small castle built on the cliff and couldn't help but understand why when the enemy attacked, the lord would rather stay in the castle than go out to fight. Compared to the wild battles where victory and defeat were unpredictable, he felt more secure behind the solid city walls.

When the soldiers of the Teutonic Knights entered this small castle, the narrow castle was immediately filled with wounded and soldiers. The nobles and knights climbed to the main tower and received the hospitality of the castle owner. Although Schwab and others seemed to have no good things to treat, it was a good idea to drink cool spring water in this desert and eat a steaming stew.

"Allow me to introduce my beautiful wife, Sharava." Under the introduction of Vinikovpoy, a young lady walked out under the service of a maid. She wrapped her head and face in a headscarf like all the Sultanian women in this area, and stared vigilantly at Schwab and others with a pair of black eyes exposed from the hood.

"Thank you for your kind invitation to Lord Vinikovpoy. You are the first local lord friendly to us." Schwab sincerely thanked Vinikovpoy. Indeed, in the battle with the Seljuk Turks, no local lord provided support, and no one even took the initiative to contact the Teutonic Knights.

"Don't worry, there is no way to do this. You should know that the Seljuk invasion of this place is not the latest. Of course, this time they suddenly led 3,000 people to attack, which was the craziest time in history." Vinikovboyer sat at the wooden table, picked up a piece of hard wheat bread, tore it open, put it into the broth and licked it, and then put it in his mouth and chewed it.

"Has no one of the nobles here stopped these Seljuk Turks?" Baron Liugudi asked in confusion.

"Of course we have stopped it, but do you know? For the Antioch Kingdom, the wealthy northern territory and the southern territory that blocks the Crescent believers are what they are concerned about. And what is there here? There is only yellow sand, and even water sources are very lacking." Venikovboy said indignantly, and this long-term backlog of dissatisfaction was exposed to Schwab and others without any concealment.

"Our children, the children were also stolen." Sharaba, who had been sitting aside, said without saying a word. Her voice was low and hoarse, and her eyes were filled with tears.

"Child?" Baron Liugudi asked curiously.

"The Seljuks who should go to hell often enter our territory and steal the children of nobles and civilians. Some of them have been sold to slave merchants, and some have been trained as soldiers by them." Vinikovpoyer shook his head and said helplessly.

"How long has this been?" Schwab asked.

"It's been a long time, but it's getting more and more frequent recently. My only son was stolen by the Seljuks." Vinikov Poye clenched his fists and murmured from under his beard.

"Why not deal with those bastards?" Bald Otto was picking up a ham, and was also angry by the Seljuks' evil deeds, and he said loudly.

"We are not opponents of the Seljuks, and you have also seen that in my castle, there are only the elderly, weak, sick and disabled, women and children, not as strong as you and your knights." Vinikovpoyer said with envy.

"So what do you mean to save us?" Schwab seemed to have learned about Venikovpoy's inner thoughts, and it seemed that he was busy.

"Help me and save our children." Venikovpoy said in a begging tone.

Vinikovpoy's request made Schwab in deep thought. Although he defeated the Seljuk army led by Anudin here, the Seljukian forces have been rampant here for a long time. If the problem cannot be solved at one time and people here have established confidence in fighting the Seljukians, then the Teutonic Knights boasted that the promise of keeping the Seljukians outside the kingdom became a joke. However, helping Vinikovpoy to find his children really made Schwab clueless.

"Okay, I promise you, but it will take a little time." Schwab nodded in agreement with Vinikovpoyer's request after weighing the pros and cons, which made Vinikovpoyer and his wife very happy.

"Thank you 10,000. If you have any needs, as long as I can do it, you can just speak." Vinikov Boy said generously.

"Then, please let my soldiers be temporarily stationed in your castle. I need to go back to Antioch Castle and report the situation here to Her Majesty Sufia." Schwab felt that the security of the eastern territory of the Antioch Kingdom was very serious. The lords who were supposed to protect the security on the east side of the kingdom had completely lost their military defense capabilities due to the invasion of the Seljuks. Coupled with the sparse population and the collapse of the agricultural economy, each lord could only rely on their own castles as a point to support them, but the Seljuks could swagger into these castles on horseback. This situation was like a border town in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Faced with the nomadic people with high mobility, the soldiers could only hide behind the city walls and allow the enemy to plunder the population and property, while the officers and soldiers had already lost the courage to go out of the city to fight.

"Okay, with your soldiers here, I can sleep well." Vinikovboy said happily. In fact, Vinikovboy had already seen the Turkic cavalry led by Anudin through the watchtower, but he never planned to leave the city to fight. But when the battle between Schwab and Anudin was very fierce, the sound of the medley could be heard for miles and beyond, and the shouts of killing lasted for a long time. Therefore, Vinikovboy felt that the reinforcements sent by the Antioch Kingdom were really possible to win. With a lucky mentality, he gathered all the power he could control and wandered outside the battlefield with a group of white-faced conscripted soldiers. Although he felt that this battle would definitely lead to both losses, he did not expect that after arriving at the battlefield, he saw that the Teutonic Knights seemed to defeat the terrible Seljuk Turks, so hope rose in his heart.

The news that the Teutonic Knights stationed in Vinikovpoy's castle soon spread in the eastern territory, but no lord came to visit him, because the nobles who had been scared by the Seljukovpoy were believed to be burning, and the failed Seljuk Turks would definitely come to take revenge. The hungry wolf recovered after being injured would be even more terrible. The lords decided not to snag this muddy water in their minds and closed the gates of their castle or manor.

"Mr. Schwab, I wish you a smooth journey." After a few more days of rest, Schwab led thirty knights and one hundred infantrymen to escort the captive Seljuk Turks from the castle of Vinikovpoy and headed towards the castle of Antioch. Schwab wanted to sell these captured invaders into slaves in the prosperous Antioch Castle, and swear the powerful power of the Teutonic Knights to the Antioch nobles.

"Barl Liugodie, please lead our soldiers here." Schwab said to Baron Liugodie on his horse.

"Please rest assured, Lord Earl, if the Seljuk Turks dare to come back, I will definitely beat them up." Baron Liugudi assured Schwab.

"Then I will rest assured. Lord Vinikovpoyer, I will report your bravery to Her Majesty Queen Sophia, so please continue to help us." In order to appease Vinikovpoyer, Schwab promised him.

"That's certain." Venikov Poye stood beside the city gate, beside him was his wife Sharaba.

"Sir Earl, after you return to Antioch Castle, you can ask the slave merchants about my children. They will definitely have news about this." At this time, Sharaba walked up to her tears and said to Schwab with tears.

"Okay, Madam Sharava, I will do it, let's do it~~~." Schwab assured Sharava, and then rode away from Vinikovpoy's castle, and the group escorted the prisoners to Antioch Castle.
Chapter completed!