Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 60 Summary after the war
Garys did not stay on the battlefield for too long, but returned to the study to sort out today's situation.

After all, being neither arrogant when you win nor discouraged when you lose is the way to long-term success.

Originally, Gaillis planned to hold a post-war summary meeting with John, Simon, and Purdock to analyze the reasons for the victory and then summarize the shortcomings and what was not done well.

But when he saw Simon and the others' fanatical devotion to him, he knew that he would not be able to have a good conversation until the passion in their hearts faded.

Instead of listening to Simon and the others' flattery, it is better to be alone and think about why you were able to win so easily and how the other party was defeated so easily, so as to draw conclusions and avoid making similar mistakes.

First of all, Eric underestimated the enemy. The summer noon in Jordan was not suitable for marching. Walking even a few miles under the scorching sun would greatly consume the army's physical strength.

Garys and his men were well-rested and had relatively little physical loss.

Secondly, when Eric led his army forward, he probably did not think that the enemy he faced would fly the flag of the King of Jerusalem.

Relying on his superhuman vision, Garys naturally observed some situations. When those soldiers saw the flag of the King of Jerusalem, many of them were slightly shaken.

It can be seen that even in the Middle Ages, if the greater good was not grasped and the soldiers were not made aware of why they were fighting, the soldiers' fighting will would also be shaken. Eric obviously ignored this point.

Secondly, it was the consequences of the duel between Garys and Eric, coupled with the subsequent act of killing a horse with a sword, which caused an extremely oppressive psychological impact on the enemy soldiers.

The previous series of events paved the way for the subsequent charge of the five knights.

A lot of experience has been summarized in the knight charge tactics in Jerusalem over the past few decades. One of the most important is that the significance of the knight charge is not to cause how much casualties, but to oppress the enemy and break its will.

To put it simply, the main effect of the knight's charge is still to strike a blow to morale and force the enemy formation to collapse.

After being weakened three times in a row due to lack of physical strength, lack of righteousness, and being frightened by Garys, the soldiers under Eric's command did not dare to resist even when facing the charge of only five knights, but split into two on the spot.

This provided the necessary conditions for the subsequent infantry charge to make the final decision.

It can be seen that in the medieval battlefield environment, it would be more efficient to defeat the enemy's morale rather than to kill a large number of enemy troops.

The reason for this, based on Garys's superficial military knowledge, was probably because the feudal armies of that era lacked both organization and an understanding of why they were fighting.

The result is that compared to the health bar, the morale bar of a medieval feudal army might be terribly short.

These summaries of knowledge and experience were carefully sorted out by Garys and recorded in writing, hoping to continue to verify and correct them through practice in the future, so as to write a military book.

So that after Puldok and his men separated from Gellis, they could still fight on their own and win.

After all, Garys is unable to appear in multiple places at the same time, so he will definitely need a group of high-quality officers to do so.

After finishing this series of summaries, Garys stretched himself. Today's battle was quite easy for him.

He just swung out a sword and then threw another one.

"Then the next step is to deal with Alhadi Town and find a way to deal with Leonard's attention."

It is conceivable how annoyed and furious that old man Reynard would be when he realized that his entire army of 200 people had been lost in the town of Alhadi.

At the same time, outside the courtyard, the scorching sun above the soldiers' heads gradually set in the west. The new soldiers under Puldock had already cleared the battlefield.

To be honest, not many people were bleeding in this battle.

On Garys's side, no one died and only five people were injured, including two unlucky guys who tripped and fell and suffered minor injuries.

As for the enemy troops on Eric's side, their morale had almost collapsed before the battle even started. When they saw that the situation was not good, they dropped their weapons and raised their hands without saying a word.

Except for some guys who were chopped to pieces by the young men on Garys' side, most of them survived intact.

As for those who survived, their attitudes towards Garys had begun to become subtle.

Previously, when Gailis claimed to be a prophet, the Son of God, and the Messiah, they did not believe him.

Then Eric accused Gellis of being a false prophet and a false saint, claiming to be the Messiah, and they quite agreed.

But, what’s the result?
Garys didn't move at all. He just said that the other party's corpse was talking. Eric's head fell down by itself. If this is not a miracle, then what is a miracle?

Humans have a fear of the unknown.

In their minds, Gailis's actions are still considered witchcraft or the devil's work.

But who of them dares to jump out to accuse and insult?
Didn’t you see that blind guy before? Just because he said a few words, his horse was stabbed to death by Garys from a distance of thirty meters. Now he was trained by Garys like a dog.

Besides, what if Gailis is really the Son of God?
Oh my God... these people are actually enemies of the Son of God?
As soon as they thought of this possibility, the captured soldiers couldn't help but shrink their necks and tried to ask the new recruits who captured them nearby about Garys.

Then, he was shocked and brainwashed by the series of miracles performed by the Frankish farmer.

"Really! Believe me, the Son of God can grab three knives by himself! He rushes into the Bedouin crowd and starts killing people!"

"Three, three?"

"Yes, there's still one in my mouth!"

A new recruit demonstrated in a vivid way how a person should use three knives at the same time. He opened his mouth wide, looking very funny.

"Don't believe him, he's talking nonsense. According to what the captain said, Lord Garys clearly stood still, caught the arrows shot by the Bedouins with his bare hands, and threw them back, piercing the throats of those Bedouins!"

Another recruit performed a show, trying to demonstrate how a human could catch an arrow in mid-air.

"Heh... what's that to you? When the Son of God went to Monterey Village, he kicked out seven times in an instant, knocking seven people away! I was one of them!"

A young man from Monterey Village seemed very proud because he witnessed it with his own eyes and was one of the seven people who were kicked away.

Along with these weird and bizarre statements, Gailis's appearance became confusing in the eyes of these captives.

But one thing is certain, Garys is indeed a person who possesses magical powers!
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