Roger clenched his fists slightly and felt the blisters in his palms.

He thought that this muddy land was just a farmland, and he took his men and dug it out with shovels and shovels.

He thought that in order to do this, my hands that I have been holding swords for many years have been blisters.

And the officers and soldiers under his own hands, everyone took the initiative to do it.

Every night, everyone is digging and loosening the soil desperately.

He also led people to dig trenches, lure the water of the Machar River, irrigate this area, and soak the soil loosely and softly.

Roger thought that in order to be able to do this, he even broke many shovels brought out from Sicily.

He thought that these shovels were made by himself against the opposition at that time.

In Sicily, more armor and swords could have been made with these irons.

But with my own insistence, these irons were made into shovel heads and matched with wooden handles.

He thought, I'm afraid that in this era, he would only be able to provide shovels to his soldiers.

Roger thought that he had also joined the local work in the training content of the soldiers.

At that time, the officers including Danny didn't understand their intentions, but they insisted on them doing so.

Roger believes that local work is not only useful in the age of hot weapons, but also very useful in the age of cold weapons.

For example, setting up camps, building roads and building bridges, the training of soil work is completely different from those who have not trained.

He knew that the ancient Romans attached great importance to local work.

Roger remembers that in the American drama "Spartacus" he had watched in his previous life, the trench dug by Crassus almost trapped Spartacus to death.

In the end, it was only by human life that Spartacus escaped.

In the Battle of Toledo, I also achieved a tactical victory by digging traps, and relied on stonemasons to repair the city walls urgently, and obtained time to deal with civil strife.

Roger knew that in this era, many lords had forgotten the construction skills of the ancient Romans and completely ignored the importance of local work.

But how could Roger, who came from a country called "infrastructure madman" in later generations, make such a mistake?

When he faced William, he thought proudly, if you were you, it would never be possible to transform this plain and farmland into a mud in such a short time.

He thought, not to mention that in order to keep it secret, he had to build it at night.

Roger thought confidently that in this era, how many troops can be like his troops, without night blindness.

He thought that in Sicily, he would purchase a large amount of seafood fishing from fishing boats.

He asked all officers and soldiers to eat sea fish.

Doing this yourself is to allow everyone to supplement enough vitamin A.

So no one in his troops had night blindness.

Roger looked at William and thought, do you medieval natives who only know how to spend money on horses, weapons and armor?

He thought that even so, he had to withstand Mutelyi's long-windedness and let the whole army eat grass for several days before he had time to complete the deployment.

Because I have to let the sun dry the muddy surface.

Make this land like the swamp that Ora took him through back then.

The surface is dry, and the bottom is full of mud.

Only in this way can you deceive your eyes and end up fooling you.

When Roger thought of this, he thought that there were also spies in the city, and their contributions could not be ignored in this strategy.

He thought that these spies were not born, but were also produced by himself in Sicily, spending a lot of resources, selection and training.

He thought proudly, how many lords of this era could attach so much importance to spies like him.

He thought, you natives, in a hundred years, will never be able to replicate my success.

Then Roger suddenly remembered a man, the owner of the land under his feet, the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, Alexus.

This is also a person who attaches great importance to spies, but Boximond suffered a lot of losses.

Roger put away his arrogant arrogance.

He thought that the debt he owed because of "anger" should not be added to it because of "arrogance".

At this time William said, "I will write a letter later. Please send someone to the castle of Poitier, my territory. My wife will raise money and pay me the ransom."

Roger thought, do you think I am like you, who made money by kidnapping?

He joked: "If my quote is low, I may be a disgrace to your identity," he said.

William said arrogantly: "Please quote to Gorry, I am not only the Earl of Poitier, but also the blood relative of Henry, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Please do not say a price that makes me feel humiliated."

Roger was stunned.

Fortunately, he greeted the soldiers, mainly prisoners, and killed few people.

If his soldiers killed this guy in this battle, perhaps his brother Henry would have to trouble him.

When Roger thought of the giant Holy Roman Empire, his scalp became numb.

He knew that this kingdom, which was neither sacred, nor Roman, nor empire, had many internal contradictions.

He remembered that when he was awarded the title, Henry IV of Shenluo and his second son Henry V were still fighting for the throne.

Not long afterwards, Henry IV died of sudden illness.

I don't know if Henry IV is really sick or other reasons.

Since Henry V succeeded to the throne through rebellion, he could not get the support of the vast majority of the lower class who loved Henry IV and a considerable number of small nobles and knights.

Therefore Henry V must rely on the great nobles who supported him.

This also made him have to compromise with the great nobles in many things.

Therefore, Henry V's prestige has never been high.

And he has been looking for opportunities to improve his prestige.

Roger thought that "internal problems and external solutions" are not exclusive wisdom from the East, and Westerners also understand it.

He thought that if he offered a high ransom, William's wife would probably go and complain to Henry.

Plus supporters of the Duke of Bavaria and the Earl of Austrian Border Fan on the side.

I'm afraid Henry will be very happy to stand up for his brother.

Then don't think about anything, go to Jerusalem to inherit the throne.

Hurry back to Sicily and prepare for the invasion.

He thought, so, is it "greed" this time?

Roger thought, indeed, the pilgrimage is not easy to walk, regardless of whether or not he holds the pilgrimage flag.

He thought that the last time he went to San Diego, he almost killed himself.

This time I went to Jerusalem, the "anger", "arrogance" and "greed" among the seven deadly sins have begun to test themselves.

Roger thought that according to Eastern wisdom, only by giving up can one gain.

For the throne of Jerusalem, I must be willing to give up.
Chapter completed!