A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

Originally, his cavalry had a chance to escape unscathed by simply going around the city.

Unfortunately, Timur Tash chose to recall the cavalry and retreat back to the city.

Maybe there were still some valuables in the city that needed to be taken away, or maybe he wanted to win back the game through street fighting.

After all, the Crescent Moon Cult had used street fighting to deplete the Byzantine army last time, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy.

Unfortunately, this time, there were no elite warriors specially prepared by the Star-Moon Sword to support them. Moreover, the attackers this time were not the Byzantines.

This time the attack was led by the Knights, a small but elite force.

The narrower the terrain, the more advantageous it is for elite soldiers and the more disadvantageous it is for the larger force.

And they also have golems as a breakthrough force.

After the battle line advanced into the city, the view from the sea cliff side was not very good. After all, there was a city wall blocking the view.

"We should go!" said Muzaffar.

Although I am just a spectator this time, it is worth it to be a spectator this time.

Several people began to pack up and prepare to go down the mountain. The war was no longer a suspense.

"Sir, how long do you think Timur Tash can hold out?" one of his men asked casually. "Perhaps he can hold out until the magic wears off."

"The longer we hold out, the worse it will be," Muzaffar said, glancing at the sky. "If we hold out for an hour or two, at least his cavalry can survive."

"If he holds out until tomorrow, not only the army, but even he himself won't be able to escape!"

However, these have nothing to do with him.

New intelligence must be reported to the Grand Master.

It is obvious that this time the Knights of Rhodes Island did not just change their grand master.

There is definitely a larger, more profound purpose.

After all, the Pope took out his coffin.

Chapter 128: Snatching Food from the Tiger's Mouth 1

At daybreak, the shouting in Smyrna finally subsided.

The fire burning in the city was put out.

The sunlight of dawn shines on this city that has changed hands.

The ruined city was like a wild beast captured by a hunter, with countless wounds on its body still emitting wisps of black smoke.

Thomas stood in the half-burned city lord's mansion.

The once magnificent and wealthy mansion turned into dilapidated ruins after experiencing fire and fighting.

Different from what he expected, after the failure outside the city, the Star-Moon Cultists actually wanted to engage in a desperate street fight.

Well, he could understand this feeling.

Because all magic has a duration.

Even though magic can turn ordinary people into supermen, once the magic wears off after a certain period of time, people will immediately return to their original form.

In many cases, magic doesn't last particularly long, with the vast majority lasting no more than an hour or two.

So the lord named Timur Tash wanted to wait and see.

The city of Smyrna was large enough that more than 3,000 people could only attack the entire city piece by piece if they wanted to. This gave him enough opportunity to delay time.

Unfortunately, sometimes things are not that simple.

Since Thomas himself was there, replenishing the magic was a piece of cake.

Apart from anything else, there are still countless balls of divine power in his damaged godhead.

In the dilapidated ruins, corpses of the dead, broken swords and spilled blood can be seen everywhere.

Here, the Star-Moon Cultists organized the most tenacious resistance, and Thomas had to personally take part in the battle to wipe out all the enemies in the city lord's mansion.

It's a pity that we couldn't stop the desperate enemy from setting fire and destroying the place... Well, Thomas didn't plan to stay here for long anyway, so let them burn it.

If it really doesn't work, spend some money to rebuild it.

The battle is basically over, and many officers have spontaneously gathered at the City Lord's Mansion.

I don’t know how many people died on this terrible night!

"Demitrios, how's the situation at the port?" Thomas asked.

Even when the troops were at their most stretched during the siege, Thomas still sent Demetrios to lead a force to guard the port where warships were anchored.

The Crescent Moon Cult had previously seized many warships from the Byzantine Empire, and they are all here, but there is currently no one to man them.

If it was burned by the Crescent Moon Cultists, Thomas's battle would have been in vain.

It was impossible to maintain the connection between Smyrna and Rhodes with only the original five warships. They could only plunder once and then withdraw.

"The warships are all preserved and in good condition," Demetrios said, knowing the Grand Master's primary concern. "The Crescent-Eye Cultists don't appear to have any plans to destroy the warships."

"Oh, that's right. The Seljuks are not very proficient in naval warfare," said Thomas.

Otherwise, it would not have been suppressed by the Byzantine Empire before.

Of course, having said that, if the Crescent Moon Cultists were given three months, they could form a fleet that could defeat the Byzantine Empire within three years.

Of course, they no longer have this opportunity, as everything has become the spoils of the Knights.

Thomas finally got what he had always dreamed of, a battleship.

These things are more important than all of Smyrna.

"Grand Commander!" A knight who looked exhausted but obviously extremely excited came from behind, holding a human head in his hand.

"Grand Commander, this is Timur Tash!"

Thomas looked carefully and saw that it was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. His eyes were wide open, full of disbelief, and he seemed to not understand why he was being caught.

"We caught up with him on the outskirts of the city!" the knight rejoiced. "We killed him and the last of his guards!"

Thomas looked at Timur Tash's head speechlessly.

It would have been fine if you had resisted to the end, but you actually ran away after being beaten to the end?

Well, then I was caught up...

The war was over, there was nothing much to say, the next step was to collect and organize the spoils, and then meet with the subjects as the new master.

To put it in the words of Thomas in his previous life, it is called "issuing a notice to reassure the people."

Thomas actually didn't understand the rules and practices of this era.

But it doesn’t matter, he doesn’t understand, there are people who do.

This is the advantage of taking over a force - there is actually no shortage of talents in all aspects.

"Dimitrios, I'm going to check over at the port. Is this place okay for you? Oh, gather all the wounded together first and treat their wounds briefly. I'll treat them when I get back."

"Grandmaster, should we hold a city entry ceremony?"

"Okay, but wait until I get back."

Thomas made his way to the port.

I came here once before and stole a few ships from the port, so I am quite familiar with the place.

The port was quiet and deserted. There was no one at the dock. Only a few soldiers from the Knights Templar were patrolling here to protect the ships at the dock from damage.

Of course, these people all recognized the Grand Commander and would only salute Thomas and would never ask about his actions.

A whole row of warships were docked at the dock, mainly warships captured by the Byzantines, and many of them still bore traces of the previous battle.

But the overall condition is good, and after a simple repair it can set sail in full condition.

Thomas walked over to the largest warship.

It was none other than the "Caesar" that he had taken before.

This one can be called a large battleship, the others can only be considered medium-sized warships.

The last time Thomas was on this battleship he was a guest, but from now on he can become the host.

Although it was not a big deal, Thomas felt proud when he walked onto the deck of the Caesar.

Damn it, I've been feeling depressed for so long, and finally I can let out a sigh of relief!

It’s worth the effort!

While strolling on the deck of the Caesar, feeling the joy called "victory", he saw a few incompatible figures coming from afar.

The one leading the group was Knight Andrea, Thomas's lieutenant and bodyguard.

He was also wearing armor, which was covered in blood, scratches, and other signs of battle.

But the other two were not wearing armor, but gorgeous dresses.

Although they were far away, Thomas recognized the two diplomats.

A diplomat from the Byzantine Empire who had visited Rhodes before.

Their coming to Rhodes Island caused Thomas a lot of trouble, so Thomas felt unhappy when he saw these two.

It really makes people uncomfortable to have these two people mixed in with the joy of victory.

It's as disgusting as accidentally stepping on a toad when you're near the finish line of a running race.

"Your Excellency, Grand Master..." Andrea had spotted Thomas pacing on the Caesar from afar. "Two Byzantine envoys request an audience."

Thomas gave Andrea an unpleasant look, but he knew it was Andrea's duty and she had done nothing wrong.

This is also the disadvantage of being the leader... There is no way, there are some people you have to see even if you don't want to.

After all, he is just the master of a city or a place, and he cannot avoid seeing anyone he wants.

"Let them come over!"

Chapter 129: Snatching Food from the Tiger's Mouth 2

At this time, the three of them were on the dock, although they were far away from the bow of the ship.

But getting on the ship requires a long detour.

Since the Grand Master said "Let them come over," instead of "All of you come over," Knight Andrea did not continue to accompany them. Instead, he stood nearby.

The two diplomats moved forward, made a large circle, and boarded the ship from the side.

"They actually captured Smyrna!" The two men whispered as they walked.

Originally, they came here not for this matter, but to get the soldiers back.

The last time the Byzantine army was defeated at the gates of Smyrna, some troops followed Thomas to Rhodes.

Among them were Russians and Bulgarians, and of course a small number of Greeks.

So the empire naturally knew about this matter.

Although they were only remnants, the Byzantine Empire had sufficient reasons to take them back.

After all, nominally, they were all soldiers of the Byzantine Empire, especially those from Russia, who were mercenaries.

The Empire paid the military salaries, but it didn't let them stay in Rhodes Island.

So they came here and wanted the Grand Commander to send back these soldiers belonging to the Empire - this was also a very reasonable request.

So the empire only needs to send two diplomats.

However, they did not expect that when they arrived at Rhodes Island, they found that the Knights had left in full force.

He took the imperial soldiers with him and went to attack Smyrna.

They followed him all the way to Smyrna.

I originally thought that the Knights had no chance of winning against Smyrna.

Even the Empire's tens of thousands of naval and land forces failed, so how could the Knights with only a few thousand soldiers win?

It's simply that without the protection of the empire, the Knights are on the verge of collapse, and they are forced to make a last-ditch effort.