Led by Sir Joel, Eleanor headed towards the siege position.
With the arrival of Her Royal Highness the Princess, the Imperial Knights around her, who were wearing white robes with black crosses, all knelt on one knee and clasped their right fists on their left chests in respect.
According to the previous imperial military salute, the blade warriors had to wait until the commander had passed by before they could stand up and complete the salute.
But Eleanor didn't like this kind of red tape, so everyone just knelt on one knee, knocked on the left breastplate, and then quickly stood up again, shouting the Knights' slogan loudly:
"Helfen! Heilen! Wehren!!!"
Eleanor liked this phrase very much, which means "we help each other, we heal, and we defend", so much so that almost all the knights in the team would salute and shout the slogan when they saw her.
With the orderly kneeling of the knights and the loud roar, the Hussite defenders on the top of Prague city quickly noticed the changes on the opposite side.
It’s over, the dawn of the empire has arrived.
Even the Hussites, a local separatist force opposing the tyranny of the Holy Roman Empire, had to admit that Her Highness Sophie was indeed a model of chivalry and a role model of morality... But of course it was impossible for her to surrender immediately.
"The cause of this incident was that the previous Duke who ruled the Duchy of Bohemia arrested several Hussite heretics who were preaching."
Sir Joel pointed to the top of the city wall opposite and told Eleanor in detail: "At that time, a Hussite priest took the Holy Grail from the church and organized many Hussites to protest and march, hoping that the Duke would release the missionary."
"They surrounded the city council hall to protest. Then an angry council member threw a stone from the upper floor, which happened to hit the priest's holy grail. The Hussite team was furious and broke into the city council hall and threw all the council members from the upper windows to their deaths."
"This incident triggered a large-scale riot. In addition to the capital of Prague, other places have also seen Hussite uprisings, expelling and killing local lords or church personnel. The entire Principality of Bohemia has fallen into turmoil."
"What about the Duke?" Eleanor's eyes were stern. She knew that it would be very easy to suppress the unrest, but the subsequent governance after the suppression would be difficult. She had to communicate with the Duke of Bohemia who ruled this territory and figure out how to deal with the large number of Hussites under his rule. After all, violence could not solve the problem once and for all.
"Ahem." Sir Joel was a little embarrassed. "His Excellency Duke Wenceslas was hunting in the suburbs at the time. When he heard the news that his capital had fallen, he had a stroke and died on the spot."
Eleanor: …
"But his younger brother and heir, Sir Sigismund, is on his way to the Duchy of Bohemia from the East," Sir Joel added. "The Hussites don't like him very much because he was the one who presided over the burning of Jan Hus. So the people in Prague are very excited and seem to be determined to resist to the end."
"I see." Eleanor nodded. "We need to capture Prague before that person arrives. Where's Alfred?"
"Alfred has entered Prague in disguise," said Sir Joel.
"Okay, we'll launch the attack in ten minutes." Eleanor nodded.