Eagle Byzantium
Chapter 12 Banquet
This Norman pilgrim team was fully armed to the teeth, so the next journey was extremely comfortable. Peter asked the leader the identity of the noble man, but he just said that he was just a guilty pilgrim now. , hoping to go to the Holy Land to wash away the sins on his body, and he is not worthy of mentioning his secular identity.
"But when we arrived in Anatolia, due to the lack of mules and horses, and the possible storms in the winter ocean, we still failed to return. I plan to return to Taranto first to make careful arrangements, and then leave by sea in two years. Visit the Holy Sepulchre.”
After learning of the nobleman's plan, Peter told him that he was going to Constantinople to meet the Roman Emperor, so they had to part ways at the port of Ephesus.
"Yes, we will take a boat to Athens, then pass through the rolling mountains, and then take a boat from Durazzo back to Taranto, but you, the hermit, may have to take another route."
"Yes, we took a boat to the Gallipoli Fortress and soon entered Constantinople through the Golden Gate."
At this moment, a thundering sound came from the foot of the hill they were walking on. Everyone looked towards the plains in the distance, and saw two armies fighting fiercely in the huge clouds of dust and smoke. The square "Lablan Cross" flag is composed of the Greek letters "x" and "p", which means "XPαt", which means "Christ" in Greek; a black tooth flag with curved Curved Turkic alphabet.
"It's the war between Zahas and the Greek Caesar Macaulinus." The nobleman stood on the hillside and watched with his entourage, Gawain and Peter. After a while, he judged, "The Turks The Turkmen are about to win, and Macaulinus, an old and feeble-minded, useless person, and his troops are a complete rabble."
Sure enough, after a while, in Zahas' camp, there was a wave of scale armor and chain mail shining brightly, with feathers flying on their helmets, elite slave knights, shouting the slogan of Allah, holding up long maces, The scimitar broke into the already exhausted infantry defense line of the Byzantine Roman army, Then the Byzantine flags began to panic. Gawain's sharp eyes were the first to see a small group of heavy cavalry escorting an old man in brocade clothes and quickly leaving the battlefield. "That should be what Pheobis said. Imperial Caesar, he abandoned his troops and fled."
Amidst the sharp sound of trumpets, Zahas's Turkmen light cavalry, arranged in a crescent shape on both wings, waited for the opportunity to move, stirring up terrible dust like lightning. The Byzantine infantry who had no time to escape were caught in the fighting position. At the center position, the whole scene then resembled the grassland hunting that this group of Turkic herdsmen loved most, with arrows intertwined and falling, and the Byzantine mob's corpses piled up like mountains.
"After this battle, it is estimated that the Greeks will abandon more territory in Asia Minor, and soon the capital will become their only remaining barrier - I remember there is a prophecy from the Crescent Church, saying that after five hundred years, God's For the second time the flag will fly on the masts of the ships in the Marimara Sea. Poor Macaulinus, but I. What's more pitiable is his emperor, Alexios of Constantinople. He's in the prime of his life, but he may have a few more gray hairs on his temples, as time makes him grow older." The nobleman said sarcastically, and then changed his mind. Horsehead, said to Peter, "Not far ahead we will reach Smyrna, where we can part ways."
Under the starry night, in the countryside outside Smyrna, a team of Norman armed pilgrims cleared a patch of snow, set up several beautiful tents, and set up grills and seats. Before leaving, give Peter and Gawain a good treat, the companions, or master and slave.
Gawain used his white teeth to tear into the roasted and oily venison, deer meat, and rabbit meat. For the first time, he felt that the meat was so delicious, and then a servant handed it to him in a bronze goblet. He drank the wine without any scruples of self-cultivation.
"Your name is Stephen Gawain? Judging from your appearance and demeanor, you are not a vulgar farmer. You and the barbecue I entertained are so suitable. I'm sorry, because only nobles can eat meat, so we have the characteristics of noble beasts. , leopards, lions, falcons, etc., but farmers At first glance, the slaves look like they grew from eating acorns and lettuce leaves, and they have a humble earthy smell. Can you tell me your family name?" The noble man was playing with a gold-plated wine glass inlaid with turquoise in his hand, with great interest. , the hawk's eyes on his shoulders were blazing, brighter than a bonfire.
Gawain lowered his eyebrows and glanced at Peter beside him. This old man was fasting and did not drink alcohol, and he looked very worried tonight. Gawain thought about it secretly, and then he answered the noble man, " I was born in Scandina Later, my father and I were baptized by a Danish missionary on the island of Via. Then I went to the Kiev grassland and then to Asia Minor to prepare for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I was captured by the Turks, and then I escaped and met my respected The hermit."
The nobleman opened his mouth and sighed, "This is a good example of a legendary story. It's a pity that I don't have a bard with me, otherwise I believe that the unsheathed sword on your belt will provide them with more material." At this time, on both sides of the banquet, the nobleman's servants, under the guidance of the cloaked figure who never showed up, were loading large and small suitcases on mule carts and starting to set off in the direction of Smyrna in advance. "Here are the Byzantine Greeks - sorry, I don't want to call them Romans, even if they will be angry when they hear me call them that - and the Roma Turks, and Zaha The three forces of the two countries intersect at the border. After I leave, you will be responsible for your own safety. "
After the noble said this, the man in black with a cloak, accompanied by several knights, came forward and bowed, indicating that the baggage caravan had left smoothly. So the noble patted his knees and stood up. The four Norman knights who were still standing by the banquet to protect him, seeing that the host was about to leave, leaned on the hilt of their swords and came over, "How about it, respected hermit Peter, at this sad moment, you should come forward to hug me and give us sincere blessings for our future. "
After saying this, the noble smiled and opened his arms.
But Peter didn't move at all. He winked at Gawain. Although Gawain was a little puzzled, the two of them had been together for such a long time on the road, and they still had some tacit understanding. Gawain stood up, pulled out the Turkish scimitar from the sheath, and held it along his arm with his backhand. This was a standard starting posture for a Turkish warrior. The other hand also held the hilt of the "Phosphorus Sword" - but in the genes of the Grum slave he plundered, it seemed that there was no use for a long straight sword, so this sword was quite alienated compared to the scimitar.
"What does this mean?" The nobleman laughed, and the four Norman knights around him quickly pulled out their swords.
The eagle also felt the uneasiness in the air and screamed suddenly!
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