Eagle Byzantium

In the Frankish garrison, Count Emisch of Mainz, leading many members of the infantry regiment, guarded the passage and wooden fence, and had an endless quarrel with Bohemond and Burns who asked for passage, "Unexpectedly, How dare you disobey the emperor's orders!" Bohemond was furious and carried out Constantinople to suppress the people.

"If you don't see the emperor's flag, anyone may be pretending to be the emperor's order. We need time to wait and screen." Of course, Emishu is not stupid.

After arguing and arguing for a long time, the trumpet sound suddenly sounded in the city of Nicaea - Ibn had officially arrived. It's time for Maimon to agree to retreat from the city.

At this time, the pilgrims no longer had time to continue the quarrel, and even Bohemond hurriedly turned his horse back because they, the Normans, needed to be the first to line up through the main gate of Constantine.

About an hour later, the emperor's camp also arrived at the city, "Invite all pilgrim lords, who are also my loyal servants, to come and see me." This was Alexios's first instruction.

Shortly after the city was fully occupied, Bohemond, Raymond, Hugh, Godfrey, Ademar, two Robert and Stephen, as well as their own Titicius and Branas, all followed the order. The horse came to the emperor's camp and said, "Everyone who besieged the city has worked hard. Your Majesty will soon have a large amount of grain and money to support you. Regarding your advance plan for the distribution of spoils and the treatment of the Sultan's wife and children, I am kind and grateful." His majesty Ci also agreed. Now, please hand over the keys to the city gates and towers, and exit the city at sunset, handing it over to the emperor's army. The current war is between the Roman Empire and the Sultan of Cornea. I hope you will recognize this fact again and again." Nick Demea, the chief steward of the royal wardrobe, spoke to the lords on behalf of the emperor sitting behind the curtain, representing Komnenos's disposition.

Godfrey sneered twice, and he roughly understood the last sentence. The implicit meaning was: the territory obtained by the bloody battle between the pilgrims and Suleman. Belongs to the emperor; at the same time, if the emperor does not personally negotiate with Suleiman, the pilgrims have no right to declare a truce. This also means that the emperor was dissatisfied with the previous peace talks in Nicaea and considered it an act of transgression by the pilgrims.

And Hugh was indignant, with the pilgrims bleeding and sweating ahead. The Greek emperor used political tricks to reap the benefits; but most of the pilgrims were short of money and had to rely on the emperor's supplies and support.

After a while, the emperor specifically asked Nicodemy to ask everyone, "Where's Gawain? Why didn't you come to see me?"

"Go to Dolira'am and take the lead. Let's continue fighting against the Sultan of Konya!" Godfrey and Titicius said in unison.

"In this way, the troops are valuable and quick. I will personally sit in Nicaea immediately and send the Roman army to cooperate with you to go to Doli Laem to exterminate the Cornian thieves." The emperor also immediately gave the order.

Subsequently, Nicodemya issued the "march sequence" on behalf of the emperor: the armies of Bohemond, Tancred, Robert of Normandy, and Stephen of Blois were the first to march along the right side of the Oles Gorge; Armies of Frey, Baldwin, Robert of Flanders, Ademar, Raymond. They also marched on the right, following the Normans; the troops of Hugh, Tatisius, and Branus were in the last line. All armies carried horses, bows, and armor, while the military servants and large battalions of baggage remained in Nicaea, under the personal supervision of the emperor. It is convenient to avoid being attacked by Turks in the event of a battle.

"When you meet Gawain's leading troops, you must fight together with them, unite them sincerely, and do not act arbitrarily." In the end, the emperor also issued this special order.

But before going into battle, Bohemond received a letter from the emperor's emissary. When he opened it, he found it. "This is your purpose for the first line - once you meet Gawain, kill him on the pretext of talking, and then accept his large company. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy, and I will definitely thank him deeply."

Although this Duke of Apulia hated Gawain deeply. But he seemed to have noticed something fishy, ​​so he calmly agreed on the surface and sent away the emissary. Then he put away the emperor's letter and summoned Tancred, Brad, and Jeffrey to rectify the army. "Dolila loves We must take the lead in the battle of Mu!"

At this time, Gawain's large company had arrived at the wide Ores Gorge, and faced off with the Roma army already on the hillsides and trails across a distance of two Roman miles.

Gawain placed the two cavalry companies at the forefront, because the front was an endless wilderness, which was just suitable for the cavalry to rush and charge. Rom's lightly-armed team did not dare to come down and cause trouble; followed by the infantry companies There were rows of deep columns. Once the situation was critical, they would charge with spears and swords at the risk of death. Finally, Gottschalk's armed regiment, together with the other companies and camps, formed formations along a stream and meadow to attack the enemy. Provide support from the front.

With the Roma in front and her father behind, Anna in the camp was a little frightened. It was really a dangerous situation of "a wolf in front and a tiger in the back".

But just as Gawain expected, Giliki on the hillside. Arslan saw the red-handed battle flag held high by Gawain's cavalry, fluttering majestically in the wind. The humiliation and fear of the Battle of the East Valley couldn't help but surge into his heart, "Reinforcements from Aleppo and Samosata arrived. Is it gone? How far is it?" The Sultan kept asking such questions, and then the slave soldiers and Attaberg replied that everyone was traveling the same distance and could arrive about the next day.

The Sultan became even more restless. He kept pacing back and forth on horseback, watching the formation of the Red Hand Company on the other side of the valley, and then made a judgment, "Hold still and wait for reinforcements to arrive before continuing to fight this enemy."

From Gawain's cavalry array, a man with a Turkic appearance galloped out. He was riding short pedals, half standing on the saddle, carrying a bow and arrow, and amidst the shouts of the two armies, he ran to the hillside like lightning and stood up. Roma position He ran forward three times, blew the whistle three times, then took out the envelope from the leather bag on the saddle, tied it to the arrow, and shot it towards the eagle flag where the Sultan was, hitting the wooden tree in front of him. Then he turned his horse and drove away.

The slave soldier brought the document, and Giliki opened it and almost fainted. It was a bundle of women's hair. The color was probably that of his beloved wife Shahna. Then there was written on the letter, "Your vizier sent it by ship." His Excellency the Sultan’s wife and children came out of the lake, but they were As far as I know, Nicaea has surrendered. Your wife and children are safe for the time being. One hundred thousand pilgrims and the emperor of Constantinople are coming together. I am the vanguard. If you persist in your stubbornness, you will be killed together with the bodies of your wife and children. , I hope you will think twice about being exposed in the big arena.”

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"Damn it, what do you think my wife and children are? Do you really think you can intimidate me? All Turkic athletes, descendants of Ashina, descendants of Jiaxia, wait until the army from Aleppo arrives, and then join this group of pilgrims Let's fight to the death!" The Sultan's eyes turned red, he threw the letter under the horse's hooves and shouted. (To be continued ~^~)