Eagle Byzantium

"The main problem is that the length of the ladder is designed to be very problematic. It can't reach the battlements of the other side's curtain wall. Otherwise, we would have seized this section and planted the red flag." At this moment, Birrell was furious. He stood up and waved his fists non-stop, staring fiercely at Agnes who was "feeding" the giant with a food plate. The little sunfish, who had always been proud and arrogant in the team, also lowered his eyes and gray hair, and did not make any rebuttal to the "wild boar in armor" from Lombardy.

Then many detachment flag officers also followed Birrell's rhythm and stood up to summarize and reflect on the problems of this siege: the range of the catapult was not far, even if it was advanced under the cover of wooden shields, it could only hit the curtain wall, and could not pose a threat to the defenders on the battle road and tower; the power of the catapult and crossbow was too small, and it could not break or penetrate the protection of the city curtain wall, etc.

In short, the momentum and resentment were directed at Agnes. Now another engineer, Samuel Fa, was in charge of the Ordnance Department, so the siege equipment on the front line was all in the charge of the Little Sunfish.

"Enough!" Just as Agnes bit her lip and prepared to explain, Gawain patted the armrest and stopped everyone in a stern tone, "This Grand Duke said before that this is the most difficult time, not to mention that Nika is not an ordinary general. He secretly repaired and raised the city wall on the eve of the general attack, causing all the ladders we made in advance to fail. If there is any responsibility, it should be this Grand Duke alone..."

The north wind from the Anatolian Plateau, although mostly isolated by the long mountains, still made the soldiers besieging the city feel genuinely cold. The thin frost and snow fell quietly, covering the hills and jungles around the Alaman Castle, and also fell in the camp of the siege. The soldiers lit bonfires everywhere to keep warm. Inside the scarlet tent. Agnes sat on a small chair opposite Gawain, "I'm sorry..."

"Don't always think about apologizing, little sunfish, cheer up. Anna is supervising the construction of the hospital with all her strength, we are here to attack Fort Alaman with all our strength, and..." Gawain's tone became heavy, and he held a letter that had been opened. Handed it to the little sunfish, "This is from Prince John of the Empire. It says that he has a woman who is very important to me, and the wife of the camp manager Melo."

Agnes unfolded it and read it, "It turned out to be her?" After saying that, Agnes' eyes. Glimpse of the silk bag hanging on Gawain's belt, which was originally hanging on his neck, and then moved there, containing golden hair, according to Anna and the military camp, it belongs to the widow of Mesadini, the richest woman in Corinth. She is Anna's first woman after Gawain came to the Roman Empire.

Anna has been concerned about this for a long time, although she has never met her.

According to the prince's letter: The honorable Lady Mesadini and Lady Melo are both in my castle and have been treated with hospitality, but now the border frictions and conflicts between the two sides continue. So I wrote directly to His Excellency the Grand Duke, not to my sister, and I will definitely send the two ladies back, because I am not the kind of person who would use women to threaten, but I still hope to eliminate the war, so as to give an account to my father who is suppressing the rebellion in Macedonia, and maintain the friendly situation between the empire and the pilgrims-this way. From the date of receiving the letter, His Excellency the Grand Duke will stop attacking the castles of Alaman and Mutte, and the latter can be given to His Excellency. But His Excellency must promise not to harm the rebellious nobles who have left the city, and send the five brothers of Calegos who were previously captured back to Alaman Castle safely. I will send the two ladies to Seleucia by ship and will never break my promise.

After that, the two sides will be friendly neighbors and trade for a year. I will concentrate on suppressing the remnants of Konya, and His Excellency will rest assured to advance to the Holy Land with other pilgrims.

The fourteen-year-old Prince John was very calm and polite in his words, but now that Agnes had finished reading the letter, she felt that the biggest problem was Anna.

At this time, Gawain slowly half-knelt in front of her, with his hands on his knees, "Little Sunfish, I can't lose Ingridna, she abandoned everything and came to me; but I don't want to anger Anna, I'm afraid - if Anna knew about her brother's letter, she would secretly harm Ingridna."

"How dare you say this to me? You know, I am absolutely on the side of Her Royal Highness the Princess." Agnes avoided the other's blue eyes and laughed awkwardly twice.

"We are all on the same ship, it's nothing more than a position, right?" Agnes whispered in surprise, because Gawain was directly pushing his nose and face. After saying this, he actually covered her hands with his big hands, and his tone was gentle and sincere.

"Let go!" The little sunfish shrugged his shoulders, involuntarily.

"Yes, okay." Gawain raised his eyebrows, with an apologetic look, and made a gesture to calm down, then he broke away from Agnes's hands, "So, do you want to release the Calegos brothers secretly? Do you want to shut me up, negotiate with Nika and Prince John on your own, and then force the princess to surrender like before."

"No, I just told you in advance, because in my eyes, you are Anna's closest friend, and also my friend. You and I will go to see Her Royal Highness with this letter right away, and I will tell her clearly in person that Gawain will never back down." With the second exclamation, Gawain unconsciously pressed Agnes's soft knees, his tone sincere and his eyes gentle. In the eyes of the little sunfish, it was like a brown bear with honey and drool dripping from the corners of its mouth, clinging to her, wagging its red tongue, and she was so scared that she raised her knees, bent her elbows, and shrank into the chair.

Gawain raised his hands again, saying "love?\u0026peace".

"Okay, I'll go with you." The little sunfish then said that he could understand Gawain's remarks, but he could not agree with Gawain's behavior, which was a serious insult to the identity of the Purple Princess and violated the Orthodox ethics.

Gawain just smiled bitterly.

At this time, the hospital had already started the process of plastering the inner and outer layers of the building. Its huge figure and the people climbing up and down the scaffolding covered it were particularly eye-catching between the gray sea and the white snow. On the northern platform, the workers had also begun to build the foundation. In Anna's temporary residence near the Akum market, the purple princess placed the blueprints of the academy on a small table and looked at Gawain and the little sunfish who had rushed back from the front line with a little surprise.

There was also the camp manager, Weisat Melo, who was prostrating on the floor with tears in his eyes.

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Then, Agnes lowered her eyes and handed the letter to Anna. Anna hurriedly took it and read it. Then her brown eyes flashed. Gawain was ready to half-kneel down to explain, but the purple princess's subsequent words surprised everyone, "It's okay. In the future, for such matters, you can just ask my imperial ink officer Agnes to handle it according to the rules. The military situation on the front line is tense. You and Melo are both core figures at the commander-in-chief level. There is no need to report to me. It will be bad if you delay things." (To be continued ~^~)