Eagle Byzantium

Under the illumination of the candlelight, Bohemond's shadow grew longer and longer, spitting and flying, uncontrollably. However, Admare's body, shrouded by this shadow, became more and more sluggish and shrinking, and his power sometimes really changed. So.

Finally, the Holy Priest could no longer hold himself back. In front of all the lords, he said that the ultimate goal was to seize the city of Antioch and repel Cobuha's huge reinforcements. As long as who could accomplish this goal, whoever One prince could occupy all the city. He asked everyone present to swear an oath to abide by such a promise. This was also the last matter decided by the cardinal meeting.

"Whether it's Constantinople or the Holy See in Rome, I bear the responsibility of this promise alone. All pilgrims need is for the door to Jerusalem to be opened." Ademar said with a calm face. arrive.

"Well, I am willing to persuade His Excellency Pietro Monicini, the consul of the city-state of Pisa, that the ships he currently has on hand at the Port of San Simeon have enough grain for us to eat." At this time, there was a burst of cheers and cheers Among them, Bohemond finally opened his arms Arm, he showed his cards, with a rosy color on his cheeks, and then he revealed a bigger card, "In addition, if I can be of service to everyone, I am confident enough to come to Kobuha When I get there, I can capture the acropolis that Achish Siyan is still holding on to."

Many lords clenched their fists, shouted loudly, and praised Bohemond. Then Bohemond was so proud that he turned around and continued looking with disdain with his cold eyes. The old man curled up in his seat seemed to be waiting for his speech.

Amid the chaotic noise, Gawain slowly raised his head, folded his arms, and knocked his head upside down on the pillar of the tent to calm down his thinking logic: Yes, Bohemond adopted various methods to use the young priest and With the death of Beatrice, Taotie can feed himself with the bread of human blood. He wants to take the opportunity to undermine the prestige of the Council of Cardinals and disintegrate Ademar's power. However, in this case, it is tantamount to questioning the authority of St. Peter the Pope in Rome. Power? After all, Ademar is the Pope's supervisory envoy. No, maybe Bohemond has a back-up plan, but now he is smarter, but now I am stuck in the fog. In the midst of the candlelight and the shaking heads, Gawain blinked his eyes. He really felt that his vision was blurred due to fatigue. Just when Gawain was a little confused, there was a bang. He raised his eyes and only saw the person in front of him. They all gave way to the passage, and in an instant, the eyes of him, Bohemond by the seat, and Ademar on the chair were directly intertwined.

It seems that Bohemond mentioned him just now. At this time, the red-bearded lord continued to shout,

"Besides, where is the sincerity of the Emperor of Constantinople? I would like to hear the opinion of my dear friend Gawain, mainly based on your status as Grand Duke."

All eyes were cast on the pillar Gawain was leaning on. Gawain straightened out his dry throat and said calmly, "Of course I and General Taticius, the emperor's marching commander, will stay here with you all, and general titisius He told me that the emperor had previously sent him a letter, and I believe Lord Ademar also had the same letter. That is, the emperor will soon lead an army through Anatolia, go here, and personally assist us in repelling Kobuha’s army.”

Everyone was silent for two seconds, and then another burst of cheers broke out. At this time, Bohemond was also very happy. He asked Lord Raymond to contact Henry the fisherman, the pirate leader of Hot Duck, Godfrey, and Baldwin from Wen Moha, the pirate cousin of Antwerp, agreed to pool all the food in the fleet to support the military.

Now in the altar camp, Bohemond seemed to have become the central leader of the entire army. He kept giving orders with his hands on his hips, completely ignoring the priests, while Gawain watched indifferently, saying a few words from time to time.

After the meeting, the military servants lit torches in front of the bridgehead and shouted a command to the sentry in front of the Juma Wall. Soon, two torches were erected on the opposite side and circled around each other several times. The gate of the fortress was then opened. Gawain rode his horse, swaying and preparing to cross the bridge he had built before, and prepare to return to his camp.

After the city of Antioch fell, Gawain deployed part of his army in the palace area and besieged the acropolis of Achish with other pilgrim lords, while the rest of the army continued to garrison the old camp on the other side of the Orontes River. Convenient to echo inside and outside.

The surrounding rivers turned pure black, but the stars in the sky were extremely bright and beautiful. Gawain looked at the bonfire in his camp opposite, and suddenly felt that something was slightly wrong. Suddenly, Sabina neighed under his crotch, the horse's hoof stumbled, and there was a dull sound. ring, Stepping into a gap in a bridge board, Gawain's body fell rapidly in a crooked direction. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and pulled the reins. Sabina tilted her neck and screamed, struggling to pull out her hoof immediately before letting go. The master fell off his saddle.

But Gawain's back was sweating because of this unexpected little accident. He felt very uncomfortable all over. Facing the refreshing night wind, his ears felt a little red and hot. Gawain touched his chest and felt his heartbeat. The inexplicable beating was a bit irritable, and there was a feeling of panic and uneasiness.

Sabina and her master were both panting. At this time, two members of the Brotherhood came running breathlessly from the bridge with torches. Their report verified Gawain's "telepathy" just now, "Your Excellency the Grand Duke, when you went to attend the cardinal meeting just now, General Titishius suddenly withdrew from the camp next to us. The camp manager and General Branas, who have been monitoring, hurriedly asked us to come and tell you."

"What!" Gawain seemed a little surprised, but he had a premonition.

He didn't rush to check anything anxiously. Since Titishius had promised him in advance and then regretted and withdrew, he would definitely not be able to catch up. Gawain quickly calmed down in the night wind. He made adaptive corrections to the original plan-if Titishius left, where would the route be? He speculated on the geographical atlas that Anna had collected with him before. After a few seconds, he loudly asked the two messengers:

"Has Governor Apsomatus left too?"

"The Cretan guards he brought with him are integrated with General Taitishius' camp, so they also left. But he has many ships in Port San Simeon."

"Where is Consul Molitor!" Gawain asked the second sentence.

The two members of the Brotherhood who reported the news spread their hands helplessly. Gawain put his hand on his chin and planned the route of Taitishius' escape. "From this point of view, this noseless man doesn't seem to escape by land from the Syrian Gate! Then, he and Lapsimatus took tens of thousands of people with them. If they want to leave, there seems to be only one route... The most urgent thing is to see if Molitor is still there." (To be continued ~^~)