Eagle Byzantium

In the early morning, the carnival of slaughter in the Acropolis was still going on. The isolated and tall central tower looked particularly pale under the surrounding light of the blazing fire. Pilgrim soldiers surrounded them from all directions and sang hymns loudly, shaking the earth and the earth:

“Have mercy on you, O Lord;

Christ, have mercy on me.

Please lead us back to our hometown, just like seeing a stream in the desert.

He who sows with tears will reap with smiles. "

The craftsmen set up a catapult to attack the central tower, and began to remove the granite from the city's buildings, preparing to break through the city gates and walls.

Beside the catapult, among the rough Normans with swords in their hands, Kaziknuz, the Emir of Yaghi, who persisted in resisting in another tower and was finally captured due to exhaustion, his face was covered with blood and his body was covered with hammers. and the scars left by the sword, were dragged in front of Bohemond by several military servants.

The Duke of Apulia was also covered in blood, but it was all from those who had been killed. His beard blended with the blood, making him particularly frightening in the flames. He looked at Kaziknuz and pointed at the crumbling center. Tower, "Is your master Achish inside?"

"He must be in it, and this city is his and Allah's," Qaziknuz said without fear.

"Then I will send you to fight side by side with your city lord and your Allah." Then Qaziknuz was pushed down on the carpenter's low table, and his limbs were tied and fixed by ropes. "Send him first." Palms to Allah!" Boshi! Mond was heartbroken and angry at the deaths of his military servants and butlers. This emotion soon turned into the clanging sound of his subordinates' hammers. They smashed their spikes into the palms of Kaziknuz's hands, leaving him alone. The other party was yelling, wailing, and squirming all over.

"And send his limbs." After saying that, Tancred stepped forward, pulled out his sword, and blood spattered. Kaziknuz's arms and feet were cut off one by one. "Send him himself, I hope." Your God loves your remains as much as my stone bullets!"

The soldiers surrounded the catapult, shouting excitedly, and various weapons dangling around: Kaziknuz, who had no limbs, his face was pale when he was dying, and only his bare and bloody torso was left. He picked it up and threw it into the stone-shooting machine together with several stone bullets.

Then there was a cheer, and people pulled the rope of the stone-shooting machine. Kaziknuz and the stone bullets "buzzed", scattered and flew, and hit the shooting port of the tower hard, turning into powder and blood flowers, leaving traces on the stone wall. Lots of scars down there.

At the same time, pilgrims from all walks of life poured out of the Acropolis, chasing the Turks who were fleeing on the mountain roads and trails. Countless bodies of people and horses fell to death in the valley, and the stench was overwhelming.

As the sun gradually rose, the disguised Yaji Xiyang rode a mule and ran toward the more remote valleys in a panic. His followers were constantly killed or fled, but even so, the Shengquan Stone Castle was fortified. Raymond's soldiers still noticed and stared at this man, and they lit a beacon fire at the Gimakis Brigade camp on the side of the fortress. Gregor and Orson, in accordance with the secret agreement between Gawain and Raymond, hurriedly fired up two hundred energetic cavalry and charged horizontally into the valley.

Half an hour later, on a slope covered with shrubs, Achish was riding a mule and could no longer escape. He was surrounded by cavalry coming from various paths. His entourage saw this and ignored Achish's scolding. , left him one after another, and ran towards the approaching cavalry with their hands raised in surrender.

Orson made a gesture, and three Genate soldiers from Cilicia jumped off their horses, one holding a shield, one holding a bow and arrow, and one holding an ax, and walked towards Achish.

Yaji was trembling all over. He moved his hands awkwardly and opened the box on the mule's back. It was full of gold, silver, jewelry and silk. He smiled ingratiatingly and threw a piece of clothing towards the approaching Jinat soldiers. , another one. But those gold collars and chains kept hitting the soldiers' armors and slipping off, but the soldiers did not stop.

Finally, Yaji saw the cold eyes under the helmet of the first soldier holding the shield. It was a look that was determined to kill him. Everything was over, Yaji was like a toothless old lion, roaring or whining lowly, and then his hand was pressed on the handle of the saber.

An arrow flew over and hit his shoulder. Yaghi leaned back twice, and then the soldier holding the shield rushed forward, grabbed the hilt of his sword, and neatly pulled off his weapon first. Throwing it to the ground, and then grabbing the belt of the opponent's brocade robe - the Lord of Antioch fell heavily to the grass. Among the bushes, gold-encrusted teeth rolled out with blood and were kicked around by the chaotic footsteps of the three soldiers - Yaji had his hands cut behind his back and was pressed to the ground. The soldier holding the ax knelt on one knee and put his hands on The guy was raised high, and then he struck down hard. A stream of blood spattered, and Yaji's head fell to the ground.

Next, all the cavalrymen exclaimed. It turned out that when the executioner's axeman lifted up the huge head of Yaji, they saw this head with an extremely wide forehead and a very long chin. White beard, probably hanging down to the navel.

When Achish's head was delivered to Gregor and Orson, the two lords under the Grand Duke called Achish's servants who had just surrendered to come and inspect it, and then "wash it clean and wrap it in silk cloth." Get up and take it to the Grand Duke's residence." After saying that, Orson took out a bag full of gold coins and gave it to the three soldiers who came forward to kill Yaji...

After Yagi's death, another hour passed. When the sun completely shone in the sky, the central tower of the Acropolis was completely lost, and the thick smoke covered the entire sky. Finally, Emir Kupasuksin, who fought to death inside, and 150 heads of Turkish soldiers were impaled on the spear blades of pilgrims and marched out of the palace in a line. Then, boxes of pepper, purple silk, and precious utensils were moved out. Finally, the body of Sansadonias, the son of Yagi, was also found in the yard. "The culprits of this city have been cleared out, and we can fight a decisive battle with Kobha immediately!" Bohemond, the general officer of the army, who entered the central tower, said to Godfrey with confidence.

Then, he asked around, "Where is the evil city lord Yagi? The **** Emir who was hit out by our catapult just now confessed that he should be here before he died."

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But without getting an answer, Bohemond's forehead was sweating. He had a bad premonition, so he ordered his men to continue looking for "Aggi's body to prevent him from being buried in a corner by his servants after committing suicide." Then he turned around quickly, walked out of the central tower with his nephew, stepped on the corpses everywhere in the streets and alleys, and hurried to the heights of Sansardoni Astra.

Because they heard the blessing bells ringing from St. Peter's Church in the city, and a team of cavalrymen with flags walked in from the stone fort and St. Paul's Gate, blowing triumphal trumpets.

Seeing the red hand pattern on the flag, Bohemond put his hands on the battlement and said sadly, "Could it be that Aggi's head was chopped off by Gawain's pursuers?" (To be continued ~^~)