Eagle Byzantium

At the end of the night after the banquet, when the lonely morning stars disappeared from their traces in the eastern sky, the Earl of Blois, the Earl of Normandy, and several of their most direct and loyal knights, as well as the thirty Seleucids sent by Anna The cavalry of the West Asian Civilian Army came out from the west city gate along Akum. They got the news: the emperor's 20,000 troops and horses have been camped in the mountains of Miliocephalon. This is the last chance Stephen has left. Should he return to the purgatory of Antioch? Can he return to Adela? This is the only way to avoid being stabbed to death by her with a spear.

At least that was what Count Blois was thinking, wearing a helmet and getting on his horse and leaving without delay. He wanted the most perfect solution to both ends.

On the terrace of the Acropolis, which overlooks the entire countryside and city along the Sarlev River, the morning wind is still cold. The black hair on Anna's forehead, which is covered with light fur, has not faded in the starry night, reflecting the purple smoothness, turning over slightly. Yu stood behind her, "This Count of Blois seems determined to escape."

"Of course, his role should be to give my father the 'confidence' to retreat from the Anatolia Plateau." Anna said in a low voice, her face a little red from the cold.

"The focus should be on the three hundred knights or sergeants he left in the camp. Count Blois himself should have lost value." Agnes then bowed, "Please forgive my abruptness, Your Highness, I have already sent an envoy. ”

"Reinstein?" Anna turned her face sideways and asked softly behind her.

"That's right, although this earl's writing skills are very poor, he still has a good speaking ability."

Then both of them smiled knowingly, "Is this how the widow's matter is settled?"

A bird that built a nest on the top of the castle flew past Anna's eyes. "So what? Agnes, I have to tell you, I'm not afraid of her axe. It's completely from Seleucia." Taking the overall situation as the starting point, the bear may not know that the widow is pregnant. Maybe it has just been known. If the widow and her child do not get involved in the name of Ducas, then just let her give birth." Anna lowered her head. Eyes, then turned around and walked towards the palace.

Annafang's intelligence was correct. When Count Blois spent a day walking out of the pass fortress in the Mut Valley, he entered a very delicate territory - Constantinople claimed that Milioce Falon and Cornea had the power to govern, but the Count of Blois left After opening the jurisdiction of Gawain and Anna, they could not see any life around them. It was almost a different world from the bustling Seleucia. There were ruined villages and ditches everywhere. It was hard to imagine that Komnenos The emperor regarded this mountainous area as his own territory.

After another day's journey, they arrived at the emperor's camp and saw the opponent's majestic and outstanding military appearance. However, according to the people who received him, the emperor had been lingering here for several days, waiting for him. Come, hoping to get the true situation in the East from his mouth.

In the tent under the purple royal flag, when Earl Stephen saw Alexios sitting on a high seat with a sad face, he immediately fell down and said, "My friend, I have finally waited for you. Please By the most sincere friendship between the two of them, what is the current situation of Antioch?" Alexios asked.

Robert Curtis on one side had an expression that didn't know what to do. Stephen pressed his hand in time and indicated with his eyes that he didn't need to comment on the matter. Then the Earl of Blois faced the flag guard and the guards who were calling him. The emperor who supported him said, "We were originally responsible for guarding the Syria Gate, waiting for His Majesty's reinforcements, but the number of men and horses commanded by Kobuha is so large that it is impossible to calculate the exact number."

"What's the approximate number?" The emperor was very concerned about this issue.

"One hundred thousand, maybe more." Finally, Count Blois reported the number. He soon saw the emperor's face change, and he began to talk privately with the eunuchs and generals who were close to him.

After a while, the emperor raised his hand and waved it back and forth a few times. His ministers all understood the meaning, stopped talking, and quietly retreated to one side. The emperor then spoke to Bu in a very difficult tone. Count Lowa said, "My dearest friend, as you see it, is it possible for my army to go to Antioch to rescue the trapped pilgrims? After all, there are friends there that I can't let go of. Like Lord Raymond."

Count Blois also seemed to be having a hard time, and finally he came to this conclusion, "I can only say, unless a miracle from God happens..."

The emperor exhaled in pain, "In this case, I will leave a seat for you two in the imperial palace, and then your army will find a way to find a place for them. The noble Count of Blois You have to know that the Danish Monds and the Kony The remnants of the Ya-Turkic parties have reached an alliance. The former stormed my border in Bithynia, where my captain of the bodyguard Mikhail was resisting with great difficulty; while the latter was said to be about to launch a huge attack on this plateau. My camp is very dangerous."

"I understand your Majesty's embarrassment," Count Blois replied eagerly.

At this moment, the guards and eunuchs all closed their eyes: it seems that His Majesty the Emperor has decided to retreat, and the battlefield of Antioch has been completely abandoned.

"Your Majesty." At this time, the chief steward of the royal wardrobe, Nicodemya Vatarsky, walked in hurriedly, "Prince John and General Titicius came with their team from the city of Atalia to meet you. Yes, and the prince is anxious to see you."

"Ask them both to come to see me."

When the dark-skinned prince ran into the tent, he shouted to his father, "We must not retreat. We should launch a rescue mission to Antioch."

The emperor was a little angry and replied unhappily, "You should think about the planning and difficulties of realizing an idea before you speak it out."

"There is no difficulty. Father, your 20,000 men will immediately go south from Attalia and ask Cyprus to provide a transport fleet. As long as they join forces with General Taitius's troops, 25,000 men will land in Latakia and completely rescue Antioch!" John spoke generously, "In this way, the prestige of the empire will reach its peak."

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"Nonsense, how to deal with the remnants of Danishmond and Giliki?"

"General Harold defends Konya, Mikhail defends Bithynia, and the Turks on the plateau will not be able to do anything." John's words were very urgent, but as a young man, he showed a tendency to ignore other people's opinions.

"I have temporarily decided to abandon the plateau, and naturally I will not and have no ability to go to Antioch. I just need to keep the two plains of Lydia and Bithynia!" Alexius lost his patience, patted the armrest and stood up to end the argument between him and his son.

"If you abandon the plateau, it will be the most stupid act. Three years from now, the entire Anatolia will no longer belong to the empire, and it will only be a matter of time before your two plains are lost again!" John was so straight and sharp, throwing out his words without any twists and turns. (To be continued ~^~)