Eagle Byzantium

At this time, even the camp of the soldiers of the Red Hand Brigade, who had experienced hundreds of battles, broke out a lot of commotion. No matter which civilized world they were in, people of this era were full of fear and awe of the great comet with a tail. ——What does it represent? War, disaster, or plague.

"Let the soldiers of each battalion return to their tents, otherwise they will surely suffer disaster after seeing the great comet." Gawain shouted to the guards. This statement really worked. After a while, several camps, including the Red Hand Brigade, The Jimmagis brigade, as well as the civilian army and the believer army, all fell silent quickly.

The guests accompanying the arrival of the great comet turned out to be the wife and children of Sultan Konya, which surprised Gawain. He immediately asked the Holy Sister to hide behind the curtain, and he received Hajib and his party.

After listening to Shahname's narration, Gawain remained silent for a long time, obviously feeling deeply, but he did not hesitate next, "Madam, you, Masoud, and Xiya can go to Seleucia immediately and be protected by my palace and guards. Get up. I will immediately lead the two rested brigades to the city of Konya to rescue your husband."

"Honorable Seleucia Caesar (this is Shahname's title to Gawain), I'm afraid it's too late." The Sultan's wife was in inexplicable grief, and Gawain was also in a heavy heart. After comforting her, he made arrangements She took her children to rest in the camp.

Next, he left Hajib alone.

"Hajib, how is your son Zanji? Didn't he come with you?"

"That would be too suspicious. Zanji and his mother have already fled to the mountains of Yikang Military Town."

"Hajib, I don't know what considerations your sultan had in sending his wife and children to my military camp. If Chief Danishmund can annex Konya, I won't Should you seize this opportunity?" Gawain sat in the chair and asked this question directly.

"The Sultan said that you and he are both great heroes. At least you would not kill his children despicably."

"That's not allowed." After Gawain finished speaking, he picked up the letter from the desk next to him. "Tomorrow I will prepare to put a seal on this order. It will be sent to Fanka in the steep Taurus Mountains. In the castle, where there is still snow, my soldiers and jailers will secretly execute the same child, his sister, and his mother on sight of this order."

Hajib couldn't help but shudder. He realized that what Gawain was referring to was the family of Prince Reuben who was killed earlier.

As a result, Hajib kept kowtowing and begged Gawain to make a merciful judgment, "Now the city is full of Danishmund mercenaries occupying the key gates, and all the Beys and Ghazis of Rome are also leaning towards Merik. Seleucia Caesar, you may not be a match for Danishmund if you immediately launch an expedition, but as long as you are willing to respect the Sultan's wife and children, sooner or later the city of Konya and the people there will still be yours."

"Very well, Hajib, I never like beating around the bush. If the Sultan really wants to fulfill his promise of felt, Gawain initially thought this kind of thing was stupid, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that he still had to respect the customs and habits of the backward barbarians. , at least harmless to him), I am willing to help Help Masud regain Konya. From now on, Masud will continue to enjoy the crown and honor of Sultan of Rum, and will die in glory and wealth in my palace. I will not restrict him from marrying and having children, and will allocate funds for his living every year. But I think you should also understand the rest." Gawain immediately concluded.

What this means is: Gawain will use Masud's inheritance rights to make territorial claims to Konya, Ikon, Firna, Ankara and other places. In return, Gawain will ensure that the Sultan's wife and children will have enough food and clothing in the future. Safe and sound. However, there is one condition: Masood should never appear in a power struggle.

Hajib could not find any reason not to accept it.

After Hajib retreated, Gawain's thoughts were surging. The light of the comet outside the tent was still flickering through the curtains. On the couch inside, the Holy Sister was sitting, looking at the shocking scene of the wilderness outside through the wooden window. .

"What should we do now?" Seeing Gawain come in, she asked this topic.

"I want to build a city in Miliocephalon. I will send out the Red Hand Brigade, the garrison and ten thousand civilians. It will take half a year to effectively expand and strengthen the original city and camping ground, and add military stations and granaries so that it can become a city. Attack real fortresses everywhere.”

"But according to the description just now, Konya and Ankara will soon fall into the hands of the Danish Mond Turks, and our military strength is now extremely exhausted and the casualties are also high. In that case, we will follow the north-south direction with Merrick. , forming a long confrontation line in Konya-Kayseri-Corgizon, that is, almost the entire Taurus Mountains, which is very detrimental to our advance and retreat. "

"Holy Sister, aren't you very good at analyzing strategies? Why did you rashly attack the emperor because of your impetuousness and wavering before?" Gawain's teasing immediately made Cabeamiya angry and ashamed. .

But in a blink of an eye, Gawain said confidently, "In the previous battle to destroy the Calegos family, I adopted a quick attack. But to deal with Danishmond, I have to be fast and slow. In the future, I will take a defensive position at both ends of Miliocephalon and Kogisson, and take the opportunity to launch a key attack in the middle section, which is Kayseri Castle. As long as Kayseri is captured, it is equivalent to drawing a sword and stabbing Merrick in the abdomen; then I will turn west, seize Konya and even Ankara, dig out Merrick's eyes; then go east, capture Sivas and Melitene (Gawain has always been obsessed with this plan), and cut off Merrick's feet. Then he will only have Amasya's head left, and whoever wants to chop it off can chop it off at that time, because I have completely established a foothold on the plateau, and in the next ten years, I will be invincible like a sumo wrestler in Bulgaria."

"Is this another big talk? What about the armaments!" Cabeamia was still a little bit unbelievable.

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"I have already made a sand table model of the castle of Kayseri. In the future, I will let Geddie imitate it and make a real-size model in Miliocephalon - let the Red Hand Brigade, the garrison militia and the craftsmen conduct actual siege exercises, first to train soldiers, and second to familiarize themselves with future sieges. I am determined to win this. Cutting wood, forging iron pieces, and making a considerable number of large plani cannons, five-bar cannons and Khitan firearms are also in operation." Gawain's answer made the Saint Sister very curious. He actually had to make a "model" of the same size as Kayseri to train soldiers, but Gawain's face and tone did not seem to be a joke at all.

Then, Gawain's words made her sit back on the couch, "And Saint Sister... During this period of recuperation, I will first send the Gimages Brigade to participate in the Holy Land conquest war; second, Anna and I will go to the new capital Tarsus and - hold a wedding with her." (To be continued ~^~)