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Although Yassen is a barbarian prince, he is also very familiar with the rules of the empire. The boots he wears when flattering Gawain should be purple, which means that he wants to worship him as the emperor.

Hearing this, Gawain sneered twice. It turned out that after these Cuman cavalry escaped, they were quickly abandoned by Titicius, and they were too embarrassed to see the fleeing emperor (it is not yet known where the emperor was), and were again killed by Brenu. Isolated by the city of Afyon to which Sri Lanka belongs, in the wilderness These wolves from the grassland immediately starved into a pack of dogs. In the end, Yassen shouted that I was Stephen Gawain's sworn brother, so he simply led the Cuman cavalry in formation and waited for the arrival of Gawain's mopping up cavalry on the only way. , to surrender to the country of Tarsus.

Gawain on the horse kicked up his boots, and Yassen was immediately hit on the cheek, "My good brothers, you should have surrendered to me before."

Cuman Khan squinted his long and slender eyes, touched his face and stepped back twice without any annoyance, "I came to submit to you, but because of a misunderstanding, I ate the thunder fire you shot."

Finally, Gawain accepted Yassen's surrender. He announced that Yassen Khan and all his Bayi nobles would be given "extremely favorable" treatment, and they would be concentrated in the Forest Garden Palace of Iconium. The pain of migration is bumpy and wind-swept. Among them, Gawain also announced, "Immediately purchase twelve castrated Adigai boys. They all have fair features and smooth skin. They can wear women's gorgeous costumes, teach dance and musical instruments, and teach them court etiquette to serve the great Lord." Kuman Khan.”

It is not difficult to imagine that although Yassen lost his power and soldiers, he would spend his later years in the garden house of Iconium, surrounded by lovely and beautiful castraids, and he was not happy. Gawain treated his sworn brothers well.

Then all the nearly 4,000 Cumans who returned had to be baptized by the new society, and 800 warriors who were good at riding and shooting were selected from them, plus 400 former prince lancers who surrendered under Stephen and Robert Curtis. After forming a new "Comaroi Cavalry and Archery Regiment" (the rest were also settled for farming and herding), Gawain surprisingly handed over the position of commander of this largest cavalry regiment to the young Gaia Sanzabal.

But it is not difficult to understand that the most powerful combat force under Gawain now is the cavalry of Tarsus: the cavalry regiment has the most enthusiastic belief in the female Caesar, even if most of them were previously A group of knights and sergeants from the Eastern Expedition in Blois, Normandy and other places; the Oghuz Cavalry and Archery Regiment follows the tradition of Ghazi. They are a pack of wolves raised with trophy rations and fiefs; so the two regiments of red-hand cavalry that Gawain cares most about are the two regiments, and now there is the Comaroi cavalry and archery regiment, and Gaia, as the traitor Caledon, The evil son of Goth, like his younger brother Nexus, is now promoted and re-employed by the Great Patron. From now on, he will definitely regard the Great Patron as a father-like existence. This is also a necessary means for Gawain to control the military power under his command.

Subsequently, in the formation leading to Afyon, another Komaroi cavalry and archery regiment was added.

At this moment in the city, Brenus, whose unkempt cloak was torn by thorns, rushed to his palace first.

Dido, who was holding her child, was standing on the steps. She burst into tears when she saw her husband fully returned. She was filled with joy, concern and excitement. Then Brenus walked up and hugged his wife and children. He got up and kept kissing Dido and the child on the cheeks, thanking the Lord for his blessing.

"Where's the father?" Dido asked hurriedly.

Brenus shook his head, and then said with fear and shame, "Tatecius suddenly escaped with his right wing during the decisive battle. I got the emperor's order to go to regroup, but I was defeated by Gawain, and then... ...Gawain's army fired thunder and fire that night and sent out elite armored warriors to attack. Your majesty's chariots and fortresses were completely defeated...I also ran back here with all my strength, hoping that both you and your son are safe."

"General Xhosa is protecting me and Theodore, and everything is fine," Dido replied.

At this time, Xhosa appeared in the corridor of the courtyard.

Dido suddenly said something strange in her words, "So the empire's defeat was all caused by Taticius' despicability. And there should be someone behind him who was instigating it."

Brenus was also thoughtful, walking to the corridor with his back to everyone, and after being silent for a while, he said directly, "Dido, His Majesty the Emperor really doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, but if he comes As for the city of Afyon, my guilt is the same as that of Titicius. If you hold me to account, you will lose your husband and Theodore will lose your father." Then the bearded Brenus turned around and suddenly grabbed the hand of the purple-robed princess, "In order to eliminate my sin, Dido, Xhosa, you. Send me to the imperial capital for interrogation and punishment?"

Dido immediately raised her feet, slapped her husband hard, and then kissed him, "What else do you have to hand in? Gawain may not be sure to kill here soon, and father...his authority The throne has almost collapsed. What's the difference between being dead and alive? ...My brother John now occupies the imperial capital. Titicius will definitely go there to seize the Brachna Palace and the imperial city. The one-eyed and disgusting Latin Count Raymond will probably also occupy it on his own. Laodicea, that traitor Theodoro is also here Marching towards Bithynia...The palace of Komnenos is about to collapse, even the night owls and rats living in the trees and sewers have to make plans for themselves...My The hateful and evil sister Apat is about to be proud, but her husband Ah, I decided to stand with you. When Gawain approaches the city, I am willing to accept the most humiliating terms to make peace with him. Then I will accompany you and Theodore to protect Philadophiam and the entire fertile Mysian plain. , patiently waiting for the opportunity.”

"But, will Anna Ducas let us go!?" Brenus was anxious.

"My husband has some decisiveness! Nowadays, the best solution is the least bad one. There is no best, it can only be this way." Dido scolded.

At this time, General Cosa also took the opportunity to come up and said, "Your Highnesses, Opushkin and Thrace are rich in food. We still have nearly two million people and thousands of soldiers under your command who are willing to be loyal to you. In addition, Smyrna The alum mine produced there will gain the support of the Italian maritime city-states and the support of many noble people in the imperial capital - as long as we can reach a peace agreement with Gao Wen, we will be able to achieve something in the future. "

"Gawain is also a mortal, and Apate is also a mortal. You are the outstanding heir of the Brennus family, and I am the noble princess in purple. We also have the Mysian plain, the Mendres River and the Phrygian Mountains as barriers. How can we have this? We will compete with each other in the future." Dido also kept encouraging her husband, "As for my father... ...If he dies in the battle, it can only be said to be the best outcome. We can obtain a moral banner to avenge the emperor. If he escapes to Bithynia, he will inevitably have to fight in the imperial capital in the future. There is internal strife and bloody fighting, so we can just wait and see." Princess Ziyi said this with an understatement of coldness.

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At this time, several garrison soldiers hurried to the gate of the palace and reported loudly, "The enemy's army is approaching the countryside to the east of the city like a tide!"