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However, the so-called "peace negotiation" did not exist at all. Constans was protected in the palace covered with blankets and curtains for the next few days. The people outside were sometimes lonely and sometimes came and went in a hurry.

The sensitive newlywed wife shed tears, knowing in her heart that her husband's previous lie was a white lie.

"I have to be strong. No matter what my destiny is in the future, I can't give up. Holy Virgin Mary, I hope your glory can shine on me and my child."

At this time, a dull and powerful sound of artillery suddenly came from far away, and the frightened Constance screamed. It seemed that the enemy's artillery had begun to hit the city of Antioch.

This shell was fired by the "Lion". It had been divided into sections and sent by barge from the Port of San Simeon to the Orontes River. It was then assembled at the Iron Bridge and began to bombard the towers of Antioch. Come.

Also transported with the "Lion" was Jinghang himself. He was still alive when he was taken off the ship, but soon a gallows was erected next to the siege cannon, and he was hanged, and then his body was thrown down. , the head was nailed to the tower of the iron bridge, facing the city of Antioch.

In the Syria Gate area, only Maidensborg, guarded by Estu, was still resisting. The enemy's muskets and light cannons fired from all directions left holes in the stone walls of the castle. Holding the horned bow and climbing the battlements, I saw that the canyons and valleys below were all campsites, and there was a constant flow of soldiers, chariots, horses and equipment rushing from other roads to the south where Antioch was.

But sadly, Ostu still doesn't know why the Roman Empire sent so many troops to attack its allies - as a Turkic mercenary general, he was completely kept in the dark and excluded from the previous events.

It was not until the emperor's royal flag and imperial guards appeared on the other side of the valley that Osdu understood that this was an out-and-out battle to destroy the country.

After the torrent of bombardment came to an end, the envoy who came to the city to persuade him to surrender told Estu: "The Rat Party in Antioch colluded with the enemies of Christ from the East. The Eastern monks who had previously been collaborating with each other were arrested in Aleppo. Confessed Antiochus and The fact that Damascus betrayed Christ and the emperor, among others, Bohemond was canonized by the Great King, and he also converted to the pagan Buddha, and attempted to turn against me when I went to conquer the Oxus River, is what I need to kill first. The traitor!"

After hearing the news, Osdu cursed Bohemond as a bastard, "There is no smart fool like him in all Anatolia, Sopotamia and Syria." But the primary issue now is his own survival, and that of Sister Tang Wu.

When Esdu found her sister amidst the sound of cannon fire, Tang Wu was pulling the war horse in front of the stable. She was preparing to break out with her brother, "Now our community has been expelled in Greater Armenia, and there is nowhere to go." But go, sister!" Osdu grabbed her and roared in a low and miserable voice, "Bohemond, this ignorant fool, has ruined us and everyone!"

"Then let's die together. Never cross the river in front of the city and die together under the enemy's attack. I will accompany you Borduka." Tang Wu didn't have any fear.

But Estu was unwilling to let his sister die and decided to surrender.

The Turkic mercenary of Sargitus rode alone, carrying a bow and arrows, walked out of the city gate, galloped to the emperor's camp, dismounted, knelt down, raised his weapon and offered it as a sign of surrender.

However, the Armenian soldiers in the emperor's army knew about his past. The judge in the military camp complained to the emperor on behalf of the soldiers, saying that Osdu, who had surrendered, had committed many crimes, including patricide, treason, and blood relations... .The final emperor The firing squad walked out of the imperial camp and tied Osdu up. The military judge in a scarlet cloak pulled out a sharp ax from his girdle and said, "Please forgive my sister, please forgive my sister." This is Osdu. Stuart's last-minute plea.

Tang Wu saw that under the ruined walls with thick smoke, the city soldiers were lining up to surrender. However, his younger brother was grabbed by a group of warriors dressed in terrible clothes. He was limping and kneeling by the trench, shining brightly. The ax was placed on his neck.

Osdu continued to howl. He saw his sister on the wall, and knew that after his head fell to the ground, Tang Wu would never survive or survive. She would throw herself down from the high wall of Maidensburg. Throwing himself to death, "Sister, don't die, I tell you, the person who killed your husband earlier was me, it was me!"

For now, if Tang Wu can't live with love in the future, let her continue to live with the support of hatred.

"I killed your husband." Os couldn't shout for long before his head was chopped off by the military judge's axe.

Somehow, a cannon shot roared past the city wall.

Tang Wu watched his brother's head roll into the trench. Due to the interference of the cannon fire, he was unable to hear what he shouted at the end. He only heard the word "sister" repeatedly.

The next second, Tang Wu jumped down and fell into the trench. The thorns and sharp stakes penetrated his whole body and turned into flesh.

Perhaps, not being able to hear what Estu shouted before he died was a happy thing for the two people who died...

Soon, Tang Wu's and Osdu's bodies were pushed into the trench and buried by the emperor's soldiers. They were together forever.

A few days later, the situation in Antioch further deteriorated. The support from Aleppo and Damascus that Bohemond had expected did not appear at all. On the contrary, Ridwan directly opened the access road and allowed Marash Samo to Sata's eight thousand elite border residents and five thousand Pauline believers led by Cabeamia personally entered. This army soon appeared on the shores of Lake Antioch, cutting off all connections between the city of Antioch and the east.

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Dukak of Damascus did not do anything bloody at all. He was busy making goodwill to both the Isfahan and Constantinople courts, saying that "his rebellion was all the nonsense of that Eastern monk." "There is no evidence," and he expressed his willingness to "lead five thousand elite men to follow the emperor and the Sultan to the Oxus River."

However, Ridwan insisted on his brother Dukak, produced all kinds of true and false "evidence", and personally rushed to the royal camp at the Syria Gate to pay an audience with Gawain, saying that his brother had sold his soul to the devil. He wanted to betray his master, but also wanted to attack Baldwin's reinforcements and invite the emperor to lay waste to Damascus.

It seems that Ridwan is determined to kill his brother.

Gawain asked Ridvan to be calm. He believed in Ridvan's loyalty. "Damascus let us put it aside for the time being. What we need to focus on now is the rebellion of Antioch."

"Your Majesty, if we besiege Antioch, will it be too late on the Oxus River battlefield?" Ridvan asked flatteringly, testing the truth of both sides.