Eagle Byzantium

Gawain unfolded the large parchment sent by the Seljuk court envoy, on which was drawn a beautiful map of the current situation on the Oxus River.

Although the map is beautiful, it can almost be seen that it is full of blood and fire:

The armies of the Kara Khanate and Khwarezm have retreated to the Urgench Fortress on the Amu Darya River near the Khwarezm Sea. It is said that they were also attacked by nearly 50,000 cavalry from each side. Once Urgench If they fall, the two will have to flee west into the Khazar Sea (Caspian Sea) to drink water and feed the fish. According to reports, It is said that Karakhan Harun Teqin (Teqin is the name of a high-ranking Turkic official, similar to Ye Hu) has been shaken violently and is ready to accept the persuasion of his eastern kinsmen and surrender under the iron heel of King Daping. The entire Urgenqi The people in the city are in panic, but the people of Khwarezm are struggling to hold on;

On the middle line of the Oxus River, 80,000 barbarians are attacking Amur. Once Amur is lost, they can march straight into the Persian plateau and approach Isfahan at its core;

The main force of the enemy on the southern front was the army of the Ghaznavid Khanate (many of them were Tianzhu soldiers recruited from the Ganges River Basin). It is said that King Daping also sent 20,000 Mongolian barbarian soldiers to cheer him up. What is even more frightening is that the army of Ghazni Khan Yisrael, who is personally conducting the expedition, also has twenty huge and terrifying Tianzhu war elephants, which are covered with heavy armor and charge into the battle with unstoppable courage! Israel's primary goal is to bypass Nishapur, which is heavily fortified by the Seljuqs and has strong military strength, and go south through Sistan to strike at Kerman, the gateway to southern Persia, which is also known as "Qi'erman" in ancient books. (Now called Sirjan).

"Once Kerman is lost, Israel can go straight back to our rear. In that case, no matter how many forts are built in the direction of the Oxus River, the frontal defense line will be ineffective!" The envoy stated the danger in fluent Greek and kept kissing the emperor's boots. They hoped that Gawain could leave Armida Fortress as soon as possible to save their Sultan.

The emperor was playing Zeno chess with the generals at the moment. He lost several games one after another and was not in a very happy mood.

"The noble Sultan of Isfahan is willing to provide 30,000 elite men to follow me just to go to war. If the whole country is mobilized, we can have at least 50,000 infantry and cavalry. Following the plateau mountain road east of Isfahan, we can It is divided into two passages, and barriers and barriers are set up along the road to resist, such as two arms waving Dance to block, Isfahan is equivalent to moving his arms and chest, so rest assured - those barbarians will not be able to threaten Isfahan for a while." As he spoke, Gawain was defeated by Walter Sansaval again. After the game was over, holding the chess piece that had not flown out in his hand, he bowed and explained impatiently to the envoy.

"But if Kerman is lost, it will be like losing an arm! Moreover, the remnant Ismaili party in the northern part of the country is now ready to move again, and is also preparing to lure the enemy to bypass Nishapur and directly attack the Eagle Fort area. That way, another An arm is also broken - do you, the great Roman Emperor, Do you really want to fight fiercely with the enemy in the court and hunting garden of your country? In that case, even if you are lucky enough to win, the entire east of your country will be turned into a scorched earth, and the barbarians will take root there, and I am afraid that you will not be able to pay your Majesty the money you promised. Cash it in!" The Seljuk envoy simply threatened to refuse to pay.

This move worked as expected. Gawain frowned and put the chess pieces back into the ivory chess box, and said with dissatisfaction, "Everyone in my palace is planning to share the military service and food wages. They are all real. How can you refuse to pay?" , how can you refuse to pay?"

The envoy simply cried and said that the country was about to be destroyed. What's the use of saying this? Do the shepherds still have time to worry about the trivial issue of whether milking can fill the barrel when the cow is seriously ill? Finally, the envoy kowtowed and said that King Daping's letter of persuasion to surrender had also been sent, followed by a poem that was said to be for His Majesty.

"Oh?" Gawain turned over the large parchment, and sure enough there was a post behind it. The Chinese characters on it were written with strong strokes. Gawain couldn't quite read it. It would have been better if Mr. Zhao was here, but he could still make out a few lines in it. :

"Yi Zu was appointed by heaven to assist the Emperor of Zhou as scheduled.

When you enter, you will take advantage of all opportunities; when you go out, you will conquer all directions.

The power shocked Wu and Yue, and the warriors were afraid of the river Huang.

One hundred thousand people sharpened their swords and crossed the Wuhu River directly.

Fu Fu doesn't know fate, and rebels against the natural order.

If you are afraid of fate, you will freeze before fighting..."

The content below is nothing more than a threat to Gawain not to act against heaven, to surrender as soon as possible, to accept the rebaptism of the mighty priest, and to submit to the great king of the Song Dynasty, so that he can still remain after the Seljuk massacre. The next fiefdom allowed him to continue to be a prince, and his title was "disobedient prince".

In addition, it is said that your wife Anna is very beautiful and virtuous, and she can be designated as your concubine and visit the palace from time to time. By then, Gawain might have recited the line "The west wind blew again in the small building last night, and Istanbul couldn't bear to look back in the bright moonlight."

"This is a curse on me, pukgai!" Gawain said angrily after only reading the words "I'll freeze before I fight."

The generals under him heard the emperor involuntarily use incomprehensible words and got angry, but they didn't know what he meant.

The emperor explained that this fair prince is really hateful. Although there were challenging words in my correspondence with him, he still did not lose the basic etiquette. Who would have thought that now he would use such vulgar words, curse me, and blaspheme Basilei? Sa.

The generals and officers were also furious and shouted loudly to advance as quickly as possible and fight the enemy to the death.

Gawain took advantage of the situation and ordered the removal of the Zeno chessboard. Instead, he erected the map board and said directly to the envoy, "Don't worry, I will send out the army immediately!"

"I hope that Your Majesty will do something beneficial to our country and people, just like what parents do to their children. We will try our best to hand over the shared funds to you no matter what." The envoy burst into tears with gratitude.

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Gawain first pointed at Walter and Lambert, "You command a total of 10,000 border soldiers in the Eastern Governor's Region, 400 chariots, five thousand soldiers sent by Paul, and my five brigades and auxiliary troops. , a total of 50,000 people marched urgently from Lake Van to Taulis and then to Isfahan; while the Yevandunni brigade stationed in Ani City, together with the Gimakis brigade I allocated, Ten thousand people rushed further east to Nishap The Seer Fortress will assist the Seljuk soldiers there to defend it, and if necessary, reinforce the border of the Oxus River; on the northern front, the servant armies of Shirvan, Hadadi, and Georgia will be under the control of General Diognis and will be eliminated as soon as possible. The Shirvan Pasha Kingdom, which occupies the ports on the west side of the Khazar Sea, then mobilizes ships to cross the Khazar Sea, choose the opportunity to meet up with the Khwarezm people who are still holding on to the other side, and cut off the northern flank that threatens the enemy! "

"Your Majesty!" the generals replied in unison.

"You want to ask me how we should act after arriving in Isfahan? It's still the same strategy. I'll go all the way as you come - I clearly told everyone present that that is to assemble 50,000 main elites and go first kerman and tin Stan, go and defeat the invading army of Ghazni Khan, and then make a detour back to the south side of the Oxus River, which will also threaten the flanks of the Great Fair King, forcing him to retreat from Great Khorasan and fight me decisively! You know! No more!”

"Comply with your arrangements, Your Majesty!" The whole camp was agitated.