Eagle Byzantium

"Yo-ho, yo-ho." At this time, in the huge pasture outside the Nicea Gorge, the herdsmen, who were unaware that the war was approaching, were still using scythes to cut the grass that had been bent by the snow, and some were responsible for tying it up. Get up and pat dry on the rocks. Herds of cattle and sheep are walking around leisurely.

A huge sound rang out from the road leading to Chivite, as frightening as a hurricane. Not long after, the pilgrim cavalry carrying cross flags came first. They had no marching discipline and made noisy and chaotic noises. The screams were like a group of horse bandits, fierce and fierce, armed with various weapons, rushing towards the grassland one after another.

The two Greek herdsmen who bore the brunt dropped their straw bales and were about to turn around and run when they were stabbed in the back by Germanic spears thrown at them. They fell down spurting blood. Countless flying horse hooves cut their bodies off. The corpses were trampled until they rolled over, and then the pilgrim cavalry rushed in one after another and started killing. The herdsmen and women who ran and called for help were chopped down one after another. Then the army of German farmers came running and rushed in. They were responsible for pulling away the livestock and the surviving people. If they were women, they would drag them away. If they were men or children, they would kill them immediately. "Kill, kill." , Kill everyone and rob all the animals, then you can sell them to His Majesty the Emperor at a good price." Forcher, wearing chainmail, shouted proudly with his sword raised.

The pilgrims' great feat of slaughtering women and infants lasted for about half an hour. Two shepherds armed with bows and arrows survived and fled on fast horses, waving their whips through the forest and paths, shouting to each other. Saying, "Pak'ad, go and report to Pak'ad!"

The two shepherds soon arrived at a fortress guarding the Gorge of Nicaea. In this castle, surrounded by clouds and falcons, lived the bearded Armenian noble Pak'ad. "Pak'ad" was his nickname. , meaning "the faithless warrior", this name is well-known in Pontus and Little Armenia. Because of the master's cruelty and immorality, his original name was actually Johannes Bagradioni, and he was a descendant of the ancient Armenian royal family. However, he only had the wrong name, but not the wrong nickname.

After the fall of Armenia, his family lost their livelihood and fell under the oppression of Turkic invasion. Migrated to the mountains of Cappadocia. Later, after the establishment of the Roma Kingdom, he surrendered to Giliki (which was very common among the local Armenians and Greeks) and became the owner of a famous castle. The Sultan also gave him a hundred Hus. Fu's vast pasture. Used to graze his livestock and war horses. Pak'ad had thirty cavalry and fifty strong domestic slaves who could accompany him on military expeditions. He was in charge of nearly a thousand farmers and herdsmen, and he was considered an important nobleman under the Sultan.

Parkade, who had a shaved head, was half naked at this time, waving the saber in his hand, chopping the sheep hanging in the shape of a "big" in front of him in the cold wind of the courtyard, his boots soaked with blood. Then he tore the bloody meat strips into his mouth, "The taste of blood is just that of animals that eat grass. No, it's not fresh enough."

"The Pilgrims are attacking our pasture!"

When Pacoad heard the news, he was furious. He took out a cloth, wiped the blade of his saber dry, and then scraped the blade on his bald head, causing blue veins to pop out everywhere, "Bring me my horse. I want to go out and get my herd back."

But soon, huge shouts of killing rose from under the castle, and the eaves of the entire fortress were shaking. Pak'ade's expression changed slightly as he put on his jacket and scale armor. He was wearing a belt and a saber, looking down from the battlements - about two to three thousand pilgrims carrying dark red flags, most of them Germans with blond or red hair, waving long swords and The battle ax burst out of the forest at the foot of the castle mountain in an instant and attacked his fortress. The war roar made the birds fly in all directions.

These were all Reynold's men. When they saw that Forcher had led his troops and achieved rich plunder results, they could not restrain themselves and came to attack this dangerous castle in order to achieve greater feats and obtain more achievements. The appreciation of Emperor Komnenos.

Under the castle, scattered subordinates and serfs belonging to Parkad drove their animals towards the castle, "quickly close the city gate", but it was too late. The footsteps of the Germans were faster than the arrows shot. They also have to be quick, they are very crazy, they will kill anyone they see, one after another. Rushing into the city gate like a swarm, Pacoad was determined not to suffer the immediate loss. Under the protection of several loyal cavalry, he rode his own horse and flew from the small gate behind the castle towards the path in the mountain. Escaped and headed towards the city of Nicaea three miles away.

Fire and thick smoke rose rapidly behind him. Crazy massacres and looting were going on inside the fort. The survivors who escaped from the fort were all over the mountains and plains. "You bastard, I must repay the debt with blood!" Pak'ad was furious.

At this moment, at the foot of the mountain facing him, he saw several cavalrymen holding crimson flags. Knowing that they were the Sultan's retinue, he ran over and shouted, "Pilgrims from the west suddenly attacked my castle and massacred them. People of the Sudan.”

"Get out of the way, we are about to go to negotiate with them. This is the Sultan's sacred mission." Attaberg, who took the lead, replied to Pak'ad.

"What are you still negotiating for?" Park Ad pointed to the burning fortress on the mountain pass. "Now that group of crazy and hateful guys have occupied my castle. As long as they occupy it and gather enough people, they can directly attack Come down to Nicaea."

The Attaberg looked at it and felt that the situation was serious, so he and Pak'ad turned around and beat their horses, and rushed straight into the Sultan's palace in Nicaea.

Giliki, who was originally there, still waiting for news of the peace talks, immediately pulled out an arrow and threw it into Pak'ad's hand, "You take five thousand soldiers and serve as the flag officer of this Sultan. Take your castle Take it back. I will take the remaining 10,000 people to supervise the reinforcements behind you, and we will launch a full-scale assault on this group of lawless villains after we lay down the castle!"

In Chiwet's camp, the "triumphant" Forcher and Reynold returned with a large number of animals, and happily exchanged a large amount of money from the emperor's officials, and they also asked for, At the foot of the hill near the castle, Then set up a camp and send all the fighting men in the entire pilgrim team there. "When the sun rises on the coming day, we will follow the castle and rush to Nicaea on the other side of the mountain pass to seize it." The capital of Surelman.”

All the pilgrim peasants from Germany were so heroic that they did not care about the efforts of the flag officer Walter: about 40,000 men, carrying supplies that could be used for fighting, arrived at night in Armenia, which they had previously attacked. A massive camp was set up on the pasture of Park Ad, echoing the port of Chivite, the mountain pass fortress, and a cross flag was erected, waiting for the rising sun in the coming day. (To be continued ~^~)