Eagle Byzantium

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty." Diognis shed tears of gratitude and breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart. Then he looked sideways at Titicius, thinking that he wanted to work with him again. He didn't know how the sniff-nosed general treated Duka now. He wondered what the attitude of Si and Komnenos was, so he couldn't help but feel worried.

"Tatisius!" Sure enough, the emperor turned to this man next, and Taticius hurriedly leaned down.

"Don't worry about Dukas. He has been sent to the monastery for retirement. I trust you and lead the troops to do a good job." The emperor's voice was very calm and firm.

"Thank you for your majesty's tolerance and kindness. I will definitely live up to your trust and work hard for your majesty's great cause of recovering Asia Minor."

"Everyone remember, for the pilgrims from the west, even Bohemond and Gawain who have been personally canonized by me, we can cooperate if they can. If they can't, we must not hesitate to implement the policy of elimination if conditions permit."

"Follow your Majesty's orders!" Everyone prostrated to the ground and said in unison - now Titicius was promoted to deputy general of the march in Asia (secondary to Bohemond and Gawain), and Diognis was Count commander; Branas is the Grand Duke of Paphlagonia, and Mikhail is the chief of the palace guard and the head of the military district.

In front of the seaside of Constantinople, countless pilgrims cheered and walked out of their tents. Godfrey knelt alone in his tent, facing the cross. Next to him were black boxes filled with the hearts of his subordinates who had died in St. Atkins Gate. The Duke looked at these with tears streaming down his face. , "I will take you to the Holy Sepulcher, for sure." Then the Duke came out, and on the entire sea, the Byzantine naval fleet and the surrounding civilian ships were racing on the sparkling sea. "Where is the Great Company of Red Hands? Where is the Great Company of Red Hands?" sailors on several Amalfi ships shouted loudly, including those from the Gallipoli monastery, originally for The ships that bought and sold wood and ointment, as well as many local fishermen from Ellainus (who had previously been grateful to Gawain in the suppression of pirates), all came after the emperor lifted the ban. Volunteered to transport wood equipment for the Dalian team.

"The expedition is underway, the expedition is underway, go to support Your Majesty the Priest Priest!" In the Dalian team camp, Andreev and Giovanni were extremely excited, commanding the soldiers and horses to board the ship, and couldn't wait to go to Chivite.

At this moment, we are inside Qiweit’s camp. Andodat and Dorus stood there, accompanied by more than twenty members of the Brotherhood. They conveyed Gawain's instructions to all the pilgrims stranded here, but many rich peasants and monks did not agree, and they were frightened. Extremely desperate, I just hope that a ship will arrive soon and escape back to the other side of the strait.

"Are you here for a pilgrimage? Or are you here for a trip?" Andodat was extremely angry. Under the influence of this group of people, many farmers also shouted and were unwilling to open up new roads.

Dorus became anxious. In a few short steps, he stood on a high slope, facing thousands of people who were panicking and trying to escape, pointing to the other side of the strait and saying, "Soon, the great Lord Godfrey and Lord Baldwin will bring thousands of armies." Thousands of horses fight against the infidels, even for future counterattacks. Open up a new mountain road leading to the Excelro Valley. So believers, please help us. It is also for the sake of the lives of thousands of co-workers who are besieged by the Turks as soon as possible. More hope of rescue.”

After hearing this. People screamed again, and many people in the camp with relatives and men began to cry uncontrollably. A child with curly hair and ragged clothes ran out and shouted to everyone, "For God's sake, please help me in this camp." Father over there, although I don’t know if he is still alive, aren’t they all our fellow workers?”

"These are the sins they deserve. This is the Lord's punishment for them. There is no need to use our blood to redeem them!" A bald monk pulled the child back menacingly, turned around and raised his crutch and shouted, There was a response from behind, "We will pray for their martyred souls in front of the cross."

At this time, someone shouted sharply and excitedly on the beach, "There is a ship, there is a ship coming!" Sure enough, people saw that on the gray sea, the masts and sails of ships kept rising, "There is a ship coming to pick us up." I want to take a big boat, I want to take a big boat!" Everyone, whether they were rich or poor, monks or farmers, rushed towards the beach with shouts and laughter, completely leaving the rest of the co-workers behind. The back of the head.

Andodat led the brotherhood and sailors, holding the hilt of the sword, to form a human wall, and tried to dissuade and intercept them around the high slope, but it was to no avail. Instead, they were pushed around by the crowd.

At this time, in front of the high ditch of Excelsior, three thousand Roma troops on foot and cavalry under the command of Hajib set up their formation opposite Gawain's troops with high banners, cutting off the connection between Gawain and Forcher's camp - - In the passage on the right side of Gaogou, there are 800 Armenian soldiers from Pakad. They have erected two wooden fences, facing Gaogou and Qivit respectively, watching with eagerness.

In front of the Forche camp, the main force of the Roma army poured out from various places and valleys, besieging it tightly. Countless soldiers covered their robes and headscarves, scooped up the mud and sand under their feet, and kissed the earth. The shouts of "There is no god but Allah, Allah is great, hold the sword and fight for the scriptures, kill all those who do not have the scriptures" spread throughout the wilderness, and all the men and women in the camp were panicked. I don’t know who in the crowd started to tremble and cry first, and then one after another, the crying filled the entire camp. They begged God, the Son of God, the Holy Apostles, and the heroes to save them at this time, so that they would not become the dead souls under the hooves and scimitars of the Turks.

"Start the general attack in the second hour of the afternoon." Jiliki issued a timetable.

Amid the earth-shaking chanting of scriptures, all the soldiers in front of the Excello Fortress held their weapons and lined up outside, full of tension, ready to meet the challenge of Sultan Konya - now the situation is clear, the Sultan is determined to capture the Forche camp first, and then turn to deal with them.

Gawain under the big flag couldn't hold back. He felt that Dolus was young and kind, and Andeodat hadn't made up his mind to do what he wanted, so the negotiations in the Chivit camp must have failed. He directly mounted Sabina and nodded to Anna, indicating that he would be back soon. Anna also made a "come on" gesture.

"Taking a shortcut, Sabina, it will definitely be bumpy, hold on." Gawain encouraged the spiritual mare again.

In Pakade's army, the Armenians wearing armor and carrying shields were diligently setting up wooden fences and digging trenches to prevent horse raids. Suddenly, they saw a tall warrior wearing a mask, riding a black mare, carrying a red ivory flag (this flag is exclusive to the Turks), trotting towards them calmly, leaving a trail of dust behind him. No one knew where this person came from. (To be continued ~^~)