Eagle Byzantium

"Murderer, butcher, liar, vulgar, uncivilized, seducer, giant, blue-eyed, brown bear, shameless boxer and gangster, demon with cursed sword, lustful Varangian barbarian, villain who abducted princess, notorious money changer, beast who bullies beautiful and pure girl, who treats human head as ball and stone bullet... oooooo..." Agnes cursed fluently and couldn't help crying.

"Don't cry!" Gawain became more fierce. After this angry shout, Agnes immediately swallowed her cry, and then she kept sobbing and trembling, "Did you see the Turkish spy who was crucified in the center of the camp? Now the vultures and crows are pecking at his rotting body, and soon he will turn into a pile of fleshy bones, so you have two choices now, one is to take his place, and the other is to follow the Dalian team. I believe you will choose the latter. Anna and I will take care of you and protect you. After you settle down, you may as well go fishing and hunting for other things that catch your eye. I won't hinder you, but I will also warn you here in advance - don't be smart and attack Anna, otherwise..."

"I will ask Grana to love these female doctors and cut off your most precious and cherished oyster seeds." Gawain said this in a very low voice, which scared Agnes so much that she felt a chill under her skirt and her teeth were chattering. Although she was born in a famous family in Prani, she still understood what the vulgar slang "oyster seeds" meant.

Then Gawain let go of her arm and said to the guards around him, "Protect the engineer's tent well." Then he left.

At the same time, a camp soldier pushed the writing table over and signaled Agnes to draw a detailed blueprint of the siege equipment after observing the city defense.

Agnes was so scared that she sat down and immediately raised the special pen tube for various tracing lines. Then she looked up and saw. Gawain looked back at himself, and then immediately dropped the pen tube on the paper roll, swish, swish, and didn't even dare to breathe.

While Agnes was working day and night to make siege equipment for the Dalian team, the 100,000 pilgrims in the port of Chivite had quickly modified hundreds of various vehicles. A large number of cattle, horses, mules, and donkeys were gathered, and hemp ropes and leather belts were used to tow the various light ships of the emperor and pilgrims anchored in the port with ropes, or even dismantle them separately. Then they continued to flow along the canyon controlled by the Normans towards the city of Nicaea.

Then, when they arrived at the Norman camp, they dragged the boats off the vehicles, pushed them all into the water, and tied them up with stakes and ropes.

"Hahaha, Tancred, look. Now all the boats are in my hands. Gawain is right. The sluice gates of Nicaea will be blocked by us immediately." Bohemond, standing on the high ground, looked at the spectacular scene. Full of confidence.

"Uncle, but there are no sailors in your army..." Tancred reminded.

Bohemond was speechless. That's right, there are no special sailors.

But he was still unwilling to give up, "What a joke, we Normans grew up on the deck of the ship."

"But even Calabrian soldiers are unwilling to engage in the activities of sailors. Now it's different from the past, uncle. Our nobles all think they came out of the grape trellis in the manor. In addition, the soldiers on top are all subordinates of Taitishius. They are pro-Gawain."

These words made Bohemond completely lose his temper, and he waved his hand. He said uninterestedly, "Ask Gawain's company to take over these ships. He has a special company of sailors."

When dozens of Pamphylian ships, lined up in two columns, beat the drums and sailed from the west side of Lake Nicaea to the east side, it seemed that they were intentionally visible to the city. Many Roman soldiers came to the water gate wall, which was usually not guarded by anyone, and they couldn't believe their eyes: How did the pilgrims send these ships from the sea over there to this lake like a magic trick?

Several small boats that came from the lake and tried to deliver supplies to the city of Nicaea were intercepted by this group of ships immediately. The boats were sunk in front of the water gate on the spot, and the captives were lined up on the deck of the emperor's warship, facing the city of Nicaea.

Among them were Greek shipowners or Armenian and Saracen merchants who helped the Sultan of Konya deliver food because of their greed. "According to the emperor's order, they are equivalent to enemy treatment, kill!" With the order of the naval commander, all the captives were beheaded and hung on the mast of the ship.

The defenders in the city were in an uproar. This heavy blow was no less than "headshot", which meant that the city of Nicaea was really cut off from both inside and outside!

When Ibn. Maimon learned the news, although he tried to calm down, he also understood that it was an impossible task to defend the city of Nicaea: no matter how bravely they resisted, it was the difference between falling sooner or later, and they had to prepare for retreat.

Three days later in the morning, all the pilgrims' camps were in action again in the three directions of the siege wall, including Gawain's Red Hand Company and Taitius's detachment. Many equipment, battering rams, and ladders were once again pushed to the forefront of the position, staring at the city of Nicaea.

"What is that, what is that!" The Roman soldiers on the tower of the new gate in the east of the city shouted in fear.

Because they saw: On the central earth rampart of the Great Company camp, Gawain, standing under the corpse of the cross spy, and other generals, with their arms crossed, looking at the siege equipment being assembled below. Dozens of craftsmen were busy working on it according to Agnes's drawings.

This strange thing is far less tall than the "fox" made by the Franks before. It is a huge and flat shell-like structure with two rows of drivable wheels hidden behind the guard plate, so that the siege personnel can avoid being hurt by the enemy's projectiles. Many inclined wooden boards were wedged into the side facing the city wall and the other side. Then, according to Agnes's instructions, they were connected with iron bars and chains, and many bundles of branches were tied to the inclined boards. Most of them were picked in the New Year, which were not easy to burn and could offset the damage of darts and stones. They were also covered with dense and irregular iron spikes and iron stakes to prevent the enemy's stone or fire pot attacks.

"Very good Agnes, I will reward you with 100 Byzantine gold coins." Gawain, who was sitting on the chair with a pale face, said to Agnes - Anna put on a simple robe and dressed up as Agnes's maid to hide her identity.

Agnes did not dare to answer.

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"What is the name of this siege engine?" Gawain asked.

But Agnes still didn't dare to answer.

So the Asiatic marching general said to himself, "This engine is large and low, powerful and powerful, can push forward, has an uneven surface, and has hidden mechanisms inside--" Then, Gawain said as if he had suddenly realized something, "Then let's call it 'Toad'!"

"Toad, toad, toad..." Thinking of her own wisdom, she got such a name. Agnes was furious, but she didn't dare to say a word against this person's aesthetic concept. (To be continued ~^~)