Eagle Byzantium

Baldwin's worries were unnecessary. Gawain's Red Hand Brigade was driving as fast as lightning, and he himself, together with the cavalry company, marched hundreds of miles day and night. The day after the Armenians deployed on the other side of the Philamis River, In the early morning, amid cheers, they rushed into the camp of Baldwin and Orson as if they were falling from the sky.

"I gave the infantry to Birrell, who is still behind. We estimate we will arrive at noon." Gawain, who jumped off Quicksilver, said to the Baldwins who came to embrace him, and then they kissed each other passionately.

"Hey prodigal, I have avoided more than one risk for you. This General Orson also hopes to marry his daughter to you." Gothehilde held Gawain's hand and joked, causing Baldwin to stand beside him. He kept shaking his hands and laughing.

Gawain also raised his brows and smiled bitterly, and said softly to Gotschild, "It's been a headache for me to deal with Anna during this period. What else can I talk about? After you leave, the role of Zhongheng can only be entrusted to The camp managers are Melo and his wife. Only you and them can put a bit on this little girl. "

On the other side, General Orson, a man who seemed to be of medium height and with sharp eyes, seemed to have been prepared. He half-knelt down with his brother and flag officer Hallam with a box inlaid with ivory and gold. , handed it into the hands of Gawain, "Please General Stratigos, accept the sacred object passed down from generation to generation by our family, which represents the absolute loyalty of the Hertomis surname to you."

At the same time, the three Kallegos brothers, each with a stout figure and fierce eyes, saw the two younger brothers standing next to Gawain. Knowing that their father and the entire family also bowed to the brown-haired and blue-eyed barbarian general, they He also followed Osonro and came down, expressing his willingness to accept the mission.

Gawain took the relic box and opened it to see: a white finger bone.

"St. Peter's middle finger." Orson immediately raised his head and explained respectfully.

Unexpectedly, Gawain returned the relic box again. He spoke righteously, "We are sending troops in accordance with the orders of the Emperor and the Holy See, just to ensure the safety of pilgrims traveling to the Holy City. Therefore, I occupy the port of Seleucia, and Baldwin occupied the land route to Tarsus; who wants to promise The villainous people behind me are trying to trap me with their lips. It's equal to injustice. You can see right from wrong and lead your troops to surrender, which is a kindness to us. How can you ask for the treasures and daughters of the Hertomis family? The ownership of Lamplon and Sith City remains intact. It’s just that you must help me now to repel the Armenian thieves with ulterior motives.”

"That's right, the Arni people dare to block our road to Antioch. Who can be tolerated?" Baldwin also raised the "Jihad Flag" to the former Byzantine lords. They cheered.

At the same time, in the camp across the river where bonfires were burning, there was the forty-five-year-old Prince Reuben. He was also more concerned about the issue of "famous divisions". Tancred told the prince impassionedly: My uncle is the commander-in-chief of Asia appointed by the emperor of Constantinople. Bohemond de Tver's order was followed. They are resting in the Heracrate area and are about to arrive; but Gawain and Baldwin are just desperate people who colluded with pirates and bandits. Seizing the time to kill these people will be a meritorious service to the Holy See. In the future, the Armenian princes and The Apostolic Church will definitely be recognized and rewarded by the Holy See.

Many Armenian commanders and nobles also joined in the clamor and encouraged Prince Reuben to fight to the end. "Since the most glorious family in Apulia has entrusted its precious trust to the sword of our warriors, this battle must continue. Otherwise, we will have no shame to gain a foothold here!" In fact, Prince Ruben is also eager to win. , consolidating his and Fanka City's status as kings in the entire country. He agreed to Tancred's request, and everyone recommended this young Norman to be the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. Then Prince Reuben and Tancred each pulled out their daggers, cut their fingers, and made an alliance with their blood, establishing an unbreakable holy alliance. .

Now Paxade approached the prince and suggested, "The son of General Feraredos..."

"That incompetent Polybi?" The prince, who was wearing a big cloak and holding a wine glass, sneered. "It doesn't matter. After all, his father was once the spiritual leader of this country. Send an invitation to him from Gemmalicia." City, bring your own private soldiers to add a righteous glory to our flag."

At this moment, the various Banda infantry detachments of the Red Hand Brigade also rushed to the position. In the dusk, Gawain and Baldwin, accompanied by General Orson, were looking at the positions of the two armies.

"That group of Norman bandits originally lacked horses and food. Maybe they would starve to death before you arrived. However, the Armenian thieves came in droves and provided them with these supplies. Soon the Normans would regain their fighting strength. Become a bloodthirsty wolf." Baldwin looked at the battle flag of St. George opposite, worried.

"Tancred's core troops are only 200 chain-mail cavalry, with hundreds of Calabrian light soldiers. The rest are also recruited from the local area. Don't worry, Baldwin - O General Sen, please briefly introduce the geographical situation here." Gawain took his time.

Orson then pointed to the surrounding area of ​​the river and introduced: Our army is located on the left bank (west) of the Feramis River, while the enemy is arrayed on the right bank; our camp is located to the west, blocking the passage to Adana, with its back It is the city of Mamistra; enemies are coming from two directions Prince Reuben in the north avoided the stronghold of Sisi City and went around the Armenian pass to advance here. Many other Armenian commanders led their armies from Marash, Edessa and other places to cross the Pinanu River from the east. , coming along the bay and across the city of Issus.

And Issus happened to be the place where Alexander the Great fought fiercely with the Persian army when he entered Syria.

"It was put together hastily, so Prince Reuben's Lion Banner was stationed on the enemy's right wing, and the rest of the Armenian commanders were deployed on the left wing, on the long front to the Gulf of Issus, and finally Tancred's army was the core center... ...." Gawain bit a piece of yellow mugwort, smelling the pungent smell, and slowly walked back and forth, staring at the river separating the two armies, "How deep is this river?"

"Normally, both men and horses can cross it, so once a war breaks out, the struggle for the river will be very cruel." Orson sighed.

Gawain thought carefully for a while and then suggested to Baldwin, "Place your light troops and military standards directly opposite Tancred, and then you and Burke, with all the chainmail cavalry troops, will be on the second line. Stand by, and when the enemy attacks, rush forward with all your strength. . I am on the left wing, and the troops of Orson and the Kallegos brothers are on the right wing. When fighting, any wing soldiers will only fight against the enemy in front of them. When the enemy comes, we block it. When the enemy is defeated, we pursue it. The left wing fights against the right wing, and the right wing fights. Against the enemy’s left wing, the center against the center—the direction of march must not be changed at will.”

Baldwin put the mace on his shoulder and nodded in agreement.

At this time, Gotshilde suddenly retched a few times, covered her mouth, and looked not very good. (To be continued ~^~)

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PS: This book was written with great mental and physical exhaustion, and the results were very poor. Sulla feels sorry for all of you loyal readers and now releases the remaining outline:

Gawain and Anna then unified Cilicia and Seleucia through annexation and marriage. After accumulating strength, they destroyed Cornea. After several years of fighting, they won the right to conquer Constantinople. qualifications. However, Gawain turned against Anna because he could not let go of the beautiful widow and the female consul. Anna manipulated the coup and was expelled from the kingdom. From then on, Gawain and Cabea Amiya went to Thrace and Bulgaria to carry out the propaganda work of Paulist teachings. Become a "heretical leader", organize fanatical believers with the magic sword to fight fiercely with the Holy See, and invent He acquired Hussite chariots and portable light artillery, occupied Dalmatia and Italy, and then destroyed Hungary, established the "Kingdom of the Shield of Saint Paul", and was a lifelong enemy of Anna - Anna raised her and Gawain's family. The child destroyed his father's throne and regained the territory of the Roman Empire as Queen Doukas. Twenty years later, Gawain was seriously ill, and Anna took him to the Brachna Palace in the imperial capital. In the Monastery of the Veil of the Virgin where the two met for the first time, Gawain died in Anna's arms, and the two forgave each other - and died. Later, Gawain sold his soul to Ajieh and became the gatekeeper of Hell.

That’s it, 88.`(*∩_∩*)′