Eagle Byzantium

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At dusk, an independent wooden fence was erected in George's military camp along the coast. About three hundred of Caesar's defeated soldiers were tied to the wooden stakes - George's six thousand The sergeant spent the entire day making the stakes on which these men would be bound.

In addition, there were nearly five hundred bloody heads, all of which were beheaded by Varangian red-hand detachments and displayed in front of the wooden fence. This was just a corner of the eastern part of Gallipoli. It was almost a scene. Cruel and asymmetrical war - behind the wooden fence, flying the imperial flag given by the emperor, representing the unquestionable authority of the stable chief.

Outside the trench, there were thousands of people standing. Each of them was like an evil ghost who had just crawled out of hell. They were all suffering from the misfortune caused by this group of defeated soldiers. Their property was robbed and their families were destroyed. Killed, women and children raped, watch now When the once arrogant defeated troops ended up like this, the joy of successful revenge rose in their hearts, and an even greater wave of anger, "Execute them, execute them!" Such shouts were like the storm on the sea of ​​Gallipoli. Unstoppable.

It was in this scene that Gawain, holding the head of Caesar's squire, walked through the angry crowd and came to the wooden fence under the "cover" and "supervision" of Farov and other colleagues.

Smelling the smell of blood, the people saw the head, and then they cheered and regarded Gawain as their hero. Many people spread the word and asked who this person was? In fact, originally, the meaning of Farov's move was to abdicate responsibility, meaning that the only person responsible for the death of Caesar's young attendant was Gawain, a recruit who disobeyed military orders. Who would have thought that now there is a rebellion? The effect - the people put a temporary garland on Gawain's head, cheered him in front of him, and led him to the gate of Muzha, just like welcoming a great war hero.

On the viewing platform of the wooden gate, George Paralogus was standing upright. Then he saw Gawain and deliberately asked loudly, "Soldier, I can ask you, who is the head in your hand?" of?"

Gawain, who was standing under him, did not respond. He was afraid of causing a bigger commotion.

But George pointed the riding crop in his hand there, and soon a defeated soldier who was tied to a pillar stretched his neck and looked up to the stable master and shouted, "That is the head of Caesar's favorite squire, Manix." class."

Then, George nodded, and then he looked around the entire wooden fence and the raging crowd outside, full of energy, "Farov, you are the count commander of this detachment, please tell me why Manix was taken over by you. Behead him."

Farov had a hateful expression on his face and remained silent, but the people made a great noise, and the stable master on the viewing platform became more serious, "I need an answer, Commander Count Farov!"

"He raped a young girl and was killed by my subordinate Gawain. I was going to tie him up and give him to you for your decision." In the end, Farov couldn't stand it anymore and raised his hand to show his submission.

Then, amidst the roar, George smiled and nodded, and he stretched out his arm, "This soldier did the right thing. If I were here, I would not hesitate to use swords against such despicable criminals, and reward Gawain with thirty ropes." Lide gold coin." After saying that, George said: The comptroller beside him took a money bag in his hand and threw it in a graceful arc from mid-air. The money bag fell at Gawain's feet. "Military judge, put Marconis's head on a stake to show the public. Then execute all the remaining defeated soldiers who were bundled up!”

Upon seeing this, the people raised their arms and looked at the trembling soldiers with evil eyes, screaming and cheering - then the hooded executioners, holding axes and short blades, were on the wooden stakes one by one, Kill all the defeated soldiers The beheadings, the screams were deliberately made by George. The feet of many defeated soldiers who were in extreme pain before death stirred up holes in the soil below. The blood stained the entire execution ground, and then flowed out, almost covering the entire trench. All filled.

"This is just the first day of the battle. From tomorrow on, I, George Paralogus, will establish ten appeasement zones in all areas of Gallipoli and kill all the defeated troops one by one. Any people who encounter a defeated enemy will flee. Soldiers can kill them on the spot or bring them to me. I will accept any accusations and complaints from the people. I will send 300 soldiers to garrison in each appeasement area, so the people and businessmen can. over Don’t worry. If a group of broken soldiers dares to counterattack me, then I, George, will be waiting for him here with 3,000 veterans. If they dare to come, just come, so that I don’t have to bother to find these groups. The insects are gone!" George then expressed his stance to all the people of Gallipoli. He ended with one sentence, "I am the patron of this city. I, George Paralogus, are here. You can live and work in peace and contentment.”

This George was definitely a man with extremely ruthless skills. Gawain, who was still holding his head, looked at the dusty purse at his feet. He didn't want the mob to be so easily excited. Of course he knew that George, the stable master, was a ruthless man. A person with ambition and passion, "But I don't hate such a person. Following a mediocre and incompetent superior is the greatest tragedy in life."

The next day, all the camps of tens of thousands of soldiers originally recruited by Macaulinus from various places and brought from Asia opened their gates to George's detachment, and all the soldiers took off their armor. , wearing only a smock, could only sit on the ground, trembling and begging.

On the third day, George had already taken control of all of Macaulinus's troops. He then pulled out all the generals and captains from among them, and regardless of anyone's pleas, he beheaded them all in front of his wooden fence camp, with their heads densely hung on wooden stakes and pillars, and crows and vultures flew around there for everyone to see.

Then, George dismissed all the defeated soldiers, leaving only about a thousand stonemasons, carpenters, rope twisters and sailors who had originally accompanied the army. It can be said that by the time Macaulinus, who was senile and fainted in the official residence of the Gallipoli Fortress, reacted, his subordinates had already been scattered.

Only a group of drunkards and generals were left, and they also rushed to leave the official residence to flatter the royal stable master, but George had no good color for them at all and drove them all away.

With his shoulders hunched, revealing a head as bald as an ostrich egg with only a circle of white hair, Macrolinus sat dejectedly at the long table in the official residence. There was no one in front of him who could discuss matters, only the slaves who were taken away by cattle and horses. In front of him was an opened box, which contained the head of Marconius, the head of the young Marconius whom he trusted the most...