Eagle Byzantium

After the Godfrey brothers achieved a great victory over the main force of Achish and Siyan at the Dog Gate and Gawain and Bohemond at the St. Paul's Gate, the Normans such as Ostus and Heracles who were originally defeated hired The generals who came also gathered the defeated troops, launched a counterattack on the Holy Spring Stone Castle, and recaptured it - the Turkic soldiers were already discouraged, so this counterattack was not greatly hindered. What's more, Hercules also discovered that his father, Paxad, an old and immortal Armenian fox, actually hid in an inconspicuous corner of the stone castle with a few soldiers. Among them, it was not until the stone castle was safely recaptured that he reappeared.

The entire rivers, valleys and city gates around the city of Antioch were soaked in blood due to the huge and cruel battle the next day. The heavy losses of the Turks plunged the city of Antioch into such grief: Achish. The bravest and best warrior in Xiyang Emile Adesonius died, and buried in the dirty soil with him were the twelve most noble attabergs or beys, and nearly ten thousand soldiers who were good at fighting. This old man spent his life creating His power and army could be said to be destroyed in one fell swoop.

Gawain, Titicius, Bohemond, Raymond and Tancred, commanding the armies of many countries, returned triumphantly to their respective camps, bringing countless severed heads of Turks to the Holy Land of Admare. The priests offer victory in front of the altar tent.

On behalf of the entire Catholic Church, the Cardinals expressed their gratitude to Gawain and Titicius for their bravery and proficiency in fighting and their crucial supporting role in the entire battle, and presented the two camps with three thousand sous of silver coins each as a gift. Reward.

But Ademar severely reprimanded Tancred, who was supposed to be guarding the fortress and guard post of St. Paul's Gate, saying that his arbitrary actions had ruined the entire war, and he wanted to impose the same whipping punishment on him - and the man who was on the defensive When Pan fell, he refused to save him. It is said that the knight Sigmar, who was the chief of the priesthood, had already known that he had offended the entire Catholic Church. He simply took advantage of the war to take his own horses, weapons, and some retinues and sergeants and servants and fled to an unknown place. Went.

So Bohemond knelt before the priests and begged, arguing that his nephew was confused by the smoke and flames that Achish cast in the city. He didn't know why, so he decided to rush to the aid of "Ghis" Al-Hadid" came to his rescue. "Please, for the sake of our loyalty to His Majesty the Holy See for so many years in Apulia and Sicily, please forgive me. Forgive me for being an inexperienced boy, right? I have always treated him as my own son!" The red-bearded Duke shed tears, and all the lords and monks present were moved. Gawain thought about it and expressed his gratitude to his sworn brother. Peter winked, and joined the pleas, saying that he could not give him a reward, and that he could not let the most brave and skilled Norman cavalry feel cold.

Originally, Admar wanted to "punish" Tancred for disobeying orders, and to scare the monkeys, so as to achieve the purpose of making the team of believers and pilgrims more united, and to correct and rectify the habit of scattered and independent fighting. Now it is seen that Having achieved his goal, he pressed the heads of Tancred and Bohemond to express his understanding.

However, under the gentle palm of the priest, in front of the bright candlelight in the altar tent, Tancred lowered his head, and there was obviously a fierce light in the corner of his eyes. He had faced Lau when he first went into battle in Lepanto. The shy and passionate look in your eyes has gradually disappeared. Killing, betrayal and robbery have gradually made his heart become as hard as stone.

"Uncle! Now our enemies are not only the Greek emperor, not only Gawain, not only the pagans, but also the Pope of Rome! Damn Ademar, he followed Raymond's one-eyed skin, from Le Mang came here just to clamp If he continues to be in charge of the Council of Cardinals, when and where will our great country be able to stand up?" After returning to the camp, Tancred gritted his teeth and openly expressed his dissatisfaction with the priests and even the entire cardinals. Meeting hatred.

Over there, Bohemond was cutting bacon and bread cubes with a gleaming dagger, his white teeth chewing loudly, like a beast carefully enjoying his meal, "You are right, but How easy is it to face the entire Catholic Church? We are still striving to achieve great success in the battle of Antioch and then take control of the city. "

Tancred slammed his fist on the table. The candle in front of Bohemond shook violently. The plate vibrated up and down on the table. You could feel his nephew's anger. "The city of Antioch is certain." It will be in our hands, but now there are too many people who covet its riches. According to the oath before crossing the sea, we. It must be returned to the Greek Emperor; and if it is left alone and handed over to the Council of Cardinals, the city and the country will most likely be divided and handed over to the major lords to divide and rule. In this case, my Marash and Ed. Sa, if we cannot be together with Antiochus, it will be such a tragic and terrible situation if we are separated."

"It's just a monk, as long as the army is in our hands."

"But Gawain and Titicius also have soldiers and horses!"

"I heard the news that Gawain has now formed the Imperial Expedition Privy Council with Tetisius, and is obviously going to part ways with the Military Cardinals Council. We can use this gap. And Tancred, the debts of the Pisans are getting tighter day by day. They complain that since the divisional berthing, they can't achieve the exclusive benefits of the material trading in the Port of San Simon, and they are coming to collect my debts. So we have to try our best to completely occupy Antioch and the Port of San Simon, and lease it to Pisa for exclusive use. I completely agree with you on this point, but the decree of the divisional berthing in the Port of San Simon was jointly issued by the two conferences. You and I must keep a low profile for the time being, make friends with both sides, and look for opportunities to destroy the prestige of the two conferences at the same time, so as to achieve our own advantage..." After saying this, Bohemond smiled secretly, pierced a piece of salted meat dripping with oil and water with a dagger, and stuffed it into his mouth. As his teeth grinded and turned, the gravy kept overflowing from his shiny lips, staining his beard.

That night, in the Grand Duke's tent, Gawain humbly sat in front of Generals Tittisius and Diogenes and presented the letter, "Your Excellency the Grand Duke, this..." Diogenes was quite moved after reading the content, "You are willing to return the fortresses of the Syrian Gate to His Majesty the Emperor now."

"Yes, not only Medensburg, Fort Debycle and Fort Alexander, but also Seleucia and Sicilicia, I will discuss returning them to Your Majesty when the appointment comes. Of course, if Antioch is captured, the same will apply." Gawain imitated the officials of Constantinople and made a very humble and determined gesture. (To be continued ~^~)