Eagle Byzantium

In the light of the fire, Gawain hurried over on horseback to stop the massacre that continued to come, because he heard the shouts of this group of people were all in Greek, and saw the arrival of the Grand Duke of the Romanian Empire, and the group of Norman and Frank soldiers Knowingly, he held up his sword and retreated. "Are you all subjects of Syria and Rome?" Gawain reined in the bridle and asked.

Several old men in ragged clothes raised the wooden cross high, walked on their knees to Gawain's eyes, nodded repeatedly, and shouted that we were indeed all subjects of Romania and the Apostolic Church, our pastor. First captured by Ajith West Jan was imprisoned in the Acropolis tower, and ordinary believers were imprisoned in warehouses and churches. The Turks continued to persecute us. Now we see the cross flag raised, and Christ's people and soldiers have invaded. They can no longer continue to kill us. .

"Hang my red hand flag on all the warehouses and courtyards in this neighborhood, gather the Roman subjects there for protection, and don't allow anyone to attack!" Gawain ordered Thunder, and then the soldiers behind him began to attack them one after another. The flags of the team were erected in front of some warehouses, shops and houses.

As for the evening, the entire city of Antioch fell into the hands of the Christian army. Later, Leiter Boziah came panting and told the Grand Duke, "There are more than 9,000 Syrian Roman subjects who took refuge in the areas we occupied. , the food supply problem is huge!”

Gawain, who was standing in front of the chapel of a mosque, looked at the bloody setting sun and the city streets that were rising and burning everywhere. He turned to Wright and said, "Then open the warehouse in the palace area that we occupied and take out the proceeds. , part of it was distributed to the Roman subjects, and part of it was given to the soldiers as a reward to maintain military discipline."

Wright took the order and ran, but he turned back soon. "There was no food left in the warehouse, only a large amount of silk and pepper left."

"What?" Gawain frowned, but then he thought that this was a normal situation. The city of Antioch had been besieged for several months, and the food in the city was either exhausted or rolled up to the Acropolis by Achish. Went.

After asking, Gawain looked at the Acropolis that continued to stand on the opposite ridge, guarded by the four pointed "Emir Tower", and then surrounded its core, a gable wall with a length of 7,300 feet, revolving back and forth, matching the The rugged and complex mountain trails have strong rock-proof camps at every other section: Yaji He also held the remaining 2,000 Turkic dead soldiers. In addition, he also held the patriarch and thousands of Syrian Orthodox believers men and women - the men were forced to serve as slaves for digging the fortress, and the women were used by the generals and soldiers to vent their desires. Continue to stick to this city within the city, overlooking the city blocks that stretch across the entire west.

"Damn it, Yagi doesn't have many soldiers on hand right now. We can focus on defense and save food. Grand Duke, our difficulties may have just begun." General Branas of Temach of the Guardian Brigade stepped forward and said to Gawain said.

Gawain nodded, and then he glanced at Mero beside him. The other party understood and handed over the camp's list, "Food in the army is also very tight."

"Before the harvest in Seleucia and Cilicia, we have to exchange the silk and pepper we received into real money and grain." Gawain gently rolled up the list.

At St. Peter's Cathedral in the city, Ademar came here after entering the city. He humbly and politely placed the relic box and cross on the splendid altar, and then put on the cross. Just then, the staff was erected. In front of the gardens on both sides of the courtyard corridor outside, the horses of the lords and lords were tied up in a row. Almost all the prominent figures gathered in front of Ademar to discuss the ownership of the city of Antioch.

But Gawain came wearing Romanian armor and a white cloak of the high nobles of the Roman court. Behind him were Apsomatus, Titicius, Diognis, Sven and others, starting from St. Peter. The other door of the cathedral leads to the altar and the altar, which clearly indicates that one is between the Holy See and Constantinople, with both sides holding great power.

"According to the discussion of the Imperial Privy Council, we are willing to temporarily divide the city of Antioch, but within the specified time, the entire city and principality must be returned to His Majesty the Emperor. The city will be divided into eight parts to provide military strength for the garrison. And have the right to lease it to the caravans of the Italian city-states." Then Gawain took the initiative and put forward this opinion, and then said, "We Romans will occupy three-eighths of the entire city."

"This is too much, too greedy. Your Majesty, Gawain!" Ademar was very dissatisfied and specifically used this title to address the other party, saying that Gawain was still from Rome after all, so don't go too far.

Gawain then turned sideways, discussed with Taticius for a while, and then expressed his willingness to reduce one-eighth, except that there would be no more concessions - the entire pilgrim team, he and Taticius' team were If the absolute main force is less, he will directly submit the report document to Constantinople, "In that case, the emperor may ask all of us to withdraw from the city and let the officials of the empire take full control. This will have a negative impact on the cause of the pilgrims." I’m afraid it’s not very beneficial.”

At this moment, Adelbero leaned against Ademar, "Kobha's army has arrived in Edessa, and we need the assistance of the Greek Emperor."

In the end, Ademar reached a compromise. After some debate, everyone reached an initial agreement regarding the rights and interests of the city of Antioch:

One-eighth is under the direct jurisdiction of Adémar and the Council of Cardinals;

Two-eighths, to the Romanian army, garrisoned by Gawain, Apsomatus, and Titicius;

Two-eighths belong to Bohemond and Tancred;

One-eighth belongs to Marquis Raymond;

One-eighth belongs to brothers Godfrey and Baldwin;

The last one-eighth belongs to the honorable Hugh, the two Roberts and the Count of Blois.

The shipping rights of the port of Saint-Simon are still divided among the four Italian city-states, and the berthing and equal opportunities are maintained.

In addition, the 165 castles and military towns in the entire Antioch Kingdom, 117 of which are now in the hands of the pilgrims, have also made the decision of "divided occupation", and each group of troops will occupy a part and have the right to collect food and supplies locally.

The correct version is in the 16-9 book forum!

For such a plan, most of the lords expressed their acceptance, including Bohemond and Raymond, who were the most aggressive in occupying the land. It seems that they both reached a deal with Gawain in secret.

But during the whole meeting, Adhemar never saw Stephen of Blois and the two Counts Robert coming to the meeting. He was planning to ask Stephen to be the "Military Chief of the Cardinals' Conference" to issue the next military deployment after the plan was reached.

Just when the head of the clergy was a little restless, several monks came in angrily and said that something bad had happened.

Stephen and Robert of Normandy, with their 4,000 men, had left Antioch and headed towards the Syrian Gate to leave the Pilgrims' front!

"What!" Adhemar was shocked and angry, and hit the ground heavily with his crutches. (To be continued ~^~)