Eagle Byzantium

After the documents from all parties were processed, Wen Ruomingna, the sleeping officer outside the Fei Zhang, stood outside waiting for the reception, still holding the document box in her hand.

So Gawain couldn't rest yet. He took a closer look at the plan of the plateau area by Anna, the clerk, and then handed it over to the Holy Sister. "A lot of content here needs to be completed by you and the believers."

"Me?" Cabea Amiya was doubtful and accepted Caesar's paperwork.

While the golden-hand consul was reading, Gawain raised his hand and said to the sleeping officer, "Thank you for your hard work." After resting for two days in the post in Melitene, he took an ox-cart back to Tarsus and said to Caesar. I will return there in a month, but soon the whole country will be up and running as Bohemond uses troops against Marash.

But Wen Ruomingna was very insistent there, saying that under Caesar's order, I must accompany His Highness the patron saint here, and, "be responsible for supervising the implementation of Caesar's instructions." Wen Ruomingna, with great fear, After saying this, Gawain was stunned for a moment and then laughed, and then pushed the candlestick towards the edge of the table, "You rest over there, I also want to discuss with the confidential officer the attack on Kalego who crosses the border." The Sri Lankan party’s response to the problem..."

So a month later, in the city of Iconium, in the large trading post that had been renovated from the former acropolis, many merchants of all races and costumes stood around the big table in front of the door, discussing intensely. Then, some charlatans were wandering around soliciting business. But soon there was a special army, walking through the winding road amidst the astonished eyes of everyone. They were all wrapped in rugged little cloaks and brightly colored suspenders, and they were holding copper fire pipes or long handles. There were about 700 or 800 people walking towards the direction of the "Sheriff's Mansion" that was transformed from the original Konya Sultan Forest Garden. .

There, Giovanni, the governor of Iconium, met the soldiers, "You all have a blood feud with the Roman Empire. The emperor destroyed your Fort Ferna and killed your leader Nikitas." The entire clan, now you have no livelihood Whereabouts, it is the great patron who has accepted you, given you weapons, clothes and horses, and set up land for you here. Then you have to polish a jewel on the crown of the great patron and Caesar. This is the best. Surya style and style!”

"The Nikitas Party will always be loyal to the Patron and Caesar!" The leading former bandit leaders excitedly shouted.

The rest of the Nikitas soldiers also echoed in unison.

"The Kallegos Party has come here many times to kill people and steal goods, threatening the safety of the trade routes. Now is the time for you to take revenge. If you kill any one of those Kallegos, there will be a corresponding reward. All the money will be given to you." It's paid by the chambers of commerce in various places, so you can take it with confidence." Giovanni finally proposed the core theme. This group of "Nikitas Party" adapted from the remnants of the original Isaurian bandits is his revenge. Raymond's move.

"But Laodicea is not adjacent to here, sir." A smarter bandit leader asked.

Giovanni looked at him, then raised his fist again, "No problem, you should ask since Laudicia is not bordered by our city and fields, where did those Callegos bandits come from?"

"Yes, your Excellency the Sheriff!" Finally, all the Nikitas replied standing upright.

A few days later, on the grasslands of several abandoned former emperor's marching camps on the edge of Afyon, among the rolling hills, groups of exhausted cavalry walked out. They were all Kallegos party members who had just marched on the border. Returned from the area plunder, but there is obvious The defense force of the civilian army was strengthened, and their area of ​​activity was strangled by several military strongholds guarded by the civilian army. So this Kallegos party of about 300 people on horseback prepared to break through the Dao River and rush directly to the other side of Ikoni. Go up to the warehouse market town on Wumu Trade Road As a result, the civilian army ambushed by Giovanni on the embankments and jungles suddenly and intensively fired with muskets and crossbows from all directions during the halfway crossing. At that time, the people were turned upside down and more than 30 people were killed. The rest were defeated on horseback. Let's go. I didn't startle until I reached Afyon. Unconsciously, they turned into wandering mode. After arriving at a market town under the city of Afyon, they dismounted one by one, shouting and asking for horseshoes from the men and water and food from the women, and began to plunder the people. The goods are sold immediately.

The Tecopo mercenaries patrolling the walls of Afyon seemed not to notice the Kallegos party when they saw them: they had long been under the secret orders of General Brenus and his wife to deal with this group of bandits who crossed the border. Turning a blind eye, after all, Dido wanted to get a share of the business road, but she also didn't want Gawain and Anna to get too comfortable with their wealth. That's why they tacitly allowed Raymond's bandit army to cross the border and plunder.

At this time, on the tower of Afyon in the daylight, the Tecopo soldiers who were guarding suddenly saw a group of cavalry suddenly appearing on the hills in the southeast. They were riding horses or mules close together. They formed several horizontal lines, with two square flags in front and two pennants behind them. They were like a black belt approaching continuously, advancing along the uneven hills and towards the camp where the Kallegos party was located.

When the Tekopo soldiers wiped their eyes and looked down at the unknown cavalry, they found that most of them had beards and simple cloaks with colorful ribbons dancing in the wind. Some of them carried strange weapons with long poles, and others carried shiny heavy short weapons - well, it seemed to be a reaper for cutting wheat... The horses roared and their hooves flew. In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the wooden fence outside the market under the city. It seemed that they were not friendly.

The question is, how did this group of cavalry get here?

"Bang bang bang." Several Tekopo people didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly rang the bronze bell on the top of the city to warn the people below.

Soon, the Calegos party also discovered the cavalry that was rushing towards them eagerly, but they were all private soldiers of Ginat before. One third of the nobles and landlords above them now defected to Gawain, and two thirds were hanged by Gawain. When they went out to plunder collectively, they rode on horseback and fought on foot. They were not good at horse fighting. After receiving the alarm bell, the first reaction was to gather together, take out various long and short weapons, and form a circular formation around the war horses and wooden fences, with all kinds of blades stretched out, clamoring and holding their own, to deal with the galloping horses over there.

The inside and outside of the market exploded instantly, and the residents screamed and hid everywhere. The leader of the Calegos party shouted provocatively at the "enemy" that was getting closer and closer, and the rolling dust, "Which group of pigs are you who ran to the silver trough to dig for food?" (To be continued ~^~)