Eagle Byzantium

After the planning was completed, Gawain raised the long flaming blunderbuss, showed it to Baldwin and said, "How about this weapon? It can spray flames, shoot projectiles that cause death and injury, and it can also make a sound that scares people and horses. In Heath County, The workshop has just produced less than 200 of them, dozens of which were used on the previous Philomelon battlefield and achieved good results. If Adana wants, I can provide tools and guide the craftsmen."

"I saw you shooting with it just now, but your Turkic servants were busy beside you for a long time, changing the Khitan snow, using the stick to draw out the plug, and then lighting the match rope. So how much is needed for normal shooting? It’s an action.”

"Not many, maybe a dozen to twenty. They can be recorded graphically on the drill manual so that the soldiers can train diligently."

"So if we simplify this step, how many people are needed to control this kind of fire gun?"

"Two in a row, three in a row will do, but a group of five will certainly be more efficient."

Baldwin laughed and waved his hands, saying that there was no need for that - if there were three hundred long blazing guns arranged, if you wanted to fire two volleys before the enemy cavalry came, you would need hundreds or even thousands of manpower to control them, which was simply a waste. . It is much more inefficient than teaching this group of people to use spears and bows to fight against the enemy. "After all, Adana's manpower is far inferior to yours, Tarsus."

After speaking, in order to prove his point, Baldwin shouted in Turkic language to Muzafiadin, "Shoot down a water bird with your bow."

So the Turkic servant took up the bow and strung it like lightning, and an arrow flew past Gawain's gun. Suddenly the half-flying water bird screamed, was pierced by the arrow, and fell to the ground. ...."That's why I'm trying to recruit archers from the Cilician mountain people."

Gawain shook his head, feeling that there was no need to force it.

Then he slowly walked along the grass to the shade of the tent, where Dim Goliath was squatting there, crying loudly, and at the same time, with his bare head, he was sewing torn pieces of the patron's war horse. Hanging Bag - The Guards Standard Bearer just learned about Godfrey's death from someone else today, so he cried bitterly here for a long time and it has not ended yet.

At that time, Dim was just a blind man who had no food to eat. It was the Duke who gave him a bite of food and guided him to join his current master and become the standard bearer of the Guards. Now that his benefactor Godfrey is dead, Dim feels more and more sincere sadness than anyone else.

Gawain sighed, walked behind Dim and patted him on the shoulder, "Goliath, the Duke is now buried as the first consul in the Calvary of Christ's Passion... If you can't place it in your heart, you can go Go to Calvary and guard the Duke's tomb for a period of time, be it one year or two. I will keep the post of guard standard bearer for you."

Dim's big bald head and face were crying like a red firecracker about to explode, and his muscles were tangled together. "But now that I'm gone, who will protect you, the guarantor?"

"So you are not leaving me forever. Tarsus has a sum of money that needs to be sent to the Holy City as a donation for St. John's Hospital. You escort the money box and take the boat to the Holy City. In addition, you also guard the Duke's tomb for me. Go For daily accommodation and food there, please go to the deacon of the hospital, Gerald, and I will pay an additional thirty gold coins for your food expenses."

When Dim really carried the heavy box of money, he crossed the iconic white stone bridge of Mopsuitiana, followed the endless flow of caravans and soldiers, and boarded an Amalfi ship from Malruth Port. The merchant ship was bumping in the fog of the Levant Sea heading to the port of Jaffa.

Also on the deck of the ship, people have vividly described how Gawain, the "White Death" of Tarsus, the great adventurer and the iron-majestic king, defeated the army of the Greek emperor, "the despotic emperor of Greece now" There is no reliable information that he is still alive and not dead in the horrific drought of Anatolia.”

Then the situation on the plateau began to change fiercely within half a month of the Battle of Philomelon: when the Brenus couple were passing through the Lyska Valley, they were suddenly attacked by the Kallegos party commanded by Raymond. This group of people pretended to be the emperor's defeat The soldiers hunted passing people everywhere on behalf of the fierce and greedy one-eyed master. They carried quivers on their backs, occupied the highlands of the valley like bandits, and sneak attacked Brenus' team. A few arrows even passed through Dido's shoulder cart, killing them. The princess in purple and her son were frightened to death.

Thanks to the desperate efforts of Breanus's guards and the friendly guards sent by Gawain to break through, they were able to escape the bloody attack of the "swarm of sharks" and escape back to the city of Philadophiam.

After the angry Brenus was safe, he immediately sent a letter to denounce the Grand Earl of Laodicea, but Raymond wrote back: "Now the emperor's life and death are unknown, the empire has been torn apart, it is swords and bravery that have decided the new order, and I want to Create a career as great as Gawain."

So Raymond recklessly used the new castle as a base, constantly sending the Caleges party and the Provencals to the western plains of Lydia to plunder, burn and kill, and capture towns and villages. The conflict and hatred with Brennus became more and more intense. In order to avoid Raymond's edge, Brennus and his wife simply moved to Nymphaion, not far from the port of Smyrna, where they actively contacted the city-states of Gredos, Pisa and Bari. In Nymphaion, Dido instigated her husband to sign one contract after another to sell islands and minerals, and continued to recognize the privileged interests of these Italian city-states in Samos, Chios, and Smyrna alum mines in exchange for financial support. At the same time, the couple also closely and terrifiedly watched the direction of the imperial capital like little animals in a cave, hoping to get the exact whereabouts of the emperor-Alexios Komnenos had disappeared for almost a month.

Further north, Titishius openly returned with four or five thousand new troops, occupied Prusa, Abydos and other areas, set up dense camps in various cities, and recruited more than three thousand new soldiers in the local area to strengthen the momentum: Titishius, who had settled down, handed the camp to Melicelos, a confidant of the prince's party, for supervision, and he hurriedly took a boat to the imperial capital.

At this time, the news of the emperor's annihilation of Philomelon had been passed to the Brahena Palace through different channels, and the whole palace was in chaos. In the office of the prime minister, the "chief executive" Prince John also stared at the battle report sent back from the front line in amazement. His whole back seemed to be hit hard by the wind and snow of Mount Olympus in winter. He sat in the chair for a long time and could not move, and the cold came from his bones.

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The Prime Minister of the Empire, Buril, stood beside the prince with a wandering look, and asked malicious questions from time to time, "We don't know the whereabouts of your Majesty. You are the legitimate supreme ruler of the empire. All orders in this capital should be issued by you. Please guide us on what to do."