After the capture of Latakia, Bohemond immediately led hundreds of elite cavalry, galloped more than a hundred guruli, and attacked the port of Tartus, which was still unknown to the northern city. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

The military operation was perfect, and then Bohemond sold all the Byzantine defenders in the city of Latakia (about eight or nine hundred still alive) into slavery, sold them for free to the fleet of pirates Winmoha as oarsmen, and hid about twenty galleys behind the reef of the harbor, and himself with about 10,000 elite soldiers, crossed the castle of Argyle Pass, and said that they had participated in the siege of the Holy City, and the road was unimpeded, and soon all the passages from the Raymond military camp to Antioch were blocked.

At the same time, Laptsomatus sent a fleet from Salamis to the besieged waters of Tripoli, and tricked the fisherman Henry into saying that there was an important task of transporting food, and that a lot of food and supplies needed to be sent to Jaffa to reinforce the armies of Godfrey, Baldwin, and Tanfred.

Tempted by a large sum of money, Henry the fisherman drained most of the galleys that surrounded the harbor. The next day, when Lord Raymond, who had stopped to look out on the pilgrim's mountain, saw this sight, he was shocked, and was just about to go to the camp to send messengers to inquire about the situation, when a large number of Antioch troops suddenly appeared in various passes and main roads at the back of the barracks.

Raymond soon understood that he had been "counter-surrounded" by the Lord of Antioch, who was also a pilgrim.

The whole besieged camp was thrown into disorderly chaos, and Raymond, who was furious and grieved, immediately mounted his horse, rushed to the opposite position, and insulted Bohemond, who scolded Bohemond for not having the noble soul of the people of Christ, and Bohemond for being a dog of the Greek emperor, and a cancer and scum in the camp of pilgrims, "The defenders of Jerusalem are not terrible, and it is people like you who really need to be swept away." At the beginning of the battle, Bohemond ordered the cavalry to rush through the Maroon soldiers on Raymond's left flank, defeating the other side, and ravaging all the enemy's arrays, and then the Gemagius brigade holding the Silver Spike banner also detoured back to Raymond's rear camp from the other way, throwing iron and clay pot fires everywhere, and setting fire to them.

In the midst of the chaotic rout, the civilian pilgrims who remained in the vicinity of Pilgrim Hill fled in a swarmed south, and the Patriarch Saphobel, who had followed Raymond, also mixed in with the crowd on a donkey, abandoning Raymond and swiping away in the direction of Sidon. Only Ademar desperately led the remnants of the men to bravely hold on to a few hills, and the Gemmageis brigade was not willing to force too much, so they plundered and retreated.

The Saracens in Tripoli sat at the head of the city and watched the two groups of pilgrims fighting among themselves, and the sound of ridicule was earth-shattering.

The rest of the Reladuck ships on the surface of the sea were unknown, thinking that the army of Damascus was coming to raid Raymond, so they also pulled anchor and fled in the direction of Jaffa. As for Raymond himself, with hundreds of pro-guards, he joined Ademar in embarrassment, and then said, "I, we have been plotted by Bohemond!" ”

"Let's defend these hills first, and I'll write two letters, one to Gawain and one to Godfrey, that they should come quickly to stop Bohemond's actions." Ademar hurriedly suggested.

Raymond complied with the priesthood's plan, but within a few days the camp fled quickly, crumbling like a block of ice that quickly dissolves under the scorching sun. Soon the Provençal lord "had nothing left but the not-so-brilliant spear and a few thousand Provençals." ”

Soon, Gawain's urgent letter was quickly replied, claiming that he was willing to mediate the dispute between the two lords.

Raymond's camp fell silent at this moment, and the former priesthood Upper Admar struck while the iron was hot, and went to Bohemond with Gawain's letter in hand, and received the reply, "Even if Gawain comes, my conditions remain the same—Raymond must leave the Levant, and I will provide him with ships and go back to the Emperor's territory, and there shall be no further thoughts about the Holy City." ”

But the stubborn Raymond didn't do it at all, and the negotiations were so anxious.

In the past time, Raymond's military camp has run out of all the baggage and grain, but there is no shadow of Gawain and Godfrey "actual mediation", and on the other hand, Bohemond has forced the local Maronite faction in Lebanon, so that the other party will give up the alliance with Raymond and no longer provide him with any assistance.

Raymond, who could no longer hold out in a desperate situation, could only accept the humiliating conditions, withdraw from the siege around Tripoli, and march miserably in the direction of Sidon, more of a rout, than a march. Subsequently, Bohemond temporarily surrounded Tripoli.

As agreed, Gregor and Praget, with the Gimagis brigade, under the guidance of three hundred mercenary hussars, began to follow Raymond in the footsteps, not coming up to fight, but also not slackening.

Raymond was first defeated and retreated to the city of Sidon, but the city was located on a steep mountain headland, and there were strong and tall walls and towers, and Suffober, who had run here earlier, told the local council to turn his back on the chaotic Raymond and speculate on the city gates, and did not let Raymond enter.

The Provençal army was ready to plunder the points outside the city for provisions, but found that the outside of Sidon was full of mulberry and olive groves, and it was completely impossible to find enough food, and Raymond was going crazy, and he kept stammering and cursing everyone, Bohemond, Gawain, Godfrey, etc., but the team with the silver tassel was still pressing him in an orderly manner—Raymond understood that this team was Gawain's at all.

He was completely isolated!

"To the city of Mayara." Raymond also wanted to go to the castle in the interior on the other side of the mountains, believing that he had saved the city before, but as he was about to cross the Lebanese mountains, he was shocked to learn that Mayara had also surrendered. At this point, Ademar once again made a final decision, "Go all your way to Ptolemy's castle." ”

However, by the time of Tyre, the whole army had reached the point of complete collapse. The city of Tyre is located on the border between Lebanon and Acre, and the pagans of the two cities have joined forces to block Raymond's access.

Even more than 2,000 Provençals have defected from the lord, they are people who like both ends of the first rat, and are known for their lack of will, and at this moment they have thrown themselves into Tyre and Acre to serve as mercenaries for each other.

"I'm going to negotiate ......peace with the opposing team, and with Bohemond," said Raymond, who was bearded, having lost all his ranks, and was desperate, sitting beside a weak horse, limp with the holy spear. (To be continued.) )