Chapter 63: The Plough with the Sword (I)
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To the south of the Mut Valley, the four military towns that had been given to the Paulians, now in the plains east of the Sallev River, have been captured by the rebellious Jinats, the market towns have been savagely destroyed and burned, the rebellious cavalry is flying through the ruins of houses and streets, carrying looted goods, and the infantry are guarding the erected torture racks, covered with bloody heads, all of them are Paulineans who have no way to retreat and have been brutally killed by the rebels.
Of course, there were also ordinary Greek tenant farmers who had previously been living in these towns, many of whom were also wiped out - especially Tiga. Callegos personally killed more than 50 people with a sword, all of whom were his dependent farmers, and were later attracted by the higher wages and harvests before leaving to work in the estates of the Holy Warriors or the Paulese fields, all of whom in the eyes of the two brothers were "rebellious and lowly people who must not be killed."
This also shows that the real cause of the rebellion of the two brothers had nothing to do with religious beliefs.
"Work harder, uproot the other two crumbling market towns, and His Majesty the Emperor's army will come, and then we will enter Seleucia, and slaughter all those guys from the wilderness, and everyone will receive a large amount of loot and bounty." Leo and Diga were confident that the Emperor's messenger had come a second time to inform them that the Imperial army had arrived in the city of Konya, and that the city of Tarsus had been recovered by the Empire, and that Gawain's army was at a loss for the Greedy Bear. His Majesty will strip him of his title and tie him in a dog chain. Go to the Grand Arena of the Imperial Capital to parade through the streets.
The remnants leaned against the two military towns of the Hardy Ridge, namely Rum and Kadil. Under the defense of the Paulicians, they erected earthen walls, dug trenches, and lined up dense thistles and antlers, desperately resisting, this group of believers had been defeated by Gawain many times before, and now they have also learned to fight, at least to defend the battle, and know how to reasonably distribute military forces. knew how to repeatedly fight for towers and key points, so for a while, he actually fought a draw with 4,000 rebels and held out for many days. Leo decided not to be polite, and the private soldiers in his castle dug a ditch against the cross-fired arrows, separated Lum and Kadil, and brought in the water of the Sallev River, and built an earthen embankment along one side. Occupy the soldiers on it and concentrate on storming Rum first.
Behind the wooden fence and curtain wall, the Pauline elder Philus commanded and dispatched the battle, while he was terrified. Keep looking in the direction of Seleucia: if the Grand Duke's men were really trapped in the area of Cilicia, then it would really be a desperate situation.
And in the direction that Phelus aspires. The Callegos brothers were also prepared: they also forced their subordinate dependents to dig a horizontal ditch. It is poured into the river and encircled into a ditch. On the edge of the ditch are heavy antler spear grates; In addition, in the mountain road facing Fort Koleadio, Tiga. Callegos personally led his men and horses to occupy dangerous places, in short, to prevent any possible reinforcements from Gawain - according to reliable information, His Majesty occupied Tarsus with 10,000 soldiers, Gawain's main force will not return in a short time, His Majesty promised them that as long as Gawain dares to act rashly, let this army directly destroy him, maybe now Gawain is waging his tail in the city of Tarsus and begging for mercy!
Reinforcements arrived, however, and Cabeamia's hundreds of Believers, who had been on their way to Antioch, as well as an infantry detachment brought by Branath and Walter from Seleucia, arrived at the first ravine.
"The Grand Duke's reinforcements are coming soon, true believers, the white and good God has never abandoned us, and we will hold on to the blade of the evil enemy, and we will return a tooth for a tooth in the future!" The consuless, in the valley sun, raised her glittering golden gloves and shouted to the smoky town of Rum.
The voices of the believers in the city were quickly drowned out by the ridicule of the rebels on the other side of the trench, "Is that all?" What a pitiful situation, the fate of your Grand Duke will soon be even more miserable! ”
The rebels even deliberately retreated, leaving empty antlers to defend themselves, and then they all stepped on their horses, shouting and provocatively like rain, "Come, cross this trench, and line up again, and we will sweep you down with the same horses—don't tell me, you despicable peasants, who can't even wade into the water." ”
"Calm down, guys." Walter stood at the head of the formation, waving at the angry soldiers of the Guardian Brigade detachment.
After all, now together, there are only about 1,000 men and horses, and if they really take the risk of attacking it, they may really not be able to resist the enemy's counterattack and fall into a complete disaster.
Under the city of Seleucia, on the construction site where the "John the Baptist and St. Paul's Gospel Hospital" had erected scaffolding, many craftsmen and conscripts looked nervous, they discarded their instruments and tools, and were unwilling to work, and gathered around the director of engineering, constantly trembling and asking, is it true that the king of the Roman Empire is really going to overwhelm the territory with large soldiers, and it is said that the irascible majesty wants to behead and hang everyone who works for the grand duke?
Even a number of people, with some wages and dry rations, fled into the hills and hills, and the superintendent Ominisis was in a hurry. The corners of Voyd's mouth were full of burning blisters, and it was to no avail - the whole castle was full of wind and rain, and there were rumors that another army of the emperor, commanded by Prince John himself, with thousands of ships, was coming down the Gulf of Atalia to attack the city directly. Callegos also sacrificed the castle of the keys and took refuge in the side of the prince.
The next rumor was even more outrageous, saying that Gaia and Nexus, the two youngest "Callegos" who served as guards by Gawain and Anna's side, had assassinated the Grand Duke and the Purple Princess, took their heads with them, and went to the city of Tarsus.
Hearing all the things outside the corridor of the city, Agnes the little sunfish, pale and dispossessed, sat in front of the reading table in the small chapel room, put her fingers on her long gray hair, and kept saying, "I should pray for Anna, nay, even for the prostrate bear, for the men and women of the whole Seleucia, O Virgin Mary, I am King in heaven, and I offer you a heartfelt hymn." Bless us in overcoming our sufferings and setbacks, and the people of this land hope only that you will have your favor, even if it is a star, which will be a great source of courage for us to defeat the devil."
On the high post on the west side of the estuary of the Sallev River, the mighty "Red Hand Seven Ridge Banner" was quickly raised. In Hussein's hands, the entire Red Hand Brigade was lined up in a deep and dense procession, overlooking the bridge leading to the opposite bank, where all kinds of red hand cavalry were scrambling to pass - the infantry kept shouting "The gods of the purple princess and the guidance of the three saints, be with us", the spear tips swayed, making a sound that could shock the sea, and Gawain, who was riding on a silver-white warhorse, pulled out his silver horse's head scepter, "The boring prayers and songs of longing for salvation are over, and it is up to us to decide with fire and sword, Whose plough will remain in this fertile land. ”
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