Chapter 6: The Mobs

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding." Diognis wept in gratitude, and breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, and then he looked sideways at Tetisius, thinking that he would have to work with him again, and wondered what kind of attitude the slashed general had towards Ducasse and Komnenos now, and he couldn't help but feel troubled in his heart.

"Tetisius!" Sure enough, the Emperor then turned to him, and Tetisius hurriedly leaned down.

"Don't worry about Ducasse, he has been sent to the convent by me. I trust you and take the men and horses to do it well. The Emperor's voice was very calm and firm.

"Thank you for your forgiveness and kindness, and the contemptible people will live up to their trust and devote themselves to the great cause of your Majesty's restoration of Asia Minor."

"Remember, for pilgrims from the West, even if Bohemond and Gawain, who have been canonized by me in person, if they can be combined, if they can't, they must not hesitate to implement the policy of extermination."

"Follow Your Majesty's orders!" All of them fell to the ground and spoke in unison—and now Tetisius was promoted to lieutenant governor of the march of Asia (after Bohemond and Gawain), and Theognes was the earl commander; Branas was the Grand Duke of Paphragonia, and Mikhail was the chief of the palace guard and head of the military district.

In front of the waterfront of Constantinople, countless pilgrims cheered and stepped out of their tents. Godfrey knelt alone in his tent, facing the cross, surrounded by black boxes filled with the hearts of his subordinates who had died in battle at St. Atkins' Gate, and the Duke looked at them with tears streaming down his face, "I will take you to the Holy Sepulchre, definitely." Then the Duke walked out, all over the sea. Byzantine fleet of sailors, surrounded by civilian ships. Racing through the sparkling sea, "Where is the Red Hand Dalian team." Where is Redhand United? "On several Amalfi ships, the sailors shouted loudly, and they were mixed with ships from the Abbey of Gallipoli that were supposed to buy wood and ointment for them, as well as many fishermen from the area up to Elainus (who had previously been grateful to Gawain in the extermination of pirates), all of whom had arrived after the Emperor lifted the ban, and volunteered to transport timber and equipment for the Dalian army.

"Expedition, expedition. Go to your support Your Excellency, the Priesthood! In the Dalian camp, Andreev and Giovanni were so excited that they commanded the soldiers and horses to board the ships and couldn't wait to go to Civet.

At this moment in the camp of Chivet, where Androdat and Dorus stood, with more than twenty members of the Brotherhood, conveyed Gawain's instructions to all the pilgrims who were stranded there, but many of the kulaks and monks did not agree, and they were terrified. I just hope that the ship will come early and escape back to the other side of the strait.

"Are you here for a pilgrimage or are you here for a trip?" Anderodat was furious, under the influence of this group. Many peasants are also clamoring for a new trail.

Dorus became anxious, and he took a few arrows. Standing on a high slope, facing thousands of panicked people who wanted to flee. Pointing to the other side of the Channel, he said, "Right now, great Godfrey, Lord Baldwin." It will bring thousands of troops against the infidels, and even for future counterattacks, a new mountain road will be opened from here to the high ditch of Exero. So, devotees, please help us and for the lives of the thousands of co-workers who are besieged by the Turks ahead. The sooner we succeed, the more hope they have of being rescued. ”

When they heard this, the people began to cry again, and many of the people who were still in the camp began to cry uncontrollably, and a child with curly hair and ragged clothes ran out and shouted to the crowd, "For God's sake, save my father over there, although I don't know if he is still alive, but isn't it all our fellow workers?" ”

"These are all their deserved sins, this is the Lord's punishment for them, there is no need to redeem them with our blood!" A balding monk pulled the child back menacingly, and turned around and raised his cane, receiving a voice behind him, "We will pray for their martyred souls before the cross." ”

At this time, someone shouted sharply and excitedly on the seashore, "There is a boat, there is a boat!" Sure enough, the men of the ships were constantly raising on the gray sea, and "a ship has come to meet us!" I'm going to take a big boat, I'm going to take a big boat! "Rich and poor, monks and peasants, they all rushed to the beach with shouts and laughter, leaving the rest of the co-workers behind.

Anderodat led the brotherhood and sailors, holding the hilt of his sword, and formed a human wall, dissuading and intercepting around the high slope, but to no avail, and was pushed and shoved by the crowd.

At this time, in front of the high ditch of Axero, 3,000 Roma troops under the command of Hajib mounted on foot, raising banners and setting up a formation opposite Gawain's headquarters, cutting off the connection between Gawain and the camp of Falshe.

In front of the camp of Forzer, the main forces of the Roma army poured out from various places and valleys, besieging it to the ground, and countless soldiers, covered with robes and turbans, lifted up the mud and sand under their feet, and kissed the earth, and the cries of "All things are not God, but Allah, Allah is greater, fight for the scriptures with the sword, kill all those who have no scriptures" spread throughout the wilderness, and all the men and women in the camp were terrified, and they did not know who in the crowd was the first to tremble and cry, and then one after another, the cries shook the whole camp, and they begged for God at this timeThere are holy sons, holy apostles, and heroes to save them, and not to become the souls of the Turkic horse's hooves and scimitars.

"At the second hour of the afternoon, the general offensive begins." Gilligi ordered the timetable.

Amid the earth-shattering chanting of scriptures, all the soldiers in front of the fortress of Exero were arrayed outside the fortress with their weapons in hand, nervous and ready to meet the challenge of the Sultan of Konya, who was determined to take the Forshei camp first and then turn against them.

Gawain under the banner couldn't hold back, he felt that Dorus was young and kind, and Androdat couldn't make up his mind and do what he wanted, so the negotiation at the camp of Chivet must have been unsuccessful, so he stepped directly onto Sabina, nodded at Anna, and signaled to go back, and Anna also made a "come on" gesture.

"Cut the road Sabina, it will definitely be rough, hold on." Gawain was once again agitated by the spiritual mare.

In Pakad's army, the Armenians, dressed in armor and carrying shields, were continuing to diligently lay wooden fences against horse raids and dig trenches, when suddenly they saw a tall warrior in masked armor, riding a black mare and carrying a red tooth banner (this kind of banner was exclusive to the Turks), trotting towards them calmly, with a cloud of smoke behind him, and he did not know where he came from. (To be continued.) )