Budakis secretly hated the arrogance of the Governor of Mosul, but he desperately needed the Seljuk Prince, who had gathered all sides as the Lord of the Banner, to rescue his father's city, so he sighed and spoke to the swaggering Viceroy on the throne:

"Surelman, originally the home of the Greek kingdom known as Rûm, and his capital, Nicaea, is the most illustrious city in the region. But his opponents were not the weak army of the Greek emperor, nor the civilian pilgrims who had no uniforms or weapons, but a new and powerful people, the Franks, the Normans, and the old army of the Greek kingdom, who not only conquered Nicaea and destroyed the kingdom of Surelman, but also pursued all the Crescentists all the way to Antioch. Ponder for thought, Your Excellency, and all the Sultans and Princes, that the mighty army of the Christians has arrived in our kingdom, and if it is not stopped, they will deal with you as they did to Surelman and my father. ”

After saying that, Budakis was at the foot of the steps, together with the servants and other envoys, tore off his turban and hat, tore his beard with his nails, and cut off his hair with his hands according to traditional Turkic customs, and then blew them apart one by one in front of Kobha's eyes, screaming and crying, seeing that Kobha was also a little embarrassed, and with his hand full of gorgeous rings, he knocked on the armrest of the lower seat, signaling that everyone had understood this kind of performance, and there was no need to continue, "My dear Budakis. You have stated the harm you have suffered. I am here to promise anyone who dares to upset you. There's no way they're going to survive in front of me - tell me what all three teams look like. How do we embarrass our believers? ”

"Their names, as detailed in the letters they have sent to you, are the most difficult men to deal with, in comparison with the Greek emperors and the plebeian pilgrims. Bohemond, the most honored prince of the Normans, whose men were skilled in warhorses, could strike at us with a ferocious attack without fear of death, trampling all our infantry and archers; Godfrey. His name, like that of his brother Baldwin, was widely known to us after the battle of the city of Nicaea, and to the horror of our soldiers, whose warriors, whether on horseback or on foot, would never be frightened away by death, wounds, and weapons of all sorts, and could always keep their enthusiasm high; Stephen. Gawain. Lusail, he and his team were the most eccentric, and it is said that a few years ago he was no more than a jailer under the Greek emperor. But now his power was spread across Seleucia and Cilicia, and his legions were both Frankish ferocious and Greek-obedient, and seemed to merge the most masculine and feminine with the most masculine and feminine under his command, with infantry armed with very long and gigantic spears. There were also craftsmen who could dig through the city walls to make all kinds of equipment, and there were also fierce and strong cavalry, all of whom followed his banner in an orderly manner. He is the leader of the destruction of Surelman's castle and army, and may be the most feared enemy of our prophetic believers in the future. So be wary. My Governor, Your Excellency, the scriptures say, 'It is better to live alone.'" and once my father's city falls, all sorts of beasts, scorpions, and pythons will come down the desert and valley to pose a great threat to you! ”

With these words, Budakis not only lowered his posture, but also deliberately boasted that Gawain and the others were very powerful, so as to stimulate Kobha's vanity and self-confidence, and sure enough, the prince of Mosul stood up from his seat and clapped his hands, "My army has been assembled, and it is time to declare my strength to my allies and the whole world." All the soothsayers, astrologers, and magicians gathered in front of my chair and told me what the outcome of this expedition would be. ”

Several men of various costumes, all of whom were strangely shaped, crouched at the feet of Budakis and lifted a large hourglass before the Maharaja of Mosul, "Your Excellency, we have traveled all over the palaces and cities during this time in order to divinate your luck in war, and now the will of God tells us that if every one of your subjects throws a grain of sand into the hourglass, your invincibility will continue for a moment, and now the sand of all your subjects is gathered in this colander, and you only need to carry it with you at the moment of your expedition, If the sand in the middle of the confrontation does not run out, you will be invincible. ”

"Very good, so much sand for me to last for a moment, my victory will last forever!" Kobha laughed arrogantly, and then said to Budakis at the foot of the steps, "I have three warriors, and Amasa has the fastest, most accurate, and fiercest arrows in the world, and whoever his arrow points will die; Every time Karaghdi struck, he carried a hundred horses with him, and he could leap from one horse to the other, and the enemy would have no way of knowing his whereabouts, and would inevitably fall into confusion; Boesas, the noblest warrior in Khorasan, the soldier who saw his face would be relieved and give his life for Allah Allah. Now it has been a little delay, but with three warriors and an army of seventy thousand, Budakis, my friend, the heads of the three adversaries you have spoken of will soon be hung over the city of Antioch. ”

Three days later, in front of the huge river in front of the gates of Mosul, a huge and elite procession of countless flags was lined up from the beginning to the end, and as far as the eye could see, to the invisible end of the sky, countless cavalry, camels, archers, spearmen, and in the middle of the procession, sheep, goats, mules, donkeys, and swaying vehicles were running around, and the wagons were piled up not with grain but with surprising ropes and shackles to bind slaves.

"These are all for the captives of this prince, and I will bring in in three months the infidels, men and women, and then banish them to the wilderness further east of Mosul, where they may be my slaves to work and serve the crescent believers." Kobuha said with such hubris.

This extremely powerful army soon reached the border of Mosul, a citadel called "Sucha", and the local patrol cavalry saw the mighty army coming from the sky and the ground, and they were half frightened, and hurried to the city of Edessa, and told the consul of the city, Barak, a Greek tyrant, of the attack of the Kobha army.

In the courtyard of the splendid consul's mansion, Barak was smiling as he watched the servant in front of him, who had folded a tent inlaid with precious stones and gold and silver thread and placed it in a suitcase to be hung on a camel and sent to his "lord" Tanfred, under the city of Antioch. Morality. Tver as a testimony to the strong relationship between the two. (To be continued.) )