The Grand Duke's tone was then desolate, and the message was, "Ostensibly food is constantly being brought here from the city, but most of it is this kind of thing. Food is something that cannot be deceived, and when it is not available, only Jesus can conjure it up, but neither I nor any of you in the city are Jesus. In order to save food, I came up with a solution. ”

When the two beside him said the Grand Duke's "method", the Crescentists who heard this immediately exploded like a pot, and stood up one after another, some of them were pale and scurried around with their heads in their hands, but the cold light of the sword blades held by the warriors around them forced them to retreat and move closer, like pigs and sheep in a pen - in the wars of this era, not to mention the infidels, even the believers of the same sect, in order to save the army's food, it is not uncommon to see the slaughter.

Now the "method" of this grand duke, who is wrapped in iron and kills people without blinking, should be to slaughter them like cattle to save the food in the mouths of the soldiers, after all, now that the camp has been completed, they have lost their use value.

At this moment, the blade of Gawain's sword of phosphorus and fire, with a dull sound, stood on the ground between his feet, and then his "method" surprised everyone even more, "Out of the righteousness of the Lord, and the desire to save food, the Grand Duke of Ben came up with a very good idea, that is, to send you to the besieging Kobha side. This will show my knightly virtues (Hey, Lord Gawain, when were you made a knight?). Gawain replied, "In my time, I paid for it), and it is said that there are thousands of beautiful women and boys in Kobha, and that a little food from their mouths can feed you." In any case, the war is the business of our soldiers, and after the war, it is up to you people to rebuild this land, right? ”

Hearing this, thousands of laborers were at first incredulous, and then they all burst into tears, and they all knelt down and praised the virtue and righteousness of the Grand Duke, and the whole scene was extremely enthusiastic.

"His Royal Highness the Grand Duke," Gregor felt that something was wrong, "this group of people knows the inside of our camp and the fact that we are short of food, and many of them may take up arms as soon as they arrive in Kobha and turn into soldiers besieging the city. "Anyway, that's what General Temacchi of the Gimagis Brigade had in mind.

But Gawain didn't seem to feel his concern at all, but continued, "But I can't let you go all at once, this is also for the sake of safety, so I'm going to send the oldest two hundred people out first, three days later it will be fifteen hundred, and then after three **** all the rest of you will be released." ”

Then, in the midst of the tidal cheers, Gawain stretched out his hand and gestured to the countless enthusiastic hands below, but without turning his head, he whispered to Gregor, "Now you should understand what I have asked you to command fifteen hundred elite light soldiers. ”

At this moment, Gregor's heart tightened, "You called me"

"That's right, it's to take the opportunity to follow the second group of Crescentists I released, and drive them to attack the siege of the Turks. When the time comes, if you are afraid of not being outnumbered, I will call the reserve cavalry of the whole city of Antioch to meet you. ”

"Forgive me for my stupidity" Gregor knew a little in his mind, but he still did not know much about the specifics of this "drive and siege", or he did not dare to think too much about it.

So Gawain sighed, "You have been fighting with the infidels in the area of Antioch for so many years, and the blood feud has already been formed, so it will not be a great burden to kill." The tactic is simple, you take the Gemagis after these Crescentists, drive them towards the other side of the camp, and kill whoever dares to run with an axe and scimitar - the goal is to disrupt the garrison of the opponent's camp, seize them, destroy the siege equipment, and do not fear the support of the enemy's cavalry, when the time comes, all the cavalry of Werner and Hartmann will come to your aid. ”

With that, Gawain scratched the slight wrinkle on his forehead with his fingers, looked at the rejoicing laborers below, sighed and continued, "Dear Gregor, do you think I don't feel guilty about doing this? But as you just said, we can't really let these people go, we can't leave them to fight with the soldiers for food, and we have to break the blockade and siege of Kobuha, and think about it, it's the best of all three. Listen, Gregor, when you hesitate, always remember that all the sins we have done are for the sake of our Lord and for the salvation of more pilgrims in Antioch. ”

With such a high-sounding reason, and no reason to resist the Grand Duke, Gregor could only nod his head with difficulty but firmness, and Gawain turned in agreement, patted his arm, and walked down the gate.

The Turkic servants followed the Grand Duke down, leaving only Gregor, who was still standing under the bonfire and the wall of the flathead, looking at the crowd below, his eyes gradually remembering the scene of the Turks who had murdered the Syrian people under the city of Antioch, and he was constantly instilling himself with a reason to wield a knife

The next day, the side gates of the Orontes camp were opened, and the first two hundred liberated Crescentists, with strips of cloth on their heads and pulled together by ropes, marched out in a long procession, under the watchful eye of the soldiers on the sub-walls and walls: a hundred, two hundred, five hundred feet—until Amasa saw this, and sent three hundred horsemen out of the camp to meet them.

"You're saying that the other side is running out of food in the camp." Inside the tent, Mosul's general Amasa, playing with drinking utensils, told the excited Crescent believers who had just been released that most of them were old men, so Gawain let them out first.

A few white-bearded old men, the most respectable of all, could never lie, "Yes General, we have witnessed the battle of Antioch for several months, and we are sure that they are now very difficult to eat, so they have to let us out. ”

Another old man in a turban, his eyes lit up, and he took two steps forward, "Please don't hesitate General, there is no benefit in hesitating now, we are warriors who have been blessed by the true scriptures, Allah has already made us sinless by faith, and they Christians are born sinful, and we who hold the scriptures and the sword will not lose at all - even if there are some casualties, but as long as the general you break through this defense, the city of Antioch will be doomed in despair!" ”

"After breaking the city, kill all the pilgrims." Several of them nodded their heads in agreement.

Hearing this, Amasa drank all the water in the cup and made up his mind, "We don't need to wait for the arrival of the prince's army, we must take the opportunity to make a quick decision, and now our food is also very tight, first concentrate troops and equipment, and storm the camp of Gawain on the opposite side!" (To be continued.) )