On the edge of the valley behind the city of Atta, Gregor stood in front of Gawain's horse with hundreds of Syrian Greeks, armed with cattle and rudimentary weapons, and said, "Please take us back to Cilicia to fight, for the glory of the empire and the Grand Duke." ”

Gawain, under the feather of the red hand, grabbed the reins, "Gregor, stay here!" ”

The other party raised his head with some fear and worry, he was afraid that this time he threw himself at Gawain, and he would be abandoned again, but Gawain's words continued to dispel his concerns, "This Syrian river and mountain was originally the land of the Romans, and you have done a great job here—as for Cilicia, I will register everyone's names, and you will all enjoy the holy estate, and when I return to Syria immediately, I will definitely organize you into an army, and you will be treated as you are treated with the Red Hand Brigade." Go ahead, Gregor, now you don't have to fear anyone, the Turks, the Armenia! ”

"Yes, yes, Lord Gawain!" Gregor received the battle flag with silver tassels that had been awarded to him, and was so excited that all the plainly dressed and even ragged Syrians behind him crowded over and looked at the flag in amazement, "Remember, between the city of Atta and the port of St. Simeon, occupy more of the fortresses abandoned by the Turks, contact all the local powers, act in the name of the Roman Empire and the Emperor of Bongdai, gather food and grass, train soldiers and horses, buy good horses and weapons, but try to avoid conflicts with the pilgrims, and take the opportunity to attack small groups of Turks. Wait for me later. After Gawain had completed his instructions, he drafted a pleading, using green ink and brocade, and named the group of Syrians a new brigade, the "Gimagis Brigade" (Gemagis. It is a collective term for the local Christians hired by the Byzantine Empire and the Saracen Empire, such as Maronite soldiers, who were at war with the Saracen Empire. It was very refreshing, because there were only a few hundred of Gregor's men at the moment. It was still far from the establishment of 5,000 men, but Gawain was already very familiar with this method, and he threw the letters of appointment all over the sky in Calabria.

Bidding farewell to the "Gimagith Brigade", Gawain rode his horse and continued to lead the various armies towards the majestic Syrian Gate. On the shores of the Gulf of Issus, on the masts are the Red Cross, St. Mark's Lion, Crown Cross, and Blue Cross, and ships of all sizes, to which the Italian city-states of Hotduck (forgive me, the name of the city-state is blocked), Venice, Pisa, and Amalfi. Spread across the sea, the decks reflecting a pale golden glow, Ang headed for the port of Saint-Simon—the stormy period on the sea was over, so the ships seemed to emerge from the sea fog in an instant, and the speed and efficiency were astonishing.

"Holy sister, you see, this is the forerunner of the devil, a large group of sea bats." Gawain smiled, pointed to the seashore, and said to the amazed Kabeamia—and the Archon began to believe. Gawain's prophecy was true, and as soon as the pilgrims reached Antioch, the ships of the city-states rushed to their feet and came by sea. Driven by the power of the devil of money, nothing can stop them.

However, playing the role of a jackal. It's not just the Italian city-states that devoured the remnants of the wreckage. Inside the Brachna Palace in Constantinople, Alexios. Emperor Komnenos regained his strength. Standing at the sand table with great ambition, in his eyes, the Roman Empire was the greatest beneficiary of the battle between pilgrims and pagans: the vital islands of Caius and Samos were returned to his hands; Carrying the purple royal banner, the army went all the way south to recover the ancient and beautiful cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Saldes, Philadophiam, and Atalia, and to the north was Bithynia to Sinop, and also regained the rule of Constantinople, and suddenly the empire crossed the Helispont's Strait and expanded to half of Asia Minor, and the elegant monasteries of the Orthodox Church were re-established, and the military towns everywhere began to be fully armed, and the taxes were steadily increased-Alexios was exhausted, He had to take care of all the trivial matters himself, so now he had to admit that the destruction of Anatolia by the previous Turkic and Turkmen barbarians was indeed too great, so it was necessary to actively move the population from Thrace and Macedonia to fill these empty and barren new territories, so as to provide the empire with abundant military service and taxes in ten or twenty years.

Ten years, twenty years, it's acceptable, at that time, I was only around fifty years old, such as a bastard like Gawain, that is, about the same age as me, at that time, if I continue to wrestle with wisdom and experience, I will not be at a disadvantage, not to mention that Gawain may not be able to live until then!

Thinking of this, the Emperor held a stack of secret letters and smirked, "Send Harold and Yagfi to the city of Konya, and urge Tetisius to send troops to Tarsus as soon as possible." Then he put his hands behind his back and thought for a while, "The soldiers and horses in Macedonia can also be mobilized and assembled under my imperial flag. If the advance on Tarsus was hindered by anything, such as Gawain or Baldwin, Tetisius's 10,000 men and horses would fight first, and then I would lead 25,000 elite troops to arrive and crush either side in his hands like eggs. If Yagfi, Harold, or even Tetisius dared to have any mood of patrolling without a fight, I could simply remove any of them, or even imprison them. ”

"On the Patriarch's side of the city of Rome?" The Imperial Ink Officer reminded.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, the pilgrims have sworn and signed terms with me before, and cities like Tarsus and Antioch should all be handed over to me, so Gawain, Baldwin, and Bohemond, there is no one who keeps the covenant, and I want to turn against them now, there is no need to be ashamed at all, but the empire is still weak, and there is a sequence of orders." Alexios said, pinching his fingers on the "miniature Seleucia" made of eggshell lime on the sand table, and pinched it into a slag at once, "The first to bear the brunt is Gawain!" ”

Hearing this, the Imperial Ink Officer Meles was also excited, and he handed another letter to the Emperor, "Prince of Denmark? Didn't they cross the strait? Anyway, this time I will not guide them on the Anatolian plateau, but let them follow the path of Nicaea, Ephesus, and Filadofiam, and go to Gawain to be there, Giliki. Arslan's men and horses will deal with this prince, and my march will not have any trouble, and I can quickly drive straight to the Cilician Gate from the middle of the plateau, and solve all this, as long as Tarsus is occupied, Gawain and Baldwin will be divided, and when the time comes, Gawain will be killed first, and then Baldwin will be expelled. Alexios, who has the pearl of wisdom in his hands, feels that the overall situation is under his control.

Eventually, Alexios breathed a sigh of relief and reminded the Imperial Ink Officer, "Send the letter to Prince John at once, telling him to 'receive' the Danish prince and prepare to march into Seleucia." (To be continued.) )

PS: Siege map of Antioch City, which will be updated soon