"Beat the drums, Commander." In Merlot's restless moment, a girl's voice came from behind, and he turned to see a petite woman with a pair of very bright brown eyes, looking at him, "I beg your pardon for my arrogance Commander, but in this situation, we must do everything we can to help the pilgrim camp below, and that is the only way." ”

At this time, all the soldiers in the queue couldn't help it, and turned their heads to look at Anna, although they knew that doing so was against the requirements of the Dalian Army's military code, they were still extremely surprised that this girl actually wanted to interfere with the command of the army! But then they were even more surprised that the marching governor Vesart. Lord Merlot raised his hand, "All troops, beat the drums, blow the trumpets and trumpets!" ”

The rumbling drums and the sharp and poignant trumpets soon sounded from the high ditch of Exero, which was the only thing anyone could do, and at this moment Anna understood the reason why Gawain had not let her out of the fortress and come to the front of the army: she saw the ravine, densely packed, covered with floating corpses, hideous and terrible facial expressions, gray skin, stumps and blood everywhere, naked and twisted bodies.

Anna covered her mouth, her eyebrows tightened, and her shoulders twitched, at this time Agnes grabbed her from behind, dragged her back, and then lifted the saffron pendant around Anna's neck, making her take two deep breaths, Anna didn't vomit, "Die, men are like this, they only know the contemptible animals who fight each other." ”

"Why do you say that, if you let the Grand Duke know, you will be punished for the crime of disturbing the morale of the army. Men aren't exactly what you say. Staulachos, who was next to him, hurried out to stop Agnes's nonsense.

"What kind of animal is a man. You have absolutely no say. Agnes said disdainfully.

"Oh, do you have a say? Or a fledgling chick, right? "Staulajos is certainly not a good stubble. The fleshy eyes shot an aggressive glow, and the fingers were cocked. Fight back with the palace flowers.

The neighing of horses came suddenly, and Gawain, riding his black warhorse and carrying his iris shield, galloped in an instant, and he came from the mountain path of Civet, and frightened Agnes back to the ruins of the fortress. Muzafiadin and Starurachos immediately stepped forward, knelt down in front of the Grand Duke, and grabbed Sabina's chewing head, and Gawain nodded at Anna. "I'm back." Just propped up the saddle and walked to the front of the high ditch like the wind, and it was too late to say more than half a word to Anna, but Anna could clearly see that Gawain was tired, and there were bloodshot in his originally pale blue eyes.

There, a dozen drummers and trumpeters carried their voices to the camp as best they could, hoping to silence the cries of the Roma soldiers, where Walter and the other brave pilgrims were. Still resisting to the death in the sea of fire and the rain of arrows, "Merlot did a good job, and asked someone to take over the blowing." ”

"Is that all there is to it?" Merlot bowed her head.

"No, but it's going to be the end of the night. Tomorrow morning we will launch a counterattack on time! Hearing the Grand Duke's words, all the soldiers of the Dalian Army, including the Brotherhood. They all sat down cross-legged and consciously rested and ate. Gawain then grasped the hilt of his sword with his left hand and swung his right hand to the left side of the high ground. On that side was the position of the Armenians led by Pakad, and "the breakthrough was over there, and all the banners and infantry of tomorrow would be directed to it." Then Gawain moved and slashed his hand at Hajib's men and horses directly below the heights, "Defeat the Armenians, then crush this enemy, and then the whole army will join Godfrey and Baldwin's army, defeat Surelman, and capture Nicaea!" ”

Merlot bowed his head, indicating that he and Biller would immediately organize all the troops and line up the attack formation.

But the marching commander did not say what he had in mind: what did the Grand Duke do when he went to the camp of Chivit, and did not bring any reinforcements, and tomorrow with these four hundred men, even with Godfrey and Baldwin's team from Chivit, can they break two formations in a row?

But an order is an order, and it must be carried out.

Gawain leaned against the wall, sat down slowly, rested his chin on the sword, a little drowsy, Anna walked up to him, took the warm water handed by the eunuch, and brought it to his mouth, "Thank you." Gawain remembered that Anna had previously been vehemently opposed to borrowing troops from West Francia and the Normans to conquer Asia Minor.

"I see that the hope of the Romans may lie on your shoulders, and that the true revival of the Roman Empire cannot be limited to a corner." The former arrogant princess of the empire said to Gawain with a glass of water in her hand.

"Please guarantor, look at the heroic posture of my red-handed Dalian team tomorrow." Gawain sobbed and continued, then hung his head and let out a slight snoring.

He was so tired.

The fierce siege of the Roma continued until the end of the night, and finally broke one corner of the camp, except for Walter and some of the pilgrims who retreated to the other corner to continue the resistance, and the rest of the people cried and abandoned the wooden fence and fled in the wilderness, some of them were reduced to the ghosts of sabers and bows, and some were captured as slaves, but this rout also led to the dispersion of the Roma army - everyone was busy chasing and capturing, so Giliki could only give the order to wait until the early morning of tomorrow before striking the final blow against the remaining pilgrims.

The entire wilderness in front of the high ditch was full of fire, and the horns and drumbeats of the soldiers of the Dalian Brigade continued, shaking the starry sky and giving Walter and the others the last hope.

When it came an hour before the early morning, there was a huge commotion on the hill behind the high ditch of Axero, and the resting soldiers stood up with their weapons in hand, and Gawain also woke up, "Fortunately, we can catch up, we can counterattack as much as we want!" ”

At this time, Anna, Agnes, and the officers and men of the Dalian Brigade saw that on the hill, many pilgrims from the camp of Chivet, pushing stones and hoes, and the torches in their hands lined up in two long tracks, straight to the other side of the sea.

They really took half a day and a half night to open up a new smooth road from Chivit to Exero!

Behind the procession of pilgrims, many fierce and violent horses were led and shouted, and they ran up the high slopes, cheering with Billel, Merlot and the soldiers, and Bramson on the tower also clenched his fists and cheered loudly.

"Give them some color and see!" Anyway, Bramson was standing on the tower, and he shouted excitedly at will, which Grand Duke Gawain couldn't hear.

The horses were followed by the soldiers of the two cavalry companies of the Dalian Brigade, all of whom rode on the mules and donkeys provided by the pilgrims, in order to save the physical strength of their horses, and went up the newly opened road, flanked by infantry carrying spears and swords and shields.

"Why don't the enemies above the high ditch blow trumpets and beat drums anymore?" In the tent below, Pak Ade walked out with his saber in his hand, and he felt very uncomfortable with the sudden loss of sound. (To be continued.) )