From Sarabria, to Constantinople, it was originally possible to go directly through the second or third military gates, but Alexioste ordered that Gawain went to the Brachna Palace to receive the Golden Edict, so to grant the qualifications of imperial dignitaries, he could and must enter through the Golden Gate.

However, everyone knew that in this case, Gawain would have to take a long detour, and pass through the camps of the Normans and Brenus south of the city, which would make the situation very dangerous and complicated.

Early that morning, before the stars and night had faded from the snow, Gawain got up, and the Turkic servants cleaned his beard with razors, "and shaved off my long hair." As he spoke, Muzafiadin's razor began to swirl over Gawain's somewhat fluffy brown hair, and soon the Grand Duke put on the Roman robe and belt, and the cloak given by Eudosia, wrapped around the seal skin scarf left by Erickson to protect him from the cold, and took the sword of phosphorus and fire on his shoulder.

"Don't worry, Baldwin and I, with five hundred knights, will wait by the bridge at the bridge of Sarabria, and if the priesthood encounters any trouble in the city, we will surely destroy his capital and throne." This was Godfrey's assurance to Gawain in advance, and Gawain, who walked out of the camp at this moment, did indeed see the Duke of Lower Lorraine, and hundreds of brightly armored knights, waving banners, keeping their promises towards their camp.

Gawain smiled with satisfaction, and in front of him were five men, Bramson, Muzafiadin, Melo, Andreev, and Billel, as well as four or five Guards warriors and members of the Brotherhood, among whom Bramson still had a crossbow in his hand. with a two-handed sword on his back; Muzafiadin is on foot and carries a horned bow. He had an axe suitable for hand-to-hand combat hanging from his waist, and a lighter half-body chain mail. Below is the habitual barefoot; Merlot was dressed in a much more ornate Greek aristocratic style, with a sword and bow and arrows, and a horse from the Po River on his seat; Andreev, on the other hand, was the scale armor of the Principality of Za'tar, a nose helmet, a Saxon round shield on his back, and a medium-length Byzantine cavalry axe in his hand; Like the Turkic servants, Birel was also on foot and heavily armoured. He carried a long hammer with a short handle tied to his belt.

In the middle of the group was the Venerable Lord Sebastoprat, whose face was covered by a cloak, to whom Gawain had promised in advance not to let the barbarian lords of West Francia see him, lest the Komnenos become a laughing stock.

As for the camp of the Dalian team, Gawain was completely under the custody of Giovanni.

Then, the group walked in the snow, about three gulli. Gawain clearly saw that between the city of Varangian and the town of Qili, there was a low-lying area covered with forest shrubs. In addition, it was snowing, and on the surface it was flat, but the horse's hooves began to turn over the pulp. In addition, between the moat and the low-lying land, in order to prevent the overflow of the river in spring and autumn. A barrage was also erected, where it towered. Layers of decayed grass are shaken on it.

"Archduke, ahead," Bramson said warily, knowing that the front and back are clear at a glance of the land of the Plains, and further south is Nikephoros. The camp of Brenus, and to the east is the stretch of Juquintina Palace and the Tomb of St. Basil, the camp of Bohemond, where it is necessary to be in danger if there is any danger.

As a result, before Gawain could say anything, among the snow and hills in the south in the distance, waving a purple flag, walked out of a group of people, Gawain stared, but the leader was a catcher wrapped in a Saracen-style turban, next to him was the slash-nosed general Tetisius, and the slightly fat, kind-faced aristocratic general in the middle must be Drasius Grandpa Renus

Yesterday, Brenus also received a message that His Majesty wanted to receive Gawain, and as a result, he immediately found the guard and said in a low voice, "In your opinion, can we escort Grand Duke Gawain to the Golden Gate?" ”

Diognis was puzzled, and hurriedly asked why.

Brenus didn't say anything explicitly, but said with a smile, "In short, if Gawain makes any mistakes in the despicable defense zone, I'm afraid the reputation of the Brenus family will be disgraced." ”

"You're saying that the Norman bandits in Bohemond will secretly attack Gawain?" Diognis asked in a loud voice.

But Brenus just laughed and didn't say anything.

Then he summoned Tetisius, "Caesar may have had an accident in the imperial capital recently, he was supposed to stay in the Gallipoli fortress, I must be able to understand what I mean, but it has nothing to do with you, general, I will do my best to identify it for you, so can we escort Grand Duke Gawain to the Golden Gate?" "Anyway, this Brenus's words yesterday were full of a sense of detachment, which made people scratch their heads.

Anyway, in accordance with the established spirit of Brenus "can we escort Grand Duke Gauwen to the Golden Gate", these three selected fifty elite cavalry today, walked out of the camp, and happened to meet Gawain in front of this low-lying land.

This was the first time Gawain had seen Brenus, "It turns out that Anna is going to marry him soon." ”

"It's a pleasure to meet the Third Glory of the Empire!" Gawain did not salute on horseback, but directly shook Brenus's hand, shook it passionately, and almost tore off the arm.

"Gawain, you crazy fellow, when you see Peni Passer Bastos of the Empire, you don't even get off your horse and salute!" Diognis was angry and shouted angrily.

But Gawain ignored the guards, and drove his horse into the lowlands with the members of the Brotherhood, while Brenus was not angry and followed with the rest of the cavalry.

At this point, most of Brenus's horses were stuck in the mud, and everyone did their best to stabilize their bodies so that they would not fall off their horses, while several of Gawain's horsemen walked relatively steadily, and Diognis was very confused and did not know why.

As for Isaac, who was covered with a cloak, he hid his appearance, and even his own people did not want to find out, because he felt that it was too embarrassing to be a prisoner, so he slowly entered the palace and planned it in the long run.

The low shrubs, with the white and yellow snow, slowly stretched towards the golden gate, where only the outline could be seen, and swayed in the wind, while the high embankment to their left was filled with suspicious flashing shadows and sounds, so that Bramsson, who was sentry in front, hung up his iris shield and kept reminding the Grand Duke to pay attention to the safety of his surroundings.

"Shoot the traitor Gawain!" Suddenly, a column of figures appeared on the embankment, and the leader shouted, and then the arrows flew down with a roar, and Gawain heard the mournful roar of horses nearby—Brenus's subordinates, several of the horses of the Cuman cavalry were immediately shot, and the men and horses fell and rolled in the mud, and the rest of the men were also in a dilemma in the condescending rain of arrows. (To be continued.) )