Before leaving, Gawain met with Branas, the commander of the Guardian Brigade, in the tent and told him, "It is also an extremely risky act for me to go south towards the flank of Philo Mellon. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoBecause the Emperor's horses may be close at hand, and if he had sent a trove of guerrilles at the southern end of the Sakarya River, or if the main force had arrived, I might have been flanked by the Emperor's army before plundering the flank of Brenus. But I could not afford to lose this opportunity, for if we were to be in Anglas, we would probably be cut into two groups, South (Philomeron) and North (Anglas), by him, once the Emperor came, and then be broken by each of them. Therefore, Branas I need your decisive reinforcements anytime and anywhere, and I will send herald cavalry at any time to send you a signal for urgent contact and specific instructions. ”

"And the Anglasburg side?"

"Now that Theodoro has mounted the shield to rebel, the worries of our plateau have been lifted, so the whole Cappadocia. The 3,000 frontier troops of Caesarea and the 500 frontier cavalry of the small frontier of Cilicia Gate were free to be freed up. Sanzabal, Monomachus. Commander Skoleru has arrived here to take over your siege of Anglasburg - so Branas your brigade must be ready to join me in the final battle sequence. After Gawain finished arranging, he pointed to the map sand table and added in a deep voice, "But remember, in case of emergency, do not follow my route to meet me, as it is easy to be cut off or flanked, and hit the enemy, but to quickly detour back to the camp of the Gimagis Brigade from the inner trade route of Iconium, and then our three brigades will gather together and have a general decisive battle with the Emperor on the Plain of Ferromeron!" ”

"Yes, yes! Yes, sir! Branas's blood churned, and then he suddenly knelt down and took Gawain's boots and kissed him twice, "O Lord Patron, I will do my best to be loyal to you and Caesar in this battle, but listen to my cries and pleas—every time I see Lady Agaren at the court ceremony, I almost kill her, and I miss her all the time in the border area of Vanka City, and I am fascinated and longing for her. Even if she continues to be willing to follow hereticism, I don't care. Promise me and Caesar to help your slaves and friends. ”

Gawain stared at his blue eyes and earnestly lifted the general up, "Please turn your thoughts into decisive and brave Branath, I swear to the Lord that if this battle is won, I will discuss your marriage with Caesar, and ask Shah Namy to agree." Wherefore Blanath, in the face of the arrows and blades of your enemies, shout the name of your beloved woman and charge with your spear, and thirst for her favor, and you will be invincible. ”

"I will tie my life to the blade of my spear in this battle!" Branaston roared excitedly.

After the arrangement was completed, Gawaincai, Count Merlot and Bramson began to march in a long winding line with the Red Hand Brigade, and after seeing the meandering valley of the Sakarya River, they turned south and headed towards Firomeron under the instructions of the local guide.

This is the core essence of the Anatolian plateau, the slopes are gentle, the sky is floating on it, the ground is full of grass and flowers, and there are still some cultivated fields from a distance, but in front of the two armies are facing each other, so most of the villages and market towns go to the empty room and the scene is bleak - you must know that before the carrage of the Callegos and the attack of the empire, this area was a prosperous area of commerce, and most of the border trade in the area of Brenus and Gawain was carried out here, and now the war is constantly breaking out, and half of the inhabitants have fled to the interior of Panfelia, Half of them were displaced to the state of Tarsus, and most of them were relocated to the eastern district of Vankabiansai.

Seeing such a scene, Gawain on horseback also felt inexplicably sad and desolate, and he whispered to the Turkic military servants, "I really don't know when the war on this plateau will end." ”

After saying this, Dim, who walked before the horse's head. Goliath still picked the jar of meat on the hexagonal hammer and walked slowly, as if he didn't hear it, but Muzafiadin on horseback looked at Gawain as if he had seen something strange...... The murderous master will actually sigh about the topic of when peace will come.

Looking at the soldier's expression, Gawain laughed, he pointed to himself and said to Muzafi Adin, "In your opinion, am I considered successful?" ”

Muzafiadin grew his mouth, "My master, you are simply joking, if you use astrology, your zodiac sign is simply more shining than the Sun House. You rose in the wilderness of the north, were captured as slaves, and by chance became the emperor's Varangian guard, then the Earl Commander, then the Priesthood, and then the Grand Duke and the Great Patron of the Great Duke, ruling over half of Anatolia, all in just seven years, and who else is more favored by fate than you? You now have one and a half thousand men in your hands, tens of thousands of loyal soldiers at your service, vast and fertile farmlands, pastures, starry market towns and workshops, and Roman princesses living in splendid new courts to have children, and many more ...... If the biographer were to write about your deeds in the future, ha, those who saw it would surely think, "How could such a character exist if this author is really good at bragging?" ”

Gawain shook his head and continued to laugh silently, and then he held the whip in a calm voice and confided in his trusted servant, "But my ambition is not all here, I told the stubborn captor before that - when the war is over, I will be determined to transform and restore the true Roman Empire, so that this country can survive and regain strength in the land of the four wars, and now the responsibility is on my shoulders, and the good man will never shirk it." I have no reliable relatives, so I can only recruit talents from the army and humble backgrounds to build a political foundation for the next 50 years or even 100 years. In the years to come, the eastern and western frontiers of the empire should have many strong and reliable fortresses that the enemy could not penetrate, on which our armies would go to war abroad, on which the people would be able to multiply and cultivate at home, and when merchant ships would sail farther and farther with their flags in search of wealth, and then the peasants and nobles would no longer have to cling to the land, and there would be no more fierce oppression and annexation—new ways of enrichment would be found in commerce and workshops, and true Romans would have their sights set on the new world, not only the LevantThey will also build colonies in Egypt, the Red Sea, and the Persian Strait, like splendid beacons, connecting the paths of hope, making our ships bigger and more powerful, and then the journey to the vast outer sea, and the smoky New World will have countless riches waiting for the Romans, spices, gold, precious stones, new crops - maybe we are destined to take a more difficult and bloody road, but we can find new golden places in the East, and only then will we not fall behind in the next three hundred yearsso as not to decline and be marginalized. (To be continued.) )