The lips of the two men parted and closed, and then they continued to stir together even harder, sometimes it was Gawain's brutal and effective "Varyag way" attack, sometimes it was Anna's "Roman pride" counterattack, the grass and sand beneath their feet were snow-white in the reflection of the lake, and the acacia trees greedily absorbed the fresh, moist air, spitting out the buds and leaves.

Anna's interest grew, and she gasped, buried her head in Gawain's arms, and asked softly, "What kind of act is a stab?" I've only learned about it in books and slang, but I don't know much about it. ”

Gawain, who stroked Anna's hair, smiled slyly, and remembered Goethehilde's reminder just now, and said, "Didn't you witness the Franks and my company charging with spears in the scrolls and in the Axero Gully?" ”

"That spear can pierce a hole in any city wall." Anna said, and then her eyes widened, a little frightened, "You don't mean that, big brute" and then she felt a frightening change in the other party's body, so she hurriedly tried to retreat, but Gawain tightened her tighter, "How scared?" Her Royal Highness the Princess, that's right, that's how it feels, and it's not just a big hole, it's also a repeated charge and stab. ”

"That's going to destroy everything, I don't want to!" Anna shuddered, begging the big brute not to treat herself so cruelly, "Perhaps, maybe I will read more ancient texts and see if I can find a more accommodating way, but, if it is so terrifying, why was it in the Brachna Palace before." Will both mother and Marlena try their best to compete for their father's love? ”

This little girl is extremely smart, and Gawain thought to himself if he prevaricated this question casually. will let their plans go to waste, after careful consideration. He replied to Anna, "Because Empress Irene or Marlena are all of them, and you regard them as brave warriors, and your mother is from the Roman Empire, and Marlena is whatever you want." Since he is a brave samurai, he must go to the battlefield with pride and no regrets, even in the face of the terrible spear stabbing. Even in the face of ruthless swords and arrows, they have to fight, for the honor in their hearts, right? ”

"No wonder Gawain also has two arrow wound scars on your shoulders." Anna said, raising her hand to touch his shoulder blade with pity.

"Ahem, that has nothing to do with this, don't make any analogies."

"Like my mother, I can withstand my father's spears and arrows. I can also raise a lot of children. But you can't treat me the way my father did my mother. ”

"Well, but you're still a new recruit in training, don't be anxious and take your time. You need to learn horseback riding, wrestling, and so on in order to grow into a qualified samurai, right? Gawain continued to hum gently.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Anna's heart gradually calmed down. She hugged the big man for a while, full of joy for Gawain's first kiss with her. Thinking that this was also a necessary journey to grow into a "brave samurai", he was hugged by the other party again. Led back to the camp.

After Gawain had departed, Tetisius wanted to leave Diognes behind, and then said to him in a calm tone, "Do you find it difficult for your majesty to order?" Obviously, His Majesty the Emperor is asking you to shoulder the responsibility of supervising the contemptible people, Gao Wen, and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and when Anna arrived just now, you were both happy that she could get Gao Wen's love, but also worried about whether you should report it to Your Majesty. ”

Diognis was silent, but apparently acknowledged.

Then the general sighed, stood up, and said, "Your Majesty has your Majesty's considerations and difficulties, and he cannot rely on the abilities of those who are in charge, such as the two Glory of the Empire; But he was afraid that our ability would be too great, so he entrusted us with the difficult battlefield of Asia Minor, so that His Majesty could calmly deal with it regardless of victory or defeat. Therefore, Your Excellency Theognes, it is convenient for us to be public and private, just as tomorrow we move to the east of the city, and I will carry out your majesty's established strategy, and I will also agree to Gawain's request. As for you, you still use a document to report the matter here to the Brachna Palace in detail, and Yu Gong will let the emperor know the movements of the eldest princess.

"It completely cut off the way for Her Royal Highness the princess to return to the palace, so that she can follow Gawain with peace of mind and be his wife, isn't it?" Diognis suddenly came back online.

Tetisius nodded, and then said that it was not too early, and it was better to rest as soon as possible, and prepare for the relocation of the camp and siege of the city.

In the early morning of the next day, the four Roman generals Tetisius, Branas, Mikhail, and Theognes, led three hundred Pronian cavalry to the vanguard, and these cavalry wore chain mail similar to that of the Normans, some were Byzantine armor, and Persian fine armor, and also held sharp riding spears, or long-handled hammers, and their war horses were dressed in bright horse clothes. And was granted by the emperor the right to levy taxes on his estate, so behind this group of cavalry was a private army of their serfs, carrying luggage and equipment, and the faction was larger than the knights from the west.

Behind the cavalry were nearly 5,000 lightly armed foot riders, the Emperor's mercenary troops, mostly Pechenegs and Técopos, the former skilled in cavalry warfare, the latter skilled in archery and water warfare, carrying numerous banners, from the side of the city of Nicaea, along the besieged camp of the Franks.

In addition, the two counts of Normandy, Robert and Flanders Robert, joined the Norman camp; Count Stephen of Blois, on the other hand, joined the camp of the Franks.

At the same time, under the sun and smoke, the Normans, the Franks, and the Red Hand Brigades were also rapidly operating, and although the Roma soldiers in the city were proud of the strong defense of their city, they were still frightened when they saw the elite armies of all nationalities and kingdoms surrounding their city on the moats and in the towers—the armies of Apuria, Calabria, Sicily, Normandy, and Flanders were on the west side of the city; The new armies of Lower Lorraine, Bouillon, Verdun, Blois, and Armenia were at the besieged point north of the city; The Dalian team, holding high the banner of the red-handed cross sword, and the warriors recruited by the emperor from various nationalities, concentrated on the eastern side of the city, cutting off the communication arteries between Nicaea and Konya. The whole army numbered in the tens of thousands, claiming to be 300,000 in number, with spears, axes, halberds, and spears like the Black Forest of Salion, and countless servants of the retinue walked through the besieged camp like ants, occupying tents and carrying luggage for their masters, and the same number of monks and noblewomen performed their duties, boosting morale, encouraging the soldiers to fight bravely, and making their spirit and will strengthen to serve the Lord and the kingdom of heaven. (To be continued.) )

PS: Don't ask me if I have a lifan, because the plot is now the first base, that's all.