"Jocelan even says that to you, bastard!" The patriarch was furious. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But the guy on the other side just defended that he was always on the right side.

Turning again, the only heavyweight in the Holy City, Robert, Count of Flanders, also stood there, and exhorted, "Your Excellency the Patriarch, the Envoy Morris, please allow all the soldiers to go out of the city to fight, and shake hands with His Excellency Baldwin, I believe that this is also the unquestionable decree of His Holy Crown." ”

"Please delegate command to Lord Robert!" At this time, all the lords and knights clenched their fists and roared in unison.

"Of course, of course, it just so happened that I was also preparing to instruct His Excellency Robert to deploy the battle, but I didn't expect you to be so anxious, it's really courageous." Seeing that the ability to steer the rudder was still first-class, Sambel hurriedly laughed at the same time as Morris, and then shouted in a sharp voice, "His Excellency Count Robert is the commander-in-chief of the Christian army, Joselan is the deputy commander-in-chief, and the lords and knights of the military banner carry their horses and squires to battle from the gates of Bethlehem, God's will, this is God's will!" ”

Under the heavy lead-gray clouds, on the huge tower of the Holy City's Bethlehem Gate, Christian soldiers with spears and shields raised their fingers excitedly, and some people couldn't help but kneel down and fold their palms in prayer for divine grace.

Clusters of sunlight shone on the wilderness below, and the white armies and golden banners of the Egyptians were withdrawing in the direction of Arsu and Ashkelon; In the north-west, among the valleys and hills, the armies of Gawain, Bohemond and Baldwin ashore from the port of Jaffa covered the entire territory, and the positions of the three most astute and powerful Maharajas of Christ in the world were clear to both sides of the world, and they were calmly looking down on the men and horses commanding the wings along the central high posts—hundreds of armored Tarsus cavalry occupied the passage on the left, and three hundred Norman cavalry carrying spears and banners occupied the road on the right. At the foreground are the knights of Adana. After the formation was spread, all the horsemen were decorated with gold and silver decorations with black and silver chain mail and armor, and from a distance, it looked like a splendid cluster of flowers, and in the center was the unique banner owned by the three princes, the crimson red hand cross sword flag, the Apulian holy flag with gold and white background, and the golden swan battle flag that Baldwin had replaced, and then there was the "True Cross" of Constantinople captured by Gawain from the Battle of Philomeron, and the gold and diamond-covered spire was dazzling and sacred in the sun, Fluttering silk threads were tied to the left and right, and around it were dozens of officers and monks of the Brotherhood and the Reformed Society on horseback in brocade robes, all of whom wore crimson dervishes on their arms, and carried halberds and maces, constantly shouting to boost morale.

"The battle will be fought under the city of Arsu." Gawain grabbed his bridle and pointed to the lineup of the retreating Egyptian army in the distance.

"The sea between them and the city of Ashkelon was covered with mighty warships." Baldwin said.

"It is not untrue that Amalfi, Pisa, and Reladuck have assembled sixty large galleys to attack the past, and Venice, though not sent ships because of its great interests in Cairo and Fuller, has undertaken all the transport. We just need to fight the land battle well. "Gawain is confident.

"I will take the right flank and make a detour from the plains of Ramla, and cut off the passage between Arsu and Ashkelon, and let them face the enemy on their backs." Bohemond's bowl-like hair fluttered constantly, tugging at the reins of the irascible steed, and he took the initiative to ask for it.

"Very well, Bohemond, you will use your proud assault tactics to cut off the retreat of the Egyptians' flanks, while Baldwin and I will command the left and right flanks and will advance to Arsu City to defeat them."

Then they sent out three herald cavalry, carrying tooth banners, galloping through the barren sands between the vast army formations, like stars and arrows, through the steep valley of the Abyss of Josepha, to the west of the holy city, in front of the Bethle Gate, and shouted to the city with all their might, "Behold, His Highness Bohemond, the greatest prince of Apulia, has marched with his thirteen hundred cavalry in the direction of Ramla, and the heretics will be beaten by us on the sandy plain before the city of Arsu." Are you going to sit on the sidelines, or do you want to join us? ”

The gates of the city rumbled open, and the well-draped Count Robert, Count Dodo, Count Myers, Baron Lithold, Baron Adam, and many other brave warriors, all shouted "God's will" from there, and rushed out, and they numbered about 500 horsemen, plus 2,000 crossbowmen and shield spearmen, who were soon united with the approaching Bohemond army, and marched through the villages and fields of Ramla in a furious direction to the southwest.

In the tower of King Herod, the corners of Sambel's mouth twitched when he sat on the steps, and his mood was very complicated as he listened to the earth-shaking trumpet outside the city with uneasiness and ghostly feelings, because the servants had just come to report that "the infantry brigades of Gawain, Bohemond, and Baldwin were still on the ships or in the port of Jaffa, and the three of them led only all the cavalry and light infantry to rush here. ”

What if the Egyptians really lured the enemy? It is better for them to die or be captured, but it will affect the defenses of Jerusalem. No, I'll suffer even more if they win.

The corners of Sambel's mouth twisted, and his hands trembled as he held a rosary.

Soon, however, the servants came out of breath to report the news: the ships of many Italian city-states sailed directly to the shore of the sandbar near the sea, and the soldiers of the three princes, on foot or on horseback, trudged ashore in the water to join the attacking attack.

As the shadow of the sun shifted, a third servant came to report, "A large convoy also appeared from the north, and the above and to the right and left were full of Gawain's sergeants, and the wheels rolled over them, and the entire walls of the Holy City and the ground of the villages shook with horror. ”

An hour and a half later, the fourth servant reported: "We and the enemy are in battle in the wilderness southwest of Arsu, with their backs to the sandbar and sand hills to the southwest, and the south-facing spring winds whipped up a sandstorm that swallows up all the sight behind them and the position of the castle, so that our army cannot discern their secret movements; The camp of the three princes, with undulating valleys and hills to the east and raised coastal heights and ruins to the west, was joined by weary soldiers and vehicles. On the westernmost side of the sea, the warships of Italian and Levantine Christians under the orders of the Holy See have fought bloody battles with the mighty fleets of the infidels, and the flaming guns cover the seas and skies, and land battles may soon take place. The enemy had recovered from their retreat, and they were ready for a despicable counterattack. ”

In the afterglow of daylight, Sambel waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to go any further.

He decided to let go of his mind and just wait for the final news from the Arsu battlefield.