It turned out that Gawain had always let his post office and herald cavalry keep an eye on the direction of Bohemond's army and kept in touch with him, when he learned that Bohemond insisted on going his own way and still took the route of Samosata, Gawain was very angry in private, and said to the people around him more than once that Bohemond could not become a big deal at all, "It will also affect our Tarsus country!" ”

Regarding the latter sentence, in the secret room where the mercury plate and map table were placed in the palace later, Gawain and Anna discussed a lot about the situation, and finally came to the conclusion that although Gawain had just won a great victory over the Crescent Cult on the plateau, it was still very serious:

Now the enemy is no longer mainly Turkic, the Sultanate of Konya has been destroyed, Danishmond is only left with the Erzurum region on the plateau, but the swollen Theodoro has begun to move, Gawain and Anna use caravans and spies to find out that the old general is frequently contacting the princes and lords of Kievan Rus, Kipchak, Alanya and Georgia, as if to form an alliance for self-reliance, and even covet the crown of Constantinople, Theodoro is making a lot of profits in the Iconium trade route, On the one hand, the forces in Chaldia have already broken through Trabzon, and Gawain is not good to take the initiative to turn against him, because after all, Trabzon is the terminal of trade routes, and the location is very important;

In addition, the emperor, who had just obtained the recipes and drawings of firearms, had already put down the rebellions in Macedonia, Dalmatia and other places, and it was a foregone conclusion that he would return to the division and fight again, and the emperor was likely to join forces with Theodoro, a fierce enemy, if that case, Raymond, Brenus, Stephen and Robert might all besiege us, even if Tarsus now had a population of 1.5 million, plus 40,000 soldiers of all ranks, It's still difficult to parry (not to mention that there is also a Gemmageis brigade that can't be counted on, and there are only two brigades of the main force that can be moved);

And now Bohemond's reckless use of troops against Marash will actually cause a considerable chain reaction, if Bohemond wins, it is better to say, if he really does not go well or even setback, Aleppo and Marash will inevitably take the opportunity to rebound, and the emperor will inevitably seize this opportunity to declare war on Tarsus and Antioch;

As for Baldwin's Adanab, the military strength is 300,000 people, 200 knights of all colors, and the existence of 5,000 Cilician Greek servants, which can only be used as an army, and the position of Aptsomates on the island of Cyprus at that time is also difficult to say, and it is possible for us to act as the emperor's vanguard The state of Jerusalem is also in constant military friction with Egypt, and it is difficult to draw strength to reinforce us. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Anna's previous victories have been the use of situations and means to form a unilateral advantage over the enemy. So I'd rather let Bohemond capture Marash with victory. After saying that, Gawain pointed his finger to the position of Iconium on the mercury plate, and whispered, "This place is actually surrounded by the territories of Brenus, Raymond, Stephen, and Robert, and it is also the place where your father will take it in the future, and if war breaks out in the future, this will definitely be the place of decisive battle." But at that time, with the strength of two brigades, it would be too difficult to win against so many fierce opponents. ”

After hearing this, Anna stared at the mapboard, and the dangerous situation that Gawain said gradually became clear in her heart, "The Frankish fiefdom adopted by my father is ostensibly to divide the western part of Anatolia, but in fact, Raymond, Stephen, and Robert each occupy a piece of territory to besiege us, because although my father has led a uniform team every time he fought with us before, he has never been able to defeat you as he wishes due to various problems of the imperial army. And now my father has created three or four of us at the same time. ”

"That's right, if your father's army came to fight against me across the plateau, and his generals were all Xhosa and Brenus, I may not be afraid. But now Raymond and Stephen are battle-hardened generals. Curtis also had a role to play with him after them, and they now had their own fiefs and armies. Now with the addition of the bordering Theodoro, the dangers are really endless in all directions, and the variables and difficulties are too great. At this time, even Gawain saw the seriousness of the situation.

Eventually, they decided to write another letter to Bohemond urging him to keep an eye on the rear, "It is better to have the Gimagith Brigade in your rearguard position, so that it is easy to receive it, and Baldwin and I will go to the city of Castabara, and if anything happens to you, please take the Armenian Pass to break through to the west, and never to the east or south." ”

"To what extent should we be involved in the war on the Armenian side of Marash?"

His wife's words made Gawain think for a while, "Put the Guardian Brigade in Vanka first, and if Bohemond has an accident, he will respond to this arrogant and arrogant Redbeard, after all, he can't die now." Immediately, as soon as there was a move in Constantinople in the west, he immediately left some civilian troops to guard it, and he and the Red Hand Brigade were desperately transferred to the Western Front. ”

"Leave the task of diplomacy and conspiracy to me." Anna assured her husband.

Gawain's big hand held Anna's, "We are side by side, we will never be defeated, no matter how difficult it is, how dangerous it is, even if all the previous dreams are the devil's fool of you and me, then I will not give up, and I will fight hand in hand with you to overcome the difficulties." ”

Anna closed her eyes and hugged Gawain tightly, "Discard your previous illusions and prepare for the next round of desperate fighting, for survival, for the survival of our country." Let's not talk about going to the Empress of Ten Thousand Cities, let's first establish ourselves in Tarsus and protect all the people and all the children. ”

"You are my eyes, my comrades-in-arms, little Gawain who does not ride a spear." This sentence suddenly made Anna burst out laughing.

Outside Constantinople, in the wilderness of Sarabria, the Emperor's triumphant army, tents, and guard of honor filled all the plains and slopes, and all the guilds and athletic party members on the city walls waved beautiful banners and droops, and praised the Emperor's martial might in all languages.

Alexios's prestige, which had been shaken by military setbacks on the plateau for the past six months, had now regained his strength: a group of captives was escorted to the imperial city, along the golden gates, "You must thank yourself for your defeat, otherwise you lowly and rude hillbillies will never see the golden palace gates and the straight and wide streets and monuments for the rest of your life." "The captives were all rebellious Slavs, six thousand men, and Alexios was ready to place them in two places, two thousand in the Thessaloniki region and four thousand in the South Öpshkin region to replenish the army there.

In the thunderous hymn, the emperor under the banner of various colors rode on a black horse, "Sons, show the new and powerful weapons belonging to the Roman Empire!" (To be continued~^~)