In the midst of the firelight, Gawain hurried over on horseback and stopped the slaughter that was coming, for he heard the crowd shouting all in Greek, and saw that it was the Grand Duke of the Romanian Empire, and the Norman and Frankish soldiers retreated with their swords in their hands, "You are all subjects of Syria and Rome? Gawain reined in his bridles and asked.

Several old men, dressed in rags, holding the cross carved out of wood high, walked on their knees in front of Gawain's eyes, nodding their heads incessantly, and cried out that we are indeed all subjects of Romania, and of the Apostolic Church, and that our patriarch was the head of the Apostolic Church. Siyan was imprisoned in the Acropolis towers, the common believers were imprisoned in the storehouses and churches, the Turks persecuted us, and now they saw the flag of the cross raised, and the people and soldiers of Christ invaded, but they could no longer continue to kill us.

"Hang the storehouses and courtyards of this neighborhood with my Red Hand banner, and gather the Roman subjects there to protect them, and no one will be allowed to attack them!" Gao Wen thundered, and then the soldiers behind him, one by one, began to raise the flags in the ranks in front of some storehouses, shops, and mansions.

By the evening, the whole city of Antioch fell into the hands of the army of Christians. Out of breath, Bozia ran to tell the Grand Duke, "There are more than 9,000 Syrian Roman subjects who have taken refuge in the areas we occupy, and the supply of food is a big problem!" ”

Gawain, who was standing in front of the chapel of a mosque temple, looked at the bloody sun and the city streets rising and burning everywhere, and turned to Wright and said, "Then open the treasury of the palace district that we occupy, and give part of the proceeds to the Roman subjects, and part of it to the soldiers as a reward, so as to bind the military discipline." ”

Wright took the lead and ran. But it wasn't long before he turned back, "There was no grain left in the storehouse, only a large quantity of silk and pepper." ”

"What?" Gawain frowned, but then he thought to himself that this was a normal situation, the city of Antioch had been besieged for months, and the food in the city was not exhausted. It was Yaji. Siyan rolled up and went to the Acropolis.

After questioning, Gawain looked at the Acropolis, which continued to stand on the opposite ridge, guarded by the four spired "Emir Towers", and then surrounded its core, a gable of 7,300 feet in length, which swirled back and forth, and matched the rugged terrain and mountain paths, with strong bars at intervals: Yaji also had the remaining 2,000 Turkic dead soldiers, and he also held the Patriarch and thousands of Syrian Orthodox men and women, men forced to serve as slaves for digging the earth. The female is for the generals and soldiers to vent their desires, and continue to hold on to the city within a city, overlooking the entire city block to the west.

"Damn, Aggie doesn't have many soldiers on hand right now, so she can concentrate on defense and save food. Grand Duke: Our troubles may have just begun. General Branas, the Temacchi of the Guardian Brigade, stepped forward and spoke to Gawain.

Gawain nodded, and then he glanced at Merlot beside him. The other party understood, and handed in the camp book. "Food in the army is also very tight."

"Before the harvest of Seleucia and Western Cilicia arrives, we must exchange the silk and pepper we get for real money and grain." Gawain gently rolled up the book.

St. Peter's Basilica in the city, where Admar entered the city and presented the reliquary and the cross to the golden altar in the midst of it. Then he put on the cross-coat and erected his staff, and in front of the gardens on either side of the courtyard corridor outside, the horses of the lords were tied in a row, and almost all the leading figures gathered in front of Ademar. Discuss the ownership of the city of Antioch.

But Gawain came dressed in Romanian armor and wearing the white cloak of the high nobility of the Roman court, and behind him were Aptsomatius, Tetisius, Theognes, and Sven, and walked through the other door of St. Peter's Basilica to the front of the sundeck and the altar, which clearly indicated that he was between the Holy See and Constantinople, and that he had great power on both sides.

"According to the discussions of the Imperial Council of Privy Council, we are willing to divide the city of Antioch for the time being, but within the stipulated time, the entire city and the duchy must be returned to His Majesty the Emperor. The city was to be divided into eight parts to provide garrison forces and the right to lease caravans to the Italian city-states. Gawain then preemptively made this observation, and then said, "We Romans will occupy three-eighths of the whole city." ”

"It's too much, it's too greedy, Gawain Holy Priest!" Ademar was greatly dissatisfied, and deliberately used this position to address the other party, saying that Gawain was still from the city of Rome after all, so he should not go too far.

Gawain then turned sideways, consulted with Tetisius for a while, and then offered to reduce the amount by one-eighth, and there would be no more concessions - the whole procession of pilgrims, he and Tetisius's team were the absolute main force, and if there was any less, he would have sent the report directly to Constantinople, "Then perhaps the emperor will tell us to withdraw from the city and leave it to the officials of the empire, which will not be very beneficial to the cause of the pilgrims at once." ”

At this moment, Adelbello leaned close to Ademar's side, "Kobha's army has arrived in Edessa, and we need the help of the Greek Emperor." ”

Eventually, Ademar reached a compromise, and after some arguments, everyone reached a preliminary agreement on the rights and interests of Antioch City:

one-eighth is under the direct jurisdiction of Ademar and the Council of Cardinals;

two-eighths, to the Romanian army, i.e., Gawain, Apsomatus, and Tetisius;

two-eighths, under the jurisdiction of Bohemond and Tancred;

one-eighth, under the jurisdiction of the Marquis of Raymond;

one-eighth, to Godfrey and Baldwin brothers;

The last eighth goes to the Honourable Hugh, the two Robert and the Count of Blois, etc.

The port of San Simon's shipping rights were divided between the four Italian city-states and continued to maintain zonal berthing and equal opportunities.

In addition, 117 of the 165 castles and military towns in the entire kingdom of Antioch are now in the hands of the pilgrims, and the decision of "partition occupation" has also been made, and each group has the right to collect food supplies in the local area.

Most of the lords accepted such a plan, including Bohemond and Raymond, who had the most fierce attitude towards occupancy, and it seems that they both secretly made a deal with Gawain.

However, Ademar never saw Stephen of Blois and the two Earls of Robert arrive at the meeting, and he was going to call Stephen as the "Military General Staff of the Council of Cardinals" to issue the next military deployment after the plan was reached.

Just when the priesthood was fidgeting, several monks came running in a rage, saying that something was wrong.

Stephen and Normandy Robert, with 4,000 men, have left the city of Antioch and are heading for the Syrian Gate, to break away from the Pilgrim front!

"What!" Frightened and furious, Ademar slammed his cane to the ground. (To be continued.) )