In the city of Gandhia, everyone hesitated, they looked at John, whose boots were all tattered, and knew that the other party had come here at the end of his rope, but could he still call himself "Komnenos"? If the remarks coming from the imperial capital are accurate. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Several soldiers with swords came up and surrounded John and Axepocos.

Now the Cretan rebels still occupy the White Mountains as a stronghold of resistance, and engage in protracted skirmishes with Venice and the local garrison, and it is unknown whether Gawain, who has won a complete victory on the mainland, will soon attack here.

In order to have a flexible bargaining chip in the future, the local Venetians and lords temporarily "protected" John to watch the situation develop further.

By the sea, inside the ochre-colored stone walls, John sat in the iron-grilled window, listening to the rolling of the winter waves outside, closing his eyes and not saying a word.

When he thought of Tetisius, he felt the pain of missing an arm: the slave general had died too undeserved, and his body was probably still lying across the Philippian wilderness, torn by hyenas, right?

Militarily without Tetisius, John lost half of his confidence in everything.

A few days later, the remnants of the fleet of Roger the Younger and Goonletto, with four ships left, also arrived in Gandhia......

These two were also extremely embarrassed, especially Goreto almost died in the frozen Yukexing Sea, for whom the black ocean was as terrifying as hell, and what made Goreletto even more painful was that less than a third of his Dalian team ran back, losing all the horses and heavy equipment.

And the Sicilian prince Roger, the younger, when his fleet crossed the Marimara Sea, actually saw Gawain standing on the cliff of Scutari on the east side.

Little Roger saw that the other party was standing on a large rock washed by the sea, as if he had received special news, and was waiting for him, and behind him stood Tarsus warriors carrying flares and banners. Gawain was tall and rode in the saddle of an elderly black mare, and because of the distance, little Roger could not see his expression clearly, and probably only felt that he had a mockery on his face.

In order to show his indomitable spirit, little Roger deliberately grabbed a javelin in front of the whole boat, and threw it towards the place where Gawain was. The javelin finally fell into the sea, and when Gondletto saw it, he couldn't help but be very angry, but it was the prince who hated it.

So walking into the castle, Gondletto almost stabbed little Roger with his sword.

Now, when the two chase each other, they dramatically meet the Emperor John, who "was coup d'état by his mother and lost his capital before he saw the enemy".

The three of them get together, Goreto hates little Roger for burying his big team, and little Roger is hostile to John, who gives orders indiscriminately, John has nothing to say, and does not blame anyone, and calmly admits his mistake.

And the other two were also tired and tired, after all, it was not a rational thing to find someone to blame here, so little Roger stood in the middle, and asked Sicily, Venice, Hungary and John to form a grand alliance against Gawain, "In addition, we must win over Tuscany and the old and new popes, strive for the unification of the two, and take charge of the Holy See again, so that the one who Gawain in the city of Bari has raised will naturally become a grass head with an unjustified name." At that time, the orthodox Holy See will exert pressure, and I don't believe that Henry Fifth dares to help Gawain on the bright side. ”

Roger Jr. also pointed out that the forces of Thessaloniki and Durazo are still in a wait-and-see state for the time being, and have not yet definitely thrown themselves into Gawain, and the forces to resist Gawain in Constantinople still exist, "In any case, John is still a temporary orthodox Roman emperor." ”

"Bohemond of Antioch and Baldwin of Jerusalem, although they were once Gawain's allies, should not sit idly by and watch Gawain's excessive strength pose a threat to themselves, and they are also objects that can be wooed." John also added, "I can gather all the Plonian possessions of Gandhia, Chania, and the plains of Messala in the name of the Golden Edict, and organize the supply of a number of soldiers and horses." Let the ships of Sicily and Venice protect the seas, and our army will join forces to first destroy the rebels on the island, and then use it as a springboard to continue the confrontation with Gawain. With Crete's danger of being difficult to attack, holding out for five to ten years is not a big problem. ”

At this time, Roger Jr. took the opportunity to throw out his ambitious plan, he proposed to let the Sicilian army land on Moria and Thessaly, when the Sicilian Norman army would use Corinth as a supply area, and Gounletto would go to Athens and Thessalonica to recruit troops and horses, so that Isaac and Cezes would continue to stand on his side and deal with Gawain together.

Originally, little Roger thought that Goreto would definitely agree.

But this group of Venetian nobles raised their swords and surrounded the conference room, "I'm sorry, we still have 10,000 people trapped in Constantinople, if the negotiation fails, I will hand over the two of you to Gawain in exchange for the safety of the people." ”

"You should hear about my great cause!" Little Roger shouted this, and was wheeled into his cell, where he was locked up with John, Axepocaus, and the Sicilian fleet Admiral Abuhe, waiting to be released.

The four of them were bored, but although their future was uncertain, they calmed down, tore the fine linen that covered the tables, chairs and altars, painted them with dye, and made a set of "Tarsus Bridges" that swept all of Europe and Asia, and used them to pass the time.

A month after the feast of the Virgin's initiation, Gawain left Anna, who was pregnant and expecting to give birth, in the city of Prussa, and crossed the sea to the fortress of Gallipoli.

By this time, the Hierapolis Brigade had captured all of Western Thrace, but Gawain ordered them to stop and hold on to the existing borders.

The rest of the brigades continued to trap the huge Constantinople to the death.

Gawain and Anna were not in such a hurry, because the capital city was like a red apple rotting in their hands, and they would face all kinds of obstacles when they ventured into it. In other words, Gawain waited quietly for the people in the city, and after reaching an agreement, he took the initiative to welcome himself in as a legitimate and reasonable emperor.

For this moment, Gawain could wait until the spring, when food from Anatolia, Bithynia, Mycia, and Thrace would not reach Constantinople, and hunger would help the people here to "clear their heads."

In the "Temporary Gallipoli Palace" built from the barracks, the little sunfish and his grandfather accompanied Gawain, responsible for receiving the "Xian and Restoration" people from all over the world, including the blind former imperial Caesar McAulinus, Theodora and his wife, the former is Erin's brother, the latter is Alexios's sister, Gawain is cordial and warm and the two embraced, and said that he would protect the real estate and rights and interests of the Ducasses and Comunens.

These words were obviously released to Erin in the city, and to Isaac of Durazo. Komnenos, of course, also listened to Darasina, who had been placed under house arrest in the Imperial Capital Monastery beforehand.

Gawain was waiting for these people to make a statement, and give in.