When Gawain pulled the tomahawk out of the rotten flesh of the smashed corpse, he found that the entire blade had been smashed like a shell by the iron latch of the Water Gate, and it was completely unusable.

So General Stratigus pulled out the Turkic scimitar himself, and at the same time rushed into the middle of the twin towers, and another Turk Gazi raised his knife on the opposite side, and in a sharp sound, the scimitar in Gawain's hand stirred up and down with the opponent three times, and sparks flew everywhere, and Nagazi's other hand pulled out the dagger like lightning and stabbed Gawain in the neck - Gawain's hand was faster, pulled out the dagger, half-knelt down, and stabbed Nagazi three times in the knee, thigh, and waist, and the flesh splashed on the face of Gazi, who was kneeling with a howl, Gawain stabbed the dagger directly through his opponent's left eye and kicked him over.

Another Roma soldier held his spear, and with a flash of cold light, continued to catten Gawain's waist, holding the scimitar to his forehead with his left hand, and the tip of the spear slid along the scimitar, cutting off a lock of Gawain's brown hair and scattering it in all directions. Gawain's right hand staggered his right hand to hold the sword of phosphorus fire hanging from his left waist, and then pulled out a diagonal cut, and the blue flames surged from the spearman's abdomen, shooting directly into the face of the other soldier who pounced, and when the other party dropped the sword and covered his face and cried, the tip of Muzafi Adin's spear stabbed the soldier through and fell down.

Baldwin and Auden also bravely broke in with a mace, smashing the flesh and brains of the Roma soldiers by the door, "Twist the coiled ropes, the city of Tarsus is our trophy!" "Over there, the Earl of Burke cut down a few of the Turkic soldiers at the trap, and then pounced on them with a few men, and wrenched them - in front of the twin towers in the midst of the shouts and flames, the half-movable bridge creaked back - and Tancred, who had arrived with his cavalry, looked at the empty river. "It's definitely Gawain and Baldwin." Bastard! ”

"Climb up!" Along the stairway and wooden supports, the soldiers of the Red Hand Brigade and the Frankish Infantry Regiment hung their shields on their bodies. Braving the whistling arrows to brave the ants. However, Gawain quickly fixed his eyes on the stone defensive wall and tower at the end of the mezzanine, and continued to rush forward with several of his own guard warriors, and Muzafi Adin.

On all sides were Roma soldiers lurking and hiding, some of them were cut down by Gawain, and some desperately occupied the corners of the walls and corridors and resisted, "Get down!" As he rushed to the bottom of the stone tower of the city wall, the sharp-eyed Gawain hurriedly threw Muzafiadin to the ground—in the dark corner under the tower. A Roma spearman shouted, stabbing his spear out horizontally, Muzafiadin and Gawain avoided it, while the Saxon Guard warrior who was charging parallel to him, his temples pierced directly by the tip of the spear, nailed to the spot. Gawain, who was lying on the ground, swung his knife and cut off the spearman's knee, after the other party knelt on the ground. Muzafiadin stabbed the dagger into the opponent's jaw and stirred it several times in succession, overturning the corpse.

Then, Muzafiadin took two steps at a rapid pace. Sticking to the foundation of the stone tower, half-kneeling and clasping his hands, Gao Wen jumped up and stepped on it. Directly grabbed the window of the stone tower and climbed in. Several Roma soldiers who were in the middle of it were caught off guard and were slashed by Gawain. Slashing left and right, Gawain pulled the ropes in the room and threw them one by one, and the rest of the people pulled and climbed up, capturing the tower on the defensive wall.

Gawain, who stepped out of the arch between the tower and the battle lane, saw a dark shadow pass through in an instant, he hurriedly raised his sword and slashed down, and the other party turned around and slashed with his sword, and the fire was staggered - it happened to be the young Armenian warrior who had previously recognized his identity on the Twin Towers, "Arson!" Unhurried, the young warrior shouted to several Roma soldiers who had arrived with fire pots from another tower on the other side of the battle lane, and then he broke away from Gawain's blade and leaped forward, staggering past the fire pots that were being thrown at Gawain: Gawain hurriedly hid to the side of the arch, and the flames were churning and burning, "Damn, it can't be over!" "Because the Roma soldiers on that side kept burning in front of them with their spear shafts, carrying rolls of linen and hay bales, soon spread into a wall of flames along the battle lane, burning the wooden battle road and the fence, and cutting off Gawain's further charge into the city.

In the night, the bridges and twin towers floating in front of the Water Gate were all captured by surprise attacks, and the soldiers threw the Roma flag into the river and replaced it with the battle flag of their own army, cheering and thundering.

The entire corner of the city of Tarsus had been captured by Gawain and Baldwin, and the rest of the cavalry, after the early morning, had entered the position to help defend it along the re-extended coiled bridge.

In the siege position on the east side, Tanfred jumped like thunder, pointed to the smoky city wall over there, and said to Pakade, "I have tried all my resources and provisions, and I have listened to your advice to take the city of Tarsus, but now the merit will soon be looted by Gawain and Baldwin, so tell me what to do now!" ”

The bare-headed Armenian warrior remained unfazed, and comforted the other party, saying, "Your lord, the banner of St. George will enter the city, and Gawain and Baldwin will not be able to touch your reputation and merits." ”

At this moment in Tarsu, all the citizen representatives approached the defenders and asked for a negotiation of surrender to the besieging side.

And all the Roma nobles were also unanimous and unwilling to fight.

"Now that there are two armies of pilgrims, where are we to throw ourselves to?"

At this time, the clever young Armenian warrior holding the hilt of his sword said, "Throw yourself into the force that has captured our water gate and towers, or else they will slaughter the city in anger if they do not have the spoils and glory of entering the city." Besides, they will soon repair the stairway and the city road, and we must hurry up, until it is too late for them to attack. ”

"In addition, the rest of the gates and towers must be firmly guarded, and the previous army of pilgrims must not be allowed to enter, and the city should not be withdrawn until security and property have been secured, and as for the conflicts between the different ranks of the pilgrims, we must avoid it as much as possible." The young warrior went on to add—at last all the people agreed, and the representatives of the burghers and nobles went to Gawain and Baldwin to discuss the surrender; The rest of the soldiers then continued to hold on to the gates and towers, resisting Tancred's entry.

On top of the tower, Gawain, Baldwin, Burke, Auden, and others stood in the middle, excitedly announcing the conditions to the representative envoy who climbed up the rope:

The city of Tarsus surrendered all the possessions and money in the warehouse;

All the soldiers of Romconya surrendered their weapons, armor, and banners, and withdrew;

Hand over all the keys to the gates and towers;

All citizens are not allowed to leave the city without permission.

While bargaining, the young Armenian man walked in with a token in his hand at the tower of the city gate on the east side, and said to the three Roma soldiers guarding it, "I'm here to change the guard." ”

The soldier in the lead approached and was about to inspect the token, when the young warrior suddenly drew his sword and slashed it down! (To be continued.) )