After that, all the lords of the St. Paul's Gate battle line, and their infantry troops, gathered in front of the church according to the banners of their respective families, and quietly waited for the decisive battle of the coming day. The monks, dressed in robes, tirelessly confessed and prayed, leading the common people in singing the praises of Jesus until the night fell and the stars shone brightly.

Gawain, Baldwin, and Raymond also rode along the Orontes River, carrying their respective flag guards, to their respective camps to arrange the mission.

At that moment, Raymond pointed to the Turkic camp on the opposite bank, "First, the hill that Robert and I were guarding was occupied by Kobha - for the past few days, there have been about 2,000 Turkic cavalry, guarding, guarding where the decisive battle, there, there must be Kobuha's front line, the front line. ”

Gawain was also on horseback, following what Raymond pointed at, staring, and sure enough, on that hill, the campfire in the enemy camp was bright, "Behind that hill?" ”

"It's a crossing, a crossing-unobstructed valley, that leads, leads to, leads to the Daphne jungle, and, also, by the front of the Kobha camp."

"Baldwin, tomorrow you take your troops and challenge that hill first. I will join you the newly captured thousand surrendered Turkic soldiers (most of them captured in the port of Saint-Simeon), armed with bows and arrows. You have to mix them with all the archers of Cilicia and hide them later in your front team. ”

Listening to Gawain's instructions, Baldwin nodded, "I'll cover them all, and when the Turks get closer, I'll order a salvo." ”

"Yes, after shooting him by surprise, you let all the people attack that hill; I followed you with three brigades and all the Red Hand cavalry, and Lord Raymond flanked you, making it impossible for Kobha to defend against it. Gawain clenched his fists, and then made a gesture, "All the war horses are concentrated on Lord Raymond's side, and according to Bohemond's original subordinates, they will act as an opportunity. ”

"Finish, no problem!" Raymond said fiercely, with great determination and fighting spirit, "Tomorrow, just wait for me in the Iron Bridge, the banner of the Iron Bridge." ”

When Gawain returned to the camp, all the soldiers had eaten a full dinner under the command of Merlot, and then removed and buried the stoves surrounded by their respective camps, and removed the horses and antlers that blocked the exit gates of the camp, revealing an unobstructed road, and then piled up all the luggage in their respective tents, and then the standard-bearers stood at the various passages, and the soldiers carried infantry spears, swords and shields, bows and arrows, and other long and short weapons, and lined up in a neat line. After Gawain walked into the crimson tent, it was almost the first hour and a half of the morning, and Antioch reached the Orontes River, faintly shining with a strange light, but even Gawain could not tell where they came from, whether it was the reflection of the weapons of the two armies, the projection of the river in the starlight, or something else.

"Hetomia, bring pens and other stationery." Gao Wenjing walked over and sat down in a chair, he had already put on his armor, and sat sideways with the sword of phosphorus and fire on his knees, trying to adjust his breathing.

The girl from the Orson family, who stood up, hurriedly but unhurriedly saluted, and then quickly picked up the requested stationery and sat down opposite Gawain.

"Well, I'll write it myself, it's a personal letter to Anna." Gawain motioned for Hetomia not to stay.

"I'm a confidential clerk, and for me, there's no such thing as private or public. The letters you exchanged with the princess in purple are not so different. But the girl of the Orson family is very stubborn, she is loyal to her duty, and believes that it is entirely the duty of the confidential officer, "You don't have to worry about secrecy, Hetomia vouches for her own life and death." ”

"Well," Gawain could only bow to the stubborn girl, "Long story short," and then the Grand Duke lay on his back and somewhat relaxed on the hard back of his chair, "In a word, dear Anna, I hope that after the triumph, I can kiss your eyebrows well." ”

Then he looked at Hetomia with a pen in some embarrassment, and was expressionless, "With all due respect, if you really want to express your affection for Her Royal Highness, there are many other elegant words instead, no, I mean, there is no need to be so marketable, as if the virtues and virtues of the princess have been completely manifested and turned into a pair of eyebrows." ”

Gawain held his forehead, and waved his other hand twice, and Hetomia also noticed his gaffe just now, so he stopped making a sound, and faithfully wrote on the letter scroll according to the original words of the Grand Duke, and then got up and saluted, "The whole battalion will be set up in an hour and rush to the battlefield, and I will remind you outside the camp when the time comes, please rest well during this time." Then he left.

In the entire scarlet tent, Gao Wen was left alone, lying there, he looked at the vertical and horizontal wooden beams on his eyes, and slowly took out the "Qiling Little Crown" that captured Prince Ruben from the box next to him, under the silk package, and savored it there

On the other side, in the entire Turkic camp, thousands of soldiers fell on top of each other before the muezzin, facing the direction of the Kaaba, shouting words of praise to Allah and the Prophet, among whom Kobha and Budakis knelt at the front. When all the Turks had begun to march out of the camp and lined up in battle, Kobha returned to his tent, looked intently at the miraculous hourglass, and then looked around and said to the prostrate astrologer, "Today, I will verify your divination with victory." With that, the prince of Mosul strode forward, and at once pulled out the closed cork, and then in the hourglass, grains of fine sand began to fall rapidly, which made Kobha's mood extremely happy, and all the people in the camp chanted the slogan "Victory", "Behind me, there are countless people of Mosul who support and pray!" Kobha walked out of the tent in high spirits, and looked back to see that the sky was already white.

Then he turned and looked at the array of his own that stood like an ocean in front of him, and on the hill facing the Iron Bridge Fortress stood two large black flags, each with a famous verse written in chalk,

"When the believers were Jihad, every hoof print of the horses they grazed carried the blessing of Allah."

"O Allah, how I wish to enter your city and become a glorious martyr of Jihad."

The black night clouds were constantly dispersed by the turbulence of the wind, and as always, it was a dry day in Antioch, especially suitable for the use of weapons and life-and-death battles in the reckless wilderness. (To be continued.) )