When Gawain asked the confidential officer to read out the secret letter sent by the old man of the mountain, Hassan, in front of the generals, many people, especially the Seljuk generals, were obviously afraid of everything, because they were afraid of everything about Assasin, afraid that they would take advantage of the chaos to assassinate them at night, afraid that a sharp dagger would suddenly plunge into their chest after sinking into a dream, and they were also afraid that their names would be remembered and that they would be hunted down by terrible people in the future. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But Gawain had only one answer, "There is only one reason why you have so much fear in your hearts, that is, you have not exterminated all of these Assasins, and once you kill them, will the dead still come from the tomb wilderness to seek your revenge?" ”

"In terms of provisions...... Muhammad. Tapo asked.

"The Seljuk kingdoms share a third, the urban market towns of Greater Armenia share a third, and I, Tarsus, bear a third. Not only grain, but also livestock. Gawain's reply was also very neat, "Ladies and gentlemen, the reason why I did not immediately attack the Vulture Fortress and punish the deranged men after receiving this frivolous and cowardly letter is because I do not wish to incur a needless sacrifice in attacking them, so I am waiting for a brave and meticulous general from Tbilisi, His Excellency Theognes." When he arrives and completes his reconnaissance of the entire Alamut fortress complex, the army can immediately move Hassan from the pinnacle of self-righteous glory into the bitter and dark abyss of defeat! ”

A few days later, Diognis hurried in with three detachments and joined the siege.

Gawain then introduced the guards to the most prominent men of Seljuk and Sylvan one by one, and claimed that Theognes was "my indispensable arm".

On the first day of April 1105, when the bright white milk light splashed out of the dark breasts of the night, Gawain, Diognes, and Muzafiadin rode their horses, and slowly ascended to a high mountain called Dar Ussan, along the road to the left of the many camps that surrounded the Vulture Castle. Facing the light, Theognes squinted at the location of the vulture fort, "Alammut Fort is the one on the top of the hill, and there should be an endless spring there. Then he was silent for a while, and pointed to the three walled roads that went down the southeast slope under the Eagle Castle, "These three roads are supposed to guard the spring water, and the mountain spring is divided into three after flowing out of the Eagle Castle. ”

Gawain looked at it, and when the three winding roads extended halfway up the mountain, a group of fortresses with curtain walls and pheasant moats were built, surrounding the arch to guard the peak, "This is the Seljuk Castle of Maimondis, which is the barrier gateway to the Eagle Castle?" ”

"That's right, Fort Alamut is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and the one on which it is located faces the stars of Kapala in the night sky, hence the name 'Kapala Cliff'. Only the south-east side of the Mamondisburg could be passed by troops. But even in the case of Mamondis, from spring to autumn, no bird or beast can nest in it. A Seljuk general who knew the local geography said with fear.

"Then take the castle of Mamondis first, transport the fire cannons, the big siege guns, and the big plani cannons in the right place and assemble them, and then you don't need any skills or tactics - just bomb them." Gawain bent the horsewhip in his hand with a very indifferent expression and ordered.

When he was done, he heard only the silence behind him, and when he turned his head, he saw the faces of fear and hesitation, especially the Seljuks from the servants, many of whom had followed the former Sultan in besieging the place, but all of them had returned in vain, for the reason Hassan had stated in his letters.

Seeing such a scene, Gawain slowly stretched the tip of the whip towards the lair of the sect in the towering mountain, and then said clearly, "Since Hassan can build the barrier on the peak of Mount Alamut with manpower, we can definitely use manpower to capture it!" ”

At this moment, the eagle fort was built in the retreat room on the cliff of Kapala, and Hassan sat in silence in the dark room, listening to the terrible wind outside, and when the servant silently stuffed a note through the keyhole of the iron door, he unfolded it and read it by the candlelight, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl: What can this group of people do with the eagle fort? How long can they hold out on to the siege? One month, two months, three months or half a year? But in the cellar I dug under the city walls, I had enough food, oil, and wine to last a year.

So retreat, stupid heretic! You're going to live in the shadow of my death threat from now on.

"What you ask for is predestined." Hassan thought so, his dark eyes half-open and half-closed with pride, his thick white beard under the hooked nose slightly curled, his fingers twisted together comfortably, and after a while he got up and walked to the shelves full of texts on the stone wall, "By the way, it's time to continue writing hadiths for the devotees, and my manuscript has been delayed for a long time. ”

Hassan had been writing for half a day, and then fatigue set in, and after another pious homework, he ate some modest meals, and went to bed.

The second day, the third day, Hassan spent his life like this.

But on the fourth day, Hassan, who was deep in the room, always felt that there was a very hidden oppressive force coming from all directions.

Distraught, he walked to a window in his room that opened on the edge of a cliff as the sun rose, opened it and looked down at the mountain.

His eyes instantly widened in astonishment and horror.

On the whirlpool road beneath the Alamut Peak, the ant-like besieging army was advancing in dense form, driving cattle and vehicles, many of whom chose to pitch their tents on the solid limestone, and besieged the fortress of Mammondis inside and out! At that time, the sun was not yet shining, and the torches erected in the besieged camp were as vast as stars.

In the valleys and wilderness farther away, the soldiers and servants ordered by Gawain frantically swept and slaughtered the surrounding mountain sect villages and orchards, plundered everything, and forged everything into a weapon for siege and murder.

The pine trees, which had accompanied the land of mulberry for a hundred years, were made into artillery racks that shot stones and gunfire; The mulberry, ash, and cherry trees, which were once fruitful in the garden and condensed the efforts of the farmers for irrigation, were cut down and crushed to make deadly flying arrows; Sheltered houses were demolished, and stone was brought in to be polished into smooth spheres that served as ammunition for artillery and trebuchets.

At intervals in the besieged camp, a group of strong soldiers carried the gun carriages, barrels, and trebuchets to the designated places one by one, carrying them on their shoulders and hand by hand.

There is no doubt that Gawain did not waver in the face of the Vulture Castle, and was determined to take it and kill all the believers, including Hassan himself.

Hassan's face turned pale, and he slowly touched his beating heart with his trembling and dry hands......

He was scared.