"It's the power of the Mesadini family, like a surging ocean." Gawain stepped aside, humbly complimenting the widow, knowing that it was time to rely on her.

Ingrana's eyes were burning with the firelight, and she looked eagerly downward, and at Gawain in the Holy Armor with the same eagerness, "It's a good thing that your injuries have healed." ”

"Yes, I will live up to the trust of His Majesty the Emperor and your love, and do my best to annihilate this group of Norman bandits who have come to me and protect Corinth forever." Gawain patted his chest and assured.

At this time, a herald hurriedly rode up, dismounted and ascended, and then said to the Earl Commander, "It is rumored that the five thousand Zahas bandits of Cape Sulfate have gone up the plain of Laconia, and the Emir Zahas himself is the commander of the army. ”

"It's all a bunch of bandits and pirates, we don't need to pay attention to Zahas, who is inseparable from the Normans, just leave a small number of troops to hold the defense of Corinth, and continue to pursue the Normans who are attacking, and completely destroy a hundred enemies, which is much better than simply repelling ten thousand enemies." Gawain waved his hand, indicating that the planned plan would not move at all, and he would not be confused by this kind of news, and Ingrida was also very excited on the side, she especially liked the way men made decisions.

Soon after, on the beach, the sailors on the deck of the boats, threw down their ropes, and countless hired farmers, oxen, mules and horses, all wrapped in the ropes, and even the female workers came to help, and the sound of the trumpets went straight to the supper, and in the squeaky vibration, the first Piromon oarrow boat was dragged down the water to the planks by ropes, and then the people propped up the sticks to prevent it from slipping out, and the rest continued to shout slogans, and slowly passed the rowing boat, with the lubrication of the grease, through the walls of this small Corinthian city. "It's Pereira Bay!" The leading Francisco, waving the flag, "Ahhhhhh The men, with long sticks, plunged into the bottom of the boat, and then pried it up slightly, and thrust it into the bay on the other side.

The white spray of the waves was clearly visible in the temple, and the sailors of Amalfi, Saracen, and the Greek oarsmen, boarded the first oarboat to cross the Corinthian land and rush into the Bay of Pereira, fastened chains with iron hooks to the stern and masts, and began to row forward to the beat of the drums—and then dragged one by one, and the fish rowed from the grease planks from the ocean to the sea.

"Miracle, simply miracle. I'll pray in the church tomorrow for your victory, Count Gawain. Inglina was so excited that she could not control herself when she saw that six rowing boats in succession, and more than a dozen smaller boats, had been pulled into the sea of Pereira.

Meanwhile, Gawain and Theognes donned helmets and turbans, and said goodbye to the wealthy widow who had been generous to them, "After destroying that Norman, come back to receive your banquet with your noble lady." ”

So Ingridina's gaze followed Gawain, step after step, and she never let go.

"We're going to destroy the Norman bandits, and she'll follow you sooner or later." Diognis said.

"I'm also doing this for the good of this army."

"Go to Italy right now, you'll be out of imperial power, right? You will be in a semi-self-reliant state, ignoring or even flouting the authoritarian dictates of the emperor. The catcher said suddenly.

Gawain smiled and said, "You better wait for me to gain a foothold in Italy first, and then say this sentence, I will not refuse the emperor's tax collectors and officials, after all, I need the banner given by the empire, and Gawain is still commanding the Roman legions under the banner of the red hand." ”

This reassured the guard a lot, and as the two of them walked towards the guards lined up under the temple, Diognis asked with some caution, "Zahas really doesn't have to worry?" ”

Gawain pouted at the firelight Nunu on the Corinthian side, "The three ships from Amalfi are too heavy, and they are the remaining force of Corinth City. Rest assured, your Majesty the Emperor will soon bring men to Thessari and Moria, both to settle Zahas and to reintegrate these rich towns into the imperial system. In addition, once we have won the victory over the Normans who have penetrated deep into this area, Zahas will automatically retreat without fear. ”

When the Earl's commander and the catcher had boarded the ship, Francisco waved his lights on the first ship as a signal, and then the whole fleet carrying five hundred Tecopo mercenaries and four hundred Italian veterans followed the sea lane, "Aim in the direction of Lepanto!" ”

The East is already numb.

But on the right coast, among the foothills and ridges, there were still beacon fires—all lit by Tetisius' cavalry, to guide Gawain's fleet in the night fog.

On the other side, the small cavalry of Tetisius, again following closely behind the Normans, made great noise, and continued to shoot arrows at the rearguard of Tancred, and although the Normans were well protected by helmets and chain mail, the lightly armed Calabrian soldiers were wounded and the march slowed down.

Tancred was a little uneasy, and he repeatedly asked Raul if he wanted to speed up and go to Lepanto with at least thirty knights to check our return route and ships.

But Raul continued to comfort the young man, "Most of the Greeks, who may still be entrenched in the region of Kadmia, have only sent some flying cavalry to disturb us, and I have fought with them for forty years, and I know the temperament of the other side - unless they are under the command of a very glorious general, or even the emperor, they can gather a force of five thousand to fifty thousand to fight the enemy." ”

As a result, not half an hour after Raul's prophecy, the banner of Tetisius appeared at the pass on their side, and about three or four hundred Turkic cavalry, in a roundabout way, took control of the right side of the whole wilderness: from here on the road, to the army of Tetisius, was the only way to Lepanto.

"It turned out to be a toyer!" At this time, even Raul was angry at the cowardly ghost of the Greek army, and then he took thirty Norman knights who broke into formation, lined up in a sharp formation, raised their spears, and rushed bravely, "The rest, whether unhindered or wounded, rushed over, and when they arrived at Lepanto, the group of Greek cowards could do nothing to us!" ”

As Raul had expected, Tetisius's cavalry was lightly armed and weak, and they first lined up on the plains below the pass, and immediately fired rows of arrows at Raul's assault formation, and then, in order to avoid the Norman cavalry spear charge, they scattered like a swarm of flying insects, and most of them fled in the opposite direction.

"Let's go, let's go!" Raul stood on the pass with his spear in his hand, and waved his hand eagerly, causing the Normans to rush over until he saw a man on a high mountain with a banner embroidered with red hands.