Chief George was a man of his word, and after the "gifting" of Caesar and the reorganization of the army, he went on a vigorous and vigorous manner, and many craftsmen's workshops and tents were erected in front of the walls and harbors of the coastal defenses of Gallipoli, and merchants from the cities of Theloponnese and Thessaloniki brought timber, iron ingots, grain, and wine by land and sea. All the armies, whether the Varangian Guards sent by the Emperor, the hired Turkic cavalry, or the veterans of the Viceroyalty of Bari, who had accompanied George for many years, diligently practiced their formations and tactics every day, and George was turning Gallipoli into a large and strong fortress to be used to counterattack the ramparts and bridgeheads of Asia Minor.

During this time, Gawain felt the torture of the plundered genes, and the damage to his body and mind caused to him by killing the three barns in the spur of the moment with the sword of phosphorus and fire - the genes sent by the three defeated soldiers were all cowardice, greed, and full of inferior quality.

So Gawain had to fight it with his tenacity and ideals, but though his genes were bad, he was much more stubborn than that of the dog and the eagle, and the little servant Phithias went to Gawain, who was sitting at the camp gate, and asked him if he could give him five good old gold coins of Sorid.

"Do what?"

"I go to the bazaar in the city, and I can buy a Macedonian woman who can fulfill a long-term contract, and a house, where you can go on any day off in the year, and settle it." Fetyas was blunt.

"There's no need." Gawain said depressedly.

"If you are too expensive, master, I can also spend a gold coin to beg the merchants to find three German women, but they generally have a bad reputation, they will steal, and they will run away when they find an opportunity."

Gawain pursed his lips and looked up at Fethias, "Your duty is not this, to spend some money to buy more suitable equipment for my mare, and the maintenance of weapons paid to the knife worker is also a large expense, which is related to the life and death on the battlefield immediately." ”

What, the owner is actually unwilling to spend money to solve it, he just wants to save money so much? Thinking of this, Phiteas suddenly sweated down, and thought of what is said to be the habit of the Turkic army, that is, when the Turks plundered and killed Christians, in addition to leaving the women to vent, they would also leave the boys with white faces and beards, or even castrate, and the master said that he had fled from the Turkic lands before, and that he had also been contaminated with their vices - then I would be in danger!

Fetias hurriedly covered his hind buttocks and slowly and cautiously left Gawain's sight.

Soon the trumpet sounded, and the Warden George ordered all the soldiers to assemble in the center of the camp, and he divided the various companies into areas according to different banners, and then Gawain saw that beside the Warden stood the half-blood catcher Theognis.

"The frontier warrior has just returned from the other side of the strait, and his intelligence says that Zahaas's fleet is coming along Sinop, and the main force is gathering in the region of Nicomedia, in an attempt to carry out a despicable plan to attack the imperial capital." The warden stretched out his hand to the commander of the war, introduced the situation of the enemy army that the other party had detected, and then announced his thoughts to all the generals and soldiers, "The sea and land defenses of the imperial capital are strong, Zahas will not succeed, he should want to ravage the outskirts of the city, cut the crops in summer and autumn, and cooperate with the invasion army of the Pechenegs to blockade the great imperial capital - so I have decided to attack the east and west, except for a small garrison remaining in Gallipoli, I will send the Varangian guard as the vanguard, After leading most of the main force to refuse, he crossed the sea, swept the flanks of Nicomedia, and marched into Nicaea, not only to force Zahas to lift the siege of the imperial capital, but also to wait for the opportunity to defeat him in a decisive battle on the coast of Asia Minor, and on the way to the operation, we can get reinforcements from the Sultan of Rûm 'Surreman', so be brave, and for the glory of your majesty, get on board and march. ”

All the soldiers present raised their weapons and responded with affirmation.

"Who is Sur Leman?" Gawain asked Farov, who was standing under the royal flag, curiously.

"It's Gillicky. Arslan's nickname, that's what the Franks call him. ”

At this time, the eyes of the guard officer saw Stephen standing in the front row, wearing a scarlet cloak and carrying the unique iris shield in the whole team. Gao Wen secretly held back his expression and nodded slightly.

"Set sail, the wind is blowing, and the sailors can't wait to get away from the yellow-faced woman on the shore!" A sailor from Amalfi so shouted, like an agile ape, swished up to the mainmast of the merchant ship, and then flew in mid-air, and the rope was neatly lassoed, and the sail was soon hoisted up, and the navigator began to wave the flag in his hand—and then the drum beat sounded, and the oarsmen began to row their heavy long oars, and the Byzantine light warships of Pilomon, and the requisitioned merchant ships carrying soldiers and horses in them, followed the wind from the humid spring and summer of Europe, Calmly and unhindered, they sailed towards the dark gray mountains and land of Asia.

Gawain stood by the high fence in the center of the ship, Fetyas held the armor and shield, sat next to him, the deck was full of people, and the cabin below also smelled of horse manure, mixed with the sea breeze was very smoky, Farov held the huge cross-embroidered imperial flag, and kept shouting to everyone, "The target of our raid is Abydos, and the Red Hand detachment will be the first to carry this imperial flag and climb the city wall!" ”

"God Odin bless!" On the deck, many of the unbaptized warriors of the Guard, who still maintained their primitive beliefs, shook their tomahawks and roared, and Gawain also staggered to his feet, "Put armor on me." He told Fethias that he had fled from the city of Abydos a few months earlier and was now going back.

"Master, after putting on the armor, you must wait until the boat rushes to the beachhead before jumping up to attack, otherwise you will be drowned." Fethias kept reminding as he helped.

"Abydos is right in front of you!" Now, George. On the flagship of Pararogus, the navigator shouted to the deck below with his arms folded on the mast, and with this sound the veteran company of Georges stood up one after another, and began to put on their heads the iron helmets with round edges, and carry their swords on their shoulders, and some began to examine their bows and crossbows. In the midst of the croaking noise, Theognis pulled the cable and came to the head of George's stable, and pointed to the black wall of Abydos by the sea, "This city is a coastal rampart, so the distance between this wall and the water is very short after the tide is full, so that it is convenient for merchants and soldiers to board ships. ”

"You mean, we just get close to the ship and then raid and occupy it?"

"Yes!" The captor nodded.