After listening to Peter's words, Gawain grabbed his hair with his own hands, his eyebrows twisted together, and his eyes began to slowly brighten, "Yes, that's right. That kind of self-confidence, I actually lost it in confusion, I used to laugh at Diognis because of it, but I didn't expect that now I am as ridiculous as him, is it caused by too much exposure to the system of this old empire? It's ridiculous, Stephen. Gawain, you have always solved problems with strength and wisdom, but what you lack most now is faith. I understand that a large army of six thousand men could not cross the Strait of St. George in a hurry, for the Emperor's fleet was now transporting the Normans, so I resolved to invite several large ships of Venice and Amalfi to cross the Strait of St. Georges in a hurry, and then to bring my infantry and cavalry over to meet the Pilgrim brigade of your brother of Nicaea at Christmas. ”

"I'll stay here, and I'll come to you again, don't worry about doing anything Gao Wen, I and tens of thousands of pilgrims are your backing!" Peter was overjoyed and patted Gawain on the arm.

But what Gawain said next made the hermit monk's heart sink, "Brother, if I die suddenly after that, I don't need to pray for me in front of your shrine, I will definitely go to Hell and become a slave of the devil." You can entrust the entire Dalian team to Godfrey, and I believe that it is much better to do so than to hand it over to Emperor Komnenos. ”

Afterwards, Gawain jumped out of bed, leaving the monk still stunned, and he walked out of the tent, looking at the snow in front of him, the camp and the spires of the palace everywhere, and made up his mind to gamble wildly.

On the other side of the strait, the Europa region is howling in the snow, while in Asia Minor on the other side, the snow has melted. Not at all like it was in the middle of winter, after crossing the narrow strait in the boats provided by the emperor, a whole 70,000 pilgrims chose a flat coast called Civet as their camp among the mountains, not far from the fortress of Nicomedia. Of course, the city of Nicaea on the shore of the lake is not far away.

In other words, this large, unorganized army, as soon as it landed on the shores of Asia, not only did the emperor's garrison in the fortress of Nicomedia know, but it also quickly spread to the palace of Nicaea. Arslan's ears.

The Sultan's palace was converted from a magnificent church of the original Orthodox Church, and the crimson eagle flag hung above the lobby was called "Suhrelman" by Westerners. After questioning the scout's debriefing, "Now all of Italy, Germany, and Gaul, is doing this crazy stupidity?" Previously they came to their deaths individually, but now they are in flocks, like the headless hordes of birds that appear in the sky. ”

His vizier ibn . Maimun, duly reminded the Sultan, "Perhaps this was instructed and instigated by the Emperor of Greece." ”

"So what the hell are we going to do now?"

"I think the Greek emperor deliberately provoked conflict between us and the pilgrims. Then he will instigate the armed knights of the West to attack our kingdom violently, and he will reap the benefits of the fishermen from them. ”

Vizier's words were heard. Gilligi rested his finger on the beard on his chin, "This is indeed very much in line with the Greek emperor's usual style of mentor, so you mean that we are going to let these tens of thousands of pilgrims go?" ”

"Yes, try to make an agreement with them. Let everyone keep order along the seas and mountains, through the Cilician Gate, which will keep us under watch and thwart the plans of the Greek emperors. ”

"Very well, then follow the mentor's plan. I immediately sent messengers to make peace with the leaders of this group. ”

At this moment, in the tumultuous camp of Chiwit, the traders of the beasts of pack drove by, passing through many tents, and in them were full of naked men and women, and the shameless shouts and the stench of alcohol wafted everywhere, and the sacred crosses and holy objects were thrown aside at will, and the sailors with the money could sleep a few female pilgrims with a small silver coin at will, and the traders loaded the depravity of liquor, poppy seeds, and so on, and came from all directions to peddle in the chaotic barracks. The emperor's officials, dressed in silk, pleaded with Forser and Lynord with ill intentions, "In front of the city of Nicaea is a vast and rich grassland of the Turks, and we can attack it by surprise, so that we can seize countless cattle, sheep and livestock to replenish our military resources. And His Majesty the Emperor will be very happy to spend a lot of money to buy you these spoils. ”

Forther immediately became full of blood and wanted to take his men and horses to do what the official had suggested.

But Reinolds disagreed, as for the flag bearer, Walter. Sanzawar was even more vehemently opposed, "As far as I know, it is not only the Sultan of Konya who grazes cattle here, but also many neutral Roman nobles, who have both the canonization of His Majesty the Emperor and the permission of the Sultan, and have their own armed forces and herds, and their power is very powerful. If there is no distinction between blue and red in the attack, it will anger everyone here to be our enemy. It would be better to wait quietly for the emperor and other pilgrimage lords to come to their aid, and to negotiate with the Sultan of Konya. ”

"What are you afraid of!" Hearing this, even Reinold, who was originally cautious, became dissatisfied, "We have 70,000 people, most of them are strong men from Germanyland, whoever dares to resist the attack will be annihilated cleanly, and whoever disobeys will be killed, such a simple truth, don't you, the flag officer, understand?" ”

"If a lion says this to a sheep, I can understand it, but if a sheep says this to a lion, I can only say that it is the most stupid thing to do." Walter said, "Arslan means lion, and he has the rich cities of Konya, Nicaea, Dolilahem, and Ikne, and there are countless Turkic, Greek, and Armenian warriors who fight for him in their allegiance, and we simply cannot deal with it alone, and now that the sheep are going to take the initiative to fight the lions, then they will be completely destroyed." ”

"Then you'll be sadly left behind in Civitri, filthy poor old fellow—besides, now that we're all great officials of the Emperor's throne, we don't need your permission." With that, Fourche put on his helmet with disdain and walked out of the tent.

As soon as they heard that they were going to the city of Nicaea to plunder, the German-German men in the camp of Civet, who had been deprived of wine and women, howled and ran from all directions, and many of them did not even have any armor, and ran after Fourcher—seven or eight thousand men in an instant, and three hundred of them on small and inferior horses, carrying banners and crosses, and slaughtering them towards the great meadows and ravines west of the city. (To be continued.) )