In the midst of the gallop, all the holy peasants shouted and applauded as their great patron rode his silver-white steed, his brown hair flying, and like a bolt of lightning he crossed the earthen embankment, and in an instant leaped onto the thoroughfare lined with poplar trees. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the distance, on the slopes of the valley of the Mut, full of neat tents, like frost and snow covering them, and in the sound of drums and bells, Gawain's forbidden soldiers and the reorganized brigade of Gemagis began to gather up their tents, take up their spears, and drive the baggage caravans, and began to rumble along the streets of the valley in the direction of the city of Ikonium in the footsteps of the great patron. In the procession, there is also a row of Daxia camels moving, the hump is loaded with the disassembled "perfume bottle" gun body and gun carriage, and there are boxes full of Khitan snow and lead pills and stone pills, tied with nets, dangling on the camel's side.

"I will personally sit in the Gimagis Brigade on this trip, dear soldiers, and you promise me to win for me all the glory and power of the eyes." In the midst of the march of the Gemagis Brigade, Gawain rode past on horseback, shouting to the soldiers with spears raised.

"With our courage and blood, we will add glory to your crown!" The soldiers took off their hats and helmets with one hand, and echoed the great patron with high spirits, who feared that the brigade would be weakened by the heavy losses of the brigade at Maras, so he added them with reserve soldiers and armaments, which gave confidence to the commanders such as Gregor and Parni (Prajit commanded the border people of Jubail and Beirut, stationed on the other side of the sea), and said that in this campaign, he would put his command post battalion "under the protection of the reliable and brave Gemaggis."

About half a day later, the whole army arrived at the foot of the peak of the towering "holy place" of the Arakhan Monastery, and all the soldiers began to kneel and pray, and the hermit Peter and all the local Reformed monks came down the mountain to consecrate the soldiers' weapons.

"Under the command of Grand Count Merlot, Caesarea's two brigades are also crossing the Harris River and assembling at Iconium!" At this time, several herald cavalrymen were sweating profusely, and rushed to report to Gawain.

"Let Giovanni and Birell lead the local people's army, the border militia and the Nikitas party, and prepare for the arrival of the army." Gawain commanded as he grabbed the reins.

At this time, the army of Emperor Alexios had just arrived in the city of Nicaea, and it is said that the emperor, who had received the declaration of war from the state of Tarsus, was both angry and sad.

Gawain's army moved more quickly, like a giant comet passing over the borderlands, and the first to be disturbed were naturally the Brenus and his wife, who had just given birth, and had also taken their child Theodore on the shoulder of the cage, and hurried to the front line of Afyon Castle with her husband's cavalry guards.

There, refugees poured in from the border, bringing all sorts of terrible news, "The army brought by the Turkic White Death, the spears were like moving mountains, and there were many camels carrying all kinds of weapons for them." ”

"Will Gawain attack us Afyon first?" Brenus repeatedly asked his officers and staff in a loud voice, but no one could give a clear answer, they only knew that Gao Wen's elite army was close at hand!

Then His Royal Highness Penipas Bastos, the Empire, began to waver, "Why are we going to fight Gawain so soon, and how many days has peace come to this land?" After complaining, he had no choice but to start dispatching, asking General Cosa for reinforcements, Raymond, Earl of Laudisia, and Diognis of Anglas, and finally he prepared a report and sent it to Nicaea, reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, "Gawain has done it before you, Your Majesty!" Theodoro in Amissus has so far made no moves, and Cyprus and Marlash seem to be dead, and your sworn enemy's army is free to roam the left bank of the Harris River. ”

Brenus is still unclear: when Gawain set out on the expedition, Baldwin and his wife immediately mobilized all the troops in the territory to defend the city of Castabara, and fought against the three generals Decius, Polybi, and Dorus who remained in the Vanka border area, desperately resisting the possible attacks in these two places, and eliminating Gawain's worries.

In the mountains, Fel, who had been rekindled by the war on the plateau, reunited all the lords, some for radicalism and others for détente; Among the radical crowds, there was a great deal of disagreement about the route and timing of the march, some of them were going north to Melitane, others were going west to recover Vanka, and some were going south to Antioch with Aleppo to conquer the city, but there was a lot of noise - when the news of Baldwin's army entering the city of Castabara, many Armenian nobles in the hill hall were staring at each other, "It is better to restore the border field for the time being, and continue to trade with Gawain...... Finally, Fell, who was sitting in the Archon's chair, put his hand on his forehead and gave this tender order.

In the central plain of the island of Cyprus, in the sandy sands of Nicosia, Apsomatus of Apsomatus sat on a chair, and by the side colonnade stood a line of merchants from Relaya, Tarsus, and Cairo, and the Grand Duke waved his hand in annoyance, and whispered back, "I will not continue to sell copper to Gawain, lime and wine will do, and your flat-bottomed merchant ships will be able to reach my port......"

Located in front of the Damen Dresses River, on the edge of the green ancient city of Laudisia, in the half-finished Crescent-style fortress, the towering main tower has reached the sky, representing the fourth identity of the master Raymond, after receiving the urgent letter from Brainus, the one-eyed lord got on his horse proudly, and quickly issued a general mobilization order for the territory: the backbone of Raymond's team was one hundred and fifty Toulouse and Provençal knights brought all the way from Tripoli, and the five hundred Tekopo cavalry that the emperor had given him before after the defeat of Gangara, Those who survived were also "intercepted" by him in Laudisia, about three hundred men, which was Raymond's cavalry ranks; All that remained was to use the military service order to recruit the infantry for half a fee, and then break up and mix a few hundred Callegos into it, and thus march mightily towards Afyon.

As a result, when they entered the territory of Panpheria, and before the march had reached ten guli, this group burned and plundered three market towns, which made Raymond a little embarrassed, so he wrote a letter to Afyon in advance, saying to Breenus, "I will come to reinforce Your Excellency at once, and the proceeds of the robbery along the way will be regarded as your reward for my military expenses, and the two will not owe each other." ”

Angry, Brenus immediately set fire to the letter that "the two do not owe each other".

Eventually, only Diognis at Anglasburg, after receiving the urgent letter, quickly organized five hundred cavalry and an equal number of infantry to support the "Imperial Son-in-law" on the northern flank. (To be continued~^~)