Chapter 33: Tetisius Escapes
Under the reflection of the candle flame, Bohemond's shadow stretched longer and longer, foaming and uncontrollable, and Ardmar's body, which was shrouded by this shadow, became more and more languishing and shrinking, and sometimes his power changed like this.
Finally, the priesthood could not hold back, and he said in front of all the lords that the ultimate goal was to take Antioch and repel the huge reinforcements of Kobha, and that whoever could accomplish this goal would be able to occupy all the cities, and he demanded that all those present swear to keep this promise, which was the last thing the Council decided.
"Whether it is Constantinople or the Holy See in Rome, I am responsible for this promise alone, and all pilgrims need is a door to Jerusalem." Ademar said with a calm face.
"Well, I'm willing to persuade Petro, the consul of the city-state of Pisa. Your Excellency Moniqueny, the ship he now has at hand at anchor in the port of Saint-Simon has enough grain for us to eat. At this time, in the midst of a burst of cheers, Bohemond finally opened his arms and unfolded his cards, his cheeks flushed with ruddy, and then he burst a bigger hand, "If I can serve you, I am sure that I can take Yaji before Kobha comes. The Acropolis that Siyan is still holding onto. ”
Many of the lords clenched their fists and shouted loudly in praise of Bohemond, and then Bohemond, triumphant, turned his head and looked at the old man who continued to curl up in his seat with disdain with his cold eyes, as if waiting for him to speak.
In the midst of the tumult, Gawain slowly raised his head, clasped his hands on his chest, and knocked his head on the pillar of the tent upside down, calming down the logic of his thinking: yes, Bohemond used all kinds of means, taking advantage of the death of the young priest and Beatrice, gluttonous bread of human blood to feed him, and he wanted to take the opportunity to attack the prestige of the Council of Cardinals and dissolve the power of Admar, but in this case, it would be tantamount to questioning the power of Pope St. Peter in Rome? After all, Admar is the Pope's envoy, no, maybe Bohemond still has a backhand, but now that he is shrewd, now I am in a fog. Between the candle flame and the constantly shaking human head, Gawain blinked, and did feel that his vision was a little unclear because of tiredness, just when Gawain was a little confused, there was a bang, he raised his eyes, only to see that the people in front of him had moved out of the way, and instantly staggered him, Bohemond on the side of the chair, and Ardmar on the chair.
It seems that Bohemond had mentioned him just now, and at this time the red-bearded lord was continuing to shout,
"Moreover, where is the sincerity of the Emperor of Constantinople? I would like to hear the opinion of my dear friend Gawain, mainly because of your status as Grand Duke. ”
All eyes were on the pillar on which Gawain was leaning, and Gawain straightened his somewhat dry throat and calmly, "Of course, I am here with the Emperor's marching chief, General Tetisius, to stand with you, and General Tetisius has told me that the Emperor has sent him a letter before, and I believe that His Excellency Ademar has the same letter, that is, the Emperor will soon lead a large army through Anatolia to go here and personally assist us in repelling the army of Kobha. ”
After two seconds of silence, there was another burst of applause, at which point Bohemond was also very happy, and he asked Lord Raymond to go and contact the pirate cousin Winmoha, a pirate cousin from Antwerp, with Henry, Godfrey and Baldwin, to discuss the gathering of all the food in the fleet to support the army.
Now in the altar tent, Bohemond seemed to be the central leader of the whole army, and he was constantly giving orders with his waist crossed, completely leaving aside the priesthood, while Gawain watched coldly, and dealt with a few words from time to time.
After the meeting was dismissed, the servants lit torches in front of the bridgehead, shouted a command to the sentry in front of the horse rejection wall, and soon two torches were erected on the opposite side, and after a few circles between them, the gate of the fortress was opened, and Gawain rode his horse, staggering and preparing to step over the bridge he had erected earlier, and prepare to return to his camp.
After the fall of Antioch, Gawain placed part of his army in the palace district and besieged the Acropolis of Aggie with the other Pilgrim lords, while the rest of his army remained stationed in the old camp on the other side of the Orontes River, so that it could be echoed inside and out.
The surrounding rivers turned pure black, but the stars in the sky were extremely bright and beautiful, Gawain looked at the bonfire in his camp opposite, and suddenly felt that something was faintly wrong, suddenly Sabina hissed under the crotch, the horse's hooves stumbled, a dull sound, stepped into the gap of a bridge, Gawain's body fell sharply in the direction of the crooked, fortunately he reacted quickly and pulled the reins, Sabina crooked her neck and cried, and struggled to pull out the hooves immediately, so as not to let the master fall off the saddle.
But on Gao Wen's back, because of this sudden small accident, he was sweating, and he was very uncomfortable, facing the comfortable night breeze, but the ear chakra had a red hot feeling, Gao Wen stroked his chest, and felt that his heart was beating a little impatiently, and he felt palpitation.
Sabina and her master were panting, and at this time, two members of the Brotherhood who had ordered the order, with torches, came panting from the side of the bridge, and immediately followed by their report, which verified Gawain's "Lingxi" just now: "Your Excellency, when you went to the Council of Cardinals, General Tetisius suddenly withdrew from the camp next to us, and His Excellency the Camp Commander and General Branas, who had been watching, hurriedly called us to come and tell you. ”
"What!" Gawain seemed a little surprised, but he had a hunch.
On the contrary, he did not rush to investigate anything, since Tetisius had promised him beforehand and then regretted withdrawing, he would not be able to recover it. Gawain quickly calmed down in the night breeze, and he was making adaptive corrections to his original plan - if Tetisius had taken, where would the route be? He speculated on the geographical scrolls that Anna had collected with him, and within a few seconds he asked the two messengers in a loud voice:
"Is Governor Apsomatus gone too?"
"The Cretan guards he brought with him were one with the camp of General Tetisius, so they also left. But he had many ships in the port of Saint-Simon. ”
"What about Consul Molito!" Gawain asked in the second sentence.
The two members of the Brotherhood who reported the news spread their hands helplessly, and Gawain put his hands on his chin, planning the escape route of Tetisius, "In this way, this noseless one doesn't seem to be able to run by land from Syria Gate!" Well, after all, he and Laptsomatus took ten thousand people, and if they wanted to go, there seemed to be only one urgent route, which was to see if Molitor was still there. (To be continued.) )