The castle of Ankara, standing on the top of a lonely hill, was originally the center of the Byzantine Roman Empire in the plateau, extending in all directions, and also saw the prosperity of the ancient era, when Christianity was just surging in Asia Minor, it was full of crucided Christian crosses, because at that time the Christian slogan was "refuse to serve in the military service of Emperor Caesar", quite the style of the later proletariat refused to die for the imperialist war, and then many pagan emperors also settled in their holiday villas in this cool foothill city. It was not until after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 AD that the ecological circle and transportation of the towns around Ankara were rapidly destroyed and devastated by the looting of the influx of Turks.

Now in the spring breeze, the dark gray rock walls are covered with patches of vibrant emerald green, the pale yellow walls and fortresses wind up the mountain, and the gray-white paths are like spider webs, compared with the towering earth-dominated castles of the Franks at this time, the Byzantine fortresses are more flat, cover a larger area, and have a more scientific design. Therefore, even though the Romani state occupied the city of Ankara, it could not bear to wipe down its excellent defenses, which had always been garrisoned by two hundred soldiers, and now Gilici had secretly arranged for five hundred cavalry to lurk in the midst of it, far away from him, because the sultan had a ghost in his heart, and he was afraid that Gawain would repeat his tricks.

Under the banner of the Crimson Eagle, Gilligi. Arslan's eyes, along the banks of the Harris River, Gawain's Red Hand Company slowly moved on both sides, covering all the baggage vehicles, and behind the hall were the Paulicians and armed groups, and the whole team did not feel any confusion, which made Gilligi once again shocked by the power of the Red Hand Cross Banner.

"Negotiation matters. If it is not suitable for the internal personnel of our army, I will hand it over to the elder Lucios of the Paulians. Cornell is fine. Gawain was on the march. To this command said, and Luchios also looked at the consul of the golden hand who acquiesced in the gesture. Then the elder, dressed in a black round hat in the style of the Armenian Church, and a short cloak of the same color, rode on a donkey, and was escorted by several believers up the hillside where the Sultan of Giliki was.

Looking at the back of the elder leaving, Kabeamia smiled secretly, and she understood the meaning of Gawain's move.

"I have come here on behalf of the common will of the Dalian army and all true believers, noble Sultan - when our army has passed through the corridors of the Harris and Sakarya rivers, and you will return your wife and children, on this point Gawain and Your Excellency the Archon are willing to swear a poisonous oath. The contemptible man is an elder of the gospel. Willing to be a hostage here. Lucios, the white-bearded, stood unhurriedly in front of the Sultan's horse, and spoke eloquently.

Gilligi sighed, then looked at the cronie Hajib who was kneeling beside him, and said with great emotion, "Thanks to Hajib, and thanks to the secret reception of the Paulicians, my wife and children were able to escape from the camp of the Roman dogs and avoid the humiliation of Constantinople." At the same time, it has to be said. Ben Sultan still owes Gawain. Lusail was a heavy favor, and the contemptible promised to open all the passages and give him convenience to his team. ”

It turned out that Hajib, who had already colluded with Gawain and Anna. When he arrived in the city of Ankara, he told the Sultan that when Shahnamy was escorted to Paphragonia, he was already desperate for the fate of everyone. But there were more than a dozen Paulicians who took the opportunity to blend in with the ranks of cowmen and military servants. With the help of them, who are familiar with the terrain, your wife and children and I were able to escape. Received by His Excellency Gawain at Gangara Fort.

In this way, the link of Branass was cleverly excluded, and the name of Shahnami was preserved.

The Sultan had finally kept his word, which had a lot to do with his situation: the main force of the pilgrims of Bohemond (who had won the support of most of the pilgrim lords after the Battle of Doliram, who had won the support of most of the pilgrim lords after the Battle of Doliram, had won the support of most of the pilgrim lords), and had already captured the very foundation of the Romani kingdom: the city of Konya. In addition, the special detachments of Tancred and Baldwin were also sweeping through the Turkic market towns and strongholds south and east of Lake Cappadocia, opening the way to Cilicia and Antioch for the main force.

All in all, Surelman, the "sword of the lion" who once dominated the Anatolian plateau, now has only a few thousand soldiers left, and the territory has also been split in the spot: part of the Phrygian mountains, as well as part of Ikenje and Ankara, are not adjacent to each other, which can really be described as falling flowers and flowing water, and there is really no room to deal with Gawain.

At dusk, the sun was blazing, and two thousand infantry of the Red Hand Company stood in a strict formation, standing at the northern entrance of the Great Salt Lake of Cappadocia, with the reckless saline land and endless reeds at their feet, countless egrets and kestrels, soaring on the white salt lake that lasted for more than ten centuries.

"Madame, cherish a lot." Gao Wen, who was in the lead, saluted with his hand on the edge of the helmet, and then the rest of the generals also saluted.

Shah Nami also bowed her head slightly, in order to express her gratitude, her face was still covered under the light veil, leaving only a pair of beautiful eyes, and she looked at Branas, who had a night of dew with her, and the eyes did not know whether to cut off, or attachment, with such a mystery, closed the window again, and the door of Branas's heart seemed to be completely sealed by the iron gate, watching the shoulder gradually drift away, towards the city of Ankara under the distant glow and clouds, alone sad.

"Allah is above, I Giliki. Relying on the reputation of the Seljuk warriors, Arslan would never take the initiative to meet with the sword of the Gawain department within a year, never take the initiative to attack, never take the initiative to pursue, and if he violated, he would die under the sword of thunder in the future. Seeing that the shoulders of his wife and children were sent by Gawain, the Sultan, who was very sad, immediately raised the arrow in his hand and made such a desperate oath to all the Atarberg, Bey, Ghazi, and slave soldiers present.

However, with the Sultan's words, the thunder of early summer still came, on the surface of the vast salt lake, with the rolling and accumulation of gray dark clouds, the columnar lightning continued to fall, everyone in the Dalian team gathered around an unnamed farmstead camp, to wait for the weather to improve before continuing the march, the wind in the salt lake field, mixed with torrential rain and thunder and lightning, like ten thousand unruly wild horses galloping as terrifying, standing at the door of the core granary, Gao Wen, looking at this dazzling thunder and lightning, His shadow was constantly cast onto the chalk-smeared walls of the granary.

This granary is a temporary camp, and immediately Anna, Agnes and other female dependents, as well as the team of female doctors, will come here to rest, and the military servants and themselves are packing their baggage, Gawain will take the first step and command the soldiers to light the candles, and repair the collapsed doors and windows to prevent wind and rain from leaking in.

A kestrel sheltered from the wind and rain, with its striking brick-red feathers and back, swept past Gawain's eyes, fluttered into the granary, and landed on the window lattice high in the granary as an uninvited guest, where the mottled front of the house stretched out the broken rafters of the house, just for its claws to perch, and then Gawain's gaze confronted it (to be continued). )