Chapter 78: The Eagle and the Serpent
Gawain's brigade arrived at the foot of the city of Dolilaem, and camped in the original camp to rest, preparing to continue the march in the coming day. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
His critical letter to Anna had been swiftly delivered to the royal box in Smyrna.
It was afternoon at this time, and Anna was leading a pair of children to play under the fountain shade hall in the company of female officials, and Caesar's little face turned red when she saw the letter, and her voice trembled with anger, "It is really a blame for no reason!" And without consulting with me at all, he took out the four thousand soldiers of Brennus, and brought the two most elite brigades to the east......" As she spoke, tears of grievance rolled down, and the female officers were so frightened that they did not dare to speak, and the entire box courtyard fell silent, and only the sound of the work of the large construction site outside could be heard.
It turned out to be Gawain's own handwriting, and the accusations against Anna were listed as follows:
Nowadays, large quantities of stones, timber and earthworks are not sent to the front line of the siege, but are used to create a large arena, and when your father built the Brachna Palace, he spent a lot of money, and the lesson is at hand;
Always remember to be simpler to yourself and more generous to your subordinates;
This time, I went directly to the Dollilaham Gorge, not Smyrna and Ladisia, because the uneven and unclear military situation of the two fronts of the battle, I could not take it lightly and indulge in peace;
Although there are Atalya sailors, there are still not enough ships to completely block the sea route of Prussa, and if your brother succeeds in building another wall at Gallipoli, the Sea of Marimara will be sealed, and it will be more difficult to carry out the offensive after that;
In the future, you should be more concerned about the issues of taxation, reclamation, intelligence, and academies, and do not interfere too much in war strategy.
Gawain's last rebuke was evident in his rebuke to Anna for her handling of the Cretan uprising, which hastily promised the delegates to send four thousand troops to the sea for reinforcements, forgetting that these forces were to be given priority to the siege of Prussia, "because the city of Gandhia in Crete has always been regarded as a forbidden place by Venice, and if we incite the rebellion of the indigenous nobles too soon, we will inevitably attract the intervention of the Venetian fleet, and if they send a fleet to occupy Rhodes, it will lead to a serious threat to our maritime navigation, And to undo the friendship we had previously established with the city-state of Venice. β
The more Anna thought about it, the more angry she became, and she couldn't help but smash the letter on the small table full of flowers, and immediately the Persian enamel vase fell to the floor, Caesar's anger silenced the female officials, and Helena and Hristopher also keenly felt the abnormality of the atmosphere, "Don't go!" I will stay in the county of Samos, in the city of Smyrna, in the royal box. All the female officials should not go back, let him go alone, go to war alone. β
"Your Highness Caesar, but the Lord Patron cannot be alone...... a female officer whispered, referring to the blonde cow and the brown-robed female fox around Tarsus.
This sentence was so choked that Caesar couldn't speak, but at this time another female officer asked, "Do you want to send someone to recover the original promise of disposition of Crete?" β
"Then my credibility as the Caesar of Tarsus will be gone." Anna was in a frenzy and in a dilemma.
Just when everyone was undecided, and Caesar was also embarrassed and resentful of Gawain's accusation, someone in the crowd of female officials suddenly bowed their heads and sobbed.
Anna took a look, and it turned out to be the fat female officer Eudora.
"Eudora, what are you crying about?"
"The letter from the great lord just now reminds me of my father and brother, especially the elder brother, who was now also drawn to participate in the siege as a cavalry of the frontier people Jinat, and was wounded a few days ago for protecting the siege artillery mount. The tragedy is also evident in the letters sent to me earlier. Eudora wiped her tears slightly.
Anna's anger subsided a little now, "Was the siege of Prussa hard? β
"Yes, Your Highness Caesar, my brother said that the stone throwers erected by the soldiers were smashed, the horses were infected and died in large numbers, and they had to brave the enemy's blows and arrows to dig tunnels, and the enemy guards were very powerful and tricky men. I think that the main guarantor must be helpless and embarrassed by the military situation, so he will feel unhappy, right? Eudora glanced at Caesar, and then continued, "My brother's letter specifically mentions the compassion and care of His Royal Highness the Great Patron for the soldiers, the dead have been collected and buried, and the wounded have personally gone to offer condolences, and he has also ridden around the battlefield day and night, thinking hard about the strategy of destroying the enemy......"
"Okay, okay, don't go on." At this time, Anna suddenly felt full of guilt for the big barbarian, and she was also right - her husband was fighting on the front line in the rain of arrows and bullets, but she built another palace to pay attention to the big arena, which was indeed too much.
Caesar closed his long eyelashes, sat back in his chair and pondered for a while, and after a long time suddenly said, "I remained in the county of Samos, but not in anger or evasion, but decided to do soβto persuade my husband and his army, and to concentrate all my forces on Prussia first." Yes, Gawain is now obsessed with the authorities, so he is indecisive between the two lines. According to the intelligence from Tarsus, the king of Georgia has not yet had room to intervene in the south, and there is no great need for Gawain to return to defense, and the northern line can be handed over to General Bramson and the Diognis guards. Now it is necessary to smash all the fists on the Western Front, and resolutely not give up halfway, even if it takes half a year or even a year, you have to capture Prusha, capture Prusa! If you take it, you will be able to sweep through Mysia and Bithynia to the seashore, and then intervene in Crete before the Venetians can react, and be invincible - Eudora, send me cartridges, pens, and paper, and I will personally write to my husband - in any case, I will have to argue with him about the right or wrong of this strategic war. β
Anna's letter also hung in the saddle's leather cylinder and galloped into Gawain's march in the Grand Canyon of the plateau.
At that time, in order to relieve his boredom, Gao Wen was riding a horse and flying eagle in front of a dense forest where the army was passing, when suddenly the "captain" circled rapidly among the long grass and bushes in front of him, and then landed firmly on the ground, gathered his wings, and fixed his eyes on the direction under the miscellaneous trees.
"Be careful, master." Muzafiadin, who was running and following beside him, hurriedly grabbed Sabina's bridle and stabilized the mare, and then pointed in the direction of the "captain"'s sharp eyes: in the shadow of the miscellaneous trees, a pit viper with a hunched body, spitting a fiery forked letter, also facing the "captain", the two sides were a few feet apart, silently ready to go!
Seeing that the battle of the eagle and snake was about to break out, Gawain also took his breath, patted Sabina with his hand to quiet her, and looked ahead - the scorching sun of the plateau was shining, and the "captain" half of his body wings were exposed to the colorful underneath it, and slowly the tips of the wings began to open high, and the snake also erected its head more straight, and kept hissing defiantly.
One side is like a cannonball ready to fire, while the other side is like a sharp spear that strikes backwards.