Bleptus and more than a dozen soldiers rushed out of the city gate to pick up Diognis, and found that he had been hit by five arrows, and after stripping off his armor and underwear, blood was flowing in it, and he was too far to collapse. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"I burned the stone cannon that was fired, and all of you must keep your oath and stand firm to the end in honor of Lord Dippletos." After the commander said this, he almost fainted.

They poured him the rest of the mulled wine, changed him into clean clothes, and slept on his bed.

And under the city, Theodoro was still roaring, and the stone cannon, which he had spent 400 men and spent half a week to erect, was destroyed by the "Armenian light oil canister". Now all the towers and barracks of the besieging city above are noisy, the fire is like a huge pillar, and the stones and arrows of both sides are endless, "That hateful half-blood bastard catcher, he is using this fortress to avenge the death of the emperor, and you still have the illusion that such a die-hard creature will go out of the city and surrender?" ”

"Please pay attention to your words and deeds, Great Chief, Co-Emperor!" Tetisius also gave up his silence, reminding for the first time with some resentment.

And the two men stood in front of the tent and faced this side, and there was no end to the disputing.

Tetisius once again advocated a retreat to the other side of the Sakarya River, believing that the destruction of such an important siege by the enemy's single cavalry was in itself unlucky, "If we fail to capture Anglasburg, our entire besieging front will be passive, and the enemy's new reinforcements are close at hand." ”

"It's okay to leave, but not to Castamonu, but to Amasya. Why? Because if Amasya lacks enough troops, Gawain can easily launch a counteroffensive and cut our empire in half. "If the Emperor needs the protection of the guards in Kastamonu, then Mikhail can return with the palace guards, and you and your men, General Tetisius, must continue to fight alongside me, so as not to be defeated by Gawain." ”

"You're absolutely right, but I can't do that." Tetisius replied, but did not explain why, which made the old general even more angry - even if there were disagreements, Theodoro still maintained his true character as a soldier, and he felt that Tetisius's refusal was due to ignorance of the situation, so he continued to explain - now my base is in Trabzon and Georgia (Georgia), and John's base is only Bithynia, Thrace and the western regions, and the whole empire is "long and narrow in the middle, weak and heavy at both ends", and the only link is Amasia, Therefore, now he is doing his best to capture Anglasburg, precisely in order to expand his depth and urgently need. "If Gawain relieves himself and concentrates four or five brigades to attack Amasya and capture it, then we really don't care about it, and we will never recover."

But Tetisius repeated bitterly, "You're absolutely right, but I can't do that. ”

In fact, the old general did not know his real trouble, because all the remaining elites of the empire were in this place, and if only Mikhail's troops were allowed to return to Kastamonu, the safety of the new emperor could not be guaranteed at all, after all, Mikhail's position was not reassuring.

"Do you want to win? Isn't it a shame for a general to be like you! I had hesitated and wavered, but from the moment I promised my wife, Marianne, to put the crown on my head and draw my sword from the sheath, Gabrias would not flinch. The old general angrily grabbed Tetisius.

The slashed general's shoulders were raised because of the slapping, and his ugly face actually laughed, not knowing whether to please or ridicule, he replied to the old general with a Turkic proverb, "Yes, this is the way of heaven - it holds a crown in one hand and a trap in the other." ”

As soon as their argument was over, the herald hurriedly reported that Gawain's reinforcements had arrived.

As for the number, it is about 30,000.

On the watchtower on the besieged camp, the peasants of Trabzon, cloaked and holding spears, pointed to the army of Tarsus, which was very strong in the southeastern wilderness of Fort Anglas, and their formation was so strong that it was like an infinite cloud walking on the earth. In the center of the lineup is a real cross studded with gold, silver and diamonds, symbolizing the current owner, Stephen Brown. Gawain's victory in the decisive battle of Philo Mellon also symbolizes him and Anna. Ducasse now challenges the imperial power of Constantinople.

In fact, of these 30,000 people, only about 10,000 were real soldiers under the command of Bramsson, and most of the rest were Tarsus saints or commune peasants who came to help, and in the twilight they stood behind the outer array with torches, and with great force, they intimidated and paralyzed the besieging forces of the Empire.

The 800 warriors in the fort of Anglas, who were still holding on to the inner city, were also full of morale at the sight of such an exciting sight, and roared and cheered in unison in the small castle.

The reinforcements were set up about three guri from Mikhail's camp, opposite the target of the rescue.

At the same time, Giovanni and Hajib's men of Iconium rode on foot and approached the southwest of the city.

That night, Mikhail approached the Alemanni (Germanic), Frankish, Norman, and Saxon mercenary officers of the Inner Palace Guard, and told them, "Now that the enemy has so many men, our camp is the first to bear the brunt, and their cavalry and muskets will destroy it completely." We are all loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and if His Majesty rewards us with silk and money, our loyalty will be inexhaustible, so this army is especially important to defend His Majesty's throne, and cannot stand in the way of the first wave of enemy assault. ”

Everyone hit it off and rallied closely around the head of the stable, indicating that they would advance and retreat together.

The next morning, as the straight golden sunlight pierced the night's curtains like arrows, Bramson lined up the only four long perfume cannons in the entire support force behind the erected barricades and bombarded Mikhail's camp.

Under the rumbling and intermittent sound of artillery, Mikhail and all the soldiers of the guard left without a fight, and began to retreat in the direction of the city of Kastamonu.

This warden acted in such a spontaneous manner, and he himself knew that he was using all kinds of means to protect himself.

As soon as Tetisius saw Mikhail retreating, he quickly followed him away.

The helpless Theodoro could only curse at these two, but he felt that both wings had been opened, and now with his own strength, he did not dare to say that he could easily capture Anglasburg, let alone fight against Gawain's main reinforcements. After some deliberation, he also retreated a few guli.

Desperately sending out a detachment of cavalry, Bramson rushed into Anglasburg to meet the defenders, and the wounded Diognis was rushed to a comfortable camp for treatment.

At the same time that Angras was saved, Gawain and his elite army appeared at Muya Castle, the gateway to the southern Azadze corridor, after taking Marash Fort.