"Probably from the heat." Goethehild continued to cover his mouth, smiling and saying to Gawain and Baldwin, "I'll get some verbena mixed with water to drink soon, don't worry." ”

As the twilight faded behind the wide but shallow Felamis River, the flags of both armies still fluttered in the night wind, and neither side launched an active attack until the morning sun rose the next day.

Then came the third day, the fourth day, and the long confrontation continued.

Until the ninth day, when Ademar's letter was hastily delivered to the forts of the two armies, Gawain and Baldwin hurriedly opened it and read it, full of Admar's exhortations, asking them and Tancred to make a solemn oath before the Lord that they would not infringe upon each other, that he might recognize that the territory of the two sides would not be left untouched, and that the Holy See's instrument of praise and approval of the Armenian princes was being delivered, but all men must cease all civil wars, and march eastward toward the city of Antioch, while he and the other lords were following the Cilician Gate, If the fighting does not cease by then, all those involved in the situation will be stripped of their priesthood and membership and expelled from the ranks.

"If you want to fight, it's time now." These are Gawain's words of judgment.

"That's right, only by defeating the Normans and Armenians before Admar comes, my Tarsus, Adana, and your Seleucia can be stabilized." Baldwin agreed.

"No, Baldwin, you must not stop after your victory, and advance all the way down the Gulf of Issus, and completely capture the castles of the Amonos Mountains, the gateway to the northwest corner of Antioch." Gawain added a proposal, and Baldwin thought about it, and of course agreed.

"The castle and realm of Prince Ruben captured after victory. It was divided and owned by the three brothers, Orson and Callegos. Gawain also promised the Byzantine nobility benefits and encouraged them to fight.

Soon. From the camp in the West Bank, several soldiers came out with flags waving. Ask Prince Ruben and Tancred for peace talks.

It just so happened that the other party was also reading the letter from the priesthood, and after thinking about it, he took a small boat and met in the middle of the river.

Gawain's new flag bearer, Deem. Goliath, with a heavy and mighty coat of arms, with the badge of the Red Hand Seven Ridges on it, turned the ship's weight to the port side, and the rest of Gawain's men sat on the upturned starboard side, all looking nervous. For fear that the ship capsized.

"Hey, Goliath, you come to starboard," Muzafiadin said with a wicked smile.

Then Dim moved a few steps, and the ship almost capsized to the right, and many of the soldiers nervously grabbed the side of the ship and shouted, and the Muzafiadin in the bow laughed. "Goliath, you stay in the middle." In the end, it was Gawain who gave this order, "Don't listen to what this bastard Turkic says in the future." You can only listen to me. ”

On the other side, ships bearing the flags of St. George and the Lion approached, and several small boats leaned together, and Gawain stood up. Seeing the hateful Tanfred, "You are not worthy to send a messenger for peace talks, whether it is you Gawain." Or Baldwin. Tarsus, Adana, and Mamistra. You have taken enough and killed fellow pilgrims. I will denounce you to Lord Ademar, and to the city of Rome! ”

"Tancred, you can't hurt us like this, His Holy Crown has already sent me a letter recognizing all the rights and interests of me and Baldwin, the essence of your behavior is no different from ours, but your luck and strength are too bad." Gawain rested his wrists on his raised knees and teased as he squinted at the sun.

"But we are willing to put an end to this, and we will soon sow the autumn wheat, and Gawain and I will have to stock up on grain for future marches into Antioch." On the ship over there, Baldwin, who was holding the silver swan flag, stretched out his hand and said, "With the request of this letter from the priesthood, we will call off the army and negotiate peace, but the city of Mamistra is already mine, it is mine, if you want to open up a feudal country, you can join this Armenian prince and go to Armenia or Edessa to fight and seize it, don't attack my territory, this is the price you paid for my dog Shirley to die of thirst!" ”

At this moment, Prince Ruben nodded very reservedly to Tancred, signaling that he could hold a peace agreement with the other party and maintain the original state of the land.

At this moment, Gawain's blue eyes were staring at Prince Reuben who was dressed in a beautiful coat, "This is His Royal Highness Prince Bagladioni from Vanka City?" ”

Before Prince Ruben could answer, the bald Pak Ade next to him approached with his sword in hand, "This is the real Armenian lion, His Royal Highness the King of the Seven Ridges." ”

Hearing the honorific title of "King of the Seven Mountains", Gao Wen knew it in his heart, so he sneered twice and gave a thumbs up, "Maybe you should warn His Highness the Lion, in such a hot weather, will his big be too flashy?" Come, Tancred, I need your assurances that the territories of General Orson and the Callogos brothers, who follow me, will not be encroached upon, so that at the next hour we will each withdraw our troops - how about you retreat to the Armenian pass, and our army to Adana, waiting to meet the pilgrims who will follow? ”

After thinking for a moment, Tancred stuck his thumb out, "I shouldn't have fought you bandits in the cloak of the Lord's Cross, but since you are begging for mercy, then I will forgive you one last time." Then it was combined with Gawain's seal.

"Like Tancred, I also hope that one day, the two of us will be able to finish the unending battle in Bari City."

Then the captains of both sides rocked their boats, and on the sparkling water, the boats of each side approached the shore of their camp, where many soldiers were in response, armed with weapons.

In the evening, several men dressed in woodcutter's clothes, half soaked in water, peeled off the swaying reeds, and looked carefully at the camp on the opposite bank, full of campfires and cooking smoke, "Look, that Baldwin's central front, there are only a few infantry and servants on the front, and there is no conspicuous and noble banner. ”

"That area of fertile meadows, used by Baldwin to graze his horses and green, is full of livestock," another wet-haired fellow added in a low voice.

Unable to contain their excitement, they tiptoed the stalks of the reeds back together, and then paddled quietly back to their camp in the dark, reporting it to Earl Richard and Parkard and his son.

Then, Tancrad, who was fidgeting in the camp, got the message, and both Richard and Parkard encouraged him to "take advantage of the paralysis of the other side at dawn after the peace talks, launch a surprise attack on the enemy's weak center, defeat Baldwin, drive Gawain away, and recover Mamistra and Adana." ”

"I will reinforce your line with five hundred Armenian cavalry, and an equal number of archers." Parkade assured.

"This tactic is not treacherous, this is how your grandfather seized the key pass of the Greek emperor and advanced to the interior of Thessaly!" Richard also stepped forward and said inspiringly.

"To fight or not?" The stout Brad scratched his beard and shouted, "Fight or not, fight or not, fight or not, make a decision, Your Excellency!" ”

Tancred, who was pacing back and forth, looked at Prince Reuben who was sitting on the side with some bitterness and hesitation, and after getting the other party's affirmative gaze, he turned around and waved his hand, "Fight!" (To be continued.) )

PS: What? I thought Sula was joking on April Fool's Day, hehe, friends, you couldn't be more wrong!

Today's update is just a solution to the deposit.

After updating the remaining seven or eight hundred chapters, it will definitely be cut off!

If you don't give a guaranteed monthly pass, I'll end up in minutes right away, believe it or not?