Fort Mogibuld, located northwest of the city of Tarsus, is located at the waist of the Lulum Mountains.

Fort Koleadio, on the other hand, is located in a secluded valley that continues west of the Lulum Mountains, bordering the valley of the Mut River, Heraclia and the city of Ramas, with streams and flourishing fields and forestry.

Gawain, who heard the news of Aspar's "rebellion", immediately convened a military meeting in the Red Hand Brigade, "Now send a letter to Heraclia and take the initiative to invite Ademar to lead a team of pilgrims to the city of Tarsus." Let's just say that the 'barrier' between us and Tancred has been bridged, and the gateway to Antioch has been opened. And in my territory there are Greek nobles who have colluded with the Turks to hinder the cause of the pilgrims, and it will take me some time to put it down once and for all, and in any case at the end of autumn and September, the army may be ready to attack Antioch, and let Ardmar and His Excellency Bohemond wait for me in the city of Tarsus. ”

After saying such a decision to trust the big and "arrogant", Gawain quickly made a military deployment:

Mellot, the chief of the camp, and Wright, the battalion officer, were the deputies, and he commanded all the Genat nobles in the region of West Cilicia to join the army, and took the original "Wallachia" company (which was now filled in the vacancies, and was awarded the battle flag in the name of a Banda detachment under the Guardian Brigade), and laid siege to Fort Mogibuld, with Monomachus as the vanguard;

Branas of Seleucian City gathered all the mobile troops and horses of the "Guardian Brigade", and brought the Genat nobles of the entire Seleucian region to join the army (in the military order, Gawain specially "emphasized" that the Callegos family must provide military service, and the old general Nika "De Gao Honor", as the deputy general of Branas), went to the city of Ramas to assemble, and waited until I Gawain and the Red Hand Brigade entered the city. Together, they went north and attacked Fort Koleadio.

Those who did not obey the military service, especially the Jinat landlords, were punished according to Abbas's example, and those who were willing to submit to the military service were exempted from half of the tax levied in September;

Orson. Hertomis. The three Callegos brothers of Sith City provided an auxiliary army of 1,000 men, led by Orson's brother Hallam, and Baldwin as an ally provided an auxiliary army of 500 men, led by the Earl of Burke, and crossed the Sidenus River together to participate in Merlot's siege of Fort Moguibuld;

Andreev and Jalguba continued to supervise the fleet of sailors and transport supplies to and fro.

This subordinate has proven it. Gawain was the real "uncrowned king" of Western Cilicia and Seleucia, and his military service book written in green ink and stamped with the seal of "Red Hand Seven Ridges" flew all over the country like snowflakes in an instant, and most of the Jinath nobles, after hearing about Aspar's encounter, were shocked and frightened, and could only mobilize their own troops. Follow the line.

As a result, the Genat army, which followed Merlot, actually reached 1,200 cavalry. The scale of two thousand infantry! Together with the reinforcements of the "Wallachian" detachment, Orson and Baldwin, the huge military strength of nearly 6,000 was reached in an instant, and with countless banners, the array marched from the city of Zephelim, and the array stretched to the foot of the Lulum Mountain, encircling Toulon to the ground.

It also scared Toulon to the point of despair. He was supposedly lucky to have escaped from the city of Nicaea and the Battle of Zefelim, but at Fort Mogibuld, with the mountains against its back, he felt at the end of his rope.

After dropping 20,000 Byzantit gold coins to Merlot, Gawain took the rest of his military supplies with him. and 6,000 Red Hand brigades (including all the cavalry) rushed westward to the city of Ramas, a small fortress in a seaside passage, where Seleucia and Cilicia were connected.

Anna, who received the letter from the high school, stood on the acropolis standing on the high rock by the gray sea, listening to the whistling sea breeze, she couldn't believe her eyes, and she suddenly felt afraid: it turned out that the power of the great barbarian was so powerful

Agnes, who was lying on the writing desk on the other side, was designing new farm tools for the junta, and when she saw Anna's stunned appearance, she walked to the corridor connecting the Acropolis to its lower fortress, took Anna's hand, and asked with concern what had happened.

"Well, it's nothing." Anna was still in a happy mood at this time, after all, Jinat, who occupied a lot of real estate and manpower, was the trouble in her heart.

At this moment, in front of the corridor, Branath and Dorus, who were ordered to lead the Guardian Brigade into battle. Lambert, neatly armored behind the hanging silk curtain, said goodbye to the princess, "Immediately, Mr. Walter and the chief priest Gottschalke will assist His Highness in guarding Seleucia." ”

"Very well, try to eliminate the thieves who dare to rebel, as long as this battle is over, our orders and innovations will be unimpeded, and you will also make the new brigade famous." Anna stood behind the curtain and said comfortingly.

At dusk, Branas led his army to the barracks outside the city, and raised the banner of St. Theodore, and the soldiers began to celebrate mass together under the guidance of the friars. In addition, the role of the flag is tantamount to a special warning to Nika. Callegos: Take your two sons and go here to participate in the expedition within the stipulated time.

In fact, along with Gawain's green ink papers, which came to the castle of Mutter, as well as Asba's secret letter, were placed in Leo. Callegos and Tiga. In front of Callegos's eyes, in the secret letter, Aspar said, "Only the wrong name, no wrong nickname, Gawain is definitely justified in being called 'Lusail', his ambition is no less than Lusail, but his ability and courage are far superior to the latter." This man is reckless and unstoppable in Seleucia, and who has been boiling with resentment for leviing heavy taxes on us Genat, and now your father, who has always been as famous as General Ferraredos, should be the leader of all our Genats, and we will all work together to kill or expel Gawain, and bring Seleucia back to His Majesty the Emperor. ”

"That's a good idea."

"However, the sixth and seventh brothers still held positions under the banner of Gawain; And the eldest brother, the second brother and the third brother, also obeyed the horse in front of Gawain's saddle, and also sent men to serve in the army in this battle. Leo was unimpressed by his brother's impulsiveness.

"Previously, Gawain and the Purple Princess have overturned their promises to our family, and now they still want us to provide a large number of servant troops, otherwise, in just three years, he will think of eradicating us - the best way to deal with a wolf is not to send it a chicken every year, but to beat it to death with a stick, otherwise its demand will be endless."

At this point, even Leo hesitated, and in the end the two brothers decided that it would be better to wait for the actions of their father in Aralmanburg.

But two days later, the brothers received news that their blind father had arrived in Seleucia with the required soldiers and horses. (To be continued.) )