Bohemond, who was standing in the corner, laughed secretly, knowing that he had a plan, so he raised his hands high, did not make a gesture of resistance, and watched the show coldly.

"What's the reason?" Emperor Alexios began to get angry.

"It is said that the priesthood of the city of Rome went to Stephen. Gawain, on his way to the Golden Gate, was ambushed by unknown men, while Godfrey of Bouillon believed that he had been sent by His Majesty, and arrogantly declared that His Majesty would immediately release Peter the hermit and grant them the right to purchase supplies, otherwise he would inevitably use force to settle the matter. The herald was sweating profusely, and said.

"Is Gawain dead?"

"Probably not." This answer made Anna not know what kind of expression to use.

Then, the herald did not dare to hide it, "It is said that Gawain not only did not die, but also took Penipasbastos, the third glory of the empire, with him. ”

"What?" The Emperor's eyes darkened again, "Why was he able to take Brenus captive?" ”

"I heard that when Gawain passed through the camp of Penipasbastos, His Excellency Brenus went to escort him kindly, and in the scuffle Gawain shouted that His Majesty had conspired with Brenus, and he committed such an offending act."

In Alexios's heart, there were once again tens of thousands of knights with armor, roaring with spears, constantly piercing and trampling on his "psychological fortress", and then the emperor's sharp gaze also fell on Bohemond, "Treacherous and untrustworthy Lord Apulia, this matter must have been provoked by you, sending someone to pretend to be my forbidden soldier!" ”

"This joke is too big, Your Majesty, I can't bear it." Bohemond continued to quibble.

"It's almost certainly the conspiracy of the Duke of Apulia. Praetorian warriors, take down this fanatic and criminal. Negotiate with the rest of the pilgrims in the future! "Who wants to wait for the emperor to say anything, Anna immediately decided. With a wave of his little arm, he gave the order.

Then the Bow and Arrow Janissaries and the Varangian Guards rushed up again, and captured all of Bohemond's swords and daggers, "You can't do this to my Majesty, if my team doesn't see me safely returning in three days, they will join Godfrey and Gawain in the siege, hahahaha!" Bohemond was tied with his hands cut off and pressed to the Emperor's feet, but he still laughed and threatened with impunity.

But the emperor and the princess ignored him, and they walked out of the palace. I hurried to the Brachna Monastery, where you can climb up and look into the distance.

As far as the eye could see, the whole of Sarabria had been reduced to a sea of fire: the procession of pilgrims, knights and foot soldiers in chain mail, brought by Godfrey and Baldwin, was arson and looting everywhere, while the rest of the unarmed pilgrim civilians seemed to be lining up the snowy forest, cutting down trees and making siege equipment such as ladders and stone shooters.

"They will be in two days at the latest. It will approach the walls and towers next to the palace. Mikhail, the chief of the guard, who had always been on guard, came to report to the emperor.

The wind and snow fell mercilessly in the emperor's face, and then he turned to look, and the whole capital was full of shouting and running people and soldiers. The church bells rang horribly and horribly, and flags were raised in the various barracks and alarm horns sounded.

Anna, on the other hand, looked intently at the mountains to the northwest of the palace: that was the only area. The walls of Constantinople were broken due to the topography.

"My daughter. What are you thinking? ”

"Hmm, I'm thinking. Will the pilgrims take advantage of it and invade the city? ”

Alexios laughed, "If a small group of enemies dares to attack, I will slaughter them all with my own hands." ”

"Then shouldn't the lords who treat the pilgrimage now still focus on peace?"

"However, this group of barbarians has now begun to use force, and this is a declaration of war against the Empire." Alexios paused word by word, and it seemed that the emperor's anger was uncontrollable, "I don't know what to do, let my holy sea and the sword of Athos teach them the basic etiquette - let Bohemond take a good look, although I have only 15,000 troops inside and outside, it is enough to defeat the combined forces of Godfrey and Gawain!" Don't let them underestimate the Romans. Then the Emperor instructed Mikhail, "Go now and prepare for battle with Yagfi, and the five thousand men and horses of Brenus outside the city, although the commander was taken captive by Gawain, did not hurt, and Diognis and Tetisius are both serious talents, and any one of them left behind is enough to control the army." We have to show some means, to show the barbarians insight, so that whatever we talk about right away is easy to talk about, and we are willing to talk about it. ”

"Yes, the soldiers have also reacted from the panic, and they can't wait to fight to the death under His Majesty's royal flag!" Mikhail was excited, and then ran down the ladder and went to set it up.

"Father, how will the Normans on the east coast cope?" Anna asked.

"Just find a name, detain Bohemond, don't listen to the intimidation and blackmail of this bandit, he is nothing great - as long as I hold Tanrred and the Normans for three days, it will be enough to severely defeat Godfrey and his gang, and if the peace negotiations continue, the initiative will inevitably be in my hands." Alexios was ambitious, and then he patted Anna on the head, "Daughter, I will be in peace and grandeur at the Grand Palace, officiating at your wedding, the enemies who covet the Roman throne, I will step them all under my boots." ”

Anna laughed with mixed emotions and congratulated her father on a successful start.

The snow over the entire Brachna Palace fluttered wildly again.

At this moment, twilight was rising, the trumpets were surging, and Sarabria was like a miserable furnace, full of great and high flames, and Gawain rode his horse, and after settling his group, hurried to Godfrey's camp in the snow.

"The goal is the St. Atkins Gate, which is not far from the so-called Golden Gate of Constantinople, and there is a bridge to rush through, so that you can attack the inner city of the Greek emperor, or you can capture the palace of Juquintina further east, contact the Normans, and complete the siege of the Greek capital." Inside the tent, Baldwin pointed to the miniature sand table and offered his brother and the rest of his lords a tactical plan—an operation that the West Francians learned very quickly.

"Are the Normans trustworthy?" Godfrey, who was on a sword, had doubts.

"Definitely not as trustworthy as the Red Hand United, the Tver family is said to be all evil ghosts and beasts crawling out of hell, and the most important thing the world should do is to send them back."

"But even the scheming Greek emperor was afraid of evil spirits and wild beasts, wasn't he?" Godfrey laughed, and then decided: tomorrow, the whole army will attack St. Atkins Gate.

At this time, Gawain lifted the curtain and walked in, he looked around, and said loudly, "Everyone, please exercise restraint, try to control the negotiation within the negotiation, and do not act rashly, after all, the other party is the emperor, and I think His Majesty does not want this to happen." (To be continued.) )