Chapter 70: Ikonium
Gawain, who accepted the envoy of Maimon, immediately made only one request:
"Let Maimon himself come to my tent and consult the terms of his submission. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ Info Otherwise, I will kill all the inhabitants of Konya City after the city is breached, and it will take about three days for your Grand Vizier to avoid such an outcome, because a large number of top-secret Khitan snow is being transported to me by a convoy from the Mut Valley, and they will be more powerful and burst into flames that will burn your barracks, palaces, and mosques to the ground. β
In fact, this is complete nonsense, because the Khitan snow reserves of the entire Tarsus country have been exhausted, but this is where the Varyag lord is cunning: he deliberately used the large Prani cannon and the five-pole cannon to throw a large number of incendiary fires for several days, just to make the defenders create the impression that they "cannot hold on", and then use false words and blackmail to win the maximum profit.
This intimidation was immediately effective, and Maimun's envoy was so frightened that he immediately said that he would go back and ask the Grand Vizier to come out for counseling.
When the news reached the city, Maimon trembled and touched his white beard, and said to the envoy, "I have no opinion if I want to go and consult with myself, but the group of mercenaries of Danishmund ......"
At this moment, the envoy and several close Gazi warriors immediately leaned over, "If you are worried, Great Vizier, it is not as good as us Akari is like this, but in fact, it is so ......."
After nightfall, the Grand Vizier complied with the advice of the men, and summoned several of Danishmund's commanders, who had already been vigilant, and had come in armor and swords.
Between the columns, Maimon sat on a splendid felt mat and said to them with a grim face, "The enemy besieged with projectile weapons more terrible than Greek fire or gunfire, and most of the houses in the city were burned, and the soldiers and the people had no place to stand. That's why I sent an envoy to discuss the strike with Caesar of Tarsus. β
The mercenary officers looked at each other, and then showed a fierce gaze, "We still have hundreds of elite soldiers, and we can still rely on the walled fortress to fight, and we don't want to accept such a bend to the knee that tarnishes Ghazi's reputation." β
"But the enemy will soon have a more powerful Khitan fire, which will all be thrown on top of our heads and burn everyone to death. There is no hope of victory. Maimun stretched out his hand anxiously, in a pleading tone, "Even Ankara Fort has fallen into the hands of the Greeks, and it has been reduced to death. β
After speaking, in the rooms behind Maimon, many former Roma warriors slowly walked out with hostility, and the sound of swords drawn and unsheathed was clearly visible.
The Danishmond officers and their servants immediately drew their blades, and the light of the swords immediately filled the entire hall, "We have more than 700 elite soldiers stationed in the city, and if you dare to disadvantage us, they will kill you before the enemy enters the city." β
At this moment, the Grand Vizier shook his head, and suddenly there was a loud shout of killing and the sound of footsteps, as if it had suddenly shook out from under the ground, and the whole palace trembled, "What's the matter! The mercenary officers of Danishmond looked around and shouted in horror.
"Because I was afraid that you would not give in, I instructed my cronies to open the small door of the castle and let Gawain's army in!" Mai Meng shook his white beard and said sharply, "Well, you only have a chance to surrender completely, and maybe you can survive." β
The Grand Vizier was right, after he secretly got Gawain's promise, he didn't bother to coordinate with the Danishmond officer, so he directly asked someone to open a side gate in the southwest of the castle, and on the other side was the siege camp of Billel and his five hundred people's army, Billel did not hesitate to put on heavy armor, selected fifty elite soldiers to rush in, with the help of the opener, attacked and occupied the two towers and the corresponding city wall, and then the rest of the people's soldiers, and a border army of six hundred people carried torches and shouted into the city.
At this moment, the officers of Danishmond in the palace hall immediately bowed down, handed over their sabers, batons, and flags, and begged for their lives with joy.
About half an hour later, the gate directly east of Konya also burst open, and more than a thousand soldiers of the Red Hand Brigade shouted, leaving their spears in the camp, brandishing swords and torches, and bravely entered. "Master, the city of Konya has fallen into our hands!" In front of the scarlet tent, Gawain hurriedly stepped on the stirrup and turned over on the horse with the support of Dim and Muzafiadin, and Kabeamiya over there also straightened her clothes, walked out and stepped on the back of the horse and followed behind, "Where's Massoud, where is Massoud?" Gawain was on horseback, and he did not forget that he accepted this "flag" of the city of Konya.
"In the back team, Hajib will carry him in at once, and we will go first, master." The Turkic servant took Sabina's head and headed towards the burning gate, and Diem followed with a hammer - and the whole camp was filled with cheering soldiers, all armed with weapons and banners, and rushing towards the city with great joy and enthusiasm.
Soon, the towers and the moats were full of soldiers with torches and swaying, and Gawain passed through the light and shadow of the city gate, and then over the triple arches, and walked through the streets of about seven or eight hundred feet, and came directly to the palace of the former Sultan of Rom in the south of the city, and dismounted in front of the gate full of lotus patterns, where the Grand Vizier and all his men lay down and begged for the forgiveness of the victors.
Gawain stretched out his hand to forgive them for their capital crimes, and then the Praetorian Guard took over the whole palace, and everywhere stood warriors with axes or sabers, and Gawain took the hilt of the sword of phosphorus and fire and stepped up the steps to the main hall where the Sultan had lived, and saw the black felt lying quietly at the end of it.
When all the candles in the hall were lit, and in the flickering light, Gawain humbly sat down on the side, and in the front seat sat Massoudβthe boy was about three minutes late, and Gawain waited at the door of the hall, and lifted the child, like his father and guardian, and carried him a few dozen paces, and placed him in the seat in the center.
In the shadows behind the pillars, cisterns, and curtains on either side, the former Roma warriors, judges, and tax collectors of the entire court bowed down with delight at the sight of this.
Suddenly, a great shudder rippled from the floor of the court, and it was the inner city of Konya that rose into flames: dozens of Danishmund's mercenaries, who were finally unwilling to submit, gathered in the warehouse, holding bundles of wood and wicker baskets, lit the fires inside, and burned themselves to death.
These mercenaries of the Sivas Plateau, after finally surrendering their employers, actually died for the fallen foreign city, I don't know what kind of spirit they should be?
"Thereafter, the city of Konya will be renamed back to the name of Iconium, and the Grand Patron will be equal to my father and guardian, replacing the former Sultan and Grand Vizier." On the main seat, Massoud's immature child's voice echoed. (To be continued.) )