Hearing this, the Grand Duke of Paphragonia suddenly stood up, and his brain was suddenly burned blank, and Shahnami must have come to plead with her, for she knew before she set out about her fate: that is, she was sent to the palace of Amasya by the Emperor of Constantinople, and most likely would be imprisoned; Even if the Emir of Merrick could return his children to his husband, he would definitely suffer an unspeakable insult, and even if he did not (which is very unlikely), he would be destroyed by gossip after returning to the court of Roman, and his husband would empathize with other beautiful women, Greek, Khorasan, and so on.

Therefore, after a fierce battle of ideas, Shahnami was determined to let go, and she wanted to take advantage of the last opportunity of the two commanders of the imperial army to move to the camp, and begged this relatively young and simple Roman general, even if he did not go to the palace of Amasya, then all the secret shame would still have room for maneuver.

"If I have any contact with the Sultan's wife, I will slide into the abyss of treason!" Branas clutched his head in pain, and his bloodshot eyes saw that outside his tent, the warriors of the Guards had secretly wrapped Shahnami in his cloak and stood there, but even so, the graceful figure of the Sultan's wife was still within reach.

So Branas's fingernails almost plucked his temples, and the news from the front had just arrived: Danishmund's army had blatantly attacked the Imperial army, so Harold would definitely send herald cavalry to take Shahnamy away to mediate when the early hours of the morning came, and she was the most precious proof, and this woman must have come at this moment to say otherwise. My own chance, and there is only this short night left.

Gritting his teeth and squeaking, Branas finally spat out the words, "Invite the noble lady of Konya in." ”

"Please help me, save my children. We are not to be sent away, but is it not for the war between His Majesty the Emperor and his enemies that the weak women and children should bear the calamity and shame? Shahnami, cloaked, prostrated herself in front of Branas, a well-educated Khorasan woman who knew Greek and Persian, spoke in fluent Greek, "General, although I had only glanced at you before. But you have learned that you are a fair and loving nobleman, and a noble warrior with true demeanor. So in this last moment, I beg you, even if it costs me anything. ”

At the utterance of "any price", Shahnami lifted up with a look of hope and seduction, and looked directly at Branas, who stood trembling, and she could easily see through this one, knowing that he was being tormented by powerful desires.

"Madame, you have to be clear. In doing so, I am betraying His Majesty the Emperor by letting either you or your children go. My head would hang from the serpent pillar on the outskirts of the imperial capital until it dried. Branas closed his eyes, no longer staring into the other's eyes.

As a result, Shahnamy boldly walked up to him and put her soft and delicate hand on his shoulder, and then, seeing that Branass did not resist, she held it and stroked the other man's stubble cheek. Violet's alluring aura continued to drift away, "Then just send us away, take your guards with you, like a samurai who really loves noblewomen, at least let me tonight." It's all yours."

Branas felt the pagan woman's fingers pinching her cheeks, and then, like a snake that had been cut in, rubbed the bridge of her nose and her temples, accompanied by the subtle ripe gasps that came from her face, and the numbness and commotion continued to erupt like an open magic box!

"Ahhh The devil is far away from me! Brahnath could not bear it any longer, and he had to make a final struggle, so he pushed Shahnamy to the ground, and the servants and guards outside the camp heard the general's roar, and held the hilt of their sword in astonishment, but did not dare to enter at will.

At this time, Shahnami did not cry, but turned around, and violently held Branas's thigh, and then slowly wrapped it again, standing opposite the general, when she saw that Branass did not leave, she turned around, and actually pushed Branass down on the chair, held the other party's neck with both hands and sat on, with intermittent gasps, and constantly untied Branas's cloak and clothes, "General, you can do it, you can definitely do it, please arrange me and the child in a tent as soon as possible, Shut down from that bastard who pits me in Maimun, but Hajib will follow me and be my witness of loyalty, General, O General."

At noon on the second day, under the purple banner and the Black Virgin's flag, Harold and Theodoro had the same expressions, and grabbed the chain mail strap around the herald's neck, "What do you say! Andronicus. The bastard of Branas, who actually abducted the Sultan's wife and children, left the camp at night and ran away. ”

"Yes, that Turkic Atarberg also ran away, leaving only the vizier abandoned in the camp."

"Why don't you chase!" Harold shoved the cavalryman and roared.

"Branas, Branas ran with his own guard cavalry, and the speed was very fast, not to mention that the camp over there was in charge of him, and no one dared to intercept it, not to mention, now, now, he has escaped into the high ridge in front of Gangara City, I am afraid that he will go to Gawain." The cavalry was terrified.

"It's up to you to say that!" Harold staggered in annoyance, and then he touched his silver hair with trembling fingers, trying to adjust his chaotic thoughts, Branas, a Thracian who seemed to be loyal, would shamelessly make such a fuss, originally His Majesty was guarding against Mikhail, but I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it! Damn, how can this be explained to Your Majesty!

At this moment, Theodoro's eyes were glazed, he raised his head, looked at the white clouds swimming in the narrow and narrow sky, and the Danish monks standing densely under it, and then said in a calm tone, "Enough, I've had enough, I want to go back, Marianne is still waiting for me." ”

No matter how Harold persuaded and argued fiercely, but Theodoro's mind was decided, and he in turn angrily rebuked the Emperor's side, and in the case of opaque information, he said that he had already allied with Danishmond, and that Gawain would be isolated if he had no friends, and induced him to enter the damned place of Paphragonia with the elite Semu Division, and now Gawain had Paul's guide and the support of the castle, and Danishmund's attitude was contrary to what he had envisioned, and there was no reason or basis for fighting again," The emperor misunderstood me, and Gawain's side cleverly implemented a strategy to retreat in time before the whole army was destroyed. ”

"Then please retreat with our army!" In the end, even Harold completely overturned his previous ideas, he knew that if the general of the Chardia Military Region retreated with his troops, it would be difficult for him to compete with the emir of Danishmund, not to mention Gangara on the front, and Gawain's Dalian team, plus Branas treason and escape, all bad luck befell at the same time, "Send that vizier out, I hope this white-bearded pagan wise man can please Merrick's eyes." ”

In the basilica-style hall of the monastery of Gangara Fort, Branas, who was full of shame and embarrassment, bowed his head and stood in front of the unexpected Gawain and Anna, behind him were the wife and children of the Sultan, and Hajib who was prostrating on the ground, "This is simply an unplanned harvest, originally I just hoped that through the battle of Calabi, we would provoke Danishmond and the emperor's army to fight each other, and buy time for us to evacuate, but who would have thought that even the big fish of Gilgiki's wife would fall into our trap." Anna, who was sitting in the high chair, heard the female consul behind her say this very proudly, and she knew in her heart that Branas's defection was definitely bewitched by the beauty of the Sultan's wife, but she still had to cover it up for the Sultan, because it was related to her own vital interests.

"Dear Sultan's wife, I believe that the Emperor has been unfair in his treatment of you and your children. Now the governor of the march of Asia observes the virtues of the battlefield and is willing to return you and your children intact. But let the Sultan of Konya, waiting in the city of Ankara, negotiate there. Anna had something to say, but Hajib instantly heard the sound and immediately said, "I am willing to take the first step and tell the Sultan this great good news, after which the front line of Ankara city will be opened to your army." ”

"Hajib, do you guarantee what you say?" Gao Wenlang asked.

"Rest assured, the contemptible will not only persuade the Sultan to open the passage, but will also provide your army with food and supplies, and swear in the name of the Sultan that it will never be contrary."

"No, that's the case - as soon as our army passes through Ankara, we will immediately release Shah Nami and her children, and we will not break our promise." Gawain replied, and then he added a reason, "Because Gilligi has betrayed the alliance many times, he has long lost his reputation." Gawain then looked at Branas, then at Shah Nami behind him, and then at Anna, who was staring up at him, and bowed to the Sultan's wife and said, "Dear Sultan's wife, thank your Allah for the good fortune and courage of Hajib to save you from the enemy's camp." ”

"Yes, and thank you for your kindness, General." Shahname bowed, then glanced at Branath out of the corner of her eye, and then covered her face with her veil over her face, and departed under the protection of the warriors of the Gawain Guard.

"Now, there will be no shame on all sides." Anna said this with ease.

"It's a whoopy guy again." The female consul looked at the infatuated Branas, and her words were quite rebellious and scolding.

A week later, after Theodoro and Harold had retreated, much of Paphragonia was annexed by the Danishmundan Turks; Gawain and others abandoned Gangara City, and with nearly 20,000 people, they walked out of this vast mountainous area and deep mountains to Ankara Castle at the bend of the Harris River.

On the high slope of the cave of the early Christian martyrs, which was connected to the river to the west of the city, Gilligi waited for the arrival of Gawain and the Dalian army with a small number of cavalry. (To be continued.) )