Theognes thought about it for a long time, but in the dense siege of the Red Hand Brigade, it was difficult for him to convey his judgment to anyone, and his promise that "the Emperor's reinforcements would arrive within five days" had not been fulfilled - the Emperor's army had just arrived at the border of Nicaea. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

For a few more days had passed, and Brenus, Cosa, and Raymond on the plains of Ferromeron were still inactive, and they did not make any major moves, except for skirmishes between the two camps—except that on the 19th of March, Raymond sent two hundred Callegos to attack at night and destroy the road to the right camp of the Gimagis brigade, but the next day they were broken up by three hundred subordinate cavalry under the command of Parni, and the position was lost.

Therefore, Gawain came and went completely freely on the entire front.

Brenus and Raymond also rendered the battle on the 19th as a "great victory", and the swift horse was passed to the Emperor's palace that had advanced to the city of Dolilaam, and in the article the two men said, "We have selected many elite dead soldiers, and they have crossed two rugged and difficult streams with sincerity to His Majesty, and have taken advantage of the darkness of night to attack the enemy's camp." With the blessing of the Lord, they killed hundreds of enemies and plunged the poor enemy camp into great chaos, but in the early morning they gathered the remnants of their strength to carry out a frantic counterattack against us, and His Majesty's dead men fought fiercely, and after inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy, they successfully turned in, and the enemy could not pursue them, so they could only retreat in shame...... After this battle, the enemy's fighting spirit has been shaken and confused, many enemy soldiers have taken the opportunity to flee while gathering cattle and collecting local supplies, and many people have been captured by us, explaining that the enemy army has reached the point of exhaustion, and the traitors of Tarsus will fall apart at this point. ”

"It's a shame for this group of people to use Greek!" The Emperor angrily threw down the paperwork, then he picked it up again, pointed to the text and complained to the Imperial Ink Officer, "You see that there are still detailed data on the destruction of the enemy, and it is very accurate, according to this, Gawain's brigade has already lost more than half of it before I arrive-then, what are you going to do with Firomellon, what are you going to do with it?!"

Meles, tell the fast horse to reply the letter, and say that I am surprised to hear that Penipasbastos and the Archcount of Laudisia have won such a great victory, and that the army of Gawain on the line of Iconium has been completely destroyed, and that I will immediately turn to the area of Angras and Germanico on the northern front without my reinforcements. ”

The Imperial Ink Officer smiled bitterly, thinking that if that was the case, Penipaspastos was afraid that he would be dumbfounded and collapsed immediately.

At this moment, several lightly armed scouts rushed into the imperial camp one after another, and the emperor's forbidden soldiers stopped them, "Your Majesty, Count Stephen of Germanico Castle has impeached General Diognes, saying that he is closed to his own reinforcements. ”

"Your Majesty, General Theognes of Anglasburg desperately sent an urgent military message, and lit a beacon of urgency, and asked for help from all around. The general claimed that Count Stephen had surrendered to the traitor Gawain and offered the castle of Pveral, Robert Brown. Curtis will also fall with the wind, and the general asks His Majesty to immediately advance along the Sakarya River to the northern front and fight Gawain in a decisive battle! ”

What the! I've been a little slower for two weeks, and this group of people has simply made a mess of my defenses, and there is infighting and betrayal everywhere. The Emperor angrily got up from his saddle where he was resting, and pointed his whip at the cavalry in front of him, "Theodoro. What about Gabrias, what the hell is he doing? ”

Several scouts looked at each other, and then replied, "General Theodoro's team is still stationed in the city of Amisus. No battle broke out between him and Gawain, either in Amasia or Sebastian. We have sent many heralds urging him to fight, but all we have received is an untouchable answer. ”

"It's an army of infidels!" The Emperor was furious, and then he walked a few steps around the gate of the imperial camp, and after a moment of silence in his mind, he exclaimed, "Not good, Meles, you immediately write a letter with my imperial seal, and let the messenger send it to the city of Amisus, in short, to stabilize Theodoro, and even promise him that I can give him all the rich lands such as Pveral and Sinop. In short, be sure to hold on to Theodoro! ”

The capable and loyal imperial ink officials immediately complied, and then several court officials carried purple ink and gold books, and one of them carried three horses along the bay of Bithynia, and hurried to Amesus day and night to fulfill the emperor's edict.

However, at this time, the news of Gawain's sudden appearance in the Harris Valley had already let the old generals in the camp know, "Hmm, Gawain already has a brigade that has begun to capture Germanico and advance towards Peveral?" In front of the churning water, Theodoro, standing on the beach, asked the scout, and after receiving an affirmative answer, the old general's boots stepped in the soft sand, and he suddenly lost his center of gravity in his heart, and began to sway and hesitate, "If I don't want to be with Gawain, do I want to retreat to Amasia on the edge of the plateau and go to conquer Gawain's territory?" ”

"Gawain has already built a strong defensive line in Sebastian City, and he has also built many forts in the Elbistan area, which our army cannot penetrate." Several eager Trabzon aides said that they were long-term ambitious men, "If we return to the plateau and fight for a long time against Gawain's remaining forces, even if we win, we will only capture some wilderness mountains...... In addition, once Gawain was defeated in front of the emperor's army, Natrabzon lost its barrier......"

The old general snorted twice, and then his words began to be revealed, "The goal of Gawain's northward brigade is obviously Pvelal, and if he is allowed to seize this place, our army's approach will be blocked. And the lord of the city is Robert the Norman, who is also the brother of Stephen the Frank, and the other party may have surrendered to Gawain......"

"So we have to get out of the camp and capture Peverar first!" The staff shouted one after another.

"But the Emperor had previously sent court officials to warn me not to fight on the seashore, but to advance to Amasya, and threaten Gawain's rear."

"The military situation is changing rapidly, if we don't take Peveral, then Gawain will take it, and we will suffer greatly!"

Theodoro finally made up his mind, he suddenly turned around, the icon on his armor rattled, the old general grasped the hilt of his sword, waved his hand to his staff, and ordered: "The whole army, including the Rus' mercenaries, shall be paid three months' full salary at once - march urgently towards Pveral, claiming to take over the Norman Robert, and if the other party refuses, it will be regarded as a traitor and traitor!" ”

Fort Peveral, not far from Port Amisus, in the middle of the delta is still a rich grain-producing area. Curtis's financial base for stationing here. But now, Theodoro's nearly 10,000 troops, after receiving the order, quickly set camp and attacked here, setting fire and plundering everywhere, ravaging and destroying themselves. (To be continued.) )