The question hit the nail on the head, Stephen's face turned pale again, he was fifty-four years old, Adela was thirty-one years old, although the youngest daughter of "William the Conqueror" had a good classical education before she married, but like her father, her whole body seemed to be forged of iron, if it weren't for the need for her to be the regent left behind in the Blois territory, she would have put on her armor and set out with her spear in hand, "I hate all the cowards of the battlefield, if anyone turns his horse's head in the face of the heathen, If I were present, I would not hesitate to slay him with my sword, whether he was my father or my son. Adella once said this in a letter.

The old man is afraid of young wives, but this sentence is not wrong.

The spout of the wine jug in Gawain's hand was tilted, and he spat out a blood-clear thread, which was connected to the mouth of the wine cup in the Count of Blois's hand, and made a ticking sound, "Personally, I don't think it's as good as this, lords. Flanders Robert still occupies one-eighth of the city and taxes for the time being, and you two (referring to Stephen and Normandy Robert) may leave Antioch for a while, but do not go far, and stay in the area of the Syrian Gate, where I have some castles, and some people who can provide you with food, and Baldwin of Adana who can provide you with cheap provisions. In this way, if the situation of our army in Kobuha is good, you can turn back and perform meritorious deeds, so that you will not return in vain and appease Adella's anger; If it is not good for the Kobha army, not only you, but also me and Tetisius will have to escape, and everyone will have a way to go. In this way, there is finally an advance and a retreat. ”

Stephen of Blois, the "Military General Staff," was about to speak, when Gawain laid down the flask. Then he put his fingers together and raised them to signal that there was no need to go on.

Then. The three lords stood up and expressed their gratitude to Gawain at the same time.

And Gawain was also very happy to take the keys to Little Fort Alexandria. He took it out of the box next to him and handed it into the hands of Count Stephen, "Waiting for my news with peace of mind." ”

After arranging everything, Stephen and Robert Normandy went to Fort Alexandria the next day, with melancholy and uneasiness, and all their men, soldiers and horses. Even at this point, Stephen had not told his knights, sergeants, and servants the truth, only that he was suffering from a debilitating illness and had received orders from the Ademar Priesthood. He and his team were asked to defend the Syrian gate in order to guard against a possible attack by Kobha's army in the direction of the flank.

At the same time, in the camp in Romania, Gawain got up early in the morning, sat upright at his desk, and wrote a letter to Anna, who was far away in Seleucia, in simple Greek script, describing in detail what he was now facing, and then he finished what he was doing. Hetomia, who had walked in from the outside within the prescribed time, bowed to him.

Gawain delivered the letter to her, saying that it had been hard work, and that he had checked for grammatical and lexical errors. Anna hated this, and Hetomia bowed her head very succinctly, and took it without saying a word. And he walked out.

Then, the heraldic officer, Andro Odart, walked in. Gawain quickly wrote a second note, "Here's a question for Saint Sister and Ingrid. It's very important that you check it out and remember not to leak it out. ”

Eventually, the Grand Duke walked out of his tent, stretched out, and then stepped on Sabina's back and headed for the newly fallen city of Antioch, where many Syrians had gathered around the camp along the way, with a mixture of joy for the aftermath of the catastrophe and a small hope for the future, and they saw Gawain and saluted, and Gawain put out his hand on horseback and saluted them - the end of the journey was St. Peter's Basilica in the city.

But at a street corner in the palace district of the Fourth Bridge, Raymond and a few servants were looking nervously left and right, and the Marquis de Provence was deliberately wearing a dark burqa, for fear that he would not recognize him, and when he saw Gawain who came swaggeringly, he became even more nervous, and hurriedly walked with Gawain to the foot of a protruding colonnade of a shop.

"Stephen was determined to leave, but after I persuaded him, he finally stayed on the side of Syria." Gawain gently whipped the whip on Sabina's buttocks, and the other party snorted twice, and then obediently went to gnaw on the weeds at the foot of the pillar.

"Also, that is, Stephen's position in the General Staff of the Military Staff, is no, it is impossible to keep it any longer." Raymond squeezed one-eyed, leaned in front of Gawain, and held the pillar with one hand, as if he was afraid that it would fall, and spoke with excitement and difficulty.

Gawain nodded, "The new General Military Staff is yours, you are the closest to the Holy Priesthood of Ademar, and you are also a brother and sister to His Majesty the Emperor of Constantinople. Then, Gawain lowered his voice, "I believe that your assumption of Stephen's position is the outcome that Your Majesty wants to see the most, and it is also related to the alliance of the Pilgrims and the Empire, and also to the glorious and peaceful future of Antioch City." ”

Raymond's hand scratched the pillar a few times, trying to calm his emotions, and looked around again with an excited expression, and then looked at the ground, as if even the rats in the sewers could eavesdrop on him, and could accuse him of his personal sins, and then he tugged at Gawain's sleeve, and slanted his one eye fiercely, "You, you say, in this way, will there be a feeling, a feeling of being appointed by the emperor, by the emperor, by the emperor, by the emperor, by the emperor, ”

"We are acting in accordance with the recommendation law, and we will wait for my performance when the time comes." Gawain cheered Raymond on.

In front of the viewing platform of St. Peter's Basilica, there was indeed a discussion of the new military general staff, Godfrey sat quietly on the single chair in the mottled and tall corner, and looked out of place with the lords and monks gathered together, holding the sword without saying a word, which was equivalent to pushing off his campaign in advance, Gawain walked over, leaned on the chair next to him and sat down, and the two patted each other on the shoulder, "How is the injury?" ”

"Actually, Granaai didn't allow me to come out and see the sun at will, if it weren't for the urgency of the previous dog door battle, I'm afraid I would still be confined to her on the sickbed to rest."

"If you have an injury, you should rest quietly, and you don't need to wear such unfortunate shackles, even if it's made of gold." Gawain leaned back against the wall and said these words that made Godfrey laugh.

"Where's Baldwin?"

"He's too young, and he has a reputation for being a loner, and he's not as convincing as Tancred." Gawain was low, but blunt.

Over there, Baldwin was dressed in civilian clothes, talking to a few Frankish lords, and his eyes were looking at his brother and Gawain from time to time - Gawain was right, and there was really no one else talking to him, which made Baldwin feel a little embarrassed.

"What about Hugh in France?"

"No need to ask, I'm determined to elect Raymond." When Gawain finished, he stood up, "For today, I'm going to put on the garb of the priesthood. (To be continued.) )