Chapter 4 Cross-Strait Confrontation

Baldwin's fears were unfounded, and Gawain's Red Hand Brigade rode like lightning, and he himself, together with the cavalry company, marched hundreds of centuries day and night, and galloped into Baldwin and Orsen's camp the next morning, after the Armenians had been deployed on the other side of the Felamis River.

"I handed over the infantry to Birel, and it is still behind, and it is estimated that it will arrive at noon." Galvan, who jumped off Quicksilver, talked to Baldwin and his wife, who came to hug him, and then kissed each other passionately.

"Hey, the prodigal son, I have avoided more than one risk for you, and this general Orson also wants to marry his daughter to you." Gothchild took Gawain's hand and quipped, causing Baldwin to shake his hand and laugh.

Gawain also raised his eyebrows and smiled bitterly, and said softly to Goethehilde, "Dealing with Anna during this time gives me a headache, and what else to talk about - after you leave, and then the role of Zhongheng can only be entrusted to the camping manager Merlot and his wife, only you and them can put a chew on this little girl." ”

On the other side, General Orson, a medium-looking figure with capable eyes, had already been prepared, and half-knelt down with his brother and flag bearer Haarlem and handed it into Gawain's hands, "General Stratigos, please accept the sacred relics that have been passed down from generation to generation in our family, representing the absolute allegiance of the surname Hertomis to you." ”

At the same time, the three Callegos brothers, each with a stout figure and fierce eyes, saw the two younger brothers standing beside Gawain, and knew that their father and the whole family were also bowing down under the banner of this brown-haired and blue-eyed barbarian general, so they also bowed down with Orsonro. Expressing a willingness to accept the assignment.

Gawain took the reliquary and opened it to see a phalanx of Bai Sensen.

"St. Peter's middle finger." Orson immediately tilted his head. Explain respectfully.

Who thought, Gawain returned the reliquary. "We are waiting to send troops by decree of the Emperor and the Holy See, just to ensure the safety of pilgrims' passage to the Holy City, so I occupy the port of Seleucia, and Baldwin occupies the land route of Tarsus; Whoever thinks that the heart of the Norman villain, in the following brigade of Mali, stirs up lips and tongues, in a vain attempt to trap me in the unrighteousness. You can see right from wrong. It is already kind to us to lead the army to vote, how can we claim the treasures and daughters of the Hetomisian family? Lamprun and the city of Sith are all in their own hands, except that you now have to assist the contemptible people in repelling the Armenian thieves with ill intentions. ”

"Yes, is it tolerable that the Ani (as the Armenians are called) would dare to block our way to Antioch?" Baldwin also raised the "banner of holy war" to cheer up the former Byzantine lords.

Meantime. At the camp across the river where the bonfires were burning, Prince Reuben, who was forty-five years old, was also more concerned about the question of "being famous", and Tancred impassionedly told the prince: My uncle was the commander-in-chief of Asia Minor under the title of Emperor of Constantinople. I myself was in charge of his vanguard banner, and all the pilgrim armies were Bo Himmond. Morality. Tver's order was to recuperate in the Herakrat region. It's coming; And Gawain and Baldwin are just the doomsday of colluding with pirates and bandits, and seize the time to destroy these people. That is, to make meritorious contributions to the crown of the Holy See, and to become the Armenian princes and apostolic churches. It will inevitably be recognized and rewarded by His Holy Crown.

Many Armenian commanders and nobles also chimed in, urging Prince Ruben to fight to the end, "Since the most glorious family of Apulia has entrusted their precious trust to the sword of our warriors, then this battle must be carried on, otherwise we will not be able to gain a foothold here!" In fact, Prince Ruben was also eager to consolidate his and Vanka's position as kings in the entire kingdom through victory, so he accepted Tancred's request, and everyone publicly recommended this Norman as the commander of the coalition army, and then Prince Ruben and Tancred each pulled out their daggers, cut their fingers, and made an unbreakable holy alliance with blood.

At this moment, Pacaard approached the prince and proposed, "Son of General Ferraredos"

"That incompetent Polibie?" The prince, who was draped in a big hat and held a wine glass, sneered twice, "After all, his father was also the spiritual leader of this country. Send an invitation to bring his own private soldiers from the city of Gemmarichia to add a righteous splendor to our banner. ”

At this moment, the various Banda infantry detachments of the Red Hand Brigade also rushed to the position, and in the twilight, Gawain and Baldwin, accompanied by General Orsson, were watching the position of the two armies.

"The Norman bandits were short of horses and food, and by the time you arrived, they might have starved to death, but the Armenian bandits swarmed and provided them with these supplies, and soon the Normans would regain their fighting power and become bloodthirsty wolves." Baldwin looked at the St. George battle flag opposite, worried.

"Tancred's core is only two hundred chainmail cavalry, plus hundreds of Calabrian light soldiers. The rest were also recruited from the local area, Baldwin, don't worry - General Orson, please give us a brief description of the geography here. Gawain was unhurried.

Orson then pointed to the perimeter of the river and said: Our army is on the left bank (west) of the Felamis River, and the enemy is in formation on the right bank; The camp of our army, to the west, blocked the passage to Adana, and the city of Mamistra was backed by it; The enemy came from two directions, Prince Ruben in the north avoided the stronghold of the city of Sith and went around to the Armenian pass, and many other Armenian commanders from Marash, Edessa and other places, led their armies from Marash, Edessa and other places to cross the Pinanu River from the east, along the bay, and over the city of Issus.

And Issus happened to be the site of a fierce battle with the Persian army when Alexander the Great marched into Syria.

"Hastily put together, so Prince Reuben's lion banner stood on the enemy's right flank, and the rest of the Armenian commanders were deployed on the left flank, until the long line in the Gulf of Issus, and finally Tanrred's army was the center of the core" Gawain bit a yellow artemisia grass, sniffed the pungent smell, slowly paced back and forth, staring at the river separated the two armies, "This river, how deep is it?" ”

"On weekdays, people and horses can wade through, so once a war starts, the battle for the river will be very cruel." Orson sighed.

Gawain pondered for a while, and then suggested to Baldwin, "Set up your lightly armed team and military flag directly opposite Tanfred, and then you, Burke, with all the chainmail cavalry troops, will stand by in the second line, and when the enemy is attacking, you will rush over with all your might." On the left flank, the troops of the brothers Orson and Callegos were on the right flank, and any wing of men and horses fought only against the enemy in front of them, and the enemy came and we blocked, and when the enemy was defeated, I pursued, the left flank against the enemy's right flank, the right flank against the enemy's left flank, and the center against the center -- no change of direction of the march at will. ”

Baldwin slung the mace to his shoulder, and his jaw agreed.

At this time, Goldchild suddenly retched a few times, covered his mouth, and his face was not very good. (To be continued.) )

PS: This book is written so tired, the body is also very tired, and the income is also very poor, Sula is sorry for all loyal readers, and now publishes the rest of the outline:

Gawain and Anna then united Cilicia and Seleucia through annexation and marriage, and after accumulating strength, destroyed Konya, and then after several years of fighting, won the qualification to win Constantinople. However, because Gawain could not give up the beautiful widow and the consul, he turned against Anna, was manipulated by Anna in a coup d'Γ©tat, expelled from the kingdom, and since then he and Kabeamia have gone to Thrace and Bulgaria to carry out the propaganda work of Paulician teachings, and become a "heretical leader", relying on the magic sword to organize fanatical believers and the Holy See to fight, inventing Hussite fortresses and portable light artillery, occupying Dalmatia and Italy, and then destroying Hungary, establishing the "Kingdom of St. Paul's Shield", and Anna's enemies for life- Anna raised her own and Gawain's children, destroyed her father's throne, and restored the Roman Empire as Empress Ducasse. Twenty years later, Gawain became seriously ill, and Anna took him to the Imperial Capital of Brachna Palace, where Gawain died in Anna's arms in the Monastery of the Veil of the Virgin Mary, where the two forgave each other - after his death, Gawain sold his soul to Azjeh and became the gatekeeper of Hellfire.

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