In the Gofrey brothers at the Dog Gate, Gawain and Bohemond at the St. Paul Gate made a victory against Aggie. After the great victory of the main force of Xiyang, the Norman generals hired by the Normans, such as Ostu and Hercules, who had been in the original rout, also gathered the defeated troops, launched a counterattack on the Shengquan Stone Fort, and recaptured it - the Turkic soldiers had already lost heart, so this counterattack was not greatly hindered. What's more, Hercules also discovered that his father, Pak Ade, the old immortal Armenian fox, actually took a few of his own soldiers and unknowingly hid in an inconspicuous corner of the stone fort, and did not reappear until the stone fort was safely recaptured.

The entire rivers, valleys, and gates around the city of Antioch were soaked in blood by the great and brutal battle of the next day, and the heavy losses of the Turks plunged the city of Antioch into such sorrow: Yagi. Adesonius, the most warlike emir of Siyan, died, and with him were buried in the dirty dirt of twelve of the noblest Ataberg or Bey, and nearly 10,000 warlike soldiers, and the power and army that the old man had built all his life could be said to have been destroyed.

Gawain, Tetisius, Bohemond, Raymond, and Tancred, who commanded the armies of many nations, triumphantly marched to their respective camps, bringing with them countless decapitated Turks to the altar tent of the Ardmar priesthood.

The Council of Cardinals, representing the entire Catholic Church, expressed their gratitude to Gawain and Tetisius for their courage and skill, as well as for their crucial support to the entire battle, and presented the two camps with three thousand silver coins each.

But Ademar reprimanded Tancred, who was supposed to be stationed at St. Paul's Gate, and said that his arbitrary actions had ruined the whole battle, and that he should be punished with the same whipping—and that Sigmar, the knight who refused to rescue the priesthood when the defense fell, was said to have taken advantage of the war because he knew that he had offended the whole Catholic Church. With his own horses, weapons, and some servants, he did not know where he had fled to be.

So Bohemond knelt before the priesthood and pleaded bitterly, saying that his nephew had been bewitched by the smoke and flames cast by Achi in the city. before it was decided to rush to the aid of "Ghisl. Pander to. Hadid" came to his rescue, "beg you, for the sake of us in Apulia and Sicily, who have been faithful to His Majesty the Holy See for so many years, forgive me, an inexperienced child?" I've always treated him like my own son! The red-bearded duke burst into tears, and the lords and monks present were all moved, and Gawain thought about it, and also glanced at his brother Peter, and joined in the plea. And said that there was no reward, and the most brave and warlike Norman cavalry could not be chilled.

Originally, Ademar wanted to use the "punishment" of Tancred for disobeying the order to make an example of the monkeys, so as to achieve the goal of making the ranks of believers pilgrims more united, and to correct and rectify the habit of fighting separately, but now seeing that the goal was achieved, he held the heads of Tanrred and Bohemond. Express your understanding with them.

Yet under the gentle palms of the priesthood, in front of the bright candles of the altar tent. With his head down, Tankred clearly showed a fierce light in the corner of his eye, the shy and enthusiastic eyes he had in the face of Raul when he first fought in Lepanto had slowly disappeared, and the killing, betrayal, and forcible possession had gradually made his heart like a stone.

"Uncle! Now our enemies. Not only the Greek emperors, not only Gawain, not only the pagans, but also the Pope of Rome! Damn Ademar, he followed Raymond's one-eyed bag. If he continues to preside over the Council of Cardinals, when and where will our great nation rise? Upon returning to the camp, Tancred gritted his teeth and openly expressed his hatred of the priesthood and the Council of Cardinals as a whole.

Over there, Bohemond was cutting cured meats and bread pieces with a glittering dagger, his white teeth chewing like a beast enjoying his meal, "You're right, but how easy is it to face the whole Catholic Church?" We are also trying to make a mark in the battle of Antioch and then take the city into our hands. ”

Tancred's fist slammed on the table, the candle flame in front of Bohemond's eyes shook violently, and the plates vibrated up and down on the table, and his nephew's anger could be felt, "Antioch City must be in our hands, but there are too many people who covet its riches now." According to the oath made before crossing the sea, we must return it to the Greek emperor; If left unattended and handed over to the Council of Cardinals, it is most likely that the city and the country will be divided and handed over to the major lords to divide and rule. In that case, my Marash and Edessa would not be able to be connected to Antioch and be separated, what a tragic and terrible situation it would be. ”

"Just a monk, as long as the army is in our hands."

"But Gawain and Tetisius also have soldiers!"

"I've heard the news that Gawain has now formed the Imperial Expeditionary Council with Tetisius, and it is clear that he is going to part ways with the Council of Cardinals who are attached to the army, and we can take advantage of this gap. And then there is Tancred, the Pisan people's debts, which are being pressed day by day, and they complain that since the partition is moored, they cannot achieve exclusive benefits in the sale of goods in the port of San Simon, and they will come to collect my debts, so we must try to occupy the city of Antioch and the port of San Simon, and lease it to Pisa for exclusive use, I completely agree with you on this point, but the decree of the subdivision of the port of San Simon was jointly issued by the two conferences, and you and I must keep a low profile for the time being, and look for an opportunity to destroy the prestige of the two conferences at the same time, To achieve our superiority," Bohemond laughed mysteriously, and with his dagger pierced a piece of cured meat that was dripping with oil and water, and shoved it into his mouth, and as his teeth flickered, the juice continued to overflow down his crystal lips and stain his beard.

That night, in the Grand Duke's tent, Gawain humbly sat down in front of the two generals, Tetisius and Theognes, and presented the inscription, "Your Excellency, the Grand Duke, this," Diognis was quite moved after reading the contents, "that he is willing to return the fortresses of Syria Gate to His Majesty the Emperor now." ”

"Yes, not only the Castle of Merdens, the Castle of Debaicre, and the Castle of Lesser Alexandria, but also of Seleucia and Western Cilicia, I will also agree to return them to Your Majesty when I come. Of course, if the city of Antioch is taken, it will be the same. Gawain imitated the officials of Constantinople and made a very respectful and determined gesture. (To be continued.) )