More than 1,000 Roma Turkic soldiers were tied to the edge of the ditch below, and were sawed by the swords and axes of the Frankish soldiers, and soon turned into countless corpses, the heads were cut off, and the bodies were pushed into the bottom of the ditch, and the previous corpses were superimposed again. It's almost flattened.

Between the new soil, stains of blood are visible.

But this was not the end, for the surviving pilgrims of Camp Civet and Camp Forche came out en masse, and in the wilderness outside the city of Nicaea, the bodies of the tragically dead co-workers were collected, and soon thousands of new tombs were piled up in the field, with improvised crosses tied up in wood.

Of the 70,000 pilgrims, 40,000 were killed, captured or missing, and less than 30,000 remained. But if it weren't for Gawain and Godfrey to save them in time, I believe that none of these 70,000 people would have survived, and even if they did, they would have been plundered and enslaved by the Roma Turks. The two lords who led the team, Rainold's fate is unknown, Folche hid in the camp, and was killed by the stray arrows shot by the Turks through the curtain, but Walter, who had always been running to actively resist. Sanzabal, on the contrary, lived well to the moment of being rescued.

On the surface of the strait, on the decks of the ships that followed him, Gottschalk held a cross, pointed to the miserable situation on the other shore in a strange and provocative tone, and said to his followers one by one, "If God has an extermination, it is for the ungodly." What is an ungodly? I've learned through this experience. I believe most of us in the team can also understand that it is to follow in the footsteps of Lord Gawain. Gawain told us to live. We will live; If you don't obey Gawain's instructions, you will die. Gawain is the Holy Apostle sent by God to the earth! "Finally. The fanatical Gottschalke condemned the Grand Duke of Barry.

Most of the believers on the deck were convinced, but there were also doubtful voices, "But the identity of His Excellency the Holy Apostle has not been confirmed, right?" ”

"What confirmation is needed? The power of confirmation is in the hearts of our ordinary believers, not in the hands of any agent. Now the death and blood of the ungodly have told us everything! Gottschalke clenched his fists, roared, and won a round of applause.

"But we are going to the Holy Sepulchre"

"That's right, Grand Guild Gawain took us to the Holy Sepulchre. But what about going to the Holy Sepulchre? I think that between this world and the kingdom of heaven, there is a small kingdom of heaven, also called the ideal kingdom, which is based on beautiful ideals and practices, which leads us not only to go to the holy land of milk and honey, but also to rely on our own hands. Let the milk and honey flow everywhere you pass through as the Holy Land, and it can be built by your hands, just like Solomon's Temple and the Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom. appeared in my eyes, and glorified in my heart. At the instigation of Got Schalke, the eyes of many ragged pilgrims began to glow. They left their homeland in droves, not as firmly as the lords, knights, and monks (and not necessarily as strong). Most people just think that "go and see the legendary holy tomb", "go and find a better life", and "the holy land is full of good, and you can get a chance to get rich by leaning over". Naturally, there are also doubts and worries about "so many lords and knights also go to the Holy Land, so whether there is a foothold for our group of people in the Holy Land in the future", and now Gottschalke suddenly threw out this theory of "Little Heaven" (in addition to the Holy Sepulchre Holy City, there are other places in the world that can be called the Kingdom of Heaven), which is naturally particularly attractive.

At the same time, at the same time that the army behind the palace of the Roma Kingdom was completely annihilated, in front of Bohemond's camp, the Duke of Apulia, after receiving many treasures and treasures from the envoys of the Gigligi, suddenly drew his sword and cut down the unlucky envoy, and when the guards dragged away the body of the envoy in the pool of blood, Bohemond came out and looked at the changing battle below, especially when he saw the cavalry assault led by the red hand banner, trampling many Roma soldiers into powder, he couldn't hold back his excitement and excitement, "Gawain's bastard banner appeared, But I waited for it. Hold your banner and go down to the Sultan of Konya to shreds the army of the Sultan of Konya, but most of all, we will occupy the front of the city of Nicaea, and we will be the first to enter the gates of the city in the future! ”

"A ready-made reward." After shouting, the prince secretly slapped his thigh, and involuntarily muttered this sentence, his heart was very happy and satisfied, "Gawain, this idiot, is just a precursor to my Bohemond." ”

The Normans moved swiftly, and their cavalry quickly occupied the passage of the Nicaean Gorge and captured a group of backward Roma soldiers. And that night, Bohemond's barracks moved directly in front of Nicaea.

In addition, Bohemond sent hundreds of Roma's prisoners of war to the camp on the other side of the pasture overnight, and handed them to Godfrey, Gawain, and Baldwin, and wrote a handwritten letter to the effect of, "It is better to fight fiercely than to fight skillfully, and now that my army has occupied the passage in and around the city of Nicaea, you should come and assist the Archduke of Anatolia and the commander-in-chief of Asia, especially Stephen, who is my deputy. Gawain, besieging the city of Nicaea, achieved his first great victory over the infidels. Ahahahaha, ahahahaha" Anyway, even if it was just a piece of parchment in front of him, everyone could see the smiling face of Bohemond's despicable and arrogant villain, and it appeared on it.

"Damn." The blunt Baldwin cursed to himself.

But Godfrey and Gawain were calm, "Just do as the Duke of Apulia says." Then he handed over the document to Ander Odat and other confidential officials, copied a few copies, and the whole camp conveyed it, and then Gao Wen took his leave, and returned to his scarlet public tent with a copy of the paperwork.

Because Anna was waiting for him, after the curtain was lifted, Anna and Agnes both stood up and saluted the returning Gawain with their skirts, but the latter was obviously unwilling, but Gawain ignored it, and handed Anna Bohemond's paperwork instead.

"Bohemond has only a little cunning that cannot be used, and even if he takes the first prize for the city of Nicaea, the city will definitely be handed over to my father." Anna didn't make a fuss and put the paper roll down.

"It should be said that the destination of this Duke of Apulia is not Nicaea, the capital of Bithynia, and the world knows that his ambition is in the land of Anatolia" Gawain turned his back to Anna, and then he groaned, twisted the curtain with his hand, and did not hold back, and asked Anna this very important question, "The patron sees, whether I and the Red Hand Brigade will follow your father's will and follow Paphragonia and Trabizon." ”

Sure enough, as soon as this topic was raised, Anna fell silent, and Gawain also knew that she was embarrassed, after all, she had to make a choice between herself and her father's interests, so she added, "No, of course, if Anna is embarrassed, we can discuss this later." ”

Before the candlelight, Anna's expression became resolute, and she looked at the big barbarian, "Why do you say that?" I have long been in the same body as you, and the Red Hand Dalian is also my inheritance, and I am no longer the daughter of Komunen, and I believe that my father will definitely cut off this reputation of mine," after speaking, Anna compared with her fingers on the sand table of the map, "Since Paphragonia, although there are port cities such as Hiracria, Sinop, and Trabizon, and the land is quite fertile, it is lonely from the power of the pilgrims, not to mention that because from the north to the black Yukxing Sea, once winter comes, It will be directly exposed to the northerly wind blowing from the Rus steppe, there is no shelter for the ship, and the coastline is unusually rough. To the south of this place, there is the Pontic Mountains, which are not conducive to southward development, and can only be cut into long and narrow pieces. ”

"Can the trade routes to Varangia and Rus' be used to occupy the Yukxing Sea?" Gao Wen also came to the sand table and asked a question.

Anna shook her head, "Two hundred years ago, this trade route was thriving and could bring in a lot of taxes, but now that I have consulted the texts, the volume of trade is declining year by year. What's more, it also passed through the Youkexing Sea, so why did the Rus caravan come to you instead of going directly to your father's imperial capital to trade? Obviously, the goods in the imperial capital are more complete and the money is more abundant. ”

Hearing the eldest princess's words, Gawain could only support his jaw, "That's true, and there are many fierce enemies on this road, including the Paulites, and Theodoro, the former general who seized Trabizon. Gabuyas, if Dalian and Godfrey parted ways, they might not be able to sweep away this group of enemies alone. ”

"What's more, there is also my father, and the yellow finch is behind (Anna, do you say that about your father)."

After saying this, Gawain and Anna looked at each other, and then the eldest princess shook her head, which was equivalent to vetoing the route of march that her father had previously given Gawain, which meant that "that is just a trick of Emperor Komnenos, once the cunning rabbit dies, it will be the end of the lackey's cooking." ”

The atmosphere in the tent froze slightly, and then Gawain said, "But after conquering Nicaea City, for the time being, we still have to follow this route, and we will talk about your father first." ”

"Yes, act at the right time." Anna remembered the land of the Seven Ridges in her dream, and although she couldn't confirm it yet, she could be sure that it was definitely not the place of Trabizon.

"In that case, rest early, my Lord Patron." Just as Anna's face was full of scarlet clouds, and she was satisfied that she could analyze the strategy of the big barbarian, Gawain patted her knees, got up from her chair, stroked her chest and bowed, and was about to leave. Then, while Agnes was still triumphant beside her, Gawain grabbed her by the collar and was dragged out in protest.

"What the hell is the problem?" Anna, who was standing in place, hated it, she didn't know what was wrong with her, or what was wrong with Gawain, obviously from the moment she left the Blachna Palace and refused to marry, Gawain could be united with her, what kind of foolishness was there! (To be continued.) )