On the sand table, Gawain raised the silver horse's head scepter and gestured on the map, saying the overall situation of the future highland defense, "Sebastian is an independent fortified area, even if Theodoro and Merrick attack at the same time, they must rely on the city wall and the outer fortress to defend me, so that the enemy will be held out of the northern border by us. Between Amasya and Elbistan, they were all high wastelands, lacking water, and it was difficult for the large army to maneuver, and four of the seven fortresses I had set up were to protect the Elbistan road on the north side, and the remaining three were located between Meritene and Sebastian, and they were connected by beacons, so that they could pose a threat to the enemy both on the front and on the flanks - the frontier hundredsmen in the fortress would be slow down the enemy, while the frontier troops in the Cappadocia and Cilician gates could cross the border to reinforce and attack the enemy, harass and drive them out, and even cut off their supply lines and annihilate the enemy. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info."

Here it is obvious that Gawain worked hard to mobilize and coerce so many people on the plateau to build a fortress system, which was to open up a no-man's land in the great wasteland and put it out" Theodoro Rogabuas, if you are to help and abuse the emperor, then there are only two routes for you, one is to storm the heavily fortified Sebastian, and the other is to lead the army through the no-man's land without supplies and water, and be flanked by Melitene and Caesarea. ”

However, at such a point, Gawain did not give up diplomatic negotiations with Theodoro, and he continued to send secret letters to the merchant groups stationed in Trabzon, whether it was a Tarsus merchant, or Amalfi, or Relaya, they all took turns to secretly lobby the old general, "It is in everyone's interests to coexist and co-prosper with Tarsus, and following the emperor, if Gawain is destroyed, in order to completely hold the trade routes and land in his hands, the emperor will also take back the right to appoint the military, political and financial personnel of Chaldia and Trabzon." We don't care, we still seek wealth and money with a different clientele, but what about you, General? ”

To tell the truth, Theodoro was really in a state of anxiety and hesitation, and now there were only two paths in front of him: one was to follow the emperor to fight Gawain and defend the faith of the Orthodox Christians; The other is to fulfill his ambitions, liaise with the forces of Georgia, Alanya, and Rus, and join forces with Gawain to set off a furious rebellion against Constantinople.

The road ahead is relatively safe, but the ending of the Gabuyas family in the future may not be good, and it may really end up as Gawain and the Chamber of Commerce said.

The road behind is more risky, but once it is successful, the imperial power of the imperial center that is pressing step by step will be shattered, and you can win the throne of the imperial capital if you enter, and you can also divide one side when you retreat.

The contradiction between capital and income made the old general quite uneasy.

And hidden in Trabzon and Amasya, the emperor's secret envoys are also under the cover of various identities, constantly along the sea and land routes to the Brachna Palace to provide all kinds of information, like the sudden autumn wind on the plateau, densely breathless.

In the past half a month, the Red Hand Brigade, the Cavalry Regiment and the Pyropers have been marching towards Caesarea City one after another, while Gawain remains in Melitene to continue to shock and control the situation, "Your Highness, the Great Lord Patron, have a meal. Just as Gao Wen was lying on the desk, holding a reed pen, holding a seal, and reading among the many documents, Wen Ruominna, the pajama officer, walked in with a dinner plate and under the watchful eyes of Dim and Muzafiadin.

The meal is relatively simple, with vegetable and cheese soup, a plate of nuts and olives, plus kale and grilled meat, but it has been carefully cooked by the sleeping officer, and it looks full of color and flavor.

Because the Holy Sister had gone to Sebastian to mobilize the believers, her daily life was again in the hands of Wen Ruomina and a group of servants of the inner court who accompanied her, and these women not only had to take care of Gawain's life, but also kept a strict record of their daily life, which implicitly meant "to act as Caesar's eyes and ears, and to monitor the possible glamorous and cheap goods that interfered with the life of the great lord's guarantor".

However, Wen Ruomina knew that the greatest danger in Caesar's eyes was herself, and this was also a test of loyalty. Therefore, she prepared meals for the chief guarantor, washed her robes, made her bed, and even sorted out the documents and letters, and waited for the general affairs when she slept outside the room, but she would never dare to cross the thunder pond with stars.

Now with Anna's tacit approval, only the Archon of the Golden Hand can be stayed.

Halfway through the meal, Gawain pinched a piece of white bread and said to the sleeping officer standing aside, "Immediately the confidential officer Philaktos wants me to go to Caesarea, how about you stay and handle the clerical chores here?" Do you get scared in Melitanese? ”

"Will there be a war?" The sleeping officer raised his dark eyebrows and asked curiously.

Gawain's mood was a little heavy, "I have to be completely prepared for this, I have done so many things now, isn't it just to prepare for the war." ”

"Thanks to the great guarantor, I am willing to stay here to assist the country in handling affairs." The sleeping officer was very firm and obedient.

Gawain nodded, expressing his approval of the girl Adigai, "In this way, first exercise, draw up a secret letter for me, write it in hidden ink, and send it to the Gulf of Issus." ”

"Is it for Lord Bohemond?" Wen Ruomina is also very smart, she is different from Anna's intelligence, Anna belongs to the kind of people who look at all beings, while she is tenacious and motivated, like the verdant weeds by the pond.

"You're smart." Gawain continued to say such things.

The sleeping officer was excited and happy for a moment, but her back suddenly cold, and her mind came to mind that in the Tarsus dormitory before departure, Anna had pink and snow-white feet, floating with a mysterious smile, pinching her cheeks, "Gawain always likes smart girls," so the sleeping officer hurriedly hid her smug color, and began to turn around to prepare stationery utensils - for she clearly felt that the maids by the curtain behind her had some mysterious and low eyes wandering behind her.

The letter was unhurried, Wen Ruomina had a long heart, she didn't dare to process the letter too quickly, she was afraid that the big guarantor would praise her for being smart and pinching the time to complete it.

Two weeks later, when Gawain set out for Caesarea with his guards, a dhower anchored in the calm Gulf of Issus, and then Bohemond and more than forty knights boarded the deck and sailed calmly toward the island of Cyprus.

Although the former owner of Antioch acted quietly and calmly, it quickly provoked an explosive reaction among the kingdoms, and soon the news of Bohemond's voyage westward spread to the royal palace of Constantinople faster than the autumn sea monsoons.

"Bohemond can't regain power with Antioch, he must have come to find trouble with me!" The Emperor's fist, which was deploying future offensive and logistics, smashed on the book table in front of him, "You can call the island side to do it." ”(。 If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote、,Your support is my biggest motivation.。。