Eagle Byzantium

Next, the troops of the Nika Brigade formed a team and began to "attack" other types of real estate crazily throughout the fertile Lydian plain. They claimed that they had obtained the order and contract from the patron to abolish all properties. The monastery and the Pulogna estate took it all as their own. The soldiers of the new brigade marched in almost fully armed, using swords and sticks to rob various livestock, fields, farms and mills, and forced the originally dependent serfs to gather together and sign or fingerprint the "sacrifice contract" one by one. Divide your evangelical pension freely and equally.

This group of people was very loyal. When the needs of the four thousand officers and soldiers were met, they stopped seizing land and manpower, and consciously regarded the remaining farms as farms directly under the royal family of Tarsus, or self-cultivated rural communities. Add harassment.

At this time, the monastery and the Plonian landowners suffered again. Almost all of them were expelled. They angrily came to Prusa to argue with Caesar, saying, "Why did you change your mind after only three months when you promised fifty years?"

But by this time Anna had already fled and returned to the royal capital, Tarsus.

Another petition was sent to Brenus of Abydos, but Brenus turned a deaf ear out of caution and fear.

The situation in Lydia below became a mess, and violent conflicts continued. Many Plonian landowners angrily picked up their bows and arrows, mounted their horses, and gathered in the fort built by Brenus to resist this change with arms; And the Orthodox monks began to hide in the mountains or dense forests, instigating Orthodox farmers to Folk believers must "defend their faith with blood and fire." Many fanatic believers began to attack the brigade soldiers, burned the pastures and villages occupied by the opponents, and poisoned animals and children. Many people also started to attack under the leadership of monks. Demonstrations marched to Prusa, Smyrna and other major cities to intimidate and destroy.

But this chaos was what Gawain wanted to see. After Anna left first, he always sat in Laodicea and controlled everything. He also openly issued the "Edict of the King" and announced that he would build a large alum mine in Smyrna. Seven new synagogue halls will be built in the surrounding areas, and four will be built in Prusa. There are also varying numbers of plans in other places, and a quarter of the fields in the entire troubled area will be collected as "royal land."

As a result, the whole of Lydia boiled with anger, and the "fanatic believers" composed of farmers and herdsmen - of course they called themselves the "Orthodox Salvation Army", suddenly expanded to 30,000 to 40,000 people, and began to be led by the monks , heading towards Philadophiam, the capital city of Lydia.

Masdas, the Patriarch of Constantinople, personally delivered a long speech in front of the altar of the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom, angrily denounced Gawain as an "enemy of Orthodoxy" and called him a "brown-haired Satan, a descendant of hell." Gatekeepers, who sound like wild boars or hedgehogs, who are as lewd as a donkey in the market, who seduces and blasphemes good women, anti-Christ murderers who perform various evil rituals, lackeys of Rome, Moors and Varians. The hybrid produced by the mating of Ge people "This is a gangster that all good people would never want to encounter in the dark." He also expressed his disdain for Gawain's previous behavior of including him in the "list of sinners" and wanted to lead all Orthodox believers to "rise up and fight for their faith and support noble justice." "Emperor John", in the future "Gawain will be beheaded publicly in the Hippodrome, his head will be tied to the tail of a mangy dog, and the dog will be allowed to run from the execution ground to the gate of Brachna Palace."

In order to carry out his vow to fight to the end, the Patriarch secretly sent many close monks to Lydia, Mysia and Bithynia to incite believers to riot against Gawain's new system.

At this time, in the western territory of the Kingdom of Tarsus, Mysia was stationed by the Hierapolis brigade and sailors, preparing to cross the sea to attack Gallipoli; while in the county of Samost, there was the newly reorganized Austrian Pushkin's brigade is besieging Mesemna; Bithynia and Braxilon areas, It is guarded by the newly arrived team of Marinus. This team has also been experiencing strong instability recently - the soldiers also hope to receive a benefice or become free people with land, which makes Marinus anxious. It was unclear whether to stick to the original position or to comply with the soldiers' clamoring demands.

The main three-wing elites of the Red Hand Brigade, the Gemakis Brigade, and the Guardian Brigade, together with the artillery regiment and all the cavalry regiments, plus the newly established "Tronzac Engineering Corps" have passed through the plateau canyon, and have gradually Arrive at the city of Iconium, the core of the city.

At this time in Laodicea, Gawain was accompanied by only about 250 praetorians, 1,000 Nikitas and 2,000 Pisidian border troops, the latter commanded by Monomachu Si and Birrell.

Both generals volunteered to quell the rebellion of the fanatics, but Gawain refused because he was waiting for someone.

This man came from the Mut Valley wearing a simple old cloak. After getting Gawain's secret order, it took him only three days to ride a donkey all the way to Laodicea. His face was full of dust.

This gentleman was none other than Brother Roland Bandinelli, who had previously written to Gawain, requesting religious reform. He was originally a member of the Catholic Church in Tarsus. He was later expelled by Patriarch Anselm for apostasy, but was actually expelled by Gawain. He and Anna were protected in the fortress in the Mut Valley, writing and writing.

Gawain now likes these young and daring monks very much. This group of mushroom heads such as Andodat and Roland Bandinelli, who is full of energy and enterprising spirit in front of him, are full of keenness, searching spirit and ability after a little training. With very ruthless and capable skills, they will definitely be the mainstay of the new country in the future, but the prerequisite is to make them strangers to both Orthodox and Catholic churches, so that they will not be affected by the outside world at all.

"Send General Monomachus's border cavalry, and also send General Birrel's chariots and border archers, to cooperate with the Nika Brigade in Prusa City to take the most severe actions to suppress the turmoil of the fanatics - then strike while the iron is hot, take advantage of the establishment of various synagogues and the addition of printing presses, and decisively promote the reform of faith at the right time!" Sure enough, after Roland Bandinelli came here, he immediately gave a plan for punishment.

"Tell me your specific timetable." Gawain continued to ask.

"In two to three years, we will complete the reforms throughout Lydia, Mysia, Bithynia, Brasilon, and the islands of Samos. Then we will seize Constantinople, and in the name of holding the sinner, the current Patriarch Masdas, we will eradicate the old religion, and continue to push our new faith westward to Thrace, Greater Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Dalmatia, and advance east and west with His Excellency Gottschalk of Bari. After covering most of the empire, Italy, and the Two Sicilies, we can start a new and magnificent holy war, marching towards Persia, Egypt, and even further. This holy war will be led by your absolute power. You will merge the Holy See and the Emperor into one, liberate the enthusiasm for religion and technology from monasteries and courts, and you will become the founder of the next universal empire!"