Eagle Byzantium

In front of the pirates' lair, about thirty Turkic leaders were also tied with ropes and brought to the commander of the Earl of Gawain by soldiers. "There is a small boat tied at the mouth of the river. All thirty of you get on board, row the oars, and head to the deserted island opposite the cape." This was Gawain's order.

The Turkic leaders looked at each other in bewilderment, but then they saw the guards behind the earl wearing heavy armor and holding two-handed axes, staring at them intently. They could only think so, so they lined up and boarded the small boat at the river mouth in a mournful manner according to Gawain's request. Then several Tekopo soldiers untied the ropes, and the boat quickly rushed out with the current rushing towards the ocean. The Turkic leaders on it looked extremely terrified and screamed. They did not have the skill and confidence that Gawain had seen in the past when they galloped on horseback. Many people paddled randomly, and the boat was caught in the crossfire of the sea current and the river, like a withered flower in the wind. Soon the boat tilted - in panic, most of the Turkic officers crowded on the side of the boat close to the river bank. Soon the boat began to capsize, and many people were swept under the water. Some people still swam clumsily and desperately towards the shore.

"Give them a hook." The Earl Commander gave the order, and the Tekopo soldiers rushed to the shore, holding slings and bows and arrows, watching the seaside. Two military servants threw out a hook with a rope, yes, only one, "It depends on who is lucky."

In the surging waves, the last one who grabbed the hook did not come up by himself, but used all his strength to wrap the rope and dragged the two companions behind him, and finally shouted to swim to the shore at the same time. Gawain nodded and smiled, use some strength to pull all three of them up!

"You are very good, a bit like me, a Turkish warrior, tell me your name!" Gawain, leaning on the sword, walked to the wet and half-dead man and asked.

"Muzafi Ading." The man looked at Gawain and vomited a few mouthfuls of sea water.

"Don't you have a surname?"

The man nodded.

"I'll give you a surname, Domestics (Count Commander of the Byzantine Army)." Gawain leaned over and patted the man's mouth, "From now on, your name will be Muzafiadin Domesticus, and you will be my personal slave until someone is willing to pay the ransom to redeem you."

"No one will redeem me."

"Then serve me for life, Muzafiadin, because I gave you a name and a second life."

"Yes..." After saying that, Muzafiadin rolled his eyes and fainted.

Then, the Count Commander stood up and said to Francesco and Diogenes standing next to him, "The results you see from this experiment should be as bright as today's sunlight."

"Yes, those are the Turks under Zahas. Although they are pirates, most of them can't operate ships at all." Francesco replied.

"That's right. In addition, we learned from the captives that the pirates here have three main warships that have gone to plunder the surrounding islands and will not be able to return for several days. We will solve this problem once and for all. Relying on the fortress of Erainus, we will destroy and expel them in exchange for the safety of the entire Heliston Strait and Gallipoli route." Gawain made a prompt decision.

"But we only have one warship from the Amalfi Chamber of Commerce!" The guard said with his hands spread out, thinking that this plan was too large and difficult to complete with the cards in hand.

At this time, Francesco looked at Gawain, nodded knowingly, and beat his chest to express his determination to the people around him, "Give me two fast horses for replacement, I will go to Constantinople day and night, and ask the Amalfi merchant district and the dock there to allocate warships to me. By the way, I will also negotiate with Caesar."

"Please!" Gawain pressed Francesco's shoulders, and then he walked to the cliffs full of roaring waves below, and said to the guards and the guards, "Our goal is to open up this golden waterway, which is not only beneficial to your Majesty the Emperor Diogenes, but also to the city of Amalfi and to our army. Now we must show our courage and determination to build a strong barrier that can repel the enemy's sea attack!"

Then, Francesco mounted a fast horse, led another horse, and quickly ran along the main road of the Erainus coast, and rushed towards Gallipoli like an arrow.

At the same time, the guards led 300 pirate captives, nearly 100 heads cut off, and 500 rescued captive villagers into the fortress of Gallipoli.

The commander of the local fortress garrison was the Grand Duke Artabastos, who was of course a close confidant of Caesar of the Empire.

Although all the merits were achieved by Gawain, his following actions made Grand Duke Artabastos very happy, "These achievements were all achieved under the command of the honorable Grand Duke. When Gawain went on the expedition, he also received great help from the extremely honorable Caesar. Therefore, I will present all the pirates captured from the land of Erainus to you and Caesar with great trepidation, symbolizing my unreserved loyalty and friendship." This letter was dictated by Gawain to the clerk in the tent. He was still an "illiterate" barbarian.

Even though he was illiterate, he was very good at doing favors, which surprised the guards who had advised Gawain before: this strange barbarian was actually a very smart person.

At least from Artabastos's reaction, it can be seen that the Grand Duke immediately sent 400 military servants and 300 craftsmen to Gawain's camp to assist the Earl Commander in "building a strong barrier to defend against pirates". At the same time, the Grand Duke personally issued a "100-point urgent" pass to Francesco, allowing him to go to the imperial capital for help without any obstacles.

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What is even more touching is that at dusk, the original Archbishop of Nicaea, Desiderius, despite his advanced age of 60, personally held the cross of the icon and walked in front, encouraging and mobilizing 1,500 refugees, together with the local young and strong farmers, pulling a mule car team full of earth, stone and wood, and rushed to the land of Erainus to help Gawain build the barrier.

The entire construction site was lit with boiling lights, illuminating the entire strait and the land. Craftsmen, farmers and prisoners of war each performed their duties. They built wooden fences along the mouths of the streams that flowed into the sea, buried haulable stones and iron slings, expanded and supplemented the walls of the pirates' den, transported supplies to the warehouse, and built a simple watchtower on the top of a higher mountain. Many farmers also volunteered to stay there and serve as sentries.

Taitsius, wearing a chainmail turban and an embroidered cloak, walked between the camp and the construction site. He was extremely surprised by Gawain's ability, so he wanted to meet Gawain and explore the secrets, "How did Gawain boil this ocean?"