Eagle Byzantium

"What your husband said before is correct. Sooner or later, Bohemond and I will have a confrontation with each other, because I need the city of Antioch. Even if it is a ruin, it is the legal territory of the empire and the legitimacy of my rule. "The emperor's hair is light brown, his eyes are blue, his beard and chin have a shape that is pleasing to women, and his voice is calm and not impatient. "In addition, you should have heard what I said about your child's treatment before. ?”

Constance nodded.

Gao Wen nodded, "My sleeping companion will take care of you during this period, but don't take any chances. Her gentleness and politeness to you are all due to her mission, and it is definitely not her true intention towards you." There is no warmth at all. Once your heir is born, she will be there. I will take the child away without mercy and give it to my wife's court system for care. After that, I will give you a generous salary. You can return to the country or go to the Count of Blois in Jerusalem. It is said that his wife Adela is you. best friend."

"Your Majesty, can I set off immediately?" Constance asked, and then she paused, "Because I don't want to see my husband's death with my own eyes. Staying away from all this will make it easier for me and the child in my belly."

Gawain agreed generously, made a cross on his forehead and chest and said may the merciful Virgin bless you, and then let Wen Ruomingna lead her out of the imperial camp.

Next, he and the Holy Sister were left in the camp, as well as the old Rabbit Xun, and the falcon "Captain" who was in his prime.

Although Tu Xun is old, his funny spirit is still there. At this moment, he is struggling to reach his fat body on the eagle pole, and violently attacks the captain with his talons. Seeing the fierceness of the opponent, the captain cleverly spins around on the top of the tent and lands on it. On the other side of the cabinet, Tu Xun snored and gasped.

But Gawain looked at Tu Xun's big tail swinging back and forth with some sadness. It was obviously not as flexible and powerful as when he had just given it to Cabernetia, "Finally, this long-haired beast is getting old."

"Now he spends at least half of the day napping." Cabeamiya took over.

Then Saint Sister felt something was wrong with the conversation just now, so she hugged Gawain from behind and said softly, "You are not old."

Gawain smiled and changed the topic. He suddenly said to the Holy Sister very secretly, "Actually, I want to tell you something about the Emperor Song across the Oxus River."

"Oh..." Kabeamiya made such a sound. After all, she was also very worried and curious about this force.

"I only became aware of this Jinghang monk after I captured him, so I haven't had time to tell Anna yet." Gawain held on to the scaffolding and continued in a low voice, "Many situations are similar to Zhao Zhao's previous words. The language doesn’t match up, and Zhao Zhao has been keeping secret about his original living environment all these years. I’m still waiting for Zhao Zhao to return from Zela and Aksum to confirm.”

Gawain was right. After all, the two sides were thousands of miles apart, and their respective tribes numbered in the hundreds of thousands. Due to the limitations of communication and information conditions at this time, many things had to rely on luck, guessing, and even gambling.

No matter what, Gawain still has to deal with Bohemond first.

He was not prepared to give up what he said at the Imperial Council, "Bohemond's destiny is to destroy the country", but to fulfill it as soon as possible.

He is not so anxious to rush to the Oxus River now. He wants the Seljuq army to fight against the opponent first to test the waters. This will not only avoid unnecessary sacrifices on his own side, but also make future wars more confident. .

So in the following days of siege, the imperial army slowed down its pace. They set up a workshop at the bridge tower they had just captured. They did not rely on the broken flying bridge or take a winding path, but simply and directly A huge cave-like fortification was made on the rock using wooden frames, iron nails and leather, and then it was frantically dug and extended towards the foundation under the Four Sisters Tower.

The guards seemed to have noticed something, that is, the imperial army was about to stuff a huge amount of Khitan snow into this "cave", ignite an explosion, and knock down the entire main tower of the Four Sisters!

Sure enough, soon above this cave, Gawain's soldiers and craftsmen erected towers and forts, and used trebuchets and light artillery to cover the progress of the project. Artillery fire and flying stones rained down on the battlements of the Four Sisters Tower. , Every day, Bohemond organized manpower to carry out emergency repairs, and asked the soldiers to use various methods: throwing torches and burning torches, destroying tunnels, flying large iron ingots, etc., in an attempt to destroy Gawain's cave project. Destroyed.

But the besieging side is also very tenacious. The burned fortifications will be repaired in half a day or even overnight at most and restored to their original state. In addition, Gao Wenfang's firearms have an absolute advantage. Many of the defenders who boarded the battlements were bathed in bullets. He was injured and killed.

In the end, Bohemond gritted his teeth and took out all the treasures in the palace cellar and distributed them to everyone, just hoping to last longer in the desperate situation, although he also vaguely understood that he was being manipulated by the bald monk. He was deceived and gave him the title of "Master Silian".

But what else could he say? Constans sent her away, and Jinghang’s own bloody head was still nailed to the high tower of the Orontes River Iron Bridge...

"Death with dignity" may be the thought that has been lingering in Bohemond's mind for the longest time during this period.

One early morning, behind the ruined battlements of the Four Sisters Tower, the huddled and tired guards opened their blood-red eyes and saw the horrifying scene on the opposite side:

On the high ramparts built by the enemy, there were dozens of wooden plank chutes between the caves, like bridges. Perhaps the caves were completed, and the soldiers and military servants on the high ramparts were crowded. They pushed down the barrels and gun barrels filled with Khitan snow along the chutes beside the cannon barrels that were constantly spewing flames, and soon filled the flat cave about 180 feet wide.

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The screams were so shrill that they also shocked Bohemond, who was trapped and commanding at the top of the tower. His hair and beard were disheveled. He immediately looked down along the shooting hole and saw such a scene. He knew that Gao Wenfang was going to blow up the city.

"Tell everyone on the battlements and curtain walls to retreat to the tower quickly!" The prince of Antioch desperately stuck his head out of the shooting hole and shouted.

Now, on the battlements on the north side of the Four Sisters Tower, many people jumped up as if they were on fire, and rushed to the inner tower like a group of ants crawling quickly.

This was Bohemond's only way to fight against the cave explosion, that is, when the opponent detonated, most of the guards would be evacuated, and then go back to repair and resist after the explosion.

In the cave, more than 30 gun barrels filled with gunpowder were arranged in several layers, closely against the stone wall facing the foundation of the city wall, and more than 20 gunpowder barrels followed closely behind, with long fuses tied together and stretched out...