Eagle Byzantium

However, Godfrey, who was extremely pious and faithful, didn't care at all. He asked Bramson and Giovanni to "serve as the vanguard of my army and go to the city of Nis to meet with His Excellency the Master of the Priesthood!"

Soon, Godfrey's 30,000 troops crossed the Drava River, then the Sava River, and then crossed the mountains of Zakhlunia and arrived at the city of Nis.

At this time, twelve trumpeters from the Dalian Company were blowing majestic rhythms on the towers of the city wall as if they were dying. Eye-catching red cross sword flags were hung everywhere on the crenellations, so that everyone in Godfrey's army could Seeing that after several days of marching, everyone saw the emblem of the Lord and the Holy See here again, not only the ladies and priests, but also many battle-hardened soldiers had tears in their eyes.

In a suburb of Guli outside the city, there are lush greenery, the sunshine and bustle of autumn, and there are mature fruit trees and fields. A market and meeting tents have been set up there, providing delicious food and food to the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition. Drinks, everyone was sitting or standing, laughing, and the flags of both sides were erected on the tent. When the brothers Godfrey and Baldwin, and a group of earls stepped in, they found that Gawain was wearing a monk's black robe, hanging read The beaded cross was the one who received everyone - the priest had shaved off his dusty beard. Although everyone knew that he could not write, his elegant appearance still won the great favor of all the ladies accompanying the army. Of course, The dukes and earls were also full of admiration. From Godfrey down, they came forward to embrace Gawain one by one, and kissed his ring (given by His Majesty Urban). Then, under Gawain's warm and sincere invitation , each took his seat.

Cabeamia, on the other hand, had her hair pulled up into a bun and tucked under her hat, and she was wearing men's clothes and trousers, dressing up like Gawain's servant. The Grand Duke graciously allowed her to attend the banquet.

Of course, a person of Godfrey's status would not notice her. Soon the Duke from Bouillon turned his attention to another companion beside Gawain: the other companion had a "graceful" figure, a springy smile, Greek-style wavy hair, a tacky round hat and silk clothes, and was full of charm. His hands are covered with gold and silver.

When Gawain introduced that this was the palace eunuch sent by His Majesty the Emperor to supervise the entire Red Hand Company. The whole banquet was in an uproar, the ladies were whispering, the priests were puzzled, and both Godfrey and Baldwin looked sullen, but Staurachos smiled and bowed to everyone one by one. Then the Duke clenched his fist and said, "The emperor of the Greeks would actually send a eunuch to supervise a brave and capable Eastern Expedition Company?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, sir, please call me and our emperor Romans." Stavlachos raised his finger and reminded kindly.

The Duke's fist hit the table hard, causing a lot of wine to splash out. Gawain, who was next to him, felt that his purpose of "inducing" Staurachos to act had been achieved, so he took the opportunity to say something. "I would like to ask Your Excellency the Duke to acknowledge this. Although Staurachos is physically disabled, he enjoys a higher title than me in the emperor's court. Please treat him politely."

"That's it!" Godfrey deliberately used a term between feminine and masculine. Come to insult Staurajos, the whole banquet was full of shouts and shouts, while Kabeamiya stood at the end of the table and sneered, seeing that this Varyag barbarian was indeed not only brute force and brave.

"Brother, I don't know if the Greek emperor will also send a monster who is neither male nor female to command our army after we enter Fort Sophia?" Baldwin was particularly angry and unjust, and Giovanni, the military judge next to Gawain, also took advantage of it. Looking at this situation, he shouted, "It's a pity that it's not just the faction that Come eunuch. The emperor's brother has so far commanded an army of fifteen thousand, guarding the red-handed company as if it were an enemy, and the tens of thousands of pilgrims of Peter the Hermit were also deceived. There are still no letters from Fort Tantino, and life and death are uncertain.”

"For the pilgrim brothers!" Taluman, the border count from Swabia, was the first to draw his sword and slashed at the table. Then many counts and German knights were furious and drew their swords to express their intention to fight with Sophia. The battle begins. The eunuch was so frightened that he hurriedly left his seat and begged Grand Duke Gawain not to abandon him, let alone expel him. "If you send me back, then what awaits me will be the dark Agora of Brachna Palace." Nice Dungeon, or the Great Eunuch will blind me and fall into a dark and boundless 'prison'."

"Look, this is the weak and insidious Kingdom of Greece. We have decided to use force to break through Sophia Castle and enter Constantinople. If the Greek emperor is willing to negotiate with us, then negotiate; if he wants to treat the priests If you come to plot against the great German Army, we will fight to the death with him!" Godfrey Eustace Bouillon raised his arms and shouted, which was the final goal of this banquet. Conclusion.

Afterwards, the whole city was surrounded by scenes of vigorous soldiers and horses. Gawain also secretly comforted the eunuch who was supervising the army, promised him a "performance fee" of fifty gold coins, and let him enter the garden he brought. to rest in the mansion. He was sitting in Tappan's old mansion, instructing the secretary and military judge to formulate advance and combat strategies as soon as possible. "Gawain, if you continue to keep me here, aren't you afraid that the military secrets will be leaked?" Kabeamia, still wearing men's clothes, asked tentatively in the room.

Gawain pointed to the west and said that this is the pilgrim army of the Holy See, and pointed to the east and said that there is Constantinople where your enemies gather. "Even if you want to leak it, who can you leak it to? I think You don’t want to be burned in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, nor do you want to be hanged on the Penitentiary of St. Basil in Constantinople.”

"What's more, your body has been taken over by His Excellency the Grand Duke. There is no way out if you still try to resist and disrupt the situation." Giovanni, who was rectifying the camp's documents, faced Cabeamia with a serious look on his face. He added that this military judge speaks directly and does not like to mince words. If he feels the need to express himself, no one can stop him.

Kabeamia, who was still wearing a men's bonnet, turned pale at first, and then turned red. Fortunately, her skin could still cover it. Then she turned around and ran out without saying a word. Several responsible people The monitoring guard warriors hurriedly followed her out of the mansion hall.

"Giovanni, this is over for now. Don't say anything about this in the camp anymore." Gawain also folded his hands in distress and ordered, "By the honor of my priest, I didn’t violate the Archon’s chastity that night because she was a heretic and I didn’t want to cause trouble with the Holy See—by the way, the camp administrator is Wright, right?”

At this time, Giovanni was also filled with indignation, "It turns out that it was the playboy who did it. He thought that you, the Grand Duke, were as frivolous and dissolute as him."

"That's right, I'll fine him twenty Venetian Grosso silver coins."

In the camp on the edge of the city, Wright's legs were trembling. He stood in front of the tent, holding up a bag filled with small silver coins. He was immediately taken away by the military judge and given a letter of fine. Wright wanted to cry. Without tears, he walked back to the tent, truly He took out the document that Andodat had sent earlier and kept his eyes open. It was really clearly written there that the captured female consul and the female doctors accompanying the army should be arranged in the same camp. There must be no mistakes. This But it was specially noted. Yes, it was the mysterious female doctor in black, such a beautiful woman, but only that side never appeared again. There was no such person in the camp. Wright asked other companions present, but no one had any idea about her. The impression was like an absurd dream he had.

"It must be the female devil's means to promote narrowness. I'm sorry, my three months' salary is all gone..." Thinking of this, Wright held his forehead and sat on the barrel in despair, and then sighed, "This , This is unbearable!”

Soon, all the pilgrim armies around the city of Nis reached a high degree of consensus, and the infantry and cavalry merged to move forward: Godfrey took charge of the middle army to protect ordinary pilgrims; Baldwin commanded the left wing, and most of his subordinates were from Verdun. Knights and infantry; Gawain, with three thousand military personnel of a large company of red hands, acted as the right wing; and Clembald, the court counselor of the King of Hungary, also led two thousand lightly-armed cavalry, acting as the vanguard. The entire team of nearly 40,000 people, with shining banners and majestic force, quickly crossed the Morava River and approached the wilderness in front of Sofia.

Isaac Komnenos, who was originally at the Sofia Hunting Ground, was stunned when he received the scout's report. He couldn't help but think of Gawain's herald's report on the other side of the Morava River some time ago. What he said, "If His Excellency Sebastocrat refuses to let me go and let me escort the prisoners to ask for credit from His Majesty, then I will contact Godfrey, break through Sophia Castle, and enter Constantinople on my own."

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Who would have thought that this man really meant what he said - no, this is not how powerful that bastard Gawain is, but this group of savage knights who are pilgrims from West Francia, who already covet the coveted territory and wealth of the empire. , that is to say, it is false to say that the Holy Sepulchre was recovered, but it is true to plunder and attack Rome!

"Pass my order - the entire army of Fort Sophia will be stationed in the city and guard this place. They will not let Gawain and Godfrey succeed. They must accept His Majesty's decision before they can enter the empire. In addition, send out a message. Go to the imperial capital and ask your brother who is hiding there to take action immediately. You must also detain the hermit Peter, completely crush the first wave of the enemy's pilgrim army, and then annihilate Bohemond. Come to Fort Sophia and defeat the enemy in front of you." It seems that the emperor's brother's plan is to take Peter prisoner first, then send the leaderless army of 100,000 civilian pilgrims across the strait, and use the hands of Sultan Rom to cut it off; Then under the capital, the emperor cooperated with Brenus outside to eliminate the Norman expeditionary force; he himself held fast to the gate of Fort Sophia, waiting until the emperor turned back to eliminate other pilgrim troops.

As a result, this plan, driven by the strong hands of Sebastian Krat, who was reckless and ignorant of the world, quickly turned from a fantasy in his head into a reality. (To be continued ~^~)