Eagle Byzantium

Diogenes, who was about to have an attack, looked at the calmness in Titicius's eyes under the terrifying face, and could only force down the anger burning in his heart.

What he originally wanted to say was to question the relationship between Titicius and Caesar. Because he was a domestic slave under Caesar, he commanded this battle with selfish motives-not only did he show mercy to Gawain's men, , and there is also the danger of defection.

But if they do this, the entire five thousand detachment that was originally under Brenus will be divided by internal strife, which will harm the situation of the entire empire, so the guard has no choice but to keep his complaints and doubts deep in his heart. He was thinking now that if it were Gawain, he might express his thoughts very loudly, but after all, he is not Gawain. He is just the imperial officer Diognis, someone in a huge and ancient system. An inconspicuous figure, in this regard he is no better than Tatisius, who was born a Turkish slave.

The snowflakes slapped coldly on Diogenes' face full of reluctance. The wind picked up again, and the clouds were thick and dark. It seemed that the night would be another uncomfortable night with the north wind blowing, in the gray and white sky. On the snowfield, horizontally There were corpses everywhere, and Gawain's infantry company, after joining Gottschalk's pilgrim army, did not come to attack their camp because they were also exhausted and soon fell behind. Withdrew.

Soon, Gawain and Baldwin also joined Godfrey's troops and retreated westward.

Alexius also issued an order to stop the attacks from all parties.

Although the emperor's army and the pilgrim team suffered huge casualties in the fierce fighting throughout the day, in the overall situation, Emperor Komnenos undoubtedly gained the advantage: excluding the Brenus detachment in the imperial tomb area Suffering the fate of being defeated, with hundreds of casualties, they not only defended St. Atkins Gate and Juquintina Palace, but also captured the very important stone bridge. Godfrey's attempt to join forces with the Normans was foiled.

The elite soldiers and horses of the three pilgrims who set out in the morning dejectedly returned to the camp where Gottschalk was stationed to rest.

With a tired face, Godfrey sat on the seat in the center, his fingers constantly touching the hilt of the sword, and then he spoke to Gottschalk in a deep voice with a very sentimental attitude. "Have the bodies of the fallen soldiers been collected?" After receiving a positive answer, Godfrey lowered his head, "The bodies will be cremated, but their hearts will be taken out and painted with The embalmer from Cairo. These steadfast and brave believers cannot be buried in the country of the Greeks. I will carry these hearts as far as the city of Jerusalem and bury them around the Holy Sepulchre. That is all the warriors. ’s destination.”

After speaking, Godfrey looked at his brother at the door of the tent. He was discussing with several battalion officers about the casualties of the war horses. The final rough data made Baldwin feel extremely painful: almost all of the hundreds of horses he brought to the team were killed, injured or escaped.

War horses, for the Frankish knights. They are as precious as their comrades, and this kind of casualties is almost equivalent to the casualties of personnel. Baldwin couldn't help but hit the pillar with his fists. First he angrily rebuked the Greek emperor for his despicable bows and arrows, and then scolded the Normans for not having any sense of alliance at all. The Giucentina Palace looked like this tragically today. Tancred was right there on the beach, watching from the sidelines.

"Don't continue, Baldwin. Remember the virtues of the nobility. Today we did lose to the Greek emperor. The opponent's tactics and command capabilities made us ashamed. This is a fact, and there is no need to complain at all." Godfrey was serious. He corrected his brother's reckless and excessive words.

So Baldwin could only put his hands on the pillar. He put his head in his arms again and remained silent. His wife Gottshilde also dropped her hands and fell silent. The atmosphere in the entire camp was very heavy. Finally, Gottshilde turned his eyes to Gawain, who was frowning, and signaled to this Priesthood ministers gave speeches to inspire everyone.

As expected, Gawain said loudly, "In this battle, we also severely damaged Emperor Comnenus. I still have the Second and Third Glory of the Roman Empire in my hands, and I can negotiate peace with Constantinople."

This sentence shocked everyone present. They only knew that Gawain had captured a Greek archduke general during the ambush, but now they did not expect that the two closest people to the emperor were under his control. Under the control of the priest, the priest paused and said, "When I advocated peace talks earlier, , Duke Godfrey is eager to fight, so now that he has started a war with the emperor, don't change his mind temporarily. Simply using the emperor's brother and Brenus as bargaining chips will make Emperor Comnenos despise us and think that the pilgrims. Only when you surrender and lose can you use hostages to beg for peace.”

"That's right!" Godfrey was a little excited.

"We need a victory, whether it is military or diplomatic, to show the power of the pilgrims in exchange for what we want - the special right to buy supplies, the right to develop the strait, and the emperor to provide ships for free, and also Troops were sincerely sent to assist. The situation was now so critical that Peter the Monk was imprisoned by the Emperor and the Normans. Bohemond, the leader, should have entered the city on the same day as me, and judging from the current reaction, most of them accepted the emperor's bribes, and the 70,000 to 80,000 pilgrims organized by the monks in advance have been bribed. The emperor sent to the other side of the strait may have faced the saber slaughter of the Turkic Sultan Suleiman," Gawain said sadly.

Hearing this, Baldwin's eyes were bloodshot, he raised his face, clenched his fists and hit the pillar, and cursed the Normans who were greedy and unscrupulous for the sake of profit again, until his wife Godhild pulled his sleeve and signaled him to be silent.

Under the encouragement of Gawain's words, and with Godfrey's approval, the pilgrim lords once again unified their understanding: they could not easily bow down under the cunning boots of Alexius, and all pilgrims should discuss peace with the emperor in a relatively independent manner.

At this time, Birrel hurried in, and after saluting everyone, "You nobles may want to come out and see what the Greeks on the opposite side are doing."

The surprised and frightened Frankish lords, led by the three leaders, walked out of the tent for the meeting.

In the dark night, the long embankment in front of St. Atkins and the area leading to the imperial mausoleum were all burning with countless pine torches and bonfires, dyed with flying white snowflakes. The troops recruited by the emperor from various ethnic groups were strictly lined up along the low-lying land and went straight to the mausoleum of St. Basil, like a fiery red dam: the army and horses in the imperial city seemed to have joined forces with Taitius.

But this battle was by no means a simple demonstration. Behind the emperor's infantry and cavalry, countless soldiers and civilians were waving various tools and building camps under protection.

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"The Greek field fortifications..." Godfrey pondered.

"It seems that Alexius wants to isolate us in Sarabria." Gawain patted the snowflakes on his head. (To be continued ~^~)