Eagle Byzantium

After entering West Cilicia, the local lord Monomachus hurriedly mobilized and dispatched 800 Genate soldiers, half cavalry and half light-armed archers, to participate in the conquest.

Locally, after Gawain had eradicated Aspar, he circled a large number of holy estates in core towns such as Zephyrim. However, he did not kill all the Little Genat estates, but demanded that they pay a "shield tax". The amount of money was used as the basis, and the military service system was established. The reason is very simple, so that Jinat can also Serve with peace of mind and provide a large number of high-quality soldiers (all of them have mastered riding and archery, so they are exempt from training). In addition, Gawain does not have to bear any extra financial burden for their expedition, but there are still limitations in terms of service period - no People are willing to follow the Grand Duke and fight for too long, resulting in the desolation of their homes and fields.

"So sooner or later, monetary fiefdom still needs to be implemented." Before the expedition, when Anna pouted on the bed and pulled Gawain's armpit hair and arm hair, Gawain said this to the princess leisurely.

"It's enough to hang all the Genat of Cilicia. After going through the counter-insurgency war in the Mut Valley, do they dare to say no?"

"Don't be so violent, Your Highness Princess, you can use less thunderous methods below." Gawain stroked Anna's hair and continued to express "love and peace."

In the city of Tarsus, the 8,000 troops and horses of Titicius and Diogenes had just been dispatched, and were heading towards the city of Antioch for reinforcements in accordance with the agreement. The guards under the banner looked uneasily at the Lamplon and Barbaran Castles on the river bank, to the Sisi City and Sichistra City on the plains, spanning nearly a hundred kilometers, plains, forests and valleys. During this time, there were scenes of drums beating and people and horses gathering everywhere. Many cavalry in armor came and went, just a stone's throw away from their camp.

"Don't worry about Diognis. This is just the scene where Orson and Polybius, after getting orders from Gawain, began to mobilize people to join the army." On the other hand, the tone of General Xiangbi was calm, "They won't do anything to them. We pose a threat."

The guard wrapped in a turban grunted twice, "But now there are only two thousand soldiers and horses left in the city of Tarsus, which is very thin. The emperor only sent a few tax supervisors to station. But now the entire city and the surrounding fields are... Not from the Empire."

"You can report this difficulty to His Majesty in a letter. I also find it very difficult." Titicius held the handle of his saber calmly.

The anxious Diogenes walked back and forth twice on the grass in front of the camp, and then opened his hands to the military commander (the emperor had previously issued a golden edict. He promoted Tatisius to be the official military commander of Asia, and Diognis was promoted to the military commander). Deputy Steward) said, "You have misunderstood. This is not what I am worried about. There is no real estate around the city of Tarsus." , were all occupied by farmers and jinats under Gawain, and the chambers of commerce and workshops in the city also left to go to Gawain or Baldwin. The entire city had no vitality, and supplies still needed to be transported from Konya City. The river of Cydnus is brought here by boat, and the road is also controlled by the castle loyal to Gawain!

"But Gawain kept his agreement and did not collect tolls from your majesty's ships." Teticius replied, looking at the sunset over the magnificent plains of East Cilicia in the distance.

"Isn't the core here yet?" Diognis' tone became even more restless, and his hands made a gesture of counting and counting again, "Since the last time Your Majesty incited the Genate nobles of Cilicia and Mut Valley to rebel, In the end, he only got an empty dead city, but Gawain took advantage of it and completely unified Seleucia, even in Qili. With this, his circle of influence suddenly expanded to the plains surrounding the city of Sith, including Lamplon, Barbaron, Sith, Sichstra and Gemalicia, which were either dangerous or fertile. The castle has surrendered to him, which is equivalent to increasing the territory by one-third." After saying that, the guard made a "bang" gesture.

Titicius raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, sighed, wiped the sharp sword blade he pulled out with silk, and whispered, "That is a mistake in Constantinople's intelligence work, but you I don’t need to take responsibility for this. I believe His Majesty thinks so too..."

The subtext of General Xiubi is that His Majesty's current situation is "self-defeating". If he hadn't been frivolous and impetuous in carrying out his conspiracy and bribery work, if he hadn't been unable to respond to Gawain's lightning counterattack, and if Gawain hadn't made the first move , colluding with the city of Rome to instigate rebellion He killed Constantine Bertin of Dalmatia, leaving the empire vulnerable to enemies from both sides, etc. - there are countless reasons, and they have nothing to do with you and me anyway. "Now we just need to go to Antioch City and contact the Grand Duke of Cyprus. Prepare your fleet and decide whether to advance or retreat at any time if there are changes."

It's like a chicken talking to a duck!

The warden, now the deputy marching marshal, held his head and squatted in front of the chief marshal in distress, speaking in a sincere tone, "You and I have both served under Gawain. After all, we have a life-long friendship, Taticius. Now tell me frankly, is your heart with Gawain or with the emperor?"

In response to the serious expression of the officer, Titicius smiled, which made his whole face even more terrifying and distorted, "If you ask this, you must be hesitant and wavering. Then let me ask you, when you are writing the inspection report and submitting it When you arrived in Constantinople, were you still between Gawain and His Majesty?"

"Of course I didn't! I have always done my duty and fulfilled His Majesty's mission, and I have never had anything to do with Gawain." The officer's face turned red and he tried his best to deny it.

"I am the same." Titicius replied with a sigh of relief, but then his demeanor changed quickly, and his expression was extremely serious, "But Diognis, my comrade and my comrade, I can tell you that in the future, Gao Wen's country will become stronger and stronger, and sooner or later it will pose a fatal threat to the emperor."

Hearing this, Diognis opened his mouth, then stood up, picked up the wine bag, and took two sips, "Yes, the eldest princess is also with him now, and the oath he signed with the emperor still remains. I don’t even believe that Gawain will fulfill it when the deadline comes.”

"Ha." The Marching Steward covered his face with an embroidered cloak and seemed to sneer, "The only thing that interests people now is what means Gawain will take to break the promise."

"His Majesty the Emperor is so pitiful." Diognis said this sentence inadvertently, and then he was surprised. He turned to look at the sniff-nosed general who was covered in a cloak and smiled teasingly at him. He was about to say something, A horn sounded in the distance, and the soldiers in the camp became noisy.

The reasons come from two directions:

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From the banks of the Sidnus River, a huge army holding the red-handed Seven Ridges banner and the battle banner of Saint Theodore approached them on foot and on horseback, while the "Five Cities of East Cilicia" The Jinats of "Land" shouted slogans one after another, and lined up past the wooden fence of the imperial army camp, heading towards the team led by Gawain;

On the ocean half a mile away, the Grand Duke of Cyprus, Lapsomates, also rode eight large galleys and slowly approached the shore. He was following the emperor's order to come to the aid of the imperial army and the security forces. From the battlefield of Tiktok. (To be continued ~^~)