Eagle Byzantium

Then, the Grand Duke's tone was desolate, and the message he sent was, "On the surface, food is constantly being transported here from the city, but most of it is this kind of thing. Food is something that cannot be deceived. When it is not available, , only Jesus can change it, but neither I nor everyone in the city is Jesus. In order to save food, I thought of a way."

When the two people next to them said the Grand Duke's "method", the Crescent Cultists below suddenly exploded and stood up one after another. Some of them looked pale and ran around holding their heads. But the cold light of the swords held by the surrounding warriors forced them to retreat and move closer, like pigs and sheep in a pen. In the wars of this era, not to mention heretics, even believers of the same sect were slaughtered in order to save food for the army. things are not uncommon.

Now the "method" of this grand duke, who is wrapped in iron and kills without blinking an eye, should be to kill them like animals to save the food in the mouths of the soldiers. After all, now that the camp is completed, they have lost their use. value.

At this moment, the blade of Gawain's phosphorus fire sword stood on the ground between his feet with a dull sound, and then his "method" surprised everyone, "Out of the Lord's justice and to save food. The idea of ​​​​prompting the Duke to come up with a very good solution, that is, to send you to the besieged city of Cobb. This will not only demonstrate my knightly virtues (Hey, Lord Gawain, when will you accept it. Knighted? Gawain replied, in my previous era, I bought it with money), which can also save your lives. It is said that there are thousands of beauties and boys in Kobuha. Saving some food from their mouths can feed you. No matter what, the war is our soldiers' business. After the war, we will rely on you people to rebuild this land, right? "

Hearing this, thousands of laborers could not believe it at first, and then their eyes filled with tears. They knelt down one after another and praised the Grand Duke's virtue and loyalty. The whole scene was extremely lively.

"His Royal Highness the Grand Duke..." Gregor felt something was wrong. "These people know the inside story of our camp and the fact that we are short of food. There are many people who may be confused as soon as they arrive at Kobhar. Take up arms and turn around and become a soldier besieging the city. "That's what General Temachi of the Gimegis Brigade thought in his mind.

But Gawain didn't seem to feel his worry at all, and continued, "But I can't let you go at once. This is also for safety reasons, so I plan to let the two hundred oldest people go first." Send them out, and after three days there will be 1,500 people, and after three days all the rest of you will be released."

Next, amidst the tide of cheers, Gawain stretched out his hand and gestured to the countless enthusiastically raised hands below, but without turning his head, he whispered to Gregor, "Now you should understand, Why do I ask you to command 1,500 elite light soldiers?"

At this moment, Gregor's heart suddenly tightened, "You are calling me..."

"Yes, that is to take the opportunity to follow the second batch of Crescent Cultists I released and drive them to attack the Turkic siege camp. At that time, if you are afraid that the number is insufficient, I will call the reserve cavalry in the entire city of Antioch. To support you."

"Please forgive my stupidity..." Although Gregor understood something in his heart, he still didn't understand the specifics of this kind of "driving to attack the city", or he didn't dare to think about it too much. clear.

So Gawain sighed, "You have been fighting the pagans for so many years in Antioch, and the blood feud has long been forged, so it will not be a big burden to kill. The specific tactics are very simple, that is, you take the Gemmagis with you. Behind these Crescent Cultists, move them towards The other side's camp is driven away, and whoever dares to run around will be killed with axes and scimitars - the goal is to disrupt the defenses of the other side's camp, seize them, destroy the siege equipment, and do not be afraid of the enemy's cavalry support. When the time comes, Warner and Hart All of Man’s cavalry will also come to support you.”

After speaking, Gawain scratched the subtle wrinkles on his forehead with his fingers, looked at the joyful laborers below, sighed and continued, "Dear Gregor, do you think I do this without feeling guilty? But as you just wanted to say, we can't really let these people go, and we can't keep them either. They compete with the soldiers for food, and they also have to break the blockade and siege of Kobuha. Thinking about it, this is the only way to get the best of all three ways. Listen, when you hesitate, Gregor, always think about what we have done. All the sins I committed were to contribute to our Lord and to save the lives of more pilgrims in Antioch."

The reason was so high-sounding, and facing the Grand Duke, he had no reason to resist. Gregor could only nod with difficulty and firmness. Gawain turned around in agreement, patted the other party's arm, and walked out of the gate tower.

The Turkic military servants followed the Grand Duke down, leaving only Gregor. He was still standing under the bonfire and the flat wall, looking at the crowd below. His eyes gradually recalled the old days under the city of Antioch, when the Turks attacked Syria. He was constantly instilling in himself the sight of the mutilation of the people, giving himself a reason to wield the knife...

The next day, the side door of the Orontes camp was opened, and the two hundred first batch of released Crescent believers, with their heads covered with cloth strips and pulled together by ropes, formed a long queue, standing on the sub-wall and Under the heavy surveillance of the soldiers on the city wall, they came out: one hundred feet, two hundred feet, five hundred feet - until Amasa saw this and sent three hundred cavalry out of the camp to respond.

"You mean, the enemy camp is running out of food." In the tent, General Amasa of Mosul played with a drinking vessel and said to the excited Crescent Moon believers who had just been released. Most of them were elderly, so Gawain released them first.

Several white-bearded elders, who are the most respected, would never lie, "Yes, General, we have witnessed the battles in Antioch for several months. We are sure that they are in great difficulty with food now, so they have to let us out."

Another old man in a turban had his eyes shining, and took two steps forward, "Please don't hesitate, General. There is no benefit in hesitating now. We are warriors blessed by the true scriptures. Allah has already made us innocent by faith, and they Christians are born guilty. We will not lose at all if we attack the innocent with the guilty. We who hold the scriptures and swords will not lose at all - even if there are some casualties, as long as you, General, make a concerted effort and break through this defense, Antioch will be hopeless!"

"After breaking the city, kill all the pilgrims." Several people nodded to each other in agreement with this view.

After hearing this, Amasa drank the water in the cup and made up his mind, "We don't need to wait for the arrival of the prince's army. We must act decisively and quickly. Now our food is also very tight. We must first concentrate our forces and equipment to attack Gawain's camp opposite!" (To be continued ~^~)