Eagle Byzantium

As a result, when the Mosul Rangers failed miserably in their attack on the wall at the edge of the fortress, on their way back, Robert, Count of Flanders, suddenly rushed out of the ambush at the iron bridge river mouth fortress with dozens of knights. , massacred and massacred, killed more than a hundred Turks, and captured more than a dozen gunners and craftsmen from Persia.

When the sun went down, Amasa's second concentrated attack on Gawain's camp was defeated again. The brave general was so angry that he summoned the Persian director of engineering and chief gunner and whipped him with a whip. He beat them both severely, and then said with a heavy breath, "All the soldiers returned to the camp to defend themselves and carried the food from Ata City. We rested for a day and waited for the Lord's troops to capture the Hekou Fortress. Get together."

It was obvious that there was no way to deal with this strange and wretched fortress in front of Amasa. In addition, the damage was quite large, so they had no choice but to "stop with silence".

After nightfall, Gawain ordered that the day's ration of food, as well as some wine and meat purchased with great effort, be distributed to the soldiers of the Gemmagis brigade who performed well in the defense today. After the trumpet sounded, the group of soldiers began to eat. Although they complied with the requirements of military regulations, they could not speak because they had to finish their hard-won meal before the second trumpet sounded. Someone still took the lead in singing a hymn to God softly.

Then two or five soldiers began to respond, and finally all the soldiers began to sing. However, the Crescent Cult laborers enclosed by the wooden fence in the other camp were no longer interested in chanting and worshiping. They knew , the team of believers suffered another defeat. They were silent as they were mourning for their heirs. In addition, they were deprived of food and lost their enthusiasm.

Gawain stood in the city gate tower, listening quietly, and then whispered to Gregor, "Tomorrow's battle, you must lead well, there is no need to say too much to the soldiers of Gemges Brigade. , tell your officers my plan clearly. Just Chu, if you ask the soldiers to kill with swords on the battlefield, they will always obey the order. As for the 1,500 released Crescent believers, Hertomia has already arranged the roster for me. When the time comes, you can do it. Just click on it.”

"As the Grand Duke has ordered, will the battle take place tonight?" Gregor asked with concern after receiving the long roster from the Orson girl.

"Whether it happens or not depends on Cobuha on the other side of the river, but as long as he attacks, he will definitely be defeated miserably in front of Giovanni." Gawain smiled, looking at the bloody sunset on the Orontes River, and the flocks of flying Said the passing water bird, then he raised his fingers, pinched the collar of his cloak, and silently muttered the same sentence three times to himself Such words are like a prayer, "I, Gawain, will never fail in the face of the Turks. From the first time I killed the slave knight in the woods in the wind and snow, this is what God or the devil has done to me." As long as the city of Antioch gives me another three days of food support, that’s enough!”

At this moment, Muzafi'adin hurriedly climbed up the stairs, wiping the sweat from his forehead and cheeks, then looked at Hetomia and handed her an urgent document, "Godfrey Westburg" The lordship sent it. He said that there is something very important, and the Grand Duke must drive his horse to observe it in person. "

Gawain turned his head and frowned slightly...

There was a shortcut between the West Fort and the Orontes camp that was controlled by the Pilgrims' armed forces. Gawain then rode Quicksilver and quickly rushed to the West Fort's position with a small number of followers.

About three miles away from the West Fort, there was a simple outpost built during the previous siege. Godfrey looked pale and stood on the hillside with several counts.

On the twilight grassland, Gawain walked up, and after exchanging greetings with everyone, he pointed doubtfully at the small castle built with wooden fences and earth in front of him, "What happened?"

"I must say that I am guilty of this kind of thing... This fort has always been guarded by a Norman knight from Apulia. He is one of Tancred's men, named Almandra. , with twelve sergeants and a few servants here to monitor the movements of the Turks." Godfrey's words seemed to be unreasonable because of something, "According to the prior plan, I should be responsible for the supply of food to them. Work, but before Bohemond moved the defense, the delivery was actually forgotten.”

This is also very normal. After all, it is a small sentry fort. It is very normal for commanders like Godfrey and Bohemond, who are busy with everything, to forget. "But the Knight of Amandro is very conscientious, too conscientious, and he does not know it." He is still holding on here. He believes that the Turks may attack from Port Saint Simon at any time, so he must use surveillance..."

Gawain seemed to understand something. He wanted to stop Godfrey from continuing to speak, but the Duke of Lower Lorraine still said half a sentence, "To this day, the women and children of the Crescent Church in the city come outside the West Castle. When I was collecting plant tubers in the pasture, I returned to camp at the end and found that a few were missing. Then a slave who escaped came to tell me that something happened..."

"Okay, no need to say any more." Gawain flatly rejected Godfrey's idea of ​​further elaboration. Then the Duke's fingers trembled and he scratched the bridge of his nose in pain. The count's faces around him also looked solemn. Gawain continued with Several guard warriors quickly walked into the narrow space of the outpost. This was an open space cleared of weeds. There was a simple stable built with wooden frames next to it.

But there was no horse inside. Almanzo had already tied him up and killed him for food.

As for this knight, he and the other soldiers had been subdued and tied up by Godfrey's subordinates, and all of them were pressed against the earthen wall of the courtyard, with their heads down, and their expressions and faces could not be seen.

Then, the guards behind Gawain vomited one after another.

Because Gawain also saw that there was a strange smell of smoke in the courtyard, and in the black embers after a pile of burning firewood, two swords were propped up, each with a burnt human head, which looked like a child's.

Gawain pursed his lips and turned around to see that on the wall connecting the sentry fort and the stable, there were two stripped and naked women's bodies hanging upside down, and blood was still dripping down.

It seems that the whereabouts of the missing people have been known.

A correct version in 16-9 Book Bar!

"Has the situation in the city reached this point?" Gawain was more determined than Godfrey, and he did not forget to ask about such things.

"Someone has hired Saracen doctors to kidnap the women and children of the Crescent Church by force. They strangled them first, and then asked the doctors to cut and clean the bodies with precision knives, and make jerky for the soldiers to share. They said that this way of eating is very clean." A confidential officer beside Godfrey whispered. (To be continued ~^~)