Eagle Byzantium

There was a dull sound of blades clashing. John gritted his teeth, holding the handle of the knife with one hand and holding the blade horizontally with the other, resisting Leo's chop without any warning. "Kalegos, you are crazy. Attack me again." What’s the use?”

"This is blood revenge. The emperor sacrificed his life anyway and destroyed our family!" Leo shouted, pressing the blade down hard. John was a young man after all, and his body, bones and tendons were still weak. He couldn't help but force half of his knees to his knees. Next, Tiga Kallegos said sorry, and also pulled out his saber, holding it with both hands and raising it, ready to chop off Prince John's neck.

"Crazy, you are all crazy." John squinted his eyes and saw the cold light of the blade, and couldn't help shouting with vibrato. He still didn't bring any guards, so he ran to a secluded part of the stable to explain to the brothers. I hope they can understand the royal family's reasons for doing this and stick to it, but they didn't expect that these Jinats are completely unruly wolves on the plateau, and they will stretch their fangs and claws towards them at the slightest disagreement.

"Forgive us, prince." Over there, Diga shouted and waved the blade, but before he could finish shouting, an arrow whizzed past the half-kneeling prince's head. Squirting straight into Tiga's still open mouth, this Kallegos' head suddenly moved, and then he fell to the ground like a puddle of mud, with his boots-clad legs still shaking. Shaking.

"Ah!" Prince John saw a living life in front of his eyes, and his life was immediately taken away by a bow and arrow. He couldn't help but loosen his wrist and sit here. The saber that Leo was pressing over there couldn't regain its strength, and the blade was tilted. Passed by the tip of John's nose, Another arrow flew and hit Leo's right shoulder. He screamed and dropped his saber to the ground. Then he lowered his disabled right arm and pulled out the dagger from his waist with his left hand while growling lowly. With a ferocious expression on his face, he continued to press towards Prince John.

"Whoosh!" The third arrow flew straight towards him with a thud. Leo, who had just raised his left hand to stab, was penetrated through his exposed ribs. Leo screamed in pain and shrank his body. Blood was pouring from both hands, falling at the feet of the stunned prince, like a violent lion trapped by an iron fence, gnashing its teeth and falling backwards.

At this moment, the prince, who was out of danger, looked back. Thirty feet away from the stable, in the dim twilight, the noseless Titicius looked calm, holding a bow and arrow, and was arranging it again. Add the fourth arrow, like a hunter rounding up a wild beast.

"Ah, damn it!" Leo staggered, bumped against the railing outside the stable, turned around and was about to run away, but another arrow flew from the other side, piercing Leo's left face and right With his cheek thrown out, Leo was rushed sideways to the roadside by the huge force of inertia and fell down - the prince's new bodyguard, Axepokos, also held the bow he had just fired in his hand and quickly crept out from the shadows.

Leo, who had not completely expired at this moment, had his mouth and the arrow feathers trembling through it. He supported his body with his hands and got up in pain. His eyes looked at Aksepokos who was close to him, as if he was begging. Poor prey.

"Axepochus..." John picked up his saber and was about to reach out and say something. Titicius, who was standing behind him, lowered his bow and shouted out first, "Kill those who dare to attack." The prince’s Kallegos!” Suddenly, Axe Without any delay, Pokos quickly walked up to Leo, pulled out the Turkic hunting knife, held it firmly with his backhand, and pierced Leo's eyebrows, then pulled out the knife, raised his feet, and killed him. This guy fell to the ground...

In the bonfire, Alexios was riding on the horse returning to camp. He looked at this scene with cold eyes, shook his head, and waved his palms to his guards and horsemen, signaling not to disturb other camps and to deal with the aftermath. Then he left quietly.

At this moment, Titicius withdrew his bow, slung it on his arm at an angle, and walked to the prince's side, "Your Highness, please do not approach anyone carrying a weapon without the protection of the guards in the future, including Axepochus and the humble me included.”

John turned his face sideways, looked at this person with hatred, and then put the sword back into its sheath. "Your Highness, you may think that killing the two Kallegos is an excessively cruel and unnecessary act, but I, the humble one, don't think so. These two openly expressed their dissatisfaction with the emperor's strategy, and that is their If they continue to live, they will definitely spread all kinds of rumors in the army that are not conducive to unity and obedience, so they can only be executed." Titicius explained to himself, as he already had several confidants there. The servants are disposing of the corpses of the two Kallegos...

The next day, Maupulus put on a boat and sailed on the sea outside the land bridge to Gawain's siege position and landed. Then, under the purple imperial flag representing the emperor, he walked to the high ground amid the cheers and cheers of many guards at the top of the city. In the Fei tent where Wen is, right? For many defenders, they all thought that Maupulos represented His Majesty the Supreme Emperor, who came to accept Gawain's surrender and retreat. The hope of rescue, and even the hope of counterattacking Seleucia, was like the shining clouds flowing in the sky. That way, it's within reach.

When Maopoulos arrived at the Scarlet Tent, Gawain was sitting there, waiting for the other party's arrival. Then Gawain took out the peace treaty document drafted by Anna and which had been planned for a long time. The contents of this document involved a lot of things. Alamein Castle alone covers the entire Seleucia, Cilicia and Southern Cappadocia.

In this document, Anna claimed that she was "willing to continue to abide by the oath she had signed with her father, and to hand over Seleucia first in March of next year, and then hand over Sicily three months later." However, "Fort Alarman is still the middle ground, and my father, who is also the imperial army, is not allowed to enter this place in the next year, and our army will be guaranteed the right to punish and arrest rebels here," "and then open all ports, and continue free trade within a year," "replace the restrictions on Seleucia and the entire pilgrim John, Taitisius and others who are full of hostility in the team, to maintain peace on the border", "After handing over Seleucia and Sicily next year, the emperor shall not force the County of Adana. In addition, he shall promise to "lease" the southern Cappadocia area to Gawain and Anna for another three years, and grant it to Gawain and Anna's three-wing brigade and armored cavalry regiment to suppress the power from Melitene to Armenia Minor. The enemy can be either the Turks or the remnants of the Armenian Ani Dynasty who are not submissive to the king (referring to Prince Reuben)".

The last point, Anna also noted, "In March next year, Gawain will definitely abide by his oath and hand over Seleucia. Please don't worry about it. I also ask my father not to believe in the instigation of the traitorous party of Calegos, and withdraw the troops in time to deal with the real enemies of the empire. "

After reading these contents, Maupoulos put them in the box and said that after returning, he would ask the emperor to make a reply as soon as possible. (To be continued ~^~)