Eagle Byzantium

In the palace, Bohemond stepped on the corpses on the steps and walked into the blood-soaked hall. He looked with satisfaction at the bright marble floors, sky-blue columns, and various mosaics and pastels soaked in blood. "Don't touch the murals, they will be robbed and taken to civilian residences. The palace is a symbol of authority!" the red-bearded lord pointed at several Calabrian soldiers who were preparing to remove the sculpture and shouted angrily.

The soldiers let go of their hands in fear and were about to retreat, but soon Bohemond saw the expressions on their faces change rapidly. It was an incredible expression.

"Why..." Bohemond was still wondering when he heard the rapid footsteps behind him. Then he turned around and saw the light of the sword coming towards him rapidly, which frightened Bohemond to Then he screamed, staggered, and sat down. On the floor, the sword cut off the statue's head, and it fell into Bohemond's arms. "Tancred, you are crazy!" Bohemond, who was holding the statue's head, was horrified and looked at it. The nephew with red eyes and holding the sword shouted.

"You are the one who is crazy. You flattered Gawain for profit and lost Samosata; now you want to sell my woman to massacre the city." Tancred roared like a mad bull, Seeing that something was wrong, several knights behind him hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Tancred.

"I am the commander-in-chief of the army, and I am also the Duke of Apulia. It is I who brought you from the barbaric countryside to this colorful world. Without me, you are nothing!" Bohemond was angry. The ground knocked off the statue's head, stood up with support on the pillars, and drew out his sword. However, he was also hugged by several barons, "That woman is just the granddaughter of the dead Ani people. She is despicable and stupid. Now as long as you are willing , Which woman from a well-known family in Apulia is not chosen by you at random?"

"This is the Kingdom of Antioch, a country shared by all warriors, not the hall of your Tver family. Ah!" Tancred was held up, but his blood was still surging, and he tried his best to face Bohemond. Throwing the sword in his hand - Bohemond dodged nimbly, and the sword hit the pillar, making a loud noise, and then fell to the floor.

"Damn bastard, you destroyed this porphyry pillar worth ten Byzantine gold coins." Watching Tancred being dragged down, the uncle touched the scars on the pillar and raised his fist angrily.

Finally, in the early hours of the morning, Mesander, who was full of tears of humiliation, was found in a forest outside the south gate of the city. She was tied with her backhand and squatting under an old tree, looking at the corpses on the ground. Fortunately, she He was tied up, otherwise he would be trampled by the Norman cavalry and accidentally killed if he walked around randomly.

A Calabrian light soldier, he recognized her and then untied her wrists. On the other side of the city gate, Tancred with flaxen hair walked slowly, leaning on his sword.

Osdu used her as a bargaining chip and deceived everyone. In fact, the Turkic mercenary ran away from the south gate, which was surrounded by rivers and was not quickly blocked by the besieging army. Originally, Osdu wanted to kill Mesander when he arrived in the forest outside the city, "because she has no value anymore." But he couldn't resist his sister's request, and finally tied her up with a rope and spared her. To save his life, he, his sister and several cavalrymen swam across the Euphrates River and disappeared.

"I should die, I carry such humiliation, and the country is destroyed." The saved Mesander wailed and knelt in front of Tancred's knees, "You are still the countess of Samosata, live on Well, my biological sister is also separated from me. She was kidnapped by the enemies of the Greek army. The culprit is Gawain. I promise you that I will take good care of you. "

At this time, Messander's eyes widened in fear, and he held his head and black hair tightly, "No, no, no! I don't want to stay here anymore, in this city flooded with blood, rebellion and filth, no, No!"

Tancred took off the cross from his neck and hung it around her neck, "Then you go to Maidensburg at the Syria Gate to recuperate. It faces the blue ocean. The castle will be covered with flowers and green in spring and summer. Being surrounded by shrubs will make you feel better." Then Tancred asked angrily - where is Osdu? The answer his woman gave in a daze was to cross the river and leave.

However, this was a misjudgment: Osdu, who was cunning by nature, after running for more than ten kilometers on the other side, drove his horse across the river that was not very fast, and turned to the southeast of Samosata with Tang Wu. Along the Azazi Corridor, we actually ran all the way to the palace in Aleppo.

Aleppo King Kildwan personally received him, "Since you, Borduka, have run away, the city of Samosata should be completely destroyed."

"Yes... and Bohemond massacred the city without credit. From now on, this fortress will be completely Normanized." Osdu hurriedly instigated the relationship between Ridwan and Bohemond. .

"Why did you come to Aleppo? Why didn't you go to Marash? Or Mosul?"

"Marash are all Ani nobles, and I believe in scriptures, so it is impossible to get along with them. And Kobuha in Mosul is said to be caught in a palace battle, and I will not get involved. So. I am willing to serve you, Sultan, in the future. When the pilgrims collectively go south to the Holy City, I am willing to assist you in capturing Azaze, Samosatana, Antioch, and Mosul." Osdu hurriedly took out the saber in both hands and placed it gently on Reed. Under the steps of the Throne, he expressed his loyalty to the other party.

Ridwan moved his body, turned around and sneered. Behind the horseshoe-shaped arch behind the throne stood his Grand Vizier Daura. Daura made a slight gesture.

"The current situation in Aleppo is very difficult. It is caught between the forces of Antioch, Seleucia, and Marash. There is no room for maneuver at all. Although trade is still booming, it is precisely because of this that countless people come After all, Lord Godfrey is an upright and stoic person. He has gone south towards Jerusalem, and the strongest ruler left here is undoubtedly Bohemond. This red-bearded devil is always annexing everything. So in your opinion, what should we do? "Look? At the palace minister's gesture, Ridwan, who turned his head, took the opportunity to ask Osdu for advice.

Ostus raised his eyes excitedly, and the iron bars around his legs made a slight rattling sound. "Bohemond cannot expand for the time being, even if his inner thoughts are fierce. Pilgrims will rush to Jerusalem soon." , his military strength will be weakened, and he may even be forced to personally lead the army and go out with other lords. We have to use this gap time to prepare the army and join forces diplomatically with the Marashianis, Constantinople and Danish Mond. Once the war breaks out in the future, we will attack the Azaze Corridor sideways. , can directly split the dumbbell-like country of the Normans in two. That way, everything will go smoothly."

"Very good, continue to tell me what you think." Ridwan suddenly looked very interested. (To be continued ~^~)