Eagle Byzantium

After capturing Latakia, Bohemond went without stopping and immediately led hundreds of elite cavalry in person. They ran for more than a hundred miles and attacked the port of Tartus, a port that also launched a war against the northern city. Knowing nothing, seeing Bohemond's cavalry with flags, he thought they were another group of passing pilgrims.

This military operation was perfect, and then Bohemond sold all the Byzantine defenders in Latakia (about eight to nine hundred people still alive) as slaves, and sold them to the pirate Unmoha's fleet for free as oars. hand, and about twenty galleys Hidden behind the rocks in the port and waiting for orders, he took about 10,000 elite soldiers and crossed the Argyll Pass Castle. He told others that they were participating in the siege of the Holy City. The journey was unobstructed and he quickly blocked Raymond. All approaches from the military camp to Antioch.

At the same time, Lapsomates sent a fleet from Salamis to the sea outside the besieged Tripoli, and deceived the fisherman Henry that there was a very important food transportation mission and a lot of food and supplies needed to be delivered to Jaffa, to reinforce the armies of Godfrey, Baldwin, and Tancred.

Lured by the lucrative money, Fisherman Henry took away most of the galleys that surrounded the harbor. The next day, when Lord Raymond, who was standing on Pilgrim Mountain, saw this scene, he was shocked. He was about to go to the camp and sent messengers to inquire about the situation. Suddenly, at various passes and important roads behind the military camp, A large number of Antiochian troops appeared.

Soon, Raymond understood that he was "counter-surrounded" by the Lord of Antioch, who was also a pilgrim.

The entire siege camp fell into disorder. The furious and indignant Raymond immediately mounted his horse, rushed to the opposite position, and exchanged insults with Bohemond. He scolded Bohemond for not having the noble soul of the people of Christ. Bohemond scolded him as a dog of the Greek emperor and a cancer and scum in the pilgrim camp. "The defenders of Jerusalem are not terrible. What really needs to be cleared out are people like you." After the scolding, both parties of A fierce conflict soon broke out between the infantry and cavalry. The anxious Raymond was obviously no match for the well-measured Antioch side. At the beginning of the war, Bohemond urgently ordered the cavalry to rush into the Maronite soldiers arrayed on Raymond's left. , a big defeat The other party penetrated and ravaged all the enemy's formations, and then the Jimmagis brigade holding the silver spike flag also detoured back to Raymond's rear camp, throwing iron fire poles and clay pot fire poles everywhere, and setting fires wantonly Burn.

In the midst of the chaotic collapse, the civilian pilgrims who stayed in the Pilgrim Mountain area swarmed towards the south. The Patriarch Safbel who followed Raymond also mixed in with the crowd on a donkey, abandoned Raymond and fled towards Sidon. And go. Only Ademar desperately led the remaining people and bravely held on to a few hills. The Jimmagis brigade was unwilling to push too hard, so they plundered and retreated.

The Saracens in the city of Tripoli sat at the top of the city and watched the crazy internal strife between the two groups of pilgrims, and the sound of ridicule was earth-shattering.

The other ships on the sea were unaware of the situation and thought it was the Damascus army coming to raid Raymond, so they also pulled anchor and fled in the direction of Jaffa. As for Raymond himself, with hundreds of personal guards, he met Ademar in a panic, and then said, "I, we have been plotted by Bohemond!"

"Let's defend these hills first. I'll write two letters, one to Gawain and one to Godfrey, asking them to come quickly to stop Bohemond's behavior." Admare suggested hurriedly.

Raymond followed the priest's plan, but within a few days the people in the camp quickly fled, falling apart like an ice cube that quickly melted under the hot sun. Soon the Lord of Provence had "nothing left except for the shoddy holy spear and several thousand Provençal people."

Soon, Gawain's urgent letter came back quickly, stating that he was willing to mediate the dispute between the two lords.

At this moment, Raymond's camp suddenly became quiet. Former clergyman Ademar struck while the iron was hot and went to see Bohemond personally holding Gawain's letter. The answer he received was, "Even if Gawain comes, my conditions are still not there." Change - Raymond must leave the Levant, I will provide him with a ship, go back to the emperor's territory, and never have any further thoughts about the Holy City."

But the stubborn Raymond refused to do it at all, and the negotiations became anxious.

Some time later, Raymond's military camp had exhausted all supplies and provisions, but there was no sign of "actual mediation" between Gawain and Godfrey. In addition, Bohemond suppressed the local Maronites in Lebanon and asked them to give up. broke the alliance with Raymond and would no longer provide him with any assistance.

Raymond, who could no longer hold on in the desperate situation, could only accept the humiliating conditions, withdraw from the Tripoli area, and march miserably towards Sidon. It was more of a rout than a march. Afterwards, Bohemond temporarily surrounded Tripoli.

According to the prior agreement, Gregor and Plagit led the Gemmagis Brigade, and under the guidance of three hundred mercenary light cavalry, they began to follow Raymond and did not come up to fight, but Don't relax either.

Raymond first retreated to the city of Sidon, but this city was located on a steep mountainous promontory and also had strong and tall city walls and towers. Safbel, who had come here earlier, persuaded the local municipal meeting and abandoned the rebellion. Raymond, who was guarding the city gate for speculation, would not let Raymond enter.

The Provence army was preparing to plunder supplies outside the city, but found that there were endless mulberry and olive groves outside Sidon, and it was impossible to find enough food. Raymond was going crazy. He kept stammering and cursing everyone, Bohemond, Gawain, Godfrey, etc., but the team holding the silver tassel flag was still forcing him in strict order - Raymond understood that this team was Gawain's.

He was completely isolated!

"Go to Mayara." Raymond still wanted to go to this inland castle on the other side of the mountains. He believed that it was he who saved the city before, but when he was about to cross the Lebanese Mountains, he learned that Mayara had also surrendered, and he couldn't help but look pale. At this time, Adhemar once again proposed a final resolution, "Go all out to Ptolemy Castle."

However, when the entire team arrived in Tyre, it had already entered a state of complete collapse. The city of Tyre is located at the border of Lebanon and Acre. The pagans of the two cities have united to block Raymond's way.

Even more than 2,000 Provençals have betrayed the Lord. They are people who like to be indecisive and are known for their weak will. At this moment, they have joined Tyre and Acre to serve as mercenaries for each other.

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"I want to negotiate peace with the opposing team and Bohemond..." Raymond, who has lost all his teams and is desperate, sat beside his weak horse and said weakly with the Holy Spear. (To be continued ~^~)