Eagle Byzantium

The next day, the first day of the Holy Spirit Passover, the civilian troops from the direction of Mutterburg passed through the Guanyi District, which was familiar with the terrain, before the pirates launched the second round of attack on the east city of Seleucia. More than 200 men and women who were captured by pirates were rescued in the business hall, and then they learned from them the deployment of the camp where the pirates besieged the large hospital. The brave centurion of the civilian army named Badulph issued the plan for the raid. Order.

The shouts of killing shook the sky. The civilian army climbed up the hillside along the hidden path and stormed the pirate camp under the big hospital. The soldiers in front used firecrackers to shoot and throw firecrackers. There were endless explosions. They had a drunken party last night. The pirates abandoned their tents like a swarm and ran barefoot towards the Akum beach.

All the men and women who persisted in resisting in the large hospital, including the dean, the deacon and the female doctor Grana Ai, were rescued. Then Badulf and Kindschwart led all the civilian troops and armed civilians to seize the large hospital and the hill where it was located. As a camp, they raised the military flag and lit the torch, and reported the news of victory to the city of Seleucia. The two sides held each other's horns.

As a result, the morale in the city became even more encouraging, while Zahas became even more angry and embarrassed. Soon he learned that another Tarsus civilian army was coming from the beach road behind him, so he called his son-in-law Musetto, "I'll give you five hundred men." The bravest sea Warriors, set up an ambush on the beachside road of Ramas City to intercept this enemy coming from Tarsus." After saying this, Zahas, who always regarded himself as an old fox, suddenly grabbed his son-in-law's collar and spoke in a tone of voice. A little anxious, "Listen Mussetto, Listen...we can't go back to a place like Tunisia. There are internal strife and conflicts everywhere, so we can't be attacked from behind. I came down with so many subordinates, not back to Anatolia. Just grab a handful and leave. The emperor promised us that if we capture Seleucia, he will reward us with the city of Tarsus, so no matter what means we use, we must stay here. They all have to take root!”

"Yes, my father." Mussetto also said with confidence.

In the Fei tent of Philomelon's camp, the panting hermit Peter riding a donkey found Gawain and told Gawain that the city of Seleucia had been attacked by Zahas pirates - the hermit didn't want the matter to escalate, so He is very wise When the Lahan Monastery saw the beacon fire, it hurriedly prayed to the local militia and asked them to come to support Caesar's fortress. Then he climbed on the donkey that accompanied him faithfully and galloped across the mountain trails to privately Tell Gawain.

"Let Giovanni return to the city of Iconium to take charge of the whole city, and let Mero supervise the whole camp here - I will only take Caesar's armored cavalry regiment to Seleucia. That's it. This should not weaken the How much military strength." Gawain's hands were hidden at his waist, and Peter watched as he kept pinching his fingers.

After all, his wife was there. Although Anna's ability and wisdom cannot be viewed as an ordinary woman, Gawain was still worried and showed obvious unnatural emotions in front of the generals and military servants.

Beside the tent, the Turkic military servants and Dim also looked frightened and uneasy.

"His Royal Highness the Patron, you cannot go back." At this moment, the other generals did not express their opinions, but Maglendius, who had rushed here before, sat on a chair, calmly and resolutely.

"But Seleucia is also very important. I must personally lead the cavalry to rescue..." Gawain put his hand on the map sand table, raised his hand and tried to sound calm, but all he saw in front of him was Anna. His smile made his fingertips tremble.

"Don't you trust your own sheriff and civilian army? This is just a trick of the emperor. The pirates look very ferocious, but they are a completely rabble. They have been defeated by your men before. I was there during the battle at Gallipoli. Lesbos Island has also heard about it." At this moment, the old wise man stood up and said, and then he turned to ask the hermit, "Dear Monk, your Arakhan Monastery and the civilian army in Mutterburg. Have you all gone to reinforce?"

"Yes, we will go as soon as we get the beacon signal," Peter answered.

"Perfect." The elder wise man added a sentence of Latin, and then he quickly made a judgment, "Zahas came to attack, and there was no report from the insiders of Pisa and Hot Duck Chamber of Commerce. This shows that the emperor only hired people to win over him alone. This Turkic pirate operation, even with the help of Cyprus, I estimate that the scale is only 3,000 to 5,000 people. Adding the manpower to guard the ships, only 70% of the people who went ashore to besiege it. "

"But there are only a few hundred guards in Seleucia, just in case..." Gawain said a little regretfully. He couldn't help but feel that he had been too careless before and underestimated the emperor's ruthlessness and ruthlessness.

"No, I have seen Seleucia City. In fact, I have seen it many years ago, and now it has been repaired and improved by you. If Zahas's pirates go to the river mouth, there is a bridge over there that he must control. Yes, if you take the military port, there are two small fortresses guarding the passage to the sea defense wall - so Caesar will have enough You have the time to control the city defense, and with the support of civilian troops from all over, and Caesar is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it is not a big problem to hold on, so you, the great patron, can't dance to the emperor's beat. In that case, things will be very bad here, soldier. We are all fighting with your appearance and flag in mind. You cannot leave the battle line at this critical moment. . And once the Philomelon battlefield fails, everything will be lost. Now we are here, backed by Iconium and Miliocephalon, just to choke the emperor's throat, and successfully force the rebels. Doro, let him lose his composure and play this killer move first, which is enough to show that the emperor is at the end of his rope, and we are in Ze You have an advantage on the chessboard of Nuoqi - as long as you take this turn, it will be your turn to play the real killer move, and then the emperor will be completely passive and defeated, and victory will be in your hands," Maglendius said. Talk, then he raised his finger and concluded his plan, "This is a truly perfect game."

Hearing this, Gawain frowned and slowly sat back on the chair, "Are you really not going to rescue me?" After saying this, he still touched the rosary around his neck uneasily, and now Peter raised his hand. Get up, "Sometimes, the tests given to us by the Lord are everywhere. From now on, give up the emotional throbbing and mania, and face the battlefield of Philomelon with an amazing calmness!"

Gawain, who was sitting on the chair, put his finger on the corner of his mouth, his light blue eyes motionless. He recognized the correctness of Maglendius's words in his heart, and couldn't help but recall all the fighting and fighting in his youth. Of course we know the truth of "care leads to chaos" and "confusion leads to loss".

"Anna... once said to me before leaving for the war, go back, the child is waiting for us... Now I know that my father must be safe and secure after victory before he can go back to see his child. , to touch her cheek." (To be continued~^~)