Then, under the half-worn chest strap wall, blood flowed to the ground, and the cries of the captives were terrible, and the severed hands were piled up on the edge of the wall as sacrifices.

"I am Grand Duke Stephen of the Romanian Empire. Gawain. Lusail, chief of all the navy and army of Anatolia, the Cypriot Sea, and Antioch, hereby warns the pagan princes of Aleppo, Mosul, Antioch, Damascus, and Baghdad, and now the tens of thousands of mighty men and horses of the Emperor are rushing here along the shores of Cilicia from the gates of Syria, that you are about to be attacked on your backs, and we will destroy your soldiers, your arrays, and your herds like a summer hurricane, like the lightning and flames that God has laid down on the people of Nineveh. Our horses' hooves will trample over the corpses of your women and children without mercy. Now I have asked this group of mutilated men under your command to bring you such news, not to persuade you of anything, but to tell you that mercy on the edge of the sword does not exist, and that your courage and fighting spirit are no match for the warriors of the Christians, and that your defeat today speaks for itself. Repent, therefore, before your head, and before your father and son, weigh the stakes while it is still turning on your shoulders. ”

Enraged, Amasa threw the letter sent by Gawain to the captives with severed arms, "Nonsense, Gilligi of Asia Minor has quickly delivered the news that the Greek king has fled, abandoned the Anatolian plateau with his army, and retreated back to his capital, which was protected by the sea and high walls. Honorable Maharaja of Aleppo, dear of Maliksha Khan, I cordially invite you to take your men and horses back to the left bank of the river at the upper jungle of the Orontes River (Daphne Jungle) and seize the fortress at the mouth of the Iron Bridge; Frontally, using infantry and bows, we approached the camp of the Greek Grand Duke and provided a foothold for our Persian archers! ”

Ridwan readily agreed, embraced each other, and made an oath, after which the prince of Aleppo and his Grand Vizier Dawla came out of the tent.

"In this battle, who does His Royal Highness hope to win?" Daura looked around warily, and then stood with his master by the wooden fence that had been burned last night, and inquired.

Ridwan touched his beard and rolled his eyes twice, "That guy is already exposed to the Acropolis of Antioch, and the situation is really miserable, the flies have sucked out all the brains of his skull, and he has also laid maggot eggs in the huge skull. But his youngest son, Budakis, was determined to take revenge and was favored by Kobha, and if Kobha had won, the city of Antioch and the area of Azadze might have gone to Yagi's younger son. ”

"Yes, Aleppo will be surrounded by these two areas." Dora squinted.

"It's nerve-wracking," Ridwan continued to twist his beard, dragging his voice out, "To be reasonable, I'm the younger brother of the Seljuk Sultan, but first Suleiman's son Giliki usurped in the land of Roma, while Aji's slave-born family was still in power. As for Kobha, he was just a Khorasan soldier, why?"

At this moment, Dora motioned for him to silence him, and thoughtfully proposed a solution to the problem, "Now the pilgrims are really strong in battle, and there is the support of the army of the Kingdom of Greece. In my opinion, our troops will be paced to the other side of the Orontes River according to their disposition, so that we can avoid the losses caused by a frontal battle - if Kobuha wins, we will be well armed to defend ourselves; If Kobha is defeated, we will make an alliance with the royal government of the pilgrims, and it will not be a loss. ”

"What if Kobha is defeated and the next group of pilgrim princes come to attack my territory?"

"In that case, we can retreat to the desert area from Aleppo to Harran, and no matter how many pilgrims come, nothing will be done." Dora laughed slyly.

The next day, Ridwan "as agreed" and began to cross the river. The upright Amasa, with tens of thousands of foot cavalry, backed by the city of Ata, facing the Gawain camp, all the infantry with shields and bows, lined up in a dense phalanx in the center, and the cavalry sandwiched between the wings, lined up in a dignified formation, constantly beating drums and rolling forward.

This was also a good idea: Gawain tentatively sent some cavalry to attack, but they were forced back by the rain of arrows from the Turkic infantry of Amasa.

"If you don't go into battle, let half of the soldiers lie down behind the sub-wall and resist the horses, and half of the soldiers will stick to the walls of the barracks, and force the laborers of the Crescent Cult to build 'breast-tied walls,' while our civilian pilgrims will build the gates of the city." Gawain, who was commanding on the gate tower, gave this order, took off his helmet, stroked his brown hair, which was a little messy, and sat down under the battlement to rest.

By evening, the Turks' light arrows had reached behind the walls of the fortification, and a few of them landed at Gawain's feet, who pulled them out, "Gdière, Gdière!" Is the chest strap wall he boasted about, and it was not a light arrow that hit my feet again, but a huge stone bullet. Half a month later, Anna was in the Seleucian palace, able to greet my triumph. ”

"Triumphant?" Giovanni, who had always been very serious, did not understand the meaning of this sentence, and he was originally lying on the battlement to observe the Turkic army formation besieging the city like a black cloud, and when he heard Gawain say this word, he couldn't help but turn around and express his confusion.

"Half of my body Triumph doesn't know if Xiao Nizi likes my upper body or my lower body." Gawain laughed to himself, and Giovanni obviously found the Grand Duke's joke very lewd and boring, so he shook his head and turned his head again.

Gawain was also bored and continued to laugh twice to alleviate the embarrassment of the scene.

"They're starting to erect a stone shooter." With the military judge's words, Gawain stood up with his hands on the battlement.

As far as the eye could see, behind the dense infantry array of Amasa, the Persians began to assemble the various instruments quickly and skillfully, and they had obviously made them separately according to the drawings before, so the speed was now very fast.

"There is going to be a big battle, and tomorrow in my camp, I will transfer the main force of the Gemagis Brigade from the city, gather 6,000 people, and defend first and then counterattack." Gawain said, touching his chin.

"There will be a problem with the supply of food." Giovanni said that with so many people, the food on the front line will inevitably be consumed quickly.

"That's why we have to defend here, the enemy's food is also coming from afar, and it will not be better than ours, and they are also in a hurry to attack the city." After Gawain finished speaking, he put his helmet back on his head and fastened it, "Immediately this camp will be handed over to you to supervise, and as for your question, I will immediately go to St. Peter's Church in the city to consult with the priesthood and lords!" (To be continued.) )