During the period when the little sunfish was tumbling and swimming in the "Snow Lion Castle" Vanka, she finally did not completely forget Gawain's order, and the drawings of the "mountain chariot" she developed, with the efforts of a group of craftsmen, the entity soon appeared in front of the Grand Duke's eyes. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But at this moment Gawain was not in the castle of Vanka, he had braved the wind and snow to the front line of the fort of Corquisson, where the tent of the Guardian Brigade circled the hill of the city where Corquisson was located. On the open hillside facing the main entrance of the fortress, a row of five-pole cannons had been erected, and they kept shouting and throwing stone bullets at the castle, "Your Highness the Grand Duke gives us some time, and we will completely destroy the stone walls and towers of this fortress." On the battlefield overseer, Commander Branath kept clenching his fists and expressed his determination to Gawain, who was staring at him.

"It's okay Branas, anyway, your brigade will be stationed here in the future, you will be the lord of Vanka City, and Polibi, Bramsson, and Decius are all under your control, so this corgisson is also in your pocket, gnaw slowly." Gawain smiled indifferently, and gave Branas "Fang Zhen's heavy responsibility" by the way.

"Thank you, thank you Grand Duke for your support!" Branas was flattered, at the Medensburg Secret Conference, the Grand Duke did promise to "give you, Bramson and Decius a larger fiefdom after destroying Ruben", although he was sure that the Grand Duke was very intransigent and would not break his promise, but he did not expect to fulfill it so quickly.

"Don't be in a hurry to thank you, now I have entrusted you with the main road that occupies the entire Taurus Mountains, and tell you what you know." Obviously, Gawain would not entrust Fang Zhen to a waste.

"First kill the imprisoned Ruben family, completely cut off the thoughts of the Armenians, and then help Polybi. Bletchamios was the consul of Vanka City. ”

"Very good, very good, so that our flag will be ready. Polybie's father had been king of the land of Cilicia, and it was his benefit; In addition, Polibi's military and political abilities are very mediocre, which is also his advantage. Go on. In the midst of the snowflakes, Gawain was approving.

"Once my rule is secured, I will move the population on a large scale in two directions, one to the north towards the soon-to-be-occupied Melitane, and the other south to the plain in the direction of Fort Tranzac. The former I will help build it into a strong and powerful military fortress towards the Emirate of Danishmund; The latter, I built it as a rich granary, supporting the Guardian Brigade. In doing so, it would also divide the Armenian community and weaken their chances of resistance. Then, with your permission, I will organize and absorb many Armenians into the army......"

Before Branas could finish speaking, Gawain interrupted him, "Please forgive me, hearing what you just said, I am very interested in what we are, that is, how many people do we inherit from the kingdom of Ruben now?" ”

"I'm sorry, Your Highness the Grand Duke, but the detailed data may have to be processed by your heraldic officer, and will not be counted until next year, because this Ruben did not have any decent fields and books of people before. But there is a rough estimate, congratulations to the Grand Duke, for though Ruben is entrenched in the valley, there are a large number of Armenians, originally with a population of 350,000, and we must have about 270,000 in addition to the part that Castabala had given to Lord Baldwin. ”

Sure enough, Branas's estimate made Gawain smile, "It's great, isn't it?" Branas, I bet you, the final population figure will be about 30% more than your estimate. Unexpectedly, Ruben's Arani kingdom relied on this rich mountain valley to have so many hukou and such a perfect fortress defense line (plus Melitane, Marrash and other regions, the Armenian population is about one million, but it has never been unified). It's a pity that he's a stupid waste and can't be put to good use. After that, this town will be handed over to you, and the rest of the men will take care of you, and then the Gimagis Brigade will concentrate on following Godfrey south to the Holy Land, the Guardian Brigade will support the line from Vanka to Meritane, the Genat soldiers and garrisons will defend the Seleucian territory, and my Red Hand Brigade and Red Hand Cavalry will serve as reserve field regiments. In the wind and snow, Gao Wen's plan became clearer and clearer.

Ten days later, an Armenian squire in Fort Corquisson, nicknamed "Hector," was so desperate that he took advantage of the night to descend the walls and surrender to Gawain, who said to him, "Tell me that I have forgiven the resistance of this fortress." As long as the gates and keys of the fortress are surrendered, I will promote all the squires to the magistrates and the brocade brotherhood, and I will grant them the same land to all the soldiers and servants. ”

When Hector stood under the gate tower the next day and conveyed the words of the Grand Duke, the whole city surrendered after reaching an agreement, and the four hundred soldiers laid down their arms—the last stronghold in Reuben's mountain country had fallen, and the organized resistance was gone!

That is to say, all the manpower, taxes, horses, livestock, mines, woodlands, and fields in this mountain range were unconditionally registered in Gawain's treasury folded roster, and his strength had expanded by one-sixth after the acquisition of Alalmanburg (at this stage), and after the capture of Vanka City, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it had "doubled".

At this time, Suffobel stood angrily on the snow of the Château de Tranzac, and asked loudly: where is Gawain; what was Gawain's attitude towards the Patriarch of Rome; How exactly does Gawain justify his unwarranted war crimes?

On the snow, the heraldic officer with a shaved mushroom head, Androdart, was in charge of the negotiations with Suffobel, answering the three questions he posed,-for-tat: the Grand Duke has seen the advance army of the North march and will not receive you for the time being; The Grand Duke, of course, was loyal to His Holy Crown, and not only did he accept the Patriarch Anselm, but he also promised to pay the tithes in full and to establish the temple of the Ecumenical Church in the realm; The war was not gratuitous, but there was no need for the Grand Duke to explain it to you at length, for he was also the governor of the Anatolian plateau of the Roman Empire, and had the power to reward and punish anyone there.

"If in doubt, please appeal to the Council of Cardinals of Antioch or to the General of the Army." Anderodat replied, putting the scroll away, and the guards beside him lifted the curtain of a tent—Suffobel was sad and terrified, because the tent was covered with reeds, and on it lay the heads of Prince Ruben and the dozen or so other Arani nobles, which was a naked show of force and intimidation against him.

Subsequently, the helpless Saphobel was "expelled" again, and Gao Wenfang just threw him five donkeys, plus a hundred gold coins and the corresponding Wenguan, and forced him to turn his head again, without any result, "go to Antioch City, go to the place where you should go, and make a confession to the lord over there", leaving the vast snowfield under Taurus Mountain, and continuing the journey sadly. (To be continued.) )