The fortress of Afyon, located on an isolated and towering limestone rock over the entire plain, at an altitude of 600 feet, overlooking the meadows and passages that control the surrounding area, was originally the garrison of the Eastern Roman Empire, and was later captured by the Sultan of Rûm and added to the forts, and the rocks below it look like golden ribbons from a distance - this is the famous source of "Phrygian gold marble", and it is also the source of the favorite material for the pagan emperors of ancient Rome to build palaces and gardens. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn addition, the area from Afyon to Firomeron was also a rich source of barley and livestock, and was also a transportation area for Prusa (now Bursa, Turkey), Laudisia (now Denizli, Turkey, so you don't need to ask me about the geographical location), Philadofiam (now Akhissar, Turkey, also an ancient version' Philadelphia', don't ask me over and over again why there are Seleucia and Philadelphia in Asia Minor, why Seleucia should be in Iraq, why don't you ask why the United States has Orleucia in France) and the thoroughfares of Atalia.

Standing tall in this fortress, of course, naturally you can see far away. Brenus and Cosa, who had just gathered one or two thousand defeated soldiers, saw the cloud of Gao Wenfang surging from the pheasant moat: more than 3,000 elite cavalry, waving countless banners, thousands of Red Hand Brigade infantry in the wilderness in the rear were escorting the dusty convoy rolling in, and in the center there were the fiery cannons that Brenus was very afraid of, and now they were lying quietly on the huge cart board, pulled by many oxen and horses, very spectacular and eye-catching.

To be reasonable, of course, it is not a problem for Gawain's fire bear cannon to penetrate the city-type wall on the flat ground, because most of these walls have a considerable circumference but the thickness is worrying, as long as it is not too unlucky, if a few doors are bombarded, it can directly penetrate a large hole in two to three days for the infantry to rush in. However, it is still powerless to deal with the "prehistoric monsters" such as the fortress on the rugged mountain or the Theodosius Wall of Constantinople, and it is difficult to adjust the upward fire of the former, and it is difficult to lay out the siege artillery positions; The latter's wall is as difficult to penetrate as a glass marble is to penetrate a modern concrete wall.

Fortunately, Brenus, Xhosa, and Dedo were all frightened, and the emperor's tens of thousands of male soldiers were all shocked by a volley of fire from the fire cannon, what are we capable of doing? (In fact, the emperor's defeat was mainly due to the betrayal of Tetisius, the subsequent escape of many pillars of the empire without a fight, and the approaching assault of the Gawain side, and the intimidation effect of the fire bear cannon far exceeded the actual effect - but Brenus would not have taken these into account now.)

In addition, the emperor's previous military and political area layout seems to be clever but also a big fool, because Raymond's fief Laudisia happens to be stuck between Afyon and Feradofiam, originally the emperor wanted the two sides to contain each other, but now Raymond has fled to Laudisia, plus he and Brainus have always been on good terms, "Will that one-eyed Latin count betray us to Gawain?" In that case, we will be trapped in Afyon, unable to go anywhere, not even qualified for peace talks, and will all be shackled and sent to Tarsus. From Daido's hatred and panic, she assumed.

Soon, in the tent of the siege position, Gawain received General Xhosa, who was also a messenger for peace talks.

When Corsa came to the outside of the tent, he saw the flaming bear cannon set up on a low trolley, flashing with a cyan shimmer, which Gawain deliberately placed next to him, and the effect was also very good, because Kossa quickly proposed a package of "land sales plan":

Imperial Penipase Bastos hopes to form a "brotherly state" with the patron of Tarsus, and help each other;

The princess of the purple coat of the empire is willing to restore her sisterhood with Tarsus Caesar, and the court has friendly exchanges;

In the plateau, Penipase Bastos was willing to cede all of Afyon to the patron of Tarsus;

In the Gulf of Atalya, Penipasser Bastos is willing to cede Alanya to the patron of the Tarsus;

The two sides agreed to take the Atalya River (now the Aksu River in Turkey) as the boundary, and thereafter not to invade each other;

Three days later, Penipas Bastos surrendered his castle from Afyon and returned to the city of Fiam via the sea route of Atalia.

Gawain sat upright in his seat, and on his left was the mentor Maglendius. Plani, on the right, Firactos, the confidential officer in charge of the narrative record, after listening to General Cosa's humble request for peace talks, exchanged words with the elder mentor, and then Gawain owed himself and demanded loudly and shamelessly:

"On the battlefield of Philomeron, I killed nearly 2,000 brigade soldiers and border people, and their pensions and burial expenses were very large. In addition, many of the pack beasts were sick and dead, and the iron and bronze cannons that had been fired needed to be repaired (and Kosa thought that I was to blame for that), so Tarsus will be financially strapped this autumn. Therefore, the terms of your peace talks do not meet my expectations. ”

"That's the limit."

Gawain spread his hands and said very understandingly, "If you look at the map sandbox between us, you will understand that since you have offered Afyon, then the entire Panphelian military region of Pisidia (now the Burdur region of Turkey, where the ancient Romans established the province of Pisidia), Ferna and Atalia are all divided outside the jurisdiction of the Venerable Lord Penipasian Bastos, and in the future such a large area will be an enclave, which can only be accessed by sea, with Laudisia and Hierapolis of Raymond in between, It's also very painful for you to govern, right? So I suggest that it is better to do this, anyway, Pisidia and Atalha will either be annexed by me in the future, or stolen by Raymond, you might as well cede them all to me directly, and I promise to add an additional benefit, that is, when Peni Passer Bastos and any side have friction and conflict, I am willing to provide a brigade plus a thousand border people military assistance, free of charge, how about it? ”

Now Xhosa was completely embarrassed, shocked and annoyed, "But in this case, it is equivalent to ceding the entire traditional Panpherian Military Region!" ”

Gawain, who was in the seat, was not annoyed, but kindly reminded, "No problem, because now if you want me and my army to spare you in Afyon City, you must come up with a suitable weight of meat - as long as you agree to this condition, I and Raymond's territory will be separated from Afylon, and you and Raymond's will be separated by the Dressy River, and the two sides will be sandwiched between them, so that it will be good for everyone, isn't it?" ”

"But this is tantamount to slaughtering meat with a sharp knife."

"So the best case scenario is that you cook the meat and then take the initiative to put it in my hands on the plate, who told me to have a sharp knife in my other hand?" Gawain stroked his chest sincerely.

"Hold back for a while, after all, the Emperor's fleet commander, Assasidus, is still holding on to the city of Atalia."

"Don't worry, my brigade will expel him."

"Then don't be in a hurry, esteemed Lord Guarantor." Xhosa took the opportunity to say.

"When the meat is cold, you can't quench your hunger." Gawain's answer stunned Xhosa even more. (To be continued.) )