And in front of the entrance of St. Nicholas, the banner of the red hand cross sword was erected, and Peter pointed to this flag and said, "Whether you are a member of the Catholic Church or a member of the Orthodox Church, from here in the city of Bari, to Dalmatia, to the Sava River, to Constantinople, to Nicaea and Minor Armenia and Chicilia, to Antioch in Syria, and then to our Holy Sepulchre, a glorious and holy path has been formed." All believers should unite sincerely, the gates of heaven are opened, and now is the time for all to take up arms, even if they cannot take up arms, to pray faithfully for the warriors and pilgrims, by whom I speak of the 'called' are you, and by the 'elect' I speak of the warriors who fight for the Lord and the Son, and who will be sheltered by St. George, St. Michael, St. Nicholas, whether on land, in the forest, in the river, or in the sea! And now there is a remarkable warrior and general standing before you, Stephen. Gawain. Lusail, whose banner is as holy and shining as his state of mind, a warrior with the holy sword bestowed by St. Michael, carries out the will of the gods, and slays down the infidels, and the Red Hand Brigades under his command will not fail. Then Peter raised his cane, his bare feet on the floor, almost in a state of madness, "Abandon the family, the meager possessions, go to the East to redeem himself, and follow the radiant holy path, and the Grand Duke of Gawain will be with all." In this holy age, the faithful are about to do the greatest thing, and His Highness is about to cross the Alps to unite the faithful throughout West Francia; In Germany, 100,000 men and women are already preparing for the pilgrimage, thanks to my mobilization. Waiting for my return; In Italy, the Duchess of Lombardy, the Duke of Apulia. and the Archduke Gawain, the ruling governor of Bari, agreed to take arms. And hire fleets, cleave the waves, and defy dangers, so what are you hesitating about, believers? ”

Then, Gawain, dressed in armor, stood next to his brother-in-law, clasping his arms and shouting, "I have the sword of St. Michael, and I also have the seal of St. Nicholas." The names of my most cherished brethren are transcribed in the book of brocade, and the Lord has chosen me, and I will return it with tenfold faithfulness. Now I need your help, if you can put on chain mail, if you can use spears and swords, if you can wield bows and arrows and crossbows, if you can ride horses, if you can even throw stones, if you can draw fiber. Then join my team, and we will witness the glory of the Lord together at the Holy Sepulchre, and if you can't, or you are just a weak woman and child. Then follow my brother Peter to Lake Léman, and though there will be some dangers along the way, I will lead the Red Hand to the Sava River to the border of Constantinople ahead of time. Opened a passage for you to Asia Minor, and then you can reach the Holy Sepulchre in the future. ”

Subsequently. Gawain beckoned his hand, and there were two rows of priests standing at the entrance of the hall. One row was Orthodox and the other was Catholic, so pilgrims and pilgrims flocked to the other place, throwing all the money they had brought with them to buy the dry rations, tents, and luggage provided by the city.

The bells in the church tower rang incessantly, and Theognes passed through the crowd of feverish crowds to the self-proclaimed Grand Duke and handed him a lead-sealed letter, "This is a document from Dirashum, from Archduke Nikephoros. Brainus' handwriting. ”

Gawain glanced at the captor, then took it out and handed it to Andero Dart, who read it:

By the decree of His Majesty the Emperor, the Viceroy of the Emperor as the Archduke of Tirasime and concurrently the Governor of Bari, I would like to ask His Excellency Count Arconi Gawain to arrange for the contemptible fleet to cross the sea to take over, and then the Despicable will not only pacify the place, but also consult with the Western Patriarch of the city of Rome to join hands in a matter of great affairs.

So Gawain groaned, respectfully took the paperwork, and handed it into the hands of the captor, "The docks of Barry are well equipped, and we have hired Venetian paddlers to escort us, and the Grand Duke of Dilas and His Excellency Penipas Bastos will have no worries on this trip. Diognis you are responsible for going to Durazol to meet you, and the city will be under the supervision of General Tetisius, while I and my brothers will go to the cave of Garganus to make a pilgrimage and make a vow, and send my brother on his way. ”

This arrangement was very reasonable, and Diognis took the paper of delivery with great joy, on which Gawain had already stamped the seals of the commander and St. Nicholas, "Go by clipper, it is the season for sailing, and Gu Siyun will stay in the women's inn at the entrance of the city, and everyone will take good care of her, and when you return, it will be the time for the Red Hand to go on the expedition." Gawain's smile was kind and gentle.

Speaking of this, the guard was still a little disappointed in his heart, "Will you go on a pilgrimage?" ”

Gao Wen also sighed slightly, and then nodded to the guard, "This is my oath with my brother-in-law. Immediately, you and Tetisius will remain in the city of Bari, assisting His Majesty and Penipas Basstos, and defending the former territory of the Empire. ”

"What will you do with the pagan territory you have laid down along the pilgrimage."

"Handed over to my patron, the eldest princess, Anna. Komnenos. Gawain didn't think twice.

Thinking of the days that followed, Gawain would go on an expedition with a sword, and his life and death were in danger, Diognis actually even had red circles in his eyes, he had already regarded Gawain as his real boss and comrade-in-arms in his heart, and finally relented and turned his back, "That's it, after the expedition, I will stay in Bari City to pray for you and the Red Hand United Army." ”

"You and Gusyun, as well as General Tetisius, should take care." Gawain was also very sincere.

A few days later, Gawain and more than 100 brocade brothers, including Merlot and Francisco, took Peter and Biller, cloaked and armoured, or rode or walked to the Cave of Garganus at the junction of Benevento and Avelsa. Along the way, countless pilgrims from Italy and the Franks, shouting slogans, marched in the direction of the city of Bari.

Ingrida, on the other hand, hid her beautiful figure in a fat robe, only revealing her eyes, and rode a horse with Muzafiadin Din, following Gawain to her side, pretending to be a servant of the deputy army to hide her eyes.

The Cave of Galjanus, in fact, is an independent hill in the wilderness and grass, which is integrated with the mountain stone, is the remains of the colonnade and arch of the oblivion style, and there are still the ruins of the temple in the ancient Roman era, and then the Italian craftsmen used the ready-made large stone on it, rough carved into the appearance of a simple archangel, which has to make people sigh, the artistic level of the latecomer is very different from the former, with the loss of time, at this time the stone statue of St. Michael, leaning on the hillside, has lost its nose, His face was also unrecognizable.

In front of the cave, Gawain turned over and dismounted, and then more than a hundred brocade brothers knelt on the wilderness outside, watching Gawain, Peter, and several servants walk in. (To be continued......)