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In the Green Palace of Nicaea, John sat restlessly on the throne wearing a crown, looking at the stable chief Mikhail Nistas who was saluting at the foot of the steps.

"Your Majesty the Chief of Stables, Theodoro Gabuas, the co-emperor of the Empire of Trabizond, has been sending letters of impeachment so far. I hope you will take action against him for your unauthorized retreat during the siege of Angras, which led to his side. Give a reasonable explanation for Bian's behavior." The deputy secretary next to John asked.

"Gawain came to relieve the siege with tens of thousands of troops, and launched a fierce bombardment of my camp. The palace guard under my command is to protect His Majesty's safety, and must not be wasted in vain to cover the emperor's troops. Dropped." Mikhail was not too excited.

"But later accurate intelligence showed that Gawain only had two brigades of regular soldiers on the northern front."

"I don't know about this, but the two generals Titicius and Theodorus also retreated without fighting. They must have fallen into Gawain's trap as well."

This answer left John speechless on the chair. For a long time he could only speak and asked Mikhail another question, "Many secret messages have been sent to my court, demanding severe and public punishment for those who What do you think about the wife of the traitor Diogenes who surrendered to Gawain during the siege of Angrasburg and stayed in the imperial capital?"

This question made Dian Mangzhang below look like he had no comment.

John's sparse brows wrinkled slightly, and he asked again.

"Your Majesty is about to marry a Hungarian princess. I only hope that when Your Majesty goes on an expedition in the future, the princess can live safely and happily in Brachna Palace and will not be involved in various vortexes of hatred and revenge and become a tragic victim. "The stable chief lowered his head and said these words sincerely.

After hearing Mikhail's meaningful advice, John suddenly came to his senses. The young emperor sighed and patted the handrail and stood up. He walked back and forth for a few steps in front of the brilliant brocade icon screen and looked at the statue. The stable master said frankly, "You are absolutely right. . I cannot start such a trend of retribution, which will bring disaster to myself sooner or later. Diognis has always been loyal to the empire, but my father has neglected him, so I decided to continue to pay his salary to his wife. "

"In this case, the country's people and military will soon stabilize." Mikhail said with admiration.

Afterwards, Emperor John had nothing to do and continued talking to the stable master. He comforted and encouraged him a few words and ended the accountability.

When the door of the palace was closed, John walked behind the screen. The ugly-looking Taticius came out and said to the emperor in the candlelight, "Your Majesty, you have been deceived by Nystas. Now you must Solve the problem with him and his army, otherwise he will go alone sooner or later!"

"I have been continuously buying and dismantling the outer palace guards, but the remaining ones have begun to realize the danger and have begun to unite around the chief of the stables. Therefore, the handling cannot be too radical. Now the ship of the empire must contact all the targets it should fight for. Fight against the most dangerous enemy, Gawain, and my sister."

But John’s explanation failed to satisfy Taticius. “If we don’t deal with it decisively, more and more alien mercenary detachments and commanders will gather around Mikhail. Also, for Diog Although the Norman wife of Nice is suspected of being cruel, if she is not severely punished, the entire army will be unprincipled in the future. "

"I think you heard the reason very clearly from behind the screen, General. I have to go back to the palace to hold a wedding soon. If I blame or even execute the chief of the stables at this time, the empire will be very unstable."

"If it were your father, he would never sit back and watch such behavior." Titicius said this in a hurry.

Then from behind the screen to the palace pillars and floors in the forest garden, the whole atmosphere was so weird that it was so eerie. John looked at General Xiongbi with his eyes crossed, but did not reply even a word for a long time, and Taticius also felt that he was too much just now. Suddenly, he put on a cloak to cover his face.

"If my father had really been like this, neither you nor I would be standing here alive." After John said this coldly, he turned and left the hall, leaving Taticius alone in a daze.

Soon after, a grand but relatively simple wedding was held in Constantinople. It was for John and the Princess of Hungary. Due to the recent intense war in the empire, the newly married emperor and empress had reduced a lot of expenses, but they still got the great shepherd. With the blessing and approval of Masdas, the people of the entire imperial capital were immersed in happiness and could not help but ignite their expectations for the future.

But soon Gawain and Anna presented a considerable "wedding gift".

In the second month after the new year, Gawain and Anna gathered two brigades (Red Hands and Philomelon), 2,000 border soldiers, 2,000 county soldiers, artillery regiments and Comaroi cavalry. The shooting group, with a total of nearly 18,000 people, held the "Bellerofonte Special" on the border of Angrasburg.

Bellerophon was a hero in ancient Greece. According to legend, he fell from the back of his horse "Pegasus" to the coast of Cilicia and injured one of his feet. Therefore, the place where he fell was named tar-sos. (foot injury), which is also the origin of the city "Tarsus".

The "Bellerofontein Exercise" was divided into several units, including brigade infantry and cavalry attack drills, county and border troops operating chariots and chariot forts to conduct musket volleys, and cavalry raids after artillery volleys - the entire eastern plains of Angras Castle were filled with the rumbling of artillery and the sound of killing, and the Grand Patron and Caesar personally visited the exercise field to supervise the entire process.

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After the exercise, Gawain and Anna personally visited Angras Castle, cordially received and rewarded the original subordinates of the eight or nine hundred garrison officers who fought bravely in the previous defense battle, and immediately announced that the seventh brigade of the entire Tarsus Kingdom, the "Bellerofontein Brigade", would be formed with this group of people as the core. As for the selection of General Temarchi, "naturally it is Diogenes." Caesar and Anna said very straightforwardly, and all the officers and soldiers in the castle responded with warm cheers.

The upcoming Bellerophon event made Theodore and even Georgian King David the Builder very nervous, so they began to frantically increase their war preparations in Amasya. They initially determined: Would Gawain launch a large-scale offensive on the northern front, targeting Amasya?

And David the Builder quickly dispatched 3,000 royal infantry from Cars, a key castle between Trebizond and Georgia, to Amasya to assist his uncle Theodore in defending the city, because "once Gawain breaks through Amasya, the connection between Trebizond and Emperor John's kingdom is likely to be completely severed."