Eagle Byzantium

But Ridwan was more calm in his seat:

"Are you talking about Bohemond and Dukak? That's better. In the face of a real power struggle, there are no brothers. What's more, I don't like him in the first place. I want to tell the truth about your conspiracy. To Constantinople, that’s it.”

The whole atmosphere suddenly became deathly quiet.

Ridwan and his vizier Daura saw that Monk Jinghang, who was wearing plain clothes and a turban at the foot of the steps (he traveled throughout Syria and the Levant and needed to hide his eyes from others) raised his head slightly, and his eyes were no longer the same as before. So calm, but showing a trace of anger and mania.

"Catch him to prevent him from taking poison!" Daola shouted.

Several strong warriors swarmed forward. Jinghang took out half of the pill from his arms with lightning speed. The remaining half was pulled down by the warrior and knocked down. It was crushed under the soles of his boots. The monk's headband also fell off during the struggle. His bare blue head was exposed, and his hands were cut back to hold his neck. The veins on them were bulging, and there was a trace of miserable red on his pale face. He was vomiting blood.

Even so, the Aleppo warriors did not let him go and put a bit in his mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue and committing suicide.

But soon, Ridwan called the doctor in, and Jinghang was revived. He had no way to die - his hands and feet were tied with iron ropes, and a bit was put on his mouth. Then Ridwan sent thirty elite cavalry to fight all night. Send him to Marash City first.

The first person to obtain the Jinghang was the local governor Dorus Lambert. After briefly understanding the situation, he did not dare to neglect, and sent additional manpower like a whirlwind to send the Jinghang westward, with the destination being His Majesty the Emperor's royal camp. .

In fact, when we arrived at the city of Tarsus, Jinghang no longer had to go forward.

Because the emperor and the Palace Guards, the Guards Cavalry and the Imperial Tomb Guards had arrived in this capital in a mighty force overnight, even the citizens in the city didn't know.

Eight brigades, three newly attached large brigades, all cavalry regiments and artillery units are still behind, and they will all gather here in about two to three hours.

The so-called general attack on Crete was just a cover to deceive the enemies of the enemy. On the contrary, the emperor rejoiced: "John, this kid finally knows how to use conspiracy methods, but it will be a good thing for me to take the lead in getting rid of the most troublesome local snakes in Crete." It’s a great thing, it saves you the trouble of going ashore.”

The emperor interrogated Jinghang in a warehouse that served as a temporary palace next to the dock in New Port, St. Paul.

Wen Ruomingna, the one-armed sleeping companion, was ecstatic, respectfully prepared all the items, and served His Majesty.

"No need for him to say anything, just ask him to write." Gao Wen ordered Jinghang quietly as he looked at the hanging Jinghang - still wearing a bit in his mouth.

So Jinghang was put down, and the guards spread out Seleucia paper and a reed pen for him. As a result, Jinghang grabbed the reed pen and stabbed it hard into the palm of his hand. Blood immediately flowed out and a bloody hole was made. He said he would never write it down.

The guard thrust the reed pen into his left hand.

Jinghang waved his left hand and stabbed his right eye. The eyeball immediately flowed out, and the bit was almost broken with a painful sound.

"Why bother." Gawain waved his hand, "Actually, you don't need to write it. Ridwan and other witnesses are complete, so why do you need to destroy your right hand and right eye? Look at the sleeping companion next to me, how much she longs to be able to Restore that missing wrist!"

The guards untied Jinghang's torture tools and bits, and Jinghang, who had put on his armor, collapsed on the floor, blood all over his body, staring at Gawain with beast-like eyes.

"Suppose this monk who is instigating the conspiracy." After the emperor said this order calmly, he turned and left. He also had to discuss further military deployment with the officers and had no time to spend with this man.

The next day, the whole city of Tarsus rang the bells, and John Oakshilt called out to all the believers and other citizens who had gathered out of curiosity in front of St. Paul's Cathedral:

"The Nestorians from the East are by no means recognized by me. They are all enemies. I call on believers throughout Syria, Cilicia, Cappadocia and Greater Armenia to take up arms, donate their property, and unite under His Majesty the Emperor. By your side, fight them to the end— -Your Majesty is the Messiah who will save the world. He is definitely not a barbarian from the East. You must not be deceived. Being deceived is also an unforgivable crime. Remember that from now on, anyone who dares to contact the Assyrian and Baghdad church members in the East will be treated as A double crime of treason and apostasy.”

The officers and soldiers who arrived did not take a long rest before they began to check the weapons for combat readiness. In the dock of Newport, large ships with sails hanging began to pass Cleopatra's Gate and headed towards the undulating sea.

On the other side, at the Port of Saint Simon west of Antioch, several warships were docked there with the flag of the icon of Saint Nicholas. On the pier on the shore, a row of sailors from the New Roman Empire were standing on the stacked boxes. Waiting for acceptance from Antioch City.

This batch is the second batch of supplies that Emperor Gawain sent to the city of Antioch. There are 500 fire blunderbuss, four light rapid-fire perfume bottle cannons, and many Khitan snow ammunition, etc.

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The acceptance representative who came was Earl Reynold of Antioch. He was followed by a group of Saracen masterminds. He walked out of the round pavilion by the dock and walked along the narrow seaside plank road. "This is the latest weapon." Guns?" Reynold asked arrogantly, because his prince Bohemond required Gawain to send the latest firearms so that he would go to the battlefield on the Oxus River.

A sailor's flag officer said of course, and then he took out a long gun with a very beautifully carved dog-head iron hook from the box, wrapped it around his waist with the waist hook on the wooden support, turned around and pressed against Lord Reinold and added, "It is definitely the latest long gun in the empire!" After speaking, he squeezed the trigger directly, and the muzzle of the long gun made a muffled bang, and Reinold's chest armor was smashed to pieces. The bullet rolled through his neck, leaving splattered flesh and blood - then the lord stretched out his hands, flew upside down three or four feet, and fell among a pile of cargo barrels.

Then other sailors also took out long and short muskets from the box, and fired continuously, and all the people around Reinold were knocked to the ground. Some of the seriously injured fell into the sea, and some were panting and crawling on the ground. In the dense smoke, the sailor flag officer walked up to Reinold, who was lying between the barrels, whispered something, and then drew his sword and stabbed the lord's chest sharply, killing him.

Screams were heard on the dock of Saint Simon Port. No one expected that the soldiers of the allies would suddenly attack and kill. Soon, several rowing longboats approached, and more sailors went ashore, holding long guns and shooting everywhere, killing people and setting fires, and seizing towers and battlements.

Then the cargo galleys also creaked into the dock, and their cabins were full of elite brigade soldiers. Some of these soldiers were covered with face armor, and some wore pig-mouthed helmets. They held long swords and shields and stepped on the plank bridges extended from the ships. They went ashore one after another, and soon Bohemond's gateway Saint Simon Port was captured by surprise.