Eagle Byzantium

In the early morning of the next day, the Saint Cyril cavalry companies wearing armor and horse clothes lined up in several lines, blocking and monitoring all approaches from the city of Ferna. Then, in the dust and reeds flying past, there was another company of newly baptized people. Then he slowly opened up the road to Seleucia in the direction of Milio Cephalon.

Of course, this is more just Gawain's caution, because it is impossible for Giliki and Nikitas to come and pursue the attack.

Caught in the middle are the surviving 20,000 to 30,000 mixed pilgrims. Sons have lost their parents, elders have lost their younger ones, and couples are constantly separated. Many people simply wrap their wounds with rough cloth strips, looking at each other. Looking around at the fragmented mountain peaks, they were afraid that the Turkic cavalry would appear again with scimitars in hand. They no longer wanted to be as carefree and carefree as when they set off from their hometown. Because the Kingdom of Hungary, Bulgaria and Constantinople have opened roads and free inns to them. Among them, Prince Sven and Count Reinstein have also received warm reception from the emperor in the Roman capital, so they think that the following The journey of a thousand miles was equally pleasant. Who would have thought that as soon as they reached the hot water lake in the Phrygian mountains, seven or eight thousand people would be killed.

Several unkempt pilgrims asked a cavalryman carrying a spear passing by, "How long is the journey to the Holy Land? Are there any ferocious enemies blocking believers along the way?"

The cavalryman clicked his tongue, and his eyes could not be seen clearly under his helmet. He just said to them in Lombardy, "I also mentioned it when I listened to the lecture of His Excellency the Grand Duke. In front of me, the Bishop of Le Mans, the Duke of Apulia, the Count of Adana and The army of the Marquis of Provence is besieging the city of Antioch with great difficulty."

"The City of Antioch..." Several pilgrims looked confused, carrying luggage and broken baskets, walking crookedly on the uneven mountain road.

Obviously, they only knew that there was a holy city in the east with the tomb of Jesus inside. If we go there, we can obtain salvation and live a good life in the Lord's favor. After death, our bones and souls will always be with Jesus.

The armor on the cavalry made a clanking sound, "Antioch is the gateway to the Holy City. The real Holy City, even if it is captured, we still have to walk a long way through the wilderness and desert to reach it."

The trudging pilgrims fell silent, feeling that the enthusiasm in their hearts was rapidly draining away.

At this moment, another general-purpose cavalryman carrying a Turkic-style scimitar came swaggering with a whistle and added. “In Antioch alone, there are as many huge towers as there are days in a year, iron gates as thick as a child’s height, moats that can carry eight ships abreast, city roads that can run eight horses abreast, and all kinds of strange things. There are thirty thousand Christian soldiers, and they have extremely fast horses and arrows. Before you see the arrows flying, your life will be gone. In Khorasan, in Damascus, in Aleppo, there are still more countless armies of the unbelievers rushing there, trying to save this great city from the hands of the pilgrims, and drive everyone to the sea, in the east. Kill all the believers in Christianity." After saying this, the cavalryman laughed and made a gesture on his neck. The pilgrims immediately shuddered and stopped talking.

Stay in the mountains of Milio Cephalon. Gawain rode Sabina at a trot, the bells ringing continuously. Carrying the smoke and dust, we ran to Gaofu where we could overlook the surrounding passes in all directions. Several scouts holding flags dismounted and saluted him. After Gawain returned the salute, he turned to look at the cirrus clouds and green mountains under the bloody setting sun: By leaving Suleilman behind, he actually left a "gateway" for himself - the West. A steady stream of poor pilgrims and exiles came by land (they had no money to go by sea). After Suleman's killing, a considerable number of them would be frightened, and then join him and Anna's Seleucia. The kingdom provides him with taxes, cultivators and military personnel. In fact, there is no psychological barrier or uneasiness in doing so. This group of people who have problems even supporting themselves in their hometown, many of them are not so much pilgrims as longings. Fleeing poverty and exploitation in their hometown, when they heard about the greater danger and bloodshed ahead and saw the peace and tranquility of Seleucia and Sicily, they were very likely to stay.

Moreover, Gawain also predicts that with the large-scale men heading east soon, in three to five years, a considerable number of women will follow in the footsteps of their fathers, brothers or sons. By then, Seleucus West Asia should play a good role as a "checkpoint" and "interception".

A woman who can give birth to a baby is of extraordinary value in Gawain's eyes.

While Gawain was looking at the distant mountains and thinking about the coming "large wave of women", there was another woman with the highest blood and status in Anatolia who could also give birth to babies - Anna Du Cass, together with the female imperial officer Little Sunfish, rode on a carriage and were escorted by guards and guards, and arrived at the besieged Mutter Castle.

Anna's carriage first stopped in front of the town of Rum, which was owned by the Paulists. She saw under Shen Yun that this group of heretical believers were burying corpses and repairing the damage. "It turns out that this group of heretics will shed losses just like us Orthodox believers." tears of relatives, then they Why did you reject the Virgin Mary, let alone the painting of the Virgin mourning her son? When I saw this painting for the first time when I was four years old, I shed tears. I felt the greatness of humanity and divinity, and the physical and spiritual power. Fusion..."

While Anna was mumbling, Cabe Amiya had arrived like the wind, bringing the elders of the believers. "Great and divinely inspired Princess Purple, there are wars, executions and corpses ahead. Please stay here for a while and let us do our best to entertain you." The female archon was very experienced and obedient in front of the sedan chair.

"Is the damage done by the Paulines okay this time?" Anna behind the veil didn't buy it, and her tone was all business.

"With the wisdom and kindness of the Princess Purple, I believe that the four towns will be restored to their original state soon. No, it will be even better in the coming year, and more taxes will be paid to you."

Anna elegantly took out some burnt bread crumbs from the small box beside the armrest and wiped her white teeth carefully. "Believers, this country also belongs to the Grand Duke."

Why don't you raise the price? It's obvious that you have something to hide, Konama Vixen!

"Yes, but His Royal Highness the Grand Duke is also below the glorious and sacred Princess Purple." Cabe Amiya turned quickly.

"Gawain is below me... Yes, it seems that this is also possible." Anna, who still had bread crumbs on her lips, heard this and fell into a short and serious thought.

The little sunfish next to her coughed twice softly, reminding the princess that she had been distracted, and Anna turned around, "But I still feel a little sorry, Chief Believer."

A correct version in 1619 Book and Bar!

Cabe Amiya bowed her head, her black braids fell down, and waited respectfully for the princess's questions. (To be continued ~^~)