Eagle Byzantium

Gawain pondered for a moment, "After one year...according to the oath, I must return Seleucia and Cilicia to your father after one year. But it's not bad, then you If I bring some money, I can go to Kherson (Crimea Peninsula) or even Italy to run a farm or a commercial port. Wouldn’t my life be just as happy?”

"Ah!?" Anna's tiger teeth were exposed, and she was about to pounce on him and bite Govington hard. At this moment, the fat eunuch was standing at the entrance of the corridor, while the little sunfish was sitting on the reading table in the corner of the room. Go up and raise the reed pen. Even if only the Grand Duke and the Princess in Purple were present at this meeting, she still had to take notes.

Then, Gawain walked to the curtain blown by the sea breeze, sat on a bench with armrests by the window, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said to Anna, "I was joking with you just now. Antioch, I am determined to go." ”

"But in the spring and summer soon, more than 100,000 pagan troops, led by Turkic and Saracen princes, will go there. But now the pilgrims are short of food and clothing, and many of them are dying. Gao When Wen you go, also It happens to be the most dangerous time. Even if we take all the three-winged troops and the Jinat soldiers, we will only have less than 15,000 troops. How can we fight against those pagans? " Anna's point of view, under the premise of caution, There was also some helplessness and anxiety.

"I am confident of victory against the Turks." Gawain said nonchalantly, "Anna, you also know that some things are mutually reinforcing. I am not sure of victory against your father, but against the Turks' army, I I have never been at a disadvantage! The elite soldiers of the Three Wings are enough for me." After speaking, Gawain raised his chin and leaned on the chair, facing the standing princess. Her short brown hair swayed slightly in the wind, "When the time comes, I will be the most dazzling star on the battlefield in Antioch and even the entire Syrian battlefield. Anna, so this is an opportunity. Opportunities are sometimes not much different from gambling. Just don’t back down.”

there. Agnes turned her face sideways, pretending to be looking for the spare parchment spread out on other wooden frames (a piece of parchment was worth four Seriqua silver coins), but secretly made a disdainful expression, and then continued to write, writing this piece of paper. The shameless remarks of a brown bear were recorded truthfully.

But what Anna said next made the little sunfish even more incredible: The purple-clothed princess actually answered in a very irritating manner. "I believe that with the blessing of Saint Michael and Saint Dimitri, you will completely defeat the Turks. But what I am really worried about is not this."

Ah, princess, I didn’t expect you to believe in that bear so much. In my opinion, he is just a 30% strength and 70% bragging.

"Is it that oath? Because the soldiers are pressing down on the territory and there is a rebellion inside, I have to sign the treaty with your father, right?" Gawain could easily see through Anna's thoughts.

The princess in purple nodded, but Gawain then stood up from the armchair and said, "This oath is just to gain some room for maneuver. But one year is enough. I will have several plans by then, and I will work with your father to , no, it is my father-in-law who fights, but only if I help the pilgrims capture the city of Antioch .The next scene is like when I get the key to the treasure house door. With a flick of my finger, all the gold and silver treasures inside will be revealed in front of you and me with a dazzling light. . Then no one can overwhelm us, but it will be our turn to counterattack!”

With these words, Gawain made a push-hand gesture. Anna seemed to feel that there was a mysterious and rich treasure house in front of him, and in Agnes's eyes, did this bear have something? Something wrong?

Seeing Anna's doubtful expression, Gawain raised the corners of his mouth and smiled confidently. Then he took out the calf-paper envelope from his belt. When Agnes saw this, she stood up to get it and read it.

"No, little sunfish, let the princess see it in person." Gawain stopped her.

Anna frowned her beautiful eyebrows and read carefully from beginning to end. The expression on her face suddenly became relaxed, "Letter from the Amalfi Chamber of Commerce..."

"That's right. In Alexandria and Cairo, they each have a 'hotel' with a scale of more than a hundred merchants. In fact, it is also a central chamber of commerce. This more critical message came from there. Anna, you should understand that intelligence is very important to our Importance." Gawain then took back the calfskin letter paper and rolled it up again mysteriously.

“But how to get the most out of it?”

"Crush Antioch, kill Achish, and then use the entire winter and spring harvest of Seleucia to resolve the crisis that the pilgrims are about to face - then, the key big deal comes." Gawain said, using his fingers to A triangular shape was drawn in the air.

At this moment, the room was completely silent. Agnes, shrouded in mist, stood in front of the Bible reading table, unable to move. There were times when she didn’t understand, but Anna, after seeing the triangular gesture riddle, smiled proudly and said, “That’s right. So. But on my father's side... Even if we have the strength to stop the imperial army, our lack of integrity will put us in a position of being condemned. "

"This is completely under my control." After Gawain finished speaking, he turned around and looked outside at the gray air, the erratic sea currents in winter, the seabirds flying around, and the roar of the rocks hitting the rocks. , "Raymond once said, I am an eight-clawed spider, then I will be happy to accept this nickname. When the time comes, The intricate cause and effect between Antioch, the Levant, Cyprus, Cilicia, Babylon (referring to Egypt), Rome, and Constantinople will be woven into a web by me. I am a hunter and a hunter. People with interests, this is where you and I fight... Anna, abandon your father and stand with me."

Anna bit her lip, with joy and excitement, took two subtle steps, and leaned on Gawain's shoulder, "I have long regarded this place as my home. From now on, I should know clearly who is the enemy and who is family. ”

"After I go on the expedition, I will protect Seleucia, and calmly monitor the movements of your brother and your father, and - Stephen's letter has revealed another opportunity that we will and will definitely be able to seize, a grand opportunity. Buildings, invincible money, and skilled warriors will soon be controlled by you and me to reform this ocean and land..."

"Rebuild the glory and splendor of the true Roman Empire!" Anna stretched out her little finger and hooked Gawain's.

The little sunfish sighed softly, sat down, and slowly built up the wooden frame grid for storing parchment. She had no way of commenting on the current situation.

Then, Anna held Gawain's belt, came closer, and whispered in a very gentle voice, "How does it feel to meet the blond Varyag woman again after a long separation? How does it feel to climb the peak of Olympus?"

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"I will stay overnight in the Acropolis before departure."

"Oh, it seems that in the two days before returning to the army, there were already colorful ribbons fluttering in the Fei tent, right?"

Hearing this, Gawain looked at Agnes fiercely, but at this time, the little sunfish had already picked up the wooden frame and pencil case and quietly left. (To be continued ~^~)