Eagle Byzantium

Kobuha's huge army has been besieging the city of Edessa for a long time. Although the outer defenses have been cleared, the resistance in the city is still very fierce. The ruler of Mosul is sitting in the tent. , looking at the soldiers and military servants wrapped in turbans singing ballads and walking around carrying wood, and looking at the shelter in front of them. The hourglass that blessed him with invincibility was of course sealed in the middle, because he never felt that the city of Edessa was the ultimate goal of his troops. He just longed to gain an overwhelming feeling on this castle: capture it, Slaughter all the unbelievers inside, so he will save this magical hourglass for use in the decisive battle of Antioch.

The hourglass that was sealed at the middle waist was blocked and could not make any sound, making the whole scene seem a bit boring. At this time, Budakis, who was standing next to the prince of Mosul, was the youngest son of Aqiz, and spoke with eloquence. Advise Cobuha to take all the troops as soon as possible and rush to reinforce Antioch instead of staying here and doing nothing.

"Dear Your Majesty, several days have passed now. The unbelievers in this castle have long been frightened by our power, abandoned all the outer barriers, and retreated into the city. Not only that, it is said that from Malati All the lords from Asia to Marash began to tremble when they heard about your reputation, whether they were enemies or allies."

After hearing these compliments, the powerful Kobha nodded frequently and was extremely satisfied. He raised his arrogant head and said to Budakis that even the leaders of Danishmund and Roma also expressed their gratitude to him. After bowing down and gathering to block the Anatolian Plateau and block the Greek King's reinforcements that may come from Constantinople, he can concentrate his strength and completely defeat this group of pilgrims who don't know the heights of the sky and the earth.

After saying that, Budakis suddenly felt a heat on the back of his hand. It turned out that the noble Kobuha had grabbed his hand while he was speaking. At this moment, he saw the pair of brown eyes full of desire under the other person's thick beard. Staring at myself.

Budakis then looked around - in the Mosul prince's chair and the entire tent, apart from the various gorgeous ornaments and weapons, the people walking around serving them were all handsome men with gold nameplates. Among the children, there are shy Greeks with curly hair, Caucasians with well-proportioned and slender figures, and wavy girls with lip color. There are two more who are as strong as black coal, wearing only a white cloth bag around their waists. They have unconcealable "power", thick scarlet lips, eyes like copper bells, and hold up golden hands. Black slaves from the Maghreb with palm fans stood on both sides of the entrance to the tent. They were dancers and concubines who were not often seen anyway.

It seems that the rumors about this prince are completely true: his emir and bey both said that the relationship between him and his wife was just a simple marriage, and he would throw his wife away every time he went on an expedition, inspection or hunting trip. In the palace in Mosul, he would not bring other beautiful women, but would only walk closely with this large group of boys. Externally, he declared that he would use the prophet's scriptures to convert these children into naturalization.

"Your skin is really fair." Kobuha said it openly, "and it has not grown a terrible and dirty beard and hair. It is really the tomb of love. You should be a pure converted Armenian, It is rich in slaves that we Seljuks need. Your father was favored by serving our Khan. Now you are willing to follow me and enjoy endless Is the endless wealth and power like the desert of Syria? The city of Antioch will never come to you, but will be inherited by your brother." As he spoke, the affectionate Cobuha brought him. The hand with the huge ruby ​​ring grasped Budakis's wrist, then his arm, and finally pinched his chin and breathed, "How about, be my obedient little lamb."

"Now the defenders of Edessa, who are also the sheep in your sheepfold, can completely slaughter their meat and cut off their hair after winning a great victory in Antioch." Budakis could only give in. So, we are trying to find the right way through such humiliation.

The overjoyed Kobuha instantly hugged Budakis into his arms and promised, "On the border of Aleppo and Mosul, there is a large and fertile city called Azaze. This time It’s yours…”

On the edge of the Euphrates River, several boat bridges were connected with each other by iron chains. Four thousand of Cobuha's most elite cavalry acted as the vanguard, moving mightily from various boat bridges to the opposite side of the river bank. Behind this cavalry are tens of thousands of soldiers The infantry team armed with sharp spears formed a dense and long team, and behind them were five hundred camels loaded with weapons and baggage. As for the light cavalry and infantry from other tribes, they were not used by any ordinary person. It’s hard to count with the naked eye.

Kobuha was riding on a horse decorated with colorful banners, sitting beside a date palm forest by the river. He looked at his team that was moving forward with great ambition. In the valley to the north of them were Malatya and Sasha. Mossata, behind them is Edessa, which is heavily surrounded by some of the remaining teams, and directly in front, as long as his elite cavalry gallops over, they can hunt and kill in Port San Simeon or in the mountains west of Antioch. Any follower of Christ who shows up.

"Take that port first. I will cut off the supply channels of the unbelievers and completely cut them off from the Syrian Gate, so that the other party will be completely trapped."

When the Turkish cavalry at the front received the signal from the tooth flag, they howled and rushed towards the field leading to Saint-Simon with their scimitars raised. Their momentum was completely seen by the Provençal people on the watchtower of the estuary fortress. The six soldiers on the watchtower were frightened to death and hurriedly lit the alarm fire in the direction of Antioch.

But after seeing the smoke rising from the fortress tower, this group of cavalry ignored it and continued to advance towards the port of Saint-Simon.

In the Syrian Gate Valley, the remaining troops of the Gimages Brigade were frightened and hurriedly retreated to two fortresses on the seaside and the mountains. Many people took their livestock to take refuge inside; and in the small Alexander Castle over there, several cavalry sergeants from the Blois Territory returned from their scout duties and told Count Stephen what they saw.

The count turned pale. When he learned that the Turkish cavalrymen had covered the area and that they all had the best and most impressive war horses, he really couldn't muster the courage to attack.

When his brother-in-law Robert Curtis came over and asked him what happened, the count of Blois cleared his throat and then said to the trumpeter and messenger standing at the door,

"I will let all the infantry defend this castle and support the two castles of the Grand Duke over there. Then Robert Curtis and I will take our knights to Cilicia and Constantinople and quickly ask for help from the emperors there. Along the way, the castles of Gawain and Baldwin will open the way for us." (To be continued ~^~)