Eagle Byzantium

Several sailors were astonished when they heard Gawain's words, and then they explained that when they carried food to the barge yesterday according to the news from Antioch, Cobuha's cavalry crossed the entire Afghanistan. The wasteland around Tacheng rushed into the Holy Land. In Port Simon, he shot all the sailors who were loading cargo on land at the mouth of the sea, and threw torches to burn all the Venetian barges. The people on the big galleys were so frightened that they quickly pulled anchor and sailed away towards the Gulf of Issus or further south. Escape from the port of Latakia.

"Where are the other city-states?" Gawain asked hurriedly.

"Amalfi and Rela Duck also suffered the same fate as us. The survivors ran to the fortress of the Jimmagis. A few of us came to report to the Grand Duke."

After hearing this, Gawain's head buzzed for a moment, and then he understood something. He became furious and immediately walked out of the camp, got on horseback, and galloped to the city of Antioch with his guards.

At the gates of the city walls that were previously smashed by pilgrims, many mobilized people have begun repairs. In the past, these were the enemy's barriers, but now they belong to them, so they must do their best.

At this time, when Gawain slowed his horse's hooves at the bridge beside the Falfa River, a steady stream of people carrying various supplies on the bridge, including the craftsmen on the city wall, all burst into cheers - Gawain looked intently, Sure enough, in the Falfa River, there were two or three barges carrying grain, passing through the stone bridge holes and heading towards the target dock and harvesting field.

The sailors on the deck, all wearing blouses with arrow-proof iron nails, rowed hard with their oars. The flag on the bow of the ship looked familiar to Gawain, so he shouted angrily even louder and whipped Sabina with a riding crop. Entered the city gate.

On the edge of the arena block, in front of the residence of "Army Commander" Bohemond, several Norman knights held sword hilts and surrounded the courtyard maliciously, staring at Gawain who entered with the Saxon guard warriors from the door. , trying to prevent Gawain from going deeper, but Gawain was not polite at all. He waved his arm, and the warrior behind him also raised his shining battle ax, and the two sides suddenly became tense.

At this moment, Bohemond walked out of the mansion step by step, leisurely holding a goblet inlaid with diamonds and pure gold. With a drunken expression, he tilted his mouth and looked at the man who was looking at him angrily. Gawain.

But when Gawain saw him, he was even more angry, so he simply went straight to the scene and said, "The port of St. Simon was raided by Cobuha's cavalry. Do you know that the losses were heavy?"

"Is your information accurate? I mean, the last half of your sentence." Bohemond asked mockingly, as if he had been prepared for this scene.

"Of course!" There was a noise, and Gawain stepped directly onto the steps. Bohemond was so frightened that he took two steps back and leaned against a potted plant. Several Norman knights had already drawn their swords, and Gawain's guards were The cold light of the ax blades intertwined, "Now as far as I know, all the fleets of the three city-states of Venice, Amalfi and Rela Duck, the grain and barges prepared to be transported, were all lost and burned."

"What!" There was a bang, and Bohemond was in despair. The wine glass actually fell at his feet. He leaned on a huge palm leaf potted plant, making the leaves rustle. Hearing Gawain's words, it was as if he was in a dream. No, I was so scared that I woke up from drinking and dreaming together.

Gawain chopped off his hand, "But when I came just now, I saw several barges from the rear team on the Falfa River surrounding the city, loaded with food, and you should know the flags - they are owned by the Pisa people. ”

These words almost made Bohemond's eyes darken. The shrewd man quickly understood the reason for such a mood, and then Bohemond felt that his eyes were darkened - Gawain ignored the advice of many followers. Pushing the guard, he rushed up and grabbed his collar, "You are acting like this. How much bribes did the Pisa people give you to make you willing to betray more than 100,000 pilgrims and the entire city of Antioch?"

Gawain's strength was so great that Bohemond pushed him away angrily with his hands, but Gawain rushed forward and pressed his knee against the Duke of Apulia's hand. Bohemond twisted and his neck was struck by Gawain's iron iron. His arms were clamped, and his body His body was twisting, but he couldn't exert any strength. His fingers couldn't even touch the hilt or hilt of the sword, so he blushed and shouted in a different voice, "You are presumptuous, I am the commander-in-chief of the army. You said so." I don’t know anything about it!”

As a result, Gawain pushed his elbow forward, Bohemond's neck was pinched hard, his breathing was very difficult, he made a continuous sound of retching, and his waist was pushed to the sharp edge of the potted pottery pot, "Now only When one city-state in Pisa brought in food, the other three were destroyed by the Turks, and the city was bound to fall into famine. Say, are you colluding with the consul of Pisa to earn money from the pilgrims? "

Bohemond was pressed down in a mass of emerald green, with palm leaves swaying on his cheeks and face. He was vomiting and coughing, and his hands were constantly and weakly patting Gawain's arm - not long after , the Duke put his hands on the floor, still struggling to adjust his breathing. Veins were popping up on his neck, stretching and contracting, and his eyes were almost popped out just now.

"I really don't know. I met with Consul Moniqueni a few days ago. I asked him to notify all the city-state ships in the entire San Simeon Port to use small barges to transport the grain, fodder and other supplies stored in the port as soon as possible. , are transported to the city along the river, so that we can hold on to it for a long time. I can swear this at the same time in front of the Lord and the ancestors.”

Listening to the explanation of the Duke of Apulia, Gawain felt that he should not lie, so he hit the pillar with his fist, "You were deceived by the Pisans. They used your information and intelligence to transport food in first, avoiding the attack of Cobha, and deliberately left their competitors in the port, destroying all their supplies."

"What benefits do they get from doing this?"

"The benefits are obvious. The Pisans' new trick of hoarding goods uses the enemy to destroy the capital chips of their competitors. Only if they transport food into Antioch can they do the exclusive business of more than 100,000 pilgrims. At that time, they can set any price they want." Gawain's explanation made Bohemond, who stood up, shiver and turn pale.

Finally, Bohemond suggested, "You and I will take the guards to the consul's house of the Pisans and ask them for food, and distribute it strictly according to the number of people."

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Gawain turned around and looked at him with a very distrustful look, "As far as I know, you owe him tens of thousands of gold coins."

Who would have thought that Bohemond would hit his chest with his fist, "I understand, but if Moniqueni is allowed to act recklessly, then my reputation as the general will plummet. In any case, we must give it a try." (To be continued ~^~)