Eagle Byzantium

According to the picture compiled by several people's answers, it is almost certain that the "Iron Gate", Antioch's gateway to the east and south, has been occupied by Cobuha's team.

On the other hand, when the pilgrims concentrated their efforts to capture the Acropolis of Yaghi, the team sent by Kobuha also captured the Port of Saint Simon originally occupied by the pilgrims.

The current situation is that the pilgrims have captured the entire city of Antioch and killed the entire Achish party, but have lost almost all of their outer defense lines.

"We are surrounded by Cobuha's army." This was the consensus of everyone, so everyone no longer wanted to enjoy the joy of last night's victory. They were worried: the problem of food, the problem of defending Antioch, etc.

"Now we need a decisive meeting!" At the moment when the crowd was buzzing, Gawain suddenly raised his hand and said loudly, "If this meeting is discussed well, then we will definitely have the power to defeat Kobuha and his allies. ”

"But we have so many people in the city now, 150,000, 200,000? And the ports of San Simeon and Latakia are blocked. Once we encounter famine, we will be completely destroyed." Many Sirs Both the knight and the knight responded gloomily and pessimistically.

"There are so many enemies, and among their 100,000, maybe 70,000 are soldiers who can go into battle, including tens of thousands of cavalry, and they can also be supplied with food from Aleppo and Mosul. If It will be extremely difficult for us to win if the Emperor of Constantinople does not come with his troops to support us and ignores the begging letter from Lord Ademar."

"Shut up, everyone!" At this moment, Earl Robert, the military counselor-in-chief, who was always praised for his gentleness and low-keyness, walked out of the crowd and said sternly and resolutely, "A hundred meaningless babbles are nothing. Not as good as a precise philosophical thought. When military deployment and strategy are ignored by the few. After the noble and most astute people formulated it, most of the lords and knights only need to strictly abide by it. It is precisely by relying on this that we have achieved victory after victory in the past. The bloody lessons of the past tell everyone - do not belong to each other. It will inevitably lead to tragedy. Therefore, Your Excellency the Chief Executive..."

"Hey, are you calling me?" Bohemond in the crowd didn't react for a moment, and pointed at the tip of his nose with a finger, a puzzled expression on his face.

"Please hold a secret meeting immediately and work out a thorough and appropriate plan in a short time." Robert then said.

Then, the Earl of Flanders turned to the solemn-looking Ademar, bowed deeply, and said in an apologetic tone, "Please forgive me, Your Excellency, because it is a purely military meeting hosted by the Duke of Apulia. It is not possible for you to be present, but you have to believe that everything we have discussed is to make this city, known as the 'cradle of the Lord', unshakable from the swords of the Turks and other unbelievers of all kinds. "

After a brief silence, Ademar nodded happily, and then kissed Robert on the cheek, "No problem, just tell the list of attendees you have drawn up here. No good deeds and righteous deeds can be exposed to the sun and the gospel hall. of."

The Count of Flanders then appointed the following persons to attend the meeting:

Bohemond, Gawain, Godfrey, Raymond, and himself.

Even Tancred and Baldwin were not qualified to participate in the meeting, either because they were considered too young, or because they believed that their relationship with their uncle or brother was too close, which was not conducive to truly forming a fair military deployment.

As for the noble Hugh, there was a rumor in the military camp that he was about to return via Constantinople, so no one thought that he would stay in the East.

Prince Sven of Denmark, more than half of his subordinates have been killed by Turks and Greek bandits in the Virginia Mountains, and he has lost the qualification to stand alone. Everyone thinks that he must take shelter under Gawain before he can enter the Holy City and pay tribute in the future. Holy Sepulchre.

The five selected people entered the secluded wing of the church. Outside the window of this house, there was a wall. There was no room for eavesdroppers. Everyone imitated the "secret meeting" of the cardinal in Rome. After entering, Just close the door and the guards must stand fifteen feet outside the door.

Gawain sat next to Godfrey on a chair by the window, Bohemond sat alone at the entrance, Raymond sat silently under the third pillar, and Robert of Flanders In order to show that he was only the host, he stood in the center and made a silent gesture to himself, indicating that he would not speak.

The atmosphere was very dull, everyone seemed to be deep in thought, and no one wanted to speak. On the one hand, the other side is approaching the city with troops, and on the other hand, our own side has its own agenda.

Exactly a quarter of an hour had passed, and everyone became anxious and focused their attention on Bohemond, secretly meaning that as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, it was necessary to say that now, no You have to say it.

In the end, Bohemond also felt that it was not a problem to continue like this, but he did not want to reveal the core things, so he thought about it. It was a military meeting anyway, so he would just "talk to the army":

"Dear lords, I have always been thinking about whether it is better for us to stick to the city in the face of the menacing enemy, or to go out of the city to fight in the field, or to defend and counterattack?"

Who would have thought that as soon as he finished speaking, Gawain suddenly slammed down the chair and stood up, causing Bohemond to not know what to say.

"If everyone's understanding is not unified, no matter what kind of tactics it is, it will end in failure!" Gawain's eyes were blazing and his words were shocking. It seemed that he did not want to discuss military issues at all.

However, although Gawain's words did not match the theme of the meeting, Raymond and others seemed to have been hit on the heart, and even Bohemond spread his hands, indicating that you can speak first if you have something to say.

A correct version can be found in the 16-9 book forum!

Gawain's footsteps stepped on the center of the floor of the atrium. Behind him were the splendid murals and dome of the church. The Grand Duke of the Empire and the High Priest of the Holy See's Commissioned Clergy, then said something that would terrify the Emperor of Constantinople and His Holiness the Pope. If Alexius and Urban were present, it would echo in the atrium:

"Is the Holy Land and even the entire Levant under the jurisdiction of the Emperor or the Pope?"

"Enough Gawain, don't say such incestuous words." Bohemond was very angry. How could he say the words buried in everyone's heart so openly? It was simply a crime.

"We must be honest before the Lord! If we had no desire for territory and spoils, we would not have traveled halfway around the world step by step to come to this East full of all kinds of things. But everyone should have this understanding, that is, we carry the cross, trek through killing and blood, and recover the Holy City. We are responsible to the Lord who bears the sins of the world, not the church." But Gawain did not care about the embarrassment of the crowd and continued to speak out.

Everyone stood up, trembling, but they were eager for Gawain to help them say what they thought. (To be continued ~^~)