Eagle Byzantium

After that, the two of them were like normal siblings reunited after a long separation: Osdu rode a horse to look for his sister, and Tang Wu, who was out picking, happened to see his younger brother. The two of them were talking and laughing, neatly dressed, and came to the rising place The Imale tribe was a small tribe with hundreds of tents. Brother-in-law Aku received his adoptive brother very warmly. When he learned of his intention, he immediately offered to mobilize twenty people who were good at archery. Good hands come.

Osdu looked very happy and got his brother-in-law drunk. The next day, he continued to go further, to the area where the Sajitus people lived and nomadic, to recruit the remaining people... ..

When all the people were found, Esdu and Aku personally tested everyone's archery skills on the grassland and trained everyone in their different shooting skills. "We will operate during the day. This will It is more effective than at night, but it is also more dangerous. This requires all warriors to shoot arrows uniformly under the command of my bone whistle. Otherwise, it will be difficult to escape after failure, not to mention success." Esdu continued. Said this to the fifty cavalrymen.

He knew that this was also a life-and-death adventure: even if they were let in without any defense outside the city of Edessa, it would still be very difficult to kill so many dignitaries in a surprise attack, if it weren't for the price Tancred gave. He was tall enough. If it weren't for Sister Tang Wu and his own future, he would never have taken on this terrible job.

"In the acropolis of Edessa, Barak, Taprunzi, and Cusus all live here, while Fer is stationed outside the city with his guards. Our people have internal support in the acropolis. It is not as steep and solid as Antioch. It is located on a protrusion in the north of the city. On the small fortress, in the passage connected to the outer city, an inner city wall was built for patrolling. It was only ten feet high. There was a small copper bell for warning in the shed above. There were no stones in the wall. The castle is just a few connected mansions. My brother-in-law and I rode on horseback with ten of the best archers, and the rest were on foot, carrying the documents of the Duke of Apulia. We passed directly through Feier's outer camp, and then in one go, we directly broke through the inner city wall, and first Barak and others were killed , then light the beacon and cooperate with the Apulian army to kill Feir." After collaborative archery, Osdu pointed to the model of Edessa Castle and repeated the layout with everyone for a day. Only after they were all mastered. He and the others mounted their horses and headed towards Edessa.

"Tang Wu, you and my tribe have also been moving forward in the past few days, waiting at the border of Edessa. Once Os and I are successful, we will come back to take you and others to live in the big castle in Syria. "It's said that you can buy everything in the market there," Aku said, swinging the saddle's strap to the mount and fastening it, then straddling it and saying goodbye to his elated wife.

A few days later, under the city of Edessa, Tancred's order came to the door. Barak in the city looked for the Armenian nobles in panic to discuss, "Don't be afraid. Coboha's tens of thousands of troops have been besieging this place for a long time. Weren't they all defeated by us?" Have you saved the day? What's more, Prince Reuben will be your strong backing when necessary. If the Normans come to ask for money again, you can reply that the treasury in the city has been exhausted, and all will be sent out to reward those who have served in the defense of the city. "Tap. Lenz kept cheering Ballack up.

But when Barak steeled himself and received the order, he realized that the Normans were not here to ask for tribute or money. "Lord Bohemond made an agreement with others to attack and capture the Holy City before officially marching to it." There are several bridgeheads located in Tripoli, so you need to be in Marash Recruit more manpower with Armenia. I hope that your city of Edessa will serve as a transit point for the mercenaries of the four armies. As long as you provide water and food, you will also provide five hundred cavalry to go into battle and assemble outside the city to be on standby at any time. Lord Tancred will send someone to take them away."

After hearing these words, Barak was relieved. For such a military service allocation, each person would only have more than a hundred cavalry, and the cost of sending them out for a year would only be a thousand gold coins. He immediately and respectfully agreed. After sending the messenger, Barak gathered the cavalry in the city and sent them to Feier's camp outside the city to wait for the order.

Three or four days later, there was a lot of activity inside and outside the city of Edessa: there were small groups of people from all directions, from all nationalities, holding military service orders or customs clearance documents, carrying weapons, and shouting that they were serving Apu. The Duke of Leah ordered to go to Antioch to participate in the battle. Feier and his personal guards were so busy that they were sweating profusely. They walked from here to there to maintain order and ordered these people to station outside the city gate. .

In the midst of the billowing smoke, ten cavalrymen who claimed to be from the Imale tribe, with a team of infantrymen carrying quivers and swords behind them, came to Feir's camp in a chaotic atmosphere. The leader Os They all skillfully took out tokens and documents. The book was immediately handed over to Feier. "I am the general who has been ordered to take away the five hundred cavalry of Edessa. Now let me enter the city. After completing the inspection with the consul Barak, I will come and collect the people in the camp." Take all the cavalry away and go to meet the Duke of Apulia."

"Are you a Turk?" Fehr asked. He was a little surprised that the Normans actually let the Turks lead the army.

"I am Estu. There should be no one here who has not heard of my name, including you. If you can afford the price, you can let me do anything and kill anyone. This is the privilege given to me by God. ." Osdu replied shamelessly on horseback.

Fehr shrugged his shoulders in disdain, and then he checked all the documents and the letters sent by Tancred just now. The evidence was all in place. Without thinking too much, he walked out of the camp and waved to the city gate tower - for a while Finally, the suspension bridge creaked and creaked on the ditch. Osdu pulled the reins and led fifty people The team first walked to the city gate corridor, and in front of the guards holding halberds, they said to their forty foot soldiers, "You just stay here and wait. I will take the horsemen and go to the acropolis to collect the documents." Submit it in, and Lord Barak just needs to stamp it, and I can take away everything that needs to be taken away."

Everything was so normal. The guards paid tribute to him and raised their halberds. Osdu, Aku, and the other nine riders walked leisurely through the outer city wall and passed through the paving stones. The main street of , slowly heading towards that Walking towards the inner city wall with low sheds, the distance between the two is about three hundred feet. There are workshops and houses on both sides of the road, as well as a trading market full of livestock, and people carrying goods on their backs. Often, very prosperous.

At this moment, several soldiers on patrol on the inner wall of the acropolis saw Osdu coming directly from their side. They walked to the battlements one after another, stretched out their hands, and told them to stop their horses, "We are here to ask for something." Barak The seal of His Majesty the Consul!" Osdu suddenly shouted, lowering himself and pulling on the reins. The horse under his crotch suddenly accelerated its hooves and rushed towards the city wall like lightning. The pedestrians on both sides screamed in surprise. avoid. (To be continued ~^~)