Eagle Byzantium

When Isaac received the envoys, Gawain had already put on the red cloak presented by Eudocia again, and covered it with the pure gold buckle given by the eunuch to represent his identity. Even Sabina was put on a silver cloak. With a saddle and colorful silk, he has been promoted to the emperor's captain of the bodyguard and the commander of the earl, commanding an infantry department with a strength of about a thousand people.

At sunset, he continued to stand by the lake, brushing Sabina's hair.

Then Diogenes, the captor, came behind him.

"How about it? Is there anything you can say?"

"I'm not here to compete with you for meritorious service or to argue about anything. You seized the opportunity to win your own glory and rank, but I'm just confused..."

"You are confused. Why did you hesitate, but I killed the stablemaster's adjutant without any delay, right?" Gawain threw the brush into the water jar, and then began to tidy the saddle on the ground. "That's because you have no judgment of your own, Diognis."

"However, before everyone does something, they will make a judgment based on the simplest emotions. This is my judgment!"

"You are wrong, Diognis, the reason for your hesitation is just that you did not receive the order from Emperor Comnenos himself!" Gawain said sharply, and then he pointed into the distance, "But I am different, I am a gentleman I once lived in a village before Fort Tantino, but that village was later destroyed by your emperor’s locust-like tax collectors and the Turks who trampled upon them; and then When I returned with the stable master, I saw the refugees taking root again on its ruins. At that time, I said to them, feel free to sow the seeds for next year. We will protect you on the border of Anatolia. Your family and crops. But what's the use now? The army is going back again? The chief of the stables only wants the throne of the emperor. The emperor just hopes to reuse his relatives to seize more military and financial power. He is more worried about foreign enemies than external enemies. Everyone within the Xiaoqiang is fighting for power and competing against each other. The promise of the army to the people has come to nothing. You can only return to your hometown. It's just gibbering in a dream. This big empire can no longer see the morning star in the night sky. No one really cares about this place. You can come here whenever you want. , Just give up if you want, the human heart is even worse than a piece of grass. Every selfish person is frantically dismantling the deck, body and mast on the ship to make his own sampan, watching the ship being destroyed, but he himself. Trying to get away with it - so I've had enough, and now I've decided to let my own will change it, and adapting to the situation is just the first step."

These treacherous words made the guard tremble with fear. In the end, he could only ask, "What on earth are you going to do? No wonder everyone in the camp calls you Russell. I used to be in Xiaoya, I didn’t know what this person’s name meant, but I understand now.”

"I don't want to be anyone else. I didn't say anything just now. I just kept talking. Unless Sabina speaks to you, you will be stunned." After saying this, After speaking, Gawain turned into an innocent expression, suddenly closed his mouth, and then ignored the officer. The officer walked angrily around the lakeside, "You must swear to God, you just said it clearly Words that are so arrogant that they cannot be denied.”

"I swear to the Lord, I didn't say anything just now." Gawain turned his back to the officer, raised his finger, and spoke lightly. Then he turned around, holding the brush in his hand. The guard was so frightened that he thought he was about to splash him again, so he quickly took two or three steps back, covering his face.

Seeing that Gawain just put the brush back into the bucket, the captor was still filled with indignation. In order to avoid the whole situation being entangled, Gawain put the saddle on Sabina's back without saying a word. , led her away, and then looked back, "The Greeks are indeed a nation without determination and courage. I have observed this truth during this year."

"We are not Greeks, we are Romans!" the officer corrected again angrily.

"Oh, Romans? Whether you are a Roman or not is not confirmed by some fancy titles and legal traditions, nor by relying on self-proclaimed arrogance, and selfish and ridiculous internal fighting strategies, but by supreme courage and whether If you can create achievements equal to those of Rome, otherwise you will only be ridiculed and insulted in the end." Gawain waved his hands, and the guarding officer choked until he could hardly support himself, and then led the horse away.

Then after nightfall, in the city of Nicaea, Isaac Komnenos issued an order:

"We have reached an agreement with the Sultan of Konya and the governor of the Tefris Party. The other party understands our behavior of punishing George and expresses his willingness to continue to be loyal to the emperor. Therefore, we must retreat to the Nicomedia area as soon as possible and wait His Majesty’s next order.”

Then, when Isaac was about to issue marching orders, Gawain stood in front of the last pillar, raised his hand and asked the noble Sebastocrat, "As far as I can see, the heretics of Teflis and the Turks They are not trustworthy enough. The agreement you just reached with them is just a verbal agreement, so the army might as well wait until they are really far away from Nicaea before retreating. What's more, doing so will also help consolidate people's hearts and leave rashly. It makes the sergeant feel uneasy."

As a result, the newly promoted earl commander was immediately besieged by the other five. This group of people was eager to win the favor of His Excellency Sebastian Krat as soon as possible. Of course, they had to attack those who dared to question the authority head-on.

Seeing the army's morale was so united, Isaac Komnenos was excited, and he ignored Gawain's proposal and told him to retreat, "These barbarians and heretics are still afraid of the prestige of your great majesty, because the empire has just defeated the Pechenegs in the Rila Mountains. Do they want to follow the tragic footsteps of the Pechenegs?"

Seeing that no one answered, Isaac began to announce the order of the army's march.

But at this time Gawain raised his hand again, "There are lakes and dense forests in front of Nicaea, and narrow mountains in the back. If a team of more than 6,000 people wants to go out, they must have careful reconnaissance, so I suggest that the guard officer be the scout to lead the army forward, and then you can determine the marching formation. It is more appropriate."

This time, the emperor's younger brother was angry, "Stephen Gawain, you are simply a troublemaker!"

"I'm just doing this for your own good, your Excellency. If this army is defeated, I believe your reputation in the imperial capital will be bad." Gawain was relentless.

At this time, the eunuch raised his hand to stop the furious Isaac Komnenos, and then the whole boiling meeting hall quieted down. "Gawain, the troops you command will be the last in the marching sequence. Two days later, you and the guard officer Diogenes will go to scout the terrain west of Nicaea together."

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"I refuse!" At this time, Gawain and Diogenes shouted this almost at the same time.

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