Eagle Byzantium

Afyon Fortress is located on an isolated and towering limestone in the entire plain, with an altitude of 600 feet. It overlooks the surrounding grasslands and passages. It was originally a garrison of the Eastern Roman Empire. It was later captured by the Sultan of Rome. A battlement was added, and the rocks beneath it look like golden ribbons flowing from a distance - this is the origin of the famous "Phrygian Golden Marble", and it was also the favorite material of the pagan emperors of ancient Rome to build palaces and gardens. Origin. In addition, the area from Afyon to Philomelon is also a rich production area of ​​barley and livestock, and is also a transportation hub for Prusa (now Bursa, Turkey) and Laudicia (now Denizli, Turkey), so there is no need to asked me about my geographical location), Philatophiam (now here) Akhisar in Turkey is also the ancient version of 'Philadelphia'. Don't ask me again and again why there are Seleucia and Philadelphia in Asia Minor, why Seleucia should be in Iraq, and why don't you ask me why there is France in the United States. (where is Orleans) and the thoroughfare to all places in Atalia.

Of course, if you stand high in this fortress, you can naturally see far. Brenus and Cosa, who had just gathered one or two thousand defeated troops, saw a cloud-like formation coming from Gawain's side on the battlements: more than three thousand powerful cavalry, holding countless banners, and thousands of red-hand brigades in the wilderness behind. The infantry is escorting the convoy that is raising dust in the sky. In the center is the Fire Bear Cannon, which Brenus is very afraid of. Now they are lying quietly on the huge carriage, pulled by many oxen and horses. It is very spectacular. And eye-catching.

To be fair, it's no problem that Gawain's Fire Bear Cannon can penetrate a city-type wall on the ground, because most of these walls have a considerable circumference but a worrying thickness. As long as you are not too unlucky and a few of them are bombarded, two to three The Japanese can directly punch through a big hole for the infantry to rush in. However, it is still insufficient to deal with fortresses on rugged mountains or "prehistoric monsters" like the Theodosian Wall of Constantinople. In the former, it is difficult to adjust the muzzle to shoot upwards, and it is also difficult to lay out siege artillery positions; while in the latter, the walls Breaking through it would be as difficult as breaking through a modern concrete wall with a glass marble.

Fortunately, Brenus, Xosa and Dido were all frightened. Tens of thousands of the emperor's soldiers were frightened by a volley of fire bear cannons and fled in disorder. What can we people do? (Actually, the emperor's failure was mainly due to the betrayal of Titicius, the subsequent flight of many pillars of the empire without a fight, and Gawain's close attack. The intimidation effect of the Fire Bear Cannon far exceeded the actual effect - but now Brenus will not take this into consideration)

In addition, the emperor's previous layout of military and political areas seemed smart but was also a big mistake, because Raymond's fief Laodicea happened to be stuck between Afyon and Philadephia. Originally, the emperor wanted the two sides to contain each other. Yes, but now Raymond has fled back to Laodicea, plus he and Brenu Si has always been at odds with each other, "Will that one-eyed Latin Earl betray us to Gawain? If so, we will be trapped in Afillon, unable to go anywhere, and we are not even qualified for peace talks, so we will all be shackled." The lock has been sent to Tarsus," Dido assumed with bitterness and alarm.

Soon, in the scarlet tent of the siege position, Gawain received General Xhosa, who was also the peace envoy.

When Xhosa came outside the Fei tent, he saw the fire bear cannon set up on a low trolley, shining with a cyan light. This was placed beside Gawain intentionally, and the effect was very good, because Xhosa A comprehensive “land sale plan” was quickly proposed:

The Empire Penipasibastos hopes to form a "brotherly state" with the Patron of Tarsus and provide mutual aid;

The Princess in Purple of the Empire is willing to restore the sisterhood with Caesar of Tarsus and have friendly exchanges with the court;

In the plateau, Penipasibastos was willing to cede the entire territory of Afillon to the great patron of Tarsus;

In the Gulf of Atalia, Penipasibastos is willing to cede Alanya to the patron of Tarsus;

The two sides agreed to use the Ataliya River (now the Aksu River in Türkiye) as the boundary and not to invade each other thereafter;

Three days later, Penipasibastos surrendered the castle of Afillon and returned to the city of Philadophiam via the sea route of Atalia.

Gawain sat upright in his seat, with his mentor Maglendius Plani on his left, and Philactus, the confidential officer in charge of narrating records, on his right. After listening to General Xhosa's humble request for peace talks, he and the young man The elder mentor whispered to each other, and then Gawain bowed and demanded loudly and shamelessly:

"On the battlefield of Philomelon, I killed nearly two thousand brigade soldiers and border residents. Their pensions and burial expenses were a very large sum. In addition, many beasts of burden died of illness, and the iron blunderbuss and copper guns fired The cannon burst and needs to be repaired (this is my fault, Xhosa thought), so Tarsus will be very financially strapped this autumn, so your peace talks do not meet my expectations."

"This is the bottom line."

Gawain spread his hands and said very understandingly, "If you look at the map sand table between us, you will understand that since you have sacrificed Afyon, it is equal to the entire Pamphylian military region of Pisidia (now Turkey). The regions of Burdur (where the ancient Roman province of Pisidia was founded), Ferna and Atalia are all divided outside the jurisdiction of His Excellency Penipasi Bastos, In the future, such a large area will become an enclave, and travel will only be possible by sea. , with Laodicea and Hierapolis blocking Raymond, it will be very painful for you to manage, right? So I suggest that it is better to do this. Anyway, Pisidia and Atalia will either be annexed by me in the future. If it was stolen by Raymond, you might as well cede it all to me. I promised to add another benefit, that is, when there is a conflict between Penipas Bastos and any party, I am willing to provide a brigade plus a thousand border residents. How about military assistance, free of charge?”

Now Xhosa was completely embarrassed, shocked and angry, "But this would be equivalent to ceding the entire traditional Pamphylian Military District!"

Gawain on the seat was not angry, but reminded him kindly, "No problem, because now if you want me and my army to let you go in Afyon City, you must come up with the right weight of meat." Come - as long as you agree to this condition, from now on, my territory and Raymond's will be separated by Afillon, and yours and Raymond's will be separated by the Gate Dres River. Both sides will be sandwiched in the middle. This will be beneficial to everyone. , isn’t it?”

"But this is tantamount to carrying a sharp knife to butcher the meat."

"So the best thing is that you cook the meat and hand it over to me on the plate. Who told me that I have a sharp knife in my other hand?" Gawain stroked his chest sincerely.

"Give it a while. After all, the emperor's fleet commander Asasidus is still guarding the city of Atalia."

"Don't worry, my brigade will drive him out."

Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!

"Then there is no need to rush, respected patron." Kosa took the opportunity to say.

"You can't quench your hunger if you eat meat after it has cooled down." Gawain's answer made Xhosa even more stunned.