Mrs. Aida exclaimed: "God, this is a disaster!"

Just like a switch is turned on, the nobles sitting in the lower position, the women expressed their opinions.

Some people seemed to be very good at military affairs, and he said: "Boximond is dead, and he can't turn over in this situation."

Someone else refuted him: "How did he become Prince Antioch later? Didn't you see his son here?"

A woman said, "I would rather die than be captured by the Turks. They are so terrible."

Another woman called her: "They won't capture you, even if you wear the most gorgeous clothes."

"What do you mean?"

"What do you think?"

...

"Quiet!"

With Duke Welf's shout, the hall immediately returned to peace, as calm as the frozen sea.

At the Duke's instructions, Rinaldi continued:

"A messenger galloped from the steep hillside and finally arrived at the camp of Duke Goldfrey.

“He brought the harsh and painful news over there.

"After hearing such a miserable situation as the pilgrimage and the courage of the Turks, Duke Goldfrey ordered the trumpet to blow the entire army, summon all companions to pick up weapons, and go to rescue all their allies immediately.

“These prepared Christians are powerful in military affairs and full of fighting enthusiasm.

"Then the scattered Turks began to run away, and they stopped terrifying massacres, either to remote places, or to flee by familiar trails.

"And Suleiman led a very large team, arranged in close formations, occupying a mountain top, facing the reinforcements brought by Duke Goldfrey.

"Duke Goldfrey and his men unwaveringly launched an assault, and some famous nobles died in the battle, but the rest remained bravely.

"Sureman and his men were defeated, and they rode their horses away from the top of the mountain.

"The Duke Goldfrey chased them 6 Romari's distance, and seized a lot of plunder and spoils from them.

“They also took back beautiful girls and young people from the enemy.

"In this extremely cruel battle, 3,000 Turks were said to have died, and 4,000 Christian soldiers died. As for the pilgrims who followed the army, the elderly, women, and children, there were countless.

"But it was Christians who won the victory after all, and since then Suleiman never tried to retake the city of Nicea."

Duke Welfe exclaimed: "I wish I could see you in person!"

So the nobles and women present sighed.

The Duke waved to the servant.

Little Bosimund immediately whispered: "We are not hungry."

Welfger was stunned for a moment, and then he ordered his servant: "Give him a glass of wine to moisten his throat."

Linardi let out a light breath, and he took the wine glass handed to his servant with one hand and drank it all in one go.

Roger knocked on the wooden table and said, "Can I go on?"

Welf raised his hand and made a request.

Roger pointed to the vertical line representing the "Marabunias Valley" and said, "I just said that this is an extremely arid land.

“In fact, there are many arid canyons like this in the central Asia Minor Peninsula.

"We must pay attention to this when we march, which is why I refer to the route of the Eastern Expeditionists."

Mrs. Aida suddenly interrupted and asked, "Is it really that dry there?"

Roger corrected: "It's drought, madam, it's not just dryness."

William, who had no concern for the route, seemed to suddenly feel energetic, and he interrupted and asked:

"But you said just now that you should bypass the places that caused major losses to the Eastern Expeditionists, but how can you ensure that the detour is safe?"

Boschmond, a little boy, also came out to express his opinions:

"Isn't it okay to bring more water? If you know there is a drought, just bring more water."

Roger thought, it was not surprising that William jumped out. This guy just wanted to show off in front of Mrs. Aida, but you, a boy with not even enough hair, why are you joining in the fun?

He glanced at Little Bosimund and found that the other party's eyes kept glancing towards Mrs. Aida's bloated chest.

He thought, boy, haven't weaned yet?

Linardi explained behind Bosimmond, "Young Master, we did bring water at that time, but the actual situation was much worse than we expected."

Roger simply suggested that Linardi describe the scene in detail.

So Rinaldi, who was approved by Duke Welf, held the pig's head and said:

"The steep terrain and narrow roads of the Malabnias Valley have caused the huge crowd to be constantly blocked and can only move forward extremely slowly.

"The heat of August is unbearable, so the Eastern Expeditioners shortened their daytime trips.

“So the water shortage becomes more and more serious.

“Many men and women were overwhelmed by the pain of hunger and thirst, and it is said that about 500 people passed away in one day.

"In addition, horses, donkeys, camels, mules, bulls, and many livestock died from this extreme hunger.

“The throats of many pregnant women are dry and their uteruses are dry.

"These miserable women rolled on the road, and forgot all their shame because of the extreme pain caused by hunger.

"They gave birth before everyone, and then abandoned their babies.

"These pregnant women are not forced to give birth because they are close to giving birth, but cannot stand the scorching sun, fatigue, hunger and thirst of the journey.

"Many of those babies are born and die, and even if they are not dead, they are still dying.

“Many men are becoming weaker due to hard physical work.

"They opened their mouths and pulled their throats open, trying to swallow the thinnest water vapor to relieve their thirst, but doing so was completely useless.

"The falcons tamed by the nobles were also dying in the hands of their masters because of the heat.

"Similarly, those hounds died in the hands of their masters because of their hunger and thirst.

“Even when they passed through the canyon and found the river, everyone ran forward eagerly, and everyone wanted to run ahead of others.

"They drank water unscrupulously until the end, many weak people and many livestock died from excessive drinking."

Duke Welf sighed: "This is a tragedy."

Mrs. Aida seemed to be frightened by this miserable description and was stunned.

Roger re-clicked his fingers dipped in wine to Nicea.

He said: "So my plan is to go west after Dorile, and then go south."

He pulled his finger down from the point representing Dorique.

He said: "The whole journey is in Eastern Rome, because it is close to the Aegean Sea, the climate is humid and the water and grass are lush."

He paused his finger and said, "Dorile, the border city of Eastern Rome near the Kingdom of Romseljuk, where we get the final supply."

Roger followed the arc and pulled out a long diagonal line horizontally, reaching the gap representing the pass in the lower right corner.

Then he pointed three points on this diagonal long line, roughly evenly distributed position.

He said: "These are three cities of the Roma. They are Philomelim (currently name: Aksehir), Ikon (currently name: Konia), and Heraklia (currently name: Erelli). Among them, Ikon is the capital of the current Roman Seljuk Kingdom.

“This road was taken by those who marched east.

"In these cities, Christian citizens enslaved by the Turks live, and we should be able to get supplies after we capture them.

"The last time the Eastern Expeditioners captured these three cities easily, and I believe we can capture them too."
Chapter completed!