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But Gawain didn't seem to be prepared to give the young king too much time to judge.

On the slope between Shanuhe Highlands and the Apostolic Cathedral, the elite spearmen of the Red Hand Brigade sang loud and shocking military songs, carrying rows of towering spear blades, and each wing was guarded by shooting soldiers holding muskets. The attached cavalry was divided into several teams at the front to perform armed reconnaissance. The sound of military boots, trumpets and dense and shining armor obscured the vision of the builder David.

It was like a provocation to Chakmaq Mountain, "Why don't you come to fight?"

Under the fluttering eagle flag, builder David tightly grasped the reins, his palms full of sweat. Many generals around him suggested, "The enemy's army out of the camp is only 3,000 to 4,000 people. Your Majesty can dispatch 12,000 troops here, so rush down in one go, defeat Gawain and seize the Shanuhe Highlands, so that the rest of his siege troops will automatically collapse." "Nonsense, there is an elite brigade of Gawain (the Gimges Brigade) behind that stream. I will not fall into the trap, never!" Amid the neighing and tumbling of war horses, King David was cautious to the point of madness. Frankly speaking, he didn't dare to directly attack Gawain's Red Hand Brigade that had come down from the highlands. Perhaps he was afraid that there would be ambushes on the flanks, or perhaps he had thought of some good backup plan. At this time, Gawain, wearing brand new holy armor and riding a black mare, trotted past many advancing companies, surrounded by deafening military musicians and flag carriages. He raised his right arm to greet the soldiers, "Capture that church, my children. If the young chieftain with a thin beard rushes down, burn his beard with your muskets."

In the end, the builder David took a cautious attitude: all the Georgian soldiers in the forts around the Holy Apostles Church fled, and the red hand battle flag was soon hung on the top of the conical tower, and the promised reinforcements to Carsberg had to be abandoned because the road was cut off.

Next, Gawain only left a detachment of spearmen and 400 shooting soldiers to set up camps around the Holy Apostles Church that had just been captured. They dug trenches to push out the caravans, and after erecting the breastwork, they raised the spear blades and stabbed a few times to create a musket shooting hole. The rest of the detachment and cavalry followed Gawain and blew the trumpet back to the Shanuh Highlands. Everything that happened just now seemed to be deliberately mocking the cowardice and hesitation of the builder David.

After nightfall, the Georgian soldiers in Kars City and Chakmak Mountain attacked the newly completed Holy Apostles Church, but they were all repelled one after another by the garrison troops who were waiting seriously.

Gradually, the pressure on the builder David suddenly increased. The red hand flag hanging on the spire of the church below stimulated his self-esteem, and the nobles and generals under his command also clamored to fight bravely and not to continue to shrink.

The young king calmed everyone down: "There are two reasons why I don't fight. One is that I am waiting for the newly recruited mercenaries brought by my mentor. After they arrive, I will have an advantage over Gawain. The other is that I am waiting for the army of my uncle Theodore Gabuas. Now he should have recovered and understand that Kars is the place of the decisive battle that determines survival." After everyone's doubts and confusion finally subsided, David changed the direction of the reinforcements-promised to send a thousand soldiers to the city from the direction of Chiarte Town.

The next day, a thousand selected Georgian royal soldiers, carrying flags, crossed the upper reaches of the Kars River in their own position, and then turned around after passing the barrier of Chiarte Town, forming two columns and running quickly to reinforce Kars.

Their goal should be to the outpost guarded by "Vasak" (Diogenes).

As a result, Vasak and Mushger saw in the sentry fort that the Hadadi-Shirvan coalition had lined up a solid fortress on the parallel route on the left side of the road that the reinforcements had to pass through, and set up many long muskets and several perfume bottles behind them, and fired fierce side shots.

Vasak, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, had to admit in his heart that it was the first time he had seen such a miserable "reinforcement route". In a short period of time, it was filled with smoke and blood. Some soldiers were blown up and scattered by artillery, and some were shot dead. Although this group of royal honor soldiers continued to advance, one-third of their manpower was killed and injured just by running a distance.

In the end, some of the reinforcements turned around and fled back to Qiart. Less than 300 people successfully rushed into the gate of the sentry fort, and most of them were injured...

"It's better not to send reinforcements. It's simply a damage to our morale in the city." Mushger then looked at the miserable state of wounded soldiers everywhere in the sentry fort and couldn't help complaining.

"Give them a simple bandage first, and I will guide them to the main fort right away." Vasak volunteered.

"No, I'll take them there." Mushg seemed to suddenly remember something, and asked Vasak after hesitation.

It was very simple. He had been arranged next to Vasak to supervise this brave but unknown mercenary on behalf of Mahadezeri.

Vasak didn't say anything, "Okay, I'll stay here after nightfall to protect this sentry fort."

But Mushg became uneasy again, as if he felt that it was extremely dangerous to let this person stay in the sentry fort. What if he gave the fort to the enemy as soon as he left? In that case, the enemy could use this place to set up siege equipment. Finally, he strongly requested that we just wait for the main fort to send someone to meet this group of reinforcements, and neither of us should leave.

Vasak did not refuse, but just reminded, "After nightfall, so many enemies on the south slope are likely to attack us at night. I hope the Lord will protect us and get timely assistance from the main castle."

Hearing this, many of the guards in the fort looked horrified and tragic. After all, there were only a few hundred garrison troops here, plus the 300 Georgia soldiers who came to assist and stay here temporarily, there were only 400 people. Get ahead. Even if the enemy Guardian Brigade and Bellerophon Brigade occupying the southern slope cannot capture the strong and tall main castle, they will definitely attack them.

The deep night still came, and many guards stayed behind the inner wall connecting the sentry fort and the outer wall, nervously looking at the ruins of buildings on the broad southern slope. There should be enemy soldiers hidden everywhere, as if There are reflections of sharp weapons everywhere, like scales.

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In the flat tower at the top of the fort, torches were lit everywhere to embolden themselves. Mushge also fearfully leaned on the crenel, looking in the same direction as the soldiers above and below him. "If the enemy really attacks, how long can we hold on?" "How long?"

Vasak next to him gave him a meaningful look, then solemnly raised the mulberry bow in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Anyway, I will shoot all the arrows in my arrow basket."

As soon as he finished speaking, several terrifying and shrill sounds shot into the air: huge "Khitan flowers" (the name of the Western and Saracen people for the fireworks at that time) flying with silver, red and orange fire wheels were spinning, and their tails were spinning. A long line of blue smoke rose up on the ridge between the main castle and their outpost, illuminating the surrounding area with snow.