Eagle Byzantium

On the battlefield where the peasant army of Trabzon was annihilated, all the soldiers of the brigade and the cavalry regiment raised their weapons, stepped on the overlapping corpses of the enemy, and cheered.

The cheers reached their climax at this moment: a messenger cavalry, holding the captured Black Madonna battle flag in one hand, with a swaying lion's golden crown hanging on the saddle, passed through all the resting troops like lightning, and ran towards the Shanuhe Heights in the deafening sound of weapons knocking and cheers.

Gawain still stood motionless on the slope there.

After the messenger cavalry rushed over, they dismounted and half-knelt in front of the great patron, presenting the rolled-up flag and the captured golden crown, "Congratulations, under the protection of the apostles Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Michael, and Saint Nicholas, we have captured the most ferocious lion in the peaks and valleys here. From now on, we will only obey your orders on this plateau."

"Long live, long live Tarsus!" All the red-handed cavalry saw this scene and learned that the Western Front had achieved the greatest victory, and the enemy chief Theodore had surrendered.

"Well, very good." Gawain praised, then he stretched out his ring-shaped gauntlet and pointed to the Turkish military servant next to him, "Muzafi Adin, now you can turn around, carry this flag, and march to the highest hill of Shanuh, so that all enemies in the Chakmaq Mountain area can see it-in addition, all the red-handed cavalry follow my battle flag, and turn around collectively!"

Here, the builder David and the Holy Oak mentor George have commanded all the teams to take turns to attack the cathedral fortress for nearly half a day.

But when the Georgian infantry and cavalry assembled their troops, they were bombarded and harassed by the artillery on the chariot fortress and Shanuh, and they suffered heavy casualties; and once they bravely launched a charge, the enemy's artillery continued to bombard their rear team, and used spearmen, muskets and shrimp cannons, in conjunction with the fortifications of the chariot fortress and the highland camp, to cause serious damage to their front team.

When the two Yefanduni brigades in the chariot fortress were exhausted and suffered heavy casualties, a detachment of the Guardian Brigade and a detachment of the Bellerophon Brigade, which served as reserve forces, entered and switched.

The detachment of the Red Hand Brigade was even more fierce. They fought alone on the flank of the chariot fortress. Although there were only more than 500 people, they relied on the cover of the artillery regiment and part of the shooting army, and like a hedgehog, they firmly held the only way to the Shanuh Highlands, and repelled the Georgian army's nine consecutive charges. More than half of the casualties were still fighting.

Especially the veterans in the front row, their breastplates and helmets were covered with arrows, scars, and splashes of blood. After their spears were broken, they drew their swords and fought. The front of their boots was covered with the corpses of enemy soldiers and horses, and there was almost no place to step. But once the perfume bottle cannons behind the camp fence began to fire fiercely, they continued to hold their posts and waited for the enemy to fight.

David, the builder who supervised the battle, was stunned, and the mentor beside him was also silent uncomfortably-they had rarely encountered opponents in the closed mountains and fields of Georgia before, and even defeated the Turks. But today in Kars, they had the advantage of military strength, the advantage of defending the city, and the advantage of the flank allies' reinforcements. They concentrated so many soldiers, but they could not break through the field fortifications surrounded by carriages in front of them.

"George, my teacher, the eagle flag was knocked down by the enemy at the beginning of the battle today. Perhaps this means that St. George has abandoned us."

Amid the sound of the horn, on the field in front of Mount Chakmaq, all the Georgian soldiers began to gather in front of the king again, forming a huge formation with no end in sight.

Many people were injured, but they still maintained the courage to attack.

At this moment, they saw that on the opposite side of the Shanuhe Highlands, which was obviously very close but very far away, a flag bearer walked to the top of the highest cliff with a rolled-up flag on the pole, and then unfolded the flag with his hands against the wind. The flag was embroidered with the image of the Black Madonna.

"It's Theodore's flag!" The builder David looked panicked, groaning and covering his face. He knew the fate of the owner of this flag.

Now, all the soldiers on Gawain's position burst into huge cheers.

The Red Hand Cavalry appeared in formation on the ridge line, accompanied by Gawain's long-halberd guards.

The Georgian formation was full of suspicion, fear and uneasiness. Could it be that our friendly forces have been destroyed?

Soon, the general riding a silver warhorse and wearing silver holy armor walked under the Black Madonna flag. The falcon "Captain" on his shoulder flapped its wings and flew to the top of the flagpole, making a triumphant cry.

Before the builder David could wait for his master's order, "Mitra" on his shoulder opened his eyes wide and screamed and flew up, flying straight through the opposing army formations and rushing towards the "Captain" on the flagpole.

The captain, not willing to be outdone, also flew up, and then the two equally brave falcons, attracting the attention of thousands of soldiers, bravely flew and fought in the air, their beaks and claws attacking each other like lightning, and it was hard to tell who was better.

"Look, what is that, what is that!" Many soldiers turned their heads and saw a huge black shadow rushing over from the distant sky and clouds between the scorching mountains. Its wings spread out to almost cover the entire sun, and it whistled and shattered the clouds. Its beak and claws were like sharp steel blades. "I have never seen such a big eagle." People shouted in horror.

In the battle array of both sides, the Turks shouted "It's Tughril (the eagle in Turkic mythology)!"

People from other nations shouted, "It's Humai (the eagle in Persian mythology) on the highest peak of the Caucasus!"

Gawain, under the banner of the Black Madonna, looked at the eagle and suddenly remembered Ajeh's prophecy. He murmured, "Is this my eagle? My eagle is flying."

The legendary bird, the noblest and most ferocious bird in the Caucasus, rushed to the fighting captain and Mitra at the moment of his trance. Then everyone saw that in the sun, poor Mitra was only hit by its steel claws and torn into pieces in an instant. The body disintegrated in the air, and feathers and limbs fell one after another.

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The captain was also scared and wailed and fled.

"My Mitra!" The king of Georgia was heartbroken.

Then the huge eagle, the real king, hovered over Gawain. No one knew what it wanted to do to him, but Gawain raised his pale blue eyes and looked at it. The animal that most symbolized authority and divine power in the world was so powerful and beautiful.

The eagle's shadow fell on Gawain's helmet and shoulders.

Soon after, it flew towards the misty mountains and clouds in the distance without hurting anyone, and gradually disappeared without a trace.

"The great patron - the eagle's shadow fell on him, the great patron must be the real emperor! Glory and greatness are on our side, and we will win!" Many soldiers in the army shouted quickly.