Eagle Byzantium

After learning about the urgent military situation on the northern front, Gawain did not dare to neglect. He commanded the most elite imperial army and cavalry, and always stayed in Adrianople, "just waiting for the opportunity to fight with the Bulgar cavalry. It is said that their men and horses Can meet together, can avoid any sharp arrows, and can also cross Any obstacle can be galloped on the plains or fought fiercely in the mountains. A valuable experience left by the generals of the previous Roman Empire is that you should never gallop on anything that is conducive to the cavalry in Mosia (the Eastern Roman name for Bulgaria). Zone, fight them.”

But this made Gawain's blood boil even more.

To be honest, in his letter to Branas, Gawain divided the enemy into four heavy military groups, but what he paid most attention to was actually the "enemy army of Mosia" - "As long as this group of troops is defeated, the rest will There is nothing to fear from Bourdin and his ilk.”

Because Anna repeatedly warned her husband before going on the expedition, "For four hundred years, the Roman army has always been unable to defeat the Scythian barbarians in Mosia. Their nobles are proficient in equestrianism, archery, swords and spears, while the infantry is acted by cunning Slavs." , and continues to absorb me The defected nobles of the country increased the strength of their army. When the Romans surpassed them in quality, they won with quantity; and when the Romans surpassed them in quantity, they won with quality. If you are not proficient, God arranged for them to live in the north of the Roman Empire, just to remind all Romans not to forget the horror of barbarian invasion. Oh, I forgot that you are also a big barbarian..." The little Emperor Basil a hundred years ago devoted his entire country to his country. strength, and protection The rebels in Gallia Macedonia fought fiercely for more than twenty years, and with cruel punishments, they finally turned this place into a captive province of the empire. Now they disobey their new masters and collude with many rebellious Plonian nobles. A violent rebellion was launched.

"Not only must we attack them, but we must also annihilate their effective forces. Only in this way can we gain an overwhelming advantage in the future war of conquest." In the palace, Gawain looked at the rolling map of Bulgaria, which is full of dangerous mountains, and made this determination , "I will immediately move eastward to reinforce Fort Wickron. My plan now is as follows..."

As a result, before the emperor finished speaking, several messengers walked into the palace in a panic. They brought bad news about the Viklon front line: "The bandit armies of Mosia, Bulgaria and Wallachia are in the wilderness. The Alemannic brigade was defeated. Three detachments of the brigade were chased and intercepted by the opponent's cavalry and lost all. The rest abandoned Fort Viklon, waded across the Vileka River in chaos, and fled towards Vizeburg! "

Gawain felt as if his cheek had been slapped hard by a barbarian's horse whip. He was very angry and asked the messenger what was going on.

The messenger hesitated and could only tell a general situation: It turns out that Gawain had previously strictly ordered this newly formed poor Han army, which lacked a shooting team and had no spear training, to hold on to the Wickron Castle and hoard supplies for the decisive battle. After leading the main force here, we will fight the enemy decisively.

As a result, the Alemany Brigade arrived on this battlefield for the first time, and most of them had no discipline at all. They were able to besiege the city on the Eastern Front battlefield and were capable of attacking, but here they showed their true colors: dispatched by Kadam The light cavalry were plundering and provoking the city, and the impetuous Germans raised their heads noisily. The weapons were arrayed out of the city, but they were lured into a wilderness without obstacles. Kadam led more than 10,000 fine cavalry and took the opportunity to attack and kill them fiercely. No one from the three front detachments of the Alemanni brigade escaped. The rest of the people ran away wildly, not even daring to return to the castle, and abandoned a large amount of supplies and equipment to support the enemy.

Next, Kadam swept across the entire north of the Welka River, captured a large amount of supplies at Fort Viklon, and then moved south like lightning.

The backbone of the "Bulgarian Brigade" stationed in Vize (the second line of defense) is the adapted Pulognian soldiers from Thrace. They have a deep understanding of this group of wolves from the north, so they ride on horseback and continue to fight against the enemy. They attacked Kadam's army heading south in an attempt to push them back north of the river, but in several encounters they lost more than they won.

It turned out that this group of Mosians also set up a car park. They imitated the Alans and Pechenegs, surrounding the carts in a circle and letting the Slavic servant infantry set up "pedal Rus cannons" inside. Flying rocks and shooting arrows to protect their baggage camp, while the cavalry ambushed and outflanked the carriage barracks - the "Bulgarian Brigade" suffered repeated defeats as a result, and many people even escaped with their horses and weapons, or surrendered to the enemy.

The imperial capital of Constantinople was only about a hundred miles away from Weseburg, so there was another scene of panic and disaster. Even many farmers in the suburbs were incited by the lurking rebellious nobles and priests to burn down the sacred farms. , killing officials loyal to the new country and leaving them The guarding Baselisa declared martial law throughout the city, canceled all entertainment and competitive activities, and dispatched the police force, fire brigade, postal agents and inner palace guards, armed with sharp swords to arrest agitators everywhere, the imperial mausoleum and Constantine in the city Executed bodies were hung from the columns of Piazza Dinh.

But Anna was also a little scared. She lacked confidence and wrote a top-secret letter to Gawain, which quoted an ancient historian's record, "When the light of Phaethon (the sun god) faded from the earth, Rome Only the spears of men can match the arrows of the barbarians of Mosia.”

When the letter was delivered to the Adrianople Palace, Gao Wen was feeling a little stomachache, but he still insisted on looking at the map table. The little sunfish who had been responsible for taking care of (supervising) his daily life sat on a stool and handed him spices and herbs to take. After seeing Anna's letter, Gao Wen was furious, "What fast horses and sharp arrows are things that only incompetent and untrained troops will fear." Then the emperor pointed his finger at Vizeborg and said to all the officers waiting for orders under the steps, "Mobilize the army, I want to kill all these northern horse bandits in the glaciers of the Vileka River."

A few days later, a steady stream of troops and horses began to gather in Thrace.

First, there were 4,000 Pauline believers sent by Cabeamia. Most of them had advanced firearms and were trained by the female consul with a lot of money. The commander was an Armenian named Atami, who was also promoted from the bottom by the female consul to lead the army.

Four thousand believers landed at the port of Media with guns and covered wagons. Landing on the Thracian land with them were 5,000 allied vassal troops sent by Hadadi and Sylvan, most of whom were Kurds.

At the same time, 5,000 border residents from Dolilaem and the Pisidia Military Governorate also landed from Gallipoli, passed through the capital, and rushed to Vizeborg. The governors were Generals Marinus and Monomachus. The border residents also had firearms, chariots, and cavalry.

Now, the garrison force in the Vizeborg area instantly expanded to more than 18,000 people. This speed made Kadam stunned, as if the soldiers emerged from the underground and the ocean overnight.