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After nightfall, Kadam did not dare to fight. He had to change his original policy, which was to capture Gawain's main force and fight with him.

Because now he has captured it, but cannot eat it, and is likely to be eaten by Gawain. He realizes that frontal combat is no match for Gawain's strong formation, so he wants to maneuver and use the advantage of the cavalry to find new fighter opportunities.

However, there are still six to seven thousand infantry and chariot formations still remaining on the south side of the Villeka River, standing inextricably linked to their opponent Giovanni!

So that night, Kadam led his cavalry and retreated toward Vecklund Castle, preparing to go back to coordinate with his infantry.

Gawain did not camp either. After observing Kadam's movements, he said, "All the infantry marched close to the Vileka River, with the vehicles outside and the cavalry at the outermost, and they quickly pursued Viklon!"

After nightfall, torches lit up the sky and the river, the wheels rolled, and each cavalryman led two horses, following the emperor's instructions and advancing desperately toward Vecklund Castle.

They were not prepared to give Kadam and the opposing cavalry a chance to rest and breathe.

At this moment, to the south of the Vileka River, the Bulgarian rebels (mainly Slavic infantry) were holding on to five connected semicircular vehicle formations. The coalition forces fought to the death.

They were to provide back cover for General Kadam's attack, and they could not allow Giovanni to cross the river defense and join Gawain.

Most of the weapons used by the brave Slavic soldiers came from the Rus in the North. They all stayed behind the vehicles. A pedal trebuchet called "Bagelel" was their long-range heavy weapon. This weapon has high Wen's soldiers had seen it when they fought against the pagan Praetorian Guards of Sicily on the Holy Mountain of Athos - they made a statue of iron wood. A fixed "door"-shaped vertical pole is then drilled on its crossbeam, and the swing arm throw rod and the magazine at the end are inserted. The gunners use pedals to drive the driving pulleys underneath to suspend the triangular (most stable) heavy iron ingots. He lifted it up, then stepped down to make it fall, driving the throwing rod to throw out a stone pellet weighing thirty kilograms, with a range of up to 650 feet!

When the enemy approaches, Badgerel can also throw a 100-kilogram large fire projectile from a distance of 200 feet to burn, disrupt the enemy's formation, and make them fearful.

In addition to this kind of pedal trebuchet, the Slavic infantry also set up a dense number of "self-shooters" on the carriage board, which were actually heavy crossbows. Together with their bows and throwing axes, they resisted the onslaught of Giovanni's troops.

The main force under Giovanni's command was the border troops who were good at vehicle fortifications, so they adopted a "car-for-chariot" fighting method. However, the border troops of New Rome were equipped with armor-covered shields and chariots with built-in cannons. This was their superiority. Opposite the Slavs - there were many chariots facing each other across the field, coming Back on the road, the New Roman frontiersmen and Paulist believers drove chariots, charged from the left and right wings to outflank them, and then fired cannons fiercely around them. The Kurdish cavalry from the east moved around to maintain the safety and balance of the array; while the Slavic chariots The fortress continued to shoot crossbow arrows and stones, and resisted fiercely to the end.

Soon, small-scale cruel ambushes and raids continued at the intersection of the two sides' car bases. Sometimes the Roman militia squad was accidentally ambushed and all members died in the battle, and sometimes it was the Slavic warriors who stood out and fell into the trap and were fired upon. All the guns were killed and fell to the ground... but Giovanni gradually gained the upper hand. After all, he had the great imperial capital at his back, and it was very convenient to obtain supplies and ammunition. Baselisa invested a lot of manpower and repairs. Roads are constantly coming to transport supplies.

In the early morning of December 3rd, the Kadam cavalry who had returned from the battle suddenly attacked the left wing of Giovanni's siege line. Atami and all the Pauline believers stationed here calmly and tenaciously relied on the car barriers and trenches to break into The Kadam cavalry is very lethal.

But on the other hand, Kadam's goal was partially achieved: the Slavic soldiers in the three car formations to the east took the opportunity to hurriedly unlock the iron chains of the vehicle barriers, and broke out northward under the cover of Kadam's cavalry.

The two chariot formations to the west were not so lucky. Atami was indeed a young hero promoted by the Golden Hand Consul. After repelling the enemy's cavalry charge, he hurriedly called all the Pauline believers to join thirty chariots. Under cover, move forward in time attack, cutting off the opponent's escape route - the two Slavic vehicle formations blocked by Atami, almost no one broke out, seventy or eighty large vehicles, 1,800 soldiers, and more than 2,000 Slavic soldiers were robbed and coerced. The people of Reis all surrendered and were taken prisoner.

Giovanni hurriedly ordered the Kurdish cavalry to pursue them. They caught up with some Slavs who could not escape by the Vileka River. There were about 400 people, and they were all killed by the Kurdish cavalry. Their corpses filled the river.

Then fifteen miles east of Fort Vicron, Giovanni's entire army, which had crossed the Villeca River, joined the emperor's army.

The castle of Viklon had also been abandoned by Kadam long ago, and all the remaining rebels fled further north.

The entire Evros River-Velka River front has successfully returned to the pre-war situation. The enemy has been defeated, the security of the imperial capital has been restored, and Anna can prepare a new triumphal ceremony.

"But the main force of the enemy's cavalry still exists. We cannot give up the pursuit! Even in the severe cold season, after obtaining supplies, continue the attack northward!" Who would have thought that His Majesty the Emperor had no intention of stopping at all, and besides, he was entering Viklon Fort, after announcing the order "only three days of rest", there are still terrible punishments to be carried out.

Inside the castle, all the generals, officers and soldiers who disobeyed orders in previous battles were punished. The Imperial Mausoleum Guards were originally reorganized from the old members of Alexius's outer palace guards. In the previous battles, they charged ahead on their own and retreated behind because of fear of the enemy. Nine flag officers were executed in succession. Mikhail was incompetent in commanding his subordinates, and Marinus arbitrarily annexed friendly forces. They were demoted three levels of rank, dismissed from their military posts, and escorted back to the imperial capital for confinement and reflection. The Dolilaym Border Army and other officers and soldiers of the Imperial Mausoleum Guards were punished to build a camp for three days and receive three months' salary to see the effect. Gawain sent a training team to control these two teams in the name of supervision and training, and continued to fight with the army. Giovanni, Diogenes, Artamis, Nexus and others fought hard and made meritorious contributions, and each received generous rewards of varying degrees.

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The Alemanni Brigade, which had been defeated in the previous reckless battle, was reassembled, with about 2,000 people left. Gawain also took the opportunity to purge them. The original officers were either demoted or expelled, and all were replaced by his own people. "Stay in Vikronburg for replenishment until the end of winter."

Finally, the emperor ordered, "Vikronburg is located at the intersection of the four rivers of Evros, Elda, Denje, and Vileka. It is like a crossroads. From now on, it will continue to serve as a forward military station to supply our army to attack northward and sweep the various Mosiah rebels."