Eagle Byzantium

Until the next day, soldiers and generals from all walks of life came to the emperor with many heads to report their victory and report their military exploits:

Diogenes, commander of the left wing of the Guards Cavalry, beheaded more than 370 enemy heads;

Ephraimius, commander of the right wing of the praetorian cavalry, beheaded more than four hundred and twenty heads;

The two red-hand cavalry regiments and the Oghuz cavalry and archery regiment led by Hajibutsu decapitated a total of more than 530 heads;

Atami's Paulist and brigade shooting corps fired from long range and did not engage in close combat, so they reported about 170 heads together;

The Red Hand Brigade beheaded two hundred and forty heads, and the Gemmagis Brigade beheaded two hundred and twenty heads;

Among them, the most abundant gains were made by the Imperial Tomb Guards, with a total of 770 heads. After the war, they received a commendation from His Majesty the Emperor, which was a great consolation. The previous humiliation was averted, and with the permission of the Emperor, Mikhail would be released soon. Eustace returned to camp and continued to command them.

Therefore, in total, more than 2,700 heads of Mosia rebels were captured in the Battle of Versignia. However, this was only the number reported by various troops. In fact, the total number of killed on the Kadam side was It should be four to five times as much. In other words, all the troops stationed in the camp were destroyed, and only two groups of wandering troops escaped.

In addition, tens of thousands of armors, swords, spears, shields and other weapons were obtained from the entire camp, nearly 5,000 excellent Thracian, Mosheian, and Wallachian horses were seized, and countless grains and goods were seized. There are more than 400 wheeled carts.

This battle was very bloody and fast, and it ended in just one day, because when the infantry, cavalry, artillery and carriages were combined, the killing efficiency of the New Roman Empire's army doubled exponentially - the essence of the entire Mosia rebel team was destroyed. once.

The very satisfied emperor immediately summoned all the officers and centurions and made a promise to them, all the soldiers who had made meritorious service in the bloody battle: "After wiping out the entire Mosia, I will conquer Mesembria, Antobe, Sozopolis and The four cities of Deltuvis serve as special 'veteran resettlement areas' - retired veterans of all brigades, In the future, you will get a sum of money and preferential land to settle there. Your responsibility there is not only to help me calm down the local area and promote the lighthouse culture of Rome, but more importantly, to find me a beautiful and strong house. Women of Mosia and Thrace, bear many strong offspring, and continue to join the army to fight for me and my offspring!”

The general and centurion both laughed, but this was also an important move by His Majesty the Emperor.

That is to say, the evangelical fiefdom is really decoupled from the supervision of military soldiers. In other words, at least the field brigade is separated from the land and production. This kind of fiefdom has become a simple "currency tax", which is converted into Tasso silver coins on an annual basis. Paid to brigade troops.

After the soldiers retired from the army, they were given money and shelter to settle in these Thracian coastal cities. Their descendants would continue to provide excellent soldiers for the empire, which was also a new measure of Gawain's colonization.

After the meeting, Gawain left Atami and his confidential officer Philactus behind, and secretly said to them, "I will continue to advance northward soon."

Philactus immediately took the map and laid it out under the candlestick on the table. Gawain pointed at the Stara Peak Pass, the source of the Denje River, "Immediately continue north along the route of the Denje River and seize the river first." Vipo, the fortress at the bend, then used it as a bridgehead. The troops were divided into two groups. One group advanced towards the important city of Tervono further north. I personally led the other group to Stara Pass to threaten the enemy's Fort Sophia. flank."

After speaking, Gawain closed his fingers together and made the sound of "Gedaghda", making a gesture of joining together to attack, "At that time, we can form a siege on Burdine and Sophia Castle from three sides!"

"Your Majesty, the jihadist expeditionary force from the west has been assembled. It is said that the purpose is to deal with you." The confidential officer reminded him while looking at the picture.

Gawain didn't care at all, "Feraktus, Atami, tell me where the so-called ragtag expeditionary army will land?"

"It seems impossible for them to attack the hinterland of the empire. I think it is better to go ashore from the city base of Ragusa and rush to Fort Sophia to resist our army. That way they can get supply support from the seaport and several rivers at close range." Tammy's conjecture was in line with the emperor's wishes. Gawain nodded in agreement, "It would be ideal to choose Castle Sophia for the decisive battle, so now I have to rest for a while and wait for the results of Giovanni's raid on the Thracian coast."

Finally, Gawain whispered to the two of them, "My alliance with the Paulists remains, and this is my plan. I will soon arrange several synagogues for you along the Donubius River (i.e., the Danube River), and I’ll return the alum mine in Fikea to you...but you’ll have to do me some favors right now.”

In the warm sunshine of early spring, all the soldiers spent the New Year in Virginia, waiting for rewards and condolences from the imperial capital. Within about twenty days, good news came frequently in East Thrace: Giovanni's army conquered Antoba, Deltuvis, Sozopolis, and Meisembria without encountering any decent resistance. The various places, especially the defenders of Meisembria, a coastal defense fortress, were frightened by the emperor's previous martial arts. They believed that using brute force to resist was unjust, so they surrendered together with other castles.

Most of this group of defenders were landowners of the old Pulogna who had rebelled against Gawain's authority. Now there were more than seventy of them in total. They were escorted by Giovanni's army with fear and trepidation to the new emperor's purple palace. In front of the imperial camp.

On the grass beside the river, Gawain's tent was covered with purple curtains, supported by bronze pillars on all sides, and the central bulge was like a symbol of masculinity, trying to show the emperor's prestige. However, Gawain did not take Agnes with him this time, but sent her back to the imperial capital, because he knew that all the soldiers had been very tired after the war, and it would be a bad influence if he saw His Majesty openly having sex with the female officials in the camp again.

Now the cow is in Mount Colle Adeo in Cilicia, and her imperial palace has not been completed. When arranging the construction period, Anna asked the construction department to put the cow Ingrina's mansion at the end; the little sunfish and Anna went to the Gallipoli palace, and the saint sister was far away in the eastern border of Anatolia, busy with the construction of the synagogue market town, and had no chance to ride on Gawain and discuss the mysteries of the scriptures with him.

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The emperor's forehead was now bulging with muscles, obviously because he had accumulated too much energy and often had wild and fantastic ideas. He walked out of the tent with his scepter and his entourage, and warmly received the group of semi-prisoners.

At the same time, more than 40 Plonian landlords or indigenous nobles "Boye" (Boye is the title of Bulgarian nobles, and Zupan is the title of Serbian nobles) from Travono and Vipo also came to the emperor.

They were all trembling and waiting for the emperor's judgment on them.