Eagle Byzantium

Although it was difficult to see clearly the face of Yelu Dashi due to the wide river between the shooting range of bows and arrows, but judging from the neatness of his armor and the upright riding posture, Gawain could easily understand that this was a A resolute hero from the last generation of Khitan.

The armor covering Yelu's ribs covered with a big stone shone in the sun. He wore a leopard-print mink tail cape around his neck. Two slender pheasant feathers stood upright on his helmet and fluttered in the wind. His ears were pierced with gold rings. The one-word beard looked thick and mighty, and under the light and sparse eyebrows were beautiful and masculine single eyelids. He also saw Emperor Fulin under the colorful imperial umbrella.

There was a scene of brutal killings on the river, but Dashi did not panic or get angry. He had seen such scenes before, in the Central Plains and the Northland where thousands of mountains live forever. Then Dashi even straightened up on the saddle, politely touched his chest and saluted in the direction of Gawain, and then waved the whip tip in his hand lightly to signal the messenger to sound the gongs and drums, calling on all the Falcon cavalry to withdraw, because the enemy had already There are strict defenses.

This elegant chivalric style fascinated Markianias who was next to Gawain. He couldn't help but admire Yelu Dashi in his heart, "He is really an elegant warrior from Khitan."

"But you have to be careful. Once he has the upper hand, he will not hesitate to shoot through your head and chest with arrows. Markianias, a warrior will only think of words like elegance when he is killing and surviving. Come." After that, the emperor pointed at the river stained red with blood and said.

Macianias also fell silent, because he witnessed how the horsemen who failed to cross the river were involuntarily shot by the Comaroi cavalry archers in the fast water, and the bodies of the men and horses flowed along the river. Scroll up and down, this is the battlefield, it is terrible - he believes that the man named Yelu Dashi will never forget this shame.

Within half a day, more than 300 barbarians died in the middle of the river. Yelu Dashi calmly withdrew the team and avoided greater losses, because only half an hour later there were 130 horsemen carrying them. Soldiers with lizard-head-shaped fire-shooting copper pipes and shotgun cannons arrived on the battlefield. If they launched their firepower, the number of casualties among the opposing barbarians would more than triple.

Israel's strategy of seizing the east and attacking the west failed today.

Ghazni Khan, who was lying on the camp couch, looked embarrassed. His foot, which was injured due to a fall, was being treated by a Brahmin doctor named Raitan. However, Yisrael was in a bad mood. He used distrust to Looking at Raitan, he tentatively asked him, "Raitan, they say you are the smartest doctor and mathematician in the entire Multan area. What do you think the Roman dog shot out of the barrier today?"

Laitan's eyes flashed with curiosity, "I know it's a cannon barrel that can shoot stone bullets. It uses the explosive power of some kind of drug powder to shoot out the projectiles like an arrow. Some countries have made this kind of projectile before. It was a stone cannon, but it was abandoned because of the explosive chamber. Now the Romans are obviously able to tame this kind of stone cannon. "

"Then if I reuse you, can you build this kind of artillery for me?"

"Of course, my king, as a mechanical craftsman in Multan, he will never be worse than the Romans or Greeks." Raitan was so excited that he took the initiative to beg Israel to give him this opportunity to go to Peshawar. Casting experimental artillery.

But how could Israel give him such a chance?

He still lacked trust in the conquered people, not to mention that Raitan was a Brahmin and he only needed to be his doctor or tax collector.

At this time, Yelu Dashi opened the curtain expressionlessly, walked in, and looked at Ghazni Khan on the couch.

Israel was a little embarrassed, because he knew that he was mainly responsible for the failure of this forced crossing.

But Yelu Dashi showed no emotion and anger. Instead, he saluted respectfully to Yisrael. After that, he took off his helmet and handed it to the guard's hands. He took out a small ivory Buddha statue from it and held it in his hand. Close your eyes and pray silently.

It turned out that Oishi was a devout follower of Buddha. Every time he went to the battlefield, he would put this ivory Buddha statue in his pocket to pray for good luck.

Now it was Yisrael's turn to be angry: a man who worshiped idols actually appeared in his tent. If he worshiped, that's all. He dared to publicly display the idols - if he fought side by side with such a guy, Allah He will take his anger out on himself.

But he clenched his fists and did not get angry directly at Dashi. Instead, he gave Raitan a hard slap in the face and angrily denounced his Brahmin faith as filthy and unclean. An idol made of stubborn wood, bloody and dirty cowhide, and rubies representing evil, is only worthy of being trampled and spat upon on the streets of Ghaznavida, you brahmin, you slave who only knows how to brag and deceive!”

At this time, a messenger came in a hurry, saying that the enemy army in Herat (the golden-hand consul Kabeamiya) seemed to have replenished soldiers and supplies and began to march towards the royal city of Ghaznavid again.

After Laitan walked out with his face covered in mourning, Israel suppressed his anger and begged Dashi, "You should go to Ghazni again. The enemy over there is no match for you."

Oishi then said, "If I go again, I will fall into the enemy's plan. The emperor of Fulu is constantly containing and consuming our strength from the south to the north, and then chooses the opportunity to defeat us." So Oishi suggested that it is better to give up. Instead of assisting Multan, they should concentrate all their forces and return to the division. Priority should be given to defeating the enemy troops that are constantly harassing the north road, regaining Herat and Iskandar, joining the frontal front of the Fair King, and then looking for new fighter opportunities.

Israel was also in pain. He couldn't bear to leave Ghazni, which was the core of his empire and the most beautiful "mountain garden"; but he also couldn't bear to leave Sindh and the Five Rivers, including Multan, which were the richest sources of food and wealth.

"Then we will not rescue Ghazni for the time being, and leave it to your remaining team to guard. We will fight the Emperor of Fulin here."

But only three days later, Yelu Dashi and Israel realized that it was Gawain who really wanted to fight them here.

A correct version in 16-9 Book Bar!

In front of the emperor's fortress, Gawain mobilized many soldiers and manpower to start building two parallel bridges to cross the Hirspis River!

This kind of project was easy for Gawain. He had built a bridge across the Orontes River during the siege of Antioch by the Eastern Expedition Army in the past. Now the Roman craftsmen cooperated with the Indian coolies to make the bridge construction project smoother and faster:

The two bridges under construction were not only protected by the artillery in the ramparts, but also by the "floating artillery platform" on the river.

This floating artillery platform is a square raft made of wood, with sheepskin bags tied around it and tied to the pulley behind the rampart curtain wall with iron ropes, so that it can be quickly pulled back in case of danger or for filling ammunition. The rafts were surrounded by dog-foot wood and hanging leather for protection. Each raft had two gunners, three spearmen, two archers and two musketeers, responsible for a bronze cannon.