Eagle Byzantium

The infantry companies transported from the ship were two Italian veteran companies, "Lepanto" and "Holy Glory", and two Greek infantry companies, "Grand Duke Death" and "Wrath".

In addition, the Schiavone sailor Andreev Yergo also came with him. He was more familiar with the local customs than the Jinshu Brothers. Gawain ordered ten cavalry wearing chainmail to guard him. He made a detailed survey of the terrain of the Stone Valley facing Za'tar, and finally Andreev suggested that a high formation should be formed on a high hill that could block the passage to Za'tar and turn towards the ocean in an L shape.

"What is that place?" asked Gawain.

"According to the people of the same tribe who came to serve, it's called Mount Moss." Andreev replied.

"Then as soon as possible." Without further ado, Gawain quickly ordered the construction of fortifications across the entire street under the mountain of lettuce: the wood unloaded from the ships was sharpened and arranged into a double wooden fence, and A large number of bows, arrows and stones were stored, and two "Porcupines" were pushed in, and then the "Wrath" company was sent to carry flags and drums to defend behind them. Then another company of the "Grand Duke's Dead Soldiers" formed a formation along the ridge on the left side of the road, extending to the seaside; then Gawain himself led two Italian companies to form a long and narrow formation on the right side of the road on the Coriander Mountain.

Finally, Gawain ordered the brothers and the cavalry company. The soldiers put on smocks, dismounted and led the horses. They lined up behind the two Italian companies and stood on the reverse slope of the mountain, so that the enemy could not see them.

"Bramson, Giovanni, neither of you have the title of knight now, so you should be able to accept the Archduke's arrangement without complaint - Bramson will go to the front of the Italian company to take command, and Giovanni will be in the array. On the left side of the army, he was ready to command the two honorless infantrymen over there at any time. "Gawain made such an arrangement because Bramson is a fast-fighting person and standing at the front is good for improving morale; while Giovanni is steady and responsible. A strong squire is more conducive to consolidating the Greek company that lacks fighting spirit and experience at any time.

Then, the Archduke, wearing a scarlet cloak, turned around in the saddle and raised his hands. In front of the cavalry formation on the hillside below, Muzafi'adin also raised the flag of the cavalry assault in response, indicating that he could accept orders at any time.

"The immediate battle is to defeat this enemy with lightning speed."

Soon, the winding streets under the hillside ahead were filled with smoke and dust on the plains. Hundreds of Pecheneg cavalry hired by Bourdin rolled in, and the group of unbelieving Sava River walking thugs. They all held woodcutter's axes and simple bows and arrows, with poultry hanging from the tips of their weapons. They formed a chaotic procession and followed the cavalry team. Bourdin had not placed any expectations on them beforehand. He gave some vague orders hastily and told them to kill the pilgrim team.

And this kind of order. It is not unfamiliar to these two groups: in the past years, it was not accidental for them to rob and kill passing pilgrims. Many Sava tribes still use captured pilgrim women as domestic slaves. The heads of the murdered people were hanging on high tree trunks, and of course their belongings had long been looted.

so. Both the Pechenegs and the Sava bandits believed that the main body of the pilgrim team was just a group of civilians without battle training and experience. Even if there are a small number of desolate knights, it is difficult for a single tiger to defeat a pack of wolves.

But this time it was different. When they saw on the hillside four arrows away, neat banners of various sizes were flying. Although the Italian soldiers under Gawain were all infantry, they were holding narrow kite shields. He holds a sharp sword and a long-handled scythe, wears strong armor, and uniformly wears a red cross sword blouse. A linear battle formation was formed along the ridge, with rows of crossbow arrows inserted in front of the infantry formation. The Benevento light crossbowmen stood scattered beside them, holding lever crossbows, ready to shoot at them at any time.

There were also many chainmail cavalry, holding flags in their hands, walking back and forth, loudly supervising this group of infantry who looked very elite.

The Pecheneg cavalry at the head immediately panicked. They were not stupid enough to go up the mountain to attack the fortified enemy. They whipped their horses back and retreated to a safe area in one breath. And the group of Sava bandits He also stopped and instinctively took a position along the valley confronting Yutai Mountain.

Under the banner of the whirring red-hand cross sword, Gawain kept stroking Sabina's smooth mane, "Send a message to Bramson in the front and tell him not to act rashly. The enemy in person is not worth our full strength." Attack—wait for the arrival of Constantine Bertin.”

As for Constantine Bertin's regular brigade, it is located two miles behind Pecheneg. In addition to the fixed Slavs and Bulgars, there is also the Zata Prince's Guards carefully formed by Bertin. Composed of young nobles from the Snia region, with refined He wore a Persian-style iron helmet with a nose guard, scaly iron armor, a round shield with tassels, a heavy battle axe, and was also equipped with a hunting bow. Burdine often boasted, "I have five hundred personal guards in my hands. An elite capable of competing with the Emperor's Varangian Guards."

When news of the enemy situation came from the front, Bodin hurriedly asked the soldiers from the front line, "Damn it, I was deceived by the enemy's letter. I didn't expect them to seize this place within three days. Where is the enemy's formation? How many soldiers and horses are there?"

"They occupy the Stone River Valley and the frontier Cao Cao Mountain. Because their troops are arrayed horizontally against us, it is difficult to estimate clearly. They are about two to three thousand people." The soldier who came to report lowered his head and said.

The experienced Bodin and his confidant Radomir came out side by side, climbed to the high post in the middle of the army, looked at Gawain's troops opposite, and saw clearly the location of his cross sword banner. "The best of the enemy is over there, right on the street leading to Stone. They can use bows and arrows to make us unable to pass or detour us." Then Radomir also looked at the end of the street, "My lord, there seem to be flags on the street, and the enemy must be there. Defenses were deployed."

Then the two of them almost simultaneously set their sights on the other side of the street, on the hilltop next to the sea, "There are also enemy formations there."

"But it's impossible to judge clearly the reality of the enemy over there." Radomir muttered.

"Let the consumables attack the mountains on both sides of the street at the same time." Bodin obviously wanted to use his first line of cannon fodder to find out how to defeat Gawain.

This is also the military strategy he is good at, which is to use undisciplined bandits from the Sava River forest to launch a brainless charge first, which can not only consume the enemy's bows and arrows and physical strength, but also take the opportunity to detect flaws in the enemy's formation.

Under the scolding and control of several horse-riding military judges sent by Bourdin, about a thousand Savoyard bandits armed with crude spears and axes formed roughly into three rows: the last two rows faced Gawain's Gobi Mountain. Coming, another horizontal column reversed its direction and attacked the place near the sea, which was attacked by the company of the "Grand Duke's Dead Soldiers" without honor - the Pecheneg light cavalry was behind them, holding scimitars and bows and arrows, acting as assistance.

Another shot is the main force of Zatar's army, which is also arranged in two battle lines. There are about 5,000 people. Their equipment and style are imitated by the Byzantine army. They come along with the cannon fodder group on the front line, preparing for an opportunity to relay the assault. charge.

Finally, there were five hundred elite infantrymen of the "Zhatar Prince's Guard" who stood with Burdine on the high hill surrounding him.

At the foot of the Capricorn Mountain, the Savoy cannon fodder on the front line began to hit the axes and rough wooden shields in their hands, and kept approaching, insulting and provoking. However, Gawain's two companies of Italian veterans stood side by side, condescending and unmoved at all, with their swords The sharp edge of the hook sickle illuminated the armor on their bodies, as solid as a wall solidified by ice.

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The horn in the hands of Military Judge Zata who was supervising the battle at the back was already sounding loudly. The group of frivolous Sava gangsters couldn't hold back anymore and began to howl and rush towards the hillside. Gawain under the banner raised his Macedonian halberd, and then slashed it down - the light crossbowmen in front of the formation raised their crossbows, quickly fired a wave of arrows, and then retreated quickly. The Sava bandits who were the first were hit by arrows one after another, and a group of them fell in confusion, but the following troops quickly jumped over the corpses of their companions in front and rushed forward one after another.

The armored sword and shield bearers of the Italian veteran company rushed out one by one, trotted forward for about fifteen to twenty paces, joined the light crossbowmen and retreated to the back of the formation, and then joined forces with the approaching Sava bandits. They "bite" each other fiercely, and with the sound of "swish, swish", they rushed in The Savaslav barbarians within a distance threw the axes in their hands one by one. There was a sudden sound. The long kite shields of the Italian veterans were suddenly wedged with the flying ax blades, and then the gangsters raised their axes. Long-handled sticks and iron spears stabbed and attacked the array of veterans crazily.

At this time, Gawain raised the halberd in his hand straight up, and the brotherhood members around him blew the horns and trumpets - the Italian veterans in the back row were wearing armor, lowered their waists, and holding curved blades. The long hooked sickle came up, "Puff puff puff", many hooked sickles crossed the shield The wall pierced the shoulders, waist, abdomen and even thighs of the Sava gangsters. They screamed and blood flew, and threw down the weapons in their hands in pain. Then they were dragged to the veteran's shield wall with their hands and feet dancing wildly. Their swords were drawn horizontally, their heads were His body and limbs were also cut off, and his intestines were cut out and flowed everywhere.

The perseverance and perseverance of the Sava gangsters fell into the mud like a heavy rain in June and disappeared instantly. They quickly turned around and ran away, but the Bulgar archers from Zaha's army behind them shot arrows amidst the shouts. Come and "execute" a group of those who escaped from the battle. "Don't run away, fight to the death for the honor of the prince!" The military judge looked like a fierce spirit.

So the cannon fodders could only lie down low, pick up their weapons again in shock, stick out their buttocks and dodge for half a minute, then continue to turn around, follow the hillside, and launch another fierce attack on the shield wall of the Red Hand Dalian Company.

"The rest of the phalanx formations, press over, press over!" Military judge Zata kept waving his hands and giving orders. The Slavic infantry on the second and third lines also began to move quickly, with the spears in their hands, and they took advantage of the situation to attack in dense numbers. . (To be continued ~^~)