Eagle Byzantium

But the officers' attitude was very stern, saying that this was a fatal order from His Excellency Sebastian Krat, and they were only responsible for strictly executing it. Samuel shook his head and said earnestly, "Everyone, the formula of the Guardian Fire is not only on paper, but also on me. Originally, His Majesty the Emperor should have properly protected me in the ordnance factory next to the Grand Palace. , now not only did they leave me in Fort Sophia, but they also left six The launchers and many fuel agents remain. If this castle falls, the empire's centuries-old weapon secrets will also be leaked. This is much more important than just Fort Sophia. So everyone, I think you should be prepared now. What a fast horse, please take me back to the imperial capital first."

These words almost made the leading officer draw his sword and kill him on the spot.

Soon, the slaves in the ordnance workshop of the fortress could only queue up, carrying cowhide shields, long tubes, launch racks, and fuel cans, and climbed up the city head and protective wall where stone bullets were flying. Arrange the transmitters in a three-up, three-down layout.

At the same time, under the city, Godfrey, after carefully observing the degree of damage to the opponent's city wall, gave the slogan to each wing of the troops to "advance the siege tower and capture the Greek city wall." Then under the empty sky, several giant towers The beast-like siege tower, driven by many light infantry, rumbled The ground advanced against the city wall of Sofia. Between the incomplete walls, many Turkic soldiers hired by Byzantium were still holding up their bows and arrows tenaciously, lighting the arrows and shooting continuously, but they were soon attacked by seven trebuchets. The fire bombarded them and was driven away like insects and ants caught by fireworks.

There were a total of five siege towers, arranged in a formation of two in front and three in back. They were surrounded by infantry with shields raised. Many noble counts and knights rode behind to hold down the formation. On the hill, Gawain stared at the battle of bows and arrows inside and outside the city wall, and then said to the heralds, "Two infantry companies. Approach in layers on the left wing, but warn everyone not to push all the siege towers at once. Go to the city wall to prepare for the enemy's strategy to destroy it at the same time."

"Gawain, are you worried that the stupid royal brother has any back-up plans?" Kabeamiya, who was riding a horse and accompanying her in a cloak, said disdainfully, "The Komnenos family can do it. There are many handsome characters, but Isaac is definitely only third-rate among them. The reason why he became the number two man in the empire is all because of the emperor’s trust in his relatives.”

"As an enemy, I don't want to despise anyone, including the Isaac you mentioned, even if he is mediocre. Reinforced by many soldiers and strong walls, he is still a formidable opponent. Kabeamia, When I fought with you, I also studied your team in detail before using the cavalry assault method." These words obviously made the female consul unwilling and uncomfortable, so she turned her head angrily. No more talking to him.

At this time, under the wall of Sophia Castle facing the river, the infantry teams of Gawain, Godfrey, and Baldwin lined up in dense formations one after another. Holding shields and weapons, they let out a louder fighting cry. With a creaking sound, two siege towers, one on the left and one on the right, approached the city wall.

At this moment, on the tower of the inner city wall, Isaac Komnenos was surrounded by guards and generals. He raised his riding whip triumphantly and said, "Order to Samuelfa to use all the defensive fires to spurt out flames and destroy the enemy's courage and courage together! Hahaha!"

"Your Excellency, please don't do this for now. We only have six defensive fire weapons. If they spray fire at the same time, the enemy can easily figure out their positions. If they attack again, it will be difficult for us to deal with them." At this time. , the young general Branas reminded again, but this time there was no such good luck. Isaac pushed him away angrily, "Despicable shepherd of Thrace, you don't need to dictate the victory of this battle. , watch the enemy collapse!"

The guards in the towers immediately pulled the ropes in their hands, one after another, and soon followed the dark holes. In each war room under the city wall, the defensive fire shooting tools and the bells hanging on the ceiling were all There was a rapid sound, and Samuelfa let out two strange sounds, "Obviously the only enemy is The two siege towers are approaching, why are the bells ringing even when I am not approaching?" But the military order was like a mountain, and Samuelfa did not be confused for long, and asked the soldiers to roll up and hang outside the perforation. concealed leather, and then fierce arrows flew in along here, when It was all blocked by the cowhide gear in front of the shooting tool. "Shoot, shoot!" the engineer shouted, and then the red and yellow flames instantly swelled in the war room, pulling the person's figure violently across the stone wall. : A total of six defensive fires erupted on the walls of Fort Sophia at the same time. The dazzling fire dragon, and then the two siege towers quickly burned. Once this "Roman fire" attached to the wooden equipment, it was difficult to remove it, and the special viscous fuel could continue to burn. Although it doesn't look scary enough at first glance, it is very tricky to deal with.

The other four fire dragons had no target to attack, so they fell into the group of infantry besieging the city. There were many lightly-armed people in front of them, screaming and falling down with their heads covered in flames. Their companions were still fighting to save them, but to no avail - - This effect was even more shocking when the siege tower was set alight. The infantry quickly retreated crazily, regardless of the scoldings of the military judges and nobles. No one could voluntarily endure such flames and dirty liquid without fear. Burning and indifferent.

"Really Gawain, it seems that you and the elite divisions of West Francia are no more than this." Looking at the tragic collapse of the siege formation, Cabeamiya said proudly, and soon one of the siege formations was burning and deformed. The tower collapsed sideways, and the dazzling fire that rose illuminated the faces of Gawain and her. "There is no need to continue moving forward and pull back the three siege towers behind to avoid unnecessary sacrifices." Gawain's The mood is very calm and peaceful.

And over there, Isaac, who saw all this from the tower, was excited beyond words. He kept hitting the crenel with a riding crop, as if to disperse the resentment that was still pent up in his heart, "Look, the enemy is giving us a blow like ants." Once the fever has subsided, as long as the defensive fire is there, Fort Sophia will be an iron barrier that they cannot overcome unless they bow their heads and accept their brother's conditions."

Soon after, when the defenders of Fort Sophia began to repair the towers of the city wall, the infantrymen of the large company of Red Hands on the left began to rest on the hills. Like other pilgrims, they had just been defeated and it was unclear what the Governor-General would do next. Will there be any new commands to adjust. Gawain, who was originally supervising the battle on the hillside, dismounted his horse, akimbo, looking at Castle Sophia thoughtfully, while Cabeamiya looked a little nervously and curiously at the Grand Duke, wondering how he could think about it from the failure just now. What's the best idea?

"How many flames were sprayed out just now?" Gawain asked.

"Well, Six Paths." Kabeamia answered.

Gawain nodded, then he raised his finger and pointed carefully in front of the entire section of Sophia Castle, "It seems that this guy Isaac is flashy and restless at all. He should be spraying all the points." They are all exposed, including three on the battle path of the city wall and three in the hidden war rooms, which are arranged in a staggered manner. Giovanni, Andodat! Draw this picture and make it into a sand table model!

In the meeting tent after dark, when the knights and ladies were marveling at the amazing power of "Roman fire" (Greek fire), and when Godfrey began to frown, Gawain said astonishingly, "Tomorrow We organized new infantry companies and infantry regiments, and used the remaining three siege towers to capture the city wall in front of Sofia. "

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Gawain, and then Archduke Bari moved his hand, and Giovanni brought in the exquisite sand table model of Sophia. This was the result of his many days of careful survey, which immediately attracted the attention of the people from West Francia. It’s all a refreshing feeling. Many earls even asked, "What is this and what is its use in combat?"

"This is an essential skill for the commanders of the Greek Empire when you and I are facing the enemy. That is to put condensed models of battlefields and fortresses in front of them and study in detail the strategies to defeat the enemy." Gawain explained - in Charlemagne After the decline of the empire, most military nobles in the Frankish and German lands believed in the "mount their horses, wield their swords and spears, and charge" approach. Those who were willing to study the battlefield and tactics carefully were simply outliers.

Although Giovanni is a mere squire in Lombardy, he has served as a minor officer of the previous Lombard Alliance many times and fought against the German Empire. Moreover, the local people have always admired the customs of ancient Rome, so he is also quite fond of tactical classics and sand table operations. Familiar, and then he quickly used the red wheat grains to knead Entering the city wall model, "Here, here, and here are all the locations where the enemy's Greek fire is. I once saw the Greek emperor's ships using these things during the battle in the Adriatic Sea. They are very powerful. But it’s very difficult to move once it’s fixed.”

"Here and here are their blind spots." The smart Baldwin understood immediately, quickly walked to the sand table model, and pointed out the two positions of the city wall with his hands, "If you want to attack tomorrow, you must strengthen the offensive from these two points. "

"Yes." Gawain said, and then he looked at the duke and the earls with his eyes.

"According to the plan of the priest, I will gather the four infantry regiments here." Godfrey quickly made up his mind, "Then I will assign the two infantry regiments to the command of Lord Gawain."

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"Very good. I will combine the two infantry companies with your reinforcements to attack here. The two points should be carried out at the same time. The action must be rapid and do not give Isaac a chance to breathe and adjust."

"Don't charge randomly, use flags and horns to communicate." At this time, Baldwin warned several armed monks around him.

"As long as we can occupy the front city wall, our army will definitely win, because I still have other tricks left." Gawain was very confident, and it seemed that he had other tricks. (To be continued ~^~)