Eagle Byzantium

"Calm down, Duke of Apulia, you and I are not the only ones who are capable of fighting. I have already sent some soldiers along the bridge to reinforce the defenses on the clergy. Godfrey and Baldwin will also go to the rescue in time. ." Gawain was in the wind, giving Bohemond a reassurance.

"Yaji Xiyang probably doesn't have that many soldiers and horses. Those in front of us and those who raided the fort and the stone fort should be all his elites." Diognis, who had done intelligence collection and analysis beforehand, this Shi Ye hurriedly expressed his position.

Hearing these words, Bohemond nodded, and then looked away. The ever-changing sun and flowing clouds at noon were in front of his eyes. "Very good, Gawain. Why don't we join forces for the first time and attack directly to ambush me today?" The despicable guys of the army forced them into the valley and completely destroyed them with a decisive battle. "

What Bohemond was referring to was obviously the team of the chief emir of Antioch, Adesonius. At this moment, he had not easily retreated into the city, but was setting up formations up and down another towering ridge five or six miles away, fighting with The pilgrims faced each other from a distance, looking for new fighters.

At this moment, behind them, control of the long and narrow river valley position, from the Gimakis brigade camp to the river mouth fortress, returned to the hands of the pilgrims' armed forces - in the desolate reed fields, Calabria The soldiers used spears to make a stretcher, lifted up the fully restrained body of Brad, and walked slowly towards Asase - and on the opposite side , Titicius has arrived with the purple imperial flag given by the emperor and three thousand followers. Alongside him, there is the red hand brigade commanded by Giovanni, whose infantry is like a forest of spears. The cold and turbid The river was muddy again, and countless leggings and greaves were wading in it, making great noises, and spears and spears were swaying in the sky as they passed by in a row.

"Who will take the lead?" Then, after several generals on the ridge reached an agreement. The wrangling started immediately.

"Raymond's team has lost its combat effectiveness, and my subordinates, General Orson and General Gregor, have also suffered heavy losses." Gawain spread his hands, feeling very helpless.

"That's not what you said about my troops." Bohemond was strongly dissatisfied. Then he looked at the mount under Gawain's crotch and shouted angrily, "If I'm not mistaken, your horses are all our Apu Leah’s!”

Gawain shrugged. "Yes, captured at Lepanto. According to the axioms of war, the victor has the right to dispose of any spoils he gets."

The fierce quarrel involved the Grand Duke of the Empire and the Commander-in-Chief of Asia appointed by the emperor, and also involved Grand Bohemond. Is it the Imperial Expedition Privy Council or the Emperor of Constantinople that is a bigger problem. Finally, everyone reluctantly reached an agreement: each selected thirty cavalrymen to serve as armed scouts on the isolated pine-covered hills on the other side of the plain, because there, everyone saw a small group of Turkic cavalry standing there. Eye-catching dog tooth flag. It should also be an outpost set up by Adsonius, and capturing it is crucial to the entire battle.

In other words, Taticius sent thirty horsemen, and Bohemond and Gawain received the same treatment. Go to challenge and capture the hill. As for Lord Raymond, who suffered very serious losses, he went to the river mouth fortress to rest.

Then, the Red Hand Brigade, which had just arrived, with a total of about 5,000 infantry, formed two fronts on the hillside, with three Banda infantry detachments in front. There were also three behind them, huge infantry spears standing proudly, and the frost on the soldiers' leggings rubbed against the long grass swinging back and forth. In front are the forward guards holding sharp two-handed halberds, and on both sides are Italian veterans with shields covering their faces. The two wings were occupied by Bohemond. and the army of the empire, slowly crossed the plain area sandwiched between two hills and valleys, and pushed towards the direction of Adesonius's troops.

At this time, the sun had turned away. The Patriarch hanging on the Antioch Tower was soon blinded by the sunlight shining through the three flags above his head, and everywhere in front of the Antioch City Gate. The fireworks also slowly dissipated, and the battlefield revealed its ferocious and bloody appearance in the patriarch's eyes.

The Turks trampled on the fortress of St. Paul's Gate and killed most of the pilgrims there. Then, under the command of Sansadonias, they merged with the troops coming out of the Dog Gate like two torrents, carrying blood-stained weapons. The blade is dense again The heavily armored warriors holding shields formed a formation and pressed against the fortresses on both sides of Gawain's Bridge. The other troops were continuing to storm the crumbling Ademare camp. There were not many soldiers who were still resisting fiercely with the priests. .

The bridgehead, where the fireworks were scattered, was already filled with soldiers from the Guardian Brigade. Saint Theodore's portrait and flag were hung on the wooden tower on the side of the bridge. The entire bridgehead was not as good as a fortress. Said to use soil The field fortifications divided by the fortification plan, the front is the horse-rejecting wall about six feet high, and the bottom is the dug trench. The former is filled with thorns and tree stumps with thorns, and the latter is filled with caltrops and caltrops. Clay pot fragments. Three hundred Germans lined up in front of the horse-rejecting wall, holding huge two-handed swords. This kind of sword has two swords, with a gap of an Anna ruler in the middle. You can hold them with both hands. Long weapons that could be used as long swords to chop or resist cavalry were raised one after another, forming a wall of sword blades.

Branas stood behind the horse-rejecting wall, watching the Turks approaching like a tide, and slowly raised the command staff in his hand.

"We must not lose this place, because the siege equipment field is there. Once the enemy seizes this bridge, they can completely destroy our equipment, and then it will be a pipe dream to capture Antioch."

"Mohammed!" Over there, the Turkic army led by the lightly-armed Futuwa guild soldiers rushed in like a whirlwind. The one running in the front had a wicker basket hanging in front of his neck, which was full of tinder cans. He was running fast. The guards behind the chevaux de frise also set up many archers. The arrows rained down, and there were tinder cans thrown by Gulu. In the raging fire after colliding with each other, many Futuwa soldiers' lungs and heads were pierced by sharp arrows. They howled and recited scriptures, covered their bleeding wounds, and slowly curled up in the mud and died in pain. But more Futuwa soldiers, holding their spears like reeds, continued to step on the bodies of their companions frantically.

The three hundred German soldiers relied on the protruding corner of the east side of the chevaux-de-la-vallee wall, and went to the simple gate on the west side, leaning against the moat, forming a long diagonal formation, with their swords slightly tilted to the right.

But when the two fronts of attack and defense were forced to fight each other with weapons, the Futuwa soldiers knew the power of this diagonal formation: the diagonal German swords easily avoided their straight spears, and slashed their fragile heads, waists and necks from left to right. (To be continued ~^~)