Eagle Byzantium

Gawain quickly raised the horse-headed scepter and then chopped it down without any hesitation.

The entire infantry and cavalry array of the Red Hand Brigade was silent for a while, and then the cavalry trumpets suddenly sounded. Four squadrons of 280 cavalrymen quickly raised their bows and arrows, and raised their shining sabers and choppers. The swords swarmed up and rumbled up the hill.

Then in the infantry array of the Red Hand Brigade, the flute sounded one after another. The soldiers stepped forward suddenly and began to raise their spears again. Dim gritted his teeth and persisted, holding a huge battle flag, which was the same as that held by Giovanni. The fish and dragon flags, one on the left and one on the right, walked at the front of the queue, guiding the infantry to attack.

Seeing the entire Red Hand Brigade swarming towards the top of the hill, Bohemond and Titicius also took action on both wings to support them. In an instant, the entire west side of the hill was covered with human feet and horse hooves stepping on the ground. Apart from these sounds, there is no noise at all. They are so neat and powerful that it makes people feel frightened. When the one hundred and twenty slave soldiers sent by Adesonius had just crossed the ridgeline, their field of vision was also wider, but it was quickly filled with a denser scene: under the mountain, pilgrims and A large number of Romanian cavalry are roaring back to attack, in front of their front Behind him were enemies like a sea of ​​sand and dust, and spears moving as fast as a forest wall. "The enemy has launched a general attack!" A slave soldier turned around and faced Adsonius Emir on the other side of the hill. The direction of the flag, waving its arms, sent out such a signal.

But then, there were more than a dozen arrows shot from below, piercing and tearing his upper body. He maintained his posture for a while, and then rolled off the horse. Then rows of red-handed cavalry and Plonian cavalry jumped up quickly, and the one hundred and twenty Turkic slave soldiers who were just about to escape quickly started fighting and biting each other. Fighting and screams rose into the sky like a whirlwind.

Within seconds. Adsonius, who commanded the flag, knew that his advance team would be unable to resist, but before he could give the signal to retreat, more than half of the Turkic slave soldiers on the hill were killed or injured, and the others followed like a tide. On the original route, they fled towards their own array, with a loud roar. Adsonius bent his riding crop angrily. He felt that not only was his face shameful, but the morale of the entire team was also greatly affected. He could no longer send small teams back and forth to fight for the hill. "Allah Bless the swords of the believers, our horses will now have greater energy than Great Ramadhan, and everyone will charge at the infidels! ”

"Allahu Akbar! Muhammad!" Following Adsonius's order, all the Crescent Cult soldiers in all arrays rushed towards the hills like a wave that broke a dam. The archers in the array behind fired arrows that could cover the entire sky, raining down on the hill just occupied by the cavalry.

Gawain stood in a commanding position, protected by Saxon and Varangian guards in heavy armor and axes. I saw a tragic scene on the top of the hill. Many horses that had lost their owners were running around randomly. Cavalrymen were injured or killed by arrows. The bodies fell into the grass, and with groans, the rest of the cavalry dismounted one after another, using spears, kite shields and cavalry axes to form an infantry battle formation - the lightly armed Crescent Soldiers at the forefront, marching along the hill Climbing like ants, the Red Hand Cavalry and the Plonian Cavalry began to use their shields to cover their bodies and necks and those of their comrades. The other hands wielded long swords and battle axes, constantly cutting down the Turks who were rushing forward, but the number of Crescent Soldiers who were approaching frantically was increasing. After they were suddenly pierced by sword blades and spear points, they vomited blood and grabbed the weapons with both hands. He risked his life and fell forward, using his flesh and blood to block the cavalry's attack. The rest of the people who followed jumped up on the body of the person in front and took the opportunity to slash with their swords.

The wounded were constantly being dragged out by the military servants behind them. After all, the cavalry defense line was small in number and was soon stretched thin under the fierce attack of Adsonius's more numerous men. "Come up, rush up, die for Allah, the door to heaven will open!" In the dense formation in the valley behind, many imams accompanying the army were shouting, and the drums were beating loudly. Next to them, groups of Crescent Cultists who risked their lives quickly filled the attack front, and they had the momentum to completely crush the Red Hand Brigade.

The entire hill became a dam under the collision of two turbulent tides, shattering blood and human lives. The troops of Gawain and Titicius shouted "Hallelujah" to the "Three Saints", And Adesonius's army shouted that "Allah" is the "Prophet". The drums beat rapidly, and the large spears of the infantrymen of Gawain's brigade were leveled row by row, crossing the loosely retreating cavalry line, and shouting into the group of Crescent Cultists who were following them.

"Saan!" Before the slogan could be finished, the Crescent Cultists were pierced and stabbed down one by one, row by row, by the spears of the large infantry that came quickly. Their bodies were destroyed, and their protective armors were also destroyed. Shattered: The "tide" of the Red Hand Brigade had the upper hand. Their infantry spears were fierce and unstoppable. Soon the Crescent Cultists dropped countless dead bodies and collapsed towards the hills.

"Don't retreat, shoot arrows, shoot arrows!" Adsonius ordered his archers from the Kurdish and Syrian deserts (using small recurve bows that can shoot quickly) to shoot at the red hand brigade that was rushing down. The hand halberd was pointed, and then from behind the woods in the valley, many Turkic light cavalry carrying bows and arrows also continued to line up, preparing to wait until the Red Hand Brigade rushed down the hill and into the plains, and then give them a fatal siege and blow.

Over there, the Normans and the army of Titius attacked from both wings, and in the rugged terrain, they were also resisted by Adsonius's soldiers on both sides with bows and spears.

At this moment, the two armies had entered a critical period of core struggle. Adsonius ordered the camels loaded with gongs, drums and flags, as well as his slave guards, to move forward about 400 feet.

At the same time, Gawain also led his guards to climb the hill full of corpses and occupied a position overlooking the battlefield. Soon, Diogenes and Titius also came to gather, "Gawain, order the troops to be reined in, and not to rush into the flat area below. The enemy will rely on fast horses and sharp arrows to come back and surround them!"

"Don't stop, pierce all the way through." Gawain disagreed with Titius's cautious proposal. He was a general who fought completely on his own, relying on momentum and intuition.

Gawain did what he said - the spear forest of the four Bandar infantry detachments was in front, and all the halberd soldiers, sword and shield soldiers followed behind, rushing down the hill unstoppably, with the terrifying sound of drums, flutes and horns. The Crescent Moon Cultists and Turks retreated step by step, and then counterattacked step by step, but they were still helpless against this overwhelming spear forest charge. Those who went around to the sides were killed by the halberd soldiers and sword soldiers who were covering them. Therefore, there were countless corpses in front of the infantry spears, but they kept moving forward. (To be continued ~^~)