Eagle Byzantium

In the huge and messy battlefield of fanatics, all kinds of crude icon paintings were shaking among them. Orthodox monks in ceremonial uniforms shouted slogans such as "Preserve our rituals of worshiping the Lord and defend the orthodox faith" to encourage them. Boost morale.

A small cavalry team composed of about one hundred and forty Pulonian landowners and their private servants lay in front. They looked worriedly and nervously at the vehicle barrier on the opposite side, because unlike the army of fanatics who were mainly farmers, They have all experienced battle formations, and they know that the vehicles on the opposite side are indestructible, and they also understand that the border troops hiding behind them armed with arrows and spears are not easy to mess with, not to mention that they also have the elite cavalry of Tarsus. support.

Twelve large covered wagons covered with iron bars and shields lined up the front of the caravan. Each of them was evenly spaced about a hundred feet apart. Trenches, breastworks and wooden palisades were dug in the middle, and wooden pillars to protect against arrows were erected. Each chariot was equipped with archers , musketeers and lightly-armed soldiers holding flails, iron forks and axes, and a border officer holding a lantern flag stood on the carriage to take command. He not only commanded the soldiers in his own car, but also commanded the people behind the wooden fence on the right side of this section. of Nikitas.

As a result, the 1,200-foot front was almost insurmountable. On both wings of this position, simple carts and earthen ramparts were stretched, wearing leather armor and holding spears about ten feet high (approximately three meters). border soldiers half-kneeling in the front row Behind them, the spear tips are arranged like outstretched reeds. On the surrounding vantage points or roads, there are small detachments of border residents stationed on them. Each has a small flag to respond to the instructions, and together they guard Philado behind him. Fiam City.

On a hillside with a cliff to the east but gentle slopes on the other sides, there were the cavalry of General Monomachus. They firmly protected the right wing of the chariot and were ready to rush down and kill at any time.

"Such a formation is definitely beyond what this group of incited farmers can handle."

What's more, the Nika Brigade from Prusa City has also moved to the rear of the fanatic army, occupying several hilltops, and is watching eagerly.

So the group of Plonian landowners began to hesitate and waver again. They pulled the bridles and put their horses together, whispering, feeling that the hope of victory in this battle was extremely slim, and they had to do something to ultimately protect themselves.

When the unnecessary long confrontation entered the night, the Plonian knights met temporarily in their tents. Everyone thought that the "commotion" had reached this point, so they sent a representative to secretly ride a horse with a strap tied to his shoulder. With a white bunting, they waded through woods and streams to discuss surrender.

It was Roland Bandinelli who received this representative.

"On behalf of the great patron, I welcome your timely surrender. Please understand that this surrender is not the key to our victory, but the bottom line for your survival."

When Roland saw that the other party was submissive, he then made a request, "When the decisive battle comes, you will withdraw from the front and attack and set fire to the rebels' rear camp. After success, the sponsor will carry out a reasonable redemption policy for your fields." ”

"redemption?"

"That's right, it's a redemption. You hand over the custody area and merge it into the royal family's special jurisdiction. Then I will give you a certain amount of national debt (after this term is said, the other party also has a barking expression). With the certificate, the redemption money will be paid in installments through the national debt. It's your privacy. All soldiers and slaves will become free farmers. If you want to continue your service career, you can register to obtain the corresponding holy salary and gospel real estate." After speaking, Roland stretched his face forward, and the dim candlelight followed his lips. When the chin is looked up, it looks particularly yin. Shen Horror said, "There is only one chance left. You must know what a favorable condition this is! As long as you hand over the part that should not belong to you, you can not only hold the national debt, but also obtain the sacred fief as a cavalryman." . You are indebted to the Patron for his generosity. Kindness, otherwise you can ask how we dealt with the rebellious Jinats in the Mut Valley. The huge rebel tree is still standing in the field there, and the strong and dense branches can be used for the second time. The corpses of one hundred and forty people were hung..."

The representative was so frightened that he immediately agreed, and then stayed in the car camp to serve as the commander of the defection of the Pulonians during the decisive battle tomorrow.

At dawn, in front of the chaotic fanatic camp, everyone saw that the Pisidia border troops began to "attack" them.

The border residents formed a strict formation of hundreds of people, first filling in the previously dug trench, and then with their spears raised, they surrounded the rumbling caravan and drove out of the position. The dust and smoke raised by their boots filled the air, and under the sound of trumpets, Many military dogs were running around, whining and growling, as if they were eager to tear out people's throats.

Soon, the cavalry teams of Comaroi and Ogus also rode down the hillside in a row, linking up with the right wing of the chariot army. The cavalry held small flags on their spears and waved them lively, with the noisy copper sound Trumpets and cymbals.

All the cavalry stopped about seven or eight hundred feet away from the front line of the fanatics. Then the wheels of the twelve covered wagons rolled, and under the command of the flag officer waving the flag, they came together to form a small temporary fortress, and they were connected together with straps made of cooked cowhide: this kind of cowhide straps is better than iron ropes, because generally The sword cannot cut through their tenacity.

Then several wheeled perfume bottle cannons were mounted on two-wheeled vehicles and pulled out by oxen.

Field artillery has been divided into two categories according to caliber and length. One category is larger and is pulled by four oxen; the other category is light rapid-fire artillery, which is only pulled by two oxen. The cart is also equipped with a push rod, ignition rod, Khitan snow wood barrel and shells. They are controlled by a small detachment from the artillery regiment. These gunners surrounded the perfume bottle cannon in front of the small cart fort. In addition, the border army also used iron pins to insert about 30 shrimp whisker cannons in front of the formation, with the muzzles slightly raised, all aimed at the fanatics on the opposite side.

Then Roland rode out of the formation wearing a cassock and iron armor, dressed like a reformed dervish, and shouted in fluent Greek to the Orthodox fanatics who were all over the valley, "It's just a land policy. Most of the assets confiscated are the assets of the monastery, which has nothing to do with most of you. On the contrary, you can get allocated land and a generous share of the profits - so don't disobey the will of the patron and the introduction of the synagogue, and go back to pick up the hoe to farm again."

In the fanatic team, several Orthodox monks shouted, "Don't lie anymore. The devil has laid eggs in Stephen Gawain's belly. He wants to destroy the Orthodox faith and hatch it with the blood of all our believers, release the most terrible and filthy evil beasts, and then destroy the world!"

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"Devil's eggs!" Thousands of fanatics shouted this sentence in waves, waving the flags and icons in their hands, and the sound shook the whole city of Philadelphia.