Eagle Byzantium

Roland shook his head and gave up trying to persuade him to surrender. "I really hope that after the sun's halo disappears today, some of you will still be alive."

After saying that, he returned to his own camp.

"Prepare to fire!" In front of the fort, the artillery officer held a firing table and a small flag, standing in the artillery position divided into two rows. In the straight line behind the large perfume bottle cannon with wheels, a mound was piled up to offset the recoil.

Soon the artillery officer reported the data on the range, firing angle and charge. After the gunners finished their work, "Fire!" The artillery officer shouted and waved the small flag forward.

"Bang!" The leftmost of the four large perfume bottle cannons was the first to emit fireworks, and the wheels spun rapidly backwards with a sharp sound, retreating to the middle of the mound before moving back again.

When the shells whistled out from the gaps in the Pisidian border army, they set off a rain of flying dirt in front of the front line of the fanatics, knocking down several of them in one go: the second, third and fourth guns fired powerful shells one after another, knocking down more fanatics, leaving gaps everywhere in their front line, and wounded soldiers lying on the ground.

The border infantry and cavalry cheered loudly, and the fanatics began to move around. Their troops were bloated and squeezed together, and they were unable to defend and avoid the effects of artillery. In other words, in terms of combat, this group of fanatical farmers alone were not as good as Sebastian's Crescent Crusaders before. They were all confused and confused by the "lightning and iron balls shot by the devil's cannon".

"All artillery, a round of volleys!" After a while, the artillery commander shouted again.

Now the four large perfume bottle cannons, the eight rear-loading perfume bottle rapid-fire cannons in front, and about thirty shrimp whisker cannons, all fired densely packed lead bullets and cast iron shells of various colors at the same time, all smashing into the flesh and blood of the fanatics, their holy paintings were smashed to pieces, and the dense formation was also bloody.

The trumpet sounded, and in front of the green smoke from the shrimp whisker cannons, General Monomachus took the lead, commanding all the cavalry to roar with horseshoes, swinging their shining swords, and rushing towards the left wing of the fanatic army.

The border troops in the center and right wing also ran and attacked with spears in hand.

The six squadrons of the Komaloy Cavalry Regiment rushed to the front, forming a long horizontal formation. The commander was Gaia Sansavall. The cavalrymen wore red Cuman hats with semicircular shapes on their heads, and the ribbons tied to the hats fluttered in the wind. Their legs were bent backwards on the shaking saddles, and the forks were erected in front. Amid the howling shouts, the six squadrons of the Komaloy Cavalry Regiment placed all the short guns with ignited fuses on the forks of the saddles, and rushed to a place about 20 to 30 feet in front of the left wing of the fanatics. They fired a round of volleys like thunder, then removed the short guns, lay on the saddles and retreated from the two wings - and the rest of the Komaloy, Ogus and border Jinat cavalry followed closely behind, holding weapons and following like lightning and rain, and rushed into the enemy formation that was in chaos.

The first one to come to discuss surrender yesterday took off the white flag wrapped around his arm and raised it in his hand. Taking this as a signal, more than a hundred Pronian cavalrymen in front of the battle immediately turned against the enemy, turned back on their horses, and trampled on their "own people" along with the enemy.

Less than half an hour after the battle began, the left wing of the believers' army collapsed across the board. The successful Tarsus cavalry turned back to the front line and began to attack the center and rear formations of the fanatics who had lost their cover, while at the same time, the fanatics' rear camp also started to catch fire.

Two hours later, the Nika Brigade also attacked from the north, and the battle turned into a massacre in the mountains and valleys. Many "hills" magically grew on the mountains of the battlefield, all of which were piled up with the bodies of the rebellious believers and farmers. The Tarsus border soldiers stepped on the backs or chests of these bodies and fiercely chased those who were still alive or fleeing.

It is worth mentioning that the soldiers of the Nika Brigade were particularly brutal in the killing. Most of them were originally Orthodox Christians, but under the stimulation and temptation of the holy beneficiary estate, they killed their fellow believers without blinking an eye. They blocked the opponent's retreat. Because the new military system had not been implemented on a large scale, they used traditional swords and bows to eliminate all rebels.

On the northern line controlled by the Nika Brigade alone, 6,500 bodies fell, accounting for nearly 70% of the total number of death fanatics.

The monks and farmers who rioted in Lydia paid a heavy price for their short-sightedness and recklessness. Nearly 10,000 people were killed and 30,000 were captured on the battlefield of Philadelphia. According to Roland's proposal, all the captives will be escorted to Tarsus City to dig a canal together with the river slaves of the Crescent Church.

The first snow of winter began to fall, slowly covering the corpses everywhere in the wilderness.

On the outskirts of Philadelphia, captured Orthodox monks and rich peasants were hung on trees on both sides of the road for the crime of incitement.

As for the Pronian landlords, most of them were bought by the "policy of redemption of prison territory", including more than 80 people who had not participated in the war before and surrendered one after another. They received the new holy benefices without any psychological barriers, and were willing to be accomplices to the tiger, becoming Gawain's minions to suppress the newly conquered areas, and never mentioned the words of "no change for fifty years" again.

Gawain's original words were, "In order to promote true justice, I would not hesitate to destroy a hundred villages, as long as it can make the other thousand live better in the future."

This winter was destined to be cold and harsh: the Orthodox peasants in Lydia were all silent, no one dared to rise up to resist or make trouble, they dared not attack the holy beneficiary farms or the royal land, nor did they dare to mention serving or donating to the monastery or the lord of Pronia. They could only honestly unite and form a commune according to Roland Bandinelli's plan, and pay shield taxes to support the militia.

At the same time, Roland had begun to build the first synagogue town next to the city of Philadelphia with a large monastery as the starting point.

Brennus also appeared as the chief pastoral officer at this time to appease and persuade the people, clean up the situation, and assist Roland in his work.

In the greenhouse in the courtyard of the seaside Fort Alarman, Gawain lifted Turianus high. He saw his child for the first time. Turianus was very energetic and vigorous, as strong as his other children.

Although she was given many gifts, the little sunfish still didn't leave the study in anger, and was greeted by her grandfather.

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After playing for a while, Turianus' face suddenly turned red, which made Gawain alert and he wanted to call the servants and nurses.

But Turianus soon giggled again, kicking his feet between his father's raised hands, and the redness on his face faded.

"Well, I thought..." Gawain turned his head and said this at the same time as the mentor standing beside him.

But before he finished speaking, the treacherous Turianus urinated violently, splashing Gawain's head and neck. It was just his delaying tactic.

"You can also use Turianus's strategy when you attack the north soon." The elder mentor immediately made a joke.