Eagle Byzantium

The next day, on the horse farm in front of the Diwan Hall in the old Tata City, the emperor took out 400 infantry and 300 cavalry from three field brigades (including the Mosia Grand Brigade) and all cavalry, and stood there in formation. , with the rising sun, under the leadership of Kossos, the governor of New Nicaea, the golden double-headed eagle flag with purple background and the blue-white-gold cross flag were slowly raised, and then the soldiers collectively sang "The Crocus Blooms" :

“The ravines of Anatolia are criss-crossed,

The archipelago of the Sea of ​​Arches,

Emperor Gawain arrived in Constantinople,

Empress Anna arrived in Constantinople (in the future, if the couple died, it would be better to change to someone else. Emperor Christopher's wife simply withdrew this sentence because she did not have the name of Basilisa);

Large infantry spears,

Large infantry spears,

That was the Romana Empire's army advancing.

God bless my emperor,

His glory is like the fragrance of crocuses undefeated;

God bless my emperor,

Always victorious and blessed with glory,

The people's hope is high and their hearts are happy;

God bless my emperor,

His majesty spreads like crocuses over the high hills;

God bless my emperor,

Show your divine power, Zhang Tianwang,

Kill the traitors and look up to each other;

May the Lord’s favor last forever,

May my emperor uphold the law,

Let us sing from our hearts together,

May the Lord bless my emperor with good health! "

In the circular corridor behind the procession, there are hundreds of dark-skinned Sindhi natives who have been released from hard labor and are queuing up to receive military uniforms specially made of Indian plain cotton cloth in red and white colors. They will soon be affiliated with the "Sindh Grand Brigade" ” was established and received training from the Romans.

With this the emperor announced that from now on the soldiers of the Serbian Grand Brigade would wear blue and white uniforms, while those of Mosia would wear gray and white uniforms.

This was the beginning of the uniform uniforms of the new Roman army.

At this time, the army commanded by the emperor had left Tata City and began to move north again.

Before setting off, Branus and his stepson Macianias were standing in front of the camp supervising the soldiers to pack up their tents and put down their large luggage. The emperor came behind them with his guards, and then Gawain patted Branas. on his shoulder, "You asked me a question before the Marka war."

At this time, both Branas and his son turned their faces. Macianias's face was covered with beads of sweat. He was much darker, but obviously more mature. At this time, this man remembered that the cavalry in Marka made a huge detour. Before the big assault, the emperor once said that the best way to deal with the Sindh army was intensive artillery and mobile and fierce cavalry. Then his stepfather asked the emperor, how should we deal with the Song Dynasty's army?

This is also a question that the entire Imperial Expeditionary Force is considering and worrying about.

The sea breeze from Sindh brought in dense dust, covering the Tata City in a golden light. In a Brahmin temple at the corner of the city, the pagoda-like cedar trees in front of it swayed back and forth, with a refreshing whistle. The sound of many hired Sindhi natives further away (they are all very docile, Gawain thinks they are almost like this) This is the ethnic group that least knows how to resist and the most grateful in the world. Especially after Gawain announced the abolition of some exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, most of the native people were grateful to live, so they came to do city construction labor and join the army. They were quite enthusiastic ) is carrying dirt and stones on his back, working like hard-working ants on the scaffolding.

Many women also erected a statue of Gawain on the shipbuilding site. On it, the Roman emperor had a pricked beard and huge earlobes. He looked like a Tianzhu, holding a white lotus in his hand and sitting on an elephant with a white head.

In the corner of the temple among the trees, the emperor smiled and spoke to the father and son for a long time.

It seems that the emperor is still a bit secretive. Fortunately, he is partial to Markianias (but it seems that he still doesn’t know about Markianias’s bitter crush on Helena), so he whispered to them about it. , that is, your own plan.

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Finally, the emperor said to Macianius with approval, "You have performed very well during this military career. I am going to marry Helena to Jerusalem in a few years after the Battle of Oxus."

Markianias' heart seemed to have been hit hard by a heavy hammer, and he involuntarily took half a step back. Holding back his tumbling throat and unbearably hot heart, he raised his face heavily and faced the smiling emperor. , nodded, "Yes... This is the glory of the empire, my majesty."

"So when the time comes, you will serve as the commander of Helena's wedding guard, become Helena's guard knight, and go with her to the city of Jerusalem. I am completely at ease in leaving Helena under your protection." The unknowing emperor also He stabbed Macianias hard.

"Exactly as you wish..." Markianias lowered his head lower, his lips trembling, watching his shadow become dizzy and blurry, but still forcefully used an imperial warrior and The role model of a soldier requires himself not to let tears fall on a foreign land.

"This will be the honor of our entire family, Your Majesty, Marco!" The upright stepfather was still smiling there.

Half a month later, the emperor's army arrived at the Ajmir Fortress, where Chauhan and Ghadawala's army of servants came out to join forces. As expected, they gathered 30,000 soldiers, including Rajput warriors. Four thousand men and thirty war elephants.

A few days later, the coalition forces successfully captured the city of Uchi, the southern gateway to Multan.

Then the emperor, who was celebrating his victory in the imperial camp, received intelligence: the disheartened Israel led 15,000 men north to Peshawar, intending to join forces with his capital, Ghazni, and the barbarian cavalry led by the 100,000 Song emperors who were heading south, in order to make a comeback.

Before leaving, Israel handed over 10,000 elite troops to Sertiz, asking him to hold on to Multan and wait for his return.

On the other side, Iskandar had been captured by the Saint Sister's troops, but Kabeamiya did not stay there for too long. She sent someone to deliver a letter to Stephenburg by boat, saying that "countless barbarians are heading towards the Surman Mountains. I dare not resist their frontal attack. Now I am returning to Herat with the looted supplies, and the army that originally pretended to attack the small city of Merv has also retreated. Everyone continues to hold the front line in the Nishapur area. According to scouts, the other side of the Oxus River has also become restless. It seems that the great fair king is going to cross the river himself and come to Merv City to attempt a head-on battle with us, so it is safer for you, Gawain, to return as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation. "

Gawain, sitting on a chair in the imperial camp, smiled as he gently folded up the letter from his sister and laid it out. "No, the established policy will not change - our army will attack Multan fiercely, forcing Israel and the group of barbarians to turn back south and fight me. Don't worry about the battles in Mofu and Nishapur, everything will be centered here, don't worry about other places, because I am here! In addition, I have given the scouts a new instruction, that is, when conducting reconnaissance and combat, you must pay attention to the enemy's troops whose tactics and appearance are different from the previous ones, and strive to capture several important high-ranking commanders. The veil of the Great Fair King, let me tear you apart completely in the land of Multan and Ghazni. "