Eagle Byzantium

Gawain looked at him kindly, and Bramson was definitely an old soldier. He skillfully and quickly put the Swabian two-handed sword back into the long scabbard, then leaned down, tied the money bag just given by the Grand Duke, and then raised the He raised his crossbow and aimed one shot. The Slavic cavalryman who was the first to charge forward was hit in the middle of the shoulder, and he rolled over and fell off his horse.

There were shouts of killing from both sides in the field. Two Brotherhood members on both sides of Bramson rode out with swords and fought against the Slavs who were approaching from both sides of the opponent's flanks. Behind Bramson, they were in the "star shape". At the tail end of the "formation" was a young squire knight from Lombardy, who was also a member of the Brotherhood in the Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Bari. He roared and grabbed the Contus spear, and swept away Bram. He came out of the forest and knocked another Slavic warrior off his horse.

At this moment, Bramson had already raised his sword with both hands, urged his horse, and was instantly side by side with the Lombard squire. The shadow of his sword was like the wind, and he was engaged in a fierce battle with several Slavs. The squire used his single-edged saber to block flexibly, while Bramson held the powerful two-handed sword, moving his arms with the horse one by one, preparing for the attack, and being responsible for harvesting on the side. The cooperation was very tacit. Two or three Slavic cavalrymen were killed one after another, and they immediately turned around and fled.

Amidst the shouts, the eight Cuman cavalry who had been waiting in advance also rushed out from the side and shot out a burst of arrows. At this time, the Slavic cavalry who came out of the camp could no longer support themselves and crashed in the chaotic bell. Hearing the sound, he fled toward the fort gate.

"Very good!" On the hillside, Gawain, who was watching the battle, inserted the horse-head scepter back into his belt with satisfaction, and then raised his hand, "The whole army blew the horn of cheers. The enemy has become discouraged. We will soon Prepare to receive their dock."

On horseback, a row of cavalry played their horns so loudly that the birds in the Stone Valley were frightened. Flying all over the sky.

At this moment, Bramson was still chasing the fleeing Slavs. One of the enemies shot back with a spear. Bramson stepped aside to avoid it, but the money bag hanging on the saddle was poked off. The bankrupt knight screamed in pain and immediately dropped his sword. He jumped off the horse, held the money bag in his mouth, crawled and rolled, and picked up coins all over the ground. One of them was a shining silver one, and it was sliding along the ground. He was rushing behind with his hands stretched out.

The three fellow fraternity workers who were raising their swords to demonstrate against the fort were also stunned. At first, they thought Bramson was stabbed with a spear and fell from the horse, but then they found out that he was robbing the bounty, and everyone was suddenly filled with joy. It's not a taste, "Can such a guy go to restore the Holy Tomb?"

Just Bramson trying his best. After taking back the silver coin, an arrow shot from the top of the Wubao came diagonally with a buzzing sound, and hit the spot where the silver coin had just been lying. It was truly a life and death moment. Bramson jumped his feet and whined, then jumped up and down, dodging the arrows that flew next. He continued to hold the money bag in his mouth, and ran back like flying...

Soon the small fort located in the Stone River Valley surrendered. The Slavs inside had not received the news of Gawain's attack in advance, and they fell in front of the archduke's horse. "I will not harm your lives. I will hand over half of the supplies and money in the fort and retreat voluntarily."

The Zataslavs accepted the conditions. In groups, they retreated through the fort gate at the back. Driving livestock and vehicles.

Then Gawain sat in the middle of the fort with the money bag in hand, and rewarded the twelve soldiers who performed outstandingly one by one. However, the simple country squire named Giovanni Dellavia from Lombardy was full of anger. Holding the spear in hand, he knelt down on one knee and complained to the Grand Duke, "I think Bramson does not deserve these monetary rewards."

Over there, the money was being counted again. Bramson, who was tied with a money bag, became furious after hearing this, "I beheaded three enemies in a row, and even fought to the death to get back the Grand Duke's money. You actually treat me like this?" A true warrior.”

"People like you cannot go to the Holy Tomb. The sin of greed is enough to hold your soul back! Originally, the Grand Duke's reward was equally distributed to all twelve soldiers, but you subconsciously regarded it as your own. You are still full of the stench of mercenaries." Giovanni made an impassioned speech, then turned around and raised his head, and began to pray to the Lord, asking him to forgive Bramson's sins and not to harm other co-workers of the Brotherhood.

After hearing this complaint, Gawain nodded and turned to Bramson majestically, "Hey, your behavior of dismounting to pick up the money just now is really an insult to the knight's dignity."

"I am originally a private slave of the German Kaiser (the German knights have different meanings from the Frankish "knights". The earliest origins of the German knights were the domestic slaves of the great feudal lords), and I am not greedy for this title. I joined the Grand Duke's brotherhood just to accumulate wealth. With money, you can live a good life as soon as possible, with fields, mills, and plow horses. ." Bramson's answer was indeed direct and naked, which made Gawain very troubled and thought to himself, "Oh, where did the bravery you just went out to fight for come from? Is it just for these idiots?" However, Gawain didn't dislike this guy who was dissatisfied and heartbroken as he held his money bag for fear of being snatched away.

After all, Gawain also said, "Poverty is a sin." Who doesn't want to live a comfortable and wealthy life? Money doesn’t care about means, only about results.

A money bag was thrown again, and Bramson stretched out his hand to catch it. "The extra money I give you will buy your life in the next battle. Don't be so reckless like today!" Gawain said, and then he said to the man who was praying. Giovanni instructed, "You partnered with Bramson on the battlefield. I think you two worked very well together in this battle."

Next, Gawain's cavalry swept through three or four Slavic strongholds one by one, occupied the site of the Stone River Valley, and built a temporary camp.

About three days later, the fleet sailed in, and after the handover signal, they transported supplies and four infantry companies ashore. Now that Gawain had secured both land and sea, he continued to send cavalry detachments, in groups of thirty or fifty, to continue to scout the terrain.

This shocked the whole of Bosnia, but in fact, Gawain's Red Hand Company did not commit any extraordinary atrocities, nor did it kill innocent people indiscriminately, but this group of Slavs, without a leader, believed that this pilgrim team would slaughter them, so in panic, they abandoned villages and fortresses and fled towards the Sava River.

At this moment, the Pechenegs and forest bandit companies from Zata had just arrived at an area fifteen miles away from Stung. This group of people, who talked loudly and did not know how to cover up, were no different from bandits, and were soon caught by Gawain's scout cavalry.

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"According to this description, Berdin of Zata did not seem to send out his regular army to fight me." After listening to the scout's description, Gawain nodded with satisfaction, "It seems that my previous letter has somewhat confused and delayed him, so let's continue to do it." (To be continued ~^~)