Eagle Byzantium

Bramson did not retreat. He pulled out the Swabian sword from its sheath with both hands behind his back, and ran to the edge of the ditch. There happened to be a row of Roma Turks at the front, who had already climbed up half his body, or his whole head. , "Go to hell!" Bramson clenched his hands and swung it sideways with all his strength. In the light of the sword, three or four heads flew out, and then the incomplete bodies fell straight up and down.

I really didn't expect that the Roma army would be so fierce and decisive. After a whole day of fighting, they could organize themselves and launch a dangerous night attack on the small Excello Fortress (a night attack is extremely dangerous for both sides). (If it succeeds, it may completely reverse the situation of the war. If it fails, it will be tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap.) They extinguished the torches, and nearly a thousand people almost made no sound. They approached the edge of the ditch over there, climbed down, and climbed up again. This level of tacit understanding It was simply unimaginable in the ancient army.

"Take the blade, you pagan dogs!" the Roma soldiers who rushed up drew their scimitars and howled.

In the end, what answered them was rows of spears stabbing at them like lightning. After hearing the alarm, the Lombard Legion at the front formed a formation and held the thorn spears and Italian pointed spears in their hands. Flat end, directly from the front of the fort, running towards the edge of the ditch to attack.

"Puff! Puff!" The Roma soldiers who rushed over were pierced from the chest to the back by the spear points. Some two or three people were pierced by a spear. Many people vomited blood, and their hands Instinct held the spear handle tightly in pain, "Push them down!" "Bilel shouted, "Shout!" All the soldiers in the front line responded in unison, and then shouted slogans and pushed their spears forward. The Roma Turks could not bear it and were pushed backwards. They were pushed down the high ditch and fell on their companions who were still climbing. He rolled and climbed and landed at the bottom of the ditch. Then the Lombard civilian soldiers held their spears at an angle and stabbed from top to bottom. Many Roma soldiers crawling on their waists covered their heads and necks. Also fell down.

Amid the shouts of killing, the soldiers of the Dalian Company kept throwing torches into the deep ditch. The enemies inside were crowded into a group. Under the light, some who stayed on the edge were stabbed to death with spears, and some jumped into the deep ditch. . Some crawled back, and their night attack was completely defeated by Merlot's strong formation...

"The Grand Duke is here! The Holy Priest is here!" Just as everyone was holding torches and pushing the cordon forward to the edge of the ditch, Gawain rode a horse and, together with Anna, followed the bonfire and flags to Ai Kesero Fortress. His figure was like a silhouette, projected onto the frosty ground where the moonlight had risen.

"We just repelled an enemy night attack, and they happened to be discovered by me." When Muzafi'adin started to lead the horse, Bramson came over. Take initiative to claim credit.

Gawain also laughed and gave this man a money bag, "How about it? The bounty along the way will be enough to build a manor anywhere."

"Isn't it far enough?" Bramson's smile was either honest or greedy. After taking the money bag, he saw the Grand Duke respectfully lead a young girl off the horse and stood solemnly. Behind her. Behind these two people, there was another girl with strange eyes and carrying luggage. Standing a few steps away, he followed suit. The scene and the relationship. It was obviously beyond the calculation range of Bramson's brain capacity. He shook his head and just pointed to the front and said to Gawain, "It's my turn to rest now. The stewards in front, Lord Merlo and Birel, are still patrolling." Centaur.”

Gawain was very pleased to see that his subordinates were advancing and retreating in an orderly manner, and their formations were orderly. So he turned back and whispered to Anna, "You don't have to follow me. There must be dead bodies and wounded everywhere. By the way, I happen to be here." There is a person who can be introduced to you and can take care of your daily life." After that, before Anna could reply, there was someone. A fat man without a beard with an elegant and caring face, his face sifted with excitement, walked out of the crowd among the ruins of the fortress, and knelt tremblingly in front of Anna's boots, "Your Highness, Your Highness, do you remember?" Me? I am Staurachos, the eunuch by the side of the Blue Lake in Brachna Palace!"

Anna, who was defenseless, could only nod in confusion, and then said, "How did you come here? And I am no longer an imperial princess. I am now just a self-exiled sinner, sheltered by Grand Duke Gawain." "Under the tent."

The fat eunuch was surprised for a moment, but then he understood that even so, Anna was still a distinguished guest of the Grand Duke, and he himself could not return to the palace, so Stavrajos pulled up the blouse on his chest, which was also red. Crossed sword pattern, "Your Majesty the Great Princess, now I am also a member of the Brotherhood under Grand Duke Gawain. The Grand Duke does not mind my incomplete body and allows me to serve the Dalian Company and the expedition to the Holy Tomb wholeheartedly."

"What is your position?" Anna was very interested in the fat eunuch's position.

"I originally wanted to be in charge of the Dalian team's finances, but Grand Duke Gao Wen didn't seem to particularly want me to use such a talent, so he assigned me the position of cupbearer. Previously, because I served His Excellency Sebastokrat effectively, He was also awarded the Silver Medal by the Grand Duke.” Daurajos said, almost making Anna laugh, and then the fat man saw that Her Highness the Princess was happy, so he continued, "Now, I am willing to serve Her Highness the Princess and take care of your daily life. I can't be on the road during the journey." Buried your honorable royal status."

"No need." Anna walked to the ruins calmly and sat down. "This is no longer the Palace of Brahena, and I am no longer the purple princess of the empire." After saying that, she hugged her knees, guarded Gawain's luggage, and looked at the soldiers and brotherhood members who were busy walking around, and then fell silent.

When the soldiers on the edge of the ditch saw Gawain coming, they were all excited. "Folcher and Reinold's troops are all finished. They are trapped in the camp ahead." Birrel stood next to Gawain and pointed to the torches as bright as nebulae at the foot of the mountain and said: The Turks continued to use the two-wheeled percussion fire tank car, constantly throwing it towards the camp. The fiercely burning fire was breathtaking in the dark night, and even people far away in the Chivite camp could see it clearly.

"Now there are about 20,000 pilgrims stranded in the port of the Chivite camp." Gawain thought.

"If the pagans break through Excello, then those 20,000 people, along with the 20,000 or 30,000 people in the camp ahead, will all be annihilated."

"Then we have to hold on to this place." Gawain waved his hand and walked back toward the entrance of the fortress, with Melo and Bramson following behind him. "But Grand Duke, we only have 400 men now, and no cavalry company."

"Andreev can guarantee to deliver 200 infantrymen or 70 or 80 cavalrymen a day. Which one do you want?"

"Cavalry." The two said in unison. (To be continued ~^~)