Eagle Byzantium

"Help me up, I will continue to fight!" Prince Reuben's cry of grief and anger resounded throughout the river, but the attendants lifted him up and helped him onto another war horse. They patted the horse and galloped towards the starting direction, because Gawain held up the The infantry group with spears has already arrived.

The archers of Reuben's army, who were backed into the water, fired a flurry of arrows, but this round of shooting was the same as the battle on the hill - the spearmen of the Red Hand Brigade started running, without fear of flying over their heads. long-range weapons, directly using the large infantry spear in his hand to pierce the defense line of the Armenian light soldiers, followed by a swarm of sword and shield bearers, halberd bearers, and thorn spears. On the way up, they fought bravely with the Armenian spearmen in Asase and the shore, waving various weapons. Many people were pushed and severely injured, and fell into the waves in the river. Some were stabbed by spear blades, and some were killed. The thorn spears cut off the necks, and some had the shoulders cut off by the halberds. The river water was soaked in blood with various miserable death and injury postures.

In the splashing water, Prince Reuben's cloak had cracked. He was lying on the saddle, passing through the ranks of his own soldiers who were still fighting, and running backwards towards his camp. He was surrounded by elite cavalry, but they did not attack the enemy. Their formation trampled their own infantry line into a mess.

After the three Banda detachments rushed forward, the Armenian infantrymen from various mountainous areas could not bear it any longer. Sections of the battle line were penetrated, torn apart, and slaughtered. They began to wave and discard battle flags and weapons, and threw them into the water, swam, or trudged. Shouting to protect each other, they fled towards the camp.

"The enemy's spear attack just now, from the hill to the river, has exhausted all their strength, right?" With this idea in mind, Ruben's soldiers swam back to the camp one after another, with the strong self-esteem of the mountain people still there. Driving them, we can't say complete failure lightly. We just broke away from the battle line and reorganized our defense.

really. The Banda detachment that had fought hard before stood on the spot and rested with their spears in hand, without wading into the water to pursue. However, the three Banda detachments of infantry who came from the city of Mamistra arrived at the riverside neatly amid the melodious sound of flutes. Gawain rode his horse back and forth in front of them twice, and then the flag officers of each detachment raised the square and pennant flags. Several drummers came out and beat the drums "dong dong dong" and "hoo!" Amidst the sound, the following infantrymen stabilized the twelve-cubit spear one by one. They lined up in formation and rushed up one after another against the waves stirred up by the Feramis River.

This "second-stage lightning strike" completely collapsed Ruben's army. They rode horses and walked, and they could no longer form any formation. They fled toward the mountains on the left and right of the Armenian Pass in the rear, without even having time to take away the camp and baggage.

There, Tancred's cavalry was also defeated by Baldwin, and the Normans suffered the humiliation of one of their few defeats. But Tancred still did not give up, "Go to the city of Issus and regroup the team!" The defeated but undisturbed Norman cavalry surrounded the commander, while the Parkards and his sons commanded the relatively lightly-armed servant cavalry. , a group of people passed by Tancred, wanting to "settlement" in the city of Issus first. Get ready for Tancred.

Baldwin was destined not to give the Normans any chance, and ordered "all the knights and horse sergeants, including the cavalry company of the Red Hand Brigade. Charge across the Feramis River and pursue until sunset. When encountering the lone enemy, "Kill without mercy" was a cruel instruction.

Frankish and red-handed cavalrymen carrying kites and bucklers dropped their spears and raised swords, axes and iron rods. They were as merciless as they were to the pagans in Nicaea in the past, killing and chasing them along the way. , shouting slogans of revenge, and the bloody corpses filled the grass and rivers.

On the right wing, the Armenian commanders Fela and Kusus saw that the situation was not good, and they also fled towards the city of Issus. The brothers Orson and Kallegos commanded the cavalry, also pursuing them!

It was already noon, and the sun was high in the sky. Tancred took off his chain turban, and his forehead was covered with sweat. However, he still led the company of the Holy Banner Cavalry, turning around and fighting again and again, alternately covering with Count Richard's cavalry, The military servants who were protecting their own camp fled with their baggage, so the battle situation here was much better than that of Ruben who left in a hurry.

"Gather together, stop chasing randomly!" Giovanni grabbed Muzafiadin, who was holding a battle flag, and pointed at the Norman cavalry who were retreating in an orderly manner, "Following them, you can't break through this group. The rear line of defense of strong warriors.”

The Turkic army servant was panting, and his pigtails were tangled with sweat. He was carrying a blood-stained flag, and his hair was piled messily around his neck. He stopped and waited for Giovanni's instructions. The red-handed cavalry also slowed down one after another. Their horses were too tired. "What should we do, military judge?"

"Go back and sweep the enemy's camp, seize the baggage, and then let the general and Lord Baldwin's infantry march to the city of Issus. The enemy will be exhausted and will not hold on."

At this moment, Gawain had already ridden his horse and arrived at the Reuben military camp, which was full of fire. Bramson jumped off the horse and pointed to the tent embroidered with the lion emblem, "This is the hyena's tent. Inside The food and wine are still warm! His servants also hope that the hyenas’ despicable sneak attack on our army will be successful, so they have organized a celebration banquet in advance.”

Gawain opened the curtain and walked in. Several trembling male and female servants cut small pieces of the delicacies on the plate one by one, rolled their throats and swallowed them to show that there was no poison, and then served them to General Strategos. Gawain drew his dagger, cut off a piece of roasted venison dripping with oil, put it in his mouth and chewed it, then sat down on Prince Reuben's luxurious chair, moved his hips twice, and said comfortably, "Send all the prisoners and captured goods to Mamistra City and give them to Lady Godhild for review and inventory."

After saying this, he saw a beautiful locked box piled up next to the chair. Next to him was a white-skinned, beardless boy wearing a golden collar and an embroidered silk robe. The key hung on the collar. It seemed that he was the hostess who kept the box.

Gawain continued to put the venison in his mouth and winked at the boy, meaning that he should open the box.

After a while, the young man was pressed down by several servants who rushed over with exclamations, but he still struggled and swallowed the key he had taken. Then he curled up and trembled on the carpet in pain. This huge golden key would make his intestines rot, and the process of death was slow.

A huge chopping sound was heard, and the flying pieces of wood and gold edges hit the young man's face. Gawain, who was standing in front of him, threw a battle axe back to the guards behind him with an expressionless face, and then kicked the chopped box away. The jewelry and crown rolled and overflowed everywhere, and the whole tent was full of dazzling colors. The young man could only close his eyes in the end and fell to his knees and panted.

Gawain squinted his eyes and picked up the most eye-catching large crown, which was serrated, wrapped with brilliant gold leaves and a relief of a lion. "This is for the master to use when he is crowned!" The young man shouted in a low voice, but it was obvious that he would not live long. (To be continued ~^~)