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At the forefront of the Byzantine-Roman army were three detachments of Albanian heavy infantry. They were called "Albanians", but they actually came from various areas on the Adriatic coast, including Za'atar, Dalmatia and Epiru. There are also Taranto, their helmets are of various kinds, including the towering zatar helmet like a cockscomb, and the There are Roman Gallic iron helmets left over from ancient times, and even Viking chainmail helmets, but the armor on their bodies is unambiguous, because they follow George's stable masters, their salaries are very generous, and they use sophisticated shields. Fighting bravely with long swords and iron spears, facing the arrow rain of the Turkic cavalry, they shouted and charged forward intensively.

The meadow area is a natural place for infantry to engage in melee combat. It is lush and green on the surface, but in fact, underneath it is full of fine streams and swamps. It is divided into small battlefields, which is not conducive to the galloping combat of Turkic cavalry at all.

Amidst the sound of killing and smoke, the Emir of Smyrna, who was standing under the military flag, raised his arms, and the horn sounded. The Turkic cavalry originally deployed in the meadow area quickly turned around, rushed up the hillside, and broke away from the battle with the Romans. Fighting at close range. Taking advantage of their speed, they reunited with the large number of Turkic soldiers who were on top of them. They dismounted and used their special skills, the recurve bows made of tendons and horn bones, to shoot at the Byzantine front infantry rushing towards the meadow. Wave after wave of arrows weakening morale and lives.

The Albanian infantry had no fear. They had fought bloody battles with the Normans in southern Italy for many years, and they had never broken up in front of the spears and horse heads of the Norman knights roaring towards them, let alone those shot by such hedgehogs. Turkic arrow? Many soldiers' armors were fluttering with arrows shot by the enemy, but they were still marching forward bravely, pushing the shield wall towards the hillside step by step.

Every thirty feet forward, the entire military formation would beat drums vigorously and let out overwhelming shouts, even frightening the Turkic horses to scatter all over the hillside.

Musetto was obviously panicked, because he saw that his soldiers were all in a mixed mood of panic and madness. Some were retreating, but some were still shouting, trying to move forward and fight with the enemy. war.

On the hillside over there, George Paralogus, who was under the flag, looked at the entire battlefield sternly, as calm as a frozen warrior. He made a few neat gestures to the trumpeter and flag bearer. , and soon under the instructions of the voice, the left wing troops who were still three stone's throw away began to raise various flags, including the emperor's royal flag, and moved towards the goal of Musetto.

Naturally, this also includes Gawain from the Red Hand Team, "Go forward, go forward, following the banner of His Majesty the Emperor." Ericson beside him seems to be a naturally excited and energetic child. Not only does he move forward, but he also keeps waving. Greeting other people.

"Don't leave my side, Eriksen." As a result, Gawain kept reminding him not to abandon his position randomly, and asked him to follow the red hand's flag to advance and retreat.

"The left wing of the Isaurians (the Turks' indecent name for the Byzantine Romans, meaning they came from the mountains of Asia Minor) also came over from the hillside." A slave knight next to Musetto pointed at the Romans movement of the left wing, shouted.

At this time, Museto heard the noise at the bottom of the mountain. Many Turkic soldiers wearing turbans and felt hats grabbed their swords and shields, abandoned their original positions, and rushed down bravely or uncontrollably to meet George's Albanian The troops were fighting together on the edge of the meadow. There were beads of sweat on Musetto's forehead. He raised his body on the saddle again and looked at the rapidly changing situation of the entire battlefield. Then he asked the slave guards beside him in a confused manner, "Now you can attack the enemy." Did the left wing launch a cavalry charge?"

As a result, the slave soldiers were "absolutely stunned". They looked at each other with shining visors, but they could not observe the expressions under each other's helmets - an emir, the commander of a huge army, actually wanted to Ask them if they are ready to attack?

Then Mussetto, who couldn't get an answer, lost his backbone and hurriedly chopped his hand. As a result, the flag bearer next to him, after seeing this action, flattened the black tooth flag and stretched it out. This is A signal for a cavalry assault.

The elite cavalrymen of Zahas, who were originally hidden behind the queue and in the bushes on the hillside of the river valley, saw this signal and ran out in an instant, like magma lightning, just as the captor Diognis predicted - —Coming toward the left flank of George's army.

At this time, most of the left wing had crossed the bifurcation of the river, and there were gentle hillsides in front of them. This was the best place for the cavalry to attack from a high position, and with the river behind them, Gawain felt that everything around him was like thunder, and he Looking towards the sun, in the dust flying on the hillside, the sabers and swords of the Turkic cavalry were so bright that he could hardly open his eyes. "Down, down!" Such instructions were heard everywhere.

The warriors of the Varangian Guards are well-trained. They faced the furious torrents of iron hooves without flinching and running away. In the Battle of Durazzo, they charged against the spears of the Norman cavalry and still defended their position. The imperial counterattack was successful. "This time I will sacrifice the heads of nine enemies to the gods!" Gawain also shouted to the cavalry, followed by all his comrades who had big mouths and elongated cheeks, many of whom said "I'm not afraid of you at all" Momentum, and then held the ax high with both hands.

The warriors in the front row of the Red Hand Squad were all wearing heavy armor, big round shields and holding iron spears. They half-knelt down, inserted the big round shields diagonally into the mud, and stretched out the iron spears. Behind them were battle axes and big swords. "Our death is the last thunder in the storm!" Farof held the Red Hand battle flag and shouted to everyone.

The enemy's elite was right in front of them - this was also the common idea of ​​all the Turkish cavalrymen who rushed over. Under the dancing black ivory flags, there were black armor and black war horses, rushing down like a frenzy, "Hold the sword for the scriptures!" They also shouted slogans and rushed into the formation of the Red Hand Guard.

In just a few seconds, Gawain felt that the whole world was trembling.

Some of the Turkish cavalry's war horses immediately collided with the iron spear forest of the guards at high speed. Countless people's legs and horses' hooves rolled in the blood and dust. The ones behind continued to rush forward, holding the bows and arrows in their hands, and shot deadly arrows.

"Master!" When Gawain watched helplessly as one of the countless arrows pierced the air and flew towards his forehead, Fityas raised a basswood round shield and blocked it in front of him at the moment when time froze.

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Then, the arrow tore the shield apart, and Fityas shouted in a young and tender voice, and then he covered his bloody hand and fell beside Gawain.