Eagle Byzantium

The Turkmen cavalry who besieged the east entrance of the village suffered heavy casualties in the front, but General Kudb, who watched this scene from the rear, did not show any heartache - in his eyes, these front troops were just cannon fodder that consumed the enemy's defensive strength. The subsequent Oghuz soldiers who arrived changed their tactics and jumped They got off their horses and walked forward, forming a four-row battle formation. They pulled the strong horned bows made of animal sinews and bones in their hands, and fired an overwhelming rain of arrows at the Milutin garrison on the earthen wall. There are two "Roma Fire Tank Cars" on each side, and they are constantly throwing fire cans towards the village.

At this time, the position of Milutin's garrison was also full of flames. Some soldiers fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, while others were struggling to put out the fire. Milutin himself stood beside the carriage to direct the battle. Behind him, The battle flag was raised high, not only boosting the morale of the surrounding areas, but also "looking at each other" with Melo's command post.

"Your Excellency General Attaberg, do you see that black battle flag? It is the flag of the enemy's garrison. The commander is also there. Shoot it down, shoot the flag bearer and the commander, and the enemy will be defeated." Under the military banner of Danishmund's rear formation, Hector, who had defected, pointed to the village camp surrounded by fireworks and suggested.

"Spread out my falcon!" General Kudb raised his hand and chopped it down. Then a group of slave soldiers who had been ordered rushed out of the formation on horseback. They approached like a whirlwind in front of the earthen wall at the entrance of the village. They stepped forward and drew their bows. In the direction of the flag, fatal horse arrows were shot one after another - the flag bearer next to Milutin was hit in the throat by an arrow, and his body fell directly on the incomplete frame of the carriage. Another soldier The soldier shouted and took over the battle flag. Before he could wave it, three short arrows fired by General Kudb's slaves hit his chest, arms and head almost at the same time. The soldier's face was covered with blood and he was slumped. He knelt on the ground, and then used his last will to lean against the low wall of the earthen wall. He relied on the instinct of a veteran to curl up and die, but he still held the battle flag in his hand and did not fall down.

The Danishmend soldiers below were all on foot, howling and holding up their knives, stepping on the trench filled with corpses, and crawling up the earth wall in dense masses. Milutin stepped forward quickly and grasped the corpse tightly. With a blood-stained tongue of fire flag on his face, and a single-edged saber in his other hand, he stepped on the earthen wall, his eyes as angry as light, and he looked down at the people climbing up. The enemy soldiers all hunched their shoulders, scared to death, and retreated like a tide. "I will take cover here and send the injured back first, then form formations with each other and retreat..." Before he could say anything, After that, a certain slave soldier under Qudb who was good at shooting quickly put his bow on the horse and fired a horse arrow with strong penetrating power. Milu Ting's back suddenly arched, and his saber fell along the earth wall - the horse arrow pierced his ribs, half of his body and right arm were bleeding profusely, "Allahu Akbar!" Following this howl, When all the Turkic soldiers saw that the other party's commander had been shot by their own side, they rushed forward like a wave and hit Milu with a tomahawk. In front of the court, the body of the garrison commander fell on his back. Then the Turks stepped on his fallen body, tore off the garrison's battle flag, and poured into the east entrance of the village in rows, assassinating all the survivors. The wounded men of the garrison lying behind the wall forced Milutin's garrison to retreat steadily, and soon occupied the position at the east entrance.

Soon, only a hundred and fifty feet away, Mero, wearing gorgeous and eye-catching armor, also jumped onto the earthen ramparts, drew his sword and faced the swarming Turkic enemies, shouting, "Fire!" "

The two five-barrel cannons behind him suddenly swung and fired rapidly. Ten stone pellets roared over his head and fell densely, directly "gluing" on the front face of the oncoming Turkic formation. Broken bones and blood spattered everywhere. rush in The Turkic soldiers at the entrance of the village were caught off guard, and dozens of them were killed on the spot. The rest screamed and were completely demoralized by the five-barreled cannon fire. They held the captured Flame Tongue Flag and retreated, "Take back the battle of the garrison." Flag!" Mero got angry and jumped out of the wall. He dragged the defeated soldiers and his own guards, shouting and chasing the Turks back to the trench at the entrance of the village. Many Turks jumped out again. Got it Those who went down rolled and crawled on the ground to escape. The others who could not escape were blocked in front of the ditch wall. They turned back to fight in a desperate situation. As a result, they were killed one after another like an avalanche. Their bodies fell upside down into the ditch and were piled up. It must be like a hill.

"Why did they retreat again!" Qudb was furious when he saw this scene. He had never seen such a tenacious Greek army that could actually launch a counterattack.

But before General Attaberg could change his deployment, his two wings began to fight fiercely: the cavalry on the left and right wings that Melo had arranged in advance also rushed out one after another. The one who worked particularly hard was the right wing, which had two The Armenian logistics troops of the detachment, led by Pragit, were eager to wash away the shame of "Hector's escape". After seizing the opportunity, Pragit took the lead and rushed over with a spear, and everyone followed closely. Kill the enemy in front of you and run away.

As a result, Qudb and Firouz were defeated for more than three miles before stopping. The Turkic Attaberg was so angry that he whipped Hector with a riding crop, "You are not the one who claims to know the enemy's camps and troops best." Made?"

"Please don't whip me. You must know that Gawain's cavalry array relied on the camp to defeat the army of Khorasan Prince Kobuha." Hector cried out, "I think, General, you can Leave some troops to monitor Mero from the front, and concentrate on detouring on both sides to trap him. In this way, the enemy will abandon the village in panic and flee backwards. There is wilderness for tens of miles around, and it is easy for our cavalry to chase and annihilate them. ”

"Tomorrow, each will take a wing and go around to outflank them." Qudb waved his riding whip angrily and ordered.

In the village of Ashrun, the soldiers found Milutin's body, wrapped him up with the battle flag they had taken back from the Turks, and carried him on the frame of a cart. They lined up in a solemn procession and carried them to Melo. In the twilight, Melo pulled out the arrowheads from the body and said to the people around him, "Even if we disobey the orders of the Grand Duke, we can't move forward. If we do, we will all be destroyed in Ashrun in two days." Melo wiped the blood off the arrowheads with leather gloves. Monomarcus, the commander of Jinat, whispered, "But today's battle, we have gained A great victory..."

"I remember the Grand Duke once told me that a true victory only needs one, and two or three consecutive victories may be a sign of a tragic defeat." Melo exhaled lightly, the setting sun shining on his handsome face, "Now we are facing such a paradox - after nightfall, I will leave the cavalry under my personal command to serve as the rear guard, bury the bodies, and put all the wounded on the pry carts and retreat first. Then the infantry will retreat, and the cavalry will be the rear guard, heading towards the beginning of the Sanus River Valley. When we get there, we will communicate with General Branas by beacon fire, and it will be relatively safe." (To be continued ~^~)