Eagle Byzantium

After saying this, Gawain blinked at the stunned Muzafiadin and said, "This is not only my promise to my wife, but also my true ideal."

"I'm sorry Master, I don't understand."

"Then just think of it as my rhapsody, but I still have too many things to do, and how many years does a person's lifespan only last? How many years... Maybe it will be me on my deathbed in the future In front of the bed, I will explain my funeral affairs and wishes to Anna..." Gawain looked at the stretching green in the distance thoughtfully.

Before he finished speaking, there was suddenly the sound of horse hooves coming from far to near. Quicksilver and Sabina both neighed uneasily, and the entire marching team of the Red Hand Brigade also began to stir slightly.

Soon the soldiers who were shaking their helmets and pushing the baggage caravan saw that their great patron was wearing a heroic armor and driving a war horse, with a cloak like a cut, red hand feathers swaying, and guards holding crosses and fish-dragon flags. They accompanied both sides and quickly boarded the seats. On the adjacent hill, Gawain's eyes saw that a huge plume of smoke and dust had appeared on the opposite hillside, and there was a dull sound of drums. "We have been captured by the emperor's army!" He immediately raised his eyebrows. Great Count Merlot said with beads of sweat on his face.

"But even if the emperor built a large number of military forts from Afyon to Doli Laem in the first war, his tens of thousands of troops would not have come so fast." Mello questioned as he pulled the reins.

Gawain didn't answer. He looked down and quickly looked at the surrounding terrain and his own formation: to the northwest was the wide Sakarya River, which was also the area they just passed through, and the area he was in was among the smoke and dust on the opposite side. The hilly land, sandwiched between the road from the Sakarya meander to Philomelon, just forms a gradually narrowing "long-mouthed bottle" shape.

"Mello, take the Red Hand Brigade and the chariot to the south and continue to rush along the hills here until the flag of the last company coincides with the flag of my army here. Then start to turn around and line up with the caravan. Defense line, don't worry about the enemy Human action! Bramson, you supervise all the Ogus volunteer cavalry to fight the enemy's incoming cavalry in the open area between the two hills, and they must not let them attack the Red Hand Brigade from behind. " Gawain shouted, waving his riding crop.

Soon, the Great Earl and Bramson were on both sides of him, each riding down the hill, repeating the instructions he had just given.

The three thousand spearmen of the Red Hand Brigade took the lead in forming a long column of four people. Nearly three hundred caravans were sandwiched in the middle of each company. The men and vehicles were mixed together to form a long column of nearly three kilometers. The Snake team began to run toward the southwest indifferently - while all the elite skirmishers, attached fire throwers, and archery teams turned to the west formation, lined up their weapons, and slowly advanced towards the direction of the enemy's attack. , to protect the safety of vehicles and spearmen.

Just half a moment later, many battle flags were raised on the opposite hillside. Among them, Gawain saw the blue and white cross flags of the emperor's army. "Look, captain, how many enemies are there?" Gawain said to himself. Speaking to the falcon on his shoulder, Dim over there had already begun to give an estimate, "The people coming up are all cavalry, all cavalry, three thousand, no, four thousand, no, maybe five or six thousand miles!"

Two days ago, after learning of Theodoro's rebellion, the furious emperor did not lose his sense in judging the situation, "Block Theodoro, he will attack me along the seashore, then block this road - —Harold in Bi The 4,000 garrison troops of Tinia did not join me and went directly to defend Sinope; the 3,000 garrison troops of Marinus also stayed at Castamonu and did not move. The rest of the main force concentrated on continuing. Follow me to confront Gawain."

Even so, such a deployment means that a full 7,000 elite soldiers cannot join the emperor's lineup to fight Gawain, thus weakening the emperor's power in disguise. Alexios was so angry that he gritted his teeth and cursed Theodorou. They also angrily criticized Stephen and Robert for their betrayal and incompetence.

At this time, in the imperial camp, Ceces, a leading general from a Thracian noble, took the opportunity to say meaningfully, "Your Majesty... Theodoro is so bold and reckless, could it be that there are others in the imperial capital?" A rebellious insider?"

After hearing this, Titicius, who was serving beside the throne, suddenly changed his expression slightly. The emperor looked at this person sideways for a while, and he knew the meaning behind the general's words just now - Theodoro's wife Marianne, She is a biological sister to the chief noblewoman and former imperial queen Marlena, and Marlena has always been the staunchest guardian of Prince John. Now that Theodoro is rebelling, John is always in charge of the logistics and government affairs of the imperial capital... ...

"Your Majesty, please let your servants go and fight Theodoro to the death." Tatisius immediately turned around and asked for help from the throne.

However, the emperor raised his hand and refused, "Teticus, you are my most powerful minion weapon. I will not let you waste your time in unnecessary secondary battles. It is enough to have Marinus and Harold over there - everyone , the imperial capital must be calm and composed, I Our energy and force should be placed on the plateau. Titicius, you and my general Matthew will select 6,000 light-armed elite cavalry and rush to Germaniko. and Puveral have been lost , Gawain, the murderous thief, will most likely bypass the isolated stronghold of Anglas and attack the Brenus camp in Philomelon from the north to the south. If so, you and Matthew will intercept Gawain and trap him. ;If Gawain is still besieging Angora If so, you advance there and attack his siege camp. I will arrive soon with the rest of the army. In short, when you encounter Gawain, you will fight with him at all costs, bite him, tear him to pieces, strangle him, and trap him. Fight him to the end!"

At this time, Tatisius really saw Gawain's army, Gawain's battle flag, and Gawain's army on the opposite hill in the distance in this nameless wilderness, this funnel-like valley. His silver steed.

Six thousand of the emperor's cavalry suddenly appeared on the hillside and quickly formed a semicircular formation. The front ones were all Vadaritai cavalry and Tecopo cavalry. The former wore a cucumber-shaped black leather cap on his head and a saber. The furs of wild beasts are tied to the handles; the latter wears scarlet clothes, a round helmet, sleeveless chainmail or leather armor, and holds a light spear or recurve bow. The long two sides were filled with Bulgar and Cuman cavalry hired by the emperor. They all wore shawls and felt hats in the style of uncivilized nomads. Various horsetail and oxtail feather flags stood among their lineup.

Taticius was holding a fish-dragon flag, covered with a cloak and light armor, standing on the right side of the team; while Matthew was dressed like a Roman general, with gorgeous feathers and armor, and his shoulder armor was decorated with Tassel, with a gold-handled sword on his waist that symbolizes status, stood in a command position on the left.

Then Teticius saw the enemy cavalry behind them, and they also formed a formation and marched slowly towards the central open space. White felt hats and towering green feathers were everywhere, "Cornia's crows" The ancients...Gawain has the allegiance of this group of people?" Taticius was surprised.

"The Three Saints guide us to be invincible!" Over there, Matthew had bravely drawn his sword and majestically issued the order for a general attack. The emperor's will must be carried out to the letter. (To be continued ~^~)