Eagle Byzantium

Next, many Plonian cavalry loyal to the emperor, wearing various armors, stacked armors, flying flags, carrying broadswords, hammers, and battle axes, rode at a trot, with rapid speed behind them. Followed by the private soldiers he belonged to, raising the regiment Dust, with the feathers and spires on the helmets shining brightly, filled the area between the rear line and the light troop line accurately one after another. They formed the second front of the army formation, which was also the most ferocious attack spearhead, the wedgeline.

This group of heavy cavalry, numbering about a thousand people, was arranged into six small square formations. The two in front and four in back formed a double-layered front, continuing the formation pattern of "one cavalry and two steps", that is, a Puluo There were private soldiers on both sides of the Nian Knights holding spears, slings and hatchets to act as cover. Originally, according to the military system of the Byzantine Roman Empire, there was a large wedge-shaped formation of Cataphract (equipped cavalry) in the center between the six square formations, which was responsible for the light troops rushing forward after the battle, tearing apart. It was necessary to break through the enemy's line, but now the emperor did not have time to form armored cavalry. Secondly, it was an offensive battle rather than a field battle, so Alexios did not take this shortcoming seriously.

"dismount!"

The Plonian cavalry who arrived at the predetermined front line began to dismount one after another, and tied the horses to their own private soldiers for inspection. In the sun, they immediately transformed into an attacking heavy infantry formation that could climb the vehicle barriers.

Behind Gawain's carriage barricade on the opposite side, perfume bottles were still being fired one after another, and soldiers' helmets began to flash behind the carriage board. It seemed that they were hurriedly trying to defend themselves. "There didn't seem to be much firepower or troops. , The enemy's commander and main force really retreated due to being attacked at the back. Our Emperor is really good at seizing the opportunity." Atretis, who was still holding his spear, looked at the chaotic movement of the enemy's line in the distance. The fighting spirit gradually stabilized.

The last ones to come out were the two wings of the emperor.

But this is no ordinary two wings.

The left wing is originally the "flankguard". As the name suggests, the task of this wing is to cooperate with the rearguard front, focusing on defense to prevent the enemy's right-wing cavalry from outflanking.

But in this battle, because Gawain’s protruding chariot position was located on the right, blocking the emperor’s left wing, and was the primary target, Alexios ordered that “the left wing be equipped with my most powerful Varangian palace guards.” , part of the New Immortal Army, plus two thousand strong soldiers, under the unified command of my general Selilaruus."

The right wing was originally the "outflanker" responsible for outflanking the enemy, but now it has become a defensive team. The commanders are Titicius and Yassen's team, with two thousand new army spearmen and more than a thousand troops. They formed a long and narrow single line formation, mainly monitoring and blocking the enemy forces that might fight in the direction of the Gimakis camp.

Amidst the sound of the trumpet, Alexios personally took his son-in-law Brenus (fearful that his best son-in-law would be captured again for no apparent reason) and the great nobleman Zeses (uneasy about him staying in the camp and chariot base), Raymond (simply afraid of this) A sudden sudden sudden change in position disrupted one's own deployment plan), and all imperial troops Camp Guards: including 500 Inner Palace Shield Guards and 400 Guards Cavalry and Orphan Guards Archers, as well as the knight sergeants under Raymond, finally arrived at the rear guard line where Atretis was. Afterwards, a tent was set up in the open space close to the car base to supervise the entire army. On both sides of the emperor's imperial camp, there were many military servants holding nearly a thousand strong war horses parked there. They were all used as reserves and exchanged for the soldiers in the front. Although the war horses would not be of great use in this battle, But the excellent traditions are still preserved.

In fact, the emperor's troops out of the camp were only about 20,000. The reason was the same - the distance between the enemy's and ours' vehicle lines was too short and could not accommodate too many troops. Therefore, Alexios decided, "The whole army is divided into two parts, the inner and outer parts. The heavy spearmen in the rear guard will stabilize the axis, and the rest of the light troops and the other armies will take turns to fight until the convex chariot position where Gawain is defeated. Then he took advantage of the situation and destroyed all the rest of his chariot and barracks fronts." Therefore, the emperor still left another 20,000 people stationed in scattered camps to benefit from the advantages of wheel warfare, but he did not arrange for a well-known general to unified command.

The cross inlaid with gold and gems and the purple royal flag are obviously particularly eye-catching in the position surrounded by long axes, and they also bring a great morale boost to all imperial soldiers, including Atretis. Everyone knows that His Majesty the Emperor himself watches with incomparable noble eyes the brave deeds on the battlefield, beneath the cross and the royal flag.

"Your Majesty is the creator of paradise on earth and the destroyer of rebellious enemies of alien races. He represents justice and law, is the holy apostle who truly lives in the world, and is our unquestionable commander. On the battlefield, we must silently pray to Your Majesty A glorious name that protects the enemy from being killed by arrows and swords You can also bless you to go forward bravely and decapitate the enemy! Now His Majesty is behind you, cheer and prepare to attack! "At each front, in front of the soldiers standing in line, the emperor's official , the "battlefield propagandist" who served as a court official was shouting such words at the top of his lungs.

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!" Atretis raised his heart and shouted such a slogan. The same was true for his fellow spearmen on the left and right. The slogan was spread layer by layer, and soon he felt that he The sound was completely assimilated and drowned by the unified shouts of thousands of people, and the ears began to buzz and hurt.

The formation of this large army formation took a full two hours under the careful command of Meles. Even so, it was ahead of schedule. This made the emperor extremely satisfied.

"Please give the order, Your Majesty. Everyone is willing to sacrifice for your victory." Several guards knelt in front of Alexius's horse and asked for instructions.

Suddenly, the emperor saw that the thousands of troops in front of him had quieted down, leaving only the chaotic shooting sounds of Gawain's soldiers' perfume bottles and muskets in the opposite chariots, which seemed to be weak and whimpering. It seems that Gawain and many main forces have indeed gone to Seleucia to put out the fire. Now is my great opportunity.

Alexius paused for a moment, then drew out the "Holy Sea" sword and raised it high. The blade shone in the sun, and the horse under his crotch neighed violently and turned.

"All troops, attack!" Meles on the chariot tower turned around and raised a small flag to the towering Posta.

Then, five flags were hung on the Posta, dancing in the wind, representing the attack orders for the five troops in the light line, cavalry assault line, rear line, left wing and right wing.

Following this signal, the light troops at the forefront, which had originally stretched out a long and sparse battle line, suddenly gathered together. Archers from various tribes braved the artillery fire and musket fire, and gathered closely together. In a sound, they pulled arrows from their bags, leaned over and put them on the bows. Then, with a command, everyone raised their bows high. Hundreds of archers stared at the shaking enemy soldiers at Gao Wen's chariot, and then slowly pulled the bowstrings until they were full.

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"Shoot!" (To be continued ~^~)