Eagle Byzantium

The coalition gunners, who had no close combat cover, were caught off guard. The Kingdom of Georgia cavalry's horse hooves suddenly fierce, their spears advanced fiercely, and they were instantly stabbed and knocked over numerous times, and the line suddenly collapsed.

After the array of fire gunmen on the front line was defeated, amidst the sharp sound of trumpets, many Armenian heavy cavalry suddenly emerged from the jungle beside the lake in Roy City. The commander was a cavalry commander under David the Builder, who was born in " Zacharias, a great nobleman of the "Ani clan", and all the cavalry and horse equipment, galloped like the wind and scattered the left wing of the coalition army.

At this time, the two princes of Haddadi and Shirfan, Manuhiher and Ahmadi, hurriedly threw down the sun-drenched banner in the chaos, mixed in the ranks of slave soldiers and servants, and headed south in a hurry. Flee.

At this moment, King David of Georgia, who was standing on the mountain to supervise the battle, raised his eagle scepter with satisfaction and asked the infantry of each company of the royal family to cooperate with Alan's cart to move forward and pursue the enemy to the end. "Don't let any of the enemy soldiers go." ”

"One of Gawain's wings has been cut off, as you wished." Holy Oak Mentor George stepped forward to congratulate him and said, "I will soon climb over the Greater Caucasus Mountains and go to the Cuman Grassland further north to recruit more warriors for you."

"Well, thank you for your hard work, my mentor. The trumpet for the decisive battle has already sounded. I must not put on that women's clothing and suffer the humiliation of this barbarian Gawain. Even if I spend ten years of the entire kingdom's finances, I still have to win." David's eyes sparkled. Shenghui was full of confidence, and then his voice became more majestic, " What's so scary about the so-called fire cannon array? It's just using the huge pungent Khitan snow smoke and flashing sound to frighten the ignorant men and horses. It's okay to defend the city, but if I see through it in the field, , using trained cavalry to charge to the death is really vulnerable. "

Then, the cavalry carrying the order came and said, "Tell my king, the defeated enemy of Roy Castle has abandoned it. How should our eagle flag advance and retreat?"

"Keep moving forward, the eagle flag continues to face south, until the Black Lake and the city of Ani!" David, the builder, looked at the infinite plateau and clouds stretching upwards with great ambition, "Entering the Great Armenia Plateau, I want to see the Great Ark Mountain. After saying that, David shrugged his other shoulder and said, "Go, Mitra."

After finishing speaking, a spotted-breasted Khorasan falcon on King David's shoulder flew up with a hoarse roar and flew towards the sky where thousands of troops and horses were fighting.

Under the fierce pursuit of the Kingdom of Georgia, the bodies of Haddadi and Shirfan's troops were strewn across the fields, and Manushihir fled back to Ani in despair. Ahmadi and his guards fled southeast for two days and two nights, and they were relieved until they saw the spiers of the Taulis Mosque in the capital.

Manushihir summoned his servants and maids in the city of Ani, and told them miserably, "All the mighty army was lost and captured on Roy's battlefield, and I simply cannot raise the ransom. But more There are still troops stationed at Tortomi Castle in the south, and I am planning to flee there.”

So everyone cried loudly and abandoned the majestic city of Ani. The Greeks and Armenians in the city had a strong tendency to become unstable. They hated the rule of foreigners and were eager to welcome the arrival of the builder David. , many people secretly imprinted the eagle's The small flag is ready to welcome the "liberator" (because there is a saying in the Georgian royal family that every true king will have an eagle-shaped birthmark on his shoulder blade. Therefore, due to poor technology in his country, many small flags The eagle mark on it looks like a pheasant.

A few days later, Manuhiher arrived at Fort Tortomi and wrote a letter begging for reinforcements and sent it to Melitene, "with sincerity to show it to His Highness the Patron, hoping to satisfy the humble servant's pitiful request for help." ”

The first ones to get the letter were the officers and soldiers of the Yevanduni Brigade. They did not dare to neglect at all, and immediately selected the most astute riders and the strongest Cappadocia horses and flew like arrows towards the inner city of Melite.

In the spring, Melitene has gradually returned to its prosperous appearance three centuries ago. The canal has given it great vitality again. Although large ships cannot pass due to the restrictions of the river channel and terrain, flat-bottomed boats are coming and going like a shuttle. Groups of families live behind the high river embankments. They settle here specifically to protect the river with tax exemptions. In front of the awning under the city wall of Melitene, there are trade stalls lined up one after another. Merchants from all directions gather here with mules, horses or camels, selling various goods from the mountains and the sea. , among which the Armenian Chamber of Commerce is particularly active, which can be regarded as reviving the "Sebastian Trade Route", the masterpiece of Merrick's lifetime.

The most lively thing below the city is the camp market in the brigade camp. Women with various hair colors crowded there with loud voices, bargaining and quarreling. Some were the soldiers' "tails" (camp prostitutes) who were responsible for taking care of his daily life during his expedition; They are female traders who come looking for business or wanderers in the city.

Several riders with feathers on their helmets passed by the camp. In front of the yard where various clothes and saddles were dried, there was a group of red-handed soldiers with short or bald hair, shouting in Latin. Ask, "Is it opening?"

Although most of the riders were from the Yevanduni Brigade, they could speak some Latin. After listening to this, they shouted back in a rough voice as they passed by, "There will be a place for you to die soon." and laughed. In the sound, he rushed to the city gate.

In the palace, Gawain was sitting in front of the sand table, while Wen Ruomingna, the sleeping officer, was writing with one hand, handling documents and documents for him. Although she suffered heavy losses, this Adigai girl still persevered tenaciously, and soon after I became proficient in writing with my left wrist in a short period of time.

After receiving Prince Haddadi's plea, Gawain was very dissatisfied and turned to Wen Ruomingna and said, "They themselves are not good at using fire blunderbuss and spearmen, but they come to complain that the weapons I sponsored are not effective. It is really unreasonable. and Manushi Khel The tone of the whole article is pleading, just like a businessman who is losing money in business, and does not mention anything of value at all - such as the composition of David the Builder's army, what tactics were used to defeat him, and the current strategy. Where is the direction and so on.”

"Then I will reply to him according to your wishes."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work. Since the confidential officer Feractos went to Sebastian to contact the Holy Sister on various matters, these trivial matters can only be left to you."

Wen Ruomingna hurriedly smiled and shook her head and said that this is my duty. Moreover, it is very convenient and worry-free to have official correspondence with Hertomia, the ink officer in Tarsus. After all, the other party is very smart and can express Caesar's meaning accurately. come out.

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When the sleeping officer raised his left wrist and began to write a letter, Gawain stood up and thought - it is time for Diognis to arrive in Kars.

He shoulders the arduous task of detecting the actual and actual defenses of the castle.